Acorn – Fall 2020 Annual Report by North Shore Country Day

North Shore Country Day

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F ROM T HE A R C HIV E S North Shore Country Day opened its doors on October 2, 1919—just a year after the second wave of the Spanish flu peaked in the United States, prompting Chicago and many other cities across the nation to close theaters, dance halls and movie houses, and prohibit public gatherings. While the influenza pandemic had ended by the time school opened, Founding Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith felt strongly about health and physical wellness. This is an excerpt from an article he wrote in Notes, a parent newsletter, originally published in April 1951.

Health Comes First

Dr. Frank Blatchford was the school physician in the 1930s and 40s

BY PERRY DUNLAP SMITH

Parents and teachers generally are in complete agreement that the child’s health must come first in planning his activities both at school and at home. Certainly the point does not need to be labored. But in putting this principle into practice, it is sometimes difficult to see the facts clearly when academic ambition or strong emotional desires conf lict with what would otherwise be seen as an obvious health requirement. “It makes a lot of difference whose baby has the measles,” as the old saying has it, when it comes to enforcing quarantine regulations. So too in respect to less dramatic situations where plain common sense should normally prevail. Inasmuch as we teachers and parents are all human and, in matters affecting our children, can almost never be completely free from bias, the School undertook to protect the children from the consequences of this common failing by placing the direction of the health regulations in the hands of a physician of unquestioned reputation and competence, who would not merely have consultive responsibility and act in an advisory capacity, but would also be on the School grounds in person every day, and actually see all doubtful cases and have the authority to decide about them after examining each case himself. While the doctor looks into each child’s throat, nose and ears, feels the glands in the neck and senses the general physical tone and appearance, I shake hands with each in turn and attempt to instill a little of the old-fashioned courtesy and good manners that is sometimes lacking in our young people who have often had little opportunity for such an experience. We go also into the Middle School building and see all pupils whom the classroom teachers send to us on suspicion that they may need some attention. The pupils from the Upper School are sent to us by their teachers. In addition to this all pupils who have been absent more than two days are required to report to us and record their cases in the daily “sickbook”, which is then initialed by the doctor. This system of daily examination has worked so well that we have not had to close a classroom because of even a minor epidemic in twenty years.

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Alice Pirie Wirtz ’49 recalled what it was like living through the polio epidemic during an interview several years ago. “We didn’t go out,” she said. “We stayed away from crowds. We stayed off the beaches. Our lives became quite sheltered.” Just as we look to the past, future Raiders will want to know what the COVID-19 pandemic has been like for us. How has your life changed? What have you learned? Send your reflections to communications@nscds.org with the subject line “COVID Reflections.”

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features 4 Commencement 2020 12 Remote Learning and the Return to Campus 16 A New Century, A New Look 20 Alumni “Live and Serve” 22 Annual Report

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Tom Flemma Head of School

FA L L 2 0 2 0 The Acorn is published by the Marketing and Communications Department of North Shore Country Day for alumni, parents, grandparents and friends. Its goal is to connect our school community, celebrate recent accomplishments and capture the essence of life and learning at North Shore.

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HEAD’S LETTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

FA C U LT Y

LIVE AND SERVE

VISUAL ARTS

P H O T O S F R O M O U R PA S T

ALUMNI CONNECTIONS

CLASS NOTES

IN MEMORIAM

ALUMNI REFLECTION

Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 Director of Development mmcdowell@ nscds.org Tracie Frederick

Senior Associate Director of Development tfrederick@ nscds.org Maureen Wilde Development Associate— Annual Giving mwilde@ nscds.org Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Director of Alumni Relations nwhiteman@ nscds.org Photographers Jay Young Tura Cottingham Christine Wachter

Margaret Ringia Hart Design, www.mermadeart.com Graphic Arts Studio Printing, www.gasink.net

On the front cover Upper School Commencement on June 5 was held outdoors this year because of restrictions on large gatherings due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. On the back cover Upper School Commencement, June 1985.

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Learning to Adjust: A School Year Like No Other I do not despair, because I see all around me every day the resilience and adaptability of the North Shore community. How does one summarize such a consequential, remarkable, disorienting, tragic and creative few months? The year 2020 will surely go down in the annals of North Shore Country Day history as all of these things, and more. In my Acorn letter last April, as the pandemic was intensifying and we had shifted to remote learning, I wrote about those things that had already changed and those things that continued to endure. Little did any of us know then what the next months would hold. As I write now, the virus still rages, the West is on fire, the election looms, and a growing racial justice movement challenges our conceptions of self and school and nation. We could succumb to despair, rightfully acknowledging the difficult intensity of our current moment. Yet I do not despair, because I see all around me every day the resilience and adaptability of the North Shore community. I am writing this letter outside on the George Eldredge Patio on campus, taking advantage of the fresh air and lovely fall weather. The tables around me, usually pretty empty during the school day, are filled with teachers who are working outside, Zooming with students or taking a mask break. All around the campus, students and teachers are employing outdoor spaces like never before. Inside, the classrooms are filled with learning and laughter and chairs spaced at six-foot intervals. Classes continue and the teachers work their magic. Students are so glad to be back on campus and with each 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Keith Sklar’s 8th grade art Middle school clubs fair Middle school performing arts festival Virtual PE classes Faculty working outside Daily temperature checks David Grossman’s 9th grade English Kathy McHugh’s 11th grade English Annie Collins’ lower school science

other that the place almost vibrates. Art is beginning to adorn the walls, rehearsals for a fall performing arts festival are well underway, and the athletics program in middle and upper school is thriving against all odds. Yes, we are OPEN, and while very little looks the same as normal, it still looks and feels familiar. This is a testament to the incredibly hard work of all of our faculty, staff and administration. With the blessings of our small size and lovely facilities, we are starting our sixth full week of in-person learning on campus. We are all wearing masks and keeping our distance, but we have lower and middle schoolers on campus every morning and upper schoolers every afternoon. The 102nd school year at NSCD is like no other. The watchword for the year must certainly be adaptation. All of us have had to re-orient our lives in one way or another. That is particularly true for us here at school, where the number of variables seems infinite at times. Examples of adaptation abound in this issue of the Acorn, from the feature on remote learning, to a triumphant drive-in graduation, to a virtual 5k run organized by the athletic department. Of course, any good education, especially one with a foundation in progressive pedagogy, should be able to turn and meet the moment. Our humanities classes are used to throwing out the lesson plan to respond to current events. Former faculty member Larry Aggens once told me about a weeklong project that emerged on campus when a large tree needed to come down and Perry Dunlap Smith saw an opportunity. Adapting to seize the moment is what we do—what we have always done—at North Shore, and while this might differ on the scope and scale of the endeavor,

the principle remains the same. Teachers spent much of their summer time restructuring their courses and their curricula to be ready for any and all scenarios. Even with the success of our spring remote learning program, teachers knew they had to be ready for another stretch of uncertainty. There is anxiety to be sure, but there is also an obvious, palpable hunger for connection across the school. It is a true privilege to help provide that connection, not just because we all need it, but because connection is the enduring glue of the North Shore experience. Part of the reason that our remote learning program last spring was so successful was the strength of the existing relationships between teachers and students. In addition, we worked hard to maintain and protect those elements of our program that foster those relationships—advisory, community gathering, service, Morning Ex, teams. The same is true this fall. Only a school that prioritizes connections could have a triumphant Centennial celebration that inspired such pride and generosity. Only a school that prioritizes connections could count on the support of so many friends, as shown in this year’s Annual Report. As the Head of School but also as a parent of two current North Shore students, I am so grateful for the generosity of our extended Raider family. Only with your help could we have pivoted so quickly and successfully to serve our students. North Shore has faced many tough times during our history—wars hot and cold, social unrest, economic collapse, even an earlier pandemic. I have no doubt we will emerge from these trying times stronger than ever. —Tom Flemma, Head of School

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2020 Upper School Commencement

Adam Terhaerdt ’20

NSCD Celebrates the Class of 2020 with ‘Drive-In’ Commencement

Riley Jones ’20 and Drea Gallaga Elise Gupta ’20 and family

Claudette Kankindi ’20 (fourth from right) with family Maura Markowitz ’20

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orth Shore Country Day’s Class of 2020 missed out on many of their senior milestones because of the COVID19 pandemic—spring sports, senior prom, the Royal Breakfast with their kindergarten buddies. They had no idea when they left for spring break in mid-March that it would be the last time they would set foot on campus until June 5. That’s when Commencement occured—live and in person. It was the one thing the school was determined to make sure the seniors didn’t lose. With guidance from faculty, and 12th grade parents and students, administrators designed a unique, creative and festive experience—yet socially distanced and safe—to celebrate NSCD’s 101st graduating class. It was an exhilarating end to a complicated spring. “We pride ourselves in the power of our community and our ability to be creative problem-solvers,” explained Head of School Tom Flemma. “To me, that demanded we think outside the box to prioritize the community our students and teachers have built together and have been missing this spring.” Luckily, the school’s graduating class of 52 seniors and its expansive, 16-acre campus opened up options as administrators figured out the best way to honor the class while following state and local guidelines regarding social distancing and large gatherings. They settled on an outdoor ceremony in the spirit of a drive-in movie theater. They built a large stage on the southeast corner of the playing fields in front of the auditorium and projected everything onto a screen. Guests could tune their car radios to a local station for the audio, and the entire event was also live streamed for those who couldn’t be there in person because of capacity restrictions.

“North Shore teaches us that no The evening of Friday, June 5, matter what happens, we don’t have to seniors and their immediate families drove their cars onto the field and formed face the future alone,” Tim explained. “We reinforce the importance of communeat rows in pre-marked spaces. While nity so frequently here that, perhaps to the ceremony was slightly pared down you, it’s become a cliché … but that doesn’t from a typical year, omitting a traditional take away from the fundamental truth processional, chorus performances and that a strong community supports all the ringing of the school bell to close out of its members.” the evening, many of the important In a typical year, the entire senior elements remained. class is seated on the stage during the Kali Pfannerstill ’20 gave a moving ceremony, but this year, seniors stayed speech that honored her late mother, in their cars until it was time for them former Upper School Science Teacher to receive their diplomas. At that time, Jen Pfannerstill, and highlighted the students exited their cars individually, resilience of the Class of 2020. stood in a socially distant queue, picked “After my mom passed on July 2, their diploma up from a table, and walked 2018, I thought about all of my final across the stage to cheers and honks moments with her: our last fight, our from the assembled crowd. last hug, and the biggest of all, our last Tom, continuing his tradition of weargoodbye. I wanted to forget these,” Kali ing one of his father’s colorful sport coats, explained. “They made me too sad or addressed the class for the final time. He angry. At the time I thought I should talked about 20/20 vision and explained only remember the fun or normal days that the experiences they’ve had to face in we spent together. Little did I know their formative years—from global panthen, that was never going to work demics to civil unrest—have the power to because no matter how hard we try to give them insight into the world and how cherish our first experiences and hate it works. He exhorted them to bring both the lasts, there is an undisguised beauty analysis and empathy to the world as they in both. All of these memories, no worked to make it a better place. matter where they fit in on our timeline, “You have been tested in remarkable have all shaped us into the intelligent ways and you have done amazing things,” and wonderful people that are he said. “Keep your faith in each other and graduating today.” your world. You have put your mark on Upper School Social Studies Teacher this place forever, do the same when you Tim Curren also touched on the class’s leave here.” strength and resilience as he addressed Before the graduates drove off, faculty the crowd. He drew connections between and staff waited in the front parking lot to the Class of 2020 and North Shore students who had come before them who also cheer them on and wave goodbye from a distance. “Honestly, it was magical—one faced uncertainty as their high school careers drew to a close—whether because of the most special days in my career as an of the stock market crash and subsequent educator,” Tom said. “The parents were raving about it afterward, and some even Great Depression or because of the onset said it was the best graduation they had of World War II—and he talked about ever seen. It was just so special, to honor the importance of community in the a special class.” face of challenge.

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Kali Pfannerstill ’20

Kate Black ’20 and Gordan Black

“Seek your own answers and speak your own truth, but do it with the intellectual and personal humility to listen more than you speak, to cast a wide net in your reading and acquaintances, and use your 2020 vision to fight for right and for those who need help. You have been tested in remarkable ways and you have done amazing things. Keep your faith in each other and your world. You have put your mark on this place forever; do the same when you leave here.” TOM FLEMMA Head of School Tom Flemma Trevor Hayward ’20 with Liz and Bob Hayward

Phoebe Casey ’20 and Alex Carrigan ’20

“The fact that our last few months together never happened should not take away from the one-of-a-kind memories we created earlier. Our first day of school will be just as meaningful as our unexpected last and that is because we approached both like the class that we are.” K A L I PFA N N ER S T IL L ’20 Robert Collins and Demonte Collins ’20

Imaad Vohra ’20 (center) and family

Tim Curren

Lauren Kaplinsky ’17 and Gabbie Kaplinsky ’20

“Our nation faces significant challenges in the years ahead, but the Class of 2020 has already demonstrated their commitment to take these head-on. You understand the best way to fight for positive change is to apply a collaborative approach to leadership that leverages the assets already present in our communities.” TIM CURREN Upper Studies Teacher a cSchool o r n · Social Fall 2020 Annual Report Edition

Class of 2020 College Choices Isa Ameen Drexel University

Riley Jones Auburn University

Payton Anderson University of Denver

Claudette Kankindi University of San Diego

Luke Atia Washington University in St Louis

Gabbie Kaplinsky Southern Methodist University

Grace Bartell University of Notre Dame Sofia Belabbes University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Gerald Leesch Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Kate Black University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Maura Markowitz University of Miami

Zoe Bogan Wesleyan University

Ally McKeown Northwestern University

Michael Canmann Northwestern University

Xas Morgan University of Virginia

Alex Carrigan Kenyon College

Will Niemann Middlebury College

Phoebe Casey Knox College

Colin Norton Tulane University

Allie Charnas Dickinson College

Billy Pappas Miami University-Oxford

Emmy Cho Harvard College

Kali Pfannerstill Lawrence University

Izzy Cho Harvard College

Jonathan Ramirez University of Illinois at Chicago

Demonte Collins Loyola Marymount University

Eloise Richardson Earlham College

Ashley Cotter University of Pennsylvania

Brinton Roberts Union College - Schenectady

Isabel Dart University of Miami

Daniel Rozsival Vernon Vipers (British Columbia Hockey League)

Tyler Doornweerd Boston College Henry Echt Elon University Edith Edwards-Mizel Williams College Evan Fedin Miami University-Oxford Ellen Flannery Colorado College Julia Fortier Yale University Elise Gupta University of Iowa Trevor Hayward Northwestern University William Hough Indiana University Bloomington Trey Hunt New York University Sebastian Isasi College of William and Mary 10

Ava Khan Wake Forest University

Caroline Segal Middlebury College Adam Terhaerdt Temple University JT Turner Haverford College Claire Umpleby Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Imaad Vohra Indiana University Bloomington Teddy Wilson Indiana University Bloomington Alex Winslow Middlebury College Justin Youderian Tulane University Joy Zhou Columbia University

Upper School Stats

Average Class Size

14 Student-to-College-Counselor Ratio

52:2 Student-to-Teacher Ratio

Number of Colleges Offering Admission to Class of 2020

107 Colleges in 33 States, the District of Columbia College and University Matriculation by Region

8:1 Student Clubs on Campus

West 8%

Midwest 40%

South 16%

29 Hours of Service

3,125

New England 18%

Mid-Atlantic 19%

Conference, Regional, Sectional and State Titles Past Four Years

37 All-Conference Players Past Four Years

220 Students Who Participated in at Least One Sport in 2019-20

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Academic Interests Undecided 11% Humanities 5%

Business 25%

Engineering 8%

Communications 8%

Arts 5% Social Sciences 25% Natural Science 13%

Students Planning to Play College-Level Athletics in the Class of 2020

8 College Admissions Representatives Who Visited in 2019-20

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On March 11, we were officially in a global pandemic. On March 12, out of an abundance of caution, the school closed for spring break a day early. Little did we know, it would be the last time the campus would be open for in-person learning until the 2020-2021 school year.

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Remote Learning Making the Shift to Remote Learning: A Pandemic Timeline In the weeks before the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, administrators started having conversations about continuity of learning should the regular school schedule be disrupted. Those talks focused mainly on cancelling school-sponsored international travel during spring break and scheduled for the summer. At that time, nobody had any idea how quickly COVID-19 would spread and how long it would last, but administrators wanted to prepare as much as possible. In the days leading up to spring break, faculty engaged in professional development around online learning. Director of Educational Technology Lucy Gray and her team kicked things into high gear, differentiating technology needs by division and discipline. Teachers of older students were

encouraged to prepare three days worth of activities that could be accessed fully online, while teachers of younger students prepared packets to mail home should the need arise. Additional iPads, normally provided to students in grades 6-12, were given to 3rd-, 4th- and 5th-graders to take homeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just in case. On March 11, we were officially in a global pandemic. On March 12, out of an abundance of caution, the school closed for spring break a day early. On March 13, a national emergency was declared in the United States. Little did we know, it would be the last time the campus would be open for in-person learning until the 2020-2021 school year. While NSCD was on spring break, Illinois schools, including North Shore, were ordered to close until at least April

20. What should have been the first day back to school after a two-week break became another professional development day for faculty, with continued technology training so they could jump into remote learning the very next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;perhaps not completely confidently, but at least with a little less trepidation. Just a few weeks later on April 17, the governor announced that all public and private schools statewide would remain closed for in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year. Luckily, because of the hard work of the faculty and administrators, NSCD was able to offer a robust and meaningful remote learning experience for the last six weeks of school.

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A New Way of Doing Things With in-person learning off the table in the spring, North Shore Country Day had to come up with some new and creative ways to engage students, current and prospective families, and alumni, all while adhering to a statewide stay-at-home order and restrictions on gatherings. The videoconferencing software Zoom quickly became the go-to tool for class instruction and virtual events.

meet in person to perform together, each ensemble member recorded themselves playing individually and Instrumental Music Director Ann Goodrich combined the recordings into a single track. In the lower school, second graders used Zoom to put on the annual second grade play, and junior and senior kindergartners also joined in the fun with a virtual Musical Tea. Teachers sent home instructions on how to make festive hats out of paper plates, construction paper and ribbons, and parents watched as Lower School Music Teacher Linda Kiracibasi led the students in song.

a hybrid schedule in the fall, they continued to provide two live Zoom classes each week, as well as an entire library of prerecorded material. G R A N D PA R E N T S D AY

Although the campus was closed to visitors in the spring, grandparents were invited to attend a virtual Grandparents Day program May 1. Through a video featuring a message from Head of School Tom Flemma, the school showed how PERFORMING ARTS teachers were connecting with students One of the first events to go virtual in the and providing enriching educational expespring was Take 10!, the upper school’s riences remotely. annual student-designed and directed Examples of teaching and learning 10-minute play festival, which also across all three divisions included a included a bonus one-act play this year. AT H L E T I C S A N D W E L L N E S S Student-directors worked furiously to The Illinois High School Association offi- glimpse into a junior kindergarten readadapt rehearsals and performances for cially canceled the spring sports season on aloud, a 2nd grade science experiment, Zoom. Only being able to rehearse in April 21, but NSCD athletes found ways to Hitomezashi stitching with a middle school math class, a Shakespearean declaperson twice before in-person learning commemorate the lost season. A new ration, a conversation about “The Catcher ceased threw a wrench into things, and Instagram account @gr8tobearaider was students had to learn to adapt to their new created to honor athletes from the Class of in the Rye” with an upper school English class and a home workout using canned “stage”—one in which they couldn’t 2020 and build morale. Then on May 8, food as weights. actually see each other or their audience. senior spring athletes and their parents The following month, middle schoolers were invited to campus for a socially disALUMNI EVENTS took the stage virtually, adapting the tanced senior night, where the athletics An important part of the Centennial spring performing arts festival for the department honored the students by lightprogramming last school year was a series small screen. The Zoom festival, which ing up the fields and scoreboard. of regional alumni gatherings in places celebrated all they had learned in the secThe physical education department like Milwaukee, Los Angeles, San ond semester, featured presentations didn’t miss a beat when the school pivoted Francisco, Seattle, Fort Lauderdale and from ArtLab, digital media and design, to remote learning. They created a website Scottsdale, Arizona. Unfortunately, inand technical theater, along with perforfor students, parents, faculty and staff, person meet-ups in London, Denver and mances from the acting and dance and posted videos of workouts that could Madison had to be canceled because of classes. Soloists from the chorus and be done at home, using only household the pandemic. However, alumni and instrumental ensemble also performed. items. Also included were fitness chalfriends in Denver and Madison were The middle and upper school instrulenges, mindfulness/meditation practices still able to meet via Zoom in the spring mental ensembles also had to think creand classes like yoga, pilates, Tai Chi and (see story, page 64). atively in the spring. Since they couldn’t martial arts. As the school transitioned to

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Return to Campus

The reopening plan incorporated maximum flexibility that would allow the school to transition seamlessly to alternate models should the need arise. That could mean a shift to remote learning at a moment’s notice for all or part of the community, or it could mean expanding the in-person school day should it become practicable.

The Reopening Plan A lot changed in the world in the months following the closure of campus on March 12: A global pandemic, economic crisis, an upcoming election and important conversations about racial justice ensured that the 2020-21 school year would be like no other. Administrators needed to prepare for the multiple ways that each of those—and their inevitable intersection—would impact the delivery of a North Shore Country Day education, so the school could reopen responsibly. A reopening plan, released at the end of July, was the result of months of work across all divisions and departments, guided by recommendations from medical professionals and governmental agencies, and ref lected the guiding principles previously communicated:

1. Prioritizing student, faculty, staff and family health, safety and well-being. 2. Delivering a powerful, connected learning experience for students with a strong preference for face-to-face learning. 3. Shaping our policies and practices based on data, research and up-to-date guidance from local, state and national agencies, with medical experts who have helped guide us. 4. Providing consistency and predictability for students, faculty, staff and families. The plan outlined three possibilities for returning to school: a fully remote learning model, a full-day on campus learning model and a half-day hybrid learning model. Given the restrictions in place in late August and outlined in the

governor’s Restore Illinois plan, the school chose a half-day hybrid model. This option blends the in-person, on-campus teaching and learning that has long characterized a North Shore education with an enhanced form of remote learning. When implemented well, this model achieves high quality learning experiences by capturing the strengths of both learning models, prioritizes the academic and social benefits of in-person learning, diminishes the challenges of remote learning by decreasing the amount of asynchronous learning, and increases health and safety by limiting the number of individuals on campus throughout the day, and spreading out those on campus via physical distancing practices. The reopening plan incorporated maximum f lexibility that would allow the school to transition seamlessly to alternate

feature models should the need arise. That could mean a shift to remote learning at a moment’s notice for all or part of the community, or it could mean expanding the in-person school day should it become feasible. To prepare for the three distinct learning models that could be implemented, faculty spent a good portion of their summer engaged in targeted professional development (see story, page 55). The entire lower school faculty participated in summer courses through World Leadership School, while middle and upper school faculty participated in a three-week workshop by One Schoolhouse. Both programs explored best practices for hybrid learning and began the work of redeveloping curriculum that is adaptable to in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous models of teaching and learning. One of the biggest challenges was coming up with something that was not only responsible, but achievable—an approach that not only satisfied all of the school’s guiding principles but also met or exceeded state and federal recommendations. The half-day plan allows space (literally and temporally) to assess, adjust and acclimate to new conditions, while still providing students with an in-person, academic and interpersonal environment

financial challenges brought on by the where they could safely learn, grow and pandemic, enrollment remains strong even thrive. If the school needs to transiwith the same number of students as on tion to remote learning, the professional opening day in 2019. The first day of lower development work in which teachers school brought 180 children to campus, engaged this summer ensures that stuwhile 130 middle school and 215 upper dents will experience a first-rate program school students began the following week. that takes the best of the spring remote “This is clearly a testament to the quality of learning approach and makesit even our remote learning program in the stronger. spring, and parents’ strong desire for In many ways, class size was the in-person learning,” explained Jason primary driver of NSCD’s social Giffen, director of admission and distancing approach and undergirds the hybrid half-day model. In the lower school, financial aid. So far, feedback from students and this meant cohorting—splitting the parents has been positive. About 6% of grades into groups of 10-14 students. For instance, there are two third grade classes, students and a handful of faculty members opted to remain fully remote for limiting the number of students each a variety of reasons, but everyone else child interacts with daily. The cohort returned to campus in August for groups may change several times hybrid learning. throughout the year. In the middle and “We had all been waiting for this upper schools, students are not cohorted, day since March,” said Head of School but their already small classes are scheduled into rooms based on enrollment, Tom Flemma. “Having students back on campus again, seeing their smiles and ensuring that slightly larger classes will hearing their laughter—it was one the occur in the largest teaching spaces. A number of other precautions are also most special days of my career. The kids were so glad to see their friends and teachin place, including a mask requirement, daily wellness screenings and temperature ers. It made all the hard work worthwhile. School looks different and feels different checks upon entry. for every one of us, and it will for the foreOn August 27, all the hard work was seeable future, but the joy of learning and put to the test. For the first time in more the power of community will endure, than five months, NSCD welcomed students back into the classroom. Despite the thank goodness.”

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A New Century, A New Look While our school is still the same great institution it has always been, it was time to update the words and images we use to convey the North Shore experience of today and the future. Every school has a story to tell, and the narrative of North Shore Country Day is particularly compelling. From the beginning, we have been progressive, holistic and forward thinking. While we value our many traditions, we also recognize the importance of growing with the world around us. So, as we considered and celebrated our past 100 years, we also contemplated our next century. What became clear was that while our school is still the same great institution it has always been, it was time to update the words and images we use to convey the North Shore experience of today and the future. With this in mind, one of the key initiatives coming out of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan was to take a close look at North Shore’s brand. In other words, how our school is perceived by the outside world. A school’s brand identity is all the internal and external attributes—from our mission, values, and messaging to our logos, photography and colors—that represent the essence of who we are as a school. Having a clear and consistent brand identity is especially important when talking to prospective families. While we may know why North Shore is so special, we need to make sure families who are not part of our community understand what sets us apart.

From our whole child philosophy and close-knit JK-12 community, to our exceptional faculty and focus on critical thinking, we stand tall among our competition. Brand identity is something many independent schools and universities have been paying close attention to in recent years. Shrinking demographics among school-age children have forced schools to be more strategic and thoughtful in how they attract new students. Additionally, today’s diverse digital landscape requires clean and simple logos and fonts that stand out and can easily be scaled down to be used on websites or in social media. For much of the previous century, versions of a shield and our seal, along with our purple and white school colors, have been sufficient to represent North Shore. But we simply needed to expand our options. We needed a logo that was more recognizable when scaled down to a very small size on our website and social media. We also needed to refresh our fonts and colors to use on ads, signage, merchandise. A R T I C U L AT I N G O U R C U LT U R E

In 2018, we set out with a few goals in mind. First, we wanted to understand if our current brand identity was accurately

capturing our school’s educational approach, culture and motto “Live and Serve.” Additionally, we needed to find a way to help distinguish us from and stand out among our peer schools. During this first phase of the project, we worked with the Atlanta-based agency Firebrand to truly understand the North Shore experience. They visited campus to conduct archival research, observe our students and teachers in action and interview students, parents, faculty and staff, alumni, trustees and former administrators. Among their many findings, gleaned from over 160 conversations and more than 400 survey responses, was the clear sense that NSCD stands tall as a leader among its peers. By delivering a robust, forward-thinking education, we prepare students for the complex world in which they live and will soon inherit. With this research as our guidepost, the committee delved into North Shore’s long standing quest to answer the one fundamental question of: “What matters most when educating a child?” We found a remarkably consistent answer across generations: that North Shore students learn best and thrive most by:

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Connecting

Constantly building bridges within and beyond our diverse JK-12 community helps us understand ourselves, each other and our world. Challenging

Truly knowing our students allows us to challenge and support them as individual people and learners. Engaging

There are no spectators at NSCD. Active participation in academic, artistic, athletic and service activities promotes the adaptive intellectual and emotional skills we value. Exploring

We push our students to participate widely and take risks regularly, ensuring they stretch, explore, stumble and grow. In doing so they discover their passions and strengths, developing critical skills that carry them successfully into college and beyond.

design process spanned nearly two years, exploring innumerable options, until ultimately finding a solution that is a disti nctive and authentic image of our school. Now, for the first time, we have a comprehensive brand identity system consisting of new messaging as well as a family of logos, colors, fonts, photography and graphic elements. We have also slightly abbreviated our official school name to North Shore Country Day. The shorter moniker is more adaptable to the design of everything from business cards, letterhead, signage and advertising. Furthermore, the standalone use of NSCD creates a memorable and contemporary graphic that boldly enhances our marketing toolkit. A N E W LO O K FO R A N E W C E N T U RY

ref lect our diverse community and provide more opportunities for expressing ourselves in a varied, yet cohesive, ways. Our seal remains an important part of our visual identity but will be reserved for formal occasions and celebrations. You will continue to see it displayed prominently on our graduation diplomas, as an official watermark on our stationery, within Alumni News and featured on our new website. We couldn’t be prouder to represent the legacy of our school with our new brand identity. Head of School Tom Flemma was once asked by an alumnus what Perry Dunlap Smith might think of North Shore today. Without hesitation, Tom said he thought PDS would not only instantly recognize us, he would be pleased we have held onto our core values—including our belief in thoughtful evolution. Our new identity echoes that spirit of growth and change while honoring that which endures.

Anchoring our new identity is a bold new logo that takes inspiration from our history with a stylized acorn and shield— two elements that have represented the school for generations. The leaf shape EXPRESSING OUR stylistically woven into the mark PERSONALITY represents the continuous growth of With fresh research and messaging in 1 New Raiderwear our JK-12 students. These symbols remind 2 New Stationery hand, the committee collaborated with us not only of our progressive roots, but Firebelly Design, a Chicago-based design 3 New Bumper Sticker also remind us that our approach to studio, to create a visual identity system 4 New Chicago Tribune ad ref lecting today’s North Shore experience. education is designed to evolve. 5 Diploma with the classic seal Purple and white continue to be our Above all, we insisted that their work stay 6 New email templates main colors, while additional accent colors 7 The evolution of the seal true to our mission and values. The

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ALUMNI “LIVE AND SERVE”

Robert Angert, M.D. ’89

Blair Hunt Bobier ’09

Eric Hattori ’06

These alumni put NSCD’s “Live and Serve” motto into action by serving their communities in a pandemic ROBERT ANGERT, M.D. ’89 Robert Angert ’89 is a neonatologist who cares for critically ill newborns in two New York City hospital systems—Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. So when COVID-19 hit and New York became one of the first epicenters of the virus in the United States, he had a front-row seat. “We were severely affected by the COVID pandemic early on,” he explained. “We took a great deal of precaution to protect ourselves to make sure that we could stay healthy to take care of our patients, donning masks and gloves, and all the appropriate personal protective equipment, but inevitably a number of my colleagues did become sick, so it caused an enormous amount of stress on the system itself as we had to really stretch to care for our patients.” While many people associate this new coronavirus with older people, many of Robert’s maternity patients became very sick and a number of babies were born prematurely because of COVID infection in their mothers, he explained. To handle all the cases coming in, the hospitals completely transformed—elective services were halted and anything that could be deferred was. All of the available areas were turned into COVID units, and they were able to stretch their bed capacity by over 50%. “It was absolutely devastating,” he said. “It seems so far away for so many people, but it was up close and personal to me. The main coroner for New York City is also located at Bellevue and every day I 20

walked past maybe 15 refrigerated trucks that were meant to hold corpses because they ran out of room in the morgue. If you need a physical manifestation of the scope of the disaster, that’s it.” One of the most frustrating aspects of the COVID pandemic is the constantly changing information surrounding the novel virus. “I felt like we had a duty to learn as much as we could, and to be honest about the limits of our knowledge, because a lot of people were saying things with more certainty than they should have been,” he explained. “But now we know there are ways to prevent this—we should be doing appropriate testing and wearing masks, taking precautions to minimize risk. We need to impress these things upon other people because it is a very deadly virus, but knowledge can help guide us in our behaviors, and so we should use the best scientific information that we have.” In addition to his role as an attending physician, Robert is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman Medical School and the Program Director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Training Program. “I take tremendous pride in providing patient care, but also in providing training to the next generation of neonatologists, ensuring they receive the highest quality education, and then also in conducting research and figuring out new and better ways to do things.” Through academic medicine and its trifold mission of providing clinical care,

education and research, Robert said he can magnify the effect he is able to have on society. And as he guides the next generation and encourages them to think deeper and push harder, he sometimes looks back on the education he received at NSCD and the teachers who inf luenced him. “I think of North Shore’s ‘Live and Serve’ motto sometimes,” he said. “I do think it’s very meaningful. It’s simple, yet powerful, and I feel like I’m able to live out those values in the work that I do and I’m tremendously appreciative of the education I received.”

BLAIR HUNT BOBIER ’09 Six months ago, Blair Hunt Bobier ’09 was working in the stem cell transplant unit at Northwestern Memorial hospital, until one day she wasn’t. When COVID-19 hit, her job was completely transformed and she began working exclusively as a fulltime COVID response nurse from March 23 to June 14. Despite being thrust into an extremely taxing environment at the beginning of a global pandemic, Blair was able to remain focused, putting North Shore’s “Live and Serve” motto into action by serving her community and caring for her patients. That meant pitching in wherever she was needed, with all sorts of tasks—even housekeeping. “Nurses were the ones who were taking out the trash. We were the ones who are delivering food trays, we were facilitating assessments through video calls,” Blair

feature recalled. “As far as direct patient contact, it was us. In many ways, we were their only human contact.” To limit the number of people coming into contact with COVID patients, nurses like Blair were often the main link between the ill patient and the rest of the world, and she spent a lot of her time interacting with pateints face to face. Blair predominantly treated those in need of the highest level of care. “We had people who’ve been on ventilators for six weeks. We call them ‘complete’ because they need completely everything—help eating, turning and bathing, and that’s a whole other realm of healthcare,” Blair said. As she spent a considerable amount of time with these patients, she was inspired by what she learned from them and their stories. “I will never forget when I helped a man video chat with his wife,” Blair remembered fondly. “They had both come out of the ICU for COVID and she had recovered a little sooner than he did. Afterwards, I asked him, ‘Is this the first time you’ve talked to your wife in a while?’ and I learned that it had been longer than a month. It’s crazy to be part of that moment, reuniting family members who haven’t talked to each other in so long, who have been through something so monumental. We both cried.” This was more than just a job for Blair. Not only did she prioritize providing the highest level of care but she also strived to make long stays at the hospital as painless as possible for both her patients and their families. “We’d also get calls from family members,” she explained. “Some of it was giving updates, but some of it was also an extended therapy or vent session, listening to their fears and validating them, and also trying to reinforce the progress we’ve seen with patients. We were trying to give them hope, too.” Serving others feels very intuitive to Blair. “Part of that comes from my parents, but also from North Shore,” she said. “It was built into my outlook of what it means to be a student and a citizen. It’s just a part of me.” Blair is currently doing a fellowship with the University of Chicago’s MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, analyzing the effects of COVID-19 on nurses. Through her research, she hopes to understand the prevalence and nature of moral distress and secondary trauma among nurses during the pandemic. She

believes identifying trends will then assist hospital administrators and policy makers to better support nurses, and thus improve patient care. “I’ve been ref lecting more on other lessons I’ve taken from North Shore,” she said. “In high school, I learned valuable lessons about self-advocacy, which I imagine is more important for students now than ever. At the time, I didn’t see anything profound in my teachers’ emphasis on students taking the initiative, but self-advocacy is perhaps one of the greatest skills that I learned at North Shore; it undoubtedly improved the quality of my work and my relationships with my college and graduate school professors. That, in turn, only opened doors for me. I don’t think I would have become a nurse or been a MacLean Fellow without those relationships.”

ERIC HATTORI ’06 For the past six years, Eric Hattori ’06 and his cousin have been running Piko Street Kitchen, a successful food truck business in Chicago. The Piko Street truck regularly traveled all over the city and was known as a daily standout in food halls in the West Loop, food truck festivals, and catering events across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. But that all changed in March. “Once COVID hit, our whole business model got turned completely upside down,” he said. “No one was downtown, everyone was working from home and we had to put precautions in place because we were worried—not just about our customers, but also about our staff. Our main focus was to make sure our employees were paid and that they stayed safe. They’re like family. We had to do whatever we could to help them and keep them employed.” It is no surprise Eric was able to rise to the challenge of adapting to the drastic changes brought on by a global pandemic. The food truck business is fast paced and daunting at times, so he is used to planning operations on his feet. (Or in this case, four wheels.) So when he was faced with this challenge, he was able to call on his inventiveness and business savvy to not only assist him in staying af loat, but also to protect his staff and use his assets to benefit others in need. Early on, Eric partnered with the organization Off Their Plate, a nonprofit that pairs restaurants with medical

workers and community organizations in need of meals. Since its founding in March, the organization has been able to serve essential workers in nine major U.S. cities. “We were really fortunate to partner with them and provide meals for frontline workers and for others in areas of need,” Eric explained. “As the North Shore motto goes, it was ‘Live and Serve’ in action and we really took that to heart. We finished with the program toward the end of the summer, and we provided about 10,000 meals.” Serving food to first responders and other hard-hit communities was a good reminder of the impact even small acts of kindness can have on an individual, and Eric and his team put great care into packaging meals—sometimes for entire families in need. “We tried to get everything for them, an appetizer, entree, vegetable and dessert,” he said. “For some of these people, it was the one time of the day they get a break, so we wanted to make sure we could give them a good meal, where they could rest for a minute and hopefully get their mind off everything that was going on and have some sense of normalcy.” By serving meals to hospital workers, Eric was able to witness the arc of the pandemic and its effects on hospital staff firsthand. “When you go to those hospitals, you get thrown back into reality, and you just have this moment of ‘Oh my God, this is a very serious thing,’” he recalled. But he also witnessed small f lickers of hope in the center of the darkness. “We were serving meals at one hospital and a whole line of workers started clapping because they had their first COVID recovery. They were so happy that finally one person was healthy.” Eric is a big believer in the power of a good meal, and rightfully so. Humans have been gathering around food for years, bringing together cultures and creating community. “It’s a really tough business,” he said. “But when you can provide a meal for someone and they say it changed their day, or when someone hasn’t had time to stop to eat because they’ve been working so hard, but then your food makes them a little happier—it’s really special.” To experience the Piko Street Kitchen food truck and see where Eric and his crew will be next, visit pikostreet.com/ calendar or follow them on Instagram or Twitter (@pikotruck).

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Lifers with their buddies: Gerald Leesch ’20 and Gabriel Jackson ’33; Elise Gupta ’20 and Nora Sklar ’33; Xas Morgan ’20 and Ella Steinhandler ’32; Phoebe Casey ’20 and Camryn Mundy ’32; and Allie Charnas ’20 and Virginia Ver Eecke ’32

THANK YOU! A Heartfelt Message from Board Leadership

It was incredible to see our community come together to support the school, our students, and our faculty and staff this memorable Centennial year. From Homecoming, to the Centennial Benefit, to a historic pivot to remote learning, you made NSCD a priority and made an impact. The incredible generosity to Raider Relief to give back to current families was another demonstration of what makes NSCD so special. And of course, our volunteers are what makes the wheels turn. We couldn’t do it without you. Thank you. Gratefully, K AT I E F R E I B U R G E R

Development Chair Parent of Betsey ’19 and Alex ’21 M O L LY S H O T W E L L O E L E R I C H ’ 8 7

Tom Flemma with lower schoolers

Board Chair Parent of Buckley ’23 and Dixie ’26

Operating Revenue and Expenses* for the year ended June 30, 2020 SOURCES

USES

Endowment & Release from Restriction 8.4%

Tuition & Fees 77.9%

Investment Income 0.3% Other Income 0.5% Summer Programs 3.7% Auxiliary Services 2.3%

Financial Aid 11.1% Administration & Institutional Costs 4.1% Salaries & Benefits 60.5%

Plant & Maintenance 12.4%

Contributions 6.9%

Summer Programs 2.5% Auxiliary 2.9% Instruction & Instructional Support 6.5%

*unaudited

Annual Giving

Raider Relief

The Benefit

$1,435,787 + $32,120 + $435,476

TOTAL RAISED

$1,903,383 A N N U A L G I V I N G The first fundraising priority

of the school, Annual Giving provides f lexible resources to support the annual operating budget, on and off campus. Give Annually. Impact Daily. R A I D E R R E L I E F An effort to help current NSCD

families whose needs may be changing with the current economic uncertainty, this f lexible funding provides tuition assistance and other immediate needs based on individual family circumstances. E N D O W M E N T Gifts to our Endowment are

particularly valuable because they are invested for the long-term, creating a permanent source of funding for ongoing priorities, such as financial aid, faculty and staff support, and facilities maintenance. P L A N N E D G I F T S Most of our bequests are directed to our endowment, which creates overall financial stability and an ongoing source of income for the school. C E N T E N N I A L B E N E F I T Funds raised this year

allow the school to be responsive to the passions and ideas of NSCD students and teachers.

Thank You For Making An Impact

WAYS TO GIVE

Checks can be sent in the mail, or gifts can be made online at nscds.org/give. Other ways to support the school include: M AT C H I N G G I F T S Businesses and corporations are

encouraged to match the gifts given by their employees. R E C U R R I N G G I F T S You can make a recurring gift by pledging an amount on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Visit our Give Now page to set up your recurring gift. S T O C K G I F T S A gift of stock saves two ways. You avoid capital-gains tax on the increased value and you receive a deduction for the full market value of the stock at the time you make the gift.

For more information, please contact: Molly Ingram McDowell â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80, Director of Development 847.441.3316 or mmcdowell@nscds.org

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our donor s H E R I TA G E S O C I E T Y

Currently, there are 67 alumni, parents, former faculty, parents of alumni and friends of the school who have either openly or anonymously made their planned gift intentions known to the school. We sincerely thank the members of the Heritage Society for investing in the future of North Shore Country Day. We acknowledge those new members in the Heritage Society recognized in bold type. If you are interested in more information on planned giving, please contact Director of Development Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 at 847-441-3316 or email her at mmcdowell@nscds.org Lauren Doolittle Ansaldo ’62

*Carter S. Bacon ’42

Sharon S. Fitzmorris ’64

Robert A. Jones ’55

Stuart W. Rogers ’74

Marion R. Foote ’63

Robert Y. Jordan ’71

Douglas Schmidt

Jeffrey J. Foreman ’80

Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43

Julie Schmidt

Nancy Emrich Freeman

Linda J. Kiracibasi

Susie Brew Schreiber ’58

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Freiburger

Barbara Flint Krier ’72

Cynthia Scott and Daniel Kegan

Audrey Gallery ’50

Jordan Rutledge Lockwood ’97

Thomas H. Garver ’52

Courtney Kling Luddecke ’67 G.P. Searle ’03

Virginia Caspari Gerst ’60

Chesly J. Manly ’89

Margot Sheesley ’60

Richard D. Golden ’44

Susan Bottum Matejka

Stephen L. Smith ’74

Walter A. Goldstein ’71 George Gordon ’43

Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69 Catherine Askow Thompson ’69 Molly Ingram McDowell ’80

Richard and Carol Hall

Dr. Hamilton Moses III ’68

Betsy Bruemmer ’76

Tonja Rizai Hall

Pam Rahmann Conant ’75

William B. Hinchliff ’64

Nancy M. and Robert M. Parker

*Joya Bovingdon Cox ’42

Mary Pick Hines ’49

Carlene C. Blunt ’57

William B. Davis ’65

Elizabeth R. Ingram ’82

Liz Washburn Borozan ’57

Lewis Davis

Bruce A. Jarchow ’66

Margi Morse Delafield ’65

Gwen Jessen ’76

Miller Bransfield ’80 Michael F. Brookins ’57

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew H. Paull Mr. Lewis D. Petry Spencer M. Punnett II ’71 Dr. Matthew M. Rizai

F. Todd Searle ’05

Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Webster, Jr. Donald ’70 and Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 Marcia Durling Williams ’68 John N. Wilson ’43

DECADE SOCIETY

The Decade Society recognizes these steadfast individuals who have supported North Shore with a gift to Annual Giving for 10 consecutive years or more. These loyal donors embody the spirit of our school motto, “Live and Serve,” and have generously ensured the strength of the school’s future with their support year after year. We welcome those new members to the Decade Society recognized in bold type. Thank you for your consistent support.

Courtney S. Bryant ’58

William B. Davis ’65

Jeffrey J. Foreman ’80

Leigh Schweppe Buettner ’66

Stephanie and Tom Formolo

Mr. Edward J. Burnell III

Margi Morse Delafield ’65 and Lawrence Howe Delafield

Ruth Burnell ’70

Emily and Michael Denesha

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Buterbaugh

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Robert B. Butler ’66

Mrs. Jane Deuble

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Butz

Paul J. DeWoskin ’86

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Butz ’48

Rachel Abarbanell ’98

Katherine Bearman ’02

Mr. Lorenz W. Aggens

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Beerheide

Cornelia Wallace Caldwell ’42

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ake

Thomas A. Belshe ’49

Byron C. Campbell ’51

Daniel D. Deuble ’77

*Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dhaens (Lucia Farwell ’55)

Mullery Doar ’06

Sharon Dole

Judy Drake Berkowitz ’64

María Elena Centomo

Eileen F. Donoghue

Merle C. Chambers ’64

Daniel C. Dosé ’59

John and Ann Amboian

Mr. Bruce B. Blair ’69 and Dr. Judith L. Nerad

Susan and Dale Downing

Elizabeth D. Ames ’61

Wickliffe L. Blasi ’67

Cheryl and Chris Charnas ’83

Cristy and Dean Athas

Benjy Blenner ’02

Nancy Geyer Christopher

Lynn Donaldson and Cameron Avery

Sarah Blenner ’03

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Clark

Lee and Therese Block

John P. Ayer, Jr. ’71

Carlene C. Blunt ’57

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cody ’70

Kristopher R. Baade ’94

Susan and Scott Bondurant

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bach ’87

Liz Washburn Borozan ’57

Patti and Jay Bach

Mr. Chris Boyle and Mr. Cole Muir

Christine and John Bakalar

Barbara R. Bradford ’66

Luke H. Bakalar ’97

Mark J. Bransfield ’86

Greg and Elizabeth Barr

Mr. and Ms. Michael W. Bransfield ’83 (Alison Wirtz ’83)

V. Blake Allison ’68

William T. Bartholomay and Cathy Kleiman Bartholomay ’79 Betty De Lescaille Curtis Bates ’42

Frederick M. Bowes II ’62

Bill and Drea Gallaga Sarah Cody Gallas ’04

Thomas H. Garver ’52 Clifford G. Gately ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Gaud, Jr.

Laura Thomas Bergman

Carol Marshall Allen ’74

Hollis Potter Fromm ’64

Charlie Doar ’03

Barbara Castilla

*Katherine Galt Allen ’68

Tracie and Brian Frederick

Joan Hauser Gately ’49

Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Doar III

*John F. Benjamin ’49

Susan Pettibone Fraser ’69

Jill Witte Dillon ’69

Elizabeth Guenzel Carlin ’58

William H. Ake ’88

Jane Franke ’80

Harry ’61 and Barbara Bulger Drake ’66 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Durbin (Cece Ewen ’67) Eliza Howe Earle ’67

Cynthia Turley Gentles Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Geraghty ’65 (Elisabeth Olson ’65) Diane and Thomas F. Geraghty III ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gardner ’67

C. Gary and Virginia Caspari Gerst ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Bert A. Getz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gilmore, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jules G. Cogan

Stephen B. Edge ’71

Jeff and Lucy Colman

Peter H. Eklund ’79

Pam Rahmann Conant ’75 Richard F. Corrington ’49

Ms. Elizabeth Ester and Mr. Michael T. Brody

Jackie and Chris Cotter

Bruce A. Everett ’60

John and Tura Cottingham

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ewen Joanne Golden ’74 Richard D. Golden ’44 Richard C. Fall ’62

Vincent Cousineau

Earl and Karen Cunningham *Mrs. June Farrell

Miller Bransfield ’80

Tim Curren

Norman B. Ferris ’49

Andrew W. Brown ’76

Anne-Marie Dall’Agata

Mrs. Harold M. Flanzer

David E. Brown ’84

James D. Darrow ’67

Louise and Tom Flickinger

John S. Darrow ’65

Marion R. Foote ’63

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser ’51 Howard I. Goldblatt ’80 James E. Golden ’70

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Goldman Walter A. Goldstein ’71

Dr. Jacques N. Gordon and Ms. Elizabeth H. Wiltshire

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Members of the Decade Society

T O U G H F O R A N O N N AT I V E , B U T T H E T E A C H E R S A N D S T U D E N T S WERE VERY ENCOURAGING, ENGAGING AND HELPFUL, EVEN OUT OF C L A S S . T H E M A N Y E X P E R I E N C E S S T I L L H O L D VA L U E T O M E T O D AY I N W H AT I D O. I H O P E T H AT T H E N O U R I S H I N G E N V I R O N M E N T W I L L C O N T I N U E F O R Y E A R S T O C O M E .”

(GIFTS OF 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS

Mina Takahashi ’96, Decade Society Member

OR MORE)

Dr. Kristen Kaczynski and Dr. Christopher Shaw

Peter and Stephanie Keehn

Mr. and Mrs. William T. McDowell (Molly Ingram ’80)

Amy and Jim Gray

Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43

Judith Dayton McGrath ’54

Mr. David Green and Ms. Jamie Querciagrossa

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Kelly Kathy and Patrick McHugh Beatrice McKenna Sally Simmons Kiper ’56

Jo and Bill Guenzel ’64

Linda Kiracibasi

Purnendu and Terri Gupta

Patricia Ostrom Kohnen ’60

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Hall

Mr. Martin J. Koldyke

Ms. Lisa Altenbernd and Mr. Stephen Hagerty

Mr. and Mrs. Breece R. McKinney

Mr. Robert L. Kotler and Ms. Yoko Kono

Caitlin McLennan

Katy and Gerry Hansell

Nicholas B. Kronwall ’53

Alice Suter Hardesty ’55

David Kubacki

Lauri Reagan Harris ’87

Eugene A. Kuznetsov ’94

Thomas B. Harris ’63

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Lawler

Kenneth M. Henderson, Jr. ’47

Matthew R. Leibowitz ’84

Mrs. Barbara Gorham Elizabeth Peruchini Graham ’88

John T. Hickey ’65 William B. Hinchliff ’64 John S. Hinchman ’49 David F. Hines ’81

Jennet Burnell Lingle ’58

Laurie S. Lipman ’70 The Loeb Family Helen Loennig ’86

Marcia McMillan Hines ’56

Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffry Louis III ’81

Mary Pick Hines ’49

Daniel H. Lowinger ’08

William H. Hines ’73 Winder Holeman

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lumberg

Cindy Hooper

Miriam Feinstein Lupien ’80

Ruth Allen Hopfenbeck ’49

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Mabie

Ellen Howe ’65 and Russ Hoyle III ’65 Lewis Hunt ’76 Mrs. Stacy Hunt

John R. MacArthur ’74 Dr. Amanda and Mr. Thomas T. Macejko, Jr.

Patsy Pettibone McKeown ’43

Jacqueline B. Melissas Gary Meltz ’93 Tappan G. Merrick ’66 Tracy Louis Merrill ’78

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Renaud (Lisa Paul ’85)

Susan Stetson ’72 and Alan Vertrees

John H. Roberts ’49

Jennifer L. Stone ’82

George S. Rogers ’78

Lauren G. Stone ’77

*Mr. Michael A. Sachs Nancy Kimball Robinson ’58

Robert D. Stibolt ’72

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stone Robert K. Strong, Jr. ’60

Mr. Sheldon Rosenbaum

Andrew J. Sullivan ’79 Katherine and Matthew Roszak Boetius H. Sullivan III ’71 Elizabeth Ruwitch Ryan ’76 Lauren L. Suter ’51 Bradley L. Savage ’88

Gail Sykes ’66

Linda Salisbury ’74

Mina Takahashi ’96

Mr. and Mrs. E. Scott Santi

Catherine Askow Thompson ’69

Ceil Scanlan

Jean Cullin Mertz ’47

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Scheman ’72

Anne Coulter Tobey ’63

Richard A. Meyer ’76

Susan Schinleber

David Misch ’68

Mr. and Mrs. Byron D. Trott

Julie Schmidt

Jamie Molzahn

Helen Turley

Susie Brew Schreiber ’58

Kerry Lynn Moore ’89

Rich and Julie Ugarte

Ms. Di Li and Mr. John Schultz

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Moore

Jim and Tricia Valenti

Mr. William G. Schur and Ms. Donna Fletcher

Sallie Welsh VanArsdale ’40

Suzu and David Neithercut

Charles H. Schweppe ’67

David A. Nimick

Karen and Chris Segal

Louise Konsberg Noll ’40

Courtney Williams Shelton ’88

Kurt and Tracy Bach Vogel ’85

Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Oelerich ’89 (Molly Shotwell ’87)

Carolyn Miller Short ’64

Alice Marshall Vogler ’69

Chip ’61 and Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60

Tara Steinschneider Vossough ’74

Henley Shotwell ’95

Molly Whiteman Vreede ’03

John A. Silander, Jr. ’63

Margaretha Walk ’59 Robert A. Waller ’47

Christine Olatunji Kenny Olatunji Diane Olson

Elizabeth Deitrick Trafelet ’92

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Viellieu

Timothy H. Macdonald ’67

Diane Williams Parker ’58

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Skinner

Teresa and Harley Hutchins ’60

Julia Macholl

Gayley Atkinson Patterson ’70

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Slotkin

Theodore B. Washburne ’46

Rick and Holly Smirl

David F. Webster ’73

Charles H. Ingram ’75

Irl H. Marshall III ’71

George D. Smith III ’81

Elizabeth R. Ingram ’82

Mr. Edward E. Matthews

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Webster, Jr.

Kathy Irvin

Robert N. Mayer ’67

Martin L. Jack ’67

Mr. James G. Maynard ’44

Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Jaffe

Mrs. Caroline Ingram McCarty

*John B. Hutchins ’53

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Jaharis Laura Wirtz Jenkins ’84 Arthur ’70 and Diane Flint Jessen ’70

Chesly J. Manly ’89

Dr. John and Dr. Mary Sperling McAuliffe ’61

Ann Patton ’70 Marnie Paul ’64 Mr. Michael Peccia

S. Scott Smith ’80

Susan Palm Waltrip ’59

Mary Hobart Petke ’65

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Smith ’74

Dr. Elliot S. Weisenberg ’76

Andrew I. Philipsborn ’69

Thomas P. Smith ’89

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Pick ’48

Berkley and Bob Wellstein

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Souder Dana Specht

Donald ’70 and Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Leslie M. Spitz ’61

George E. Whiteman ’06

Ashleigh Cross St. Peters ’05

John N. Wilson ’43

Jane Drake Piechota ’66

Georgia Elmes Welles ’48

Anne Darrow McCausland ’62

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Potempa

John P. Stallings

Marilyn and Rocky Wirtz ’71

Mr. Howard E. Jessen

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas F. McClanahan

Dr. and Mrs. David H. Potter Kristen Moffat Powell ’86

Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wiznitzer

Ned Jessen ’73 and Lynn Lillard Jessen ’74

Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClung

Midge Chace Powell ’49

Duff and Chase Stevenson Kimberly Louis Stewart ’75

Ms. Lynsey Wollin-Casey and Mr. Shawn Casey

Kathleen Johnson ’70

Cindy Pozzi

Robert A. McClung ’91

Daniel W. Randle ’64

Audrey Kuh Straight ’65

Judith Atwood Wright ’54

Christopher W. Johnson ’66

Mr. Grant G. and Dr. Suzanne Ellen Rasmussen Folds McCullagh ’69 and Ivan Rioja Scott Judith Brew McDonough ’62 Peter Shedd Reed ’73

William F. Steel ’60

Debbie and Ethan Youderian

Frances Blunt Steinwedell ’51

Anne Hines Young ’77

William E. Steinwedell II ’49

Lusia Zaitseva ’06

Gwen Jessen ’76

Patricia Missner Johnson ’67

Robert Y. Jordan ’71 *Deceased

Molly Brown Stephan ’67

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Leadership Donors ($300+)

D O N O R S M A D E A F I R S T- T I M E G I F T T O

NSCD THIS CENTENNIAL YEAR

Academics: Colin Wiercinski ’27, Dash Oke ’27 and Libby Ester

GIVING

LIVE AND SERVE

PERRY DUNLAP

Rich and Susan Gallun

Jim and Tricia Valenti

SOCIETIES

SOCIETY

SMITH SOCIETY

Alan and Ginny George

The Watrous Family

Ari and Judy Golson

Betty Fisher Wiggins ’93 and Michael Wiggins

North Shore offers its Recognizing the school’s most sincere gratitude to motto “Live and Serve,” the following individuals this society acknowledges whose gifts add richness leadership donors for to the life of the school. contributions of $25,000 Their generosity signiﬁand above. cantly impacts all areas of school life. These Mr. and Mrs. contributions provide the Michael S. Canmann foundation from which Heidi and Brian Capozzi the school continues to Mary Pick Hines ’49 grow and affords the and family very best to our students. *Mrs. June Farrell Thank you to those who The Jessen Family support North Shore Akshay Kumar and Duan Sun Country Day with these John H. Roberts ’49 leadership gifts. Chip ’61 and Lynne

Established in memory of the school’s founding Headmaster, this society acknowledges leadership donors who contribute $10,000 to $24,999.

Mark Gent and Jennifer Gonzalez-Gent ’98

Marilyn and Rocky Wirtz ’71

Julie and Matthew Halbower

Yang Yang and Heyi Zhang

Mr. and Mrs. Sun Yoo

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Heneghan

HEADMASTER’S

Jake and Stephanie Henry

SOCIETY

William B. Hinchliff ’64 Anonymous (2)

Michael and Melissa Howard

Richard J. Appel ’81

David M. Klaskin

Christine and John Bakalar

Carole and Robert C. Kopple ’61

Lois R. and Maurice J. Beznos Dr. Judith L. Nerad and Mr. Bruce B. Blair ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce

Strib and Janie Koster Michael and Jennifer Larsen

Named in honor of the nine Heads who have led the school, this society acknowledges those who contribute $5,000 to $9,999.

The Loeb Family

Mike and Meredith Carter

Dr. Amanda and Mr. Thomas T. Macejko, Jr.

Merle C. Chambers ’64

Heather and Greg Metz

Mrs. Jane H. Deuble

Anne Huebner Abercrombie ’61

Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87

Suzu and David Neithercut

Lucia Farwell Dhaens ’55

Craig and Jenny Niemann

Matt and Kathryn A’Hearn

Henley Shotwell ’95

Diehl Family

Mr. and Mrs. Edward U. Notz ’53

Heidi and Vann Avedisian

Marnie Paul ’64

Anne Searle Bent ’69

Art and Lili Duquette

Ryan Paulson and Darla Hovden

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler

Julie and Erik Falk

Mohan Rao and Maria Yen

Pam Rahmann Conant ’75

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Flannery

Dennis and Christina Self

Erica and Jeff Conlon Sean and Diana Connolly

Louise and Tom Flickinger

Steven Shultz and Tiffani Pierson

Jeffrey J. Foreman ’80

Duff and Chase Stevenson

Michael and Kenzie Doornweerd

Stephanie and Tom Formolo

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stone

Alison and Bill Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Freiburger

Jennifer L. Stone ’82

Mrs. Bruni Fletcher-Koch

Wavering Shotwell ’60

Mr. and Mrs. Byron D. Trott

Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Doar III Dombalagian Family

Mr. Richard Gonzalez

Katherine and Jim Umpleby

Anonymous (5)

Heather and Bob Bartell

“ T H E L O W E R S C H O O L AT N S C D H A S P R OV I D E D O U R C H I L D R E N W I T H T H E B E S T S TA R T T O T H E I R E D U C AT I O N . T H E T E A C H E R S A N D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N P R OV I D E A THOUGHTFUL AND CARING LEARNI N G E N V I R O N M E N T T H AT N O T O N LY C H A L L E N G E S C H I L D R E N A C A D E M I C A L LY B U T A L S O T E A C H E S T H E F U N D A M E N TA L S O F B E I N G A S O C I A L LY R E S P O N S I B L E , C O M PA S S I O N AT E , M I N D F U L A N D C A R I N G HUMAN BEING. WE SUPPORT NSCD BECAUSE WE BELIEVE SO S T R O N G LY I N T H E M I S S I O N O F T H E SCHOOL AND FEEL BLESSED TO BE A PA R T O F T H E N S C D C O M M U N I T Y.”

Oona and Pascal Manzari, parents of Antonia ’27 and Emmanuelle ’30 Manzari Lower school recess

Susan and Steven Fortier James A. Gassel ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Gaud, Jr. Emily Gaud ’00 Henry T. Gaud III ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Bert A. Getz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser ’51 Chuck and Linda Glew Amy and Jim Gray Ms. Lisa Altenbernd and Mr. Stephen Hagerty Steve Haislet and Karen Strehle

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Oelerich ’89 (Molly Shotwell ’87) Christopher Osgood ’61 Mary and Frank Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Pick ’48 Mr. David Pickering and Ms. Malessia Howland Nat Roberts and Laura Zung Mr. and Mrs. James D. Rosen (Sarah Geist ’86) Brooke and James Sabia

Ashley and Mark Haupt

Jane and Jay Saccaro

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Haupt

The Scheyer Family

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hayward

Sarah M. Schmidt

ACORN SOCIETY

Representing the acorn on the school seal that symbolizes a student’s growth, this society acknowledges those who contribute $2,500 to $4,999.

Jaharis Family Foundation

Lucy Sievers ’80

William T. Bartholomay and Cathy Kleiman Bartholomay ’79

Ashish and Ritu Jain

Katherine and John Sprenger

Gwen Jessen ’76

Anne and Bradford Stanley

Patrick and Tessa Kalotis

Molly Brown Stephan ’67

Constantine Kanellos and Hariklia Karis

Lauren G. Stone ’77

Beth Kaplan Karmin ’80 and Kenneth M. Karmin ’79

Margaretha Walk ’59

*John F. Benjamin ’49

Bradley and Kristin Sheftel

Hong Chen and Qing Ru

José Isasi II and Charlene Kittredge

Bong and Jessica Shinn

Dr. Sungjoon Cho and Dr. Mehyun Song

*Deceased

Ms. Kathryn Rieger

Mary Kelly and Michael Schneider

Mr. and Mrs. Fareed A. Khan

Dean and Maureen Nelson

Ms. Stephanie Rapp and Ms. Renee Lanam

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hourihane

Elizabeth R. Ingram ’82

Andrew W. Brown ’76

Harriet Blair Mulligan ’72

The Bullock-Puzon Family

Ruth Allen Hopfenbeck ’49

Lynn Donaldson and Cameron Avery

Mr. Arch W. Shaw II

Mr. Edward E. Matthews

The Pinner Family

Jill and David Greer

Mr. and Mrs. E. Scott Santi

Andrew Keyt

Xiaohang Lu and Zhonghai Fei

Dane and Theresa Gilmour

Mrs. Stacy Hunt

Amy and Clay Brock

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Long

Laura Heinz Peters ’89 and Marc E. Peters ’82

John and Ann Amboian

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon I. Segal

Olivier and Anne Leonetti

Kelley and Sean Owen

C. Gary and Virginia Caspari Gerst ’60

Rozsival Family

Liz Washburn Borozan ’57

Patricia Ostrom Kohnen ’60

Mr. Timothy Gerdeman

The Humphrey Family

Karen and Chris Segal

Melissa and Chuck Smith

Jason and Susan Millner *Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Millner

Anonymous (3)

Mr. Daniel W. Boone

Arthur ’70 and Diane Flint Jessen ’70

Krista and J.P. Gallagher

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Hudson

Brian and Katie Scullion

Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Jaffe

Kim and Greg Frezados

Rich and Julie Ugarte

Linda and Peter Karmin ’83

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Webster, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Kelly

Georgia Elmes Welles ’48

Keyt Family

Mr. and Mrs. James Wiggins Rudy and Nichole Wilson

Tamika and Lendell Thompson

Pamela Winston Christensen ’61

Mr. and Mrs. Rock Khanna James W. Leslie ’70

Julia and Conrad Winkler

Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke

William B. Davis ’65

Victoria H. Leslie ’73

Mr. Michael Edwards and Ms. Melissa Mizel

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lumpkin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Zabel, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Viellieu

Heath and Carey Fear

Pascal and Oona Manzari

Alesia and Derek Wall

Diana and Tom Flemma

Jeff and Marianne Markowitz

Robert A. Waller ’47

Marion R. Foote ’63

Mr. Grant G. and Dr. Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69

Alison and Robin Winslow

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1919 SOCIETY

Created in honor of the school’s Centennial and named in recognition of the year North Shore Country Day was founded, this society acknowledges those who contribute $1,919 to $2,499.

HOUR SOCIETY

When established, this society was named to approximate the cost of operating the school for one hour, and acknowledges those who contribute $750 to $1,918.

Diane and Thomas F. Geraghty III ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Rashid M. Ghazi ’85 Howard I. Goldblatt ’80

Anonymous (4)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Goldman Dr. Jacques N. Gordon and Ms. Elizabeth H. Wiltshire

Mr. and Mrs. John Ake

Bob and Cynthia Alexander

Katy and Gerry Hansell

Thomas A. Belshe ’49

Nora Hansen

Tony Blumberg ’76

Mr. and Mrs. John Anton, Jr. ’89

Susan and Scott Bondurant

Laura and Chris Avery ’87

Tim and Deneen Brennan

Shenila and Karim Babool

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Hayward

Edward J. Burnell III

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Baird *William C. Bartholomay ’46

David and Catherine Durning

Kevin Bell

Eliza Howe Earle ’67

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berghammer

Katie and Andrew Florig Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fortier

K AT H R Y N W I L S E Y L E R C H ’ 6 4

Cynthia Turley Gentles

William H. Ake ’88

Gary and Deborah Vainder Edidin ’67

“The 1919 Society Appeal intrigued me. When NSCD celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 1959, my parents thought North Shore would be the perfect fit for my high school experience. Today, sixty-some years after enrolling at NSCD, giving to the 1919 Society is a way for me to say ‘thank you’ for incredible teachers— especially ‘Doc,’ Karla Landau, Larry Aggens and June Sochen—to name just a few of many. They helped me gain confidence, and encouraged me to have an inquisitive mind and a passion for whatever I wanted to pursue. I have enjoyed a wonderful, fulfilling career as a secondary school teacher of history and German; as a historian, writer and published author, and civic leader, and I was certainly inspired by my high school opportunities to ‘Live and Serve.’”

Nina and Scott Gallin

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Devereux

Athletics: Dixie Oelerich ’26

Marjorie Sinek Gaile ’50

James E. Golden ’70

Mr. and Mrs. Sunday Adebiyi

Service: Emmanuelle Manzari ’30

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Furton

Thomas B. Harris ’63

L. Hall Healy, Jr. ’59 Adam Held and Heather Pinkett Josh Hilton and Brook Wharton John S. Hinchman ’49

Laura Thomas Bergman

Cindy Hooper

Chandler Bigelow and Elizabeth Hines Bigelow ’86

Harriet Hunt

Carlene C. Blunt ’57

Teresa and Harley Hutchins ’60

Lewis G. Hunt ’76

Sam Howe ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bogan

Melissa and Steve Jarmel

Charles H. Ingram ’75

Kathleen Johnson ’70

Mr. and Ms. Michael W. Bransfield ’83 (Alison Wirtz ’83)

Ellen and Rob Knight

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Brindley

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koplar

Ned Jessen ’73 and Lynn Lillard Jessen ’74

Kathryn Wilsey Lerch ’64

Leigh Schweppe Buettner ’66

John R. MacArthur ’74

Jennifer and Jon Bunge

Mr. and Mrs. William T. McDowell (Molly Ingram ’80)

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Butz ’48

Jay T. Nichols, Jr. ’64

Paula Castillo ’90

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Potempa

Cheryl and Chris Charnas ’83

Katherine and Matthew Roszak

Jeff and Lucy Colman

Shelley and Ed Keller

Vanessa and Matt Colman

Keswani Family

John and Tura Cottingham

Liz and Mike Kohler Katie and Jay Laabs

James and Jennifer Shreve

Omar and Evelyn De la Cruz

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Skinner

Carol Cuncannan Demaio ’78

Aneta Galary and Kris Leschynski

James Stenson ’49

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Judith Olson Uehling ’53

Paul DeWoskin ’86

Sarah and Gabriel S. Levi ’95

Mrs. Laurie Weisberg

Daniel C. Dosé ’59

Carole and Steven Levin

Berkley and Bob Wellstein

Derek and Pascale Dunaway

Laurie S. Lipman ’70

Janelle and Andrew Wood ’90

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Durbin (Cece Ewen ’67)

Bela and Demetrius Lopes

Peter H. Eklund ’79

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Mabie

Linda Salisbury ’74 Carolyn Miller Short ’64

Elizabeth Guenzel Carlin ’58

Michael and Amy Ellis Bruce A. Everett ’60 Mr. Reed Fellars and Ms. Reven Uihlein-Fellars

Mr. Shiv Iyer and Ms. Kavita Narasimhan

Dr. Renata and Mr. Lance Johnson Dr. and Mrs. David Kalainov Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Kaplan ’75 (Karen Stone ’75) Curt A. Kaplan ’86 Peter and Stephanie Keehn

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Lawler

Mrs. John J. Louis, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Madigan James G. Maynard ’44

Mr. and Mrs. Angus R. Finlay

Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCabe

Lee Finney and Nicola White

Jane and Michael McCarthy

Isabel and John Fiore

Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClung

Jane Franke ’80 Susan Pettibone Fraser ’69 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Furrer

Robert A. McClung ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meyers James M. Mindling ’62

Brian and Jessica Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. William B. Moore Dr. Sheryl L. Murray Joseph and Janet Nolan Brett O’Brien and Jessica Dawson O’Brien Pauline Goodrich O’Brien ’41 Mr. and Mrs. David Ogbolumani Peter S. Reed ’73 Blasko and Lisa McClung Ristic ’87 Nancy Kimball Robinson ’58 Elizabeth Ruwitch Ryan ’76 *Mr. Michael A. Sachs Mark and Rebecca Sansoterra Alex and Tricia Santos

PURPLE AND

Tori Dixon Elizabeth Doi ’09

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hudson

Laura and Robert Probst

WHITE SOCIETY

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Donaldson

Mr. and Ms. Bruce A. Jarchow ’66

Amber and Rob Donath

Jenkins Family

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Renaud (Lisa Paul ’85)

William and Annette Dorsey

Melissa C. Jesser ’09

Susan and Dale Downing

Patricia Missner Johnson ’67

Mr. Stacy Rhoads and Mrs. Terri Engelman Rhoads

Rebecca and Nenad Dragojlovich

Craig H. Johnson ’70

Mr. Andy Richardson

Caroline Dern Johnston ’64

Ms. Anne Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ebershoff

Mr. and Mrs. K. Kalil

Jacob Ringer ’04

Mr. and Mrs. John Keller

George S. Rogers ’78

Stephen W. Edwards ’52

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kendall

Rebecca Andreou Sabri ’86

Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Elisha (Joanne Turley ’77)

Mary Prendergast Kinney ’70

Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard J. Sander

Arlene H. Elisha

Ms. Susan Klingenstein

Charlotte Sweeney Ernster ’56

Nell Kneibler ’62

Andrew J. Scheman, M.D. ’72

Helen and Rony Kordahi

Jacqueline Scott ’85

Libby Ester and Michael Brody

Anthony F. Kramer ’58

Mr. and Mrs. J. Dennis Scully (Jeannie Lea ’63)

In honor of the North Shore Country Day colors, this society acknowledges those who contribute $300 to $749. Anonymous (4) *Katharine Galt Allen ’68 Carol Marshall Allen ’74 Blake Allison ’68 Elizabeth D. Ames ’61 Carrie and Bill Bach ’87 Patti and Jay Bach Wendy and Steve Baker Katharine Baker and Tilden Katz

Linda Kiracibasi

Eugene A. Kuznetsov ’94

Torrey Everett ’56

Hope Barrett

Harry S. Lambart ’65

Richard C. Fall ’62

Lucy Bartholomay ’69

Dr. and Mrs. Suk Lee

Julia Fallon ’40

Phyllis Beattie ’72

Matthew R. Leibowitz ’84

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sheehan

Norman B. Ferris ’49

Jane Alexander Beck ’77

The Jack Fisher Family

Mr. John Lillig and Ms. Anna Lee

David and Susan Sherman

Suzan Baskin Bernhard ’52

Jordan Fisher ’02

John A. Silander, Jr. ’63

Wendi and Ed Biemer

Mrs. Harold M. Flanzer

Jodi and Steve Simon

Elizabeth Conrad Billings ’84

Peter W. Flanzer ’76

Marjana and Omair Siraj

Heidi Schroeder Black

Mrs. Mary Ann Flemma

Robert Smith and Nichole DeMars-Smith

Linda and David Blumberg Ross Blumenfeld ’03

Richard W. and Barbara K. Frank

Peter and Deborah Smith

Blair Hunt Bobier ’09

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frazier

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Smith ’74

Chris Boyle and Cole Moir

Brian and Tracie Frederick

Stuart Bradley and Francesca Cornelli

Thomas Freisem ’76 and Betsy Bruemmer ’76 Hollis Potter Fromm ’64

Mrs. Susanna Souder

Ashley and Mark Bransfield ’86

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Souder

Stephanie and Miller Bransfield ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gardner ’67

Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63

Michael F. Brookins ’57

Joan Hauser Gately ’49

Courtney S. Bryant ’58

Alberto Gayoso and Belen Fernandez

Bradley L. Savage ’88 Ms. Tracey Shafroth and Mr. Michael H. Elam

Thomas P. Smith ’89 George D. Smith III ’81

William E. Steinwedell II ’49

Ellen Rockwell Galland ’63

Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffry Louis III ’81

James T. Reidy ’64

Susanne Farley Sanders ’51

Mrs. Sally Burnett Searle ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Settimi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Shafer Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Shelley

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lumberg

Nancy Dayton Sidhu ’59

Bruce Wirtz MacArthur Timothy H. Macdonald ’67

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith

Nancy Colbert MacDougall ’69

Bethany Schwartz and Benjamin Smith

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Maconachy

Francis S. Stanton ’73

Chesly J. Manly ’89 Thomas Marrinson ’82

Frances Blunt Steinwedell ’51

Irl H. Marshall III ’71

Herbert L. Stern III ’66

Kathy and Patrick McHugh

Robert D. Stibolt ’72

Mr. and Mrs. Breece R. McKinney

Tim and Maggie Storino

Dr. Clark McKown and Ms. Elizabeth Hollenberg

Boetius H. Sullivan III ’71

Scott and Karen McKown

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Tank

Gary Meltz ’93

Arla Medvin Silverstein ’84

William F. Steel ’60

Stephen and Marie Sullivan

Kimberly Louis Stewart ’75

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Butz

Patrick K. Strong ’87

Ms. Mary T. Campfield

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sun

Betty Anne Clarke Carlin ’64

Caroline Kullberg Godellas ’83

Jayanth Surakanti and Chethra Muthiah

Rew P. Carne

Richard D. Golden ’44

Tracy Louis Merrill ’78

Mrs. Kathryn Todd ’96 and Mrs. Kelly Todd

Julie and Rich Carrigan

Joanne Golden ’74

Jill and Dick Meyer ’76

Sallie Welsh VanArsdale ’40

David C. Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Clark Carole Grant Clarkson ’59

Joshua Miller and Quinnetta Bellows-Miller ’04

Alice Marshall Vogler ’69

Anne Coulter Tobey ’63

Dr. Carmen Gomez-Fiegl and Dr. Patrik Fiegl

Robert Turpin ’59

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cody ’70

Elizabeth Peruchini Graham ’88

W. Craig Misner ’65

Nadia Nagib Wallace ’84

Jamie Molzahn

Margaret Smith Coffee ’90

Mr. Edward Harney and Ms. Kathryn A. Mikells

Jill Trieschmann Nesbit ’60

Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Washburn

Mr. David A. Nimick

Jay Webster ’01

William H. Harper ’67

Louise Konsberg Noll ’40

Mrs. Weston K. Whiteman

Lauri Reagan Harris ’87

Dr. and Mrs. John Wieland

Cleveland and Kelly Tyson Mr. Steven L. van der Zanden and Ms. Kimberly Orput Tara Steinschneider Vossough ’74

Mr. and Mrs. Jules G. Cogan Alberto Colzi and Gianna Risaliti

Stephen Gilmore

Nick and Rachel Sun

Jay S. Wallace ’49

Denis John Healy III ’91

Mr. Frank H. Wallace

Drs. Ludovic and Maude Comeau

Richard and Christine Griffin Norton ’87

Edward N. Heinz IV ’00

Kenny Olatunji

Hilary and Barry Weinstein

Bradford L. Williams ’69

Maxine Lechter Comisky ’84

Betsy Perkins Hill ’70

Christine Olatunji

Marcia McMillan Hines ’56

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Wirtz III ’86

Janet Stanley Hoffmann ’59

Mayja Pastrana and Cesar Guerra

Curtis E. House ’71

Apur Patel ’86

Debbie and Ethan Youderian

Mr. and Mrs. James Howe ’62 (Mary June Newman ’63)

Bruce E. Peters ’86

Peyton Young ’62

Ellen Howe ’65 and Royce Hoyle ’65

Kristen Moffat Powell ’86

Melissa and Matthew Wessel Jackie and Chris Cotter Donald ’70 and Frederick T. Croft ’67 Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 Earl and Karen Cunningham Robert and Erin Wilson James D. Darrow ’67 Hillary Wirtz ’97 James D. Davis ’64 and Erin Quaglia Lewis Davis Mr. and Mrs. Qiao Xing Anne Hines Young ’77

Emily and Michael Denesha

Mr. Weifang Zhou and Ms. May Xue

Daniel D. Deuble ’77

*Deceased

Laurence H. Williams ’87

Emilee and Brian Wolfe

Jane Drake Piechota ’66 Lara and Benjamin Port The Preston Family

Martha and John Dienner

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our donor s RAIDER RELIEF

Raider Relief provides immediate impact funds for current families whose needs may have changed because of the current economic situation. This included contributions from the Virtual 5K Run/Walk during Spirit Week, our Live and Serve Day and Giving Tuesday Now—a global day of giving and unity as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by the global pandemic. We acknowledge the donors who generously responded to this need in our Raider community.

Brian and Tracie Frederick

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Kelly

Tobye Ostrow

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Freiburger

John M. Kelly ’12

Mary and Frank Phillips

Rose K. Kelly ’14

Dr. and Mrs. David H. Potter

Mark and Sarah Fuller

Keswani Family

The Bullock-Puzon Family

Bill and Drea Gallaga

Keyt Family

William Rapp ’26

Nina and Scott Gallin

Mr. and Mrs. Rock Khanna

Ilhana Redzovic ’13

Cynthia Turley Gentles

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koplar

Tom Saleh

Ian George ’21

Strib and Janie Koster

Brian Sarfo

Tala B. Glass ’16

Michael and Jennifer Larsen

The Scheyer Family

James E. Golden ’70

Paula Lemond

Dennis and Christina Self

Lucy Gray

Olivier and Anne Leonetti

Jeff Shaw

Katy and Gerry Hansell

Mr. John Lillig and Ms. Anna Lee

David and Susan Sherman

Andre Lodree ’96

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hayward

James and Jennifer Shreve

Anonymous (3)

Earl and Karen Cunningham

Sophia Hiland ’18

Matt and Kathryn A’Hearn

Antonia Lopes ’22

Steven Shultz and Tiffani Pierson

Phyllis Beattie ’72

Mr. Frank Dachille and Ms. Christine Brennan

Josh Hilton and Brook Wharton

Lorenzo M. Lopes ’19

Jodi and Steve Simon

Julia Drake Berkowitz ’64

James D. Davis ’64

Natasha and Timothy Mah

Melissa and Chuck Smith

Dr. Judith L. Nerad and Mr. Bruce B. Blair ’69

Diehl Family

Michael and Melissa Howard

John and Claire Storino

Tori Dixon

Mr. and Mrs. William T. McDowell (Molly Ingram ’80)

The Humphrey Family

Jennifer and Jon Bunge

Art and Lili Duquette

Kathy and Patrick McHugh

Charles H. Ingram ’75

Heidi and Brian Capozzi

Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke

Elizabeth R. Ingram ’82

Julie and Rich Carrigan

Libby Ester and Michael Brody

Caitlin and Mark McLennan Mark Medhurst

The Wachter Family

Mike and Meredith Carter

Diana and Tom Flemma

Arthur ’70 and Diane Flint Jessen ’70

Middle school students

Berkley and Bob Wellstein

Barbara Castilla

Mr. Bernard Ford and Mrs. Heather O’Shea

Gwen Jessen ’76

Hooman Mohseni and Nasrin Meftah

Donald ’70 and Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Jeffrey J. Foreman ’80

Dr. Kristen Kaczynski and Dr. Christopher Shaw

Maureen and Art Wilde

Drs. Ludovic and Maude Comeau

Susan and Steven Fortier

Brian and Jessica Montgomery

Jan Miller Kahler ’64

Beth Foster

Craig and Jenny Niemann

John and Tura Cottingham

Jane and C.J. Fraleigh

Angelina Villasis Keever and Luis Gonzalez Michaca

Brett O’Brien and Jessica Dawson O’Brien

Ms. Lynsey Wollin-Casey and Mr. Shawn Casey

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler

RAIDERS

ALUMNI BY

SOCIETY

CLASS

Named after our school mascot, this society acknowledges young alumni within 10 years of graduation who have contributed $100 or more. Anonymous (4) Blair Hunt Bobier ’09 Elizabeth Doi ’09 Grace Flickinger ’12

The alumni tradition of philanthropy plays an important role in maintaining North Shore’s legacy of educational excellence from generation to generation. Our alumni remain connected with and supportive of the school. We are thankful for their loyalty and generosity.

Manuel Hodzic ’15 Melissa Jesser ’09 Leigh Kukanza ’11 William Madigan ’17 Claire McCarthy ’15 Firouz J. Niazi ’17 Ilhana Redzovic ’13 Adeline Rohrbach ’16 Daniel E. Schur ’12 Jack K. Viellieu ’09

Tim and Maggie Storino

Robert and Erin Wilson

Debbie and Ethan Youderian

CLASS OF ’41

CLASS OF ’45

CLASS OF ’49

20% Participation

33% Participation

67% Participation

Pauline Goodrich O’Brien

Francis G. Burlingham David N. Scott

CLASS OF ’42 20% Participation Betty De Lescaille Curtis Bates Cornelia Wallace Caldwell

CLASS OF ’43 33% Participation

Carol Larsson Stern

Thomas A. Belshe *John F. Benjamin Norman B. Ferris Joan Hauser Gately

CLASS OF ’46 30% Participation *William C. Bartholomay

Marianne Neuses Hartnett John S. Hinchman Mary Pick Hines Ruth Allen Hopfenbeck

Margaret Taylor Jenkins

John H. Roberts

Theodore B. Washburne

William E. Steinwedell II James Stenson

CLASS OF ’47

Jay S. Wallace

Katrina Wolcott Kelley

Blair Francke ’12 Emily Gavin ’09

Tana Hitch

Patsy Pettibone McKeown

CLASS OF ’30 33% Participation Mrs. Bruni Fletcher-Koch

John N. Wilson

39% Participation Kenneth M. Henderson, Jr. John R. Lindgren

CLASS OF ’50 14% Participation

CLASS OF ’44

Jean Cullin Mertz

W. Tod Egan

30% Participation

Sally Burnett Searle

Marjorie Sinek Gaile

Robert A. Waller

CLASS OF ’40 100% Participation Julia Goodman Fallon

Richard D. Golden Margery Lloyd Hexton

CLASS OF ’51 CLASS OF ’48

James G. Maynard

25% Participation

27% Participation Byron C. Campbell

Louise Konsberg Noll

Theodore R. Butz

James J. Glasser

Sallie Welsh VanArsdale

Marietta Chapin Covell

Susanne Farley Sanders

Thomas F. Pick

Frances Blunt Steinwedell

Georgia Elmes Welles

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O T H E C L A S S O F 1 9 4 9 W H O R A I S E D OV E R $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 IN HONOR OF THE CENTENNIAL AND T H E I R 7 0 T H R E U N I O N , S U R PA S S I N G THEIR ORIGINAL GOAL OF $70,000.

“On a solid foundation, North Shore has grown, adapted, and provided well-rounded, balanced, and thoughtful education for 100 years. It will continue to do so, in spite of the current pandemic, because of its talented and committed alumni, students, faculty and administrators.” Midge Chace Powell ’49, Tom Flemma, John Roberts ’49, Jim Stenson ’49, Jay Bach and Joan Hauser Gately ’49

CLASS OF ’52 46% Participation

CLASS OF ’56 27% Participation

L. Hall Healy, Jr. Janet Stanley Hoffmann Charles M. Price, Jr.

H A L L H E A LY ’ 5 9

CLASS OF ’62

CLASS OF ’64

42% Participation

40% Participation

Suzan Baskin Bernhard

Charlotte Sweeney Ernster

Nancy Dayton Sidhu

Barbara Berndtson Bamberg

Julia Drake Berkowitz

Stephen W. Edwards

Torrey Everett

Robert Turpin

Frederick M. Bowes II

Joanne D. Brew

Thomas H. Garver

Marcia McMillan Hines

Sara Coulter Veeder

Ronald A. Cahan

Betty Anne Clarke Carlin

Virginia Simmons Hardy

Coleman S. Hutchins

Margaretha Walk

Eleanor Wagner Cornog

Bennett W. Carrington III

Suzanna Martin Reardon

Sally Simmons Kiper

Susan Palm Waltrip

Richard C. Fall

Merle C. Chambers

Ruth Geering Hurka Westfall

Franklin J. Lunding, Jr.

Anne Eastman Yeomans

Thomas F. Geraghty III

Nancy Scribner Clarke

Sherryl Ware Griffin

James D. Davis

Christina Strong Hirsch

Hollis Potter Fromm

James Howe

William S. Guenzel

Lane E. Jennings

William B. Hinchliff

CLASS OF ’53 53% Participation

CLASS OF ’57 31% Participation

CLASS OF ’60 41% Participation

Carlene C. Blunt

Bruce A. Everett

Nell Kneibler

Caroline Dern Johnston

Liz Washburn Borozan

Virginia Caspari Gerst

Anne Darrow McCausland

Jan Miller Kahler

Sylvia Blackburn Felcyn

Michael F. Brookins

Colin Graham

Judith Brew McDonough

Edward E. Lawson

Mrs. Barbara Gorham

Elizabeth Patrick Dewey

Roger S. Griffin

James M. Mindling

Kathryn Wilsey Lerch

Harley Hutchins

Peyton Young

Christopher H. Lunding

Jeffrey P. Carstens *Mrs. June Farrell

Nicholas B. Kronwall Edward U. Notz Leonora Hunt Ross Judith Olson Uehling Michael L. Wallace

CLASS OF ’54 28% Participation

CLASS OF ’58 30% Participation

Jill Trieschmann Nesbit Lynne Wavering Shotwell

CLASS OF ’63 41% Participation

Robert K. Strong, Jr.

Anonymous

Carolyn Miller Short

Paul D. Hambourger

Estelle Miller Weedon

Susan Merrick Bacon

David S. Strong

Anthony F. Kramer

Margot Fraker Wynkoop

Cynthia Cummings

Jennet Burnell Lingle Diane Williams Parker Nancy Kimball Robinson Susie Brew Schreiber

Marion R. Foote

CLASS OF ’61 38% Participation

Ellen Rockwell Galland Glenn R. Geist Thomas B. Harris

Anne Huebner Abercrombie

Mary June Newman Howe

Elizabeth D. Ames

Jeannie Lea Scully

Pamela Winston Christensen

John A. Silander, Jr.

Harry L. Drake

Barbara Schilling Stanton

Robert C. Kopple

Anne Coulter Tobey

Trink Smith Chambers

Mary Sperling McAuliffe

Cynthia Walk

Lucia Farwell Dhaens

Carole Grant Clarkson

Christopher Osgood

Michael A. Wartman

Alice Suter Hardesty

Daniel C. Dosé

Elizabeth Allison Owen

Thomas F. Taylor

Andrew C. Durham

Chip Shotwell

Lisa McEwen Tingley

Richard R. Gilbert

Leslie M. Spitz

Carter McAlister Griffin

James F. Wilson

Judith Atwood Wright

CLASS OF ’59

22% Participation

*Deceased

James T. Reidy

Elizabeth Guenzel Carlin

Judith Dayton McGrath

CLASS OF ’55

Daniel W. Randle

William F. Steel

Martha Uhrig Malnic

Margaret Pirie Warren

Marnie Paul

Courtney S. Bryant

John R. Corkran *Ellen Reeves Walin

Jay T. Nichols, Jr.

Patricia Ostrom Kohnen

52% Participation

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This spring, two grateful alumnae matched donations of $100 or more from new or lapsed donors ($25 or more from classes 2005-2019). We surpassed our goal, raising over $15,000.

“ I B E L I E V E I N T H E Q U A L I T Y E D U C AT I O N T H AT N S C D P R OV I D E S , A N D R E C O G N I Z E T H AT C O N T R I B U T I O N S S U P P O R T Q U A L I T Y P R O G R A M S A N D P R OV I D E A C C E S S F O R A W I D E R D I V E R S I T Y O F S T U D E N T S .”

Nancy Pfisterer Leon ’72 Buddies: Isa Ameen ’20 and Leo Wachter ’33

CLASS OF ’65 30% Participation

Cece Ewen Durbin Eliza Howe Earle Deborah Vainder Edidin

CLASS OF ’70

CLASS OF ’72

CLASS OF ’75

38% Participation

19% Participation

18% Participation

John S. Darrow

Jane Bulger Gallagher

Ruth Joy Burnell

Phyllis Beattie

Michael L. Bird

William B. Davis

Charles L. Gardner

Robert C. Cody

Peter A. Dammann, Jr.

Pam Rahmann Conant

Margi Morse Delafield

William H. Harper

Mila Watkins Delaware

Charles H. Herndon, Jr.

Karen Stone Kaplan

Elisabeth Olson Geraghty

Martin L. Jack

James E. Golden

Nicholas M. Johnson

Matthew S. Kaplan

Robert C. Geraghty

Patricia Missner Johnson

Betsy Perkins Hill

Nancy Pfisterer Leon

Charles H. Ingram

John T. Hickey

Courtney Kling Luddecke

Arthur C. Jessen

Harriet Blair Mulligan

Kimberly Louis Stewart

Ellen G. Howe

Timothy H. Macdonald

Diane Flint Jessen

Andrew J. Scheman

Mark A. Wollaeger

Royce A. Hoyle III

Wendel W. Meyer

Craig H. Johnson

Robert D. Stibolt

William C. Jefferson

Charles H. Schweppe

Kathleen Johnson

Harry S. Lambart

Malinda Smyth

Mary Prendergast Kinney

W. Craig Misner

Molly Brown Stephan

James W. Leslie

Mary Hobart Petke Audrey Kuh Straight

Laurie S. Lipman

CLASS OF ’68

CLASS OF ’76 CLASS OF ’73 21% Participation

27% Participation Tony Blumberg

Gayley Atkinson Patterson

William H. Hines

Andrew W. Brown

Ann Patton

Sam Howe

Betsy Bruemmer

Walter L. Porter

Ned Jessen

Jim Deuble

Polly Ross

Victoria H. Leslie

Peter W. Flanzer

Blake Allison

Gill Isaacs Russell

Peter S. Reed

Thomas Freisem

Barbara R. Bradford

George H. Dern

Donald K. Whiteman

Francis S. Stanton

Lewis G. Hunt

Leigh Schweppe Buettner

Judy Price Fleenor

David F. Webster

Gwen Jessen

Robert B. Butler

Sally Green Handley

Laura Pettibone Wright

Richard A. Meyer

Barbara Bulger Drake

Denny R. McPhee

Bruce A. Jarchow

David Misch

CLASS OF ’66 23% Participation

15% Participation *Katharine Galt Allen

Christopher W. Johnson Tappan G. Merrick Jane Drake Piechota

CLASS OF ’71 33% Participation John P. Ayer, Jr.

CLASS OF ’69

Robert W. Dehlinger

Clint O’Connor

CLASS OF ’74 29% Participation

Elizabeth Ruwitch Ryan Elliot S. Weisenberg

CLASS OF ’77

Stephen B. Edge

Carol Marshall Allen

Julia Bartholomay Geer

Joanne Golden

Lucy Bartholomay

Walter A. Goldstein

Lynn Elisha Hansen

Anne Searle Bent

Ann Howard Hanna

Lynn Lillard Jessen

Jane Alexander Beck

Bruce B. Blair

Curtis E. House

John R. MacArthur

Susan Bransfield

Jill Witte Dillon

Peter Jefferson

Linda Salisbury

Charles C. Colbert

Susan Pettibone Fraser

Robert Y. Jordan

Stephen L. Smith

Daniel D. Deuble

Anonymous

Miriam Geraghty

Irl H. Marshall III

Jack Vilas III

Sarah Patton Duncan

Wickliffe Loomis Blasi

Nancy Colbert MacDougall

David L. Ross

Joanne Turley Elisha

Frederick T. Croft

Suzanne Folds McCullagh

Lee Barker Savinar

Tara Steinschneider Vossough

James D. Darrow

Andrew I. Philipsborn

John C. Stern

Pam Gibson

Frances L. de Peyster

Douglas Severson

William C. Stern

Kathryn Lewis Ginebaugh

Catherine Askow Thompson

Boetius H. Sullivan III

C. Scott Knowlton

Alice Marshall Vogler

Nancy Green Whiteman

Robert G. Peters

Bradford L. Williams

Rocky Wirtz

Herbert L. Stern III Gail Sykes

CLASS OF ’67 35% Participation

28% Participation

37% Participation

W. Robert Elisha

“The teachers, students, and courses at NSCD shaped my approach to learning from high school through MIT, my years in Computer Development, and now in retirement. For example, three years ago, prior to a birding trip in Provence, my wife and I spent a week in Florence with our niece. I was moved to set aside my beloved French studies to study Italian through the Art and History of Florence and am now embarking on a voyage with Dante.” J AY N I C H O L S ’ 6 4 , celebrated 55th Reunion

THE CLASSES OF 1964 (55TH REUNION) AND 1969 (50TH REUNION) HAD KEY LEADERSHIP DONORS ($10,000) WHOSE GENEROSITY I N S P I R E D O T H E R C L A S S M AT E S T O PA R T I C I PAT E . Homecoming: Madelyn Howard ’30

David A. Sahlin

Melinda Roenisch

Laura Wirtz Jenkins

Lauren G. Stone

Lucy Sievers

Matthew R. Leibowitz

John L. Strauss, Jr.

S. Scott Smith

Arla Medvin Silverstein

Matthew D. Wells

Matthew S. Weisenberg

Nadia Nagib Wallace

John N. Wilking Anne Hines Young

CLASS OF ’78

CLASS OF ’81 13% Participation

CLASS OF ’85 23% Participation

CLASS OF ’87

CLASS OF ’90

21% Participation

8% Participation

Christopher C. Avery

Paula Castillo

William J. Bach

Margaret Smith Coffee

Julie Pokorny Bellanca

Ciara McDonagh

Lauri Reagan Harris

Andrew J. Wood

Christine Griffin Norton

CLASS OF ’91

Richard J. Appel

Michelle B. Atwater

Molly Shotwell Oelerich

David F. Hines

James A. Gassel

Lisa McClung Ristic

Carol Cuncannan DeMaio

J. Jeffry Louis

Rashid M. Ghazi

Alexandra Silets

Tracy Louis Merrill

Lynne Harwich McAlevey

Thomas B. Nachbar

Patrick K. Strong

Denis John Healy III

Jared Nedzel

George D. Smith III

Michael Reinsdorf

Laurence H. Williams

Robert A. McClung

13% Participation

Lisa Paul Renaud

George S. Rogers

CLASS OF ’82 CLASS OF ’79 22% Participation

16% Participation

Jacqueline Scott Amy Seftenberg Turnbull Tracy Bach Vogel

Marjorie Bransfield

CLASS OF ’86

CLASS OF ’88

CLASS OF ’92

18% Participation

8% Participation

Annie Aggens

Michaela Murphy

William H. Ake

Elizabeth Deitrick Trafelet

Prentiss Donohue

Estelle Campos Ybarra

Cathy Kleiman Bartholomay

Elizabeth R. Ingram

Peter H. Eklund

Lisa Jones

Kenneth M. Karmin

Thomas Marrinson

Scott Olson

Marc E. Peters

Christy Aggens

John C. Kehoe

Andrew J. Sullivan

Jennifer L. Stone

Elizabeth Hines Bigelow

Aaron M. Koral

Mark J. Bransfield

Bradley L. Savage

Liam Davis

Courtney Willliams Shelton

William VerMeulen

CLASS OF ’83 CLASS OF ’80 29% Participation

5% Participation

9% Participation

32% Participation

Elizabeth Peruchini Graham

Paul DeWoskin Curt A. Kaplan

CLASS OF ’93 15% Participation Seth Coppock Benjamin de la Fuente

CLASS OF ’89

Gary Meltz

Michael W. Bransfield

Helen Loennig

Miller Bransfield

Christopher J. Charnas

Apur Patel

Jeffrey J. Foreman

Caroline Kullberg Godellas

Bruce E. Peters

John J. Anton

Jane Franke

Peter M. Karmin

Kristen Moffat Powell

Mark K. Ferris

Howard I. Goldblatt

Alison Wirtz

Sarah Geist Rosen

Chesly J. Manly

Rebecca Andreou Sabri

Kerry L. Moore

Nathan C. Appleton

Jessica Kotler Stahl

Cyrus W. Oelerich

Kristopher R. Baade

Arthur M. Wirtz III

Laura Heinz Peters

Jennifer Edidin

Thomas P. Smith

Eugene A. Kuznetsov

Arthur Handelman Robert N. Kaplan Beth Kaplan Karmin Tina Keith-Locke

CLASS OF ’84 15% Participation

Elizabeth Miller Leonard

Elizabeth Conrad Billings

Miriam Feinstein Lupien

David E. Brown

Molly Ingram McDowell

Maxine Lechter Comisky

*Deceased

16% Participation

Betty Fisher Wiggins

CLASS OF ’94 11% Participation

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“I GIVE TO NORTH SHORE B E C A U S E I T TA U G H T M E H O W T O I N C O R P O R AT E S E R V I C E I N T O M Y D A I LY L I F E — T H R O U G H SMALL ACTIONS LIKE PICKING UP TRASH I SEE DURING A WA L K , A S W E L L A S B I G G E R ACTIONS LIKE SPENDING E V E R Y T U E S D AY M O R N I N G V O L U N T E E R I N G AT A L O C A L E L E M E N TA R Y S C H O O L .”

Sophie Hiland ’18

Service: Hugh Heneghan ’33, Jonathan Ramirez ’20, Gabriel Jackson ’33, Zuri Day ’33, Fletcher Stanley ’33, Ally McKeown ’20 and Gerald Leesch ’20

THANK YOU for the outstanding Annual Giving support from our

reunion classes and the alumni community. Your generosity supported current

students and teachers while strengthening connections in our alumni community, and made our Centennial year even more meaningful. We are grateful for your Raider “Live and Serve” spirit which helps continue the Raider legacy.

1 9 5 3 A L U M M AT C H E D

A L L D O N AT I O N S F O R THE CLASS FOR THE S E C O N D Y E A R I N A R O W.

“I support NSCD because I appreciate how it provided me with a well-rounded foundation that ignited my curiosity to explore the world and how it will inspire current and future students to continually learn.” N A O M I H AT T O R I ’ 0 2 Academics: Naia Colman ’31 and Alina Shultz ’31

“Thank you for taking the time to read the Acorn. I hope that you agree that it is a marvelous publication and a great way to stay in touch with the school. The school benefits from its strong alumni community. Thank you for supporting the school in so many ways. In these pages, you will find evidence of the value of the contributions that you make. In these challenging days, your support is more valuable than ever.” T O M G E R A G H T Y ’ 6 2 , Alumni Board President

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O THE

1940S DECADE FOR

H I G H E S T PA R T I C I PAT I O N AND THE

1960S DECADE

FOR THE MOST DONORS.

383

Donors made gifts of $100 or less, raising a total of $23,250

Arts: Virtual Musical Tea

CLASS OF ’95

CLASS OF ’01

CLASS OF ’06

CLASS OF ’11

CLASS OF ’16

6% Participation

3% Participation

10% Participation

7% Participation

12% Participation

Gabriel S. Levi

Jay Webster

Henley Shotwell

CLASS OF ’02 CLASS OF ’96 10% Participation

16% Participation

Mullery Doar

David Deuble

Tala B. Glass

Sophie Smith Finnerty

Max Fink

William T. Lawler

Lauren Lowinger

Leigh Kukanza

Matthew L. Morette

George E. Whiteman

Morgan Peters

Adeline Rohrbach

Lusia Zaitseva

Nora Philbin

Camille Scheyer Megan Trott

Katherine Bearman

CLASS OF ’07

CLASS OF ’12

13% Participation

10% Participation

Katie Winslow

Anonymous

Benjy Blenner

Andre Lodree

Jordan Fisher

Mina Takahashi

Naomi Hattori

Kathryn Todd

Brian Jessen

John W. Elam

Carlos Angeles

Kathryn Rooney

Tiara Sade Miles

Aleda Deuble

Meera Sinha

Prescott B. Nicholson

Grace Flickinger

Francesca Block

William P. W. Reitz

John M. Kelly

Dylan M. Cotter

Alexander Vertrees

Jeannie Peters

Katherine Glew

Emily Finlay Vertrees

Rebecca Reátegui

Katie Karmin

Daniel E. Schur

Sarah Lumberg

CLASS OF ’97 9% Participation Luke H. Bakalar David S. Gorelick Hillary Wirtz

CLASS OF ’03 12% Participation Ross Blumenfeld Charlie Doar

CLASS OF ’98 9% Participation Rachel Abarbanell Jennifer L. Gonzalez-Gent

Henry T. Gaud III Molly Whiteman Vreede

CLASS OF ’04 12% Participation

CLASS OF ’08 6% Participation Peter L. Dunn

Alissa Nolan

Aracely Vasquez

Ilhana Redzovic

Joseph Buterbaugh

Olivia Scheyer

Clayton D. Durning

Sarah Cody Gallas

20% Participation

Quinnetta Bellows Miller

Blair Hunt Bobier

Jacob Ringer

Rebecca Dachille

Ashleigh Palmer Weathers

Elizabeth Doi Emily Gavin

CLASS OF ’05

Melissa Jesser

6% Participation

Alex Kaplan Keefe

Alex Moffat

5% Participation

Sophia Hiland

CLASS OF ’14 2% Participation Rose K. Kelly

CLASS OF ’15 7% Participation

Caroline McCarthy

Manuel Hodzic

Alexander Greenough

Karen Block Thomas

Claire McCarthy

Ashleigh Cross St. Peters

Matthew B. Thomas

Mackenzie Nolan

Jack K. Viellieu

Samuel G. Reátegui

Edward N. Heinz IV

CLASS OF ’18

Kevin B. Nathan

3% Participation

Emily Gaud

Bernhard O. Sander

Jonah D. Levi-Paesky

CLASS OF ’09

Andrew M. DeYoung

11% Participation

Firouz J. Niazi

Anonymous (2)

Rebecca Lockhart Curry-Edwards

10% Participation

William Madigan

CLASS OF ’13

Daniel H. Lowinger

Emi Neithercut Brook

CLASS OF ’00

12% Participation

Madelaine Kukanza

CLASS OF ’99

Kathryn Hutchins Kletzien

CLASS OF ’17

Thomas J. McDowell Alicetierney Prindiville-Porto

CLASS OF ’19 4% Participation Gavin J. Cotter Caroline Lommer Lorenzo M. Lopes

Daniel Viellieu

*Deceased

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Academics: Meera Reid ’24

Interim Week: Shahaan Ghazi ’31 and Jada Adamson-Tate ’21

CURRENT

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bogan

STUDENTS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Canmann

Thank you to our current students for supporting NSCD.

Julie and Rich Carrigan Cheryl and Chris Charnas ’83

Ms. Lynsey Wollin-Casey and Mr. Shawn Casey

Chafy Mostofi

Mr. Timothy Gerdeman

Laura Mostofi

Debbie and Ethan Youderian

Christine Olatunji

Mr. and Mrs. Rashid M. Ghazi ’85

Mr. Weifang Zhou and Ms. May Xue

Kenny Olatunji

Chuck and Linda Glew

Mary and Frank Phillips

Ari and Judy Golson

Mohan Rao and Maria Yen

Mr. David Green and Ms. Jamie Querciagrossa

Dr. Sungjoon Cho and Dr. Mehyun Song

11TH GRADE

Charley K. Bell ’21

Marian and Robert Collins

74% Participation

Ian George ’21

Jackie and Chris Cotter

Ms. Patricia Adamson

Gary and Karen Savin

Nathan Keyt ’21

Michael and Kenzie Doornweerd

Mr. and Mrs. Sunday Adebiyi

The Scheyer Family

Hope Barrett

Mary Kelly and Michael Schneider

Antonia Lopes ’22 William Rapp ’26

Mr. Michael Edwards and Ms. Melissa Mizel Michael and Amy Ellis

CURRENT PA R E N T S

North Shore parents enthusiastically support the school in countless ways. Their contributions and leadership are vital to North Shore’s success. Participation refl ects contributions to Annual Giving and the Beneﬁt.

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Flannery

72% Participation

Over $100,000 raised in honor of their graduating seniors

William T. Bartholomay and Cathy Kleiman Bartholomay ’79 Kevin Bell

Susan and Steven Fortier Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hayward

Art and Lili Duquette

Mr. and Mrs. Fareed A. Khan José Isasi II and Charlene Kittredge

Rich and Susan Gallun

Jeff and Marianne Markowitz Joseph and Laura McKeown Craig and Jenny Niemann

Pedro Ramirez and Mayra Diaz

Brian and Katie Scullion David and Susan Sherman

Katy and Gerry Hansell Mr. and Mrs. Colin Hudson Mrs. Stacy Hunt Ashish and Ritu Jain Dr. Renata and Mr. Lance Johnson Mr. Kyle Jones and Ms. Nichola Roberts-Jones

Katherine and John Sprenger

Linda and Peter Karmin ’83

Dawn and Kwesi Steele

Mr. and Mrs. Fareed A. Khan David M. Klaskin

10TH GRADE

Bela and Demetrius Lopes

91% Participation

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Madigan

Alan and Ginny George

Anonymous

Olena Marshall

Mauricia and Salvador Gonzalez

Leslie and Dale Andren

Robert Marshall

Atia Family

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meyers

Ms. Lisa Altenbernd and Mr. Stephen Hagerty

Heather and Bob Bartell

Ryan Paulson and Darla Hovden

Mr. and Mrs. Abdulah Hodzic The Humphrey Family

Dr. Judith L. Nerad and Mr. Bruce B. Blair ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Canmann

Mr. Andy Richardson

Constantine Kanellos and Hariklia Karis

Ms. Anne Richardson

Shelley and Ed Keller

Nat Roberts and Laura Zung

Tori Dixon

Keyt Family

Michael and Kenzie Doornweerd

Rozsival Family

Mr. Pablo Guillen and Ms. Yerlin Mejia

Jodi and Steve Simon

Alison and Bill Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Freiburger

Richard and Christine Griffin Norton ’87

12TH GRADE

Brooke and James Sabia

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Devereux

Mrs. Stacy Hunt

Katherine and Matthew Roszak

Paula Lemond

Sean and Diana Connolly

Dr. and Mrs. David H. Potter Laura and Robert Probst Pedro Ramirez and Mayra Diaz Mr. Stacy Rhoads and Mrs. Terri Engelman Rhoads

Heath and Carey Fear

Blasko and Lisa McClung Ristic ’87

Karen and Chris Segal Anonymous (3)

Aneta Galary and Kris Leschynski

Diana and Tom Flemma

Sarah and John Rountree

Jitka and Eric Terhaerdt

Atia Family

Carole and Steven Levin

Louise and Tom Flickinger

Jane and Jay Saccaro

Katherine and Jim Umpleby

Heather and Bob Bartell

Nina and Scott Gallin

Duff and Chase Stevenson

Robert and Erin Wilson

Mr. John Lillig and Ms. Anna Lee

Heidi Schroeder Black

Alberto Gayoso and Belen Fernandez

Katherine and Jim Umpleby

Mr. and Mrs. Robin Winslow

Dr. Clark McKown and Ms. Elizabeth Hollenberg

David and Kelcy Vallas

Athletics: Adam Terhaerdt ’20

72%

total parent participation

IN ANNUAL GIVING AND/OR THE BENEFIT

7th Grade Outdoor Education

Mr. and Mrs. Sun Yoo

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hourihane

Debbie and Ethan Youderian Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Zabel, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Qiao Xing

Mr. Bernard Ford and Mrs. Heather O’Shea

Amy and Jim Gray

Mr. Timothy Gerdeman

Dr. and Mrs. David Kalainov

Deborah Greenberg and Michael Winnick

Mr. and Mrs. Rashid M. Ghazi ’85

Mr. and Mrs. Rock Khanna

Jake and Stephanie Henry

Julie and Matthew Halbower

José Isasi II and Charlene Kittredge

Ashish and Ritu Jain

Jake and Stephanie Henry

Patrick and Tessa Kalotis

Dr. and Mrs. David Kalainov

9TH GRADE

Olivier and Anne Leonetti

Ms. Di Li and Mr. John Schultz

Ellen and Rob Knight

68% Participation

Mr. John Lillig and Ms. Anna Lee

Michael and Jennifer Larsen

Richard and Christine Griffin Norton ’87

Mr. Shiv Iyer and Ms. Kavita Narasimhan

The Loeb Family

Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Jaffe

Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Medvin

Melissa and Steve Jarmel

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Furton Mr. David Green and Ms. Jamie Querciagrossa Ms. Lisa Altenbernd and Mr. Stephen Hagerty

Anonymous (2)

Xiaohang Lu and Zhonghai Fei

William H. Ake ’88

Heather and Greg Metz

Brett O’Brien and Jessica Dawson O’Brien

Heidi and Vann Avedisian

Hooman Mohseni and Nasrin Meftah

Todd Ricketts and Sylvie Légère Mr. and Mrs. James D. Rosen (Sarah Geist ’86)

Alex and Tricia Santos

Heidi Schroeder Black

Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Oelerich ’89 (Molly Shotwell ’87)

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bogan

Kenny Olatunji

Jane and Jay Saccaro

Jennifer and Jon Bunge

Christine Olatunji

Melissa and Chuck Smith

Robert Smith and Nichole DeMars-Smith

Heidi and Brian Capozzi

Kelley and Sean Owen

Dawn and Kwesi Steele

Jennifer L. Stone ’82

Marian and Robert Collins

Brooke and James Sabia

Duff and Chase Stevenson

Drs. Ludovic and Maude Comeau

Gary and Karen Savin

Rich and Julie Ugarte

Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke

Alesia and Derek Wall

Debbie and Ethan Youderian

The Watrous Family

Yang Yang and Heyi Zhang

Betty Fisher Wiggins ’93 and Michael Wiggins

The Pinner Family

Julia and Conrad Winkler

Ms. Stephanie Rapp and Ms. Renee Lanam

Katharine Baker and Tilden Katz Elizabeth Hines Bigelow ’86

Erica and Jeff Conlon Omar and Evelyn De la Cruz

8TH GRADE

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Devereux

58% Participation

7TH GRADE 74% Participation

Dean and Maureen Nelson The Preston Family Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Settimi James and Jennifer Shreve

Ms. Lynsey Wollin-Casey and Mr. Shawn Casey

Dr. and Mrs. David Kalainov Patrick and Tessa Kalotis David M. Klaskin Michael and Jennifer Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Jason Long Dr. Amanda and Mr. Thomas T. Macejko, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Oelerich ’89 (Molly Shotwell ’87) Mr. and Mrs. David Ogbolumani The Bullock-Puzon Family

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Rosen (Sarah Geist ’86)

Diehl Family

Ms. Patricia Adamson

Amber and Rob Donath

Mr. and Mrs. Sunday Adebiyi

Anonymous

Julie and Erik Falk

Heather and Bob Bartell

William H. Ake ’88

Susan and Steven Fortier

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bar

Krista and J.P. Gallagher

Drs. Ludovic and Maude Comeau

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bogan

Steven Shultz and Tiffani Pierson

Rich and Susan Gallun

Dombalagian Family

Anonymous

Amy and Clay Brock

Louise and Tom Flickinger

Atia Family

Peter and Deborah Smith

Jill and David Greer

Mike and Meredith Carter

Dr. Carmen Gomez-Fiegl and Dr. Patrik Fiegl

Shenila and Karim Babool

Emilee and Brian Wolfe

Steve Haislet and Karen Strehle

Jackie and Chris Cotter

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bar

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hayward

Mauricia and Salvador Gonzalez

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Devereux

Sean and Diana Connolly

Bill and Drea Gallaga

6TH GRADE 73% Participation

Sarah M. Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Shelley

Diana and Tom Flemma

Nina and Scott Gallin

*Deceased

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“NORTH SHORE NURTURES THE WHOLE CHILD AND OFFERS MANY O P P O R T U N I T I E S F O R G ROW T H A N D E N J OY M E N T. I T R E A S U R E MY SON’S TEACHERS AND T H E I R G I F T S A N D E N E R G Y. W E SUPPORT THE SCHOOL THROUGH ANNUAL GIVING BECAUSE T U I T I O N A L O N E D O E S N ’ T C OV E R A L L O F T H E P R O G R A M M I N G T H AT I S O F F E R E D A N D W E WA N T T O HELP KEEP NORTH SHORE F I S C A L LY H E A LT H Y.”

Ravi Batista, Parent of Isaac Lumpkin ’28 Arts: Lower School Holiday Concert

5TH GRADE 85% Participation

4TH GRADE 73% Participation

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Heneghan

Scott and Pamela Wiercinski

Larry and Diona Lewis

Rudy and Nichole Wilson

Josh Hilton and Brook Wharton

Janelle and Andrew Wood ’90

Brian and Jessica Montgomery Mayja Pastrana and Cesar Guerra

Anonymous

Anonymous (2)

Heidi and Vann Avedisian

William H. Ake ’88

Wendy and Steve Baker

Heidi and Brian Capozzi

Stuart Bradley and Francesca Cornelli

Mike and Meredith Carter Diehl Family

Hong Chen and Qing Ru

Brian and Jessica Montgomery

Bill and Drea Gallaga

Jackie and Chris Cotter

Lara and Benjamin Port

Ashley and Mark Haupt

Mr. and Mrs. Jasen E. Day

Jake and Stephanie Henry

Mark and Rebecca Sansoterra

Isabel and John Fiore

Josh Hilton and Brook Wharton

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Schuster

Dr. Anne W. Collins and Mr. Seamus Collins

Mr. Shiv Iyer and Ms. Kavita Narasimhan

Dennis and Christina Self

Vanessa and Matt Colman

Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Shelley Tim and Maggie Storino

Rebecca and Nenad Dragojlovich

Walter and Ashleigh Palmer Weathers ’04

Mr. and Mrs. K. Kalil

Mr. Kyle Jones and Ms. Nichola Roberts-Jones

Rudy and Nichole Wilson

Helen and Rony Kordahi

Jayanth Surakanti and Chethra Muthiah

Brian and Tracie Frederick

Strib and Janie Koster

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lumpkin

Tamika and Lendell Thompson

Mr. Bernard Ford and Mrs. Heather O’Shea Mr. and Mrs. Jason Giffen Michael and Melissa Howard

Katie and Jay Laabs Michael and Jennifer Larsen

Mr. David Pickering and Ms. Malessia Howland

Natasha and Timothy Mah

The Pinner Family

Pascal and Oona Manzari

The Bullock-Puzon Family

Jason and Susan Millner

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sheehan

Mr. and Mrs. K. Kalil Keswani Family

1ST GRADE

Mark and Rebecca Sansoterra

81% Participation

Marjana and Omair Siraj

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Long

2ND GRADE 95% Participation

Matt and Kathryn A’Hearn

Zachary and Laura Steinhandler

Mr. and Mrs. Kiernan Aiston

Stephen and Marie Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Brindley

Jayanth Surakanti and Chethra Muthiah

Kim and Greg Frezados Mr. and Mrs. Rashid M. Ghazi ’85

Mark Gent and Jennifer Gonzalez-Gent ’98

79% Participation

Keswani Family Ms. Di Li and Mr. John Schultz

Amy and Chase Archer Vanessa and Matt Colman Mr. and Mrs. Jasen E. Day

Tim and Deneen Brennan

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Long

Dane and Theresa Gilmour

Mr. Steven Shultz and Ms. Tiffani Pierson

William and Annette Dorsey

Lara and Benjamin Port

Katie and Andrew Florig

Dennis and Christina Self

Mark Gent and Jennifer Gonzalez-Gent ’98

Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Wolfe

Ashley and Mark Haupt

Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard J. Sander

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wood ’90

Michael and Melissa Howard

Bethany Schwartz and Benjamin Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Schuster

Mr. and Mrs. Sun Yoo

Brett O’Brien and Jessica Dawson O’Brien Pedro Ramirez and Mayra Diaz

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Sheftel John and Claire Storino Mrs. Kathryn Todd ’96 and Mrs. Kelly Todd

Dr. Kristen Kaczynski and Dr. Christopher Shaw Patrick and Tessa Kalotis

3RD GRADE

Akshay Kumar and Duan Sun

83% Participation

Dr. Amanda and Mr. Thomas T. Macejko, Jr.

Adam Held and Heather Pinkett

Anne and Bradford Stanley

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Heneghan

Mrs. Kathryn Todd ’96 and Mrs. Kelly Todd

Dr. Kristen Kaczynski and Dr. Christopher Shaw

Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke

Louis Mercer and Sarah Larson Mercer

Melissa and Matthew Wessel

Ellen Rasmussen and Ivan Rioja Scott

Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke

Mr. and Mrs. Kiernan Aiston

Pascal and Oona Manzari

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Brindley

Jason and Susan Millner

Scott and Pamela Wiercinski

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Donaldson

Bong and Jessica Shinn

Jordan and Stephanie Dubow

Zachary and Laura Steinhandler

Derek and Pascale Dunaway

Anne and Bradford Stanley

Michael and Amy Ellis

The Wachter Family

Tim and Maggie Storino

Brian and Tracie Frederick

Berkley and Bob Wellstein

Nick and Rachel Sun

Lauren and David Grossman

Lauren and David Grossman Steve Haislet and Karen Strehle

Peter and Deborah Smith

The Watrous Family

Bong and Jessica Shinn

64% Participation

Keith Sklar and Katie Michael

Contribution of Dollars Raised by Constituent Type: C U R R E N T PA R E N T S

39.4%

ALUMNI

24.4%

TRUSTEES

13.8%

PA R E N T S O F A L U M N I

11.5%

G R A N D PA R E N T S

4.5%

M AT C H I N G G I F T S

3.7%

FRIENDS O R G A N I Z AT I O N S FA C U LT Y A N D S TA F F

PA R E N T S O F ALUMNI

North Shore is grateful for the generosity of parents of alumni, who continue to remain supportive of the school beyond the graduation of their children.

1.4% 0.7% 0.6%

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Furrer

Nancy Geyer Christopher

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gardner ’67

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cody ’70 Margaret Smith Coffee ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Jules G. Cogan Jeff and Lucy Colman Alberto Colzi and Gianna Risaliti

Marjorie Sinek Gaile ’50

Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Gaud, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Geist ’63 Cynthia Turley Gentles

Michael Johnson and Leslie Fung Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kann

Kathy and Patrick McHugh Mr. and Mrs. Breece R. McKinney

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Kaplan ’75 (Karen Stone ’75)

Jamie Molzahn

Peter and Stephanie Keehn

Dr. Donald A. Morrison and Dr. Flora Zaitseva

Angelina Villasis Keever and Luis Gonzalez Michaca

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Moore

Eileen and Mike Murdock

Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43

Suzu and David Neithercut

Pam Rahmann Conant ’75

C. Gary and Virginia Caspari Gerst ’60

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Kelly

Joseph and Janet Nolan

John and Tura Cottingham

Mr. and Mrs. Bert A. Getz, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Oelerich

Anonymous (5)

Earl and Karen Cunningham

Richard D. Golden ’44

Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Klapperich, Jr. Liz and Mike Kohler

Mr. and Mrs. John Ake

Mr. Frank Dachille and Ms. Christine Brennan

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Goldman

Ms. Susan Klingenstein

Mr. Lorenz W. Aggens

Tim Curren

Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Perkinson

Mr. Richard Gonzalez

Mr. Robert L. Kotler and Ms. Yoko Kono

Laura Heinz Peters ’89 and Marc E. Peters ’82

Bob and Cynthia Alexander John and Ann Amboian Mr. and Mrs. John A. Andersen, Jr.

John S. Darrow ’65 Melissa and Oscar David Emily and Michael Denesha

Dr. Jacques N. Gordon and Ms. Elizabeth H. Wiltshire

Mr. Michael Peccia

Anthony F. Kramer ’58

Ms. Anne Prindiville

Mrs. Barbara Gorham

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Lawler Mrs. John J. Louis, Jr.

Nancy and Michael A. Reinsdorf ’85

Arenson Family

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Mr. Jeffrey P. Gray and Ms. Kendra A. Gallagher

Lynn Donaldson and Cameron Avery

Mrs. Jane H. Deuble

Walter and Nan Greenough

Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Doar III

Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Griffin ’60 (Sherryl Ware ’62)

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lumberg Franklin J. Lunding, Jr. ’56

Nancy Kimball Robinson ’58

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hansen (Lynn Elisha ’74)

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Mabie

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Robinson

Mr. Edward Harney and Ms. Kathryn A. Mikells

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Maconachy

Patti and Jay Bach Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Baird

Sharon Dole

Greg and Elizabeth Barr

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Durbin (Cece Ewen ’67)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Beerheide

Susan and Dale Downing

David and Catherine Durning

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Lowinger

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Renaud (Lisa Paul ’85) John H. Roberts ’49

Kevin Rooney *Mr. Michael A. Sachs

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berghammer

Gary and Deborah Vainder Edidin ’67

Denis John Healy III ’91

James G. Maynard ’44

Betsy Perkins Hill ’70

Mr. and Mrs. E. Scott Santi

Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCabe

Laura Thomas Bergman

Arlene H. Elisha

David F. Hines ’81

Julie Schmidt

Jane and Michael McCarthy

Wendi and Ed Biemer

Marcia McMillan Hines ’56

Susie Brew Schreiber ’58

Therese and Lee Block

Mr. Reed Fellars and Ms. Reven Uihlein-Fellars

Mary Pick Hines ’49

Mrs. Caroline Ingram McCarty

Linda and David Blumberg

Rory and Mary Ann Finlay

Mr. William G. Schur and Ms. Donna Fletcher

Susan and Scott Bondurant

The Jack Fisher Family

Teresa and Harley Hutchins ’60

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas F. McClanahan

Stefan and Yuko Schwarzfischer

Edward J. Burnell III

Mrs. Harold M. Flanzer

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Jaharis

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buterbaugh

Stephanie and Tom Formolo

Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClung

Cynthia Scott and Daniel Kegan

Jane and CJ Fraleigh

Mr. and Ms. Bruce A. Jarchow ’66

Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Francke

Arthur ’70 and Diane Flint Jessen ’70

Mr. Grant G. and Dr. Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69

Mr. and Mrs. J. Dennis Scully (Jeannie Lea ’63)

Richard W. and Barbara K. Frank

Mr. Howard E. Jessen

Peter and Jessie Butler Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Butz Barbara Castilla

*Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. William T. McDowell (Molly Ingram ’80)

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Shafer

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“FROM THE MINUTE OUR CHILDREN STEPPED F O O T O N N O R T H S H O R E C O U N T R Y D AY ’ S C A M P U S , O U R FA M I LY W A S B L E S S E D W I T H L I F E L O N G F R I E N D S H I P S . E V E RY O P P O R T U N I T Y WA S M A D E AVA I L A B L E — A C A D E M I C S , T H E AT E R , S P O R T S A N D SERVICE (TO NAME A FEW)—AND WE LEARNED W H AT I T M E A N T T O B E PA R T O F A T R U E C O M M U N I T Y. A LT H O U G H O U R K I D S H AV E G R O W N A N D F L O W N , W E CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE LIFE WORK OF NSCD BECAUSE WE ARE TRUE BELIEVERS OF ‘ONCE A R A I D E R , A LW AY S A R A I D E R .’ ”

Annie and Doug Mabie, Parents of Rachel ’12, Heather ’14 and Ross Athletics: Danny Sundt ’26, Nathan Smith ’26 and Tarik Awada ’26

Ms. Tracey Shafroth and Mr. Michael H. Elam Mr. Arch W. Shaw II Chip ’61 and Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60 Shailendra and Manjula Singh Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Skinner Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Slotkin Kenneth and Heidi Small

G R A N D PA R E N T S

Grandparents are a vital part of our North Shore community. We are grateful for their commitment to the school and for all the ways in which they support their grandchildren.

Carol Larsson Stern ’45

Mr. and Mrs. William Aiston

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stone

Mr. and Mrs. John Ake

Rev. Dale Kelley

Andrew Keyt

Many grandparents of alumni continue to support the school, and we thank them for their ongoing commitment and loyalty.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kendall Gene and Janet Krohn Nancy Laabs

*William C. Bartholomay ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce

Ms. La Dona O’Donnell Ms. Kimberly Price

Ms. Dona-Lee Trotter

Mr. Daniel W. Boone

Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClung

Mr. Howard E. Jessen

Ms. Rebecca Brennan

Scott and Karen McKown

Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Brooks

*Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Millner

FA C U LT Y / S TA F F

James G. Maynard ’44

98% Participation

Mrs. Caroline Ingram McCarty

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Edward U. Notz ’53

Mrs. Frances Taliaferro

Mrs. Judy Crumley

Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Washburn

Martha and John Dienner

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Oelerich

Mrs. Weston K. Whiteman

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ebershoff

Paul and Ellen Orczyk

Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Fisher

Loren and Diane Weil

Ms. Kathryn Rieger

Mrs. Mary Ann Flemma

Mrs. Joan D. White

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon I. Segal

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fortier

Chip ’61 and Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frazier

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frederick

Ms. Nancy O’Shea

Helen H. Turley

FRIENDS

We acknowledge the school’s friends who have provided support to North Shore this year.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sun

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Geist ’63

Dr. and Mrs. Wilfried Ver Eecke

Ms. Elizabeth Beck

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Giffen

Hilary and Barry Weinstein

Alexandra Distler

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Gilleland

Mrs. Laurie Weisberg

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ewen

Dr. and Mrs. John Wieland

Ms. Marilyn Freund

Mr. and Mrs. James Wiggins

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Holmberg

Ms. Conky Greiwe

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Winnick Ms. Sue Wollin

Gifts from our faculty and staff are just one of the many ways they express their commitment to North Shore. We thank them for their participation and all that they give to the school. Erin Aiston Kiernan Aiston Kristen Allen

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stone

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gaebe

Mr. Richard Gonzalez

Rosita M. Schloss

Mr. and Mrs. John Keller

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Viellieu

Mr. David A. Nimick

Ms. Cindy A. Tilden

Mrs. Susanna Souder

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wiznitzer

Ms. Marjorie L. Mueller

Mary Pick Hines ’49

Mrs. Richard Nerad

Marilyn and Rocky Wirtz ’71

Alice H. Matsushima

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Strine

Ms. Mary T. Campfield

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Wirtz III ’86

Ms. Cheryl Martin

Arlene H. Elisha

Mr. Gerald L. Bruns

Donald ’70 and Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Bruce Wirtz MacArthur

Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Mayberry

Mr. Steven L. van der Zanden and Ms. Kimberly Orput

Mrs. Weston K. Whiteman

Mark D. LaPrairie

Dr. Sheryl L. Murray

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Webster, Jr.

Josephine Kujawinski

Mrs. Jane H. Deuble

Lois R. and Maurice J. Beznos

Jim and Tricia Valenti

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hudson

Yvonne Hurlbutt

Mr. Edward E. Matthews

*Mr. and Mrs. Ira Berger

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Tank

Helen H. Turley

Marcia McMillan Hines ’56

Harriet Hunt

G R A N D PA R E N T S

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Butz ’48

Ms. Sharron Berman

Mr. and Mrs. Byron D. Trott

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Hayward

FORMER

Dr. and Mrs. Suk Lee

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Talty David C. Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Haupt

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koplar

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Souder

Robert K. Strong, Jr. ’60

Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Griffin ’60 (Sherryl Ware ’62)

Rew P. Carne

Cristy Athas Jay Bach Kim Baker Dorothy Biel Lee Block Chris Boyle Bruce Braverman Fatema Burhani Sheila Burke

Naples Regional Gathering: Pam Winston Christensen ’61, Alice Graff Childs ’37 and Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60

Kali Pfannerstill ’20 and Layla Lewis ’32

Zaro Buterbaugh

Winder Holeman

Ellen Rasmussen

FORMER

Kevin Rooney

Barbara Castilla

Jordan Holod

Rebecca Reátegui ’12

FA C U LT Y / S TA F F

Sheldon Rosenbaum

María Elena Centomo

Cindy Hooper

Froy Reyes

Yun-Chu Chen

Kathy Irvin

Lucilla Richards

Annie Collins

Kyle Jones

Jerry Rietveld

Erik Cooper

Chris Jurack

Graham Rosby

Laura Cooper

Kristen Kaczynski

Leo Roth

Becky Corrigan

Rebekah Kauffman

Joan Ryder

Tura Cottingham

Yoo-Kyung Kim

Tom Saleh

Vinny Cousineau

Liz Kindig

Ceil Scanlan

Karen Cunningham

Linda Kiracibasi

Susan Schinleber

Tim Curren

David Kubacki

Julie Schmidt

Anne-Marie Dall’Agata

Jim Lechowicz

Jeff Shaw

Claire Detjen

Di Li

Tim Sheehan

Jim Deuble ’76

Sharon Lieberman

Amy Shuldiner

Mullery Doar ’06

Janet Lord

Keith Sklar

Sue Downing

Amy Luckey

Kristen Slamar

Alex Downing

Julia Macholl

Dana Specht

Matthew Dupont

Timothy Mah

Izzy Steach

Libby Ester

Caroline Malloy

Rachel Sun

Donna Fernandez

Leanne Marcus

Darcy Tegtmeier

Zoe Finkelstein

Irene Margiotta

Christina Timbers

Tom Flemma

Molly Ingram McDowell ’80

Jamie Valker

Kenyatta Forbes

Patrick McHugh

Christine Wachter

Tracie Frederick

Kathy McHugh

Sarah Walsh

Brian Frederick

Beatrice McKenna

Stephanie Waterman

Barry Fulton

Caitlin McLennan

Terri Webb

Drea Gallaga

Maggie McMahon

Berkley Wellstein

Arturo Garcia

Mark Medhurst

Scott Whisler

Marcy Giesler

Alejandra Canet de Mendoza

Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Lizzy Giffen

Louis Mercer

Maureen Wilde

Jason Giffen

Jenna Nemec-Loise

Lynsey Wollin-Casey

Gina Gnoffo

Kathie O’Dowd

Debbie Youderian

Carmen Gomez-Fiegl

Cyrus W. Oelerich ’89

Jay Young

Ann Goodrich

Diane Olson

Marie Zelek

Lucy Gray

Tobye Ostrow

David Green

Mike Peccia

David Grossman

Brian Posner

Austin Gruber

Dave Potter

Nora Hefner

Sara Pyne

Brian Sarfo

North Shore’s faculty and staff continue to remain connected to and supportive of the school even after they move on to other endeavors. We thank them for their ongoing loyalty. Larry Aggens Dean Athas Marcey Bailey Bob Beerheide

Allan Stern Dan Sweeney Helen Turley Frank H. Wallace Patty Washburn Hillary Wirtz ’97

F O U N D AT I O N S

North Shore is grateful to the many foundations that supported the school with their contributions this year.

Beth Conrad Billings ’84 Elvira Butz Nancy Geyer Christopher

Arch W. Shaw Foundation

Peggy Smith Coffee ’90

The Benson Foundation

Frank Dachille

Bessemer National Gift Fund

Lew Davis

Beth and Ken Karmin Family Foundation

Emily Denesha W. Thomas Doar III Sharon Dole Eileen Donoghue Beth Foster Dick Hall Betsy Perkins Hill ’70 William B. Hinchliff ’64 Tana Hitch Arthur C. Jessen ’70 Edee Madsen Caroline Ingram McCarty Stuart McDonald Mark McLennan Jackie Melissas

Bill Bartholomay Foundation The Buettner Family Foundation for Al and Leigh Schweppe Buettner ’66 Cricket Fund of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation The Dan and Merrie Boone Foundation Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation Edward E. & Marie L. Matthews Foundation The Geraldi Norton Foundation Globe Foundation

Paul Perkinson

Gordon H. & Karen M. Millner Family Foundation

Noreen Potempa

Half Moon Foundation

Cindy Pozzi

The Handley Foundation

Lisa Paul Renaud ’85

*Deceased

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Arts: Ian Bogan ’25 and Charlie Nelson ’25

Athletics: Jordan Humphrey ’21 and Caroline Hagerty ’21

J. Jeffry & Elizabeth S. Louis Foundation

Stephen W. and Susan M. Baird Foundation

Dover Foundation

Jaharis Family Foundation

STS Foundation

Fifth Third Foundation

Josephine P. & John J. Louis, Jr. Foundation

Sun and Nina Yoo Charitable Fund

Gartner

The Johnson Browning Family Fund of The Greater Washington Community Foundation

Tazewell Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee

Kohn-Joseloff Foundation, Inc. Leslie Fund, Inc. Leo and Yuki Graham Foundation

The Tobey Foundation Thistle & Rose Foundation

Vanguard Charitable, The Lincoln Avenue Charitable Fund

Mr. Richard Gonzalez Rashid Ghazi ’85

Ms. Rebecca Brennan

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Alice Graff Childs ’37 100th Birthday

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Giffen

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ewen

Jason and Lizzy Giffen

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation

Trott Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Blumberg

Google Gift Matching Program

2125 Pelican Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation

The Mary and Tom Belshe Foundation

Grayson ’31 and Aidan ’33 Gent

Grace Brennan ’30

Triford Foundation

Louis Stewart Foundation

Tony ’76 and Alan ’83 Blumberg

GE Foundation

Ingredion Charitable Foundation

Toledo Community Foundation

Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation

Eriez Manufacturing Co.

Microsoft Pepsico Foundation Matching Gifts Program Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Nancy Geyer Christopher The Giffen Family

Erik Cooper

Anonymous

Mr. John Lillig and Ms. Anna Lee

Max Greenberg Winnick ’24

Kamryn ’27 and Zuri ’33 Day

Alex Greenough ’05

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Winnick

Nan and Walter Greenough

Realogy

Alexandra Distler

Westchester Community Foundation

United Technologies Corp.

Mark LaPrairie

Sadie ’28 and Harper ’30 Haupt

Wells Fargo

Ms. Kimberly Price

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Haupt

The Owens Family Fund of the St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Winona Corporation

William Blair & Company Foundation

Nicholas David ’15

L. Hall Healy ’59 Sally Coulter Veeder ’59

WWD Legacy Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar A. David

Patel Family Giving Fund

Vivian Florig ’30

Mary Pick Hines ’49

Mr. and Mrs. John Dienner

Thomas F. Pick ’48

Meyers Family Charitable Fund

Peter and Linda Karmin Family Foundation

Winthrop Foundation

M AT C H I N G G I F T S

The Pattis Family Foundation

North Shore is grateful to the many foundations Richard and Ann J. Prouty Foundation, Bank of America, and corporations that N.A., Co-Trustee supported the school Richards Family Foundation with their contributions Robert A. Waller Foundation this year. Reed Family Foundation, Inc.

Roberts Family Foundation Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation Segal Family Foundation Sirius Fund Souder Family Foundation Starr Foundation Stearns Family Charitable Trust

North Shore acknowledges those contributions made Annie ’26 and Jack ’27 Ford Ms. Nancy O’Shea this year in honor of others. Evan ’23, Hannah ’17, and Julia ’20 Fortier

Larry Aggens Kathryn Wilsey Lerch ’64 Lily ’23 and Ansley ’31 Aiston

Abbott Fund

Mr. and Mrs. William Aiston

AbbVie Employee Engagement Fund

Penrose Bigelow ’23

Archer Daniels Midland Company

Marcia McMillan Hines ’56

BDT & Company

Bruce B. Blair ’69

Boeing Gift Matching Program Chevron Matching Gifts Program

I N H O N O R O F. . .

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fortier

Curtis House ’71 Robert W. Dehlinger ’71 Peyton Hudson ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frazier Trey Hunt ’20 Mrs. Judy Crumley

Hope ’31 and Jake ’32 Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Mayberry

Stribling ’27 and Bennett ’28 Koster Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Gilleland Paul Krajovic

Anne Searle Bent ’69

Betsey ’19 and Alex ’21 Freiburger

Tara Steinschneider Vossough ’74

Tori ’19 and Margie ’22 Blair

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ebershoff

Elizabeth Laabs ’27 Nancy Laabs

Ms. Patricia Nerad

Chicago Community Trust

Caroline ’31 and Lillian ’31 Frezados

Gene and Janet Krohn

CME Foundation

Ms. Kathryn Rieger

Layla Lewis ’32 Rev. Dale Kelley

Tommy Flickinger ’22, Peyton Hudson ’22 and Calista Donaldson ’29

“FOR EVERYTHING NORTH S H O R E H A S G I V E N M Y D A D, MY SISTERS AND ME, IT’S M Y D U T Y T O G I V E B A C K .”

Jim Golden ’70 Arts: Taylor Vallas ’22 and Danielle Savin ’23

Nick ’26 and Luke ’28 Thomas

Vincent B. Allison

Charles H. Ingram ’75

The Jessen Family

Frederic A. de Peyster ’32, M.D.

Elizabeth R. Ingram ’82

Ms. Conky Greiwe

Caroline Dern Johnston ’64

Frances de Peyster ’67

Molly Ingram McDowell ’80

Charlie ’25, Emily ’27, Preston ’31, and Virginia ’32 Ver Eecke

Carolyn Miller Short ’64

Virginia S. Deane ’41

Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63

Ms. Elizabeth Beck

Carolyn Miller Short ’64

Dorothy Biel

Estelle Miller Weedon ’60

Rew P. Carne

Julia Mason Drake ’35

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Jane Drake Piechota ’66

Harriet Hunt

Caroline Ingram McCarty

Amelia ’27, Sadie ’30, AJ ’30 and Elliott ’30 Millner *Mr. and Mrs. Ira Berger *Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Millner Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69 Anne Searle Bent ’69 Jackie Melissas Ms. Di Li and Mr. John Schultz

Mr. Daniel W. Boone Dr. and Mrs. Wilfried Ver Eecke Hunter Wessel ’31 Ms. Laurie Weisberg

John Almquist Tony Blumberg ’76 Thomas Freisem ’76 and Betsy Bruemmer ’76 Tara Steinschneider Vossough ’74

Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 John P. Ayer, Jr. ’71

Carolyn and Warren Ames Elizabeth D. Ames ’61

Eloise Richardson ’20

Jonathan Wiggins ’25

Gerald L. Bruns

Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Fisher

Philip Boal ’75

Mr. and Mrs. James Wiggins

Charles H. Ingram ’75

Caroline ’26 and Sam ’28 Wolfe

Bruce Benson ’30

Gabriel ’24 and Samuel ’26 Rosen Rebecca Andreou Sabri ’86

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koplar Caroline Segal ’20

Lucia Farwell Dhaens ’55 Frederick M. Bransfield Michael W. Bransfield ’83 and Alison M. Wirtz ’83

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon I. Segal

The caring and wonderful Faculty and Staff

Emmett ’28 and Katie ’28 Sheehan

James and Jennifer Shreve

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kendall

NSCD Teachers

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Gabriel Sissel ’33

Kathryn Hutchins Kletzien ’99

Louis Conant ’11 Emily and Michael Denesha

Paul and Ellen Orczyk June Sochen Kathryn Wisley Lerch ’64 Nathan ’26, Brandon ’30 and Liam ’30 Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith

Albert Butler

I N M E M O R Y O F. . .

Anita Straub Darrow ’38 James D. Darrow ’67

North Shore acknowledges those contributions made Dr. Robert P. Davis ’60 this year in remembrance James D. Davis ’64 of others.

John and Dwight Eastman Anne Eastman Yeomans ’59

Daisy Stone ’25 Roger and Susan Stone

Carol Abelmann Emily and Michael Denesha

William Sun ’30

C. Knight Aldrich ’31

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sun

Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43

Barbara Sweeney

Dr. Domingo J. de la Fuente Amy and Jim Deuble ’76 Josephine de Loys Jean Cullin Mertz ’47

Carolyn Howard Emily and Michael Denesha Liz Price Hunt ’42

Lewis Hunt ’76 Frank P. Dunbaugh ’47

Ms. Josephine Kujawinski

John R. Lindgren ’47

Ms. Cheryl Martin

George F. Eldredge ’41

Ms. Alice H. Matsushima

Robert W. Dehlinger ’71

Molly Ingram McDowell ’80

Elizabeth Allison Owen ’61

Jackie Melissas Ms. Marjorie L. Mueller

Clark Elliott ’75

David A. Nimick

Charles H. Ingram ’75

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Price ’59

John Flanzer ’66 Mrs. Harold M. Flanzer

Rosita M. Schloss Mr. and Mrs. Steven Strine

Stephen S. Fargo ’71

Ms. Cindy A. Tilden

Robert W. Dehlinger ’71

Ms. Dona-Lee Trotter

Mr. and Mrs. Duncan G. Farrell ’53 Margaret Pirie Warren ’54 Clinton E. Frank, Jr Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Donald ’70 and Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 Maureen Wilde Liz’s Book Club members John D. Ingram Emily and Michael Denesha

William F. Freisem

Charles H. Ingram ’75

Eileen Donoghue

Elizabeth R. Ingram ’82

Nathaniel French Daniel C. Dosé ’59 A. Charles “Chuck” Goodrich III ’38 and Arthur “Bud” D. Goodrich ’38 Pauline Goodrich O’Brien ’41

Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 Eunice Jackson Michael W. Bransfield ’83 and Alison M. Wirtz ’83 Caroline Kullberg Godellas ’83

Julie Hall Emily and Michael Denesha Jackie Melissas

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

*Deceased

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Keith Jones

Mac McCarty

Walker Ruedin

Mr. Lewis A. Taylor

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Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Emily and Michael Denesha

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Margaret Taylor Jenkins ’46

FUNDS

Vicki Jackson ’60

Vanessa Molzahn

Roe Salzinski

Mr. Clayton Whiting, Jr.

Athletics Department

Jill Trieschmann Nesbit ’60

Jackie Melissas

Emily and Michael Denesha

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Daniel D. Deuble ’77

John I. Shaw ’23

Susan Rosenberg Wise ’74

Athletics—Soccer Program

Arch W. Shaw

Carol Marshall Allen ’74

Cheryl and Chris Charnas ’83

Susie Jessen Gwen Jessen ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Kelley Rev. Dale Kelley Joan Knight Amy and Jim Deuble ’76 Patricia Blunt Koldyke ’54

Jamie Molzahn Betsy Loomis Norton ’59 Trink Smith Chambers ’59

Patricia Sheehan

Robert S. Woodruff ’47

Terry Ostrom

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

John R. Lindgren ’47

Pat Ostrom Kohnen ’60

Ms. Marilyn Freund

GIFTS-IN-KIND

The Doar Fund Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Doar III Charles M. Doar ’03

Maria Papanicolaou

Roger Shipley

Emily and Michael Denesha

Carol Cuncannan Demaio ’78

Liam Davis ’86

Mullery Doar ’06

The Graphic Arts Studio, Inc.

Sophie Smith Finerty ’06

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Judy’s Mailing and Secretarial Services, Inc

Caroline McCarthy ’09

Grant and Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Daniel C. Dosé ’59 Audrey Kuh Straight ’65

Gary Metzner

Mrs. Jane H. Deuble

Judy Atwood Wright ’54

Alexander Moffat ’00

Ellen Reeves Walin ’54

Jen Pfannerstill

Margaret Pirie Warren ’54

Emily and Michael Denesha

Evelyn Kratz

Ms. Di Li and Mr. John Schultz

John R. Corkran ’54

Perry Dunlap Smith

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Harriet F. Lambart ’33

Rachel Arlene Bolotin Pines ’68

Harry S. Lambart ’65

Denny McPhee ’68

Francis R. Stanton ’27

Northwest Flyers

Josephine Colton De Loys ’47

Alex ’89 and Nicholas ’93 Piper

Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63

Marc Peters ’82 and Laura Heinz Peters ’89

Kerry L. Moore ’89

Nancy and Michael A. Reinsdorf ’85

Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation

Michel Lacombe

William “Bim” P. Stanton ’64

Thomas P. Smith ’89

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Mrs. Joan D. White

Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63

Todd Ricketts and Sylvie Légère

Dr. Karla Landau

Mr. Dave Potter

Shirley Gately Straub

Linda Salisbury ’74

George D. Smith II ’38 and Rosemarie K. Smith Scholarship

Caroline Dern Johnston ’64

Mr. Jeffrey P. Gray and Ms. Kendra A. Gallagher

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Gwen Stern ’64

Thomas P. Smith ’89

Jean Cullin Mertz ’47

Kathryn Wilsey Lerch ’64 Cynthia Walk ’63

Lauren L. Suter ’51

Maureen Wilde Marilyn and Rocky Wirtz ’71

General Scholarship Fund Christine and John Bakalar Tim and Deneen Brennan

Health and Wellness Programming

Margaretha Walk ’59

Sandy and Hannah Przybylo ’17

Alice Suter Hardesty ’55

Alison and Robin Winslow

Frank Loennig

Emily and Michael Denesha

Mr. Leland Taliaferro

Hester & Lawrence Howe Fund for the Humanities

Eileen Donoghue

Alison Leeds Puth ’81

Mary Allen Madsen ’59

Lynne Harwich McAlevey ’81

Trink Smith Chambers ’59

Mrs. Frances Taliaferro

Jay Nichols ’64

Margi Morse Delafield ’65 and Lawrence Howe Delafield

Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63

Library

William W. Talley

Charley K. Bell ’21 Lois R. and Maurice J. Beznos

“We believe deeply in North Shore, as both a place of learning and a community, and support this campaign because every dollar ... has an exponential impact.” T O M F L I C K I N G E R A N D S H A R O N W AT R O U S , C A M PA I G N C O - C H A I R S

Lower school gathering in the Acorn section of the reimagined Hall Library

North Shore Forevermore Campaign When the Board of Trustees adopted the current 2017-2022 Strategic Plan, it set in motion the steps to prepare for the school’s next Capital Campaign, North Shore Forevermore. As is the practice in most independent schools, campaigns occur every five to eight years, on average. Our comprehensive campaign includes Annual Giving, which helps to fund the operating budget.

Anonymous (5)

Kim Frezados

Kenny Olatunji

John and Ann Amboian

Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Gaud Jr.

Pattis Family Foundation

Our case for support outlines initiatives for People, Program, Place and Perpetuity/ Endowment, ref lecting the goals in the strategic plan. Our response to date has been overwhelmingly positive as individuals have responded to our request for support and feedback. Our campaign co-chairs, Tom Flickinger and Sharon Watrous, affirm: “We believe deeply in North Shore, as both a place of learning and a community, and support this campaign because every dollar any of us gives to the school has an exponential impact on our children, the student body, the faculty and administrators, and the community as a whole. The opportunity to change and deeply impact lives is vital at any time, but even more so now with the myriad challenges we face.” We are grateful to those who have responded to our call for leadership support in this early phase of the campaign—and to those who have made provisions to the school in their estate plans, joining other members of our Heritage Society.

The Avery Family Christine and John Bakalar

Laura Heinz Peters ’89 and Marc Peters ’82

Catharine Kleiman Bartholomay ’79 and William T. Bartholomay

Alan and Ginny George

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Potempa

The Getz Family

Laura and Robert Probst

Lois R. and Maurice J. Beznos

Mr. and Mrs. Rashid M. Ghazi ’85

Richard and Ann Prouty Foundation

Dr. Judith L. Nerad and Mr. Bruce B. Blair ’69

James J. Glasser ’51

Mohan Rao and Maria Yen

Susan and Scott Bondurant Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Canmann Heidi and Brian Capozzi Mike and Meredith Carter Merle Chambers ’64 Family Foundation

Henry T. Gaud III ’03

*Arthur D. Goodrich ’38

Ms. Kathryn Rieger

Amy and Jim Gray

Nat Roberts and Laura Zung

Jill and David Greer

The Scheyer Family

Patrick and Kelly Heneghan

Sarah M. Schmidt

Mary Pick Hines ’49 and Family

Dennis and Christina Self

Howard Jessen and Family

Chip ’61 and Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60 and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Kelly

David and Susan Sherman

Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler

David M. Klaskin

Erica and Jeff Conlon

Strib and Janie Koster

Rick and Holly Smirl

Sean and Diana Connolly

Michael and Jennifer Larsen

The Starr Foundation

The Loeb Family

Dawn and Kwesi Steele

Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Doar III

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation

Duff and Chase Stevenson

Mullery Doar ’06

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lumberg

Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation

Dr. Amanda and Mr. Thomas T. Macejko Jr.

David C. Thomas

Mr. and *Mrs. John W. Madigan

Katherine and Jim Umpleby

*Anita Straub Darrow ’38

Elizabeth Doi ’09 Dombalagian Family Lisa and Geoff Dybas *June and Duncan G. Farrell ’53

Robert C. Kopple ’61

Alison and Bill Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Madigan

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Flannery

Mr. Edward E. Matthews

Diana and Tom Flemma

Mr. and Mrs. William T. McDowell (Molly Ingram ’80)

Louise and Tom Flickinger

Quinnetta Bellows Miller ’04

Jeffrey J. Foreman ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Freiburger

*Deceased

Emily Gaud ’00

*Elizabeth O. Nichols ’66 Craig and Jenny Niemann Joseph and Janet Nolan

Henley Shotwell ’95

Jennifer L. Stone ’82

Cleveland and Kelly Tyson Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke The Watrous Family Robert and Erin Wilson Rudy and Nichole Wilson Hillary Wirtz ’97 and Erin Quaglia Marilyn and Rocky Wirtz ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Sun Yoo

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the benefit

Erik and Julie Falk, and Irene Margiotta

Melissa Jesser ’09, Blair Hunt Bobier ’09 and Jonah Levi-Paesky ’13

Paula Castillo ’90 and Amy Deuble

CHAIRS Chase Stevenson

ALUMNI BENEFIT REPS

Betty Fisher Wiggins ’93

Bruce B. Blair ’69

Nina Yoo

Elizabeth Doi ’09

HONORARY CHAIRS Michael Reinsdorf ’85 Rocky Wirtz ’71

David Forst, Andrew Weiss, Bruce Peters ’86 and Jackie Scott ’85

Grace Flickinger ’12 Sarah Geist Rosen ’86 Jennifer L. Stone ’82 Janelle and Andrew Wood ’90

Centennial Benefit: The Party of the Century This year, our annual Benefit was held at the United Center Atrium in Chicago to celebrate 100 years of NSCD, complete with a Michael Jordan statue dressed as a Raider and a video appearance from SNL cast member Alex Moffat ’00. Thank you to all our supporters who made this year truly memorable, raising nearly $440,000 to honor our Centennial and support student experiences. Anonymous (2)

Ms. Sharron Berman

Margaret Smith Coffee ’90

William and Annette Dorsey

Brian and Tracie Frederick

Mr. and Mrs. Sunday Adebiyi

Wendi and Ed Biemer

Vanessa and Matt Colman

Susan and Dale Downing

Matt and Kathryn A’Hearn

Drs. Ludovic and Maude Comeau

Derek and Pascale Dunaway

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Freiburger

William H. Ake ’88

Chandler and Elizabeth Hines Bigelow ’86

Art and Lili Duquette

Kim and Greg Frezados

BDT & Company

Heidi Schroeder Black

Erica and Jeff Conlon

BMO Harris

Sean and Diana Connolly

Mr. Michael Edwards and Ms. Melissa Mizel

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Furrer

Dr. Judith L. Nerad and Mr. Bruce B. Blair ’69

Stephen W. Edwards ’52

Krista and J.P. Gallagher

Blair Hunt Bobier ’09

Continental Painting & Decorating, Inc.

The Falk Family

Nina and Scott Gallin

Susan and Scott Bondurant

John and Tura Cottingham

Rory and Mary Ann Finlay

Rich and Susan Gallun

Stuart Bradley and Francesca Cornelli

Omar and Evelyn De la Cruz

Isabel and John Fiore

Robert W. Dehlinger ’71

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gardner ’67

Stephanie and Miller Bransfield ’80

The Jack Fisher Family

Amy and Jim Deuble ’76

Jordan Fisher ’02

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Deveny

Alison and Bill Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Devereux

Grace Flickinger ’12

Bob and Cynthia Alexander Mr. and Mrs. John A. Andersen, Jr. Michelle B. Atwater ’85 Heidi and Vann Avedisian Lynn Donaldson and Cameron Avery Laura and Chris Avery ’87 Patti and Jay Bach

Marjorie Bransfield ’82 Amy and Clay Brock Jennifer and Jon Bunge

Diana and Tom Flemma

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Furton

Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Gaud, Jr. Emily Gavin ’09 Alan and Ginny George

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Canmann

Paul DeWoskin ’86

Louise and Tom Flickinger

Diane and Thomas F. Geraghty III ’62

Martha and John Dienner

Katie and Andrew Florig

William T. Bartholomay and Cathy Kleiman Bartholomay ’79

Mr. and Mrs. Bert A. Getz, Jr.

Heidi and Brian Capozzi

Tori Dixon

The Carter Family

Mouse and Tom Doar

Sheryl Murray and Jeffrey J. Foreman ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Rashid M. Ghazi ’85

Francisco Gutierrez and Phyllis Beattie ’72

Paula Castillo ’90

Elizabeth Doi ’09

Stephanie and Tom Formolo

Dane and Theresa Gilmour

Susan and Steven Fortier

Chuck and Linda Glew

Blair E. Francke ’12

Jeannie and Howard I. Goldblatt ’80

Carrie and Bill Bach ’87 Heather and Bob Bartell

The Berish Family Julia Drake Berkowitz ’64

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler Cheryl and Chris Charnas ’83

Sharon Dole Mr. and Mrs. Blake Donaldson Michael and Kenzie Doornweerd

Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Francke

Joanne Golden ’74 Ari and Judy Golson

Rocky Wirtz ’71, Tom Flemma and Michael Reinsdorf ’85

Michael Jordan statue

Mark Gent and Jennifer Gonzalez-Gent ’98

Keswani Family

Jason and Susan Millner

Andrew Keyt

Alex Moffat ’00

Jill and David Greer

Brian and Deb Keyt

Chase Stevenson, Nina Yoo and Betty Fisher Wiggins ’93

Katherine and Matthew Roszak

Susanna and Renaat Ver Eecke

The Rozsival Family Brooke and James Sabia

Alexander Vertrees ’07 and Emily Finlay Vertrees ’07

The Graphic Arts Studio, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Rock Khanna

Brian and Jessica Montgomery

Jo and Bill Guenzel ’64

Sally Simmons Kiper ’56

Eileen and Mike Murdock

Rebecca Andreou Sabri ’86

Jack K. Viellieu ’09

Nora Hansen

Linda J. Kiracibasi

Dean and Maureen Nelson

Jane and Jay Saccaro

Lauri Reagan Harris ’87

José Isasi II and Charlene Kittredge

Firouz J. Niazi ’17 Prescott B. Nicholson ’07

Mark and Rebecca Sansoterra

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Viellieu

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Hayward

David M. Klaskin

Craig and Jenny Niemann

Maggie and Eric Scheyer

Liz and Mike Kohler

Edward U. Notz ’53

Jacqueline Scott ’85

Denis John Healy III ’91

Carole and Robert C. Kopple ’61

Brett O’Brien and Jessica Dawson O’Brien

Brian and Katie Scullion

Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Washburn

Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Oelerich ’89 (Molly Shotwell ’87)

Mr. and Mrs. J. Dennis Scully (Jeannie Lea ’63)

John and Sharon Watrous

Helen and Rony Kordahi

Bob and Liz Hayward

Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Heinz IV ’00 The Heneghan Family

Strib and Janie Koster

Stephanie and Jake Henry

Anthony F. Kramer ’58

Josh Hilton and Brook Wharton David F. Hines ’81 Marcia McMillan Hines ’56 Manuel Hodzic ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Holmberg Cindy Hooper Colin and Kelly Hudson Mrs. Stacy Hunt Yvonne Hurlbutt Teresa and Harley Hutchins ’60

Kurt and Tracy Bach Vogel ’85 Alesia and Derek Wall

Karen and Chris Segal

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Webster, Jr.

Dennis and Christina Self

Loren and Diane Weil

Leigh Kukanza ’11

Mr. and Mrs. David Ogbolumani

Georgia Elmes Welles ’48

Madelaine T. Kukanza ’08

Ms. Tracey Shafroth and Mr. Michael H. Elam

Ms. Nancy O’Shea

Michael and Jennifer Larsen

David and Susan Sherman

Ryan Paulson and Darla Hovden

Bong and Jessica Shinn

Donald ’70 and Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Bruce E. Peters ’86

Steven Shultz and Tiffani Pierson

Laura Heinz Peters ’89 and Marc E. Peters ’82

Michael and Betty Fisher Wiggins ’93

Marjana and Omair Siraj

Maureen and Art Wilde

Bethany Schwartz and Benjamin Smith

Laurence H. Williams ’87

Cecilia and George D. Smith III ’81

Marilyn and Rocky Wirtz ’71

Matthew R. Leibowitz ’84 Sarah and Gabriel S. Levi ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Jason Long Bela and Demetrius Lopes Xiaohang Lu and Zhonghai Fei Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lumberg

Mr. David Pickering and Ms. Malessia Howland The Pinner Family Walter L. Porter ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Potempa

Berkley and Bob Wellstein

Rudy and Nichole Wilson

Robert Smith and Nichole DeMars-Smith

Hillary Wirtz ’97 and Erin Quaglia

Katherine and John Sprenger

Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Wolfe

Dr. Amanda and Mr. Thomas T. Macejko, Jr.

Laura and Robert Probst

Anne and Bradford Stanley

Ms. Sue Wollin

The Bullock-Puzon Family

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Madigan

Duff and Chase Stevenson

Stephanie Rapp and Renee Lanam

Martha Uhrig Malnic ’58

Frances Blunt Steinwedell ’51

Janelle and Andrew Wood ’90

Ellen Rasmussen and Ivan Rioja Scott

Jennifer Stone ’82

Anne Hines Young ’77

Lauren G. Stone ’77

Meggan and Bob Zabel

Tim and Maggie Storino Nick and Rachel Sun

C O R P O R AT E SPONSORS

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Renaud (Lisa Paul ’85)

Daniel Sweeney

Breakthru Beverage Group

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Talty

Byrne, Byrne & Company

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Tank

Diageo

Mr. Stacy Rhoads and Mrs. Terri Engelman Rhoads

Mr. David C. Thomas

Eckenhoff Saunders Architects

Todd Ricketts and Sylvie Légère

Trott Family Foundation Amy Seftenberg Turnbull ’85

Forward Space

Jacob Ringer ’04

Cleveland and Kelly Tyson

Northern Trust

Rich and Julie Ugarte

Northwest Flyers

Heather and Greg Metz

Blasko and Lisa McClung Ristic ’87

Jim and Tricia Valenti

Pasquesi Sheppard LLC

Peter and Stephanie Keehn

Gary Metzner

Nat Roberts and Laura Zung

Kelcy and David Vallas

Valenti Builders Inc.

Shelley and Ed Keller

Tiara Sade Miles ’07

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Rosen (Sarah Geist ’86)

Sallie Welsh VanArsdale ’40

Charles H. Ingram ’75 Elizabeth Ingram ’82 Ashish and Ritu Jain Mr. and Ms. Bruce A. Jarchow ’66 Arthur ’70 and Diane Flint Jessen ’70 Mr. Brian Jessen ’02 Gwen Jessen ’76 and Steve Gilmore Melissa C. Jesser ’09 Craig H. Johnson ’70

Bruce Wirtz MacArthur

Pascal and Oona Manzari Jeffrey and Marianne Markowitz Caroline M. McCarthy ’09 Claire P. McCarthy ’15 Jane and Michael McCarthy

Kathleen Johnson ’70

Mr. Grant G. and Dr. Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69

Judy’s Mailing & Secretarial Service, Inc.

Mr. Stuart McDonald and Ms. Marcey Bailey

Dr. and Mrs. David Kalainov

Mr. and Mrs. William T. McDowell (Molly Ingram ’80)

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Kaplan ’75 (Karen Stone ’75)

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Kelly *Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Millner

Peter S. Reed ’73 Nancy and Michael A. Reinsdorf ’85

Nina and Sun Yoo

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$139,000 Raised during the fall and spring Connectathons combined

Connectathon Volunteers: Susan Gallun and Alison Fitzgerald

TRUSTEES

Duff Stevenson

ALUMNI BOARD

100% Annual Giving Participation

Jennifer Stone ’82 David Thomas

100% Annual Giving Participation

Michael S. Canmann

Kelly Tyson

Annie Aggens ’88

Brian Capozzi

Susanna Ver Eecke

Carlos Angeles ’12

Erica Conlon

John Watrous

Elizabeth Doi ’09

Nichole Wilson

Cathy Kleiman Bartholomay ’79

Vahe Dombalagian

Hillary Wirtz ’97

Tom Flemma

Nichole Wilson

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

FA C U LT Y / S TA F F R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S

Alice Graff Childs ’37

Lee Block

Richard D. Golden ’44

Erik Cooper

*Liz Price Hunt ’42 Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43

Phyllis Beattie ’72

EX OFFICIO

Benjy Blenner ’02

Jay Bach

Thomas R. Flickinger

LIFE TRUSTEES

Jim Davis ’64

Tom Flemma

Jeffrey J. Foreman ’80

John R. Ake

Jeff Foreman ’80

Patrick McHugh

Katherine E. Freiburger

Cameron S. Avery

Tom Geraghty ’62

Ginny George

John S. Bakalar

Naomi Hattori ’02

Tom Geraghty ’62

Edward J. Burnell III

Betsy Perkins Hill ’70

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Rashid Ghazi ’85

John S. Darrow ’65

Chesly Manly ’89

Karen Block ’09

Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69

Ashleigh Cross St. Peters ’05

Ciara McDonagh ’90

Elizabeth Doi ’09

Firouz Niazi ’17

Melissa Jesser ’09

Amy Gray Mary Pick Hines ’49 Anne Kelly David M. Klaskin

*Walter Y. Elisha Richard J. Franke *Julie Hall Mary Pick Hines ’49

Mullery Doar ’06

Tom Macejko

*Hubert E. Howard, Jr. ’36

Ted Notz ’53

Wesley Keyser ’07

Qui Bellows Miller ’04

*Lawrence Howe, Jr. ’38

Nora Philbin ’11

Leigh Kukanza ’11

Michael Murdock

*Donald S. Perkins

Alex Silets ’87

Madelaine Kukanza ’08

Katie Todd ’96

Jonah Levi-Paesky ’13

Larry Williams ’87

Genevieve Nielsen ’10

Andrew Wood ’90

Morgan Peters ’11

Anne Hines Young ’77

Nora Philbin ’11

Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87 *John A. Wing Kenny Olatunji Noreen Potempa

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mohan Rao

Brian Capozzi

Maggie Scheyer

Jeff Foreman ’80

Kwesi Steele

Katie Freiburger Tom Geraghty ’62 Jennifer Stone ’82

Julia Price ’10 Meredith Price ’07 Madeline Tank ’11

Becky Corrigan Marcy Giesler David Grossman Alejandra Mendoza Izzy Steach Debbie Youderian

PA R E N T G R A D E ANNUAL GIVING R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S Bill Ake ’88 Ravi Batista Brian Capozzi Jackie Cotter Kerry Day Kenzie Doornweerd Pascale Dunaway Alison Fitzgerald Kim Frezados Susan Gallun Steve Haislet Darla Hovden Janie Koster Oona Manzari Melissa Mizel

Ted Notz ’53, Craig Johnson ’70, Sarah Geist Rosen ’86, Firouz Niazi ’17, Danny Lowinger ’08, Tom Flemma, Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43, Hall Healy ’59, Elizabeth Ingram ’82, Jeannie Lea Scully ’63 and Steve Edwards ’52

THANK YOU to two of our Board leaders—Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87 as Board Chair and Katie Freiburger as

Development Chair, both of whom contributed their valuable time and expertise to help make significant advancements in our fundraising efforts, including serving on the Campaign Cabinet.

JEFF FOREMAN ’80, Incoming Board Chair

Elizabeth Ingram ’82, Decade/Class Rep

Rebecca Lockhart Curry-Edwards ’04

Jeannie Peters ’12, Decade/Class Rep

Budge Cooper ’83

Kendall Wirtz ’04

Alissa Nolan ’13

Jennifer Shreve

Hall Healy ’59, Decade Rep

David Brown ’84

Ashleigh Cross St. Peters ’05

Jack Colley ’14

Maggie Storino

Volunteer Needed ’59

Volunteer Needed ’85

Kelsey Andersen ’06

Josie Santi ’14

Katie Todd ’96

Volunteer Needed ’60

Sarah Geist Rosen ’86

Sophie Smith Finnerty ’06

Claire McCarthy ’15

Julie Ugarte

Volunteer Needed ’61

Lauri Reagan Harris ’87

Idalia Gabrielow ’07

Xander Mitchell ’15

Ashleigh Palmer Weathers ’04

Volunteer Needed ’62

Bill Reitz ’07

Debbie Newmark ’15

Jeannie Lea Scully ’63

Courtney Williams Shelton ’88

Danny Lowinger ’08

Rachel Cantor ’16

Nichole Wilson

Marnie Paul ’64

Ches Manly ’89

Jordy Blenner ’09

Dillon Forester ’16

Janelle Wood

Bob Geraghty ’65

Dina Healy Richter ’89

Karen Block Thomas ’09

Sarah Lumberg ’17

Barbara Bulger Drake ’66

Ciara McDonagh ’90

Will Finlay ’10

Firouz Niazi ’17

Bruce Jarchow ’66, Decade Rep

Andrew Wood ’90

Sammy Gray ’10

Sophie Hiland ’18

Volunteer Needed ’91

Lilly Milla ’10

Thomas McDowell ’18

Volunteer Needed ’67

Dan Cogan ’92

Michael Creatura ’11

Rachel Block ’19

Polly Goodrich O’Brien ’41

Frank Soule ’68

Michaela Murphy ’92

Morgan Peters ’11

Caroline Lommer ’19

Volunteer Needed ’42

Bruce Blair ’69

Erik Sosa-Kibby ’93

Grace Flickinger ’12

Aidan Zavala ’19

Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43

Craig Johnson ’70

Betty Fisher Wiggins ’93

Richard D. Golden ’44

Lee Barker Savinar ’71

Laura Fifield Bogdan ’94

Volunteer Needed ’45

Bob Stibolt ’72

Gaby Levi ’95

Volunteer Needed ’46

Bill Hines ’73

Mina Takahashi ’96

Jean Cullin Mertz ’47

Joanne Golden ’74

Jeff Meyer ’97

Ted Butz ’48

Volunteer Needed ’75

Hillary Wirtz ’97

Mary Pick Hines ’49

Tony Blumberg ’76

Volunteer Needed ’98

John Roberts ’49

Bob Elisha ’77

Erika Kondo ’99

Marjorie Sinek Gaile ’50

Volunteer Needed ’78

Volunteer Needed ’00

Volunteer Needed ’51

Cathy Kleiman Bartholomay ’79

Volunteer Needed ’01

Scott Olson ’79, Decade/Class Rep

Henry T. Gaud III ’03

Kavita Narasimhan

Volunteer Needed ’57

Craig Niemann

Lisa Guenzel Carlin ’58

Sarah Geist Rosen ’86

ALUMNI CLASS R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S Alice Graff Childs ’37 Decade/Class Rep

Steve Edwards ’52 Ted Notz ’53

Benjy Blenner ’02

THANK YOU to our dedicated

volunteers for their commitment to the school: 8 9 15 21

Abby Smith De Jager ’03

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Volunteer Needed ’54

Jeff Foreman ’80

Volunteer Needed ’55

Molly Ingram McDowell ’80

Frank J. Lunding, Jr. ’56

Sarah Cody Gallas ’04, Decade Rep

George Smith ’81

Alex Kerr ’04

*Deceased

If you are interested in becoming your Class Representative, please contact Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, nwhiteman@nscds.org or 847.881.8848

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Anneliese Conine ’25 and Alexia Conine ’27

Zoe Bogan ’20

Ashley Cotter ’20, Xas Morgan ’20 and Julia Fortier ’20

Allie Charnas ’20

Trevor Hayward ’20

Featured Vocalists Alexia Conine ’27, Anneliese Conine ’25, Jada Adamson-Tate ’21, Alex Carrigan ’20, Phoebe Casey ’20, Paris Fear ’22, Bella Flemma ’22, Abby Kaplan ’21, Kendall Vallas ’22 and Taylor Vallas ’22 all participated in the Village of Winnetka’s Virtual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 25. Alexia and Anneliese were featured soloists in The Battle Hymn of the Republic, and the upper school students sang The Star Spangled Banner. Alexia and Anneliese were also featured soloists at the Winnetka Peace Rally at the Village Green on June 6. About 4,000 people attended the peaceful protest, organized in part by NSCD alum Grace Scullion ’18.

Middletown, CT. Allie Charnas will be playing soccer at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. Ashley Cotter will be rowing at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Julia Fortier will be playing field hockey at Yale University in New Haven, CT. Trevor Hayward will be playing baseball at Northwestern University in Evanston. Xas Morgan will be playing field hockey at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Kali Pfannerstill will be playing volleyball at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. Caroline Segal will be playing field hockey at Middlebury College in Vermont.

pandemic, an exception was made. However, the following students began the spring season and played a sport during every other season of their upper school career: Grace Bartell, Allie Charnas, Demonte Collins, Edith Edwards-Mizel, Julia Fortier, Riley Jones, Claudette Kankindi, Caroline Segal and Alex Winslow.

Iron Raiders

A L L I E C H A R N A S ’ 2 0 was selected

College Athletes

The Class of 2020 added nine alumni to the Jay Bach Iron Raider Society, which typically recognizes students who participate in 12 full seasons of upper school athletics at any level. This year, because the spring athletics season was canceled because of the Coronavirus

Eight members of the Class of 2020 have committed to playing collegiate sports this year. Zoe Bogan will be playing volleyball at Wesleyan University in

Other Athletic Honors The spring sports season may have been canceled by COVID-19, but that didn’t stop NSCD athletes from being honored for their achievement, talent and depth. as a midfielder for the fifth annual Chicagoland Soccer All-State Team. “A superb all-around athlete, she was a featured player on the small-school dynasty that played in back-to-back Class A state championship games. She showed f lair, balance, vision and

Photo by Gesi Schilling/YoungArts

Kali Pfannerstill ’20

Izzy Cho ’20

Izzy Cho Named U.S. Presidential Scholar

Caroline Segal ’20

superb athleticism. She formed a devastating outlet and also showcased excellent touch and vision. A Dickinson recruit, she had 14 goals and 14 assists as a junior.” E D I T H E D W A R D S - M I Z E L ’ 2 0 was selected as a forward for the All-State Team. “She proved the ineffable, a remarkable ability to create out of thin air with a magical style and grace that was hers alone. She showed that she could play at any level in the state and powered the Raiders to back-to-back state runner-up finishes in the Class A tournament. A three-time selection, she totalled 49 goals during those seasons. As a junior, she had 20 goals and 16 assists. She was also an excellent basketball and tennis player.” S A M R O S Z A K ’ 2 1 competed at the West Coast AAU Junior Olympics where he long-jumped 21’2”—a 16 inch improvement on his outdoor personal best— and broke his own school record. R O B E R T H A N S E L L ’ 2 2 also set a new school record running the Blue Jeans Mile in 5:33.

Izzy Cho ’20, a 2020 National YoungArts Foundation award winner in writing, was also named a 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. The U.S. Presidential Scholars award—one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students who exemplify academic excellence, leadership qualities and community service— is presented on behalf of the President of the United States and honors up to 161 graduating high school seniors of high potential each year. Cho joins an illustrious group of YoungArts and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts alumni, including Tony Awardnominated performer and choreographer Desmond Richardson; Los Angeles Music Center President Rachel S. Moore; novelist and National Book Award Finalist Allegra Goodman; Grammy Award-nominated violinist Jennifer Koh; Bravo’s “Work of Art” winner Abdi Farah; Obie Award-winning actress Donna Lynne Champlin; and RCA Records award-winning singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-nominated artist Chris Young. “These exemplary young people have excelled inside the classroom and out,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. “And, while they are facing unprecedented challenges as they graduate from high school into a world that looks much different than it did just a few months ago, their determination, resilience, and commitment to excellence will serve them well as they pursue their next steps.” Sarah Arison, Chair of National YoungArts Foundation, said, “Now, more than ever, it is important that we as a country celebrate the hope and promise of the next generation of great architects and designers, writers and poets, and visual and performing artists. YoungArts is honored to continue to support and nominate the nation’s most talented artists for the Presidential Scholars program. We congratulate all of the winners and look forward to continuing to offer our support throughout their artistic journeys.”

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facult y Faculty Profile: Terri Webb DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING; UPPER SCHOOL COUNSELOR Q . You’ve had several roles at NSCD over the years. Tell us about your path to becoming the head of the counseling department and the upper school counselor. A. I remember writing a letter to Julie Hall, who was head of school at the time. I was working in admissions at another independent school, but I was really interested in counseling. And she said, “Oh, we have a college counseling position.” So that’s how I landed at North Shore. Once I got into college counseling, I realized my favorite part of it was talking one-on-one with kids about their lives. Eventually I decided it was time to go back to school and formally pursue my interest in counseling. So I left North Shore, went to grad school, did a few other things in between and then came back as a JK-12 counselor. Q . That must have been a lot—dealing with the emotional needs of 4-year-olds all the way up to seniors in high school. A. It was, but it also gave me a good

overview of how everything worked. Next we hired Debbie Youderian, who’s now the lower school counselor, then the following year we hired Jen Goldstein, who was the middle school counselor prior to Laura Cooper. So the department has grown quite a bit and the school has been really supportive of that growth. It’s allowed us to specialize, which is really important because the developmental needs across divisions are different, not only of the students but also of the parents. The needs of a first-time JK parent are so different from the needs of a seasoned parent who’s been doing it for 17 or 18 years. So much of supporting kids is supporting the people who love them. Q . You’ve also done some advanced training with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. What are some of the biggest things you learned during those trainings? A. The Center for Mind-Body Medicine is

a really committed organization that helps to heal trauma all over the world but also trains therapists and other practitioners in basic mind-body practices. My two biggest takeaways were about the definition of self-care and the role that community plays in wellness. It expanded my 54

understanding of what self-care is beyond the superficial and it got me thinking about how to facilitate the presence of wellness and not just the absence of illness. Before doing the training, I hadn’t done much breath work and I didn’t think of community as a form of “medicine.” Basically, the training helped me understand “medicine” as habits, mind-body practices, other people—even food—and not just something I buy over the counter. It was also incredible to be with healers from traditional, non-traditional and indigenous communities.

A. It’s important to remember that self-

care is something that can happen in tiny increments. It doesn’t have to be something we plan, it just has to be something we do. Lots of times the awareness of the need for self-care comes through our bodies first, through things like fatigue or restlessness, and the key is to just be responsive. I’m big on the idea of “symptoms as messengers,” so if we’re feeling bad in our bodies or snapping at people or are having negative thoughts, a message is being sent to us that some type of care is needed. A handful of simple actions taken throughout the day—like texting a friend, Q. Those takeaways seem particularly or standing up and stretching, or even takimportant as we grapple with life ing a deep breath—can be really sustainduring a pandemic. How has the idea of ing. Helping someone else can be really community changed in the past six months sustaining, too, because it creates a conas we’ve been sheltering in place and nection with that person. practicing social distancing? I think that a lot of us are having a hard time right now, and that’s understandable. A. The community is still there, it’s just The radius of our physical worlds has accessible in a different way. We’re all become smaller and there are fewer people used to being with each other in person in them, not to mention all of the pain and in a very present way, but the pandemic suffering we’re witnessing in America and opened up a really awesome use of technology—not as a time waster but as a way in the world. It’s important for people to double down on self-care basics like eating, to really connect with people. It also prosleeping and exercise; to continue to seek vided an opportunity for people to redisconnection and community; and to give cover the power of community in small themselves permission to limit their expoways. I’ve heard about the difficulties of sure to traumatic media. I’ve also noticed, the pandemic but I’ve also heard about throughout the course of COVID, that crehow people are seeing the humanity of other people and engaging in small acts of ativity and resilience go hand-in-hand. Despite everything happening in the kindness that make the whole experience world, there are still ways that we can feel less isolating. engage meaningfully with ourselves and Q. What are some ways people can focus others. Figuring out how to do this is an on self-care during these times? What advice act of creativity as much as anything else. do you have for people having a hard time?

Professional Development The entire lower school faculty participated in two summer professional development courses through World Leadership School. The first, entitled Reimagining Learning, helped faculty process the spring’s remote learning experience and utilize it as a foundation for the 2020-21 academic year. Through Building Curriculum & Community Online, faculty explored best practices for hybrid learning at the lower school level and began the work of redeveloping curriculum that is adaptable to in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous models of teaching and learning. Similarly, the middle and upper school faculty groups participated in a three-week workshop entitled Designing, Building and Teaching for Hybrid Learning created and delivered by One Schoolhouse. Through the course, faculty members engaged in individual learning, interacted with a cohort of North Shore faculty peers and those from other schools across the world, and adapted their curriculum and teaching practice to a hybrid teaching/learning environment. Additionally, Assistant Head of School Mary Fielder, Head of Middle School Barrington Fulton Jr., Director of Educational Technology Lucy Gray, Head of Upper School Dave Potter, and Assistant Head of Upper School and Upper School French Teacher Lynsey Wollin-Casey participated in a parallel course for administrators Academic Leadership for Hybrid Learning Design. Two years after the introduction of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), a tool that provides individuals and organizations with insights into their individual and collective intercultural competency skills, the entire faculty and staff participated in a second round of IDI assessments. After taking the assessment, each member of the faculty and staff participated in a one-on-one session with a member of North Shore’s IDI Leadership Team, a group of our faculty and staff trained to administer the IDI, and began work on an individual intercultural development plan for the coming year. The members of the IDI Leadership team are Upper School English Teacher Christina Baik, former Assistant Head of School and Academic Dean Chris Boyle, Barry Fulton, Upper School English Teacher and Live+Serve Lab Director Drea Gallaga, Lower School Spanish Teacher Winder Holeman, Middle School Humanities and Science Teacher David Kubacki, and Lynsey Wollin-Casey.

All faculty were certified in Mental Health First Aid Training through Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago and received an annual boundary training through the Enough Abuse Campaign’s program. Members of the faculty and administrative team participated in a range of webinars provided by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) consortium. They included Accurate, Ethical Grading During Remote Instruction Challenges: What Works?; Minimizing Cheating and Plagiarizing Among Students, Particularly When They’re Learning from Home; and Reflections on Remote Learning with Early Grades: Lessons Learned and Making Plans for the Future. Additionally, members of the faculty and administrative team participated in a webinar provided by the National Association of Independent Schools on How to Talk About Racial Inequality and Support Faculty and Staff of Color During a Period of Civil Unrest. Members of the athletics and coaching staff participated in a webinar provided by ISACS entitled Relating to Today’s Student-Athlete: Effectively Coaching Gen Z led by coach and communication specialist Betsy Butterick. Middle School Counselor Laura Cooper, Director of Counseling and Upper School Counselor Terri Webb, and Lower School Counselor Debbie Youderian participated in the School Social Work Association’s virtual summer conference. Upper School Social Studies Teacher Tim Curren attended the Advanced Placement Summer Institute for AP United States Government and Politics teachers through Northwestern University. Third Grade Teacher Donna Fernandez participated in an online Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop through Columbia University’s Teacher College. Members of the faculty and staff participated in the inaugural Remote Learning New Trier Township, an online professional development initiative developed by educational technology leaders geared to support area teachers working in remote and hybrid learning environments. Lucy Gray served on the organizing committee and delivered two presentations on Social Media Savvy and Bringing The Outside In. Several additional North Shore faculty and staff created and led sessions. Donna Fernandez and Fourth Grade Teacher Caitlin McLennan provided a session entitled Maintaining Community During

Remote Learning. Drea Gallaga delivered a session on Bringing Experiential Service Programs to Remote Learning. World Languages Department Head and Upper School Spanish Teacher Carmen GomezFiegl led a session on Differentiation within World Language Teaching for Remote Learning. Finally, Middle School Mathematics Teacher Graham Rosby gave a session on Better Discussions Through Technology: Desmos & The 5 Practices. English Department Head and Upper School English Teacher David Grossman attended an online course for teachers entitled Earth, Wind and Sky, sponsored by Poetry in America and Harvard University. Lower School Music Teacher Linda Kiracibasi attended a Vandercook College of Music online summer course entitled Technology for the General Music Educator and More. Upper and Middle School Choral Director and Music Teacher Timothy Mah taught a series of four workshops entitled Vocal Improv—Singing the Blues to 6th through 12th graders over Zoom. The workshops were sponsored by the Youth Chorus of the North Shore, an Evanston nonprofit that brings together music teachers and students from across the area to elevate the voices of young singers and to spark artistic connections with the community. Director of Library and Information Literacy Jenna Nemec-Loise was named the Chair-Elect of the Independent Schools Section of the American Association of School Librarians and a Board Member of Reaching Across Illinois Library System. Graham Rosby and Middle School Dean of Students and Mathematics Teacher Rachel Sun participated in the Mathematical Immersion for Secondary Teachers Summer 2020 program. Middle School English Teacher Susan Schinleber participated in a Facing History & Ourselves workshop on Schooling for Critical Consciousness. School Nurse Jamie Valker participated in an ISACS webinar on Return to School Planning: Health Considerations for Independent School Nurses with Elizabeth Clark from the National Association of School Nurses and Jan Brant from the Park School of Baltimore. Middle School Science Teacher Scott Whisler attended a National Science Teachers Association online session entitled Professional Learning Combined with 3-D Curriculum: Enacting OpenSciEd to Support Student Sensemaking.

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DEPARTING FACULTY Kathy Irvin D I R E C T O R O F E A R LY C H I L D H O O D, J U N I O R K I N D E R G A R T E N T E A C H E R

It has been a different kind of school year to say the least. Still, having the voices of young children in the hall, seeing students raising their real hands (not virtual ones) and seeing our junior kindergartners remaining 6 feet apart yet still jumping from carpet square to carpet square in the hallways makes me happy to be back in our physical school. But one thing is missing this year: the glow of my friend, mentor and colleague Kathy Irvin. Each day for me would begin by racing to a meeting at 7:30 a.m.—early in the morning, sure—but Kathy would always beat me by at least an hour (and that excludes her long commute). She wanted to make sure her room was ready for our littlest learners, although it was always ready before she arrived. She simply got here an hour early to put on the finishing touches, cheer her colleagues with an encouragement frog or a bit of wisdom, and help out in any way she could to make our lower school the special and unique place it is, and always has been, under her leadership. While she has transitioned out of the classroom—a place where she created magic for NSCD’s youngest learners for a full decade—Kathy remains at North Shore for a little while longer in her early childhood consultant role (lucky for us). Our families still enjoy her wisdom, spunk and candor, and we are fortunate to have her mentoring our new team of teachers and imparting in them her signature early childhood care and commitment. Nothing, though, can replace watching her interact ever so patiently with her students and seeing them light up with joy, love and pure adoration. Seldom has an educator kept more young ones entranced by the magic of the JK tree, the collective music of a spring tea or the joy of sharing adventures with a Cinnamon Bear. Like your students and families, Kathy, we here at North Shore love you with all our heart, like a little piece of apple tart! And we always will!

tim sheehan, Head of Lower School

Chris Boyle A S S I S TA N T H E A D O F S C H O O L , A C A D E M I C D E A N

It would be difficult to find a part of North Shore Country Day that has not benefited from the talents of Chris Boyle over the past 16 years. First as the Director of College Counseling and then as Assistant Head of School and Academic Dean, Chris was an instrumental partner to both of us in advancing schoolwide initiatives. He made us better at our jobs and made us better as a school. Conversations with teachers and students were an important part of the interview process when Chris was first hired. Chris not only won over everyone he met, but took careful notes on his conversations with the juniors. Months later in his first days in his new job, he was able to reference those notes and make instant connections with the same students, now seniors. This was indicative of the skill and heart Chris brought to school every day. As Assistant Head of School, Chris’s portfolio was wide and deep. With an uncanny eye for teacher talent, Chris led the hiring process for all three divisions, identifying the strongest, most creative and most “North Shore” candidates from around the world. Once they were on campus, he made sure they were onboarded thoughtfully and supported fully. As Academic Dean, Chris led numerous substantive and transformative initiatives in the academic realm—launching the 1:1 iPad program, reinvigorating the department head group, revamping the faculty evaluation program, modernizing the daily schedule for middle and upper schools, and introducing cultural competency tools for NSCD employees. Chris was also instrumental in crafting our last two strategic plans. Chris is indefatigable. With his prodigious work ethic and intellect, he could simultaneously manage and advance a remarkable number of projects, always at a high level. His lens was always the same—how to make North Shore a better, stronger, more inclusive place for students, faculty, staff and parents. Much of our success as a school in achieving that goal over the last two decades is directly due to Chris.

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Barbara Castilla U P P E R S C H O O L S PA N I S H T E A C H E R

How does one capture all that Barbara Castilla has contributed to the NSCD community over the past 27 years? She has lived our mission and values during her time here by “participating broadly” and showing us the meaning of “Live and Serve,” not just in the upper school but in all divisions. Barbara exemplifies broad participation and has always thrown herself into her work, be it as a middle or upper school language teacher or the chair of the World Languages program charged with implementing a new lower school Spanish program. Most recently she contributed to the broad life of the upper school as an advisor, including to most of our ASSIST exchange students; 10th grade team co-leader, helping students make strong connections to their 3rd grade buddies; and, of course, Duff House co-leader, leading students in difficult conversations and cheering them on to victory in the House Cup for two years running! Barbara attended concerts and plays, she traveled to games, she danced at the Holiday Celebration and played volleyball at student-faculty volleyball games, and for her entire tenure she was a fixture at home field hockey games, running the clock. Additionally, Barbara truly is an ethical global citizen. As a linguist passionate about culture, she loved learning new languages and practicing them, and she shared this love and contagious enthusiasm with students when she traveled with them. Committed to our motto, “Live and Serve,” she combined her skills and passions with a focus on service during every Interim, whether it was through sewing clothes for children or teaching children at the YMCA. She cultivated a connection with the town of Oaxaca, Mexico, through an Interim trip, bringing school supplies to the students there and modeling authentic cultural exchange. And Barbara herself is a lifelong learner. Her backyard garden, set up to attract a whole range of birds, and her stunning nature photography, are just two examples. Barbara was one of the first faces to welcome me when I started at North Shore 23 years ago. She welcomed me generously and helped me learn about the school and our philosophy. This is emblematic of who Barbara is—generous with her time, fully committed to our mission and values and welcoming to all. She will be missed!

lynsey wollin-casey, Assistant Head of Upper School, Upper School French Teacher

Jim Deuble ’76 P H Y S I C A L E D U C AT I O N T E A C H E R , C O A C H

On my first day of football practice as the NSCD Athletic Director, it was raining hard and only three boys showed up. For those of you who don’t know much about America’s game, you need 11 at minimum to play. But having a high school football team without at least 22 on your roster is a little crazy—and, frankly, no one is truly comfortable until you have 30 or more. We had three that first day and Jim Deuble took them through a full day of practice. It was a difficult time in the school’s history, and many people felt defeated and overwhelmed. But not Jim. He was a true believer and said we would be OK. While our roster that year rose to about 20, we did not win a single game. Heading into the fall of 1995, he told me about this new offense. It was the triple wing wishbone option something or other. It was filled with misdirection and deception and would be fun for the kids to learn. It was not the only reason things turned around for football in those next few years, but it was such a North Shore way of figuring out a problem. Let’s be unconventional, think outside the box and do something that will engage our players. And it worked. That year we won two games, the next year we won three, then four, then five. And the year after that we went 8-1 in the regular season and won a playoff game. We were back—not just as a football team, but as a school. Although Jim has worked primarily in PE and athletics, he and his family have been integrally involved in the arts, community service, and our diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a lifer and graduate of the school, he truly embraces the breadth of experience we yearly share with our students and the strong relationships that result in these incredible accomplishments. Thank you for all you have done and will continue to do for North Shore. And mostly, thank you for being my friend and showing me what it means to be a true believer in something bigger than yourself.

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Senior Service: Daniel Rozsival ’20

Senior Service: Ellen Flannery ’20

Senior Service: Masks by Elise Gupta ’20

Senior Service Adapted for Remote Learning Each year, North Shore Country Day seniors wrap up their upper school career with a two-week Senior Service Project. As a requirement for graduation, students have the opportunity to conceive, design, prepare and complete a project that is personal, worthwhile and representative of their North Shore experience. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, threw a wrench into that for the Class of 2020. The Senior Service Committee, with student feedback, modified the 2020 Senior Service Project to accommodate a wide range of possible engagement with the world and to ref lect the different lived realities of each senior. As they considered necessary changes, they strove to preserve the purpose and mission of the Senior Service Project. Students and faculty alike felt strongly about finding a balance of structure and freedom while still adhering to the basic values of the project. Seniors planned either an individual project that was meaningful to them or worked in small groups to fulfill their service initiative. They were encouraged to use the project as a time to collaborate and work (safely and distanced) with class58

Lower School Service Learning: Kieran Finney ’34

Live and Serve Day mates, family, friends, teachers, or organizations near or far. After completing their project, they shared their experience through individual presentations—one for the upper school and one for their parents. They also wrote a ref lection about the impact of their Senior Service Project on themselves and on the communities around them. Projects ranged from making cards for senior citizens and sewing masks for essential workers to clearing trees, planting gardens and power-washing sidewalks. Students cooked, cleaned, built things, and found other ways to help their neighbors, families and extended families. They did research for nonprofits and transcribed documents from the Smithsonian’s archives. They conducted interviews, wrote essays, created art, designed and sold t-shirts, and one even wrote, produced and mixed a song dedicated to the senior class. Despite the challenges, students found creative ways to put the school’s motto “Live and Serve” into action. To learn more about the Class of 2020 service projects, visit the Senior Service Project website: bit.ly/seniorservice2020.

The school’s motto was in full effect May 9 when alumni, current families and friends from across the country participated in the third annual Live and Serve Day to support those in need. Although there wasn’t a single local project to volunteer for this year due to COVID-19, the extended NSCD community found creative ways to serve— writing notes to those confined to nursing homes, making thank you signs for first responders, donating to food pantries and much more. People also chose to financially support nonprofit organizations as well as the Raider Relief effort for current school families affected by COVID-19. Live and Serve Day, which originally began as an alumni event, expanded for the Centennial year to include current families, parents of alumni, faculty and staff. A special thank you to the committee of alumni and current parents for their time, energy and enthusiasm for organizing this special day: Cathy Bell Bartholomay ’79, Phyllis Beattie ’72, Betsy Perkins Hill ’70, Katie Todd ’96, Andrew Wood ’90, Anne Hines Young ’77, Brittany Hunter and Craig Niemann.

Virtual 5K: Preston ’31 and Virginia ’32 Ver Eecke

Lower School Service Learning

Lower School Service Learning: Marcy Giesler

Virtual 5K: William ’33, Berkley and Georgia ’34 Wellstein

Virtual 5K: Rich, Alex ’20 and Julie Carrigan

Lower School Service Learning A successful 2nd grade service project in collaboration with the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation expanded to include the entire lower school community during remote learning in the spring. Families picked up plain cardboard boxes in the circle parking lot and spent a week decorating them to help cheer up pediatric cancer patients. Because of COVID-19, children with cancer were not allowed to have their usual visitors, and they had less access to the supplies and materials they needed to stay healthy. That’s where the Rizzo Foundation stepped in, putting together care packages for them and their families. But rather than send the items in a plain, bland cardboard box, they asked other children to decorate the box’s exterior with bright and colorful artwork, drawings and encouraging slogans. Lower school parent Mike Howard (Madelyn ’30 and Nolan ’27), helped connect the school with the foundation, started by Chicago Cubs first baseman and cancer survivor Anthony Rizzo. And on May 9—Live and Serve Day—families of

students in JK through 5th grade returned about 100 boxes to the school to pass on to other children. “We know this is a heavy time in our world, and that many moments and days feel unsettling,” explained 2nd Grade Teacher Marcy Giesler. “Our goal in extending this project to our lower schoolers was to empower them to make a difference while instilling in them the impact of service—especially during these difficult times.”

immediate impact funds for current NSCD families whose needs may have changed because of the current economic uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. About 225 people registered for the run, raising more than $3,000 for the cause. Participants could choose their course and participate from any location, but in order to qualify for acknowledgement, they had to submit a screenshot or photo of their results from a running app, GPS watch or treadmill. Athletic Director Patrick McHugh Virtual 5K Raises Money posted full race results broken down by for Raider Relief category on Twitter. Seven of the top 10 overall finishers were current or former All NSCD Raiders—students, parents, NSCD students. In the women’s division, faculty, staff, coaches, trustees, alumni, Rory Kelly ’14 had the fastest time (19:34), former faculty, parents of alumni and friends of the school—were invited to run followed by Mullery Doar ’06 (22:45), Caitlin McLennan (23:00), Rebekah or walk 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) anytime between May 7-10 for the school’s first-ever Kauffman (23:50) and Elizabeth Kindig virtual 5K. The fun run capped off Upper (23:51). In the men’s division, Peter Callahan ’09 placed first (16:39), followed School Spirit Week and overlapped the by Robert Hansell ’22 (19:02), Mike school’s Live and Serve Day. Moreau ’04 (19:38), Augie Gallun ’21 Although not required, participants (20:30) and Teddy Gallun ’23 (20:55). were encouraged to make a $5 or more donation to Raider Relief, which provides

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Eloise Richardson ’20

Bea Pinner ’28

Elliott Millner ’30

Austin Brindley ’29 Vivian Zhang ’24

Joy Zhou ’20

Colin Norton ’20

Jonathan Ramirez ’20

Meg Pfannerstill ’24 Gerald Kalotis ’26

Matilda Pinner ’26

Colin Gupta ’24 Ethan Jackson ’31

pho t os from our pa s t “A picture is worth a thousand words” and tells an important and interesting story. If you can identify any of these photos or tell us a story about them, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, 310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093, nwhiteman@nscds.org or call her at 847.881.8848.

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a lumni connec t ions Regional Gatherings North Shore continued with Centennial alumni and friends regional gatherings in the spring in virtual format for Colorado on April 26 and Wisconsin on June 10 with great success. In Colorado, more than 25 alumni, former faculty and parents of alumni joined Head of School Tom Flemma, and several alumni also participated in the Wisconsin gathering. Tom provided a comprehensive update that included highlights on the special ways we celebrated our Centennial year and also gave a presentation on how North Shore transitioned to remote learning while maintaining the strong sense of community. It was a special time to connect, have conversations, share stories and hear about school today.

Colorado Regional

Thank you to all who were able to attend: Christine Brennan and Frank Dachille, Leigh Schweppe Buettner ’66, Amy and Jim Deuble ’76, Aleda Deuble ’12, Rick Fall ’62, Peter Fine ’02, Emily Gaud ’00, Henry Gaud ’03, Steve Hitchcock ’78, Mary Hubbard ’76, John Knight, Rachel Mabie ’12, Haley March ’14, Rob McClung ’91, Allison Morris McDermott ’06, Linda Morris, Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87, Kate and Charlie Sklare ’09, Linzy Upton-Spatz ’15, Marilee Upton-Spatz ’75, Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63, Susan Palm Waltrip ’59, Mitzie Fraker Wynkoop ’60, Pam Winston Christensen ’61, Francis Stanton ’73 and Eliza Durbin Harrigan ’97.

Alumni Board Thank You and Welcome The annual year end Alumni Board gathering on May 7 was a virtual event. Usually the board gathers for a dinner celebration to acknowledge the wonderful work of these dedicated alumni ambassadors, salute those alumni going off the board and welcome new board members. Instead it was a zoom cocktail event to toast the Board.

Grace Flickinger ’12

Marcia McMillan Hines ’56

Madelaine Kukanza ’08

Gaby Levi ’95

A special thank you presentation by Tom Flemma at the dinner included highlighting outgoing board members Benji Blenner ’02, Ciara McDonagh ’90 and Nora Philbin ’11 for their generous commitment and enthusiasm which enhanced and grew North Shore’s alumni outreach efforts over the years. The newest Alumni Board members for the 2020-21 year were introduced and welcomed: Grace Flickinger ’12, Madelaine Kukanza ’08, Marcia McMillan Hines ’56 and Gaby Levi ’95. It was also announced that current board member Naomi Hattori ’02 will serve as Alumni Board Vice President joining President Tom Geraghty ’62 in leading the board’s important work. We are pleased and excited to have these alums join us in these new roles.

Young Alumni Networking Webinar On Thursday, August 27, we proudly hosted the Young Alumni Networking Webinar, with featured speaker Rick Cobb, an NSCD parent of alumni and executive vice president of Chicago-based outplacement and executive coaching consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Alumni from a variety of classes participated. Rick covered topics such as finding and keeping a job in the current climate, industry trends and advice on getting noticed. Thank you to all those who attended and to Rick for his time and expertise.

Young alumni networking webinar

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1940s Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43 reports,

“I’m still alive and living in my house in Winnetka! Ninety-five and holding.” Francis Burlingham ’45 writes, “Still hanging in there and keeping in touch with Dave Scott ’45 and Tim Wallace ’45.”

1960s Bruce Everett ’60 proudly pictured

with his North Shore pennant wrote, “a Raider hiking the Tonto Trail in the Grand Canyon.”

Bruce Everett ’60

Lirije Milla ’10

Rick Fall ’62 reports, “Karen and I

are both well in our locked-down state in Morrison, CO. We enjoyed a six-week stay at our condo in Scottsdale, AZ, before returning to Colorado for appointments and then being confined due to the virus—ugh!”

1970s A recent shelter-in-place recording of Hard Times Come Again No More produced by and featuring Jim Pugh ’73 (on keyboards) and Peter Dammann ’72 (in a short guitar solo and vocal part) has received some traction on social media channels, and was just reposted by JamBase. Most of the featured artists have also appeared at Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival, where Peter has served as Artistic Director for 27 of its 32 years. The festival, which is the largest blues festival in the West, features more than 100 performances over four days, drawing 100,000 music fans to downtown Portland. To date, the event has raised over $13 million and provided 1 million tons of food for regional hunger relief. The festival was cancelled this year. Alumni are getting together via Zoom to stay connected. Pictured at one recent Zoom gathering are members of the classes of ’76 plus one from ’75: Frank White ’76, Charlie Ingram ’75, Jim “Deubs” Deuble ’76, Dick Meyer ’76, Clint O’Connor ’76, Kathy Button Bell ’76, Tom Freisem ’76 and Betsy Breummer ’76. Matt Berman ’79 shares news of his business, “I am SO excited to announce MB Design@Home. A new service to help you level up your home performances,

Frank White ’76, Charlie Ingram ’75, Jim “Deubs” Deuble ’76, Dick Meyer ’76, Clint O’Connor ’76, Kathy Button Bell ’76, Tom Freisem ’76 and Betsy Breummer ’76

video conferencing or whatever other broadcast/webcast needs you may have. Custom designed by working directly with you to find out what YOU need your system to do. Check it out at mattberman.com.”

2000s Jacob Ringer ’04 “could not be more

proud to announce I joined business leader Katherine Gehl’s team as Deputy Director of the newly created Institute for Political Innovation. 2IPI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization built to further the work discussed in The Politics Industry, the soon-to-bepublished book by Katherine Gehl, and renowned business strategist Michael Porter, which provides solutions to the real problem in government: that Washington

isn’t broken, it’s fixed-that is, the system is designed and optimized to serve the parties’ interests, not the public’s interest.” Todd Searle ’05 is “so excited to share

that my book, 32 Regrets: A Guide to Reclaiming Creativity is live! 32 Regrets helps to unlock the secrets of creative entrepreneurs and shows you how to reclaim your creativity. I am also beyond excited to share that 32 Regrets is already an Amazon #1 New Release.” Sara Cunningham ’09 works for OppLoans

whose internship program was recently recognized on WayUp’s Top 100 Internship Programs list for 2020. Sara began running the program during her time as Office Manager. After three years of growing and building up the program, she is proud to see it achieve this recognition.

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Tess Considine ’17 (Summertime)

Elinor Anne, Kate and Henry Gaud ’03

Wyatt Rooney Gegg

Saachi Shah ’09 is a MBA Candidate

Memoriam

joya bovingdon cox ’42

at the Tuck School of Business, Forte Fellow, Design & Innovation.

heath onthank ’60

2010s

January 14, 2020 Brother of Virginia Onthank Hawes ’56

Lirije Milla ’10 graduated from medical

February 23, 2020

school from Rosalind Franklin University and will be completing her internal medicine residency in Chicago. Congratulations to Max Fink ’11 for being promoted to Senior Acquisition Analyst at LivCor. Julie Block ’13 moved to Denver to take a

job as a producer for Mile High Mornings on 9News, Denver’s local NBC station. Josie Santi ’14 works as “a certified holis-

tic health coach who founded Wellness By Josie for the girlbosses of the world to find balance, happiness and peak wellness.” Tess Considine ’17 has released three

new singles titled Summertime, Quarantine Summer (Sippin’ On My Malibu) and Promise You Everything. Check them out on tessclare.com/music

ellen reeves walin ’54 rollin d. weary, jr. April 12, 2020 Husband of the late Joan Butler Weary ’41 Father of Robie Weary ’66,

June 1, 2020

walter c. greenough June 3, 2020 Father of Alex Greenough ’05

malcolm m. dow June 18, 2020 Husband of Gwen Stern ’64

david potter

and Cy Weary Sparkman ’74 Brother-in-law of the late

June 27, 2020 Father of Dave Potter Grandfather of Ben Potter ’16, Andrew Potter ’17 and Nick Potter ’22

Julia Butler Stenson ’46

anthony terlato

kathleen flood lane

June 28, 2020 Grandfather of Jack Terlato ’20, Cutler Terlato ’22 and

Cory Weary Klatt ’69

April 18, 2020 Grandmother of Steve Smith ’12

robert a. dhaens

Katherine Terlato ’25

April 20, 2020 Husband of Lucia Farwell Dhaens ’55

john (sean) a. rodgers iv

donald m. taylor ’53

Marnie Winston Rodgers ’60

May 1, 2020 Brother of the late Robert S. Taylor ’43

jean huebner fetridge

June 29, 2020 Son of John ’56 and

george w. morgan, jr. ’60 July 20, 2020

May 4, 2020 Sister of Anne Huebner Abercrombie ’61 and Edward Huebner ’57

geoffrey m. marcus ’02

to Adam Goldstein August 22, 2020

katharine galt allen ’68

July 31, 2020

May 15, 2020

joan r. birdwell

Births

douglas cameron macdonald

August 16, 2020 Mother of David Birdwell ’90

Marriages Madelaine Kukanza ’08

elinor anne gaud June 20, 2020 Kate and Henry Gaud ’03 Wyatt Rooney Gegg July 30, 2020 Kate Rooney ’02 and Chandler Gegg 66

Former NSCD Head of School May 29, 2020

robert f. szymanski May 29, 2020 Father of Katie Szymanski ’04, John Szymanski ’05,

and David Szymanski ’24

July 29, 2020

barbara shire shifrin ’41

wilmia capen ramsey August 17, 2020 Mother of Heather Ramsey Campbell ’63

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Nancy Brown Jones was the oldest alumna of the school. She had a rare combination of vision, focus, energy, and a willingness to take on things daunting to others to help and build in her community.

Nancy Brown Jones ’33 (1916-2020) Nancy Brown Jones ’33, a lifelong resident

of Winnetka, passed away at the age of 103 on March 30, 2020. She was the oldest alumna of the school. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Clarence Boyd Jones. She was the daughter of Edward Vail Lapham Brown, a renowned ophthalmologist in Chicago and worldwide, and Frieda Kirchoff Brown. She attended North Shore Country Day, and graduated from Smith College in 1937, marrying in 1940. Her family offered these ref lections. “Think of the world of 1916 into which Nancy was born. Airplanes still had 2 or 3 sets of wings, open cockpits, and were primarily carnival attractions. There were virtually no inter-city paved roads west of the Mississippi river. There were virtually no houses in her hometown of Winnetka between the village and the lake. Women didn’t go to college and couldn’t vote. They stayed home, did chores and raised children. Now think about what Nancy achieved in her life. She stayed home after graduating from college and raised a family, but beyond that, she had a rare combination of vision, focus, energy, and a willingness to take on things daunting to others to help and build in her community. What a dynamo!! What accomplishment!! When the Hadley School for the Blind, co-founded by her father, was down to its last $500 in 1951—bound to close—she

undertook a fundraising initiative that brought the school back from the brink by engaging and energizing social friends to host teas at which Hadley’s mission and needs were displayed. She then was cofounder of the Women’s Board to continue that important work, and later initiated and executed one of the first charitable Christmas card programs in the nation— wildly successful—that has raised more than $2.5 millions over the last 60+ years. She was also deeply involved in the planning and building of Hadley’s headquarters in Winnetka, and in oversight of school management. She was made a Life Trustee in later years. On another front, in 1952 she was a cofounder of one of the first ladies investment clubs in the country, the Monday Syndicate, and called upon local friends and corporate executives to educate and advise the club. She was also invited to become the National Chair of a major Smith College fundraising drive, but declined, managing a District instead. In the early ’80s, she co-chaired a family reunion outreach to the hundreds of descendants of her forebears, the 1834 Meunch émigrés from Germany. Over 225 family members came for a weekend in 1984 to Augusta, MO, where the original émigrés had settled. She was an accomplished athlete and twice was the Indian Hill Club Ladies Golf Champion, the Western Golf Association.

Ladies Pro-Am Champion with IHC pro Sam Bernardi, and won the U.S. Ladies National Curling championship in 1959 (Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd” recognition).” As a mother and grandmother her family says “that she was best loved and will be remembered most for.” She was very involved and interactive with her children’s and grandchildren’s lives and had high expectations, but provided all the support needed to help them achieve. Her happiness was always evidenced by her beautiful singing and humming as she went about her day—she had played the female lead, Yum Yum, at North Shore’s production of The Mikado.” Nancy continued over her many years to remain connected to and enthusiastic about North Shore and regularly attended special events, reunions and cheered the Raiders on at many Homecomings. We salute her as a loyal and caring Raider and her lifetime achievements and impact with her time, energy and passion to “Live and Serve” throughout her life.

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in memori a m Former Headmaster Doug Macdonald (1936-2020) I came to North Shore when Doug Macdonald was acting head of school, previously referred to as headmaster. He hired me as his assistant. When I first met Doug, I really liked him enormously. He was not your typical head of school. He was very laid back—he wore flannel shirts and jeans to work. This part of his personality also made him very relatable to North Shore students. He was extremely charismatic with them, so much so that kids just lined up to see him. They really saw him as a counselor and sought him out. That was his strength, and he was an extraordinary confidant. Doug was a fearless believer in speaking truth without politicizing that truth—he was very authentic, straightforward and powerful in his own right. He was a non-reactive leader and didn’t take offense when someone disagreed with him. Doug was very outspoken about wanting diversity in the student body, and I thought that was highly commendable. He had a lot of very strong faculty who were very devoted to him, and he was well-respected by his colleagues. It was a true pleasure to work with him.

sharon dole Former Assistant to the Head of School It was Doug Macdonald’s sixth and final year as Headmaster when I joined the faculty in the social studies department at North Shore Country Day. None of us could have guessed this year would be a turning point in the history of the school. But I did realize very quickly that it was a turning point in my life and my profession. Doug came in 1973; I came in 1978. There are a number of ways in which Doug and other members of the NSCD community would impact my life and profession. For one, Doug encouraged all faculty members to be as creative in their approach to teaching as their imagination led them to be. My experience at Northwestern University during the 1970s, fortunately, had prepared me for such a challenge, coming as I did from a rather authoritarian educational system prior to that. Doug encouraged outdoor education, so my initiation—my rite of passage— was what was then a freshman bonding experience, the trip to the Hannaford Farm.

I had visions of staying in a big old farm house with indoor plumbing. Not so! We were to sleep in tents and build our own latrines, using plastic tarps for some degree of privacy. The kids planned and cooked the meals outdoors, which, as I remember, we ate sitting on the ground. For some reason— it may have been the sports’ calendar— the trip took place in November. Several nights the temps slipped below freezing. Chills run down my spine, even now, just thinking about it! But I must say, with just a couple of mini-crises (soon solved), the spirits of the participants were upbeat. And, yes, the hoped-for bonding did occur. Doug’s educational philosophy focused on helping adolescents develop the inner resources needed for adulthood. Our students were constantly invited to think creatively, to deal with physical and intellectual challenges with courage and without complaint, whether it was in the classroom, on the stage, in the gym, or in the outdoors such as our farm experience. Interim Week became an annual experience for upper school students during Doug’s tenure. Again, we faculty members were challenged: this time to develop an out-of-classroom weeklong educational experience. I dare say a program like this was quite innovative in the 1970s and ’80s. Smoking had been allowed on campus when Doug came. By 1978 he raised the issue at a faculty meeting, saying that, knowing the health risks of smoking, he could no longer in conscience sanction it. He asked for faculty support to ban it, even asking those faculty members who smoked to forego doing so while on campus. We gave him unanimous support. This was Doug’s way. Rather than making a pronouncement from on high, he turned to a collegial approach. For a number of reasons, 1978-79 was a consequential year for the school and for Doug. He would leave at the end of the academic year having given his best. The board decided a new leader was needed with a new skill-set. I continued on the faculty for 11 more years, grateful for having been inspired by Doug.

nancy geyer christopher Former Social Studies Teacher

a lumni r efl ec t ion karen spencer kelly ’76

be close by. “You’re really gonna like this I was about to be a lifer—and a Black kid,” he exclaimed with a grin. Then I saw lifer no less in 1963 when there were no in the back window of one of the busses such things. My family had arrived to the beaming face of John, the second integrate North Shore. But since that had Black student in my grade, waving wildly never been explained to me, I came with to Peter as he arrived. I had suddenly no expectations, preconceived notions or become a population of two, for which I fears. So, what happened? I recall vividly was totally unprepared. Would John discoming into the senior kindergarten rupt the delicate racial ecosystem to which classroom where, before I even could put I had become accustomed? I felt a knot in anything down, a girl named Sue came at me with: “Wanna be my friend?” “Sure!” the pit of my stomach and was overcome with a sense of dread. As I said, North I replied, and off we went to the cloakShore was my world—my well-ordered, room. The rest, as they say, is history. comfortable and reliable world—and I had How North Shore did it—created an no idea of whether that all was about to environment that was outwardly racechange. (Spoiler alert: It didn’t.) blind—I don’t know. Guessing, it was Two final tales about my physical blackprobably a combination of its elitism, my obtuseness and the lack of a critical mass ness: we were playing basketball against Being invited to ref lect on North Shore’s U High and I had gotten into foul trouble. of people of color. I had been treated so impact on me is a fairly daunting underwarmly and lovingly during my scholastic Suddenly, one of the U High parents felt taking. North Shore Country Day and its entitled to shout repeatedly at me, “22! experience that I had no idea until years various constituencies inf luenced every You’re an animal!” None of my teammates after commencement that there was a aspect of my life: what I ate, wore, studied, backlash against my being selected class was an animal, despite their mounting believed and even worshipped. North foul totals—only me, and its implicit speaker because of my race. Similarly, Shore was my home; its students my meaning was not lost on my humiliated when in lower school, I heard a gaggle siblings, their parents and our teachers shoulders. And speaking of meanings not of girls chattering about a birthday party my parents. Simply put, North Shore was over the weekend to which I had not been lost, one Morning Ex I was sitting with effectively my world until I was 18 years invited. My feelings were lightly bruised— my friend Karey, who had just returned old. Consequently, I could write a book from a few weeks in the Bahamas with her our class was so small that everyone was about it, but in light of current events, always invited to everything—but it wasn’t family, soaking up the sun. Our headmasBlack Lives Matter and the resultant until I was an adult that I deciphered that ter came down the aisle and stopped to social activism, I’ll focus on my experithose parties had been held at clubs where chat. “You know” he said with a laugh, ence as an African American in the Black people weren’t allowed in the ’70s, “I can’t tell which of you is the Black kid!” NSCD environment. Needless to say, neither Karey nor I was hence no invitation. At the time I was As a lower schooler, on a daily basis I terribly amused. being discriminated against, but thanks would leave the home where we lived with to North Shore’s culture, I was unaware. Despite these meager incidents, I had my grandmother in a middle-class comWhat I was acutely aware of at the time 13 years of abject joy, learning, friendship munity, to travel by bus to one of the most was that I was alone as a Black student in and love at North Shore. I am filled with aff luent neighborhoods in the country. gratitude for all of the experiences I had, my classes until 6th grade, when that Landscapes, businesses, schools and popu- changed. I recall on the first day of middle positive and negative. Simply put, I would lations all whirred by in a sea of change. school, waiting for the busses to come in, not trade my time at, and friends from, At times, Evanston felt like a million standing with a boy named Peter. He had NSCD for the world. miles from Winnetka, despite being only been given the assignment of welcoming Karen Spencer Kelly ’76 is the 2020 Francis R. a 20-minute ride away. one of the new kids, and he wanted me to Stanton ’27 Recognition recipient

“How North Shore did it—created an environment that was outwardly race-blind—I don’t know.”

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