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features 4 A Conversation with Tom Flemma 6 The Hall Library 8 Food-Education Program 10 Susie Brew Schreiber ’58

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FA L L / W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 The Acorn is published by the Marketing and Communications Department of North Shore Country Day School three times 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.

North Shore Country Day School 310 Green Bay Road Winnetka, Illinois 60093 847.446.0674 Tom Doar III

Head of School

Tura Cottingham Director of Marketing & Communications, Editor tcottingham@ nscds.org Art Jessen ’70

Webmaster and Photographer ajessen@nscds.org Dani Chung Communications Associate dchung@ nscds.org Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 Director of Development mmcdowell@ nscds.org Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Director of Alumni Relations nwhiteman@ nscds.org

TOM’S LETTER

ACADEMICS

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

EVENTS

FA C U LT Y

PERFORMING ARTS

VISUAL ARTS

AT H L E T I C S

LIVE AND SERVE

BOOK LIST

ALUMNI CONNECTIONS

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

CLASS NOTES

ALUMNI REFLECTION

HOMECOMING & REUNION WEEKEND

Photographers Marshall Betterton Dani Chung Tura Cottingham Art Jessen

The Grillo Group Design, www.grillogroup.com Graphic Arts Studio Printing, www.gasink.net

On the front cover Senior kindergarten students visit Wagner Farm as part of the food-education program. Inside front cover, Sophia Wall ’23 prepares for her Gods and Goddesses presentation in 5 th grade. On the back cover If you know more about this photo, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 , 847.881.8848 , or nwhiteman@ nscds.org.

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Reed Ettelson ’28 and Tom Doar

Lifers and their buddies ring the bell at Opening Morning Ex.

S TAY I N G T R U E T O P E O P L E A N D P R O G R A M Since North Shore’s founding in 1919, the School has had a singular commitment to educating the whole child. It is my belief that the success of delivering on this commitment is directly related to two things: our People and our Program. People— faculty, sta¤, coaches and administrators—who bring talent, passion and a love of children and adolescents, and remain focused on helping students grow and learn. And a Program that is multifaceted, one that fully engages students and provides them with a wide range of opportunities and experiences. North Shore’s successful approach can be measured by our students’ development and our graduates’ success, both of which reach consistently high levels. North Shore has stayed true to these founding principles. And as we move through the 21st century, these two constants—People and Program— remain as relevant as ever. There have been a myriad of Acorn articles over the years that have showcased North Shore teachers and administrators, detailing the impact they have had, and continue to have, on the School. Similarly, in almost every Acorn there is information about our ever-evolving and dynamic program—whether the program is academics, athletics, the arts or service. Dedicated, invested, dynamic and aware are words that describe our People; and relevant, engaging, responsive and compelling describe our Program.

I have often said that North Shore has a very big program for the size of our school and as I looked over this Acorn in its draft form, that fact was reinforced to me once again. For as I read this Acorn, I was struck by the many pieces that make up North Shore, struck by how comprehensive our program is and how many touch points there are each day that positively influence our students’ development. In this Acorn we learn more about Tom Flemma—a very impressive person—who will become our new Head of School in July; our Foodservice and Food-Education program that has quickly gained traction and made a meaningful impact in just a few months; the Hall Library and its ongoing impact on our student learning and our overall jk –12 community, a space that serves all three of our divisions equally well; Susie Brew Schreiber ’58, just one more example of a North Shore graduate who has accomplished amazing things. Then there’s Dot Day, cardboard creations, paper airplanes, Imagine U, Interim Week, Model UN, the Fall Musical and many more day-to-day experiences that engage, inspire and challenge all our students in every grade. There are just as many programs that go unmentioned. Just as many faculty who are constantly striving to improve curriculum, make lessons more meaningful and who continue to learn themselves so they can be the best teachers possible. There are many distinguished alumni and guests who visit the School inspiring our students and modeling leadership, innovative thinking and resiliency.

So, here we are—this small school with a very, very big program, driven by big ambitions that have a very big and meaningful impact on our students’ dayto-day, week-to-week and year-to-year. It’s the totality of the North Shore Program and our commitment to the whole child that make the School what it is; and it’s our People who are dedicated to each and every student and who prepare these fine young students for life beyond North Shore.

1 Rising Raiders soccer program

for Lower Schoolers 2 Lifers from the class of 2016 at the

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Winter Celebration—front: Antonia Theodosakis, Michael Valenti, Reese Formolo, A J Formolo, Cara Bondurant; back: C J Charnas, Claire Gupta, Brian Cook Barbara Sherman and A S S I S T student Cynthia Mao ’17 from China Stephanie Smith ’22 Anita Klaeser ’16 and Max Flemma (son of Tom Flemma) Class of 2024 students at the Halloween Parade: Daniel Becker, David Szymanski, Henry Andrie and Ethan Buckner

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feature “I want to do everything I can to foster a growth mindset for teachers as well as students, to encourage appropriate risk-taking in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and programs, and to continue to raise the resources to ensure the School remains accessible, vibrant, and relevant for future generations.” dr. thomas j. flemma

A Conversation with Tom Flemma North Shore’s New Head of School r. thomas j. flemma , an independent-school educator for over 20 years, will join North Shore Country Day School on July 1, 2016, as North Shore’s ninth Head of School. Tom is currently the Associate Head of School and Dean of Faculty at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. Tom is a native Midwesterner, having been born and raised in Wisconsin. He earned his A.B. as a history major at Stanford University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in American history from the University of Virginia. After gaining teaching experience as a graduate assistant at the University of Virginia, in 1999, he joined the faculty at The Hotchkiss School, a highly regarded boarding and day school of 600 students in grades 9–12. Prior to moving to his current role at Hotchkiss, Tom served in various capacities, including History Teacher, Coach, Dormitory Head, Chair of the History Department and Associate Dean of Faculty. 4

As Associate Head and Dean of Faculty at Hotchkiss, Tom’s chief responsibilities are related to the quality of the curriculum and co-curriculum, as well as the hiring, mentoring and professional development of faculty. As an integral member of Hotchkiss’s school leadership team, Tom has been centrally involved in e¤orts to improve the curriculum alignment across grades, and to diversify the school’s faculty and student body. He has assisted with development of the school’s strategic plan and with fundraising e¤orts to support its initiatives. “Tom Flemma’s passion for teachingand-learning excellence and his commitment to North Shore’s enduring values, culture and mission make him a compelling choice to lead North Shore into its second century. Tom brings to our community the qualities of a master teacher, a seasoned and collaborative administrator, and a caring and humble leader,” said Board of Trustees Chair Jim Lumberg.

Tom and his wife Diana, a mentalhealth counselor, and their two children, daughter Bella (11) and son Max (8), will be moving to Winnetka in June 2016. Q. What attracted you to North Shore— what resonated with you about the School? A. From the very beginning I had the

sense that North Shore really knew itself as a school. The Mission and Hallmarks caught my attention as both thoughtful and e¤ective, and the palpable sense of community that came through in the marketing materials and on the website felt very authentic. The more I read, the more I liked. Every personal interaction I had with the Search Committee and during my campus visit confirmed these initial impressions. Q. From your perspective, what are the School’s strengths? A. North Shore is financially sound and

well-run, both of which create the foundation necessary for an excellent school.

That said, the people seem to me the greatest strength of the place: great kids; caring, talented faculty and sta¤; engaged families and alumni. Beyond those fundamental, concrete things, I would say the real sense of community and the appropriate balance of the head and the heart throughout the whole school program are impressive strengths. Q . What do you believe is the biggest challenge facing North Shore and independent schools? A. From what I can tell, North Shore

faces the same primary pressure that independent day schools are facing all over the country: how to communicate e¤ectively to parents the value of a wonderful, personal, yet expensive education. That North Shore resides in a community with excellent public and parochial school options raises the degree of diªculty in that conversation but we still have a powerful case to make. Of course, a crucial piece of that e¤ort is ensuring that a North Shore education is a¤ordable and accessible to a wide range of students. Q . How have your experiences prepared you for this new role? A. I’ve been working for years in a school

that, like North Shore, is proud, ambitious, and mindful of its history. I think there are a lot of parallels there. My e¤orts to foster a culture of professional reflection and growth at Hotchkiss and to push our curriculum to evolve have taught me a lot that I can bring with me to North Shore as we look to its second century. As Associate Head of School, I have been involved to some extent in almost every school department, so that wide experience will certainly be valuable. Finally, I’ve been a classroom teacher for my entire career, and all of our work together really boils down to the centrality of teaching and learning. Q . In what ways do you hope to make

an impact on North Shore? A. I like to think about planning back-

wards. What will North Shore look like after I leave? That’s one way to measure impact. I also think about it in terms of how an alum returning for a 50th reunion would receive the School. I hope that person would instantly recognize the same generous North Shore heart that has always defined the place but also that he or she would marvel at the ways teaching and learning have

evolved to meet the new challenges and opportunities our children will face. To do that, I want to do everything I can to foster a growth mindset for teachers as well as students, to encourage appropriate risk-taking in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and programs, and to continue to raise the resources to ensure the School remains accessible, vibrant, and relevant for future generations. To the extent that I can do those things, I will have made a positive impact. Q. How would you describe your leadership style? A. If I had to put a label on it, I think I would say my style is collaboratively decisive. I like to ask a lot of questions about institutional history and previous conversations in order to inform what I need to do. The other way I’ve explained it to people is that I tend to listen, learn, then lead. I also think that good leadership is like good teaching—you have a sense of where you want to go and you take the time to understand how to get the most out of the individuals who will help you get there. Q. How do you deal with challenges/change? A. Well, I suppose it’s a question of

change that I’m experiencing or change that I’m trying to propel. We’ll find out how I deal with change as my family and I move to Illinois this summer! I’m an optimist by nature so I think that change is usually a positive thing. I try to understand as many perspectives as I can and get background or context. Then I’d say institutional change is a matter of moderate pressure consistently applied. Q. What are you most proud of from your time at The Hotchkiss School? A. I would say that I’m proudest of

the impact I’ve been able to have on my students over time. Kids who became history majors or went into teaching sometimes write notes and mention a class or a conversation that had an impact on them, and that’s really what teaching is all about. Beyond that, I’m proud of some of the work we’ve done on curriculum and teacher training. Q. Coming from a 9–12 boarding school environment to a jk–12, day school is quite a change. What are you looking forward to the most? A. Weekends!

Q. What are your hobbies, passions or interests? What do you read for pleasure? What do you do for fun? A. Whenever I have downtime, my

thoughts turn immediately to travel or fishing. I grew up fishing in northern Wisconsin and have always found it to be wonderfully calming. I’ve learned to fly fish in Connecticut but haven’t quite gotten to a level of proficiency where I’m not humbled each time I hit the water. That’s still a life goal. Travel is also something that Diana and I truly enjoy and have tried to prioritize in our family. The family bonding element is tremendous and the educative value is too. That’s definitely one thing I’ve learned from my time at Hotchkiss—that travel can be a powerful learning tool. When I have time to read these days I tend to read books about education but otherwise I gravitate towards history and fiction. Q. Having been a teacher your entire career, how do you anticipate interacting with students at North Shore? A. As much as practical, I hope. Even

in my administrative roles I’ve found my interactions with students to be the most nourishing part of my days. First, I simply hope to be a presence in all of the divisions, wandering the halls, popping into classes. I think its important for the students to get to know me and vice versa. They’ll get to know me through Morning Ex, of course, and I’ll be at games, performances and concerts, too. Beyond that, it will take me some time to learn what the more “formal” types of interactions have been at North Shore and where we can build connections between students and administration. Q. Is there anything you would like to add that hasn’t been asked? A. I’ve been a classroom teacher for a

long time and still teach a section of ap us history. I lived in a dorm for 15 years, coached hockey and football, love the Green Bay Packers, and basically learned to ski about five years ago. I grew up in Wisconsin, the youngest of six children. Four of my siblings and my mother still live in the Milwaukee area. It’s always a been a hope to return to the Midwest, and I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect way to make that happen. My family and I can’t wait to don purple and white and join Raider Nation!

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“ I T ’ S T H E O N LY P L A C E O N C A M P U S WHERE ALL THREE DIVISIONS C A N B E I N T H E S A M E P L A C E AT T H E S A M E T I M E D O I N G A C A D E M I C W O R K . T H AT ’ S W H AT M A K E S T H I S S PA C E A C O M M U N I T Y H U B T H AT W E C A N B E P R O U D O F.” L A N E YO U N G Director of Library and Educational Technology

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T H E H A L L L I B R A R Y: “O N E B U I L D I N G S E RV I N G M A N Y P U R P OS ES ” Hall’s initial thoughts from 28 years ago. “It’s the only place on campus where all three divisions can be in the same place at the same time doing academic work. That’s what makes this space a community hub that we can be proud of.” On any THE VISION given school day, students from all divisions can be seen working individually as Dick Hall, who was Head of School from well as collaboratively with classmates, 1979–1989, understood that libraries need to evolve as technology and education teachers and the library’s sta¤. Over the almost 30 years of its evolve. In 1986, the time had come for existence, the usage of the Hall Library North Shore to evolve its library concept. space—in terms of both program and And so, a project was initiated to create a centralized, shared North Shore library. space—have evolved a great deal. For the past 10 years, Lower School students’ “It was really about making sure that combined Library and Technology class the School’s library lined up with and has introduced them to great books, supported the School’s mission and exciting technological tools and how the philosophy,” says Dick. “The new library two can connect. The Middle School pulled the School community together classes increasingly use the Library while by making it inclusive of all members of working on projects for ease of collaboNorth Shore. We hoped the library would ration and access to library resources. be flexible and would adapt to what And even Upper School students, whose our students would need in the future, classes are held in a separate building, whatever that might be.” can be seen in the study spaces during In preparing for the new library to their free blocks. Teachers, regardless open in 1987, Dick asked then 5th Grade Teacher Julie Hall (no relation) to become of division, coordinate with library sta¤ to find reliable resources for students to the Library Program Director. (Julie later use, whether print or from the Library’s became North Shore’s Head of School in subscription databases. Students and 1992.) “Julie’s involvement was a terrific sta¤ can also flip through magazines move forward for the library. A building from the Library’s continuously updated is just a building. What goes on inside the building is what makes it important,” collection, print assignments, get book recommendations from library sta¤, and Dick says. “Julie had the creative borrow tech and audiovisual resources— imagination to bring the place alive.” like a green screen for film projects. “Knowing the School has always The most recent major change in the believed in interaction between older and younger students, it’s great to have a place Library’s evolution advances engagement where that can happen,” says Julie. “It just with the Library and instills a “lifelong love of reading” in students. A new made sense to have one facility for everyiBrowse cataloging system, specific to body. We were able to have storytelling— North Shore but derived from the metis with older students reading to their younger buddies. The idea of community— system from Ethical Culture Fieldston that anybody could be there—opened School in New York, replaced the Dewey it up to not only students and teachers, Decimal System in 2014–2015. Lane but parents and authors as well.” explains, “We felt it was a necessary change to give students better access to T H E H A L L L I B R A RY T O DAY books they want to read. Now it’s easier When explaining the Library’s importance for them to find the books they like.” He believes the School community today, Director of Library and Educational has adapted to it very quickly. “While the Technology Lane Young echoes Dick Dewey Decimal System was designed Walking through North Shore’s Hall Library, it’s hard to imagine it wasn’t always a central hub of learning and a space for all students to collaborate, and that each division had its own individual library prior to 1986.

with all libraries in mind, the iBrowse system was designed with school libraries and the 21st century in mind. Students using the iBrowse organization to look for books on the United States government will find both fiction and nonfiction books on the topic in the same section.”

LOOKING AHEAD As Academic Dean and Assistant Head of School Chris Boyle looks toward the future of the Hall Library, he acknowledges that the initial design, created nearly 30 years ago, has served the School well. However, students and faculty are increasingly utilizing the space in di¤erent ways and in larger numbers than the current design optimally supports. Chris adds, “During the last 15 years, our campus transformation—with the construction of the Conant Science Center, renovation of the Lower and Middle Schools, transformation of the Upper School and modernization of the Auditorium and Arts Center—has been the result of careful analysis, planning and a disciplined look forward. It is in that spirit that we have begun an analysis of the Hall Library to gain a greater understanding of the optimal design of a 21st Century library. “The goal is to serve more students and teachers at once, and to serve them better by providing spaces, furnishings and technology that better support today’s teaching and learning,” says Lane. “We look forward to taking the next steps to make this happen and will share information of our progress.”

1 Tommy Flickinger ’22 2 Ellie de Montfort Walker ’29

and Kathleen Nelson ’16 3 iBrowse cataloging system 4 Assistant Director of Educational

Technology Patrick Healy and Martina Chiara ’21 5 Marissa Youderian ’22 6 Claire Gupta ’16

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Chef Nate Willis talks with a Lower School student during lunch

The senior kindergarten class visits Wagner Farm to learn about food

Lorenzo Lopes ’19 and Charlie Fezell ’19

TRANSFORMING FOOD ON CAMPUS

From “Foodservice” to “Food Education” HandCut Foods prepares and serves responsibly sourced food made from scratch Middle School students plant a bed of garlic

David Ogbolumani ’26 and Justin Hartley ’19

feature J U S T A S W E S T R I V E T O S E E O U R S T U D E N T S A S “ W H O L E C H I L D R E N ,” N O R T H S H O R E I S C O M M I T T E D T O U N D E R S TA N D I N G F O O D H O L I S T I C A L LY — A S S O M E T H I N G W E E AT A N D L E A R N A B O U T, A N D A S S O M E T H I N G T H AT B U I L D S C O M M U N I T Y.

It’s easy to get excited about food. People love food because it brings us together: nutrition and sustenance, culture and history, humanity’s common ground. At North Shore, we’ve embarked on a food transformation that will ultimately enable our community to understand food from many angles. Just as we strive to see our students as “whole children,” North Shore is committed to understanding food holistically—as something we eat and learn about, and as something that builds community. Imagine… In Lower School: Students grow greens in their classroom and then participate in harvesting, cooking and eating these homegrown vegetables; science classes learn about worm composting and dedicate their time to managing food waste in our on-site compost bin, which then fertilizes the School’s gardens. In Middle School: Students spend autumn H-blocks prepping the soil and planting garlic for harvest the following year; They dig potatoes on a local farm and eat them the next day in the cafeteria. In Upper School: Students construct garden beds and map the School’s food sources during Interim; Environmental Science class students research rain barrels, then work with lower grades to design and implement a rain barrel system that will ultimately water campus gardens. In fact, these scenarios are not just imagined but becoming reality. Last year, Head of School Tom Doar formed a Food Education Committee (fec) with the dual purpose to examine our foodservice program and to envision the future of food on campus—not just how we eat, but how we procure and grow food, how we deal with waste, and how we educate ourselves about food.

The fec met last fall to create a vision that brought together North Shore’s mission with current best practices in local, sustainable eating. This vision outlines the following:

To achieve this vision, the committee proposed a three-year plan that started with examining how best to meet the needs of local, sustainable sourcing through a foodservice provider that was eager to partner with us educationally. Ultimately, with the input of the commuFood education will be integrated with our nity, the School selected a new vendor, existing curricular and co-curricular programs. HandCut Foods, whose operational focus The Food Education program is led by an and core philosophy regarding school educator-chef-manager. It follows educafoodservice were in alignment with tional principles of a 21 st century J K –12 North Shore’s. independent school, promotes hands-on As the next step, and with the and experiential learning at all levels and generous support of the Benefit Board, focuses on five core areas: the cafeteria and kitchen were redesigned and reconstructed over the summer of • Nutrition 2015. Members of the fec met with new • Food Sourcing and Procurement Chef Nate Willis and local farm-to-school • Menu Planning leaders to investigate potential garden • Food Preparation and Distribution spaces on campus. A composting • Waste Management program, focusing on kitchen waste, was also initiated. Our community—students, faculty, staff In the first months of the current and families—will have opportunities to school year, the School community has participate in these core areas both inside started bringing the food-education proand outside of classrooms. In particular, gram to life. A glance around campus our students will develop a deeper underreveals garlic shoots by the Cafeteria, standing of nutrition, food sourcing and kale seedlings in the Greenhouse, worm community-building through food. Food bins in the Lower School science room education might become a core curricular and garden beds outside the Arts Center element in one or more grades, and we waiting to be planted in the spring. As could use our knowledge and resources we work through the winter to create for the common good, connecting curricular and co-curricular programs “foodservice” to “Live and Serve.” that will blossom in the spring, summer and fall, we are eager to grow North Shore’s food-education program. The food program will be sustainable environmentally, financially and institutionally. Sourcing from local farms, composting and on-campus gardens will promote environmental sustainability, and a more accessible cafeteria and kitchen space will foster community engagement in the program.

Through learning about and practicing farm-to-table principles, our community can become more collaborative and more compassionate, and our students will develop a global, local and personal understanding of food, food systems and food justice.

Written by Drea Gallaga, member of the fec and Upper School English teacher and Upper School director of service learning and community service, with input from the other fec committee members Annie Collins, science department chair and Lower School science teacher; Cindy Hooper, director of operations and director of summer programs; and David Kubacki, Middle School humanities and science teacher.

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RESCUER OF A POLLUTED HARBOR AND PROTECTOR OF THE GREAT LAKES SUSIE BREW SCHREIBER ’58 “ I F W H AT YO U ’ V E D O N E I S S T R O N G E N O U G H A N D W E L L D O N E , I T W I L L S TA N D A N D G O F O R W A R D O N I T S O W N . A C C E P T T H AT N O T E V E R Y T H I N G W I L L S TA N D …YO U W O N ’ T W I N T H E M A L L .”

ean “Susie” Brew Schreiber’s earliest memory of Lake Michigan is “hot sand on small feet.” Living very close to the lake, she and her siblings Joannie Brew-Fisher ’64 and Judy Brew McDonough ’62, and her mother Jean Bartelme Brew ’34, spent many summer days at the beach, as did her children, Laura Schreiber Hacker ’84 and Ted Schreiber. Decades later, her relationship and love of the “big lake” continues, but it has been a much greater challenge than walking on hot sand— restoring and preserving Lake Michigan, its coastal areas, fish and wildlife is an enormous task. It began in 1993. Susie was working with partner organizations to convert the former 25,000-acre Joliet Arsenal property to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. “One day, I had a call from the Illinois Audubon Society who said their representative to the Waukegan Harbor Citizens Advisory Group (cag) had resigned and asked if I would be interested in getting involved. To be honest, it was much more convenient for me to drive to Waukegan than Joliet several times a week, and the Joliet Arsenal conversion to a National Tallgrass Prairie was well on its way, so I did.” What she was about to tackle was one of the most polluted sites on the Great Lakes. In 1987, Waukegan Harbor was named one of 43 Areas of Concern (aoc) by the International Joint Commission, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (usepa) and Environment Canada. At one point in time, Waukegan Harbor was declared the “world’s greatest pcb mess.” The harbor had been contaminated for decades with high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb s) that came from Outboard Marine Corporation. Fish consumption warnings, because of the pcb ’s in the harbor sediment, were posted early on in the remediation and restoration process. Contaminants and runo¤s from other local industries including tanneries, Johns Manville’s asbestos manufacturing site, the North Shore Gas coking sites, Diamond scrap yard, steel and wire mills and landfills added to the complexity of the immense clean up required to delist the Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern and Extended Area of Concern. The Waukegan Harbor cag was formed in 1990 by the usepa and the Illinois epa to play a leadership role in developing a Remedial Action Plan for the cleanup of the Federal Channel and associated contaminated

properties. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is one of the guiding documents used for all of clean up required in the Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern. Susie not only became involved, but has led the cag since 1998. Today, after 25 years and tens-of-thousands of both volunteer cag member hours and paid federal and state employee hours, the harbor is very close to moving into a new status—Area of Concern in Recovery. Delisting of the Waukegan Harbor aoc and Extended aoc will come after monitoring of all the Beneficial Use (bui) impairments currently in place can safely be removed, and the fish consumption warnings taken down. We have spent well over $150 million on cleanup in the Waukegan Harbor aoc and Extended aoc. The focus is now on how to best use the cleaned up area for recreational, ecological and economic endeavors appropriate for all members of the greater Lake Michigan community. The newly restored Waukegan Dunal Area is an extraordinarily high quality haven for wildflowers and native grasses, migratory and nesting avian species, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians and a wonderful recreational area for the general the public. A “Lifer,” Susie credits “sitting in North Shore’s Auditorium every day for Morning Ex and staring at the motto ‘Live and Serve’ printed on the School flag” for encouraging her to get involved. She also believes that North Shore’s approach to teaching and learning prepared her well. “What we did in 2nd, 4th and 5th grade and how we studied was all about learning by doing. It was just after World War II and educators like Perry Dunlap Smith and Carlton Washburn were trying new ways of teaching. PD (Founding Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith) would come into our 1st and 2nd grade classrooms and take us outside to tap the maple trees in the spring. We did it. We didn’t just read or hear about the process. “In 2nd grade, we made big white blocks and built a huge igloos in the classroom, and one outside out of snow, too. In 4th grade, Ned Morningstar had us learn about Egypt. We made our own graph paper to draw and enlarge a map of Egypt onto a 4’ by 5’ wooden frame complete with 3-dimensional geographical and historical detail, visited the Oriental Institute, and worked on projects in art and shop that related to Egypt. “In 5th grade, we studied Abraham Lincoln all year to earn a three-day trip to Springfield. This included writing

a play about Lincoln and performing it at local schools, and in making intricate dioramas depicting some aspect of Lincoln’s life after visiting those at the Chicago Historical Society. Many of us developed a love of history and a love of learning that you can’t replicate by just reading a book. We learned how to learn in many di¤erent ways. “In most everything I’ve been asked to be part of, people seem to prefer some type of visual media to accompany oral and written subject matter. We used all three venues in the Lower School.” In 2012, Susie was the recipient of the 10th Congressional District of Illinois 2012 Friend of the Environment Award. In nominating her for the award, the Waukegan Park District described Susie as “a modest person who avoids the limelight, she is a heavy hitter with a kind voice, preferring behind the scenes advocacy, networking, getting the right people together at the right time, and resource coordination. Susie continued to adopt techniques she learned at North Shore to teach and educate others about the complex issue.” The former Scout leader, Winnetka Park District Commissioner and Member of the Winnetka Plan Commission also was awarded the 2009 Waukegan Park District Volunteer of the Year, the National Park & Recreation Association Barb King Environmental Stewardship award in 2011, and the Illinois Audubon Society the 2011 Conservationist of the Year Award. What’s next? Susie continues in her role as Chair of the Waukegan Harbor cag, but looks forward to spending more time with her family, travel and genealogy. “If what you’ve done is strong enough and well done, it will stand the test of time and go forward on its own. Accept that not everything will stand…you won’t win them all,” she reflects. “The big focus now is, ‘How do we take this legacy of a restored Illinois shoreline and harbor in Waukegan and leave it ecologically sound for everyone to enjoy and use now and in the years to come?’ Not only is the Waukegan Harbor Federal Channel a significant Harbor of Refuge for all ships in storms, the entire lakefront is an ecological treasure, refuge and safe haven for the tiniest macroinvertebrate to the Homo sapiens with whom they share this beautiful rare piece of Lake Michigan coastal zone unimpaired by hardened structures.” Susie Schreiber ’58—a fine example of living the North Shore motto “Live and Serve.”

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“This is a week that, at its best, How many Lower Schoolers would it demonstrates the principles our school take to cover up the entire soccer field? was founded on and progressive education That was the question that all Lower in action,” says Assistant Upper School School students sought to answer in a Community Time activity. Students from Head Lynsey Wollin-Casey. “Students have choices, move out of their comfort zone, junior kindergarten through 5th grade are engaged in things in a hands-on manlined up in rows on the soccer field until ner and see their relevancy, interact with every student was standing together people they don’t normally come in conin a rectangular shape. After cones were tact with in new environments, reflect, placed at each corner of the rectangle, and share their outcomes with a larger the dimensions of the rectangle were audience at the end. It’s a lot of work and measured, cone to cone. a di¤erent type of work, but I would say, The following week, during every time, the outcomes are worth it.” Community Time, each grade took the data collected from the cone measureDot Day ments and used many di¤erent strategies Middle School Model U N The Lower School celebrated International to calculate the answer. Older students Dot Day on September 15—a day created North Shore’s Middle School Model used ratios, geometry and algebra, for students to “make their mark.” Based United Nations team led by Dana Specht, while younger students used scale on Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot, Middle School humanities teacher and models, measuring how many “student students were encouraged to create global-citizenship program coordinator, rectangles” fit on the field. The answer? di¤erent kinds of dots—with paint, paper Students calculate it would take attended the fifth annual Northern Illinois cutouts, even other students. Cross-grade 45,408 Lower Schoolers to fill one Model United Nations conference. Tejas groups collaborated with each other to Chakravarthy ’20 won a writing award nscds soccer field. learn from and explore with each other. for his position paper as the Minister Each class read Reynolds’ story, about of Finance in the Cabinet of the Russian Interim Week a young student afraid to express herself Federation—a special committee. through art, who learns that her mark Sebastian Isasi ’20 won the award for best Every fall, Upper School students and is worth making. negotiator as a member of the security faculty actively participate in an expecouncil representing the United States. riential learning activity for one week. North Shore sent a team of 14 students Paper Airplane Extravaganza Students choose from a range of specific to participate in the conference, which topic-studies to explore one thing in Every fall, the 3rd grade science class gets great depth and learn how to navigate the took place at the Chicago History Museum a hands-on physics lesson in Launch-Aon November 13. The team began their unfamiliar. Some of this year’s Interim Palooza. This year, Lower School Science preparations for the conference at the o¤erings included Community Knitting Teacher Annie Collins prepared students start of the school year with a conference as Social Action, Barbeque University, for this paper airplane festival by helping Bridge as a Bridge—to learn the card simulation led by the Upper School them research di¤erent folding and Model UN team as coaches. game, Food is our Common Good, Gear throwing techniques. Each student created Up!—cycling as transportation, and their own paper airplanes, with di¤erent many more. goals in mind, such as flight distance, Mandarin teacher Di Li led an 1 Cooper Larsen ’27 and Wyatt Giffen ’27 strangest flight pattern or height, based Interim group to experience Chinese with Cardboard Creations on di¤erent folds. Then, students culture in Chicago. They traveled into 2 Dot Day project hypothesized flight patterns for each the city to explore Chinatown, where 3 Griffin Hayward ’25 tests his airplane plane. During Launch-A-Palooza, each they visited the new Chinatown Library, 4 Becky Winkler ’25 records airplane flight patterns student tested his or her paper airplane the Chinese-American Museum of 5 Charlie Tilkemeier ’19 during Interim and recorded the actual flight patterns Chicago and local restaurants. On Week “Gear Up” compared to the original hypothesis. campus, students learned China’s oldest 6 Lower School field dimensions project strategy board game, Go (or Weiqi), 7 Reese Formolo ’16 cooking during the basic kung fu, calligraphy and how Barbeque University Interim Week class to make Chinese dumplings. 8 Middle School Model UN Riley Jones ’20 , Other groups travelled farther, Robert Hansell ’22 , Jack Hunt ’22 , including one group that volunteered Tejas Chakravarthy ’20 , Sebastian Isasi ’20 , at an animal sanctuary in Santa Fe, Max Bury ’22 , Jack Terlato ’20 , and another that learned more about Juliet Ainsley ’22 , Claudia Miller ’20 , the culture in Cuba. Whether students Lily Ainsley ’22 , Maeve Devereux ’21 , stayed on campus, explored Chicago, Isabella Carlino ’22 , Lola Adebiyi ’21 , or flew to a di¤erent country, all Jacqueline Turner ’20 returned with more knowledge and excitement about new ideas. a c o r n · Fall / Winter 2016 13

During Lower School Community Time in October, students watched the short film “Caine’s Arcade,” about a boy who built an entire arcade out of cardboard. Then, as part of the Global Cardboard Challenge, students were encouraged to make their own arcade games out of cardboard boxes at home and bring them to school to share with classmates. Encouraged to use their imagination and creativity to design the games, students created homemade versions of foosball, skeeball, a hockey table and more.

dis t inguished gues t s Dr. Ken Ginsburg Fosters Teen Resilience North Shore’s Parent Education Committee hosted Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S. Ed, a pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine on November 18. His presentation to parents and students in 8th–12th grade focused on his latest book Raising Kids to Thrive: Balancing Lobe with Expectation and Protection with Trust. The book is the result of his latest research and insights from the voices of more than 500 teens who were interviewed, as well as those of his two teenage daughters who co-authored the book. Ken concludes there are two principles at the root of resilience: (1) a parent’s unconditional love coupled with high expectations for e¤ort, character and morality, and (2) the need for a child to learn life’s lessons while at the same time being protected from irreparable harm. He distills the essence of these parenting principles into the following metaphor: “We should be like lighthouses for our children—beacons of light on a stable shoreline from which they can safely navigate the world. We must make certain they don’t crash against the rocks but trust that they have the capacity to learn to ride the waves on their own.” As all parents can appreciate, successfully navigating this delicate balancing act is anything but easy. There are two questions with which so many parents struggle. First, how do I give my child the unconditional love needed to thrive, while also holding him/her to the high expectations needed for success? Second, how do I protect my child while letting him/her learn life’s lessons? Ken shared research and insights to guide parents in resolving the seeming tension between the two principles of resilience, so that parents can ultimately provide their children the security they can only gain from them, yet the confidence they can only develop from experiencing and recovering from life’s challenges.

Author Gennifer Choldenko Ken has authored more than 120 publications, including 30 original research articles, clinical practice articles, five books, a multimedia textbook for professionals, and internet-based and video/dvd productions for clinicians, parents and teens. He has received over 30 awards recognizing his research, clinical skills or advocacy e¤orts.

Marjorie Agosin Shares the Story of Arpilleras Marjorie Agosin, poet, literary critic and human-rights activist, returned to North Shore for a day on October 20. Her first visit to the School was in the spring of 2014 as the Harold Hines Visiting Fellow. This time, Marjorie presented a powerful story of arpilleras to Middle and Upper School students that was connected to an exhibit of her personal collection of the tapestries on display in the John Almquist Gallery. Arpilleras are colorful quilt squares made of fabric scraps on burlap by Chilean women used to tell the story of life under General Augusto Pinochet. During his rule, thousands of citizens “disappeared” or were tortured or killed. In a class led by Upper School Spanish Teacher Maria-Elena Centomo, her students studied this period in Chilean history and created their own Arpilleras— also on display in the Gallery. Her visit and presentation is also part of the Franke Family Fund program in which faculty develop and implement creative and unique ideas that enhance the students’ experiences. This year, the theme is focused on Upstanders— someone, big or small, young or old, who recognizes when something is wrong and acts to make it right. Marjorie is the Luella LaMer Slaner professor in Latin American studies and a professor of Spanish at Wellesley College. She has won numerous honors recognizing her work including the United Nations Leadership Award for Human Rights, the Jeanette Rankin Award in Human Rights and the Gabriela Mistral Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

The 6th grade welcomed Author Gennifer Choldenko on September 11. Her Tales of Alcatraz trilogy include Al Capone Does My Shirts, Al Capone Shines My Shoes and Al Capone Does My Homework. With more than 2 million books in print, Gennifer has received numerous awards including the Newbery Honor. Her newest novel, Chasing Secrets, was published in August and she is currently working on two new novels.

Author Elliot Schrefer On September 17, New York Timesbestselling and award-winning author Elliot Schrefer visited with the entire Middle School. He is an author of both adult and young-adult fiction, and a two-time finalist for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature. Elliot’s first novel, Glamorous Disasters, was published in 2006, and he has since published eight additional books.

Imagine U Lower School students were treated to a performance of Frog and Toad: The Musical on November 13. Northwestern University’s Imagine U cast members from the musical came to North Shore to perform during Community Time. Imagine U stages shows geared toward children and their families and is directed by Lynn Kelso, former North Shore Upper School theater teacher. A second Community Time continued the exploration of Frog and Toad including the series of stories, stories translated to Spanish, a stop-motion version of Frog and Toad, and Frog and Toad poems by Arnold Lobel, recited by 2nd graders. Frog and Toad are the main character in a series of children’s books, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel.

Kenneth Ginsburg

Gennifer Choldenko

Rashid Ghazi â&#x20AC;&#x2122;85 speaks with the 6 th grade in coordination with their study of Islam.

Marjorie Agosin

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Former teacher Lynn Kelso and Imagine U cast.

Stephanie and Tom Formolo

Patty Washburn, Jeff Colman, Cynthia Scott, Daniel Kegan

Head of School Tom Doar, Tom and Stephanie Formolo, and Chair of the Board of Trustees Jim Lumberg

F O R M O L O FA M I LY : John, Jan, A J , Hayley, Tom, Stephanie, Cassi and Reese

Jeannie Miles, Jay Bach, Chris Miles, Honey Skinner

Karen Segal, David and Michelle Leiter

dis t inguished gues t s Stephanie and Tom Formolo Receive Foster Hannaford Recognition On October 21, North Shore’s Board of Trustees hosted the annual Hannaford Recognition Event to acknowledge leadership donors to Annual Giving 2014–2015, Heritage Society members (those who have designated North Shore in their estate plans), and this year’s Hannaford Recognition recipients, Stephanie and Tom Formolo. This recognition is named in honor of Foster Hannaford who served as a member of the Board of Trustees for 48 years and as a Trustee of the School Foundation for 35 years. It was initiated in 1985 and is conferred annually upon a person or persons who demonstrate distinguished service to North Shore Country Day School. Head of School Tom Doar presented the following to Stephanie and Tom. “We can always count on Stephanie and Tom. They are always there when needed, always responding, always making positive things happen. They are role models for us all. They have been fully involved as members of the North Shore community at all levels and as leaders of the Parents’ Association, Benefit Board and Board of Trustees. They are parents of four “lifers”— Hayley ’10, Cassi ’12 and this year’s seniors Reese ’16 and AJ ’16. “Stephanie has been a very thoughtful and engaged parent, always there for her children—and always there for other students—o¤ering time and attention; connecting, encouraging and caring. Her role with the School has been multifaceted. As a member of the Parent’s Association, Stephanie’s roles have included acting as a grade parent and a steering chair. She was instrumental in moving forward our learning-di¤erences support group for parents and has been a consistently active voice for diversity. As a Benefit Board member, Stephanie served as Auction Co-Chair numerous times—times when the success of the Auction reached unprecedented levels in terms of attendance, inclusivity and dollars raised. Fellow parent volunteer Tricia Valenti describes Stephanie’s ‘commitment, her focus and her attention to detail as amazing!’

He never thought of himself but only of “Tom has done it all and somehow service. I respect him and I honor him.’ managed, like Stephanie, to be present “Stephanie and Tom are enthusiastic as a parent, interested and invested in Raider team parents, as fellow parent his children’s lives, a constant presence and alum Chris Charnas ’83 can attest. for their friends and other families. Tom ‘They bleed purple as much as anyone else began his 15-year tenure on the Board though they didn’t attend North Shore.’ of Trustees in 1998 and quickly became invaluable, a true go-to person. He played Never wanting or seeking the spotlight, they step up when asked whether it’s for a leadership role in the development their children or others. Stephanie’s of three Strategic Plans; he chaired the energy is decisive, down-to-earth, practical, Finance Committee at a very critical no nonsense, a problem-solver, and all time—a time of transition from a longwith a terrific sense of humor. tenured Business Manager to a more “Stephanie and Tom are generous in strategically focused Director of Finance so many ways—and many that we don’t and during a time when the School even know—from their leadership, hours secured tax-exempt financing to build and hours of service to hosting exchange the Conant Science Center and renovate students to contributing to faculty-andthe Lower and Middle Schools. As Board sta¤ appreciation funds—they do so much Chair from 2007 through 2011, Tom for so many. They step up and inspire was instrumental in developing strategy others to do as well, exemplifying our that successfully led the School through school motto, ‘Live and Serve.’” the 2008 economic downturn including In accepting the recognition, Tom a focus on funding for middle-income Folmolo received a standing ovation scholarships. Not content to steer the following his touching remarks. School through an economically chal“Receiving this award also makes us feel lenging time, Tom’s leadership steered very old. It is hard to believe that our our Development and Campaign e¤orts youngest children, Reese and AJ, are that led to unprecedented fundraising success and the completion of the seniors this year and, God willing, will be leaving for college next fall. While it $30,000,000-plus “Small School. Big Plans.” Campaign. Finally, Tom served on sounds cliché, our time at North Shore has truly raced by. We are blessed to two Head of School Search Committees, have all four of our children here with us including our current one. Clearly, as tonight, including our second daughter Board Chair, Tom demonstrated remarkCassi who drove here all the way from able versatility, focus and a passionate Madison, Wisconsin to share this experibelief in young people and the School. ence with us. As Stephanie and I pause He was there when needed, he did to consider the incredible people that our what it took and he pulled others four kids have grown to become, we are along with him. “Former Board Chair Susan Bondurant so very proud of each of them. They are praises Tom as ‘smart, a quick study, able smart, independent-minded, good people who care about important things, and to find talent, with deep faith (personal and in this institution).’ Tom is a visionary, who care about others. We know that North Shore Country Day School played perceptive and responsive, and has an an important role in shaping the young unusual ability to frame the issues. He adults that they have become. Thank sees possibilities, is analytical, strategic you from the bottom of our hearts. and decisive, and believes in leveraging our model to empower students to change the world. Former Vice Chair To read Tom’s entire remarks, Je¤ Colman’s perspective is ‘Tom always go to https://goo.gl/xIGzDq came prepared with distinct thoughts about what he felt was best for North Shore. He was and is an extremely thoughtful, farsighted force in advising Tom Doar and helping the School.

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dis t inguished gues t s Betsy Perkins Hill ’70 Receives Stanton Recognition “A few years later, I am now in freshman biology with Mac McCarty and we have to do a term paper. The question that intrigued me was the eeg study I was in during Lower School. Rather than send me to the reference room of the library, someone tracked down the psychologist who had done the research. I met with him, listened as he explained eeg s and wrote a term paper that Mac told me was college-level work. “My insight is that North Shore is a place that fosters authentic inquiry and supports the curiosity and self-driven quest for mastery that sets the stage for its students to accomplish extraordinary During Homecoming Reunion Weekend things and hopefully make the world October 2–3, Betsy Perkins Hill ’70 received this year’s Francis R. Stanton ’27 a better place.” The following is a transcript of the Alumni Recognition. Betsy works with Stanton recognition presented by Alumni educators, clinicians and corporate trainBoard President David Hines ’81. ers to address perplexing problems in “After graduation from North Shore education. An experienced educator, she in 1970, Betsy attended Wellesley is President and coo of The BrainWare College graduating in 1974 Phi Beta Company and has spoken nationally and Kappa with a b.a. She has an m.b.a. internationally on a variety of topics in neuroscience applied to education. from J.L. Kellogg School of Management “One of the benefits of this honor is and a Master of Arts in Teaching from that I got to spend yesterday talking with Northwestern University. She began students and teachers,” Betsy said during her career in education as a teacher her remarks at the Saturday presentation. at North Shore Country Day School “I spent time in sk , 3rd grade, 5th grade and her passion for education has continued throughout her distinguished and two high school science classes. career in various businesses and We talked about the scientific method, educational settings. the importance of making mistakes “Betsy is an experienced educator. and questions. She has studied the application of neuro“When people have asked me over the years what was important and special science to teaching and learning with Dr. Patricia Wolfe and other experts; about my experience at North Shore, I and works with educators, clinicians and have answered in a variety of ways. But I had a new insight yesterday as I described corporate trainers on using neuroscience research to focus on some of the most what I suppose was one of my earliest perplexing problems in education, experience with neuroscience. When including closing the gap for historically I was in Lower School, I was a subject in underperforming students. She addressed research the School was cooperating issues of college and career preparedness with on eeg s (a method of measuring as a trustee and board chair at Chicago electrical activity in the brain). State University. She teaches strategy “I had no idea what the whole thing was about, but several of us went to a room at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and the University of Illinois near the oªce, had electrodes placed on Chicago. She recalled that her earliest our heads, sat there for a while, and that interest and curiosity in neuroscience was it. I would guess they were simply might be traced back to Lower School looking at the brain-wave patterns of at North Shore when she was involved normal children. in an eeg study that she later wrote a report on for biology in 9th grade. 18

“ M Y I N S I G H T I S T H AT N O R T H S H O R E I S A P L A C E T H AT F O S T E R S AUTHENTIC INQUIRY AND SUPPORTS THE CURIOSITY AND SELF-DRIVEN Q U E S T F O R M A S T E R Y T H AT S E T S T H E S TA G E F O R I T S S T U D E N T S TO ACCOMPLISH EXTRAORDINARY T H I N G S A N D H O P E F U L LY M A K E T H E W O R L D A B E T T E R P L A C E .” B E T S Y P E R K I N S H I L L ’70

“She is President and coo of The BrainWare Company, and is responsible for general management of the company’s operations, establishment and integration of business processes, strategic partnerships and marketing programs, and directs the company’s Neuroscience in Education Webinar Series. She provides training and professional development on the company’s products, developed and serves as the primary instructor for the company’s online course From Synapses to Strategies and has spoken nationally and internationally on a variety of topics in neuroscience applied to education. “Betsy’s professional activities have included Former Board Chair and Trustee of Chicago State University, and former Trustee for North Shore Country Day School and Chair of the Education Committee. She has published numerous articles and produced a series of webinars on the subject of learning and the brain. “Betsy is part of a three-generation family who attended North Shore: her mother Phyllis Babb Perkins ’46, siblings Jerry Perkins ’73 and Susan Perkins ’76, and her three sons Jeremy ’98, Zachary ’00 and Andrew ’03. “Her impressive career and passion for education, which enhance learning abilities in the lives of children and adults, exemplifies the School motto of ‘Live and Serve.’”

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Natalie McCall ’21 , SJ Gray ’21 , Rachel Olatunji ’21 , Jane Scullion ’21 , Zinzi Steele ’21

Will Lawler ’16 and Will Carlson ’28

C L A S S O F 2 0 1 0 : Curtis Wulfsohn, Ivan Ramirez, Julia Price

Parents Susan Fortier, Kristin Hourihane, Cori Chandler

Homecoming 2015 North Shore’s annual Homecoming and Reunion Weekend was held on October 2–3. Despite the cold and blustery weather, the sun shone and the attendance was strong. The week preceding the event was filled with Raider spirit and festivities including theme dress-up days, a pep rally and outdoor cookout. In addition to students, parents, faculty and sta¤, over 250 alumni returned to campus to reconnect with classmates, hear programs about North Shore today, tour campus and cheer on the Raider teams. A new element of the weekend was an alumni singalong coordinated by Alumni Board member Susan Stetson ’72 featuring a number of Gilbert & Sullivan and folk songs, concluding with a rousing rendition of O’er the Fields. Alumni who are North Shore Iron Raiders were recognized during the football game halftime. Co-Chairs of the Jay Bach Iron Raider Society Charlie Ingram ’75 and Chris Charnas ’83, Jay Bach, Head of School Tom Doar and Athletic Director Patrick McHugh greeted each of those present.

Are you an Iron Raider? An Iron Raider is a North Shore Country Day School Alumnus/a who participated in 12 full seasons of Upper School Athletics at any level. It can be a combination of sports and levels but must represent a full season of sports for every season of a fouryear high school experience at North Shore Country Day School. If you are an Iron Raider and have not been recognized, please contact Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 in the Alumni Oªce.

“We are pleased to report that the Class of 1970 had a very good turnout for our 45 th reunion. Many of our classmates were in attendance, including several whom we hadn’t seen since graduation and a number who’ve been unable attend for quite a few years. Looking forward to staying in touch until our 50 th!” JIM GOLDEN ’70

“It was a wonderful weekend, seeing how North Shore is flourishing and catching up with many old friends. It was worth leaving Miami and braving the chilly weather to see how excited all of the students seem to be part of North Shore.” BOB DE LA FUENTE ’85

“Our reunion was excellent. I can say with confidence that all who attended had a great time reuniting with old friends and just plain ‘catching up.’ It was great to see so many people together and sharing stories about the past 20 years. What has happened, where they have been, stories about family, children, siblings and more. “Everyone present from Class of 1995 and many from the Class of 1994 had a great time and are truly looking forward to next year’s Homecoming. See you there! Go Raiders!” GABY LEVI ’95

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events Lunch in the Loop The fall Lunch in the Loop was held on November 19 at the Union League Club in Chicago. Director of Library and Educational Technology Lane Young, and Assistant Head of School and Academic Dean Chris Boyle presented an interesting and insightful presentation entitled Explore, Connect, Learn— North Shore’s Educational Technology.

Fall Connectathon Thanks to the dedicated alumni, parent, faculty and sta¤ volunteers who made calls and wrote notes during our Annual Giving Connectathon in November. Their outreach helped keep alumni, parents and friends informed and connected. The generous support from all who pledged or made a gift is greatly appreciated. Annual Giving impacts all students and teachers in every aspect of campus life including academics, arts, athletics and service. Many thanks to over 50 volunteers who helped make it all possible: Bill Ake ’88, Gretchen Ake, Lisa Altenbernd, Kelsey Andersen ’06, Bill Bach ’87, Jay Bach, Cathy Bell Bartholomay ’79, Bruce Blair ’69, Benjy Blenner ’02, Karen Block ’09, Chris Charnas ’83, Sarah Cody ’04, Michael Creatura ’11, Jim Davis ’64, Cece Ewen Durbin ’67, Tom Flickinger, Je¤ Foreman ’80, Katie Freiburger, Tom Geraghty ’62, Nancy Goldberg, Ashley Haupt, Hall Healy ’59 , David Hines ’81, Stacy Hunt, Elizabeth Ingram ’82, Mickey Ja¤e, Joan Palm Johnson ’57, Lance Johnson, David Leiter, Michelle Leiter, Suki Lipman ’70, Elizabeth MacGeachy, Steven MacGeachy, Ches Manly ’89, Lisa McClung ’87, Ciara McDonagh ’90, Esra Mitchell, Craig Niemann, Georgia Pappas, Midge Chace Powell ’49, Sarah Geist Rosen ’86, Lee Barker Savinar ’71, Carrie Scharbo, Maggie Scheyer, Hilary Bishop Scott ’96, Jeannie Lea Scully ’63, Alex Silets ’87, George Smith ’81, Erik Sosa-Kibby ’93, Ashleigh Cross St. Peters ’05, Susan Stetson ’72, Du¤ Stevenson, Susanna Ver Eecke, Alice Pirie Wirtz ’49, Andrew Wood ’90, and Janelle Wood.

Reunion Annual Giving “It has been close to a decade since I was on North Shore’s campus, but having children involved in the school-selection process causes me to frequently think about my experience there,” says Jeb Breece ’00, Reunion Annual Giving chair. “I now appreciate North Shore’s immersive academic environment, the personal engagement by teachers, and the sense of community that existed in and out of the classroom. Assisting with fundraising is a way I can help to make sure this experience is available for future students.” Reunion Annual Giving launched in July. Congratulations to the class of 1965 for strong support of Annual Giving in celebration of their 50th Reunion. They were recognized by Head of School Tom Doar during Homecoming Weekend as the class leading in Reunion Annual Giving with 44% class participation. Reunion Annual Giving contributions are still being accepted and can be made up until the fiscal year ends on June 30, 2016 by returning the envelope in this Acorn or online at www.nscds.org/give. Thank you for your support.

cliff gately ’75 karen spencer kelly ’76 40th Reunion

jim golden ’70 45th Reunion

bill davis ’65 katie gardner ’65 bob geraghty ’65 elisabeth olson geraghty ’65 john darrow ’65 50th Reunion

pat ostrom kohnen ’60 55th Reunion

bob jones ’55 60th Reunion

marjorie sinek gaile ’50 65th Reunion

alice pirie wirtz ’49 1940s Decade Representative 70th Reunion john wilson ’40 75th Reunion

1 Alumni Homecoming Reception: Betsy

Many thanks to Reunion Annual Giving Chairs for leading their class e¤ort:

andrea strauss ’10

5th Reunion

todd searle ’05

10th Reunion

jeb breece ’00 15th Reunion

nat durbin ’95 20th Reunion

peggy smith coffee ’90 andrew wood ’90 25th Reunion

bob de la fuente ’85 30th Reunion

courtney spore clift ’80 jeff foreman ’80 liz miller leonard ’80 molly ingram mcdowell ’80 barbara raffaldini ’80 betsy blank regan ’80 lucy sievers ’80 35th Reunion

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Ratcliffe Heinze ’64 , Bob Geraghty ’65 , Mimi Hobart Petke ’65 Annual Giving Connectathon volunteers Lisa Altenbernd, Sarah Geist Rosen ’86 , Craig Niemann Jake Gordon ’11 , Larry Gordon and Elizabeth Schillen at Lunch in the Loop Annual Giving Connectathon volunteer Cathy Bell Bartholomay ’79 Lunch in the Loop presenters Director of Library and Educational Technology Lane Young and Assistant Head of School and Academic Dean Chris Boyle

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facult y Faculty Profile: Joan Ryder

“ T H E R E I S S O M E T H I N G I N C R E D I B LY A M A Z I N G A N D REWARDING FOR ME WHEN I SEE THE LOOK ON T H E I R FA C E S W H E N T H E Y M A K E A C O N N E C T I O N W I T H C H E M I S T R Y — T H E Y H A V E A S E N S E O F A P P R E C I AT I O N W H E N L O O K I N G AT T H E W O R L D T H R O U G H T H E L E N S O F C H E M I S T R Y.”

Q . How old were you when you first became interested in science? A. When I was 3 or 4, I would have

moments when I would stare at things and wonder what they were made of. That curiosity lasted through middle school where I had a really great physical-science teacher. Mr. Perez helped me pair my curiosity with a sense of confidence that I could do science. When I got to high school and started taking chemistry, I felt more prepared than most of the other students. It just really clicked for me and I enjoyed the subject. When I was looking at colleges and what interested me, I knew I wanted to study chemistry— the curiosity outweighed the amount of work and challenge. Q . Why did you decide to go into teaching? A. I was a second-semester junior

majoring in chemistry and planning to go to grad school to become a chemist. As part of an elective course for science and engineering students, I had to engage with a community group on a project. I worked with a group of students at Campus Middle School for Girls in Champaign–Urbana. It just so happened the physical-science teacher at the school was leaving and they asked me to apply. Although I wasn’t really interested in teaching at the time, it’s not my nature to say no to an opportunity so I interviewed and got the job. During my senior year, I was working in the lab 30 hours a week and teaching at the Middle School. I was going through a very diªcult time in the spring and had an especially bad day. When I was teaching my students I realized it was probably the first time I had smiled that day. I loved chemistry, but realized teaching fueled me in a way that working in the lab did not. 22

I was in the process of applying to grad schools and one week before the deadline I applied to two master’s programs in education. I was accepted, graduated May 15 and started grad school June 1. It was totally accidental. I just wasn’t loving spending so much time in the lab. But I loved, loved teaching. There is something very energizing and exciting about being in the presence of kids.

Being at a smaller school also changes the classroom dynamic. When you cut your class size in half, you create a scenario where you get a more complete picture of your students. You are managing your classroom in a di¤erent way and you notice little things. It changes the way you teach. You can maintain those connections. Being in this space and having a sense for what we value as a community changes the way students act.

Q. What is your favorite part of teaching chemistry?

Q. Are kids at North Shore di¤erent from kids at your other schools?

A. Eliciting a sense of wonder in my

A. Kids are kids, but they behave di¤erently

students. So many things come up throughout the year that they never knew related to chemistry. There is something incredibly amazing and rewarding for me when I see the look on their faces when they make a connection with chemistry— they have a sense of appreciation when looking at the world through the lens of chemistry. They are wowed by it. It gives them a sense of awe and a new way of looking at things.

in di¤erent environments. They’re kind of like electrons; in the presence of other forces, they behave di¤erently. I think our kids really care about being here and they take ownership of their learning in ways that students at other schools may not.

Q. How is North Shore di¤erent from other schools where you have taught? A. It sounds like a cliché…it’s the sense

of community. Before I taught at North Shore, I was at a high school with over 2,000 kids. I was nervous about leaving such a strong community but the strength of the community here is tenfold. At my old school, faculty was intentionally distant from their students. At North Shore, I get hugs from my students each day and feel very connected to them. Those relationships keep me excited and fuel me. You can create a very di¤erent, more engaging learning environment when you know students this well.

Q. What drives your passion for science? A. I’m super curious. The number of times I Google things during the day is too many to count, because I can’t be left without an answer. I love chemistry because it explains so much. Q. If you couldn’t be a science teacher, what would you be doing? A. I might be a veterinarian because

it combines animals and science. I had pets growing up and I love animals. Now, I have two dogs—Simon, a puggle and Lucy, a sheltie mix. Q. What do you enjoying doing in your free time? A. I read a lot—realistic fiction exclusively

unless I need to read for school. It provides me with di¤erent perspectives and it’s interesting getting into someone else’s head. Also, my husband and I see a lot of live music—I like the energy of a live show.

Professional Development READING WORKSHOP

In November, five Lower School faculty members attended the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (tcrwp) workshop for k –5th grades. The program, led by Lucy Caulkins and senior colleagues at tcrwp, was “designed to help attendees learn how to use a workshop approach to reading/writing instruction in ways that accelerate students’ progress towards meeting ambitious new global standards.” The program focused on curricular alignment across grades and on schools becoming centers of continual improvement. Attending were Lower School Reading and Learning Specialists Jen TenHarmsel and Meghan Waldeck, 5th Grade Teacher Libby Ester, 4th Grade Teacher Ellen Rasmussen, 3rd Grade Teacher David Green and Lower School Head Tim Sheehan. I N N O VAT I V E S C H O O L S NETWORK CONFERENCE

Assistant Head of Upper School and Upper School French Teacher Lynsey Wollin-Casey and Upper School English Teacher Kathy McHugh attended the Innovative Schools Network Conference sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves. Lynsey reports, “This is a fabulous conference where the energy and enthusiasm was palpable and the sessions were all wonderful and thoughtprovoking. We also had a chance to visit a school that has partnered with Facing History since its founding. This conference reminds me that our partnership with Facing History is so valuable as it not only o¤ers a framework that is in line with our school’s mission, but also helps us to connect with amazing people like Marjorie Agosin (see story on page 14).” HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN B E H AV I O R WO R K S H O P

Four faculty members attended an educator seminar on the Holocaust and Human Behavior: Middle School Humanities Teacher Dana Specht, Middle School Spanish Teacher Sarah Landor, Upper School English Teacher David Grossman and History Department Chair and Upper School History Teacher Kiernan Aiston. The seminar examined the choices and events that led to the persecution of millions of Jews and other targeted groups during the Holocaust. The teachers came away with interdisciplinary teaching strategies and classroom activities that

reinforce historical and literacy skills. They also investigated the complexities of human behavior, judgment, memory and how individuals and groups of people can make a di¤erence today. The program was sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves, an organization that provides tools to secondary school teachers. ISACS WORKSHOPS

A number of faculty attended several one-day workshops sponsored by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (isacs). Middle School Math and Science Teacher Camille Dominguez and 5th Grade Teacher Annie Scribner participated in “Meeting the Needs of Mathematically Gifted Students in Grades 4–10. The goal is to keep gifted students engaged by making it challenging, interesting and relevant. The workshop stressed rigor, depth, critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving. 5th Grade Teacher Libby Ester and Upper School Science Teacher Becky Corrigan attended “Project-Based Learning: Key Components & Important Questions.” Project-based learning is recommended as best practice by a number of organizations including the National Research Council. The workshop reviewed essential elements of projectbased learning, and techniques and challenges in implementing this type of programming. Fourth Grade Teacher Caitlin McLennan attended Best Practices in Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners. Participants learned strategies to meet the needs of gifted learners in mixedability classrooms. Techniques include making small-group work and learning e¤ective, using kinesthetic in the classroom to raise student engagement, and tips and tools to use in the classroom immediately. NEWBERRY LIBRARY TEACHERS’ CONSORTIUM

Upper School History Teacher Ship Safford attended two Newberry Library Teachers’ Consortium workshops this fall: Equality or Liberation: Feminism in American History and Chicago’s Human Landscape. These seminars are led by scholars from area universities and colleges and aim to reconnect teachers with the world of scholarship in their content areas, re-inspiring them to model the love of learning for their students.

PEOPLE OF COLOR CONFERENCE

Attending the People of Color Conference this year were Upper School Art Teacher Laura Hsieh, Assistant Upper School Head and French Teacher Lynsey Wollin-Casey, ywca/Evanston Racial Justice Program Co-Director Donique McIntosh, Middle School Art Teacher Keith Sklar and (not pictured) 2nd Grade Teacher Nazlie Green. The theme of the conference hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools (nais) was Art, Science, Soul and the Equity Imperative. The topics were interwoven to building academic bridges between creative expression and data/ cutting-edge research; sharing stories with meaningful takeaways and inspiration; and working toward greater equity and inclusion in school communities. “The pocc was truly a remarkable experience,” says Nazlie. “The energy and atmosphere of thousands of passionate educators joining together to share, learn, and connect with one another was all encompassing. I left feeling motivated, supported and connected. “The biggest take-away from the conference was that we as an educational institution need to continue to build upon our dedication to our mission of diversity, equity and inclusion on a daily basis. Essentially, our work is never done, and that to me is why the work we do every day to teach to the ‘whole child’ is so crucial.”

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per for ming a rt s Little Shop of Horrors The Upper School presented the deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors in October. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world. The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II”— after his coworker crush. This R & B -singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down-and-out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it — blood. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination! Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith, through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (M T I).

Winter Chorus Concert Students in Lower, Middle and Upper School took the stage for the annual Winter Choral Concert in December. The show presents a variety of seasonal tunes including well-known favorites, songs representing a variety of cultures and languages, and a finale featuring students from all three divisions singing together.

Emma Flannery ’17 Marshall Hyman ’24

Lower School Holiday Program The annual Holiday Program presented by the Lower School is a favorite annual event held just days before school is dismissed for Winter Break. Middle and Upper School students were given a preview of the show at Morning Ex, and the following day, parents enjoyed the singing, dancing and music playing. The 2015 performance was possibly the best-ever Holiday Program.

Rachel Hayes ’17, Jewel Herrle ’17, Beth Boyle ’17, Annika Churchill ’17 Middle School Chorus

Brian Cook ’16 , Firouz Niazi ’17, Emma Flannery ’17

Firouz Niazi ’17 solos with the All School Chorus

The third grade performs at the Holiday Program James MacGeachy ’23

Upper School Chorus

Brian Cook ’16 and Emily George ’17

v isua l a rt s

Mira Goldstein ’23

Amy Muslin ’17 Hattie Souter ’22

Phoebe Wollin-Casey ’20

Nina Valenti ’18 Nick Thomas ’26

Jola Adebiyi ’24

Senior Kindergarten Olivia Theodosakis ’21

Ian Michaelson ’20

Michelle Angeles ’16 Grace Atia ’17

at hl e t ics Fall 2015 Sports Season Wrap-up Raider athletes worked hard and played hard this fall with determination and sportsmanship. Their work paid off in a record number of All-Conference athletes, individual state titles in golf and cross country, and I S L titles in soccer, field hockey and golf.

Fall All-Conference 2015 V O L L E Y B A L L Katie Winslow ’16 , Pelle Melio ’16 F I E L D H O C K E Y Reese Formolo ’16 , Camille Scheyer ’16 , Rachel Gordon ’16 , Tala Glass ’16 , Jessica Hourihane ’18 , Julia Doyle ’18 G O L F Drew Miles ’16 , Charlie MacVicar ’16 , Peter Miles ’18 T E N N I S Alex Arenson ’19 , Cara Savin ’18 , Grace Miller ’17 , Catherine Hayward ’16 Honorable Mention, Megan Trott ’16 Honorable Mention, Cara Bondurant ’16 Honorable Mention, Lauren Kaplinsky ’17 Honorable Mention, Claudia Hayward ’18 Honorable Mention F O O T B A L L Bernie Sander ’17 2 nd Team, Thomas McDowell ’18 2 nd Team, Briggs Wright ’17 Honorable Mention, Nate Kaplan ’18 Honorable Mention, Evan Airey ’17 Honorable Mention S O C C E R Ben Potter ’16 1 st Team, Will Lawler ’16 1 st Team, Kevin Terhaerdt ’17 2 nd Team, Braden Adamson-Tate ’18 2 nd Team, A J Formolo ’16 2 nd Team, Andrew Potter ’17 2 nd Team Goalie, Andrew Conlon ’17 Honorable Mention C R O S S C O U N T R Y Katie Glew ’17 , Thomas McHugh ’17 , Brendan Doyle ’16 I S L Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Katie Glew I S L Soccer Player of the Year Ben Potter I S L Field Hockey Player of the Year Rachel Gordon I S L Golfer of the Year Drew Miles I S L Field Hockey Coaches of the Year Field Hockey Coaching Staff Alyssa Dudzik, Julia Price, Rachel Cahan, Madeline Tank I S L Soccer Coaches of the Year Soccer Coaching Staff Kyle Jones, David Potter, Erik Nava, Michael Barshai

Cross Country The team had another successful and record-breaking season this fall, concluding with the ihsa State Finals, the farthest North Shore has gotten in the postseason. The highlight of the regular season was the Whitney Young meet, when six Raiders took home medals: Tommy McHugh ’17, Katie Glew ’17, Annika Weinberg ’17, Anna Brennan ’18, Ike Pratt ’17 and George Hart ’18. At the isl Championships, three Raiders made All-Conference. In the boys’ race, Brendan Doyle ’16 placed 7th and McHugh placed 6th. In the girls’ race, Glew won 1st place and was also named the isl Girls’ Cross Country Athlete of the Year. In the ihsa State Series regional meet, the boys’ team placed 3rd and the girls’ 2nd— the highest ever Regional finish for our combined cross country teams. Glew and McHugh went on to the ihsa Sectional Meet, where Glew placed 2nd and McHugh placed 22nd. Glew advanced to the State Finals where she placed in 8th, earning her All-State Honors—the first North Shore cross country runner to do so.

Field Hockey The team started the season in early August, traveling to Leelanau, mi , for team camp. Led by seniors Lucy Fogel ’15, Reese Formolo ’15, Tala Glass ’15, Rachel Gordon ’15 and Camille Scheyer ’15, the Raiders earned their rank as repeating isl Champions, finishing 13–3 overall. The team earned big wins over Lake Forest Academy, Glenbard West High School, and a come-from-behind overtime win at St. Ignatius College Prep. North Shore’s team ended their season with a tough loss to Glenbard West in the quarterfinals of the State tournament.

Football

Katie Glew ’17

Rachel Gordon ’16

The Raiders began the year not knowing what the Great 8 South (8-man football) would bring in terms of competition. This year’s team was a very young squad without seniors, but they opened the season with a big victory over Maranatha Baptist Academy. Led by captains Bernie Sander ’17, Briggs Wright ’17 and Evan Airey ’17 the team lost a few tough games, one of which being the North Shore Homecoming game against Valley Christian School. The winning attitude the squad brought to each drill in practice, translated into the Raiders winning the one-game playo¤ against a Great 8 North opponent. The team finish the first season of 8-man football with a record of 3–5.

Golf The varsity golf team won its ninth consecutive isl golf championship this fall, led by first-year head coach Cy Oelerich ’89 and longtime assistant coach Jay Bach. Three players, captain Drew Miles ’16, captain Charlie MacVicar ’16 and Peter Miles ’18, all received isl All-Conference designations. Drew Miles won the ihsa Class 2 a Individual State Championship with a two-round score of –2 (140), becoming the third Raider and second Raider golfer to win an Individual ihsa State Championship.

Soccer The Raiders had another record-breaking year starting with a preseason trip to Michigan and ending in the Sectional Finals. The team had its best ever record of 13–2–1, including big wins against U-High (4–0) and Francis Parker (7–0). In the Independent School League, the team went 6–0 scoring 30 goals and conceding 0, making them back-to-back conference champions. The team was crowned Regional Champions after a hardfought victory over Sullivan High School. Ben Potter ’16 broke the School record for goals in a season with 32 and was named isl Conference Player of the Year for the second time.

Bernie Sander ’17

Drew Miles ’16

Tennis The girls’ varsity tennis team had a very successful 11–5 season this fall. The team placed third at the isl tennis championships. Alex Arenson ’19 was undefeated in isl play and won the isl tournament at #2 singles. All eight Raider entrants in the conference tournament, Grace Miller ’17, Cara Savin ’18, Lauren Kaplinsky ’17, Claudia Hayward ’18, Megan Trott ’16, Cara Bondurant ’16, Arenson and Catherine Hayward ’16 earned All-Conference or All-Conference Honorable Mention recognitions.

Boys’ Soccer I H S A 2015 Regional Champions

Volleyball The team started out the season strong with an undefeated record at the first ever isl tournament. The talent of this year’s group became apparent during the crucial third game wins against Francis W. Parker School, St. Benedict Preparatory School and Elgin Academy. The team entered a strong post-season tournament as they competed in an unforgettable semi-final regional game against Schaumburg Christian School. Volleyball finished the season with the best record North Shore’s team has had in the past 10 years. Grace Miller ’17

Pelle Melio ’16

G . I . V. E . : Frannie Block ’17

Yaqui Bake Sale: Rachel Cantor ’16 and Brian Cook ’16

Jenna Wyman ’17, Rachel Hayes ’17, Clare MacCarthy ’17, Beth Boyle ’17

Northwestern Settlement House: Haniya Ghazi ’18 and Michelle Buleke ’19

Play for the Cure: Rachel Gordon ’15 and Upper School Math Teacher Brian Posner

Mitten Drive: Junior Kindergarten

Sock Drive: Sadie Haupt ’28 , Reed Ettelson ’28 , Anya Bisarya ’28

live and serve Go.Innovate. Volunteer.Educate Frannie Block ’17 is working with the organization Go.Innovate.Volunteer. Educate (g.i.v.e.) to promote cultural understanding among high school students and strengthen education at its partner schools. In 2014, Frannie raised $440 selling bracelets to fund educational resources in India, Uganda and Rwanda. In October 2015, she continued sharing her passion for education by raising $660 selling T-shirts. These funds provided three laptops with pre-loaded Internet resources to a school in Uganda. The laptops, loaded with educational videos from Khan Academy, can be used even in rural areas without an Internet connection. Frannie plans to enter her third year working with the foundation by selling T-shirts and water bottles to provide additional educational resources to schools in need. She is also working with g.i.v.e. co-founder Daniella Cohen with the hope of making the organization fully non-profit next year.

L E A R N Excel Teen Board Car Wash The Upper School learn Excel Teen Board raised $2,000 by hosting a carwash in October for the 2nd grade class at learn Excel Charter School in Chicago. The funds were directed toward a “Personal Library” Book Bag Program that provides each student in the class a backpack filled with his or her favorite titles. learn Excel is a College Prep Charter School serving low-income children in the Lawndale and Garfield Park neighborhoods of Chicago.

Yaqui School Bake Sale The Upper School Community Service Club hosted “Bake Sale For Binders” to benefit Hiaki High School on the Pascal Yaqui Reservation in Arizona. The club collected $195 for Hiaki school supplies. After learning of Hiaki’s low college-acceptance rate from Upper School Learning Specialist Barbara Sherman, students wanted to raise funds to help Hiaki students succeed. Barbara was awarded the 2015–2016

Wavering Sabbatical to spend three months at this school, using her knowledge of culture impacting learning to assist in redesigning Haiki High School to increase achievement and the graduation rate.

Northwestern Settlement House December 2015 marked the 18th year that North Shore’s Upper School has organized a collection for the Northwestern Settlement House Holiday Basket Program. This year, the Community Service Club sponsored 13 families. Each advisory and the faculty/sta¤ collected gifts for a family. In addition to food baskets, clothing, shoes, household items, and special holiday wishes were fulfilled. Many of the families North Shore is paired with have one or both parents working minimum-wage jobs with little or no benefits. For nearly 125 years, Northwestern Settlement has nurtured, educated and inspired children and families in need in Chicago.

Play for the Cure North Shore’s field hockey team raised $2,150 for breast cancer research by selling “Play for the Cure” T-shirts during Breast Cancer Awareness month. The team played their “Play for the Cure” game October 8 against New Trier at Skokie Playfields, during which the athletes wore their pink shirts to raise awareness.

Middle School Farm Day In September, Middle School students and faculty once again ventured out into the country to visit several farms in Wisconsin. This is the third year for the program that helps students learn about harvesting produce, feeding animals and maintaining a farm. Students visited Pinehold Gardens, Larryville Gardens, Piper Farms, Brightenwood Apple Orchard and Ecojustice Center—all organizations specializing in urban farming, and local and organic food. Middle School Science and Humanities Teacher David Kubacki began the program initially for teachers to

learn about the local food movement in Milwaukee and saw the value in transforming the trip into one for students as well.

Socks and Mittens for Educare of Chicago Everyone at North Shore practices the School motto “Live and Serve,” including the junior and senior kindergarten classes. As part of the junior kindergarten class’ study of the author Jan Brett and her beloved book The Mitten, the students collected mittens to send to children at Educare of Chicago. The senior kindergarten class collected socks as part of their “Needs Versus Wants—Live and Serve” project. After discussing what someone might need in a home versus want in a home, the students exercised their ability to think outside of their own experiences by realizing the need for socks during cold weather. Socks collected were sent to the children at Educare of Chicago. Educare was founded by The Ounce of Prevention and serves 150 at-risk infants, toddlers and preschoolers. North Shore’s junior and senior kindergarteners were eager to help these children keep their fingers and toes warm this winter.

Book Drive In December, the Lower School collected books written in English to help create a library for the students at the University of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. The University’s San Juan English program o¤ers students access to jobs and education. However, the program is underfunded and in need of materials and resources. Lower School Art Teacher Montserrat Alsina learned about the need through her daughter Celeste, an English teacher’s assistant in San Juan through a Fulbright fellowship. Celeste discovered there were no English books for the students to access at any of the learning centers and asked her mother for help. Three students in 3rd grade—Kate Cater ’25, Sophia Medvin ’25 and Daisy Stone ’25— were looking for a service project and volunteered to help lead the book drive.

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live and serve PA Book Fair The Hall Library opened its doors November 2–5 to host the annual Parents’ Association Book Fair and was one of the first schools in the Midwest to hold Scholastic’s Premier Book Fair. A portion of the proceeds benefited the School’s Hall Library and classroom libraries. Books totaling $18,000 were sold, raising close to $5,000. Lower and Middle School students, parents and teachers enjoyed browsing and shopping the extensive collection.

Parent Volunteers The Parents’ Association organizes several “Live and Serve” events each year for North Shore parents to model the School’s motto. On October 8, parents volunteered at the Northern Illinois Brenna Cotter ’22 and Allie Banks ’22 shop the Book Fair

Food Depository in Park City, IL . The parents lent a hand inspecting, organizing and packaging food being distributed in the area, and learned more about the Food Bank’s work. On December 15, 14 parents volunteered in the Holiday Bakery at Misericordia in Chicago. Some worked in the bakery, helping bake and prepare trays of cookies, alongside Misericordia residents. Others volunteered in the shipping department, preparing gift boxes for mailing. Misericordia is a residential community that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, maximizing their independence and self-determination. Funds raised from selling the baked goods during the holidays carry the operation through the rest of the year.

book l is t Recommendations from North Shore’s Hall Library Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristo¤

PICTURE BOOKS

MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Je¤ers

Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream by Tom Watson

Fright Club by Ethan Long

The Forget-Me-Not Summer by Leila Howland

Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing Friends for Life by Andrew Norriss by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead The Seventh Most Important Thing Heaven Is Paved with Oreos by Shelley Pearsall by Catherine Gilbert Murdock The Nora Notebooks: The Trouble with Ants Nimona by Claudia Mills and Katie Kath by Noelle Stevenson Twist My Charm: The Popularity Spell A D U LT Toni Gallagher Steve Jobs: Insanely Great YO U N G A D U LT A N D T E E N by Jessie Hartland Heat of the Moment by Lauren Barnholdt Fates and Furies by Lauren Gro¤ The Wrath and the Dawn Between the World and Me by Renee Ahdieh by Ta-Nehisi Coates Undertow by Michael Buckley The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! by Todd Tarpley and John Rocco Penguin’s Big Adventure by Salina Yoon Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy E. Shaw Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Richard & Tanya Simon Monster Trouble by Lane Frederickson and Michael Robertson

Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

a lumni connec t ions Young Alumni Events Two annual young alumni events were held on December 18 — the College-age Alumni and Faculty Breakfast followed by the Holiday Celebration in the Mac Gym; and the Young Alumni & Faculty Evening Gathering at Tommy Nevin’s restaurant in Evanston. Many recent grads attended and enjoyed reconnecting with friends and faculty.

Manny Hodzic ’15 , Drea Gallaga, James Lovett ’15

Debbie Newmark ’15 , Kate Roever ’15 , Tonya Piergies ’15 , Claire McCarthy ’15

Madeline Tank ’11 , Cameron Talty ’11 , Ryan Nolan ’11

PLEASE JOIN HEAD OF SCHOOL TOM DOAR, ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Dan Nolan ’09 , Mick Reedy ’09 , Upper School History Teacher Frank Dachille, Jordy Blenner ’09

FEBRUARY 1 C O C K TA I L R E C E P T I O N 6 – 8 P. M . CORNELL CLUB 6 EAST 44TH STREET N E W YO R K C I T Y RSVP: NANCY GREEN WHITEMAN ’71

James Kinnaird ’06 , Jon Mulder ’06 , George Whiteman ’06 , Tyler Whitmore ’06 , Eric Hattori ’06

NWHITEMAN@NSCDS.ORG

a lumni connec t ions Class Reunions Homecoming /Reunion Weekend was fun-filled for all alumni and especially for those who were celebrating reunions. Reunion classes included classes of 1940 , 1945 , 1950 , 1955 , 1960 , 1965 , 1970 , 1975/1976 , 1980 , 1985 , 1990 , 1995 , 2000 , 2005 and 2010 . It was a time to reconnect, celebrate, learn about North Shore today and experience the Raider spirit everywhere.

C L A S S O F 1 9 6 5 . Margi Morse Delafield, Betsy Ratcliffe

Heinze, Mimi Hobart Petke, Katie Gardner, Ellen Howe

C L A S S O F 1 9 7 5 & 1 9 7 6 . Front row: Andrew Brown ’76 , Shala Price ’75 ,

Nancy Gottlieb Bauer ’76 , Karen Stone Kaplan ’75 , Cliff Gately ’75 . Back Row: Jim Deuble ’76 , Stewart Ames ’76 , Matt Kaplan ’75 , Mark Wollaeger ’75 , Michael Bird, ’75 , (Tom Freisem ’76 behind Mike), Betsy Bruemmer ’76 , Charlie Ingram ’75 , Peter Silberman ’76 , Tony Blumberg ’76

C L A S S O F 1 9 7 0 . Front Row: Nancy Golden Fahlstrom, Polly Ross, Former Faculty

Paul Krajovic, Parent of Alumni Howard Jessen, Lisa Young Halley. Back Row: Bob Cody, Mary Garvin, Betsy Perkins Hill, Clancy Philipsborn, Michael Graham, Walter Porter, Christie Graham Southern, Craig Johnson, Barbie Nevins, Jim Leslie, Jim Golden, Diane Flint Jessen (not pictured; photographer Art Jessen ’70 )

C L A S S O F 1 9 5 0 . Tod Egan and Margie Sinek Gaile

C L A S S O F 1 9 6 0 . Seated: Mitzie Fraker Wynkoop,

C L A S S O F 1 9 5 5 . Bob Jones, Bert Getz, Dee Dee Simmons Ehrhard, Frank Bacon

Derry Healy Henderson, Virginia Caspari Gerst. Front Row: Vicki Jackson, Jim Beck, Estelle Miller Weedon, Freddy Gardner Rohlen, Jill Trieschmann Nesbit, Jean Ekman Adams, Marnie Winston Rodgers. Back Row: George Morgan, Steve Parshall, Bruce Everett, Harley Hutchins, Alice Wilder

C L A S S O F 1 9 6 5 . John Darrow ’65 , Pete Hutchinson ’65 , Bill Jefferson ’65 , Julia Colpitts, Dorothy Hutchinson

CLASS OF 1995. Jessica Bakalar Turf, Elizabeth Houston, Brooke Bakalar Sloane, Gabriel Levi

C L A S S O F 1 9 9 6 . (celebrating with the Class CLASS OF 1940.

Sallie Welsh VanArsdale ’40, John Wilson ’40, Nancy Flannery, Buzz VanArsdale

of 1995 ). Eric Weinstein ’96 , Marshall Downs, 35 Scott Weitzman ’96 , Ilana Marcus ’96

CLASS OF 1980. Front Row: Jeff Foreman, Michael Fitzgerald, Molly Ingram McDowell, Liz Miller Leonard. Back Row: Melinda Roenisch, Miriam Feinstein Lupien, Miller Bransfield, Eric Britton, Howard Goldblatt, Arthur Handelman, Terry McManus, Mary Duke Smith, Jackie Graham, Betsy Blank Regan

C L A S S 2 0 1 0 . Front Row: Danielle Farrell, Hayley Formolo,

Eleanor Herzberg. Back Row: Diana Granger, Lauren Lashmet, Sammy Gray, KrĂŠvon Teamer, Katie Gentles, Julia Price, Will Finlay, Lindsey Koenig

CLASS OF 2005. Front Row: Caroline Rex-Waller, Ashleigh Cross St. Peters. Back Row: Tommy Miller, Dan Killian, Laura Uhlir, Alex Greenough, John Barkhausen, Owen Zinaman

C L A S S O F 1 9 9 0 . Peggy Smith Coffee, Suhaib Ghazi,

Paula Castillo, Ciara McDonagh, Andrew Wood

C L A S S O F 1 9 8 5 . Bob de la Fuente, Amy Seftenberg Turnbull, Karen Irvine, Tracy Bach Vogel,

Richard Brown, Linda Bartell Griswold, Jackie Scott, Michelle Atwater, Lisa Paul Renaud

a lumni connec t ions 2015–16 Children/Grandchildren of Alumni

F I R S T R O W Razaan Ghazi (Rashid Ghazi ’85 ), Gabriel Rosen (Sarah Geist Rosen ’86 ), Cece Norton (Christine Griffin Norton ’87 ), Dixie Oelerich (Cy ’89 and Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87 ), Lottie Ake (Bill Ake ’88 ), Daisy Stone (Jennifer Stone ’82 ), Bronwyn Wood (Andrew Wood ’90 ), Margo Ake (Bill Ake ’88 ), Devin Todd (Katie ’96 ), Samuel Rosen (Sarah Geist Rosen ’86 ), Thomas Scott (Hilary Bishop Scott ’96 ), Hadley Ake (Bill Ake ’88 ) S E C O N D R O W Jibraan Ghazi (Rashid Ghazi ’85 ), Haniya Ghazi

(Rashid Ghazi ’85 ), Oscar Hines (David Hines ’81 ), Tori Blair (Bruce Blair ’69 ), Margie Blair (Bruce Blair ’69 ), Cassidy Healy (Denis John Healy ’91 ), Will Karmin (Peter Karmin ’83 ), Andrew Karmin (Philip Karmin ’80 ) T H I R D R O W Vivien Hough (Betsy Schroeder Hough ’85 ), Trevor

Yamada (great grandmother Virginia Miller Read ’29 ), C J Charnas (Chris Charnas ’83 ), Brendan Doyle (grandfather Neil Flanagin ’48 ), Will Lawler (grandmother Janet Musselman Ley ’36 ), Thomas McDowell (Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 ), Abby Renaud (Lisa Paul Renaud ’85 )

F I R S T R O W Katie Karmin (Peter Karmin ’83 ), Oscar Hines (David Hines ’81 ), Anna Ristic (Lisa McClung ’87 ), Julia Doyle (grandfather Neil Flanagin ’48 ) S E C O N D R O W Hugo Hines (David Hines ’81 ), Colin Norton (Christine Griffin Norton ’87 ), Lachlan Getz (grandfather Bert Getz ’55 ), D J Healy (Denis John Healy ’91 ), Ella Ristic (Lisa McClung ’87 )

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

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1940s Louise Konsberg Noll ’40 writes, “My California (L.A.) grandson Chris Noll and his wife and their five-year-old son will be here for Christmas this year. Kiran will be seeing pine trees and our church and possibly snow! Santa will come.” Bill Jacobs ’43 reports, “Joan and I are still in good health! We sold our home in Crystal Lake (after 50 years!) and are living at Hearthstone Village (Independent Living) in Woodstock, IL since July 2014. We will be celebrating our 64th anniversary in November!”

1970s Martin Jack ’67 continues to hold public oªce as a legislator in New Hampshire. Kathy Galt Allen ’68 and husband Marlan are doing well. Both their son and daughter are married. They have one grandchild age 2 years old. Marlan is retired and enjoys painting icons and he and Kathy are very involved in starting a mission church in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.

Laura Litten ’70 is an artist and had a duet art show at the MK Gallery in Virginia in October. Spencer Punnett ’71 and fellow alumnus Byron Campbell ’51 live in the same complex in Ormand Beach, FL and have had opportunities to socialize and be involved with work of their neighborhood association.

Lee Barker Savinar ’71 has “moved to Chicago after being gone for over 35 years … yikes … I am living in Lincoln post-retirement job at Cloud and Leaf bookstore in her popular quiet beach town, Park and am so lucky as I can walk to Manzanita, OR—reviewed by National my teaching position at Francis Parker. Carla Harriet Esch ’46 writes, “Thirteen I am thrilled to be back and am looking years later I’m still at Westminster Place. Geographic Traveler as one of the three forward to touching base with all This year, I broke my wrist and feel less best beach towns in the U.S. “Even a than usual. Our trees here give a great doctorate in music and awards in operatic my friends from North Shore. I am looking forward to our next reunion picture into the change of seasons— performance could never prepare me for as I finally can be part of one!” have a great winter/holiday time!” this wonderful peaceful place to retire and work! I meet interesting readers Wendy Smith Buchen ’47 “went to Portland John Stern ’71 writes, “Shelley and at the store—great conversations! I love with my family to see the Japanese I moved to Alto, NM in June and are discovering and learning even as we gardens which were glorious as was the starting our new life out here. Alto age! nscds gave us that spirit.” Columbia River.” is a small community in high desert country. Our house is at an elevation Tom Belshe ’49 and his wife traveled of approximately 7,300 feet above to Europe to visit their daughter who sea level. The nearest town is Ruidoso is a priest. which has a full-time population of approximately 8,000 but swells in the John Hinchman ’49 wrote he is a happy summertime to around 20,000 or so. camper. He, John Roberts ’49 and A number of Texans come here to Ruth Allen Hopfenbeck ’49 got together escape the summer heat. Since a great this past spring. deal of the population is transplants from elsewhere, we find everyone very welcoming and friendly. So far, we have become part of a hiking group and a Christina Strong Hirsch ’62 states, tennis group. Every Friday afternoon “Although we live in Rhinebeck, NY we there is a happy-hour in the community spend a lot of time in London visiting our where people congregate to meet and Peter Kuh ’69 had an opening of an eldest daughter, her husband and two drink. It is almost like being in college exhibition in October at The Art Workers of our grandchildren. Our other frequent again! There is a small world-class Guild in Queen Square, London of the stop is Washington D.C. to visit our son, theatre here that was endowed by one his wife and our other two grandchildren. furniture that he designed and made. of the members of the family that Peter is a furniture designer-maker Luckily, our youngest daughter lives in founded the Wall Street Journal. The and teacher. He has been working with Baltimore. Carla lives about half an hour Spencer Theatre has only 500 seats European and North American hardfrom us and we get together often.” but is reputed to have one of the five woods and veneers since 1973. (Website Kathryn Lerch ’64 wrote, “Had a fabulous best acoustics in the country.” is www.peterkuh.co.uk) nscds alums time at our 50th Reunion in 2014. from across the pond were among those Dan Carroll ’76 is living in Vietnam Planning on the 55th as well.” in attendance: His sister and brotherwith his wife, Lan Dai, and two children, in-law, Audrey Kuh Staight ’65 and Barbara Finch Zimonja ’65 “has moved Daniel and Viola (ages 10 and 5). Dan husband Michael as well as his cousin to La Jolla, CA . Own a vacation rental is working as a business consultant, Cathy Askow Thompson ’69 with her business on Maui. Recently saw advising several international companies, husband Jeremy Wood, were there. Bonnie Ware Stepan ’65 .” while his wife is an administrator at a bilingual school, and their children attend the British International School in Ho Chi Minh City.

1960s

“Susie” Restin St. John ’68 loves her

1980s Washington Post, Fireball Crossworks and more. He is excited to announce a new job: “I have been selected to write the weekly Sunday crossword for The Washington Beth Conrad Billings ’84 writes, “I recently Post Magazine, a position long held by the started working at River Colors Studio late, great Merl Reagle.” His first puzzle in Lakewood, OH teaching knitting and ran on December 6. retail. I love my job.” Naomi Hattori ’02 writes, “Currently, Joel de la Fuente ’87 is in the Amazon I work as a Tourism Sales Manager for series Man in the High Castle. Choose Chicago where I oversee Chicago’s tourism sales and marketing e¤orts in Asia, specifically in China and Japan. In August, the U.S. Travel Association’s Ciara McDonagh ’90 is “currently living Destination Council recognized my work in Chicago (Lincoln Park) and am a with the 2015 Destination Marketing Human Resources Manager at Conversant, Organization (dmo) Rising Star award.” a digital advertising company and a Lucy Baird ’05 splits her time between mom to two boys.” Chicago and Boston and has had several T.C. Whiting ’92 is “happy to announce exhibits of her artwork. She is currently that I have joined Midwest Lending pursuing her mfa at Massachusetts Corporation, one of the most trusted College of Art and Design. brands when it comes to lending Jeb Breece ’00 continues to live in in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan New York with his wife, Sabina, and two and Wisconsin.” children, Greyson and Henry. He is a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Spears Abacus Advisors. David Brown ’84 stopped by to visit at nscds while here from Ithaca, NY on business.

1990s

2000s

Alex Moffat ’00 co-wrote and starred in a

show called Hill n’ Bill: A Billary Broadway Musical Karaoke Spectacular performed at The Annoyance Theatre in Chicago in November. He also was nominated for “Best Actor” by the Midwest Independent Film Festival. Alex lives in in L.A. and has a business called Chicago Improv Authority and does shows at corporate events and schools. Frank Cermak ’00 won Best Lead Actor for Wild in Blue at the Madrid Film Festival. Sateesh Rogers ’00 came to campus this summer, had a tour and visited with Lynsey Wollin-Casey, Patrick and Kathy McHugh, and Jim Deuble ’76 . He lives in L.A. and recently had been working on a documentary on the Persian community. Evan Birnholz ’02 several years ago created Devil Cross which is a free, independent crossword puzzle. Evan was inspired by other independent puzzlemakers’ work and wanted to create a fun, modern alternative to mainstream crosswords. He has also published puzzles in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,

Robert Butz ’05 will be getting married in AZ in March to Jennifer Stockwell. Robert lives and works in San Diego, recently bought a house and works for Maxwell Industries in the area of marketing data analytics. Kit Callahan ’06 writes, “I’m still living

out here in beautiful Steamboat Springs, CO. I’ve been staying busy working as a ski instructor during the winter and construction during the summer. Fortunately, my bosses are fairly flexible and I have been lucky enough to do some wonderful rafting and hiking trips.”

Lauren Lowinger ’06 writes, “I finished a graduate school class during the summer and then I was back in Chicago for most of August hanging out with my family and catching up with people. I also finished my first year of teaching at a public high school in Manhattan last June.” Eric Hattori ’06 recently celebrated one year of running his own food truck called piko Street Kitchen. He serves both Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Lucas McNulty ’07 is “living and working in

nyc for the last four years after graduating from Bates College. Miss nscds football weekends—hope everyone is doing great!” Danny Lowinger ’08 emailed, “Things are going well. The job is good and I like Denmark. Probably eating more pastries than I used to, but I suppose that’s just to be expected.” Peter Callahan ’09 is a Sub 4-minute miler and he is the 365th American to break 4 since 1957. He is ncaa National Champion at Princeton, 4-time All-American at Princeton and New Mexico and has qualified for US Olympic Trials at 1500m. Currently, Peter is training in Princeton under Princeton Coach Jason Vigilante for the Olympic Trials this summer.

2010s Celeste Black ’10 “graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2014 with a major in molecular and cellular biology and a minor in French, and was a member of the varsity cross country, and track and field teams all four years. I recently started my second year of medical school at New York University.”

Kim Kahnweiler ’12 was named captain of the Bowdoin College Field Hockey team. She garnered top honors in All-New in New Zealand working for a company England Small College Athletic Conference called American Universities International selections announced by the league and Programs as their program and marketing named the Defensive Player of the Year. coordinator. auip runs faculty-led, short-term study-abroad programs that focus on experiential learning for U.S. university students in the South Pacific. Send in Your News! We are based in Christchurch and have THE DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING programs on the ground in Australia, ACORN IS FEBRUARY 29, 2016. Fiji, New Zealand and Antarctica. This Email nwhiteman @ nscds.org or call past September, I traveled to campuses Nancy at 847.881.8848 . across the United States marketing auip programs.” Zoe Kazurinsky ’06 is “currently living

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cl a ss not es

Director of College Counseling Kristen Kaczynski, Xander Mitchell ’15 and Upper School English Teacher and Upper School Director of Service Learning and Community Service Drea Gallaga

George Mitchell, Larry Aggens and Maxine Mitchell

Frank Dachille, Nancy Geyer Christopher and Tom Doar

Danny Schur ’12 is completing his final year at the University of British Columbia, where he is majoring in Spanish. He is also fluent in French, Italian and Afrikaans and is learning German. Recently he studied in Italy as a recipient of a scholarship from the Italian Government. Ryan Fraleigh ’14 emailed, “I’ve mostly been busy with university work. Lots of studying is required for law, and what I’ve found most interesting is how quickly it changes; right now we’re looking at the Consumer Rights Act 2015 that was enacted only two months ago. Outside of University of London, I have started a consultancy and design business with one of my friends, called Fraleigh Gordon llp . Amy Isaacson ’14 is “majoring in Judaic

studies and educational studies. I’m working at the Asbell Center for Jewish Life. Also my a cappella group, The Dickinson Infernos, had our winter concert in December.” Shemar James ’14 is “loving DePaul so

far! I’m a business major/Spanish minor; I work at the Dean of Students/student a¤airs oªce on campus, and am a part of the DePaul Gospel Choir and a creative writing group known as Writers Guild!” Xander Mitchell ’15 who is a freshman

at Yale University, stopped by campus in the fall to reconnect with teachers and faculty.

From left to right: Billy Gendell ’08 , Gaurav Ajmani ’08 , Tommy Brown ’08 , Ben Swartz ’08 , Leah Druzinsky ’08 , Aaron Regunberg ’08 and Shreve Fellars ’08 James Robinson ’15 is “currently taking

a gap year and will be o¤ the grid as I travel to China during the fall.”

Former Faculty Former Director of Transportation, and Buildings and Grounds George Mitchell and former School Business Manager and Treasurer Larry Aggens along with Maxine Mitchell attended the Alumni and Faculty Reception during Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend. Nancy Geyer Christopher writes, “I so enjoyed my visit back to the campus at the end of July. Special thanks to Frank Dachille, Tom Doar, Jay Bach and the other folks on campus who were so cordial.” Carol Woodhead, who was the School

receptionist from 1999 to 2013, passed away on October 1, 2015 after a long illness. The wife of the late Ward Woodhead ’57 and mother of former Admissions Assistant Lori Howard, she also volunteered at Christ Church in Winnetka on the wedding committee,

the altar guild and the hospitality committee. She was very involved in the Lyric Opera and took children on tours of the Opera building in Chicago. Carol’s other passions included plays, travel and cooking with her gourmet dinner group. Lori described her mother as “a true lady— kind, selfless, generous, fierce, loyal, intelligent and with a ‘wicked wit.’

Engagements Aaron Regunberg ’08 to Katie Cielinski Emily Finlay ’07 to Alexander Vertrees ’07 Robert Butz ’05 to Jennifer Stockwell Molly Whiteman ’03 to Andrew Vreede Alex Moffat ’00 to Caroline Kingsley Rau Kendall Wirtz ’04 to Brendan Murphy

Marriages Shreve Fellars ’08 to Lizzie Luttrell August 1, 2015 Oªciated by Aaron Regunberg ’08

Amelia Joy de Jager

Wyatt Holmes Jessen

Djuna Rose Morris

Kinsale Carson Jessen

Births amelia joy de jager

joanne h. aggens

sedat kiracibasi

August 22, 2015 Pieter and Abby Smith de Jager ’03

August 2015 Wife of Larry Aggens (former sta¤ and parent), Mother of Wendy Aggens Griffiths ’83 , Christy Aggens ’86 and Annie Aggens ’88 , Aunt of Kimberly

October 24, 2015 Husband of Linda Gibson Kiracibasi (Lower School music teacher)

marissa sanchez-andersen December 2, 2015 Kelsey Andersen ’06 and Miguel Sanchez

wyatt holmes jessen December 7, 2015 Ashley and Brian Jessen ’02

djuna rose morris December 14, 2015 Ho-Ming So and Aaron Morris ’03

kinsale carson jessen December 21, 2015 Megan and Chris Jessen ’00

In Memoriam mary cahn wolf ’47 March 30, 2015

morris k. wilson, jr. ’40 July 4, 2015 Brother of John Wilson ’40

john b. hutchins ’53 August 10, 2015 Father of Lila Hutchins Bahin ’83 , Brother of Cole Hutchins ’56

and Harley Hutchins ’60 , Uncle of Grace Hutchins ’02 , Katie Hutchins Kletzien ’99

August 27, 2015

October 27, 2015 Husband of Linda Allison Haslach ’64 , Brother-in-law of June Allison Irvine ’63 , Blake Allison ’68 and Taber Allison ’70

Nancy Straus Lipsky ’46

irving simpson benoist

October 2015 Mother of Robin Lipsky ’76

November 5, 2015 Wife of the late Bill Benoist ’40 , Mother of Irving Benoist Bloss ’64

Johnson Raymond ’87

clark c. elliott ’75

Willard C. McNitt, Sr. October 4, 2015 Husband of the late Cherry Boyd McNitt ’41 , Grandfather of

mary boone dalton

Mike McNitt ’04

November 14, 2015 Mother of Mitchell Dalton Ward ’66 and Anne Dalton Walker ’72

henry “bart” a. bartholomay ’63

robert m. johnson ’43

October 5, 2015 Son of Julia Adams Bartholomay ’41 , Brother of Charley Bartholomay ’66 , Lucy Bartholomay ’69 and

November 18, 2015 Husband of Diane Holliday Johnson ’43 , Father of Chris Johnson ’66 , Craig Johnson ’70 and Nick Johnson ’72

Julie Bartholomay Geer ’71

lindsay harper makepeace ’44 October 7, 2015 Aunt of Diana Harper Graf ’65 , Bill Harper ’67 , Jessica Harper Rothman ’67 and Lindsay Harper DuPont ’71

jerry sullivan

and Harley Hutchins ’05

October 12, 2015 Father of Andrew Sullivan ’79

james l. schroeder, md

kyle morgensai

August 10, 2015 Father of Janet Schroeder ’04

robert d. haslach

October 22, 2015 Father of Madison Morgensai ’14

shirley m. charnas October 24, 2015 Mother of Helenmary Charnas Cody ’75 and Chris Charnas ’83 , Grandmother of CJ Charnas ’16 and Allie Charnas ’20

marie-louise “mal” richards watson ’37 November 23, 2015

arielle m. carroll ’08 December 2015

robert n. mayer ’67 December 5, 2015 Brother of Ruth Mayer Durchslag ’70

william b. adler ’53 December 9, 2015

patricia utzinger December 10, 2015 Mother of Heather Utzinger Michelotti ’87

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a lumni r efl ec t ion by knight aldrich ’31

Thank you, Mr. Smith!

“IT WASN’T UNTIL I HAD RETIRED AND HAD TIME TO C O N T E M P L AT E M Y PA S T T H AT I REALIZED HOW MUCH I OWED TO NORTH S H O R E .”

Perry Dunlap Smith, nscds ’s first headmaster, believed in noblesse oblige—that the wealthy and talented should always seek to be of service to those less fortunate. He also believed that since American private secondary schools and colleges produced and would continue to produce far more than their share of our country’s leaders, they should take the responsibility for teaching leadership. I think his immediate goal was to help students like me develop self-confidence so that we could respond later to opportunities for leadership as they emerged. A bit of background: On the second day of my life, in 1914, my parents were told that I had a severe illness that would cause my death if I caught any of the common childhood contagious diseases, for which at the time there were no vaccines. As a result, I was taught at home and protected from almost any contact with my peers. When I started in public school in the sixth grade, I was two years younger than my classmates. I had almost never talked with, played with, eaten lunch with, argued with, or fought with anyone my age; I had never seen a movie or a sports event. The following year, I transferred to North Shore Country Day School and repeated the sixth grade in the class of 1931, the first class that attended the school from first through twelfth grade. Mr. Smith, recognizing how socially unprepared I was for school, arranged for me to spend an afternoon a week with George Hale for my first year. Ostensibly, I was to play board games, but I was really there for a kind of tutorial in which George taught me how to think, talk, and act more like a sixth grader and less like an outsider. After that year, I joined my classmates in a seminar run by Mr. Smith that focused on the theater. In Mr. Smith’s view, the theater provided the best available laboratory for eventually learning how to lead, and so he required each high school class to produce one Shakespearean and one other play each year, in addition to the annual Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. In each play, two or three of the principal actors were students whose chances of becoming leaders were generally

considered zero by everybody but their mothers and Mr. Smith. Thus, in our tenth grade play, I was Androcles in Shaw’s Androcles and the Lion. In high school, such opportunities to act in and even direct plays helped build my self-confidence. The main vehicle Mr. Smith used to train us for later leadership was a weekly seminar. In each class, we discussed a particular example, often drawn from theater. For example, in one class we discussed a scene from Shakespeare’s Henry iv Part ii , where Henry iv ’s son, Prince Henry, is making the transition from irresponsible adolescence to his new role of King. Mr. Smith posed a question: When Henry said to his old friend Falsta¤ “I know you not, old man,” was he being careful as King about choosing his friends, or was he afraid that he would slip back into the callow “Prince Hal” that he used to be? Or, perhaps better, both? When graduation drew near, Mr. Smith helped me choose Wesleyan over Harvard because it was smaller and its faculty more concerned with undergraduate teaching, and also because none of my classmates were going there. It took me awhile to be ready to cash in all I had learned about leadership from Mr. Smith. I didn’t see myself as a potential leader until I had completed medical school, psychiatric training, and service in World War ii . By the late 1940s, however, my self-confidence had increased to the point that I was ready to take on the risky and exciting field of academic psychiatry. After eight years teaching psychiatry, I was ready for the job of Chairman of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago’s medical school. There I planned, built, sta¤ed and marketed a completely new program. By this time I had rationalized that I, and I alone, was responsible for the changes in my personality that had made it possible for me to handle this leadership position. It wasn’t until I had retired and had time to contemplate my past that I realized how much I owed to North Shore. A belated thank you to George Hale and my other classmates in the Class of 1931, of which I am now, at age 101, the sole surviving graduate. And, especially, thank you, Mr. Smith!

Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Save the Date! September 23 – 24, 2016 2016 Reunion Committees Forming CLASS OF 1941

CLASS OF 1981

Polly Goodrich O’Brien

David Hines

CLASS OF 1946

CLASS OF 1986

Bill Bartholomay

Mark Bransfield Paul DeWoskin Sarah Geist Rosen Rebecca Andreou Sabri

CLASS OF 1951

pending CLASS OF 1956

Sally Simmons Kiper CLASS OF 1961

Harry Drake Les Spitz CLASS OF 1966

Barbara Bulger Drake Bruce Jarchow CLASS OF 1971

David Dobkin Kathy Dole Elmer Bucky Marshall Lee Barker Savinar Alison Hurd Tompkins Nancy Green Whiteman Rocky Wirtz

CLASS OF 1991

Rob McClung CLASS OF 1996

pending CLASS OF 2001

pending CLASS OF 2006

Eric Hattori James Kinnaird CLASS OF 2011

Madeline Tank

If you wish to be on your class reunion committee, contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 , 847.881.8848 or email nwhiteman@ nscds.org

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