class notes
This page (left to right): Liam Thor ‘13 on the medal podium this past spring and Quin Chaiken-Hamilton ‘19 working on a new piece. Opposite page (clockwise from top): Urban— and SFFS Class of 2018—graduates Dora Newman, Nathan Rockman, Nick Miller, Felix Feldman, and Talia Harrison (missing Keanne Davis and Quin Ryan); SFFS alums Rylan Waterman ‘19 and Etienne Wilson ‘19 and Middle School faculty Annie Gwynne-Vaughan and Ester Azucena at the Young Alumni Reunion in May; Sofia Arnest at her recent high school graduation with her family; and Director of Admissions Yvette Bonaparte in her SFFS office.
class of 2013: Liam Thor ’13 had a great senior cycling season at Cal, winning key races and, in true Quaker fashion, inviting his entire team up to the podium to share the spotlight and applause. He will graduate this summer. Whit Urdan ’13, who attended UHS for high school, graduated from college last year, is living in Chicago, and is working as a management consultant.
–––––––––– class of 2015: Katie Urdan ’15 attended Lick-Wilmerding and recently among friends: summer 2022
returned from Amsterdam, where she had been studying during a semester abroad. She is majoring in Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology, at WashU, and was working on her minor in Anthropology while in Amsterdam. ––––––––––
class of 2018: Sofia Arnest ’18 is working for former SFFS Dance Instructor and International Museum of Dance Founder Hilary Palanza this summer, helping her prepare digital and social media communications for the Moving Southwest Festival that will be held in Santa Fe this summer. Specifically, Sofia created a Museum of Dance TikTok account
in an effort to reach a new audience. She graduated from HeadRoyce School in May and will be attending the University of Virgina in the fall. Nathan Rockman ’18 graduated from the Urban School of San Francisco on Friday, June 10, with seven fellow alumni from the Class of 2018! Urban was such a natural fit and wonderful experience for each of them after SFFS. In fact, Nathan and Nick Miller ’18 have been in school together since they started Kindergarten at Friends! Nathan is headed to the University of Oregon in the fall, and Nick will be attending Vassar College.
–––––––––– class of 2019: Emma Chongo ’19 and some fellow SFFS alumni have created a recycled goods and second-hand crafts business called Meyer Lemon Crafts. You can check out their
