WELCOME TO MAVFEST

from Nueva Magazine – Fall/Winter 2023

E-Learning Enterpreneur Yash Nayaran ’22

Close to 2,000 Nueva Mavericks—students, families, faculty, and staff—attended the first-ever MavFest celebration on the San Mateo campus on August 27 to start the school year. There were carnival games, student performances, a barbecue lunch, dessert food trucks, and the very popular dunk tank.

“It was incredible to see our entire community of students, parents, faculty, and staff come together at our inaugural MavFest and to participate in the joy, fun, and connection we have with one another,” said Head of School Lee Fertig. “Over the past two years, we have longed for the opportunity to be together, and MavFest was the perfect way to begin our new school year.

“Thank you to our Nueva Parents’ Association (NPA) for organizing and developing this new tradition. On behalf of our entire community, I extend my heartfelt thanks to our MavFest co-chairs, Cindy Chang, Michelle Sinapuelas, and Michele Young, as well as our NPA co-presidents, Lily Jensen-Blumberg, Sarah Ordody, and Jennifer Sepulveda, for their phenomenal leadership in creating such a memorable day. I also want to thank Diana Chamorro, the school’s director of alumni relations, for partnering with the NPA to ensure MavFest was an amazing community event that we all could enjoy together.”

1. Close to 2,000 people gathered on the San Mateo campus for the first-ever MavFest!

2. First grader Taotao L. was accompanied by her parents, Ning and Rui, and her younger brother Yangyong.

3. Second graders Leah M. and Gemma B.

4. Sophomores Ethan H., Oliver C., Nathan S., Leo S., Leah T.

5. Middle School Division Head Karen Tiegel gets dunked in the water tank.

6. Sixth grader Veda P. steps up to take her turn dunking Middle School Division Head Karen Tiegel in the water tank.

7. It was a family affair when siblings 11th grader Jaxon J., former student JR, seventh grader Jazper, and fourth grader Skyler May took to the stage to perform at MavFest.

8. Freshmen Mylie M., Pearl Y-L., Soraya J., and Lila P.

9. Freshmen Jack H., Livie P. F., and Frances L.