Santa Catalina School Bulletin Spring 2014

Santa Catalina BULLETIN

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VOLUME 54

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LIVING ON THE BAY New Upper School Science Program Focuses on Marine Ecology

CATALINA’S FIRST OLYMPIAN

Brita Sigourney ’08

A Window of Opportunity

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Contents 1 Message from Sister Claire 3 Making Waves in the Snow: Brita Sigourney ’08 7 Creativity Thrives in New Art and Music Facilities 11 As Puck Would Have It: A Whimsical Debut 13 Lower & Middle School Spaces Grow

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15 Lower & Middle School Community Life 19 Middle School Sports 21 Math & Science Teachers Speak Up

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27 The Life Aquatic 31 TEDx: Embracing Obstacles

37 Upper School Arts 39 Upper School Sports

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33 Upper School Community Life

44 Donor Profile: Henry G. “Hank” Grundstedt 45 2014 Alumnae Reunion

47 2014 Distinguished Alumnae Awards 50

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Message from Sister Claire In the Upper School, we continue to expand the unique opportunities afforded Santa Catalina by our extraordinary location. Insight into and preservation of the ocean around us is just one goal of the Marine Ecology Research Program now well underway. This program is, itself, exciting; however, I think there is nothing that reminds us so clearly of new beginnings as the early morning silence now broken sharply by the unique sounds of construction. Smoothly and efficiently, a portion of the past has been removed clearing the way for the challenge and excitement of the future. Our new science and mathematics building has begun. We will keep you posted on the progress behind that green fence.

“Smoothly and efficiently, a portion of the past has been removed clearing the way for the challenge and excitement of the future.”

Each spring has its own dimensions, its own occurrences that punctuate time’s passing. This spring is no exception. With the extraordinarily late Easter preceded

by Father-Daughter Weekend and followed by spring vacation, we will mark the first of May only three days following the students’ return. For me, this past school year had its own unique point of punctuation: a leave that, at its strictest point, began shortly before Thanksgiving vacation and, as was always the intent, ended on March 1st. With perfect new knees, I have been running full steam ever since. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement I received from so many members of the Santa Catalina community, near and far.

Thank you to all.

Now, in the following pages of the Bulletin, you will find leadership, curricular and co-curricular programs, and new projects underway on campus. Some, our first Olympian or Santa Catalina’s first TEDx event, offer unique perspectives of our students and alumnae. Others showcase new or expanded programs emerging from spaces made possible by the generosity of many. As an example, our Lower and Middle school is utilizing every inch of their new building. Whether in a sparkling music or art facility, the virtually open-air library, or enlarged and/or remodeled classrooms, creativity and curiosity abound. Drama followed suit with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the first performance in the E.L. Wiegand Amphitheater. Great successes abound for all!

Finally, we are, as always, so very grateful to our graduates. This is particularly true of Sister Lois Silva, class of 1954. Several years ago when Sister Carlotta became ill, I received a visit from Sister Lois. She offered any assistance that we might need on Sister Carlotta’s behalf. We were all deeply touched by this heartfelt offer and we remain so today. Honored this spring at Alumnae Reunion, Sister Lois has devoted her life to the service of others. She said of her educators at Santa Catalina that they “taught us to make a difference in our world,” and, indeed, she has lived this principle to the fullest.

Do enjoy all that you will find here. Send pictures and visit us as often as you can. Know that you have our prayers for the blessing of hope that comes with the colors and sunshine of spring.

Warm regards,

Sister Claire Head of School

Photo credit: Shay Williams, Monster Energy

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Brita Sigourney ’08:

Making Waves in the Snow Her parents first clipped her boots into a pair of skis when she was just two years old. Six years later, she became the youngest member of Tahoe’s Alpine Meadows freestyle ski team. At the age of 24, Brita Sigourney ’08 is now an Olympian—Santa Catalina’s first.

It’s not surprising that she comes from a family of athletes, including mother Julie Brandlin Sigourney ’72 and sister Elsbeth Sigourney ’01.

Julie and her husband, Thad, swam and played water polo in college, and all four of their children grew up swimming and playing water polo. In the offseason, they skied together as a family in Tahoe.

“Being the fourth child, Brita got to do everything younger than everyone else,” says Julie, Upper School physical education teacher

and diving coach. “And she was very athletic and coordinated.”

didn’t have much free time, but she was happy doing what she loved.

Brita excelled at skiing early on, so the family continued to make the five-hour drive from Carmel to Tahoe on a regular basis. One of the reasons they chose to send her to Santa Catalina was that the school supported her busy ski schedule.

Of course, Brita had to do her part, working ahead and preparing to miss many Friday classes, but she says the teachers were understanding and gave her assignments ahead of time when necessary.

“I was always a huge fan of sports and enjoyed playing water polo and swimming,” Brita says. “I realize there was a lot of hard work that went into it, and maybe that’s what helped form my work ethic and what I carry into skiing.”

Outside of competitive skiing, Brita was a member of the Catalina water polo and swim teams. For her, the four seasons were marked by athletics, not by the change in temperature: Summer and fall were for water polo, winter for skiing, and spring for swimming. She

Brita has weathered many ups and downs. In her young career, she has placed in dozens of major halfpipe competitions—including first-place wins at the 2013 Copper Mountain Grand Prix, the 2012 Mammoth Mountain Grand Prix, and the 2012 Dew Tour—and has undergone six surgeries. Her latest major injury, a microfracture in the knee, happened during the Olympic pretrials in Sochi in February 2013. When she competed in the XXII Olympic

Winter Games a year later, she still was not fully recovered.

Some might assume she’s ready for a break, but they would be wrong. “I haven’t reached that point where I think of not skiing anymore,” she says. “It’s just so much of my life and what I love to do that it’s just kind of automatic that [I think], ‘Yeah, I’m going to get over this; it’s just injuries. I’m going to come back.”

It’s her family who seems to carry the fear. Elsbeth, who has never had a broken bone, says it’s hard to watch Brita compete on TV unless she knows the outcome in advance.

“I sometimes get so worried and anxious that I can’t watch because I don’t want to see my sister get hurt,” says Elsbeth, a learning specialist who works with several Santa Catalina students. “I don’t want to watch that on TV and be at home and not able to run up to her and make sure she is OK.” Due to the time difference, NBC aired prerecorded events, so Elsbeth felt good about hosting a primetime watch party at home in Carmel. She hosted close friends and family and even FaceTimed with one of the juniors in Greer Dormitory, where some of the students were having a viewing party of their own. “It really is amazing how many people come together to support one person—even people who have never met her,” Elsbeth says.

Julie wasn’t at the watch party because she was in Sochi with Thad and son Bryce. She was seeing it live, so her experience was more emotional. As a mother, she feels Brita’s injuries and disappointments deeply. She is apprehensive but supportive of her daughter’s commitment to such an extreme sport. “She’s seen a lot of sorrow in this sport,” Julie says.

Brita’s freeski hero was Sarah Burke, the four-time Winter X Games gold medalist who died at age 29 after a training accident in 2012. A pioneer in women’s freeskiing, Burke successfully lobbied for the halfpipe event to be included in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, she wasn’t alive to compete in its Olympic debut. Brita says that Sarah was definitely there in spirit, motivating her and the other competitors “to push the sport and show the world what we’re capable of.”

On February 20, 2014, Brita competed in the Olympic qualifying round and placed second. Early bets were that she would medal in the finals. After a fall during her first run, though, she placed sixth overall. Julie says Brita was genuinely happy for teammate and fellow Tahoe skier Maddie Bowman, who won gold. As a mother, Julie struggled with the bittersweet outcome.

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After the initial sting, there has been nothing to sniffle about.

After all, Brita is a U.S. Olympian, and she ranks No. 2 in the world in women’s halfpipe, according to the Association of Freeskiing Professionals. The ranking came after Brita placed second in the 2014 SFR Tour in Tignes, France, in March.

After a long, eventful ski season, Brita looks forward to skiing for fun in Park City, Utah, where she now lives. She also likes to read,

hike, practice yoga, and relax by the water. With as much time as she spends in the snow, she still longs for the ocean that she grew up near.

When asked if she’d be OK with any future children of hers getting into freeskiing, she says she would encourage them in any activities that they might be passionate about—athletic or otherwise. If given the choice, though, she hopes they choose surfing because she loves being at the beach.

“I was always a huge fan of sports and enjoyed playing water polo and swimming.”

“I think it would be way more fun to watch a surf competition than a ski competition,” she says with a laugh. “I feel bad for my parents; they’re always standing in the freezing cold.”

To view KSBW-TV’s coverage of Elsbeth Sigourney’s Olympic watch party, scan here.

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Her coffee mug, adorned with a zebra, says it all: “Nothing is ever black and white.” Susan Smith embraces the notion that inspiration is rarely convenient or timely. That’s what makes her an effective art teacher. The same goes for music teacher Rosella Bathurst.

creative activities is a contagious place for seeding and spreading ideas, a laboratory for the development of natural curiosity and experimentation,” Smith explains. “The

“A studio workshop of open creative activities is a contagious place for seeding and spreading ideas, a laboratory for the development of natural curiosity and experimentation”.

The school year began with a brandnew Lower and Middle School multipurpose building, which houses an art studio and music room—spaces that most specialsubject teachers only dream of.

There is also an assembly room, an outdoor amphitheatre, and additional gallery space that further support the art and music programs.

All the excitement isn’t just about having a beautiful new facility; the new spaces are tailored to the way in which art and music teachers instruct, and they were designed with young learners in mind.

After spending more than a semester in their new “homes,” Smith and Bathurst have been able to reflect on how the building enhances their curricula and how they might be able to expand their programs in the future. Smith is quick to point out that her classroom is now an art studio, not just an art room.

“A studio workshop of open

significant thing about studio experiences is that they are successful with children of all ages and backgrounds.”

Smith teaches students in kindergarten through grade 8, and one of her goals is to let all students experience being a studio artist.

That means having space to spread out and use materials. It means having areas for cleanup and storage of finished pieces, specific places for paintbrushes and other tools, areas to hang in-process work, and room to step back and take it all in. The new facility makes this possible.

The building houses ample storage space, two large sinks, tables that can easily be rearranged to suit certain projects, a wall devoted solely to displays, and a new kiln. Some of these features were added into the building plans at Smith’s request, and she’s grateful for that. In years

past, for example, she was limited in the clay projects she offered because the objects had to be carried to the Upper School kiln for firing. That’s no longer a challenge. In fact, the newly formed Middle School art club plans to do its first glaze firing this year after creating treasure boxes shaped like slices of pie and cake.

“Clay is an excellent medium because it satisfies the urge to build,” Smith says. “It allows students to recognize and understand on an intellectual and verbal level what they see and feel intuitively.”

For Smith, the most important thing is that the children can move around without significant physical constraints and can access various tools and materials with ease. The new space gives them room to expand

“The arts benefit a student’s cultural understanding, creative thinking, emotional intelligence and expression, social interaction, and collaboration and preparation for the contemporary workforce and lifelong learning.”

their minds and their projects.

Media explorations in the new art studio are as rich in possibilities as the children’s imaginations. “Art is flourishing in this new art studio setting,” says Smith.

“That patio is beautiful, but not just because it’s nice to be outside,” she says. “It’s been crucial for the kids musically, so they can hear what they’re playing.”

Bathurst’s new space benefits her students in a similar way.

By design, the layout of her classroom allows for various types of creative endeavors to take place simultaneously. For instance, one group can practice choral music on the risers, another group can rehearse a dance number on the floor, and yet another can play Orff instruments on the adjoining patio— all without the cacophony of an ordinary music room.

This setup is ideal because Bathurst not only teaches choral and instrumental music to students in grades 1 through 8 but also directs and helps choreograph various school performances. In years past, she taught in the former multipurpose room, which was a shared space, and she had the added challenge of putting away dozens of xylophones and glockenspiels after each period. This year, because she has her own classroom with indoor

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and outdoor practice space, she has greater flexibility in what she can offer. Plus, she can leave the instruments out and easily move them around the room and onto the patio as needed.

A significant addition to the music curriculum in 2013 was the Christmas Revels, which featured singing, dancing, and theatrics.

The Lower and Middle Schools have always perform a holiday concert, but this year Bathurst took advantage of the new facilities to transform the concert into a full-scale Renaissance-themed production, complete with holiday madrigals, a sword dance, and a visit from Father Christmas.

Because of the complex staging for the Revels, Bathurst kept the choral numbers fairly simple. Students began practicing the hand-bell parts in September; as the semester progressed, Bathurst incorporated the choreography and choral numbers. Without the adaptability

of the new classroom, rehearsals for the Christmas Revels would not have been manageable.

Smith and Bathurst share a sense of pride that the school continues to place high importance on the musical, performing, and fine arts.

At Santa Catalina, these special subjects are not just add-ons. As Smith says: “The arts benefit a student’s cultural understanding, creative thinking, emotional intelligence and expression, social interaction, and collaboration and preparation for the contemporary workforce and lifelong learning.”

Helping students embrace the “gray” of the music and art worlds is a lesson that prepares them for numerous academic disciplines.

That’s not to say that there is no planning involved in creative endeavors, but spontaneous inspiration rarely thrives in a black and white world.

Scan here to enjoy an original composition by a group of our eighthgrade boys.

As Puck Would Have It: A Whimsical Debut Shakespeare and the open-air stage go together like Monterey and saltwater, so it's only fitting that A Midsummer Night's Dream was the first theatrical production held in the new outdoor amphitheatre.

The E.L. Wiegand Amphitheater, adjacent to the Lower and Middle School Multipurpose Building, was put to good use right away.

middle school a midsummer night’s dream 12 In August, music teacher Rosella Bathurst began plotting ways to direct a play in this beautiful space.

Finding the time to add this additional project to the curriculum was a challenge, but Bathurst was inspired. She chose the fall semester because she figured that rain would be less likely (an important consideration with an amphitheater). Bathurst therefore presented her plans to the administration.

“The kids did well with the Shakespearean language,” she commented. “It’s as if they spoke that way all the time.”

“This space is begging for A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Bathurst said to Christy Pollacci, Head of Lower and Middle Schools, and Pollacci agreed.

On November 7, grade 8 performed a matinee for the students and an evening show for parents and other guests. To help the younger attendees better understand the story, Bathurst read picture book versions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with them beforehand and discussed costumes of Renaissance England. Another helpful tie-in for the students was that all Compass leaders were cast in the play, so each student had a personal connection with at least one of the actors.

Bathurst then worked diligently to plan every aspect of the show. She decided to make it an eighth-grade project, as a sort of rite of passage for the Middle School “seniors.”

To tailor the performance to the Lower and Middle School age level, Bathurst kept the runtime to one hour. The abbreviated script also made the rehearsal schedule and

Bathurst knew that to make the endeavor successful, she would have to get buy-in from the students who would play key roles. Thankfully, that wasn’t a problem.

staging doable. In addition, Bathurst received help from the Upper School theatre arts department, including junior Rio Turrini-Smith and freshmen Anna Hunt and Emma Patterson, and from the Middle School art club, which created banners for the production.

“I loved giving my best personality for the role of Demetrius: Anger and Loyalty,” said Josué Díaz.

The rehearsal schedule was demanding, so commitment on the part of the students was vital.

Students attended practices during their music periods and even during study hall and after school. Many of the students had never been in a performance of this scale, but Bathurst said they came “a million miles” in the process.

For some of the cast members, the challenge was managing their schedules, and for others, it was memorizing their lines and performing in front of an audience. Regardless of whether they continue acting, most of the eighth graders found this to be a rewarding experience—and one that strengthened friendships among classmates. Samantha Do, who played Quince, said that she enjoyed taking

on the “acting life”—auditions, callbacks, costume fittings, and playing the part of someone else.

Through the experience, she said she was able to get to know fellow students whom she didn’t know as well before. In addition to bonding with classmates, Ariana Fadel, who played one of the fairies, was able to use her flute skills as part of the play’s incidental music. Some of her classmates also contributed musical talent on percussion and Orff instruments.

Although the project will not be an annual event, it’s likely to become a tradition that will be revisited in future years.

“I thought it would be really fun,” said Fadel, when asked her impression of doing an eighth-grade play. “I was really excited to be part of the first class to perform in the new amphitheater.”

Before the final performance, Pollacci underscored the hard work and planning that went into the event. Not only did the eighth graders give it their all, but their music teacher and director also willingly took on additional responsibilities to pull off this 25-member show. Inspired by an amazing outdoor venue, the production came to life through the spirit and dedication of Bathurst and her students, who have set the bar high for future performances.

Our young actors seem to have taken to heart the words of character Nick Bottom to Quince and company: “Take pains; be perfect: adieu.”

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Lower & Middle School Spaces

Grow bigger and Better In the past year, Santa Catalina has added two new classrooms for the Middle School and has completely renovated the other six classrooms.

Students and teachers in grades 6 through 8 now have all of their classes in one building, which strengthens the sense of community within the division and simplifies the transition between class periods.

Most recently, the school also opened a new faculty room, where teachers and staff gather for lunch and to prepare for classes.

The project included an improved heating system and new carpet, drywall, furniture, and lighting.

Each classroom is now equipped with an Apple TV and Epson whiteboards; coupled with our oneto-one Chromebook program, these technologies facilitate an interactive, streamlined learning experience.

For example, teachers can make

notes on the whiteboards and share them directly to students’ laptops.

Upgrades such as these help our faculty incorporate creative teaching methods and engage students with various learning styles.

“Our teachers work really hard and [want to make sure] that we provide students with the very best education,” says Christy Pollacci, Head of Lower and Middle Schools.

“Being in those new rooms has inspired the teachers. You can see it in the collaborative activities and the critical thinking they bring to the classroom.”

The new spaces are not just for show, although they are attractive.

The designs ensure that learning is met with new enthusiasm and that students have room to grow, physically and intellectually.

“Every aspect of the classroom triggers positive reactions,” says Middle School English teacher Jeremy Sandler.

“Students and teachers walk in and cannot help but think to themselves: This is where I want to learn; this is where I want to teach.”

The former faculty room was a retrofitted locker room. Lighting was drab, and space was tight.

Although the space served its purpose for many years, the school needed something more functional.

The new workroom is twice the size and was designed specifically for the needs of our faculty and staff.

The new area that Pollacci calls “the sky box” boasts large windows that overlook the athletic field. There is plenty of natural light and plenty of storage space. Originally, the area was going to house the Lower and

Middle School office, but Pollacci thought that the teachers deserved the prime location.

“Our new faculty room is a restful sanctuary where we can relax and recharge our batteries in comfortable surroundings,” says grade 3 teacher Lorraine Gerstl.

“It is so light, airy, and inviting compared to the old room. I think it may actually be fun to do dishes, given such a beautiful view.”

The room features a large lunch table and chairs, new dishes and flatware, and new kitchen appliances—dishwasher, stove, oven, refrigerator, and microwave. There are also laptop stations, a large central worktable, and designated areas for faculty mailboxes, copying and die-cutting machines, a laminator, and a butcher paper dispenser. All of the supplies and equipment can be in their proper places, so teachers can organize

materials and collaborate with one another in a space that is free and clear of the eating area.

Sandler looks forward to eating lunch in the new space, provided he can find an available seat. “I have a feeling that it will be a very popular place for teachers to sit back and relax during lunch breaks,” he adds.

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Life

Ahoy, Matey!

On November 14, fourth graders visited the tall ship Lady Washington while she was docked at Moss Landing Harbor. Launched in 1989, Lady Washington is a wood-hull replica of one of the first U.S.-flagged ships to explore the west coast of North America.

This ship portrayed the HMS Interceptor in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and appeared in episodes of the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time.

On board, students learned about daily life for sailors and officers and about early trade in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The experience gave them a glimpse of how seafarers sailed the world’s oceans in search of fame and fortune. Crew members wore period costumes, lending realism to this unique learning experience.

Fifth graders expanded their learning with an overnight stay aboard the Balclutha on January 10 as part of the Age of Sail overnight program. The 300-square-foot rigged tall ship is moored at the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco and provides an opportunity for students to experience life on board a 19th century cargo ship.

Students learned specific skills and responsibilities required of five crew positions: galley, deckhand, rigger, boat, and bo’sun (boatswain, or petty officer). Tasks included but were not limited to giving and receiving orders, raising and lowering the dory, taking bell time, swabbing the deck, and serving night watch. The experience focused on important life skills: communication, problem solving, teamwork, and personal responsibility.

Grade 5 teacher Gina Edwards remarked, “This field trip was about expanding the perimeter of the students’ courage zone, taking risks, building confidence, and digging deep to find that they are much more capable than they think.

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An Hour of Code In December, the Lower and Middle School students participated in an Hour of Code as part of Computer Science Education Week. The campaign, which was on track to become the largest online education event in history, drew more than two million participants in 144 countries.

During the school year, our students are introduced to coding through tools such as Scratch and sites such as Khan Academy and Code Academy. Coding has become an essential 21st-century skill, and by introducing our students to the fundamentals, we are setting them up for success in high school, college, and beyond.

During Hour of Code week, all of the Lower and Middle School students participated in some sort of coding exercise.

All of the teachers were enthusiastic about this project and encouraged students to join in. The Middle School Assembly presented video clips of Mr. Sosky and Mrs. Gallegos explaining how coding supports science and math. To offer a historical perspective, Mrs. Lotz discussed the code breakers of World War II during her classes. Some of the Lower School students programmed holiday greeting cards and finished other online coding challenges in record time. PreK and kindergarten students began experimenting with “Daisy the Dinosaur,” an app that introduces basic computer programming.

Making Friends at Park Lane During a collaborative Compass, history, and Veterans Day service project, eighth graders visited with residents of Park Lane, a Monterey community for seniors, on November 8. Several residents who had served in the military volunteered to speak with students about their experiences. The veterans’ stories broadened the students’ understanding of military service. Many of the seniors shared photos and mementos of their military careers. The conversations between students and seniors were interesting and lively.

Afterward, the students wrote about the experience. Here are some of their reflections: • “I was surprised because there were many things we have in common.”

• “I learned from Joe that he was a true survivor and cared a lot about his country.”

• “I will always remember his smile when we gave him his red poppy.”

As a follow-up to the event, the Park Lane residents invited the eighth graders to join them at their Veterans Day barbecue lunch on November 11. Both groups were happy to share more time together and ice cream sundaes brought smiles all around.

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Creative Fundraising Campaigns Support Worthy Causes In the fall, the Lower and Middle School students dove headlong into fundraising. On October 6, more than 200 Santa Catalina students and family members gathered at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove for the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. The Catalina Cougars Care team raised more than $5,300 for the organization, in support for our Cougars with type 1 diabetes.

Middle School teachers Paul Elliott, Jeff Hrepich, Jim Morton, Jeremy Sandler, and J.R. Sosky led a “no shave” campaign during the month of November to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Over several weeks, students bought tickets for a special drawing; the winners chose the culminating beard styles that the men wore to Assembly on November 22. The campaign raised $300 for the cause.

Lower and Middle School students also rallied to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Mrs. Pollacci declared November 21 as $5 Free Dress Day, in which students could—for $5—wear regular clothing instead of school uniforms.

The event raised $1,540 for Catholic Relief Services’ efforts. In December, second graders raised an extra $40 for the cause by selling $1 pins and hair ribbons in the colors of the Philippine flag. Combined with proceeds from the Upper School and a special all-school gift, Santa Catalina donated $5,000 to Catholic Relief Services.

Bringing Ancient History to Life A lively hands-on activity in the sixth-grade history classes on October 18 brought a range of emotions: amusement, disgust, encouragement, excitement, and satisfaction. Most likely, it was the first time the sixth graders had ever mummified a dead chicken.

After presenting a unit on ancient Egypt, history teacher Anthony Schipper led students through the steps of a ritual mummification of two chickens: Step 1: Naming the mummy Section 6-1 named its mummy “Alfredo”; section 6-2 chose “Arugula.”

Step 2: Removing the internal organs for preservation Students pulled out the chicken giblets.

Step 3: Washing the body with the waters of the Nile Students washed the chickens in the Science Lab sink, Santa Catalina’s stand-in for the Nile.

Step 4: Filling the mummy’s internal cavity with natron Students stuffed the chickens with salt, an everyday substitute for natron.

Step 5: Placing the mummy in a sarcophagus filled with natron Students put each chicken in a zip-close bag (the next best thing to a sarcophagus) and covered it in 25 pounds of salt, which drew out the water from the chicken. Note that students wore gloves when handling the chickens and washed their hands thoroughly after the activity.

Students changed the salt over a 40-day period. At the end of the process, they wrapped the chickens in linen and buried them.

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Fighting Hunger with Surplus Produce Every year, Lower and Middle School students help glean fields in Monterey County by collecting produce left behind after the crops have been harvested. Working with the agency Ag Against Hunger, Santa Catalina helps provide surplus produce to people in need. Most recently, the seventh graders collected red and golden beets from a field in Watsonville.

“The beets were beautiful, and some were as big as the kids’ heads,” exclaimed Middle School math teacher and chaperone Jane Gallegos.

In preparation for the trip, students participated in a journal activity about helping families suffering from food insecurity. At the farm, Marissa Ritter of Ag Against Hunger spoke to students about the history of gleaning and about its importance. She said one in four people in the tri-county area depends on food banks.

“I think I can say for all of us advisors, we were totally impressed with how hard the kids worked,” Gallegos said. “They really wanted to gather a lot of food for those in need.”

Middle School Science teacher J.R. Sosky, who also chaperoned, remarked that the experience helped students see the value of hard work and service to others. He said that the students gained a new perspective on what farmers do every day. The next time students enjoy a salad, they’ll understand the hard work and special care that goes into putting produce on their plates and how important it is to share that local nutrition with others.

Ritter said that the group, which included students from Notre Dame High School, brought in a record amount of produce that day: “The group gleaned 17,550 pounds of beets—more than three times our largest load so far this season! This is a huge help to our local food banks, and we really appreciate the efforts of your students.”

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Middle School

Sports Volleyball All three volleyball teams competing in the Mission Trail Junior Athletic League (MTJAL) this season played well and qualified for the playoffs. The grade 7 girls’ team finished the year 6-5 under first-year coach Mary Ann Ratcliff. The team worked hard to improve each day in practice, and it showed as the season progressed. “It was a lot of fun coaching for the first time. The girls worked hard and were a pleasure to coach,” said Coach Ratcliff. Though the team made the playoffs, it did not advance after the first round.

The grade 8 girls’ team, guided by Coach Mike Cook, finished the season 8-6. McKinley Fox, Austin Noorzoy, and Katie Fraley led strong play from all team members. “This team of girls loved being on the court together and really learned how to compete,” said Coach Cook.

The boys’ team finished 14-0 in the regular season and an impressive 16-0 overall. The season culminated in bringing the league title and championship trophy to Catalina for the fifth time in seven years. The grade 8 foursome of Dominic Scattini, Matt Gibbs, David Sanchez, and Vince Flores led this year’s team. In the championship game, the boys fell behind for the first time all year, losing the first set to Carmel Middle School.

The boys showed poise and came back to take the final two sets, bringing home the trophy. “It was a goal of ours to win back the trophy and the league title.

Finishing undefeated was just an added bonus that the boys earned along the way,” said Coach Margaret Scattini.

Soccer The grades 6–8 boys’ team finished the season 8-0-1, and the girls’ team ended with a record of 5-1-2. The boys scored 43 goals during the season and allowed only seven all year. This was the result of a strong defense, led

by Dominic Scattini, Dominic Nale, Sarow Chung, Josué Diaz, and goalkeepers Ray Sillano and Gabriel Nale. The offense was well balanced, with 10 players scoring this season. Third-year starter Tio Turrini-Smith led all scorers, with 16 goals. “It was a pleasure to coach the boys this season,” Coach Jeff Hrepich said.

With only 12 student athletes this season, the girls’ team was a strong unit. The players worked well together, willing to serve in less familiar positions. “This team did an outstanding job coming together and battling every match,” said Coach Jane Gallegos.

Leading the way this season were Gabby Nagy, Jesika Fleming, and Laurel Wong, with her fierce style up front. Goalkeepers Ariana Fadel and Ali Peyton kept the other teams at bay with a solid team defense.

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MTJAL Basketball Led by Coach Craig Fox, the grades 7–8 girls’ team had a solid year. The girls finished in fourth place, with a record of 6-6. They played in some close games this season, including one in double-overtime. Qualifying for the MTJAL playoffs as the number four seed, the team lost to eventual champion Buena Vista. “The team did a fantastic job this year, learning the various offensive and defensive plays and performing at a high level during games,” said Coach Fox. The boys’ team had a record of 5-11 this year and improved as the season progressed. The boys displayed an energetic style of play and used their quickness to their advantage in both offense and defense. “It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to coach the boys again this year,” Coach Matt Gibbs said.

“I wish them the best of luck in their high school careers.”

IPAL Basketball This year, three Santa Catalina teams competed in the IPAL basketball league: a sixth-grade girls’ team, a sixth-grade boys’ team, and a seventh-grade boys’ team.

Players in all three teams challenged themselves to improve during the season.

A group of enthusiastic beginners made up the sixthgrade girls’ team. “These girls worked well together and started to put the pieces together late in the season to become a good team,” Coach Jeff Hrepich said.

The team finished the year with a 3-6 record; many games were close.

Although the seventh-grade boys’ team did not have a winning record this year, they showed improvement.

Strong play from Donald Ratcliff and Michael Nucci helped anchor the team. “We worked hard in practice each day to learn new techniques and strategies. It was a pleasure to coach the team,” Coach Jun Sillano said.

The sixth-grade boys’ team was fun to watch, as it showcased its athleticism on the court. The team’s seven players often faced teams that outnumbered them 2 to 1 or that included older players. These boys loved the challenge, and they played hard on both ends of the court, always giving their best effort. “They learned how to play a good zone defense and to share the ball,” Coach Jeff Hrepich said.

Flag Football The boys’ flag football team enjoyed an undefeated season this year under the tutelage of Coach Mark House. The Cougars were led by a host of eighth graders: quarterback Dominic Scattini, halfback Tio Turrini-Smith, and wide receivers Walker Jones and Matt Gibbs. “The offense worked hard as a unit, and the skill positions owe the O-line a lot of credit to help make them successful,” House said.

Although the team outscored opponents this year 332-44, the highlight of the season was avenging last year’s tough loss to Stevenson.

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Math & Science Teachers Speak Up It’s true that Santa Catalina is known for its excellence in the humanities. However, a significant new investment is proof of its commitment to math and science education. The project breaks ground this year.

The new math and science building will include state-of-the-art classrooms, project-based learning space, common areas for collaborative learning, and space to showcase projects.

In this interview, faculty from the Upper School math and science departments share their thoughts—not just about the new building, but about technology, 21st-century learning, future opportunities in STEM fields, and other topics. Let’s get to know them. is it important to Q: Why equip young women to

pursue further studies in math and science?

Liese Murphree (LM): Women are still

underrepresented in the physical sciences, math, computer science, and engineering. Santa Catalina attracts confident, capable, curious young women who have a strong sense of individual responsibility to improve the world. These are exactly the type of people we need to create and manage the science and technology of the future.

Jim Tuttle (JT): The world is

increasingly technological, and the problems we face will most likely have increasingly technological solutions. If we want our students to make a difference in the world, it will certainly be important for at least some of them to acquire the STEM skills that will allow them to

fully participate in these solutions.

There is no denying that a strong science and math background will open more doors in the future. And if we do our job well, our students will be the ones designing the doors for others to open. opportunities do Q: What you see for women in your field, and how do you communicate these to your students?

Mike Cook (MC): I try to give students an appreciation of how technological changes have increased the demand for logical problemsolving skills in a wide variety of fields. I try to convey to them that, while the need is obvious in fields such as engineering and computer science, there is also a great need for people with math and science skills in fields such as statistics, medicine, and business.

Meredith Mikell (MM): Careers in science and engineering are more numerous than they have ever been, and many sub-disciplines within those fields are actively trying to attract more young women. That is a tremendous opportunity, not only for fulfilling future careers but also for working toward bettering the world through medical research, climate research, biotechnology, environmental engineering, conservation, food science, and so on.

the most important Q: What’s skill set that you aim to instill in your students?

Noova Ongley (NO): I hope that

all of my students learn not only mathematics but also problemsolving skills and logic. I aim to instill in students the confidence to approach a problem that they

math & science faculty 22 are unsure of and the ability to communicate their thoughts in a well-organized and logical manner.

I think these are skills that can be applied to every facet of life, from careers to parenting and everything in between.

Michal Tryniecki (MT): I would like to see students not give up the moment they see a problem that is challenging. I would like them to see it as an opportunity to demonstrate their skills and exercise their brains.

First, they need to learn that to achieve a certain level of competence in any area, they need to invest a lot of time to learn the basic concepts and skills. Once they have the necessary knowledge, then they can become creative.

MM: The most important skill for students to hone is inquisitive tenacity, the desire and ability to relentlessly seek knowledge and information, even if it leads to more questions than answers. This will serve them in any discipline or profession and is crucial for success in science. Individuals who possess

this ability will be the ones who make impressive discoveries, develop innovative solutions to problems, and feel fulfilled in doing so. explain the LiMPETS Q: Briefly program and how your classes are partnering with it.

Christian Reilly (CR): LiMPETS

(Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) is a citizen science program aimed at generating a long-term baseline dataset of coastal health in California. There’s a database that collects student observations so that all this human effort is archived, and the students can compare what they’ve seen on their trips with what other students are seeing up and down the coast, and with what other students have seen going back about 10 years. Our classes are working with LiMPETS in several ways. We’re running sampling protocols in sandy beach and rocky intertidal areas; with involvement from the Marine Ecology Program, Marine Science, AP Environmental Science, and

some biology classes, Catalina is actually providing the best effort along the Central Coast. This standardizes the dataset from the LiMPETS point of view, and it gives our students a sense of what the real variability in the system is. Having one tide pool experience can be really valuable, but seeing a dynamic ecosystem like our coast change throughout a year at different points in the tidal cycle—as storms move through the area, as whales pass by and larvae settle—gives a much deeper and richer sense of our part of the world.

MM: Our relationship with

LiMPETS has been a very successful one, particularly as it has brought students into a realm of scientific work that most high school students never get to experience.

Students go to a designated coastal site approximately once a month to monitor either sand crab populations (sandy beach) or marine invertebrate and algae populations (rocky intertidal), counting and measuring individual specimens and documenting their findings, and finally entering their data into

Mike Cook Mathematics, Faculty

Noova Ongley Mathematics, Faculty

B.S. Economics, Texas A&M University

B.A. Mathematics, Humboldt State University

Ph.D. Economics, University of Maryland

M.S. Mathematics, Montana State University, Bozeman

23 math & science faculty an online database that serves as a catalog baseline for any studies of these species that could occur in this area. Originally, the project was started so that in the event of a major disaster (for example, an oil spill), scientists would know what an affected area is supposed to look like, in terms of species density and distribution. Not only has it achieved this goal, but it also serves local scientists in their research do you incorporate Q: How experiential learning

(field trips, projects outside the classroom, etc.) into your classes, and how do you think it benefits students?

Ned Stork (NS): My Algebra II

Honors students have used the Vernier Video Physics app for the iPad to collect data about the motion of an object—in our case, a basketball—by capturing the motion of the basketball through video.

The students then used linear and quadratic functions to model the

path, velocity, and acceleration of the ball. My AP Calculus AB students have solved differential equations in Sullivan Court by working together to generate a slope field using wooden rods and then representing the solution to the differential equation with string.

Pauline Struckman (PS): Most of

the monthly field trips in AP Environmental Science relate to the LiMPETS program. My class visited the Asilomar site one day; all of the starfish they found were doing well. The next day, Dr. Reilly’s class visited, and they saw the first signs of the starfish wasting disease that had been seen in the local intertidal area. It is a great experience for our students to see the onset of something like this; we will be able to test ideas about how the change in the starfish population affects the populations of other intertidal organisms.

of the Marine Q: Outside Ecology Research Program,

how do you incorporate marine science into your classes?

CR: I use trips to the intertidal to teach the importance of water chemistry and structure function correlations. I use trips to the Pacific Grove hyperbaric chamber to talk about gas laws and respiratory physiology. I use sand crab population monitoring to talk about population dynamics and human impacts, and I use tide pools to teach biodiversity monitoring and community structure. I use data from these trips to teach simple statistics and graphical analysis.

LM: In our unit on recycling, we

examine physical and chemical properties of plastics and the impact of plastics on the ocean. Ocean acidification is a main focus in our climate unit. In the unit on alternative energy, we look at the Gulf oil spill. The unit on water

Ned Stork Mathematics, Department Chair

Michal Tryniecki Mathematics, Faculty

B.S. Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University

M.S. Quantitative Methods, Warsaw School of Economics (Poland)

M.S. Structural Engineering, Materials and Mechanics, U.C. Berkeley Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE), Mathematics, Cambridge University (UK)

M.S. Mathematics, Warsaw University (Poland) Ph.D. Mathematics, Yale University

math & science faculty 24 quality in Monterey Bay is focused on marine science. We also look at the properties of water and contaminants and examine our own watershed and our own use of water.

design a way to test your insight.

Often, this takes space and time and tinkering.

do you think the Q: How new math and science

looking forward to, and why?

building will enhance your curriculum or teaching methods and your students’ classroom experience?

Randy Whitchurch (RW): Students will feel as if they are in a lab or research facility. Both students and faculty will have a different mindset. With the open interior structure, students will be able to “see” the geometry of the building: for example, why a triangle is stronger than a quadrilateral.

CR: The flexible lab spaces will allow us to integrate more long-term projects into the classes. To really experience science, you need to explore something until you have a new insight or question and then

aspect of the new Q: What building are you most

NS: I am most looking forward to

what the building will facilitate outside of the classroom. Working with students during free periods has always been a valuable element of our math program. Teachers and students work together regularly to clarify questions, revisit concepts, stretch their knowledge, and prepare for assessments.

The design of the faculty offices, conference rooms, and additional student-teacher collaboration spaces will create welcoming spaces for students and teachers to work together comfortably.

JT: I am looking forward to the

infrastructure improvements the new building will provide—simply

the newness of the materials. We will have a 21st-century space in which to teach 21st-century science. I am also looking forward to the unknown: the currently invisible benefits that I am certain will develop. The excitement of discovery we want our students to enjoy will be ours as well. you think the new Q: Do building will serve to

elevate the importance of math and science in the minds of students and garner greater interest in the subjects in general?

NS: I do believe that academic buildings can inspire students, but it really depends on the architectural design.

I hope the building will have a modern engineering edge to it so it will influence the mindset of both students and teachers who encounter it.

LM: The new building shows that the school has made a real commitment to science education. Having a new

Randy Whitchurch Mathematics, Faculty

Meredith Mikell Science, Faculty

B.A. Economics, Stanford University

B.S. Marine Science, Eckerd College

Teacher Education Program, College of Notre Dame Belmont (now Notre Dame de Namur University)

M.A.S. Aerospace Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

25 math & science faculty building, having the Marine Ecology Research Program, and having women on faculty are all important in encouraging girls in science.

Q:

In many ways, the new building will become the new academic and even social “hub” of the Upper School.

How do you think that will promote collaboration with colleagues inside and outside your department?

JT: We have improved our

collaborative efforts tremendously over the past few years, but having all teachers surrounding a common space will open those lines of communication even more. I hope it has the additional benefit of having students see the collaboration in action. It is our belief that students will enjoy their time with us outside of class even more than they do now.

RW: It will be easier to collaborate with colleagues because we will share

office space and meeting rooms, making it easier to share data so we can connect math with science.

Doing more project-based assignments is also powerful and helps students retain information

recent changes or Q: What discoveries in your field

are some of your Q: Who mentors in the STEM fields,

excite you?

and why?

PS: The most recent major event in the field of physics was the discovery of the previously theoretical existence of the Higgs boson at CERN; the 2013 Nobel Prize was awarded to three of the people (it is limited to three) who developed the theory, but not to the discoverers!

PS: My mentor was Dr. Eric

MC: I am excited by this new era of “big data” and the changes it will bring and the career opportunities it will open up for our students.

RW: The current technology that allows us to graph data very quickly on graphing calculators or on computer software programs where the data can be manipulated for making predictions is powerful.

D’Asaro, an arctic oceanographer at the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington.

He enabled me to take part in two field expeditions: LEADEX in 1992, where I spent five weeks in the Arctic, two of them living in an ice camp on a 6-meter-thick ice floe north of Alaska, and Arktis 1993, which was an international experiment in the Greenland Sea, where I spent a month living and researching on the German icebreaker Polarstern.

CR: One of the first people who mentored me was Frank Grasso.

When I met him, he was a researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory

Liese Murphree Science, Faculty

Christian Reilly Science, Faculty

B.A. Chemistry and Environmental Studies, Oberlin College

B.S., The Evergreen State College

Ph.D. Soil Chemistry, U.C. Davis

Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Stanford University

M.A. Biology, Boston University

math & science faculty 26 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. He gave a guest lecture in what was my first graduate class. I remember he quoted Lord Kelvin: If you can’t build a physical model of the thing you are studying, then you don’t understand it. Frank taught me to program and to think quantitatively.

He was also invested in me (and everyone who came through his corner of the lab). He modeled the best parts of being an effective scientist. do you do in your Q: What spare time to recharge or inspire yourself to pursue professional development opportunities?

MM: Scuba diving not only inspires me to further my knowledge of marine science but also is the best way to engage in the subject matter and ignite my curiosity. To recharge, I run. Running is when I get my best ideas.

RW: I go out on the ocean on my standup paddleboard every weekend.

I get to experience marine life— harbor seals, dolphins, whales, otters—in different conditions: sunny, clear, or foggy, in calm or turbulent water.

Q:

Given the time and resources, are there any new field trips or outside classroom experiences that you would like to add to your curriculum?

CR: Last year, I was able to take

students out on the National Marine Sanctuary research vessel Fulmar. I would do that every year if I could.

It was an amazing ship with an excellent crew and mission.

and make sure to see the digester that processes all of our food scraps from the school’s new composting program. new math classes will Q: What be incorporated into the curriculum in the coming years?

NS: Introduction to Statistics and Finance, Introduction to Computer Science, and AP Statistics. We want students to gain financial fluency, and we want to bridge math and science through statistics. Science students will become more skilled statisticians, and math students will experience valuable opportunities through which they can apply their mathematical knowledge.

LM: A trip to the water treatment facility would be a good addition to the course. In the past, we toured the waste management facility in Marina. I would like to do that again

Paulette Struckman Science, Faculty

Jim Tuttle Science, Department Chair

B.S. Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S. Soil Science, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo

M.S. Physics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks M.S. Oceanography, University of Washington

California Clear Teaching Credential, Secondary Science, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo

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LIFE AQUATIC Eight Sophomores Immerse Themselves in Marine Science interviews by Rachel Davison ’14, STAR Intern

Not many schools can boast being within two miles of one of the country’s largest marine sanctuaries, but Santa Catalina can. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a protected area of ocean and beaches along the coast, stretching north and south of Monterey.

To take full advantage of our unique location, the Upper School recently launched a three-year Marine Ecology Research Program, coordinated by Dr. Christian Reilly, whose doctorate is in biological sciences. With an emphasis on experiential learning, the program provides an intensive focus on marine science for a select group of students, beginning in their sophomore year. These students conduct research and experiments in and around the ocean, observing and testing hypotheses.

The goal is to give motivated students a personal experience of the scientific process through exploration of the marine environments in Monterey Bay. Over the course of the program, each student researches a topic of particular interest, presents her findings in a schoolwide symposium, and submits her work to local and national science competitions.

“We have the faculty to help students shape rigorous questions, and we can help them become experts in a technical subject and teach them how to communicate their expertise,” Reilly says.

After applying to the program last spring, eight students were selected to embark on this adventure as pioneer members. Senior Rachel Davison had the opportunity to talk with them recently about their deep-sea endeavors.

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Q: What made you want to apply for the program? Have you always been interested in science or marine ecology?

Ashten Nguyen (AN): I’ve always been interested in science in general, but I haven’t really had much experience studying marine ecology. What made me want to do this program is that I’d never really done anything like it before.

Katie Ridgway (KR): I’ve always had a passion for marine science. The research part of it is definitely what made me interested. Having an additional class...is good, too, but it’s nice to have it outside, with all the opportunities and field trips: tide-pooling activities, going off campus and actually using the bay, since we’re right here.

Jayme Chandler (JC): Coming to the Monterey Bay for boarding school, you want to take advantage of all the opportunities you have. What better place to do marine science than here? When I heard they were starting this program, there was no way that I wasn’t going to apply. I absolutely love it.

Q: What is it like having Dr. Reilly as a teacher?

Claire Jellison (CJ): Dr. Reilly’s such a great teacher. He’s always super excited, but at the same time he’s softspoken. He has a super-contained but

excited manner. It makes us interested in different marine animals, and he’s so knowledgeable about them. You learn so many interesting random facts that you can just throw at people.

Catherine Lyche (CL): Dr. Reilly is one of the coolest guys on campus, and he makes everything fun. He provides a hands-on learning environment and schedules trips as much as possible.

He just makes it a really fun learning environment.

JC: He is so invested in marine science and our learning. He has a complete passion for it. Every day in class, there’s a fun atmosphere. It’s about just learning.

You get to go out there and learn what you want to pursue. Dr. Reilly gives you all the topics you need to know, and then you decide what you want to do with them.

Q: How did you take advantage of the Monterey Bay before this year? Has the Marine Ecology Research Program increased your interest in the local marine sanctuary?

AN: Before this, I didn’t really take advantage of what’s basically in our backyard. I never really cared or took the time to appreciate it. Through the program, I began to learn so many different ways that we can enjoy what’s right here in Monterey Bay.

(CL): It definitely has. Not only have we gone tide pooling, but we’ve taken advantage of the harbors and local ports.

The program has really helped me not only to get to know the area but also to see how widely available it is to me.

JC: Now that I’m living in Monterey, I can’t imagine not being close to the ocean.

Marine science is amazing because it’s still kind of unknown. We’re like pioneers, going out and doing more research that people haven’t done before. I think a big part of this class is not just studying other people’s research; we’re doing our own.

We use a little bit of research from other people to help us along, but when it comes to the data part of it, it’s our numbers. We went out there; we counted every single hermit crab in the tide pool and brought the data back to the lab.

Q: What is your favorite thing that you have learned in class?

AN: The plankton project. Basically, we created our own plankton nets, caught plankton in the Monterey Bay, and analyzed plankton density to understand how this organism can affect the rest of the food chain, because it’s at the very bottom. From the amount of plankton we found, we were able to tell what might happen later on in the marine ecosystem.

Lucy Stowe (LS): I think my favorite thing was learning about current topics such as ocean acidification, and how it affects us.

[Ocean acidification is a decrease in the pH level of seawater due to greater amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.] We just did a paper on plankton in the Monterey Bay, and I chose to focus on how ocean acidification affects plankton.

KR: The tide-pooling activities with the LiMPETS program are my favorite, because they’re really hands-on.

(LiMPETS is a statewide environmental monitoring education program. About 4,000 teachers and students collect data on various species living in rocky intertidal zones and sandy beaches, with the goal of protecting marine ecosystems.)

When we come back to school, we can see graphs on the computer and talk about

The New Marine Biology Center Part of the excitement surrounding the Marine Ecology Research Program is the marine biology facilities in the new math and science building. The lower level of the new building will have a state-of-the-art design to serve the marine science program in new and dynamic ways. Here is a quick overview of the facilities.

Aquaria

the data and use the information that we gather to make presentations. I think it will be really helpful for the ongoing research project next year.

CL: It’s great. It means that we get to experiment more often. We get to spearhead all the activities. We’re learning along with Dr. Reilly, so it’s a lot of fun.

Q: What did you think about the Marine Ecology Research Program when it was presented to you last year? How does it feel to be a charter member of this new program?

Q: Do you have any ideas for your independent study in the marine sciences?

LS: When it was presented to us, I thought it sounded great. It was obvious that they had worked a lot on preparing the program for us and making sure that it was going to be a good option for us. As the first class trying it, I think it is great so far. I’ve gotten to do a lot of things that I wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise, like the camping trip with my peers and Dr. Reilly. Also, we have gone tide pooling and studied vertical transects. [A vertical transect is a line that establishes an area for collecting data between high- and low-tide marks.] I have gained so much knowledge and respect for the inner workings of the intertidal areas.

CJ: It’s one of the most exciting moments in my day because I never know what’s going to happen when I go into that class.

It’s just kind of a break in routine that I really enjoy every week. It’s a really involved class, which is what makes it so fun.

LS: I was thinking of doing something around ocean acidification because I have already studied it and it was really interesting to me. I don’t have a central idea yet, but I’m working on one.

CL: I want to do something on animals— probably in the deep sea, probably to do with diving. I want to get my diving license so I can go into the water, or I might decide to track animals and share my data with others along the coast.

KR: Something involving ocean chemistry: separating organisms in two tanks at different pH levels, or something along those lines.

JC: I would love to survey otters—seeing their different migration patterns and how the species is declining or increasing and seeing how other factors play into their survival. The starfish wasting disease is a big problem right now in the Monterey Bay. It would be cool to take advantage of this current event.

The aquaria will provide an area to house live organisms for student research and experiments. Students will be able to control variables, such as water temperature, at three different tanks so they can track how changes might affect the ocean and the organisms living in it. The deep-water tank will give students the opportunity to study interactions among marine organisms. The entire aquaria system is designed to respond dynamically to students’ needs, and the flexibility of the system is a key design element.

Shop and Field Gear Room The shop area is for students to fabricate or modify tools used in their scientific research. Marine ecology research and data collection require specific instruments, and students will be able to engineer equipment to meet their needs. This room will also provide extra storage space for the gear and supplies needed for off-campus outings.

Project-Based Learning Room This space will serve as a working research lab. Students will be able to conduct research, perform experiments, and review data—as individuals or in groups.

Conference Room Collaboration is an essential part of the marine science program, and the conference room is where some of that will happen. This room will facilitate discussions, seminars, presentations, and sharing among the students and faculty.

Marine Biology Lab Included in the main marine biology lab are wet lab areas for hands-on experiments, traditional lab tables, and smaller areas for demonstrations. It will be the central activity area for the marine science classes.

Embracing Obstacles

by Katherine Hsu ’14

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As the poet and novelist Anatole France wrote, “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only dream, but also believe.”

This is a value that Santa Catalina also promotes.

Here, we are no strangers to striving for excellence and a sense of responsible purpose as future world leaders. We dare to achieve the impossible.

With this in mind, I set out in 2012 to achieve my dream of hosting a TEDx event at school. I have always been interested in TED Talks and have viewed many of the videos.

After discovering that it was possible for students to host TEDx Talks at their schools, I was determined to make this dream a reality.

TEDx is a local version of TED (which stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design), a nonprofit organization devoted to “ideas worth spreading.” TEDx Talks serve as a forum for the exchange of new ideas through thought-provoking conversations based on the unique perspectives and experiences of the speakers.

They also provide an opportunity to connect with the broader global community by sharing fresh ideas and amazing personal stories through online videos. With the help of my mentors, Dr. Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87 and Dr. John Murphy, I submitted a Journey program proposal for a TEDx event, and it was approved. I then applied for a license with TED but faced several obstacles.

At the beginning of the project, I envisioned the consummate event. I had expected difficulties in building a TEDx forum. What I hadn’t realized was that, no matter how much time I spent running through the logistics of the event in my mind and imagining how it would turn out—finding speakers,

deciding how many speakers to invite, arranging the speeches to prevent scheduling conflicts, maintaining a budget, choosing a venue, deciding what material to use for the three-dimensional sign, finding a contractor to build the sign, following TED media guidelines, and so on—some of the problems I faced were out of my control, and I realized that the event was not going to happen exactly according to my plan. The lesson I learned was to expect the unexpected.

Although I applied for the license months beforehand, it didn’t arrive until shortly before the event.

In addition, one of the speakers canceled a day before the event due to illness. However, we embraced the obstacles that came our way, and the unexpected brought positives, too: My classmates pitched in to help with the sign, decorate the room, sign in the speakers, and conduct video interviews during the event.

“TEDx would not have been possible without the teamwork and collaboration of all involved.”

Getting approval on the license was a tremendous obstacle. I had been communicating for several months with the TED staff, who rejected my application more than once. Luckily, Dr. Brenot came to my aid and guided me through the process. We reached out to TED, which helped me understand their expectations of a TEDx event. We worked together

as a team to revise the application until TED finally approved the license. The success is thanks to teamwork.

I have always been an independent person who prefers to do things by myself. This event has truly opened my eyes to the value and effectiveness of teamwork. Kate Dentoni Mitchell ’76, one of the speakers at the event, pointed out that people who have different areas of expertise make a team stronger. I can attest to this statement from my experience.

TEDx would not have been possible without the teamwork and collaboration of all involved. I am so proud to see our team’s progress, and I am excited to see where the program takes us next year. We already have speakers contacting us about the next TEDx event!

I am grateful that Catalina provides a forum for students to express their creativity. This school equips students through accomplished and caring faculty who help and support their students, stimulating classes, and Journey Days to help us achieve our dreams. I believe Catalina students are all agents of innovation and will become the change they wish to see in the world.

It’s good to dream, but we need to follow through with actions.

As Thomas Edison said, “Vision without execution is hallucination.”

This leads me to my final thought.

There are three types of people in the world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who ask, “What happened?” Here at Catalina, let’s strive to be the first type.

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Upper School Community

Life

Friends of the Phillippines

by Blair Miller ’14, STAR intern in the Communications Office After Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on November 8, boarding student Inés Borromeo ’14 organized a fundraiser to help the relief and rebuilding efforts in her home country. Fortunately, her family wasn’t directly affected.

During Assembly, Borromeo delivered a heartrending message that captivated the Catalina community and motivated everyone to rally around the cause.

“Being so far away from home and seeing the tragic images of what happened made me want to do as much as I could,” Borromeo said.

On November 21, Borromeo and several Student Senate members and friends organized a bake sale and a Free Dress Day, which raised $2,000 for Catholic Relief Services’ Philippines Operation. Students who participated in the Free Dress Day donated $5 each, and anyone who donated above that amount received a ribbon in one of the colors of the Philippine national flag.

That same week, the Upper School’s Grazing Patch snack shack donated all proceeds and tips, totaling $1,000, to the cause. Thanks to Borromeo’s dedication and enthusiasm, the Upper School was able to raise more than $3,000 to assist the recovery efforts.

Ring Week 2014: A Celebration of Sisterhood

by Nia Jacobs ’14, STAR intern in the Communications Office Ring Week is a favorite school tradition for many Santa Catalina students. Over the years, the tradition has evolved from a simple dinner to a nearly weeklong celebration, complete with costumes and props.

The seniors gave their best efforts to the tradition this year with a beach theme, handing out swim caps and matching goggles as props. Ring Week commenced with the opening skit on Tuesday. The next three days were filled with creative costumes, depicting characters such as Madeline, Sesame Street, cave women, and astronauts. The juniors were assigned tasks to perform, such as asking teachers to Prom and reciting speeches in the hallways or on stage during lunch. The week officially ended on Saturday night with the Lord of the Rings–themed Ring Dinner. This culminating celebration is always guaranteed to be a memorable occasion.

Ring Week is not just for fun. It is also a celebration of community and sisterhood. For freshmen and sophomores, Ring Week is a chance to get a sneak peek of what’s to come. For seniors, it is the chance to pass the torch to juniors and to welcome them into the sisterhood, as the seniors ahead of them had done the year before. A sense of nostalgia kicks in for seniors and alumnae alike who share this tradition. Ring Week is a time for joy and also a little sadness as the seniors realize that their time at Catalina is coming to an end. The juniors share their sadness, knowing that their ring sisters will be leaving soon, but they also have a sense of excitement thinking about next year. In the end, though, the event is a celebration of the sisterhood in our community, something that all Catalina girls remember for years to come.

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Prestigious Poetry Society Honors Student Poet Christine Marella ’15 was selected from a record 7,478 entrants as one of 85 Commended Poets in the 2013 Foyle Young Poets of the Year competition. Marella was honored for her poem “Denali” (printed at right). On October 3, she and her mother attended the awards ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The event coincided with National Poetry Day in the United Kingdom.

“Her acknowledgment by Foyle is a rare thing, a significantly more prestigious recognition than school and county prizes,” explained Upper School English teacher Simon Hunt.

“However, I doubt it will be the last time we hear about Christine’s writing earning kudos.”

A fan of poets Carolyn Forché, Ilya Kaminsky, and Simon Armitage, Marella says she began writing poetry about four years ago but has written more consistently for the past two years. Most of her poems explore the joys and struggles of love or portray fictional (and often dark) incidents involving difficult life events such as divorce, abuse, betrayal, and addiction.

“Perhaps her greatest skill is for the well-turned phrase: the line, sentence, or clause that says things just right, perhaps with a sting in its tail,” Hunt said. “Of course, skill as a writer is only really as valuable as the purpose it’s turned to, and Christine makes her skill pay off through her commitment to the writer’s craft.”

Denali

by Christine Marella ’15 Nineteen times you tried to stop smoking.

You eat peaches for breakfast and step out onto the patio and draw peace from the drags, peace and quiet.

But do you know I see you through our kitchen curtains?

The fly trapper plant on the windowsill dies and you eat bowls of blueberries with your beer.

I call you strange.

You kiss me with smoke on your tongue and I sink deeper into the bathtub each time you tell me you are filling up your Chevy’s tank but go out to buy new packs.

The water is warm like gasoline, sealing the holes where you soak into me, and where I am empty: my ears, my eyes, my navel.

It is February and the snow is feathered in the yard, and the clouds you exhale are in my lungs and your body is the sky.

Founded by the Poetry Society in 1998, the Foyle Young Poets of the Year program is the U.K.’s largest and most prestigious award for young poets between 11 and 17 years of age. The competition is free to enter and accepts poems of any length and on any theme. Each year, judges select 15 top winners and 85 Commended Poets. The winning poems and the names of all 85 Commended Poets will be published this spring in a winners’ anthology, which will be sent to schools, libraries, poets, and arts organizations across the U.K. and beyond.

Photo credit: Daniella Wilson ’15

National Merit Recognizes Five Seniors Congratulations to the five seniors who were honored by this year’s National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) program. Each fall, about 34,000 of the approximately 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT receive Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise, and about 16,000 students are recognized as semifinalists. The semifinalists who meet high academic standards and all other NMSC requirements will advance to finalist standing and will be considered for a National Merit Scholarship.

Although commended students do not continue in the scholarship competition, some of them do become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.

Semifinalist: Lily Patterson Commended: Hannah Clevenger, Amanda Etienne, Katherine Hsu,

Karen Ko

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Conference Addresses Global Issues Eighteen Upper School students participated in the First Annual Lyceum High School Model United Nations Conference on October 6, at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The Santa Catalina team participated along with groups from Bellarmine College Preparatory, Pacific Grove High School, and York School.

Students were arranged in three different groups. Each group simulated a committee of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and committee members discussed the topic of countering international illicit trafficking.

Santa Catalina committee members represented delegates from Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Tajikistan, and the United Kingdom.

Congratulations to the following students for receiving Excellent Delegate awards: Katherine Kamel ’15, Janet Kiboneka ’14, AnKa Rauch ’14, and Gabby Sigrist ’14.

The participants made an impressive showing at the event. Kudos to all of them: Isabella Ateshian ’16, Ruby Bantariza ’16, Lexi Davi ’14, Rachel Davison ’14, Tandy Johnson ’14, Katherine Kamel ’15, Janet Kiboneka ’14, Victoria Kvitek ’16, Sarah Levi ’16, Vivian Liu ’17, Lilly Hogan ’14, Sherry Ma ’17, AnKa Rauch ’14, Isabelle Redfield ’17, Nora Sakiz ’14, Gabby Sigrist ’14, Betty Wang ’14, and Daniella Wilson ’15.

Big Issues on the Big Screen Each year, the Peace and Justice Club promotes the International Film Festival, sponsored by the United Nations Association (UNA) Monterey Bay Chapter. Santa Catalina serves as a community sponsor for the event and hosts a special oncampus preview session. Santa Catalina is the only high school in the area that sends student representatives to the Film Festival Committee, which makes the film selections. This past summer, Katie Allen ’14, Tandy Johnson ’14, Chloe Reimann ’14, and Emma Russell ’14 were part of the committee. They attended weekly sessions and screened about 30 documentaries before helping select this year’s films.

On October 30, the Peace and Justice Club hosted its 10th International Film Festival Preview Session in the Performing Arts Center. Students watched Sun City Picture House, which explores the resilience of the human spirit in Haiti after the earthquake, and trailers for Chasing Ice and The Fourth World. UNA Monterey Bay Chapter board member Gary Davis (pictured left with Baker and club members), who worked for the United Nations Development Programme for 25 years, spoke about the importance of the United Nations and encouraged students to attend the film festival.

The 14th Annual International Film Festival was held at the Golden State Theatre in downtown Monterey on November 1–3.

The school provided a shuttle to transport students on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Holiday Traditions Warm the Heart

by Sophie Kuhn ’14, STAR intern in the Communications Office In the Upper School, the holiday season began with the excitement of Kris Kringle and came to a joyful close on December 14, when many attended the beloved Candlelight Mass. With every year that passes, students become more sentimental about these holiday traditions.

The three days of Kris Kringle began on December 6 and were filled with tinsel, chocolate, and anonymous gift giving. Each day brought greater anticipation; on the last day, the “Secret Santas” revealed themselves during a gift exchange with classmates.

Through it all, we tried to forget that finals were upon us. Events such as Kris Kringle, the Christmas Concert, and Candlelight Mass are always beautiful reprieves and bring us a sense of peace before exam week. In addition, the occasional holiday dance party in the dorms lent excitement.

The Concert Choir, the Chambers Singers, the Chamber Ensemble, and dancer Caroline Wright ’14 performed beautifully at the Christmas Concert.

There were even special tunes featuring Music Department Chair Mark Purcell and religion teachers Sara Veldhuizen and Blake Riley. The event ended by bringing the audience together for the Christmas tune “Mary Had a Baby.”

Before Candlelight Mass, the boarding students and resident faculty enjoyed the annual Christmas Dinner; after the service, the seniors led Christmas carols in front of Rosary Chapel. The Mass itself was the most memorable part, though. Dressed in elegant fashion, we gathered in a line and entered Rosary Chapel with white candles lighted, providing that warm glow associated with the Christmas season. Catalina families and friends gathered inside and watched the procession. This year, the Mass included readings by Laura Colosky ’15, Gabby Sigrist ’14, and Tamara Attia ’15, and an inspiring homily by Father Michael Marini.

During the post-Mass caroling, students in all grades gathered outside around glowing candles and laughed and sang. For the seniors, it was certainly bittersweet to experience our last Candlelight Mass as students, but we enjoyed every moment.

Chilled by the wintry night air, students and guests alike headed to the dining room for the traditional pie reception.

There was hot cocoa, pie galore, and a sense of the Christmas spirit all around. Traditions like these will remind us of Santa Catalina long after we graduate.

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Arts

A High-Tech Musical Showcases an Old Theme

by Blair Miller ’14, STAR intern in the Communications Office The musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat proves that sibling rivalry comes at a price.

Thankfully, the feud brings the family closer together in this story, which Santa Catalina presented in October.

Narrated by Gabriella Sardina ’14 and directed by Roger Thompson and Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02, the show dazzled the audience with its all-school cast.

The play begins in the 21st century but travels back to biblical times, where the action begins. Joseph, played by Jennifer Nguyen ’16, is the prized son of Jacob, who gives him a beautiful coat. Out of jealousy, Joseph’s brothers sell him as a slave to the Ishmaelites. Joseph is transported to Egypt, where he experiences many hardships before becoming the right-hand man to Pharaoh, played by Gabby Sigrist ’14. When a famine occurs, Joseph’s brothers travel to Egypt to ask for help. Joseph realizes that his brothers have had a change of heart, and the family is reconciled.

Catalina’s production was as amazing as the play’s story.

The student tech crew worked behind the scenes to bring the show to life. Every day after school, the girls painted and assembled set pieces and animated artwork for backdrops, using innovative technology. They built columns with canvas-covered openings through which a rainbow

of lights shone. For the show, Catalina rented additional lighting equipment, which helped the stage explode with color, adding to the ’70s vibe.

Alie Prophet ’15 worked with Dale Thompson, head of lighting design, and other members of the sound and lighting team to animate artwork, including a sphinx that appeared to be singing “Poor, Poor Joseph” along with the actors. The costume design team created realistic period clothing for the cast and a spectacular coat for Joseph. In the final scene, the coat—made from a large, multicolored parachute—covered the stage.

The children’s chorus, consisting of eighteen Lower and Middle School students, delighted the audiences. Chorus “wranglers” Jenna Downs ’17 and Ruby Bantariza ’16 helped the kids remember their cues, places, and lyrics.

With a “crash of drums” and a “flash of light,” the Catalina girls showed their talent and might. This colorful show was a huge success and will be remembered forever.

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Students Discover the Artist Behind the Paintings On October 9, the Art I and Studio Art classes took a trip to the Monterey Museum of Art on Pacific Street to see the “Monterey Now: Lucas Blok” exhibit, where students met and talked with the Monterey-based artist.

Blok described how he started his art career and explained the impetus for his latest body of work.

“The students asked great questions,” said art teacher Claire Lerner. “It was a good experience for them to meet an artist of such renown and to have the opportunity to hear firsthand the account of his latest work.”

The museum website called Blok’s paintings “mesmerizing experiments in visual perception.” The description explains that Blok “works with vibrant and intensely saturated hues that become a unique participatory experience for each individual viewer.” Blok was awarded the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for 2011–2012, acknowledging his talent and his merit in the art world.

Italian Comedy Swings to New Heights

by Sophie Kuhn ’14, STAR intern in the Communications Office This January, a small but mighty cast performed Scapino!, a zany comedy about an Italian servant whose antics generate chaos and laughter. The show transported the audience to a warm and bright café in Naples, Italy, where the clever Scapino, performed by senior Gabby Sigrist, playfully controls the plot. Songs punctuated the action in this freeform adaptation of the Molière classic. Lyrics rattled off items from an Italian menu, serving up fun nonsense.

Catalina’s production of this madcap play found Sigrist swinging from a rope and Katie Griffith ’14 being struck repeatedly with a salami. Brianna Brady ’16, who played a waiter, commented that the play was “full of laughter and encouragement.” She added, “Not only did our cast accomplish acting with mock Italian accents and gestures, but we swung to new heights on our stage.”

The show’s success was due largely to its actors and to faculty advisors Roger Thompson, Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02, and Mark Purcell. Sigrist reflected on her experience: “I have been honored to work with dedicated peers and directors.

I was enthralled by the generosity and the ingenuity of this cast. Together, we learned the physical and comedic nature of commedia dell’arte. To perform on the Catalina stage has been the highlight of my time here at school, and this was no exception. To quote Scapino, ‘We made idiots of ourselves!’”

Audiences of all ages enjoyed Scapino! Everyone chimed in and sang the colorful Italian songs. Of course, the flying spaghetti added to the fun.

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Sports Cross-Country As the defending champions in the Mission Trail Athletic League (MTAL) and Central Coast Section (CCS) Division IV, the crosscountry team enjoyed another successful season. Ending the season with a 7-1 dual race record, the team took second place at the MTAL championships. Three of the team’s runners finished in the top 10: Lizzy Tardieu ’14 finished fourth, Jessica Gutshall ’16 finished eighth, and Lily Patterson ’14 finished ninth. The Cougars’ overall second-place finish put them in the CCS Division V championship meet, where each runner achieved a personal best.

This effort put the team in fifth place, only three points out of a state title berth.

Field Hockey The team ended the 2013 season with a winning record of 8-7. With three games remaining and an outside chance of reaching the CCS playoffs, the team experienced two late-season losses. Eight seniors will graduate this spring, so the team looks to rebuild in 2014. Congratulations to senior Daisy Villegas, who was named as an MTAL firstteam selection, and to seniors Sophia White and Emma Russell for their selection to the MTAL second team.

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Tennis A strong season saw the tennis team finishing in second place in the MTAL, with a 14-2 record. The team qualified for the CCS playoffs once again and won its first-round match against St. Francis. Despite tough play against Archbishop Mitty in the second round, the Cougars were unable to advance to the quarterfinals.

Ellie Stork ’15 and Brooke Butterworth ’14, who reached the finals of the MTAL doubles championship match, were named to the MTAL all-league team.

Golf With a 10-1 record, the defending league-champion golf team won a fourth consecutive title, setting a new record.

Sharing the Monterey Bay League title with Stevenson, the Cougar golfers qualified for the CCS playoffs, where they finished in 11th place as a team. Junior Chloe Corriveau finished second at CCS in the individual competition, qualifying her for the state tournament at Quail Lodge.

Playing in her second state tournament in three years, Corriveau shot an 80 and finished 30th out of 54 golfers.

Corriveau and senior Kiley Gibbs were both named allleague selections.

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Volleyball Finishing with a record of 20-3-0, the volleyball team successfully defended its MTAL title with another championship season. The highlight of the season came when the Cougars faced the unbeaten Carmel team and snapped the Padres’ eight-game winning streak.

That win moved the team into a three-way tie for first place, where the Cougars remained for their share of the title with Carmel and King City. Moving into the CCS playoffs, the team was eliminated in first-round play against Mercy San Francisco. The Monterey Herald named senior Lizzy Tardieu Monterey County Volleyball Player of the Year, and the Salinas Californian named her MTAL’s Most Valuable Player. Joining Tardieu as MTAL all-league first-team selections were Chase LeeHong ’14 and Tatumn Satow ’16.

Water Polo The water polo team finished its season with an overall record of 17-7 and a second-place finish in the league. Automatically qualifying for the CCS playoffs, the team enjoyed an 11-8 firstround victory over Willow Glen. Facing powerhouse Sacred Heart Prep in the quarterfinals, the Cougars lost to the eventual CCS champion with a 7-16 record. End-of-season honors went to AJ Daikon ’16, All MBL Gabilan Division team selection; Colleen Boensel ’15, MBL Gabilan Division Junior of the Year, and All MBL Gabilan Division team selection; and Allie Loomis ’14, MBL Gabilan Division Most Valuable Player and All MBL Gabilan Division team selection.

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Basketball With new coach Chris Hill at the helm, the basketball team was the surprise break-out team of the league. At the preseason Gilroy tournament, the young Cougars had impressive wins over Watsonville and rival Notre Dame–Salinas. The team finished the tournament in second place and enjoyed a season-ending third place in the MTAL. A 9-5 league record secured the team a CCS playoff berth for the 15th consecutive year. Playing against 10th ranked Half Moon Bay, the team was unable to advance to the next round. Kylie Moses ’14 and Madison Fox ’15 were named to the MTAL all-league first team.

Soccer Catalina soccer won its second consecutive MTAL title and its seventh in the past eight years. The Cougars finished undefeated in league with a 13-0-1 record. Only a 2-0 preseason loss to Aptos spoiled an overall undefeated record. Making the CCS playoffs for the 14th time in 15 years, the team garnered the No. 4 seed in the Division III playoffs. Hosting the defending CCS Division III champion, King’s Academy, in the first round, the Cougars never got untracked on the soggy field and fell 6-1, ending their season. Congratulations to seniors Daisy Villegas, Sophia White, and Sara Frank, and to freshman Allie Aiello for being selected to the MTAL all-league first team. Tamara Attia ’15 was named MTAL Goalie of the Year, and Villegas was named MTAL Forward of the Year.

All-league second-team selections included Brooke Butterworth ’14, Attia, Samantha Mudd ’15, and Madison Long ’17.

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Equestrian This year, the equestrian team competed at five shows as a member of Zone 10 of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association. The October show, cohosted by the Cougars, saw several finishes by the girls: Hannah Clevenger ’14 finished third and fifth in varsity open equitation over fences, fifth and sixth on the flat; Natalie Kiboneka ’16 finished fourth in beginning equitation on the flat (both days); and Ellie Browne ’15 finished first on the flat and fifth in varsity intermediate equitation over fences. Amanda Radner ’16 placed sixth in varsity intermediate equitation on the flat at the Iron Horse Show in November.

The January show concluded with the following placements: Clevenger, first in varsity open equitation over fences; Mady Fithian ’14, third in varsity open equitation on the flat; Kat Wulstein ’17, fourth and sixth varsity intermediate equitation over fences, fifth on the flat. Both Fithian and Clevenger placed at the White Rock Ranch Show in February. Clevenger placed second on the flat and fourth in varsity open hunt seat equitation over fences; Fithian placed fourth in varsity open hunt seat equitation over fences. In the final show at Stanford, Fithian placed first and third in varsity open hunt seat on the flat.

Fithian and Clevenger, co-captains of the team, both qualified for the Zone 10 Regional Finals to compete in varsity open hunt seat equitation over fences and varsity open hunt seat on the flat, respectively. It was a great way to end the year!

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A Matter of Relationship

Past Parent and Grandparent Henry G. “Hank” Grundstedt Invests in Santa Catalina’s Future

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ank Grundstedt’s favorite memory of Santa Catalina involves a fedora and a cigarette—props from a school play.

Grundstedt was cast as a detective in the Father-Daughter Weekend play when his daughter, Heidi Grundstedt Robison ’79, was a senior at the school. “I don’t smoke, so I hated the cigarette, and that hat kept flopping in my face, but I dutifully learned my lines, and the play was a hit,” he said.

Grundstedt’s willingness to step on stage harkens back to his college days, when he truly learned to rise to a challenge. As a student at the University of Arizona, he labored in the mines four or five nights a week to pay for school. After graduation, he worked as an engineer, designing rock drills for mining and later launching a successful career as publisher of World Mining, a technical mining journal. As a journalist, Grundstedt traveled the world, including several stays in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, studying and reporting on international mining techniques.

During his time abroad, Grundstedt spent his nights teaching himself about international finance from textbooks. He became so interested in the topic that he left the mining journal and joined Capital Group Companies as a resource analyst for the global mining industry. At the time, Capital Group managed $3 billion and employed about 250 people.

Today, the company manages approximately $1 trillion and has 7,000 employees. While working there, Grundstedt was responsible for managing about 10 percent of the funds and investing them in the resource sector. “It worked out nicely,” he said.

Eventually, Grundstedt and wife Beverly moved to San Francisco, where his wife’s aunt was the principal of Katherine Delmar Burke School for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. After Heidi was born, Aunt Gigi insisted that they send her to Santa Catalina. “Aunt Gigi always said that the most important thing is to have a solid education,” Grundstedt said. “With that foundation, a person can build anything.”

Since then, Santa Catalina has provided that foundation for yet another member of his family. Grundstedt’s granddaughter, Brittany Robison ’09, graduated from Santa Catalina and is now a senior at the University of Arizona. When asked why he gives to Santa Catalina, Grundstedt explained: “It’s a matter of relationship. I read everything Santa Catalina sends me.

I continue to like the way it operates, and I appreciate the quality of its students.”

In the early 1990s, Grundstedt honored that relationship by establishing a charitable remainder trust (CRT) with Santa Catalina as a beneficiary.

“The tax benefits of a CRT are considerable, and you can draw interest on it up to a small percentage for income,” he said. In accordance with his wishes, Santa Catalina will use his gift to advance its mission well into the future.

Now retired, Grundstedt fills his days studying the stock market, staying fit, and helping out at the mine where he worked as a college student. That very mine is now named in his honor—the Henry G. “Hank” Grundstedt San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory at the University of Arizona.

Grundstedt’s home in Tucson has a 270-degree vista of the Santa Catalina Mountains, which serve as a daily reminder of the Monterey school that captured his heart nearly 40 years ago.

45 Alumnae Association Board Executive Committee Judy McDonald Moses ’86 President Laurie Washburn Hogen ’58 Vice President Liz Holt Protell ’64 Vice President Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Vice President Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Director of Alumnae Relations

Members Sally Fay ’74 Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Kathy Trafton ’74 Lore Childs MacDonald ’76 Jennifer Post ’82 Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Patty Cerisola-Mansi ’83 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Stephanie Post Pollard ’85 Shannon McClennahan Mozes ’87 Nínive Clements Calegari ’89 Kim Meek Shickel ’89 Gigi Lin O’Hara ’90 Julie Rathman Fenton ’99 Annie Hilby ’01 Marina Barcelo ’04

Chapter Chairs Boston Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Chicago Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Dallas Hope Morgan ’90 Denver Laura Stenovec ’99 Houston Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 Monterey Liz Holt Protell ’64* New York Liz Belanger ’00 Northern California Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96* Seattle Ann Frasse Stowe ’82* Peggy Frasse ’84 Southern California Jennifer Post ’82* Stefanie Post Pollard ’85* Washington, D.C. Daniela Perez Fayer ’83 Katie Fruzynski ’04

International Chapters Asia Rene Leung ’99 Angelina Yao ’99 Europe Lara Brehmer ’98 Latin America Patty Cerisola-Mansi ’83* Leslie Hulse ’88

*Designates Alumnae Association Board member

Renewing 2014 Alumnae Reunion

Connections

There was an abundance of excitement and welcoming smiles.

Everywhere you gazed, you saw hugs and heard animated conversation and laughter.

On March 7 and 8, the Classes of 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009 returned to campus to renew their Catalina connections during Reunion 2014. Special recognition was given to the Classes of 1954 and 1964 in celebration of their 60th and 50th reunions, respectively.

Friday provided an opportunity for alumnae to visit the campus to find out what it’s like to be a student at Santa Catalina today. Alumnae attended assembly in Study Hall, where student body president Claire Gregory ’14 welcomed the alumnae and led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by student and faculty announcements. Alumnae then attended

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third-period classes. Current students and Dr. Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Assistant Head of Upper School and director of Catalina’s advisory program, Journey, gave a presentation about the program. In the early afternoon, alumnae, students, and faculty attended a panel of alumnae who spoke about their professions and about how Catalina helped them succeed. The panel was inspiring and informative. The annual faculty reception was again an entertaining part of the day, a time when current and past faculty reminisced with alumnae and caught up on recent news.

Saturday’s program began with mass, followed by class photos. The alumnae celebration was held in the Rosary Chapel. It included remarks from Judy McDonald Moses ’86, President of the Alumnae Association; a school welcome from Sister Claire; an update on the Upper School by Dr. John Murphy, Head of Upper School; an advancement update by Rich Patterson, Assistant Head of School for Advancement; and the presentation of the 2014 Distinguished Alumna Awards to Lijin Aryananda ’94 and Sister Lois Silva ’54. A celebratory lunch in the Santo Domingo Dining Room concluded the reunion events on campus. Saturday evening found alumnae, spouses, faculty, and staff at Carmel Valley’s Quail Lodge. A reception kicked off the evening, followed by a formal dinner. Alumnae enjoyed a photo booth and the chance to visit throughout the evening.

Reunion Weekend celebrates the lifelong relationships started here on campus. It’s a time to connect the old and the new, and it reaffirms the sense of community and commonality among classmates, friends, and current students. The weekend fosters a renewed appreciation of what it means to be a “Catalina girl”—at any age!

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he recipients of the 2014 Distinguished Alumnae Awards, Sister Lois Silva ’54 and Lijin Aryananda ’94, were recognized for their extraordinary achievements as role models to alumnae and students and for their dedication and service to professional endeavors.

Sister Lois Silva ’54, O.P., was commended for her service and commitment in her professional life. In her first 15 years as a Dominican Sister, she taught elementary school and served as a school principal. After a yearlong sabbatical, Sister Lois transferred her skills to health-care ministry. During her time in the health-care field, she served as the senior vice president for mission integration and as a trustee on many boards and corporations in the regional Catholic Healthcare West (now Dignity Health) system. Sister Lois served on the leadership council of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael for six years. More recently, she has focused her time on pastoral care. Today, Sister Lois is an integral part of the Lima Center, where she ministers to guests who live on the streets in the Fillmore District of San Francisco.

Lijin Aryananda ’94, Ph.D., was honored for her dedication and service in her professional career. With three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aryananda has spent much of her career in the field of humanoid robotics. Her postdoctoral research focused on robotic locomotion at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Zurich, and she served as the managing director of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Robotics. Today, she works for Hocoma, an innovative Swiss-based medical technology company. Among her responsibilities, Aryananda leads the technical product development for Lokomat, a gait rehabilitation robot for people who have neurological diseases or who have had neurological injuries.

Joining the reunion celebration are (left to right): Sister Patricia Simpson, O.P.; Sister Lois Silva ’54, O.P.; Sister Claire; and Sister Kathy O’Donnell ’64, O.P.

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Lois Silva ’54 (excerpts from acceptance speech) times. They taught us to make a difference in our world. These are the gifts I learned at Santa Catalina. I learned how to “grow up,” to depend on others and to believe with God’s help, and to serve others. I am still discovering

“They taught us to make a difference in our world.

These are the gifts I learned at Santa Catalina.”

I am honored today to receive this award as a member of the 60th reunion class. Today, I wish to acknowledge my classmates who have kept our friendship alive through faith and prayers. Without your love, I would not be here today.

The last award I received from Santa Catalina was in January 1954, when I achieved a major goal: my one and only honor roll conduct card for a week. It was the first and last time!

Thank you all for helping me now get a second award!

I also wish to acknowledge the people who kept faith and stayed committed to this hallowed history and campus, which allows us still to celebrate this annual March reunion day.

All of our faithful educators sustained students in Christian life and Gospel values, to teach us to appreciate truth and to study and to challenge ourselves to reflect deeply on the critical issues of our

these values each day. In San Francisco, I am now learning from the people who live in poverty the gifts of gratitude, simplicity, humility, and generosity. At present, I also have been given a personal challenge: to start all over, to study and learn again.

On November 16, 2011, four sisters invited me to join them for dinner.

Ten minutes after we sat down to visit, one sister exclaimed, “Lois, I have never seen you so quiet in all five years I have known you!” I could not respond to her. I could not speak. I felt nothing. The sisters recognized that I was in the midst of a spontaneous brain aneurysm and stroke, because I had not spoken for a whole five minutes! Within minutes, we were in the car to the ER. They knew we would be quicker than an ambulance. The doctors worked fast to stop the bleeding. In two days, I was on my way to San Francisco Kaiser and then to rehab for six weeks for speech therapy and finally to Our Lady of Lourdes Convent with our sisters in San Rafael. With determination and study over two and a half years, I have started my life over. I lost the ability to read, write, speak, think, and even to type! If I continue to study well, perhaps I might qualify to be accepted back in the primary level or at Santa Catalina’s high school, where it all began!

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Lijin Aryananda ’94 (excerpts from acceptance speech) everything I’ve got; and then I find out slowly what I’m good at and what I like.

“Catalina was such a great place for learning, for doing, for trying, and that’s what I did with a number of things.”

In the past 20 years, I have basically been searching for what I love—not for a person, which I found, but for what I love to do. This came as a mantra from my father, who fiercely campaigned to raise me to be an independent career woman.

It sounds so old-school, but in the 1980s in Indonesia, this was still a rather progressive concept. So this mantra goes: Do what you love and be great at it. So there I was as a teenage girl, much like many of the students right here. I had to first find out what I love, and then I had to be great at it. Thinking back, it wasn’t so easy. How would I do it? How would I start? But it didn’t really matter then, because those were not the questions in my mind. Inside, I was full of dreams, and in my dreams, I went through an automatic cycle: I do it; I give it

This process started at Santa Catalina for me. As a junior, fresh from Indonesia, I couldn’t speak English very well, and I had a little bit of culture shock. Catalina was such a great place for learning, for doing, for trying, and that’s what I did with a number of things. I focused on mathematics and physics classes with Dr. Jay and Mr. Tuttle. I played volleyball. I took art. I tried many different things, and I slowly learned a little bit about what I was good at and what I liked.

The cycle continued as I chose a college and a major. Then in 1999, I joined the robotics lab to continue with my Ph.D. studies. I didn’t know anything about robotics. My colleagues knew a lot more, but it didn’t matter because the only thing I had in my mind was, “I’m going to finish with this degree.” And I did. And in the process I learned a tremendous amount, and I also fell in love with robots.

At age 35, I started trying new careers. In each of these new careers, I asked myself the question that I had never asked before: Would I be good at it? Each time, there was something new. There were a lot of things to learn, a lot of things to do, a lot of hard work. I’m very happy today that I continue this cycle-search for what I’m passionate about. I love my job today, but I believe I will always continue the cycle-search for what I am passionate about, and I would like to relay this message to you: If you would like to do something new, then do it. Give it everything you’ve got, and you will find out, little by little, what you’re good at and what you love to do.

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Class notes 1953 1954 Fleana Giglio Snapp brorat1955@comcast.net

Gloria Felice gloriafelice@cox.net

Peggy Carpenter Gelke: “My husband and I celebrated our 50th anniversary this past December. We celebrated early during Thanksgiving with our daughter and granddaughter from Atlanta, GA. Jack and I have both slowed down a tad. However, Jack is still working in real estate, and I play bridge three to four times a week when possible. Thank God for life in beautiful Carmel every day.” Debbie Kneedler Berggren: “Last year was a relatively quiet and uneventful year for me, except for the full corneal transplant in my left eye. I should be able to drive in a short while. I have double vision in that eye but my surgeon says it will soon right itself. I so look forward to travelling again. May God’s blessings be on all my classmates as we age into the future.”

Fleana Giglio Snapp: “Our family is well.

Ellen has only two more chemo sessions.

It looks like she will handily survive her bout with cancer. Somehow, my brother is also surviving. However, his quality of life is deteriorating. My sister is fit as a fiddle—must be our Italian heritage. John and I are planning, for the umpteenth time, an extended trip to the East Coast.

Let’s hope we actually go this spring. I have had several great phone calls with Elinor Howard ’54 recently. Stay well, classmates.” Laurie Angel McGuinness: Laurie told me (Fleana) that she was “on her last legs,” then gave me her signature laugh. Laurie has been in the hospital several times recently but is at home now and doing well. She is being well cared for by her children and caregivers. Gloria Donnelly Anderson: “Because I missed Fleana’s press deadline, I delivered my note personally to the Alumnae Relations office, and I got a chance to view the expansive public area of the school, including the stunning Hacienda complete with balcony. A boarder’s domain in 1951.”

Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1955 Mary Nevin Henderson 707.252.8707

Mary Nevin Henderson: “Remember that our 60th reunion is just around the corner. We will be celebrating it in March 2015. I hope many of you will be able to attend. I had a wonderful talk with Patricia Brady (she prefers Patricia now). Patricia has lived in Mill Valley for 35 years. We reminisced about Santa Catalina and when we last saw each other.

The last time I saw Patricia was in October 1959! We’re hoping to get together for lunch soon. She also plans to attend our 60th. She was at the 50th and asked why I hadn’t been there. I had planned to attend and was going to stay with Carol Speegle Lannon. However, my ride did not work out, so I missed our 50th. Last year, I also had a super lunch with Sue Barsi Scurich and another friend. Sure did a lot of catching up. As for me Mary, here’s my news from Napa: My oldest granddaughter, Hailey, will graduate from ASU in May. The second oldest, Caitlin, is finishing her junior year at UCLA. She’s been on the Dean’s List all three years.

I’m still going to my house in Arizona in November and March (spring training).”

Pat Kelly Phillips: “I am still keeping busy with volunteering and grandchildren and trying to figure out why I need to have so much ‘stuff’ around the house. But I can’t seem to throw much out. Who knows when I will need all this stuff? Trying to finish some pillows for a great band to sell

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Class of 1954: First row: Gloria Felice, Pat Bondesen-Smith Second row: Sister Lois Silva, Jeanne Nielsen Marshall, Noreen Lewis Raney, Elinor Howard Franchetti

as a fundraiser. I’d really love to have some news from Barbara Crome, Marilyn Johansen, and Gloria Manildi.”

1956 Sheila Godwin Peavey sheilapeavey@gmail.com

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1957 Carole Lusignan Buttner wmbclb@aol.com

Sue Clowes Mayhugh: “I am moving my wholesale business Cooper Oaks Design to a building I bought in downtown Wellington. My daughter Denise is a partner in my business. My other daughter Danielle owns Birds of a Feather. So nice to have both my daughters in the

needlepoint business. We are thinking of downsizing our house and traveling to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

Then only these places are left on my bucket list to travel to: England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. So lucky to have been everywhere else I want to go!” Mary Hunt Cano: “I went to the annual Christmas in the Hacienda in early December.

Sister Claire was not there. She had had her knee replacement just a week or two prior. I then went to Christmas Mass in the Rosary Chapel. What a lovely service, and it was all the more special for seeing Sister Claire there. I went up and wished her a very happy Christmas and a splendid 2014 and said how glad I was to see her at Mass. She said all had gone very well and was virtually back to her normal activities. Thank goodness nothing bad, healthwise happened to me this year. We have to be grateful for small mercies at our age!” Nancy Gregg Hatch: “Much to be grateful for: health, curiosity, energy, hope. And, as happens now in our 70s, much to mourn. My sister, Margie Gregg Grossman ’60, found some wonderful words of Henri Frederic Amiel, which I keep above my desk: ‘Life is short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Oh be swift to love! Make haste to be kind’.” Denise LeBlanc Hellier: “Today is my birthday—a good time to reflect on the past year, which disappeared with the usual rapidity! I am grateful to say the children, grandchildren, and I

are all in good health, and I am trying to keep a good pace while I can. The travel is great, but home is the best! I have a very active life, full of friendship and caring. I continue my French and Bridge to keep the cells motivated. I love films, the theatre, and walking. I am looking forward to my visits to the children in CT and CA in April and then walking a part of Camino de Santiago in October. Hope this is finding everyone well.” Mary Ellen Smith Ash: “We went for a walk today, and it was gorgeous. I cannot imagine near zero temps in the east! I missed a visit with Sue and Marianne in early October, because my sister-in-law passed away, and it was not a good time for me to leave. I really have no news. Everyone is good—my oldest will turn 51 in April, and I am beginning to feel like I have a 51-year-old!

Hope all is well with you all.” Maribeth Conway Steiner: “All is well with the kids (in their 30s and 40s) and the grandkids.

We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary December 28. Rented a lodge at our ski area for four days. Had a wonderful celebration with the family all around. They regaled us with memories, accolades, and laughter. Couldn’t have asked for more. Love and miss you all!”

Camille Annotti Stevens: “I am healthy and fine. My children are doing well in our lives, and my grandchildren continue to progress with their education and are trying to decide what to do with their lives.

Remember those days? When I reflect back on our days, it seems to me that our choices were so much more limited, and because of that, perhaps easier to make.

Catalina was so safe and secure for us—we did have good times! My best wishes for each of you and your families.” Diane Dickerson: “My life is so enjoyable. I think boarding at Santa Catalina for Diane Dickerson ’57 with her dog, Lucky

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all those years has helped me feel right at home with community living. Each morning we gather and share a delicious green smoothie that one of us makes.

Then off to yoga practice and walk my dog. One of my housemates teaches yoga in the living room on Wednesdays and evenings. We will be having a lovely Indian music concert in February. One of my housemates is a nutritionist and is always full of interesting information for all of us. We are one happy family, all five of us. I have a darling new grandchild, and I have been driving to the Bay Area quite often to see her. What a delight! I think of many of you often and look forward to our next reunion.” Carole Lusignan Buttner: “We have had a very full year of wonderful family gatherings, a few trips, and Murray’s successful seventh hip replacement. We are moving a little more slowly these days, but seem to have more ideas of adventure than we have the time or energy to accomplish. New York and Boston are so accessible to us and they seem to lure us in every season, but it is such a joy to return to the countryside and the peace of living in Pomfret, CT. Thank you all for your wonderful news and musings.”

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Kathy Howard Loparco kathyloparco@comcast.net Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1959

Bobbie O’Connell Munson bobbiemunson@sbcglobal.net What an active year this has been for our class. We had an amazing number of ladies planning to attend our 55th Reunion this coming March 7th and 8th.

I think there may be only 3 or 4 who will miss because of prior engagements. Deb McCann and Wheezie Grant Garland have arranged for all of us to stay at the

Hyatt and to be bussed to Quail Lodge for the Saturday evening dinner. I have heard from Margaret Rosenburg Duflock, Kathy Hammond Morey, Lila Desmond French, Kristan Jacobson O’Neill, Didi Dwyer Schreiber, Barclay Braden, Lynne Wildman Chapman, France de Sugny Bark, Irene May Lawler, Julie Peck Fleming, Penny Fletcher, Marilyn Brown Wykoff and Blake Anderson.

Patty Falk Feeley, Teresa Annotti Rogers, M.T. de Poniatowska Maigret and Mary Kay Denman will not be able to join us. Deborah McCann: “I am just happy that I’m alive and well and that Santa Catalina is the same!” “We had such a wonderful time at our gathering at Stanford. I know we are all so glad we will be together again soon in Monterey.

Irene May Lawler wrote to say she had met and played golf with Suzie Hammond Morey, who won the Women’s Southern California Golf Championship. Lynne Wildman Chapman also received a call, as I did, from Shelly Le Blanc Duke at Thanksgiving and said she sounded wonderful and was doing well in rehab following her stroke. On May 16 2013, Shelley Le Blanc Duke became the second woman receive the William H. Ruffner Medal—Virginia Tech’s highest honor for the substantial difference she has made to the university through her

volunteer service and support. Hansi de Petra Rigney has added two more grandchildren to her family gatherings.

In fact, all of her family gathered in Carmel for the holiday. Marilyn Brown Wykoff and hubby Vic have just returned from a month in New Zealand, and Betty Blak Okie made her trip to Italy after hip surgery and survived! Patty Falk Feeley has gone through all the extreme weather in Colorado this winter and is still knitting and tending her garden.

Speaking of gardens, Mary Kay Denman had 200 people from a garden tour in her gardens. She also coordinates groups for an adult spiritual formation program, which will be at the same time of our reunion and keep her from Monterey.

We will miss you, Mary. Julie Hutcheson made it to the East Coast and visited with Lynne Wildman Chapman. Barclay Braden says she is bicoastal and working on a book of spiritual and psychological self-exploration. Penny Fletcher is loving her new life in Honolulu. She will return for our reunion. Hope to see Wendy Burnham Kuhn, Christy Belvail Baguio, and Dits Requiro Peavey at our reunion. After some health issues, Anne Waligora Boyd is back to training her dogs and feeling well. Kristan Jacobson O’Neill is still the one to call if you are giving a massive party. I think retirement

Class of 1959: First row: Lila Desmond French, Margaret Rosenberg, Bernadette Requiro Peavey, France de Sugny Bark Second row: Hansi de Petra Rigney, Crissy McCormick Merrill, Penny Fletcher, Barclay Braden, Julie Hutcheson Third row: Kathy Mailliard Rende, Marilyn Brown Wykoff, Bobbie O’Connell Munson, Lynne Wildman Chapman, Debby McCann, Weezie Grant Garland

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is looking better and better to her. Too much work. Many in our class are dealing with serious health issues with themselves, husbands, and family members, but the support of our wonderful classmates for one another has made this difficult part of life much more bearable. Another reason to be so thankful for our benefits in attending Santa Catalina.

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Marilyn Ramos Ospina maospina305@hotmail.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1961

Penelope Corey Arango pcarango@bellsouth.net Judy Nagel Cox: “I am in Hawaii with my mom and sister, Madeline Nagel ’57, celebrating my mom’s 100th birthday!

She’s still mobile, alert, and sharp as a tack! A little short term memory problems, but she remembers everything I ever did wrong! Anybody else have a parent that old? I was wondering about your mom, Pam Gamble Rocchi? And I think it was your dad, Caroline Harris Henderson, that was at assisted living in Carmel last reunion?” Penelope Corey Arango: “I just came back from spending a month in California as my sister, Susan Corey ’65, and brother, George, are there. I even went to the Rose Parade and saw it up close. I work as an independent contractor and industrial psychologist. I still work with physicians, teach art to seniors, teach Spanish as a second language, and act as a director of my homeowners’ association. And yet I still find time to relax at this lakeside home. I am involved with St. Augustine Church at the University of Miami, taking classes where I am in watercolors, conversational French and current events. What can I tell you; life is good.” Leigh Curran: “Marilee

and I became grandmothers in March 2013 when Marilee’s younger son and wife brought Agatha into this world. A few months later the whole family moved in with us. So now, at the great age of 70, I finally get to experience motherhood on a daily basis. In January 2013, after 21 years at the helm, I stepped down as artistic director of the Virginia Avenue Project. (virginiaavenueproject.org) I continue as the founder on a part-time basis. Agatha and I were able to spend lots of time together crawling around on the floor, babbling back and forth. On my 70th birthday in December my retirement from the Virginia Avenue Project became official. Pam Gamble Rocchi, Sara Fargo, and Terry Lowe Hall came to my send-off party and it meant so much to have them there! I’ve started writing and performing again (leighcurran.net/writing samples) and moving at a much slower, stress-free pace. Life is full, loving and good!” Kathleen Ryan Foy: “The only person I am currently in touch with is Pat Flynn. She is living in Brooklyn for the year, working on a documentary. She is brilliant and has done so many fascinating projects. I celebrated her 70th birthday with her and a group of her very interesting friends. I am working as a nanny and feel I could write a book on the dynamics of this generation’s families and children. It is a different time and certainly child-raising is nothing like in our day. The toddlers keep me moving and exhausted at the end of the day! I am single and have been for a very long time.

I did live in Europe and Saudi Arabia and loved the experience. My three children are in faraway places: the closest is in the Bay Area; my son is in Taiwan; and oldest daughter in Curacao, teaching at an international school. I will be visiting the family soon to babysit while they attend a job fair to interview for another international teaching job. They have applied to jobs in Asia, South America, and Europe; nowhere close! Turning 70 has been a time of nostalgia and reflection. Santa Catalina was one of my positive highlights; certainly wonderful friendships and great memories.” Susie Munhall Frey: “As Caroline Harris Henderson often mentions in her reports, I’m really blessed to have her and Bess van Buskirk Brassel so close that we see each other often. I volunteer with our local hospice on a weekly basis and have been doing that for many years.

Retirement from Alzheimer’s care, which was my last career, made this the perfect fit and while I take a break from time to time, it has always been very rewarding work. My

Leigh Curran ’61 with her granddaughter, Agatha (9 weeks)

husband, Walter, has retired for the most part so he has taken over a great deal of the cooking and grocery shopping. He spoils me terribly and I am one very lucky lady.

We play golf as often as weather permits— mostly four times a week and I play bridge, which I love.” Shirley Glod Myers: “No kids coming to Colorado this year so we’re headed to friends in New Mexico. Safe travels to all if it applies.” Judi Musto Hachman: “The Hachmans were off to London to kiss and tickle Imogen (5) and James (3) and bug our daughter Carter Hachman Jackson ’87, and worship our sainted son-in-law, Jacko. He puts up with two weeks of in-laws and a crazed wife. If it isn’t cold and wet enough in London, we’re all travelling to Oslo to visit some of Carter and Jacko’s friends. I’m not sure what five hours of daylight is like, but we’ll find out. Lots of fun things to see during those non-daylight hours, though.”

Theresa Lowe Hall: “Margs Brackenridge Dalis and I had a Christmas lunch and a wonderful card from my old buddy Anne Irving assured me that all is well with her. Two of our sons and their families will be with us for Christmas and our two northern California grandchildren are flying down here so we can take them to the The Lion King at the Pantages—my favorite theater! By the way, I was talking on the phone to the woman who runs the Santa Catalina bookstore, Annette Leach Alcocer ’75 and it turns out that she is the daughter of Mrs. Leach, our beloved PE teacher! You remember her, don’t you?” Caroline Harris Henderson: “Probably the high point of the last half of 2013 was a 50th reunion trip to France with my Stanford in France 1963-64 group. About 80 of us went back then, and maybe 25, with friends or spouses, went on this trip. It was an expertly planned and executed tour of six days that included Paris, Reims, and Bordeaux. We followed in the footsteps of

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Jefferson in the 1780s. The director of Stanford in Washington, D.C. was our guide and a fount of information on Jefferson. She was accompanied by her French husband, who added in depth information about culture and politics. At the conclusion of the tour, my traveling friend and I spent an additional two weeks in the southern part of France, traveling by train, without reservations, to Sarlat, Nimes, and Aix-en-Provence. It was the best. The rest of the time things are pretty much the same, for which I am grateful!

The families are doing well with jobs, school, health, sports. I still work part time for Edward Jones Investments and volunteer in social services at St. Vincent de Paul. I see Bess van Buskirk Brassel often, and we get together with Susie Munhall Frey for lunch on a regular basis. My parents are both gone now, but my sister and brothers and spouses are continuing to meet for a weekend twice a year to continue a tradition we started years ago by going together to see them in Carmel Valley where they lived.” Maln Macneil: “Steve and I had a wonderful year of many travels and adventures: Kauai, Kansas City, Italy, SoCal, NOLA, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Louisville, and Baltimore. Steve completed two very interesting house projects this year. I was ordained in the Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the founder of San Francisco Zen Center in 2008, and am continuing my training as a Zen priest. I teach Zen meditation in Fresno, and attend several retreats at our local Empty Nest Zendo every year. For the past five years, I have been volunteering as an interfaith hospice chaplain for Hinds Hospice in Fresno; I am mostly assigned patients here in the foothills of Eastern Madera County. I am deeply honored to be able to serve patients, their families and our community this way. From one end of life to the other, midwifery. It seems inexpressibly fitting. I am lucky to have this wonderful work as a retirement gig!”

Pamela Parker Krasney: “We just bought a puppy—male, Tibetan Terrier, buff and white and of course, adorable. I don’t remember being this tired since the kids were babies! Marty and I have been in New Orleans, New York, and now Philadelphia. Maria Hart McNichol: “Penny Corey Arango—how wonderful that you have taken on the job of collecting the news from everyone! I’m working most days at Overbrook High School. It’s volunteer work and I still love it. No grandchildren yet, so working at school keeps me out of trouble. And—big news—I joined Planet Fitness! As my friend said,

‘My body isn’t that much better, but I feel so much more righteous.’ I would love to know what everyone is reading. I’m about finished with The Luminaries, long but quite intriguing. Also just finished The Light Between Oceans—very powerful. I send ‘Aloha’ to everyone and remind all that I have a house with room in Philadelphia!”

1962 Barbara Grant Armor barbill@ocsnet.net

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1963 DiDi Ditz Stauffer dditzs@yahoo.com

Sally Rorick-Orlando rorlando@cox.net Vicki Relfe Hamilton: “Just returned from Palm Springs where three out of four of our grandkids were playing in a lacrosse tournament. Next year I expect all four will be participating! We have two boys and two girls ranging in ages from 10 to 13 and it is great fun to bring them all together.

We plan to take our three children and their children to Africa this summer. I can’t wait see and hear the kids’ observations of the amazing wildlife we will encounter! In the meantime, I’m golfing and hiking, and treasure the opportunity to curl-up with a good book.”

Elizabeth Hatcher: “I am still busily doing psychiatric private practice with a little political activism on the side. In October I wrote an article for the Topeka Capital Journal about how people need access to health care.” Pat Daugherty Shallenberger: “I am about to leave for Maui. Strange not having cold weather to escape from! Spend my time volunteering at an animal shelter and at my granddaughter’s school, doing lots of

childcare, and traveling. Hawaii now; next up is a river trip in Oregon. Life is good.”

Vicki McCallum Waddell: “My granddaughter Kaylan (2 ½) has autism, so her smile is unique and not easily come by. Parents are doing a great job. Not much else going on in my life except for recent freedom from the work force and playing with Kaylan. Also working on where to travel next: Costa Rica, Canada, Spain—decisions, decisions, decisions!

Stay well and many thanks to you and Sally for keeping us all close.” Danielle Varlay Bonnet: “A huge year for me! Life, always in flux, is full of surprises. Dave Heilala and I were married last June, here in Brighton, MI. We also have a new rescue Boxer, Bubba. I’ve just finished a personal memoir and will keep you posted on publication possibilities. My editor is the greatest. Best wishes and big hugs to all of my classmates and SC friends.” Donna Hollenbeck Ramos: “Oh, my. What a year this has been. Doug and I were up in Seattle helping out after the birth of little Luke Ramos when, nine days later we got a call that my oldest son, Joe, died while vacationing in Costa Rica. That happened in July— almost a year now. He was healthy, strong, and happy. Looks like we’ll never know what really happened.

The autopsy said he drowned but the friends he was with said he was talking and not struggling. He had been on a boogey board, lost consciousness, and died. They brought him to the beach but couldn’t resuscitate him. His wife stayed with us a few months but is back to work teaching and doing the best she can. I, too, am doing the best I can. I have been doing all the things I recommend to others: meditate, massage, walking, yoga, Jansie Stephens Farris ’63 and her twin granddaughters

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counseling, grief group, but it is very difficult; it has rocked my world.” J’Amy Maroney Brown: “My 2013 highlight was being appointed a Santa Barbara County area planning commissioner. Montecito has some pretty interesting residents and being an arbitrator of their land development wishes and whims certainly keeps me on my toes. I stay involved in local political issues, strategic public affairs, doing loving-hands-at-home watercolors, and planning endless projects—which I never seem to bring to fruition. I keep in touch with Mary Malcolm Ford (now in Ketchum, ID) and Victoria Dillon (still in SB) and I had a few email exchanges this year with Kathleen Brown. If you want to rekindle the old ’63 spirit on a regular basis, head on over to Facebook. It’s been a ball to follow the daily lives, travels, and trials of Mary-Ellen Bowlin Briel, Janise Stephens Farris, Natalie Stewart, Pat Coonan Hackett, Judy Haig Hansen and Deb Hooper Marchand, and others via Facebook. Join the group by ‘friending’ Santa Catalina Class of 1963; it’s like an on-going reunion and renewing old friendships.” Judy Haig Hansen: “My life continues to be full of travel, watercolor painting (it’s so hard), and grandchildren.

We spent a week with each set of grandchildren this summer. We ran Camp Cedarcrest (our summer home) for our two youngest grandsons, and took the two older grandchildren on a tour of Philadelphia, Amish country, and Washington, D.C. Both weeks were very special. This fall we were in France, Italy, and Spain for two months. A highlight was an eight-day volunteering position as a native English speaker in an English immersion program at a resort in Salamanca. We had a blast and got to know a group of very bright and accomplished

Danielle Varlay Bonnet-Heilala ’63 and husband Dave at the Ford Rouge Factory

Spanish professionals who came to the program because they worked in global companies and wanted to increase their fluency. Life is full but I think the frantic travel will finally slow down this summer.

We have to establish some kind of routine in retirement. Neal and I are both well and celebrating our 40th anniversary in February.” Lynn Gates: “My oldest daughter graduated from Cornell Vet School in May and is now practicing in Torrance, CA. She also recently got engaged to her boyfriend. I took both girls to Italy on a bike trip last summer to celebrate their successes. My younger daughter changed jobs and is working at Warby Parker, an eye glass retailer modeled on the TOMS shoes concept, where you sell a pair and donate a pair to a needy person. My husband is retired and just had a knee replacement. I am still working and playing tennis and some squash and acting and singing in a play this weekend. All good high points to be thankful for.” Kathleen Brown: “Retired from Goldman Sachs after 12 years in the investment banking business. Flunked retirement. Joined Manatt, Phelps and Phillips as a partner in the government group in September. And moved back to L.A. after nearly three years in Chicago as chairman of GS Investment Banking for Midwest Region. Family all healthy and well. Three kids. Two stepsons. Twelve grandchildren. Spouse, Van Gordon Sauter published wonderful book, The Sun Valley Story, an anecdotal history of the families that built the great American resort and we have enjoyed over 25 years of family fun and adventures. Daughters, Sascha and Hilary, completed an Emmy nominated documentary on their grandfather entitled, California State of Mind: The Life and Legacy of Pat Brown. Son, Zeb, and family just moved to Australia, where he will continue to build his private equity business focused on energy and technology. Most of all, we count our blessings for our good health and marvelous family.” Sally Bennett Oldham: “High point was Christmas in New Orleans with both my daughter and my son! Can barely remember when that has happened in the past few years. My health is holding steady and we’re starting a remodel project on our garage: building dedicated guest quarters and a room for me to do spiritual direction!” Mary Malcom Rockford: “I don’t have a long missive to write with tales of travel to exotic places or mountains I’ve recently climbed. Just living a lovely peaceful life in Ketchum, ID. Time passes in a tranquil fashion, but certain things repeat themselves. I enjoy a robust circle of

friends with whom I volunteer for various activities, church, hospital, community service, all of which is rewarding and consuming. Life in the mountains is a lot different than that which I lived in Laguna Niguel. No children or husband to discuss, so all in all, it works. Other than that horrible bout with pneumonia last year, which clung to me forever, I’m healthy. I visit Newport when I can drive out with the dogs, but no plans now to make the drive.” Trish Scott Williams: “I’m sorry I didn’t respond sooner.

January has flown by, between snow storms and frigid weather plus getting ready for a trip to New Zealand/Australia.

We leave on February 3 for three weeks. At least it will be warmer there, I hope. Not much has changed, except we now have our new grandson, and he is adorable.

Katie, Jason, and Hunter were here for Christmas and we loved it. They just moved to Wilmington, NC, which is much warmer than Ohio and great for us to go visit. We’ll be going there to see them in March after we get home from our trip to New Zealand and Australia.”

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Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard kiwiazh@earthlink.net Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

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Pat Allen Sparacino Pat.Sparacino@nursing.ucsf.edu Deborah Tanous Scofield dmscofield@cox.net Lola Hogan: “Congrats to all classmates who have managed to retire and enjoy the good life–travel, grandkids, new adventures. Great annual visit with Deborah Tanous Scofield in Las Vegas, and it was really fun to see Carolyn Cain, Kathy Ramos Sharp, Lynn Tomlinson, Deborah Tanous Scofield, and Tita

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Gascoin Ruffie for brunch this past fall. We all sat on the deck and chatted like magpies. Still working and still enjoying it. No plans to retire for a while.”

Michele Clark: “My life has not changed much. I am still at the UNLV, School of Nursing. I am the interim chair for the psychosocial department and I continue to be the Ph.D. coordinator for the doctoral program. I am hoping we find a chair soon so I can get my life back to normal. I am pretty involved with teaching strategy (called team based learning), and have submitted a couple of grants to test its efficacy in the academic and clinical setting. My mom passed in February 2012.

It was sad for all of us but my siblings and I are doing well. My twin brother and I plan to retire in the next two years. I think we need the encouragement of each other to just dive in and start another journey in life. My sister Sandra has retired and loves it! I saw Deborah Tanous Scofield here in Las Vegas and had a great visit!”

Susan Durney Mickelson: “We have purchased a second home at the Indian Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert and we are splitting our time between there and Lake Oswego. We are loving the golf and the warm weather in the desert. Our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren are living in Belle Meade in Nashville, so we love visiting—not only to see them but to enjoy all country music has to offer. We are hooked on the TV series Nashville so it was a treat to go to the Blue Bird!” Kathleen Ramos Sharp: “This certainly has been a year of change for me. I retired from EMC in September and am taking advantage of retirement.

I had an extended visit with my daughter and her family in Bozeman, MT as well as visiting family in Quincy, CA and Riverside, CA. My latest adventure was joining my youngest daughter and her family on a cruise to Jamaica, Cozumel, and the Grand Caymans, climbing up rushing falls, engaging with dolphins and stingrays as well as visiting ancient ruins in Cozumel. At Christmas, I was blessed with having much of my family and 10 of my 12 grandchildren at our home for a holiday celebration. The year ended on a sad note with the passing of my mother in late December; she had been living with Alzheimer’s for about 10 years. My goal for 2014 is to downsize much of the stuff accumulated over the years— and that is a tall order.” Deborah Tanous Scofield: “I celebrated my first year of retirement and then had a very surprising heart attack.

Evidently you can’t outsmart heredity. I

went home to Monterey for a family visit and saw Lola Hogan, Carolyn Cain, Kathy Ramos Sharp, Lynn Tomlinson, and Tita Gascoin Ruffie for brunch, which was hosted by Lola Hogan and her husband, Fritz. Always wonderful to catch up with others. I am volunteering with a local VFW that helps military families in need. With the help of the community, they managed to fill over 600 requests for assistance over the holidays, including food baskets, gas cards, household goods and toys and clothing for children.

Wishing all a happy and healthy New Year.” Caroline Lord Mackenzie: “I am in transition to another adventure. I am putting the CA house on the market in January 2014, and then after the sale I will move to Hawaii. My Hawaii house has been rented for seven years and it is time for house projects. All classmates are welcome to visit, once I move in. I’ll send address updates for sure!” Eleanor (Tammy) Dougherty: “I’m still living in the Washington D.C. area, working as a consultant in education, and enjoying being ‘Nana’ to Alex (2).” Sheila Broderick Johnson: “Three years ago I

had a bad accident. Last July, I had knee surgery, followed by the repair of six toes.

I still have some pins and plates here and there, but I am finally on the way up, despite the possibility of one more small repair. In January we lost our mother. We had a lovely service for her, and then the real work began. Clearing out her home was much like emptying Target. The really fun event this year was the marriage of my daughter Elizabeth Johnson ’90 to Philip Hornsey. Elizabeth and Philip are happy beyond belief and living in Austin.

Carter and her family are fine and trying to navigate life with two teenagers: Josie (16) and Edward (15). I hope to be able to travel in a few months.” Pat Allen Sparacino: “I re-retired (after a yearlong recall) from UCSF in August 2013. I am re-exploring the possibilities that retirement affords, including providing career counseling for students at Stanford who are interested in a nursing career and professional development for nurses at our county ‘safety net’ hospital which is resource poor. Traveling is one of our retirement goals, with at least one overseas trip a year and stateside trips

Class of 1964: Front row: Joan McCaskey Rosenbaum, Liz Holt Protell, Carol Covington Thompson, Marianne Hidas-Trotter Second row: Flo Nixon, Maureen Finn, Laurie Carson Griff, Susie Perelli-Minetti Bothwell, Kathy Hoffman Enright Third row: Sheila McMahon Williams, Donna Hart Reid, Julie Bisceglia, Connie Powell Rodman, Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard, Tonia Macneil, Evelyn Anderton, Christine Cotton Gannon

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throughout. Our son is a self-supporting musician in N.Y.C. and so we try to visit him at least twice a year.” Ann Hodges Strickland: “Jim and I are going on 16 years of marriage! Our granddaughter, Chanele, attends Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville and Paris attends Pacific West Christian Academy in Gilroy.

Just returned from an Alaskan Cruise!

Very fun.”

1966 Glovie Reiter Lynn tnglynn@aol.com

Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1967 Ann Kuchins kuchinsa@yahoo.com

Anne Neill anneneill@yahoo.com Jacques Seysses: “I have been watching Downton Abbey with Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine ’60 every few months. Michelle LaMothe has escaped the winter in the Northeast to travel solo around the world for a couple of months. I have included Lyn Wyman ’67 and family at the graduation of her daughter, Annie

a few of her comments from her travel blog, reading sights, sounds, and smells of India: cacophony of noise; everyone compelled to honk; the saris are crazy jewel colors; sacred cows and cats, birds, peacocks. The highpoint of her first of many visits was when the director of the Musee Leon Driuex showed her a lithograph her grandfather had made on an area just north of Boucan Canot.

Michelle is ending her trip in Val d’Isere to celebrate her eldest daughter’s 30th birthday with fondue, raclette, and tartiflette.” Melissa King is “still setting up lots of trainings on special needs for parents and professionals, facilitating support group for widows/ widowers with children 5-12, and just started practicum hours for a certificate in college admissions counseling.” Cece Morken Gadda is editing a book for a prominent philanthropist, which she describes as a fun project. “Having Dave retired means I’m often treated to his gourmet cooking, and we ski more and travel more, mostly to visit our kids.”

They are going to Barcelona in May and Cece is busy learning Spanish/Catalan.

Her sons live in the Bay Area with their wives and her daughter and husband are in Chicago where they are restoring a 110-year-old long-abandoned two-flat. A grandson is due in mid-March. Brenda Beckett writes: “My teensy bit of news is that I’m wintering in New Braunfels, TX. My new sweetie has three boys still in high school down here, and rather than fly back and forth, we decided to take a break from the Northwest winter and rented ourselves an apartment here. Texas is very different from Friday Harbor, WA! I’m enjoying the adventure. Love to y’all!” Ann Kuchins is retiring from directing but plans to continue acting.

She is active with the League of Women Voters and is serving as vice-president on her local board after having served four years as secretary. “We are interested in providing voter education on a wide range of local and national issues. If you hate politics but are interested in public affairs, go to a meeting of your local League, which is nonpartisan, does not endorse candidates, and takes stands only on issues that they have studied and on which they have reached nationwide consensus. In the meantime, I am counting down to retirement on my 66th.” Lyn Wyman’s daughter graduated from college in NY, making all of them college grads! “In September, a family first: we all attended the Monterey Jazz Festival together. I also

treated myself to a Rolling Stones concert in honor of my 64th birthday and am convinced that if Mick Jagger can strut his stuff for two and a half hours at age 70, I should be good for at least a few more years!” Chris Von Drachenfels writes, “Well, here I am a California girl, Monterey-beach type, living in the inland northwest—Spokane to be exact. This is my second winter here and I have to say I feel as if I am in shock most of the time.

I watch Cece Morken Gadda’s Facebook posts from Idaho, and although she has more extreme weather than I do, mine is cold enough.” Chris moved to be near her grandchildren and daughter, Eline, and her husband who just had their third baby.

Her son, Mike, and her daughter-in-law from Ukiah will be visiting. “I am more busy than I was when I worked full time. I am convinced my future good health, after recovering from breast cancer and Hep C, is dependent on radical changes beginning with eating real food with no ingredients I cannot pronounce. I still have a long, long list of activities for my retirement, but for now, baby holding comes first!”

1968 Eugenie Schlueter emschl@sbcglobal.net Laurie Gregg lagregg@aol.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1969 Virginia Sewell vsewell@mac.com

Virginia Sewell: “As we approach our 45th reunion, looking ahead enthusiastically, we have described life in our 60s as ‘liberating, invigorating, exhausting, joyful, challenging, and blessed.’” As Sandy Donnell expressed,

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“The 1960s were special years. I continue to feel the freedom of expression we had then.” Lorna MacKay Smith tells it like it is, “Life in my 60s? I find it very liberating! Less tolerance for fools but less hesitation to express how I really feel about them!” For the most part, our children are launched, and we get to enjoy the “fruits of our labor” as Sandy puts it.

“Parenting has truly paid off and we have a wonderful time watching their lives develop.” Many of our children have married, and so has Caroline Farrar to Nip Grey, whom she knew at Stanford.

Quite a few of us have a new infatuation – our grandchildren. Wendy Waldo Harmstead says, “My new role as a grandmother has brought me uncharted joy and happiness.” Lindsay, Karen, Caroline, Julie, Criss, Tiny, Lorna, Marna, Sara and I all echo that! Most grandchildren range in age from infant to seven, but Julie Donohue Schwartz holds the record with six between 13 and 22.

Sara Callander Stephens is particularly thrilled to have two granddaughters after five brothers, four brothers-in-law, and three sons. While we may have reached retirement age, we are certainly not a retiring group. Sandy Donnell, for example, has taken on a new career as Mayor. “It was actually very challenging and I have learned more in the past 18 months than in anytime time period in recent years. I remember going to Girls’ State during the summer of our junior year and did not enjoy it at all. To think I would be interested today, or ever in my life, in Cal Pers and pension plans and housing elements and transportation dollars! Not something that I had anticipated.” Julie Schwartz is our reigning reining queen in southern Oregon. “I am back showing this season and my horse is doing well. I show in the Prime Time class which is 50+ riders.

They will keep having to make more and more classes for us ‘old timers’ soon. I still love it.” Julie is also learning Italian, in preparation for a trip with her granddaughter, and serving on the Dan Murphy Foundation Board in Los Angeles. Karen Johnson Hixon picks up the reins a little further north on her Idaho ranch. She has also picked up the reins of the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth as board chair, relinquishing the chairmanship of the San Antonio Art Museum. “One museum at a time,” she says. She has also just finished a stint on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

This gives her more time to spend with

Class of 1969: Front row: Anne Woolf Franson, Katy Craig, Sara Callander Stephens, Marna Sweeney Haley, Katrina Hodiak Lunore Second row: Lindsay Petit, Laurie Watson Raymond, Mary Barger, Theresa May Duggan Third row: Julie Donohue Schwartz, Bridget Hildebrand-Booth, Virginia Sewell, Gail Frink-Barmby, Jane Anastasi Gasperson

her grandchildren. Katrina Hodiak Lunore is the reigning drama queen, recently directing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in Bremerton, WA, to critical acclaim.

Katrina also rides her fabulous rescue mare, gardens, and makes beautiful jewelry, which you can find at etsy.com.

Gracie McLaughlin has taken up jewelry making too. “I have moved beyond the stringing and bead wrapping that I have enjoyed and have started becoming serious about metalsmithing. She shares, “I tripped over one of my cats, fell, and broke my back. I went into the hospital barely able to move with a cane, and walked out about three hours later almost completely OK. Amazing! I am still working at The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine teaching a variety of classes to undergrads.” Tee May Duggan has been a fund raising fiend, recently completing, in only 10 months, a $2.2M capital campaign for a new community center. “Geno and I are still enjoying life at Lake Tahoe, still deep in community involvement, still trying to figure out the next step in life and where it might happen. We like warm, sunny places where we can keep our toes in the sand. Anyone with any ideas can

contact us!” Cay Craig is looking to move, too, and she could use Tee’s fundraising skills. Cay reports, “I am living in Massachusetts and my husband is in eastern Washington state; we are currently bi-coastal. I am looking for ways to move west. Still involved in the Madagascar work and trying to help the team there become more independent. The work is hard and anyone interested in volunteering would be welcome. We need fundraisers for both CPALI US (cpali.org) and SEPALI Madagascar (sepalim.org) as well as marketing and product design for the non-spun textiles the Malagasy are making.” Terry Whitney Baganz has also spent time in Madagascar, as well as Tanzania, complete with a week-long dinosaur dig. Shirley Paine Morrigan has really been on the move. After many years of practicing international law, she traded briefs for backpacks and completed an 18-month around-the-world trek with her husband. “We visited 20 foreign countries, highlights of which included putting 9,700 kilometers on a camper van traveling all around northeast Australia.

Then, a bit tired of being on the road, we spent four months in Cambridge, MA, where I studied drawing and yoga. The

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bottom line of all of all this is that after that long on the road, we figured out we could live anywhere.” They finally settled near Northampton, MA. Joanie Farr Minks will be in New England, too, after being a ‘super volunteer’ in “far-away” places. “After working/volunteering in South America, East Africa and Asia, I chose to explore the USA for a change. I am currently a travel nurse in home health. It has been wonderful, as I have had the opportunities to explore health care/social traditions in rural Indiana, West Virginia, and inner city Chicago. I am next off to Portland, ME to work an assignment with political refugees from Somalia, Burundin and Russia. Does that not sound great?” Lindsay Pettit is still working as a nurse practitioner in women’s health and enjoying her family, including her still lively father. “I spend a lot of time keeping in touch with my father, who is 95. I try to see him every Sunday for lunch and I talk to him every night, usually arguing about politics. We come from somewhat different perspectives, but I have given up trying to convert him to my way of thinking. At 95, he gets his views.” Sara Callander Stephens continues to work as a nurse advocate for Good Medicine Consult and Advocacy. “I have wonderful patients and really enjoy my work coordinating care, educating patients on their health issues, and helping develop a customized plan that meets immediate and future health needs.” Cathy Schipper Leslie is still teaching technology in Las Cruces NM, including programming and game development, computer aided design programs, robotics, animation, and virtual building with Legos. Cathy, along with her environmentally oriented children, is “just trying to help maintain the planet so my students have a decent world to live in.” Noel Garin Bock (Tiny) has been teaching tiny kindergartners in the tiny town of Davenport, CA, for 25 years and still loves it. She has started working on her bucket list, including “barging down a canal along the Loire, stopping to take our bikes to Sancerre and other gorgeous villages along the way. As I get close to retirement, I see how many people our age are affected by health issues and my heart goes out to them. I feel very lucky to own a house, to have good health, and have great friends and children and a grandbaby!” Criss Rusher Hughes also teaches kindergarten. “I’m still working with five-year-olds in a transitional kindergarten in Orinda, CA, which I continue to love. The kids keep my

laughing, learning, and running around.”

Marna Sweeny Haley is “enjoying more gardening, grandkids, travel, and long postponed projects.” Victoria Ames Bernstorff-Gildensteen has now lived in Denmark for as many years as the letters in her name. “My husband and I travel frequently to Scotland to our house in the village of Gullane, home of Muirfield where the Open will be played this year (for those golfers among us). We hope to do a bit more travelling next year, possibly another trip to Australia - lovely place that.” And Patty Look Lewis is still having fun: “The 60s for me were predominantly about having fun and that holds true for today. Many of the habits I started such as meditating, riding horses and art are still a large part of my life. All the friendships that I formed during the 60s helped to build the boat of self-reliance and acceptance that I sail in today. I am working as a bookkeeper for a ceramics studio, teaching riding, and assisting an elderly friend. One thing has changed, though. I find myself thinking of how much Sister Carlotta loved us all by maintaining an environment in which we could find our faith as well as each other.”

As for me, Virginia Sewell, I continue to work as an educational consultant, serve on the Oregon Ballet Theatre board, and help with neuroscience outreach at OHSU. I love being able to do what I want when I want. I have taken up golf, so, Countess Victoria, I’d love to hear more about that house in Scotland! Pam Walsh Coakley was my hand holder and hotelier when my granddaughter was born in Denver. She is as cheerful and generous as always. I just had lunch with Vickie Eidell Johnston in N.Y.C. As beautiful as ever, she has given up the West Coast for the East, spending summers in Southampton, NY and winters in Florida. Having had to face a number of health challenges, she has become an expert on healthy living.

Wendy has been delighted to reconnect with Kerry O’Brien Kloetzel, who she says, “is as special as she was in high school. Thank God for Facebook bringing us back together.” Gracie follows our classmates via Facebook on a daily basis.

She commented on Lisa Bloomingdale Bell’s lovely artwork. Bridget Hildebrand-Booth shares that they are happy and healthy and that she is still working in insurance and having a great time traveling. What a dynamic group of women we are! Let’s stay connected and let’s connect in person at our 45th reunion next spring. Sending lots of love from all and wishing all happy, healthy, fulfilling lives.

1970 Marie Cantin rapideye1@aol.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

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DeDe Rogers dede.rogers@comcast.net Patty Lee Schminke schminke@comcast.net Carol Hamerly Moses: “I continue to practice law in Yosemite, Bass Lake, and Fresno in the area of criminal defense and plaintiff’s personal injury. I serve on the board for the San Joaquin River Parkway and the Madera County Arts Council. I am also an officer for the Federal Bar Association. Rand and I celebrated our 17th anniversary last October and also hiked the Inca Trail (which was the very best vacation we have ever had). My mother (92) continues to thrive. We are planning to do several backpack trips in the Sierras this summer, if we ever get any water. Life is good.” Jodi Ehrlich Kroening: “I had a great visit with Nonie Bechtel Ramsay for several days in the fall while her son, Andrew, was showing his horse in L.A.; we spent a lot of time at the event. I saw Jenny Budge over Thanksgiving and enjoyed several overdue hours of catching up. Kit Charles and I ate well and visited during her brief visit from Africa at Christmas. I have a wonderful trip planned to Bali in early April. I am very excited with many wonderful possibilities in 2014.” Chris Michels Spencer: “Our big news is our son, Trey, was married in May 2013, here in Georgetown. Our daughter–in-law is wonderful and she reminds me of all my Santa Catalina friends: intelligent, beautiful, athletic, courageous (she is in the U.S. Army), and thoughtful.” Ann Carter: “My 60th year birthday present to

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myself is a new knee. Surgery in late January for me. Too bad the original equipment has worn out, but I will be ready to rock ’n’ roll come spring. Loved celebrating our 60 years with various classmates. We are getting even better with age.” Kate McInerny: “It’s been three years since I moved to the Rogue Valley, OR. A great adventure so far, with so much ‘new’ in my life. In September 2012, I applied along with about 1,600 others to the first Trader Joe’s in southern Oregon and was hired. Amazing experience to be a part of a new store opening and to see its growth and impact over the past 16 months. Involved with the Medford Food Bank and walk dogs for the elderly. Still playing competitive tennis and my senior (55+) team placed second in the Pacific Northwest Sectionals in June 2013. My daughter, Clare, graduated from UC Davis in 2012 and is studying to become a paramedic.” Kathleen Charles: “I continue my illustrious career working in Africa, mainly helping farmers, women producers and youth to gain access to micro-credit and technical training in farm mechanization, business management, and marketing. It has been over 18 years that I have been working with strategic partners, including financial institutions, NGOS, governments, farmer groups and international development agencies to design and implement innovative finance/technical assistance schemes for stakeholders in Tanzania, Mozambique, Botswana, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, etc. This challenge has presented great opportunities for travels in the bushes of Africa and hopefully, one day these experiences will be narrated in a book. I am in a position to sponsor young people who want to volunteer in Africa as I can advise them how to go about this and what needs to be done. I recently had lunch with Jodi Ehrlich Kroening in S.F., while visiting my sister on Jackson Street!” DeDe Rogers: “It’s been a year of ups and downs. My little business, Stay Home Connected, teaching senior citizens how to use their computing devices, is doing better than I ever expected. Steve had both knees replaced and walks normally for the first time in decades. Two of our nieces were married this summer to lovely young men, and our first grandnephew was born. CeCe and I turned 60, and had a lovely celebration, just the two of us at Restaurant Gary Danko. And Steve and I celebrated 30 years of marriage and an adventurous life together. To celebrate, we went to the

Kennedy Space Flight Center to watch the Mars Environmental Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) explorer launch. My daughter Sammie (26) is living in Stuttgart for the next year, and we will visit her this summer (and hope to see Ariane Berthoin Antal while we’re there). Son Derek (24) returned from his year studying in China, graduated from Chico with three degrees, and started working at OpSwat, a cyber-security firm, in S.F. Children are now launched, and we look forward to weddings and grandchildren in our future.” Ariane Berthoin Antal: “My husband, David, and I travelled from our home in Berlin (Germany) to the West Coast to visit our eldest daughter, Soscha, with her husband and their two children— twice! During one of the visits, we were joined in Seattle by our second daughter, Rachelle, and our son, Ian, with his fiancée. Soscha and I had a quick trip to Carmel, and I showed her around Santa Catalina for the first time, pointing out where my desk had been in Study Hall and where I had loved to sit in the library. I continue my research on artistic interventions in organizations and at a conference in Lahti, Finland, an artist and I collaborated on a performance. I was invited to speak at a conference in Seoul for the first time and I regained enough competence in Spanish to be able to conduct research interviews with managers and artists in Spain. (Thank you, Señora Romero!) If anyone wants to know more, check out my blog: culturalsourcesofnewness.net.” Lucy Harding Schumer: “We are still living in Middlebury, VT. I continue to teach astronomy, earth science, and other physical science courses for the Community College of Vermont. I do all my teaching online now. My husband Peter is still a math professor at Middlebury College. We are empty nesters: our son Andrew is a junior math major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and our daughter Amy is in medical school at the University of Vermont. I am in my 13th year of serving on the local school board. We enjoy traveling when we can; last year we spent a couple of weeks in Gracias, Honduras, of all places, where Amy taught high school math and chemistry for a year. We also made it to the Montreal film festival in August. Best wishes to all classmates. I love reading about you!” Sara Lawrence Thom: “I have spent a good year teaching in Doha, Qatar.

My sons are well and happy which always keeps me cheerful. Max is studying at

Christine Michel Spencer ’71 and family at the wedding of her son, Trey

Auckland University in New Zealand and we have just spent nine days traveling around Iran with friends. We had a wonderful Christmas in Shiraz, visiting the tombs of the Persian poets, listening to nightingales and eating pomegranates. His twin brother, Robert, is nearly finished at UC Davis and is doing two quarters at the University of Bordeaux on an exchange program. He spent a white Christmas with his girlfriend’s family who live in the Pyranees. This is the closest, geographically, the three of us have been for Christmas in three years.” Angela Nomellini: “Having successfully adjusted to empty nesting, I am about to enter a new phase: the retired husband. Ken is now chairman emeritus of Dodge & Cox, but is set to step down from that last tie with the working world this May. This past year has been wonderful: a lot more travel and Ken has gone into the office when we’ve been home. Now we’ll continue the

DeDe Rogers ’71 and her identical twin sister, CeCe Rogers

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Jane Dyer Cook ’71 and Cri Cri Solak-Eastin ’71 at the wedding of Cri Cri’s daughter, Chelsea

travel, but he won’t feel obligated to go in to the office when we’re home. I feel a bit of trepidation about this development as I’ve continued my involvement with The Nature Conservancy (vice-chair of the CA board), the Stanford Graduate School of Education (chair of the advisory council and on the board of the charter school in East Palo Alto), and also the board of Coaching Corps. This gives me plenty to do. In addition, since we’ll have much more free time, we’ve bought a home in Desert Mountain, AZ. Six golf courses, so plenty of opportunity to hack.” Janet Miller Abbott: “We sold our house after living and raising our eight children there for 20 years and have downsized to renting a house that is a third of the size—with three children still living at home! Our baby is a senior in high school and she is waiting to hear about college. Our entire family was together over Thanksgiving in Washington, D.C., where we stayed with our three married daughters and their husbands. Anne O’Leary and her husband, Russ, joined us for Thanksgiving dinner. We see Erica Sullivan Fuller, Jenny Budge, Nonie Bechtel Ramsay, Nina Gates Motlow, Camy Logomarsino Renton, Hilary Wickersham Clark, Jodi Ehrlich Kroening, Ellie Dodge Seddon, Mary Lewis, Anne O’Leary and Ann Carter fairly often. I am working with my husband, Frank, at his new LED light company. I am also president of The Drum Foundation in San Francisco and executive vice-chairman of the Daughters of Charity Foundation in Los Angeles.”

Julie Garcia: “I’ve been really busy at work, waiting for snow, and waiting for the Giants’ season to start again. We’ve had two major projects going on at the health club, which have kept me busy for the past year. We rebuilt the front entry of the club

and renovated the 50-year-old pool. Our membership has been growing and I take it as a personal challenge to get everyone fit. I have lots of room for improvement.”

Sheila Cooley: “After having no kids in the Northeast forever, and having had at least one child living out of the U.S. for the last six years, we are really enjoying having Charlotte, our youngest, in Boston. She’s working as the international coordinator for Bikes Not Bombs. It’s my own fault for having taken all of them west for most of their vacations when they were young. Now I can’t get them back.” Debra Rosenburg Compton: “Things are pretty much the same on the farm, except we have had virtually no rain this year. My oldest son is opening a co-working space/ clubhouse in Brooklyn at the beginning of March called Makeshift Society. My youngest is soon to be graduating from Art Center College in Pasadena in advertising.

My husband and I just celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. Life is good!”

Patricia Lee Schminke: “Life is good overall. I am taking bridge classes and have some games. Utah has fun year-round outdoor adventures to keep us active. My husband and I hike, ski (Nordic and alpine), whitewater raft, kayak, and go camping. Bird watching is also a fun hobby for us.” Joanne May White: “I’m working at Monterey Public Library and drive the bookmobile (my favorite part of my job). My older daughter, Nielle, lives and works in S.F. and my younger daughter graduated from college in June and is spending a year living and working in Australia. I plan to go visit her in April.

I’m turning 60 this year and hope to be walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain on my birthday.” Cri Cri Solak-Eastin: “Our daughter, Chelsea, married Jacob Foreman in July at a magical ceremony under the oaks on our vineyard ranch,

Members of the Class of 1971: Jenny Budge, Anne O’Leary, and Erica Sullivan Fuller

followed by dinner and dancing under the stars. They’re currently living in Woodland Hills and she has job in market research. Our other daughter, Ashley, started the master of public accounting program at UT Austin. She’s already lined up a job in audit at PWC Houston. Rich is still teaching at USC Marshall School of Business but looking to retire in a couple of years. Among my activities, I’m on the board of Paderewski Festival (paderewskifest.com) in Paso Robles.

Please come! The 2014 dates are November 6-9 for internationally renown artists in concerts of jazz, classical, and sometimes whimsy!” Erica Sullivan Fuller: “Walter and I just returned from Asia where our younger son, Ian, is working in the JET program. The Japanese government hires thousands of English speaking people to come and aid their teachers to better teach English in their grammar and high schools. Ian is living in the southern part of Kyushu in Miyazaki. He plans to stay for two years!

He arrived with not one word of Japanese under his belt, and now after six months is making some progress.”

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Suzanne Scoville suzanne.scoville@gmail.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

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Barbara Smith O’Brien barbara.obrien@candyusa.com Teresa Barger reports: “No major changes here in Washington, D.C. I founded Cartica Capital six years ago, which is hard to believe. We invest in emerging markets listed companies and so far, so good. Since markets are here to make fools of us, our luck could always change.

But we have now raised all the capital our strategy can handle and are just focusing on trying to keep up good returns for

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our investors, the majority of which are (indirectly) pensioners. If any of you work for the state of California as a state employee or teacher, know we are working hard for you! My two girls are humming along, trying to work out their adult lives.

Medora is in D.C. and works for The Asia Group and Amelia is working her way through the rungs of fashion design in New York. My husband, Travis, is having a grand old time, as usual. We felt very Catalina this last summer when we rented the home of Jeannie Jagels Vaughn ’75 in Saint Malo. Then we were quite spoiled because three weeks later Travis joined me on a business trip to India and we both slipped off and saw Rajasthan for the first time. We adored every minute. I send love to all my classmates and may 2014 be full of good fortune for all.” Joan Frawley Desmond is “now living in Menlo Park, CA and still working as a senior editor for the National Catholic Register. I have seen various classmates, including Susan Work Ward, Justine Schmidt Bloomingdale, and Teresa Barger. I’ve also met up with Catalina friends from other grades including Jeannie Jagels Vaughn ’75 and Mary Pickering ’72. I had a great a time at the Reunion 2013 and really do think we have a special class.” Annie DrendelHaas: “My dear father (90) started a new Christmas Eve tradition by having each of us ‘stand and deliver’ our most cherished memory of the year. There were many to quickly sift through before we took our turn and the evening filled with emotion from fond memories as we reminisced about cherished moments to the surprise announcement of expecting the first great grandchild to the recollections of a full dance floor at the 90th celebration of my father’s birthday and gratefulness for having both parents with us. I was so blessed to have Shelby Dulin Perley with us for that weekend and forever grateful for her love of life, strength of character, and most of all, her friendship. Also in December we celebrated my niece’s engagement in S.F. and I was so touched that Jessica Jones could join my family for breakfast. Jessica’s unwavering courage and passion for the arts and culture highlight her true strengths and I am so grateful for her friendship as well. These two women epitomize the true essence and very best of my Santa Catalina experience, friendship, values, enduring memories, and most of all, the knowledge that women can and do accomplish great things with humility as well as heroics. I am very blessed to be in the company of such a wonderful group

of human beings and wish everyone the very best in 2014.” Diane Hull Gansauer: “Grete moved to Salt Lake City to get a job in her field (forestry) but has not been successful, so she is exploring other options including course work as a wilderness first responder. She plans to be a raft guide again next summer back here in Colorado.” Diane left her 24-year career in land and wildlife conservation and embarked on a new job with SCI/ Dignity Memorial as director of celebrant programs in metro-Denver. She is very happy to be working full-time providing end-of-life ceremonies—an extension of her training and work as a life-cycle celebrant. After a two year process, Bob finished his conversion to Judaism in August, drawn to the Torah, the Hebrew Scriptures, and other writings. Bob’s conversion is in a conservative shul (i.e. non-Orthodox), so he doesn’t have dreadlocks or a big white beard, and Diane is allowed to sit with him in shul.

Mary Weisz Burgess writes, “Tom and I are wrapping up almost 24 years living and working in Alexandria and D.C., and moving full time to Hardy County, WV in February. I have a part-time job there for the Chamber of Commerce and Tom plans to do some ‘stringing’ for the local paper. We have an old general store on our property that we will finally fix up and open. Our daughter is in Brooklyn and our two sons are in Alexandria, so we will visit back and forth when we can. I crave a long visit to California and places warm, so we plan a trip out west in March. Come and visit us in Peru, WV (pronounced ‘Peerooo’ by the locals), if you can.” Lisa Morel Suibielski tells us, “We are still on the road and loving it! We visited 17 of our beautiful national and state parks last year. We spent the holidays in San Diego with family and plan to explore the East Coast this year. We go to Monterey often. Tina Tomlinson Del Piero and I get together as often as possible while we are there. It has been great fun!” And Basia Belza couldn’t resist the reminder: “I hope you all are standing while you are reading this. One highlight of my year was I swam in the Park-to-Park swim across Lake Washington. The distance is about 1.5 miles. It is a great thrill to swim in big open water and go from shore to shore. Another highlight was that a research article of mine about a fatigue scale that I published in 1993 was rated 39 out of 50 classic citations in nursing journals from 1956-2011. I am writing to you while I am in Freiburg, Germany

for January. I am a visiting scholar at University of Freiburg and teaching about nursing research. Oh, the places our jobs take us!” And yes, folks, the seldom heard from Cynthia Nadai writes: “I am happily living in Sydney with my partner Roslyn. I continue to be involved in the not-for-profit sector, particularly with the Charities Aid Foundation Australia that serves as the conduit between corporations and not-for-profits. I also continue to be an ethics counselor at the St. James Ethics Centre. All very rewarding.” Finally from Sue Weyerhaeuser Messina: “I have another daughter getting married this year. Getting good at planning these big events! One daughter is waiting in the wings. Last year was a tough one as my older brother passed away in the spring; I had MERSA; and my mom had a tumor.

Glad to start the new year. Hoping to sell my house this year and spend lots of time on Bob’s new boat cruising the northwest waters. Life is good.” Jessica Jones reported that she “is having a wonderful time painting, writing fiction, and taking ongoing piano lessons from a woman who went to the S.F. Conservatory of Music.

I am outlining a book but am not saying what it is about. Often books get put in the drawer or computer key and do not come up or out again until later.” Barbara Smith O’Brien and family are all well: Byrne is semi-retired; Caitlyn has bought her first home; JB is working at Robert Sinskey Wines in Napa; Nora is still in the trade association business; and Ed is studying firefighting in Wyoming. Had a wonderful vacation in October with Cyndy (Nadai) and Ros and our family had a really special Christmas in San Francisco and Napa; all six of us are rarely together anymore. Loved catching up with Suki Bryan, her mom, and her daughter, Megan. Birthday celebration in two years,

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so mark your calendars tentatively for April 9-12, 2015 in Palm Springs for our birthday bash. Details to follow.”

1974 Sally Fay calgal75@aol.com

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Deanna Duoos Davis deanna.davis@yahoo.com Sarah “Sarita” Bryant wrote from paradise in Oaxaca, Mexico where she just finished a weeklong intensive with a fantastic Maestro printmaker and an extra

day of à la poupée inking instruction and lithography. As you may have heard, she moved to Poulsbo, WA, just west of Seattle, where she and her mother invested in a clam farm. While entertaining the idea of visiting Croatia this year, she lists Portugal as one of her top favorite destinations to visit. On other fronts—and there is no escaping the fact— she has experienced several deaths of loved ones in the past three years. Sadly, her father passed away last year, leaving Sarah and her brothers the task of running the family ranch east of Paso Robles. While managing a ranch, Sarah is very involved in some rewarding projects through Rotary involving international works, well digging, and microfinancing. She’s also excited that her artwork is really taking off now, too. In 2013, Sarah visited Florine Clark at Flo’s new horse farm, and while attending her dad’s memorial she saw Sarah Colmery Preston, who had moved back to Carpenteria where she is working at Cate School. Both of her daughters are in Los Angeles, and her son, Robbie, attends Cate. Sarah just loves to be back in California after having spent 17 years in New York. Just south of Sarah, Christine Blom Gomez wrote from Ventura. She is still working in advertising at New Day Marketing in Santa Barbara, going on 18 years now. Taking some vacation time, she and her nephew (14) spent a week in Austria visiting relatives. Christine was

Class of 1974: Front row: Betsy Pollock Scimone, Cindy Bondesen Grier, Cherie Pettit Arkley, Tricia Lungren Partridge, Vickie Tarantino, Sally Fay, Susan Gates Suman, Jeanne Vibert Sloane, Liz Nomellini Musbach, Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese Second row: Suzanne Dragge Icaza, Paulina “Mouse” Callery Endicott, Peggy McDonnell Vance, Kathy Trafton, Lisa Sutton, Chris Onorato-McKevitt, Suzanne Turner, Anne de Lorimier Eggleton Third row: Teresa Rothe Graham, Susan Bowen Osen, Kirby Walker, Angela Tirrell, Randi Stroud Fisher, Arden Bucklin-Sporer, Cynthia Tuttle Sanderson, Olava Menczkowska

delighted to see that the beautiful Christmas markets were up, complete with roasting chestnuts and hot mulled wine to keep them warm. She and her nephew schlepped over 52 pounds of Mexican food, which was used to whip up a fiesta feast for the Austrians—complete with carnitas, tacos, and handmade margaritas.

Christine reports that she has since gone to three Kundalini Yoga retreats and all have been fantastic! Christine also recalls the time a few years ago when she joined Joan Artz at her mother’s Carmel home, where Amanda Bryan and I joined in on the fun. Christine reports that Christie Wills Price has moved back up to Palo Alto, and Anne Kresl is back in Marina Del Rey. Anne emailed Christine recently saying that she wants to reconnect with classmates, so Christine is going to try and organize a get together with classmates from California perhaps this spring if anyone is interested. Joan Artz is living in Carmel Valley and works as a landscape contractor, landscaping homes in Carmel and as far north as Hillsborough. She also designs distinctly unique greeting cards and plans one day soon to start designing fabric. Joan had a great time during our sleepover in Carmel. Joan and Christine have gotten together several times since then. Karrie Schreiner Barnett recently enjoyed a whirlwind travel schedule, starting with Sydney, Australia before the holidays, then on to Bora Bora, where her family spent Christmas, and finally on to Hong Kong. Next stop is New York City.

She reports that she is fortunate to not get jet lag and that’s a good thing! Karrie and her husband Larry have just one child living at home, Marlowe (16). Karrie plays chauffeur often, which sometimes feels like more work than all her boys combined! Jeannie Jagels Vaughn wrote from Pasadena that both of her daughters live in New York and her son is in Los Angeles. Jeannie’s daughter, Emma, got married last June to Ravi Agrawai. It was a beautiful Indian/Catholic wedding ceremony and probably the happiest day of her life. Jeannie is still running the small family office in Pasadena, working about 30 hours a week. Her mother is getting on in her years yet “still very much with us” and she sees her often.” Michele Bozzo Mahi has been very busy in her role as the HR business partner to Chiquita/Fresh Express in Salinas. She and her husband are empty nesters now, and one would think that they would be jetting back and forth to Hawaii for some much-needed R&R. However, their careers have taken over their lives. The good news is that Michelle is going to be a grandmother in April as her daughter Kaleinani and spouse Bryce are expecting a baby. Her

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Deanna Duoos Davis ’75 with her boys at Christmas 2013

youngest daughter, Kanani, is a men’s active wear designer in Los Angeles and hopes to someday have her own label. She is looking forward to seeing everyone at the next reunion! Also from the Salinas area is Stella Sinner Lauerman. “The Lauermans are busy as always!” Stella is the vice president of community relations for Easter Seals Central California, which provides services for children and adults with disabilities, and their families over a 10-county area. Her job is challenging but yet so fulfilling as her organization continues to grow and develop. Her husband, Dave, is still commuting to San Jose to his job as a worker’s comp judge.

Their daughter, Mary Claire, is in graduate school studying to be an occupational therapist, and is about to head out to field work. Her other daughter, Emily, is working as a preschool teacher in San Jose. She reports that Mike is doing well in a day program where they are working on job training skills with him and he is busy with swimming, OT, and horseback riding. Stella is looking for an appropriate job placement for him but it is very challenging since no one seems to have taken into consideration that little kids with autism grow up. Stella still can’t believe that our 40th reunion is next year!

She is looking forward to seeing everyone again. Also from Salinas, Lesley Miller Anderson wrote: Her son (25) just got engaged! She is happy to report they have been together for four years although from her vantage point, it just seems he’s too young! She is still a Montessori teacher in Salinas and happy to occasionally run into Brooke Croonquist Myers, Tracy Hobbs Jones, and Annette Leach Alcocer! Mary McGuire Allessini is still in Utah and finally getting some much needed snow. No big changes or events in 2013, she reports, but was a good year overall. Adelaide (Baba) Tietje Crosby wrote that she is thrilled to report that her area finally got some rain! Baba is looking forward to our 40th class reunion.

And here is a surprise for everyone—a voice from the past wrote in: bubbly Cecily Marble, now Cecily Marble Hintzen! She left Santa Catalina at the beginning of our junior year. Cecily updates us that she finished high school at Westridge High School in Pasadena, married a rugged Midland School guy, produced one child who is now married and living in Portland, OR. She is glad to have Sarah Colmery Preston and Maria Bryant as friends in Santa Barbara and wishes they could see more of each other.

Also, she saw Elizabeth Leach last summer on a visit to the Portland area.

Cecily has worked with mostly young people over the years, culminating in a stint as a high school counselor to those at risk for academic and social failure. For the past 10 years though, she has been coasting as a data analyst for the local hospital and recently launched a new business that helps people make end-oflife plans for themselves and/or a loved one. It is a growing need—someone to take care of the details in an impossibly difficult time. Cecily is looking forward to hearing news from her classmates! Katy Moore-Kozachik is working in film as a scenery painter. Katy thoroughly enjoyed her work up in Mendocino, where the last scene in the movie Need for Speed was being shot. It is came out in March 2014 and stars Aaron Paul, the young actor in Breaking Bad. She said she promptly spent all the money she made on shoes! Katy mentions that she and Alia Agha went to Carmel together last spring and had a great day with Maria Kistler Thurman and Diana Oliver Bartley! From across the pond, Diana wrote that London is still a wonderful place to live, work, and play.

She is still rowing once a week. She and her husband had a wonderful trip to Australia in October as part of his work as an archivist for the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club and as a custodian of his grandfather’s work as a marine painter.

Their son, Edward, is doing portrait painting and as a refreshing antidote to the arts, their daughter Rosie is in her last year at university, studying economics and politics and are relieved that she got into the graduate program with a bank. Diana is still working with children who have dyslexia or those whose parents are in a panic about entrance exams. Diana, accompanied by her sister on a trip out to California last year, also mentioned how much she, too, enjoyed seeing Christine, Maria, Katie, and Alia. And if anyone is headed to London, she would love to see you or at the very least hear from you.

Elizabeth Leach wrote from Portland, OR, where she has had a gallery since

1981. She travels a lot and has seen many Catalina friends along the road. She’s enjoyed reconnecting with Lisa Barry, Kit Andrews Tobin ’72 and Sally Fay ’74 in San Francisco. She hopes to see Sarah Colmery Preston in Carpinteria, and has really enjoyed connecting with Martha Winans Slaughter ’74 and Lisa Cavenaugh Wiese ’74 in Louisville, Cincinnati, and Chicago! Elizabeth’s daughter, Gwendolyn, has been working in the gallery with her as managing director for nearly five years, which is just fabulous.

And even more exciting is that her daughter will be getting married this June to a wonderful man! The nice thing about Portland now is that lots of people visit, so please contact Liz if you are ever in Portland. she says the town is sublime in August and September! Liz is looking forward to seeing everyone at reunion in 2015. Lisa Barry continues after 13 years in the business to beautify Marin County and beyond by working as an OR nurse and manager for a plastic surgeon in Marin. In March of this year, she will be going on her first two-week volunteer surgical mission to Guatemala to do cleft palate repairs. She hears that the days are long and strenuous but abundantly rewarding. Lisa says that two out of her three children have launched. The remaining child is in college at University of Oregon. Lisa is headed to Tulum, Mexico, for her 10th anniversary in April.

Happily, she is still crazy for her husband, Pete. In the Bay Area, she bumps into various alums: Adrienne Morphy Ladd, Liz Leach (when she is down from Portland), her cousin Sally Fay ’74, and Kirby Walker ’74. “No matter who or how long it’s been, it really doesn’t matter, boarding school has a way of bonding us together.” Rene Maratos Patterson wrote and mentioned that she just became an empty nester in the fall. Her oldest son, Kent, is a junior at the University of Oklahoma, and her youngest is a freshman at Boston College. She and her husband, Mark, live in Dallas, TX, and she is still flying for American Airlines after 34 years! For the last year and a half she has been flying international routes and really enjoys the change. Annette Leach Alcocer and her husband are first time grandparents! Their daughter had a baby boy named Andrew last May. She is so excited because her son is getting married this year in Carmel! Annette is working at Santa Catalina as the bookstore manager and loves her job! If ever in the area, she asks that you come visit her. Yolanda Mitchell West wrote a quick note explaining that she was very busy and perhaps we will see her at reunion, too.

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Missy Scoville Burke wrote from Maryland, where she says she rarely hears news about classmates except in the alumnae publications. She recently received a text message from one child who was in Monterey for a music festival and texted a picture of the Santa Catalina’s entrance saying, “Hey Mom, didn’t you go to school here?” She hopes that everyone can put the next reunion on their calendars—and wishes everyone to stay healthy and happy until then! Adrienne Morphy Ladd is on her 30th year of living in San Francisco and still enjoying her job working for a health care consulting company. Last year’s project, she explains, was to renovate her weekend home in Bolinas. After about 40 years, it really needed it! She adds that their annual summer trip to St. Malo in Oceanside is always the highlight, especially since they get together with Sarah Colmery Preston and her family. Both Sarah and Adrienne have 17-year-old sons who are both juniors in high school. She hopes to go on joint college tours together this year. Her son Joseph plays a lot of golf and hopes to play in college. Their other trips center around golf courses. Adrienne wants to know who is interested in playing golf at the 2015 Reunion? Barbara Tauber Palan just became a grandparent of twin girls in January 2014! And Dryden Branson Borden dashed a quick note off wishing everyone a happy new year! As for what’s happening in my neck of the woods: one of my sons, Rhys in SoCal, is graduating with a film production degree in May and my other son, Beau, is moving to Seattle shortly to start his music career. In the fall of 2010, Mom and I moved to northwestern Montana, a mile from the Canadian border. Mom still handles the books for the family cattle ranch in California and I breed miniature Babydoll

Members of the Class of 1977 recently met up in Apsen: Jameen Wesson Jacoby, Kim Richardson McMarrow, and Sarah Engs Woodward

Southdown sheep for both sale and fiber.

We also run a farm fresh egg business where our 175 chickens supply eggs to several stores in town. In closing, remember that our 40th class reunion is just around the corner so mark your calendars! If you run into classmates that did not attend our last reunion, please encourage them to come. It was fantastic to see you all at our 35th and I am looking forward to spending more time with you at our 40th. Until then, take care and wishing you and your families all the best.

1976

Margaret Ganz itstartsat50@hotmail.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1977 Julie Power Pantiskas aspenjp@aol.com

Jameen Wesson Jacoby is excited that her youngest daughter, Madigan, is a freshman at Santa Catalina, while her oldest is attending USC. Sounds like they are following in their mother’s foot steps.

She recently met up with Kim Richardson McMorrow and Sarah Engs Woodard in Aspen and they had a great time catching up.

1978 Joan David lunanegra6@att.net

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Tova Wiley Hornung tovasf@comcast.net

1980 Dana DePuy Morgan danamorgan@mac.com

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1981

Marisa D’Amico marisad111@hotmail.com I cannot believe it’s time again for Class Notes! I really enjoy being the “point person” and getting news from you all, so thanks for your responses. Paula Tunstall Barker reports: “This past year was an emotional rollercoaster and we are looking forward to a more peaceful 2014! We celebrated the graduation of my oldest from high school with her IB diploma, and then mustered through sending her off to Luther College in Decorah, IA in September. My other two, a sophomore and a 7th grader, have taken it all in stride and seem to be reveling in having a bit more space to themselves. They are my musical theater superstars so we are constantly being serenaded and entertained! I continue at Children’s Hospital Colorado. My husband, Brad and I, celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. I am shuttling a bit to San Diego to spend more time with my dad (97) and mom (88) who continue to defy all the odds, and live independently. Mom loves to hear of any Catalina news and adores reading through the Bulletin, which I take to her. If anyone has any info on the

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whereabouts of Kate Mahaney Daniel, I would love to reconnect with her!” Sue Burnside is a Facebook friend, so I keep in touch with her fairly regularly, thankfully. Sue recently celebrated her fifth year of legal marriage to her wife Valerie; they spent a month in Greece to celebrate Sue’s 50th birthday this summer.

Their daughter finished her freshman year at Tufts and their son is a senior, dreaming of next year on the Cal campus.

Sue says, “I will have to thank the sisters more for making me strong and unflappable. I got lucky and started a specialty of grassroots consulting in political campaigns so I have traveled the country slept in cars, midnight flights back and forth. I am still in touch with a bunch of Catalinans: Deb Kinney ’80, Karen Gladstone Dawson, Kate Mahaney Daniel, Jen Post ’82, and a few others.”

Debbie Thompson Lee provided a brief update to her last, very exciting one (new husband, fabulous wedding, thriving online business). “I opened a store in November selling gifts, gift baskets, and specialty food. Love the new aspect of my business!” (Terri Booth) Boots Miller is living in Vallejo, and keeps in touch with Sabina D’Agliano-Luna and others. She works in a law firm and was prepping for three trials when last we connected. She wants to get together with geographically close Catalinans! Carmen Ancinas Gee reports, “I live in Orinda, CA with my husband, Robert, and two children, Cameron (17) and Cecilia (15). Both attend Miramonte High School and are thinking about where they want to attend college. Cameron is a rugby player for Lamorinda Rugby and Cecilia is a soccer player for Lamorinda Soccer Club and her varsity high school team. Robert owns his own personal training company, Engergee Fitness. Turning 50 this year has been a shock to my system, so I am treating myself to a nine-day trip in April to Cuba with my close friend. The trip is sponsored by the Colorado College Alumnae Association. (Judy Wray Nelson and I both went there!) I still work for Kaiser Permanente Regional Mental Health as a project manager/case manager in autism services for Northern California. I spend my free time watching soccer and skiing when there is snow. Another milestone was the publishing of my mother’s first book, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valleys (The History Press). For those

who are avid skiers, you will enjoy the history and drama surrounding the development of both ski areas. I don’t see any of my Catalina classmates, but would love to get together! Erin Eggerman Romer reports, “After 10 years as a fulltime mom, I returned to research administration several years ago, first back at San Jose State University, and then transitioning to Stanford University’s Research Management Group which supports the School of Medicine. In 2013, I changed roles at RMG and am now with the clinical trials group, developing and negotiating clinical trial budgets. My daughter, Gail (15) is very much looking forward to driving this year. Gail happily attends Nueva High School. I’d really enjoy meeting up with any Catalina alums in the area. I’ve been able to spend a little time with Laura Lyon Gaon, Laura Farrior Stanley, Molly Hogan Vatinel and (too infrequently) Louise Diepenbrock Baker.” Jennifer Hatley Ash says, “My big news is that my daughter and her husband are having a baby girl, which makes me a grandmother! Martin and I are very excited about that, so it seems that I will be visiting Santa Cruz a little more often in the near future. If anybody is down there, let me know! My private practice as an OCD therapist in Napa is thriving. I am having a lot of fun dividing my time between work and painting. My son is off to University of

Puget Sound, so we will be empty nesters and plan to start traveling. Life is good and I feel very blessed. Recently, I had Molly Hogan Vatinel’s birthday bash and we had a beach sleepover with Erin (Eggerman Romer), Laura (Lyon Gaon), Laura (Farrior Stanley), Louise (Diepenbrock Baker), Molly (Hogan Vitanel), and myself. What fun to see everyone; it had been a long time and yet, just like yesterday! I would love to plan a Napa reunion, so keep in touch and tell me what you think.” Wendy Harrison McKinney states, “My husband David and I still live in the Nashville, TN area, and celebrated our 15th anniversary in August by going back to Jackson Hole, WY to celebrate and show our son where we had eloped to in 1998. Our adopted son Keaton is turning 7 next month and is a first grader this year. I have been in the real estate and mortgage fields for 19 years now and David is a licensed general contractor with his own business. I keep in touch with Teri Booth, Sabina D’Agliano-Luna, Sintu Ng Greene, Mary Bigham, Jennifer Burns, Karen Gladstone Dawson, and Heather (Heller) DiMaggio Chappel. I have no idea where Michelle Bradley-Chittano is these days and would love to hear if anyone knows where she is living now, what she’s doing, etc.” Sintu Ng Greene says, “I’m finally getting used to being an empty nester as my twin daughters are

Class of 1979: Right to left: Lee Busby Orr, Cass Slaughter Antle, Marianne Croonquist, Kelly Pruett Behrens, Dianne Peebles Roach, Fancine Ballestreri Hoffmire, Melina Eversole Montoya, Diane Ryan Adams

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enjoying their second year at UCLA. I’ve been able to connect with Sabina D’Agliano-Luna a few times, as I drive up to Westwood to drop off clean laundry, homemade cookies and some groceries.

Yes, I’m a bad mom! I’m still living in Huntington Beach, if anyone is in the area, feel free to call me.” Dee Dee Moore-Gollin reports, “We relocated to Minneapolis, MN this past year for my husband’s work. I have returned to school to continue my education. I am working on a B.A. in religious studies and hope to continue on to a master’s program. Hope all is well with everyone!” Kim Gurries Gerami: “I am still living in Santa Cruz and my husband and I run a security company in the Bay Area as well as Sacramento. We have been blessed with good health and the kids are doing well. If any of my former classmates come to my area, I would love to see you.” Mary Politzer Pradier is apparently still living in Paris and is running a half marathon there! The “2 Lauras” (Lyon and Farrior) were in Scotland together recently to pick up Laura Lyon Gaon’s daughter from school. The trip looked fun and the country gorgeous. They both live and work in Sacramento at a private school. Karen Gladstone Dawson writes, “My husband Pete, my daughter Emma (10), and I continue to live happily (and coldly) in Portsmouth, NH. I remain focused on volunteering for local organizations, most significantly of which is my daughter’s school where I oversee the entire school parent volunteer program. We had a wonderful year of traveling in 2013 to Southern California, Seattle, and New Orleans to visit family as well as on a much anticipated trip to London and Scotland.

We now know where we will retire! On a sad note, my mother passed away in March after many months of failing health. Her absence continues to resonate with our family though we gain solace in knowing she is now with Dad. I hope everyone in our class is well and look forward to seeing everyone at our 35th reunion.” As for me, Marisa D’Amico, I live in Los Gatos, CA with my two beautiful boys (8 and 5), and their dad, a mortgage broker. My sons are full of energy; Max is an amazing athlete and loves soccer, baseball, and football.

Henry looks like a little surfer dude and can shred on our skateboard ramp already!

I volunteer often in the classroom and I am also running a half-marathon in San Luis Obispo in April for lymphoma and want to give a huge shout out to Louise Diepenbrock Baker for donating! I put

the link to my fundraising page on the Catalina Facebook group and on mine as well, so please donate if you can. Also, a friendly reminder that for all who want to get together, there are fabulous, amazing events in each area every semester. Keep your eyes open for those! (Terri Booth) Boots Miller reports, “Life has been scrambled eggs for the past few years— economic downturn notwithstanding, following a significantly devastating loss of employment in 2010. Things appear to be moving back in a more positive and stable direction. I was fortunate to become gainfully employed in February 2012 by a law firm in downtown San Rafael, CA. 2012 allowed for a little bit of play time —ventured to Los Angeles to spend time with Sabina D’Agliano-Luna (who convinced me to join her Silpada team as an independent sales representative) and while the miles separate us from having coffee together, Facebook and texting keep our connection active— along with many others from school, including Wendy Harrison McKinney, Mary Bigham, Jennifer Burns and her sis, Stephanie Burns ’83. The Lower School network is growing on Facebook as well—often reminding me how precious our time was during the Catalina years. 2013 was its own roller coaster ride: my thoroughbred mare, Artemis (18), died without warning; my Australian Shepherd, Tikki (15), took her last breath in my arms; and not 24 hours later, Tikki’s pal, Corgi Bob, suffered a fatal heart attack. And then I acquired Tonka, a black tri Australian Shepherd. As you can imagine, I was very ready to embrace 2014 Year of the Horse with open arms!

1982 Ann Frasse Stowe annstowe@mac.com

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Deborah Frank Drake deborahdrake1965@gmail.com Deborah Frank Drake: “Life in Seattle after 15 years agrees with me. I have a daughter who is now taller than I am at 5’8” and she is proud of it. Bronte is looking forward to her biggest speaking role to date in Bellevue Youth Theatre’s production of The Tempest in April. She graduates to high school this year. In October, I loved seeing an array of alumnae in Seattle, and the Frasse sisters and their mother Kit, an alum too, who graduated the year I was born! I am writing books with and for other people, as well as beginning a narrative style memoir of my years. I am a principal collaborator and managing editor for Healthy Sense of Self, LLC. I am involved for a second season of Social Venture Partners Fast Pitch Seattle, again leading social media marketing efforts as a core team member and look forward to the launch of the 2014 program in May.” Gingy Harris Gable: “My son Bo is in 2nd grade at MTS and loves all things Lego. My husband John has launched allsides.com, which presents the news from the left, the right, and the center. I am busy working with my brother at our two businesses, Caspar Estate and Cultivar Wine. Caspar is our high end, organically grown estate Cabernet Sauvignon.

Cultivar Wine is available in many states and we are selling it in kegs to restaurants where you can drink it by the glass. We just bottled our 2013 Rose and Sauvignon Blanc! Call me if you are coming to the Napa Valley and want to do a tasting. I’d love to show you around!” Patricia Cerisola-Mansi: In 2013, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer during a routine surgery, and a week later I was at Houston’s MD Anderson undergoing the first round of chemo. After six rounds of chemo and a second surgery, I was given a clean bill of health in December. I consider myself extremely lucky in that they caught the cancer very early, so it was very treatable. I received many very nice and encouraging notes from so many of you and I am so appreciative of your kindness. I can’t tell you how much it meant to me and how much it helped. I am playing tennis again; I’m getting stronger and have more energy, and am

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now in the process of losing the pounds and gaining the hair! So, life is good and I’m happy to say I’m a survivor! On another note, we had our first Latin America chapter gathering in the spring of 2013. It was wonderful to see some old friends/alumnae whom I hadn’t seen in 30 years and meet new, friendly faces of younger generations. Finally, one last bit of news. The Mansi-Cerisola family is moving to New Jersey! My husband, Flavio, has accepted a job offer in NJ, so we are in the midst of planning our move, applying to schools, looking at houses, etc.

We will move this summer so that we are all settled by the time our son Flavio (11) starts 6th grade in September. Happily, I will be very near Tara Davey-Rosa, with whom I had a very nice lunch on my last visit in January. I’m looking forward to spending more time with her once we are moved in.” Jessica Girard: “We are waiting for college acceptance letters for Ingrid—four acceptances and waiting to hear from eight more. It’s going to be a decision-filled spring for so many of us.

Our son Truitt is in 6th grade and doing well. He is following in his sister’s footsteps as an outstanding student and athlete—we are so blessed. Hoping to see many of you in Puerta Vallarta this year— so much to celebrate.” Candy Patencio Anderson: “Well, this is a big graduation year for our family! My oldest daughter Taylor Pate ’10 (21) will be graduating in May 2014 from Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO with a biology major. My daughter Amara (17) will be graduating from Catalina this year, then off to college. My son Gavin (14) is a freshman and active in his school’s student government. Then, there is my youngest Michael (11), the 6th grader, who keeps us very busy with his sport activities; right now it is basketball. My husband, Eric, has been busy with his business but still makes time for the kids and me. As for me, I am working at the Agua Caliente Casino and managing some personal real estate in town. This summer, my daughters and I, along with my mother, are planning a trip to Europe. A great way for all of us to bond and celebrate the girls’ achievements! Michelle Rutherford Aslin: “Wow! It is so awesome to be able to stay in touch with everyone; I love it!

My husband, Jamie, and I are still working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. I have been with the lab for over 20 years now and I love my job; it is challenging and fun and I love the people I work with.

I have gotten involved in Young Life,

which is taking up a considerable amount of time but I love it. Also, doing a lot of local youth community work with my church and loving that. My daughter, Lynne, is in her second year at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, studying hospitality and tourism and loves it! My stepson, Austin, is studying accounting/finance at University of New Mexico and works at the lab during breaks. My son, Kyle, is a sophomore at Los Alamos High School and is just starting baseball. He is an avid snowboarder and outdoor enthusiast. My stepdaughter, Haley, is a sophomore at Los Alamos High School and she just got her driver’s license! That is my life in a nutshell!” Jean Mandel: “All is well in San Francisco; love and work are treating me well. As I write, I am packing my suitcase, on my way to Paris for a week’s vacation with my sweetheart, Kip. The new year got off to a flying start courtesy of a visit from Jessica Girard and her family. Marcena Hopkins Peterson and her husband Paul hosted us— plus Mimi Gorin, and her boyfriend, Dave—for dinner. Altogether we were eight grown-ups, four kids, and Chester, the rescue dog. Delighted to report that the next generation is in place at Catalina, with three of my nieces headed to camp this summer. Libby Clark-Borland: “Life in the Borland household is good! After 14 years of teaching kindergarten, I have finally graduated to first grade. I have loved seeing the next step in the educational process and have enjoyed pushing myself in new ways. I work at a low income school and feel privileged every day to be teaching these children. My daughter Maggie (12) will be going into middle school at the end of this year. My husband, Gary, continues to work for Volvo Cars of North America as a field technical specialist and was able to go home to Scotland this year to surprise his mom for her 70th birthday.

We are hoping to take a family trip back there this summer. He and I will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary in June. I am saddened to report my mom passed away suddenly in July 2012. It has been a difficult journey finding our way on this new path without her, but we hold on to the amazing and lovely memories we have of her. I enjoy hearing about my old friends and seeing how everyone is doing.

It is hard to believe 30 years have passed! I hope everyone continues to do well. On a side note: Do you have any idea what happened to Dorene Bishop? I have

Kellen Flannigan ’83 with her husband, Rob, on their wedding day

thought of her over the years and hoped she was doing well.” Kellen Marie Flanigan: “It is looking to be a great year on so many levels. The SoCal real estate market is booming. My husband, Robert Stinnett, (yes, my high school sweetheart) is a general contractor (rpsbuildshomes. com). We married last September at my mom’s place in Nevada. Rob just completed an amazing remodel on our home in L.A. I have been in real estate now for 14 years. We get to spend a lot of time together as our businesses are quite synergistic. My daughter Madison (23) is living in Kauai and is an avid photographer (madimarie.com). She graduated from Brooks Institute a year ago. My son Nico (22) is finishing his last year at Westminster College in Salt Lake

Michelle Rutherford Aslin ’83 and her mother and daughter

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City. He is skiing and rock climbing in his free time. My mom is living in our family home in Reno and traveling a great deal.”

Juliette Zener: “I haven’t really been in touch with anyone but Sarah Adams for over 30 years, so an account of what I’ve been up to would be very long. With the exception of a few years in Manhattan, I’ve lived in the Boston area since college.

Over 15 years ago, I married David Fairman, a wonderful husband and father, who works as a public policy mediator. I have taught high school history and politics for over 20 years. For most of that time I taught at Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Newton, MA. For the last two years I have taught boys at the Belmont Hill School. I love teaching and fostering students’ critical capacities and interest in the world. This year our son, Joshua (13), joined the school as a seventh grader. It’s great fun to have him on campus. Isaac (11) has cerebral palsy and has pretty significant cognitive and physical limitations. He is in fifth grade and loves swimming, music, and travel. Our lives and work are pretty crazy but in the summer we get to slow down and we’ve enjoyed traveling via house swaps.” Amy Baer Daluz: “I actually thought of everyone at Santa Catalina a couple of months ago when my youngest son was talking about good class pranks. I

decided to give him a little inspiration. As I recall, we hung a bunch of uniforms up in a tree overnight for classmates and teachers to discover the next morning? I think that happened. May even have a picture of it somewhere. Anyways, I’m doing well. Still in North Carolina, where I run a small professional theatre company, Paper Lantern Theatre Company (paperlanterntheatre.org) I travel when I can, to act in other theatre’s productions and I adore teaching drama to children. I’ve recently acquired the rights to a children’s book, The Little Matador, and we are adapting that into a bilingual children’s play with music. My husband is still coaching the Wake Forest University women’s soccer team—going into his 17th season. My oldest son, Tyler (29), is now the VP of corporate and sustainability communications at Citigroup in Manhattan. Travels the globe and meets amazing people. My middle son, Austin (26), is now playing for Orlando City; they’ll be part of the MLS next year. Just signed with them this past month. An exciting move for him! My youngest son, Jonah (15), is also a soccer player and taking driver’s ed. If anyone is ever in North Carolina, please look me up!

Anastasia Cronin McNabb: “I am keeping busy and immensely entertained as a 2-year-old class teacher, one-day-a-

Class of 1984: Front row: Emily Ibabao Marley, Mary Looram Moslander, Beth Crawford Crosby, Temi Delia Stallings, Melena Scampa, Cheryl Bedwell Bigus Second row: Jennifer Beesley, Dawn Ferguson, Hilda Roe, Jennifer Leaper, Yvette Chamlian Richmond

week 3-year-old class teaching assistant and once-a-week art program assistant. Greg is off to a great start at Indiana University in Bloomington! He is currently an English major and is debating what his second major will be—probably history or something along those lines. He and I went out to Sacramento/San Francisco after Christmas and had a fabulous time!

Tommy is enjoying his senior year of high school; he just enjoys life in general! He has been accepted at IU, but is still waiting to hear from five more schools, including UCLA and Stanford. We will spend a week of Spring Break in St. Croix with two other families, and then Tommy will head to Cabo for the second week with a few families! Greg Sr. is still enjoying his job as a private banker with J.P. Morgan. I am signed up for a print-making class next week and I think I will have lots of art classes in my future! I hope everyone is doing super.” Mary Sutton Pinkus: “We live in Woodside, CA. Our eldest daughter Amy went to college this year at U Penn.

We have a sophomore boy, 8th grade girl, and a 5th grade girl. I spend most of my time doing volunteer work for the schools and other education related organizations.

For myself, I am still running. I ran the Istanbul Marathon this fall. It’s the only one in the world that covers two continents. I would love to run one on each of the continents. I hope to do a marathon in Africa this summer at a place that my kids have been supporting called Lewa, in Kenya. We have been hosting students for fun and to have our kids experience other cultures. So far, we’ve hosted students from Botswana, Lesoto, two from England, and two Stanford football players (which the kids loved!).

There is rarely a dull moment around here.” Janine Bender: “The end of 2013 was full of travel for me with a 37-day trip to the Mediterranean, which ended in Ft.Lauderdale. Absolutely loved Venice.

Then over the holidays, Mel Bender King ’82, Matt, and the girls along with Mom, Dad, and myself took a 15-day cruise from S.F. to Hawaii and back. It was so wonderful to have time with everyone. Mom and I are running estate sales and started our year off with one, which was very successful as well as continuing sales on eBay. Always something keeping us busy.” Tara DaveyRosa: “It is hard to do this. I feel like each time I am just saying the same thing. Is it possible my life is just that stagnant?

Christian is 18, Noelle is 17, and Timmy is 13. With a junior and senior, we are in the

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thick of the college process. I don’t remember it being this overwhelming for us. Joe is a securities lawyer and I still have an association management company that I run from home. We have started to think about what comes next. We love our home in New Jersey, but I’m not sure I can see staying here after the kids go to college and we are considering getting a condo or an apartment in the city. I saw Patty Cerisola Mansi last week. She is moving to NJ and will be only 20 minutes away from me! It was great seeing her and I am so excited that she will be so nearby. I am seeing Mimi Gorin next week when she is in N.Y. She is running an event for LinkedIn and I am providing staff for her to work the registration. It is always fun to see her on her whirlwind trips to N.Y.C. I loved seeing everyone at Reunion and it was so wonderful being back in Carmel. I am looking for any excuse to get back to Carmel again, so maybe we need our own little 31st reunion.” Nella Nencini: “I am still living in Kenya, on Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley and still doing safaris through my company, Tin Trunk Safari. I had a wonderful year last year with wonderful people coming on safari with me in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, and Rwanda. I had guests ranging in age from 5 to 85 and I feel truly blessed for being able to share my passion for Africa with others. My partner, James, and I have been busy with his three boys (my fantastic stepsons) who are busy going to boarding school in South Africa (Roddy, 16); to university at Edinburgh in Scotland (Hamish, 20); and madly applying for universities in the UK and the US before taking a gap year in Australia (Orlando, 18). I have completed a year of flying my beloved airplane, a Cessna 185. Our favorite thing to do is jump into the plane and fly somewhere in 30 or 40 minutes that would take six hours by road, to land on a dirt strip in the middle of nowhere where we can see elephants.” Cathy Biddy Bennett: “I finished my earn-out with MyPublisher in late 2012, after they purchased my company in late 2010. MyPublisher was in turn acquired by Shutterfly, Inc. in 2013, so it is wonderful to see the digital photo app I started, digi-scrapbook® continue to live on in a large public company today. I recently started my own consulting company, Start the Startup™ (startthestartup.com), helping start-ups get media and PR attention in their first 100 days. Our kids are doing great! Patrick

will be 10 in April, and Elizabeth is now 8.

(Thank you, Catalina, for the having us read Pride & Prejudice—our daughter is another Elizabeth Bennet(t)!)”

1984

Victoria Manassero Maat junebugjump@icloud.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1985

1987 China Flannigan china.flanigan@me.com

Mia Wigmore is still living in Los Angeles and, as part of her plan for world domination, she was just certified for Intro 1 in Iyengar Yoga. She will be going to India for a month in September to study at the Lyengar Institute in Pune.

She works at a great little independent bookstore in Malibu and is still happily involved with her church. Anne Pettibone Odell is still working in Westlake Village as a registered nurse with neglected and abused children. She says, “The kids are wonderful. Chloe’s passion is horses. She started jumping a few months ago. Gavin is playing baseball. Both are excellent Ginny Hu Chien ’85 and family

Krysia Belza Logsdon catalina@krysiabelza.com Debby Bishop Pearson: “All is good in Vermont. Our Harley-Davidson dealership is doing great, so I took an opportunity to sneak out and hike the oldest long distance trail in the U.S., the Long Trail—273 miles from Canada to Massachusetts. It took me 20 days. I camped and hiked it solo. It really should be called the Long Rugged Trail with all the climbing. Definitively in my top five lifetime experiences. I’ve been speaking to E.B. O’Neill and sounds like she’s also been bitten by the hiking bug with her adventure on the El Camino de Santiago in Spain.

1986 Katharine Folger Yeager yeagerkbf@gmail.com

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Debby Bishop ’85 hiking the Long Trail in Vermont

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students.” Rochelle “Rocky” Lane is also living in the Los Angeles area. “I have been in the broadcast distribution industry for the past 15 years, and just started working for Extreme Reach. I do animal rescue work in my free time and I am always striving to be a better, more compassionate individual every day!” Keri Hickey Wesphal writes from Phoenix, “I’ve been collaborating with a photographer on hair and makeup for photo shoots, a new creative endeavor after doing hair for over 20 years. Henry (11) and Ryan (9) are both brown belts in Tae Kwon Do—two belts away from black.

They also play golf and flag football, and go to a great Montessori school nearby.

Mike and I are taking them to Ireland for the first time next month, so they’re all fired up about that. I keep in touch with Lauren Raber Fernandez, and we get our boys together usually once in the summer. Hope all’s well and thanks for checking in!” Marsha Plat is happy in San Francisco. She writes, “I just took a new job leading up the user experience design at UrbanSitter. I love walking to work downtown and the seeing the views of the California cable cars from my office. My oldest daughter started middle school this year, which makes me feel old (but I guess just as old as everyone else reading this).

My youngest daughter is in 2nd grade and just marched in the Chinese New Year Parade. Hope you are all well!” As for me, China Flanigan, life continues on a steady clip, here in America’s Hinterland (Omaha, NE). Elizabeth and I celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary in August. Together, we have a house of four children, three dogs, and a bunny. We find ourselves racking up some serious automobile mileage to shuttle the brood around to school, soccer, lacrosse, dance, baseball, and basketball. We do manage to get out of Dodge, now and again. We saw Jennifer Lazar over Thanksgiving while we were in Austin and had a great time catching up and seeing her beautiful home. We had dinner in downtown Austin, and Jen performed some of her magic on Elizabeth, after a spa treatment left her unable to stand upright. Jen has a great massage and therapeutic body work practice out of her home. It was so nice to see her happy and practicing what is clearly a vocation and gift. Please feel free to email me with your news or even your contact information. Your fellow classmates and friends would love to hear about you.

1988

Julie Lenherr Edson edsonfamily@sbcglobal.net Jennifer Pratt curgie615@earthlink.net Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1989

Elizabeth Maher Purdum elizabethpurdum@hotmail.com Kimberly Meek Shickel: “My news is about how much I love school! So thrilled to be a part of the alumnae board and hear about all the amazing programs happening. Inspiring and reminds me how important it is for Catalina to be successful.” Haley King Lhamon: “I’m planning on coming to our 25th! It’s been too long, and I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone. My husband Rusty and I have lived in Seattle for the past ten years (after Michigan, Germany, and Palo Alto), with our two sons Taylor (13) and Barrett (10). I’ve been an elementary teacher for many years, and my passion is helping children with reading and spelling difficulties. I love being a mom and treasure family time—especially when we go cruising in the summer. It’s been fun getting together with Bridget Callaghan Zaro, Kim Rudas Goerlitz, Lisa Javellana Hill, Holly McVey Dunlap, and their families who live nearby.” Theresa Roundsville had a big update to share. Her life kind of took an unexpected turn when she was laid off in July 2013 from NRG Energy. She says, “I was sad for about 5 seconds, and then decided it was a perfect opportunity to concentrate on finishing design school and starting the next chapter in my life.

So, as luck would have it, I landed a job with an architect and start work in February 2014.” She is looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion. I am

happy to report that Jennifer Kwon is back Stateside. She moved back to Irvine last July after living in Korea for three years. She shares that “everything is good!

My daughter, Erin, is in 9th grade and Chandler in 6th grade. They are happy to be back and very comfortable. I can’t wait to see you all at the reunion!” Melissa Davis-Rozsa and her husband, Shawn, are expecting twins. Melissa moved back to the Monterey area after 17 years in New York City. She has been running Marchesa Jewelry in Pebble Beach. Melissa reports that she and Shawn “are now focused on working to help the family and starting our own business. Someday we hope to work in local theater or produce our own space, but that will have to wait while we begin our own mini company of players.”

Beth Tyler Foley returned to the Seattle area last February to work as a counselor with the Army. She loves her new job and loves being closer to family; especially now that she is a mother. She loves spending time with her daughter (2) and is looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion.

Molly Condon Evans has been living in Texas since 2000. She is “a music and sign language teacher at a Christian preschool and lives in an itty bitty town northwest of Austin on a small ranch.” She has been married for 20 years this July. She has three children, ages 11, 9, 6; plus horses, cats, and a dog. “It’s a comfortable life in the country,” says Molly. Birdie Carpenter has been doing well, living and working in Denver for the past four years.

She does research for a national lab and says that it “turns out that I am a bit of a geek. Who knew? Probably everyone.” She has a wonderful boyfriend who lives in Colorado Springs and they take advantage of all that Colorado has to offer. Julia Abajian Kirvan lives in Bethesda, MD with her husband of 16 years. They have three children. Their oldest daughter will enter high school in the fall. Her son, Will, is in sixth grade and Caroline is a first grader. Julia is a therapist and it sounds like her practice is thriving. Beth Russo Tarallo: “My daughter, Juliana, is now enjoying and excelling as a freshman at Catalina making gold cord her first semester! Jenna is also at Catalina in the 4th grade and loving every minute of it.

Johnny is currently a senior (Catalina Lower and Middle School alumnus) and also received highest honors at his high school. We are all eagerly awaiting college acceptance letters! As for me, I am still the CFO at my family’s wholesale produce business. However, I decided to start a new chapter in my life and enrolled

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in school to become a licensed clinical esthetician. Skin care has always been a passion of mine and I am looking forward to this new and exciting phase of my life. I really enjoy being on campus daily for my children and I’m thrilled for us all to be a part of the Santa Catalina family! I hope all is well.”

1990

Augustina Stevens astevens@hondaofmorganhill.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1991

Marita Quint Bruni marita.quint@gmail.com Just out the door from a hot yoga class and I (Marita Quint Bruni) hear my name.

Thankfully it was my old roommate, Melanie Vincent Nichols, who I am sure saw me even more disheveled in the morning hours at Catalina than I looked at that moment! I’ve enjoyed running into Mel and we’ve even managed to get together a couple of times to workout. Mel says, “I am enjoying raising my beautiful twins Madeline and Siena (5) in Newport Beach. They keep me busy, but being a mother to them is well worth it. This winter my husband and I enjoyed taking them to Costa Rica for a few weeks. We really enjoyed the hikes and looking for the exotic animals with them as well as the plants and insects. Shell collecting on the beaches of Costa Rica was a definite highlight of our trip.” I was delighted to hear from Monica Duflock Kwait just after the New Year. It sounds like she’s been very busy with travel, life as a mom to her three adorable boys, as well as a renewed pastime. “Life is good here in Marin County. We started off this past summer with a couple of trips to New York and France and then hunkered down at the ranch for the rest of the summer.

Class of 1989: Front row: Paulina Ospina Symons, Jen Nokes, Andi Duncan, Kim Meek Shickle, Crystal Boyd, Theresa Roundesville, Amy Rees Nelson, Heidi Cohen Cook Second row: Bridget Callaghan Zaro, Jennifer Kwon, Elizabeth (Liz) Maher Purdum, Mary Katherine Garcia Kuntac, Maureen Duflock Bernal, Mary Fleisher Baum, Virginia Reeves Apple, Haley King Lhamon, Abbi Smith , Jana Enos Hunt Third row: Kim Rudas Goerlitz, Carson Billings Lovell, Ninive Clements Calegari, Rebecca Khamnipur Morrison, Cecelia Marihart, Beth Tyler Foley, Emily Palmer Browne, Sarah Clark Woolf, Stacey Adams Montoya

It was great to be down at the ranch—lots of horseback riding, floating down the river, and running around in wide open spaces for the boys. We came back for the start of school and for the first time ever, I don’t have anyone at home. I finished my term on our nursery school board and we moved up to grade school for all three! My boys are in 4th, 2nd, and kindergarten, and of course super busy with all of their boy stuff (sports, piano and extracurricular activities). After a

10-year break, I bought a horse and have been taking lessons again! I’m really looking forward to being able to compete.

I was with Daphne Demas Ghriskey and Cindy Kitchell in Scottsdale to ring in the New Year. Both are doing great and have the most darling children.” A bit of travel was also on the agenda for Amanda Hennigan Mansour: “This past year included an amazing trip to the Middle East and a fun weekend with some of my fellow ’91ers in Santa Ynez! It also

Beth Russo Tarallo ’89 and children Johnny, Juliana, and Jenna at Juliana’s graduation from Santa Catalina Middle School

Daniela Garza-Zorrilla Guajardo ’89 and family

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included countless (and often endless) meetings of too many committees and boards, tennis whenever I could squeeze it in, and many moments thinking about the benefits of boarding school as I adjust to life with a teenaged daughter. Thankfully, my son (11) is still in that sweet spot where he does his own homework but will still hold my hand in public. Life is grand!”

I received a lovely holiday email from Nora Ghebish Smart with news about her family. She writes, “Alden and Abby are doing well. Alden is in 2nd grade and loves reading and math. Abby (3) loves pink dresses! I am now happily employed at Carl Zeiss Meditec. Jason is still loving it at Google. We enjoy hikes and running events with the kids. Alden placed third in his age group during his last 5K!” I (Marita Quint Bruni) spent October through December in a frenzy! We took the kids and my dad on a wonderful trip to Wailea to celebrate my 40th. I managed to milk the milestone for all it was worth, and tried to spend the entire month of October celebrating my birthday with reasonable success. Mason’s first birthday was in December and we really are astounded at how quickly the time flew by with the second baby. Just before Christmas we baptized Mason with family and my old roommate, Jeannie Clancy, in attendance. We are thrilled that Jeannie is Mason’s godmother! Addison (4) still loves preschool. I had the opportunity to compare notes about raising sassy little girls and the clothing business with Tiffany Breckenridge ’92 over lunch at the Ivy in Santa Monica a few months back. She comes to L.A. frequently to check in on the manufacturing of her clothing line, Yogaglyphs. We had a really wonderful time talking shop, laughing, and reminiscing!

Monica Duflock Kwait ’91 and sons Carter, Colby, and Conrad

1992 Amy Paulsen apindc@yahoo.com

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1993

Galen Johnson galen.a.johns@gmail.com I (Galen Johnson) hope 2014 is off to a good start for everyone! I’m enjoying my job with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission in Olympia, WA, and will be adding some California trips to my work travel starting this year. I’m hoping this means more chances to catch up with my classmates! Congratulations to Miranda Maison LeKander, who writes, “We welcomed William Joseph in October. Big sis Catherine (2) is at a wonderful age!

We love every busy minute. I continue to work as an enforcement attorney for the CA Dept. of Business Oversight and teach as an adjunct professor at the local law schools. My hubby Dan is training for the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in June.

I’m hoping to complete my first triathlon this year, but only one that offers a swim course in a warm shark-less lake!” With more good news, Jennifer DohrmannAlpert shares: “January 11th marks three years since double mastectomies. I am happy to be alive and cancer free! I was contracted last March by a hospitality technology company in Silicon Valley to help them expand their services in Latin America and the Caribbean, so I have been traveling more than 50% of the time to far off and interesting places. I have not been in close enough contact with any of my Catalina colleagues and I would welcome the opportunity to catch up with any and all of you either in person or over the phone sometime this year!” Christine Griffin Young reports: “I have lived in Oslo, Norway for almost four years with my husband, Scott and two kids, Charlotte (7) and James (4). We moved

here as a temporary assignment for Scott’s work, but are thinking about making it permanent. I have resumed working fulltime, which I love, and the kids are in Norwegian schools, so things are settling nicely. We have a great place for guests and welcome anybody exploring beautiful Scandinavia.” Also reporting in from across the globe, Sarah Brown Goforth writes, “My family is wrapping up three years living overseas in Muscat, Oman.

My husband left mid-year to start his next tour at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. I opted to stay in Oman with the kids; we’re settled here and it’s a much closer trip for Damon when he comes home for a visit.

We spent about six weeks in the States this summer, enjoying a whirlwind visit with lots of family and friends. Our daughter Chloe is in 3rd grade, Julia in 1st grade, and our son, Liam, just celebrated his 1st birthday in September. I’ve been enjoying getting back into the classroom and have substituted almost on a daily basis at the girls’ school. And now we are gearing up for another move this summer for our next 2-year post—Washington, D.C.!”

1994 Amy Smith Ainscough amyucl@aol.com

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1995

Megan Heister megan.heister@alumni.carleton.edu

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1996 Jenny Noble jnoble78@hotmail.com

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1997 Jasmin Reate jlreate@gmail.com

Angelique Cabral stars in Fox’s Enlisted, a comedy about three brothers in a unit of misfits on a Florida Army base, which airs on Friday nights. She is the only main female character in the show and plays the sergeant of a unit on the base. Angelique has also had a string of guest roles on sitcoms, most notably as Dreama Walker’s work nemesis in ABC’s Don’t Trust the B***h in Apartment 23. In prep of her latest role, she went through four days of bootcamp with her three co-stars at Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX. They were treated like fresh recruits off the bus. They took away everyone’s cell phones, iPads, and makeup. It not only brought them closer together, but also gave them real insight into what it is like to be a soldier. Taryn Butorac Kartes and her husband, Drew, are still enjoying their time working and living in San Francisco. They are having so much fun watching their two children grow up in the City. Kenzie (5) will start Kindergarten in the fall, and Cameron turned one this past December. Amanda Smith Burke and her family will be moving to Manchester, England in May 2014 and will be living very close to her sister, Amy Smith Ainscough ’96. Roberta Fernandez de Junco sends her love to our entire class! She went back to school to finish her undergrad (that she never finished because she got married), and got a degree in education. She and her husband, Alejandro, are currently living in Austin, TX with their five children: Alejandro (12), Santiago (11), Gabriel (9), Roberta (7), and Balbina (6) and have been living there for six years. Roberta and Alejandro plan to move back to Monterrey, Mexico

Class of 1994: Front Row: Nancy Bue, Melanie O’Donnell Morgan, Tere Gonzalez, Tali Valpredo Fritz, Dana Leidig, Jenner Fritz Valpredo, Alexa Flores-Hull Second row: Natalie McCaskill Crockett, Erin White Hart, Laura Mulloy, Abiah Folger Karthauser, Alejandra Jimenez Guitierrez, Khadija Coley-Mason, Audra Henry, Merritt Minnemeyer, Amy Smith Ainscough Third row: Karen Eckman Primavera, Carrie Docter Person, Aimee Brinks Muth, Mariana Chapa, Megan Deming Escher, Jeni Harr Tonnos, Angela Becker Fourth row: Alicia Almada, Sara O’Neil, Nicole Gilman Morrison, Heather Hardcastle-Perko

in 2015. In January 2014, Roberta took a trip to Baja with Mariana Trevino and Teresa Paez-Garza to see gray whales and their babies. The trip reminded them of their marine biology course at Santa Catalina. Monika Pataye Watkins is keeping very busy with the Junior League of Los Angeles, where she is currently serving on the board as community director. She and her husband, Adam, have a darling son, Oliver (3). She recently spent the day with Sally Botts at Disneyland with their kids. She and Sally recently saw Kate Lynch Jerkens and Lisa Walgenbach Cornehl at a pilot party for Angel Cabral’s new television show, Enlisted. Congratulations, Angel! In Kate’s downtime from running the sales and marketing department at the W Hotel Westwood and raising her two adorable kids, Reese (6) and Oliver (2), she is becoming a certified spin instructor!

Minta Spencer is living in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA with her husband Kurosh and their three boys: Dean (6), Darius (3), and Derrick (8 months). Between school, soccer, basketball, and all of their activities, their days are full but they’re having a lot of fun! Things are very busy and exciting for Jennifer Patton

Members of the Class of 1997 watching the gray whales in Baja: Roberta Fernandez de Junco, Mariana Trevino, and Teresa Paez-Garza

Wudrow! In addition to having two young kids, Madison (4) and Benjamin (1), and owning Nest Design Co., her own residential design business, Jen is in the throes of launching an online home shop where some of her favorite picks will be made available to the public. It is a labor of love but she is really excited about it. Look out for nestandburrow.com, launching in April 2014! This year is Gaby Zaied Corella’s 10 year anniversary with

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Minta Ershaghi Spencer ’97 with sons Dean, Darius, and Derrik

her husband, Juan Francisco. She lives in Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico. She has three kids: Gabriela (8), Juan Francisco (6), and Elena (4), who are a handful! Gaby just got back from Park City, UT where she produced the Sundance Film Festival for The Hollywood Reporter. It was a great success and included visits from Selena Gomez, Aaron Paul, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kate Hudson, William H. Macy, and more. Gaby was also lucky enough to see Jenny Stamenson while she was in Utah, where she is the special events manager at Sundance Film Festival.

1998

Natalia Woodhall Chappelow nataliawoodhall@yahoo.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

1999 Laura Stenovec laurastenovec@gmail.com

Natalie Burke has finished culinary school and is currently working at Coco500 for chef Loretta Keller. In her free time she enjoys hiking, kayaking, riding her bike, and spending time with her Catalina girls. Justine Carroll Campbell married William Campbell

in July 2013. They are still living in L.A. and enjoying being newlyweds!

Justine is continuing to work for the Jean Perkins Foundation and doing painting and drawing projects whenever she can.

Claudia de la Fuente and her husband, Kristof, celebrated a second wedding party in Brussels in June, surrounded by family and friends. They only then went on their honeymoon, a month-long amazing trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, traveling from Moscow to Beijing, through Mongolia. It was a fantastic experience, which she definitely recommends. In other news to share, they have a baby on the way, due in June 2014! Julie Rathman Fenton and her husband, Aaron, welcomed Lucy in December 2013. Andrea WoodhallFord celebrated her marriage to Alexander Ford this past September in Big Sur, CA. They recently moved from San Francisco down to Carmel after buying their new home in the Carmel Highlands and are having a lot of fun settling in. Andrea is also enjoying the launch of her personal fitness training business. Marissa Anshutz Hermer and her husband, Matt, are excited to be welcoming a second child, another boy, to their family at the end of March. Max is looking forward to being a big brother! Marissa is opening a new fast food American restaurant in the spring and her Bravo television show, Ladies of London, is slated to air this spring as well. Kelly Robbins Huddleston and her husband Dave had a little baby boy in July, and her sister Stacey Jordan ’97 welcomed a boy in September. They are thrilled to have cousins close in age! Trish Nugent Lingamfelter and her husband Bronson and welcomed their son, Wells, this past September and are completely smitten. Alaina McDonald married James Sylvester in October 2013 in beautiful, snow-kissed northern Nevada. She and James felt so blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful Catalina friends.

Alaina spent most of 2012 and 2013 helping her family sell their 70-yearold business and wind it down. She and her husband are looking forward to the next chapter of life and hoping to move closer to her family in northern Nevada in the near future. Lauren “Larken” Spees is living in Oakland, CA, coaching vocals at the Bay Area Girls’ School for Rock and recently had a blast catching up with Bryn Hatton and one of her Ring Sisters, Brigitte Kouba ’00. Lauren is in the process of developing a new musical for tweens to produce themselves, which is an adaptation of the graphic novel, Will and Whit, and an alternative

Alumnae at the wedding of Astri Rahardja ’01 and Jason Jacob Tabalujan in Jakarta, Indonesia: Diana Mak ’01, Citra Soedarsono ’01, Clarissa Nurimba ’00, Amanda Walujo ’01, Michelle Schneider ’01, Jason, Astri, Brogiin Keeton ’01, Annie Hilby ’01, Kiren Rizvi ’01, and Aniela Rahardja ’02

arts curriculum. More info at the blog: WillandWhitProject.tumblr.com.

Lindsay McDonald Stalowy competed in two Ironman races last year and one while she was unknowingly pregnant!

On her seventh wedding anniversary she and her husband welcomed their son, John, into the world. They named him after Lindsay’s brother, and their son has already taken after him with his easygoing and fun-loving personality.

She is excited to get back into racing

New parents Lindsay McDonald Stalowy ’99 and husband Eric with son John

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with the Umstead 100 Ultra Marathon in April. Amy McCormick Vokey and her husband Nick moved to New England last fall. They miss Brooklyn very much but love having the Cape, North Shore, and Coastal Maine at their fingertips.

Basil, their dog, is especially enjoying the outdoors. Amy started a new job at Anthropologie + BHLDN working as the visual merchandiser. They are excited to announce that they will have a baby due early July! Laura Stenovec is still living in Denver and loving it. She loves having so many Catalina girls there with her and seeing Ani Silversprings Okun, Adrienne Partidge, and Sarah Maguire Duffy as much as possible.

This past summer she was lucky to get to visit Emma Hinsdale Pickering in Singapore and Rene Leung and Angela Yao in Hong Kong. She had so much fun! Laura recently started working for a new company out of Santa Monica, Beautycounter. Their mission is give everyone access to safe skin care and cosmetics products. She is on a mission to make the world safer for those that she loves and cares about. Her website is lauras. beautycounter.com. In addition, she is still working as the development director for the Junior League of Denver and overseeing the West Coast for Tri Delta sorority. It’s a full life but she loves it.

Class of 1999: Front row: Lauren Spees, Valerie Melo, Kitty Lyons, Kelly Robbins, Andrea Silversprings Okun, Natalie Burke, Mieke Fuchs Smith, Sarah Maguire Duffy Second row: Whitney MacDonald Gough, Justine Carroll Campbell, Ariana Ebrahimian, Julie Rathman Fenton, Laura Stenovec, Elizabeth Poette-Campbell, Katie Maloof Alden, Adrienne Partridge, Katie Maurer Third row: Ali Schneider, Elizabeth Brinks, Andrea Woodhall Ford, Alaina McDonald

2000

Susie Bokermann susiebokermann@gmail.com Brigitte Kouba brigittekouba@yahoo.com Members of the Class of 1999 pose at the wedding of Alaina McDonald: Katie Maloof Alden, Mieke Fuchs Smith, Adrienne Partridge, Alaina, Elizabeth Poett, Laura Stenovec, and Sarah Maguire Duffy

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2001

Sheila Callahan sheilacallahan@gmail.com Astri Rahardja married Jason Tabalujan in Jakarta, Indonesia in October 2013.

Catalina girls flew in from Singapore, Hong Kong, California, Texas and New York to attend the wedding. Diana Mak,

Citra Soedarsono, Clarissa Nurimba ’00, Amanda Walujo, Michelle Schneider, Brogiin Keeton, Annie Hilby, Kiren Rizvi, and Aniela Rahardja were all in attendance. Astri and her husband will continue to live in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Beth Canavan Jones and her husband Sebastian welcomed their first child, Luc, in November 2013. Beth says that he is a great sleeper and that she and her husband are in love with him! Claire Reilly and Julia Verdi had the chance to catch up with Beth in London this past August. Claire met up with Julia as she finished her law school summer abroad program in Paris and the two explored Ireland together. Sheila Callahan White married Bradley White last July in Santa Barbara. In addition to the many Catalina girls from the class of 2001 that were there, Sheila’s aunts Mary Louise “M.L.” Frawley ’67, Sally Frawley Strub ’71, and Joan Frawley Desmond ’73 were also in attendance.

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2002 Sasha Irving sasha.irving@gmail.com

Olivia Nilsson olivianilsson@gmail.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

2003 Monica Johnson Steiner monicafax@gmail.com Gaby Asmus gmasmus@gmail.com Megan Mulloy megan.mulloy@gmail.com Please note the following change in Class Notes: Going forward, each class will only report in once per year. Therefore, when Gaby, Megan and I contact you this coming December (for a January 15, 2015 submission deadline), please contribute your updates and photos. We’re aiming for as much participation as possible. Thanks in advance for your communications.

Faith Anderson Poprick found that 2013 was a very busy year! In June, she and Jeff got married on the island of Put-in-Bay. They also purchased a home in Chagrin Falls, OH. She is currently still working as a NICU nurse and is starting classes at Case Western Reserve University this January for her MSN. Priscilla McCarthy received her MBA from Santa Clara University in June 2013 and has been working since then as a marketing manager for Zoom, a video conferencing company, in Santa Clara, CA. Priscilla was engaged in May 2013 to Joe and has been busy planning her August 2014 wedding. Alex Sutty lives in Huntington Beach, CA and commutes to a consulting project in Houston, TX. She recently bought her first home and is having a blast renovating and decorating.

Justine Sterling is the assistant digital

editor for Food & Wine magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with two white cats, only one of which is big enough to serve as a Bond villain’s pet. Speaking of James Bond, she heartily disagrees with his signature way of ordering martinis. They should never be shaken, only stirred. Liz Wilkie is currently traveling throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific for six months on a working holiday visa. She hopes to get many Catalina visitors while down under—starting with Gabriella Asmus! Gaby lives in San Francisco and works in public relations, specializing in consumer technology and startups. She’s also planning a trip to visit sister Veronica Asmus ’05 in Alta, UT, where she works in the ski industry and has adopted a wild porcupine. Monica Johnson Steiner was delighted to visit campus this spring as a panelist for the College and Career Perspectives Journey Day. It has been a joy for her to get back in touch with Dr. Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Assistant Head of Upper School. As for career perspectives, she is still enjoying her work as a legal author, combined with being at home with her son who turns two in May of this year. All she can say about juggling both jobs is that Catalina definitely prepared her for getting her “study hours” in when she can!

2004 Katie Fruzynski katie.fruzynski@gmail.com

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2005

Madeline Callander madeline.callander@gmail.com Hadley E. Clark: “I just started a new job at Adchemy in Foster City! I’m very excited for my new role as an enterprise customer success manager.”

2006 Lauren Kristich lekristich@gmail.com

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2007 Natalie Kocekian nkocek@gmail.com

I graduated from Boston University and have been living in L.A. for the past three years, currently working for Paramount Pictures. I spend every chance I can travelling and visiting Catalina friends. I love that we all still support each other! It seems our class has been busy in the past seven years since graduation. Emily Bacon lived in Sydney, Australia for the last year on a working visa and now is located in Austin, TX. Lisa Mulligan is working on getting her master’s in social work from USC, while serving on the young professionals board of a Bay Area nonprofit called Project Glimmer, which helps at-risk girls. Kelley Trapp moved to Seattle for graduate school at the University of Washington and is enjoying finding the best latte Seattle has to offer while working towards her doctorate in audiology. She recently joined a postcollegiate lacrosse league and will be traveling around Washington, Oregon, and Canada to play! In June 2013, Kaycie Gillette-Mallard graduated from the University of Virginia with a master’s degree in public policy. She then decided to join Teach for America and is currently teaching a first grade bilingual class in Dallas, TX. Kaycie says, “It has been a great experience so far and I loves all of my students!” In the fall of 2013, Lauren Rice Byrne got married and also started medical school at Tufts. Bridget Slevin says, “I will be ending my 27 months of Peace Corps service as a community health volunteer in Paraguay in March, and will be heading to Brazil for a mini-vacation, then off to Portland, OR to start pre-reqs for nursing school!” Raquel Zaragoza started working with her dad in September

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of 2013 as a corporate lawyer, living in her hometown of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.

She says, “No husband, but I do have a boyfriend and dog! I also took a trip to Africa last summer and went on a hunting safari.” Rebecca Hsu has been living in Taiwan and Boston since graduation and recently started a new career in the entertainment industry in Taiwan. She says, “I finished filming my first movie here a few weeks ago and the movie will hit theaters this summer. I got engaged last year and we bought a house!” Miki Fukushima has been around the world and back, “In 2013, I poured wine for two different tasting rooms, coached York girls’ tennis, led youth trips, got my SCUBA certification in Costa Rica, surfed in Nicaragua, trained as a river guide on the Kern, traveled and hiked throughout the Northwest and Montana, and rode my bike around at Burning Man. Now I’m teaching ski lessons in Hokkaido, working nights as the wine specialist at a fancy dinner place, and have totally paid off my credit card,” she says. Last summer, Cat Haeuter spent a month on the East Coast visiting old friends, and among others had the pleasure of catching up with the lovely Abby Urban ’08. Cat tells me, “I also went to Burning Man, returning dust-covered the day before I began my master’s program in counseling psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley in early September. I had a fantastic reunion dinner with Michelle Chiu and Ginny Lee when I was traveling.” Michelle Chiu has been in NY the past two years working as a business analyst at a logistics freight forwarding company and is planning on going back to grad school next fall for a master’s in industrial engineering. She meets up with Ginny and Jessica Wong often in N.Y.C. and will be going to D.C. in March to visit Kathryn Balestreri.

Ginny Lee has been in N.Y.C. since high school graduation, where she worked as a strategist at Publicis and is now pursuing account management. She is still the incredible artist we all remember and has a plan to go back to grad school in a couple of years for her MFA. Kate Carrubba is living in San Francisco with her two cats and is working in the corporate office of Benefit Cosmetics as an education coordinator. She travels frequently for both work and to see her long distance boyfriend of three years. In her spare time she is an alumna volunteer for the Santa Clara chapter of her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. Also living in San Francisco, Sabrina Brett, spends her spare time creating art. In January 2014, Sabrina was selected as a RAWards Founder’s Favorite Artist and showcased

Class of 2004: Front row: Meghan Barrett, Bethany Hucks, Kendall Hoxsey, Elena Ebrihimian, Ashley Hoffman, Charlotte Hwang, Julia Day (Mackey), Alana Young, Alisha Forsyth, Hallie Fisher, Sophia DeSantis Second row: Stacy Jordan, Marina Barcelo, Jane Roberts, Beth Frederick (McFadden), D’Mari Crenshaw, Katie Fruzynski, Jing Zhang, Annie Strumpell, Caitlin Martinez (Delaney) Third row: Becky McKibben, Robin Stallard, Bea Cleveland, Michele Sullivan, Nicola Winter, Cammie Bates, Lauren Shia

her art at the National RAW Indie Art Show, which I was able to go with her to in Los Angeles! Elle Cahalan is living in Texas, working in HR for the Omni Hotel. She says, “Before this, I was working for a non-profit that worked with low performing high schools to raise their college attendance and retention rates.

Lauren Rice Byrne is coming to visit me in the great state of Texas next month, and hopefully I’m seeing Emily Bacon this weekend in Austin!” Ryann Woolf just finished an AmeriCorps term and was recently accepted to the University of Denver for graduate school in environmental policy and management.

She is going to Dallas in a few weeks to visit Kaycie Gillette-Mallard! Kathryn Balestreri is living in D.C. working at the American Institute for Research providing technical assistance and consulting services to our government clients in education. Last year, she lived in Central America on a Fulbright project through the State Department. Maya HauerLaurencin stayed in Boston after graduating from Tufts, and worked for a startup where she traveled around the country giving away diamond rings, new cars and cash (true story!). Currently, she is looking for the next adventure and is, “excited to see where it takes me. If anyone is in the Boston area and needs a restaurant recommendation let me know!”

Also in Boston, Caitlin Bryant works for the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

and Harvard Medical School as a research coordinator collaborating on a study examining the stigma of mental illness among adolescents and young adults who are at risk for developing psychosis. Gwen Baldwin says, “Hello! I currently live in downtown Chicago working for SmithBucklin, the worlds largest association management company as the education resource and coordinator for technology, healthcare, and business trade associations.” Anna Martinelli graduated with a master’s in sociology at Stanford and is now working in talent development at Warby Parker and she is loving it!

Another NorCal resident, Samantha Wai is working in Palo Alto, frequently traveling to Seattle and Jakarta as a business consultant with McKinsey & Company. Ashley Anderson is currently living in Salinas Valley working for Dole Fresh Vegetables in quality assurance where she just started. Mari Swim is living and working in S.F. for CBRE doing urban retail and is thrilled to be the second half of the team that is handling the leasing for Ghirardelli Square. Last December, she paid a visit to our classmate, Amanda Darnell, in New York City and then rang in the New Year with Abby Woodward in Sun Valley! Suzy Quist was living in San Diego for a year working for Kimpton Hotels. She moved back to the Bay Area and is now living in S.F., where she started her own personal assisting company and is hoping to expand

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Kaitlin Boensel graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2011 with a degree in mechanical engineering. She was designated a naval aviator following advanced helicopter training in Pensacola, FL. Kaitlin is currently stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, CA. Miss you girls! I can hardly wait for our 10-year reunion!

2008 Shannon L. Gaughf slgaughf@gmail.com Lauren Rice Byrne ’07 dancing with new husband Peter Byrne

in 2014. Atenas Bustamante is about to start her sixth year of medical school in Peru and will be graduating in 2015. She can hardly wait! Last summer she did a medical rotation in Madrid and is currently doing a rotation in neurosurgery at USC. Jenny Williams graduated from Seattle University in 2011 and went on to receive her MFA at Mills College. She is the managing editor of the school magazine, and has joined a small press called Timeless, Infinite Light, where she is co-editing an anthology of poetry. A special thank you to the heroes of our class who are serving our country: Emily Helbig has joined the Navy and is set to go on deployment in April, where she will live in San Diego for the next couple of years. And in a moment of Catalina coincidences, Lexi Daurenheim ran into Emily while also serving in the Navy in South Carolina, and has since graduated Nuclear Power School in Charleston, SC.

Khatijah Corey ’09 with Secretary of State John Kerry during her summer working for the Department of State as a Pickering Fellow (Khatijah is in the second row, fourth from left.)

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2009

The Class of 2009 is without a class correspondent. Please contact Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, Director of Alumnae Relations, to volunteer to serve your class in this meaningful way.

Shelby Carroll: “I graduated from Grinnell College in May, with honors in psychology. I have been working now as a development officer in major gifts at Grinnell College.” Khatijah Corey: “This summer I worked for the Department of State in the Political-Military Affairs Offices in D.C. As a Pickering Fellow, we were able to meet Secretary of State John Kerry and have a photo with him.”

Brooklynn Moore: “I’m currently halfway through my 1L year at University of Virginia Law School and it’s been great, and quite challenging, thus far.

This March I’ll be headed to Louisiana to work with the public defenders in a New Orleans parish over our spring break, and this summer I’ll be clerking at the Department of Justice in D.C. for a section in the civil division.” Emma Wells: “After two years at NYU, I decided to take some time off to work. I moved home to Fresno and started working with kids with learning disabilities teaching reading, writing, and grammar. During my time off I decided to transfer schools.

In August, I started at Baruch College.

I’m studying visual communication and

Class of 2009: First row: Sarah Rudolf and Katie Adams Second row: Ji-Eun (Ginny) Paik and Erin Gall Third row: Shelby Carroll

design. Apart from classes I keep busy working at the New York Public Art Fund in the communications and PR department.”

2010 Colleen Zellitti czellitti@gmail.com

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Daniela Aiello ’11 during her semester abroad in Florence, Italy

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Kelsey Riordan ’11 during her semester abroad in Granada, Spain

2011 Kelsey Riordan kelseyriordan@umail.ucsb.edu Kelsey Player k.player@tcu.com Emily Grunwald: “I’m in my third year at the nursing school at NYU and loving it!

I intern at some of the best hospitals on the East Coast and provide the majority of patient care. I was recently offered a medical assistant job at a camp in Yosemite for the summer. I will be in charge of patient care and education as well as learning from different physicians from all over the country. School is so amazing and N.Y.C. is even more incredible. Such a vivacious and wonderful city and I feel lucky to be a part of it. I also recently got a puppy and he is the cutest little buddy ever! Olivia Di Chiara: “College is so much fun. I love it. Yet, I miss Catalina dearly. Ever since I graduated Catalina, Shannon White and I have been visiting each other every summer. But, this past summer was a blast! Shannon came out to visit me and we had so much fun goofing around—visiting San Luis Obispo and Monterey and going to Six Flags with Emily Grunwald! In December, my boyfriend, Brandon, and I celebrated New Year’s in my New York apartment to watch the ball drop and for a late celebration of our 21st birthdays! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying themselves.”

Libby McPherson: “I am currently in my third year at Villanova, studying psychology with a classical studies minor.

I just returned from a semester abroad in London and despite a very perplexing snowy winter, have enjoyed getting back into the swing of things in the Philly area as one of the leaders of my sorority, Alpha Phi. I also love being close enough to visit

my niece Ellie (22 months), the daughter of my brother and fellow Catalina alum, Mary Hodgins ’97. Looking forward to another summer in San Francisco with my best friends from Catalina.”

Taylor Griffon: “I am now a junior at the Pennsylvania State University. I am studying community, environment, and development: environmental and economic policy with specializations in Spanish and political science. I am a sister of Alpha Chi Omega, and I serve on the judiciary board, the programming board, and as the head THON chair. I am also involved in THON, which is the largest student run philanthropy in the world that benefits pediatric cancer. I am a member of the donor and alumni relations committee for THON and also serve as Alpha Chi’s head THON chair, which raised 180,000 dollars this year.

For spring break 2014, I will be heading to Honduras to promote economic and social development projects in the poor and rural towns outside of Tegucigalpa.

I will be participating in Maymester this year and travelling to Peru to study the Pan-American Highway and the effects it has had on their biodiversity hotspots and economic development. My family is now living in Phoenix, AZ where I will most likely be spending the summer working for a urban planning firm.” Daniela Aiello: “I am a junior business major with a concentration in marketing at Saint Mary’s College of California. During my time at Saint Mary’s, I have joined the women’s club soccer team. Last season, we got first place in our league beating out teams such as Stanford and UC Berkeley. Currently, I am studying abroad in Florence for a semester and have been able to travel all around Europe, including places such as Dublin, Edinburgh, London, Pisa, Milan, and many more! I am loving Florence and I am excited to return to Saint Mary’s for my senior year!” Kelsey Player: “After participating in a three-week study abroad program in London last summer, I felt the desire to expand my travels abroad to the land down under. This semester I will be studying abroad in Sydney, Australia at the University of New South Wales. I am currently in my second semester of my junior year, majoring in communication studies, and minoring in business. After returning from Sydney this summer, I will be working for an event planning company in my hometown, Sun Valley, ID.” Rae Gregory: “I am a junior at Syracuse University (Go Orange!) and I am majoring in inclusive elementary and special education. Last semester, I studied abroad in London and had the time of my life—I even saw Kate Middleton! I also traveled on the weekends to Berlin, Rome, Florence, Venice, Edinburgh,

Paris, and Prague. Now I am back to the freezing winter in ’Cuse! My sophomore year, I student taught in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms and now I am student teaching in the 6th grade at a local school. I believe that every child deserves a great education and I want to be that teacher who can make a difference in the lives of her students.” Natalia Fernandez Madero: “I am in my second year of college, studying industrial design at Universidad Iberoamericana at Mexico City. I am thinking of doing a semester abroad, however, I am unsure of where I will be going.” Courtney Sitzman: “I am currently studying at Wheaton College and I am double major in American history and political science. I am a director of a student-run tap dance group on campus. I will be spending this summer in Washington, D.C. as part of American University’s summer internship program.

2012

Katharine Garcia katharine.garcia8@yahoo.com Chloe Dlott aquabubble87@gmail.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!

2013 Caitlin Dullanty cailtlin.dullanty@gmail.com Annie Haueter anniehaueter@gmail.com Alora Daunt: “I am loving Pitzer College!”

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Transitions

Marriages Daniella Varlay Bonnet ’63 to Dave Heilala Kellen Flanigan ’83 to Rob Stinett Sarah Adams ’83 to Robert Fletterick Melissa Davis ’89 to Shawn Rozsa Elizabeth Johnson ’90 to Philip Hornsey Justine Carroll ’99 to William J. Campbell III Alaina McDonald ’99 to James Sylvester Andrea Woodhall ’99 to Alexander Ford Astri Rahardja ’01 to Jason Jacob Tabalujan Sheila Callahan ’01 to Bradley James White Faith Anderson ’03 to Jeff Poprick Christine Carrera ’07 to Wyatt Huebner Lauren Rice ’07 to Peter Byrne

Births AND ADOPTIONS Francesca Cerisola ’89 and Hansi Dreifaldt Elisabeth Miranda Maison ’93 and Dan LeKander William Melanie O’Donnell ’94 and Jeff Morgan Spencer Abiah Folger ’94 and Collin Karthauser Belle and Brooke Katie Rigney ’97 and Jeff Dietrich Andrew Marissa Anshultz ’99 and Matthew Hermer Jake Julie Rathman ’99 and Aaron Fenton Lucy Lindsay McDonald ’99 and Eric Stalowy John Kelly Robbin ’99 and Dave Huddleston Jack Trish Nugent ’99 and Bronson Lingamfelter Wells Beth Canavan ’01 and Sebastian Jones Luc Lara Wheeler ’02 and Rob Devlin Caden

In Memory Our love and prayers to: Margaret Stewart ’62 on the death of her husband Patsy Farish Downing ’63 on the death of her husband Donna Hollenbeck Ramos ’63 on the death of her son Lesley Andrus ’64 on the death of her mother Laurie Carson Griff ’64 on the death of her mother Louise La Mothe ’64 and Michelle La Mothe ’67 on the death of their mother Susie Perelli-Minetti Bothwell ’64 and Linda Perelli-Minetti Weber ’71 on the death of their father

Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard ’64 on the death of her father Dewey MacLean Parker ’64 and Vicki MacLean Gourlay ’67 on the death of their mother Michele Clark ’65 and Sandra Clark-Lewis ’68 on the death of their mother Kathleen Ramos Sharp ’65 on the death of her mother Sara Callander ’69 on the death of her father Teddie Dodge Moore ’69, Ellie Dodge Seddon ’71, and Ann Dodge ’80 on the death of their mother The family of Judy Murray Allrich ’70 Nina Gates Motlow ’71, Susan Gates Suman ’74, and Anne Gates Symington ’82 on the death of their father Cynthia Fulstone ’72, Elise Fulstone ’74, and Annette Fulstone ’77 on the death of their father Patricia Hearst Shaw ’72 on the death of her husband Bridget McInerney Harris ’72 on the death of her father Eve Anderson ’75 on the death of her mother Sarah Bryant ’75 on the death of her father The family of Maryanne Dalton ’79 Colleen Condon Marquez ’80, Karen Condon Gage ’85 and Molly Condon Evans ’89 on the death of their mother Karen Gladstone Dawson ’81 on the death of her mother Libby Clark-Borland ’83 on the death of her mother

Elisa Lehr Hughes ’87 and Vanessa Lehr ’95 on the death of their mother Helen Allrich McClenahan ’98 and Christin Allrich ’01 on the death of their mother, Judy Murrray Allrich ’70 Genevieve Taricco ’06 on the death of her father Danyel Kahumoku ’10 on the death of her mother Tahirah Dunlap ’10 on the death of her mother

Sheila Callahan White ’01 with new husband Bradley White

Items in Transitions reflect communications received between September 11, 2013, and March 31, 2014.

Faculty & Staff marriages Hector Lopez to Sagrario Ramirez

Births Meredith and Stephen Mikell Jack Lara Wheeler ’02 and Rob Devlin Caden

In Memory Our love and prayers to: John Aimé on the death of his father The family of Lisa Antell Cynthia Bennett on the death of her daughter The family of Anthony Capodicci Rosemarie Capodicci on the death of her husband Benita Cruz on the death of her mother Leo Duarte on the death of her mother The family of Pat Sippel Sister Claire on the death of her mother Sharon Sparkman on the death of her mother The family of Catherine Stern The family of James Teagardin

Lucy, daughter of Julie Rathman Fenton ’99 and husband Aaron

serious fun It’s a girl thing.

Summer 2014 Classes Include:

Summer 2014 Program Dates:

• Marine Biology, Outdoor Exploration, Robotics

• 5-Weeks: June 22 - July 26 • 2-Weeks: June 22 - July 5 • 3-Weeks: July 6 - July 26

• Art, Ceramics, Photography, Cooking, Creative Writing, Digital Movie Making • Swimming, Diving, Golf, Tennis, Yoga • Dance, Voice, Drama, Theatre Tech • Musical Theatre Workshop Sing, dance, and act in this year’s camp performance and full-scale musical production of Disney’s Peter Pan, Jr.

Find out more about our summer of fun!

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61 years of camp traditions & fun!

Girls • Ages 8-14 • Grades 3-9 Day Camp • Resident Camp

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* These facts are current as of April 3, 2014.

What is the Board of Trustees Mrs. Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Chair Mrs. Kirsten Bedford ’56 Vice-Chair, Northern California Ms. Jennifer W. Budge ’71 Vice-Chair, Eastern United States

School Administration Sister Claire Barone Head of School John Aime Assistant Head of School

Mr. Peter M. Folger Vice-Chair at Large

Richard Patterson Assistant Head of School for Advancement

Mrs. Kit Y. Wai Treasurer

Rita Alves Business Manager

Mr. Reuben Richards Secretary Sister Claire Barone Head of School

Mr. Walter F. Pettit Mr. Brooks Walker, Jr.

Janet Luksik Director of Tuition Assistance/Director of Admission Anthony Schipper Middle School Dean Amy McAfee Director of Curriculum & Learning Learning Specialist PreK–Grade 4 Chris Haupt Director of Student Life

Jamie LeMaire Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator The Sisters’ Legacy Circle is a group of about 50 people

Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Director of Alumnae Relations

who have made a promise to ensure the long-term health of Santa Catalina School. They have taken advantage of

Robin Kelly Copy Editor

the fastest-growing area of philanthropy today by giving to Santa Catalina in their wills and trusts. Members of the

Crystal Boyd ’89, Rachel Davison ’14, Katherine Hsu ’14, Nia Jacobs ’14, Robin Kelly, Sophie Kuhn ’14, Blair Miller ’14, Courtney Shove Contributing Writers

Sisters’ Legacy Circle give with purpose, passion, and foresight.

Join us.

Find out more about the Sisters’ Legacy Circle today.

Michael Barley, Hank Grundstedt, Marc Howard ’93 LS, Alexandra Kautz ’06, Jamie LeMaire, Kim Lemaire, Santa Catalina Archives, Santa Catalina faculty and students, Courtney Shove, the Sigourney Family Contributing Photographers

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2013-14 Events Upper School Commencement Kindergarten Graduation Grade 8 Graduation Summer Camp

May 31 June 4 June 6 June 22–July 26

Upper School John Murphy, Ph.D. Head of Upper School Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Ph.D. Assistant Head of Upper School Jamie Buffington Browne ’85 Director of Admission

Santa Catalina School

Honorary Trustees

Lower & Middle Schools Christy Pollacci Head of Lower & Middle Schools

Crystal Boyd ’89 Director of Communications

Development Office 1500 Mark Thomas Drive Monterey, CA 93940-5238

Mr. Frederick M. Bates Mrs. Michelle Blake Mr. Robert C. Bolt Mr. Curt Breitfuss Mr. Michael D. Bruno ’82 LS Mrs. Margaret R. Duflock ’59 Mrs. Katherine Ernst Mrs. Dirk Etienne ’82 Mr. Paul J. Felton Dr. W. Taylor Fithian III Mrs. Laura Lyon Gaon ’81 Mr. Frank Garcia Mr. Matthew T. Gibbs II Mrs. Eric Hass ’75 Mrs. Elizabeth R. Hulme Mr. L. Douglas McKenzie Mrs. Judith McDonald Moses ’86 Mrs. Brad A. Wong ’82

Laurie Pope-Browne Director of Development

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Gerard Kapolka, Ph.D. Dean of Academics Julia Kim Dean of Studies Kristi McLaughlin Dean of Students/Director of Boarding Life

Santa Catalina’s Bulletin is published twice a year. We welcome suggestions for topics and news, as well as comments about our publication.

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The Upper School is a college-preparatory high school for young women, with boarding and day students in grades 9–12. The Lower and Middle Schools are coeducational, with day students in PreK–grade 8. A summer camp for girls 8–14 years serves resident and day campers. n Santa Catalina School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Santa Catalina is a member of National Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, National Catholic Educational Association, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, California Association of Independent Schools, Secondary School Admission Test Board, and Online School for Girls. n Santa Catalina School admits students of any race, creed, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, and national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, athletic, or other school-administered programs.

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