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This page; clockwise from left: Robert Emery ‘11, Asher Etlin ‘16, and Jameson McQueen ‘11. Opposite page; clockwise from left: Sophia Burnett ‘18, Alexander Hirji ‘18, and Zoe ‘17 and Olive ‘21 Mogannam.
class of 2011: Robert Emery signed with the San Francisco Giants over the summer, describing the accomplishment as a “literal dream come true” for the dedicated catcher, who guesses he’s attended about 500 Giants games over the years. Robert has played in San Francisco since his Little League days, going on to Saint Ignatius High School, and then to USF—and now, the Giants. Says Robert: “I just tried to work hard, and play well wherever I was at. And I figured if I did my best, good things would happen.”
among friends: fall 2020
Jameson McQueen returned to 250 Valencia this fall as a teaching aide in the Middle School, after spending years in Florianopolis, Brazil. We are so excited to have him back on campus helping out with our 5th-Graders! ––––––––––
class of 2016: Accomplished musician Asher Etlin released his debut album, Antiquities, this summer, and you can listen to the original jazz tracks on Apple Music. Asher described the music as a “thank you letter to all the music that I’ve
listened to in my first 18 years... My ear has been inherently shaped by everything it has heard, and it was important to me to create an album that pays homage to the musical influences on my life so far.” Over the summer, Yudi Feng took part in a protest at the gates of San Quentin State Prison, where inmates were suffering from an outbreak of COVID-19. Yudi and four of her classmates from the Urban School, who had all participated in a class called “Voices of Incarceration” and had volunteered at the prison, organized an online petition that had
