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Our Town’s 18th Annual Graduation Issue: Part 2
Our community of schools held their 2020 8th grade graduation ceremonies through online Zoom graduations, school drive by parades with their teachers, one in-person ceremony with directives from the Health Department and two schools opted to postpone an inperson ceremony until later this year. The number of graduates are 185: Montecito Union 57, Cold Spring 20, Crane Country Day 35, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 15, Laguna Blanca Lower 19, El Montecito Early School 23, and Montecito YMCA Preschool 16.
The graduations are covered in two parts, this week and last week’s issue on June 4.
2020 Crane Country Day School Grads Formal (photo by Teresa Pietsch)
Crane Country Day School
The Crane Country Day School 2020 Eight Grade Graduation was held on Friday, June 12 at 10 am, with 14 faculty at 8 am delivering a “Crane Coyote Box” to the homes of each of the graduates who participated in the ceremony from home. The box contained their diploma, a graduation pin, cards from the Head of School, the Board President, Division Head and Advisor, the program, a mini-graduation cake, school colored M&Ms and a mini bottle of Martinelli’s cider. Parents also received a goodie box with instructions for the Zoom graduation. Erika Sellin put the boxes together and
Lora McManus designed and laser engraved each box with the Crane logo and each student’s name.
The Zoom graduation opened with Headmaster Joel Weiss at the school under the famous oak tree. He welcomed the students and lauded them for their work to complete their studies from home saying, “This is a class with huge energy and deep roots. It is interesting that 17 of the 34 are lifers, meaning that they’ve been at Crane since kindergarten. And they are really spreading out, heading off to 13 different high schools. Let’s honor the class who are heading off to high school where they will be thriving; this is a singular moment of transition from a smaller world into a much
2020 Crane Zoom Graduation Joel Weiss Headmaster Award
larger community. A year we will all remember, at home in a digital platform you have learned so much, and have powerful skills that will take you through life. We have so much pride for you and are so appreciative of you.” He instructed the parents to present the diploma to their son or daughter after their teacher read a vignette about them. Photographs of each student with their diploma were taken by parents and organized into a composite at the end of the ceremony. The school song “This is Crane” was performed by Konrad Kono and the students. The students were pinned at home. Headmaster Weiss concluded the Zoom graduation with Ms Peggy Smith, toasting the students with a glass of Martinelli’s cider. Time was given for families to say individual congratulations on the Zoom, and Headmaster Weiss encouraged all the students to drive to the school for a Victory Lap flying their personalized congratulatory car flags, where they will be welcomed by faculty members cheering them on, take a photo op with school photographer Teresa Pietsch, and receive their alumni bag to celebrate their rite of passage. The alumni bag includes a Memories Video that encapsulates their time at Crane since Kindergarten, social media information to stay in touch, an alumni beach towel, an alumni beanie cap and a small plate of home-baked chocolate chip bars by Debbie Williams, Crane’s Director of Development.
Awards Given:
Headmaster’s Prize: Henry Hagerman Amiability Award: Henry Hagerman and Ingrid Lu Art Cup: Leighton Smith and Dan McCaslin History Cup: Christian Gonzalez and David Echols Math Cup: The Mathcounts Team of Melanie Davidson, Christian Gonzalez, Will Hammond and Ingrid Lu Design & Engineering Award: Avianna Gordon and Elizabeth Purdy
Drama Cup: Graham Rogers; Julia Brown English Cup: Ingrid Lu; Lejeune Teaching: Donna Brown and Elizabeth Teare Lejeune Language Award: Henry Hagerman and Cooper Lender Library Award: Melanie Davidson and Christian Gonzalez Music Cup: Henry Hagerman Nagle Community Service Award: Henry Hagerman Rose Bowl: Griffin Rick Science Cup: Melanie Davidson Sheila Davidson Cup: Deacon Johnson and Charlie Sheldon Sports Cup: Chloe Adams and Ganden Walker Talia S. Klein Award: Christian Gonzalez Technical Theater Award: Griffin Rick Tower Achievement Award: Charlie Shelden and Ganden Walker
The eighth grade teachers are
Whitney Abbott, Shana Arthurs, Jennifer Bochsler, Louis Caron, Traci Cope, Richard Downey, Sabina Funk, Gretel Huglin Ridge, Konrad Kono, Ryan Long, Sarah Lopez, Doug McKenzie, Lora McManus, Erika Sellin, Peggy Smith, Elizabeth
Teare, Terri Willis, Andres Wood, and
Adam Yates.
Melanie Davidson, Kate Deardorff, Shane Gifford, Christian Gonzalez, Avianna Gordon, Henry Hagerman, Will Hammond, Deacon Johnson, Jack Kane, Louis Leclerq, Cooper Lender, Drew Levinson, Bella Lomeli, Ingrid Lu, Paloma Lujan, Regina Lujan, Brody McGonigle, Cole Murphy, Tanner Murphy, Camilla Perkins, Elizabeth Purdy, Robert Reyes, Griffin Rick, Graham Rogers, Luke Sain, Phoenix Seal, Charlie Sheldon, Leighton Smith,
Diego Veras, Ganden Walker and
Zach White.
Cate School
The Cate School graduation was held from May 22 through May 29 with many celebrations for their inter- national graduates during the week. Faculty members shared their special message of gratitude to the grads on May 22, followed by commencement
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2020 Cate School Graduates
speakers graduate Riley Swain and faculty member Ivan Barry via Zoom. On Sunday, May 23 Cate School Alumni from around the world hand-delivered diplomas to all 75 graduates. And throughout the week celebration, Headmaster Ben Williams met individually with each graduate and their families to deliver his commencement comments, a brief statement about each student and awards they were given. His statement to the 2020 graduates, “If you hope to leave behind something memorable and lasting, please know that you did. Cate is a better community for your having been a part, and that you stood for something genuine and generous in your tenure as students. Don’t wonder if you somehow left your journey here unfinished. Life is long, and your relationship with Cate is only beginning. In the years ahead, as it deepens and grows, we will remember together these days we have spent, the stories we have told, and the friends we have made and count ourselves fortunate.”
Cate School awards:
Jeffrey Sumner Pallette ‘99 Award: Natasha Rose Weiss; Santa Barbara Scholarship Cup: Kimberly Jay Rogers Ellis Cup: Pierce Richard Thompson Morgan Gwynne Temby ‘69 Award: Ethan Thomas Ha and Kimberly Jay Rogers The Miramar Award: Oscar Vasquez III Dohrman Pischel ‘14 Bronze Medal: Maya Anne Blattberg and Jessica Yang Nelson Jones ‘48 Silver: Riley Sommers Swain Santa Barbara School Gold Medal: Theodore James Mack and Natasha Rose Weiss Headmaster’s Award: Will Anderson and Lina Infante William Shepard Biddle ‘18 Cup:
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2020 Cate School Graduates
Avery Zavay Ransom
James Anderson, Tesfa Asmara, Hannah Biles, Grace Blankenhorn, Maya Blattberg,Elizabeth Borghesani, Parker Bowlin, Marcos Henrique Brasil, Piper Brooks, Cole Bryant,Peter Bulkley Armas, Simon Burke, Sean Busse, Carolynn Cai, Emily Calkins, Callum Casey,Harry Corman, Kenzie Davidson, Lea De Vylder, Isabella Dewell, Maya Fenelon, Buba Fofanah, Mia Foster, Grace Fuss, Madeleine Gutierrez, Ethan Ha, Charlie Heyman,Scott Holmes, Mark Huerta, Dana HustonChen, Lina Infante, Bryce Jackson, Carlo Jacobson, Owen Jones, Alex Kim, Kenneth Liou, Ian Mabon, Dylan MacFarlane, Theo Mack, Brandon Man, Parker May, Spencer Michaels, Jamie Morales, Neema Mugofwa, Thomas Nettesheim, Ethan Ng, Georgina Omaboe, Devin Pai, Joshua Park, Dalton Phillips, Khadim Pouye, Alice Qin, Alyssa Queensborough, Avery Ransom, Kimberly Rogers, John Rigsby Shelburne, Marissa Strauss, Riley Swain, Christian Tarafa, Pierce Thompson, Millie Todd, Elliot Tsai, Oscar Vasquez, Ruth Wecker, Jackson Weinberger, Ava Weinstein, Natasha Weiss, Finnian Whelan, Megan Wong, Emme Wright, Jacob Wu, Phil
Xu, Jessica Yang, Sunny Zhao,and Vania
Zhao.
YMCA Preschool
The Montecito Family YMCA
Preschool 2020 Graduation is tentatively scheduled for August when the students and their families will hopefully be safe to meet in person at the Y for the celebration.
In the interim, Ms Annie Fischer, Preschool Director, wrote this statement for the graduates, “It was another year of fun and learning in Room 3, at the Montecito Family YMCA Preschool! Sixteen happy pre-kindergarteners celebrated the joyful experience of childhood! Each child was recognized for their own unique spirit, in our play-based, intentional, and engaging program. The children have developed a love for learning in all domains, giving them the building blocks for advanced learning. Abundant experiences in singing, with books, drawing, counting, running, sharing, riding, yoga, laughing, art, field trips, friendships and praying, fostered a love for learning. Caring about each other and the environment also made it a beautiful year. Life was interrupted this year but we still had time to create lots of memories! Ms Annie Fischer and Ms Jayne Valdez combined to instill a sense of
The YMCA Preschool 2020 graduates are:
Briana Baffa, Kody Baker, Warren Boersema, Robert Diaz, Lucas Dowell, Valen Lombardi, Savka Molina Perez, Max MontepequeMedina, Logan Nolasco, Joie Pickens, Caro Rivera, Remy Rivera, Anastacia Rodriguez, Maleko Trujillo, Justice Williams, and Lani Wills. •MJ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING SECTION 9.97.010 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SITTING OR LYING DOWN ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS ON CERTAIN HIGH TRAFFIC PORTIONS OF CACIQUE AND MILPAS STREETS
The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 9,
2020.
The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.
(Seal)
/s/
Sarah Gorman, CMC
City Clerk Services Manager
ORDINANCE NO. 5948
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 2, 2020, and was
adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 9, 2020, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
NOES: Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Mike Jordan, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo None
ABSENT: None
ABSTENTIONS:
CouncilmemberMeagan Harmon IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 10, 2020.
/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance
on June 10, 2020.
/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published June 17, 2020 Montecito Journal
