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creativity FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
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The Creative Mind
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Between Math + Clay
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Shakespeare & Creativity
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Music: Listen to their Story
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Alumni News
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Visual Arts: Investing in the Future
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Class Notes
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K-12 Collaboration Drives Creative Teaching and Learning
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Why Dance?
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On Being an Author
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2018-19 Annual Report
Teaching and Learning
On Campus Events
SD in Quotes We Asked
62 Remembrances From the Archives
Editorial Staff: Kimberly Pinkson, Courtney Phillips, Lisa Hilgers, Sonya Evans, Wynn Richards, Kirstie A. Martinelli, Heather Wright Ojha, and Mary Bishop.
HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear San Domenico Community Members, San Domenico has long been renowned for innovation and creativity. I invite you, though, to not just think of creativity as being something related to the arts. Certainly, creativity lies in the hands of a violin player, the sightline of a photographer, and the movement of a dancer. And it is also about science and vision and innovation as students, teachers, thought leaders, and human beings. As a School, we carry on a 169-year tradition of creativity in mission-driven education committed to recognizing what it means to be human in a global community and responding with integrity to the needs and challenges of our time. Today, the world’s leading economists, ecologists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and cutting-edge thinkers state with certainty that it is only through creativity that we will find solutions to the greatest challenges of our time. From environmental degradation to climate change and unstable political, health care, and social welfare systems, there is no question thatour world needs creative solutions. This fall, the National Association of Independent Schools released a report on Principles of Good Practice - Educating for Global Citizenship and International Mindedness. “Independent schools are in a unique position to prepare students to be global citizens, individuals who are knowledgeable, compassionate, ethical, curious, and internationally minded leaders within a dynamically interconnected world,” summarizes the report. They affirm creative thinking as imperative for success in these areas. Here on campus at SD, we could not agree more: “Progress in science cannot be made without creativity!” reflected Upper School Science teacher Dr. Doris Brown when talking about this Creativity issue of School Ties. In his new book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, author Daniel Pink posits that following the agricultural, industrial, and technological revolutions, the creativity revolution will mark our time. And so it is that during this time of evolution in the education sector, I am so proud that through creative inquiry, experiential process, and design thinking, San Domenico students are learning to think outside of the box, to be solution finders, and to nurture and trust their creativity. Within these pages you will read about some of the ways in which our faculty and students are driving innovation through creativity. Enjoy!
Cecily Stock ’77, M.A., J.D. Head of School
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VERITIES Living on the San Domenico campus, embraced by the surrounding hills, inspired by nature’s beauty and energized by our 678 students’ zest for life and learning is a true blessing. In this extraordinary setting I reflect on my own education and life journey, recalling insights gleaned from my teachers, mentors, family, and friends, and all the opportunities afforded me. Gratitude fills my heart. During this season of winter, while the earth sleeps, I ponder the past and look to the future, preparing to embrace new people and experiences, and extend myself each day as I continue my journey. At SD, creative and devoted teachers and staff members nurture, inspire, and challenge our students to reflect on who they are and who they are becoming. They help guide them on how to find purpose, joy, and meaning in life today and for a lifetime. When I visit classrooms and art studios, attend music concerts and theatre programs, observe student creations in the 3D STEAM lab, or enjoy sports practices and competitions I am struck by my sense of pride in and gratitude for both teachers and students. I hope and trust that they share my sense of reflection. Teachers guide students in the Model United Nations program, robotics, service learning projects, and so much more. They care about the young people in their care and challenge them to engage in purposeful learning for themselves and others. The joy students and teachers share is contagious around the campus and fosters wonder, possibilities, and ingenuity. As I reflect on the above, especially around purpose and journey for both students and myself, I often wander down to the Garden of Hope. Here is the full cycle of life. Metaphors abound. In the winter season, I see leaves decomposing, becoming mulch. Some areas are at rest, others are invisibly alive underground. What a wonderful display of balance and interconnectedness! Recently, when I visited the Garden, I met Shelley Flint, our Director of Sustainability. She was creating new paths and planted sections for reflection spaces. The Garden reflects the Dominican value of dynamic, meaningful change. It encompasses the School’s mission and enhances our program offerings. Perhaps that is why I find the Garden of Hope to be the perfect place for envisioning my own life journey and considering future goals and directions. Today’s students are brilliant, sensitive, and multi-talented. I contemplate their place in these turbulent times and wonder about their unique life journeys which stretch before them. I trust that we are preparing them to draw on their time at SD and utilize their extraordinary gifts to help create a better world. As Thomas Berry assures us, in Journey of the Universe, we have the capacity to move ourselves forward toward one creative interaction of peoples, cultures, and religions. To think of this campus as the fertile soil where students and adults have time and space for contemplation and the growth that will help them discover ways to contribute to forming that world of oneness is awesome. What a journey lies out there for each of us to embrace! Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. President Emerita
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TEACHING AND LEARNING Longtime Employees Share What Keeps Them Creative and Inspired at SD JENNIFER NASH, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management
23Years
Throughout the course of Jennie’s 23 years at San Domenico she has been a Visual Arts Teacher for grades five through eight, a Sustainability Associate, and held many roles in the Admissions office before becoming Director. As an Art Teacher, she developed and taught the Art Elective Program, including courses on bookmaking, 3-D mixed media, large format drawing, and plein air painting. She taught in the Summer Arts Intensive program with Anne Faught, and designed and created sets for the Middle School Musical. In coordination with SD’s Director of Sustainability, Shelley Flint, Jennie developed ecoliteracy field trips, taught the Eco Top Chef Marin program, and organized our annual Garden Fair.
In Jennie’s words . . . “As a former Visual Arts faculty member, and as an artist myself, I thrive on keeping things fresh, creative, and outside the box. My approach, whether teaching art, managing my admissions team, or designing events for prospective students and families, has always been to stay open to new ideas. Having 7.7 billion humans on earth means that there are 7.7 billion solutions to any one given problem, whether it be composing art or building relationships with prospective families, there are always new ways to approach things, and opportunities to grow, change, and learn from mistakes. If I’m not open to new ideas, my job would start to feel monotonous, which would be hard for my right-brained spirit. “I’ve been blessed to work in an environment that encourages professional growth. I started out as an art teacher, moved into sustainability, and now serve as Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management. Along the way, I have been mentored and encouraged to continue growing as an administrator. SD is truly a place where growth and learning never stops. I’m passionate about SD—this community of incredibly dedicated teachers, administrators, staff, our exceptional students, and our beautiful campus. I hope that my dedication and passion, and that of our great Admissions team, can play a small part in SD’s arch of success—one that I am certain will span at least another 170 years. “What makes me most proud is working with and enrolling our incredible students in such a way that shines a light on their talents and passions, both in and out of the classroom. Every one of them brings their unique story and vibrancy to San Domenico, and that tapestry of talent is what makes this school thrive!”
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LONGTIME EMPLOYEES JEFF SKAGGS, Associate Athletic Director
In his 20 years at San Domenico, Jeff has held a wide range of roles including teaching engineering concepts using Legos, Fourth Grade Technology, Fifth Grade homeroom, Math, History, Grammar, and Lower School PE. He has also served in numerous administration roles, including Lower and Middle School Athletic Director, Associate Athletic Director K-12, Summer Camp and Conference Coordinator, and Nike International Basketball Camp Director. Jeff has also coached basketball, flag football, volleyball, cross-country, and track.
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In Jeff’s words . . . “Being extremely appreciative of what I get to do here, knowing how fortunate I am, and being a part of many different aspects of the School keeps me creative. I love the School, and the kids who come through our program. It’s powerful to be a voice in so many young people’s lives through coaching and teaching.
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“Every day, I try to show up with a caring and creative attitude; to help wherever I am needed to keep us on top, through hard work and dedication. Reflecting on my contributions to SD, I am most proud of providing a positive athletic landscape and healthy academic platform for students and student-athletes for over 20 years.”
KARLYN STRAND, Director of Libraries In her 21 years at San Domenico, Karlyn has been a Library Assistant for 14 years, Kindergarten Support for four years, LS Writing Support for two years, and Librarian for one year and counting. In Karlyn’s words . . . “The unique characteristics of each student group guide my instructional approach, making each year different. The students themselves are the catalyst for my creativity. I enjoy the challenge of finding the best approach for connecting with the individual student and their class, while enhancing their classroom studies. I deeply appreciate the
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TEACHING AND LEARNING learning community at SD, and am renewed by working with the students. My adult children are alumnae—their careers and hobbies were sparked by their studies here, so my personally rewarding experience of San Domenico’s purposeful education also inspires me. I support and encourage avid readers and life-long learners. My extended tenure allows for deepened rapport with students since I assist them in the Library from year to year. “Reflecting on my contributions to SD, I am most proud, thrilled really, with the positive response the new Lower School Library receives. It has a dedicated patron base that regularly visits, even at recess! I’m also proud when young alumni look me up when returning to campus. It’s gratifying to know that I contributed to their positive experience here—that I made a difference.”
STEVEN BERGMAN, Woodwinds Teacher
During Steven’s 26 years at San Domenico, he has taught First Grade Recorder, Second Grade Recorder, Third Grade Flute, Fourth Grade Winds, Fifth Grade Winds, Middle School Winds, Lower School Band, Lower School Rock Band, Middle School Band, Middle School Rock Band, and private Woodwind Lessons to students in Grades 1-12. Steve also founded the after-school Recorder/Violin Classes, the Rock Band Programs, and co-created our annual Day on the Green celebration with SD’s Director of Music, Rob DeNunzio.
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In Steve’s words . . . “I keep my job creative by working with many different age groups and many different genres. I have taught many students for several years in a row. Structured growth is paramount and intriguing. First grade recorder class is, perhaps, my favorite class to teach; their minds are fresh and fertile. The most amazing thing is that when they are really trying, their legs start swaying back and forth on chairs that don’t allow their legs to touch the ground. I always know when I’m getting to them, when I see the legs start swaying. The students affectionately call me ‘Mr. Recorderman’. It’s been like this for over twenty years. I have sent brilliant students off to Juilliard and other top schools. I am quite adept at that level of musicianship, and also love being involved at the beginning of instruction for the younger students. I have to say First grade recorder class rocks my heart! “San Domenico is like family to me. My cousin, Pamela Bergman, was one of the first high school students to attend the School. Sister Gervaise knows her well. My Uncle Dan (deceased), Pamela’s father, was financially able to give back in a meaningful way, so he paid for the lamp posts outside of the dining hall. The lamp posts helped out tremendously, preventing people from tripping in the dark. Sister Gervaise can vouch for this.
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LONGTIME EMPLOYEES “In addition, I used to be a member of the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, which was conducted by Hugo Rinaldi. Mr. Rinaldi’s wife was Faith France, who created San Domenico’s Music Conservatory program. My mother was the orchestra librarian, and my sister and I were both members. After leaving Marin for several years, I returned to seek employment in 1992, and Faith France hired me on the spot. I had come full circle from where I began my youth. “I offer many years of teaching experience at all conceivable levels and genres, along with the perspective of being a professional performing musician. San Domenico has always been like this. Rob DeNunzio has kept with tradition and pushed the level even further. “Reflecting on my contributions to SD, I am most proud of bringing music to many people on many levels. I’m a music conservatory-trained musician, but I’ve transformed and adapted my rigorous training to suit the times and desires of today’s students. It’s all music, after all. It’s all the same thing in myriad forms.”
HILARY STAPLES, Upper School Science Teacher and Department Chair
Throughout Hilary’s 21 years at San Domenico, she has always been part of the Science Department, acting as Department Chair for much of that time. Through the years, she has grown the program to have ‘physics first’ for freshman, and expanded the elective and AP science program to inspire many interests and challenge the students. Hilary also worked in the dorms for five years, taught yoga, has taken students on many extended experiential travel trips, and had various roles as Sustainability or Tech Liaison to the Upper School.
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In Hilary’s words . . . “One of the things I love about SD is that it is always striving to improve. Therefore, we are often doing professional development and work to adapt to our changing times. Through these initiatives I get to keep learning also. For example, we have made great strides in sustainability, 1-1 iPad/tech integration, working with brain research, growth mindset, equity and inclusion, and many others. I love this place: from the beautiful hills that surround us, to its inspiring Mission Statement that guides us, and most especially, the wonderful people—kids and colleagues—with whom I work every day. “I would like to think that I am a good role model for students at SD because I am a person who loves learning, cares about my community and the environment, and works for balance between work and play. I have been here long enough to have had a hand in many of the physical features I walk by each day, from the solar panels on the hillsides to the murals and the chicken coop in the Garden of Hope, they are physical reminders of my relationships with students past and present.”
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TEACHING AND LEARNING Congratulations to Michael Mello for 41 years of teaching at SD and to all of the following employees who have been a part of our community for over 10 years. We are so grateful for your dedication, inspiration, and ongoing creative teaching! 25+ Years
15+ Years
13+ Years
John Bowermaster
Terrence Hoy
Doris Brown
Katherine Reeser
Sonya Evans
Erica Smith
Jennifer Grant
David Wise
David Whaley
Jeff Skaggs
14+ Years
12+ Years
Hilary Staples
Robert Denunzio
Brooke Gelber
Karyn Strand
Kristen Levine
Robin Huffman
Michael Fulton
Aran Levasseur
20+ Years Steve Bergman Jennie Nash
19+ Years Deborah Fugate
Natasha Mckeown
11+ Years
Jennifer Grimes
Sergei Riabchenko
Helen Konowitz
Lisa Richter
Mirza Khan
Cecily Stock
Cristina Marcu
18+ Years Shelley Flint
41 Years
Kathleen Laughlin
17+ Years Carrie Robley
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Shannon Machado Amanda Tredinnick
Wynn Richards
Miles Graber
10+ Years
Michael Mello
WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES
New Employee Orientation, August 2019 Welcome to all of our new employees, including those not pictured. In the photo below are Jennifer Cronan Flinn, Cristian Cobos, Shana Krallman, Carla Morris, McKenzie Corbett, Mitchell Walker, Amy Saavedra, Hailey Kepiro, Colleen Erickson, Chelsea Tengan, Sophie Luu, Aaron Brazelton, Catherine Wise, Dodie Baker, Karen Swett, River Bourne, Jennifer Harrison, Alison West, Jeanette Tietze, Laura Molina, Connor Lasky, John Campbell, Austin Byler, Clarissa Roxberry, Derek Howard, and Cody McDonald
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ON CAMPUS Upper School Theatre: “Into the Woods”
Annual Food Drive San Domenico donated over 51,000 food items to the Marin Food Bank. At our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, we filled two entire trucks with cans and dried food.
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EVENTS Day of Peace
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ON CAMPUS Garden Fair
Congratulations to Middle School Mathletes! At the first competition of the year, the Middle School Seventh and Eighth Grade Mathletes came in First and Second Place. “Math is all about creativity. It’s about how we use our real-world knowledge and apply it to a new concept or idea. In the math classroom, it’s about making mistakes and learning from them, and being creative about how we learn from our mistakes. How can our mistakes inform our next step? Where do we go from here? For our SD Mathletes Team Members, the willingness to “think outside the box” is what allows them to find success with a variety of ideas and concepts, many of which they will not see in the middle school or even high school curriculum. It’s about using logic and critical thinking to approach new ideas. This involves embracing the learning pit, and having a growth mindset in the classroom. It has been a delight watching our mathletes challenge ideas and standard algorithmic ways of thinking to work together and solve problems.” -Claire Bukata, Middle School Math Department Co-Chair, Mathletes Head Coach
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EVENTS All School Reflection
Vivaldi Concert
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ON CAMPUS Holy People and Changemakers Day
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EVENTS
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ON CAMPUS
“ I have three words that I have identified for a full year ahead: Quality. Quantity. Love! ” - WARREN Y. ’22
“To find a college preparatory
program that also considers the spirit and spiritual health was quite a surprise. We feel very fortunate.”
“Each new year is good because you get to see old friends and meet new ones.” - GAEL T. ’22
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- STEPHEN CHUNG AND ANGELA CHIEN, PARENTS TO STELLA ’21
SD IN QUOTES
“We have hit the ground running with this senior class
as they navigate the crunch time of college applications. As a college counselor, it’s so exciting and rewarding watching them work meaningfully to find that ideal next step for them.” - KATIE MAY, CO-DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING
“As a new teacher at San
“The new year is exciting and
invigorating but also comfortable because it is familiar and you have your old friends.”
Domenico, I’ve realized how rewarding teaching can be when you are working with like-minded individuals and have students who are excited about learning.” - CRISTIAN COBOS, UPPER SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER
- GRETA H. ’22
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ON CAMPUS Where does Dedicated. Compassion. Creativity Compassionate. Kind. Inv come from?
Humble. Open-minded. P Kindness. Listens. Empat “ Kind. Involved. ”Confident Passionate. Involved. Ded “ Listens. Empathetic.Com ” . Confident. Humble. Ope “ Kind. Involved. Enthusias ”Inv Compassionate. Kind. “ In order to stand out, you have to be creative. -NIK A. ’20
Creativity comes from being yourself. - ELIJAH V. ’23
Creativity happens in those little moments . . . often when out in nature or with inspiring people.
Open-minded. Passionate In morning meeting we had a good conversation about voting rights in different countries around the world. It made me realize how important it is to vote.
- ABBY A. ’23
” Listens. Empathetic.Givin - SARAH WILLIAMS ’24
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I am definitely a creative person. I love making stuff out of wood. - ZARA C. ’28
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the
Mind
BY ARAN LEVASSEUR, INNOVATION LEAD AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
Human culture
is a remarkable engine and repository of creativity. Examples come easily to mind: Plato’s Republic, the Japanese tea ceremony, One Thousand and One Nights, the theory of Evolution, “I Have a Dream,” the threepoint shot in basketball, Banksy’s street art. Creativity is simply defined as “the use of the imagination or original ideas.” For the most part, this is a natural human aptitude. All young children love to use their imagination. This doesn’t mean that every child is destined to become a Frida Kahlo or James Brown, but that when left to their own devices, creativity is a default setting. Yet as they run through the gauntlet of schooling, often these qualities atrophy in the quest for mastery of disciplinary knowledge. While the acquisition of disciplinary knowledge is essential, creativity is increasingly recognized as a vital skill in our rapidly changing times.
Creativity is about thinking and creating in original ways. This is why all sectors of our
economy are in dire need of creative or original thinking: we face novel challenges—from climate change to increasing automation—which require new perspectives and solutions. Expertise can create tunnel vision. The more knowledge and experience we gain of a domain, the more likely we are to become entrenched within the orthodoxy. As Frank Lloyd Wright said, “An expert is a man who has stopped thinking because ‘he knows’.”
Understanding
how we become resistant to fresh perspectives is a vital step in learning to develop a more agile and opposable mind. For creativity to bloom we need to overcome what psychologists call categorical inflexibility: the habit for learned representations of objects to restrict our ability to think about them in creative ways. One way of doing this is by learning to develop divergent thinking.
Divergent thinking is about opening your mind in all directions. In this regard
it is the counterpoint of the dominant mode of thinking found in schools: convergent thinking. Convergent thinking is about arriving at the one correct answer. In the parlance of standardized testing: the answer is True or False, or either A, B, C, or D. Divergent thinking is a method for generating a spectrum of possible ideas or solutions. A classic divergent thinking exercise is to generate all of the potential uses of a brick. By learning to move beyond the more obvious ideas, e.g. using it a doorstop, one is able to overcome categorical inflexibility. Research has demonstrated that generating lots of ideas is the best predictor of creativity. This doesn’t mean that all ideas are equally creative. Rather, it
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While the acquisition of disciplinary knowledge is essential, creativity is increasingly recognized as a vital skill in our rapidly changing times
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is by creating and sifting through a prolific amount of ideas that we are more likely to find gold. Creativity is about dwelling in possibility. The Zen master, Shunryu Suzuki, has a similar notion in the phrase ‘beginner’s mind’. In his words, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”
For creativity to
to think differently
in a holistic systems approach to cities.” A holistic perspective is about dwelling in the expansive possibility of the whole. Learning to see how everything is connected is an antidote to the tunnel vision that has dominated disciplinary thinking.
by trusting in their
Just as disciplines
thrive, students need to be encouraged
have a diversity of perspectives and information processing styles, so do people. Another proven method of of perceiving and amplifying creativity is by increasing is about dwelling in possibility. cognitive diversity. A recent Harvard Within this receptive state one thinking Business Review article highlights is also more likely to see how how teams solve problems faster seemingly disparate ideas can be when they are more cognitively cross-pollinated. This is another diverse. Cognitive diversity differs hallmark of creativity and one of from other aspects of diversity, such the intentions of interdisciplinary as ethnicity or gender (as importthinking. The strength of interdisant as those are). In fact, cognitive ciplinary thinking is to think about diversity is independent of culture or something familiar in an unfamiliar other social conditioning. It is estabway. Think of viewing a city from lished when we are young and an aerial perspective. In many describes differences in perspective respects it looks like a motherboard or information processing style, rising from the earth. While the especially when encountering technological facets of the city are uncertain, novel, or complex cirmost explicitly observed from this cumstances. Often students and vantage point, what they intimate colleagues are drawn to people that is a hive of social activity. think in similar ways. As a result, teams, groups, and organizations are promote frequently composed of like-minded individuals. Diluting and celebrate human relationships. Designing cities the cognitive diversity of a group diminishes their ability to that foster social inclusion isn’t merely a matter of solve problems and recognize opportunities. By creating a technological solutions, it’s equally about the process of “team of rivals” one is following the example of Abraham decision-making that goes into the design. As Deland Chan, Lincoln, who attempted to reconcile conflicting tempera lecturer in Urban Studies and a co-founder of Stanford’s aments and political camps on the road to abolition by Human Cities initiative said, “Instead of engineers focusing inviting his rivals to service in Cabinet positions. The results, on the infrastructure of cities and social scientists focusing as we now know, were historic. on social networks and practices of a city, we need to create a new global citizen and scholar who is able to navigate across disciplines, across cultures, and integrate elements
Beginner’s mind
Great cities
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idiosyncratic ways
One tried-and-true practice for im-
proving race relations—and boosting creativity—is the jigsaw learning technique. This collaborative approach to learning positions each student as an essential part of the whole. This method breaks a given lesson into designated pieces that are assigned to a various groups or individuals within a class. In order to complete the activity students need to fit the pieces together and are therefore reliant on one another to succeed. This nurtures creativity and helps break down stereotypes because students must attentively listen and empathize with the cognitive diversity in the room in an effort to reconcile points of view and synthesize information. While the outcomes of jigsaw learning can be rich and meaningful, the process and structure can be challenging because there are clearly defined limitations: it requires harmonizing different points of view.
following and fostering curiosity helps to stoke the creative fire. While there is a premium placed on creativity to solve vexing problems, often creativity doesn’t immediately lead to answers. More likely they’ll lead to more questions.
Often it is assumed
that creativity requires a blank canvas to flourish. However, research has revealed that creativity thrives in the the sweet spot between too much structure and too little. Total freedom can, ironically, create a sense of paralysis because there are too many choices. On the flip side, if something is so structured, rigid, and procedural, then one is expected to cleave to the letter of the law. Creativity within this model of learning is coloring outside the lines and generally stigmatized.
For creativity to thrive, students
need to be encouraged to think differently by trusting in their idiosyncratic ways of perceiving and thinking. In turn,
Learning to formulate great questions is a characteristic of creativity thinking. In certain respects, it is only by learning to frame the right questions that we can begin to make progress in seizing the opportunities and solving the challenges that lay before us. As Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question, says, “Knowing the answers will help you in school, but knowing how to question will help you in life.”
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Math
B E T W E E N
Math Teacher and Ceramic Artist
+ Clay Cuong Ta on Creativity
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n your career, you’ve taught mathematics, computer programming, and ceramics, as well as being an established ceramic artist yourself. Does creativity come up in the same way in both mathematics and ceramics for you? Because I work in clay, I think a lot about craftsmanship. When one develops a certain level of craftsmanship, that is when one has the “language” to express one’s ideas. This does not mean that one can make things that look “perfect,” it only means that one has developed the tools for creating and expressing exactly what one wants.
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In mathematics, there are a great number of tools to master as one learns to deal with more and more abstract ideas. Something we don’t give enough credit to are the multiple representations that math teachers employ in teaching math, especially in K-8 courses. From representing multiplication pictorially to asking students to verbally defend their answers, teachers at these levels are giving students the fundamental tools for personalizing their learning and encouraging a broad understanding of methods. Developing the craft of mathematics and the tools our students employ become essential to examine more and more complex questions. Eventually, students are rewarded with having the ability to pursue much more interesting questions that hopefully linger in their minds and become the companions of their thoughts for a long time. Do you have these “lingering questions” that drive your artwork? Is this where creativity comes from? Yes! Absolutely. In my most recent ceramic work, I have been thinking a lot about loss and the solidity of a loved one’s absence, and the remnants of a life. It is also about the consequences of catching motion in a still image.
What are the traces that one leaves behind? For example, how does one catch the temporary beauty of fall leaves turning and losing their color? Though I don’t know that my examination will answer all the questions that arise, those questions nevertheless frame the thinking behind my work. Mathematicians always have a notebook, like artists have sketchbooks. In it is the diary of their thoughts as they circle around the central questions that drive their thinking. The best of these mathematicians love to talk through and collaborate with others, knowing that the sharing of ideas only leads to other perspectives. In this way, they are nurturing that “lingering question,” that itch in their brains that demands all their problem solving skills. An organization in the Bay Area called the Math Teachers Circle brings math teachers together to contemplate problems. Its goal is to perplex teachers with new questions, for the questions will make these teachers grow and learn what it means to be a mathematician.
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As much time as learning requires, and as frustrating as it sometimes can be, I want my students to know that the payoff happens. And when it does, it can indeed be magical. I was a prolific drawer in high school, driven by the desire then to become a comic book artist. I drew constantly and never thought I was good enough. There was a point, though, when I suddenly felt a sense of flow, like I had a voice. I was suddenly doing work that was interesting to me, and original. And I found that each drawing was teaching me something I did not know before. Really knowing something, finding joy in learning, requires a lot of time. But if you are patient, you’ll feel an ease and find your voice, and that’s when you see all these interesting, creative questions and directions for learning that you never saw before. How do you nurture opportunities for creative thinking? What does it look like?
Really knowing something, finding joy in learning, requires a lot of time. But if you are patient, you’ll feel an ease and find your voice, and that’s when you see all these interesting, creative questions and directions for learning that you never saw before.
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The most influential teachers in my life knew me and pushed me to go further. What I loved about them—and what I love about teaching in independent schools—has always been the teachers’ ability to get to know the students for who they are, and to encourage them to develop the tools that will help them succeed. As a teacher, I love to give students challenges that stretch their creativity, allow them the time to develop enough so that they feel empowered to carry out their solutions, and applaud their agency when they show their growth. I feel so fortunate to be a touchstone for the students who come in and out of my classroom, to give them what they need to grow into the creative adults they are meant to be.
Cuong has found a way into his students’ hearts and minds not only with his teaching, but also with his gifts of handmade mugs and bowls. “I gave my multivariable class bowls (to go with their mugs) as graduation gifts. Bowls have always been meaningful vessels as they function to hold the things that nourish us. I did a little exercise with my students where we wrote each other ‘nourishing’ notes and wishes to put into the bowls as they went off into the world after SD.” WINTER 2019-20 29
SC To “create” is “to bring into existence” or “to cause to happen,” according to my Oxford Pocket Dictionary. Bringing into existence . . . causing to happen . . . using the imagination to create something . . . this is, to me, a wonderful description of Shakespeare’s work, and how his plays continue to inspire creativity today.
Shakespeare’s writing brought complete worlds into being on a bare stage. Working with our students on Shakespeare one-on-one and in full productions, I continually witness how his words and characters light the creative fires in young actors as they discover the depth of the character they are playing
Shakespeare Shake speare within the depths of themselves.The deeper they delve into a Shakespearian role, the more doors they unlock into the character they are playing and into the human psyche–and into their own.
One of the great beauties of Shakespeare is the multiple layers of meaning in a line, a phrase, a word. All these layers of meaning lead to different choices the actor has to make, with each choice revealing something different about their role in all of its human complexity. This is when the character comes alive; the actor is creating that character within their own self, and giving the character—and themselves—to their fellow actors and to the audience. And isn’t this discovery of self, in all of its complexity, exactly what our students are doing at this point in their lives?
Of the 14 plays Jen Grimes has directed at SD, six have been Shakespeare. 2020 will be the sixth year she has been the School Coordinator and Theatre Coach for the English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare
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C To varying degrees, the greatness of the role and the performance depends on the greatness of the writer. But how is it that this writer, who died in 1616, can inspire such compelling performances and adoration from teenage actors four centuries later? I believe this is because Shakespeare was the ultimate creative genius, and creativity inspires creativity.
Shakespeare used his imagination to bring into being an entire world of characters, characters still walking the earth today. He used a variety of sources for his plots, mixed them together in unusual ways, added new characters of his own creation to illuminate, alter, and liven up the old stories, took stereotypes and turned them into human beings, and through the interaction of his very human multi-faceted characters, he asked the universal
& Creativity BY JENNIFER GRIMES, UPPER SCHOOL THEATRE ARTS TEACHER
questions and showed the universal consequences of our actions. How could this not excite and inspire creativity? Our students are beginning to grapple with the universal questions just as they are learning to define themselves and their place in the world. Shakespeare’s characters are the greatest challenge and the greatest reward for the actor; challenges and rewards are both powerful creative inspirations. I have seen them work on our young actors continually throughout my teaching. Why? Young people are inherently creative, and are looking for ways to understand and interpret the world. How could they not be inspired by an interpretive genius? Shakespeare revealed the world by revealing human nature, giving coherence to chaotic events, finding meaning in all actions. And isn’t that how we all need to interpret our world?
Competition. In the first five years, four of Jen’s students have been Regional Finalists; in 2017, under Jen’s direction, senior Ogechi Egonu won First Place in the National Competition at Lincoln Center, out of over 20,000 student competitors.
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Brother + Sister Virtuoso Program Artists Invite You to Listen to Their Story
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CONSIDER THIS A CHALLENGE: Go out and listen to classical music. Attend a concert and listen to the talented musicians in
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n classical music, creativity is fabricated from strong feelings and is presented through one’s ability to share such feelings with an audience. When practicing, we perfect our fingerings and our notes to fit what we read on a page. At the end of the day, that’s all it is—the notes on a page. So, how can creativity be expressed in music? Eugene Chukhlov, an accomplished music instructor at San Domenico, believes that the creative aspects of music are conveyed through onstage performance. When you are free to bend the music into your own personal interpretations, you can make it yours; you can tell an entire story. Eugene describes the feeling as one of total freedom. On stage, you are the king of the world; you can do whatever you want, and nobody can stop you. Implementing creativity, though, is no easy task and is often overlooked. A dedicated musician may spend hours grinding away at a piece, carefully fine-tuning intonation and technique. There is certainly no point in arguing the essentiality of a solid foundation, but what is the value of a computer-equivalent performance?
SD’s Virtuoso Program, of which we are proud members. Try to pay attention to the style and emotion that the music conveys; see if you can imagine the story that the music tells. The musicality of classical music is instead found in what is done with the music. For example, if the composer writes allegro agitato (lively and agitated), it is up to the musician to ensure that the music fits the intended emotion. Perhaps they will utilize a narrow vibrato to produce an agitated, focused tone. It is the musician’s job to experiment with style, and to find their way of illustrating the music in a creative way. In order to understand classical music, the listener must embrace a creative mindset. Unlike songs that have obvious meaning in their lyrics, classical music’s themes are embedded into the notes themselves. There are no words to guide the listener. Instead, they must allow the music to
tell the story. In Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the plot is illustrated by utilizing powerful emotions: the composition is comprised of beautiful melodies, wrapped in immense, unsettling tragedy, and eventually culminating in a tragic death. It is a tale told by emotion rather than language. The music takes the listener on a journey where they feel the story, something unique only to classical music. Classical music is intimidating, even for professional musicians. Its complexity and abstractness is difficult to comprehend, resulting in a smaller following. When first exposed to this style, many find difficulty in appreciating it. This is comparable to reading works such as the plays of William Shakespeare. Appearing convoluted and tedious, new styles can be difficult to follow, but as one’s exposure increases, so does the depth of their understanding, allowing them to discover a new world of truly unique beauty. Classical music is hard to grasp at first, but becomes an essential part of one’s life when fully understood.
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The Visual Arts
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Encouraging creative thinking with our youngest children is an investment in their future lives, wherever their paths may lead. In our Lower School art department, students learn that unique ideas are always something to celebrate with joy. We say ‘the p ainting may be beautiful, but the process is more so’. Our students have the time and place to ‘play’ with art
Seeing the “What If” materials. This important opportunity allows kids to freely experiment and take their truly unique and individual ideas and stretch their minds to see the ‘what if’. These exercises in creativity foster the joy
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- Evelyn Moren, Lower School Art Teacher
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Creativity is the spark that is ignited when we as young children first connect our passions with our capabilities, where we learn that we can shape the world around us. Art is the creative learning process by which we continue
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Middle School Art Teacher and Department Co-Chair
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Q and A with Photographer
Jonah Richards ’22 Q. How do you define creativity? A. I define creativity by creating something that’s unique–not necessarily new. Possibly creating something different from what’s been done before, even from the same vantage point. Q. What steps do you take to be original in your photography? A. I try not to think of trying to be new and creative. I photograph what inspires me, and I’m a different person so my photographs will be different. I tend to set out for the day with a certain location in mind, and then I make stops along the way. I find new perspectives, using both a drone and camera. I use a Nikon D-3400 and a Mavic Pro.
Q. Who and/or what in your life has encouraged your creativity? A. My mom originally suggested I try photography. She’s really creative and crafty herself–she creates art and does scrapbooking. I started photography in the eighth grade, about three years ago. Q. Do you have any people whose work you admire? A. I like the @UWO account on Instagram, run by Simon Timbers, who is about 19. I actually went on a photo shoot with him! He had commented on one of my photos (the Converse on fire photograph) so we connected; it was a real thrill to do a shoot with him! And I am a fan of David Yarrow, from London. He is a fine arts photographer who shoots black and white photographs of wildlife in Africa. The composition of his photos is incredible. Q. Have you taken any photography courses at SD? How have they helped you? A. I am currently enrolled in Advanced Placement 2-D Art and Design, with a focus on photography with Carina Ybarra. The class is focused on finding your creative style and new ways to be creative. My creative style is creating colorful images and images with multiple layers and depth. I want to produce photos that draw you in.
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Q. What inspires you? A. I like getting out and shooting in nature or in a city. I look around and see what inspires me. Q. What’s your creative process? A. First, I have an idea of what I want to capture either in the city or in nature. I go out by myself or with friends and explore. At the end of the day, I upload all photos. Then, I edit all the photos using Lightroom CC, which is an Adobe software product. I edit that day, then on the next day I look at them all and determine if I want to edit more. Then, I will post my favorite ones. If it’s a sunset I may enhance colors, adding color or deepening existing colors. I don’t use photoshop as I prefer enhancing what is there, and not introducing new elements. Q. What led you to one of your best pieces? A. I was going into San Francisco and it was really smoky from the Paradise Fires. I was going to try to capture the smoke in the air.. I wandered up on a hill and turned around and saw “The Shot”–a green traffic light in the foreground near some iconic Victorian houses, with the backdrop of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
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If I had to use adjectives to describe Jonah, they would be: humble, motivated, and passionate. He has a deep intrinsic motivation for photography because he finds joy in it. I don’t know if he’ll pursue a career in this, but he should. He’s already doing what the AP portfolio has asked for - so, I’ve upgraded the program to suit his needs. We are now working on submitting his work and learning more techniques. He’s working on pursuing a concept and letting it evolve - tapping into the rhythm of the process of inquiry, and revision, all the while taking risks,
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guided by his primary inquiry and question.
- Carina Ybarra,
Art Department Chair and Jonah’s AP 2-D Art & Design teacher
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K-12 Collaboration
Drives Creative Teaching and Learning BY KATE REESER, DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL AND ASSISTANT HEAD FOR ACADEMICS
As a K-12 school, San Domenico encourages and celebrates projects and activities between its oldest and youngest students. Along with a curriculum that builds upon itself year after year, this collaboration naturally lends itself to creativity with learning and the brain. Our commitment to excellence in education—laid out in our mission and SD2021 Strategic Plan—along with our dedicated leadership team and faculty, prioritizes research and study to anticipate the future needs of our students up to and beyond graduation. In 2019, we created Portrait of a Graduate, a set of goals and guidelines to ensure that a San Domenico education develops the following competencies in every student: to be an Effective
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Communicator, a Global and Community Change Agent, an Inclusive Collaborator, a Creative and Critical Thinker, to have a Strong Sense of Meaning & Purpose, and a robust Emotional Intelligence and Wellness (sandomenico.org/portraitofagraduate). We start to develop these competencies in our students from a young age in intentional and developmentally appropriate ways. The K-12 learning experience is a cornerstone of this work. From spoken word to digital platforms, our students master multiple literacies and share that mastery with one another—conveying ideas and stories with clarity and insight. Our campus is filled with multiple languages and cultures which engage all ages in a robust global learning experience. With curriculum such as that in our 3D Lab program, we prepare students for the realities of the 21st century by empowering them with the ability to use systems and design thinking to adapt to change in a complex global society. Through visioning, problem solving, critical analysis, calculated risk-taking, constructive struggling, and
collaborative, consciousness-shaping activities, students engage in invaluable, hands-on, and experiential learning. For San Domenico’s older students, brain development and emotional well-being are both enhanced by being a mentor. For our younger students, having Big Buddies sparks a creative vision of what is possible. The examples of K-12 creativity in teaching and learning are many. SD’s innovative Singapore Math based curriculum for Kindergarten through fifth grade, and our advanced curriculum options for sixth through 12th grades help explain why our Middle School Mathletes consistently place within the top three out of 18 teams. And SD is just one of a handful of high schools in the entire Bay Area to offer Multivariable Calculus.
From Human Biology science labs to “I Am a Reader!” literacy parades, students at all stages of development, Kindergarten through senior year, share the learning journey which instills a pro-social learning and growing environment. In Co-Curriculars and Reading and Writing Labs, high school students tutor and guide Kindergarten through fifth grade students each week. Combining science, ethics, and speech, Upper School students are leading a Vaping Debate among Middle School students, and seniors lead Kindergarteners through science labs. Here at SD, the learning begins in Kindergarten and culminates in proficiencies that optimize for success in a world where global, environmental, economic, and social challenges require non-standardized skills such as creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, emotional intelligence, and a clear sense of meaning and purpose.
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SPOTLIGHT: First Grade Science and Upper School Theatre Arts It’s not every day that first grade students have the opportunity to explore their inner engineers with cast members from Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” The play intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. At San Domenico, the occasion of the play being this past fall’s Upper School Musical inspired a collaboration that was uniquely SD. Under the auspices of Lower School Science teacher Julie Christy, Upper School Theatre Arts teacher Jen Grimes, Director of Design, Engineering, and Educational Technology Jennifer Cronan Flinn, and Technology and STEAM Integration Specialist Shana Krallman, first grade students used design thinking to imagine what they might be able to create that would help Jack climb more safely up the beanstalk. After learning about Phaseolus Vulgaris (a.k.a. the common green bean), and being presented with questions to inspire creative problem solving, the ideation process came to life when “Jack” (Kavi Subramanyan ’21) and “Jack’s Mom” (Eden Roberts ’21) came by the classroom (in costume!) for a question and answer session. From jet packs to handlebars shaped like beans, the ideas were many! The next stage of the project involved students building their creations in the 3D Lab. To round out the project from a financial standpoint, Tammy Ouelette in the Business Office offered to help the young makers with business plans to fund their ideas.
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Design Thinking
Consider the features of a bean stalk. Learn about biomimicry. Imagine Jack climbing the beanstalk. Create solutions that will help Jack climb the beanstalk more safely.
Social Justice
What will Jack and Jack’s Mom do to help the world with their newfound riches?
Science and Literacy
Learn more about biology and botany by reading Bean and Plant by Christine Back and Barrie Watts and then growing some of your own green beans in the Lower School Science classroom.
Mentorship
Step into your role and see how you might support a younger student.
Reflection
Talk to Jack and Jack’s Mom about what their challenges were with the beanstalk. Think about what you might be worried about if you were Jack or Jack’s Mom.
Making
Journey down to the 3D Lab where you will have the chance to build your creation.
Persuasive Writing
Write, draw, and share your ideas with classmates and special guests.
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SPOTLIGHT: Senior Bioethics, Middle School Advisory, and an Oxford-Style Debate Imagine yourself a seventh grade student. Who are you more inclined to listen to about the health concerns of vaping: adults who are seemingly lecturing you, or peers and older teenagers who are themselves debating the question, “With recent deaths and medical and health risks, should e-cigarette companies be held responsible for their products?� Research shows that when students teach their peers the message is more effective. Under the leadership of science teacher Mary Churchill, SD Upper School students recently invited Middle School students to moderate and lead an Oxford-style debate with, and for, the entire middle school as they examined the question of corporate or individual responsibility. Research shows that when students teach their peers the message is more effective. For SD Upper School students, that According to the 2019 National Youth means the chance to lead a research Tobacco Survey one in four youth between the team and coach younger students ages of 12 and 17 have tried vaping nicotine or in a debate. For SD Middle School THC at least once. There are daily headlines about students, it means the chance to vaping related illnesses and new lawsuits are being learn from mentors and step on to filed against the producers of ENDS (electronic the debate stage ready to conduct an nicotine delivery systems) on a weekly basis. opening statement and rebuttal. For Administrators, schools, and educators across Director of Health Services, Toni Scott, the country are grappling with the vaping R.N. and Middle School History teacher health crisis, namely, that a new Joanna Mueller, it means being on opposgeneration is becoming ading teams, alongside students, engaging in dicted to nicotine heated, but respectful, discourse.
Persuasive Writing
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Inquiry
When the Upper School Bioethics students come present in your Middle School Advisory class and ask you if you want to be part of an Oxford style debate to learn about vaping, say yes.
Research
Spend a month in your Biomedical Ethics class researching what scientific evidence reveals about the health impact of the ENDS products.
Public Speaking
Co-moderator Dashiell Fairborn ’24 closed the debate with, “We hope you leave this debate with new ideas, thoughts, and a preliminary understanding of how to tackle big, complex concepts that will undoubtedly impact all of us in our lifetime. There are no easy answers and yet scientific advancements continue to proceed ahead of us and it is imperative that we do our best to grapple with the complexities of our ever-changing world.”
Leadership
After the debate, when you vote in your Advisory class, will you side with corporate responsibility or individual choice? How will you respond with integrity to the needs and challenges of our time?
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DANCE BY DOREE CLARK, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL
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Some dance because they love it and it brings them joy. Some were born to be dancers and dancemakers. It has been through my long and extensive career that I have come to understand the power of dance. In both my research and my work I have come to realize how dance, above all other modalities, promotes the following five essential qualities in life.
The Physical Dance is exercise which releases chemicals into the blood so we feel better. It is good for every system of the body, which includes digestive, circulatory, and lymphatic. We were born to “move” in this world with as much variety as possible. Unlike other exercise, dance challenges us in remarkable ways. Dance is essential to our well-being.
The Mental and Cognitive Dance challenges our brain and stimulates our cognitive thinking through learning skills and technique. We learn steps and sequencing dance steps. While reducing stress, we use our mind in new and innovative ways. We are also engaging our creative self and opening pathways in the brain and the body. Dancing is the one thing that has been proven to help prevent dementia and slow down the onset of other brain maladies like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. An article and Ted Talk by Sir Ken Robinson explains “Why Dance is as important as Math.” Lastly, during the beginning of my career as a dance therapist, I witnessed the transformation of so many kids with learning disabilities; as they understood the right and left of their own body and became more spatially aware, their academic skills improved.
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fosters self-esteem, confidence, fun, joy, and
makes one feel better about oneself. It can instill a more positive body image and lift spirits up! When we become dancers/artists, we use our body to tell stories and to give voice to the marginalized and the voiceless. Dance is symbolic of actualizing one’s true self. Leap further than you thought you could, jump higher than you imagined, and keep turning into the person you were meant to be. We dance because we need to. There is nothing like it. Where words might not fit, movement can. It‘s a powerful tool for creativity, growth, and healing. Learning is a wholesome, integrative, and inclusive process. We are whole human beings and all the aspects of us must be attended to in order to grow, evolve, and serve. We dance when words just don’t suffice.
The Emotional There is a huge emotional component when using dance for self-expression and emotional growth. An individual gets to experience their feelings in a safe way while moving to music that they love. They use dance to move in and through feeling and even to uncover and discover feeling they were not aware of which could release tension and stress.
The Social Whether you are partner dancing or dancing in a group, the element of dancing together enhances social contact and sharing and allows us to feel connected to others.
The Spiritual It has been shown throughout history that dance plays an important part in all cultures and societies from rites of passage to wedding ceremonies. People as a community come together through dance to celebrate, to mourn, to pray. It is transformative. It’s community as its best.
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PARENT REFLECTIONS REFLECTIONS ON BECOMING AN AUTHOR PARENT
Grow What You Love
Emily Murphy is a bestselling author, speaker, blogger, and avid organic gardener. Her book, Grow What You Love, 12 Food Plant Families To Change Your Life, was published in 2018 by Firefly Books.
BY EMILY MURPHY, PARENT OF SINEAD ’23
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n the many years I’ve spent designing gardens and eventually writing about them in my book, Grow What You Love, I’ve learned that creating a garden is not so different from crafting a story. The best stories are the ones that paint a picture, awakening the senses while providing an invitation to create stories of our own. Here in the garden, pen and paper are swapped for seed and soil, and the plot line is filled with small wonders, like a freshly picked tomato, pungently fragrant and still warm from the sun. It’s here, too, that ideas are cultivated. It’s a slow process. One that involves seasons and failures that are sometimes punctuated with successes. These successes remind me that gardens (and growing) embody the very nature of creativity: a “phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed.” These past few years of writing and tending to my tiny plot, planting peas here and dahlias there, and now talking with others in my podcast have brought me full circle to musings
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from my college days: with time and attention the power to support and regenerate the environment is in our hands. It’s here in our gardens, backyard lots, and verges where sidewalks, families, and communities come together. This is where stories begin and new chapters are written, especially when considering creative, everyday ways to aid with the climate crisis. Collectively our patchwork of gardens make a difference, supporting diversity and sequestering carbon (with the right sort of care). Our gardens are also our most immediate touchpoints with nature, places to play, contemplate, and learn. Bonds are forged. This is equally as valuable as the tangible benefits of growing, because isn’t it true that we protect and care for the things we love? It was Baba Dioum, Forestry Manager from Senegal, that said: “In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we’re taught.”
Commit to Your Creativity
Kate Milliken is the author of Kept Animals, named one of the “31 LGBTQ Books That’ll Change the Literary Landscape in 2020” by Oprah magazine.
BY KATE MILLIKEN, PARENT OF ALIDA KARSTEN ’26 AND MARKUS KARSTEN ’28
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s I get closer to the release of my novel, Kept Animals, I find myself thinking about the length of time that I spent working on it: eight years. Anyone who knows me knows I grumbled about how long it was taking me to finish this book, to get it right. But now that it is done, it seems to me that the most meaningful and transformative part of this process is not holding the finished product in my hands, but was the toiling, the failing and trying again, the years needed to understand the story’s complexities. Joan Didion wrote, “we tell ourselves stories in order to live.” I believe she meant that stories are how we organize our lives, our beliefs, our histories—how we find our meaning in the larger world. Stories can also be how we escape; turning on a favorite television show, re-watching a beloved movie, or cracking open a novel about someplace previously unknown to us.
And, of course, we are drawn to the “stories” on social media, getting a quick snapshot of other lives. Watch one Tik Tok video and, we think, we’ll be good. But these quick-fixes often fall into a time-vacuum and leave us feeling empty on the other side, like the sugar crash after a candy bar when what we really needed was a well-balanced meal. Social media connects us, but it is an inherently shallower connection because of its brevity, necessitating an oversimplification of who we are, asking us to be brand-like versions of ourselves,
denying us our multitudes. We can’t thrive on candy bars alone. Like fresh air, like water, like good food, we need the insight into our nuances, our differences and our commonalities that only art can give us. So, to any aspiring artist reading here— and I believe we all have the capacity to create something meaningful— I’d encourage you not to grumble about the time it takes, but practice patience and relish the time spent toiling. Some stories, some paintings, some guitar solos, should take longer than others to get right, but you and your community will be better off (more deeply connected and more alive) for the time you committed to your creativity.
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ALUMNI NEWS Julie Davis Butler ’59 Awards Carrying on a tradition of service learning
The Julie Davis Butler (JDB) Awards ceremony is an annual event recognizing Julie Davis Butler, a member of the class of 1959, who died in a plane crash in central Burma on October 11, 1987. From her high school years, when she served as class president for three years, until the time of her death, Julie was deeply involved in whatever she undertook. Her husband, Bill, was a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam for 5 ½ years. Julie not only cared for their two children during his absence but she also worked tirelessly to secure humane treatment for and eventual release of American POWs. Julie received the San Domenico Distinguished Alumna Award in 1974. In the spring of 1988, a committee of graduates from the class of 1959 along with San Domenico’s administrative leadership selected a qualified junior student, Caroline Childs ‘89, to be the first recipient of the Julie Davis Butler Award. Caroline was required to present her project and her
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reflection about the experience to the student body in the fall of 1988. Funding for the Award has grown from the original endowed fund created by Julie’s family, her friends, and foundations. Interest from the endowment enables students to experience learning and service in works of social justice, peace-building, and selfless love–qualities that Julie exemplified. All students are required to present their Real Opportunities for Service in Education (ROSE) Project during their senior year. The students who receive funding through the JDB Award have the opportunity to present at a special assembly, when the alumni awards committee is in attendance and can hear about their projects and how their awards were put to use. The following students were the recipients of the award this year:
Meba Admassu ’20
Meba partnered with Amigos de las Americas in Panama, with a focus on environmental sustainability.
Lily Cummings ’20
Lily worked with LGBTQ+ Rights and Advocacy in the Netherlands with The Experiment in International Living.
Allegra Diaz ’20
Allegra traveled to Puerto Rico with National Geographic Student Expeditions. She worked with World Central Kitchens, and did conservation work to restore El Yunque National Forest.
Esme Fernandez ’20
Esme worked with Partners Asia in Guatemala for a pilot program to bring women into higher positions of power and teach them leadership.
Sophie Keith-Brown ’20
Sophie joined Gap Medics in the Dominican Republic for a Midwife and Emergency Room program.
Zhou (Eric) Liu ’20
Eric volunteered in China to provide a meaningful time for students from less developed regions when their school is not in session. Eric helped take rural students on trips to Beijing and Nanjing for cultural enrichment.
Nora Okamoto ’20
Nora chose a project to fight corruption in her home country of Mexico. Working with the Secretary of Public Education, she gave presentations at schools to spread awareness. Nora also created a website to facilitate citizen participation.
Luci Paczkowski ’20, Milo Wetherall ’20, and Allegra Schunemann ’20 Luci, Allegra, and Milo are student advocates for the Green New Deal and bring awareness to climate change.
Connor Price ’20
Connor traveled to the Dominican Republic with Amigos de las Americas to generate a sports league camp in order to provide the opportunity for all kids to have access to team sports.
Norika Terasawa ’20
Norika volunteered with the Kakekomi Women’s Center Aichi in Nagoya, Japan. The center is a home for women who have faced domestic violence. Norika would like to contribute to make Japan a more gender-equal culture.
Melina Tseckares ’20
Melina traveled to the Mayan highlands in Guatemala with Cross Cultural Solutions to help teach English to teachers and create an educational curriculum for high school-age children.
Phoebe Weisiger-Vallas ’20 and Callia Weisiger-Vallas ’20
Callia and Phoebe created a gallery/performance space for young female artists. They collected donations to benefit the Center for Domestic Peace.
Anna Valadao Defaria ’20
Anna spent the summer as a Volunteer Leadership Participant with Breakthrough San Francisco which provides academic enrichment and support to students in fifth through eighth grades.
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ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Reflections on Creativity We reached out to some San Domenico and Dominican Convent Upper School alumni to find out what they remember about how creativity was featured in their education. We asked them to tell us about their most inspiring teacher, their favorite creative project, how they now approach challenges in a creative way, and how their professional life is inspired by their SD/DC experiences. It is inspiring to see how they are carrying on the spirit of learning and growing through creativity!
Will Melbostad MS’04
Will attended San Domenico for sixth through eighth grades and his grandmother, Gloria Neumeier, was a teacher here for 13 years. He received a B.A. from UCLA in 2012 and his J.D./M.A. from American University in 2017. He currently lives in South Korea where he teaches at a University and is the founder of an NGO to help migrants in South Korea. “Though my time at San Domenico was just three years in middle school, one of the things I now appreciate most is how our education was so close to nature. How lucky we were to be educated in such a beautiful and isolated place! Having the freedom to explore after school with my friends in the hills around campus opened my eyes to so many things and further spurred my curiosity about the world. “I recall my 7th grade English teacher, Ms. Robley, would comment that she sometimes wished I was a radio so she could turn me off. Though this might sound harsh at first, the reason my behavior got to the point of evoking home appliance metaphors was because I would never stop going on about how class was so incredibly interesting. One memory that I still recall was that we studied Shakespeare texts and then had an
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incredible amount of creative freedom to give our own unique and personal modern-day adaptations. “In my professional life now, I am the most creative when I feel inspired and affirmed by the creativity and passion of those around me. There’s no better way to brainstorm than by bouncing ideas off of each other. Thus, I’ve found it is so very important in a work or learning environment to feel safe from negative judgement so as to allow for the most creative version of myself. “Working in South Korea, I often have to express my opinions and ideas in a language that is still fairly foreign to me. I’ve found that the problem-solving approaches I utilize in English versus the ones I apply while speaking Korean 8th grade photo are surprisingly different. I think the reason for this is that when problems arise in English, I access my database of similar experiences that I had in that language (thus mostly in the US). From this deep wealth of personal precedent, I can accordingly come up with a solution to a problem fairly quickly. However, since there are sizably fewer memories in my ‘Korean’ brain, I am required to truly think before making any judgement or action. The resulting naiveté has its drawbacks of course, but whenever mistakes are made I learn from them and move on. Re-learning certain lessons has opened new doors as well in a personal and professional sense. It is almost like I’m a child all over again.”
Presenting a paper on the future of multiculturalism in South Korea at the World Human Rights Cities Forum
ALUMNI AND CREATIVITY
Betsy Wellington ’78
positive encouragement for being able to draw them right there, on the spot. This was almost 40 years ago and these are the things that still stand out in my mind.
Betsy attended San Domenico for high school, graduating in 1978. She went on to UC Berkeley, earning a B.S. and attended graduate school at Indiana University, receiving her M.S. “I ended up in a career as an actuary even though in 1984. She recently served on the San DomeI was encouraged to be a musician. I feel comfortnico Board Investment Committee. She is an able in front of a large group of people and can actuary, lives in Tennessee, and spends her free help illustrate complex ideas so that they can untime making music and working with Odyssey derstand them. I think of how Mrs. of the Mind, the largest creative Thayer and Sister Jane let us use our I learned to play the harp at San Domenico. problem-solving competition in I recently played at my niece’s wedding own creativity to express what we the world! were learning and then how it was easy to get up in front of people “I love the subject of creativity, and express my ideas. On the other especially since I have spent the hand, I miserably failed whenever I last 15 years volunteering for was asked to memorize and recite Odyssey of the Mind. I coached something—which takes no cremy kids through years of comativity in my mind. My career as an petition and have served on the actuary has been fun and allows me Connecticut Odyssey of the Mind to continue as a musician for the Board of Directors. pure fun and joy of it. I thank San Domenico for giving that to me.” “You ask how my experience at SD contributed towards creative thinking in my life. Well, I spent much time in the music department there which made me think about academics a little differently than I see a lot of dedicated students doing. I remember when Mrs. Thayer, our English teacher, asked us to do some sort of creative project about a book we were reading. I ended up putting words from the story to a music piece known as ‘a song without words’. This was easy for me because I had something to refer to in my music experience. In Sister Jane Ferdon’s History class, she asked us to do a creative project to depict the subject we were studying. I’ll never forget going to the blackboard and drawing the different types of Roman columns and her
I was the CT state representative for Odyssey of the Mind for the last three years and attended the World finals competition
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ALUMNI NEWS Carol Prince ’63
“I loved so many activities and teachers that it is hard to single anything out. Sr. Aquinas Nimitz in Ancient History class made me love those crafty, crazy, egotistical men (mostly) who made history. The fun of making up plays and songs for Play Day and other occasions have followed me through my working life. I think I have written more than 50 silly plays and skits and rewritten the words to hundreds of songs for work during my career. I loved making fellow staff members take part in my skits! Our drama teacher, Ann Brebner, one day told us ‘Girls, whatever you do in life, do something. . . don’t be a vegetable!’ I grew so much at Dominican—the values and education goals are the very best for women and men.”
Madelon Healy Montobbio ’61
“We had report cards once a month, midterms every two weeks, and quizzes every week, so we had to study and be prepared. The teachers taught me great study habits: how to study and how to learn what was important. Creativity was involved in everything we did, we made up songs, dances, plays, rallies, and shared our creations at the Song Festival. We were encouraged to not be afraid to be creative in our thinking and have the self-confidence to express opinions and offer ideas. Creative thinking led to problem-solving, and every problem could be solved if we were willing to figure things out, try different solutions, and not be afraid to fail.”
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CREATIVITY AT SD
ALUMNI AND CREATIVITY
Marcie Noltner Leach ’61
“I had so many outstanding teachers and classes at Dominican! I was there only my senior year yet I remember it vividly! Mrs. Bertrand, my American History teacher, brought me out of my shell because she encouraged me to share pictures, brochures, and experiences from living in Washington, D.C. Becoming a school nurse let me creatively combine nursing and teaching, two professions suggested to me by Sr. Maurice. I believe I have been most creative when teaching about the human body and how to make healthy choices. My most creative teacher at Dominican was Sister Mary Francis Xavier. She coordinated the choral group, Schola—and when I was there we made a vinyl record of our performance– it was exciting! I have continued singing in church choirs and now sing in assisted living residences.”
Calling all Alumni!
Please Save The Dates for these upcoming events:
BOLINAS RETREAT WEEKEND March 13-15, 2020
REUNION WEEKEND May 15-16, 2020 Hope to see you at these events. Like us on Facebook for more info.
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CLASS NOTES 1956
Rita Gilmore McIntire
My roommate Maria Pereira ’56 still lives in Nicaragua. Nellene Urry and Isabel Fletcher live in San Francisco.
record and more importantly raising money to replace our boat launches’ gas engines with electric engines. Last year, I took a trip to Patagonia and also to France where I enjoyed using all the French I learned at SD. Best wishes to all my classmates.
1957
1970
Catherine Moretti Lawrence
I am still living in Rye, NY. While preparing to retire as a Real Estate broker, I am still very active as a Deacon with the Episcopal Church. I now have eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Love them all, it’a a joy!!! To my fellow classmates: would love to hear from all. 914-589-1628.
Pamela Dickie Zeller Here we are—80+ years old and yet it seems like just a couple years ago that we were all teens at Dominican San Rafael! What wonderful memories were made and wonderful lifelong friends! Amen Alleluia!!
1966
Cornelia Sias I retired in 2015 from TV ad sales at Comcast and have been keeping busy babysitting my granddaughters, Anna (3 ½ yrs) and Cristina (18 mo), and phone/text banking voters throughout the country to get out the vote for all elections. Every week I participate in sweeps rowing with the Marin Rowing Association. Marta Osterloh (’66) and I just participated with Marin Rowing Masters 50+ (old people) in a 24Hour Ergometer smashing the world 56 SCHOOL TIES
Paige Peterson MS
Wanden Treanor ’73 and Paige Peterson MS’70 visited Sister Gervaise on campus on August 9, 2019. Paige has just recently completed a new work about growing up in Belvedere. www.newyorksocialdiary.com/growing-up-belvedere.
1972
Susan Pelfini Bucchianeri
I retired from teaching on June 12th. I started in 1977 at Marin Catholic, then ‘retired’ in 1984 to be home when our girls were little. I started back up again in 1990 as the Pre-K and Adult Ed teacher at the Co-op in Cotati. ‘Retired’ once more in 1994, then in 1998 accepted the fifth grade position at St. Eugene School in Santa Rosa (shout-out here to Anne Mulligan Adams, class of 1971, comptroller at St. Eugene!). I really missed teaching: the kids, having my own classroom, the camaraderie of a wonderful faculty, and the exorbitant paychecks! That was 21 years ago, and this June I actually retired . . . no quotation marks! It was a fabulous run, but I’m also looking forward to these next chapters!
Carolyn Conner
I am still horse crazy after all these years!! I coach vaulting (gymnastics on horseback) in Novato, CA in my spare time. (I have a ‘real’ job as a data analyst). Morning Star Vaulters is a non-profit club that I founded in 1998,
thinking it would be just a fun recreational group that I would run for a few years. But after over 20 years and many regional and national high point vaulters, Morning Star Vaulters continues to thrive. I coach four or five days a week to all ages and abilities and haven’t tired of it yet. In fact, I competed until I turned 50, earning my Bronze medal at age 45. I welcome any SD students or alumni to come visit and try it out and bring your children or grandchildren! www.morningstarvaulters.org.
Kathryn Wilmarth Cruice
Chip and I live in Florida during the winter months and Massachusetts in the summer months. We are blessed with three grandchildren (one set of twin girls)—everyone lives in the Boston area so we see them all summer :).
1973
Francesca Pinoni
I’m happy to report that my son, Alex, is getting married in September to a lovely young woman called Kathryn. I received an award from the Feminine Capital Forum for my creation and development of the Cyprus Mind, Body & Spirit Exhibitions. I started the bi-annual event with a friend in 2002 to raise awareness of holistic health and self-development, to create a community of like-minded people who are interested in taking responsibility for their own health and well-being. I am no longer running the
event but it continues to expand under the guidance of my successor whom I had the pleasure of mentoring into the role. Also, I’ve published two novels under the pen-name “Chess Capino”—inspiration tales for young readers.
1978
Alexandra Wheeler
After 12 amazing years at The Whitney Museum of American Art, I have moved on to The Juilliard School as VP & Chief Advancement Officer for a new adventure. My son George Rukan finished his freshman year at Kenyon College.
1979
Catherine Bull Walker
I’ve been in London, UK almost 30 years now with David. We met as undergraduates, and we have two children. Anna (23) is working in a small fintech firm in London and Henry (19) is a sophomore at Newcastle University. I am finishing my doctorate in genetics at University College London where I hope to continue my research.
1986
Lucia Tatiana Sinclair Dauchy I get to fly with my son, Francis, age 12, as part of an Emergency Prep program in Hawaii.
1990
Satomi Hofmann Arnold I’m proud to say that I’m a cast member in “Marvels,” the upcoming fictional podcast series from Marvel and Stitcher. Press release here: www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/ marvel-and-stitcher-expand-partnership-by-launching-new-fictional-podcast-series-marvels.
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CLASS NOTES 1991
Dominique Davison
I received the distinction of Architect of the Year. That was very special to me to be recognized by my community. My husband, Robert and I have two children, six and eight, starting first and third grade at our local Catholic School, Notre Dame de Sion.
1997
and Choral Director. I sang and acted while here, and have fond memories of performing around campus. Justin and I still live on Maui and have a little girl who is six and in kindergarten.
2000
Annie Dugger Angelucci
I started working at California Competes in Sept 2017, and in March 2018 testified to education committees on development of a statewide longitudinal data system for education and workforce. Some of my recommendations to the Department of Finance and Governor’s office made it into the bill Governor Newsom eventually signed into law for the Cradle to Career Data Insights Act.
Luigi and I were blessed with twins on May 18, 2019—Luca and SeraFina Angelucci. Antonio a.k.a. “Nino” loves his brother and sister and is transitioning quite well. We are exhausted but so incredibly happy.
1999
2001
Valerie Lundy-Wagner
Gina Opferman Berry
I’m currently serving in a variety of nutrition consulting roles throughout California, teaching a class on nutrition for health professions at Santa Rosa Junior College, and perhaps most importantly, mom to my two beautiful girls in preschool and first grade. Recently I was the featured speaker on the emerging science of nutritional psychiatry for local mental health professionals.
Leighanna Edwards Locke My mother-in-law, Judy Locke and I came for a visit to campus. I gave her a tour, we spoke with Shelley Flint, Director of Sustainability at the Garden, with Rob DeNunzio, Director of Music at HOTA, and with Michael Mello, Upper School Teacher
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Betsy Riley Harclerode
My husband, Jonathan Harclerode and I celebrated our wedding this summer at my parents’ home in Grass Valley, CA (we were married December 27, 2018). It was a really joyous occasion and brought together six SD alums! My aunt Yvonne Everhart, my cousin Kim Jacobson-Payes, and friends Jenny (Bailey) Shemano, Anne (Waring) Koomen, and Alex (Rutherfurd) Paladin. Although he is a Kansas-native, Jonathan and I met in Munich, Germany through the English-Speaking Music Ensembles ESME e.V.—he plays the double bass and I sing in the choir. Thank you Mr. Mello (SD Upper School Teacher and Choral Director) for your inspiration that led me to meet my husband!
2002
Anne Rainwater
Dear friends, I’m excited to share some of my recent shows. Thank you for your continuing support and encouragement! I had a very busy summer in 2019 with shows on June 21: New Moon Duo performs at the Chapel of
We want to hear from you! the Chimes in Oakland for the annual Garden of Memory, a summer solstice celebration, Oakland, CA. June 28: I presented at the annual MTAC Convention in Santa Clara, CA at the Hyatt Convention Center. My first talk was about the evolution of polyrhythms in piano literature, and the second hour was a student workshop on rhythm and metric modulations. In July, I headed to Los Angeles to help finish up a documentary on Eden Ahbez and then went out to New York for a week to work with composer Jude Traxler. We finished recording some new piano solos he recently completed writing. New Moon Duo was awarded an InterMusic SF Musical Grant and is the recipient of InterMusic SF’s Musical Grant Program Award. This will help fund our Fall 2019 project, Canto Cal, with composer Nicolas Benavides. The Vernon Salon Series took a break for July and resumed in August with a performance art piece by visual artist Victoria Welling and myself. Please check out the video of one of the most recent Vernon Salon Series performers, the Folias Duo. Recorded on June 14, 2019 as part of the Vernon Salon Series in Oakland, CA. Folias Duo is flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron. http://annerainwater.com/vernonsalonseries/
Please submit your class notes and photos to alums@sandomenico.org to be featured in an upcoming edition of School Ties!
Valley Medical Center during my residency and really like it there. It is a public hospital in San Jose and serves a diverse community. After I completed my residency at Stanford in June 2018, I continued at Stanford half-time as an attending physician until a few weeks before my daughter, Stella Jane Hall, was born on May 24, 2019. I am happy to be starting full time at the Valley but will no doubt miss Stella once I start back. I really like my work, though, and we have a lovely nanny lined up.
Bailey Mourning MS
Thomas Alvarado and I were married on October 5, 2019.
Clare Toney MS
Tim Rubey and I were married September 28, 2019.
2003
Anna Bettini
We’ve settled into our own house and my commute will be about 25 miles on Highway 280. Dana recently became a partner at a law firm in Palo Alto, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, so his commute is quite close. I rotated through Santa Clara
2004
Will Melbostad MS
I am still teaching at a university and running my own NGO to help migrants in Gwangjo, South Korea. I was recently married to Younglee.
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CLASS NOTES 2005
Ali Lino
I do still paint and draw when I can, although my main creative project right now is raising a new baby boy. He arrived in July and his name is Bodell Bay Lino Glassberg (he goes by Bode pronounced Bo-Dee). I am working in private education, though not teaching these days. I was formerly a Montessori teacher and now work as Assistant Head of School at Tilden Preparatory School Marin in Sausalito. I still get to work directly with students and I love the admin work. I think it’s a better fit for me than being in the classroom full time.
Owen Clapp MS
I recently completed a book for Arcadia Publishing on the San Geronimo Valley.
2006
Sarah Gale
I work at Northeastern University in Boston as an Assistant Director of Graduate Student Services for the Ph.D. programs.
2008
Connor Stock MS
I am releasing new music (and have released a lot this year). https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aYZuy99ARgF39yNxRhDad?si=F442X-PjRZeOp54t2B8OZQ.
2012
Brett Simpson
I was one of dozens of award-winners honored at the
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National Press Club’s 46th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The National Press Club’s Journalism Awards celebrate the best in American broadcast and print journalism, recognizing outstanding reporting at both the national and regional levels across every imaginable beat. I received the National Press Club’s 2019 Shirley and Dennis Feldman Fellowship. The award is for a student pursuing graduate studies in journalism and is a one-time scholarship of $5,000. Their press release stated: “Simpson is a 2016 graduate of Princeton University, she will use the scholarship to attend the University of California Berkeley School of Journalism’s two-year full-time Master’s program. ‘Brett’s ability to take a complex science and environmental issue and convey its urgency in a reader-friendly story is excellent’, said Alison Kodjak, President of the National Press Club. ‘We look forward to seeing important work from Brett in the years to come’. Simpson’s letters of recommendation included one former Washington Post reporter Amy Ellis Nutt, a Pulitzer winner in 2011, and longtime non-fiction author and New Yorker writer John McPhee. ‘Brett wrote one of the better papers’, said McPhee, after the influential architect Maya Lin spent three hours with his class. ‘The piece ended with a description of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: In this configuration of opaque black stone, which reflects green fields and shimmers in summer heat, not a thing seems to be missing’. Simpson was among the nine percent of low-income Pell Grant recipients in the Class of 2016, which had an impact on her outlook. She noted the gap between Princeton students who could take their opportunities for granted, and people back home in Richmond, California, ‘where our landlord posted fliers instructing cooperation with ICE’. She became very interested in the effect of wealth inequality in healthcare while her father was getting treatments for kidney disease from a large dialysis chain. He died from a preventable infection that led to pneumonia, Simpson wrote. Legislation to oversee dialysis centers in California last November lost at the polls. The award judges, comprised of nearly 30 current and former reporters and editors, were impressed by Simpson’s personal essay as well as her clips. Simpson plans to cover the nexus of health and the environment in the Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program.”
2013
2019
I have completed my first season as an Instructor at Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center in Orange, CA. I often supervise middle school students who visit the center for week-long overnight field trips, taking them on nature walks, and getting them on the ropes course. We just hosted a group of children with muscular dystrophy, who, thanks to the help of firefighters and other volunteers, got to zip line and fully participate in our activities here. It’s just amazing that this center (which is operated by Boy Scouts of America) steps up to outfit these facilities so that everyone can get a chance. In my free time, I am getting reacquainted with a childhood love, surfing, while also playing in a local rugby club, something I took up in college.
I received second place for my Public Service Announcement video that I made for Blood Centers of the Pacific. Titled “Faces of Heroes” it features many people from SD! I am currently in Idaho studying Fire Ecology and Management and working as a part-time firefighter at Moscow Volunteer Fire Department.
Juliette Bioche
2015
Cal Kuhn MS My mother Barry Kuhn and Laurie
O’Hara, mother of fellow classmate A.J. Torres MS’15, hosted a party for the MS’15 class, as we head off to college and beyond.
Siena Greenberg
Cecilia Wang Brought all my SD memories to USC! #abrandnewstart
Faculty & Staff David & Lisa Geoffrion The former SD Athletics Director welcomed new grandbaby twins.
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REMEMBRANCES In Memoriam Jacqueline Thompson ’43
Francesca D’Anneo ’50
Marie Silva ’49
Andrea Kempf Wetherbee ’56 Carolan Poett Knott ’57
Lisa Picarelli ’70 Cory Leonoudakis MS ’09 Ann Pogrel (Former faculty)
In Sympathy Nellene Urry McCracken ’56 on the death of her husband, James McCracken. Mary Donohue Ciocca ’59 on the death of her brother, John Donohue. Susan Smith Chardome ’59 on the death of her son, Vincent Melodia. Jeanne Poett Leonard ’59 on the death of her sister, Carolan Poett Knott ’57. Judith Boss Del Tredici ’60 and Monica Boss Sauer ’62 on the death of their mother, Marie Boss.
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Christina Bertrand Newkirk ’63 and Adam Bertrand MS’06 on the death of her mother Patricia Bertrand, Adam’s grandmother. Sandra Fly Wong ’66 on the death of her mother, Karen Fly. Christine Arrighi Valente ’69 and Cookie Arrighi ’72 on the death of their mother, Patricia “Pat” Arrighi. Jody Bertolucci Vering ’70 on the death of her mother, Nell Bertolucci. Anne Taylor Burton ’75 on the death of her father, Neil Burton.
Mary-Peck Peters ’77 on the death of her father, Albert “Tim” Harris. Holly Butler Martin ’78, Keri Butler London ’86, and Stacey Butler ’88 on the death of their father, Robert Butler. Brigitte Garney-Carlson ’85 on the death of her father, Dr. Bernard Andaya Garney. Naia Pogrel ’25 on the death of her grandmother and former SD faculty, Ann Pogrel. Galen Chase Laughton MS’74 on the death of her mother, Barbara Chase.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
An Era Exploding with Creativity! Creativity has long been woven into daily life at San Domenico and has deep roots in our School history, as evidenced by a scrapbook, assembled by Sister Dominic McGettigan, O.P. in 1918. Sister Dominic was the head of the music department at Dominican Convent Upper School and delighted in all things cultural and spiritual. In particular, she had a special talent for dramatic compositions. She arranged and produced vast outdoor pageants with elaborate costumes, props, and even live horses, including the entire student body in each production. The tradition of incorporating theatre into student life continued through the decades. Sister Susannah Malarkey, O.P. ’48 remembers her time as a student, and the work and fun that went into “Living Pictures”—a yearly production in which students reenacted famous paintings. “Attention was given to every last detail, including the background art, costumes, and facial expressions. This was an era that was exploding with creativity, music, drama, art—all inspired by exceptional women!” Later, as
a teacher and Class Moderator, Sister Susannah realized that having each class plan and carry out original skits and plays for the Song Festival in the fall and the Dance Festival in the spring was a great way to “keep boarding students busy, having fun, being creatively inventive. . . and out of trouble!” Creativity in performing arts continued with gusto after the School moved to Sleepy Hollow in 1965. Now, Lower School students take part in shows throughout the year, including a ‘wax museum’ where they present autobiographical speeches portraying important people in history. Middle School students are involved in holiday concerts and the annual spring musical. Upper School students participate in three dramatic productions a year as well as Virtuoso Program concerts, Tableaux, chamber music recitals, and even informal lip sync and karaoke battles that turn many a corner around campus into a stage.
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Save the Date
Sister Gervaise Valpey’s 60th Jubilee Please join the San Domenico community for a festive reception celebrating Sister Gervaise’s 60 years of commitment and service as a Dominican Sister of San Rafael. An opportunity to connect with alumni, parents, faculty, Dominican Sisters, and friends on the beautiful San Domenico campus where Sister Gervaise has lived for 50 years.
Saturday, February 29, 2020 5:00 to 8:00 pm Optional tours highlighting new campus renovations 4:00 to 5:00 pm San Domenico School 1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo, California Please contact Mary Bishop for more information: mbishop@sandomenico.org or 415.258.1900 x1122 Formal Invitation to Follow
San Domenico
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19
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Financial Summary Operating Revenues:
•Tuition, Boarding, & Fees (83.6%)......................................$29,474,112 •Charitable Contributions (10.9%).........................................$3,833,111 •Investment Appreciation (2.5%) ............................................. $891,567 •Ancillary (1.5%) ............................................................................... $531,479 •Other (1.5%) ....................................................................................... $532,152 Total Revenues.................................................................... $35,262,421
Operating Expenses:
•Salaries & Benefits (46.9%)...................................................$15,966,609 •Financial Aid (22.5%)..................................................................$7,673,771 •Program & Student Services (11.7%) .................................$3,998,818 •Physical Plant, Equipment & Depreciation (11.2%) ...$3,802,750 •General & Administrative (7.7%) ........................................$2,637,465 Total Expenses..................................................................... $34,079,413
Endowment Status as of June 30, 2019 At the close of the Fiscal Year 2018-19, the one-year return on the endowment investments was 5.9% and the overall market value reached $13,391,778.
Gift Summary by Area Annual Fund, Unrestricted (2.3%) ............................................................................................................................ $812,182 Annual Fund, Restricted (.2%) .......................................................................................................................................$62,852
2018-9 Annual Fund (2.5%)............................................................................................................. $875,034
Endowment & Facilities (.7%) ................................................................................................................................... $244,795 Gala and Fund A Need (1.2%) .......................................................................................................................... $413,588 Virtuoso Program (.4%)................................................................................................................................................... $162,175 Financial Aid (.7%) ........................................................................................................................................................... $246,470 Restricted & Special Gifts (5.4%) ........................................................................................................................... $1,891,049 Other Gifts (8.4%)........................................................................................................................................................... $2,958,077
Total Annual Fund, Restricted Giving & Special Events (10.9%)
$3,833,111 ***
Contribution to reserves
$1,183,008
***Included in the $3,833,111 are gifts and pledges totaling $1,764,253 for the new Sister Gervaise Valpey, O.P. Community Center and Aquatic Complex. Charitable contributions include some verbal pledges not included in audited totals. Every attempt was made to compile as complete and accurate a list as possible. However, we apologize for any inadvertent omissions that may have occurred.
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From the Chair of the Board of Trustees In my role as Board Chair, I am
Each name listed in this report
grateful for our community of
epresents an investment in a child’s
dedicated volunteers and support-
education and inspires confidence in
ers who make so much possible for
the mission of San Domenico School,
our students and their education.
with its 169 years of rich history and
Your investment and confidence
forward-looking vision.
helps to ensure San Domenico’s academic excellence and our com-
On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
mitment to Dominican values.
I want to thank all of our parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends for
Throughout this Annual Report, we honor our generous
your commitment to making our School one of the very
donors and volunteers. Your gifts of time and resources
best in the Bay Area. Whether you are part of SD’s past,
have made a substantial impact on strengthening our
present, or future, you are a critical member of our
School.
community. Your generosity forms the foundation of San Domenico’s philanthropic strength.
Together, we raised more than $3.8 million last year, including nearly $1.8 million in gifts and pledges for our
With much appreciation,
new Community Center and Aquatic Complex. The San Domenico Annual Fund raised $875,000, the most in a decade. The 2019 Gala was a terrific success as well, raising more than $413,000 for school projects and faculty professional development. This includes more than $200,000 in contributions to our Fund A Need paddle raise in support
Richie Goldman Parent to Ava ’22
of the Community Center and Aquatic Complex.
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The San Domenico Annual Fund A Community of Caring
On behalf of a grateful school community, we thank you, our donors and volunteers, for your generous contributions to the 2018-19 San Domenico Annual Fund. Each and every gift is greatly valued and contributes to the ongoing legacy of Dominican education and caring at San Domenico School.
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Middle School Alumni Faculty | Staff Matching Gift Deceased
*
Head’s Circle $25,000+
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Douglas Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Goldman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Goldstein High Tide Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Lawrence, Jr. Marin Community Foundation Mr. Bruce Raabe & Ms. Sara Wardell-Smith Schwab Charitable Fund
Founder’s Circle $15,000+
Patsy Clifford Capbarat ’73 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation Mr. Jose Sanchez Seara & Ms. Sandra Lazaro Montferrer Mr. Edward Scal & Ms. Claudia Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Glenn H. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Toney
Visionary Circle $10,000+
Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. James C. Buie, Jr. Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 * The Ruth M. Collins Fund of Marin Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Dillard Mr. & Mrs. James A. Gassel Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Kaye Catherine Bank Kilroy ’88 & Mr. John Kilroy Mr. Hongwei Li & Ms. Kui Duan Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Li Mrs. Kathryn B. Niggeman Parasol Foundation Trust Mr. & Mrs. Britton L. Parawell Mr. & Mrs. Fraser A. Preston Stearns Charitable Trust Vanguard Charitable Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gifts Program Mr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Yates
Community Circle $5,000+
Mr. & Mrs. Steven D. Abbott Mrs. Frances H. Berger
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10 Year Society Member
(recognizing 10 or more consecutive years of giving)
Mr. & Mrs. Pablo Bizjack * Carol Franc Buck ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery A. Cerf * Community Foundation Sonoma County Mrs. Kristine Werner Curwood & Mr. Matt Curwood Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation * Mrs. Linda Gomez Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 Mr. Zhiming Hao & Ms. Hongxia Shi Mr. Scott Henderson & Ms. Kari Heiman * Mr. & Mrs. William A. Hunsinger Mr. Qun Jiang & Mrs. Zhongqi Shi John M. Bryan Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kurtzig Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lane Mr. Nangang Liao & Ms. Manhui Xie Nancy Donnell Lilly ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Ludlow Mr. & Ms. David R. Mandelbrot Mr. & Mrs. Scott Morgan * Mr. & Mrs. Chris J. Neumann Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Mr. Peter Paul & Mrs. Elena Sysovskaya Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Rivers Sally-Christine Rodgers ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Simon Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sullivan, Jr. Ms. Angie D. Taube Mr. Seth B. Taube The Seth and Angie Taube Foundation, Inc. The West Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Lynne Twist * Mr. Tom Vogelheim & Ms. Sabrina Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Graham Weaver Ms. Dayna West Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Wolk
Veritas Circle $3,000+
Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Berry * Dr. Lezley F. Blair Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Bollini II Mr. & Mrs. Kieran M. Brennan Mr. & Ms. Ed Cooper * Mr. Jonathan Cummins & Ms. Elinor MacKinnon Mr. & Mrs. James E. Douglas Mr. John Duncan & Ms. Gillian Libbert *
Fenwick Foundation Fetzer Institute Mr. & Mrs. Thibault Fulconis Dr. & Mrs. Gerald T. Garvey Google Mr. Shizhong Han & Mrs. Yanchun Sui Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Hanavan Mr. & Mrs. David L. Haskell * Mr. & Mrs. Doug J. Hendrickson Mr. & Mrs. Mat A. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Keenley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Kennedy Kate Supple Klein ’75 Ms. Carolyn C. Kostic Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kostic Mr. Michael McInerney & Ms. Courtney Whitaker Mr. Matthew McMahon * Mr. & Mrs. Jim Phoenix Mr. Doug Phythian & Ms. Evelina Tse * Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Qvale Liz Revenko ’87 Mr. Amir Sarreshtehdary & Ms. Parisa Sadeghian Mr. & Mrs. Jason M. Schlesinger Mr. & Mrs. Marc S. Sebastian Mr. & Mrs. Chris Skelton Amy Skewes-Cox ’71 Mr. David Sohn & Dr. Alison Buist Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Sohn Mr. & Mrs. David E. Spitz Mr. & Mrs. John F. Strain The Longview Foundation The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Trimble Visa, Inc. Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Mr. Richard Wood & Ms. Beth Flynn *
Mary Buckingham ’75 Ms. Claire L. Bukata ■ Sister Cyndie Cammack, O.P. Lynn Carrere ’54 † Marguerite Meuris Casillas ’84 * Charles Schwab Foundation Charles Schwab Foundation - Matching Gifts * Christensen Family Foundation Holly Christensen ’74 Ms. Isobel Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Cline Mr. & Mrs. Eric T. Clothier Mr. & Mrs. Dayton Coles Communitas Christi Mrs. Barbara J. Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Tom Corker Trudi Mumford Costello ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Covert Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Cronin Mr. & Mrs. Drew Curby Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Davis Mr. & Mrs. Albert DeLima Carol Diamond ’77
1850 Club $500+
Anonymous (5) Mr. & Mrs. Darr H. Aley Sister Susan Allbritton, O.P. Edith Allison ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alpert * American Endowment Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Aspatore Kirby Atterbury ’61 Mr. Charles E. Auerbach * Autodesk, Inc. * Mr. & Mrs. Eric Axelsen Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Balmaseda Bank of America Charitable Foundation * Drs. Hilda & William O. Bank Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Bauman Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Bell, Jr. Mr. Ted Bender & Dr. Ann Lockhart Courtney Benoist ’77 & Mr. Jason Fish Ms. Anita Berman Ms. Dina Berman & Ms. Laura Greenwald Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Betz Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Ms. Melissa Black & Mr. Diego Fonstad Margaret Huneke Blaine ’51 BNY Mellon Community Partnership * Mr. Thomas Boyer & Ms. Tammy France Mr. & Mrs. Samuel E. Brasch
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Doerschlag Ms. Kristen d’Offay Mr. Phillippe d’Offay Mr. & Mrs. George P. Dohrmann Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Donner Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush Mr. Mark Dumolien & Dr. Carolyn Brown * Mr. & Mrs. William C. Edsall Mr. & Mrs. David Englert * Mr. Horacio Enriquez & Ms. Landy Najera Maureen Curtin-Evermann ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Jay Farrington Mackenzie Flanagan ’10 Nancy Worner Fleck ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Fogarty * Ms. Eve Forbord Mr. & Mrs. Michael Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Christopher B. Fruhauf Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Gaenger Mr. Glen Galaich & Ms. Stephanie Goldsborough The Gap Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Ginsberg Mr. & Mrs. Jay Ginwala Mr. Ignacio Giraldo & Mrs. Maria Borda * Ms. Karen Flores & Mr. Daniel Goldberg *
Reyla Graber ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Grasso Mr. & Mrs. David Grubb Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hart Katie Kelly Heath ’71 Mr. Mark Henderson & Ms. Mercedes McNab Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hines Mr. & Mrs. Karl K. Hoagland III Mr. Fred C. Hock Jr. Susan Hoeschler ’72 Katie Abbott Horn ’71 Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Melanie Jackson ’67 Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50 Amy Clifford Jones ’82 Ms. Margaret Jones Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kaufman Mr. Daniel F. Keegan Ms. Suzanne Keith Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Sheila Doyle Kiernan ’44 Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Jason Kirchner Mr. & Mrs. Noah S. Klein Mr. Chet Klingensmith & Ms. Claire Hart Judith Owens Knight ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Korst The Lagomarsino Family Mr. Brian Lahart & Ms. Meg Sorota Susan Lang ’61 Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Mr. & Ms. Jeffrey Lee Mr. William Legge & Ms. Lisa Der Mr. Tianyong Leng & Mrs. Bing Jiao Ms. Karin Lewis Mr. Jerry Liang & Ms. Tina Leung Mr. & Mrs. Peter Liang Mr. Thung-Ben Lin & Mrs. Shu-Hui Tung LinkedIn Matching Gifts Program * Mr. & Mrs. Andrew K. Loft Dr. Anna Logvinova Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Louie * Page Mailliard ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Manning Ms. Adrienne Mansi Mr. & Mrs. Russell K. Marne Sister Judy Lu McDonnell, O.P. Ms. Melissa McGinn Medtronic Foundation Volunteer Grant Program * Jodylee Travis Meenaghan ’76 & Mr. James Meenaghan Mr. Andrew Middleton & Ms. Antea von Henneberg Mr. & Mrs. Ty R. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Sam Min Mr. James Mitchell Mr. & Dr. Marino Monardi * Ms. Tor Taylor & Ms. Laurie Monserrat Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus F. Montakhab * Mr. & Mrs. Jason Morehouse Mr. & Mrs. George Morf Anne Baumgartner Morris ’53 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Morris Mr. Jenno Morson & Ms. Nancy Toscano Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Nettleton Network for Good Catharine Atterbury Newbury ’62 Mr. & Ms. Chad Nicholson Maio Lashly Nishkian ’74
Hsihon Wang Ohmi ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Sean B. O’Reilly Mr. Shane Orlick & Ms. Courtney Minisce Marta Osterloh ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Ott Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Ott Mr. Sheng Ou & Mrs. Xueni Cheng Louise Fleming Owen ’80 Diane Johnston Paton ’53 Mr. & Mrs. David Pauli Mr. & Mrs. Esben W. Pedersen Mr. Ludger Peters & Ms. Neysa Furey * PG&E Company Employee Giving * Mr. & Mrs. Erik S. Pickering Carol Prince ’63 Mr. Bilal Qureshi & Dr. Carly Qureshi Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Rainey Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas G. Rasmussen Mr. Steve Rasmussen Laura Revenko ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Willem A. Robberts Annie Endozo Roth ’98 Mr. & Mrs. John F. Rutledge, Jr. Mr. Russell Sabini & Ms. Hillary Bennett Salesforce.org - Champion Grants * Mr. & Mrs. Alex Salkever Mr. Chris Samway & Mrs. Wendi Schenkler-Samway * San Francisco Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jason M. Saxon Liz Wilhelm Schott ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Carl Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Shannon Kimberly Shannon ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Shore Mr. & Mrs. Chris Skinnell Dr. & Mrs. Charles Skomer Mr. & Ms. Kevin Smead Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Skip P. Spaulding Mr. Marcus Stock & Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 ■ Mr. & Ms. Erik W. Stocker Dr. & Mrs. David Stone Mr. Matthew J. Strain * Mr. & Mrs. Max Straube Stupski Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jason N. J. Tavano The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Walt Disney Company Foundation * The Winston-Salem Foundation Nancy Powell Tietz ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Timpson Mr. & Mrs. Scott Tithof Ms. Krishna Tyner UBS Financial * Dr. Andrew Valla & Ms. Paula Glodowski-Valla Mr. Robert Vallas & Ms. Kara Weisiger Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. ■ Mr. Joseph Vari & Ms. Sung Hyae Moon Mr. Piush Vidyarthi & Mrs. Nicolette Van Exel Mr. Eugene Walden & Ms. Stacy Weiss Walden Mr. & Mrs. Peng Wang Jeanne Bailard Ware ’48 Mr. & Mrs. William T. Webb Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program * Sam Streich Werback ’68 Alexandra Wheeler ’78 Mr. & Mrs. William P. White
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Symbol Key Dr. & Mrs. Gary Wilkinson Mr. Nick Wilsey & Dr. Sarah Wilsey Lisa Howey Wilson ’88 Mr. Stephen Winiarski & Mrs. Shahnaz Sadegh Mr. David Wise ■ Ms. Lee Ann M. Wise Mr. Wei Wu & Ms. Yanping Ye Mr. Zheng Yang & Mrs. Wei Gu Your Cause
Panther Club Up to $499
Anonymous (23) Ms. Esther Adams Adobe Systems Inc.* Ms. Dorie Akka ■ Ms. Laraine Allen Megan Amaral ’01 American Heart Association Elizabeth Bowe Anders ’64 Denise Cain Anderson ’82 Robin Mayrisch Andrae ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ansara Carolyn Wadleigh Ashby ’62 Becky Sandkuhle Ashley ’67 Mr. Dan Babior & Mrs. Lucy Puls ■ Mr. & Mrs. James D. Baigrie Ms. Kali S. Baird ■ Mary Jane Baird ’58 Marianne Petrini Bales ’62 Dr. & Mrs. Dustin Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Max Barker ■ Mr. Mark Barrett ■ Mr. Juan Barrios & Ms. Ruth Pelico Lauren Becker ’04 Mr. Steve Bergman ■ Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Berry ■ Ms. Colleen Bertiglia ■ Ms. Ximena Bervejillo ■ Jennifer Tomsic Bioche ’85 Mary Bishop ’86 ■ Mr. Fedrico Biven Mrs. Carmen M. Bizjack Mr. Willam Reid & Ms. Heather Blackie Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Blakeley Mr. & Mrs. Carl Blom Robin O’Neill Board ’73 Patti McCarthy Boitano ’67 Anne Bolcom ’70 Melinda Borello ’10 ■ Mary Bos-Witschen ’46 Mr. & Mrs. John Bowermaster ■ Tracy Linsin Bradlee ’92 u Ms. Julianne T. Bretan ■ Ms. Suzanne Brice Mr. David Briggs & Ms. Tess Elliott Mary Helen Briscoe ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Barrett C. Brown Ms. Doris Brown ■ Kelly Brown ’83 * Michele McCarthy Brown ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brown Catherine Carney Browning ’71 Ms. Deanna Bruton ■ Ms. Stephanie Buechner ■ Andrew Buie ’09 u Sarah Nicoud Burns ’80 Beth Hartmann Bursch ’62 Ms. Shari M. Byrnes ■ Mr. Silvino Cabello & Mrs. Ericka Cortez
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Ms. Stacey E. Caen Eileen Callaghan ’48 Dr. & Mrs. Lundy Campbell Mr. & Mrs. John N. Cappiello Ms. Alyssa E. Carnahan ■ Mrs. Margaret Cashman Mr. Adam Casias ■ Ms. Madeleine Caton Jean Novak Cattaneo ’63 Diana Fong Chan ’58 Ms. Greta H. Chang Véronique Racine Chang ’04 * Mr. & Mrs. Mike Chase Mr. & Ms. Timothy Chatard Chevron Matching Employee Funds * Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Chiarella * Katherine Childs ’90 u Ms. Christine A. Christiansen Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Christy Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Churchill ■ Mrs. Nicole Cibellis ■ Mr. James S. Clapp Brooke Clark ’17 u Ms. Caitlin Clark ■ Campbell Christina Clark ’14 u Ms. Doree Clark ■ Ms. Doreen Clark ■ Frances Walker Clark ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Philip B. Clark II * Mr. Jason Clarke ■ Ms. Rata Clarke Shawn Sweeney Copenhagen ’84 Ms. McKenzie Corbett ■ Dr. Frank Corker Mr. & Mrs. Howard H. Cummings Ms. Nikcole T. Cunningham
Teresa Kelleher Dildine ’75 u Anne Dinkelspiel ’74 Laurie Sweeney Doolittle ’77 * Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Dorfman Mr. & Mrs. Christopher G. Dutton Mr. Jeff Eberhard & Dr. Laura Eberhard Kathleen Weitzel Ebert ’64 Sally Edwards ’66 Ms. Jana Eliasova Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Engler Ms. Ann Marie Errickson ■ Ms. Mary Jean Espulgar-Rowe Mrs. Sara Evans Ms. Sonya Evans & Mr. Antonio Daniel ■ Tara Evans-Boyce ’90 u & Mr. Shane Boyce Dr. & Mrs. Jay F. Fairborn Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Fallat Maria Fasal Faulconer ’63 Muffie Pennisi Fendler ’66 Mrs. Kristin Ferrarone ■ Ms. Cecilia Figueroa ■ Mrs. Dora Fleming Ms. Shelley Flint ■ Sister Maria Foraboschi, O.P. Mrs. Emma Forrest ■ Mr. Edward Fowler & Ms. Amy Salisbury Mr. & Mrs. David A. Friend Ms. Tracy Froehlich ■ Ms. Deborah Fugate ■ Susan McCarthy Fujita ’65 Mr. Michael Fulton ■ Sarah Gale ’06 Mr. Richard Dieterich & Ms. Kaitlyn Gallagher ■ Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Garcia
Ms. Kathryn Cunnyngham * Mr. H. Terry Cush Mr. Nicholas Da Silva & Ms. Phuong Le Mr. & Mrs. David Dammen Mr. John M. Daniel ■ Anne Scafidi Davey ’70 Patricia Suhr Dawson ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Henri de Marcellus Mr. & Mrs. Ralph De Rango Lauretta Del Curto ’65 Judith Boss Del Tredici ’60 Mr. & Mrs. Rob DeNunzio ■ Mr. Robert DeNunzio Louise Lazarus de Vries ’51 Lillian Machado Dickson ’50
Mrs. Linda Garrison Jane Gazzola ’76 Mr. & Mrs. David Geffen Mr. Peter Hottenstein & Ms. Brooke Gelber ■ Genentech, Inc.* Tracy Gerhauser-Hilton ’84 Ms. Zoe Ghazi ■ Ms. Laurie Giesen Mr. & Mrs. Dan Gilmartin ■ Ms. Susan E. Gladwin Ms. Michal Goralsky & Ms. Ellen Cohen Mr. Kevin Gordon ■ Ms. Jean M. Gorecki ■ Lynn Gratonik ’64
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Middle School Alumni Faculty | Staff Matching Gift Deceased
Mr. Andy Greenberg & Ms. Julie Ansara Dr. & Mrs. Burton Greenberg Ms. Erin Greenwell ■ Ms. Jennifer Grimes ■ Ms. Marlene Gutierrez Ms. Elizabeth A. Hancock Mr. & Mrs. Rupert Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Mike Hartman Mary Hawkes ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Richmond B. Hazlehurst Mr. & Mrs. Tim Heidinger ■ Mrs. Liz Held ■ Anne Adams Helms ’52 Ms. Pauline E. Henderson Ms. Mary Hendrickson & Mr. John Krogman Carolyn Sharon Heyder ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Ken High ■ Mr. & Mrs. Tad High Ms. Beverly Hock Ms. Anne B. Hoffman ■ Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hoffman Laura Hofmeister ’69 Barbara Dolter Hogan ’72 Mr. Richard Holland & Dr. Gisele Norris Mr. Ryan Hopper ■ Mr. & Mrs. Kelly S. Houston ■ Mr. Terry Hoy ■ Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Huffman ■ Ms. Vicki Hunsinger Mr. & Mrs. Dan Hunt ■ Carol McCulloch Ingwersen ’58 Ms. Eugenia Ives ■ Kathleen Mahoney Jablonski ’65 Terry Jackson ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Jessen ■ Lynn Schmitz Johnson ’65 Mr. & Mrs. William Johnson Patti Nicolai Johnstone ’70 Doris Joos ’94 Dr. & Mrs. Jay A. Kaiser Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign * Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kaplan Mr. Adam Karsten & Ms. Kate Milliken Judith Kehoe ’62 Mr. Bruce Keith & Ms. Kimberli Brown Dr. Thomas P. Kenefick Mr. Mirza Khan ■ Katharine Marshall Kibby ’48 Mr. Jihun Kim & Ms. Soonsun Lee Ms. Dana C. Kindig ■ KKR * Christina Leone Klein ’03 ■ Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Klein, Jr. Ms. Ann Krinitsky ■ Louise Krozek ’62 Mr. Julian Kwasneski & Ms. Lisa Hilgers Anna Salgado La Monte ’89 Mr. Daniel La Russo & Ms. Alison McGrath Dr. & Mrs. John Lake Ms. Katherine J. Lake Ms. Julie Lanzarin ■
Ms. Kathy Laughlin ■ & Mr. Jeff Archer Mr. Yuen Lee & Ms. Kristan Ruona Ms. Catherine LeFevre Mr. & Mrs. Jose Leon Padilla ■ Mr. & Mrs. Aran Levasseur ■ Levi Strauss & Co.* Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Levine ■ Dr. Brian Lewis & Dr. Bobbie Head Rev. Jack R. Lewis Ms. Shirley Li ■ Mary Susan Lilley ’65 Joanne Lin ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Lindsay Martha Hamilton Lindstrom ’61 Lori Winkelman Litwin ’68 Mr. & Mrs. David Llodra Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lopez ■ Mr. & Mrs. Greer Lowery Mr. & Mrs. Reinhard Ludke ■ Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lyons Ms. Shannon Machado ■ Julia Howard Macy ’53 Megan Madden ’76 Dr. and Mrs. John Madsen Jr. Ms. Kate Mahoney Ms. Anne Malamud ■ Mr. & Mrs. Butch Malec ■ Mr. Jeff Mann & Ms. Elisabeth Blackwell Ms. Christina Marcu ■ Ms. Kathryn Marshall ■ Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. & Mrs. Peter Martin Ms. Kirstie Martinelli ■ Matson Navigation Company Matson Navigation Company, Inc & Subsidiaries * Ms. Katherine May ■ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. McCallister ■ Nellene Urry McCracken ’56 Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. McCubbin Mr. & Mrs. Ronald McGrath Ms. Amy McIntosh ■ Mr. Dan McKee & Ms. Lori Shanoff Mrs. Veronica McKenna Natasha Smith McKeown ’87 ■ Mr. Dan McNamara & Ms. Amy Beresford Mr. Jeffery McPhail & Ms. Janet Jennings Mr. Michael J. Mello ■ Ms. Patricia Mennucci Mr. Robert Mesarchik & Dr. Kate Brennan Ms. Nancy Meyer ■ Debbie Supple Miller ’69 Robin Dinkelspiel Miller ’59 Ms. Elizabeth Miranda ■ Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Mollison Ms. Allison Moore ■ Mr. & Mrs. John Moren ■ Ms. Molly Morris ■ Stephanie O’Byrne Morris ’82 & Mr. Alan Morris ■ Stephanie de Gorog Mosher ’89 Ms. Meagan Motley ■ Ms. Jimena Motta ■ Ms. Joanna Mueller ■ Ms. Aisha M. Nakijoba Ms. Jennifer Nash ■ Ms. Laura Neely ■ Mr. & Ms. Gad Nestel ■ Ms. Claire Neuner ■ Lorna Fung Ng ’83 Mr. Quang Nguyen & Ms. Phanica Uk Mr. Adam P. Noah Ms. Erin Noble ■ Marianne Nobmann ’75
Ms. Elizabeth A. Noden Mr. & Mrs. Kristian Noden ■ Danette Woo Nolan ’78 Sister M. Brigid Noonan, O.P. Mrs. & Mr. Fred Norton Mrs. Teresa A. Notari ■ Mr. & Mrs. Stewart C. Noyce Catherine Oberto ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Luke O’Byrne Nancie Veit O’Connell ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Robin S. O’Connell Dr. & Mrs. Pier J. Oddone Mr. & Mrs. Tyler M. Olbres Mr. Mark Olson & Ms. Iris Krause Mrs. Haley O’Malley Mr. & Mrs. Bob O’Meara Mr. & Mrs. Chris O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Kendall Mason Osborn Ms. Fiona O’Sullivan ■ Ms. Tammy Ouellette ■ Mr. & Mrs. Melville Owen Chris Brown Palmquist Marshall ’69 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Paluska Mr. Don Panec & Ms. Susan Mansi Mr. & Mrs. Donald Panec Mr. & Mrs. Michael Papay Gail Fairchild Paquette ’72 Mr. William Richter & Ms. LeaAnne Parlette ■
Erin Heffernan Pasha ’89 Mrs. Bette J. Pedroli Bette Jane Pedroli-Crossley ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Andy H. Perez Mr. & Mrs. David Perkinson Amy Armstrong Phillips ’85 Mr. & Mrs. John Phillips ■ Mr. Stephen Pierce ■ Mr. & Mrs. Frank Falkenburg ■ Mr. David Pogrel & Ms. Chalita Photikoe Marti Elvebak Porter ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Rob S. Potter Susan Rigsbee Purkart ’55 Mary Bradley Quinlan ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Marc R. Quiñones Vinette Pennisi Ramsay ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Raven Helen Greeley Recinos ’78 Mary Haynes Redick ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Reeser ■ Stephanie Denk Rehak ’89* Mr. William Resner ■ Mr. & Mrs. Victor J. Revenko Ms. Dixie Ricards ■ Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Richter ■ Pauline Riley ’62 Dr. & Mrs. Tod Rist Mr. Dan Rivers
Mr. & Ms. Jason Roberts Joan Larkins Robertson ’74 Ms. Anne Marie Robinson ■ Holly Greeff Robinson ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Greg Robley ■ Elizabeth Rogers ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rohner Mr. Robert J. Rossi Shea Rounds ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ryan ■ Mr. & Mrs. Jay Rynbrandt Sister Marie Sagues, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Ken Salisbury Belinda Sanchez ’91 Sarah Sanford ’85 Mr. Babak S. Sani Ms. Gina Sarao Webster Mr. & Mrs. David C. Sargent Cressey Wallace Sayre ’57 Ms. Lynn Scheibach Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 Ms. Toni Scott ■ Dr. Melinda M. Scully Lisa Wolcott Sebastian ’87 Mr. Eric R. Shapiro Laura Francine Shaw ’65 Mr. John Shea & Ms. Zdena Sucha Patricia Craven Sheehan ’54 Cornelia Sias ’66 Diane Gwerder Siegel ’53 Mr. Chad Sigler ■ Margaret Streich Sigley ’59 Mr. Mark Simons ■ Mr. & Mrs. Michael I. Skaff Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Skaggs ■ Ms. Erica Smith ■ Ms. Jacky Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Smith Sarah Ann Maleady Smith ’75 Mr. William Smith & Ms. Ann Aylwin Mr. Anthony Spinale & Ms. Angie Schleicher Ms. Iphy St. Juste ■ Mr. Kirk McLaughlin & Ms. Hilary Staples ■ Ms. Karlyn M. Strand ■ Dr. & Mrs. Michael C. Stricker Jennifer Lawrence Strohmaier ’68 Ms. Amy C. Strousse ■ Dr. Girish Subramanyan & Dr. Sue Lee Mr. & Mrs. David Swaim Mr. Cuong Ta ■ Mr. Todd Tash ■
Maur Bettman Tavernetti ’70 Drs. John & Gabrielle Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Kiyoshi Terasawa Kathy Futscher Theofel ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Thompson Lynn Cresalia Thompson ’73 Tilda Muller Thompson ’64 Thea Thompson ’88* Mr. Christopher Townsend TPG Global, LLC* Wanden Treanor ’73 Amanda Tredinnick ’01 ■ u Mr. Scott Tseckares & Ms. Penelope Hondrogen Frances Tucker ’62 Mr. Zachary Twist & Ms. Halima Afi Diane Randall Vail ’61 Ms. Anna C. Valadao Mr. & Mrs. Micah G. Van der Ryn Ms. Karen Van Paris ■ Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Mr. Candido Velasquez & Mrs. Martha Montejano Mr. Marcel Velazquez & Ms. Churni Bhattcharya Mr. Robert Viramontes ■ Debra Kahn-Wand ’77 Ms. Laura Webb ■ Mr. Scott R. Webster Mr. Dirk A. Weiss ■ Mary Anne Harrison Wells ’52 Eve Gazzola Wertsch ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Wetherall Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Wetherall Mr. & Mrs. David Whaley ■ Mr. & Mrs. Bradley A. Wickwire Pamela Boyd Williams ’69 Mr. Benjamin Wilson & Ms. Sandy Pfaff Leslie Atterbury Wittkopp ’66 Sandra Fly Wong ’66 Ms. Logan Wood & Mr. Paul Brigham Ms. Madeleine Wood ■ Mr. Mukesh Ojha & Mrs. Heather Wright Ojha ■ Terese McChrystal Wright ’47 & Mr. Sam Wright Mr. James Wyatt Mr. & Ms. Whitney B. Wyatt Ms. Carina Ybarra ■ Mr. & Mrs. Robert Yee Mr. Pierre Zamorano & Dr. Tanya Zamorano Mr. David Zemke & Dr. Laura Riordan
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A Vision for Community and Aquatics The Sister Gervaise Valpey, O.P. Community Center and Aquatic Complex San Domenico is continually evolving to meet the needs of our vibrant K-12 student community and grow our athletic program. The new Community Center and Aquatic Complex will be a lynchpin project for the School, providing a coordinated use facility for athletic teams and all students at San Domenico. With the financial support of our community, the state-of-the-art facility will be named honor of Sister Gervaise Valpey, O.P. in recognition of her 50-plus years of service and her contribution to Dominican education across the globe. Our efforts to raise funds for this important initiative continues this year. Once completed, a full list of all donors will be published. To learn more about the project and how to become involved, please contact Anna Heidinger, Director of Advancement. We are grateful to the following San Domenico families, trustees, alumni, faculty, and friends whose early, generous support helped seed this exciting project. The following list is inclusive of gifts and pledges through June 30, 2019 and from the 2019 Gala Fund A Need Paddle Raise. A complete list of all donors to the project will be published in the year ahead. Our thanks to you all!
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Anonymous Abbott Corporation Susan Allbritton, O.P. Edith Allison ’63 Denise Cain Anderson ’82 Nicole Heynneman Anderson ’90 Sjoukje & Eric Axelsen Monica & Pablo Bizjack Johanna Edwards Bracken ’73 Catherine Carney Browning ’71 Deanna Bruton Mary & Jim Buie Cyndie Cammack, O.P. Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 Mary & Mark Churchill Caitlin Clark Doree Clark Class of ’73 Class of ’74 Shino & Jeremy Cline Ruth Collins ’81 Community Foundation Santa Cruz County Sherri Corker Kathryn Cunnyngham Kristine Werner Curwood & Matt Curwood Yvette & Richard Dal Porto Heather & Arthur Davis Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Doug & Michele Dillard Suzanne & Chris Doerschlag Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Wendy & Andrew Donner Laurie Sweeney Doolittle ’77 Carolyn Brown & Mark Dumolien Andy Edmondson Mabi & Michael Ellis Tara Evans-Boyce ’90 & Shane Boyce Kelli Limm Fair & Christian Fair Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Miranda Maas & Cornelius Fitzgerald Nancy Worner Fleck ’72 Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Amy Salisbury & Ed Fowler Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Michael Fulton Stephanie Goldsborough & Glen Galaich Elizabeth & James Gassel Traci & James Gearhart Sandy & Christopher Gerner Susan & Jay Ginwala Traci & Richard Goldman Elizabeth & Michael Grasso Lynn Gratonik ’64 Julie Ansara & Andy Greenberg Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 Emily & Bruce Hanavan Betsy Riley Harclerode ’01 Mary Hawkes ’70 Anna & Tim Heidinger
Deborah Todd Heim ’63 Liz Held Kim & Ken High Joanne Cieri Hildahl ’68 Laura Hofmeister ’69 Katie Abbott Horn ’71 Chloe Horner v06 Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Impact Assets Marcy Scandalis Israel ’78 Ana & Mat Johnson Linley & Peter Kaye Kimberli Brown & Bruce Keith Sheila Doyle Kiernan ’44 Sara & Andy Kurtzig Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Lisa Der & William Legge Tina Leung & Jerry Liang Martha Hamilton Lindstrom ’61 Mia & Jeff Ludlow Roxanne & Sean Mangosing Diane & Russell Marne Catherine Davis Marsten ’63 Matson Navigation Company, Inc & Subsidiaries Caroline J. Merrill Kate Brennan & Robert Mesarchik Lisa & Marino Monardi Michelle & Cyrus Montakhab Annie & George Morf Susan Abbott Mumford ’67 Mary Ann & Chris Neumann Lynn & Stewart Noyce Catherine Oberto ’68 Gennie & Tyler Olbres Jolénne & Bob O’Meara Courtney Minisce & Shane Orlick Tammy Ouellette Louise Fleming Owen ’80 Nancy Espinoza Owens & Nick Owens Susan Mansi & Don Panec Alicia Parise ’00 Andrew & Elda Parise Shawndra Parise ’93 Diane Johnston Paton ’53 Elena Sysovskaya & Peter Paul Emager Lacy Pearce ’89 Lene & Esben Pedersen Courtney & John Phillips Carol Prince ’63 Carly & Bilal Qureshi Barbara Hansen Reding ’63 Renaissance Charitable . Foundation, INC. Dixie Ricards Béa & Gyani Richards Joan Larkins Robertson ’74 Sally-Christine Rodgers ’74 Sandra Lazaro Montferrer . & Jose Sanchez Seara
Parisa Sadeghian & Amir Sarreshtehdary Claudia Lewis & Woody Scal Kristin & Jason Schlesinger Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 Schwab Charitable Fund Toni Scott Lisa & Marc Sebastian Erin & Judd Sher Dorothea & Michael Skaff Susan & Kevin Smead Sarah Ann Maleady Smith ’75 Betsy & Glenn Snyder Alison Buist & David Sohn Christine & Eric Sohn Hilary Staples & Kirk McLaughlin
Cynthia Berg Stiely ’68 Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 & Marcus Stock Ali & David Stone Stupski Family Fund Sue Lee & Girish Subramanyan Sanna Oddone Sullivan ’01 June & John Sullivan Maur Bettman Tavernetti ’70 Dan & Kathleen Toney Wanden Treanor ’73 Ginger & Daniel Trimble Penelope Hondrogen & Scott Tseckares Vanguard Charitable Rob Viramontes Stacy Weiss Walden & Eugene Walden
Jeanne Bailard Ware ’48 Cindy & Graham Weaver Sam Streich Werback ’68 Dayna West Pamela Boyd Williams ’69 Sarah & Nick Wilsey David Wise Leslie Atterbury Wittkopp ’66 Sandra Fly Wong ’66 Beth Flynn & Richard Wood Elizabeth Monson Worthington ’45 Heather Wright Ojha & Mukesh Ojha Terese McChrystal Wright ’47 & Sam Wright
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Corporate Matching Gifts f
We are grateful to our donors and their employers for their generous support of the San Domenico Annual Fund.
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Adobe Systems Inc. Autodesk, Inc. Bank of America Charitable Foundation BNY Mellon Community Partnership Charles Schwab Foundation - Matching gifts Chevron Matching Employee Funds Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Digital Realty Fetzer Institute The Gap Inc Genentech, Inc. Google Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign
KKR Levi Strauss & Co. LinkedIn Matching Gifts Program Matson Navigation Company Medtronic Foundation Volunteer Grant Program PG&E Company/ Employee Giving Salesforce - Champion Grants The Walt Disney Company Foundation TPG Global, LLC UBS Financial Visa, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program
Parent Giving
to the San Domenico Annual Fund Thank you to each of our donors and tireless volunteers. Special thanks to our indefatigable Annual Fund Class Captains.
Kim & Ken High Soonsun Lee & Jihun Kim Tina Leung & Jerry Liang Manhui Xie & Nangang Liao Daniela & Michael Manning Wendy & Scott Morgan Iris Krause & Mark Olson Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Evelina Tse & Doug Phythian Maria & Rob Potter Sharon & Tod Rist Patricia & Jason Roberts Gina Sarao Webster Claudia Lewis & Woody Scal Zdena Sucha & John Shea Maureen & Greg Smith Sue Lee & Girish Subramanyan Julia & Theodore Timpson Shannon & Scott Tithof Ginger & Daniel Trimble Scott Webster Shahnaz Sadegh & Stephen Winiarski Wei Gu & Zheng Yang
Class of 2022
Class of 2019
Anonymous Heather Blackie & Willam Reid Diane & Jeffery Cerf Christine A. Christiansen Laura & Jeff Eberhard Susan E. Gladwin Julie Ansara & Andy Greenberg Robin & Vernon Huffman Catherine & John Kilroy Jill & Gregory Korst Hongwei Li & Kui Duan Tina Leung & Jerry Liang Katherine & David Llodra Michael McInerney & Courtney Whitaker Kate Brennan & Robert Mesarchik Heejung & Sam Min Nicole & Peter Mollison Lynn & Stewart Noyce Rhonda & Chris O’Reilly Vickie & Sean O’Reilly Louise & Lawson Owen Rachel & John Paluska Babak S. Sani Maureen & Greg Smith Ann Aylwin & William Smith Christine & Eric Sohn Lisa & John Strain Matthew Strain Christopher Townsend Halima Afi & Zachary Twist Faaluga & Micah Van der Ryn Lijun & Peng Wang
Class of 2020
Anonymous Sandy & Darr Aley Sjoukje & Eric Axelsen Dina Berman & Laura Greenwald Monica & Pablo Bizjack Lundy & Diane Campbell Shino & Jeremy Cline Tracy & Howard Cummings
Barry Price & Kim D’Arcy Elizabeth & Eric Dorfman Mary Jean Espulgar-Rowe Stacey & Brian Kaplan Linley & Peter Kaye Kirsten Korn Kristan Ruona & Yuen Lee Nao Etsuki & Jeffrey Lee Catherine LeFevre Yuqing & Lian Liu Mia & Jeff Ludlow Lai Sha Tang & Ru Xiong Ma Kina & David Mandelbrot Janet Jennings & Jeffery McPhail Annie & George Morf Phanica Uk & Quang Nguyen Lisa & Gregory Ott Xueni Cheng & Sheng Ou Jennifer Lopez & John Paczkowski Alex & Scott Ray Susan & Kevin Smead Betsy & Glenn Snyder Gabrielle & John Taylor Naomi & Kiyoshi Terasawa Penelope Hondrogen & Scott Tseckares Anna C. Valadao Stacy Weiss Walden & Eugene Walden
Class of 2021
Anonymous Ruth Pelico & Juan Barrios Jessica & Michael Berry Kristina & Michael Betz Stacey Caen Trista & Tom Corker Elinor MacKinnon & Jonathan Cummins Kathryn Cunnyngham Cindy & Albert DeLima London & Jay Fairborn Eve Forbord Monica & Michael Friedman Kaitlyn Gallagher & Richard Dieterich Susan & Jay Ginwala Hongxia Shi & Zhiming Hao
Anonymous Monica & Pablo Bizjack Diego Fonstad & Melissa Black Lezley F. Blair Shino & Jeremy Cline Bridget & Robert Cooper Kerry & Ed Cooper Nikcole Cunningham Phuong Le & Nicholas Da Silva Merri & Joseph Engler Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Kaitlyn Gallagher & Richard Dieterich Traci & Richard Goldman Pauline Henderson Erika & Karl Hoagland Zhongqi Shi & Qun Jiang Linley & Peter Kaye Kimberli Brown & Bruce Keith Catherine & John Kilroy Carolyn Kostic Lisa Der & William Legge Anna Logvinova Natasha & Greer Lowery Melissa & Robert Martin Antea von Henneberg & Andrew Middleton Michelle & Cyrus Montakhab Aisha Nakijoba Hailey & Kristian Noden Elizabeth Noden Mimi & Robin O’Connell Lisa & Gregory Ott Celeste & Andy Perez Hillary Bennett & Russell Sabini Belinda Sanchez Sandra Lazaro Montferrer & Jose Sanchez Seara Robyn & Martin Shore Max & Claire Straube Ananda & Jason Tavano Thea Thompson Martha Montejano & Candido Velasquez Sabrina Simmons & Tom Vogelheim Cindy & Graham Weaver Dayna West Tanya & Pierre Zamorano
Class of 2023
Anonymous Steve & Meg Abbott Karen Stead Baigrie & James Baigrie Nadine & Christopher Berry Katy Childs Miki Goralsky & Ellie Cohen Jenny & Jay Farrington Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Stephanie Goldsborough & Glen Galaich Susan & Jay Ginwala Julie Ansara & Andy Greenberg Emily & Bruce Hanavan Brenda & William Hunsinger Carrie & Jonathan Kaufman Lisa Hilgers & Julian Kwasneski Meg Sorota & Brian Lahart Jeff & Nao Etsuki Lee Denise & Edmund Louie Melissa & Robert Martin Emily & Peter Martin Gail & Tom McCallister Natasha K. McKeown Phanica Uk & Quang Nguyen Jennifer & Luke O’Byrne Annika & Kendall Osborn Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Lene & Esben Pedersen Courtney & John Phillips Shauna Gaus & Erik Pickering Devon & Fraser Preston Sandra Lazaro Montferrer & Jose Sanchez Seara Katherine & David Sargent Diane & Carl Shannon Bonnie & David Spitz Lindsay London & Erik Stocker Sung Hyae Moon & Joseph Vari Cleary & Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Michelle & William White Belinda & Bradley Wickwire Tina & Gary Wolk
Class of 2024
Anonymous Kelly & Michael Alpert Rachel & Jonathan Aspatore Karen Stead Baigrie & James Baigrie Jessica & Michael Berry Jennifer & Gerard Cronin London & Jay Fairborn Suzanne & David Friend Adelaide & Thibault Fulconis Jackie & Theo Garcia Amy & Jamie Ginsberg Yanchun Sui & Shizhong Han Shyla & Doug Hendrickson Lisa & Jeff Hines Gisele Norris & Richard Holland Ana & Mat Johnson Amy & Gregory Jones Nicole & Joseph Kennedy Claire Hart & Chet Klingensmith Katherine Lake Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Diane & Russell Marne Jodylee & James Meenaghan Mr. & Mrs. Ty R. Miller Jennifer & Jason Morehouse Evelyn & John Moren Angela & Chad Nicholson
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Hailey & Kristian Noden Elizabeth Noden David Nyberg Mimi & Robin O’Connell Jolénne & Bob O’Meara Vickie & Sean O’Reilly David & Monica Pauli Courtney & John Phillips Shauna Gaus & Erik Pickering Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Kate & Jordan Reeser Julia & Willem Robberts Michelle & John Rutledge Lisa & Alex Salkever Shel & Jason Saxon Kristin & Jason Schlesinger Kerri & Chris Skinnell Margaret & Scott Smith Angie Schleicher & Anthony Spinale Kira & David Swaim Angie Taube Seth Taube Ananda & Jason Tavano Cindy & Graham Weaver Madeleine Wood Logan Wood & Paul Brigham Yanping Ye & Wei Wu Laura Riordan & David Zemke
Class of 2025
Elaine & Michael Blakeley Alicia & Samuel Brasch Ericka Cortez & Silvino Cabello Amy & Drew Curby Kristine Werner Curwood & Matt Curwood Kim D’Arcy
Catherine & John Kilroy Annie & George Morf Nancy Toscano & Jenno Morson Courtney Minisce & Shane Orlick LeaAnne A. Parlette & William Richter Elena Sysovskaya & Peter Paul David & Monica Pauli Celeste & Andy Perez Amy Phillips Chalita Photikoe & David Pogrel Devon & Fraser Preston Marc & Stacey Quiñones Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Kira & Charles Skomer Hilary Staples & Kirk McLaughlin Shannon & Scott Tithof Krishna Tyner Nicolette Van Exel & Piush Vidyarthi Tina & Gary Wolk Beth Flynn & Richard Wood Susan & Christopher Yates
Class of 2026
Anonymous Ann Lockhart & Ted Bender Bridget & Robert Cooper Heather & Arthur Davis Jana Eliasova Sonya Evans & Antonio Daniel Jackie & Theo Garcia Jen & David Haskell Pauline Henderson Erika & Karl Hoagland Nielma & Kirby Hock Kate Milliken & Adam Karsten Carrie & Jonathan Kaufman Diane & Kevin Keenley
Sarah & David Perkinson Katherine & David Sargent Melinda Scully Christine & Eric Sohn Lindsay London & Erik Stocker Kira & David Swaim Sung Hyae Moon & Joseph Vari Churni Bhattcharya & Marcel Velazquez Mindy & David Whaley Belinda & Bradley Wickwire Heather Wright Ojha & Mukesh Ojha
Class of 2027
Meghan & Timothy Chatard Joanne & Joseph Covert Kristen d’Offay Phillippe d’Offay Gillian Libbert & John Duncan Francesca & David Englert Sharon & Noah Klein Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Denise & Edmund Louie Lisa & Marino Monardi Melissa & Gad Nestel Mary Ann & Chris Neumann Hailey & Kristian Noden Elizabeth Noden Gennie & Tyler Olbres Vivicka & Britton Parawell Sarah & David Perkinson Carrie & Greg Robley Katie & Eric Ryan Ananda & Jason Tavano Cindy & Graham Weaver Tina & Gary Wolk Beth Flynn & Richard Wood Gina & Whitney Wyatt Carina Ybarra
Class of 2028 Desiree & Rob DeNunzio Doug & Michele Dillard Wendy & Andrew Donner Carolyn Brown & Mark Dumolien Mabi & Michael Ellis Francesca & David Englert Tara Evans-Boyce & Shane Boyce Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Elizabeth & James Gassel Brooke Gelber & Peter Hottenstein Karen Flores & Daniel Goldberg Elizabeth & Michael Grasso Emily & Bruce Hanavan Kim & Ken High
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Shannon & Jason Kirchner Sara & Andy Kurtzig Alison McGrath & Daniel La Russo Katherine Lake Emily & Peter Martin Lori Shanoff & Dan McKee Lisa & Marino Monardi Evelyn & John Moren Adam Noah Jennifer & Luke O’Byrne Iris Krause & Mark Olson Susan Mansi & Don Panec Megan & Michael Papay
Alicia & Samuel Brasch Ericka Cortez & Silvino Cabello Bridget & Robert Cooper Desiree & Rob DeNunzio Suzanne & Chris Doerschlag Kristen d’Offay Phillippe d’Offay Kari Heiman & Scott Henderson Kate Milliken & Adam Karsten Linley & Peter Kaye David Nyberg Sara Wardell-Smith & Bruce Raabe Katie & Eric Ryan Parisa Sadeghian & Amir Sarreshtehdary Catherine & Stephen Simon Alison Buist & David Sohn
Sandy Pfaff & Benjamin Wilson Madeleine Wood
Class of 2029
Anonymous Mary & Mark Churchill Heather & Arthur Davis Tara Evans-Boyce & Shane Boyce Amy Salisbury & Ed Fowler Elizabeth & James Gassel Robin & Vernon Huffman Sharon & Noah Klein Holly & Michael Nettleton Gennie & Tyler Olbres Courtney Minisce & Shane Orlick Kate & Jordan Reeser Kristen & Gregory Rivers Jennie & Chris Skelton
Class of 2030
Anonymous Marica & Gerald Garvey Kari Heiman & Scott Henderson Amy Beresford & Dan McNamara Mary Ann & Chris Neumann Courtney Minisce & Shane Orlick Louise & Nicholas Rasmussen Catherine & Stephen Simon Jennie & Chris Skelton Alison Buist & David Sohn Ali & David Stone Irina & William Webb Mindy & David Whaley
Class of 2031
Anonymous Tammy France & Thomas Boyer Elizabeth & Kieran Brennan Marisol & John Cappiello Mary & Mark Churchill Doug & Michele Dillard Landy Najera & Horacio Enriquez Mercedes McNab & Mark Henderson Elena Sysovskaya & Peter Paul Carly & Bilal Qureshi Kristen & Gregory Rivers Dorothea & Michael Skaff Sarah & Nick Wilsey
Alumni Giving by Class Year
Thank you to our San Domenico alumni who demonstrated their loyalty to their alma mater with a gift to the Annual Fund in 2018-19. Your generosity is deeply appreciated. Class of ’44
Class of ’55
Class of ’46
Class of ’56
Nellene Urry McCracken
Edith Allison Jean Novak Cattaneo Maureen Curtin-Evermann Maria Fasal Faulconer Carol Prince
Class of ’47
Class of ’57
Class of ’64
Sheila Doyle Kiernan
Mary Bos-Witschen
Terese McChrystal Wright
Class of ’48
Eileen Callaghan Katharine Marshall Kibby Jeanne Bailard Ware
Susan Rigsbee Purkart
Mary Haynes Redick Cressey Wallace Sayre
Class of ’58
Mary Jane Baird Diana Fong Chan Carol McCulloch Ingwersen
Class of ’63
Elizabeth Bowe Anders Kathleen Weitzel Ebert Lynn Gratonik Katharine Tucker Schoellerman Tilda Muller Thompson
Class of ’65
Mary Helen Briscoe Lillian Machado Dickson Virginia Giannini Hammerness Virginia Stewart Jarvis
Class of ’59
Molly Keil Hynes Robin Dinkelspiel Miller Margaret Streich Sigley
Lauretta Del Curto Susan McCarthy Fujita Kathleen Mahoney Jablonski Lynn Schmitz Johnson Mary Susan Lilley Laura Francine Shaw
Class of ’51
Class of ’60
Class of ’66
Class of ’50
Margaret Huneke Blaine Patricia Suhr Dawson Louise Lazarus de Vries
Class of ’52
Anne Adams Helms Mary Anne Harrison Wells
Class of ’53
Julia Howard Macy Anne Baumgartner Morris Nancie Veit O’Connell Diane Johnston Paton Holly Greeff Robinson Diane Gwerder Siegel
Class of ’54
Carol Franc Buck Reyla Graber Patricia Craven Sheehan
Judith Boss Del Tredici
Class of ’61
Kirby Atterbury Heidi Hickingbotham Cary Frances Walker Clark Susan Lang Marcie Noltner Leach Martha Hamilton Lindstrom Diane Randall Vail
Class of ’62
Carolyn Wadleigh Ashby Marianne Petrini Bales Beth Hartmann Bursch Judith Kehoe Louise Krozek Virginia Sturdevant Lyons Catharine Atterbury Newbury Pauline Riley Frances Tucker
Class of ’69
Laura Hofmeister Debbie Supple Miller Chris Brown Palmquist Marshall Pamela Boyd Williams
Class of ’70
Anne Bolcom Anne Scafidi Davey Mary Hawkes Patti Nicolai Johnstone Mary Bradley Quinlan Vinette Pennisi Ramsay Maur Bettman Tavernetti
Class of ’71
Catherine Carney Browning Trudi Mumford Costello Kathryn Bryan Hampton Katie Kelly Heath Katie Abbott Horn Terry Jackson Marti Elvebak Porter Amy Skewes-Cox
Robin Mayrisch Andrae ’66 Sally Edwards Muffie Pennisi Fendler Judith Owens Knight Nancy Donnell Lilly Marta Osterloh Cornelia Sias Leslie Atterbury Wittkopp Sandra Fly Wong
Class of ’67
Becky Sandkuhle Ashley Patti McCarthy Boitano Melanie Jackson Bette Jane Pedroli-Crossley Nancy Powell Tietz
Class of ’68
Lori Winkelman Litwin Catherine Oberto Jennifer Lawrence Strohmaier Sam Streich Werback
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Class of ’72
Nancy Worner Fleck Carolyn Sharon Heyder Susan Hoeschler Barbara Dolter Hogan Gail Fairchild Paquette
Class of ’73
Robin O’Neill Board Patsy Clifford Capbarat Kathy Futscher Theofel Lynn Cresalia Thompson Wanden Treanor Eve Gazzola Wertsch
Class of ’78
Class of ’84
Class of ’80
Class of ’85
Page Mailliard ’78 Helen Greeley Recinos ’78 Alexandra Wheeler ’78
Sarah Nicoud Burns ’80 Maggie Crowley ’80 Louise Fleming Owen ’80 Suzanne Tollefson ’80
Class of ’81
Ruth Collins ’81 Theresa Collins Raabe ’81
Marguerite Meuris Casillas Shawn Sweeney Copenhagen Tracy Gerhauser-Hilton
Jennifer Tomsic Bioche Mary Jane Pasha Amy Armstrong Phillips Laura Revenko Sarah Sanford
Class of ’86 Mary Bishop
Class of ’87
Natasha Smith McKeown Liz Revenko Lisa Wolcott Sebastian
Class of ’88
Catherine Bank Kilroy Thea Thompson Lisa Howey Wilson
Class of ’89
Anonymous Anna Salgado La Monte Stephanie de Gorog Mosher Erin Heffernan Pasha Stephanie Denk Rehak Elizabeth Rogers
Class of ’74
Michele McCarthy Brown Holly Christensen Anne Dinkelspiel Maio Lashly Nishkian Joan Larkins Robertson Sally-Christine Rodgers
Class of ’78
Page Mailliard ’78 Danette Woo Nolan ’78 Helen Greeley Recinos ’78 Alexandra Wheeler
Class of ’79 Class of ’75
Mary Buckingham Kate Supple Klein Marianne Nobmann Liz Wilhelm Schott Sarah Ann Maleady Smith
Class of ’76
Jane Gazzola Megan Madden Jodylee Travis Meenaghan
Class of ’77
Courtney Benoist Carol Diamond Laurie Sweeney Doolittle Cecily O’Byrne Stock Debra Kahn-Wand Cecily O’Byrne Stock Jamie Wallach
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Hsihon Wang Ohmi
Class of ’80
Sarah Nicoud Burns Louise Fleming Owen
Class of ’81 Ruth Collins
Class of ’82
Denise Cain Anderson Stephanie O’Byrne Morris
Class of ’83 Lisa Alexander Lorna Fung Ng
Class of ’93
Class of ’01 Megan Amara
Class of ’03
Christina Leone Klein
Class of ’04
Lauren Becker Véronique Racine Chang Kimberly Shannon
Class of ’06 Sarah Gale
Class of ’10
Melinda Borello Mackenzie Flanagan
Joanne Lin
Class of ’15 Class of ’94 Doris Joos
Class of ’98
Annie Endozo Roth
Shea Rounds
Founded by Faith Y. France, the Virtuoso Program at San Domenico School celebrated its 42nd year as the nation’s leading school-based training program for talented string musicians. Many of our graduates study at premier music conservatories and universities, thriving as active performers, supporters, and lifelong enthusiasts of the arts. The program, led by an extraordinary faculty, provides unparalleled musical education. Conductor’s Circle $10,000+
Annenberg Foundation, GRoW Annenberg The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Slenkin Mr. & Mrs. Tom H. Stone Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Jimi & Sharon Yoloye Emily Yu ’97
String Quartet League $5,000+
Virtuoso Sponsor $250+
Bernard Osher Foundation
da Camera Society $2,500+ Nancy Donnell Lilly ’66
Marin Community Foundation Theresa Collins Raabe ’81 Rose Creek Fund Mrs. Debbra W. Schwartz
Virtuoso Benefactor $1,500+ Mr. W. Kenneth Davis Mrs. Ann Nilsson-Davis Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56 Virtuoso Patron $500+
Anonymous Mrs. Barbara J. Conrad Mrs. Joanne C. Dunn Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Ms. Karen Minot & Mr. Aaron Hershman Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Jones Dr. Anna Logvinova Mr. Alan Markle Mr. & Mrs. David Nellesen Mr. Doug Phythian & Ms. Evelina Tse
Drs. Robert B. & Mary P. Coote Ms. Patricia Elvebak Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Katharine Hammond ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Humphreys Kate Supple Klein ’75 Ms. Hye Kyung Moon Mr. Bruno Soleri & Mrs. Karen Llagas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tekiela Max Thelen Mrs. Phyllis Thelen Mr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Timpson Mr. Andrew Witkowski
Virtuoso Friend up to $249
Anonymous Mrs. Barbara R. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Angiulo Mrs. Jan Burlingham Mr. Stuart D. Burlingham Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Busnardo Mr. Eugene Chukhlov & Ms. Edith Szendrey ■ Ms. Sarah Clark R. Patrick Corr & Patricia Merrill Mr. & Mrs. Rob DeNunzio ■ Ms. Joan Emerson Dr. & Mrs. Jay F. Fairborn Mrs. Marivi Fornos
Mr. & Ms. Douglas Francone Mr. Randolph Fromme ■ Ms. Sally Graham Dr. Richard E. Grant Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huffman Evelyne Luest Kernis ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klett Mr. Jeff Kraut Mrs. Barbara G. Kreissler Mr. Herbert Kreissler Mr. & Mrs. Jiin Lai Rev. Jack R. Lewis Joanne Lin ’93 Mr. & Mrs. David Llodra Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Mardesich Ms. Marian Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Zaven Melikian Ms. Anna Mitchell & Mr. Alan Anderson Penny Nichols ’75 Mrs. Teresa Notari ■ Catherine Oberto ’68 Mr. Don Panec & Ms. Susan Mansi Ms. Lisa Phillips Ms. Audrey Pulis Mr. Sergei Riabtchenko ■ Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Ris Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rohner Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Royston Mrs. Hannelore Royston Mr. Gardner Rust Mr. Thomas P. Trimble III Mr. & Mrs. Christian P. Vigeland Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Wells Vita Yee ’94
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Endowment and Special Gifts San Domenico’s Endowment, held in trust and invested in perpetuity, generates operating revenue for the School each year. San Domenico endowed funds, made possible through the generosity of donors over the years, support teaching excellence, innovation in programming, and indexed tuition.
Endowed Fund Gifts The Bettye Poetz Ferguson Scholarship Fund
Bettye Poetz Ferguson ’35 =
Dr. Jessica Shu-Wen Lin Scholarship Fund– Gifts in Memory of Robert Lin Ms. Jo Ann Hsuing Ms. Marion Lee Joanne Lin ’93 Mr. David Maier
Julie Davis Butler Fund Community Foundation Sonoma County
Maureen Curtin-Evermann ’63 Ms. Lauralee S. Hess & Mr. Kevin Walsh Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Jeanne Poett Leonard ’59 Catherine Davis Marsten ’63
Monahan Family Fund Honoring Faculty Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Monahan
Sister Gervaise Scholarship Fund
Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Warner
Sister Maurice Scholarship Fund
Mr. Steven Seffinger & Ms. Monica Esposito Mila Murphy ’67
The Pasha Family Endowed Fund
Marin Community Foundation Mary Jane Pasha ’85
Special Gifts Faculty Professional Development Mr. Eric R. Shapiro
Scholarship & Financial Aid Contributions
Anonymous Mrs. Jeanne Sciutti Capurro The Cypress Scholarship Fund at Schwab Charitable Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Mrs. Marian Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Jelley Mr. Peter C. Newell Schwab Charitable Fund Jan Hickman West ’53
Program & Facilities Support Ms. Dina Berman & Ms. Laura Greenwald Mr. & Mrs. Pablo Bizjack
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Mr. David Briggs & Ms. Tess Elliott Mr. & Mrs. Todd Chapman Christensen Family Foundation Community Foundation Sonoma County Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Covert Mr. & Mrs. Drew Curby Clair C. & Claire K. Davis Memorial Fund of Community Foundation of Sonoma County Maureen Curtin-Evermann ’63 Ms. Jana Eliasova Mr. & Mrs. Jay Farrington Bettye Poetz Ferguson ’35 Mr. & Mrs. Gregg A. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Jay Ginwala Virginia Dolan Hall ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Hanavan Mr. Mark Henderson & Ms. Mercedes McNab Mrs. Marian Hunter
Iron Springs Brewery Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kaufman Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kurtzig Mr. & Ms. Jeffrey Lee Mr. Jerry Liang & Ms. Tina Leung Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Long Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Ludlow Bank of Marin Catherine Davis Marsten ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Chris J. Neumann Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Ott Mr. & Mrs. Fraser A. Preston Mr. Bilal Qureshi & Dr. Carly Qureshi Lisa Wolcott Sebastian ’87 Mr. Matthew Shaffer & Ms. Lisa Anderson Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Jason N. J. Tavano Ms. Maureen Winston
San Domenico Endowed Funds: Alumni Scholarship Fund - Endowed AAntoinette Maleady Endowment Fund Honoring Faith Y. France Barlow Ferguson Scholarship Fund Bettye Poetz Ferguson ’35 Scholarship Fund Beverly Haller Scholarship Fund Board Designated Endowment Buie Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Carol Franc Buck Endowed Scholarship for Virtuoso Program Students Christopher Allen Cook Scholarship Fund Crescent Porter Hale Foundation Endowment Fund Donnell Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Dornbush Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Douglas Family Fund for Faculty Dr. Jessica Shu-Wen Lin Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund-Faculty Compensation Endowment Fund - Financial Aid Endowment Fund (Unrestricted) ISOM Foundation VP Scholar Fund Jennifer Fornos Scholarship John E. & Helen K. Cahill Family Fund Julie Davis Butler Fund Katherine Kennedy Cookson Scholarship Fund Langendorf Fund for Financial Assistance Monahan Family Fund Honoring Faculty Raabe Family General Endowment Fund Richard and Elizabeth McKee Fund Sister Francis de Sales Scholarship Fund Sister Gervaise Scholarship Fund Sister Maurice Scholarship Fund Suzanne Spieker Beaver ’40 Scholarship Fund The Barbara Lee Packer ’64 Scholarship Fund The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael General Endowment Fund The Faith Y. France Virtuoso Program Scholarship Endowed Fund The Fisher Family Fund for the Visual Arts The Herbert M. Hanson Jr. Bequest Fund - Endowment Policy The Janet and Clint Reilly Family Fund at San Domenico The Jean Fox George Scholarship Fund The Joan and Michael Heffernan Family Scholarship Fund The Pasha Family Endowed Fund PSA Endowed Fund The Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Virtuoso Scholarship Fund Virtuoso Program Endowment
Foundation Giving At San Domenico, foundation support provides critical funding needed for new projects, financial assistance, specific program funding, and improved facilities. We gratefully acknowledge those foundations that provided annual or restricted support during the 2018-19 fiscal year.
American Heart Association Annenberg Foundation Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Christensen Family Foundation Community Foundation Santa Cruz County Community Foundation Sonoma County Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Fenwick Foundation The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation High Tide Foundation The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation Marin Community Foundation
Parasol Foundation Trust Patricia & Bernard Goldstein Family Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation, INC. San Francisco Foundation Stearns Charitable Trust Stupski Family Fund at the San Francisco Foundation The Longview Foundation The Seth and Angie Taube Foundation, Inc. John & Lisa Strain Family Foundation The West Family Foundation The Winston-Salem Foundation William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation
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2019 Gala and Auction On March 9, 2019, more than 300 guests gathered at the Peacock Gap Golf Club for San Domenico’s One World Gala. Featuring student performances, global cuisine, and signature cocktails, the event succeeded in raising significant funds for the School. Together our community raised more than $413,000 for San Domenico, including more than $225,000 for Fund A Need in support of our forthcoming Community Center and Aquatic Complex. We are grateful to the many volunteers and staff who helped make the Gala such a success. Special thanks to our four Gala Co-Leads: Traci Goldman, Shino Cline, Kristin Schlesinger, and Sarah Mathieson and to members of our SD community who joined us for another sold out event to support our biggest fundraising event of the year.
2019 Gala Sponsors & Underwriters
Able Engineering Services Ruth Collins ’81 Nikcole Cunningham Michele & Doug Dillard Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Kevin & Michelle Douglas Karen & Rob Duncan Miranda Maas & Cornelius Fitzgerald Arthur J. Gallagher, Inc Nicole & Joseph Kennedy Lightning Electric Inc. Isabelle Manning-Toms ’50 McDevitt Construction Jodylee & James Meenaghan Antea von Henneberg & Andrew Middleton Lisa & Marino Monardi Mary Ann & Chris Neumann
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Ongaro & Sons Parisi Transportation Consulting Paradise Flowers Peter Paul Wines Lene & Esben Pedersen Peckie Peters ’77 Kim & Jeff Qvale Russell Architects Salinas General Contractor San Francisco Psychiatrists, Inc. Claudia Lewis & Woody Scal Marc & Lisa Sebastian Robyn & Martin Shore Beverley & Jeff Skaggs Studio Green Claire & Edward Straube Ali & David Stone Tilda Muller Thompson ’64 Todd Morris Fire Protection, Inc. Verbena Design Wine Monger Susan & Christopher Yates
2019 Gifts in Kind Businesses
20/20 Optical American Canyon Paintball Jungle Avid 4 Adventure Bay Area Children’s Theatre Bay Area Discovery Museum Belinda Wickwire Jewelry
Bell Wine Cellars Bella Berkeley Rep Bivalve Dairy Black Rabbit Trading Co. Blue & Gold Fleet California Academy of Sciences Camp K-9 of Marin Central Marin Police Authority Cleaveland & Kennedy Design Comforts Compass Education Group Cooper Alley Salon Cosmetic and Laser Surgery Corporation CycleBar Novato de Young/Legion of Honor di Pietro Todd Education Unlimited Emmy’s Spagetti Shack Exploratorium Fairfax Scoop Floral Designs by Shannon Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park Giving Hands Massage Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District Golden Gate Learning Center Haney Orthodontics Healing Hands House of Prime Rib Imogen Skin Care
In-N-Out Burger Isla Vida Jacuzzi Family Vineyards Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography Judy Domenici Image Consultant Julia Padilla Music Kay Hendricks, Piano Instructor The Kleid Design Group
Law Offices of Amir Sarreshtehdary Law Office of Brendan P. Brewer Lawrence Hall of Science Little Skillet
Marin Shakespeare Co. Marin YMCA Marinitas MEGA Gymnastics Mestiza Taqueria Milvali Mountain Camp Woodside Mt. Tam Laser and Skin Care Nothing Bundt Cakes Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Osher Marin Jewish Community Center Parisa Dary Style Pelo Cycling & Fitness Center Planet Granite Presidio Bowling Center Ram’s Gate Rebounderz Rohnert Park Red Dragon Yoga Rent-a-Parent Personnel Ross Valley Players San Francisco Forty Niners San Francisco Symphony Scandia Family Fun Center Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking Center Shineology Car Washes Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Skin Spirit Mary Small Photography Sonoma Canopy Tours Sonoma Raceway Sorella Caffe Sports Basement Stapleton Ballet SusieCakes Mr. & Mrs. David Swaim The Coffee Roastery The Crucible The Magic Flute The Marine Mammal Center The Melting Pot The O’Sullivan Soccer Academy The Walt Disney Family Museum The Winery/Winery Collective/ Vie Winery Three Twins Ice Cream Traintown Tutor Corps Two Rivers Soccer Camp Urban Putt VJB Vineyards & Cellars Wellington Vineyards Wellspring Accupuncture Wilson Orthodontics Wine Monger Wink Optics Woodlands Market Woody’s Yogurt Place
Individuals
Sandy & Darr Aley Sjoukje & Eric Axelsen Kristina & Michael Betz Alicia & Samuel Brasch Sherri Corker
Nikcole Cunningham Kristine Werner Curwood & Matt Curwood Jacalyn & Steve Datnow Margaret Grade & Daniel DeLong Desiree & Rob DeNunzio Michelle & Kevin Douglas Carolyn Brown & Mark Dumolien Gillian Libbert & John Duncan Karen & Robert Duncan Mabi & Michael Ellis Francesca & David Englert Cecilia Figueroa Amy Salisbury & Ed Fowler Michael Fulton Traci & James Gearhart Traci & Richard Goldman Wendy & Robert Jessen Kate Milliken & Adam Karsten Carrie & Jonathan Kaufman Kimberli Brown & Bruce Keith Shannon & Jason Kirchner Sara & Andy Kurtzig Lisa Der & William Legge Nancy Toscano & Jenno Morson Gennie & Tyler Olbres Darice & Jeffrey O’Neill Courtney Minisce & Shane Orlick Louise & Lawson Owen Susan Mansi & Don Panec Elena Sysovskaya & Peter Paul Amy Phillips Wendy & Adam Posard Devon & Fraser Preston Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Béa & Gyani Richards Sharon & Tod Rist Kristen & Gregory Rivers Katherine & David Sargent Parisa Sadeghian & Amir Sarreshtehdary Claudia Lewis & Woody Scal Emily & Stephan Schindler
Save the Date
SD CELEBRATES:
A Night of Community & Camaraderie Join us for San Domenico's biggest fund and friendraising event of the year!
April 25, 2020 6:00 pm
Terrapin Crossroads For ticket information, visit sandomenico.org/SDCelebrates2020 Kristin & Jason Schlesinger Zdena Sucha & John Shea Erin & Judd Sher Catherine & Stephen Simon Jeff Skaggs Margaret & Scott Smith Betsy & Glenn Snyder Alison Buist & David Sohn Christine & Eric Sohn Hilary Staples & Kirk McLaughlin
Ali & David Stone Kira & David Swaim Karen & John Taylor Shannon & Scott Tithof Krishna Tyner Dayna West Shahnaz Sadegh & Stephen Winiarski Beth Flynn & Richard Wood Susan & Christopher Yates
The Parent Service Association Our Parent Service Association includes every current parent at San Domenico and is led by the energetic members of the PSA Executive Board. Thank you to all of our incredible and indefatigable parent volunteers for their donations of time, talent, and treasure during the 2018-19 school year. From the coordinating of our class parents and volunteer opportunities to organizing the Gala fundraising event and auction to welcoming new families to SD, the PSA is involved in every aspect of School life. In addition to the amazing $413,000 raised at The One World Gala, the PSA e-scrip programs additionally contributed $10,690 to general fundraising activities. We are ever grateful for our parent community!
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St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society The St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society consists of individuals who have thoughtfully included San Domenico in their estate plans or wills. These gifts of forethought and generosity can take many forms, including bequests, living trusts, wills, and life income plans that name San Domenico as the beneficiary. We extend a very special thank you to these members of the St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society for their ongoing commitment to the Dominican legacy. These individuals serve as an inspiration to others, understanding the importance of passing the legacy of caring from one generation to another.
Kathleen Heffernan † The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund † Emma Jane Riley Trust † David and Maureen Rorick Trust † Saul Charitable Remainder Unitrust † Mr. Aavo Agur Mr. and Mrs. Peter Altmann † Mr. Charles E. Auerbach Mrs. Mildred Bissinger † Lynn Carrere ’54 † Jane Phillips Chamberlain ’39 †
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Johanna Childhouse ’79 Sally Christian & Dr. Ronald Friedman Robin Cole ’72 Louise Carbone Colombatto ’47 † Ms. Mary Jayne Comey † Dr. Mark S. Daniels Mr. & Mrs. Clair Davis † Judith Riede Dawson ’56 Sandy Willard Denn ’57 Christine Dohrmann ’69 Nancy O’Neil Donahue ’44 †
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush Merrilee Gwerder Dowty ’58 Sally Edwards ’66 Leila Emadin ’81 Mrs. Mary Helen Fairchild † Bettye Poetz Ferguson ’35 † Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fillippone Ms. Faith Y. France & Mr. Hugo Rinaldi † Jean Fox George ’35 † Patty Waters Ghilarducci ’56 † Shirley Allen Grant ’68 † Lynn Gratonik ’64 Elizabeth Harris Hachman ’88 Beverly Stout Haller ’44 † Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Hanson † Edith Hofmeister ’83 Clare Bullitt Hokanson ’49 † Mr. & Mrs. Donald Humphreys Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Terry Jackson ’71 Ms. Penelope L. Johnstone Gabrielle Keil ’57 Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Joy Zamoyski Koch ’84 Mr.† & Mrs. Herbert Kreissler Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Patricia Lee ’88 Mary Susan Lilley ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Rob G. Lundgren Mr. † & Mrs. Richard B. Madden Catherine Davis Marsten ’63
Mrs. Leona F. McMonigle † Mr. Charles H. Merrill, Jr. † Barbara Toms Mills ’40 † Mr. Vince Mueller Mrs. Jeanne Murphy † Mila Murphy ’67 Dr. Catherine M. Murphy Mrs. Kathryn B. Niggeman Marion Noone † Catherine Boyd O’Donnell ’37 † Diane Johnston Paton ’53 Virginia Brown Paulsen ’71 Eleanor Jacobs Piers ’42 † Madeleine Lefevre Powers ’38 † Carol Prince ’63 Mary Ann Peck Reich ’55 Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49 Joan Smiley Shattuck ’59 Cri Cri Solak-Eastin ’71 Dr. Lawrence Stern Katherine Sweeney ’24 † Phyllis Grissim Theroux ’57 Mary Alice Thornton ’57 † Barbara Lyle Wallace ’38 Marilyn Hamilton Warren ’67 Nancy Weston ’39 † Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Wright, Jr.
Tribute & Memorial Gifts All proceeds from the Tribute & Memorial Program directly benefit the scholarship fund at San Domenico School.
In Memory of Alexander and Maria Terez Battha
In Memory of Shirley Allen Grant ’68
In Memory of Jacklyn & Grif Mumford
In Memory of Clay Berling
In Memory of Josephine Hannan
In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Paul I. Nederman Jr.
Marta Battha Beres ’52
Connie King Turkington ’55
In Memory of Marita Collins Biven ’72 Mr. Fedrico Biven
In Memory of Florence Elizabeth Breckenridge Marilynn Breckenridge Yarborough ’64
In Memory of Sr. Catherine Browne, O.P. Laura Francine Shaw ’65
Dr. Richard E. Grant
Mary Claire Hannan Jones ’77
In Memory of Shawna Hunter ’75 Liz Wilhelm Schott ’75
In Memory of Jessica Lin ’93 Robert = and Mary Lin
In Memory of Robert C. Lin
Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56
Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Allen Cheung Mr. & Mrs. John M. Koo Ms. Alice C. Liu Providence University Alumni Association of Northern California Mrs. Agnes J. Rehquate Mr. James C. Shieh Shao Chou Sun Ms. Lydia Tsui Kwang-Shang Wang Sunny C. Wang Mr. & Mrs. John Wu Ms. Candy Yuan
In Memory of Miriam & Richard Dinkelspiel
In Memory of Molly McGovern
In Memory of Sr. M. Francis Xavier Cain, O.P. Lynn Gratonik ’64
In Memory of Louise Carbone Colombatto ’47 Wilma Wolfsohn Krueger ’47
In Memory of Mary Jayne Comey Tracy Linsin Bradlee ’92
In Memory of Sr. M. Samuel Conlan, O.P.
Anne Dinkelspiel ’74
In Memory of Catherine Docter Connie King Turkington ’55
In Memory of Eileen Donovan ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Jelley
In Memory of Jennifer Fornos ’90 Maria Marsten Snideman ’90
In Honor of Faith Y. France Rev. Jack R. Lewis Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56
Ms. Pauline E. Henderson
In Memory of Harriet Lindsey McLeod ’43 Mr. Allan McLeod
In Memory of Bobbie Mello Sarah Sanford ’85
In Honor of Darby Auerbach Morris ’71 Mr. Charles E. Auerbach Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation
In Memory of Patricia Mueller Sr. M. Annette Sheaffer, O.P.
Trudi Mumford Costello ’71
Rita Nederman Gilbert ’77
In Honor of McKenna Lee Palmer Mrs. Veronica McKenna
In Memory of Janet Pasha Mr. Lee Bledsoe Mr. & Mrs. David Grubb Mrs. Joanne Murphy Dr. Natalie O’Byrne
In Memory of Hugo Rinaldi Mr. W. Kenneth Davis Mrs. Ann Nilsson-Davis
In Honor of Sr. Marie Sagués, O.P. Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56
In Memory of Barbara Packer Sheats ’64 Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64
In Honor of Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
In Memory of Margaret-Ann Sullivan Patricia Suhr Dawson ’51
In Memory of Elizabeth Tucker Testa ’68 Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 Frances Tucker ’62
In Memory of Jamie Treanor Wanden Treanor ’73
In Honor of Sr. M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49 Wanden Treanor ’73
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SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL
1500 Butterfield Road San Anselmo, CA 94960 Please forward this publication. If your child no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please notify the Advancement Office of their new mailing address by calling 415.258.1931, or emailing alums@ sandomenico.org.
Spring 2020 School Calendar 1.20.20...................... No School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2.17.20...................... No School
Presidents’ Day
2.18 – 2.24.20........... No School
Winter Break
2.25.20...................... Classes Resume 3.20.20...................... No School
Professional Development Day
4.6 – 4.13.20............. No School
Spring Break
4.14.20 Classes Resume 5.25.20 ..................... No School
Memorial Day
5.29.20 ..................... Last Day of School
Upper School
5.30.20 ..................... Upper School Graduation 6.4.20 ....................... Last Day of School Lower & Middle Schools 6.5.20 ....................... Eighth Grade Recognition Ceremony *Dates subject to change. Please visit sandomenico.org/calendar for updates.
Many thanks to our Board Members for all of their Hard Work!