Through the Arch - Winter/Spring 2020 by Shattuck-St. Mary's

Through the Arch MAGAZINE

ScholarShiftÂ®

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Cam pus Chr istmas Walk The School hosted its 17th annual Campus Christmas Walk on Saturday, December 7. This free event offers Faribault area community members the opportunity to join SSM in an afternoon of holiday cheer. The event kicked off with a Figure Skating Ice Show, followed by Christmas cookie decorating, kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; craft stations, a visit from Santa Claus, and horse-drawn sleigh rides around campus from Bob Matthies. WINTER/SPRING 2020

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Through the Arch MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY SSM Marketing and Communications Shattuck-St. Mary’s School P.O. Box 218 1000 Shumway Avenue Faribault, MN 55021 | 888.729.4946 www.s-sm.org

A TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON ARMORY

EDITORIAL TEAM Executive Editor Jackie Vos, Director of Marketing and Communications jackie.vos@s-sm.org | 507.333.1585

Take a look back at one of SSM’s architectural gems throughout the years, and get a glimpse at what’s in store for its future.

Assistant Editors Alyssa Christian Megan Maschoff Contributing Writers Matt Cavellier Megan Maschoff Ellie Ray ’14 Jackie Vos DESIGN TEAM Layout and Design Alyssa Christian Contributing Designer Emily Collins ’20 Lead Photography Matt Addington Contributing Photographers Heather Heart Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03 Megan Maschoff Ellie Ray ’14 Jackie Vos Johnnie Walker SUPPORT TEAM Kim Bakken Fr. Henry Doyle Heather Heart Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03

THE SSM ADULT WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM Learn about the School’s newest hockey team, made up of female faculty and staff members.

OUR SCHOOL MISSION

We are a global learning community that honors tradition while embracing innovation. By cultivating creative, independent thinking, we foster the transformation of our students to become citizens of integrity for an ever-changing world. Shattuck-St. Mary’s School community, with its strong commitment to protecting human rights and dignity, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national or ethnic origin in its admissions and scholarship programs, the administration of its educational, athletic, or other school programs, or its employment practices.

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CONTENTS

THE SCHOLARSHIFT EXPERIENCE Four students describe their unique, immersive experiences with the ScholarShift® program.

INDEX

REMEMBERING THE PEACE MESSENGER A tragic tale of one alum’s World War I heroism.

From the Editor....................... 5

Alumni Gatherings................. 47

From the Head of School............. 7

Class Notes.......................... 57

School News......................... 11

In Memoriam........................ 60

Arts News............................ 25

Births & Marriages................. 62

Sports News......................... 33

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ON THE COVER: Jakob Stone ’20 flies over the SSM

campus, having recently acquired his private pilot’s certificate. Opportunities made possible through the ScholarShift® program helped his success take off. Learn more about ScholarShift and how its one-of-a-kind experiential curriculum has supported Jakob and others in pursuing their individual passions on page 13. PHOTO: MATT ADDINGTON WINTER/SPRING 2020

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FROM THE EDITOR

survey says... In our last issue we invited you to provide us with feedback on the Through the Arch magazine. We were pleased with the response, and thank all of you who took the time to participate in the survey.

jackie vos | executive editor

Director of Marketing & Communications

Through the Arch received high marks on content, cover choices, ease of reading, writing, layout and design, and photography, with 87% or more of respondents rating each factor as “excellent” or “good.” Many of you shared specific suggestions for stories you’d like to read, photography you’d like to see, and layout and design improvements. All of your ideas were reviewed with an open mind, careful consideration, and earnest gratitude. The magazine you hold in your hand is a direct result of this input. Ideas you suggested that you’ll find in this edition:

Stories and photos showcasing aspects of the School’s history and traditions. Highlights of our students’ achievements in academics, athletics, and the arts. Larger print and photographs to improve the magazine’s legibility.

Through the Arch magazine will continue to be a work in progress, evolving with each edition. We hope we can count on your continued feedback and content to help us publish a magazine that you want to read and share with others for years to come.

Interested in GOING GREEN? Would you prefer a more sustainable way to read and share Through the Arch? Good news! You can view each issue online at issuu.com/shattuck-st.marys or by scanning the QR code to the left. If you’d like to switch your magazine subscription from a print edition to a digital edition, simply e-mail us at communications@s-sm.org.

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HOW YOU READ the magazine

88% 82% 73% 45%

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How do you prefer to read Through the Arch?

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what you like the most “I stop what I’m doing when the Arch arrives and read it cover to cover. I LOVE reading all the stories about alumni doing different things and seeing what’s going on around campus. I also love archived pictures from SSM early days.” “The graphics and layout of different sections are very good.” “I love the stories about alumni from the past and the stories they tell about their time at Shattuck. One of my favorites was the alum who loved trains and would sneak out at night and ride one to Northfield (Winter 2019 edition). Fascinating!!!!” “Our son is a first generation SSM Sabre, so it’s a great tool to teach us and engage us as parents to his experiences.” “It keeps me in touch with campus life and changes.” “I love the photography!”

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20% of you like to read the magazine both in print and online

what we can improve upon “Larger print and fewer photos of groups clustered all together.”

what you want to read about

“Maintain a balance in showcasing academics, arts and athletics.”

75% 67% 64%

“Make class notes easier to get published.”

School history and traditions Campus facilities and growth

“Include more QR codes which launch more information on the website.” “More informative captions for photographs.”

Student achievements

why the magazine matters to you

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“It ends with the print edition. It would be more interesting if the story continued online.”

say the magazine strengthens your connection to the School by “providing current, reliable news and information” say the magazine “reminds you of your experience at the School”

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Matt cavellier

| head of school

hattuck-St. Mary’s School is a beautiful place comprised of the intertwined histories and relics of three schools—Shattuck, St. Mary’s, and St. James. Today, our three campuses continue to bear those names, and, despite the growing years that remove us from being separate schools, all three campuses are unique and hold the roots of our long legacy. Since 1858, thousands of students, parents, employees, and others have opened and closed the 175 external doors on our campuses millions of times. Most of the time those exchanges—between individual and door—are purely transactional. Unemotional. Mundane. Of course they were, you might say, they are just doors. But doors, or at least the concept of doors, have always held metaphorical importance. Poet William Blake wrote of the “doors of perception,”

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the idea that seeing was akin to opening a new door. Aldous Huxley’s own book, The Doors of Perception, which discussed the ways that his insights were changed by psychedelic drugs, was an allusion to Blake’s words. Then of course there is the legendary band The Doors, whose name was also an allusion to Huxley’s book. The band attempted to literally embody the metaphor of opening doors in their experimentation, both in music and the way Jim Morrison approached life. Blake, Huxley, and Morrison et al are not alone. In “Coming in From the Cold,” the great Bob Marley wrote, “When one door is closed, don’t you know, another is open.” And, of course, there are myriad other examples. The point is, doors are metaphorically important. The closing of a door has come to mean that an opportunity has vanished; the opening of a door indicating that something new awaits. Old doors may provide comfort; new doors may present gateways to the future.

At ShattuckSt. Mary’s we have doors that are metaphorical. The women’s leadership conference that many of our junior and senior girls have been able to attend over the last three years—thanks to the stewardship of Rex Bates ’70— certainly has allowed students to “open doors” to new ways of thinking. Our ScholarShift® program and our weCreate® Center encourage the development of new skills and introduce students to exciting possibilities. Our Centers of Excellence—in academics, arts, and athletics—train and prepare students to help increase the likelihood of multiple doors being opened for them as they pass through the Arch as new graduates. Most recently, while we have had to close our physical doors to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have also opened doors to distance learning, maintaining community from afar, and the joys of Zoom meetings and classes. If you strip away the metaphors, we have doors that are old and doors that are new. We have doors that are merely functional and doors that hold deep sentimental value to those who have traversed their threshold through the decades. In my years

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2019-2020 Officers, Trustees, and Administration Officers

Matt Cavellier Head of School The Rt. Rev. Brian Prior Honorary Chair Bill Brewster ’85 Chair Kristi Klungness ’84 Vice Chair

at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, we have updated many of the latter. The Chapel of the Good Shepherd received new doors nearly ten years ago. The doors to the Johnson Gymnasium— lovingly referred to as the Crack Squad doors— have been moved to the new Sports Complex gymnasium to commemorate the 137 years of the Crack Squad. With the help of Rich Nicoll ’70, and his son Jack Nicoll ’08, we have recently replaced the front doors on Shumway Hall and the doors to Morgan Refectory. As we move forward this spring, we will also be working with Jack to replace the classroom doors in St. Mary’s Hall. It is our hope that these new doors (or newly relocated doors) continue to function as both tools and metaphors as we push into the future. So whether you choose to “break on through to the other side” or simply come in from the cold, we invite you all back to see for yourself the possibilities our doors hold. We hope to see you back on campus sometime in the near future— we’ll hold the door open for you.

Terry Bevan ’95 Secretary-Treasurer Trustees

Esther Agbaje ’03 Minneapolis, Minnesota Lev Alcott ’65 Parker, Colorado Terry Bevan ’95 Denver, Colorado Bill Brewster ’85 Lakewood, Colorado Nora Brown ’96 Hanoi, Vietnam John “Stoney” Burke ’65 Ketchum, Idaho Ed Carpenter ’60 Rio Verde, Arizona Michael Ford ’78 Naperville, Illinois Marion Gorton Edwards ’68 Templeton, California David Gray ’68 Indianapolis, Indiana Hank Huang ’04 Taipei City, Taiwan Tony Jenkins ’70 Detroit, Michigan Michael Johnson ’94 Minneapolis, Minnesota Kristi Klungness ’84 Bloomfield, Michigan

Matt Cavellier SSM Head of School

Theo Lubke ’85 Warren, New Jersey Joel MacIntosh ’86 Wayzata, Minnesota

Tamara Kloeckl Nelsen ’80 Woodbury, Minnesota

Daniel Ray Academic Dean

Megan Trout ’04 Chicago, Illinois

Scott Ryberg Chief Financial Officer

Kristen Van Slyke Wright ’04 Colorado Springs, Colorado

Patrick Schaefer Director of the Upper School

Ex Officio

Karen Scheel Assistant Head of School for Academics

Kim Bakken

Co-opted Administrative Assistant

Erin Sellner Director of Human Resources

Roger Paquin ’95 Alumni Association Board President Kristi Politoski Parents’ Association President

Alumni Association Board

The Rt. Rev. Brian Prior IX Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota

Roger Paquin ’95 President

Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97 Vice President

Trustee Emeriti

Sharon Hoffman Avent ’64

Laurel Simer ’07 Secretary

Linda Stone Dasher ’56 Dan Gislason ’62

Hugh Wooldridge ’55

Alumni Board Members

Administration

Matthew Andrew ’92

John Blackmer Director of Community Life

Kyle Armstrong ’97 Donna Burch-Brown ’86

Courtney Cavellier Chief Academic Officer

Jack Dudley ’13

Matthew Cavellier Head of School

Wade Fenn ’76 John Goldfine ’73

Michele Cornish Director of Athletics

Erik Jensen ’77

Andrew Garlinski ’98 Director of Admissions

Chae Ryun (Michelle) Kim ’16 Ty Leech ’13

Heather Heart Director of Institutional Advancement

Michael McGregor ’98 Roger Paquin ’95

Jody Koch Director of Health Services

Emily Petraglia ’04

Rev. Colin Maltbie School Chaplain

Linda Cayce Rachels ’66

Heather Moorhead Director of the Middle School Mark Olson Director of Technology Integration and Safety

Jackie Vos Director of Marketing and Communications

Laurel Simer ’07 Mihoko Ward ’98 Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97 Kristen Van Slyke Wright ’04

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BY THE NUMBERS

Average Class Size

12 BY THE

Courses Offered

NUMBERS

148

Combined Number of Years for the Three Longest Serving Faculty/Staff Members

120

Centers of Excellence

Student/Faculty Ratio

7:1

NOW SERVING YEAR: Marlyn “Doc” Schwanke Facilities Painter

Richard “Dick” Kettering

Librarian

Merry Mendoza

Spanish Instructor

42 42 36

Campus Life

64 1850

weekend activities offered september through february 9

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2019-2020 Student Body

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Geographic Representation

37 States Alaska Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa

Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Minnesota Missouri Montana North Carolina

North Dakota Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota

Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin

27 Countries Australia Belgium Brazil Burundi Canada China Costa Rica Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark

Ethiopia Finland Germany Jamaica Japan Mexico Russia Slovakia South Africa

South Korea Spain Sweden Taiwan Thailand United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela Vietnam

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SCHOOL NEWS

Empowering Differences Promoting Awareness

Empowering Differences Promoting Awareness (EDPA) is a relatively new organization to the Shattuck-St. Mary’s campus. Primarily student-led, EDPA aims to examine how we relate to one another, and how we can celebrate every kind of person at our School. EDPA meets every Tuesday night on a volunteer-basis; there are four senior leaders, who, along with the Class Representatives of Student Government, help faculty advisors lead discussions and activities. Discussions are centered around “Hot Topics,” which can range from current events in the news to student-driven questions of identity. The overall goal of such discussions is to create a space in which students feel absolutely heard and supported, as well as to determine various ways we can improve the culture of our School. Several affinity groups have branched off of EDPA in order to provide students with community they might not find in other on-campus groups. These affinity groups include the Young Women’s Alliance, the Black Student Union, the All Asian Alliance, and the Spanish and Latinx Student Alliance (SALSA).

Some of the projects EDPA has worked on in the past include displays around the School, an anonymous question jar for students to submit topics for discussion, a video tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., and interesting flyers that celebrate other cultures at the lunch tables in the dining hall. In honor of Asian Heritage Month, January’s flyers explored different aspects of Lunar New Year and the zodiac. Most recently, EDPA helped to put on International Day on February 7th, with the help of our many international students. Similarly, the week leading up to International Day is known as the Festival of Nations, during which faculty, staff, and students lead short workshops and discussions on an aspect of culture they find interesting.

ISACS Reaccreditation Update

Shattuck-St. Mary’s is currently in the first year of a seven-year ISACS reaccreditation cycle. ISACS, or the Independent School Association of the Central States, serves as the accrediting body for over 240 independent schools throughout the United States. The reaccreditation cycle allows SSM and other independent schools to regularly re-examine both their mission and practice, to make sure they are in alignment. Visiting teams during the third year of the evaluation cycle validate that a school is meeting over 50 different standards for best practice in education. Thank you to all who participated in the recent ISACS Constituent Survey. This is an important part of our “Self Study” process which will continue into year two of the cycle. The information you provided will help SSM as we evaluate our programs and work to create a report outlining who we are as a school community and where we hope to go in the future.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Flower Farmer to Become Master Gardener

Though students don’t often see it, custom flower arrangements around campus in the summertime brighten everyone’s day. Erin Sellner, Director of Human Resources, has been accepted to the Master Gardening Program at the University of Minnesota. She began her gardening career in vegetables, but eventually shifted into a “Flower Farmer,” her true passion, even though she had never received formal training. Erin follows a Consumer Supported Agriculture business model, in order to pursue her passion while working full-time at SSM. In this way, Erin carefully curates bouquets and makes deliveries twice a week to a total of thirty-five loyal subscribers, while also providing a real-world example of balancing passion with work, modeling what our students hope to achieve through blended learning and the ScholarShift® Initiative. Erin also supports “The Slow Flower Manifesto,” which aims to encourage sustainable gardening practices, such as designing with flowers where they naturally bloom and sourcing as locally as possible. To grow flowers throughout the harsh winters of Minnesota, Erin has a greenhouse on her farm that contains several barrels of rainwater among the flowers. The greenhouse traps sunlight during the day, which also heats the barrels of water. At night, the heated water keeps the greenhouse fifteen degrees warmer than it would be otherwise, and all without spending a dime. As a Master Gardener with the University of Minnesota, Erin will undergo extensive coursework in topics like “Soils, Composting, and Fertilizers,” “Herbaceous Plants,” “Integrated Pest Management,” and “Plant Diagnostics.” As part of the program, she will also volunteer by teaching gardening classes and speaking at local events, and she hopes to continue leading gardening modules with SSM students.

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Deep Dive & Dessert:

Students Learn From Visiting Artists

Kaelyn Korte ’12 (left)

Zoie Reams ’10

The weCreate® Center has been jampacked with activity this year as visiting artists and alums came to share their wisdom with eager students in a series of talks fondly titled “Deep Dive & Dessert.” Many of the lectures also included opportunities for modules and masterclasses, and of course, dessert. This season’s guests were: Gabrielle “Guppy” Garbe ’13, Commercial Designer and Animator for FC Barcelona Paul “Mayo” Mayasich, blues guitarist Reina Del Cid, Singer Songwriter and YouTube sensation Che Apalache, an Argentinian bluegrass band Magdiell Antequera ’15, Pre-Conservatory Program graduate now pursuing a master’s in music performance Zoie Reams ’10, Vocal Performance Program graduate now working as a professional opera singer The OK Factor, a violin/cello duo that combine classical training with Irish fiddle styles Kaelyn Korte ’12, professional soccer player and photojournalist The Reminders, a reggae-tinged hip hop group who also produce their own music Ingrid Engelhardt ’18, sophomore at Bryn Mawr College, who returned to speak about the merits of blended learning when applied to a college setting

The Deep Dive & Dessert sessions allow our students to get a closer, behind-the-scenes look at what goes into a profession, performance, or a piece of art, and to get into the nitty-gritty of their potential dreams. We’re always looking for alums to share their post-graduate wisdom and experience with our students, so if this sounds like you, contact Stephanie Vagle, Director of weCreate® at stephanie.vagle@s-sm.org. WINTER/SPRING 2020

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SCHOLARSHIFT e xp e r ie nc e Shifting Traditional Learning At Shattuck-St. Mary’s, we are committed to embracing innovation. We firmly believe in transitioning the high school educational experience to one that better prioritizes the development of initiative, independence, innovation, and intellectual curiosity in today’s students.

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ur academic leaders have spent many years researching, conversing with curriculum experts around the country, and working with our students to develop a program that shifts towards a more modern learning model. Our program, called ScholarShift®, is a series of educational experiences that includes passion exploration, diverse learning modules, and a year-long selfdesigned educational project.

10th Grade weCreate® Projects The program begins in 10th grade where students work on projects designed to introduce them to a variety of tools in our innovation lab, the weCreate Center. The weCreate Center was built to encourage creative thinking and inspire the pursuit of individual interests and passions. For many students, exploring various technology and resources in weCreate helps them gain unique hands-on experience at a young age and develop new skills while being introduced to the concept of self-managing a multi-step project. This year students are working in graphic design with Photoshop, textile design, video creation with iMovie or Final Cut Pro, laser printing with the Glowforge printer, and mosaic installation. 11th Grade ScholarShift Modules The sophomores’ work leads into the Junior ScholarShift program, where juniors continue to explore new skills and interests through a diverse set of learning modules that range from Shakespearean theatre performances and personal finance basics to maple syruping and snowshoeing. These opportunities help students prepare for selecting a Senior Initiative, the culminating ScholarShift experience for our students. 12th Grade Senior Initiatives This year marks the third year our seniors (and a select group of juniors) are taking

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on a year-long project of their own design. In these Senior and Junior Initiatives, students are starting businesses, writing children’s books and research essays, recording albums, learning new musical instruments, coaching and teaching in the Faribault community, shadowing and studying career fields, designing clothing lines, completing capstone research projects in Honors, BioScience, Engineering, and The Major Centers of Excellence, and learning in many other ways outside of the traditional classroom. Students document their progress and show how they have met monthly benchmarks in portfolios they maintain in Google Sites. Through this work, our students develop personal responsibility and accountability, collaborate with others, and explore areas of passion, talent, and interest. And they keep learning, often in very different ways than they are used to! Blended Learning For juniors and seniors, most academic classes are offered in a blended class model which mirrors many college courses that meet in the classroom only a few days a week. This model opens up the weekly schedule so that students can engage in the learning opportunities ScholarShift provides alongside their traditional, classroom-based academic program. It also requires students to hone their time management skills and prepares them for the college model in which each day is not predetermined hour by hour and seeking extra help from professors requires planning and initiative. We are proud to share examples of how our students are using these opportunities to explore interests, support their community, experience Minnesota, and develop their creativity.

Students have participated in 88 ScholarShift modules so far this year, experiencing hands-on learning in a wide range of activities, including sushi making, snowshoeing, and flower farming.

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JAKOB STONE ’20 Anchorage, Alaska

Jakob Stone ’20 has many passions. He’s a member of the Boys Soccer Center of Excellence and he started an Outdoors Club this year. He also loves to fly. Beginning in his junior year, he studied for the written test on the ground, while logging hours flying with an instructor, both in Faribault and back home in Alaska. When he returned for his senior year in September, Jakob flew his first solo flight, completing three takeoffs and three landings while his instructor watched from the taxiway. Since then, he has continued to accomplish flying goals, such as flying at night, flying in different weathers, and completing cross-country flights. On February 14th, he passed his check ride and officially became a private pilot! What sparked your interest in aviation?

I became interested in flying at a very young age. Growing up in Alaska and living just a few minutes from the largest seaplane base in the world, I was always looking up into the sky at the planes flying around. It is from moments like these that I first became bitten by the aviation bug. How does your project fit in with the rest of your life as a student at SSM?

My project has taken up a lot of my time. Not just because of how many hours I have to fly to earn my license, but because of how obsessed I am with aviation. Apart from my time studying for flight tests and written exams, I am usually watching videos about flying and about the different careers in aviation. What has been your favorite part of your project?

My favorite part of my project has been flying alone. Although I was terrified my first time flying without my instructor, it was such a cool experience, one that I don’t think I will ever forget.

Jakob performs preflight checks on a 1976 Piper PA-28 Warrior airplane at the Faribault Municipal Airport where he completes his flight training.

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What has been the most challenging part for you?

The most challenging part of my project has been trying to find a consistent flying schedule. With the weather, school, and soccer, it has been difficult juggling everything and finding time to make it all work. How do you plan to take what you’ve learned beyond SSM?

After graduation, I plan to attend the United States Air Force Academy where my goal is to one day become a fighter pilot in the Air Force. My project of earning my private pilot’s license will help in so many ways. Not only will it help me in becoming a pilot in the Air Force, but in life with the perseverance I’ve had to have and the dedication it takes to accomplish such a task.

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RAY LIU ’21 Beijing, China

In today’s society, we are constantly pushing the limits of technology to the next level. In digital photography in particular, taking photos has never been easier or more accessible, but SSM student XiaoRui (Ray) Liu ’21 is using technology to reverse engineer the world of photography. With the resources provided in WeCreate, Ray has used a 3D printer to design and build a large-format film camera using the film techniques first developed almost 200 years ago. Ray’s interest and skill in photography has not gone unnoticed. The SSM Marketing and Communications office appreciates Ray’s skill and availability as a “staff photographer” covering events and shooting assignments for the Whipple Weekly community e-newsletter. How did you become interested in photography?

My dad bought a camera probably 10 years ago and I got interested in taking photos with it. But starting around 2018, I saw someone who took great photos with exactly the same camera and I felt that maybe I should utilize the camera better. When I got to SSM, it seemed like ScholarShift would be a good fit. What made you decide to take it to the next step with ScholarShift?

I took a class from Ms. Vagle in weCreate and realized it was really fun. I was able to photograph with a medium format camera and learn to develop film and make prints. We were able to get a new 3D printer that allowed me to basically make the large format camera body and put it together by hand.

What have you found to be the most challenging?

Working with film is really tricky. There are many opportunities to make mistakes and have errors such as focus and exposure. Building the camera from scratch was also a challenge, but through some experimenting, has been successful. How do you plan to take what you’ve learned beyond SSM?

Although photography is something I enjoy, I will probably do it as a side job. It’s hard to be a photographer. It needs a lot of practice and a lot of thinking. Using alternative format techniques is making me a better photographer because I really have to think a lot more before taking each photo.

What has been your favorite part of your project?

Working with technology to make and try new things. But I love the amazing quality of the medium and large format cameras. The photo resolution is so high and you can work with such shallow depth of field. Even from a distance, you can blur the background of the photo. Using the large format camera has forced me to think about what I’m doing with each photograph. Unlike shooting on a digital camera, I have to stop and consider composition, shutter speed, and aperture to make each individual photograph work out. Ray uses his medium format camera to capture photographs of three classmates on the SSM Parade Field.

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SOFIA RUEDA-GENE ’20 Merida, Mexico

Throughout this year, Sofia Rueda-Gene ’20 has been visiting the Cannon River STEM School located on the St. James campus to work with some of the second graders on their Spanish. As the only Mexican student attending Shattuck-St. Mary’s this year, it was important to Sofia that she be able to speak her home language and express herself in that way. At the STEM School, she focuses on working with Latinx kids with some background in Spanish, but who are perhaps losing some of their Spanish language skills and traditions because they attend an English-speaking school. After creating an initial lesson plan, Sofia was surprised to learn how little Spanish the kids knew and wondered if perhaps their parents weren’t speaking Spanish at home out of a desire to assimilate. Despite this added challenge, Sofia was inspired by the limitless energy and enthusiasm of the second graders, and she resolved to work with them as long as they wanted to learn.

What led you to choose this as your project?

Here at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, I don’t get to share my language very often. Going to the Cannon River STEM School allows me to not only speak Spanish, but to help others with it. The second graders came from families that speak Spanish, but it seems like they do not speak it on a regular basis and lacked an appreciation for the heritage of their language.

How does your project fit in with the rest of your life as a student at SSM?

ScholarShift and blended learning allow me space and time with my own language and culture. I get to really help the little kids out. What has been your favorite part of your project?

My favorite part this year has been getting to work with second graders and getting to share my language with them. I love the energy of the kids. They won’t stop talking—in English! They do speak when I remind them to speak in Spanish too. What challenges have you faced?

The most challenging part of my project so far has been arranging transportation. In this project, I have been working alone. It is not easy. But that has helped me grow. How do you plan to take what you’ve learned beyond SSM?

Planning any project is hard. I have done that and will be more prepared going forward.

Sophia spends a morning at the Cannon River STEM School with second grade students, teaching them Spanish language skills.

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BONCL TANG ’21 Boncl participates in the Chinese Yachting Association sailing competition.

Suzhou, China

XuChen (Boncl) Tang ’21 is known for being endlessly curious. The answer to a question of his is likely to spark new questions, and he possesses a remarkable motivation to keep searching for new answers. When he discovered sailing last summer as a form of recreation and competition, his life changed forever. Boncl decided to use ScholarShift as an opportunity to improve his sailing skills by taking lessons at the Minneapolis Sailing Center, joining the Lake Calhoun Yacht Club, and participating in as many competitions as possible. Throughout his Junior Initiative, he has gone out on the water whenever possible, and even when the Minnesota winter keeps him indoors, he has been hard at work building his own sailboats, using the 3D printer in the weCreate Center. Boncl plans to build eight remote-controlled sailboats in total, three of which already have functioning sails and tillers. He also plans to use his Senior Initiative next year to build a fullsize sailboat that he can use in his sailing competitions. How did you become interested in sailing?

I was really curious about how a sailboat works. How can a sailboat move fast in the dense water? How do they sail against the wind? How did our ancestors know where they are by reading the stars? By asking and answering these questions, I found that more and more questions pop up. A good captain or a sailor is not only a good athlete, but also a mechanic, engineer, et cetera. Most importantly, they are passionate. What made you decide to take it to the next step with ScholarShift?

I love the wild side of sailing. Once, I was sailing in China half a day before a typhoon came, which brought heavy wind and rain. The rain did not look like rain but fog where I felt like I was in the clouds. The wind was so heavy that my boat was like a leaf. I tried to control my boat but I couldn’t stop it from tipping. Once I got thrown out of my boat and tried to swim back to her. She just blew away by the wind and the waves. Competition is a big part of sailing. After two months of training, I fought in a national competition. I was so confident throughout the whole game even when I knew my competitors were well-trained, or I dropped from third place to last place. Getting fifth place in such a high-leveled regatta really made me feel like I was a prodigy. After all these experiences, I declared that I am obsessed with sailing.

What has been your favorite part of your project?

Being able to sail on the ice. I could feel the acceleration pushing on my back. I heard the howling sound of blades carving through the ice, and I felt the amount of centrifugal force that wanted to pull me out of the boat. Despite the freezing, heavy wind, I felt like I was flying. What do you find the most challenging about it?

I will need financial support if I want to keep sailing after SSM. Should I do what I want to do or do what society forces me to do? Also, there’s a fine line between passion and obsession, and I think I’m obsessed. It’s hard to keep it from interrupting the rest of my school life. How does your project fit in with the rest of your life at SSM?

I don’t think there is a “rest of my life” at SSM. My life here is bonded with SSM which means that I am one and a half hours from the closest sailing club with five months of no sailing season. Learning online, reading books, and trying to make a remote-controlled sailboat are the things I can do to fulfill my sailing obsession. A few weeks ago, I sailed in an ice boat which travels on blades on top of the ice. It went two times faster than going on water, up to twenty-five miles per hour.

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Students Attend

’ WOMEN S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

in Hawaii

For the past three years, Shattuck-St. Mary’s has had the amazing opportunity to send a group of Upper School girls to attend a Women’s Leadership Summit in Hawaii. The conference, held on the Big Island in Kohala, brings young women from three different schools together to learn valuable leadership skills through a combination of rigorous academic work, field trips, exploration, and local activities. The annual trip to Hawaii is made possible through generous funding support from Rex Bates, the founder of the Women’s Leadership Summit and a 1970 graduate of Shattuck School. Rex works at the Annie Wright School in Washington and has kept SSM students in mind when founding and evolving the conference. The students began the week by taking the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), a questionnaire designed to help people assess their various leadership qualities. They then attended a series of lectures about mindfulness, learned about native Hawaiian culture through hands-on discovery, and participated in exercises in leadership with two female small-business owners. The following photos are a collection submitted by this year’s attendees (pictured below, left). From L-R: Linh Nga Nguyen ’21, Shenaé Reid ’20, Maddi Politoski ’20, Victoria Moullin ’20, Abby Walker ’20, Emma Sawicki ’20, Emily Collins ’20, Tusani Nhleko ’21. The trip was chaperoned by Kitty Gorman, Upper School English Teacher and Student Activities Director.

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About the Designer This layout was designed by Emily Collins ’20 (above, left), who attended the Women’s Leadership Conference. Emily is a member of the Girls Soccer COE and an aspiring graphic designer. She plans to attend the New York Institute of Technology in the fall, where she will play soccer and pursue a career in design. WINTER/SPRING 2020

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A Day in the Life:

Middle Schoolers

Our St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall Middle School campus, with 120 students in grades 6-9, creates a challenging and engaging environment for active, purposeful learning.

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COMMUNITY PERIOD

Like the Upper School, the Middle School starts promptly at 8 a.m. However, Middle Schoolers meet for eight class periods per day, every day, to help foster good study habits and time-management skills before they transition to the blended model at the Upper School.

Middle Schoolers have a built-in Service Learning component, which often takes place during community period. Once a week, the sixth and seventh graders volunteer at Milestone Senior Living, and the eighth and ninth graders volunteer at local elementary schools. Throughout the rest of the week, students meet with their advisors and learn about Health and Wellness during community period.

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“Meeting every day adds a level of value to education that is felt by both teacher and students here at the Middle School. Our younger students bring a brightness and light to the Middle School. They are full of boundless enthusiasm that is waiting to be tapped into.” − Sofia Viruly, English Teacher

CHAPEL

IN THE CLASSROOM

Middle Schoolers meet in the St. Mary’s Chapel for weekly services as well as for a weekly assembly. Each Middle School advisory takes turns preparing readings for the week’s message with Fr. Maltbie.

Our Middle School students are full of boundless energy, and enjoy the many hands-on and project-based experiences offered in their classrooms. These include cooking s’mores in science class, researching and presenting a topic for National History Day, and writing and illustrating their own children’s books. WINTER/SPRING 2020

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“As Angela Bennet wisely said, ‘Teaching middle school is an adventure not a job.’ The critical years of early adolescence not only beckon us to ignite passions but to shape character. We take this seriously, and it is woven into everything we do here.” − Heather Morehead, Middle School Director

LUNCHTIME GAME TIME

RIDING THE BUS

Middle Schoolers sit at rotating assigned tables at lunch, to foster relationships across grade levels and extracurricular activities. A faculty member is assigned to each table as well, and the meal often ends with a fun activity like Jenga or a card game.

Many students take classes, or have practices and activities, at the Upper School throughout the day and need more than the five-minute passing period to get there. Thus, Raquel Rott, and all of our timely transportation staff, drive back and forth between campuses several times every class period to get them there.

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“I love that I can skate every day, twice a day here; I skate during and after school.” − Alyssa Lamb ’25

ACTIVITIES

DORM LIFE AND DOWN TIME

The Middle School schedule allows students to participate in both extracurriculars and Centers of Excellence programs; currently we have Middle School students in most COEs, and they still have time to participate in other activities like theater, or attend weCreate activities like Deep Dive & Dessert talks.

One thing that a lot of our Middle Schoolers look forward to at the end of the day is free time! St. Mary’s Hall is home to the middle school girls, and the boys live in Breck and Clapp Dorms. They all attend study hall in their rooms from 8-9:30 p.m., with a quick evening snack afterwards. Organized activities are provided throughout the year, such as “Fall Fun Night” and lip sync battles. WINTER/SPRING 2020

ARTS NEWS

Players Create Their Own Winter Show This winter brought something new to the Theater Program: The Players’ Showcase. The members of the Players, an audition-only group of students dedicated to the theater, created a collaborative piece around the theme of “compassion fatigue,” that included monologues, group scenes, and movement. The second act of the show was comprised of published scenes and monologues designed to showcase their talents and what they’ve been learning this year. For the February 14th performance, the Theater department partnered with The Inn at SSM to offer a Valentine’s Day “Dinner and a Show.” They had a good turnout, with 56 attendees at the surf & turf dinner buffet and dessert bar before the performance.

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FRIENDS, FAMILY &

FIREWORKS!

This past November, the Performing and Visual Arts Department presented “You Can’t Take it With You,” a comedy about the importance of a chosen family and being yourself, since money won’t buy you happiness. Director Anna Smith wrote, “…these pseudo family members only serve to enhance our existence and make our journey through this life more pleasant, fun, and full of love.”

Three SSM Students Participate in Project Opera

Members of the Vocal Performance Program have the opportunity to participate in Project Opera, a program for young singers hosted by the Minnesota Opera. This year, three SSM students were cast in “Belongings,” a story of two groups of children across two time periods who are each forced to leave home due to war. Briggs Williamson ’24 and Xiaomei (Alex) Li ’22 sang in the chorus, and Hannah Ray ’21 played Helen. Pictured (L-R): Xiaomei (Alex) Li ’22, Briggs Williamson ’24, Hannah Ray ’21, Upper School Director Pat Schaefer 27

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Vinh Nguyen ’20 Competes on Vietnamese Game Show “The Brain”

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ARTS COMPETITIONS St. Thomas Honor Band Festival Participants: Margareta VanGilder ’23

Pre-Conservatory piano phenom, Vinh Nguyen ’20, recently showcased his talents back home as a contestant on the popular Vietnamese game show, “The Brain.” Vinh was challenged to identify a piece of classical and pop music from a soundproof box by only watching a pianist’s fingers. He was able to correctly identify each song within just four seconds! As an added challenge, he was then asked to blindly identify the notes in a chord played by one of the judges and repeat a composition made up by the same judge on the spot, by only hearing it. You can watch Vinh successfully beat those challenges too by joining the more than 5.5 million viewers of the episode on YouTube.

Cate Carson ’20 Named Featured Artist by MPR

Standout Pre-Conservatory violinist, Catherine (Cate) Carson ’20, was selected out of hundreds of submissions as a 2020 Featured Artist in the Minnesota Varsity competition, hosted by Classical Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). Entrants were required to submit a performance recording, from which MPR staff chose the first round of finalists: no more than fifteen Featured Artists. All of the Featured Artists will get to make professional recordings of their performances, which will be played on Classical MPR, along with interview segments. The top five finalists will be selected in April and perform in a Minnesota Varsity show at a later date. You can listen to Cate’s performance and read more about her as an artist at bit.ly/CateCarsonMPR.

(oboe), Austin Guidone ’23 (clarinet), Mengfei (Joss) Ding ’20 (euphonium), Brewer Williams ’22 (tuba)

Mary West Solo Competition James Thompson ’21 won second place and the “Coda Bow” Prize.

National Association of Teachers of Singing Vocal Competition Participants: Kari Chen ’20, Abbi

Gross ’21, Hannah Ray ’21, Cindy Peng ’21, and Claire Fadlovich ’20 Hannah Ray and Kari Chen advanced to the semi-finals.

St. Olaf Honor Festival of Bands Participants: Ao (Amber) Lu ’21 and

Mengfei (Joss) Ding ’20

Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony Concerto Competition Participant: Cate Carson ’20

Premiere Minnesota Performance Series for Young Musicians Participant: James Thompson ’21

15th Annual SSM Art Invitational Participants:

Lai (Liliana) Wei ’20, Yongchen (Jessica) Wang ’20, Keren (Lily) Chen ’20, HaoTian (Sky) Hong ’20, Jaeyeon (Kate) Kim ’21 1st Place (top right): Jaeyeon

(Kate) Kim ’21

3rd Place (bottom right): Keren (Lily)

Chen ’20

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Shattuck School cadets assemble in the drill hall of the newly-constructed Johnson Armory in 1908.

JOHNSON ARMORY A LASTING LEGACY BY ELLIE RAY ’14

Great change is coming for one of the most iconic buildings on campus, Johnson Armory. Originally the Armory and Library Building, construction began this winter on a multi-phase renovation project to transform the space into a new Performing and Visual Arts Center. While we have made great progress updating the facilities for our academic and athletic programs in recent years, the arts programs’ continuing growth has made it necessary to build an arts center that can better meet the needs of our students. Here’s a brief look back at how this historic building has progressively evolved with the needs of our school over the past century.

ohnson Armory was built in 1907 and was dedicated in 1908 as a memorial to Samuel S. Johnson, whose two sons graduated from Shattuck School in 1898 and 1907. Johnson was a “self-made man” and a lifelong friend of Dr. James Dobbin, who served as rector of Shattuck School from 1866-1914. Dobbin was sure that the construction of Johnson would benefit the boys of Shattuck School in many ways, not the least of which was to keep them from getting lazy in their free time. The original functions of the building included a drill hall big enough that the four infantry companies at Shattuck at that time, which were made up of cadets and led by a faculty-appointed student officer, could all drill at the same time. There was a gun room and a miniature athletic field on the lower floor complete with an indoor track, which was unparalleled by any other school at the time. The lower level also had a locker room and a common room originally known as the Rich Room, then as the Johnson Common Room or J.C.R. It also included the Library and Reading Room above it all, as well as the very highest part of the tower which contained a faculty lounge known as “the Sanctum.” WINTER/SPRING 2020

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HIRST LIBRARY: 1909 and Now Librarian Dick Kettering describes the Sanctum as a classy, old English-style club, complete with a pool table, stereo system, and even a bar, where faculty members could smoke a cigar while correcting papers. He also recalls that it held the “first color television set in Faribault,” according to one of the past faculty members who used the lounge. Of course, all of these rooms have shifted their purpose many times over the years; Johnson gymnasium has been home to the Crack Squad and the Wooden Soldiers drill teams, intramural sports teams, School-wide gatherings, and special events like Christmas Dinner and the Upper School Awards Ceremony. The gun room was transformed into a dance studio, and the J.C.R. into a day-student lounge, then a black-box theater, and finally a band and orchestra classroom. The athletic field on the lower level served its purpose as the Weight Room until this summer as the new Sports Complex was completed.

Only the Library stayed constant, though “the Sanctum” became part of it as the Crow’s Nest, after brief periods as a senior lounge and the offices for the Spectator. Johnson has its own little quirks as well. There’s a mysterious door in the library that opens into the middle of the gymnasium’s south wall, at least a full story above the ground. The door has been bricked over from the library side, but no one knows what its original purpose was. The floors in both the gymnasium and the library are covered in marks that Mr. Kettering calls a “patina,” due to the building’s long history with the Crack Squad. There are small, crescent-shaped dents where the rifle butts hit the floor, as well as circular marks where the Crack Squad members did what was called a “tip-drop,” hitting the opposite end of the rifles on the floor instead. It’s easiest to see these layers of Crack Squad practices and performances on a sunny day, when the glare from the windows casts little shadows in the floorboards. Moving forward, current plans for the new Performing and Visual Arts (PAVA) Center include two visual arts galleries among the extensive arts facilities, a 750-seat theater with extended wings, an orchestra pit, and a sound and lighting

Left: A gymnastics exhibition is held in the large drill hall in 1908.

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Right: Over the decades, Johnson Gymnasium has been home to intramural sports teams, Crack Squad and Wooden Soldier practices, Cotillion dances, and pep fests. Future plans for this space include a 750-seat theater.

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Left: (1918) Cadets drill in the lower level of Johnson Armory during its period as a rifle range. Right: (1908) The dedication of S.S. Johnson Memorial Armory.

control center, as well as practice rooms, dressing rooms, and classrooms for the dance, orchestra, and choral groups. One aspect of Shattuck-St. Mary’s that makes our School special is our Centers of Excellence, which allow students to pursue a singular passion with as many resources and as much intensity as possible. However, students who are passionately interested in multiple things, or who are still exploring personal interests, also have a place at the SSM table. Our Performing and Visual Arts programs have often provided a welcoming environment for these students. The theater presents opportunities to get involved at any age, on or off stage. Band, orchestra, and choir intersect at the academic and artistic level, while the visual arts classes introduce students to skills and ideas they might never have been exposed to before. We have no doubt that the new PAVA Center will only magnify the impact these programs have on students’ lives. When Johnson Armory was originally built, the front entrance included a stone tablet at the top of the stairs with the

inscription, “The main thing in life is to do well something which is worth doing. Care not for show: life is too short and too sacred for make-believe.” These words are attributed to Samuel S. Johnson, “indicative of his character and of his thought for young men.” Dr. Dobbin echoed such sentiments, as he said of the building, “They study better for it, and are better in mind and morals…It is not easy to estimate the great addition they have made to the advantages of the School…It is beyond price.” While both of these quotations refer to the original Johnson Armory and the all-male student body at the time, they can easily reflect the current student population and still apply to their ever-growing and changing passions. Whether in academics, athletics, or the arts, the architectural beauty and robust history of Johnson Armory will continue to inspire its students to do well something which is worth doing.

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SPORTS NEWS

SSM Sabres T ip Of f in t he N ew Gym The 2019-2020 girls basketball team made their home court debut with a matchup against Immanuel Lutheran School on Tuesday, January 14. It was the first game to be played on the brand new basketball court in the SSM Sports Complex.

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Michele Cornish & Sean Bushey Inducted into Halls of Fame

This fall, Michele Cornish, SSM’s Athletic Director, and Sean Bushey, Director of Boys Soccer, were inducted into the halls of fame of their former coaching institutions for their monumental work at their respective colleges.

Photo Credit: Creighton University

Luke Haakenson ’15 Chosen in MLS Super Draft 2020 Former Shattuck-St. Mary’s Boys Soccer Center of Excellence member, Luke Haakenson ’15, took one step closer to his dreams of playing professional soccer on January 13, when he was drafted 80th overall by Major League Soccer’s Nashville SC.

A native of Maple Grove, Minn., Luke played soccer at Shattuck-St. Mary’s for five years, helping lead the Sabres to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s National Playoffs during his senior year. Following SSM, Luke headed south to Omaha, Nebraska to play soccer collegiately at Creighton University. In his four years with the Bluejays, Luke played in 74 matches, recording 12 career goals, seven being game-winning goals. “Our soccer family is excited to hear the news that he was recently drafted by Nashville in the MLS. Luke has worked extremely hard for this opportunity and, on behalf of everyone associated with our soccer program, we wish him every success in the future,” stated Bob Moullin, Luke’s former coach and current SSM Assistant Coach for Boys U15 Soccer. 35

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On September 21, Michele was inducted into the University of North Carolina Asheville Athletics Hall of Fame. She joined the Bulldogs as the head women’s soccer coach at the age of 26, making her one of the youngest coaches in the nation upon her hiring. In her 14 years at Asheville, Michele led the Bulldogs to multiple conference titles and a trip to the NCAA tournament. With 134 victories, she is the all-time winningest coach at UNC Asheville. A few weeks later, Sean Bushey was honored by Whitworth University as he was inducted into the 30th class of the Whitworth Heritage Gallery Hall of Fame. A coach for the Pirates in both men’s and women’s soccer, Sean was named Coach of the Year five times, won eight conference championships, and led women’s soccer to the only NCAA DIII tournament appearance in school history.

Decker, Kessel, Lamoureux Twins, and Turnball Compete in All-Star Game On a night where the biggest names in the National Hockey League (NHL) come together to compete in a game of the best-of-the-best, former Sabres Brianna Decker ’09, Amanda Kessel ’10, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson ’08, and Blayre Turnball ’11 showed they too are some of the best-of-thebest. The decorated Olympians competed in the skills competition along with a 3-on-3 game as part of the 2020 NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri. Monique Lamoureux ’08 also participated as a commentator for the event.

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SOCCER ALUMNI WEEKEND On January 11, former members of the boys and girls Soccer Center of Excellence returned to campus for friendly competition in the annual alumni games against our current soccer athletes. It was great to see all these former Sabres! Pho to Credit : USA Ho ckey

Current and Former Sabres Win Gold at IIHF World Championship Front row (L-R): Raven Dziedzinski ’19, Sydney Haustein ’19, Ella Beuning ’19, Ana Recarte-Pacheco ’19 Back row (L-R): Sophia Grenz ’18, Reilly Ford ’19, Maddie Justin ’09, Crystal Burns ’09, Brooke Scheuble ’18, Maddy Fennessy ’19

Makenna Webster ’20, Lacey Eden ’20, and Clara Van Wieren ’20 rang in the new year in the most golden way possible as they won gold with Team USA in overtime at the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was an SSM family affair with Meredith Roth ’01 (below, far left) and Brianna Decker ’09 (second from right), serving as assistant coaches for Team USA, while Kristen Van Slyke Wright ’04, was the general manager of the team.

(L-R): Myles Noreville ’13, Logan Haustein, Hollie Gray ’11, Demitrius Kigeya ’18, Tarek Nour ’18, Lucas Gutierrez ’19, Frankie Ljucovic ’18, Brandon Cobb ’19, Felipe Hermann, Jordan Wells ’19 WINTER/SPRING 2020

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THE NEW SABRE HOCKEY ADDITION By Ellie Ray ’14

the beginner level like the Sabres. Other teams include the Pucklings, Ms. Conduct, and Mid Ice Crisis.

Captained by Kinsey Chandler, history teacher, and Emily WeinstockCollins, math teacher, the Sabres compete against teams from all over Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Women’s Hockey Association, the largest women’s hockey league in the world, offers the opportunity to play hockey recreationally at all levels, including

Players joined for all types of reasons, from wanting to make new friends to needing a new way to exercise. The team includes six current SSM employees, as well as several members of the Faribault community. Besides the two captains, this includes Katja McKiernan, math teacher, Nicole Taynton, Latin teacher, Caroline Lounsbury, athletic trainer, and Holly Moullin, substitute teacher coordinator. This is the team’s first year playing as the Sabres; a few

hattuck-St. Mary’s hockey is well-known nationally and internationally, but there is a hockey team at SSM that the world doesn’t know about…yet. This is, of course, the team made up of female faculty and staff, also called the Sabres.

members played on a different team, the Lady Devils, for the past few years, but this year they were finally able to recruit enough members to create their own team. For Kinsey, learning to play hockey was one of the reasons she wanted to move to Minnesota in the first place, while Emily had been a part of team sports her whole life and missed the atmosphere of competition and camaraderie. On the other hand, Nicole joined because she’d never been a part of a sports team before and wanted to experience that. The team’s beginner status is very important to them. As Nicole said, “If you have previous experience, this is not the team for you.” Before joining the team, Emily had never worn skates before. However, this only increases the fun and positivity of the team. “Our goal last year was to complete one pass during a game,” she continued, “and we’ve met that this year. So moving up a level is definitely in our future.”

Front row: Nicole Taynton, Kinsey Chandler, Katja McKiernan, Emily Weinstock-Collins, Annika Ferber Back row: Jill Weeks, Stephanie Carlson, Lizzi Carlson (coach), Emily Sauter, Caroline Lounsbury, Lynnette Bohner (substitute player)

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Above: SSM History Teacher Kinsey Chandler wins a faceoff.

Over their season from October to February, they play almost every weekend for a total of 24 games in used gear and with ice time generously provided by Cale Politoski and the rest of the staff at the SSM Sports Complex. It’s also an opportunity to get to know other members of the Faribault community, and establish connections beyond the Arch. Their recruitment season, however, lasts all year round as they petition anyone and everyone who didn’t play hockey in high school. Some Faribault players followed the captains from the Lady Devils, while others responded through the league website,

or recruiting flyers posted around Faribault. The more the merrier! Nicole and Emily also explained how it positively affects their teaching, saying that playing hockey allows them to connect with their students on different levels. It shows the students that they have something in common with their teachers, and that their teachers, in fact, have a life outside of teaching. It also gives the students the chance to be the experts at something, while giving the teachers a reminder of what it feels like to be new at something and not very good at it yet.

The Sabres battled against the Pucklings on December 15, resulting in a 2-2 tied game. Above, Katja McKiernan defends the Sabres’ net.

“This is a team where absolutely no one is going to yell at you,” Nicole said, and Emily agreed. “Kinsey told me recently, ‘You fall down a lot less than you used to.’ I feel good about that.” WINTER/SPRING 2020

A reenactment of Captain Schulze's

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Remembering

3PEACE MESSENGER By Ellie Ray '14

f you’ve ever worn a Shattuck-St. Mary’s sweatshirt to the airport, or while walking around on vacation, you’re probably no stranger to coincidental SSM encounters. You’ve likely had people stop you to ask about your experience with the school or if you know so-and-so who attended or taught here. However, sometimes the coincidence comes to you in layers, as it did for Rich Bailey, an Upper School history teacher, this past summer. On July 28, he received a random email from Claus Peter Beuttenmüller, a fellow history teacher in Montabaur, Germany. Herr Beuttenmüller wanted to share the news about a centennial celebration his hometown had given in honor of a Shattuck alum who died in Montabaur in 1919 while serving as a pilot during World War I.

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Above: A map of Germany showing the location of Montabaur and its proximity to Aachen, the town to which Rich was already planning a visit when Herr Beuttenmüller contacted him. Left: Captain Walter Herman Schulze as a student at West Point.

A SMALL TOWN IN GERMANY Montabaur, Germany isn’t necessarily a touristy town with the charm foreigners tend to look for in other cities, though it does have a castle at the highest point that now serves as a conference and retreat hotel. The town surrounds the castle, which in turn is surrounded by valleys, streams, and more rugged terrain. One can also find giant shoes scattered throughout the city, a tribute to its heritage as a cobbler’s town, the way the Tilt-A-Whirl is to Faribault, Minn. 41

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In the summer of 2019, Montabaur had held a celebration in honor of Captain Walter Herman Schulze, who graduated from Shattuck School in 1912. The celebration included a reenactment of Captain Schulze’s flight overhead, complete with replica flyers dropped from the plane to announce the end of the war. The celebration, as well as a monument to Captain Schulze that was erected in 2016, was mostly due to the efforts of some of Herr Beuttenmüller’s high school students. Herr Beuttenmüller had been trying to reach a previous SSM employee and veteran, who had given a presentation about the role various Shattuck alumni had in wars dating back to the American Civil War. When he struck out, Herr Beuttenmüller looked at the history faculty on the SSM website, where Rich Bailey was the first name listed to contact. Not only was Rich flying to Germany the very next week, he would be spending two nights in the town of Aachen, a mere two-hour train ride from Montabaur.

A photographic copy of one of the "Extras" Captian Schulze was delivering at the time of his accident. The headline of the article in the top left corner on the front page reads: "Airplanes Carry News of Signing to Every Division."

FROM SHATTUCK SCHOOL TO THE UNITED STATES MILITARY Walter Schulze first began attending Shattuck School in 1907 at the age of fourteen, which also happened to be the same year that the Johnson Armory and Gymnasium was completed. He lived all over campus in buildings that have changed quite a bit over the years, such as South Cottage and Morgan Hall. After graduation, Walter went on to Yale before transferring to West Point. While he initially chose the cavalry when war was declared, Walter spent the next three years attempting to transfer to aviation and was eventually successful after ten applications. He left for France in 1917, but in a twist of fate, the Armistice was signed by the time he finished his training. However, Walter stayed in Europe long after others decided to return home, convinced the Germans would not sign the Treaty of Peace. Thus, on June 28, 1919, Walter was given one last order. He was given the duty of flying his plane to where the troops waited at the border to share the news that the war was indeed over; he was made the Peace Messenger.

Captain Schulze getting into his Sopwith Camel airplane.

As he flew over German towns, he dropped copies of peace extras from a newspaper called The Amaroc. Eventually, he made his way to Montabaur, where soldiers waited to formally invade Germany, should the country fail to sign for peace. WINTER/SPRING 2020

At the time of Captain Schulze's death, the SSM student newspaper, The Spectator, had this to say about him: “He is spoken of for his remarkable skill as a flyer, for his keen sense of duty, for his cleanness of living, for his unfailing good nature, and for his daring courage. Walter Schulze’s life at Shattuck was all of a piece with his later years. We who knew him best remember him for his unfailing light-heartedness, his unquestioned loyalty, and his clean life. As long as Shattuck’s nobler traditions remain, the memory of Walter Schulze will be with us-an inspiration and a beautiful example of noble living and glorious dying.”

THE NOBLE LIFE AND GLORIOUS DEATH OF THE PEACE MESSENGER “The Germans in Montabaur were quite fond of the Americans,” said Rich. “Even though they were an occupying force, a lot of [the Americans] had German heritage and were kind to the townspeople, even though there was the possibility that they would have to invade.” History tells us that the soldiers had a baseball game in progress when Walter flew over them; evidently most soldiers and locals were confident that Germany would sign, and they could avoid further invasion. Walter circled the field and descended to 100 feet more or less, in order to drop the papers that told the soldiers they could finally go home. Walter had just fulfilled his mission when his plane “side-slipped,” or in other words, the motor stalled. He attempted a “pancake” maneuver to straighten out, but it ultimately failed. Walter’s plane crashed with him inside it, and he was killed instantly, making him one of the last American casualties of World War I.

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Left: Captain Schulze as a Senior at Shattuck School.

Right: The original monument at Montabaur, at the spot where Captain Schulze was killed.

And what strange, happy luck that of all the people at SSM that Herr Beuttenmüller could’ve reached out to, it happened to be the one who would be visiting that very next week! After a flurry of email communication, a plan was established: Rich and his daughter Kaitlin would take the train from Aachen to Montabaur and meet up with Herr Beuttenmüller, they would visit the monument to Captain Schulze, and then have lunch together.

AN SSM ALUM’S LEGACY, 4,000 MILES AWAY Back in Montabaur in 2016, Walter’s death was commemorated by some of Herr Beuttenmüller’s students who took the initiative to erect a memorial column in Walter’s honor. Similarly, when some of his students chose to celebrate Walter on the 100th anniversary of his death this summer, it prompted Herr Beuttenmüller to reach out to SSM, to make sure that the School knew that what Walter had sacrificed had not been forgotten. “When he crashed delivering the message that the war was over,” said Rich, “they sort of adopted him as their town hero. He was the son of German immigrants who owned a successful bakery in Chicago. As I learned from a few days in Germany, the baking is fantastic.”

The memorial column that exists today was not the first one built to honor Captain Schulze. After the war, Walter’s parents bought the crash site and raised a memorial column of black marble which was inscribed with gold lettering. However, this memorial does not exist today, and it is not wholly clear why. One theory suggests that it was removed in the dead of night by national socialist inhabitants of Montabaur, perhaps around 1937. Other evidence suggests it was removed after Germany declared war on the U.S. in December of 1941, as Hitler wanted to keep the U.S. out of the conflict as long as possible. Rich supports this theory. The town has cobblestone streets, the remnants of a medieval wall that defended the town. Some of the residences have brass plaques on the street with the names of Jewish residents who were taken from their homes and never returned. “It was haunting to see,” he said. “There’s more to the story than just Captain Schulze. [The Nazis] wanted to remove any evidence that reminded the Germans they had lost the first world war. The shame of that.” Thus, nothing remained to remember Captain Schulze until 2016, when Herr Beuttenmüller’s students took it upon themselves to put up a new memorial in a new location, the one that stands today. WINTER/SPRING 2020

Even though the Nazis removed the original column, they couldn’t remove the memory of Captain Schulze’s sacrifice. None of the citizens of Montabaur would rebuild over the crash site, so when a local artist decided to make a gift of his works to the town at the same time Herr Beuttenmüller’s class was learning about the Peace Messenger, the idea to re-erect a memorial was born. When the class brought the idea to the city council, they were allowed to pick one of the artworks for the memorial, and one immediately stood out. The memorial column that the students chose in 2016 is simple, elegant, and easy to drape a Shattuck-St. Mary’s scarf over, as Rich and Kaitlin were able to do while they visited. It doesn’t sit exactly where the crash took place, but rather across the street so it isn’t in someone’s front yard. The head-gardener in Montabaur, an exstudent of Herr Beuttenmüller’s, was willing to work on the site, and in the end the mayor paid for it to appreciate the sense of historical responsibility displayed by the high school students. It’s made of granite with a piece of stone carved out and smoothed, which Rich and the people of Montabaur believe represents a tear drop.

SHARING SPECULATION AND FELLOWSHIP “A history teacher getting a tour of a historical town from another history teacher is just gold,” said Rich. Of course, they had to speculate about the crash itself, as “mechanical failure” isn’t exactly clear. When the Baileys toured the town with Herr Beuttenmüller, they noticed that the wind in the hills was swirling and unpredictable, never coming from the same direction. Another possibility was the design of the plane itself; the pilot that flew a replica of Captain Schulze’s plane during the reenactment said that even just slightly leaning out of the plane to drop the flyers caused the whole plane to shift with his weight, impacting stability. 45

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Or perhaps Captain Schulze simply got carried away in the excitement of the end of the war, coinciding with one of his first-ever missions. Whatever the reason, the peace at the end of the war still managed to result in his death. The sadness of this event and its unlucky details are why the town of Montabaur still remembers it one hundred years later. The day ended in a bit of a rush; a perpetually late train can cause quite a stir when it decides to arrive on time for once. Herr Beuttenmüller wrote later, “Thank you for your inspiring visit as an open minded fellow history teacher and thank you for your gifts from ‘SSM’… Kaitlin, me and my wife hope you also have enjoyed the visit in the ‘town with the big shoes’ and wish you beautiful further days with several kinds of bread and some playgrounds.” The details that brought a German history teacher, an alum from World War I, and one of our own teachers together make an uncanny coincidence, as well as a great photo-op. It’s a funny thing; for being a small school, SSM has a way of making the world around it feel smaller too.

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Herr Beuttenmüller (left) and Rich Bailey (right), next to the new memorial column, which they'd draped with an SSM scarf.

Captain Schulze’s parents maintained a private art collection throughout their lives, and upon their son’s death, they gave a collection of fifteen paintings to the Art Institute of Chicago in memoriam. The collection was made up of modern American paintings, several by artists that hadn’t received much exposure yet. Most of the paintings were landscapes, though there were a few figure and marine paintings. When Captain Schulze died, his parents had also gifted a painting to SSM, with a plaque that read “In Memory of Captain Schulze.” This painting, that had been hanging up in the Mother’s Sit all this time, had been created by Ernest Lawson, an American Impressionist painter. The painting was completed in 1904 and is titled, “Morningside Heights,” depicting the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York while it was under construction. Years later, in 1985 when SSM had shifted away from its military focus, a parent who was visiting his child at school had a revelation. His name was Gerry Czulewicz, and after visiting the Mother’s Sit, a reception area that now serves as our Head of School’s Office, he immediately went to find Richard Kettering, the librarian, to exclaim, “Do you know what you have here?” As an art dealer, Gerry recognized the painting because for the last few decades it had been considered “lost,” no one dreaming that it was hanging on the wall in a tiny boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota. The first step was to move it from the Mother’s Sit to the Hirst Library, where it wouldn’t be damaged by so much direct sunlight. The original painting is 41 by 48 inches, so it takes up quite a bit of space.

Morningside Heights by Ernest Lawson

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After its discovery, SSM loaned the painting to the Minneapolis Institute of Art for cleaning and conservation work, as well as for display at the museum since it had been “lost” for so many years. It was valued at potentially $90,000. Once it came back to SSM, Gerry recommended that the School sell the painting, suggesting that a work such as this should really be in the hands of professionals. Upon approval from the Schulze family, the painting was sold to a private, overseas collector for a record price. The School used the proceeds to set up a scholarship endowment for students called Headmaster’s Scholars. This scholarship is still in place today, and still benefiting students by helping them attend SSM. The School also received a high-quality print of the original painting as a condition of the original sale, which lives up in the library, kept safe by Mr. Kettering. Thus, the legacy of Captain Schulze lives on. WINTER/SPRING 2020

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SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA August 25, 2019 Saint Paul Saints Baseball Game

DULUTH, MINNESOTA September 28, 2019 Kitchi Gammi Club

DALLAS, TEXAS October 15, 2019 Top Golf

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame

A large group gathered at CHS Field to celebrate America’s favorite pastime with friends, family, and former classmates. Front row: Donna Burch-Brown ’86, Beth Trout, Joe Cavellier, Collin Krahmer, Amy Horstman Cox ’94, Olivia Harrington, Thor Bullard, Peter Cavellier Middle row: Fred Krahmer ’60, Susanne Reioux Blake ’74, Ava Blaufuss, Elizabeth Blaufuss, Kristine Langley ’01, Lisa McKay Quirk ’97, Sarah Melchisedech ’01, Linda Duchene, Elsa Raaen Bullard, Courtney Cavellier

Back row: Kevin Brown, Heather Heart, Cathy Knutson, Bob Knutson ’76, Kevin Blake ’79, Phillip Trout ’73, Erich Blaufuss ’85, Chris Anderson, Matt Cavellier, Ryan Rivers ’10, Tim Cox, Meredith Willis Lindley ’69

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An SSM group of alumni and friends from northern Minnesota gathered in Duluth for dinner and an update from Head of School Matt Cavellier. Front row: Marilyn Bliss Dissell ’63, Maren Gustafson Reagle ’60, Elizabeth (Libby) Cuningham-Prest ’55, Jean Van Pelt (past parent), Elaine Herron (past parent), Patricia Ruble Back row: John Goldfine ’73, Bruce Dissell, Craig Whiting ’69, Tom Bell ’69, Jim Prest ’48, Bob Meierhoff ’61, Wendell Herron (past parent), Heather Heart, David Ruble ’71, Matt Cavellier

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Alums from the Dallas area reconnected over a game at Topgolf. David McClendon ’74, Kelty Sue Harris ’64, Jordan Mowbray ’04, Dale Fuller ’51, Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03, Cargill Hall ’55, Ryan Merz ’03, Nikki Merz, Schelly Storm, Louis Storm ’66, Tim Brown ’96, Adrienne Brown

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA November 15, 2019 Marlowe

At the alumni event in San Francisco in November, Steve Barrager ’59 was presented the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the SSM Alumni Association. He is pictured here with Matt Cavellier and Board of Trustees Chair Bill Brewster ’85.

The Alumni Association is currently seeking nominees for: Honorary Alumni Membership Class Agent of the Year Award

NAPA, CALIFORNIA November 16, 2019 Trefethen Family Vineyards A San Francisco Treat

Wine Country

Front row: Brigetta McLafferty, Mike McLafferty ’95, Marilyn (Toby) Masters Levine ’52, Gerald Levine, Marsha Billups ’77, Max Bennett ’11, Larry West

Front row: Susan Siegel Henshaw ’64, Barbara Griggs Hallowell ’62, Bill Brewster ’85, Mike McLafferty ’95

Bay area SSM alumni and friends met for dinner and discussion with Head of School Matt Cavellier.

Back row: Jesse Stoneman ’07, Yvette McIntire, Amanda Short, Becky Stoneman ’10, Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03, Jason Short ’04, Matt Cavellier, Steve Barrager ’59, Sandraline Cederwall, Bill Brewster ’85, Cooper Lee

Northern California alumni and friends gathered for networking and wine sampling with members of the SSM team.

Back row: Guy Henshaw, Kelsey Mesa, Jacob MacDonald ’06, Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03, Cooper Lee, Matt Cavellier, Yvette McIntire, Brigetta McLafferty, Noriko Bagley, Mark Bagley ’78

The Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award Honorary Membership is the Association’s way of recognizing outstanding service to the School by individuals who were not students at ShattuckSt. Mary’s. The Class Agent of the Year award is presented to those current Class Agents who have done an exemplary job in keeping their classmates aware of class news and updating the School with any changes to classmates’ contact information. The Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award, the second highest award given by Shattuck-St. Mary’s, is reserved for those members of the alumni who have demonstrated the highest level of service and accomplishment in their careers, to their community, or to the School.

To make a nomination, please contact: Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03 Maggie.Lee@s-sm.org.

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TRAVELS aBROAD During Fall and Winter terms, Head of School Matt Cavellier and Director of Admissions Andrew Garlinski ’98 were road warriors, traveling overseas to visit with many alums, current parents, and prospective students and parents along the way. The duo traveled together to Seoul, Tokyo, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing. A few of the group gatherings are captured below. Andrew also visited additional sites including Mexico, Finland, Spain, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia.

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Matt Cavellier, Hyen Kyoung (Gina) Hwang ’09, Andrew Garlinski ’98

TOKYO, JAPAN

Front row: Yoko Nagashima ’01, Kumiko Matsudo (mother of Sakura Matsudo ’22), Momoko Miyashita ’99 Back row: Chikako Yoshimoto (mother of Riko Yoshimoto ’22), Satsuki Kagaya ’03, Matt Cavellier, Andrew Garlinski ’98, Yuma Tani ’99, Hidemasa Takahashi ’06, Masahiro Takeuchi ’07

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03 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Matt Cavellier and Andrew Garlinski ’98, with the mothers of SSM students Suyoung Sun ’20, Bryan Lee ’23, Seungmin Han ’22, Jiyun (Sara) ’24 and Jiwoo (Kevin) ’24 Hyun (pictured), Joonwoo ( Joon) Park ’20, Yeun ( James) Ha ’20, Jisoo (Claire) Kim ’22, Haeri (Hailey) Jeon ’23, Jaehun ( Justin) ’15 and Jaeyeon (Kate) ’21 Kim, Hyunjoo ( Julie) ’15 and Taehyung (Bill) ’20 Lee.

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HOCKEY ALUMNI GATHERING On October 16th, SSM hosted over 100 hockey alumni, friends, and family during the Boys and Girls Prep games to celebrate the grand opening of the Alumni Room, Larry’s Lookout, and Norwich Walk. All three of Larry Horstman’s children were present for the unveiling of the plaque in his honor, located just outside of the lookout.

All photos are L-R 01 Maddie Umhoefer, Tysen Dowzak ’06, Stephanie Dowzak, Bonnie Umhoefer

03 Amy Horstman Cox ’94, Nils Satterstrom ’94

02 Jeff Horstman ’96, Jason Horstman ’07, Maddie Horstman, Tim Cox, Kyle Cox ’24, Sam Horstman, Amy Horstman Cox ’94, Keegan Cox ’20

04 Greg Sumner ’95, Rick Barr ’75, Bobbi Sumner, John Sumner, J.D. Walker 05 Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97, Zach Wiegand ’00, Andy Uzpen ’99

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In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, for the health and safety of the SSM community and our alumni network, we have decided to cancel the following April alumni events:

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We were looking forward to seeing everyone, so this was a difficult, but necessary decision to make. Thank you for your patience and consideration as we continue to navigate these uncertain times.

stay informed! For ongoing updates and information on future SSM alumni events, including Reunion, please visit:

08 06 The Alumni Room plaque, found in the center of the room, recognizes the support from “SSM hockey players from 1991-1995 who together pioneered a new era of hockey at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School.” 07 Attendees were able to watch both the girls’ game in John R. Sumner arena, and the boys’ game in J.P. Parisé Arena, from the comfort of the Alumni Room, thanks to the viewing areas overlooking both rinks.

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08 Brant Barr ’73, Andy Horan ’75 09 Ellie Williams ’11, Meredith Roth ’00, Breanna Simon ’11, Natalia Mendoza ’06

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HOlidaY party In December, we hosted our annual Holiday Party at the historic Minneapolis Club in downtown Minneapolis. The event had a strong turnout with more than 125 people in attendance, which included SSM employees, friends, and alums ranging from the class of 1948 through 2019!

01 Katherine Hauschild, Brenda Parkinson Hauschild ’55, Karl Hauschild Jr. ’55, Fritz Hauschild 02 Jessica Kegel, Kristen Hamre Fields ’89, Tom Castaneda, Justin Bradford ’87 53

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06 03 Erin Sellner, Heidi Urquhart, Tanya Bakken 04 Members of the Vocal Performance Program Hannah Ray ’21, Claire Fadlovich ’20, Riko Yoshimoto ’22, Briggs Williamson ’24, Brewer Williams ’22, and James Thompson ’21 mingled with the party-goers and led the crowd in a few festive carols.

05 Dave Williams ’59, Scott Berry ’59, Steve Coleman ’61, Jim Ramstead ’62 06 Zoie Reams ’10 gave a special vocal performance for Holiday Party attendees. WINTER/SPRING 2020

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01 Yvette McIntire, Bill Brewster ’85, Nick Cobbett ’85, Chris Freeman ’86, Gregory Noonan ’87 02 Jordan Murray ’08, Caren Currie Putrah ’92, Trevor Putrah ’93, Father Henry Doyle, Michael Johnson ’94, Jesse Bull ’93, Alejandro Mendoza ’08

03 Kellie Dineen ’10, Lonnie Schroeder, Maddy Kolls ’10, Father Henry Doyle 04 Seated: Marilyn Wooldridge, Bev Pottle Wiper ’55, Karl Hauschild Jr. ’55, Louis Hill ’63 Standing: Hugh Wooldridge ’55, Brenda Parkinson Hauschild ’55, Dan Gislason ’62, Nancy Gislason

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05 Mitch Cassidy, Dani Patterson ’12, Hayley Engel ’11, Kaelyn Korte ’12, Brittany Lau ’12, Vicky Vargas, Tiana Hamilton ’10, Erin Olson ’13

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CLASS NOTES From Left-Right: Director of Institutional Advancement Heather Heart, Chief Academic Officer Courtney Cavellier, Stephanie Kerr Lundsgaard ’50, John Cuningham, Elizabeth (Libby) CuninghamPrest ’55, James Prest ’48, Head of School Matt Cavellier

1948

James Prest visited campus on December 12, accompanied by his wife, Elizabeth (Libby) Cuningham-Prest ’55, Stephanie Kerr Lundsgaard ’50, and his brother-in-law John Cuningham, founder of the Cuningham Group architecture firm. While they were here, they toured the new spaces on campus, including the Hub and Sports Complex, which were designed by the Cuningham Group.

1953

Karen Signell published a biographical novel about the real-life Smokey Bear called “Smokey Bear: The Cub Who Left His Pawprints on History.” She began writing the piece in the early 2000s, inspired by news of wildfire devastation in the western United States, but it’s message of the importance of wilderness preservation, here and abroad, is increasingly applicable today. Once a Jungian Analyst, Karen is now retired and lives in Florida. She has authored two other books: “Wisdom of the Heart: Working with Women’s Dreams” and “Welcome to Florida: Ancient Egyptian Geese.” You can learn more about her latest book at www.smokeybearanovel.com. All of her books are available on Amazon.

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1955

Linda Stone Dasher ’56 (left), Brenda Parkinson Hauschild ’55 (center), and Kelly McGowan Grantham ’00 (right) gathered in Door County, Wisconsin for the wedding of Kelly’s sister.

1959

Scott Berry spent a weekend in early September golfing at three different northern Minnesota courses with Hugh Wooldridge ’55, John Baer ’62, Perry Mead ’66, and Nick Stoneman. Scott writes, “What a wonderful time we all had together! In spite of bad weather predicted, we played three great golf courses and enjoyed the camaraderie that comes with being part of the SSM brotherhood.”

Left Photo: Nick Stoneman, Perry Mead ’66 Top Right Photo: Nick Stoneman, Scott Berry ’59, Perry Mead ’66 Bottom Right Photo: Perry Mead ’66, Hugh Wooldridge ’55, Nick Stoneman, John Baer ’62

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1960

As a Lake Preston Museum Board member, Mary Melony Rockino contributed to and co-edited a new book titled “The History of Lake Preston, People and Places.” The book captures generations of stories about businesses and people of the Lake Preston, South Dakota area. Mary thanks Mrs. Morehouse, a History and Sacred Studies teacher at St. Mary’s, for encouraging her love of history.

1961

Chuck Petch is in his second year as AMVETS (American Veterans) Dept. of Michigan Commander. He’s planning to attend his 60th reunion for the Class of 1961 in 2021.

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Robert Cargill Hall ’55 (right) received the Air Force Historical Foundation’s Holley Award at a banquet in October 2019.

Old Shad Historian Honored for Service Earlier this fall, Robert Cargill Hall ’55, known fondly as “Cargill” during his time at Shattuck School, was chosen as the recipient of the 2019 Air Force Historical Foundation’s Major General I. B. Holley Award, which honors an individual who has made a continuing, significant contribution to the documentation of Air Force history during their career. While a student at Shattuck, Cargill played hockey and tennis, and was an enthusiastic member of the Crack Squad. He was eager to continue offering advice regarding tradition after he graduated, even donating his Crack Squad uniform back to the school. When he was admitted to the Squad in 1954, a letter home to his parents said, “He has gained this honor only by dint of long hours of hard work, determined effort, and in overcoming significant hurdles…Being a member of the Squad provides a single opportunity for leadership far beyond the drill floor.” After his graduation from Shattuck, Cargill attended Whitman College, where he received a B.A. in Political Science, and went on to get his M.A. from San Jose State College in Political Science and International Relations. His first several jobs out of school set him up well for a career as a historian, working for Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at California Institute of Technology, and Headquarters Strategic Air Command, USAF.

1962

Jennifer Hillesheim, former Director of SSM Stewardship, met up with SSM alum and Trustee Emeritus, Dan Gislason, on a trip to Portland, Oregon. He kindly invited Jen and her sisters to see his view of the “better” Haystack Rock, located down the coast from the famous Cannon Beach version. They were warmly welcomed and given a tour of his carefully designed home-awayfrom-home and later met with wife, Nancy, at her volunteer job at a local gift shop.

Throughout his later career, he held historian positions at the USAF Historical Research Agency and the Air Force History Support Office, until finally becoming Emeritus Chief Historian of the National Reconnaissance Office, an intelligence arm of the Department of Defense. Cargill is also the author of “Lunar Impact: A History of Project Ranger,” and “Five Down, No Glory.” In a letter to Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in 1979, he wrote, “Teachers in the humanities…provoked in many of their students a positive curiosity about people and events. This kind of intellectual activity was a cut above what one would normally find…Though hardly apparent to me at the time, that experience comprised a solid educational base on which to build any number of careers.” Cargill’s extensive career and bibliography was celebrated at the Air Force Historical Foundation’s awards banquet this past October. Over the years, Cargill has returned to SSM several times, whether to share his expertise with current students or to celebrate his own class reunions. He plans to return again this spring to celebrate his 65th reunion.

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Linda Cayce Rachels is gearing up for her 55th class reunion in 2021! Kendrick Neubecker is hoping to be at the Reunion!

Jim Alauria returned to campus and enjoyed a tour of the new Alumni Room at the Sports Complex.

Standing with Jim (second from the left) on “Larry’s Lookout” are Rooster Erickson, Tom Breuer ’93, and John Sumner.

1998

Elizabeth Flack Baller began working at Mayo Clinic in 2014. In June 2018, she began working in the International Center as the first Spanish-speaking International Patient Coordinator assisting international patients along their care journey with a focus on patients from Spain and Latin America. The Spanish classes she took from Mrs. Mendoza and Mrs. Trout came in handy!

1999

Shae Schweitzer Erickson married Nick Erickson on June 8, 2018, blending a family which includes Alexander, Olivia, and Bently. On August 4, 2019, the family expanded with the birth of a son, Nicholas “Cole” John Erickson, Jr. Cole’s middle name is after his Papa Jack Schweitzer, current Sports Complex staff person.

2003

Jim and his group admire the wall of past and present SSM hockey jerseys outside of the Alumni Room.

In October, Trevor Putrah competed in, and finished, the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. His support squad traveled strong with 22 family members, co-workers, classmates, and friends there to cheer him on! Pictured (L-R): Aaron Wagner ’93, Caren Currie Putrah ’92, Trevor Putrah ’93, Jesse Bull ’93, Scott Gruber ’92, Beau Garrett ’93. Esther Agbaje, current SSM Board Trustee, and Associate with Ciresi Conlin LLP, is running for State Representative for Minnesota House District 59B. This district is a growing and diverse area at the heart of Minneapolis. A native of St. Paul, Esther moved to downtown Minneapolis after attending Harvard Law School to contribute to the place she calls home. She’s passionate about fighting for affordable housing, better transit, sustainable living, and environmental justice to make sure both new and established residents can thrive. To learn more about Esther’s campaign visit: estheragbaje.com.

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Tyler Chestnut took a new position as a senior financial analyst with Raytheon Missile systems in Tucson, Arizona. He left his prior role at UHG and home in Minneapolis in July. After retiring from a twelve-year playing career, Brian Salcido has formed his own hockey training company in Las Vegas called High Stakes Hockey. Brian has also taken on the roles of Coachin-Chief and Skills Director for the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights.

Cloud L. Cray ’40 February 27, 2019

Aubrey M. Kerr ’57

Jack G. Fuller ’40 December 17, 2019

Owen H. Wormser ’57

Marjorie Wunder Green ’42 July 6, 2017

Peter A. Braginton ’57

Donald W. Ellsworth ’43 August 3, 2019 Preston C. Haglin ’45 August 25, 2019 William D. Tearse ’45 April 9, 2017 John N. Schmidt ’47 May 1, 2019

Rachelle Paquin Gonzalez and Ysidro Gonzalez Jr. had a baby boy, Miguel Noah Alfonso Gonzalez, born on August 17th, 2019. Rachelle is currently in the Army as a CPT (P) (Captain) and will be promoted to Major this year.

2004

Kat Porter and Will Steck ’12 got engaged in Vail, Colorado in January 2020.

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Lane S. Dickinson ’42 June 17, 2019

Krista Peterson Fisher married Matt Fisher on October 18, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. Fr. Henry Doyle (pictured left) was the officiant.

November 7, 2019 October 16, 2016

September 30, 2019

Holly Steinbrenner Caraway ’57

January 31, 2010

Thomas J. Brobyn ’58 October 9, 2019

Ann Revell Larson ’58 October 25, 2019

Louis E. Fitzner ’61 May 1, 2019

Alexander M. “Sandy” Oskamp ’47 March 7, 2019

Margaret Robinson Carlson ’62

Paul D. Haglin ’47 October 17, 2019

John W. Van Dyke ’63

Robal A. Johnson ’48 February 8, 2015

George B. Rice ’63

Joseph C. Kirk ’49 March 31, 2017

Robert W. Nieman ’64

William T. Bailey ’51 December 30, 2019

William H. Daniels ’64

Ann Beck Meyer ’53 October 15, 2019 Nancy Sarff McIllece ’54 September 10, 2019

September 6, 2019 August 24, 2019

December 7, 2016 August 4, 2018

December 12, 2019 James H. Buell ’68 July 6, 2019

Warren R. “Rob” Gossett, Jr. ’72

Constance Carpenter Cameron ’55 August 17, 2019

January 20, 2019

Peter W. Bergerson ’55 December 4, 2019

May 21, 2017

Gary A. Carlson ’56 February 19, 2017 Herman G. Hamre ’57 October 7, 2019

J. Patrick Maloney ’72 Susan Robins Cheek ’87 May 4, 2008

Patrick R. Flynn ’98 September 21, 2019

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2008

Yumi Villatoro Matsumura has started a personal training business called Team Toro, LLC with her husband. They are located in Silver Spring, Maryland.

2012

Teddy Blueger played in every game for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Monique LaFontaine received her Masters of Science Degree in Science Language Pathology. Nicole Simonelli started with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as Senior Specialist, Grants and Contracts. In this position she works to help enhance healthcare, reduce extreme poverty, and expand educational opportunities and access to information technology, both on a global and domestic level. Carter Lukenda began attending the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Zach Stepan started as Head Coach of the New Ulm Steel.

During a family trip to Mexico in June, Alejandro Mendoza celebrated his birthday with Ignacio ’86 and Alfonso ’91 Pichardo. The Pichardo brothers are family friends, and Alfonso used to babysit for the Mendozas when he was a student! Pictured (L-R): Natalia Mendoza ’06, Alfonso Pichardo ’91, Merry Mendoza, Ignacio Pichardo ’86, Alejandro Mendoza ’08.

2013

Mia Becker graduated from the UT Knoxville MBA program in December 2019. She has accepted a job in procurement at Nissan North America Headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee (a suburb of Nashville), starting in February 2020.

Julie Fish Dormady married Quinten Dormady on May 19, 2018.

2010

Megan Crosby is currently a graduate student at Adams State University in Southwest Colorado pursuing her Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health. She is also dancing and singing professionally. In September, Zoie Reams qualified for, and competed in, the 2nd Annual International Music Competition in Harbin, China. She currently performs as a professional opera singer and spent time working with SSM student musicians while visiting Minnesota in December for a few holiday-themed performances. 61

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Wesley Schrock, Lilly Derby, and Hollis Malkowski held a mini-reunion over dinner in New York City in December.

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2017

A mini BioScience COE reunion broke out at a recent Bemidji State University women’s hockey game. Lauren Dudley ’17 (right) and Hannah Rahn ’19 (middle) stopped by to cheer on their former classmate Clair DeGeorge ’17 (left) as she took on the Gophers at the University of Minnesota.

2018

While in the area for Christmas break, Tony Huerta-Apanco ’18 cheered on some of his former classmates at the University of Minnesota women’s hockey game against the Yale Bulldogs. Pictured (L-R): Patti Marshall ’16, Tony, Gracie Ostertag ’18, Grace Lee ’19.

Emily Young ’09 and Joe Malley September 14, 2019

Krista Peterson ’03 and Matthew Fisher October 18, 2019

Eleanor “Ellie” Holmen and Brian Harrison ’10 December 21, 2019

Christina Fancher and Evan “Chip” Mladenoff ’04 September 28, 2019

Please email news and photos to alumninews@s-sm.org

CORRECTION:

The listing for the birth of Samuel Elliott Dybdahl in the Summer 2019 Class Notes had incorrect spelling for the parents’ last names. The listing should have read:

Kara Dybdahl and Kjell Dybdahl ’04, a boy, Samuel Elliott Dybdahl, January 24, 2019

Laura Chappuis and Kyle Hayton ’12 August 10, 2019

Chelsey Sand ’07 and Brock Benedict January 11, 2020

Ashley Baker and Eugene “Trey” Benhart ’13 July 6, 2019

Alyssa Martino and Kyle Murphy ’08 September 14, 2019

Julie Fish Dormady ’13 and Quinten Dormady May 19, 2018

BIRTHS Miki Gruber and Scott Gruber ’92, a girl, GiGi Joelle Gruber, May 22, 2019 Lyndal Jensen and Tryg Jensen ’94, a girl, Luna Skye Victoria Jensen, November 8, 2018 Jordan Tyson and Ian Tyson ’94, a girl, Sydney Paige Tyson, January 10, 2019 Molly Guastella and John Guastella ’96, a girl, Josephine Jane Guastella, October 2, 2019

Kathryn Trieweiler Melrose ’96 and Dennis Melrose, twin boys, George Terrance Melrose and Hank Murray Melrose, August 8, 2019

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Monica May and David May ’96, a girl, Emma May, September 30, 2019

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Cassie Ford and Matthew Ford ’03, a boy, Charlie Parker Ford, November 24, 2019 Rachelle Paquin Gonzalez ’03 and Ysidro Gonzalez, a boy, Miguel Noah Alfonso Gonzalez, August 17, 2019 Kelley Grotting and Benjamin Grotting ’04, a boy, James Robert “JR” Grotting, August 16, 2019 Hiroko Takeuchi Seki ’04 and Morinobu Seki, a boy, Kosuke Seki, November 20, 2019 Brooke Collins Gelo ’05 and Rhegy Gelo, a boy, Crew Morgan Gelo, May 22, 2019 Keiko Takeuchi Ujino ’05 and Kazuki Ujino, a girl, Riko Ujino, August 28, 2019

Shea Schweitzer Erickson ’99 and Nick Erickson, a boy, Nicholas “Cole” John Erickson, Jr., August 4, 2019

Stephanie Dowzak and Tysen Dowzak ’06, a boy, Colton Jeffrey Dowzak, March 29, 2019

Carrie Gill Throckmorton ’99 and Grant Throckmorton, a boy, Miles Russell Throckmorton, December 31, 2019

Margaret “Maggie” Horrigan Hughes ’06 and Marcus Hughes, a girl, Melanie Anne Hughes, July 12, 2019

Emily Durland and John Durland ’00, a girl, Josephine Grace Durland, December 20, 2019 Lauren Halcisak and Kelli Halcisak ’00, twin boys, Cole Thomas Halcisak and Lucas William Halcisak, July 1, 2019 Meegen Dybdahl and Anders Dybdahl ’02, a boy, Alexander Ulysses Dybdahl, December 12, 2019

Allyssa Lompado and Peter Lompado ’07, a girl, Penelope Marie Lompado, January 21, 2020 Rebecca Ruegsegger Baker ’09 and Mitchell Baker, a girl, Thea Catherine Baker, July 31, 2019 Nicole Germaine Tennyson ’10 and Joseph Tennyson ’10, a girl, Noelle “Nellie” Harper Tennyson, December 21, 2019 WINTER/SPRING 2020

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Western and Southwestern United States:

Our current SSM Board of Trustees is comprised of 19 members, hailing from 9 U.S. states and 3 countries.

Captain Michael Ford ’78

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Naperville, Illinois

Lev Alcott ’65 Parker, Colorado

Ed Carpenter ’60 Rio Verde, Arizona

Terry Bevan ’95 Denver, Colorado

Marion Gorton Edwards ’68 Templeton, California

Bill Brewster ’85 Lakewood, Colorado

Kristen Van Slyke Wright ’04 Colorado Springs, Colorado

John “Stoney” Burke ’65 Ketchum, Idaho

Hank Huang ’04

Taipei City, Taiwan

Joel MacIntosh ’86

Wayzata, Minnesota

Attended SSM: 1975-1978

Attended SSM: 2000-2004

Attended SSM: 1981-1986

Education:

B.A., Chemistry, Cornell College M.S.E., Columbia University Ph.D., Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Profession: Managing Director at Berkeley Data Analytics Group, LLC

SSM Student Involvement:

Permanent Honor Roll, Drama Association, Cum Laude, Basketball, Golf, Chorale, Proctor

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B.S., Management Science, B.S., Computer Science and Engineering, M.I.T. M.S.E., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, M.I.T.

Profession: Chief Investment Officer at Coinful Capital

SSM Student Involvement:

Mathletes, Bastien Leaders, Science Club, Crack Squad, Cum Laude, International Club, Tech Crew, Art Club, Gold Key, Basketball, Golf, Track

B.S., Entrepreneurship & Business Management, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management

Profession: President and CEO of WolfNet Technologies, LLC

SSM Student Involvement: Crack Squad, Student Council

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Midwestern and Eastern United States: Esther Agbaje ’03 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kristi Klungness ’84 Bloomfield, Michigan

Michael Ford ’78 Naperville, Illinois

Theo Lubke ’85 Warren, New Jersey

David Gray ’68 Indianapolis, Indiana

Joel MacIntosh ’86 Wayzata, Minnesota

Tony Jenkins ’70 Detroit, Michigan

Tamara Kloeckl Nelsen ’80 Woodbury, Minnesota

Michael Johnson ’94 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Megan Trout ’04 Chicago, Illinois

The SSM Board of Trustees are the custodians of the integrity and viability of our school. They work closely with School leadership to help preserve the past, manage the present, and shape the future. Each year, elected Trustees meet three times (September, January, and April) to discuss important school operations and plans. The Board helps review, prioritize and support all aspects of school governance, including approving annual operating and capital budgets, overseeing executive leadership, identifying facility maintenance and safety needs, reviewing major financial or property transactions, managing investments, consulting on legal affairs and spearheading fundraising.

Nora Brown ’96 Hanoi, Vietnam

Trustees are called upon to contribute their time, thought, and energy, as well as financial resources to support the sustained growth of the School.

Hank Huang ’04 Taipei City, Taiwan

Tamara Kloeckl Nelsen ’80

Megan Trout ’04

Woodbury, Minnesota

Chicago, Illinois

Attended SSM: 1975-1980

Attended SSM: 1997-2004

Education:

Profession: Executive Director at the Minnesota AgriGrowth Council

SSM Student Involvement:

Fleur De Lis, Cum Laude, Harvard Cup, Yearbook Staff, Wooden Soldiers, Acolyte, Spectator, Drama, Class President, Cheerleader, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Dance Ensemble, Proctor

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East and Southeast Asia:

B.A., International Relations, Stanford University M.B.A., International Business, Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business

Hank Huang ‘04 Taipei City,Northeastern Taiwan B.A., International Studies, University M.B.A., Harvard Business School

Profession: Associate Brand Manager at Tyson Foods

SSM Student Involvement:

Arch Dance, Bastien Leaders, Cum Laude, Gold Key Club, Orchestra, Tennis, Dramatic Association, Mathletes, Student Vestry, Tutoring, Wooden Soldiers

Roger Paquin ’95

Saint Paul, Minnesota ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD PRESIDENT

Attended SSM: 1989-1995 Education:

B.A., Physics, Computer Science Concentration, St. Olaf College

Profession: Workday Integration Consultant at Fresh Expertise

SSM Student Involvement: Track, Cross Country, Cum Laude

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We had a lot to share on social in 2019! From the opening of a new building (or two) to many student and alum accomplishments, we wanted the world to know of all the awesome things happening in and around SSM. Though there were many memorable posts, these were our top moments across all of our platforms.

01 Facebook: Congratulations to former student Jimmy Chin on your Oscar win! 02 Instagram: Fall foilage surrounds the Arch in October. 03 LinkedIn: Father Doyle speaks to a local business networking group about thankfulness. 04 Vimeo: Our introductory video, “The Arch

Experience,” received over 6,000 views over the last year! 05 Twitter: A patriotic post salutes veterans and pays homage to our military history.

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Each fall and winter, Shattuck-St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School invites parents, families, and friends to join their SSM students on campus for a weekend of entertainment and community togetherness. From engaging performances, speeches, and athletic games, to a wine and cheese reception with faculty and administration, family weekends give visitors the opportunity to spend time with loved ones while experiencing our unique campus life!