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ACORN North Shore Country Day School • Spring 2010

Making Connections

S P O TL I G H T

Making Connections Students, teachers, parents, alumni and visitors share meaningful experiences because of North Shore Country Day School.

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IN THIS ISSUE S PR I N G 2010 The Acorn is published by the Marketing & Communications Department of North Shore Country Day School twice a year 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.

Tom Doar III Head of School Tura Cottingham Director of Marketing & Communications, Editor tcottingham@nscds.org Art Jessen ’70 Webmaster & Photographer ajessen@nscds.org

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Read Powel Communications Associate rpowel@nscds.org

R E F L E C TI O N S Tom Doar See more reflections by Tom Doar at

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TA K I N G AC TI O N From Tanzania to Northfield, students, parents and alumni demonstrate the School’s “Live and Serve” motto.

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Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 Director of Development & Advancement mmcdowell@nscds.org Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 Director of Alumni Relations nwhiteman@nscds.org The Grillo Group Design www.grillogroup.com Reach us at: North Shore Country Day School 310 Green Bay Road Winnetka, Illinois 60093 847.446.0674 alumni@nscds.org or visit www.nscds.org/alumni On the front cover Upper School Chemistry Teacher Roderick Mobley explains a biodiesel process to 4th graders Govind Menon and James Karnezis.

On the back cover If you know more about this historical picture or can identify the people in it, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman’71, 847.881.8848.

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Reflection I recently returned from the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference, a three-day gathering of teachers and administrators from independent schools throughout the country. I attend the Conference every year and always return energized and convinced that schools matter.

This year was no exception.

Part of my time at NAIS is spent interviewing prospective teaching candidates—concurrent with the Conference is a job fair. I enjoy the interview process and had the feeling I was meeting better candidates than in previous years. There is a great deal of talent committed and directed to schools, and it’s exciting to think of that talent being unleashed in the classrooms.

This year, as I talked about North Shore—our mission, model, strategic agenda, recent focus and the quality of people we have on campus—I found that candidates were quite interested in the School. It was reassuring to get a sense that our focus is on target, particularly our concentration in the areas of global awareness and service. But, more than

this, candidates had an appreciation of North Shore’s basic premise that people make a difference.

When I talked about the connections that happen at our school, it resonated with people in very compelling ways.

As close as we all are—we may actually lose sight of that. And while the progressive education that Perry Dunlap Smith advocated is a part of many schools today, it’s the additional component of the human, personal connections that makes North Shore what it is.

In this issue, you will hear from faculty, students, parents, alumni and a very special guest who participated in a trip to New Orleans, helping to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

They were all a part of making connections, and benefiting from the results. It’s a powerful combination that happens frequently here. Not just in large groups, or trips, or planned programs, but also spontaneously in chance moments in students’ daily lives on campus.

Guiding the School behind the scenes has been a series of Strategic Plans. For the last 20 years, we have relied on these

“I cannot remember a busier time at North Shore in all my 20 years on campus.

It’s both challenging and exhilarating, and definitely worth the effort.”

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Above // Tom Doar with Harley Hutchins ’60 at Homecoming 2009

LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL TOM DOAR III

“blueprints” to develop programs, support teachers and students, and modernize our facilities. We are now developing plans to completely renovate the Upper School beginning this summer. (See story on page 21.) As you will recall, the Lower and Middle Schools were updated in 2004 during construction of the Louis J. Conant Science Center.

Fundraising for North Shore’s programs, teachers and students, and facilities has already begun and has been successful so far. Significantly more funds still need to be raised and we are hopeful that the broader school community will respond as they have in the past—with engagement, generosity and thoughtfulness.

Additional information about the School’s Capital Campaign will be announced later this year.

I cannot remember a busier time at North Shore in all my 20 years on campus.

It’s both challenging and exhilarating, and definitely worth the effort. The School is in a remarkable place—known and respected as an excellent school that challenges, connects and prepares its students for the future.

Below // 1 Illustration by Lindsay Harper duPont ’71 from the book I'm Not Going to Chase the Cat Today!

2 Melissa Rizai ’14 in the Middle School volleyball match vs. Latin. 3 Emily Vasiliou ’12 and Kelly Macfarland ’12 during Homecoming.

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4 On September 10, 172 Lower School students and teachers walked to Lake Michigan's Elder Beach to collect and carry water back to the

School. It was the kick-off to the year-long theme of exploring, discussing and learning about water in the Lower School.

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Taking Action Family Travels with a Cause

“The first day we visited North Shore we saw the School motto [Live and Serve] on the sign at the entrance and said, ‘That’s the school for us.’”

Two years later, Cori Chandler and her husband Jack, have settled into life at North Shore along with their four daughters Jenny ’11, Katherine ’13, Stephanie ’15 and Margaret (who will be attending 5th grade in the fall) after living in Singapore for eight years.

“Service was a big part of our lives when we lived overseas and it was all around us.

Meaningful hands-on service work was a short plane ride away. The school our daughters attended helped sponsor schools in Cambodia which was only a two-hour flight away. We took our children there several times. I feel very strongly about service work because it shows children it’s not just about giving money – but getting involved; hands-on makes a personal connection and you see where your efforts are going.”

The family continues to be involved with service. At Thanksgiving, they took a trip to New Orleans, volunteering to help Hurricane Katrina victims. From cleaning a Lower Ninth Ward church and painting a house, to clearing a lot from trash and serving a Thanksgiving meal to 2,000 homeless adults and children, they saw firsthand a community in their own country that continues to rebuild homes and lives four years after a natural disaster.

During winter break, the family traveled to Tanzania and visited the Kilimanjaro Children’s Foundation in Moshi. “Jim Lumberg, a school parent, visited Tanzania in 2001 to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. After seeing a local school he returned in 2006 to purchase land and eventually built a school and orphanage. Jim was instrumental in connecting us with his people in Moshi to arrange for the visit. We packed clothes, soccer balls and balloons to share with the children at the orphanage.

It was an incredible day, and very hard to leave. What struck us all was how difficult it is to maintain a connection between the Kilimanjaro School, orphanage and potential donors in the U.S. It took us 30 hours to just to get home. We realized the easiest way to support them is through fundraising in the U.S. and having the school purchase supplies in Tanzania.”

The Chandler family is also sponsoring and mentoring a Loyola Academy student through LINK, an organization established to ensure quality education for talented African American children. “We really wanted to make a difference in a child’s life. What’s amazing is that our kids have learned as much through her as she has learned through us,” reflects Cori.

Currently, Jenny, a junior, is planning a service trip this summer in Southeast Asia. “She’s our trailblazer,” Cori says.

“It’s in her blood. She grew up living overseas which had a huge impact on her life. Her sisters hope to follow in her footsteps with each of them wanting to do service work overseas. The challenge is to juggle a meaningful experience which often entails four or five weeks and other commitments such as a summer job and spending time with family and friends. Trying to fit it all in can be tough.

“I keep reinforcing to my children to always think about giving and make it meaningful. Give more than just money.

There’s a saying, ‘To those who much is given much is expected.’”

Opposite // Katherine Chandler ’13 in Moshi during her family's trip over winter break.

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Taking Action

ONE SCHOOL MANY INITIATIVES Service learning and community service are integral to student experiences at North Shore. Following are examples of accomplishments since the beginning of the school year.

44 8TH GRADERS focusing service learning on autism

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NORTHWESTERN SETTLEMENT HOUSE FAMILIES received holiday gifts and groceries from Upper School students, faculty and staff

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6TH GRADERS focusing service learning on endangered Indiana bats

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SCHOOL-WIDE FOOD PANTRY DRIVE for the Northfield Township Food Pantry

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BUNDLES OF BUCKTHORN given away as firewood after being cleared from a local forest preserve by Upper School students in the Population Ecology class studying about invasive species

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NO-SEW FLEECE BLANKETS

$1,634 COINS COLLECTED

for Haiti in conjunction with JK/SK 100th day of school

$1,000 47 RAISED through a Middle School bake sale for the St. Bernard Project

JUNIORS in English class have decided to help an Indian Reservation for their servicelearning focus

$800 $1,416 180 made by Upper School advisories for Project Linus

LIVES SAVED

COLLECTED FOR UNICEF

by Lower Schoolers at Halloween. Seven percent went to provide clean water to communities in need, tying into the Lower School’s year-long service-learning project on water.

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as the result of 2 blood drives held

COLLECTED

for Partners in Health by a bake sale co-sponsored by Upper School clubs GSA and Erica's Lighthouse

Stanton Recognition Honors Golden Apple Founder Patricia Blunt Koldyke ’54 is a North Shore “lifer,” graduating the same year Perry Dunlap Smith retired as Headmaster of the School. She is also the most recent recipient of The Francis R. Stanton Alumni Recognition which is given annually during Homecoming to an alumna/ alumnus whose life work exemplifies the School’s motto “Live and Serve.”

Pat was selected for her countless years of service. In the early ’70s, she co-founded The Committee for Handgun Control (now the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). Sadly she says, “I’m afraid all these years have done little to reduce the violence and deaths caused by our country’s refusal to enact meaningful legislation to control these weapons and their carnage.”

She and her husband Mike also founded the Golden Apple Foundation in 1986.

From 1973 until 1979, she served as the Director of its Scholars Program, and continues to serve on the Board of Directors. The Foundation awards 10 outstanding teachers a year with its now prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. An affiliated Scholars program was developed to recruit and prepare talented high school graduates for college and for careers as teachers in schools of need. “There are now over 500 of them in Illinois classrooms,” says Pat. “The Foundation and a sister organization, the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), are the centers of our philanthropic lives.”

Cookies Motivate Giving Spanish Teacher Winder Holeman has no connection with Haiti, but felt compelled to help the devastated country following the catastrophic earthquake in January.

He also knew others probably wanted to help too. So he sent an email to North Shore faculty and staff, volunteering to match each $10 (or greater) donation to International Medical Corps Haiti Relief Fund (IMC) with a dozen homemade oatmeal cookies or macaroons.

To date, he has raised nearly $700 for Haiti relief and baked some 420 cookies (donating all the ingredients to the cause). Winder's source for his recipes?

The Foster’s Market Cookbook from his hometown of Durham, North Carolina.

In addition to Winder’s efforts, the Lower School collected $1,634 in conjunction with the 100th day of school. Students in grades 1–5 each brought in 100 coins and came together as a community to count them. And finally, the Upper School held a bake sale which brought in $1,206 for Haiti relief.

Photos // 1 Spanish Teacher Winder Holeman 2 Patricia Blunt Koldyke ’54 (center) with Upper School History Teacher Kevin Randolph, Upper School Science

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Teacher Jeff Terwin, Max Fink ’11, Jenny Chandler ’11, Elizabeth Goslin ’10, Celeste Black ’10, Mia Bedford ’11, Aliyea Rizai ’11, Cardineal Nyarko ’10

This remarkable woman also has served on the Women’s Board of Children’s Memorial, the Erikson Institute, The Northwestern Memorial Foundation and as a director of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs. She currently is a trustee of the Brain Research Foundation, and Honorary Life Director of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and is on the Board of Advisors of the Persons with Disabilities Fund at the Chicago Community Trust.

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Spotlight

Making Connections One of the benefits of a small school like North Shore is the connections that students, parents and teachers make. Synergies are created when school happens. In daily interactions with students, faculty work to develop academic skills as well as human characteristics—communication, compassion, creativity, self-motivation and awareness.

This is no accident. The School believes in the value of these powerful connections. And by bringing in outside speakers, involving parents with expertise to share, and demonstrating the personal satisfaction of connecting with others, the value becomes ingrained in students.

This Acorn feature illustrates the variety of people students interact with on a regular basis. It’s the rule—not the exception—taking place throughout all three divisions.

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Spotlight

“One of the reasons that the class had such a rich experience was the eagerness of others to get involved and to assist us.”

Reaching Out to New Orleans Kathy McHugh Upper School English teacher

In the summer of 2008, the current seniors read Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea, a book which has inspired each junior class for the past few years to create a service-learning project through which the students make a positive impact on our world. The class of 2008 raised money to help build a nursery school in Moshi, Tanzania, in partnership with the Kilimanjaro Children’s Foundation, which North Shore parent Jim Lumberg founded. The class of 2009 focused on helping with the nutritional needs of the children at the school, collecting enough money to enable the nursery school to obtain a long-term lease on a farm and to provide the children with three meals a day.

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The class of 2010 felt strongly that they wanted to develop a project in this country that would allow them to do some hands-on work, partnering directly with people from another community.

During the fall of 2008, the United States was in the midst of a housing crisis, so the students’ thoughts began to turn in that direction. Eventually, their research and the life experiences of some classmates and their families led the class to its decision to partner with the St. Bernard Project.

They began to plan an Interim Week trip for the fall of 2009 to the Louisiana Gulf Coast to help the St. Bernard Project rehabilitate houses that were still decimated more than four years after Hurricane Katrina. In fact, 100% of the housing in St. Bernard Parish had been flooded. The next step was to become educated about Katrina, its impact, the response, and the current situation in this area with the help of readings, documentaries and discussions.

The objectives were to develop an understanding of the complexity of the

Katrina crisis and the myriad issues it raises, to explore the many dimensions of governmental, communal and personal responsibility in such situations, and to get involved in our world to improve the common good in some way.

One of the reasons that the class had such a rich experience was the eagerness of others to get involved and to assist us.

Cameron Nicholson, director of strategic initiatives; Vinny Cousineau, Upper School math teacher; and Susan Eichner, parent and former faculty member; all signed on to help with the trip, accompanied by Tura Cottingham, director of marketing and communications and Acorn editor. North Shore parents Kathy and Tom Shafer learned about the trip in May and called to say that they were supporters of the St. Bernard Project and wondered if they might partner with the class. They ended up bringing their entire firm of seven, most of whom are architects, to work with North Shore in St. Bernard Parish. Also, the architects

Left // Kevin Malpede ’10 and Joni Dema ’10

Right // Katrice Krumplys ’10, Kathy McHugh, Andrea Strauss ’10, Ben Crane ’10

gave three presentations to help everyone understand the history of the area; the structure of the delta with its levees, floodwalls and canals; and the rebuilding process in the aftermath of Katrina.

Because of the generosity of Mary Pick Hines ’49, a North Shore alumna and member of the Board of Trustees, Liz McCartney, the co-founder of the St. Bernard Project and 2008 CNN Hero of the Year, came to North Shore as the Harold Hines Fellow the month before the trip. Liz proved to be an incredible inspiration and role model. In addition, Mrs. Hines’ family has deep roots in the New Orleans area. The family of Genevieve Nielsen ’10 hosted a fabulous evening at their home in New Orleans that included incredible jambalaya and a presentation by Tina Freeman on the importance of the restoration of the coastal wetlands. Scott, one of the architects on the trip, arranged a presentation at Tulane by Byron Mouton, professor of architecture and director of the Urban Rebuild Project. Andrea Strauss’ cousin who works in the New

Orleans schools through Teach for NOLA joined us for dinner one night to share thoughts on the state of the local educational system.

During the trip, we spent weekdays rehabbing several different houses, doing work ranging from hanging dry-wall to laying flooring. While it was incredibly rewarding to see the substantive and very tangible work accomplished, meeting the families whose homes we worked on and hearing their stories left the biggest impact of all. Many of us hope to return and plan on maintaining our connections with St. Bernard Parish.

Currently, the trip participants and the Middle School student council, which met with Liz McCartney on her North Shore visit, are planning a future fundraiser to benefit the St. Bernard Project.

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Spotlight Student Perspective

“By helping the city I love, I have gained a lifelong desire to help those in need.”

Genevieve Nielsen Class of 2010

After reading Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen for Mrs. McHugh’s English class, we were inspired to follow his example by bringing aid to an American community. We decided to go to New Orleans during Interim Week to help rebuild houses in St. Bernard Parish, the only county in America ever to be completely destroyed by a natural disaster.

Up until Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans had been my hometown, so it meant a lot to me go back with a wonderful, supportive group from North Shore to help the people whose houses and lives were destroyed by the storm.

My family evacuated for the storm with a casual attitude, since we had done it so often before, and went to a bed-andbreakfast 75 miles north of the city.

We got an inkling that this storm was not like all the others when we could feel the house shake, even though it was made of brick. During the week that we were trapped there, we had no power, which meant no cell phones or landlines, no stove, no air-conditioning in 90 degree heat, and no water beyond the few gallons we had brought ourselves. We soon discovered that we were prisoners: so many trees had gone down that we could not even see the asphalt of the road.

In St. Bernard Parish, it was not only trees that were destroyed, but houses and people. St. Bernard was the sort of community that has become rare in modern America—a place where generation after generation of families chose to stay and raise their children. In spite of the obliteration of their community, most

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people want very much to come back.

For many of them, this dream has become a reality thanks to Liz McCartney and her St. Bernard Project volunteers.

I had expected to be holding nails and carrying tools for the people who knew what they were doing. But Liz has found that untrained volunteers can accomplish great things if given the chance. So right from the start, they let us do real work.

As soon as I walked in the door, I was given goggles, a power drill and a ladder, and quickly shown how to hang dry wall.

After all the work we do with our minds at North Shore, working with my hands was truly exhilarating. It was hot and tiring, but very satisfying, both in itself and in the knowledge that we were truly helping other people. The experience was further deepened by the reading and preparation we had done with Mrs. McHugh before the trip. We learned about the city’s failure to prepare adequately for hurricanes and the government’s poor response to Katrina. In addition to rebuilding houses, we were addressing larger issues and living the story we had studied as a group.

Liz McCartney encourages the volunteers to get to know the families who will live in the houses. We learned about the incredible suffering the families had endured, and getting to know the families was the most memorable part of the trip. The father of the Verdon family told us what a relief it was to talk to us about his experience. He said that since all his friends and family were in the same boat and he was trying to put on a brave face for his children, he never discussed the

situation with anyone. I felt that we were able to help him both physically and emotionally. This father, who had previously supported his wife and three children as an electrician and plumber, had been shot seven times and incapacitated for life. After all the stress of his injuries and the evacuation, his wife had found a job, only to get in a car accident and unable to work for several months.

It was very moving for me to hear their outpourings of gratitude for the little that we were able to do.

It was a wonderful experience for me to show my northern friends my southern city. I feel so grateful to all the students, teachers and architects who were willing to give a week of their time doing hard physical labor to help the people of my first hometown. The evening that everyone came for dinner at my house in New Orleans was very special; it felt just like old times, only this time I “let the good times roll” with my North Shore friends.

I felt that I was building a bridge between the memories of my old life as a child and the reality of my new life at North Shore, in addition to helping the people of St. Bernard re-establish their pride in themselves and their city. I gained memories that will stay with me always— memories of the devastation brought about by government failures and memories of proud, brave people struggling to rebuild. These memories will also be bringing me back to work in New Orleans this May for Senior Service.

By helping the city I love, I have gained a lifelong desire to help those in need.

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Spotlight

1 A School Family Chips In Tom Shafer School parent

2 Above // 1 Tom Shafer writes a message to the Verdon family on drywall. 2 Grunsfeld Shafer Architects team: Tom Shafer,

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Tony Grunsfeld, Kathy Shafer, Lisa Jacobson, Allie Grunsfeld, Phil Semon and Scott Crowe

As I look back, I don’t think I will ever forget the five days I spent in St. Bernard Parish with the students from North Shore Country Day School. Those kids really gave it their all. And although it’s certainly a far cry from calling any of us a hero, I can say that it gives me tremendous pleasure to know that a humble woman named Liz McCartney along with the students and faculty of North Shore, have given me an opportunity to do something very worthwhile. And I can also say, without cliché, and certainly without reservation, it is an experience that has changed the way I now look at life.

We were assigned to help the Verdon family, a family of five. Kenny Verdon was disabled and Shannon, his wife, worked as a book keeper in a local plumbing company. Together they have three children, two boys and Julia, age 11. Also living with them in their FEMA trailer were three dogs, a cat, a ferret and a couple of fish.

3 We worked Monday through Thursday dry walling the house. As small as it was, it took an enormous amount of effort.

By Friday, we were taping and spackling in order that the following week’s crew could begin to prep and paint.

Late Friday morning, it was time to say goodbye. As we drove away, it was a very quiet car. Most of it was because we were bone tired. Our fingers, hands and forearms were sore, and our backs ached. Nonetheless, it was that great “tired body” feeling one gets after a tremendous day’s, in this case, week’s work.

On the other hand, I have to attribute the silence to the fact we were saddened it was all over. Despite our efforts, there was just so much more to do. We all just wanted to stay to help get it done.

It may also have had something to do with Julia Verdon, whom I think of quite often. She was a curious little 6th grader.

Every day, she would tip toe into the house past all the busyness and chaos and make her way back to a small but familiar 8- by-9-foot room which was going to be her bedroom…again. She’d stand there, in her school uniform, with

her little backpack still on, fresh drywall dust on her shoes, oblivious to everything around her except this tiny little room.

I will never forget her and the look on her face when she showed up one afternoon late in the week. We had just finished dry walling her room. And despite the fact that the place was a total mess, she had arrived to witness the small miracle she had waited for, for so long…“her” drywall was finished! Then slowly, very slowly, an ear to ear grin emerged and she softly whispered, “I’m gonna ask my Daddy if I can sleep in my new bedroom tonight.”

And although I haven’t officially heard, Liz McCartney told me that it was their goal to move the Verdon’s into their new home by Christmas time. I hope so, because it is not only unacceptable but nearly impossible to imagine how it could still be that 4½ years after Hurricane Katrina, only now are families beginning to get back to some form of normalcy—maybe.

Left // 3 Andrea Strauss ’10, Kevin Malpede ’10, Joni Dema ’10, Danni Horton ’10, Hayley Formolo ’10,

Julia Verdon, Genevieve Nielsen ’10, Cardineal Nyarko ’10 and Ben Crane ’10

“I will never forget her and the look on her face when she showed up one afternoon late in the week.”

So as a parting remark, I sincerely urge each and every one of you to find a St. Bernard Project within you. Take it from me because it is absolutely true…it’s far better to give than to receive.

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Spotlight

St. Bernard Project Impressions

Lindsey Koenig ’10 I knew beforehand that there was still a great deal of work to be done, but it was still shocking to see with my own eyes. It was devastating, but also interesting to see rebuilt houses standing right next to destroyed, abandoned ones. I found myself looking at the Xs on the houses and playing out scenarios in my head about what happened to those families.

One thing I really liked about the trip was talking with the Chana King family.

They frequently came out to talk with us about their situation and experience.

That experience really made me feel as if I was not just making a house, but a home. These words sound so similar, but have such different meanings.

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Katrice Krumplys ’10 Every piece of mud we applied, layer of paint and primer we added and section of one wall that we sanded was not just to help rebuild a home. Although I did see a lot of progress in the physical appearance of the King home, I felt that my assistance went further. I feel honored that I was able to help restore dignity into the family. I was forced to step out of my comfort zone by working on a construction project as well as trying to put myself in the shoes of the different members of the King family.

Alex Tomkins ’10 I was surprised by the amount of responsibility we were all given. On one hand it made me nervous to do some of the jobs I did due to my inexperience in building houses. But that forced me to be both careful and deliberate in everything I did.

The composed and focus attitude I managed to maintain led to what I think was a job well done.

Andrea Strauss ’10 Overall, it’s hard to describe all the amazing aspects of this trip.

I was expecting it to be powerful, but I had no idea that it would leave such an impact so quickly. This was one of the most meaningful experiences I’ve ever had. One thing that impacted me the most was meeting our homeowners. After completing the young daughter’s room we were feeling pretty accomplished. But, that feeling was nothing compared to what I felt when she walked into her room.

Seeing her face light up when she saw her room was indescribable.

I was almost brought to tears at the end of the last day. These are the kind of experiences I will value and remember forever, and will influence me in many of my future plans and decisions.

Eric Van Wart ’10 This trip was a great experience. It was not only community service in the tradition of the School’s motto: “Live and Serve,” it was an opportunity to help people very deserving of assistance. Mrs. Stokes had lived a heart-wrenching life, and being able to make such a concrete difference in her life was a great opportunity.

Kevin Malpede ’10 It amazed me that there was still so much that nobody has even touched in Katrina.

Meeting the family and talking to them put a face to the devastation. I think helping build instead of raising money was much more worthwhile because I have a tangible thing that I can prove to myself exactly how I contributed.

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1 . onnections C that Run Long and Deep Mary Pick Hines ’49 knows North Shore inside and out: as a student, alumna, parent and Trustee. Her association began as a student in the 2nd grade, attending the School for 10 years and graduating in 1949. Her brother, Tom Pick ’48, attended the School for nine years. Her uncle, Grant Pick ’28, attended at the time of Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith. Mary’s three children (Bill ’73, Anne ’77 and David ’81) are “lifers.” And her husband, Harold Hines, Jr. served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

For Mary, North Shore has been an integral part of her life. She has a historical perspective.

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As a Trustee for many years, she also remains in-tune with present-day North Shore. Yet her involvement goes further.

In 1986, she endowed the Harold H. Hines Jr. Visiting Fellowship program.

This event memorializes Mr. Hines and the exceptional leadership he brought to North Shore, annually bringing to campus a distinguished individual who articulates the School’s motto, “Live and Serve.”

Liz McCartney, co-founder of the St. Bernard Project and 2008 CNN Hero of the Year, was invited to the campus in October 2009. Mary was particularly enthusiastic about the School’s choice of Hines Fellow because she has ancestry from the city of New Orleans.

“For me, this North Shore program was such a powerful experience featuring the involvement of the Head of School, the faculty and the participation of the students and parents. It was yet another example of the cohesive strength of the North Shore Country Day School community,” Mary concluded.

“For me, this North Shore program was such a powerful experience…”

Left // 1 Mary Pick Hines and ’49ers celebrating at Homecoming

Right // 1 Mary Pick Hines ’49 and Liz McCartney

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“You are not just rebuilding homes – but rebuilding their lives.”

“Housing is a human right,” said Liz McCartney, the 2009 Harold Hines Visiting Fellow. Liz spent a full day on campus visiting with students in each division, describing her first experience visiting St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

She and her partner were so moved by the experience that they left their jobs in Washington D.C. and moved to New Orleans, founding the St. Bernard Project.

While she was on campus, Liz met with the seniors who would be traveling to help rebuild homes during Interim Week in November 2009. “The most important thing is to spend time with our clients – not just work. Stop and listen and hear their story. You are not just rebuilding homes – but rebuilding their lives. So take your time. Be safe. And do it right, the first time.”

Liz met with the group again when they arrived for their first day orientation at the St. Bernard Project offices, and joined them at the home of Genevieve Nielsen for a group dinner. And still the connection with the St. Bernard Project continues as the Middle School raised $1,000 and the seniors have organized a bowling event to fundraise for Liz’s organization.

To learn more about the St. Bernard Project, please visit: www.stbernardproject.org

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1 23 5 4 “Sykes' work explores contemporary notions of visual art and performance collaboration.�

Above // 1 Diane Hagen and George Valliath 2 Yvonne Baffour '11, Suvarna Besanko '11, Kate Lee '12 and Quinnita Bellows '11

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3 Maya Valliath '19 and Olivia Whitmore '19 4 Artwork by Ginny Sykes 5 Upper School students attend art opening

UPPER SCHOOL R ENOVAT ION North Shore has announced it will completely renovate the Upper School building which dates back to 1922, beginning in June 2010.

The goal of the project is to provide classrooms of the future that better leverage the educational dynamic that distinguishes North Shore’s Upper School—highly interactive environments that facilitate strong personal connections, thoughtful analysis, discussion and debate.

The modernized building will allow the School to be responsive and flexible in adjusting to best practices in teaching and learning.

Guided by the 2007-2011 Strategic Plan adopted by the Board of Trustees, the School has been focusing on four major areas of emphasis: programs, students, faculty and facilities. Prompted by this last point, a long-range facilities Master Plan was completed in September 2008. The Plan makes many recommendations to modernize the campus, including renovation of the Upper School.

During the year of renovation, it will be “school as usual” but in a different place. A modular complex, “Upper School on the Quad,” will be constructed between the current Upper School and the Mac Gym. The central unit will contain 11 classrooms, faculty offices, lockers and student mailboxes. Two annex buildings will be located in the southeast corner of the Upper School parking lot. One will be designated for the senior homeroom and college counseling. The second will serve as space for additional classrooms.

Fundraising to enhance North Shore programs, support teachers and students, and modernize buildings and facilities has been successful so far. Additional information about the School’s Capital Campaign will be forthcoming.

Photos documenting the construction and progress updates will be posted to the School’s website at www.nscds.org/aboutus/oncampus/ constructionnews.

On Campus Homecoming Weekend 2009 was packed with events, games, alumni, parents and students.

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During Homecoming weekend the campus welcomed over 300 alumni spanning the years of 1937 to 2009, parents of alumni and friends who attended many events on campus including the Friday Homecoming kickoff reception, the Young Alumni Gathering at Tommy Nevin's Pub, the Alumni Art exhibit in the Almquist Gallery featuring 30 alumni artists, the North Shore Today faculty program, the presentation of the Francis R. Stanton Recognition to Patricia Blunt Koldyke ’54, alumni field hockey game and many Raider sports games.

Alumni came from all parts of the United States as well as internationally. Peter Kuh ’69 traveled the farthest from Buckinghamshire, England to celebrate his 40th reunion with classmates.

Reunion classes included 1939, 1944, 1949, 1953/54, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979/80, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004. In addition to the on campus activities, each class held a Saturday evening reunion dinner off campus which offered a time to reminisce and learn about each other’s lives. Planning is underway for Homecoming and Reunions 2010 which will be held October 1-2.

Save the date for Homecoming 2010, October 1–2.

In the Gallery: Black, White & Silver A gallery show featuring the work of Shirley Engelstein and Ginny Sykes was held in the John Almquist Gallery January 15-February 26. Engelstein, a fiber artist from Lincolnwood, fashions extraordinary things out of everyday objects. Sykes's work explores contemporary notions of visual art and performance collaboration. She has exhibited in the US and internationally, including Transcultural Exchange’s The Tile Project, 2004-2008 (a permanent tile installation in 22 countries), and Pandora Meets Sarajevo, an exhibition she co-curated featuring artists from Bosnia, Vietnam and the U.S. Sykes has completed over 30 public art works, often initiating them within her community, including collaborations with the Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Public Art Groups.

Recent projects include a glass tile mural at O’Hare airport and a mural for the Latin School of Chicago’s new middle school.

A respected educator, Ms. Sykes has taught in both the Museum and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as through Gallery 37, the Illinois Arts Council, and Beacon Street Gallery residency arts programs. Ms. Sykes has received honor awards from the Illinois chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and has been awarded several Ragsdale Foundation residencies. Her expertise ranges from traditional European painting techniques to contemporary and conceptual studio practice.

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On Stage 1 Surrana Besanko ’11 as Marie Gannon in Searching for Degas 2 Theodora Loew ’17, Molly Ledden ’17 and Sarah Lumberg ’17, the witches of The Wizard of Oz 3 Lower School Music teacher Linda Kiracibasi sings with SKers during the Holiday Morning Ex. 4 Thomas McDowell ’18, Firouz Niazi ’17 and Adam Chiang ’17 in the Lower School Band Concert 5 Hanna Cunningham ’13 and Julie Block ’13 in The Prince and the Pauper 6 Chandler Elliott-Fehle ’13 and Adam Griffin ’11 in Searching for Degas 7 Chris Nolan ’14 and Andrew Rice ’14 in The Witches 8 Sophia Mondi ’13, Annie Roge ’12, Hannah Gray ’10, Meera Valliath ’11, Raven Anson ’13 at the Madrigal Feaste 9 Kravon Teamer ’10 singing in the Madrigal Feaste 10 Emilie Duquet ’20, Brooke Avedisian ’20 and Alexandra Morgan ’20 before the 2nd grade musical 11 Middle School performs Homework Eats Dog 12 2nd grade musical Stone Soup

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On Campus

Athletics Scoreboard

Senior Earns Recognition

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Field hockey player Samantha Gray ’10 was named the 2009 Illinois Player of the Year.

This is the first time in the School’s history that a North Shore athlete has received such recognition. Sammy is a four-year varsity player for the Raiders, serving as co-captain during her senior season. She is also a four- year varsity player on the basketball and soccer teams, receiving all-conference honors for both teams last year.

As field hockey center midfielder for the last two seasons, she helped lead the team to back-to-back conference championships and a 5th place finish in the state. She finished her North Shore field hockey career with an impressive 43 goals and 39 assists (125 points).

Outside of North Shore she is a member of the Windy City Flyers club team and participated in her second National Field Hockey Festival in November. In addition, she has been involved with the National Futures program for the past four years.

During the summer of 2009, Sammy, along with 19 Raider teammates, traveled to Holland, Belgium and Germany for field hockey camp. Sammy was invited by a KNHB Dutch coach to live in Holland and play for a top level club team—competing across Holland and Western Europe.

Instead, she will attend the University of Michigan in the fall, where she will play hockey for the Wolverines.

Among her other accomplishments, Sammy was named an Illinois State Scholar; NFHCA All-Region Team, an honor awarded to 11 girls for the West Region Team and 99 players from across the United States; and Yearbook Editor.

1 Benjamin Potter ’16 plows through Sacred Heart 2 Austin Curren ’13 drives to the basket in the game against Francis Parker 3 2009 Illinois Player of the Year Sammy Gray ’10 4 Diana Granger ’10 returns a shot in the match against Chicagoland 5 The golf team celebrates their Regional Championship.

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David Blechman ’13, Eric Van Wart ’10, Jordan Stein ’10, Ryan Nolan ’11, Max Fink ’11 and Nicholas McCall ’13 had an undefeated regular season and won the ISL Tournament 6 Carl Anderson ’14 on the Middle School football team.

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2 3 Photos // 1 A student contributes to the poetry canvas during the all-school Poetry Festival 2 A lens-eye view of D.C. by the 8th grade 3 Middle School poetry project

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4 The Lower School collected water jugs as part of their year-long study of water. 5 A photography project incorporated poetry.

Water, Water Everywhere

4 A Lens-Eye View of D.C. Each year the 8th grade makes a four day trip to Washington D.C. This year the group of 44 students was accompanied by Head of Middle School La Vina Lowery, science teacher Lee Block and Social Studies teacher Dana Specht. Among of the highlights of their visit were a tour of the White House, tickets to Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center follow by a back-stage tour, numerous museums and monuments and many good meals.

Many of the students brought cameras to document the trip and, with the help of parents, published a book which was sold to raise money for trip expenses.

This year the Lower School is taking a yearlong approach to service learning. Through field trips, class and division activities, science, art, reading, writing and math, students are learning about water. The initiative began in early September when the entire Lower school, students and teachers, walked to Lake Michigan’s Elder Beach to collect and carry water back to school. Head of Lower School Pam Whalley said, “We wanted to have our students think about the fact that for many people across the globe walking to collect and carry water from the nearest water source is a daily and necessary event in their lives.” Students carried back 17 gallons of water to water plants, look at under a microscope and conduct evaporation experiments.

Throughout the year, students have continued to explore, discuss and learn about the importance of fresh water and how its abundance or lack of can change the lives of millions of people around the world.

A Silly Haiku Project challenged students, faculty, staff and parents to submit poems which were posted on digital scrolling displays on campus and on the internal website.

One-Line-A-Day Poetry Pledge encouraged faculty, staff and students to memorize a poem and then recite it to someone on campus on the final day of the Poetry Festival.

Calef Brown, poet, author and illustrator of children’s books, visited North Shore, presented at Morning Ex and met with each division.

“Funky Snowman” play premiere which was inspired by a Calef Brown poem, directed

by University of Texas/Austin Teaching Artist Wendy Bable, and featured student dancer Cardineal Nyarko.

Cin Salach, poet, performed for the Upper School.

Poetry Videos and Visual Art projects were created by Middle School students and display around campus and shared during Morning Ex.

Poetry Everywhere Thanks to the Franke Family Fund The second year of programming made possible by the Franke Family Fund spread poetry campus-wide. The Fund was established in 2008 with a contribution to the School’s endowment from Barbara, Richard, Katherine ’77 and Jane ’80 Franke. Faculty are encouraged to create challenging programs that enrich student experiences, the School’s program and the broader community.

Headed by David Green, third grade teacher, along with Alex Gutierrez, Middle School art teacher; Cassandra Hiland, Upper School English teacher; and Kate Puccia, Upper School art teacher, the group orchestrated a multisensory, multi-disciplinary program that immersed the School in poetry for two weeks. Every student participated whether writing poetry, reading poetry, creating poetry-themed art, viewing poetry projects on campus or listening to poetry during six Morning Ex programs.

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Among the highlights were: Community-based Art Installation consisting of a six-foot canvas on which students and faculty wrote poems or verses. Images of participants inscribing on the canvas were captured and digitally fused to form a stop motion animation clip. Both were on display.

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2 1 Focus on History Welcomes Bill Hinchliff ’64 Each year, the School invites to campus an individual who has a talent for bringing history to life. Funded through an endowment to the School by an anonymous North Shore family, these speakers range from authors to historical docents. This year, Bill Hinchliff ’64 gave a presentation, “The 100th Anniversary of Daniel Burnham,” during Morning Ex for the entire school community.

Starting at 1893, when Chicago was booming but riddled with traffic, pollution, disease and crime, Bill articulated and shared photos that illustrated the influence Daniel Burnham had on transforming the city into the beautiful city and tourist destination that it is today. Following the program, he met with the Upper School students.

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Left // 1 2010 Focus on History speaker Bill Hinchliff ’64 Above // 2 Robin Priess Glasser, illustrator of Fancy Nancy books; North Shore

Since becoming a docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation in 1976, Bill has written many articles on architecture, has led tours on foot, bus, bike and boat, and lectured and taught adult education courses all over the Chicago area, but he has always found time to share his expertise with the North Shore Community. Since 1991, he has taken groups of alumni and friends to New Orleans, Louisiana and Brown County, Indiana; to St. Louis, Missouri and Cincinnati, Ohio, always spending untold hours researching and preparing thoroughly. In any setting, Bill can somehow weave threads of architectural, historical, political, and allegorical into one fascinating tapestry.

In 1997, he was awarded the Foster Hannaford Recognition for his service to the School and others.

history teacher, alum and inspiration for the Fancy Nancy character Jessie Regunberg ’05; and author Jane O'Connor visited the Lower School.

Bill can somehow weave threads architectural, historical, political and allegorical into one fascinating tapestry.

Development News Volunteers help make Annual Giving successful!

Annual Giving 2009–2010 Is in Full Swing Thanks to the efforts of Alumni and Parent Volunteer Representatives, there is strong momentum as the School moves toward its goal of $1,184,500.

Faculty and staff reached 100% participation in December and parent participation has already surpassed last year’s high. The generosity of many has helped bring North Shore this far, however support from all in our community is required to reach the goal. A gift of any size makes a difference.

Your gift helps North Shore continue to support faculty and students every day.

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Thanks to Phonathon Volunteers

North Shore’s annual Phonathons drew participation from alumni, parents, trustees, faculty and staff who volunteered their time and enthusiasm for North Shore. As a result of their efforts and the generous response from donors, more than $120,000 was raised for Annual Giving.

Audrey Gallery ’50

Allison Kaplan ’03

Bruce Blair ’69

Sally Simmons Kiper ’56

Jay Bach

John Lanctot

Elizabeth Barr

Suki Lipman '70

There is still time to make your donation before June 30 to help us reach our goal.

Please join your fellow alumni, parents, faculty and friends in contributing to this important effort. Thank you to all for your ongoing support.

Cathy Kleiman Bell ’79 Doug Mabie Dan Bloedorn ’87

Jane McCarthy

Susan Bondurant

Nick McClanahan

Hugh Bowles ’58

Michaela Murphy ’92

Chris Charnas ’83

Nancy Nolan

Jim Colley

Heather Oliver ’89

Jeff Colman

Scott Olson ’79

Karen Cunningham

Elisa Potter

Wendy Strauss Dowd

Midge Chace Powell ’49

Rory Finlay

Dina Healy Richter ’89

Tom Flickinger

Lauren Segal ’02

Audrey Gallery ’50

Linda Semel

Susan Gaud

Tracey Shafroth

Lisa Gendell

David Thomas

Bob Geraghty ’65

Cathy Askow Thompson ’69

Diane Hagen

Lauri Regan Harris ’87 Andrea Vaughn Amy Viellieu Elizabeth Ingram ’82 Bruce Jarchow ’66 Leslie Jones

Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 Courtney Williams ’88

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Larry Williams ’87 Sheri Young

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1 Jane Deuble Receives Hannaford Recognition Jane Deuble’s long-term association with North Shore Country Day School started in 1963 with her children attending the School’s summer camp program that led to their enrollment as students in the School. The term “lifer” describes students who have been at North Shore from kindergarten through 12th grade, but Jane could be characterized as a “lifer extraordinaire.” Parent of two alumni, Jim class of 1976 and Dan class of 1977; mother-in-law to Amy Deuble, a former faculty member; current grandparent of David class of 2011 and Aleda class of 2012, Jane is committed to and believes in North Shore. Her dedication to this School has never ceased. Her impact and generosity over 45 years on past, present and future students, faculty, programs, facilities and endowment at North Shore is surpassed by few, including support of Lower School artist-in-residence programs, and input on key issues and school initiatives—never imposing, but thoughtful in recognizing how to

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enhance learning opportunities and the School. When people see Jane at concerts, plays, athletic games, Grandparents’ Day, and many other school occasions they know all is right with North Shore.

Jane immersed herself from the beginning of her children’s education at North Shore in many volunteer roles and leadership responsibilities. Her support and efforts have been felt at every level of the North Shore community: Parents’ Association volunteer in the classroom, as a lunch line server, switchboard operator, North Shore House Walk, on the field, co-chair for a decade of the School needlepoint fundraising show, Woman’s Board (now the Benefit Board) President from 1974-76 and an Annual Giving and Capital Campaign volunteer.

Her generosity as a leadership donor in Annual Giving and Capital Campaigns through the years has made a significant impact on the School. Friend and fellow parent Shirley Gately was her co-chair of the needlepoint show and noted Jane as a “roll up your sleeves” type person who worked in a positive, organized and

fun manner. Additionally, Jane’s love of art benefited and enhanced the School. One year, Jane and Shirley drove to Wisconsin to meet with an expert on quilts as a potential exhibitor for the show. This special effort yielded a presentation and exhibit on quilts as modern art. Jane’s immersion continues to this day—her involvement remains steady, supportive, thoughtful and in tune.

Jane’s genuine warmth, humility, positive Raider spirit, and sense of perspective and humor demonstrate to all the great sense of community we value at this School. North Shore spirit shines through Jane in all of her involvement. No task is too small or too large— all is completed with warmth, energy, optimism and always with a smile. She leads her family and all of us in living the School’s motto of “Live and Serve.”

Presented to Jane Deuble by Head of School Tom Doar III on October 22, 2009.

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Photos // 1 Aleda Deuble '12, Mike Feisthamel, Dan Deuble '77, Jane Deuble, David Deuble '11, Jim Deuble '76 and Amy Deuble

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Alumni Connections Raiders

Rally for Chicago Blackhawks

North Shore Alumni Classes of 1980-1995 shared in the excitement of a Blackhawks win on February 13. Thirty alumni and friends attended the event and pre-game social gathering at the stadium with a special visit from Rocky Wirtz ’71, chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bright Lights, Big City: Chicago by Night at Holiday Time In December, Bill Hinchliff ’64 led a tour of Chicago by night for North Shore alumni and friends. Highlights included the German Christmas bazaar called Christkindlmarket, Macy’s (formerly Marshall Field’s) interior decorations including the Walnut Room, then a tour of the best of the city’s lighting displays including State Street, the Museum Campus, South Michigan Avenue, Millennium Park and North Michigan Avenue. The evening ended with a feast at the Greek Islands Restaurant.

Lunch in the Loop The largest-attended Lunch in the Loop program in October featured Head of School Tom Doar presenting “North Shore: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow…

90 years and counting.” He outlined the School history from 1919 with founding Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith, the School's traditions of educational excellence, outstanding faculty and student development. These qualities of the School remain intact and continue as strengths. He offered insight into North Shore today highlighting the increased opportunities for learning and experiences in and out of the classroom emphasizing the School's hallmarks: small by design, rigorous and relevant academics, participation is required and students are known. In looking to the future he outlined the School’s comprehensive strategic plan helping North Shore to grow its program and facilities for the 21st century.

Regional

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North Shore was on the road in January and Februaray with gatherings in NYC, Boston, Washington, D.C., Seattle and San Francisco.

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1 Photos// 1 North Shore Alumni and Blackhawks fans with Rocky Wirtz '71 2 Frederic Fortune '69, Lindsay Harper duPont '71 and Jim Golden '70 3 David Neithercut, Karey Wirtz Fix '76, Bob Fix 4 Joanie Carroll-Cronin '72 and Rob Hoyle '71 5 Emma Harper '05, David Brown '84 and Katie Butler '05 6 Jeb Breece '00 and Mary Cahn Wolf '47 7 Front Row Dick Hall, Carol Hall,

Susan Rogers, Lindsay Harper Makepeace '44 Back Row Fisher Howe '31, Stuart Rogers '74, Jim Darrow '67, Dar Curtis '44 and Amelia Kegan '01 8 Fourth Grade Teacher Dan Sweeney and Audrey Gallery '50 9 Tom Doar, Kitten Tyler Ford '52, Pat Ostrom Kohnen '60 and Jim Kohnen

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Photos // 1 The 2009 Alumni Artist Exhibit featured 30 alumni artists over Homecoming Weekend. Pictured are several of the artists at the exhibit whose names have an asterik on the list of alumni artists.

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Erik Almquist ’85, Michael Halper ’03, Lindsay Harper duPont ’71, Chris Davis ’00, Quinn Andersen ’04, Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43*, Larry Marder ’69, Joan Gately Shapiro ’67, Ned Whalley ’04, Judith Olson Uehling ’53, Peggy Smith Coffee ’90*, Frederick Loomis ’68* Gail Wirtz Costello ’72, Karen Feinberg Ami ’79*, Russ Ahrens ’59*, Maxine Lechter Comisky ’84, Tom Heinz ’97, Todd Heinz ’93, Daria Brown ’50, David Jaicks ’76*, Frank White ’76, Bill Harper ’67, John Strauss ’77, Art Jessen ’70*, Chris Breuer ’72, Joanne Avery ’90, Phil Ochs ’08, Ben Tullman ’06, Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60, Stokely Webster ’30, Tyson Keel ’67, Lindsay Harper Makepeace ’44*, Cindy Taylor ’08, Midge Chace Powell ’49*, Bim Stanton ’64, Jennifer Siegal ’86, Susan Bransfield ’77 2 Class of 1994 3 Class of 1974 4 Class of 1959 5 Lifers from the Class of 1980: Mary Duke Smith, Melinda Roenisch, Miller Bransfield, Jenna Cain Brinkworth, Lucy Sievers, Liz Schwarz, Arthur Handelman 6 Class of 1969: Sarah Pugh, Doug Severson, Cathy Askow Thompson, Mim Geraghty and Peter Kuh 7 Class of 1944: Seated: Dar Curtis, Lindsay Harper Makepeace, John Straub, Ginger Bensinger Sonnenschein, Standing: Bill Gale, Dick Golden 8 The Homecoming Tommy Nevin’s Young Alumni & Faculty Event had many attendees.

Pictured are: members of the Class of 2006: Zara Klaff, Fiona Cherrett, Jake Pinsof, Frank Dachille and Elizabeth Brantley 9 Class of 1964 10 Class of 1989 11 Dorie Warner Sills ’38 and Bill McCluskey ’39 12 Class of 1984 13 Class of 1969 14 Class of 1953 and 1954

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Over 20 alumni and faculty attended the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament held in the Mac Gym. Participants ranged from the classes of 1969 to 2009. No broken bones, no sprained ankles and all had fun. Pictured are: Ryan Randolph ’04, Michael McNitt ’04, Dan Killian ’05, Jeff Thomas ’03, Matt Thomas ’09, Steve Thomas ’07, Jonathan Misch ’08, Nico Gibson '06, Edgar Aviles ’06, Eric Hattori ’06, Billy Gendell ’08, Taylor Appelbaum ’08, George Whiteman ’06, Jay Findlay ’08, Bruce Blair ’69, Kit Callahan ’06, Louciana Johnson ’98, Alex Moffat ’00, Chris White ’09, Mike Moreau ’04, Charlie Doar ’03 and Art Jessen ’70..

December Alumni Events The annual holiday gathering of collegeage alumni was held on campus on December 19 for these graduates to visit with each other, the current senior class and faculty. Following the gathering, they attended the all-school holiday celebration in the Mac Gym and joined the faculty singing Winter Wonderland.

That evening young alumni from the classes of 1995 to 2006 convened at Tommy Nevin's Pub & Restaurant to reconnect with each other and North Shore faculty Left // 1 The Alumni and Faculty Basketball players. See story above.

2 Members of the Class of 2009 who attended the college-age holiday gathering: Jack Viellieu, Nick Young, Chloe Stahl, Hopie Hambleton, Karen Block

3 Betsy Blank Regan '80, Jeff Foreman '80, George Mitchell, Caroline McCarty, Tony Blumberg '76 4 Amanda Osborn '08, Shaun Teamer '08, Kathy McHugh and Zara Klaff '06 at the December collegeage alumni & faculty event on campus.

2009–10 Children Of Alumni Front Row: Buckley Oelerich (Cy ’89 and Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87), Hud Frucci (Carin Healy Frucci ’94), Danielle Richter (Dina Healy Richter ’89), Hadley Ake (Bill Ake ’88), Anna Ristic (Lisa McClung ’87), Jibraan Ghazi (Rashid Ghazi ’85), Dominic Frucci (Carin Healy Frucci ’94), Cassidy Healy (Denis Healy ’91), Natalie Richter (Dina Healy Richter ’89) 2nd Row: Chamberlain Coffee (Peggy Smith Coffee ’90), Tori Blair (Bruce Blair ’69), Will Lawler (Janet Musselman Ley ’36), C.J. Charnas (Chris Charnas ’83), Lindsay Getz (Bert Getz ’55), Margaret Tabb (Sarah Gately Pratt ’83), Allie Charnas (Chris Charnas ’83), Ella Ristic (Lisa McClung ’87), D.J. Healy (Denis Healy ’91), Bowie Frucci (Carin Healy Frucci ’94), August Coffee (Peggy Smith Coffee ’90)

Appelbaum ’82), Jack Colley (Ski Webbe ’34), Cade Frucci (Carin Healy Frucci ’94), Ashleigh Wirtz (Arthur Wirtz ’86), Haniya Ghazi (Rashid Ghazi ’85), Meggie Richter (Dina Healy Richter ’89) 4th Row: Lachlan Getz (Bert Getz ’55), Thomas McDowell (Molly Ingram McDowell ’80), Jeannie Peters (Marc ’82 & Laura Heinz Peters ’89), Shelby Marks (Dorothy Mackevich Marks ’78), Webbe Colley (Ski Webbe ’34), Keenan Fix (Karen Wirtz Fix ’76), Bert Getz (Bert Getz ’55), Harry Reinsdorf (Michael Reinsdorf ’85) 2nd photo Front Row: Katie Gentles (Diana Leahy Gentles ’49), Lydia McCaleb (Malcolm McCaleb ’39) Back Row: Kevin Malpede (Mike Malpede ’72), David Deuble (Jim Deuble ’76), Morgan Peters (Marc ’82 & Laura Heinz Peters ’89)

3rd Row: Tyson Frucci (Carin Healy Frucci ’94), Joey Reinsdorf (Michael Reinsdorf ’85), Jenny Reinsdorf (Michael Reinsdorf ’85), Aleda Deuble (Jim Deuble ’76), Alexandra Appelbaum (John ’80 & Lisa Markoff

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Stay Connected

Want to know what’s happening on campus?

Today you have more opportunities than ever.

Website Visit our newly refreshed website www.nscds.org. A complete overhaul has reorganized and simplified the navigation. The latest news links are posted at the bottom of the home page.

Check out the “Photo Mystery” in the About Us – History section. Be sure to let us know if you can identify the person/people in the picture.

For even more detailed information login to My North Shore at the top right.

You will be asked for your login and password. If you can’t remember your login or never had one, contact communications@nscds.org.

iPhone app Yes— there’s an app for North Shore Country Day School and it’s free. Parents, students and alumni with logins and an iPhone or iTouch are welcome to use this app for accessing athletics schedules, school calendars and the directory.

Twitter Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service. North Shore sends messages known as tweets to its followers. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters that can be sent to phones, IM (instant message), or a website. North Shore uses Twitter to notify its followers of upcoming events and even emergency notices. In addition to a general Twitter account (nscds), North Shore has an Athletics Track and Field Twitter (northshoretrack) for news and results.

Facebook Another social networking service that North Shore has a presence on is Facebook. When the Acorn went to press, there were 475 followers. Become a fan and get access to events, news, photos and videos.

LinkedIn This social networking site is tailored to professionals who want to stay connected, exchange ideas, information and opportunities. If this interests you, create a personal account and request to be a friend of Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, Director of Alumni Relations.

Flickr The School’s new Flickr account provides a pictorial view of the North Shore experience. Check it out at www.flickr. com/photos/nscds.

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Tribute: Eric Skalinder “He fully engaged in all aspects of life. It is because of how he managed all this that more than one of us have said we want to live our life as Skal did.”

Eric Skalinder, 1943–2009 Eric Skalinder taught at North Shore Country Day School for 12 years. He retired in 2008 and was asked by the Senior Class to give the commencement address that June. During retirement, he continued to substitute teach in the Middle and Upper Schools and would just stop by to visit with former colleagues. His passing was a great loss and sorrow for the School, students and alumni who knew and admired him.

Lynsey Wollin-Casey delivered remarks on behalf of North Shore at his memorial service, which was held at the School in Diller Street Theater. Excerpts follow.

“As I’ve listened to and read others’ Skal stories and thought of how I’d seen him interact with students and colleagues over the years, it became clear to me that Skal epitomizes what I’d call the heart or the core of this school. In academics, his

passion for and knowledge of his subject matter was evident in all that he did, and we all knew that Skal had not only been a talented swimmer, but was a talented singer and cook as well. He involved himself in service opportunities through school and outside of it. He fully engaged in all aspects of life. It is because of how he managed all this that more than one of us have said we want to live our life as Skal did.

“Skal was amazing at connecting with others. His many life experiences ensured that he could find connections with anyone, but it was his true interest in others, his willingness to open himself up, and his giving nature that made those connections so strong and powerful. He never sat back and waited for others to come to him, but took the leap and reached out to them. He got to really know people because he felt that who they were at the core was important to know. This continued even after Skal retired. He would sub or just stop by and make sure to touch base with all those he knew, meeting and connecting with others along the way. Frankly, I hoped it would continue for years to come.

“As a school community we pride ourselves on the fact that we know each other well, in fact this is emblematic of who we are. Going forward as an institution and as individuals, I would like us to remember Skal and work to be a bit more like him: unafraid to share ourselves, our passions and our experiences, but more importantly, being cognizant that we need to reach out, over and over again, to truly make connections and maintain them.

This is not always easy, but as Skal showed us it is very enriching and ultimately sustaining for all involved. If we can do that, I can’t think of a better tribute to Skal or a better way of honoring his importance to our community. We will miss him greatly.”

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Class Notes 1920s Louise Conway Belden ’27 writes, “At 99 in November I'm cane-carrying and not car-driving, but otherwise independent.

Enjoying two nearby book groups and weekly movies, lectures or concerts at my great Kendal Retirement Community located a half mile between Longwood Gardens and Winterthur’s Museum in southern PA and northern DE.”

1930s Miriam Fetcher Steel ’33 reports that husband and former North Shore faculty member Bill “is still teaching, volunteer tutoring at a nearby high school every day.

He has made the difference between kids graduating or not, and gotten a lot of feedback from former students. Much of the rest of our family is in education.” See picture below of the Steel family.

1940s Bob and Diane Holliday Johnson ’43 “are settled in the Northwest, (35 miles to Portland) McMinnville, OR. We have a new house with views of the Cascade Mountains. The beautiful deer do eat f lowers here also – alas.

Come and visit when you get to Portland!”

William Jacobs ’43 emailed, “My wife, Joan, and I are still hanging in there! We have 4 children, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren!”

Louise Konsberg Noll ’40 wrote, “My second grandson Chris was married in October in Greenville, SC. We all went down for the wedding and had a wonderful time. Chris and Shilpa are living in Los Angeles.”

Sallie Welsh VanArsdale ’40 writes, “To 1940 class members! Please come to the next fall Alumni Cocktail party on Homecoming weekend if you can. It is fun! Alums from just behind and ahead of us attend—lots of re-connecting.”

1950s Tim Hardy ’51 died on 11.28.09. Following his graduation from North Shore in 1951 he attended Amherst College. He went on to spend three years in the Air Force as a special agent for the O.S.I. He was a retired investment banker, an active volunteer for the Western Golf Association and served as rules chairman for the Amateur Golf Tournaments.

He had strong interests in salt-water f ly fishing and golf. He was also a loyal alumnus of the School and reunion leader for his class.

Front row on stairs: daughter Melissa King, granddaughters Mireya and Amina, son Anim. Two sides of stairs: son-in-law John King, Biff ’60. Middle row: Miriam, Nicki and Bill Steel. Top row: daughter-in-law Sarita Daftary Steel, great nephew A.J. Coleman, wife Adwoa Steel.

Marie-Louise Richards Watson ’37 “turned 90 on 2.12.10! Have macular degeneration so I cannot drive. Have 5 children, 13 grands, 9 greats! Read with a reading machine and listen to DVD Books. Can still cut four acres of grass.”

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Suzan Baskin Bernhard ’52 writes she “just returned from a fabulous trip to Vietnam and Cambodia, something we've wanted to do for years! As we get older trips like this get a lot harder physically but we're still hoping to get a few more in before we hang up our hiking boots!”

Lesley Boal Setzler ’54 wrote “Hi to all my classmates! If any of you get to Phoenix area, please call or email anytime. I am very interested in how you are.”

Dick Norse ’55 informed the alumni office of the death of James B. Hood ’55 on 12.15.05.

“Since his retirement from Firemen's Fund American, where he was a senior vice president in charge of Treaty Reinsurance, he ran a home-based mail order company called Wheelsource.com, providing items for the wheelchair bound. He was my best friend and he is missed by many.”

1960s Jim F. Wilson ’61 has recently “taken an interim position as executive director of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, after 45 years as commercial real estate ‘brokee.’ Continue to be active in community and at one time had fairly successful vintage car racing enterprise along with some interesting wooden boats in Leland, MI.” Merle Chambers ’64 was inducted into the Oil and Gas Hall of Fame in September 2009.

Her father was a previous honoree and they were the first father and daughter so recognized for this honor.

Audrey Kuh Straight ’65 reports, “Life with me is very full – a lot of travel and when not traveling I am either weaving or planning a weaving. The delight of my retirement is discovering that I have a passion for tapestry weaving and even a bit of talent:-) And I rely frequently on things I learned from John Almquist in my designing. Between my mother and North Shore I have a love of learning new things all the time that keeps me very busy.”

Hub Stern ’66 writes, “After a life-changing illness late-’08 mid-’09, I am okay and going to do more traveling. Hence, Canada last summer, Bahamas this fall and Italy in the spring. Enjoy it while you can!”

William Harper ’67 was one of 30 alumni artists whose work was featured in the homecoming Alumni Art Exhibit. He started his work in photography at North Shore with Frank Wallace and John Almquist. He has built a body of work in art photography most recently showing in Dayton, Ft. Collins, and the Art Institute in Chicago where he teaches.

Harper was trained as a composer building his musical education from work with Vin Allison and Sheldon Rosenbaum and finishing with a Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music. His operas, music theater and symphonic pieces have been performed internationally.

Frederick Loomis ’68 also exhibited in the North Shore Alumni Art Exhibit held over homecoming weekend in the John Almquist Gallery. He moved to New York City a year ago and as an artist was accepted in to a group show benefitting White Columns' 40th year anniversary.

Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69, curatorearlier prints and drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, provided a wonderful and very special tour of the new modern wing of the Art Institute to North Shore’s 8th grade class in the fall.

Linda Breuer ’69 returned to North Shore to provide a Morning Ex on her rehabilitation work with raptors at Barnswallow, A Wild Bird Concern. As director of Barnswallow, Linda rehabilitates injured and orphaned raptors including owls, hawks and falcons, with the goal to restore them their freedom in the wild.

Linda continues each year to work with North Shore 2nd graders in their study of birds, habitat and environmental concerns and welcomes them to her rehab facility.

Nancy Colbert MacDougall ’69 writes, “We were thrilled to welcome two new grandchildren in 2009! John Asher MacDougall was born 3.2.09 in Honolulu, HI to son Jeff and his wife. On 11.19.09, Kieran Grace MacDougall was born to son Andrew and his wife in Oak Park, IL. I was very sorry to miss our reunion last fall, but have been, as always, busy with my job at Colber Packaging, and my husband and I have been traveling quite a bit.

We've also been fortunate to be able to spend a lot of time with our children and three grandchildren who all now live in the Chicago area!”

1970s Chris Templeton ’70 has started a company that is a public non-profit in the state of Texas.

She currently prepares raw foods for private customers who are health impaired or just want to have a healthier lifestyle. She wants to take this concept of healthy eating into hospitals, wellness centers and schools and to help those who are at the end of the traditional medical path and need alternatives but can't afford them. She is immersed in the process to seek support for her efforts which she has credited in her fight with cancer.

Ruth Burnell ’70 “had a great time with Suki visiting our boys at MIT's family weekend in October. Already looking forward to seeing our classmates at our reunion next fall.”

Stephen Geering ’70 writes, “This year had fun working on two games for Warner Bros Interactive including Where the Wild Things Are (Original Music) and a new unannounced

title for 2010 (Music and Sound ), more SimAnimals for EA - Africa(Original Music and Arrangements), my first MMORPG Jade Dynasty for Perfect World Ent. in China (Music and Sound), and Lightning Storm Space Assault for Disney Online coming soon (Music and Sound).You can hear a bunch on my site www.ingeermusic.com.”

Lindsay Harper duPont ’71 was one of the Homecoming Alumni Art Exhibit artists.

Painter and illustrator, Lindsay has illustrated four children's books with sister Jessica Harper ’67 and more recently, a book with three wacky tales by Jim Copp. She is “the only person in the world whose favorite years at school were the 7th and 8th grades, the two years she was lucky enough to attend North Shore.”

Peter Jefferson ’71 is a ferry boat captain for the largest ferry boat business in the country a position he has held for 30 years.

Chris Breuer ’72 has been a professional studio potter for over 30 years and he lives with his wife, Paula, and their two children, Adam and Noël, in Oberlin, OH. A graduate of Oberlin College, Chris' work is represented in collections in 26 countries. Chris was one of 30 alumni artists featured in the Homecoming Alumni Art Exhibit.

Gail Wirtz Costello ’72 was one of the outstanding artists whose work was exhibited at the Alumni Art Exhibit this fall. The art piece she included in the show she made for fellow alumna Linda Breuer ’69, after visiting her bird sanctuary in Wauconda. Her love for working with art materials grew from her ongoing support from Jane Dalton, the Lower and Middle School art teacher at North Shore in the ’60s. Three things have remained a constant love for her, working with art, animals, and children.

David Jaicks ’76 works as part of a house building crew in the hills of western Massachusetts. He is also a hobbyist in woodworking and wood sculpting and exhibited his work at this year’s Alumni Art Exhibit.

Frank White ’76 is a senior software developer with Vocus.com and lives with his wife and three children in suburban Washington.

Photography has been a passion since his days at North Shore.

Susan Bransfield ’77 was one of the Alumni Art exhibitors. She ref lects that photography has been a life-long study that has taught her how to find beauty and meaning within a rectangle of life. The teachings of Martha Madigan and John Almquist inspire and inform her work to this day.

Rachel Wineberg-Kaufman ’78 writes, “My short short story Stuck Kiss was recently published in the on-line journal DUCTS. The website is ducts.org and it is issue # 24. My story was chosen for the fiction highlight of the current issue.”

Several 1971 classmates got together in Yellowstone National Park last fall including (left to right) Bob Jordan, John Ayer, Rob Rogers,Walter Goldstein and Bill Stern.

taught and lectured about art for over 20 years.

Her work explores themes of love and nature, decay and re-emergence, death and rebirth.

She studied at a variety of fine arts and arts related schools in the United States and abroad.

Michael Lewis ’79 has been in England for three years and looks to be there at least two more. He and his wife have three children with the youngest born in England in 2008.

1980s Michael Fitzgerald ’80 was in China in the fall working on a feature film called Kung Fu Kid. Similar to the movie Karate Kid, it stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Jaden is the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Adam Van Doren ’80 emailed, “It's been a long, long time, but my great memories from North Shore still linger after all these years. I was sad to learn of the passing of Mr. Allison, who I remember tried so hard to cultivate an interest in music to us rowdy middle schoolers who gave him such a hard time! I have been living in New York City since I graduated from Columbia. My wife Charlotte and I have boy and girl twins who are now almost 13 (yikes!) and we shuff le between the city and Connecticut when we can get away on weekends. I have been a practicing artist for some time and a monograph of my work was published in 2007. I don't get back to Chicago much, unfortunately, but I miss it very much.

My email is AVD130W57@aol.com. Hope to hear from some of you!

Jeff Kerr ’81 “continues as executive chef in Magiamo! in Grand Rapids, MI. He lives in farm country, Greenville, with his wife, Audrey and 3 children.”

Pam Ferdinand ’83 is an Evanston-based journalist and co-author of a triple memoir Three Wishes: Our True Story of Good Friends, Bad Odds, Crushing Heartbreak, and One Little Thing That Inspired a Lot of Happiness to be published by Little, Brown and Company on April 19, 2010. Three Wishes is the truelife story of how three single women chose motherhood and found their lives transformed by happiness and love in the most unconventional ways.

Alan Blumberg ’83 formed a new organization called Hope Chest which gives toys to needy children during the holidays through area agencies. During its first year, Hope Chest filled 1,234 toy requests from nine New Haven, CT area agencies and continues to expand.

Berni Ai-Kuo ’84 recently accepted a position with Bender Consulting.

Karen Feinberg Ami ’79 was part of the Alumni Art Exhibit at Homecoming. She is the founder and executive director of The Chicago Mosaic School, president of The Society of American Mosaic Artists and is proprietor of Amiba Studio, Chicago. Karen has exhibited in over 24 countries, and has

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Maxine Lechter Comisky ’84 is an attorney who lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband Matthew and their two sons Maxwell and Michael. She exhibited artwork at the fall Alumni Art Exhibit and thanks Mr. Almquist and North Shore for her first exposure to photography, which developed into a lifelong passion.

Erik Almquist ’85 is a photographer who says “I try to capture as close to what the human eye actually saw, and not the limitation of the camera sensor. This is my interpretation of what I see. I have been a photographer since 1984, but it wasn't until 2006 that I realized my photographic direction. Foremost each picture commands the viewer's attention, giving details to the images as seen unchanged and unaltered for generations. Each picture evokes a different feeling uniquely personal for the individual to experience, the constant balance unmoved.” His work was part of the fall Alumni Art Exhibit.

Jennifer Siegal ’86, another one of the Alumni Art Exhibit artists, wrote “as an artist and art teacher, I am currently in southern California, but my earliest art memories are from my Winnetka days, drawing big trees and taking art classes at North Shore. Eventually, I studied fine art at UCSB and completed one year of an MFA at Otis Parsons. I paint directly from life and often in one sitting or the "Alla Prima" method; a direct expressive style using a full palette of oil paints. Like the Impressionists, I paint people, local landscapes and still lifes. I am also creating some fine art etchings.”

Christina Jeskey ’86 was married 6.5.08 in Edgebrook Woods Forest Preserve on Chicago's north side. Her sister Caren, class of 1987, was in attendance.

Dimitria Cook ’87 started in a new position in May 2009 as a qualified representative at WorldVentures.

Fiona McDonagh Farrell ’87 reports, “My husband, Chris, and I welcomed our twins, Rory Christopher and Vera Josephine, into the world on 1.15.10. Four months ago, we moved from NYC to the northeast coast of Florida.

We're going to give life at the beach a try!”

Joel de la Fuente ’87 is part of the theater production I have been to Hiroshima Mon Amour which opened in May 2009 at the Ohio Theater in New York City.

1990s Peggy Smith Coffee ’90 was one of the alumni artists included in the Homecoming Alumni Art Exhibit. She has loved photography since college. She enjoys capturing special moments between people, beautiful scenery and documenting trips. Her love of art was nurtured at North Shore starting in Lower School from Mary Wagner, moving onto Middle School with Jackie Melissas and finally with John Almquist. Creating art has been a wonderful escape from other academic courses. She is so thankful for going to a school where she could feel comfortable being a student, artist and athlete all at the same time.

Jennifer Gormanous Burke ’90 and her daughter, Caroline Grace, go to school each morning together. Caroline is 4 and in junior kindergarten and Jennifer is the Director of Communications at the Tower School in Marblehead, MA. Caroline's grandmother, Sherry Gormanous, is wishful that one day Caroline will be a student at North Shore.

Wendy Warner ’90 continues to have many musical engagements as a very accomplished and well recognized cellist. She performed on April 5 on WFMT radio.

Joanne Avery ’90 also exhibited in the Alumni Art Exhibit. She is a quilter who describes her art career as follows, “I learned how to quilt during my four years in Alaska, mostly as a way to entertain myself during the winters. Extreme landscapes around the world serve as my inspiration to create quilts and wall hanging, but the Southwest United States will always be my favorite.”

Philipp Schmidt '90, a former ASSIST student, was traveling through Chicago on business and decided to take a cab ride to North Shore where he "had spent the best year of my life." When he walked into the Upper School he ran into his former AP history teacher Kevin Randolph. Philipp has lived in in Capetown, South Africa for nine years where he does computer work for a firm that does online education. His girlfriend is involved in Teach for South Africa (similar to Teach for America).

Bryan Resendiz ’92 is a music director at Paul Green School of Rock Music in Highwood, Il, one of the 60 school franchises in the country. He and his colleague teach a theme season course with this year focusing on the music of Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, the Beatles, the Clash, Michael Jackson, Prince and Green Day. The course culminates with multiple performances. Bryan's background in music includes being a member of the band Hello Dave in the early 1990s as the drummer. For the next 10 years, he and the band recorded albums and toured around the globe.

Gaby Levi ’95 is currently living in New York City with his wife Sarah and they have a 9-month-old son Benjamin. Gaby is completing his fellowship in sports medicine and joint replacements before joining his father's practice in orthopedic surgery.

Susan Pope ’96 was on “HGTV'S My First Place, a TV show that follows a set of firsttime buyers and their realtor along the stress-filled, yet exciting, search for the perfect home.” Susan worked with a buyer selected to be on the show and was taped when she purchased a place in Lake View last summer. First air date was in October. Find other air dates at http://www.hgtv.com/ my-first-place/stubborn-sellers-in-chicago2/ index.html Jennifer Wolter ’96 is currently teaching at the African Leadership Academy. She really loves it there as she is being challenged.

Katie Todd ’96 will be playing at Ravinia this summer having played there before with Patti Labelle. She has just released her fourth CD and was recently the iTunes singer of the week. Currently Katie is the National Geographic singer/song writer for their ‘save the green earth’ campaign. Other highlights of her career include having played with Jewel, Steve Windwood, Tonic, Five for Fighting, Train and many others, and she often plays at colleges across the country.

Ari Levi ’98 is a copywriter at Cramer-Krasselt, a full service advertising agency in Chicago. In his spare time he plays the cello in bands around the city.

Robert Zgonena ’89 and his wife Ann have had their third child: Nicholas Tesla Zgonena.

Niko joins sisters Kate Amanda (6) and Emma Claire (4).

Howie Statland ’89 “was married 7.13.09 to Brookelynn Starnes from Red Bank, NJ. She is a clothing designer and has a line called Cloak and Dagger. Joe Shenton ’91, Josh Neufeld ’89, Stefani Tomares Hemphill '90 and Chapin Hemphill ’89 attended the wedding. I've expanded my store, Rivington Guitars, to a new location at 73 East 4th Street in NYC and my band, NYCSmoke is still at it!”

2000s Philipp Schmidt '90 and Kevin Randolph

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Ale Levi ’92 recently moved to Washington, DC. She is working for the Department of Homeland Security as a forensic interview specialist for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She interviews children who are victims of child exploitation and human trafficking. She recently traveled to Haiti to interview victims of child sex tourism.

Chris Davis ’00 is a photographer working and living in New York, who has recently had his work shown at the Hermes gallery in New York, as part of a Humble Arts Foundation Group Show, and is featured in The Collector's Guide to Emerging Art Photography. He was one of 30 alumni artists in the Alumni Art Exhibit at Homecoming.

Sateesh Rogers ’00 wrote, “I'm currently in the process of getting my first major film off the ground, now that the funding is pretty much a go. It's a science fiction short entitled Free Earth. Currently in contract talks with supporting cast from the The Matrix, for our lead character. Principal photography looks set to begin in late January 2010. Independent filmmaking is a lot of work, but it's a tremendous joy and passion! Visit my website, www. sateeshrogers.com for some other work I've been up to, including some music videos, music docs and some other stuff. Cheers!”

Joel Blumenfled ’00 has recently moved and is a lawyer in Chicago.

Sarah Blenner ’03 became Douglas Passaro Public Health Practice Scholar at Skokie Health Department in January 2010.

Aaron Morris ’03 was working in Thailand for three months beginning last November.

Henry Gaud ’03 pictured below introduces his mom at Connecticut College when she was inducted to the college's Athletic Hall of Fame on 10.24.09.

Allison Kaplan ’03 is engaged to Alex Bosco.

Ann Davis ’04 is in Mozambique where she is serving in the Peace Corps for the next two- and-half years.

Alex Moffat ’00 interviewed Bruce Jarchow ’66 as a featured guest on El Show with Alex Moffat Friday. The talk show runs weekly at iO's the Del Close Theater (3541 N Clark, Chicago). Tom Doar ’00 has been doing some writing and producing for the show. For more information click on link: http://chicago. ioimprov.com/io/shows/16

Nico Gibson ’06 Sam Brown ’06 is abroad this year in Morocco and next semester he will be in China. He'll be back at Pitzer next year for his senior year.

Susan and Henry Gaud ’03

Bruce Jarchow '66 and Alex Moffat ’00 Oana Florescu ’00 is a lawyer at the United Nations in New York City.

Lizzie Horevitz ’01 received her MSW from Berkeley. She is in the third year of a PhD program in social welfare.

Allie Horevitz ’01 continues to work as a senior investigator in the Habeus Corpus Resource Center in San Francisco where she interviews witnesses in death penalty cases.

Friederike Bauer '02, a former ASSIST student, visited her host family Phil and Peggy Reitz with her fiance Stefan Frohlich.

"It was so good to see some people from my year at North Shore - thank you all so much."

She will be married in 2011.

Sara Bernstein ’03 moved to a new position in July 2009 as the associate director of admissions at School Year.

Phil and Peggy Reitz, Stefan Frohlich and Friederike Bauer ’02

Ben Kegan ’05 reported that his short documentary was part of the Chicago International Film Festival in October. Several North Shore faculty attended the screening. Additionally the film became available for download in November from IndiePix films (www.

IndiePixFilms.com). Ben visited with Kathy McHugh’s english class to discuss the documentary film process as well as share his film Team Taliban.

Noah Swartz ’06 emailed that his show Dropped Among This Crowd is from 3-4 PM (eastern) on Fridays on WRUW (available on the web at www.wruw.org). “If you miss it when it's live, each week's show is archived for a week and then gets replaced with the new show every time it airs.”

Kelly Krier ’06 held the position in her sorority of Kappa Kappa Gamma as registrar and currently holds the position in the sorority as education chair this year.

Nico Gibson ’06 has been chosen to represent the Studio Art/Visual Communications Department in the Senior Legacy Symposium at St. Louis University this year. He is being honored for his achievements as a student as well as an artist and has been asked to speak about his experiences as an art student at SLU. The Senior Legacy Symposium is a celebration of outstanding student work across the University. Every department selects a student representative. The Senior Legacy Symposium provides seniors with a venue for professional presentation preparation and communication as well as a showcase opportunity to celebrate accomplishments. The entire University community is invited to the event including faculty, administration, staff, students and alumni.

Lusia Zaitsev ’06 “is in the throes of senior year, finishing up my majors in french and creative writing, working at the Teachers College Press at Columbia as an editor. I'm volunteering as an english teacher at an immigration center downtown and hoping to spend next year in France. My best to everyone at North Shore!”

Idalia Gabrielow ’07 studied abroad in Buenos Aires for the fall semester. She went to the Tres de Febrero Park and some of the botanical gardens as well as to Iguazu and thought it was absolutely incredible. This semester she will spend five months in Poland and while abroad hopes to visit with other North Shore classmates.

Emily Finlay ’07 “is currently finishing my first semester abroad studying at New York University in Florence, Italy. I am having a wonderful time learning about Italian art, language and culture.”

Lucas McNulty ’07 studied abroad in China last fall and continues as a student at Bates.

Jonathan Webster '07 is a sophomore at Northwestern University. He visited with faculty member Frank Dachille and students during their Model UN session on campus.

Jonathan is attending an eight-week Northwestern immersion program in China this summer.

Scott Nicholson ’07 is a junior at Miami of Ohio in Oxford. He spent his spring semester last year in China. He will return abroad this summer for six weeks to Luxembourg and Barcelona. When he returned from China mid-June he worked for the Blackhawks and also worked for them during his winter break.

Phillip Ochs ’08 photography work was part of the Alumni Art Exhibit. He started taking photos at the age of 6 and has never stopped; he strives for originality and quality in his work.” I thought of translating my love for water into a set of images of Venice, one of Venice during the day, and one at night.”

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Jill Krier ’08 is the recipient of the James Lee Howard Memorial Scholarship, an endowed scholarship awarded to students who have demonstrated academic achievement at Centre College. Jill was elected treasurer of her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Leah Druzinsky ’08 has a demo album that can be downloaded on CDBaby (http://www. cdbaby.com/cd/LeahDruzinsky). The demo album will also be on iTunes!

Arielle Carroll ’08 attended the Hendrix Field School where she interned with the Center of Desert Archaeology at Mule Creek, NM. Caroline Blehart ’08 “is doing great at Barnard! I am an RA, editor-in-chief of the Barnard literary magazine and I recently declared my major as ethnomusicology. I was also just published in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine for a paper I wrote during my summer internship.”

Peter Callahan ’09 ran in two track races for Princeton at Dartmouth in February and Jack Viellieu ’09 drove down from Middlebury to meet Caroline McCarthy’09, who is at Dartmouth, to cheer him on. He won both of his races.

In Memoriam John O. Schnering ’60

Sherry Fall Perkins ’65

July 31, 2007 Brother of Mary Schnering ’53, Robert Schnering ’56 and the late

October 18, 2009 Brother of Rick Fall ’62 Step brother of Skip Wood ’68 and David Wood ’70

Jim Schnering ’58 Frederick K. Copeland ’43

Christina Freeman Tibbals ’38

March 8, 2009

October 27, 2009

William B. Eisendrath ’31

Peter Wallace ’51

June 20, 2009

October 30, 2009 Brother of Jay Wallace ’49 and Michael Wallace ’53

Susan Selz Hardy ’52

July 2009 James Dern ’61

July 9, 2009 Brother of George Dern ’68, Caroline Dern Johnston ’64 and Mary Wickett Dern ’72

Stephen Bezark July 24, 2009 Father of Ben Bezark ’04 Anne Coburn Odell ’63

August 15, 2009 Dorr B. Carpenter ’47

August 17, 2009 Brother of Benjamin Carpenter ’44 and the late Helen Carpenter ’49 Jean Kearney Robinson '46

August 24, 2009 John W. Rankin ’39

August 25, 2009 Lucy Chilgren Peterson ’49

August 26, 2009 Arthur J. Le Blanc September 5, 2009 Father of Margaret Le Blanc '99

Peter Callahan ’09, Caroline McCarthy ’09, and Jack Viellieu ’09

Martin L. Jack September 6, 2009 Father of Martin Jack ’67 Priscilla Totman McCandlish ’40

September 8, 2009 Dr. Leonard D. Fenninger September 10, 2009 Husband of former faculty Jane Fenninger Annette Jones Reynolds ’36

September 22, 2009 Joseph E. Thomas ’52

September 27, 2009

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Lucy Trumbull Owens ’31

November 11, 2009 Diane Scott Lewis November 21, 2009 Mother of Dwight Scott ’88 Edward "Tim" K. Hardy ’51

November 28, 2009 Brother of Jack Hardy ’56, Margaret Hardy ’58 Sister of Ruth Mortimer Hardy ’60

Stanley Bresler December 2009 Father of Scott Bresler ’78 and Andy Bresler ’82 Lucie Gorham Bergen ’29

December 13, 2009 Craig Benson ’38

January 8, 2010 William L. Williams ’44

March 1, 2010 Robert B. Wilcox '40 Father of Robert Wilcox '66 and Steven Wilcox '68 Marian K. Golden February 18, 2010 Wife of Dick Golden ’44 Mother of Nancy Golden Fahlstrom ’70, Jim Golden ’70 and Joanie Golden ’74, Thomas B. Blair February 20, 2010 Father of Bruce Blair ’69 and Hattie Blair Mulligan ’72 Grandfather of Tori Blair ’19

Sunny Ann Soldwedel Wirtz February 28, 2010 Mother of Laura Wirtz Jenkins ’84 and Arthur Wirtz ’86 Grandmother of Ashleigh Wirtz ’15

Marriages Kathryn Kletzien ’99 to William James

Kletzien June 27, 2009 Howie Statland ’89 to Brookelynn Starnes

September 13, 2009

Births Nicholas Tesla Zgonena 2009 Ann and Robert Zgonena ’89 Eileen Welsh May 2009 Patrick and Anne Cavanaugh Welsh ’99

Former

Faculty

Linda Semel and her husband Jeffrey became

grandparents with the birth of a granddaughter named Tess Audrey Semel.

Joe Coulson reports he and his wife live in Cambridge and “I'm working on a third novel which will hopefully be published soon if the entire publishing business in NY doesn't fall apart with the advent of Kindles and the economic crisis.”

Lynda Wood pictured with her grandchild

Bronwyn Lily Wood whose parents are Janelle and Andy Wood ’90.

Rory Christopher and Vera Josephine Farrell January 15, 2010 Chris and Fiona McDonagh Farrell ’87

April 26

Lunch in the Loop April 28

Alumni, Faculty, Staff Baseball Game May 30

11th Annual Golf Outing June 15

October 1 & 2

Molly and Emily Taylor April 2009 Thomas and Laura Yates Taylor ’97

Bronwyn Lily Wood December 15 ,2009 Janelle and Andy Wood ’90 Grandparents are Graham and Lynda Wood (former faculty)

Susan Marshall ’76 Concert

Homecoming 2010

Lola Ray Aggens-Jensen May 10, 2009 Annie Aggens ’88 and Derek Jensen

Alfred H. Shotwell (Duke) November 4, 2009 Nelly and Henley Shotwell ’95

Upcoming Events

Lynda Wood and new granddaughter

Current Faculty Drea Gallaga and her husband Bill had their second child, Elijah Xavier Gallaga, on November 10, 2009.

Lynn Kelso has a new granddaughter, Kate

Reed Martin, whose mother is former staff member Jeanne Kelso Martin.

Faculty member Ben Harper and his wife Christina became parents in June with the birth of their son Liam James Harper.

Martin Freeman, physical education teacher and coach, and his wife welcomed daughter Christin Ann Maree Freeman born on March 13, 2010.

Stanton Nominations Each year the Alumni Association board presents the Francis R. Stanton Alumni Recognition to an alumnus/a whose life work exemplifies the School's motto “Live and Serve.” All members of the North Shore community are invited to identify candidates for the award.

The Francis R. Stanton Alumni Recognition recipient is selected based on a lifetime commitment and dedication to his/her profession, community service, or a combination of volunteer and professional activities.

Please mail or email nominations to the Alumni Office at nwhiteman@nscds.org.

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