Lake Forest Country Day School Annual Report by Peapod Design

Why I Teach? Annual Report

2012-2013

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ecently, our honors chorus performed at an Open House. At first glance, one might simply have observed a collection of fully engaged Upper School students, working together beautifully to bring life to choral pieces written more than a century ago. Upon further examination, one would see the very visible connection between the students and a passionate educator, and the palpable outline of a partnership rooted both in warmth and high expectations. Step behind the curtain earlier in the morning, and the unwavering voluntary arts rehearsal call time of 7:30 a.m. serves as a reminder of the perseverance and hard work that begets the sparkling performance. The presence, poise, harmony, and confidence that LFCDS students exhibit is a reflection of the environment at Lake Forest Country Day School, where core values are carefully nurtured in academics, athletics, and the arts from early childhood through middle school. That journey is a reflection of the partnership between inspired educators and each individual student, between families and the School, and through a lifelong connection between LFCDS and our alumni and friends.

“ The presence, poise, harmony, and confidence that LFCDS students exhibit is a reflection of the environment at Lake Forest Country Day School.” 2

Once again, you have powerfully expressed your support for Lake Forest Country Day School’s core values and educational priorities. Together, you have helped us exceed our goals, contributing over $520,000 to our Annual Fund, the cornerstone of our fundraising initiatives. Many among you, alumni and parents alike, were energetic volunteers. Your focus and drive for our Auction, our Parent Association programming, directly affected faculty, students, academic and extracurricular programs, and the infrastructure that supports the life of the School. Thank you to each donor listed in this book for being part of the partnership that supports our School. Each person who gives to the School strengthens our foundation. Each one of you changed our lives. In our 125th year, you enable LFCDS to focus with great confidence on defining the future, and we are most grateful. You have made clear your appreciation for devoted faculty who help young people develop confidence in their abilities and themselves. This report features quotes from our educators about why they teach, and why they teach here. Their words are a thank you note to each person who contributes to our financial health and well-being, and in turn, transforms the life of an individual child. Thank you for sharing your time and your resources with us so we can make these experiences possible. With profound gratitude,

Bob Whelan 1

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I teach because... I have a passionate love for all things related to music. I want to share this love with my students so that they, too, have the opportunity to develop the skills and passion to be successful participants in and responsible consumers of music for the duration of their lives.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Scott Baeseman

Chair of Fine Arts Department, Music educator

S Fine Arts Education in the arts is an integral part of the education of the whole child at LFCDS. Our students learn to interpret and express ideas through observation, analysis, and artistic creation. Studies spanning Shakespeare to Schubert to still life develop imagination and creativity

while honing self-discipline and perseverance. As young artists develop their talents on choral risers and in art exhibitions in their years at LFCDS, they gain confidence, learn valuable presentational skills, and discover the power of collaboration.

“I teach because... It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do…well-besides manage a rock band! I love the age group I’ve been working with for their genuine love of learning, curiosity for the way things work, and kindness toward each other. Anyone who gets as many hugs as I do a day HAS TO love what they do!” — Megan Mathy

Senior Kindergarten Teacher

S Social and Emotional Learning Fostering students of strong character lies at the very heart of the LFCDS mission statement. We are committed to educating students in an atmosphere that facilitates the development of personal responsibility and respect for others. Several program elements help to guide children as they develop their social and emotional skills at LFCDS. In the Lower School, the Responsive Classroom approach focuses on a variety of elements that create safe spaces for children to build relationships and discover their own identity. Habits of Mind, ways of thinking and behaving that 4

develop self-discipline and strong character, are promoted by all teachers in the Lower School. In the Upper School, the Developmental Design program, based on the research-grounded belief that healthy, enjoyable relationships are the foundation for success in school, coupled with the Affective Education initiative, teaching children to deal with feelings, values, and social interactions to help develop positive self-images, allow our older students to continue to build on what they have learned in their younger years as they develop new leadership and social skills. 5

“I teach because... I love knowing that every day in my classroom is totally different than the last one and some of the best days are when the lesson takes a totally unexpected turn. I teach because I love seeing when the “light” goes on in a student’s eyes. I teach math because I want everybody to know that while math can be challenging, it can still be fun!” — Ty Stuckslager

Upper School Mathematics Teacher

S Mathematics The Lower School’s new Singapore Math program, like the Singaporean strategies that inspired it, prioritizes the development of strong number sense, excellent mental math skills, and a deep understanding of place value. Emphasis is placed on a visual approach to solving problems that helps students organize information and solve problems step by step, whether through the use of manipulatives, model-drawing, or abstract algorithms. Mastery is at the core of Singapore Math: fewer concepts are taught per year, but each concept is taught in greater depth. 6

Singapore Math at LFCDS goes hand in hand with the Upper School’s math curriculum and the School’s overall philosophy. As students build up to algebraic studies in later grades, the strong foundation in math concepts, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills instilled by Singapore Math in Lower School allows for a smoother transition to higher-level mathematics.

Parents Grade 8

Class of 2013 Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Alban Mr. Mohsin Ansari and Mrs. Faizah Syed Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Chris N. Dennis Mr. Jeffrey S. Ellis and Ms. Carol Gilden Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Gamache Mr. and Mrs. William A. Gilcrest Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Goeks Mr. and Mrs. Jose Gomez Mr. David D. Grumhaus, Jr. ’81 and Mrs. Jennifer K. Grumhaus Mr. Thomas S. Hodgkins ’82 and Mrs. Debbie A. Hodgkins Mr. Gary J. Lawrence and Mrs. Connie D. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot G. Peirce Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Polito Mr. and Dr. Muddasani S. Reddy Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Sawyer Mrs. Wendy C. Sherman ’76 (Wendy Wood-Prince) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Spadaro Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sperling Mr. Donald E. Suter and Ms. Pamela Neal Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. William T. White III

Grade 7

Class of 2014 Mr. Bill Anderson and Dr. Lisa Oldham Mr. Georges P. Brown ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Daniel Mr. John W. Dixon ’81 and Mrs. Loren P. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. William W. Giambrone Mr. David D. Grumhaus, Jr. ’81 and Mrs. Jennifer K. Grumhaus Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hanson Dr. and Mrs. James Haupt Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hennessy Mr. and Mrs. David Hone † deceased 8

Grade 4

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Knobel Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kolb Dr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Krivoshik Mr. Steve Lee and Dr. Kate Ko Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Lynch † Mrs. Sue Maggos Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McBreen Dr. and Mrs. Antreas Mesrobian Mr. J. Scot Pepper and Mrs. Lori Pepper Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Potts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Puryear Jim and Judith Reid-Anderson Mr. James Rozsypal and Mrs. Marilyn Rozsypal Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Steinwold Dr. and Mrs. John A. Strudwick Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Ron Tomanek Dr. Lowell S. Weil, Jr. and Dr. Wendy B. Weil

Grade 6

Class of 2015 Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Barnes II Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Bauer Mr. Robert B. Boardman ’84 and Mrs. Juanita Boardman Mr. and Mrs. William T. Bowler III Mr. and Mrs. John C. Connery II Mr. and Mrs. Chris N. Dennis Mr. Stewart S. Dixon, Jr. ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Marc R. Eklund Mr. and Mrs. Roman Forowycz Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Graf Mr. and Mrs. C. Mark Gunton Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Harris Mr. Thomas S. Hodgkins ’82 and Mrs. Debbie A. Hodgkins Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Jimenez Mr. Theodore F. Kommers and Mrs. Karen A. Hagnell Mr. Peter K. Larsen ’80 and Mrs. Karen C. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. O’Keane Dr. Uzoma Okoli and Dr. Anwuli Okoli

Mr. Patrick J. O’Neil ’84 and Mrs. Jana R. O’Neil Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot G. Peirce Mr. and Mrs. Paul Podedworny Mr. Robert Marshall Roloson IV ’84 and Mrs. Kristen Becker Roloson Mr. Jeffrey L. Silver and Ms. Marianne Fitzgibbon-Silver Mrs. Catherine M. Spencer Mr. and Dr. John S. Stafford, Jr. Dr. Lowell S. Weil, Jr. and Dr. Wendy B. Weil Mr. and Mrs. Michael Xakellis

Grade 5

Class of 2016 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Alexos Mr. Bill Anderson and Dr. Lisa Oldham Mr. Scott Baeseman and Mr. D.R. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Anis Baig Mr. Daniel J. Bernhart and Ms. Elizabeth Fields Mrs. Kate F. Fitzgerald ’87 and Mr. John T. M. Fitzgerald (Kate Fisher) Mr. and Mrs. William W. Giambrone Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hanson Mr. Chris Jansing Ms. M. Preston Jansing ’86 (Preston Cain) Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kelliher Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kolb Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kriger Mrs. Sue Maggos Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McShea Dr. Uzoma Okoli and Dr. Anwuli Okoli Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Potts Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. David W. Silvester Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tobin Mr. and Mrs. John K. Vignocchi Dr. and Mrs. Barry Walvoord Mr. and Mrs. Michael Xakellis

Class of 2017 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Alexos Mr. Scott Baeseman and Mr. D.R. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bartholomew Mr. Robert B. Boardman ’84 and Mrs. Juanita Boardman Ms. Laura J. Bonser ’97 Mr. Georges P. Brown ’84 Mr. John C. Canty ’81 and Mrs. Mary T. Canty Mr. and Mrs. William D. Collins Mr. and Mrs. John C. Connery II Mrs. Kate F. Fitzgerald ’87 and Mr. John T. M. Fitzgerald (Kate Fisher) Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Guevara Mr. Thomas S. Hodgkins ’82 and Mrs. Debbie A. Hodgkins Mr. Peter K. Larsen ’80 and Mrs. Karen C. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McBreen Dr. and Mrs. Antreas Mesrobian Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Osborne Mr. Robert Marshall Roloson IV ’84 and Mrs. Kristen Becker Roloson Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shanley-Roberts Mr. Jeffrey L. Silver and Ms. Marianne Fitzgibbon-Silver Mr. and Mrs. David W. Silvester Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Steinwold Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Tibbals Mr. and Mrs. Todd W. Van Paris Mr. Frederick G. Wacker III ’74 and Mrs. Jacqueline A. M. Wacker Mr. and Mrs. David Walsh

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Pasma Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Roby Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. John K. Vignocchi Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Werner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Xakellis Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Zacka

Grade 2

Class of 2019 Mr. and Mrs. Godard Abel Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Alexos Mr. Daniel J. Arthurs and Mrs. Ivonne Cabrera Mr. and Mrs. Jason Chaplin Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Barnes II Mr. and Mrs. John C. Connery II Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Goeks Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Guevara

Mr. James C. Hutchinson and Mrs. Anne C. Hoisington Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kelliher Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kolb Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kriger Mr. Steve Lee and Dr. Kate Ko Mrs. Sue Maggos Mr. and Mrs. David W. Silvester Mr. Tempel J. Smith, Jr. ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Stewart III Mr. Donald E. Suter and Mrs. Pamela Neal Mr. and Mrs. Mark Taylor Mrs. Sarah A. Thomas Mr. Frederick G. Wacker III ’74 and Mrs. Jacqueline A. M. Wacker Dr. and Mrs. Barry Walvoord Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Whidden

Grade 3

Class of 2018 Mr. Bill Anderson and Dr. Lisa Oldham Ms. Melanie Boulden Mr. and Mrs. Nathan B. Cabbil Dr. and Mrs. Ahmed Farag Mr. and Mrs. Roman Forowycz Mr. and Mrs. William W. Giambrone Mr. Chris Jansing Ms. M. Preston Jansing ’86 (Preston Cain) Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Knobel Mr. Laurens W. Leffingwell ’81 and Ms. Anne Haagensen Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Osborne 9

Parents

Alumni

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Grade 1

Class of 2020 Mr. and Mrs. Jason Chaplin Dr. and Mrs. Ahmed Farag Mr. and Mrs. Jose Gomez Mr. and Mrs. John Harrup Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hempen Mr. Peter K. Larsen ’80 and Mrs. Karen C. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Nikitas Mr. and Mrs. Carl Park Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Roby Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Shortsle Mr. and Mrs. David Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Michael Xakellis Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Zacka Mr. Jeffrey Zuerlein and Mrs. Tara Kaesebier

Senior Kindergarten

Class of 2021 Mr. and Mrs. Godard Abel Mr. Bill Anderson and Dr. Lisa Oldham Mr. Daniel J. Arthurs and Mrs. Ivonne Cabrera Mr. Tim Burkoth and Mrs. Yaya Ren Mr. and Mrs. Nathan B. Cabbil Mrs. Kate F. Fitzgerald ’87 and Mr. John T. M. Fitzgerald (Kate Fisher) Mr. and Mrs. William W. Giambrone Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Gunton Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hempen Mr. and Mrs. Justin Jones Mr. and Mrs. David Keller Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kriger Dr. Kathryn B. Mursau ’90 and Mr. Christopher M. Mursau (Kate Smart)

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pappas Mr. Robert Marshall Roloson IV ’84 and Mrs. Kristen Becker Roloson Dr. and Mrs. James E. Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Russell Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Stewart III Ms. Lauren Stone Mrs. Sarah A. Thomas

Junior Kindergarten

Class of 2022 Mr. Steve Eckert and Dr. Aggie Eckert Dr. Nancy Fletcher and Mr. Stephen Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Grace Mr. and Mrs. Mark Henrikson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kelliher Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mandarich Mr. and Mrs. V. Lance Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Nikitas Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. O’Keane Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Peterson Mr. Mark J. Verone and Mrs. Rachelle D. Hardy

Preschool

Class of 2023 Mr. and Mrs. John Harrup Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan F. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jauch Mr. and Mrs. Justin Jones Mr. and Mrs. David Keller Mr. and Mrs. V. Lance Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Shortsle

Class of 1934 Mrs. George S. Swope ’34 (Caryl Harrison) Class of 1936 Mrs. Margaret S. Hart ’36 (Margo Stuart) Class of 1937 Mrs. Frances C. Bowers ’37 (Frances Clow) Class of 1938 Mr. Henry T. Chandler ’38 and Mrs. Clarissa H. Chandler ’40 Class of 1939 Mr. Henry L. Connors ’39 and Mrs. Mary A. Connors Class of 1940 Mrs. Clarissa H. Chandler ’40 and Mr. Henry T. Chandler ’38 (Clarissa Haffner) Mrs. Margaret W. Wright ’40 and Mr. Gordon Wright Class of 1944 Mr. Douglas M. Kinney ’44 and Mrs. Liz Kinney

1st Step

Mr. Steve Eckert and Dr. Aggie Eckert Dr. Nancy Fletcher and Mr. Stephen Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Blair Hutton Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan F. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. David Keller Mr. Loomis I. Lincoln, Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Amy Lincoln Ms. Dana McDonough Mr. Patrick J. O’Neil ’84 and Mrs. Jana R. O’Neil Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Stewart III 10

† deceased

Class of 1946 Mrs. Edith M. Bass ’46 (Edith McBride) Mr. Charles C. Bowen ’46 and Mrs. Calvine Bowen Mrs. Audrey F. Gorter ’46 and Mr. James P. Gorter (Audrey Fentress) Class of 1947 Mrs. Jean M. Greene ’47 and Mr. John K. Greene (Jean McBride) Mrs. Gwendolyn O. Lincoln ’47 (Gwendolyn Osborne) Mr. Jay N. Whipple, Jr. ’47 and Mrs. Anne Whipple Class of 1948 Mr. Harrington Bischof ’48 Mrs. Lucia Prochnow ’48 and Mr. Herbert V. Prochnow, Jr. (Lucia Boyden) Class of 1949 Mr. Thomas D. Hodgkins ’49 and Mrs. Bondy Hodgkins Class of 1950 Mrs. I. W. Colburn ’50 (Frances Haffner) Mrs. Harriet A. Sherman ’50 (Harriet Arpee) Class of 1951 Mr. Edison W. Dick ’51 Mr. Calvin Fentress III ’51 Class of 1952 Mrs. Phoebe H. Andrew ’52 and Mr. Lucius A. D. Andrew III (Phoebe Haffner) Mr. Carlton F. Andrus ’52 Mr. Douglas Macdonald ’52 Class of 1953 Mrs. Mary F. Grumhaus ’53 and Mr. David D. Grumhaus (Mary Fentress)

Class of 1954 Mr. Thomas N. Boyden ’54 and Mrs. Susan D. Boyden Mrs. Chartis L. Tebbetts ’54 (Chartis L. Bell) Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius B. Waud ’54 Class of 1956 Mr. William Gardner Brown ’56 and Mrs. Solange Brown Dr. Appleton A. Mason III ’56 and Mrs. Bebe Mason Class of 1957 Mr. Hugh J. Hubbard ’57 † Class of 1958 Mr. Edward Byron Smith, Jr. ’58 and Mrs. Maureen D. Smith Class of 1959 Mr. Francis Beidler III ’59 and Mrs. Prudence R. Beidler Mr. John J. Borland, Jr. ’59 and Mrs. Suzanne S. Borland Class of 1960 Ms. Amy T. Dickinson ’60 Ms. Laura Donnelley ’60 Mr. E. Glenn Wedding, Jr. ’60 Class of 1961 Mr. Henry W. Barkhausen ’61 and Mrs. Elizabeth Barkhausen Mrs. Marion B. Kneip ’61 and Mr. Frederick C. Kneip (Marion Buckley) Mr. David B. Waud ’61 and Mrs. Pamela M. Waud Class of 1962 Mr. William L. Barr, Jr. ’62 Mr. Kenneth Bryant ’62 Mr. Gerald C. Clow ’62 Ms. Susanne M. Curtis ’62 Mr. B.R. Detchon ’62 Mr. Frederick A. Dick ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Field, Jr. ’62 11

Alumni (continued)

Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jenner, Jr. ’62 Mr. William L. McLennan, Jr. ’62 Mrs. Leslie H. Newman ’62 Mrs. Barbara F. Potter ’62 Mrs. Ginevra R. Ralph ’62 (Ginevra Reed) Mr. L. Peter Smith ’62 and Mrs. Leslie W. Smith Mrs. John B. Warren, Jr. ’62 (Anna Dickinson) Mrs. Nicholas F. Wilder ’62 Class of 1963 Mr. Kenneth H. Buchanan ’63 Mrs. Kitty H. Lansing ’63 and Mr. Robert T. E. Lansing (Katherine Hart) Mrs. Ellen A. Stirling ’63 and Mr. James P. Stirling (Ellen Foster) Class of 1964 Mr. David N. Barkhausen ’64 and Mrs. Susan S. Barkhausen Mr. L. Keith Reed ’64 Mr. Tempel J. Smith, Jr. ’64 Mr. Alexander D. Stuart ’64 and Mrs. Robin Stuart Mr. George S. Swope, Jr. ’64 Mr. Arthur M. Wood, Jr. ’64 and Mrs. Peggy P. Wood Class of 1965 Mr. Kent S. Clow III ’65 Mr. Timothy C. Coleman ’65 and Mrs. Margaret H. Coleman Mrs. Madeleine B. Dugan ’65 (Madeleine Bronson) Mr. Alexander B. Hodges ’65 and Mrs. Jane L. Hodges Ms. Susan F. Kelley ’65 Class of 1966 Mr. William T. Bartholomay ’66 Mrs. Gail C. Gaston ’66 (Gail Chandler) Ms. Helen S. Reed ’66 12

Class of 1967 Ms. Josephine G. Angevin ’67 Mrs. Audrey A. Ayars ’67 (Audrey Armour) Mr. Frederick H. Glore ’67 Ms. Mary Kay Karzas ’67 Mrs. Mary P. Moran ’67 and Mr. Garrett Moran (Mary Penniman) Mr. Stephen H. Washburne ’67 Class of 1968 Mr. Thomas B. Hunter IV ’68 and Mrs. Tscharner R. Hunter Mr. Melville H. Ireland, Jr. ’68 and Mrs. Liz Ireland Class of 1969 Mr. Robert B. Pawlick ’69 and Mrs. Katherine Pawlick Mr. Peter S. Reed ’69 Ms. Patty Wheeler ’69 Class of 1972 Mr. Willard M. Hunter ’72 Mr. John S. Needham ’72 and Mrs. Leslie S. Needham Mr. Jay N. Whipple III ’72 Class of 1974 Mrs. Jill T. Havey ’74 and Mr. Michael J. Havey (Jill Taubensee) Mr. Terry Osborne ’74 Mr. Frederick G. Wacker III ’74 and Mrs. Jacqueline A. M. Wacker Class of 1975 Ms. Constance M. Coleman ’75 Mrs. Sally Bartholomay Downey ’75 (Sally Bartholomay) Mr. Mark I. Janeck ’75 and Mrs. Teresa J. Janeck Class of 1976 Mrs. Wendy C. Sherman ’76 (Wendy Wood-Prince)

Class of 1977 Ms. Elizabeth E. Smyth ’77 Mrs. Helen C. Van der Voort ’77 and Mr. Michael V. M. Van der Voort (Helen Crane) Class of 1978 Mrs. Valerie M. Flynn ’78 (Valerie Greene) Mrs. Michelle B. Patenaude ’78 and Mr. Dean J. Patenaude, Jr. (Michelle Briggs) Mr. John S. Reed, Jr. ’78 and Mrs. Leslie V. Reed Class of 1979 Mr. Stewart S. Dixon, Jr. ’79 Class of 1980 Ms. Liz Farwell ’80 Mr. Peter K. Larsen ’80 and Mrs. Karen C. Larsen Class of 1981 Mr. John C. Canty ’81 and Mrs. Mary T. Canty Mr. John W. Dixon ’81 and Mrs. Loren P. Dixon Mrs. Eleanor Waud Dorr ’81 and Mr. Tim Dorr (Eleanor Waud) Mr. David D. Grumhaus, Jr. ’81 and Mrs. Jennifer K. Grumhaus Mr. Laurens W. Leffingwell ’81 and Ms. Anne Haagensen Class of 1982 Mr. John M. Greene ’82 Mr. Thomas S. Hodgkins ’82 and Mrs. Debbie A. Hodgkins Mr. Thomas H. Prochnow ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Stewart G. Swift ’82 Class of 1983 Mr. William W. Davidson ’83 Mr. David W. MacKenzie ’83 and Mrs. Casey P. MacKenzie Ms. Carolyn P. Starmann ’83

Class of 1984 Mr. Robert B. Boardman ’84 and Mrs. Juanita Boardman Mr. Georges P. Brown ’84 Mrs. Guita Griffiths ’84 and Mr. Bill Griffiths (Guita Bozorgi) Mrs. Elinor H. Jannotta ’84 and Mr. Ross H. Jannotta (Elinor Addington) Mr. Melburn E. Laundry II ’84 Mr. Loomis I. Lincoln, Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Amy Lincoln Mr. Patrick J. O’Neil ’84 and Mrs. Jana R. O’Neil Mr. Robert Marshall Roloson IV ’84 and Mrs. Kristen Becker Roloson Class of 1985 Mr. Edward W. Roloson ’85 Mr. Christopher A. Shepherd ’85 and Mrs. Holly Shepherd

Class of 1986 Mr. Daniel R. Glasser ’86 Ms. M. Preston Jansing ’86 (Mary Cain) Mr. Jeffrey J. Kimbell ’86 Class of 1987 Mrs. Kate F. Fitzgerald ’87 and Mr. John T. M. Fitzgerald (Kate Fisher) Dr. Sanjay Gandhi ’87 and Dr. Kavitha Gandhi Class of 1988 Mrs. Whitney H. Brown ’88 and Mr. Lee Brown (Whitney Walker) Mrs. Deirdre H. Erulkar ’88 and Dr. Jonathan S. Erulkar (Deirdre Carroll)

Class of 1989 Mr. Matthew E. Tocks ’89 and Ms. Elizabeth Anderson Class of 1990 Mr. E. Austin DePree ’90 and Mrs. Sage T. E. DePree ’94 Ms. Jamee C. Field ’90 Dr. Kathryn B. Mursau ’90 and Mr. Christopher M. Mursau (Kate Smart) Ms. Elisabeth D. Oak ’90 (Elisabeth Dick) Mr. Edward B. Smith III ’90 Class of 1991 Mr. Francis Beidler IV ’91 and Mrs. Megan Beidler Mr. H. Carl Jenkins III ’91 and Mrs. Nanette Jenkins

Alumni (continued)

Class of 1992 Mr. Kiernan F. Aiston ’92 Class of 1993 Ms. Priscilla R. DePree ’93 Mr. Andrew B. Lerner ’93 Mr. David J. Schwartz ’93 and Mrs. Whitney Schwartz Mr. Peter B. Smith ’93 Class of 1994 Mrs. Prudence E. Carr ’94 and Mr. Kevin Carr (Prudence Beidler) Mrs. Sage L. DePree ’94 and Mr. E. A. DePree ’90 (Sage Lansing) Class of 1995 Mr. Joshua E. Dolin ’95 Class of 1996 Ms. Margot H. Huber ’96 Ms. Katrina F. Johnson ’96 Mr. Matthew B. Lerner ’96 Class of 1997 Mr. Sean M. Aiston ’97 Ms. Laura J. Bonser ’97 Class of 1998 Mr. Adam M. Levin ’98 Class of 1999 Mr. Benjamin J. Hunter ’99 Ms. Tscharner de Graffenried Hunter ’99 Ms. Jennifer T. Ireland ’99 Mr. Gerrit Lansing ’99 Class of 2000-Eighth Grade Ms. Kathleen M. Austin ’00 Mr. Adam T. Carpenter ’00 Mr. Stephen Reyes ’00 Ms. Josephine C. Terlato ’00

The Panther Club Class of 2000-Nineth Grade Ms. Caitlin Aiston ’00 Ms. Allison Kaplan Bosco ’00 (Allison Kaplan) Ms. Mary C. Murley ’00 Ms. Caroline S. Watkins ’00 Class of 2001 Mr. Peter M. Hunter ’01

Mr. Thomas R. Hunter ’01 Mr. William L. Ireland ’01 Ms. Adriane A. Levin ’01 Mr. Wesley F. McGowan ’01 Ms. Daisy M. Wood ’01 Ms. Abigail P. Wood ’01 Class of 2002 Ms. Megan B. Murley ’02

The Panther Club is the Annual Giving Club that recognizes our high school alumni, college alumni, and recent college graduates who support LFCDS’ Annual Giving Fund at stage-in-life appropriate levels of $25, $50, and $100 and above. Panther Club members are marked in their class listings.

Class of 2003 Mr. John D. Gabriel ’03 Mr. Peter M. Ireland ’03 Mr. Douglas S. Kaplan ’03 Mr. Anthony J. Terlato II ’03 Class of 2004 Mr. Jay T. Davis, Jr. ’04 Mr. Gordon C. Lamphere ’04 Mr. Jimmy H. Podolny ’04 Class of 2005 Mr. Henry L. Davis ’05 Mr. Taylor F. Gorter ’05 Mr. Michael J. Hennessy ’05 Ms. Cally C. McGowan ’05 Mr. Miles J. Reid-Anderson ’05 Mr. Todd A. Zafirovski ’05

Mr. Adam J. Mills ’08 Mr. Leo J. Rudberg ’08 Class of 2009 Mr. Chase L. Clemens ’09 Miss Kemmer K. Cope ’09 Miss Caroline B. Hale ’09 Miss Madeleine R. Hale ’09 Miss Emma D. Haupt ’09 Miss Hannah B. Knauer ’09 Miss Katherine E. Reid-Anderson ’09 Miss Jane K. Strudwick ’09

Class of 2010 Miss Genevra M. Crofts ’10 Mr. Malcolm R. Lamphere ’10 Miss Melissa A. Merritt ’10 Miss Madeleine Pattis ’10 Mr. Connor R. Shannahan ’10 Miss Penelope J. Tornes ’10 Class of 2011 Mr. Stanton Cope ’11 Mr. William A. Hodges ’11 Miss Lucinda G. Lytle ’11 Mr. Michael J. Phillips ’11 Mr. Kyle J. Shannahan ’11 Mr. Andrew T. Strudwick ’11 Mr. Jordan B. Wolff ’11 Class of 2012 Miss Joyce A. Caldwell ’12 Miss Grace Hale ’12 Miss Georgia Hale ’12 Miss Julia K. Mills ’12 Miss Jessica Puryear ’12 Mr. Ross G. Reid-Anderson ’12

Class of 2006 Miss Julia Hodges ’06 Mr. Willard K. Hunter ’06 Class of 2007 Mr. Jacob T. Crofts ’07 Miss Joan E. Davis ’07 Mr. Duncan B. Lamphere ’07 Miss Lane S. Lytle ’07 Miss Natasha E. Patel ’07 Mr. Jack V. Schweighauser ’07 Mr. Mark P. Shannahan ’07 Miss Elisabeth C. Terlato ’07 Class of 2008 Miss Miranda C. Luce ’08 Mr. Samuel J. Lytle ’08 Mr. Thomas B. Merritt ’08

“I teach because... I teach so each child will have a memorable school experience. My goal is to create a classroom without boundaries that will encourage the child to always be learning, sharing and stretching his or her imagination. I want them to think, “I love being here!” — Claire Concannon Second Grade Teacher

S Differentiation Customizing instruction to unique students and their varied interests and needs is a cornerstone of high-quality teaching and learning. Known as differentiation, this key to responsive education pervades all that we do at LFCDS. We pride ourselves on our ability to deeply know our students as learners and to think outside of the box when it comes to approaching their learning in the most appropriate and effective ways. Students who exhibit academic talent, for instance, may participate in a Knights of

the Round Table mathematics think tank experience, assume editor responsibilities for the Lower School newspaper, or take advanced Upper School mathematics courses. Those children who require additional support may receive in-class individual help, small-group assistance, or instruction offered through our Learning Services department. Ongoing assessment enables us to efficiently and flexibly encourage our student’s interests and to meet the academic and developmental needs of all members of the LFCDS family.

Alumni Parents Sustaining members of the Alumni Parent community support the Annual Giving Fund with gifts of $1,000 or more. They are recognized with an ‘S’ in the alumni parent listings.

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Aiston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Allgyer (S) Mr. William C. Bartholomay (S) Mr. Francis Beidler III ’59 and Mrs. Prudence R. Beidler Mr. John J. Borland, Jr. ’59 and Mrs. Suzanne S. Borland (S) Mr. and Mrs. David A. Borosh Mr. Charles C. Bowen ’46 and Mrs. Calvine Bowen Mr. Thomas N. Boyden ’54 and Mrs. Susan D. Boyden Dr. and Mrs. Kenny Bozorgi (S) Mr. William Gardner Brown ’56 and Mrs. Solange Brown (S) Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Bullard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bunn III (S) Mr. and Mrs. Rhett W. Butler (S) 18

Mr. Tyler R. Cain (S) Ms. Anne S. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. David L. Calfee Mr. and Mrs. James Carfagno, Jr. (S) Mr. and Mrs. Craig E. Carpenter Mrs. Clarissa H. Chandler ’40 and Mr. Henry T. Chandler ’38 (Clarissa Chandler) (S) Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Clemens Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clifford Mr. Timothy C. Coleman ’65 and Mrs. Margaret H. Coleman CAPT S.E. and Mrs. Amyanne Cope Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Crofts Mr. and Mrs. J. Tobin Davis Mr. John H. Dick ’60 and Mrs. Brenda Dick Mrs. Sally Bartholomay Downey ’75

(Sally Bartholomay) (S) Mrs. Cynthia Edwards Mr. and Mrs. John H. Edwards (S) Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Falls MD Dr. Mandan Farahati and Dr. Nader Bozorgi (S) Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Farwell Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field (S) Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Fisher Dr. Bernice G. Gallagher Mrs. Robert J. Garrett Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser (S) Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Goltra Mrs. Audrey F. Gorter ’46 and Mr. James P. Gorter (Audrey Fentress) (S) Mrs. Jean M. Greene ’47 and Mr. John K. Greene (S)

Mrs. Mary F. Grumhaus ’53 and Mr. David D. Grumhaus (S) Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Hale Ms. Terry L. Hall Mrs. Margaret S. Hart ’36 (Margo Stuart) (S) Mr. Alexander B. Hodges ’65 and Mrs. Jane L. Hodges Mr. Thomas D. Hodgkins ’49 and Mrs. Bondy Hodgkins (S) Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hoffman (S) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Huber Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter III (S) Mr. Thomas B. Hunter IV ’68 and Mrs. Tscharner R. Hunter (S) Mr. Willard M. Hunter ’72 (S) Mr. Melville H. Ireland, Jr. ’68 and Mrs. Liz Ireland Mr. Mark I. Janeck ’75 and Mrs. Teresa J. Janeck Lt. Col. Scott K. Johnson and Ms. Claudia Fornasiero-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Raza M. Khan Mr. Douglas M. Kinney ’44 and Mrs. Liz Kinney (S) Mr. and Mrs. John H. Krehbiel, Jr. (S) Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Lamphere Mrs. Kitty H. Lansing ’63 and Mr. Robert T. E. Lansing Dr. and Mrs. David S. Levin Mrs. Gwendolyn O. Lincoln ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey W. Luce Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Lytle Mr. and Mrs. James L. Marks III Mrs. Martica H. Marquardt ’52 (Tica Heyworth) Mr. David O. MacKenzie Mr. and Mrs. A. Andrews McCormack Mr. and Mrs. Siddharth N. Mehta (S) Mrs. Dorothy L. Moran Mr. and Mrs. William J. Nissen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. O’Neil (S) Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Pasquesi Mr. and Mrs. Homi B. Patel Mrs. Michelle B. Patenaude ’78 and Mr. Dean J. Patenaude, Jr. (Michelle Briggs) Mr. Mark R. Pattis Mrs. Lucia Prochnow ’48 and Mr. Herbert V. Prochnow, Jr. (Lucia Boyden) Mrs. John S. Reed (S) † deceased

Mrs. Cynthia M. Reusche (S) Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Reyes (S) Mr. Samuel S. Richards and Dr. Margaret Richards Mrs. William J. O. Roberts Mrs. Sarah F. Roloson Mr. and Mrs. C. Kevin Shannahan Mr. Scott C. Schweighauser and Ms. Elizabeth J. Ellrodt Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey B. Shields Mr. Howard B. Simpson and Mrs. Martha S. Simpson (S) Mr. Edward Byron Smith, Jr. ’58 and Mrs. Maureen D. Smith (S) Mr. L. Peter Smith ’62 and Mrs. Leslie W. Smith Mrs. Ellen A. Stirling ’63 and Mr. James P. Stirling (Ellen Foster) Mr. Alexander D. Stuart ’64 and Mrs. Robin Stuart (S)

Mrs. George S. Swope ’34 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Terlato (S) Mrs. Sarah E. Tornes Mrs. Jana Wacker (S) † Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Walgreen III (S) Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius B. Waud ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Werner Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Westcott Mrs. Henry P. Wheeler Mr. Jay N. Whipple III ’72 Mr. Jay N. Whipple, Jr. ’47 and Mrs. Anne Whipple Mr. and Mrs. Mark Williams Mr. Arthur M. Wood, Jr. ’64 and Mrs. Peggy P. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Alain Wood-Prince Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Wright Dr. and Mrs. Dionisio B. Yorro, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mike S. Zafirovski

“I teach because... it is through our children that we will become more empathetic, intelligent, and ethical. Children are full of promise. Their ability to fulfill that promise rests on our shoulders.” — Patty Crofts

Upper School STEM Teacher

S STEM Plus STEM education at LFCDS, encompassing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is designed to enhance the teaching of the math and science subject areas by incorporating technology and engineering into regular curricula. Through project-based, semester-long classes in each Upper School grade, STEM programming

teaches independent innovation and allows students to explore core subjects at greater depths by utilizing the skills learned. Whether through computer programming, balsa wood bridge design, or LEGO robot engineering, LFCDS students learn the skills necessary to think critically and collaboratively, and adapt to an ever-changing world.

Faculty and Staff Mr. and Mrs. William C. Aiston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Arnstein Mr. Scott Baeseman and Mr. D.R. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Banzuly Ms. Glenda Barnwell Mr. and Mrs. Brock Baurer Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Beuttell Mr. and Mrs. William T. Bowler III Mr. and Mrs. Dave Buhrmester Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Bullard, Jr. Ms. Anne S. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. James Carfagno, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Crofts Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dewart Mrs. Cynthia Edwards Ms. Melissa Ernst Mrs. Rebecca Friedlander

Mr. Keith Gillette and Ms. Elizabeth Black Mr. Ryan Grimstad Ms. Eileen Hannigan Mrs. Anna L. Harrison Ms. Karen Hayden Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hempen Ms. Lisa Horstmann Mr. James C. Hutchinson and Mrs. Anne C. Hoisington Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. Steven Klein Mr. Daniel J. Krohta Mr. Riley Minster and Ms. Marlo LaCorte Ms. Lara Lukasik Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Lupton Mr. and Mrs. John Lynch Mrs. E. Marcia Mann Ms. Megan Mathy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McAuliffe

Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. Andrews McCormack Mr. Scott L. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Alan Neubauer Mr. Michael Panagos Miss Melissa Ripp Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Schwartz Mr. William A. Scroggins Mr. and Mrs. Michael Spadaro Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sperling Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Stancil Ms. Suzanne Stanczak Ms. Kathryn Starns Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Stewart III Mrs. Sarah A. Thomas Ms. Rhonda Venard-Darin and Mr. Jack Darin Mr. and Mrs. David Walsh

The Grandparent Sustainers Club recognizes grandparents who gave $1,000 or more to the Annual Giving Fund. They are recognized with an ‘S’ in the Grandparents listing.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Allgyer (S) Henry Thomas ’19 George Thomas ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Beroth Harrison Lambeth ’18 Preston Lambeth ’22 Mr. and Mrs. William K. Blodgett William Blodgett ’17 Elizabeth Blodgett ’19 Mr. John J. Borland, Jr. ’59 and Mrs. Suzanne S. Borland (S) William Blodgett ’17 Elizabeth Blodgett ’19 Mr. William Gardner Brown ’56 and Mrs. Solange Brown (S) Grayson Brown ’14 Gardner Brown ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Rhett W. Butler (S) Grayson Pruett ’15 Shelby Pruett ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Donato Cantalupo Lexi Kolb ’14 Caitlin Kolb ’16 Tyler Kolb ’16 Mr. Tyler R. Cain (S) Tyler Jansing’15 Amelia Jansing ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Payson Coleman Jack Keller ’21 Coleman Keller ’23 Reese Keller ’24 Ms. Claire Toomey Durkin Liam Stewart ’19 Lilly Stewart ’21 Ms. Norma Fernandez-Lucena Ben Arthurs ’19 Evan Arthurs ’21

2013 Auction: Day School Drive-In

Grandparents (continued)

Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Fisher Grace Fitzgerald ’16 Lila Fitzgerald ’17 Mae Fitzgerald ’21 Mrs. Valerie M. Flynn Wes Dixon ’14 Mr. and Mrs. David Frisbie Katharine Danaher ’18 John Danaher ’22 Mrs. Mary F. Grumhaus ’53 and Mr. David D. Grumhaus (S) Tyler Grumhaus ’13 Chapin Grumhaus ’14 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hagnell Sophie Kommers ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Hanson Will Hanson ’14 Eva Hanson ’16 Dr. and Mrs. William A. Hoisington, Jr. Eleanor G. Hutchinson ’19 Mr. Thomas D. Hodgkins ’49 and Mrs. Bondy Hodgkins (S) Ollie Hodgkins ’13 George Hodgkins ’15 Harry Hodgkins ’17 Jansing-Cook Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Keller (S) Jack Keller ’21 Coleman Keller ’23 Reese Keller ’24 Mrs. Gwendolyn O. Lincoln ’47 Lukie Lincoln

Mr. and Mrs. Miles Marsh (S) Charlotte Ihlanfeldt ’16 Finn Ihlanfeldt ’20 Ashton Peterson ’20 Miles Peterson ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Edmund N. Miller Aidan Muphy ’17 Brendan Muphy ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Moak (S) Noah Moak ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrissey, Sr. Chloe Morrissey ’16 Mr. and Mrs. David Murphy Aidan Muphy ’17 Brendan Muphy ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mursau Malorie Mursau ’21 Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas John Nikitas ’20 William Nikitas ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. O’Neil (S) Georgia O’Neil ’15 Patrick O’Neil 24 Mr. and Mrs. Hamish Osborne (S) Brooks Osborne ’17 Calvin Osborne ’17 Mimi Osborne ’18 Mr. and Mrs. David Ripley Andrew Xakellis ’15 Mary Xakellis ’16 Jonathan Xakellis ’18 Elizabeth Xakellis ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rogers Georgia O’Neil ’15 Patrick O’Neil ’24

Mrs. Sarah F. Roloson Becker Roloson ’15 Ellen Roloson ’17 Henry Roloson ’21 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Rozsypal Matthew Rozsypal ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Simpson (S) Beatrix Leffingwell ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stone (S) Lindsay Stone ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah W. Sullivan (S) Sarah Tobin ’14 John Tobin ’16 Mrs. Suzy Thompson Libby Thompson ’13 Timmy Thompson ’15 Mrs. Frederick G. Wacker, Jr. (S) + Cameron Wacker ’17 Frederick Wacker ’19 Mr. Tyler R. Cain (S) Tyler Jansing’15 Amelia Jansing ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Nick Whitehead Jackson Van Paris ’17 Ms. Lenora Wilson Alec Wilson ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Alain Wood-Prince Eleanor Sherman ’13 Mrs. F. James Young JD O’Keane ’15 Whit O’Keane ’22

Auction Co-Chairs The Red Hots Melissa Farag Jacqueline Wacker Lisa Xakellis

Live

Class Projects The Jujyfruits Nicole Peterson Kim Shortsle

Faculty and Staff

Publicity

Hot Tamales Michelle Giambrone Vicki Pasma Elizabeth Walvoord

The Double Bubbles Peg Vignocchi Patrice Wetzel

The Smarties Lisa Barnes Suzanne Pappas Amy Roby

Catering

Daddy Daughter Dance

Home and Garden

Bit O’ Honeys Ali Connery Molly Flavin

The Twizzlers Lisa Schilling Julie-An Talano

4th Grade Quilt

The Good & Plenty’s Rachel Osborne Alison Aldrich Juanita Boardman Mary Canty Alejandra Guevara Sarah Marshall Ann Rabjohns Lisa Schilling Yvonne Steinwold

The Tootsie Pops Jill Danaher Jana O’Neil Meredith Mitchell Brian Moak Mark Roberts

Sports

Fireballs Ann Dwyer Karla Johnson

Almond Joy Kate Fitzgerald

Decorations

Floor

Pop Rocks Stephanie Andrea Brooke Bauer Rachel Osborne

Ambassadors

Jawbreakers Jana and Todd Van Paris Catherine and Ted Stewart

Kool Aids Louise Chaplin Wendy Deng Kate Kelliher Kimberly Kolb Kate Mursau

Sugar Babies Stacy Abel Kelly Brincat Lyndsey Glasener

Advertising

Reservations

Silent

Catalog

Super Silent

Kids

Pixy Stix Janet Burt Angela Borneman Ann-Louise Brown Emily Grace Lisa Tobin

Wine and Spirits

Chuckles Yvonne Steinwold Pamela Werner

Mary Janes Melissa Farag Kate Mursau Yvonne Steinwold Wendy Weil

Slo’ Pokes Bill Collins Lyndsey Glasener Rachel Osborne Amy Roby Michelle Steinberg Yvonne Steinwold Fred Wacker

“I teach because... it fulfills me to know I can make a difference in a child’s life. It is so gratifying to have former students share something they learned or remember fondly from the year they were in my class.” — Cindy Edwards

Third Grade Teacher

S Traditions Great schools strive to balance the exploration of new ideas with the preservation of their unique mission. At Lake Forest Country Day School, we honor the past by maintaining much-loved annual traditions that bring us together as a purposeful learning community. LFCDS roots run deep in cherished experiences like Pioneer Days, the Robbie Bermingham Speaking Contest, and the annual 8th grade class trip to Washington, D.C. While holding fast to traditions that unite generations of LFCDS students,

we look to the future, embracing change by creating initiatives that hold the promise of further enriching our students’ lives. The recent launch of the LFCDS House system provides one such example. LFCDS’ program brings students, faculty, and staff together in four different houses named after prominent School figures Alcott, Bell, Farwell, and Mason. Through school-wide events, the House system fosters camaraderie that will endure long after students leave LFCDS.

Gift Clubs Founders’ Society

($25,000 and above) Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Mills Jim and Judith Reid-Anderson

1888 Club

($24,999- $10,000) Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Alexos Anonymous Mr. Georges P. Brown ’84

Mr. William Gardner Brown ’56 and Mrs. Solange Brown The Buchanan Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William D. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Paul Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Gamache Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Graf Mr. David D. Grumhaus, Jr. ’81 and Mrs. Jennifer K. Grumhaus Mr. and Mrs. David Hone

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kriger Reed Family Foundation Mrs. John S. Reed Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Reyes Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Steinwold Mr. Alexander D. Stuart ’64 and Mrs. Robin Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Zacka

Alcott Circle

($9,999-$5,000) Mr. and Mrs. Godard Abel Mr. Tyler R. Cain Mr. and Mrs. John C. Connery II Dr. and Mrs. Ahmed Farag Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field Mrs. Kate F. Fitzgerald ’87 and Mr. John T. M. Fitzgerald (Kate Fisher) Frederick H. Prince Testamentary Trust Mr. and Mrs. William W. Giambrone Mrs. Jean M. Greene ’47 and Mr. John K. Greene (Jean McBride) Mr. Larry Leffingwell ’81 and Ms. Anne Haagensen Mr. and Mrs. John Harrup Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hennessy Hunter Family Foundation Mr. Chris Jansing Jansing-Cook Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mandarich Mr. and Mrs. Miles Marsh Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. O’Keane Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Peterson Mrs. Wendy C. Sherman ’76 (Wendy Wood-Prince) Mr. Howard B. Simpson and Mrs. Martha S. Simpson Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Dr. John S. Stafford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roget Stone 28

Ms. Lauren Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah W. Sullivan Mr. Donald E. Suter and Ms. Pamela Neal Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tobin Tyler R. Cain Family Foundation Mr. Frederick G. Wacker III ’74 and Mrs. Jacqueline A. M. Wacker Mr. and Mrs. Michael Xakellis

Head’s Association

($4,999-$3,500 ) Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Alban Mr. and Mrs. Nathan B. Cabbil Mr. Jeffrey S. Ellis and Ms. Carol Gilden Ms. Jamee C. Field ’90 Mr. Steve Lee and Dr. Kate Ko Mr. Jeffrey L. Silver and Ms. Marianne Fitzgibbon-Silver Mr. and Mrs. Mark Taylor Dr. Lowell S. Weil, Jr. and Dr. Wendy B. Weil

Bell Society

($3,499- $1,500) Mr. Daniel J. Arthurs and Mrs. Ivonne Cabrera Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Barnes II Mr. Robert B. Boardman ’84 and Mrs. Juanita Boardman Mr. John J. Borland, Jr. ’59 and Mrs. Suzanne S. Borland Dr. and Mrs. Kenny Bozorgi Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bunn III Mr. Gerald C. Clow ’62 Discover Financial Services Mrs. Sally Bartholomay Downey ’75 (Sally Bartholomay) Dr. Mandan Farahati and Dr. Nader Bozorgi Mr. John M. Greene ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Guevara Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hoffman Mr. Benjamin J. Hunter ’99 Mr. Peter M. Hunter ’01 Mr. Thomas B. Hunter IV ’68 and Mrs. Tscharner R. Hunter

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter III Mr. Thomas R. Hunter ’01 Ms. Tscharner de Graffenried Hunter ’99 Mr. Willard K. Hunter ’06 Mr. Willard M. Hunter ’72 Ms. M. Preston Jansing ’86 (Mary Cain) Mr. and Mrs. David Keller Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Keller Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kelliher Mr. and Mrs. V. Lance Mitchell Mrs. Leslie H. Newman ’62 (Leslie Hailand) Nuveen Investments Holdings Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pappas Mr. and Mrs. Doug Pasma Mr. J. Scot Pepper and Mrs. Lori Pepper Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Potts STS Foundation The Pegasus Foundation Mrs. Sarah E. Tornes (Sarah Scott) Mr. and Mrs. Todd W. Van Paris Mr. and Mrs. John K. Vignocchi Woodward Family Charitable Foundation

Gift Clubs (continued)

Green & White Club

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Allgyer Anonymous Ansari Family Foundation Mr. Mohsin Ansari and Mrs. Faizah Syed Mr. William Barr, Jr. ’62 Mr. William C. Bartholomay Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Bauer Mr. Francis Beidler III ’59 and Mrs. Prudence R. Beidler Mr. Charles C. Bowen ’46 and Mrs. Calvine Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Rhett W. Butler

Mr. and Mrs. James Carfagno, Jr. Mrs. Clarissa H. Chandler ’40 and Mr. Henry T. Chandler ’38 (Clarissa Haffner) Clarks Fork Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Payson Coleman Dick Family Foundation Ms. Amy T. Dickinson ’60 Mr. John W. Dixon ’81 and Mrs. Loren P. Dixon Ms. Laura Donnelley ’60 Mrs. Madeleine B. Dugan ’65 (Madeleine Bronson) Mr. Steve Eckert and Dr. Aggie Eckert

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Edwards Mr. Scott C. Schweighauser and Ms. Elizabeth J. Ellrodt Mrs. Janet I. Field ’62 and Mr. Harold J. Field, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Fisher Dr. Nancy Fletcher and Mr. Stephen Fletcher Mrs. Valerie M. Flynn ’78 (Valerie Greene) Mr. and Mrs. David Frisbie Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Goltra Good Works Foundation

Gorter Family Foundation Mrs. Audrey F. Gorter ’46 and Mr. James O. Gorter (Audrey Fentress) Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Grace Mrs. Guita Griffiths ’84 and Mr. Bill Griffiths (Guita Bozorgi) Mrs. Mary F. Grumhaus ’53 and Mr. David D. Grumhaus (Mary Fentress) Mr. and Mrs. C. Mark Gunton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Hale Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hanson Mrs. Margaret S. Hart ’36 (Margo Stuart) Dr. and Mrs. James Haupt Mr. Thomas D. Hodgkins ’49 and Mrs. Bondy Hodgkins Mr. Hugh J. Hubbard ’57 † Mr. Melville H. Ireland, Jr. ’68 and Mrs. Liz Ireland Mrs. Elinor H. Jannotta ’84 and Mr. Ross H. Jannotta (Elinor Addington) Jay Whipple Family Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Kaplan Mr. Douglas M. Kinney ’44 and Mrs. Liz Kinney Mr. and Mrs. John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Mr. Daniel J. Krohta Mr. Peter K. Larsen ’80 and Mrs. Karen C. Larsen Mrs. Sue Maggos Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McBreen Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McShea Mr. and Mrs. Siddharth N. Mehta Dr. and Mrs. Antreas Mesrobian Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Moak Ms. Mary C. Murley ’00 Ms. Megan B. Murley ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. O’Neil Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Hamish Osborne Mrs. Michelle B. Patenaude ’78 and Mr. Dean J. Patenaude, Jr. (Michelle Briggs) Pattis Family Foundation Mr. Mark R. Pattis Ms. Madeleine Pattis Mr. and Mrs. Paul Podedworny Mrs. Lucia Prochnow ’48 and Mr. Herbert V. Prochnow, Jr. (Lucia Boyden) † deceased

Mrs. Cynthia M. Reusche Mr. and Mrs. Michael Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Roby Dr. and Mrs. James E. Rosenberg Mr. James Rozsypal and Mrs. Marilyn Rozsypal Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Sawyer Mr. David J. Schwartz ’93 and Mrs. Schwartz Scott Family Foundation 2 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Shortsle Mr. L. Peter Smith ’62 and Mrs. Leslie W. Smith Mr. Tempel J. Smith, Jr. ’64 Mrs. Catherine M. Spencer Mrs. George S. Swope ’34

(Caryl Harrison) Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Terlato Mr. Anthony J. Terlato II ’03 Miss Elisabeth C. Terlato ’07 Terlato Family Foundation Ms. Josephine C. Terlato ’00 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Terlato Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Tibbals Mr. Mark J. Verone and Mrs. Rachelle D. Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Walgreen III Dr. and Mrs. Barry Walvoord Mrs. John B. Warren, Jr. ’62 Ms. Caroline S. Watkins ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Westcott Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wetzel

Annual Giving Volunteers

Gift Clubs (continued)

Mrs. Henry P. Wheeler Mr. Jay N. Whipple III ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Nick Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Mark Williams Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Wright Dr. and Mrs. Dionisio B. Yorro, Jr. Mrs. F. James Young Mr. and Mrs. Mike S. Zafirovski Mr. Jeffrey Zuerlein and Mrs. Tara Kaesebier

Gifts in kind

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace L. Head Mr. Ryan Kuhn Ms. Kimberly Merlin Mr. Philip S. Merlin

Restricted Gifts

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Wacker III Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Gamache Mr. and Mrs. William E. Meyer, Jr. Dr. Lowell S. Weil, Jr. and Dr. Wendy B. Weil

50th Reunion Gift— Class of 1962

Mr. William L. Barr, Jr. Mr. Kenneth Bryant Mr. Gerald C. Clow Ms. Susanne M. Curtis Mr. B.R. Detchon Mr. Frederick A. Dick Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Field, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jenner, Jr. Mr. William L. McLennan, Jr. Mrs. Leslie H. Newman Mrs. Barbara F. Potter Mrs. Ginevra R. Ralph (Ginevra Reed) Mr. L. Peter Smith and Mrs. Leslie W. Smith Mrs. John B. Warren, Jr. (Anna Dickinson) Mrs. Nicholas F. Wilder

Tom Kracht Memorial Fund The Aiston Family

Friends

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Homer Mr. Larry R. Ivens Mr. and Mrs. David P. Shaub Mr. E. J. White III and The Rev. Kathryn S. White

Corporations and Foundations

Ansari Family Foundation Ayco Charitable Foundation Baxter Allegiance Foundation Clarks Fork Foundation Dick Family Foundation Frederick H. Prince Testamentary Trust Good Works Foundation Gorter Family Foundation Hospira Employee Giving Campaign Hunter Family Foundation The Edith B. and Lee V. Jacobs Fund JPMorgan Chase Foundation MAC Foundation Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund MPM Charitable Trust Mills Family Foundation Northern Trust Nuveen Investments Holdings Pattis Family Foundation Purdue Alumni Assocition Reed Family Foundation Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation Scott Family Foundation 2 Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc. STS Foundation Terlato Family Foundation The Buchanan Family Foundation The Pegasus Foundation Tyler R. Cain Family Foundation Woodward Family Charitable Foundation Ziccarelli Buidlers, Inc.

2012-2013 Board of Trustees Nicholas Alexos Earl J. Barnes II Kenny Bozorgi Bill Collins John Dixon ’81 Ahmed Farag Kate Fitzgerald ’87 Brian Gamache David D. Grumhaus ’81 Krista L. Hanson Charles Mills Jane S. O’Neil Scot Pepper Diane Potts Michael E. Robinson Yvonne Steinwold Jana E. Van Paris Fred Wacker ’74 Wendy Weil Patrice Wetzel Stephen T. Wright Michael Xakellis

Upper School Dawn Tibbals Susan Stafford Susan Krivoshik Gerry Meehan Carol Gilden

Faculty and Staff Annual Giving Committee Mimi Aiston Lynn Beuttell Sally Bullard Cindy Edwards Eileen Hannigan

Karen Hayden Kimberly Kohl Rich Massa Shira Schwartz Kate Starns

Alumni Chair Kate Mursau ’90

Alumni Parent Chair Kenny Bozorgi

Grandparent Chair Jane O’Neil

Development Chairs Nicholas Alexos Patrice Wetzel

Parent Annual Giving Committee Captains Kate Fitzgerald ’87 Nathan Cabbil Yvonne Steinwold Mike Xakellis

Agents

ECC: Meredith Mitchell Greg Nikitas Kim Shortsle

Lower School Godard Abel Miguel Guevara Paul Burt

“I teach because... I believe that the people who can span language and culture barriers are those that will build those elusive bridges to international peace and intercultural collaboration.” — Nan Caldwell

Chair of Foreign Language, Spanish Teacher

S World Languages Thanks to a thorough engagement in world languages, an LFCDS education provides a passport to an increasingly interconnected world. The School teaches students the fundamentals of Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French in the ECC and Lower School. Upon entering the Upper School, students choose to undertake a rigorous study of one of these languages for the remainder of their time at LFCDS. From linguistic building blocks to the mastery of

tenses, the School’s world language curriculum prepares children to view the world from broader perspectives, compare and contrast languages and cultures, and appreciate the importance of communication in international communities. In the process, LFCDS students are better equipped to meet the challenges of global citizenship and are poised to discover diverse cultural worlds outside of the classroom.

Operating Revenues and Expenses Revenues

Tuition and Fees Endowment Draw Interest Income Auction Proceeds (net) Gifts Received Other Income

$7,730,918 2,379,620 54,386 328,356 547,292 92,466

Total Revenues

Interest Income

$11,133,038

Auction Proceeds Gifts Received 2.9% 4.9% Other Income

Expenses

Salaries & Benefits $7,087,199 Instructional Expenses/ student activities 333,388 Financial Aid 710,675 Technology 238,637 Physical Plant 751,334 Food Service 343,675 General and Administrative 417,262 Fundraising 52,814 Bond Interest 1,048,290 Capital & Program Capital 149,764 Total Expenses

$11,133,038

.8%

.5%

Capital & Program Capital 1.3% Bond Interest 9.4% Fundraising .5% General and Administrative 3.7%

Endowment Draw

21.4%

Tuition and Fees

69.4%

Food Service 3.1% Physical Plant 6.7% Technology 2.1% Financial Aid 6.4% Instructional Expenses/student activities 3% Salaries & Benefits 63.7%

Balance Sheet

2013 Total

2012 Total

Total Assets

$44,338,926

$45,717,729

Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities Accounts payable Accrued liabilities Payroll and related liabilities Other expenses Deferred revenue Total Current Liabilities

$101,103 512,029 0 0 4,548,740 $5,161,872

$125,317 675,114 11,306 4,599,713 $5,411,450

Long Term Liabilities Bonds payable Interest rate swap agreements

$23,000,000 3,542,227

$23,000,000 4,645,304

Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total Net Assets

$10,658,167 1,487,749 488,911 $12,634,827

$10,571,867 1,600,197 488,911 $12,660,975

Total Liabilities & Net Assets

$44,338,926

$45,717,729

Assets Cash and cash equivalents $2,159,522 $2,756,636 Investments: Unrestricted 18,273,365 18,204,476 Restricted 1,326,246 1,338,086 Receivables: Accounts Receivable, less allowances 679,743 748,786 Pledges - unrestricted 500,335 516,135 Pledges - restricted 0 195,700 Restricted irrevocable trust 650,414 555,322 Prepaid assets 53,583 32,160 Total Current Assets $23,643,208 $24,347,301 Property and equipment, net 20,473,574 21,138,186 Bond issuance costs, net 222,144 232,242 Total Property & Equipment $20,695,718 $21,370,428

“I teach because... of the powerful influence teachers had on me while growing up.” — Ted Stewart

Director of Athletics

S Athletics The LFCDS athletics program encourages participation through a variety of team and individual sport offerings. The School’s Athletics Department offers a demanding and varied daily program which builds confidence and prepares students for a lifetime of physical activity, health, and wellness. In the Upper School, a competitive interscholastic program challenges and supports students of varying abilities and provides a foundation for

each child’s athletic development. Each participant in LFCDS athletics has the opportunity to play at an appropriate level of competition. In keeping with the School’s core values, our program stresses the importance of good sportsmanship, team commitment, and fundamental skill development, abilities key for successful high school and college athletic careers and healthy lives beyond the playing field.

Dear LFCDS families and friends, “ Why I teach”—such an apt theme for this year’s Annual Report.

In fact, all of us who experience LFCDS through the wonderful education that our children receive here know with strong conviction that the quality of our teachers and the nurturing and challenging instruction they provide our students are among the primary reasons “why we are all a part” of the Lake Forest Country Day School community.

This annual report also serves as a timely highlight of all the volunteer and financial support given to LFCDS during the past fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2013. Please take a moment to peruse the impressive list of donors to the Annual Fund. In many additional ways, these same donors, and others, give so selflessly and enthusiastically of their time and talent to make LFCDS truly special and differentiated. The programming and facilities that we are blessed to steward, as well as the outstanding teachers we have within our four walls, are the result of this top-of-mind generosity that is so well highlighted in this report. LFCDS would not be what it is today without this spirit of giving— 40

whether in the classroom as an educator, on a field trip as a chaperone, within each grade as a room parent, on the school board as a trustee, for the annual auction as a committee participant, for the Annual Giving Fund as an envelope stuffer— no matter the job, each one is important, valued, and accretive to our success! Thank you for your family’s support—it truly makes a difference. On June 30, we said good bye and wished a fond farewell to Michael and Frances Robinson, who served the institution with distinction for eight years, with Michael at the helm as Head of School and Frances as a classroom teacher. They gave many gifts to the school—leadership, enthusiasm, a love for children, and an understanding of the possibilities that a great independent school education can give a learner. The LFCDS community wishes them all the best as they move on. Simultaneously we collectively extend a warm welcome to Bob and Annie Whelan and their family, who arrive to lead our fair school toward new

horizons of success. The LFCDS community and our neighboring towns have greeted Bob and his fine family with open arms—please get to know him, and get behind the incredible positive energy he has brought to 145 South Green Bay Road. Finally, heartfelt thanks for the opportunity to serve as your board chair these past four years. I stand in awe of the academic rigor and inspiration our teachers deliver daily, of the incredible volunteer engine that makes up the fabric of our school, and in particular of fellow trustees with whom I feel so honored to have been associated. Warmest wishes also to Wendy Weil, who was unanimously acclaimed as your new chair. For the opportunity to serve with all of you, heartfelt thanks! Sincerely,

Frederick G. Wacker III ’74 Chairman, Board of Trustees

This has been true for 125 years, and we are collectively the better for it. Now spanning three centuries of continuous and successful operation, our school continues to deliver an outstanding and broad based education to today’s children, and tomorrow’s leaders.

Our Mission

Inspired teaching, academic rigor, attention to individual needs, a commitment to responsible citizenship—these principles infuse every aspect of life at Lake Forest Country Day School and define our dedication to producing students of strong character with a passion for learning.