2016-2017 Report of Giving

IGNITING THE SPARK Premiere highlights record-setting year of philanthropy | p. 30

2016 - 2017 REPORT OF GIVING

ACING THEIR OPPORTUNITY GIRLS’ GOLF WINS BACK-TO-BACK TITLES (AND MAKES HISTORY IN THE PROCESS...) | P. 11

VOLUME 3 ISSUE 2

Contents —

03 from the head of school 04 leadership at prairie 05 from the chairman 06 giving honor roll 12 from the prairie fund chair 17 donor profile: joe ’80 and nancy veranth 25 2016-2017 financials 28 alumni notes 30 premiere 2017 recap:

terie carpenter - inspiration award sue cook - imogene p. johnson award

36 faculty notes 38 the class of 2017: discovering their purpose 41 donor profile: jill osiecki 42 in memoriam

DONOR RECOGNITION 06 contributions by giving level 13 the prairie fund 18 the jack mitchell society 20 parents 21 grandparents 23 alumni 24 faculty 26 20th annual golf classic & dinner 33 prairie premiere 2017

CONTRIBUTORS Editor: Brendan J. O’Brien Designer: Austin D. Gundlach Photographers: Jeff Wilson/Varitay Studios Jeffrey David/Gravidee Design Jill Gentile Authors: 2 | prairieschool.com Callie Atanasoff

Darryl Babu ’88

Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D.

Imogene P. Johnson Brendan J. O’Brien Aliya Pitts

Last fall, the 7/8 Players presented three nights of Roald Dahl’s Willie Wonka JR. in the Mitchell Theater, delighting crowds with the familiar story of the enigmatic candy manufacturer. Michael Engstrom, center, played Wonka, while Alexander Raskin, Andrew Schaefer, Rita Zambrano, Lia Artsy, and Wyatt Knoell played the golden ticket winners.

From the Head of School —

Dear Prairie Families: At Prairie, it can seem as though growth is a foregone conclusion, as students progress through each grade level, grow older, and reach ever-increasing levels of knowledge and skills. But truly strategic growth is achieved through deliberate, consistent, and enthusiastic support from every constituency within our community. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Prairie has been fortunate to achieve record growth in our fundraising this past year, which has allowed us to enhance our curriculum, campus, and student experience in ways that will make the upcoming school year our most successful yet.

“Prairie has been fortunate to achieve record growth in our fundraising this past year, which has allowed us to enhance our curriculum, campus, and student experience in ways that will make the upcoming year our most successful yet.”

Growth is visible in nearly every corner of our campus. In Early School, we completed an extensive renovation this summer to create space for a third classroom of ES students. The result of overwhelming demand for our program, this new room allowed us to welcome another sixteen students to campus this fall. In Middle School, the addition of a Courage Retreat to our beginning-of-year experiences (grades 5-6 at Camp Timber-lee and 9-12 at Camp Manito-wish) provided our 7th and 8th graders time to develop their capacity for compassion, empathy, understanding, and leadership. This fall, we also added two new faculty positions one in visual arts and one in humanities––as well as a full-time school psychologist.

We also launched several new courses, including Advanced Economics and AP Physics B/C. This fall also marked Prairie’s entry into the Malone Schools Online Network (MSON), which offers real-time seminar courses such as Ancient Greek, Medical Bioethics, and Philosophy in Pop Culture with students and teachers from our Malone partner schools across the country. Our faculty continues to grow by eagerly seeking out enrichment and development opportunities. From Callie Atanasoff (Admission) participating in Leadership Racine, to Crystal Vesperman (US Math) presenting at the Wisconsins Mathematics Council, to Jessica Johnson (Art) and Meagan Moore (MS Social Studies) earning Master’s Degrees, I found myself continually awed over the summer while talking with faculty members committed to becoming even better educators. Their accomplishments were many, and I hope you will take the time to read all about them in the Faculty Notes section (p. 36).

None of these new opportunities are possible without a strong foundation of support. Our identity comes not only from Prairie’s history in this community, but from those who surround and encourage the school: faculty, students, alumni, and current and former parents. All of you are an important part of Prairie. Our successes are your successes, and I appreciate your commitment and support. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. Head of School & President

Leadership at Prairie —

2017-18 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2017-18 ADVISORS TO THE BOARD

John Batten ’83 Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. – Head of School & President Susan Cook Joe Fallico Richard Fiegel Robert Henzel – Secretary Dave Johnson Imogene Johnson – Chairman Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 – Vice Chairman Steven Joost – Assistant Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Christine Shields Kann Brian Ketterer Gregory Mueller Pat Penman John Rowland II ’75 Richard Ruffo ’83 Christopher Ruud ’89 Shakila Shimp ’86 Joe Veranth ’80 – Treasurer Lisa Wolf, M.D.

Jenny Antonneau Larsen Darryl Babu ’88 Shay Borzynski ’00 Kevin Cookman Christin Gould Amy Karegeannes ’95 Lyndsay Knoell Jim Ladwig Julie Lang Jim Lynott Jimi Michalscheck Jill Osiecki Chantil Ruud

2017-18 SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. Head of School & President Everett McKinney Associate Head of School & Upper School Head Steven Joost Assistant Head of School for Finance – CFO/COO Aliya Pitts Assistant Head of School for Community Relations Kathryn Boero Primary School Head & COMPASS Team Director Bonnie Benes Middle School Head Lisa Koleske, SHRM-CP Director of Human Resources

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Letter from the Chairman —

Dear Friends, From Prairie’s earliest days, our 8th graders have taken a class trip to Washington, D.C., marking the end of their Middle School careers. This curriculum-based trip, coming on the heels of their study of US history, is particularly anticipated by the students, who prepare for it all year long. At their commencement in May, I noted the level of anticipation was particularly high as they looked forward to their adventure, departing the following week. By no means a vacation, the weeklong itinerary is rigorous, including visits to museums, memorials, monuments, art galleries, and more.

“Here at The Prairie School, we are adrenaline makers. It is our responsibility — our duty — to afford our students opportunities to discover what energizes them and free them to go after it.”

One of the highlights of the trip is a stop at NASA’s Air and Space Museum. The Spirit of St. Louis, piloted by Charles Lindbergh in his famous trans-Atlantic flight, is on display there. Lindbergh is quoted as saying: “It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.”

Here at The Prairie School, we are adrenaline makers. It is our responsibility — our duty — to afford our students opportunities to discover what energizes them and free them to go after it. We inspire them to uncover, as Lindbergh said, what they want to do so badly, equipping them to travel where their aspirations lead. Here, the child-centered atmosphere facilitated by our innovative faculty is a safe place where students learn to create, collaborate, and communicate. Here, the planet is filled with possibility, where students feel like they could fly without the plane.

Thank you for your partnership on this amazing journey. Everything you do, from contributing to the Prairie Fund, participating in the Golf Classic, bidding at Premiere — and including giving of your time and talents — it is all crucial to the continued growth of The Prairie School. You are adrenaline makers, too, and we appreciate your support.

Sincerely,

Imogene Powers Johnson Chair, The Prairie School Board of Trustees

Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the following lists. We regret any oversights or errors that may have occurred.

Contributions by Giving Level

The Prairie School is deeply grateful to all of our supporters. Below is a list of donors at their cumulative giving levels across all areas, excluding the IIT Campaign, for the 2016-2017 school year. Thank you for your support.

— LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($25,000 +)

Julie and Jim Coffman

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico

Fidelity Charitable - The Perez Fund

Knight Barry Title, Inc.

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould

Al and Patty Ruud

Bob and Sally Henzl

Ruud Family Foundation

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ’77 and

Anonymous

Kevin and Noel Cookman

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75

Rick and Jana Fiegel

Johnson Family Foundation

Richard C. Gorton ’78

The Osiecki Family

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud

Mrs. Pam Johnson ’73

SC Johnson

1965 SOCIETY ($10,000 +) Anonymous (3)

Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83 Dick and Jo Carpenter Carthage College

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chambers Mr. Odinn Johnson ’93 Ms. Skye Johnson

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Mr. Conner Leipold

Mr. Michael Marquart

Johnson Bank

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ’78 Ian and Julie Lang

Marlo, Incorporated

Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program

LIGHTHOUSE CIRCLE ($2,000 +)

Ms. Izzi Marquart

Matt and Rita Andis

Ms. Samantha Marquart

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Antonneau

Mr. Patrick Ontko

Dr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Sheryn Abraham

Mr. Mike Marquart

Jenny Antonneau and Matthew Larsen

Mary Lou Moeller

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan

Racine Community Foundation - Richard M.

Michael Banco and Hope Heaster

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family

Specialty Underwriters LLC

Bukacek Construction Group

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80

Mr. Al Corona

Dan and Nan Bloch

SC Johnson Giving, Inc.

Michael ’99 and Shay ’00 Borzynski

Twin Disc, Inc.

Nat and Laura Coffman

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Woodward

Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown Mr. William Butler CNH Industrial

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Dr. and Mrs. James V. Lynott Jack and Dottie Moll

Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Fiona Murphy and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. David Novick Ms. Patricia Penman Nick and Aliya Pitts

PNC Financial Services Group

Racine Community Foundation Rowland Family Fund

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle

Matt K. and Lisa M. Andis

Andis Corporation

Lehmann’s Bakery

William and Catherine Perez

Mr. Steven Maurer and Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer

Ms. Dani Marquart

Anonymous

Law Office of Terry J. Chapko

Rafi and June Rafiullah

A & E Tools

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE ($5,000 +)

Dennis and Sandy Kontra

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

and Josephine C. Carpenter Scholarship Fund

Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner Ray and Mary Farley

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Dave and Lori Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus Peter and Karen Jansson Dave Johnson

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. John S. Rowland II ’75 RSM US LLP

Brian Selmo ’96 and

Suzanne Gasiorkiewicz Selmo ’98

Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04 and Dan Sinnen Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak Steve and Karen Smith State Farm Companies

Stubby’s Gastrogrub & Beer Bar TG3 Electronics, Inc. Mr. Bruce Thomson

Mr. Armen A. Vidian ’88

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf Fred and Sandra Young ’70

Zimmerman Architectural Studio

HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE ($1,000 +) 7 Mile Fair, Inc.

Advanced Care Specialists Mr. and Mrs. Akil Ajmeri

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88 Mrs. Gloria Batten

Belle City Family Dentistry

Belle City Veterinary Hospital

Racine Dental Group, S.C.

Charles and Erin Housiaux

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt

Rocco Castellano Design Studio

Randy and Anthi Jerow

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Mr. Rocco Castellano and Mrs. Irina Ciubotaru Richard Coates ’72

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook CRB Insurance

Dr. Amy DiMatteo and Dr. Jonathan Saigh Dooley & Associates, LLC

Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, Inc. Educators Credit Union Elan Lighting

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ’93 Gwen E. Farley Green ’76 Forefront Dermatology

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

Jerry and Lynn Franke G+F Excavating

Scott and Susan Gaertig

Chris Gittens and Jennifer Orsted Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb Hansen Interiors

Mr. Scott Harlan and

Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

Ms. Ann-Elise Henzl ’83 Mr. Roger G. Hill II ’81

and Mrs. Eva Wassermann

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Dr. and Mrs. Majed Jandali Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 and George Karegeannes

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell Steve and Dana Kohl

Peter and Lisa Koleske Merll Korndoerfer

Ashley and Laura LaBarber Lawrence Sales Associates Lenz Orthodontics

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Lenz

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson

Ernie MacVicar III ’74 and Janice MacVicar Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano Mr. Terence S. Malone

Mr. Everett McKinney and Dr. John Magerus O & H Danish Bakery

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen Patina Solutions

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Racine Community Foundation - Lisa and Eric Olesen Fund

Racine Community Foundation - Robert and Beth Taylor Fund

Racine Community Foundation - William and Jeanne Rayne Family Fund

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer Mr. Austin Schultz ’04 Jim and Kelly Semrau

Allyson and Eric Smalley

Brian and Heather Smith

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Tabak Law, LLC.

Mr. Robert F. Taylor Ms. Ruth Thomas

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Utopia Nails Spa

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian Kevin and Mary Wagers

PRAIRIE CIRCLE ($500 +) Mr. Matthew Adamczyk ’10 and

Mrs. Abby Gaertig Adamczyk ’10

Dr. Dennis and Mrs. Colleen Andersen Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff Mr. and Mrs. Karl Atanasoff

Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Baird Foundation, Inc. Pam and Chip Brewer

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin & Affiliates Mr. and Mrs. Eric Christensen Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin

John Daniels and Meg Rowland Daniels ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Brett Davis Design Partners, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster Ms. Melissa Dixon

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Elworthy

Gus W. Ernst Jr. and Susan Gittings Ernst ’71 Ms. Chris Feierstein

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski Ms. Abigail Fiegel ’12

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ’07 Mrs. Steven G. Gabriel

Gass Weber Mullins LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Gaumont Daniel J. Geenen M.D. ’80

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ’75 Gould Dentistry, LLC

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt Mr. Daniel Hagerman and

Mrs. Sara Luther Hagerman

Jan and Al Hagopian

Mr. Christopher Adam Holterman ’03

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Pat and Katie Johnson Steve and Cindy Joost

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy Knapp Manufacturing, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kocourek Dr. Michael Kokat

Drs. Piotr and Joanna Kolanowski Mr. Christopher Konicek ’01

Dr. Pradeep Kumar and Dr. Jaya Iyer Mr. and Mrs. James Ladwig Lang Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler The Lescher Family Majic Productions

Mr. Sagar Manda ’09

Edward and Cheryl Maraccini

Mr. Gilson Mazetto and Mrs. Ana Toillier Patrick and Megan McGuire Mr. Nico J. Meiland

Merchants Moving & Storage Company Mr. Matthew Meyer ’99

Mark and Margie Michicich Microsoft Corporation

Guy and Mona Milinski The Morrow Family

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson Mr. Peter Olesen ’05 and

Dr. Kimberly Rybicki Olesen ’05

Mr. Kunnal Pai ’05 and Ms. Brooks Koepka Dr. and Mrs. John Patterson Drs. Lawrence W. Platt

and Michelle Snyderman Platt

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke Racine Metal-Fab Ltd.

Reliable Property Services

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds

Robert W. Baird & Co. Foundation Inc. Sandra Rogers ’82

Thomas J. Rodgers II ’99 and Family Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider The Shopko Foundation

Mrs. Irena Linev Smalkoski ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Spino

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer

Mr. Tony and Mrs. Jean Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson

Dr. James and Mrs. Deborah Tierney Tuna Traffic

Ms. Jennifer Van Dinter ’93 James and Karen Walker

John and Carmen Warren

WE Energies Foundation Mike Winterle ’05 and

Natalie Price Winterle ’05

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde Mrs. Michelle York

The Larry Zarnott Family Mr. Jim Zielinski

HAWK CIRCLE ($200 +) Anonymous (3)

Abbott Laboratories Fund Tom and Judy Addison

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Albano Todd and Tracy Albers Mr. Billy Alexander William Alexander

Scott and Barbara Anderson Apple Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John Baker, Jr.

Mr. Andres Baptista and Mrs. Zaida Puy Arena Drs. Roger and Mette Baran Mr. and Mrs. Jason Barrett

Tim ’01 and Morgan Batten

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke Jennifer J. Boese ’89

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brouillard Andrea Bukacek ’03

Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Caballero

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 John and Terie Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Cathlina Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay CHESS-ED, LLC

Mark Chulew ’72 and Stacey Chulew Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ciszewski Dr. and Mrs. David Clark

Richard (Chip) Clark and

Melanie Hammond Clark

Stephen ’88 and Jenny Cook

Dr. Marshall and Mrs. Jeri Cushman Gregory V. Davis ’82

Dr. and Mrs. Mark DeCheck Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Drs. Kulwant and Amrit Dhaliwal Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Mary Ericson

Mr. Dennis Evans and Mrs. Jennifer Evans ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Yazi Fletcher

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Frazier

Fulcrum Properties Group, LLC Charles and Alicia Gasser Ms. Karen Giuffre

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Ed Guion and Camille Jensen-Guion

Capt. Amanda Rasmussen USAF ’02

Kevin S. Hall ’85

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Renquist

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haertel Mr. Bennett Harris ’10

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Heath Mr. James F. Herre ’82 Ms. Jeanette Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Mr. Matt Horton and Ms. Alyson Horton Mr. and Mrs. David Horvath Mr. Fred Humphreys

Nancy and Warren Icke Susan Inbusch

Mr. Andrew Isaacson ’95 and Mrs. Holly Isaacson

Tom and Pat Isaacson

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Jansen

Dr. Peter Rayne ’79 and Jessie Rayne Scott and Kara Reske

Steve and Jessica Rezmer Mrs. Karen Ritter

Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program S&P Global Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Savas

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer John and Ellen Schmidt Don and JoAnn Selmo

Mr. and Ms. Felix Servantez Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw

Mr. David S. Johnson ’74

Mr. Troy Shibilski and

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gifts

Bob and Sue Siegert

Ms. Hannah Keller

Mrs. Annie Long-Smith and Mr. Willie Smith

Jason and Destiny Johnson

Mr. Matthew Joost ’09 and Mrs. Allison Joost Dr. Tom and Mrs. Carol Keller Mrs. Nollie Kennedy Mr. Khalaf Khalaf

Knoell Family Dentistry Wolf Korndoerfer

Steve Lamberton ’83 and Jackie Lamberton Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf Ms. Amy Larsen ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen Mr. Matthew Leffler ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez

The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation Dr. Abha Malhotra

Meadowbrook Country Club

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Melzer Tony and Abbey Mente The Metzger Family Mr. Steve Miller

Alan and Melissa Mills

Dr. and Mrs. Yuriy Minkevych Stephen B. Mitchell ’77

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Modesto

Moles and Ferri Orthodontic Specialists Mrs. Suzanne Johnson Naker ’05 and Mr. Josh Naker

Brendan and Lisa O’Brien Diane and John Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Mr. Dan Paulson

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry Mr. Ryan Petersen

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pitts

Racine Community Foundation - Selmo Family Fund

Mrs. Ariel Young-Shibilski ’96

Mr. Steve Skinner Valerie Sprunger

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Stache Galen and Michele Steig

Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan Mr. Michael Sweet

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Tollaksen Diane and Robert Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Ms. Dianne Weaver

Wells Fargo Team Member Philanthropy John Whaley

Winter, Kloman, Moter & Repp, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Zafonte Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

RED & BLUE CIRCLE ($5 +) Anonymous (8)

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Adel

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf, Sr. Ms. Patrizia Alaimo

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers

Mr. and Mrs. John and Victoria Albert Mr. and Mrs. Allen Albright

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Allison Amazon Smile

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Andersen Mr. Eric Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Angeline Mr. and Mrs. Louis Angeline

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu

Dr. Helen (Verbrugge) Arkema ’83 and

Ms. Amanda Cifuno ’07

Kim and Dave Forsman

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Arndt

Mr. Kyle Clark ’06

Bob and Kerry Frank

Mr. Garry Arkema

Sogyong Auh ’99

Mr. and Ms. Márcio Ayone Chamy de Oliveira Ms. Shirley Bailey

Mr. Mark Baker and Ms. Sylvie Travard Dan and Ann Bankenbush Mrs. Helen Baran Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Barnes Mr. Ivan Barra

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Baumstark

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bazylewicz Mrs. Faye Becker

The Behrends Family

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Beno

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Berger The Berkey Family

Steve Berlin and Debbie Smith Berlin Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bertelsen Mark and Cherie Bethke Mr. David Bigelow ’76

Mr. and Mrs. Don Biggott Alan and Marty Biland

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bode

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese

Mr. Ben Boilek and Mrs. Jeanette Dutton-Boilek James Bolm

Ms. Barbara Borthwick

Mr. and Mrs. Corey Brandt Ms. Kristine Braun ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bray Ms. Ann Bredow

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Mrs. Darlene Brodjeski Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brzezinski Mr. Ross Bukouricz Mr. Clarence Burch

Mr. and Mrs. Orey Buzzelli Jim and Colleen Cairns Thomas D. Calkins ’82

Dr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Callaghan Mr. Matthew W. Campbell ’95

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Castellano Ms. Jean Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman Jennifer and Rich Chiapete

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chilsen Laura Jayne Christman ’98 Nicole Christoph ’01

Mr. and Mrs. Ned Christopherson Ms. Ada Cifuno ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cifuno Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman Ms. Gretchen Coffman Mrs. Richard Cofran

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fox Nate Franke ’99

Lynn and Dennis Fredrickson

Mrs. Sarah Friday Fredrickson ’91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson

Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran

John and Abigail French

Mr. Paolo Cosentino

Ms. Bonnie B. Friday

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cortez Ms. Clare Costello

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Keith and Anita Cruise Ms. Lynne Dallmann

Mr. and Mrs. John Dana

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freres Liz Gabriel ’86

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Gallert

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Garchek

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Mrs. Susan Gesner Danziger

Robert and Barbara Gardetto

Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Ralph and Jill Gentile

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davis Mr. and Mrs. John Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Tony DeFranco Michael J. Degenhart ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee

Mr. and Mrs. Benedetto DeRango Mr. Robert DeRango

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Devine

Mr. Julierme Diniz and Mrs. Kellen Ribeiro Ms. Jennifer Dooley

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Dornacker Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dower Brianna Doyle

Mr. Luke Drummond ’09

Mr. Jonathan and Dr. Suzana Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dues Ms. Patty Eaton

Tim and Julie Eckert Dr. Nichole Elcano

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis

Mrs. and Mr. Barbara L. Elmer Ron and Jeanne Ernst

Mr. Mathieu Evans ’08 Ms. Teresa Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Mr. and Mrs. Glen Feld

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Felerski Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl Mr. David Ferguson, Sr. Mr. James Fiers II

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Figura Ms. Melissa Flynn

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Foltz The Ford Family

Mr. Craig Ford and Mrs. Nancy Witkofski-Ford Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford

Ms. Gertrude Gates Stillman Ms. Claudia Geraci Ms. Kristina Gile

Mr. Marcelo Ginestal and Ms. Alice Place Mrs. Pat Gittens

Mr. Brian Glines ’08 and Mrs. Sarah Glines Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines Mr. and Mrs. Mark Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke Ms. Kiersten Gonzales

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Granger Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels Ms. Virginija Greblikiene

Mr. Jogrim Grotmol and Mrs. Lisa Piché

Victor C. Guardiola and Jeana L. Guardiola Mr. Gary Guckenberger

Mr. Austin and Dr. Jolyn Gundlach Mrs. Jean Hagemann

Mr. Ari Van Hagopian ’03

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer Michael and Dana Handrow

Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Hansen Michael and Peggy Harris Mr. Phillip Harris Rita Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Elden B. Hartshorn Ms. Patricia Hatem

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mary and Owen Heath Mr. Don Heck

Charles and Kathryn Heide Mr. Bob Henken

Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre David and Nicole Higgs

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby

Mrs. JoAnn Drewek Murtha and

Ms. Elizabeth Hokanson

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Linstroth

Paul and Liz Nass

Dr. Terry Liu

Mr. and Mrs. E. Todd Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hokanson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hokanson

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horton

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huebsch Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold

Mr. Tony Huynh and Ms. Cassie Doan Mr. and Mrs. Dave Isaacson Mr. David Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobsen Ms. Nora Jandali ’13

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jensen Demitri Edward Jerow ’10 Lan Jin

Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Liesch Mr. Jacob Lipor

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld Elizabeth Long

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lorentz Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lubach

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lundberg

Dr. James and Dr. Marcella Lynott Ann Tottingham Maccani

Ryan and Jill MacDougall Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Jessica MacVicar-Golden ’72 and William Golden

Jessica and Mitchell Johnson

Robert and Katherine Madson

Mr. Scott Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Malik

Mr. S. Curtis Johnson ’73

Mr. Joshua Joost ’06 and Mrs. Sarah Joost

Mr. Michael Joost ’03 and Mrs. Anna Joost Mr. Sivier Joost, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jorgenson Caroline Jung ’01

Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil Ms. Kimberly Kane

Ms. Geraldine Kapluck Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Mr. David Maki and Mrs. Susan Buhler-Maki Sumuna Manda ’04 and Renuka Reddy Ms. Mona Lynn Marino

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller Mr. and Mrs. Lee Martin

Mr. Christopher Martinez ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Theron Mattick and Holly Wolf-Mattick Mr. Ryan Mattsen and

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ’04

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. David Mattson

Dr. Robert Keough

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel May

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelly John and Jacki Kirt Mr. David Kleer

Ms. Margo Klobuchar

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kogutkiewicz Mr. Matthew Kolkman

Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Korthase Mr. Sebastian Korthase ’28 Ms. Jo Ann Kozenski

Mark and Kelly Krekling Ms. Sandra Krsko

Mr. Ken Krueger and Ms. Anne Christman Ms. Brianna Kunstman

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kurhajec

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde Ronald W. Lamberton ’77

Hannah Lane and Peter Saattler

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Jim May

Ms. Anna Lisa Mazzone Mr. Michael Mazzone

Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCleary

Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. Art Leinweber

Jim and Debbie Lewis

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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nguyen ’94 Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas

Mr. and Mrs. Masamune Nishikiori Mr. Hardy North Ms. Susan Ohl

Ms. Shea O’Rorke

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson Mr. and Mrs. George Oteman Keith and Melody Owsley

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Palazzola Jon and Suzanne Palmen Ms. Kathy Palmen

Dori and Mark Panthofer Mr. Fletcher Paulsen

Kevin and Christine Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian Ms. Barbara Pelton

Mr. W. David Perez ’91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez Drs. Francis Peterson and Jean Weaver Ms. P.A. Petersen

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piché Mrs. Sheila Polzin Ms. Karen Poppy

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter

Mrs. and Mr. Thomas F. Portz

Mrs. Elizabeth Dye Powell ’78 and Mr. Patrick Powell

Mr. Jonathan E. Ramos ’85

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McGuire Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee

Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Mehra Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mews

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna Mr. Aaron Miller ’03

Ms. Barbara Mitchell

Mrs. Meagan Moore and

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz

Ms. Ana Moreno

Ms. Mary Laumann

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough

Dorothy McCurdy

Dr. Grant Latimore

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laudenbach

Mr. Michael Nelson

Mr. William and Mrs. Gale Pucci

Paul and Sheena Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Denis Navratil ’83 and Dimple Navratil

Dennis and Cathy McCombs

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Langendorf Mr. and Mrs. Omar Latif

Mr. Robert Murtha

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Morack Mr. Robert Morocco

Ms. Geralyn Morrow

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle

Jim Mueller and Christine Henke Mueller Ms. Arooj Mukarram

Mr. and Mrs. Jody Muniz

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85 Jim and Jane Raufus

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn

Mr. Michael Reda ’14 and Mr. Christian Nunez Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick

Shana Lee Redmond, Ph.D. ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt

Jonathan Arnold Requejo ’99 Mr. Jim Reynolds

Ms. Ana Luisa S. Ribeiro

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter Jerry and Carla Rivera Mr. Dave Roehl

Ms. Dena Roncone

Lindsay Brewer Roskovensky ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Raul Rueda Ms. Julie Rupnow

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Sabol Safro Toyota

Mr. Tyler Sanchez ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stewart

Mrs. Melissa DeRango Weber ’07 and

Ms. Marlyn Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield

The Swager Family

Ben and Katie White

Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Nich and Shannon Schafer Mr. Evan Schlicht ’19

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Schlicht Mr. and Mrs. Randy Schmitz Ted and Vicki Schmitz

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. Ryan Schowalter ’05 and Ms. Kim Braun ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Greg Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe Mr. John Schwengel and

Mrs. Caryn Zabrowski-Schwengel ’89

Mr. Drew Scott

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Scumaci The Sellers Family

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Shaw

Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Short Mrs. Barbara Simon Mr. Rudel Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Skorski Jim and Joyce Smith

Col. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ’84

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Smith

Mrs. Kristen Chylla Starnes ’01 and Mr. Charles Starnes

Linda Steffensen Ms. Kelli Stein

Robert and Dawn Stepien

Mr. and Mrs. David Stoltenberg Mr. Scott Sutcliffe

Mr. Christopher Weber

Dr. Rebecca Wheeler

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson The Swedberg Family

Mr. Daniel Sweetman

The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Mr. Brian Torner

Mrs. Anne Tredwell

Ms. Mary Triggiano and Ms. Carmen Pitre Mr. and Mrs. Matt Triggiano Mr. and Mrs. Joe Truka

Ms. Evelyn White Mr. John White

Mr. Erik J. Wielenberg ’90

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke Eric and Marcia Wilks

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will Mrs. Kathryn Winnen

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Winnen Ms. Alison Wojahn

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe

Norma Wood ’72

Ms. Barb Vallner

Mr. and Mrs. Rich Wosilait

Ms. Jana VanArsdale

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venn

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vesperman

Mr. Binshen Wu and Mrs. Jessie Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff Chao-Ying Yan

Dr. and Mrs. Raul Zambrano

The Wadhwani Family

Ms. Margaret Zimmermann ’14

Mr. Eric Wagers ’09

Richard and Karen Zimmermann

Mr. Helmut Wagner

Lynn and Neal Zobel

Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

Mr. Joseph Wagner ’11 Ms. Mary Wagner ’13

Mr. and Mrs. David Wait Jennifer and Steve Waite

Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck Ms. Antoinette Walek

Ms. Eileen Walter and Mr. Gregg Baumann Mr. Barton Warner ’80 and

Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen-Warner ’80

THE FABULOUS FIVE Five holes-in-one and a 50-point victory at the WIAA Division 2 State Championship at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis., made for another remarkable, recordsetting year for girls’ golf. The group suspected something special was unfolding when senior Olivia Scumaci, left, made two holes-in-one in the span of three days to begin the season. Her accomplishments landed her in the Faces in the Crowd section of Sports Illustrated (10/10/17). The team’s 50-stroke victory over Spooner was their second consecutive State Championship, and their third title since the program started in 2008.

Prairie’s five golfers were seniors Rachel Gentile, Danielle Palmen, Scumaci, and Julia Michicich, and junior Kate Munro.

Letter from the Prairie Fund Chair —

Dear Friends, Even more impressive than everything Prairie has accomplished over the past fifty-two years are the ways the school continues to evolve. TPS has advanced in numerous areas since I attended, and I am confident that by the time my children graduate, it will have progressed even beyond the outstanding institution it is today.

“I am pleased to report that both alumni and parent participation in the Prairie Fund increased significantly this year.”

Despite a deep-rooted commitment to growth, Prairie has always remained true to its core ideals of helping children evolve into creators, collaborators, and communicators.

One of the foremost reasons the school has been so successful in accomplishing these goals is because of people like you, and I am pleased to report that both alumni and parent participation in the Prairie Fund increased significantly this year. Furthermore, we continue to see strong support from grandparents, parents of alumni, friends of TPS, and our faculty and staff (which had 100% participation for the 3rd year in a row). Your generosity resulted in a record year of raising over $600,000 for the Prairie Fund! The collective power of philanthropy makes transformative projects possible, touching all students. For example, the expansion of the Early School into a third section brings Prairie’s whole-child education to even more young learners, providing them with a strong foundation to last a lifetime.

In addition to evolution and improvement, there is another consistent theme that weaves together the years and decades at Prairie: desire. A student’s desire to learn and achieve; an educator’s desire to impact and impart wisdom; a community’s desire to ensure Prairie is one of the finest schools in America.

Your support is pivotal in making every one of these things happen. All of us in the Prairie community thank you for choosing to invest in our students and faculty!

Sincerely,

Darryl Babu ’88 2016-2017 Prairie Fund Chair

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The Prairie Fund

The Prairie Fund is our most critical fundraising endeavor, as it supports every facet of school life. Our entire community is grateful to the donors who contributed to the Prairie Fund in the 2016-17 year.

— Anonymous (9)

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bazylewicz

Mr. and Mrs. Ned Christopherson

Mr. Matthew Adamczyk ’10 and

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Beno

Dr. and Mrs. David Clark

Abbott Laboratories Fund

Mrs. Abby Gaertig Adamczyk ’10

Tom and Judy Addison

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Albano Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. and Mrs. John and Victoria Albert Mr. and Mrs. Allen Albright

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Allison Amazon Smile

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Andersen

Dr. Dennis and Mrs. Colleen Andersen Scott and Barbara Anderson Matt and Rita Andis

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Andriusis

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Angeline Mr. and Mrs. Louis Angeline

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau

Jenny Antonneau and Matthew Larsen Apple, Inc.

Dr. Helen (Verbrugge) Arkema ’83 and Mr. Garry Arkema

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Arndt

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan Sogyong Auh ’99

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Dr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Sheryn Abraham Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Ms. Shirley Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. John Baker, Jr.

Michael Banco and Hope Heaster Dan and Ann Bankenbush

Mr. Andres Baptista and Mrs. Zaida Puy Arena Mrs. Helen Baran Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83 Tim ’01 and Morgan Batten

Mr. Gregg Baumann and Ms. Eileen Walter

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes The Berkey Family

Steve Berlin and Debbie Smith Berlin Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman

Mark Chulew ’72 and Stacey Chulew Mr. Kyle Clark ’06

Richard (Chip) Clark and

Melanie Hammond Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bertelsen

CNH Industrial

Mr. David Bigelow ’76

Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman

Mark and Cherie Bethke

Mr. and Mrs. Don Biggott Alan and Marty Biland

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke Dan and Nan Bloch

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Jennifer J. Boese ’89

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese James Bolm

Ms. Barbara Borthwick

Michael ’99 and Shay ’00 Borzynski Mr. and Mrs. Corey Brandt Ms. Kristine Braun ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bray Ms. Ann Bredow

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Pam and Chip Brewer

Mrs. Darlene Brodjeski Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brouillard Andrea Bukacek ’03

Bukacek Construction Group Mr. Clarence Burch

Mr. and Mrs. Orey Buzzelli Thomas D. Calkins ’82

Dr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Callaghan Mr. Matthew W. Campbell ’95

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 Dick and Jo Carpenter

John and Terie Carpenter Carthage College

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Castellano Ms. Jean Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay

Richard Coates ’72

Ms. Gretchen Coffman

Nat and Laura Coffman Mrs. Richard Cofran

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook

Stephen ’88 and Jenny Cook Kevin and Noel Cookman

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran Ms. Clare Costello

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig

Dr. Marshall and Mrs. Jeri Cushman Ms. Lynne Dallmann

Mr. and Mrs. John Dana

John Daniels and Meg Rowland Daniels ’82 Mrs. Susan Gesner Danziger Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davis Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Gregory V. Davis ’82

Mr. and Mrs. John Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Davis Dr. and Mrs. Mark DeCheck

Mr. and Mrs. Tony DeFranco Michael J. Degenhart ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee

Drs. Kulwant and Amrit Dhaliwal

Mr. Julierme Diniz and Mrs. Kellen Ribeiro Ms. Melissa Dixon

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Dornacker Brianna Doyle

Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dues

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

CHESS-ED, LLC

Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chilsen

Tim and Julie Eckert

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete Laura Jayne Christman ’98 Nicole Christoph ’01

Ms. Patty Eaton

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel Elan Lighting

Dr. Nichole Elcano

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines

Ms. Nora Jandali ’13

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jensen

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis

Mrs. and Mr. Barbara L. Elmer

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Elworthy Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Mary Ericson

Ron and Jeanne Ernst

Mr. Mathieu Evans ’08 Ms. Teresa Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico Ray and Mary Farley

Gwen E. Farley Green ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Glen Feld

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Felerski Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl Mr. David Ferguson, Sr. Ms. Abigail Fiegel ’12

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ’07 Rick and Jana Fiegel Mr. James Fiers II

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Granger Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb

Ms. Virginija Greblikiene

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt

Victor C. Guardiola and Jeana L. Guardiola Mr. Gary Guckenberger

Ed Guion and Camille Jensen-Guion Mr. Austin and Dr. Jolyn Gundlach Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haertel

Dave and Lori Foster

Jerry and Lynn Franke Nate Franke ’99

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ’99

Lynn and Dennis Fredrickson

Mrs. Sarah Friday Fredrickson ’91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson

John and Abigail French

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freres Ms. Bonnie B. Friday

Fulcrum Properties Group, LLC Liz Gabriel ’86

Mrs. Steven G. Gabriel

Scott and Susan Gaertig

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Gallert

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Garchek

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Robert and Barbara Gardetto Charles and Alicia Gasser

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus Ralph and Jill Gentile

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson Ms. Kristina Gile

Mr. Marcelo Ginestal and Ms. Alice Place Mrs. Pat Gittens

Ms. Karen Giuffre

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H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75 Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Jessica and Mitchell Johnson Mr. Odinn Johnson ’93 Mrs. Pam Johnson ’73

Pat and Katie Johnson

Mr. S. Curtis Johnson ’73 Ms. Skye Johnson

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ’77 and Mr. Michael Marquart

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Kevin S. Hall ’85

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer Michael and Dana Handrow Mr. Scott Harlan and

Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

Ms. Patricia Hatem

Kim and Dave Forsman

Dave Johnson

Jan and Al Hagopian

Mr. Ari Van Hagopian ’03

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Foltz Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford

Randy and Anthi Jerow

Johnson Bank

Michael and Peggy Harris

The Ford Family

Demitri Edward Jerow ’10

Mrs. Jean Hagemann

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Figura Ms. Melissa Flynn

Peter and Karen Jansson

Mr. and Mrs. Elden B. Hartshorn Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mary and Owen Heath

Johnson Family Foundation Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gifts

Mr. Matthew Joost ’09 and Mrs. Allison Joost Steve and Cindy Joost

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jorgenson Caroline Jung ’01

Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil Ms. Kimberly Kane

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Ms. Geraldine Kapluck

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 and George Karegeannes

Charles and Kathryn Heide

Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Bob and Sally Henzl

Ms. Hannah Keller

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre Mr. James F. Herre ’82

David and Nicole Higgs

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs Ms. Jeanette Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hokanson

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hokanson

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horton

Mr. Matt Horton and Ms. Alyson Horton Mr. and Mrs. David Horvath Charles and Erin Housiaux

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huebsch Mr. Fred Humphreys

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold Nancy and Warren Icke Susan Inbusch

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Tom and Pat Isaacson

Dr. and Mrs. Majed Jandali

Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ’73 Dr. Tom and Mrs. Carol Keller Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelly Mrs. Nollie Kennedy Dr. Robert Keough

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ’78 John and Jacki Kirt

Ms. Margo Klobuchar

Knight Barry Title, Inc.

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kogutkiewicz Steve and Dana Kohl

Drs. Piotr and Joanna Kolanowski Peter and Lisa Koleske

Dennis and Sandy Kontra Merll Korndoerfer Wolf Korndoerfer

Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Korthase Mr. Sebastian Korthase ’28 Ms. Jo Ann Kozenski

Mark and Kelly Krekling Ms. Sandra Krsko

Mr. Ken Krueger and Ms. Anne Christman

Dr. Pradeep Kumar and Dr. Jaya Iyer

Mr. Christopher Martinez ’02

Mr. Hardy North

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kurhajec

Mr. Ryan Mattsen and

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien

Ms. Brianna Kunstman

Mr. and Mrs. James Ladwig

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ’04

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde

Mr. and Mrs. David Mattson

Steve Lamberton ’83 and Jackie Lamberton

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Maurer

Ronald W. Lamberton ’77

Hannah Lane and Peter Saattler Ian and Julie Lang

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf Ms. Amy Larsen ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Omar Latif Dr. Grant Latimore

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laudenbach Ms. Mary Laumann Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. Matthew Leffler ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler Mr. Art Leinweber

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Mr. Conner Leipold

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 Jim and Debbie Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby

Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Liesch

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Linstroth Mr. Jacob Lipor Dr. Terry Liu

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Elizabeth Long

Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lorentz Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lubach

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lundberg

Mr. Steven Maurer and Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Jim May

Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCleary Dennis and Cathy McCombs Dorothy McCurdy

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough Patrick and Megan McGuire

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McGuire

Mr. Everett McKinney and Dr. John Magerus Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee Mr. Nico J. Meiland

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Melzer Tony and Abbey Mente The Metzger Family

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mews Mr. Matthew Meyer ’99

Mr. and Mrs. Jimi Michalscheck Mark and Margie Michicich

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna Microsoft Corporation

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Mr. Aaron Miller ’03

Alan and Melissa Mills

Brendan and Lisa O’Brien Diane and John Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson The Osiecki Family

Mr. and Mrs. George Oteman Keith and Melody Owsley Jon and Suzanne Palmen Ms. Kathy Palmen

Dori and Mark Panthofer

Dr. and Mrs. John Patterson Mr. Fletcher Paulsen

Kevin and Christine Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian Ms. Barbara Pelton

Ms. Patricia Penman

Mr. W. David Perez ’91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry

Drs. Francis Peterson and Jean Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piché

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pitts Nick and Aliya Pitts

Drs. Lawrence W. Platt and

Michelle Snyderman Platt

Milwaukee Spine & Joint Center, Inc.

Mrs. Sheila Polzin

Ms. Barbara Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter

Dr. and Mrs. Yuriy Minkevych Stephen B. Mitchell ’77

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Modesto Mary Lou Moeller

Mrs. Meagan Moore and

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz

Ms. Karen Poppy

Mrs. and Mr. Thomas F. Portz Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke

Mr. William and Mrs. Gale Pucci

Racine Community Foundation - Lisa and Eric Olesen Fund

Dr. and Mrs. James V. Lynott

Paul and Sheena Moore

Racine Community Foundation - William and

Ryan and Jill MacDougall

Ms. Ana Moreno

Racine Community Foundation - Rowland

Ms. Geralyn Morrow

Racine Community Foundation - Selmo

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle

Racine Community Foundation - Robert and

Jim Mueller and Christine Henke Mueller

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85

Fiona Murphy and Family

Capt. Amanda Rasmussen USAF ’02

Dr. James and Dr. Marcella Lynott Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

Ernie MacVicar III ’74 and Janice MacVicar Jessica MacVicar-Golden ’72 and William Golden

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano

Mr. David Maki and Mrs. Susan Buhler-Maki Mr. and Mrs. Robert Malik Mr. Terence S. Malone Mr. Sagar Manda ’09

Sumuna Manda ’04 and Renuka Reddy

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Morack Mr. Robert Morocco The Morrow Family

Greg and Sheryl Mueller Ms. Arooj Mukarram

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Mrs. JoAnn Drewek Murtha and Mr. Robert Murtha

Ms. Dani Marquart

Paul and Liz Nass

Mr. Mike Marquart

Mr. Michael Nelson

Ms. Izzi Marquart

Ms. Samantha Marquart

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller Mr. and Mrs. Lee Martin

Mr. and Mrs. E. Todd Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nguyen ’94 Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas

Mr. and Mrs. Masamune Nishikiori

Jeanne Rayne Family Fund Family Fund Family Fund

Beth Taylor Fund

Mr. Jonathan E. Ramos ’85 Jim and Jane Raufus

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn

Dr. Peter Rayne ’79 and Jessie Rayne Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne

Mr. Michael Reda ’14 and Mr. Christian Nunez Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick

Shana Lee Redmond, Ph.D. ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt Scott and Kara Reske

Mr. Jim Reynolds

Jim and Joyce Smith

Ms. Dianne Weaver

Ms. Ana Luisa S. Ribeiro

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith

Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program

Steve and Jessica Rezmer

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter Mrs. Karen Ritter

Jerry and Carla Rivera

Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program Thomas J. Rodgers II ’99 and Family Sandra Rogers ’82

Ms. Dena Roncone

Lindsay Brewer Roskovensky ’02

Col. and Mrs. Lee Smith Steve and Karen Smith

Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ’84

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Smith

Mrs. Annie Long-Smith and Mr. Willie Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Spino

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer Valerie Sprunger

Mrs. Kristen Chylla Starnes ’01 and Mr. Charles Starnes

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland

State Farm Companies

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo

Galen and Michele Steig

John S. Rowland II ’75 Al and Patty Ruud

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Ruud Family Foundation S&P Global Foundation Mr. Tyler Sanchez ’06

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia SC Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Ms. Marlyn Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer Nich and Shannon Schafer Mr. Evan Schlicht ’19

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Schlicht

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer John and Ellen Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Schmitz Ted and Vicki Schmitz

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. Ryan Schowalter ’05 and Ms. Kim Braun ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Greg Schroeder

The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe Mr. John Schwengel and

Mrs. Caryn Zabrowski-Schwengel ’89

The Sellers Family

Brian Selmo ’96 and

Suzanne Gasiorkiewicz Selmo ’98

Don and JoAnn Selmo Jim and Kelly Semrau

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Shaw Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Short Bob and Sue Siegert Mr. Rudel Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Simpson

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak Mr. and Mrs. Skorski

Allyson and Eric Smalley

Brian and Heather Smith

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Linda Steffensen

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. David Stoltenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan Mr. Scott Sutcliffe

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver

Wells Fargo Team Member Philanthropy Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield John Whaley

Dr. Rebecca Wheeler

Ben and Katie White Ms. Evelyn White Mr. John White

Mr. Erik J. Wielenberg ’90

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke Eric and Marcia Wilks

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will Mrs. Kathryn Winnen

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Winnen Ms. Alison Wojahn

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf Norma Wood ’72

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Woodward Dr. Kelly Worth and

Mrs. Elderize Von-Schilling Worth

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson

Mr. and Mrs. Rich Wosilait

The Swedberg Family

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski Mr. Robert F. Taylor

Dr. James and Mrs. Deborah Tierney Mrs. Anne Tredwell

Ms. Mary Triggiano and Ms. Carmen Pitre Mr. and Mrs. Matt Triggiano Mr. and Mrs. Joe Truka

Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Twin Disc, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe Ms. Barb Vallner

Ms. Jennifer Van Dinter ’93 Ms. Jana VanArsdale

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vesperman Mr. Armen A. Vidian ’88 The Wadhwani Family

Kevin and Mary Wagers Mr. Helmut Wagner

Mr. Joseph Wagner ’11 Ms. Mary Wagner ’13

Mr. and Mrs. David Wait Ms. Antoinette Walek

James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker Mr. Barton Warner ’80 and

Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen-Warner ’80

John and Carmen Warren WE Energies Foundation

Mr. Binshen Wu and Mrs. Jessie Zhang Chao-Ying Yan

Fred and Sandra Young ’70

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Zafonte

Dr. and Mrs. Raul Zambrano The Larry Zarnott Family Mr. Jim Zielinski

Ms. Margaret Zimmermann ’14

Richard and Karen Zimmermann Lynn and Neal Zobel

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

DONOR PROFILE:

JOE ’80 AND NANCY VERANTH

— By Brendan J. O’brien

Shortly after coming to Prairie in the fall of 1972, Joe Veranth began familiarizing himself with the nuances of life on campus – the culture, the kids, the traditions, the teachers.

Yes, he was only ten, but right away one very noticeable theme stood out.

Prairie was a place of possibility.

“One of my first real memories was [Middle School math teacher] Peter Wilson,” he recalls. “He allowed me to work through chapters at my own pace as long as I passed the tests.

Immediately I was being taught there were no real boundaries on learning. That concept sort of snowballed throughout my experience. I was by no means an A student, but I was interested in every academic field and there were no limits on what I could take.”

In Upper School, Veranth was impacted by the scope of ideas and experiences he was exposed to on a daily basis, so much so that following graduation he attended Northwestern University where he majored in Humanities.

“College is more career-track and vocation-focused now,” he says. “However, I’m a big advocate for a humanities education. What the humanities does, and really what’s done here at Prairie, is hone the student’s ability to read critically, write effectively, and present ideas in a clear, organized way.”

Following Northwestern, Veranth, a Trustee of The Prairie School, earned his MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University while working in New York City.

He has worked for Dana Investment Advisors in Waukesha, Wis., since 1994, and today serves as the company’s Chief Investment Officer. Whether as a volunteer, trustee, donor or parent – he has had four children attend Prairie – Veranth has remained engaged at the place where he fell in love with learning.

That involvement took a step further in the spring of 2017 when he and his wife, Nancy, created the Jerome J. Veranth Scholarship.

With a goal of recruiting “Talented, low-income Racine-area students who will flourish within the Prairie community,” the Veranths’ desired impact for the scholarship is multifaceted – both helping students afford Prairie who might not otherwise have the chance to attend, while also expanding and increasing the ties between Prairie and the greater Racine community.

“We want to find kids that have the aptitude to go to Prairie, but where money is the only hurdle,” he says. “Families have to be willing to contribute something no matter their financial situation, but we’re thinking long term. We want this scholarship to build and help as many kids as possible.”

Beyond the Veranths’ significant financial pledge, Joe is also hoping to do whatever he can to help familiarize recipients and their families with life at Prairie.

“Ability to thrive at Prairie embodies a couple things,” says Veranth. “Confidence. You have to be confident in yourself because you’re going to be challenged. Optimism is also key; you have to believe you’re good enough to succeed here.

At the same time, it’s important for the kids to know there are people behind them, supporting them, as they become familiar with our school.”

Just like Mr. Wilson supported him back in the fall of 1972.

The Jack Mitchell Society

Named for The Prairie School’s first Headmaster, the Jack Mitchell Society honors those who have supported the Prairie Fund for five or more consecutive years.

Our entire community appreciates the unwavering loyalty of these donors.

— Anonymous (4)

Michael J. Degenhart ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96

Tom and Judy Addison

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Tom and Pat Isaacson

7 Mile Fair, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf, Sr. Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. and Mrs. John and Victoria Albert Matt and Rita Andis

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster Ms. Melissa Dixon

Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

Dr. Helen (Verbrugge) Arkema ’83 and

Tim and Julie Eckert

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ’75

Mr. Garry Arkema

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Ms. Shirley Bailey

Michael Banco and Hope Heaster Dan and Ann Bankenbush Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83 Tim ’01 and Morgan Batten

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes Alan and Marty Biland

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke Dan and Nan Bloch

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese James Bolm

Michael ’99 and Shay ’00 Borzynski Mr. James Broetzmann

Brookwood Foundation

Bukacek Construction Group

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Dick and Jo Carpenter

John and Terie Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay Richard Coates ’72

Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Kevin and Noel Cookman

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman CRB Insurance

Dr. Marshall and Mrs. Jeri Cushman

John Daniels and Meg Rowland Daniels ’82 Gregory V. Davis ’82

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Educators Credit Union

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Dr. and Mrs. Majed Jandali Peter and Karen Jansson Randy and Anthi Jerow Dave Johnson

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75 Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Jason and Destiny Johnson Pat and Katie Johnson

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ’77 and Mr. Michael Marquart

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis

Johnson Bank

Mary Ericson

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Ron and Jeanne Ernst

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Ray and Mary Farley

Ms. Abigail Fiegel ’12

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ’07 Rick and Jana Fiegel

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Johnson Family Foundation Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gifts

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Ms. Geraldine Kapluck

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 and George Karegeannes

Dave and Lori Foster

Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Nate Franke ’99

Dr. Tom and Mrs. Carol Keller

Jerry and Lynn Franke Matthew Dylan Frankovis ’99 John and Abigail French Scott and Susan Gaertig

Charles and Alicia Gasser

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus Ms. Karen Giuffre

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt Jan and Al Hagopian

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen Bob and Sally Henzl

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre Mr. James F. Herre ’82

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold Nancy and Warren Icke Susan Inbusch

Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ’73 Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ’78 John and Jacki Kirt

Steve and Dana Kohl

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koleske Dennis and Sandy Kontra Merll Korndoerfer

Dr. Pradeep Kumar and Dr. Jaya Iyer

Steve Lamberton ’83 and Jackie Lamberton Ian and Julie Lang

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf Ms. Amy Larsen ’73 Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 Jim and Debbie Lewis

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick

Dr. and Mrs. James V. Lynott Ann Tottingham Maccani Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Col. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Robert and Katherine Madson

Drs. Lawrence W. Platt and

Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ’84

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano Majic Productions

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piché

Michelle Snyderman Platt

The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation

PNC Financial Services Group

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter

Mr. Terence S. Malone Mr. Ryan Mattsen and

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ’04

Mr. Steven Maurer and Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer Dennis and Cathy McCombs Dorothy McCurdy

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough

Mr. Everett McKinney and Dr. John Magerus Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee Tony and Abbey Mente

Merchants Moving & Storage Company The Metzger Family

Mr. and Mrs. Jimi Michalscheck Mark and Margie Michicich Alan and Melissa Mills Mary Lou Moeller

Jack and Dottie Moll

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Paul and Liz Nass

Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas O & H Danish Bakery

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Diane and John Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen The Osiecki Family

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Jon and Suzanne Palmen Ms. Kathy Palmen

Kevin and Christine Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian Ms. Patricia Penman

Drs. Francis Peterson and Jean Weaver

Mr. W. David Perez ’91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez William and Catherine Perez Ms. P.A. Petersen

Mrs. Sheila Polzin

Racine Dental Group, S.C. Rafi and June Rafiullah

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85 Jim and Jane Raufus

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. Reliable Property Services

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Renquist Mr. Jim Reynolds

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter Mrs. Karen Ritter

Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland John S. Rowland II ’75 RSM US LLP

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Al and Patty Ruud

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Ruud Family Foundation SC Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Nich and Shannon Schafer

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer John and Ellen Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert Don and JoAnn Selmo Jim and Kelly Semrau

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Bob and Sue Siegert

Mr. and Mrs. Skorski

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer State Farm Companies Linda Steffensen

Galen and Michele Steig

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan Mr. Scott Sutcliffe

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Dr. James and Mrs. Deborah Tierney Twin Disc, Inc.

Ms. Barb Vallner

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venn

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 The Wadhwani Family

Kevin and Mary Wagers Mr. Helmut Wagner

Diane and Robert Wagner Mr. and Mrs. David Wait

Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker John and Carmen Warren WE Energies Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield Mr. John White

Eric and Marcia Wilks Mrs. Kathryn Winnen

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff Chao-Ying Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde Mrs. Michelle York

Fred and Sandra Young ’70

Richard and Karen Zimmermann Lynn and Neal Zobel

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

Parents

Family partnerships are a cornerstone of the Prairie experience, and our community is grateful to the current parents who demonstrated their philanthropic commitment by making a gift to the school in 2016-17.

— Anonymous (4)

Mr. Jonathan and Dr. Suzana Dudley

Todd and Tracy Albers

Tim and Julie Eckert

Mr. and Mrs. Akil Ajmeri Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ’87 Scott and Barbara Anderson Matt K. and Lisa M. Andis

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Andriusis

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu

Jenny Antonneau and Matthew Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Tom Antonneau

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan

Mr. and Ms. Márcio Ayone Chamy de Oliveira Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Dr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Sheryn Abraham Mr. Mark Baker and Ms. Sylvie Travard Michael Banco and Hope Heaster

Mr. Andres Baptista and Mrs. Zaida Puy Arena

Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kocourek

Dr. Nichole Elcano

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ’93

Mr. Dennis Evans and Mrs. Jennifer Evans ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski Mr. and Mrs. Yazi Fletcher The Ford Family

Dave and Lori Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Frazier

Mrs. Sarah Friday Fredrickson ’91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83

Charles and Alicia Gasser

The Behrends Family

Ralph and Jill Gentile

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Berger The Berkey Family

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bode

Mr. Ben Boilek and Mrs. Jeanette Dutton-Boilek Michael ’99 and Shay ’00 Borzynski Mr. and Mrs. Corey Brandt

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brzezinski

Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Caballero

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo

Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Gaumont Mr. Marcelo Ginestal and Ms. Alice Place Chris Gittens and Jennifer Orsted Mr. and Mrs. Mark Goeke

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb

Mr. Jogrim Grotmol and Mrs. Lisa Piché

Victor C. Guardiola and Jeana L. Guardiola Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haertel

Mr. Daniel Hagerman and

Mrs. Sara Luther Hagerman

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81

Mr. Scott Harlan and

Mr. Rocco Castellano and Mrs. Irina Ciubotaru

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Heath

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

John and Terie Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chambers Dr. and Mrs. David Clark Nat and Laura Coffman

Kevin and Noel Cookman

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cortez Keith and Anita Cruise

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Davis

Dr. and Mrs. Mark DeCheck Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Mr. Julierme Diniz and Mrs. Kellen Ribeiro Ms. Melissa Dixon

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George Karegeannes

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Baumstark

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 and

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel

Drs. Roger and Mette Baran Mr. and Mrs. Jason Barrett

Ms. Kimberly Kane

Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

David and Nicole Higgs

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hokanson Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum

Mr. Tony Huynh and Ms. Cassie Doan Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Lan Jin

Jason and Destiny Johnson Pat and Katie Johnson Ms. Skye Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jorgenson

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell Steve and Dana Kohl

Drs. Piotr and Joanna Kolanowski Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Korthase Mark and Kelly Krekling

Dr. Pradeep Kumar and Dr. Jaya Iyer Ashley and Laura LaBarber

Mr. and Mrs. James Ladwig

Steve Lamberton ’83 and Jackie Lamberton Ian and Julie Lang

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Langendorf Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Omar Latif

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber The Lescher Family

Jim and Debbie Lewis Dr. Terry Liu

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez

Dr. and Mrs. James V. Lynott Ryan and Jill MacDougall

Robert and Katherine Madson Dr. Abha Malhotra

Edward and Cheryl Maraccini Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller

Mr. Steven Maurer and Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel May

Mr. Gilson Mazetto and Mrs. Ana Toillier Patrick and Megan McGuire Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Mehra

Mr. and Mrs. Jimi Michalscheck Mark and Margie Michicich

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Guy and Mona Milinski Alan and Melissa Mills

Dr. and Mrs. Yuriy Minkevych Mr. Robert Morocco The Morrow Family

Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Mr. and Mrs. Jody Muniz

Fiona Murphy and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Schlicht

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nguyen ’94

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Scumaci

Kevin and Mary Wagers

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson The Osiecki Family

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Jon and Suzanne Palmen

Ted and Vicki Schmitz Jim and Kelly Semrau

Mr. and Ms. Felix Servantez Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw

Dori and Mark Panthofer

Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak

Drs. Francis Peterson and Jean Weaver

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Smith

Dr. and Mrs. John Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez Nick and Aliya Pitts

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke Scott and Kara Reske

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds Steve and Jessica Rezmer

Mr. and Mrs. Raul Rueda

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Savas

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer Nich and Shannon Schafer

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Brian and Heather Smith

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 Jennifer and Steve Waite James and Karen Walker

John and Carmen Warren

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Ben and Katie White

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke Mr. and Mrs. Mark Winnen

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf Dr. Kelly Worth and

Mrs. Elderize Von-Schilling Worth

Steve and Karen Smith

Mr. Binshen Wu and Mrs. Jessie Zhang

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Stache

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Spino

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan

Chao-Ying Yan

Mrs. Michelle York

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Zafonte

The Swager Family

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson The Swedberg Family

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Ms. Jana VanArsdale

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Grandparents

The Prairie community always appreciates the philanthropy of our grandparents. Those listed below made a charitable gift to TPS in the 2016-17 school year.

— Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf, Sr.

Ms. Barbara Borthwick

Mr. and Mrs. John Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Andersen

Ms. Ann Bredow

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Dornacker

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Angeline Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau

Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres

Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Ms. Shirley Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. John Baker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Beno

Steve Berlin and Debbie Smith Berlin Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bertelsen Mr. and Mrs. Don Biggott

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family James Bolm

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt Mrs. Darlene Brodjeski Mr. Clarence Burch

Mr. and Mrs. Orey Buzzelli Dick and Jo Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Castellano Ms. Jean Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chilsen

Mr. and Mrs. Ned Christopherson Ms. Gretchen Coffman Mrs. Richard Cofran

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran Ms. Lynne Dallmann

Mr. and Mrs. John Dana

Mrs. Susan Gesner Danziger

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dues Ms. Patty Eaton

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Elworthy Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Ms. Teresa Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Mr. and Mrs. Glen Feld

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Felerski Mr. David Ferguson, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Foltz

Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford

Lynn and Dennis Fredrickson Ms. Bonnie B. Friday

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Garchek

Dr. Grant Latimore

Ms. Karen Poppy

Ms. Karen Giuffre

Ms. Mary Laumann

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick

Mrs. Pat Gittens

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Granger Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels Ms. Virginija Greblikiene Mr. Gary Guckenberger Mrs. Jean Hagemann

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mary and Owen Heath

Charles and Kathryn Heide

Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs Ms. Jeanette Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hokanson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horton Mr. and Mrs. David Horvath

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huebsch Mr. Fred Humphreys

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jensen Mrs. Imogene Johnson Mrs. Pam Johnson ’73

Mr. S. Curtis Johnson ’73 Ms. Geraldine Kapluck Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelly Mrs. Nollie Kennedy Dr. Robert Keough

Ms. Margo Klobuchar

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kogutkiewicz Ms. Jo Ann Kozenski Ms. Sandra Krsko

Mr. Ken Krueger and Ms. Anne Christman Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kurhajec

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf

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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laudenbach Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. Art Leinweber

Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Linstroth Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lorentz Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lubach

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lundberg

Dr. James and Dr. Marcella Lynott Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano

Mr. David Maki and Mrs. Susan Buhler-Maki Mr. and Mrs. Lee Martin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Mr. and Mrs. David Mattson

Mr. Steven Maurer and Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Tom Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Jim May

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McGuire Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mews Ms. Barbara Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Morack Ms. Geralyn Morrow

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Mr. Michael Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Masamune Nishikiori Mr. Hardy North

Diane and John Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. George Oteman Ms. Kathy Palmen

Kevin and Christine Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian Ms. Barbara Pelton

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piché

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pitts Mrs. Sheila Polzin

Mrs. and Mr. Thomas F. Portz Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt Mr. Jim Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter Mrs. Karen Ritter Mr. Dave Roehl

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland John S. Rowland II ’75 Al and Patty Ruud

Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Ms. Marlyn Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Schmitz Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Skorski Jim and Joyce Smith

Col. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Smith

Mrs. Annie Long-Smith and Mr. Willie Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle

Mr. and Mrs. David Stoltenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Triggiano Mr. and Mrs. Joe Truka Ms. Barb Vallner

Mr. Helmut Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. David Wait Ms. Antoinette Walek Ms. Dianne Weaver

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield Ms. Evelyn White Mr. John White

Mrs. Kathryn Winnen

Mr. and Mrs. Rich Wosilait

Dr. and Mrs. Raul Zambrano Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

Sandra Harrison Young ’70 Susan Gittings Ernst ’71

Alumni

We appreciate the support of our alumni, who know firsthand the power of a Prairie education. Thank you for ensuring that today’s students continue to experience excellence both within and beyond the classroom.

— 1970 - 1979

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85

Megan E. Rowland McGuire ’02

Richard W. Coates ’72

Elizabeth Gabriel ’86

Lindsay Brewer Roskovensky ’02

Norma Wood ’72

Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Pamela MacVicar Johnson ’73

Darryl S. Babu ’88

Amy S. Larsen ’73

Armen A. Vidian ’88

Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74

Chris Ruud ’89

Mark M. Chulew ’72

Jonathan E. Ramos ’85

Jessica MacVicar-Golden ’72

Elizabeth C. Pehlivanian Shaw ’86

S. Curtis Johnson ’73

Andrew C. Alexander ’87

H. William Keland ’73

Stephen Cook ’88

Barbara J. Little Earnest ’74

Jennifer Boese ’89

Ernie L. MacVicar ’74

Caryn Zabrowski-Schwengel ’89

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75

1990 - 1999

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ’75 John S. Rowland II ’75 David S. Bigelow ’76

Gwen E. Farley Green ’76 Timothy L. Ellis ’77

Winnie Johnson-Marquart ’77 Ronald W. Lamberton ’77 Stephen B. Mitchell ’77 Richard C. Gorton ’78 Thomas A. King ’78

Elizabeth Dye Powell ’78 Robert P. Gardetto ’79 Peter L. Rayne ’79

1980 - 1989

Erik J. Wielenberg ’90

Sarah J. Friday Fredrickson ’91 David Perez ’91

Adam Emery ’93

Odinn Johnson ’93

Jennifer Van Dinter ’93

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 Peter Nguyen ’94

Matthew W. Campbell ’95 Erika Pearson Ford ’95

Andrew T. Isaacson ’95 Aaron A. Ford ’96

Benjamin C. Isaacson ’96 Brian A. Selmo ’96

Michael J. Degenhart ’80

Jeremy Stump ’96

J. Joseph Veranth ’80

Laura J. Christman ’98

Elizabeth Hansen-Warner ’80

Suzanne Gasiorkiewicz Selmo ’98

Jennifer K. Henzl Evans ’81

Michael Borzynski ’99

Thomas D. Calkins ’82

Matthew D. Frankovis ’99

Gregory V. Davis ’82

Jonathan A. Requejo ’99

Capt. Amanda J. Rasmussen USAF ’02 Andrea M. Bukacek ’03 Ari V. Hagopian ’03

Christopher A. Holterman ’03 Michael S. Joost ’03 Aaron Miller ’03

Austin Schultz ’04

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04 Irena Linev Smalkoski ’04

Elizabeth N. Steffensen ’04 Eric Christensen ’05

Suzanne Johnson Naker ’05

Kimberly Rybicki Olesen ’05 Peter Olesen ’05 Kunaal Pai ’05

Kimberly Jo Braun Schowalter ’05 Ryan S. Schowalter ’05 Mike Winterle ’05

Natalie Price Winterle ’05 Kristine A. Braun ’06 Ada Cifuno ’06 Kyle Clark ’06

Joshua Joost ’06

Matthew R. Leffler ’06 Tyler Sanchez ’06

Amanda Cifuno ’07

Alexandra J. Fiegel ’07

Melissa DeRango Weber ’07

Daniel J. Geenen ’80

Ariel Young-Shibilski ’96

Barton J. Warner ’80

Shana L. Redmond ’98

Christopher Cape ’81

Sogyong L. Auh ’99

Roger G. Hill ’81

Nathan P. Franke ’99

Meg Rowland Daniels ’82

Matthew L. Meyer ’99

2010 - 2017

James F. Herre ’82

Thomas J. Rodgers ’99

Matthew Adamczyk ’10

Helen M. Verbrugge Arkema ’83

2000 - 2009

Sandra R. Rogers ’82 John H. Batten ’83

Ann-Elise Henzl ’83

Stephen C. Lamberton ’83 Denis J. Navratil ’83

Richard R. Ruffo ’83

Toni Alicia Smith ’84 Kevin S. Hall ’85

Shay Boero Borzynski ’00 Timothy M. Batten ’01

Nicole A. Bukacek Christoph ’01 Caroline J. Jung ’01

Christopher Konicek ’01

Kristen Chylla Starnes ’01 Christopher Martinez ’02

Mathieu T. Evans ’08 Brian Glines ’08

Luke Drummond ’09 Matthew Joost ’09 Sagar Manda ’09 Eric Wagers ’09

Abigail Gaertig Adamczyk ’10 Bennett Harris ’10

Demitri E. Jerow ’10

Joseph A. Wagner ’11 Abigail Fiegel ’12 Nora Jandali ’13

Mary Wagner ’13

Michael Reda ’14

Margaret Zimmermann ’14

Faculty

For the third consecutive year, 100% of Prairie’s faculty made a charitable gift to the Prairie Fund –– yet another reminder of their extraordinary commitment to their students.

— Anonymous

Mr. Marcelo Ginestal and Ms. Alice Place

Paul and Liz Nass

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Arndt

Ed Guion and Camille Jensen-Guion

Brendan and Lisa O’Brien

Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson

Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Dan and Ann Bankenbush Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes The Berkey Family

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. and Mrs. Corey Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bray

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Mr. James Broetzmann

John and Terie Carpenter

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete

Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman Nat and Laura Coffman Ms. Clare Costello

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Tony DeFranco Brianna Doyle

Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Mr. Mathieu Evans ’08

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl Mr. James Fiers II

Ms. Melissa Flynn

Kim and Dave Forsman

John and Abigail French

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freres

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Gallert

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt

Mr. Austin and Dr. Jolyn Gundlach Jan and Al Hagopian

Michael and Dana Handrow

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Charles and Erin Housiaux

Jessica and Mitchell Johnson

Mr. Matthew Joost ’09 and Mrs. Allison Joost Steve and Cindy Joost Ms. Hannah Keller John and Jacki Kirt

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koleske Mark and Kelly Krekling Ms. Brianna Kunstman

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde

Hannah Lane and Peter Saattler

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Liesch Mr. Jacob Lipor

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Elizabeth Long

Ryan and Jill MacDougall

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller

Theron Mattick and Holly Wolf-Mattick Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCleary

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough

Mr. Everett McKinney and Dr. John Magerus Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Mehra Tony and Abbey Mente

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna Alan and Melissa Mills

Mrs. Meagan Moore and

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and

Paul and Sheena Moore

Charles and Alicia Gasser

Jim Mueller and Christine Henke Mueller

Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Ms. Kristina Gile

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Ms. Ana Moreno

Ms. Arooj Mukarram

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson Keith and Melody Owsley Dori and Mark Panthofer Mr. Fletcher Paulsen

Drs. Francis Peterson and Jean Weaver Nick and Aliya Pitts Jim and Jane Raufus

Jerry and Carla Rivera Ms. Dena Roncone

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Nich and Shannon Schafer

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer Ted and Vicki Schmitz

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Mr. Rudel Simon

Allyson and Eric Smalley Valerie Sprunger

Galen and Michele Steig

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vesperman John and Carmen Warren

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Dr. Rebecca Wheeler

Ben and Katie White

Eric and Marcia Wilks

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Winnen Ms. Alison Wojahn Chao-Ying Yan

Mr. Jim Zielinski

Lynn and Neal Zobel

2016-2017 Financials —

REVENUE Tuition and Fees

$9,554,468

Endowment Income

$1,844,741

Prairie Fund

$604,914

Special Events

$350,980

Other Total

$91,590 $12,446,693

EXPENSES Salaries and Benefits

$8,127,878

Financial Aid

$2,246,401

Instructional & Administrative

$998,563

Plant

$907,433

Other

$158,608

Total

$12,438,883.00

2016-2017 ANNUAL FUNDRAISING SUMMARY FUNDRAISING SOURCES Golf Classic & Dinner

$98,450

Prairie Premiere

$255,530

Prairie Fund

$604,914

Restricted

$145,987

Imagine-Inspire-Transform

$254,740

Total

$1,359,621

FUNDRAISING BY CONSTITUENCY Foundations and Corporations

30%

Current Families

23%

Current Grandparents

18%

Alumni

13%

Alumni Families

9%

Friends

5%

Faculty

2%

The 20th Annual Golf Classic & Dinner Prairie’s Golf Classic & Dinner is a long-standing tradition that, over the past twenty years, has raised over $1.5 million for the school’s financial aid

program. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers and donors, the 2016 event netted $98,000 in support of deserving students who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of full tuition.

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2016 COMMITTEE MEMBERS Kevin Cookman

Alan Mills

Rick Fiegel

Richard Ruffo ’83

Melissa Dixon

Brian Glines ’08 Dave Johnson

Peter Olesen ’05 Chris Ruud ’89 Jeff Wolf

EVENT SPONSORS & DONORS Anonymous Ms. Patrizia Alaimo Todd and Tracy Albers Ameriprise Financial Mr. Eric Anderson Matt and Rita Andis Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu Apple Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff Baird Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth Mrs. Faye Becker Belle City Family Dentistry Michael J. and Bonnie Benes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bode Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese Michael ’99 and Shay ’00 Borzynski Pam and Chip Brewer Bukacek Construction Group Mr. Ross Bukouricz Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 Jennifer and Rich Chiapete Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cifuno Ms. Ada Cifuno ’06 Ms. Amanda Cifuno ’07 Richard Coates ’72 Julie and Jim Coffman Nat and Laura Coffman Kevin and Noel Cookman Mr. Paolo Cosentino County of Kenosha CRB Insurance Keith and Anita Cruise Dr. and Mrs. Mark DeCheck Mr. and Mrs. Benedetto DeRango 26 | prairieschool.com

Mr. Robert DeRango Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai Design Partners, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Devine Ms. Melissa Dixon Dooley & Associates, LLC Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Luke Drummond ’09 Tim and Julie Eckert Educators Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel Gus W. Ernst Jr. and Susan Gittings Ernst ’71 Mr. Dennis Evans and Mrs. Jennifer Evans ’81 Ray and Mary Farley Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski Rick and Jana Fiegel Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Mr. Craig Ford and Mrs. Nancy Witkofski-Ford Dave and Lori Foster Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fox Bob and Kerry Frank Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freres Charles and Alicia Gasser Ralph and Jill Gentile Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson Ms. Claudia Geraci Carolyn Gittings Edwards ’75 Gould Dentistry, LLC Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham Green Bay Packers Mr. Jogrim Grotmol and Mrs. Lisa Piché Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haertel Jan and Al Hagopian Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Hansen Mr. Bennett Harris ’10 Mr. Phillip Harris Mr. Don Heck Mr. Bob Henken Bob and Sally Henzl Mr. Roger G. Hill II ’81 and Mrs. Eva Wassermann Hobnob Restaurant Ms. Elizabeth Hokanson

Nancy and Warren Icke Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Mr. Andrew Isaacson ’95 and Mrs. Holly Isaacson Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Mr. David Jacobs Lan Jin Dave Johnson H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75 Mrs. Imogene Johnson Mr. Scott Johnson Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ’77 and Mr. Michael Marquart Johnson Bank Johnson Outdoors Inc. Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gifts Mr. Joshua Joost ’06 and Mrs. Sarah Joost Mr. Matthew Joost ’09 and Mrs. Allison Joost Mr. Michael Joost ’03 and Mrs. Anna Joost Mr. Sivier Joost, Jr. Steve and Cindy Joost Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Kamm Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer Mr. David Kleer Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell Peter and Lisa Koleske Mr. Matthew Kolkman Wolf Korndoerfer Steve Lamberton ’83 and Jackie Lamberton Hannah Lane and Peter Saattler Mr. and Mrs. Michael Langendorf Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev Lehmann’s Bakery Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Liesch Dr. and Mrs. James V. Lynott Ann Tottingham Maccani Robert and Katherine Madson Majic Productions The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation Mr. Sagar Manda ’09 Marlo, Incorporated

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel May Ms. Anna Lisa Mazzone Mr. Michael Mazzone Mark and Margie Michicich Milwaukee Bucks Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Modesto Mary Lou Moeller Jack and Dottie Moll Mr. Robert Morocco Greg and Sheryl Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Jody Muniz Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Paul and Liz Nass O & H Danish Bakery Brendan and Lisa O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Ms. Susan Ohl Ms. Shea O’Rorke Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski The Osiecki Family Keith and Melody Owsley Mr. Kunnal Pai ’05 and Ms. Brooks Koepka Mr. and Mrs. Mike Palazzola Jon and Suzanne Palmen Dori and Mark Panthofer Patina Solutions Ms. Patricia Penman Ms. P.A. Petersen

Nick and Aliya Pitts PNC Financial Services Group Mrs. Elizabeth Dye Powell ’78 and Mr. Patrick Powell Racine Dental Group, S.C. The Rathi Singh Private Wealth Group Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. Reliable Property Services Robert W. Baird & Co. Foundation Inc. Robertson Ryan and Associates Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney John S. Rowland II ’75 RSM US LLP Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Ms. Julie Rupnow Al and Patty Ruud Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Ruud Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Sabol SC Johnson SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Scumaci Don and JoAnn Selmo Jim and Kelly Semrau Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw Mr. Douglas Shimp and Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86 The Shopko Foundation

THE 20TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC, held at Racine Country Club in September 2016, netted over $98,000 for student scholarships and financial aid at Prairie.

The Classic is among the top 5% of the highest-earning golf outings in the country.

Mr. Kanwar M. Singh ’85 Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04 and Dan Sinnen Mr. and Mrs. Brian Smith Specialty Underwriters LLC Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Stubby’s Gastrogrub & Beer Bar Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan The Swager Family Mr. Daniel Sweetman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Twin Disc, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venn Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 Mr. Eric Wagers ’09 Kevin and Mary Wagers Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner Jennifer and Steve Waite Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck Mrs. Melissa DeRango Weber ’07 and Mr. Christopher Weber Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

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Alumni Notes —

1990s

2010s

Mukund Venu ’99 is a gastroenterologist at the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. Currently serving on the Patient Care Committee for the American College of Gastroenterology, his research interests include GI motility disorders and eosinophilic esophagitis.

Elynn Kann ’10 is pursuing her Masters in Public Health at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

2000s The anchor on Prairie’s 4 x 800 state qualifying relay team in 2005, Dominic Maio ’05 won the 2017 Lighthouse 4 Mile Run with a time of 21:18. Dom is a product engineer for Dings Magnetic Group in Milwaukee. [A] Kim Rybicki Olesen ’05 graduated from Marquette Dental School in 2014, and recently opened Belle City Family Dentistry in Racine. The practice focuses on general and cosmetic dentistry while utilizing the most modern equipment available.

Kelsey Albright ’07 graduated from the University of Bridgeport in May with an MS in Physician Assistant studies. She will begin a fellowship program with the University of Colorado - Denver in January.

Namrata Shah ’08 graduated from American University Antigua Medical School in May. In June, she started her residency in psychiatry at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, affiliated with Columbia University’s Medical Center in New York.

Elizabeth Rooney ’09 graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2013 with a Fashion Design degree and a love of sewing. Working in client services at an interior design company, she partnered with designers needing a tailor for pillow projects. Her sewing mastery and tasteful eye made her the perfect person to make client ideas come to life. As such, Elizabeth soon founded STITCHD, which offers simplicity and ease, transforming your space one pillow at a time. For more information, visit www.stitchd-nyc.com.

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Javier Campos ’11 earned his Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2015 and his MS in Structural Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2016.

While studying at Berkeley he began working at Arup, an international engineering consulting firm headquartered in London. As a bridge engineer in the San Francisco office, he has worked on a Bay Bridge project that will connect Oakland to San Francisco. At Arup he is also involved in the design of a new bridge over the Panama Canal, two bridges in Costa Rica, and one in Cartagena, Colombia.

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In April, he received Arup’s Rookie “Ove” the Year award. Recognizing a rookie of the year, manager of the year, leader of the year, innovator, etc., every year, all the awards have “Ove” in the title to memorialize the coompany’s founder, Ove Arup.

Recent University of Minnesota graduate Regena Yu ’12 partnered with classmate Heidi Woelfle to found WAY, a clothing brand for the modern woman interested in curating a wardrobe of ethicallyproduced, versatile pieces. Designed and manufactured in Minneapolis, WAY aims to create timeless, well-crafted clothing using sustainable practices. Visit www.waythelabel. com for more information.

Drew Gottwald ’12 will begin “Trying to fill the world with happier smiles” when he starts graduate school to become a Doctor of Dental Surgery at Marquette University this August.

Jen Ganz ’13 graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in May with a BS in Elementary Education and a minor in English as a Second Language teaching. This summer she taught second grade summer school in Greendale, WI.

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Charles Salazar ’13 graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rockhurst University (MO) with a degree in accounting. He will be continuing his education by attending MBA classes at Rockhurst as he pursues his CPA. Melissa Rooney ’13 was elected to Lawrence University’s chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on June 10th. Phi Beta Kappa recognizes academic excellence in the liberal arts.

Leah Plachinski ’13 graduated summa cum laude from Wellesley College (MA) in May with a BA in Economics. She received departmental honors in economics for her senior thesis and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society. Leah also spent the 2015/2016 academic year at the London School of Economics. She will be heading to Chicago to begin working as an Associate Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. [B] Emma Will ’14 worked in Union College’s summer research program in the bioengineering department. Her research aided a project titled “Biomechanical Comparison of Clavicle Fixation Constructs.”

WEDDINGS Dominico DeRango ’04 married Anna Lisa Mazzone – July 8th, 2017 [C] Max Koenen ’07 married Julia Bumar – May 27th, 2017 Adria Spinelli ’07 married Michael Parker – May 28th, 2017

STAY IN TOUCH AND SHARE YOUR NEWS You, our Prairie School alumni, are an inspiration to all of us. We would love to hear from you!

Share your special news with us, whether it is a new job, a promotion, a special award you have received or some other accomplishment –– we would love share it with others.

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BIRTHS Griffin Klema ’00 and Erin Corrigan Klema Rylee Ann – June 7th, 2017 Natalia Sanchez Menjivar ’04 and Walter Menjivar Sophia Marie – March 24th, 2017

editors of this magazine reserve the right to revise and rewrite items for content and length.

Update your address, phone number, email address, profession, family information and anything else you would like to share. To do so, email Brendan O’Brien, Director of Communication, at bobrien@prairieschool. com or use the Update Your Information form in the Alumni section of our website.

In addition to the remarkable fundraising totals – over $255,000 generated in support of Prairie’s students – Premiere 2017: Ignite the Spark, will also be remembered for the excitement and emotion filling the JAC on April 28th, 2016.

Over 460 guests attended Premiere this past spring, and the evening once again served as a reminder of the pride and passion that typifies the Prairie community. Thank you to all of the attendees, donors, sponsors, and volunteers who helped make Premiere 2017 one for the record books!

Premiere 2018 is Saturday, April 28th. Mark your calendars!

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remembered for the excitement and emotion filling the JAC on April 28th.

TERIE CARPENTER 2017 INSPIRATION AWARD RECIPIENT

Over 460 guests attended Premiere this past spring, and the remarkable evening once again served

a reminder about the pride and passion that typifies the Prairie community. Thank you to all of th

attendees, donors, sponsors and volunteers who helped make Premiere 2017 one for the record bo Premiere 2018 is Saturday, April 28th. Mark your calendars!

- By Brendan J. O’Brien It’s been a week. Well, four days, actually. Four days and already the difference is noticeable.

My three-year-old twins, Sawyer and Sullivan, are good kids, but four days in Terie Carpenter’s classroom has made them kinder somehow, wiser, more interested in the world around them.

This, of course, is what great teachers do – they use the attitudes and attributes inherent in their students as starting points to nurture and develop well-rounded people.

For 15 years Carpenter has been nurturing and developing Early School students at Prairie. Common is the Upper School student who still claims her as their favorite teacher, fondly recalling their days in her bright, vibrant classroom.

After earning her undergraduate degree in Special Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carpenter spent seven years teaching for Racine Unified before coming to Prairie in 2002. She focused her graduate work on teaching hearing-impaired children and still incorporates sign language into her classroom every day, something that was revealed to me firsthand. Driving home one afternoon in late August, the twins excitedly started signing different zoo animals – zebra, giraffe, tiger, elephant – one after another, the creatures alive to them in a way they’d never before known.

“My philosophy is to nurture and educate in a warm and loving environment that is developmentally appropriate for young children,” says Terie.

Everyone on campus knows she accomplishes exactly that. I just didn’t realize it would be so obvious after only four days.

Created by former art teacher Cathy McCombs, the Inspiration Award – formerly known as the Mystery Doll – honors a staff member, teacher, board member, or volunteer who displays a true passion for Prairie.

or the excitement and emotion filling the JAC on April 28th.

SUE COOK

ver 460 guests attended Premiere this past spring, and the remarkable evening once again served as reminder about the pride and passion that typifies the Prairie community. Thank you to all of the

IMOGENE P. JOHNSON AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE emiere 2018 is Saturday, April 28th. Mark your calendars!

ttendees, donors, sponsors and volunteers who helped make Premiere 2017 one for the record books!

- By Aliya Pitts There are several things that come to mind when one thinks of Sue Cook: her boundless energy, her love of tennis, her impeccable taste. When I think of Sue, however, I think of peach pie.

Upon my arrival at Prairie in 2015, Sue’s involvement with the school was already well into its fourth decade. In that time, she has chaired and served on countless committees – volunteering wherever the need is greatest, from her children’s classrooms to Prairie’s Board of Trustees.

When a person has been part of an institution for so many years, their enthusiasm can wane – but Sue’s willingness to lend a hand has never wavered. Her most recent project was the daunting task of sorting the thousands of haphazardly-stored photographs that now make up the Prairie Archives – over fifty years of history, now neatly categorized, labeled, and wrangled into tidy boxes thanks to Sue’s leadership. Her attention to the most minute details, combined with her passion for Prairie and willingness to tackle any task, has now laid the groundwork for the school’s next fifty years of historical recordkeeping.

So why peach pie?

Last spring, I had the good fortune of attending a meeting at Sue’s home for one of her committees. She had volunteered to host, and after a productive working session over lunch, we were presented with perfect slices of homemade peach pie for dessert.

It was not simply enough to chair the event, to host the meeting, or to so thoughtfully serve lunch – the peach pie was the proverbial cherry on top.

I am willing to wager that many friends of Prairie have a similar Sue Cook story: a time when her thoughtfulness and attention to detail took their day from good to great. Which is why, when Sue was presented with The Imogene P. Johnson Award for Distinguished Service at Premeire last spring, the room roared to its feet, clapping and cheering for a woman who is relentless in her dedication to this school.

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Prairie Premiere 2017 —

2017 PREMIERE LEADERSHIP TEAM Raquel Fallico

Kerry Gaumont Christin Gould Mona Milinski Chriss Stump

EVENT SPONSORS AND DONORS Anonymous (2)

103.7 KISS FM A & E Tools

Mr. Matthew Adamczyk ’10 and

Mrs. Abby Gaertig Adamczyk ’10

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Adel Advanced Care Specialists Adventure Rock

Mr. and Mrs. Akil Ajmeri

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ’87 Mr. Billy Alexander William Alexander

Matt K. and Lisa M. Andis Andis Corporation

Jenny Antonneau and Matthew Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Tom Antonneau Apple Inc

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff Mr. and Mrs. Karl Atanasoff

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson

Mr. and Ms. Márcio Ayone Chamy de Oliveira Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Dr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Sheryn Abraham Mr. Mark Baker and Ms. Sylvie Travard

Mr. Andres Baptista and Mrs. Zaida Puy Arena Drs. Roger and Mette Baran Mr. and Mrs. Doug Barnes Mr. Ivan Barra

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Barrett Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83 Tim ’01 and Morgan Batten

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Baumstark Beaute on the Square The Behrends Family BelAir Cantina

Belle City Family Dentistry

Belle City Veterinary Hospital Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Berger

Dr. Amy DiMatteo and Dr. Jonathan Saigh

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family

Ms. Jennifer Dooley

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger

Mr. Ben Boilek and Mrs. Jeanette Dutton-Boilek Michael ’99 and Shay ’00 Borzynski Bradford Renaissance Portraits Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown Bryerlane Pet Resort

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brzezinski

Dimple’s Fine Imports

Dooley & Associates, LLC Double A Hunting Ranch

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dower

Downtown Racine Corporation Brianna Doyle

Mr. Jonathan and Dr. Suzana Dudley Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

Buckets Pub

Econoprint

Bukacek Construction Group

Elcano Dental

Andrea Bukacek ’03 Mr. William Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Orey Buzzelli

Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Caballero Jim and Colleen Cairns Camp Anokijig

Canopies Events With Distinction

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 John and Terie Carpenter

Mr. Rocco Castellano and Mrs. Irina Ciubotaru Mr. and Mrs. Andy Cathlina

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chambers

Chasing Tails Indoor Playground Chay’s Tae Kwon Do

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin & Affiliates The Chocolate Factory

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Christensen ’05 Christin Gould Flowers

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ciszewski Dr. and Mrs. David Clark CNH Industrial

Julie and Jim Coffman

Nat and Laura Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Kevin and Noel Cookman Cordeck Sales

COREvantage

Mr. Al Corona

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cortez Ms. Clare Costello CRB Insurance

Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. Dance Arts Center

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker Design Partners, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel Dr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Elworthy Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ’93 Entertainment Cruises

Mr. Dennis Evans and Mrs. Jennifer Evans ’81 Eye-openerZ

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico Ms. Chris Feierstein

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski

First Class Horse Complex, LTD. Mr. and Mrs. Yazi Fletcher Ms. Melissa Flynn

Forefront Dermatology Dave and Lori Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Frazier Funky Hannah’s

G+F Excavating

Scott and Susan Gaertig

Gass Weber Mullins LLC Charles and Alicia Gasser Gastrau’s Golf Center

Ms. Gertrude Gates Stillman

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Gaumont Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson

Mr. Marcelo Ginestal and Ms. Alice Place Chris Gittens and Jennifer Orsted

Mr. Brian Glines ’08 and Mrs. Sarah Glines Ms. Kiersten Gonzales Gould Dentistry, LLC

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt

Mr. Austin and Dr. Jolyn Gundlach Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haertel

Mr. Daniel Hagerman and

Lawrence Sales Associates

Mr. Peter Olesen ’05 and

Hansen Interiors

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74

Mr. Patrick Ontko

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Lenz

OtterBox

Mrs. Sara Luther Hagerman

Mr. Scott Harlan and

Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

Rita Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Heath Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen Ms. Ann-Elise Henzl ’83 Bob and Sally Henzl

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. David Holland Hot Shop Glass

Charles and Erin Housiaux

Mr. Tony Huynh and Ms. Cassie Doan Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Isaacson

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson The Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery Ives Grove Golf Course

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobsen Mr. and Mrs. Jon Jansen Dave Johnson

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75 Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Jason and Destiny Johnson

Jessica and Mitchell Johnson Mr. Odinn Johnson ’93 Pat and Katie Johnson Ms. Skye Johnson Johnson Bank

Johnson Financial Group Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones

Mr. Matthew Joost ’09 and Mrs. Allison Joost Mr. Kurt Jorgensen and

Mrs. Roberta Puntillo-Jorgensen

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 and George Karegeannes

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer Mr. Khalaf Khalaf

Knapp Manufacturing, Inc.

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell Knoell Family Dentistry

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kocourek

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Lenz Orthodontics

The Lescher Family

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Dr. and Mrs. James V. Lynott

Ian and Julie Lang

Ms. Camela Langendorf

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen

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Mrs. Amanda Cosgrove Paffrath ’85

Ms. Dawn Patel ’83

Ernie MacVicar III ’74 and Janice MacVicar Dr. Abha Malhotra

Mr. Sagar Manda ’09

Edward and Cheryl Maraccini Marlo, Incorporated

Theron Mattick and Holly Wolf-Mattick

Mr. Steven Maurer and Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer Mr. Gilson Mazetto and Mrs. Ana Toillier Patrick and Megan McGuire

Mr. Everett McKinney and Dr. John Magerus Meadowbrook Country Club Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Mehra Mendota Consulting LLC

Merchants Moving & Storage Company Ms. Bobi Mews MH Imaging

Mr. and Mrs. Jimi Michalscheck Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Mike & Angelo’s

Guy and Mona Milinski Mr. Steve Miller

Alan and Melissa Mills Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Food & City Tours Milwaukee Pedal Tavern

Milwaukee Public Museum Mocha Lisa

Moles and Ferri Orthodontic Specialists The Morrow Family

Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Dr. Michael and Mrs. Heidi Mullane Fiona Murphy and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy

Mrs. Suzanne Johnson Naker ’05 and Mr. Josh Naker

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson

Ashley and Laura LaBarber

Mr. Mark Paffrath and

Ryan and Jill MacDougall

Ann Tottingham Maccani

Peter and Lisa Koleske

Ms. Brianna Kunstman

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen

Panera Bread

Denis Navratil ’83 and Dimple Navratil

Mr. Christopher Konicek ’01

The Osiecki Family

Lynzay Legois Water Skiing Club

Steve and Dana Kohl Dr. Michael Kokat

Dr. Kimberly Rybicki Olesen ’05

Dori and Mark Panthofer Mr. Fletcher Paulsen Mr. Dan Paulson

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez Mr. Ryan Petersen

Nick and Aliya Pitts Pixologie

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke

Racine County Sheriff ’s Dept.

Racine Dental Group, S.C. Racine Gymnastics Center Racine Metal-Fab Ltd. Racine Tennis Club Racine Zoo

Rasmussen Diamonds

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Renquist Jonathan Arnold Requejo ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds Steve and Jessica Rezmer RKI Investment Group

Rocco Castellano Design Studio Mr. Dave Roehl

Ms. Dena Roncone

John S. Rowland II ’75

Royal Upholstery LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Raul Rueda

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Rustic Road Brewery

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud

The Office of Congressman Paul Ryan Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Savas SC Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer Mr. Troy Shibilski and

Mrs. Ariel Young-Shibilski ’96

Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson

Mr. Ed Schmid

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider

Mr. and Mrs. David Novick O & H Danish Bakery

Brendan and Lisa O’Brien

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Corey Oakland Olde Madrid

Ted and Vicki Schmitz

Mr. Ryan Schowalter ’05 and Ms. Kim Braun ’05 Mr. Austin Schultz ’04 Mr. Drew Scott

Ms. Cory Sebastian ’05

Sebastian’s Fine Food & Spirits Seebecks

Mr. and Ms. Felix Servantez

TG3 Electronics, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mr. Bruce Thomson

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Zafonte

Shedd Aquarium

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Mrs. Barbara Simon

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04 and Dan Sinnen Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak Mr. Steve Skinner

Mrs. Irena Linev Smalkoski ’04 Allyson and Eric Smalley

Brian and Heather Smith Steve and Karen Smith Snap-On-Tools, Inc.

Specialty Underwriters LLC

Splash Studio: A Painting Bar Mr. and Mrs. Brent Stache Ms. Kelli Stein

Robert and Dawn Stepien

Mr. Tony and Mrs. Jean Stevens Sticky Rice

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Mr. Michael Sweet

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Ms. Ruth Thomas Toad Hall

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Tollaksen Mr. Brian Torner

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

Mr. and Mrs. David Turek

Twenty Twenty Family Vision Center Twice Baked Pottery, LLC Twin Disc, Inc.

Utopia Nails Spa Varitay Studios

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 Mr. Armen A. Vidian ’88 Mr. Eric Wagers ’09

Diane and Robert Wagner James and Karen Walker Walt Disney World Co.

John and Carmen Warren Wilson’s Coffee and Tea

Winter, Kloman, Moter & Repp, S.C. Mike Winterle ’05 and

Natalie Price Winterle ’05

Wisconsin Brewing Company

Tennyck Knife Works

World Class Outdoor

FROM THE GROUND UP

Zimmerman Architectural Studio

Tuna Traffic

Tabak Law, LLC.

Tasha Rae Jewelry

Mrs. Michelle York

Wisconsin State Fair

In April, Prairie’s 1st Graders were selected as winners in the 2017 Bookworm Gardens Readers Roundup Creation Contest. The annual design contest is open to Wisconsin classrooms from preschool through 5th grade. Our students based their concept on Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle, and used the book’s theme – that both boys and girls should be free to dream and achieve anything – as inspiration. In May, the entire Primary School visited the Sheboygan-based Gardens on a field trip, and 1st Grade was able to assist with their garden’s construction.

Faculty Notes

TEACHERS THAT INSPIRE GREATNESS —

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CALLIE ATANASOFF, Director of Admission, graduated from Leadership Racine. The program builds community trusteeship through the development of strong, diverse, and knowledgeable leaders. On average, twenty-eight individuals are selected from a pool of applicants to build a class representative of the Racine area.

JIM BROETZMANN, MS Science Teacher, attended Rekindling the Passion to Teach at McPherson College. The course examined how educators can implement variety and organization into their classrooms and lives, as well as how humor, stress management, and active listening contribute to building a community of leaders.

JAMIE BREIWICK, Instrumental Music Teacher (right),

MARI GROBSCHMIDT, 7th-12th Learning Specialist, LISA KOLESKE, Director of Human Resources, and VICKI SCHMITZ, Art Teacher and Department Chair,

won the inaugural Chuck LaPaglia Jazz Now Award for his work as an advocate for art and jazz in Milwaukee. LaPaglia (center) founded the original Milwaukee Jazz Gallery in 1978. [B]

COREY BRANDT, Assistant Director of Facilities, earned

his BA in Social Science (with an emphasis on Sociology and Psychology) from Carthage College. He also spent a significant portion of his summer traveling for Team USA Baseball. As the Wisconsin State Coordinator for the national program, he has coached youth teams in tournaments in Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina. He has been coaching with USA Baseball for four years.

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attended the seminar Building, Supporting and Sustaining a Positive Mentoring and Coaching Culture at Cardinal Stritch University. The seminar was part of the Southeastern Wisconsin Educator Project (SWEP) consortium.

JESSICA JOHNSON, Art Teacher, earned her Masters of Education in Creative Arts from Carthage College.

MEAGAN MOORE, MS Social Studies Teacher, earned her Masters of Science in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

BILL REID ’73, Artist-in-Residence, represented the Racine Art Museum in the city’s Fourth of July Parade by driving his custom flamingo pedal car and pulling a trailer celebrating 75 years of the Wustum Museum. Additionally, he received a Wisconsin Arts Board grant to create a new pedal car celebrating 50 years of the Racine Arts Council – a project he collaborated on with Prairie Art Department Chair Vicki Schmitz, children from Racine’s Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization (HALO), and numerous Prairie School students. He also exhibited in a summer group show at Tory Folliard Gallery in Milwaukee, as well as earned his lifetime senior National Park Pass. [A] DENA RONCONE, Theatre Teacher and Director, attended

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the National Conference for the American Alliance for Theatre and Education in New Orleans, Louisiana. She participated in master classes with local artists on movement, acting, puppetry, storytelling, and playwriting. While networking with teachers and professionals from across the country, she was immersed in the local culture, experiencing performances, music, history, and food.

VICKI SCHMITZ, Art Teacher and Department Chair, participated in Making Meaning: A Studio Approach to Teaching and Learning at the Art Institute of Chicago. Twenty-five teachers, ranging from Pre-K through university-level, spent three days learning through the lens of the studio experience, engaging with two special exhibits – Helena Almeida: Work is Never Finished, and Cauleen Smith: Human_3.0 Reading List. They also worked with contemporary artist Jorge Lucero and created final studio pieces that reflected the theme of what learning looks like to students.

SARAH TUREK, MS Science and AP Biology Teacher, attended an Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) sponsored by the College Board at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Sarah spent the week discussing best practices and course design; reviewing the AP Biology curriculum framework and exam; and presenting her own favorite lessons and classroom strategies to encourage student collaboration and inquiry-based learning in place of traditional lecture.

JIM VASS, Director of Facilities, earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics from Oregon State University.

CRYSTAL VESPERMAN, US Math Teacher, presented at the annual conference for the Wisconsin Mathematics Council, an affiliate for the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. The title of her presentation was Using Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques to Inform Instruction.

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KATIE WHITE, Kindergarten Teacher, started the Masters

of Science for Professional Educators (MSPE) Program at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The two-year degree in Educational Psychology includes a two-week residency for two consecutive summers in Madison.

HOLLY WOLF-MATTICK, Glass Studio Manager, completed her large glass wall installation, Rhythm and Measure, for the Electrical and Computer Engineering lobby at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The project is part of the state’s Art-in-Architecture program. It measures 13’ x 35’ and is composed of 210 cables of hand-blown colorful glass tubing and fused discs suspended from custom-designed stainless steel wall panels. [C]

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Rohan Banerjee

Matthew Coffman

Nathan David Engstrom

Scott Edward Isaacson

Carlen Thea Baran

Hannah Taylor Compernolle

Kirsten Nicole Frosch

Kirat Kaur

Jason Andrew Bates

Madeline Rose DeCheck

Rachel Nicole Gentile

Bailey William Knick

Peyton Kay Baumstark

Isaiah Richard Dennee

Kayla Marie Goelz

Mitchel Markus Krekling

Olivia Grace Carpenter

Jonathan Calvin Dudley

Grace Kathryn Gould

Lucy L. Langendorf

Gitika Sai Chalasani

Trey Donald Eckert

Richard Hayden Granger

Daphne Anne Larsen

Samuel Harrison Chapman

Dolores Ehrhardt

Madeleine Heide

Daniel Gregory Latyshev

Madison Elizabeth Coady

Louise May Ehrhardt

Allison Grace Holum

Andrew Liu

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Class of 2017 earned a record $12.5 million in merit-based college scholarships.

of 2017 Veronica Marz

Danielle Nicole Palmen

Julia Marie Reynoso

Geneva Elise Swager

Julia Murray Michicich

Laura Ann Panthofer

Jacob Lorence Ruud

Natalie Elizabeth Veranth

Gabrielle Mills

Anna Sofia Gil Pegurier

Payton Antonia Schultz

Steven Verheyen

Jacob Robert Mueller

Juan Andres Perez

Olivia Roberta Scumaci

Sara Elizabeth Wagers

Manveer Singh Nagra

Michael Scott Porter

Therminder Pal Singh

Alex Robert Westman

Maya Nepos

Ivan Andriyovych Pravednyk

Simon Alec Skrzypek

Cynthia Ann Wotapka

Noelle Ines Nicoara de la Garza

Luiz Felipe Miranda Ramos

Zola Ry Sloth

Sarah Jean Wotapka

Emma Marguerite Nix

Harshitha Rangasamy

Miera Smith

Class of 2017

Discovering their Purpose THE MEDAL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS PRAIRIE’S HIGHEST ACADEMIC HONOR. EVERY YEAR THE WINNER RECEIVES THE MEDAL TO BE WORN DURING COMMENCEMENT, AND THIS YEAR’S AWARD WENT TO JASON BATES. “Jason is determined, diligent, and eager to dive into the messy details of true scholarship. He is a quick thinker who works hard to connect ideas across traditional courses or disciplines to build a larger map of knowledge.

He is a determined and curious learner who approaches challenging problems by using his prior knowledge to guide him into new discoveries. He is a selfless student who genuinely wants everyone around him to succeed and will take all of the time necessary to help fellow students master difficult concepts - even if he has already mastered them. He goes above and beyond by treating education as a team event and doing whatever possible to get everyone across the finish line. In addition to a first rate mind and work ethic he has a wry sense of humor and sharp wit. He is humble, honest and in many ways an old soul who embodies what it means to live the life of the mind. ”

– Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. Head of School & President

Jason Bates ’17 Prairie Medal for Academic Excellence Attending Michigan Technical University to study Audio Engineering.

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“Jason had experiences in parochial, public, and other educational programs before he arrived in Upper School four years ago. At Prairie, he finally experienced an educational environment that could match his abilities, inquisitiveness and interests. The school is a truly special place that goes far beyond the academic rigor. The transformative Renaissance-style education is truly a blessing. Jason came for academics, found community, and leaves with purpose.”

- Mike Bates, Jason’s father

DONOR PROFILE:

JILL OSIECKI

jill and chris osiecki

— By Aliya Pitts Along with several of her siblings, Jill ( Jorgenson) Osiecki, parent of Brenna ’15 and Branden ’18, works in the family business: Plastic Parts, Inc., founded in 1966 by her father, Art, a lifelong Racine resident. Although the Jorgensen family is deeply committed to the company and cherishes its historical roots, those close to Jill might say that her parents’ true legacy is one of bighearted philanthropy. The concept of giving back is deeply important to Jill, something she says she learned from Art and her mom, Jeanette.

“My father taught us that people were ’Blessed to be a blessing’ to others. He did not believe that giving was reserved for the wealthy, and that there were many ways of being generous – that everyone could participate by giving of their time, treasure, and talents,” says Jill.

As a family, the Osieckis have worked hard to keep that concept at the forefront of their own lives. The Prairie School, along with a number of other community organizations, has been the fortunate beneficiary of many of their charitable gifts – including gifts to help install Prairie’s turf soccer field and a recent contribution to facilitate the upgrading of the school’s kiln. The Osieckis are also loyal donors to The Prairie Fund.

“We have benefitted from associating with wonderfully generous people who had a joy of giving and passed on

the ethic of sharing in proportion to their own blessings.

Not just our parents, but other significant role models have humbly shared with us and others, and their lives were never diminished by their generosity; rather, they enjoyed their philanthropy,” says Jill.

The Osieckis first arrived at Prairie in 2008 as they were seeking a new Middle School for Brenna – and hoping to find somewhere that both of their children could attend together. After doing their research and, most importantly, asking other parents about their educational decisions, they found themselves gravitating to Prairie.

Today, as Branden enters his senior year at Prairie, Jill is reflective on their years at TPS. “The kids are very confident and interesting writers, and they also have learned good logical and critical reasoning. Brenna was exceptionally wellprepared for college in her writing skills, and the opportunity to learn Chinese has been truly unique for her. They also have a heart for justice and fairness that has been reinforced by the Prairie community.”

Those hearts for justice and fairness certainly started with Brenna and Branden’s grandparents, Art and Jeanette – proof that the family legacy is alive and well.

Randy Goree (1952-2017)

OPPORTUNITY IN ABUNDANCE

RANDY GOREE AND KEVIN WILL (1986 ETCETERA)

— By Brendan J. O’Brien Kind soul.

It’s a phrase used to compliment the depth and generosity of one’s compassion.

Former Prairie educator Randy Goree was a kind soul.

Friendly, funny, and generous, Randy was instrumental in nearly everything that happened on campus in the 1980s. He advised students. He was a 5th and 6th grade Outdoor Education Leader. He spent time as the Admission Director. He coached basketball.

He was…everywhere.

However, like all excellent educators, Randy was best known for an ability to captivate and inspire inside the classroom.

He did exactly that while teaching Middle and Upper School Social Studies from 1979-1989.

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Kevin Will, US Science Teacher. “He had high expectations for his students.”

It was Randy who took Kevin under his wing in 1984 and explained to him the ins and outs of the school.

“He welcomed me to Prairie, showed me how to be a part of this place, and is one of the big reasons I made it here early.

Because of that, I’m still here thirty-four years later.”

Part of Prairie’s mission is affording students opportunity in abundance; the hope being their interests and passions diversify, that they become well-rounded in countless aspects of life, that they grow in empathy and compassion.

It’s that well-rounded kindness that Kevin Pearson, former Art Teacher and MS Head during Randy’s tenure, remembers most about his coworker and friend.

“As a teacher, Randy wanted his students to think for themselves and to have a

passion for learning. As a colleague, Randy was authentic, compassionate, and shared his great sense of humor. As a friend, Randy was loyal, generous, listened well, and best of all, he was someone you could always depend upon.”

Passionate, authentic, and generous. That’s what Prairie wants its students to become and these are the exact qualities that Randy Goree embodied.

Adrianne Paffrath (1932-2017) A BEAUTIFUL REFRAIN — By Callie Atanasoff

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hen the sun rises, light breaks through slowly, gracefully. It extends its arms around the stems of budding flowers, peeks through the slats of wooden bridges, crawls across the skyline of the city nearby. All of life’s nooks and crannies are revealed through light, a lens so clear and true.

This was the same lens through which Adrianne Paffrath saw her life: one of brightness and possibility, anything but mundane. In her presence there was joy, and she quickly passed that along to those around her.

Prairie had the privilege of sharing in Adrianne’s incredible talents for over forty years. She was a highly respected colleague and leader, initiating the school’s first musicals as well as founding the piano and Suzuki programs. Her creative prowess was evident in her melodies, her choreography, and in every stitch of the elaborate costumes she crafted for more than two decades. Prairie’s production of Kismet, set in fictional Baghdad, was a particular favorite. Costumes called for beautiful garments reflecting traditional Middle Eastern attire. Rather than heading to a local craft store, Adrianne ventured to Chicago, perusing Indian and Pakistani shops in search of the perfect materials. Her attention to detail was conscious and thoughtful.

Most importantly, she was committed to the pursuit of learning for herself and her students.

On more than a single occasion, class may have begun with music and ended with a mural; one piece in particular still hangs in the music rehearsal room. The way she combined various art forms — percussion with painting — was a reflection of her ability to synthesize, making each component, each individual, more exceptional than if it were on its own. She believed in what was unrealized and struck a balance between elegance and strength in her approach.

Adrianne’s life was an endless stream of creativity, curiosity and exploration, demonstrated through her love of the arts and of community. A Radcliffe College Cum Laude graduate turned Racine Montessori School Co-Founder, Prairie School Music Teacher, department chair, and designer, church choir director and coordinator, small business owner, and always an artist at heart, Adrianne found ways to turn passion into a great adventure. When she wasn’t conducting or collaborating, she spent time honing her own skills, the strokes of her brush bringing watercolor to life and the greenest of thumbs producing lush floral gardens.

When the sun sets, nature’s stage becomes quiet and shadowy.

The trees whisper softly to each other and creation settles in for the night. Yet there is still sweet music that comes from the grass and the sky, sounds that are simple and wonderful and inherently magical. Adrianne listened closely to the world; if we stop and listen, we can appreciate the beautiful refrain of the life she loved.

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