GRATITUDE
THE PEGASUS SCHOOL PHILANTHROPY REPORT 2019–2020
We are Grateful to You, Our Community We are grateful for your partnership with us in advancing the mission of Pegasus and sharing a commitment to building wings so bright minds can soar. Your support makes a meaningful impact on our school community.
You are an integral part of our story. Thank you.
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Contents 5
Mission / Core Values
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Message from the Head of School
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Message from the Board of Trustees Chair
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Board Committees
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Annual Awards
14 Financials 16
Donor Acknowledgements
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Message from the PTO President
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PTO Board and Slate
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Alumni Association
44 Acknowledgements
Mission The story of Pegasus begins with intellectual curiosity and compassion. We are a vibrant academic community that inspires bright, motivated students to discover and develop their unique gifts. Teachers and students build trusting relationships that foster self-reliance, confidence, and innovative thinking. A Pegasus education equips students to achieve future academic success and make a positive impact on society. This is our Mission.
Core Values Be Kind to Self. Be Kind to Others. Be Kind to Future Self.
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A MESSAGE FROM
Jason Lopez Head of School
Dear Pegasus Community, “Gratitude” might feel like the wrong word when you reflect back on 2020. Even for the luckiest among us, it’s been a year filled with great uncertainty and unexpected challenges. We’ve all been forced into adaptive circumstances, sometimes uncomfortable and usually out of our control. But as is often the case, times of hardship not only deliver important life lessons—resilience, creativity, strength, and fortitude to name a few— but they also reveal the bedrock qualities and institutional values that define us. Pegasus has never been immune from demanding times. Every challenge we’ve endured over our 36 years, however, has only solidified and strengthened our ethos or, as some call it, our “Pegasusness.” We are who we’ve always been—an adaptive institution able to draw from a deep well of flexibility, innovation, institutional intelligence, and talent within our community. This past year, we discovered how deep that well goes.
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Gratitude, therefore, is the perfect lens to reflect back on the past 12 months. I’m more grateful this year than most for having witnessed the power of our community. I’m grateful for our committed faculty, who not only continued to provide an outstanding educational experience, but delivered those lessons with imagination and compassion. Our Teacher Tuck-In program, for example, allowed our youngest scholars to not only appreciate books, but also to feel safe and seen and treasured. Our online Talent Show enabled our students to showcase their gifts centerstage with a much wider audience tuning in from across the country. Our graduation ceremony permitted every graduate more time, space, and individualized attention from their teachers. What separates Pegasus from other schools is our focus not only on the whole child, but every child. Ironically, in many ways, the pandemic allowed us to do that better. And while not always easy, we’ve all once again proved it possible. Thank you to each of you who modified your lives, and your homes, and adapted along with us. Thank you for the time you devoted, the energy you expended, and the funds you donated to make this past year not only survivable, but extraordinary. While many schools simply tread water, waiting for this time to end and life to return to normal, Pegasus embraced the opportunity by trying new teaching techniques, maximizing the benefits of technology, and exploiting the hidden gifts of hardship. We incorporated the outside world—with all its rapid changes—into our everyday lessons. Those
lessons are critical to training 21st century leaders and educating resilient scholars. Diamonds, as we know, only form under pressure. While we can’t control our world, we can control our reaction to it. Pegasus, once again, sought out every opportunity allowing this to be a time of ingenuity, creativity, growth, and empathy. None of this is possible without you and your generous contributions to our community. For all of that, and for each of you, I’m grateful.
Jason Lopez Head of School
A MESSAGE FROM
Brian Cullen Board Chair in delivering it. Parents supported these endeavors at every turn in myriad ways.
Dear Pegasus Community, Almost 200 years ago, British Statesman Benjamin Disraeli observed, “What we anticipate seldom occurs, but what we least expect generally happens.” Ironically, Mr. Lopez and I borrowed Disraeli’s quotation for a presentation this past January. Two months later, the pandemic sent us all out of our offices and classrooms and back into our homes. However unexpected the challenges this past year, Pegasus once again showed its strength and proved its readiness and ability to adapt, pivot, and continue delivering the superb education and socially enriching experiences our students deserve. Last June’s graduation looked a little different from past years, but was no less special and maybe more personal. Our 59 graduating scholars, artists, and athletes advanced to 17 different high schools, each individually cheered on by faculty, administrators, and staff. Students demonstrated their resilience by adapting to a new work environment at home and online. Faculty revealed not only their commitment to our high educational standards, but their creativity
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Our Board, guided by our Strategic Plan, made advancements of our own. Thanks to the generosity of many donors this fall, we unveiled the new, state-of-the-art Science and Technology Building, now home to 14 classrooms, including five active laboratories. We also introduced our Horowitz Family Quad, an essential space in meeting the safety needs of our community as we navigate the pandemic. Corinne Yeager joined our faculty as the School’s Technology Coach, a prescient and essential addition to our community as learning moved online last spring. We continued to support our financial aid program and strengthen the School’s financial position, consistent with our commitment to deliver an unparalleled educational experience to our students while sustaining a strong future for generations to come. Through conservative fiscal management and the generosity of our donors, our endowment continues to remain robust and our financial goals realized. We’re wellpositioned to thrive in the future despite the uncertainties of the past year. These extraordinary achievements in challenging times have been made possible because of the strength of our collective community. On behalf of our Board of Trustees, thank you all who have given your time, donated funds and have continued to believe in Pegasus as we navigated uncertain times. Not only did we meet our perennial goal of graduating another fine class of scholars amidst a global pandemic, but we also successfully completed the largest building project in the
history of the School on time and under budget. We extend our gratitude to Jason Lopez, Head of School, for his steady leadership and strategic adaptability, and our incredible administrative team and talented faculty. Thank you to our team of volunteers, our Board of Trustees, our Committees, and our Parent Teacher Organization for their time and commitment to our School when their expertise, time, and talent were most needed. It’s been an honor and privilege to serve as Board Chair of Pegasus for the past 3 years. Diem Dang has now stepped into this role and, under her qualified leadership along with talented and devoted Trustees, I’m confident Pegasus will continue to succeed in meeting whatever challenges lie ahead, and prosper in the face of change. My time on the Board has reinforced what I knew as a long-time Pegasus parent— because of our incredible community, strong leadership and amazing faculty, there is no better school in Orange County that equips students to achieve future academic success and make a positive impact on society. I wish you all a safe, healthy, and fulfilling 2020-21 school year.
Brian Cullen Board Chair
2019-20 Board and Committees Thank you for your leadership and contributions to The Pegasus School
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Brian Cullen, Board Chair
Mike Mulroy
Jason Lopez
Diem-Trang Dang, Vice Chair
Matt Parlow
Brian Cullen, Chair
Maajed Abahusayn
Susan Perkins
Diem-Trang Dang, Vice Chair
Darin Anderson
Derrek Ransford
Maajed Abahusayn
Reynolds Bish
David Rhoads
Mike Mulroy
Wendy Bush
Atoshi Shorey
Atoshi Shorey
George Cheng
Edi Thimons
Elena Zaretsky
Zach Fischer
Christina Welford
Becky Janda
Elena Zaretsky
Eric Little
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
FACILITIES COMMITTEE
Jason Lopez
Jason Lopez
Atoshi Shorey, Chair
Maajed Abahusayn, Chair
Jen DeGrave
Rene Cogan
Shelbe Christoffersen
Bruce Duncan
Wendy Sugi
Laurie Hammond
Benjamin Jenkins
Nyly Sy
Reynolds Bish
Maureen Barnes
Natasha Berendzen
David Bonaparte
George Cheng
Seung Baik
Sam Esmailian
Wendy Bush
Darin Glasser
Jeanine Chen
Aaron Gurewitz
Ragan Giebels
David Rhoads
Samantha Prohaska
Kristen Perlmutter, Liason
William Rankin
Allen Schreiber
Edi Thimons
EDUCATION COMMITTEE Jason Lopez
Matt Watson
Jason Lopez
Matt Englar-Carlson
Elena Zaretsky, Chair
Becky Janda
Rene Cogan
Matt Parlow
Eric Choy
Patty Seyburn
Ronan Cosgrave
Christina Welford
Grace Hinman
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Susan Perkins
Darin Anderson
Natasha Berendzen*
Mark Lyle
Reynolds Bish*
Chad Plotke
George Cheng*
Heile Poticar
Krystian Cieplucha
David Rhoads*
Sam Esmailian*
Marc Schneider
Darin Glasser*
Allen Schreiber*
Heather Griffin
Atoshi Shorey*
Aaron Gurewitz*
Lisa Strawn
Arash Keissami
Angela Whitten
*Development Committee member
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Mike Mulroy, Chair
Diem Trang-Dang, Chair
ANNUAL FUND AMBASSADORS
Derrek Ransford Pete Spasov
Brian Cullen Eric Little
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Annual Awards Each year, The Pegasus School selects distinguished individuals who have exemplified noteworthy dedication and leadership to the School and Pegasus community. The Hathaway and Sullivan Awards are presented to students; the Trustees’, Founder’s and Spirit Awards are presented to parents, and in some cases, staff.
TRUSTEES’ AWARDS This year, for the very first time, Pegasus celebrated two winners of the Trustees’ Award! The Trustees’ Award acknowledges stewardship at The Pegasus School and was gratefully given to both BRIAN CULLEN, Board Chair, and RENE COGAN, Chief Financial Officer.
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FOUNDER’S AWARD
PTO SPIRIT AWARD
The Founder’s Award is presented in memory of Dr. Laura Hathaway. It recognizes dedication to promoting the welfare of The Pegasus School and inspiring others to reach the same level of commitment. The 2019-20 award was given to NANCY CONKLIN, Director of Admission.
The PTO Spirit Award recognizes a school parent who demonstrates an unselfish commitment by giving of themselves, their services, and their time. The 2019-20 award was given to JANETH ORELLANA.
HATHAWAY AWARD
SULLIVAN AWARD
The Hathaway Award, named after Founder Dr, Laura Hathaway, is presented to an outstanding graduate who has demonstrated excellence and leadership in academics as well as participation in other Pegasus activities. The 2019-20 award was given to REESE MEISTER.
The Sullivan Award, named after John Sullivan, former Lower School Director and Assistant Head of School, is presented to a fifth grader who consistently demonstrates kindness and positive leadership. The award recipient is nominated by classmates. The 2019-20 award was given to CHARLOTTE BURCH.
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2019-20 Financials OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENSES TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE: $15,729,000
2019–20 REVENUE TUITION
2019–20 EXPENSES
ANNUAL FUND
87%
ANNUAL FUND PRIORITIES
6%
GENERAL OPERATIONS
Pegasus-Inspired Curricula
6%
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & EMPLOYEES
FACILITIES PLANT OPERATIONS
81%
6%
Campus Enhancements FINANCIAL AID ENDOWMENT INCOME
2%
AUXILIARY PROGRAMS
5%
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION
5%
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Technology Innovation Student Programs
BANK DEBT FINANCING
2%
100% 58% 88% 100% BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Exceptional Faculty
PEGASUS PARENTS
FACULTY AND STAFF
PEGASUS ADMINISTRATION
Thank you for another outstanding year of giving in support of our educational mission, and for providing exceptional opportunities for our students and faculty. ANNUAL FUND
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
$720,000
$2,512,946
RESTRICTED GIFTS
GALA UNDERWRITING
$43,000
$74,000
Donor Acknowledgements
LEVELS OF GIVING We gratefully acknowledge members of our school community for their generous contributions to the 2019-20 Give to Great Annual Fund campaign. Donors who have contributed five or more consecutive years to the Annual Fund are designated by an (*).
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CHAMPION (50,000+)
Nancy and Michael Mulroy*
Frieden Family*
Sindy and John Murray*
SCHOLAR ($10,000 – $24,999)
Anita and Shyamal Patel –
Mel Bui and Irwin Bautista
Foundation Fund
Bish Family
Kristen and Mark Perlmutter*
Catherine and Craig Boundy
Amy and Derrek Ransford*
Julie and Robert Burch*
Molly and Seth Ring*
The Sumi and Umi Family
Jacki and Gilbert Cisneros, Jr.
Michelle and Erik Choy
Caroline and Elias Sabo
Sung-Hee Suh and Peter Dolotta
Beth and Aaron Cohen
Elena Zaretsky and
Erica and Jerry Fink
Cullen Family*
Marc Schneider*
Jennifer and James Lee*
Diem-Trang Dang*
Atoshi and Suneel Shorey*
Pearson Family
Ashley and Zach Fischer*
Gina and Chad Smith
Julie and Jonathan Tong
Anita Lu and JunHua Gao
Lisa and Peter Spasov*
Kristina and John Trautman
Simina and Todd Gentry
Strawn Family* –
MOTIVATOR
Lisa and Darin Glasser*
Scultura Plastic Surgery
($5,000 – $9,999)
Jaci and Aaron Gurewitz*
Mary and Jaime Trimble
Abahusayn Family*
David Jenkins
Michelle and Glenn Walcott*
Yvonne Yang and Yong Bai
Kessler Family
Aidi Yu and Feng Yang
Deidre and Frank Campbell
Elizabeth and Piljoo Kim*
Bing Duan and Peng Zhang
Meredith and Michael Chandra
Lambert Family
Anonymous (1)
Christine and George Cheng*
Heling Zheng and Ling Lin
Donor Acknowledgements LEARNER
($2,500 – $4,999) Jie and Mark Anderson Charlu Family Ying Zhang and Xuan Chen Sabrina and William Chou Farheen Dam and Ronan Cosgrave Cruise Family Ingeborg and Christian Dahl Tina and John Devir* Lindsay and Craig Dickhout Sam and Farbod Esmailian Amy and Michael Grant Heather and Christian Griffin Prachi and Sachin Gupta Yalan Zheng and Fei He Sarah and Michael Herman Grace Yuan and John Huang Becky and Peter Janda Jacqueline and Stephen Kelley Shirley and Thomas Lee Xiao Ying Feng and Jian Wei Liang Deborah and Chi-Hung Lin* 18
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Maya and Brent Lynn Julie Mathieu and Rene Martel Cindy Chi and Boyd Martin J.J. and Mike McGawn Drew McKeen George and Winn Morales-Claybaugh Yoko and Greg Nagler Amine Nebri and Fazeela Ferouz* Huitzilin Hernandez-O’Brien Andrea and Scott Olson* Rebecca and David Pietsch Brynn Rauth Lisa and David Rhoads* Colleen and James Rivers Polly and Gavin Sacks* Mohini and Vip Soni Edi and Josh Thimons* Ru and Saranga Weerasuriya* Christina and Malcolm Welford* Angela and Jeff Whitten* Jing Yang and Charles Wong Daniela and Curtis Wright
Mingming Fu and Lei Yang
Ellen and Michael Gordon
Plotke Family*
Natalie and Shawn Yeh
Melinda and John Grimes
Clarissa and Heile Poticar
Lu Xue and Haiquan Zhang
Candace Bandoian and
Samantha and David Prohaska*
Anonymous (4)
Shaun Grove
Jessica and William Rankin
BENEFACTOR ($1,001 – $2,499)
Meghna Mittal and Munish Gupta
Sarah and William Rauth
Olivia and Roy Hayashi
Irene and Jameson Sai
Chung Min Lee and Bang Min Ahn
Kartika and Gary Highland
Christina and Paul Shen
Joyce and Robert Aldoroty
Audrey Cheng and Burton Hong
Amy Baghramian and
Jacqueline Tavera-Ardabili and
Margaret Hsu
Shane Shepherd*
Nima Ardabili
Grace and Jason Hwang
Parmis and Jason Shirk
Jamie and Craig Atkins
Patty Huang and Tze Ip*
Ashley and Brendon Shvetz
Bae Family*
Anne and Sam Irvani
Maureen and Michael Singh*
Shilpa and Jignesh Bhatt
Lisa and Benjamin Jack
Elaheh Bozorgzadeh and
Steve Weston
Jeff Byer*
Laila and Payam Jahangiri
Deepanjan Mitra
Laurie Wilson
Danielle and Rick Chan
Chinyee and Andrew Keyoung*
Amanda and Ronald Moy
Rachel and Edward Wong
Cindy Tang and Steven Chen
Monica Suh and Ted Kim
Kelly Jin and Anthony Ngo
Yanqing Wu and Xueming Yang
Jeanine and Terry Chen*
Joyce and John Lee*
Tammy Ngo and Ron Nguyen
Andy Yang and Tracy Chang
Terra and Adam Chez
Terry and Robert Lee
Lynn To and Tien Nguyen
Jenny Zhou and Jian Yu
Doris and Jason Choi
Yanyan Liu and Jie Li
Deborah and Mark Osgood
Jinny and Edward Yun*
Wende Zomnir and Douglas Collier
Lyle Family*
Susan and Toby Page*
Jessie Hou and Peng Zhang
Neeti and Sandeep Dang
Ann Yan and Ken Ma
Matt Parlow and Janie Kim
Lin Wang and Zhilong Zhou
Jerrit and Brian Deephouse*
Lisa and Joshua Matlaf
Newton Pham
Wendy Guo and Jim Zhu
Anjali and Shaunak Desai*
Tatjana and Brian Mitchell
Sanam Esmaili and
Anonymous (8)
Rachel and Kent Dunnington
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Donor Acknowledgements FRIEND (up to $1,000)
Lisa and Brad Calvin*
Della Dufau
Cori Juncker
Ginny and Gary Allhusen
Remy and Jason Carl*
Alison and Matt Englar-Carlson
Sonia Kaiser
Michelle Carr*
Chressa Fancher
Keissami Family
Tara Casey
Flesher Family
Amy Kennedy
Jan and Greg Catanzano*
Julie and Rick Flores
Jolie and Joseph Kessel
Laura Cavener
Ann-Marie Furgeson*
Amita Sheth and Devesh Khare
Leila and Douglas Cesario
Mimi and Jacob Gonzales
Jennifer Klopstock
Qiong and Wei-Shine Chien
Keri and Chad Gorsage*
Berendzen Family
Jessica Chiles
Tal Peles-Gray and Kevin Gray*
Jane Curtis and Mark Krugman
Constance Yamaguchi and
Jennifer and Brian Green*
Lori and Jaime Kunze-Thibeau
Andrew Choy*
Allyson Grimes*
Kurzweil Family
Karen Clarke
Laurie Hammond
Jessica Kyle*
Rene and Gary Cogan*
Stacie and David Hancock
Stephanie Kyle
Nancy Conklin*
Sue and Ken Harrison*
Lambert Family
Pam Conti
Cari and Keith Head
Nancy and Stuart Larimer*
Jennifer Cook
Sarah and Guy Hebert*
Milton and Ella Lau
Nadeane Cooper*
Ivette Hermann
Patty Seyburn and Eric Little*
Costa Family
Rana and Tony Hon
Jil Llewellyn
BJ Crabtree
Erin and Adam Horowitz
Christine Lopez
Kathy DeBest
Karen and Charles Hurst*
Pernille and Jason Lopez*
Sandy Deering*
Sarah Hurwitz*
Melanie Tioleco-Cheng and
Jennifer DeGrave and
Trevor Ickes
Scott Malabarba*
Robert Fulton
Joanne Jareb
Nicole Marino
Kristen Diehl
Benjamin Jenkins*
Myrtle and Forrest Almquist Julie Alweheiby Lori and Darin Anderson* Marni and Christopher Avery Vanessa and Seung Baik Kelly and Kevin Barlow* Seth Bartels Terri Basile Brooke Baum Lisa and Gary Berman Bettios Family Johna Bogue* Ruba Bohsali Jennifer and David Bonaparte Sandra Boston Katie and Layton Bowles Kristen Brady* Jessica Brennan Christine and Dustan Bridges* Megan Briggs Wendy and Joseph Bush* 20 THE PEGASUS SCHOOL
Evelis De Garmo and
Terry and Dave Reed
Philip Marshall
Alex Rios
Shalini Mattina*
Nicole Roady
Carin and Douglas Meister*
Kyra Sandstrom
Carolyn Miller*
Kim Saunders
Jaimie Moore
Jacqueline and William
Hayden Morris
Schenquerman
Jennifer Mumm
Lisa Segarra
Donna and Douglas Neff
Julie and Asad Shah
Christina Ngo
Danqing Shen and Yiyi Shi
Gina Truong and Thanh Nguyen
Audrey Sienko
Jennifer and Bryan Oh
Jo-Ann and Aaron Sloman
Victoria Olivadoti*
Margie and Andrew Spear
Christine Olson*
Joy Sprimont
Janeth and Victor Orellana*
Janice Stammen
Harley Owens
Meggen and Ray Stockstill
Dana Paterson
Kathy and Bruce Stuart
Pelton Family
Wendy Sugi*
Mimi Mar and Anthony Perri
Audrey Kim-Swiger and
Lindsay Petralia
James Swiger*
Petreszyn Family
Nyly and Melvin Sy*
Pettis Family*
Karen and John Tallichet
Mai-Khanh Tran and Mike Phi
Kara Noone and Christopher Taylor
Michael Pourciau
Chris Thach
Thiel Family
Jennifer Wheeler
Coral Throckmorton
Nancy Wilder*
Julie and Delson Ting*
Janell and Patrick Wilkison
Ben Tran
Cheryl Wilson
Tracy and Jory Twist
Lisa Yamasaki
Stephanie Veravanich
Shuyong Chen and Hai Yang
Teresa Vicuna
Corrine Yeager
Vogel Family*
Erica Chang and Tom Yeh
Shelly Ward*
Kelli Young*
Julie Warren*
Sandra and David Young
Michael Weiner
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Donor Acknowledgements FACULTY AND STAFF
Julie Alweheiby
Kathy DeBest
Stephanie Kyle
Kim Saunders
We are very grateful to Pegasus faculty, staff, and administrators for their dedication to our students and community. A special thank you to the following, who generously offered above-and-beyond support in 201920 through their contributions to the Annual Fund.
Kelly Barlow
Sandy Deering
Rebecca Lambert
Lisa Segarra
Seth Bartels
Jennifer DeGrave
Nancy Larimer
Audrey Sienko
Terri Basile
Kristen Diehl
Jill Llewellyn
Joy Sprimont
Brooke Baum
Della Dufau
Christine Lopez
Janice Stammen
Johna Bogue
Alison Englar-Carlson
Jason Lopez
Wendy Sugi
Ruba Bohsali
Chressa Fancher
Nicole Marino
James Swiger
Sandra Boston
Ann-Marie Furgeson
Shalini Mattina
Nyly Sy
Kristen Brady
Keri Gorsage
Carin Meister
Chris Thach
Jessica Brennan
Jennifer Green
Carolyn Miller
Josh Thimons
Chrissy Bridges
Allyson Grimes
Jaimie Moore
Coral Throckmorton
Dustan Bridges
Laurie Hammond
Hayden Morris
Ben Tran
Megan Briggs
Sarah Hebert
Jennifer Mumm
Stephanie Veravanich
Julie Burch
Ivette Hermann
Christina Ngo
Teresa Vicuna
Lisa Calvin
Karen Hurst
Victoria Olivadoti
Shelly Ward
Remy Carl
Sarah Hurwitz
Christine Olson
Julie Warren
Michelle Carr
Trevor Ickes
Harley Owens
Michael Weiner
Tara Casey
Joanne Jareb
Dana Paterson
Jennifer Wheeler
Laura Cavener
Benjamin Jenkins
Lindsay Petralia
Nancy Wilder
Rene Cogan
Cori Juncker
Katilyn Petreszyn
Cheryl Wilson
Nancy Conklin
Amy Kennedy
Michael Pourciau
Lisa Yamasaki
Pam Conti
Jennifer Klopstock
Dave Reed
Corrine Yeager
Nadeane Cooper
Jamie Kunze-Thibeau
Nicole Roady
Kelli Young
BJ Crabtree
Jessica Kyle
Kyra Sandstrom
Anonymous (1)
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ALUMNI AND ALUMNI FAMILIES
GRANDPARENTS
We are truly thankful to Pegasus alumni and alumni families who continue to contribute to the Annual Fund. Their support of today’s teachers and students demonstrates a commitment to the school that is deeply valued by our entire community.
We are especially thankful for the support The Pegasus School received in 2019-20 from our students’ grandparents. Their gifts reflect an appreciation for the experiences Pegasus has given each of their families.
Ginny and Gary Allhusen
Jane Curtis and Mark Krugman
Pegasus GrandGivers who contributed $500 or more to Give to Great are recognized with an asterisk (*).
Myrtle and Forrest Almquist
Lisa and Peter Kurzweil
Ella and Milton Lau
Meggen and Ray Stockstill
Lori and Darin Anderson
Patty Seyburn and Eric Little
Rebecca and David Pietsch*
Laurie Wilson*
Lorraine and Christos Bettios
Donna and Douglas Neff
Linda and William Rauth*
Wendy and JB Bush
Susan and Toby Page
Constance Yamaguchi and
Mimi Mar and Anthony Perri
Andrew Choy
Alex Rios
Karen Clarke
Kathy and Bruce Stuart
Teresa and Brian Cullen
Karen and John Tallichet
Ellen and Michael Gordon
Kathleen Lynch and David Vogel
Stacie and David Hancock
Steve Weston
Sue and Ken Harrison
Anonymous (1)
Karen and Charles Hurst
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Capital Campaign
T
hroughout the 2019-20 school year, The Pegasus School was home to a major construction and renovation effort. However, this dream took flight long before, with careful planning by the Head of School, Board of Directors and a capital campaign committee. The top priority of our school’s master plan has been the newly-opened Science and Technology Center — not only for these two subjects but also added learning space long needed for middle school students and foreign language. Additionally, the Horowitz Family Quad provides students with more outdoor space to learn, socialize or as a respite from the day’s activity. Moreover, Frieden Family Middle School has been renovated, and our sixth- and seventh-grade students have gained optimal learning space with the expansion of classrooms. Now, for the first time in 20 years, the Pegasus campus has been updated with new and refreshed spaces. Over 140 of our current and alumni families generously supported this notable project. It is remarkable to have such a giving community of individuals who not only seek to better their own child(ren)’s education, but for the generations of Pegasus students to follow. This supportive nature speaks to founder Dr. Laura Hathaway’s ideology for the school she envisioned — helping our students build wings to soar.
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CONSTRUCTION OF RESTRUCTURED PARKING LOT AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
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Capital Campaign
We are grateful to the Pegasus community members who contributed to our school’s first capital campaign in twenty years: Roots To Grow, Wings To Soar. Many campaign commitments are multi-year pledges, and the donors listed below are those who made payments or a onetime gift during the 2019-20 school year.
Maajed and Tahaane Abahusayn
Joseph and Jolie Kessel
Laura and Gary Roth
Darin, Lori, Luke and Aubrie Anderson
Kessler Family
Elena and Marc Schneider
Atkins Family
Andrew and Chinyee Keyoung
The Schreiber Family
Craig and Catherine Boundy
Michael and Cheryl Laven
The Seidner Family Classroom
Cary and Angela Bren
Bach Le and Nancie Pham
Shideh and David Shayansmith
Robert and Julie Burch
John and Joyce Lee
The Shepherd and
JB and Wendy Bush
Robert and Terry Lee
Baghramian Families
Frank and Deidre Campbell
Xiao Ying Feng and Jian Wei Liang
The Shorey Family
Rick and Danielle Chan
Eric R. Little and Patty Seyburn-Little
Keni and Izzy Silva
George and Christine Cheng
Pernille and Jason Lopez –
Chad and Gina Smith
Erik and Michelle Choy
The Bravo Foundation
Peter and Lisa Spasov
Aaron and Beth Cohen
The Matthews Family
The Strawn Family &
Ana and Frank Cote
Mike and J.J. McGawn
Scultura Plastic Surgery
Diem-Trang Dang
Shaurya and Maira Mittal
John and Karen Tallichet
Anjali and Shaunak Desai
The Morales-Claybaugh Family
Thimons Family
Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation
Michael and Nancy Mulroy
Julie and Delson Ting
The Esmailian Family
The Murray Family
The Trautman Family
Frieden Family
Dr. and Mrs. Najafi
The Walcott Family
The Gandara Family
Matt Parlow and Janie Kim
Matthew and Shea Watson
The Glasser Family
Shyamal and Anita Patel
Ru and Saranga Weerasuriya
Tal Peles-Gray and Kevin Gray
Dan and Sandra Perlmutter
The Whitten Family
Tingting Hu and Huilin Han
Kristen and Mark Perlmutter Family
The Whitton Family
Horowitz Family
The Petrie Family
Michael and Lauren Wong
Tze Ip and Patty Huang
The Prohaska Family
Andy and Tracy Yang
Karen and Steven Jaffe
David and Farah Rains
Shawn and Natalie Yeh
The Janda Family
Will and Jessica Rankin
Haiquan and Lu Zhang
Keith and Sara Jarrett
The Ransford Family
Ying Zhang
The Karahalios Family
Robert and Rebecca Riedl
Anonymous (4)
Dan and Lisa Kassel
James and Colleen Rivers 2019–20 PHILANTHROPY REPORT
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Donor Acknowledgements Oltmans Construction Co.
Matlaf Family
Petrie Family
J.J. and Mike McGawn
Sabo Family
Murray Family
Samir & Marmar Sikka Family Fund
Kristen and Mark Perlmutter
Lisa and Peter Spasov
Ransford Family
Julie and Delson Ting
Rhoads Family
COBALT ($5,000+)
Torkzadeh Family
Elena Zaretsky and Marc Schneider
Burton Hong and Audrey Cheng
Van Dusen Family
Unnati Patel and Danny Seth
GALA UNDERWRITERS
Gilbert and Jacki Cisneros
Weerasuriya Family
Atoshi and Suneel Shorey
In 2020, our annual Gala was cancelled due to COVID-19. We are truly grateful to the following Underwriters for maintaining their support of Pegasus.
Andrew Davidoff
Jing Yang and Charles Wong
Trautman Family
Xueming Yang and Yanqing Wu
TURQUOISE (UP TO $999)
Westling & Associates
Xuan Chen and Ying Zhang
Construction Management
Wendy Guo and Jim Zhu
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INDIGO ($2,000+)
Anonymous (1)
Abahusayn Family
CERULEAN ($1,000+)
Bish Family
Joyce and Robert Aldoroty
Catherine and Craig Boundy
Cary and Angela Bren
Michelle Armond and
Cruise Family
Alexander Ihler
Diem Dang
Kiani Family
Nancie Pham and Bach Le
Elizabeth and PJ Kim
Julie Mathieu and Rene Martel
Elle and Ali Najafi
Cindy and Boyd Martin
Amine Nebri and Fazeela Ferouz Jen DeGrave and Robert Fulton Benjamin Jenkins Swiger Family
Donor Acknowledgements RESTRICTED GIVING
Apple, Inc.
The Pimco Foundation
The following donors supported a program of special interest to their families and in agreement with our school’s mission and purpose. Thank you for your generosity.
– Lisa and Benjamin Jack
– Meredith and Michael Chandra
Bank of America Foundation
– Tina and John Devir
– Mel Bui and Irwin Bautista
– Sung-Hee Suh and
The Boeing Company
Peter Dolotta
– Sharon and Mark Goldhamer
– Meghna and Munish Gupta
– Tal Peles-Gray and Kevin Gray
– Shveta Goel and Mohit Mittal
FLIR
– Leigh and Chad Plotke
GIFTS IN KIND
– Yoko and Greg Nagler
– Sundae and Matthew Zehner
In-kind donations are contributions of goods or services, made in agreement with our school’s mission and purpose and at the request of school leadership. Thank you for your support.
Goldman, Sachs, & Co.
Wells Fargo Corporation
– Sarah and Michael Herman
– Mary Gillany
– Colleen and James Rivers
– Jeanine and Allen Schreiber
Lily and Tony Hsu Lindsay and Harold Novey
Anonymous (2)
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MATCHING GIFTS Corporations with matching gift programs will match contributions to The Pegasus School. These programs enable us to receive increased financial support while also encouraging employees to engage in philanthropy. The following list recognizes the individuals and corporations who have supported Pegasus through matching gift programs.
– Laura and Gary Roth Google – Amy and Michael Grant – Atoshi and Suneel Shorey – Julie and Delson Ting Netflix – Doris and Jason Choi Morgan Stanley – Kara Noone and Christopher Taylor
Donor Acknowledgements FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS
Club Nails, Inc.
Jatain Foundation
– Lana Phan and Tommy Pham
– Christine and George Cheng
Foundations and corporate giving programs receive many requests from charitable organizations. We are most grateful to those who fund elementary education and especially to the following who made grants to our school during the 2019-20 school year. We also appreciate the assistance that our Pegasus families provided in order for us to secure these gifts.
Dolotta Family
Jerome A. Fink Foundation
Charitable Foundation
– Erica and Jerry Fink
– Sung-Hee Suh and
Jewish Community Foundation
Peter Dolotta
– Karen and Steven Jaffe
Elyse Walker
Morgan Stanley
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
– Kara Noone and
– Danielle and Rick Chan
Christopher Taylor
– Beth and Aaron Cohen
Oltmans Construction Co.
– Andrew Davidoff
Orange County
– Jeff Frieden
Community Foundation
A & J Global Investment –
– Kartika and Gary Highland
– Erin and Adam Horowitz
Upland, LP
– Ella and Milton Lau
– Anita and Shyamal Patel
– Aidi Yu and Feng Yang
– Pernille and Jason Lopez
Pacific Life Foundation
AmazonSmile Foundation
– Rebecca and David Pietsch
– Jan and Greg Catanzano
Asar Legacy
– Jessica and William Rankin
– Jennifer Cook
– Julie and Jonathan Tong
– Molly and Seth Ring
– Audrey Cheng and Burton Hong
Bank of America
– Yoko and Greg Nagler
– Mel Bui and Irwin Bautista
– Atoshi and Suneel Shorey
Pulmonary Care & Sleep Associates
Bank of America
– Julie and Delson Ting
– Diem-Trang Dang
Charitable Gift Fund
Harbour Dental
The Rivers Family Charitable Fund
– Gina and Chad Smith
– Kelly Jin and Anthony Ngo
– Colleen and James River
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Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving – Ashley and Brendon Shvetz – Marmar and Samir Sikka Scooter’s Italian Ice Scultura Plastic Surgery – Lisa and Brad Strawn Think Ink Marketing and Direct Mail – Lindsay and Craig Dickhout TSW – Colleen Kelly and Terence Scheckter United Way of Orange County – Lisa and Robert Lambert – Jacqueline and Stephen Kelley The Watson Family Foundation No.2 – Shea and Matt Waston
Donor Acknowledgements THE PEGASUS CIRCLE
VISIONARY (1,000,000+)
Diem-Trang Dang
Smith Walker Foundation
The Pegasus Circle is designed to extend appreciation for and recognition to annual giving and special campaign contributors whose cumulative lifetime giving totals $50,000 or more. These donors’ ongoing financial commitments make a lasting impact on our school.
The Frieden Family
Amy and Bill De Leon
Kathy and Bruce Stuart
Anonymous (1)
Dwight Decker
Kyle and David Team
LEADER ($500,000 – $999,999)
Ellen and Michael Gordon
Edi and Josh Thimons
Sonja and Donald Grant
Michelle and Glenn Walcott
The Bish Family
Merry and John Hagestad
Weingart Foundation
Robert A. Elliott Family
Kylie Schuyler and Doug Hodge
SUSTAINER ($250,000 – $499,999)
Cheryl and Brent Holden
ADVOCATE ($50,000 – $99,999)
Rosemarie and Steve Johnson
Tahaane and Maajed Abahusayn
Argyros Family Foundation
Don and Susan Kang
Gwenn and Don Abrams
Debi and Mike Bolen
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ginny and Gary Allhusen
Diane and Jim Connelly
Lisa and Dan Kassel
Jamie and Craig Atkins
Jamie and Mohamed El-Erian
The Kremer Foundation
Sandra and Donald Ayres III
The Fischer Family
Jennifer and James Lee
Tara and Bill Balfour
Eiko and Sudi Mariappa
Lucie and Geoff Moore
Nina and Hartford Beitman
Suzan and Richard Paek
Nancy and Michael Mulroy
Darlene and Eric Brandt
Marion and Roger Palley
Sindy and John Murray
Julie and Robert Burch
Coco and Foster Stanback
Donna and Doug Neff
Sabrina and Mark Callin
Anonymous (1)
Milan Panic Jr. Foundation
Kelly and James Chambliss
COLLEAGUE ($100,000 – $249,999)
Rebecca and Robert Riedl
Christine and George Cheng
Elena Zaretsky and Marc Schneider
Ellen and James Chiboucas
Catherine and Craig Boundy
Jeanine and Allen Schreiber
Teresa and Brian Cullen
Deidre and Frank Campbell
Leslie and David Seidner
Ann and Mark Danner
Samantha and Jonson Chen
Sence Foundation
The Davidoff Family
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Tina and John Devir
Maureen and Phil Ramer
Andra and Thomas Ellingson
Lisa and David Rhoads
Kathy and Tom Ferry
Molly and Seth Ring
Erica and Jerry Fink
Kimberly and Mike Robertson
Renee and John Gregg
Laura and Tom Sherlock
Jaci and Aaron Gurewitz
Atoshi and Suneel Shorey
Gail and Edward Haft
Lisa and Peter Spasov
Erin and Adam Horowitz
Robyn and David Stauffer
David Jenkins
Tina and Kevin Sung
Angie and George Karahalios
Keri and Rod Trujillo
Nanette and Mark Kehke
Shea and Matt Watson
Elizabeth and PJ Kim
Saranga and Ru Weerasuriya
Cheryl and Michael Laven
Christina and Malcolm Welford
Cheryl and Jim Lewis
Val and Robert Zwerling
Wendy and Matt Matthews Michele and Richared McNeil Suzanne and Norman Metcalfe Shveta Goel and Mohit Mittal Bianca and David Mossman Elle and Ali Najafi Lourdes and Ted Nark Lisa and Scott Niedermayer Kristen and Mark Perlmutter Bano and Bob Pozin 2019–20 PHILANTHROPY REPORT
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Donor Acknowledgements EIGHTH-GRADE GIFT Thank you to the generosity of the Class of 2020 who contributed to the beautification of the new Horowitz Family Quad with a centerpiece tree. Kainani Bogart
Carter Lee
Riley Bridges
Chloe Lee
Violet Burnham
Jaclynn Lee
Jaden Chen
Samantha Lee
Trevon Chen
Katerina Malabarba
Cruz Collier
David Marshall
Sina Emtiaz
Brady McGawn
Eric Feng
Reese Meister
Pierce Harvey
Cameryn Nakamura
Elizabeth Janda
Ishaan Sharma
Charles Jeter
Ava Schreiber
Aaron Joshi
Luca Shakoori
Daniel Joshi
Meredith Starkenburg
Noah Joshi
Sophia Sun
Catherine Kawabe
Josten Twist
Claire Kim
Lauren Walcott
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A MESSAGE FROM
Becky Janda PTO President our children continued their school year and maintained connections. We showered them with treats, virtual flowers and notes, and an amazing video entitled Together We Can, Because of You. We couldn’t physically see the faculty and staff, but we hoped they felt the love and gratitude the community had for them.
Dear Pegasus Community, The PTO spent 2019-2020 hard at work to realize our mission of encouraging parent involvement, bringing Pegasus families and staff together and enhancing teacher curriculum to have maximum impact on student learning. We are filled with gratitude for the families that engage so enthusiastically for our school and for the school that supports us and partners with us to maintain and strengthen the Pegasus community. Our year started in full swing, bringing the community together at our Fall Parent Parties and First Day Social. Our volunteers jumped right in by helping to show our unending gratitude for our faculty and staff through monthly PEG LOVE events. As we are so grateful for all that we have, the Pegasus community came together monthly to help those in need. The students made over 100 blankets during RUN.GIVE.SERVE. that were ultimately given to those experiencing homelessness! We extended our community when we invited our grandparents and special friends to join us for a morning of treats, music and fun. We became even more grateful for our community and school as midMarch rolled around. Gone were the days of in-person events. The PTO adjusted and turned our attention to making sure the faculty and staff knew how much we appreciated everything they were doing to ensure 38 THE PEGASUS SCHOOL
All of this was done with support and collaboration with the school administration. We are grateful for this relationship. We share many of the same goals and are able to work together to ensure success. This was exemplified when the PTO and school collaborated to bring Michele Borba to our school as a part of PEGtalks. This success was achieved due to our collaboration. The PTO and Middle School were in the process of planning an all new SPRING.SERVE. event that gave the middle schoolers the lead in educating those in lower school about a need in the community and doing something to help. And all of the PTO programs are funded by the Give to Great Annual Fund. I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being a part of the Pegasus community. Thank you for being involved with the PTO and by supporting the PTO with your time and contributions to the Annual Fund. Thank you to those that embraced a program and made it happen. Thank you to the many volunteers that made things happen behind the scenes. We wouldn’t be what we are without you. We are so grateful for all of you. Thank you for making all of this possible,
Becky Janda 2019-2020 PTO President
2019-20 Parent Teacher Organization Thank you for your time and talent PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD Becky Janda, President
Tahaane Abahusayn, V.P. of Governance
Kristen Perlmutter, Vice President
Sandy Young, Middle School Liaison
Sindy Murray, V.P. Communications
Joyce Lee, Room Parent Coordinator
Jen Pettis, V.P. Marketing
Cari Head, Treasurer
Meredith Chandra, V.P Events
Angela Whitten, Secretary
Farheen Dam, V.P. Community Service
Carin Meister, Teacher Representative
Anjali Desai, V.P. of Volunteers
Jason Lopez, Head of School
Shellie Nguyen, V.P. Ways & Means
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PTO SLATE Erica Chang Yeh, Back to School Faculty Breakfast Coordinator Neeti Dang/Ekta Punia/Neena Sharma,
Back to School Faculty Luncheon Coordinators
Megan Honary/Amy Ransford, Emergency & Safety Coordinators Julie Burch/Terry Lee, End of Year Celebration Coordinators Tina Gancar/Andrea Olson, Fall Parent Parties Coordinators Nancy Adham/Ambreen Qamar, First Day Social Coordinators Deidre Campbell/Anita Patel, Grandparents/Special Friends Day Kristin Brown/Shellie Nguyen,
Merchandise/Pop-Up Store Coordinators
Lisa Jeppe/Jessica Whitton, Lost & Found Coordinators Leila Cesario/Sharlene Grover, PEGtalks Coordinators PEGpresents Committee, PTO Executive Committee Carin Meister, Teacher Representative Shveta Goel/Sam Esmaili Pirghibi, PTO Luncheon Coordinators RUN.GIVE.SERVE.
Julie Shah/Cari Thiel/Daniela Wright, RUN. Coordinators
Farheen Dam/Marmar Sikka, SERVE. (Fall/Spring) Coordinators
Colleen Kelly/Molly Ring, Teacher & Staff Birthdays Kate Boundy/JJ McGawn/Cathy Rink/Julie Walraven,
Wish List Facilitators
Mimi Gonzales/Nour Kasm, PEG LOVE Coordinators
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Alumni Association CLASS OF 2020 HIGH SCHOOL MATRICULATION Cate School
JSerra Catholic High School
Orange County School of the Arts
Troy Tech
Crean Lutheran
Mater Dei High School
Pacifica Christian
Tarbut V’Torah
Dawson School
Middle College High School
Sage Hill School
Fountain Valley High School
Newport Harbor
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
Huntington Beach High School
Ocean View High School
The Thacher School
CLASS OF 2016 COLLEGE MATRICULATION Baylor University
Davidson College
Purdue University
University of California,
Boston College
Duke University
Rhode Island School of Design
Santa Barbara
Boston University
Fullerton College
Rose-Hulman Institute
University of California, San Diego
Brandeis University
Loyola Marymount University
of Technology
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
California State University,
Occidental College
Southern Methodist University
University of Miami
Long Beach
Orange Coast College
Stanford University
University of Michigan
California Polytechnic
Massachusetts Institute
Syracuse University
University of Pennsylvania
State University
of Technology
The Ohio State University
University of Southern California
Carnegie Mellon University
Northwestern University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chapman University
NYU Stern School of Business
University of California,
Wake Forest University
Clemson University
Pitzer College
Los Angeles
Washington University
Colorado State University
Princeton University
University of California, Riverside
William & Mary
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ALUMNI VISIT. Last March, a group of alumni advisors from the Class of 2016 returned to campus to speak to our eighth graders.
ALUMNI VISIT. Miya Stauss ’16, Ashley Sung ’16, Daniel Sherlock ’17 and Jonathan A. ’17 volunteered as ambassadors last fall to promote Sage Hill School to our eighth graders.
ALUMNI VISIT. Lauren Sognefest ’18 visited Pegasus and scored a Words Words Words packet from Mrs. Wilder!
ALUMNI VISIT. Jake Nadelman ’16 stopped by campus in January to visit a few of his former teachers, including Mrs. Wilder, Mrs. Bridges and Mr. Bridges.
ALUMNI IN HIGH SCHOOL THEATER. Last October, alumnae Cambria McKeen ’17, Caroline Kawabe ’17, Emma Rowden ’19 and Ruby Pettis ’19 performed in Mater Dei’s theater production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
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Acknowledgements 2019-20 ADMINISTRATION
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Jason Lopez, Head of School
Association of Independent School
Rene Cogan, Chief Financial Officer
Admission Professionals
Nancy Conklin, Director of Admission
Association for Supervision of Curriculum
Jennifer DeGrave, Director of Advancement
and Development
Jennifer Green, Lower School Director
California Association of Independent Schools
Michael Pourciau, Office Manager
California Association for Gifted
James Swiger, Middle School Director
California Business Officers Association
Nyly Sy, Director of Technology
Council for Ethical and Spiritual Development
Kelli Young, Director of Human Resources
Educational Records Bureau
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Enrollment Management Association
Shalini Mattina, Communications, Design and Website Specialist
PHOTO CREDITS George Cheng Rick Davitt Office of Advancement Pegasus PTO
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National Association for Education of Young Children National Association for Gifted National Association of Independent Schools National Business Officers Association Orange County Forum Pacific Basin Consortium
THE PEGASUS SCHOOL 2019-20 ANNUAL REPORT gratefully acknowledges donors who made gifts between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. We have made every effort to spell names correctly and print accurate information. If any errors or omissions are noted, we apologize and ask that you notify the Office of Advancement so that our records may be corrected. The Pegasus School admits students of any race, color, religion, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, age, national and ethnic origin, or physical challenge in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or its athletic or other School administered programs.
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