The Waterford Magazine - 2023 - Joy in the Journey Issue

The Waterford Magazine

A publication for Waterford School. Issue IV.

Since 1981, individuals involved with the Waterford community—students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, grandparents and friends—have inspired meaning and purpose within one another and for the world in which we live. The Waterford Magazine, published by the School’s Communication Office, strives to articulate that inspiration and share stories that effectively capture Waterford’s impact—in the past, in the present, and for the future. The magazine also seeks to highlight the activities of the school and its alumni, as well as to help highlight people, events, and topics relevant to our entire community.

EDITOR & GRAPHIC DESIGN

CREATIVE & GRAPHIC DESIGN

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO VISION

We inspire individuals to pursue lives of meaning and purpose.

WHAT WE DO MISSION

We provide students with a world-class liberal arts education that stimulates intellect, ignites passion, and shapes character.

IDEALS WE LIVE BY CORE VALUES

Integrity

We act with integrity in our work, in our choices, and in our relationships. We aspire to the liberal arts ideal of wholeness, where honest self-examination makes possible integrated selfunderstanding.

Excellence

We embrace elevated standards of knowledge, performance, and character. We strive for excellence in everything we do, starting with excellence of effort.

Curiosity

We prize curiosity. We cultivate and celebrate the desire to know, to do, to question, to re-examine, and to improve.

Responsibility

Our commitment to responsibility starts with our individual lives and actions and extends outward in service to communities, both local and global.

Caring

We learn best in a caring environment, where respect and inclusion make possible the deepest forms of intellectual, emotional, and character growth.

Derick Rodgers Director of Marketing & Communications

Neisha Williams Marketing & Communications Associate

THIS PAGE: Photo by Amanda Nielson.

COVER: Waterford student athletes enjoying the beautiful campus during the community Fall Tailgate event. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams. Certified

FEATURES CONTENT

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO A WELLLIVED LIFE | PAGE 12

Take an inside look into the Lower School liberal arts curriculum and what a student experiences at Waterford everyday.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

THE CLASS OF 2023 | PAGE 8

Celebrating the 36th graduating Class of Waterford School.

Letter from the Head of School Academics Class of 2023 The Ultimate Guide Around the Quad Outside the Classroom Legacy of Service Tribute to Dr. Dusty Heuston In the News Reaching Hew Heights Arts Athletics Joy in the Journey Enrollment Finance Report Development

WATERFORD RISES: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS | PAGE 27

A deep dive into all that was accomplished during the historic Waterford Rises Capital Campaign.

JOY IN THE JOURNEY | PAGE 34

An article by Waterford Senior and lifer, Diesel Knight, and his journey at Waterford School.

The Zavala Family Annual Report Alumni Association Class of 2022

WA TERF ORD RISES

A LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

This summer Jennifer and I spent time sea kayaking in Glacier Bay, Alaska, with six of our closest friends. It was a nine-day, self-supported adventure during which we carried all of our gear, food, and…bear spray! We paddled nearly 80 miles while circumnavigating the East Arm of the Bay.

Glacier Bay was one of the most spectacular landscapes we have ever experienced with soaring snow-capped mountains, deep turquoise water, dense forests, beautiful rocky beaches, and a wide array of wildlife! From colonies of seals and rafts of otters, to flocks of puffins, bands of snow-colored mountain goats, to breaching humpback whales, pods of Orcas, wolves—black and gray—and bears: big, hungry grizzlies roaming through our camp almost every night. The proximity and variety of the animals was spectacular!

To be so far removed from civilization was truly a gift, especially with such special people in our lives, but what I did not expect was how wonderfully present I felt from the moment the drop-off ferry vanished in the distance. This feeling of “presence” was influenced in part by being fully immersed in the natural landscape. As we paddled each day, and set camp each evening, cooked, gathered water from streams, and slept, we were not separate from, but living as part of the natural Alaskan landscape.

But perhaps more impactful to my ability to fully show-up and actively participate in this adventure, this journey, was the absence of any technology. Yes, we had a satellite phone for emergencies, but otherwise we spent nine days without email, text or social media, and it was an absolute joy! To fully focus on the beauty of this amazing place; the lapping of paddles as they moved through the water, the breathing of the whales through their blowholes, the sound of otters opening mussels with small rocks, the howling of wolves and screeching of bald eagles was magnificent! The clouds, the light on the Fairweather Range to the west and the hanging glaciers on the St. Elias Range to the east, icebergs, the immense tidal movements, breathtaking beauty was everywhere.

After the challenging pandemic landscape of the last two years, Alaska helped me to reorient and refocus. Map reading, route finding, tidal conditions, weather, all needed to be attended to (in addition to living with the bears!) to ensure a successful, safe, and joyful journey.

There is great resonance between our Alaska adventure, and the 2022-23 school year, and our school theme—Joy in the Journey. While Sandy, Utah is not the backcountry of Alaska, similar to my recentering journey in Glacier Bay, this year we have worked hard to shake free of all COVID restrictions and readjust and refocus our learning community on what is central to allowing our faculty and staff to enjoy an extraordinary learning journey as we pursue the aspiration of our liberal arts mission.

Prior to getting on the water, we set an intentional course and discussed goals for the trip, similarly, late this summer we clarified three schoolwide priorities to provide clear direction for the school year ahead:

• Tightly align all that we do with our core mission of liberal arts excellence.

• Enhance the culture and climate on campus by taking confident ownership of the learning environment and our individual teaching space, in and out of the classroom.

• Reestablish the sense of connection and joy in the journey that has been a challenge over the past three years of remote, hybrid, and masked schooling.

While these goals may seem obvious, rebounding from the strain of the last two years and articulating clarity and coherence to help guide us steadily back to the center of the liberal arts experience this year was essential. In addition, to provide a more focused learning environment for all students, we have placed limits on the presence of technology in classrooms to ensure a fully engaged student body!

The early results of our journey together have been affirming. Faculty report a present, participatory, energized student body, happily focused on the core elements of our program; ensuring strong content knowledge and the skill-set to analyze and synthesize information and data, construct arguments and communicate persuasively. In short, joyfully, in each division, we return to the Waterford School experience that profoundly shapes lives of meaning and purpose.

Happily, there are many good miles to travel on this journey of ours and I am pleased to report that there is a return to excitement and vibrancy in and out of the classroom, and a gracious and humble appreciation that has defined the early part of the 2022-23 school year.

Perhaps most importantly, my experiences in Alaska reminded me, that—while the ultimate destination, or outcome is critical—many of the most beautiful, rewarding and profound moments are experienced within the journey itself. While we set out every morning with the goal of reaching our next destination and camp, it was the process of voyaging across the indescribable terrain, of living within every new breathtaking moment as the wondrous Alaskan landscapes unfolded before us, reveling in its magnificence and magnitude with my fellow travelers that stands out most in my memory. As I reflect on my adventure, the arduous and effortful journey itself ultimately inspired and continues to inspire the greatest joy within me and I believe is the lived experience of each of us every day on Waterford’s campus.

In the pages that follow you will read stories from students, faculty, alumni and parents about the joy that is the Waterford journey. Each member of the Waterford family contributes to the immense sense of delight and gratitude we have for the journey we are on together.

As we look ahead, and work hard to improve, we remain steadfast in our commitment to hold to the center of our liberal arts mission, to reduce distraction and to be fully present with each other in this transformational enterprise that is the Waterford experience.

Thank you for all that you do to support a most Joyful Journey of learning here at Waterford School!

All my best,

ANDREW MENKE Head of School

ACADEMICS

THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK

By Akiva Toren, Class IV Teacher

The blacksmith pulls the red-hot iron out of the furnace and begins to hammer.

*clank*clank*

“Your parents would sell you to me,” she explains.

*clank*clank*

“And you would be mine to pump the bellows for hours and hours a day.”

*clank*clank*clank*

“After a few years, you would be able to make nails for me. Hundreds and hundreds of them.” She looks up. “Does that sound exciting?” A few cheeky fourth graders raise their hands. She laughs.

*clank*

“Well, you would get a bed and two meals a day in return.” She pauses from her hammering. “If you deserve it.”

*clank*clank*clank*

“I would teach you everything I know. Once I did, though, by the time you would be 14 years old, I would drive you outta town!” Several mouths drop open.

“Why?!” one student blurts.

“I don’t want any competition,” she scoffs. “But, you would be one of the most respected and richest people in your new town. If you succeed.” She pauses again. She is good at this. “Now who is still interested?” Half of the class still raise their hands, the other half distracted by the elegantly curved iron leaf she forged that whole time.

This is a small taste of the immersion Class IV experiences every year at This is the Place Heritage Park. In addition to watching skilled smiths, they pull 75-pound handcarts over rugged terrain, stand in recitation pose while answering a pioneer teacher, explore a male and female hogan, and even ride a train.

As fourth graders learn about the lives of pioneers, and how the lives of pioneers affected their indigenous neighbors, they come face to face with challenges that many can barely comprehend. Packing one pair of clothes for 1,400 miles? Trudging through three miles of snow to get to school? Apprenticing for a meager salary of simple meals? Sharing land with newcomers who are unimaginably different? Students are transported out of themselves to a different time and place.

The curricular connection is clear. During the first half of the year, we dive into our local and state history. As we read about the pioneers’ trek across the plains and mountains, the students connect it to the bumpy track of their own cart-pulling. When we read The Sign of the Beaver, students connect the clash of cultures and territories to the stories they hear in the giant teepee. Even when we switch to our study of Medieval Europe, students connect the pioneering blacksmiths and their apprentices to the pages, squires, and knights of old. In short, the field trip allows our history curriculum to interweave and come alive.

Most importantly, they see the journeys others have taken in history, challenges they surmounted, and consequent joy they achieved. Students are able to translate the journeys of others into their own. Learning is a long process; so many ideas, peoples, movements, and stories intersect, and Class IV students begin to comprehend this complexity and see their place in it. The joy of accomplishment and learning is sparked this way every year. Yes, this truly is the place. For growing in the joy of learning. We will definitely return next year.

Class IV students pulling a handcart at This is the Place Heritage Park. September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

TRANSITIONING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL

By Shira Fagan, Class VI Dean

Inside a butterfly’s chrysalis, the caterpillar digests itself from the inside out, literally breaking down its body into slime at the cellular level. This transformation is messy, painful, and appears chaotic, but it is really their body doing exactly what it needs to do. And the thing that emerges sixteen days later, the butterfly, is truly a marvel.

As Class VI Dean, I spend a great deal of time with middle schoolers, the chrysalis stage of a child’s school years. Shrouded in mystery and full of slime, middle school is a time of rapid change, social instability, and brave exploration. I frequently get questions about how the school supports the transition from Lower to Middle school.

Lower School is a time for building good habits, and learning in close proximity to adults of influence. Class VI takes that powerful foundation, and asks students to apply it beyond the oversight of adults. Teachers lay out clear boundaries and expectations, and students have an opportunity to make their choices. As a parent, this is the scary part. Let’s take lunchtime as an example. The Class VI team teaches the rules surrounding lunch, makes sure every student understands the rules, and then gives kids the freedom to follow them. When students break the rules, which they will because they are children, we will be there to right the ship. Middle School is neither the locked, monitored playground of their youth, or the free-wheeling trip for fast food of their Upper School years.

Our Class VI school day is set up for this. While students in classes VII-XII will need to navigate different teachers, buildings, rooms, and classmates in every block, Class VI has Humanities. Humanities replaces both English and History blocks, and students see their Humanities teacher during Morning Meeting as well. This model bridges the change from Lower to Middle School, and students come to see their Humanities teacher as their “person.” Humanities teachers walk students through as many of the new events as possible to set kids up for success. We teach them how to check Canvas, how to behave in an assembly, how to be a responsible locker user, how to ask someone to dance. We also help them learn the business of being a student; how to sign in or out at the front desk, how to visit the nurse, how to take responsibility for our mistakes, and how to put away our screens. I like to remember that they’ve only been on this planet about a decade, and there are lots of new things to discover.

A parent can support this transition in the same ways the school does: build independence, set clear expectations, and expect lots of mistakes along the way. More concretely, I recommend laying out your family’s rules surrounding language and behavior, giving students incrementally more freedom, and approaching the inevitable mistakes with perspective. Middle Schoolers can be prickly, messy and stuck in their own heads. They are also curious, creative, stubborn, passionate and even kind, with the guidance and support from all the adults who care about them. Just like the butterfly, this time is messy, painful and appears chaotic, but this necessary metamorphosis allows for the butterfly to emerge.

A Q&A WITH

TANISHA SHEDDON

Q: HOW CAN PARENTS HELP THEIR CHILD WHO IS EXPERIENCING SCHOOL ANXIETY?

A: Anxiety is a normal part of pre-teen and teen years. Stress management is key to teaching children how to manage anxiety.

The best thing parents can do is teach their children specific coping strategies to help manage stress. This may include, engaging children in wellness activities such as exercise, healthy eating, or meditation.

Additionally, it is important to build systems to increase effectiveness and organization. Guide and facilitate your child in developing a specific morning and night routine, teach them to use tools like google calendar or a planner, and involve them in planning.

Lastly, be aware that social interactions in middle school are a time of practice and chaos. Therefore, children are experiencing social anxiety as they experience new situations and new expectations. It is always helpful to teach your child positive ways to communicate, set boundaries kindly, and what to do when they are treated unkindly themselves.

WATERFORD’S NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

A joyful moment with Fagan’s Class VI Humanities students. November 2022.

Photo by Neisha Williams

Shira Fagan, Class VII Dean teaching. November 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

CLASSES & STUDENT PROJECTS

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY 2022

On Thursday, April 21, sixteen members of Waterford’s Class of 2022 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society — a century-old organization dedicated to the goal of recognizing and honoring true academic excellence. Its member institutions include the very finest independent schools in the country and around the world, Waterford School is the only chapter school of the Cum Laude Society in Utah. Each year, the Cum Laude selection committee aims to honor students who demonstrate true scholarship. Committee members look at a students’ academic records and students’ contributions to the lively intellectual community that is fostered in the Waterford classrooms. This honor is bestowed upon the members of a graduating class who have a record of excellence in all academic disciplines and to those who demonstrate sustained commitment to the life of the mind.

The induction ceremony began with comments from Head of School Mr. Menke, and Math Department Chair, Ms. Woller. Then Finn P., member of the Class of 2022, shared his thoughts about the benefits he’s experienced with his Waterford education.

Dr. Bennett formally inducted sixteen seniors into the Cum Laude Society. These students have now joined the ranks of honored graduates from Waterford and other independent schools. We will miss them in our classrooms; we are grateful for all that we have learned from them!

These students from the Class of 2022 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society this year:

Allison C. Avery C. Ella D. Emma G. Finn P. Christine P. Lexi P. Neve R.

Gia R. Roman S. Devon T. Ellie V. Megan W. Howard W. Lydia W. Ai Lee W.

Henry M. ’35 “picking apples” during Kindergarten’s Apple Week. September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Class VIII science students visiting the Nature Lab to study the difference between mammal and reptile skull anatomy. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

Cum Laude Society members. April 2022. Photo by Andrew Menke

TO THE SENIOR CLASS

By Dr. MaryAnn Pope, Class XII Dean

I have had the pleasure of being the Dean of the Class of 2023 for three years now. I am so grateful to be able to finish this journey with these incredible students.

This will be the first year in Upper School that these students will (hopefully) experience a “normal year”. In ninth grade, they had to shift to online learning in Spring Term. In tenth grade, they had to navigate the hybrid learning system, and in eleventh grade there was a mask mandate for most of the year, and a winter term that had a looming sense of doom with the Omicron surge.

But the Class of 2023 has amazed me. I am impressed by how willing they were to wear masks to help keep the most vulnerable in our community safe. I am impressed by their perseverance through challenging times, their efforts to remain engaged during hybrid learning, finding ways to connect with their friends, and surviving the eleventh grade, which I think is the hardest academic year at

Waterford. Throughout all of it, they have displayed a dedication to learning and a determination to succeed. COVID has been a dark cloud over most of their Upper School experience, and while I know it has had an impact on them, they are a very spirited class, and I have seen them rise up above the challenges and embrace joy and laughter throughout this pandemic.

I got into teaching because I wanted to leave the world better than I found it. I wanted to help the next generations be better than mine. These seniors give me so much hope—I see their drive to succeed and their willingness to put in the work to make their goals possible, I see their critical thinking skills and courage to question everything, I see their hearts and how they strive to be inclusive and accepting of those who are different from them. Our seniors are amazing, and as sad as I am to see them graduate, I know that in both big and small ways they will make a positive impact on the world.

Senior Sunrise, August 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Senior Profiles Senior Profiles

MADELINE CASSELL :

Where have you found joy in your Waterford journey?

Waterford has given me a strong sense of community because of the bonds I have created with all of my peers over the fourteen years I have been here. I have created lifelong friends and can strike up a conversation with anyone in my grade. Even though we all have different interests and participate in different after-school activities, we all support each other when games, shows, or performances happen.

WILL MARSHALL :

What advice do you have for younger students at Waterford?

Put down your phones and get off your devices! It’s a small school but there are so many interesting people around you and you’ll enjoy your days at school more if you interact more personally with the students and teachers around you. Also be open-minded and try different activities and sports, you might be surprised what you find becomes important to you.

MICAH MOSKOWITZ :

Where have you found joy in your Waterford journey?

I find joy in my Waterford journey through daily interactions with other students and teachers. It may sound cliché, but small acts of kindness or even casual conversations while walking to or from a class helps to lift my mood and hopefully provides the same to others.

Senior retreat at Snowbird, September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson

Photo of seniors in traditional green senior sweaters, Class Day, October 2022. Photo by Andrew Patteson

Halloween Senior Lunch, October 2022

Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Western Senior lunch, September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Senior Retreat, September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

A LiB e R A L A R T S e d u C ATiON

THE TO A Guide Well-lived Life

By Melanie Battistone, Assistant Head of School and Lower School Head and Melissa Armenta, Assistant Lower School Director

Imagine packing for the most exciting and significant trip of your life. How would you prepare? What would you need to know? What would you take with you? At Waterford, as we prepare our Lower School students for the journey ahead, we ask such questions. What do our students need to know about the world in which they are going to be traveling? What should they bring along? What should they leave behind? What values and principles will guide them in their decision-making along the way? And in the end, will they have experienced the examined and well-lived life? These are lofty questions when we are talking about children ages 3 to 10, and yet, they are the questions that we must ask as we help them build a solid foundation and develop a love of learning in these crucially formative years.

The translation of a liberal arts principles to an elementary school education is at once logical and miraculous. Children eagerly make connections between their developing sense of self and their growing understanding of the world around them. They are brimming with joyful curiosity and critical thinking–what parent hasn’t been exhausted by the endlessly recursive “why?” of a little one? Our youngest students are immediately proud of their growing independence, and school becomes a natural habitat in which they thrive. True to the liberal arts, children are laserfocused on fairness and truth (especially at recess). They are eager to demystify and understand the terms of engagement for friendships and relationships with their teachers. Children are exceptionally creative, and just as they literally can hear the high frequencies that adults no longer can, they vision the myriad of possibilities that adults can no longer see. Children are philosophers at heart, eager to pull up a chair and engage in the Great Conversation. They are indeed buzzing and blooming with potential!

While these innate characteristics of children provide the raw material, more is needed to live a well-lived life, even at this young age. As with any successful journey, a knowledgeable guide can make all the difference. Perceptive, kind, and committed to their students’ success, Waterford teachers prepare students for a journey that they are taking together, choosing routes that encompass pleasure, beauty, and wonder. The path winds through science, theater, math, music, reading, writing, chess, and more. The curriculum (guidebook) provides essential knowledge–the key to navigating

unfamiliar territory. With map in hand, teachers shape learning experiences that dazzle and challenge. From alphabet to essay, our students climb higher and higher. Place value? No problem. Medieval Europe? So glad to be alive right now. Solfege? I’ll never sing out of tune again. Five-paragraph essay? I’ve got this! Because of our world-class teachers, Waterford students are educated in an environment of excellence, abundance, and generosity, and they have the tools they need to confidently progress along their academic path.

As our Lower School students solidify their understanding of what the world is, they shift to understanding who they want to be in the world. The expansive backdrop of the Wasatch mountains that surround our campus reminds our students of the promise of all that awaits them. Their experience with the liberal arts slowly deepens their awareness of our full potential as humans. All that they have learned links arms with responsibility, and they begin to understand that they can indeed impact the world through the values of caring and integrity. After all, learning is communal, connected and indebted. Perhaps Plato said it best–what a country honors, it cultivates. At Waterford, we do not take lightly the sacred work that we do in cultivating lives of meaning and purpose. There is no more honorable journey than this one.

“Waterford is special because I play basketball, soccer and running races in PE. I get to go to theater, dance and extended day. I go to the science place because I get to build things. ”

- BARAKA S. ’35

On their journey, Lower School students learn from experts in the following Specialists classes: science, computers, art, music, theater, chess, PE, and dance.

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ELISE C. ’32

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Students in Lower School begin to shift from understanding the world, to who they want to be in the world. Students practice this through connection with each other, and learning to work in groups.

Through chess, students practice concentration, patience, critical thinking, planning, and creativity.

- ELISE C. ’32

The arts are a wonderful vehicle for exploring ideas and expressing creativity. Dance, piano lab, violin, and art classes all provide opportunities for our students to learn about themselves and the world around them.

“Most schools don’t have chess class and I think it is cool that we have chess class.”

“I look forward to learning new things and having new experiences and making new friends. ”

“If there is something I don’t know, I ask questions because I want to learn more and enjoy learning new things.”

ADRIANA C. ’30

Lower School students get a look forward into their future at Waterford by visiting Middle and Upper School learning spaces. One space that is explored throughout the year is the Nature Lab. Students get to learn through hands-on experiments guided by scientists.

The core values that we live by during the journey are Caring, Curiosity, Excellence, Responsibility and Integrity. We touch on these often in lessons and discussions.

“Waterford teachers are amazing and they also teach you great things. I tell people how Waterford is a great place and everyone belongs. There are lots of great things to learn and all the teachers are wonderful.”

- ELISE C. ’32

Teachers at Waterford continually work to become better at their craft, all while understanding and connecting with every child in their class. Every child is known and cared for. We are a community!

Waterford students are curious, and asking questions is a natural part of the Waterford experience because it deepens their understanding.

THE TO A Guide

Well-lived Life

FIRST FRIDAY

Good morning Waterford! According to somebody our school is small, but from my view there are a lot of you out there. Kind of nerve-racking. But that’s all just part of the journey.

I really like this school year’s theme: Joy in the Journey. I like it particularly because I am near the end of my journey at Waterford. I started in Class III just like those kids near the front in blue shirts, gray pants, and the jumpers. For me, that was nine years ago. When I was in Class III I was nine years old. My age has almost doubled since then. I have so many memories from what you might call the second half of my life as of today. For the most part, these memories have circulated around Waterford creating an epic journey. Sort of like a hero on a quest.

I have very distinct memories from Lower School, whether that is the history days and going to La Caille, or field day, or recess, or all the other amazing traditions. In Lower School I went to my first family brunch and learned how to write my class in roman numerals. I made connections that have lasted forever. My best friend ever to this day, Grant Christensen, is here today in the way back. It’s not often people make friendships like that, but Waterford gave me a way to foster a friendship that brings me joy every single day. The hero gets comfortable on the quest and meets new people.

Middle School was pretty great. I definitely had plenty of embarrassing moments which is just what happens in Middle School I’m sorry to say. Middle School is when I began to grow. Not just vertically but as a person. I got a laptop, and Snapchat, and some real responsibilities. I had to get to class without a teacher and in different buildings with 9-foot tall seniors around. I had to keep track of my homework more independently. I wasn’t around the same people all day everyday. I had my first experiences with Orchestra and Student Government, both of which are a huge part of who I am today. I

learned how to ask someone to dance with me at those fun Middle School dances. Still learning a lot in that category. I met more of my friends that I still have today. The hero learns some lessons of life, and how to better reach the end of the quest. Middle School set me up for success in Upper School true to Waterford fashion, but then something big stunted me.

My freshman year started out great. I liked my classes. I was a Class Rep, I had fun at the high school dances, and being in Upper School made me feel awesome. Then I went on the longest spring break ever. For me it felt like it lasted until the end of spring break sophomore year. A lot happened during the peak of COVID, it’s the part of the quest where the hero gets knocked down. It’s always the saddest part of the story, but it builds character.

Junior year was the year of recovery. I think the school felt that as a whole. It was the time to try and build back good habits, return to traditions, and mend what the villain had done to us. It wasn’t perfect, but it helped to restore some of that joy that had been removed from the journey. I can tell from this first week of school that Joy will be abundant this year. The energy has been high. It’s awesome. The hero is back on track.

My journey, while it is unique, it is not rare. There are 73 seniors this year. All of us started our Waterford journey at different times and in different ways. All of you in front of me have your own journey. We are all heros in our own journey searching for joy. Even the Lower Schoolers at the very beginning of their journey are making their way. Every year the quest gets better and better. You learn more, you accomplish more, and you have more joy. My journey at Waterford is near its end. I have definitely found joy in it, and will remember it as I approach new challenges and new quests. Remember. Joy is always in the journey at Waterford. Thank you!

Andrew Menke, Head of School, shaking the hands of Arya W. ’26 after her ringing of the bell at Waterford’s First Friday celebration, September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Speech by Student Body President, Spencer C. ’23

CELEBRATION 40 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

Waterford celebrated its 40th year during the 2021-22 school year, since its founding in 1981. Throughout the school year, students, faculty, staff and families commemorated this milestone through a variety of new and returning traditions including a time capsule opening, a Ski and Ride night, and several community celebrations. Thank you to all those who helped us celebrate 40 years of excellence at Waterford—40 years of stimulating the intellect, igniting the passion, and shaping the character of our students, 40 years of inspiring individuals to pursue lives of meaning and purpose.

OPENING FAMILY BRUNCH

A special Ski & Ride night at Brighton Ski Resort in celebration of Waterford’s 40th Anniversary. February 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

The return of Waterford’s Country Fair celebration to culminate a successful school year. May 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Upper School students enjoying the end of year celebrations at the Country Fair. May 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Ms. Johnsen reconnecting with some of her Lower School students. August 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Families enjoying breakfast and socializing at Opening Family Brunch. August 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

GRANDPARENTS VISITING DAY

HALLOWEEN

SCIENCE CENTER TOPPING OFF CELEBRATION

Grandparents enjoying time in LS with their for Waterford’s Grandparents Visiting Day. October 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Lower School students walking in the Halloween Costume Parade. October 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Students, faculty and staff signing the final steel beam for the new Science Center, October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

Visitors joining MS/US classes during Grandparets Visiting Day. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams

Students having fun at the Middle School Halloween Bash. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

Stone A. ’26 signing his name on the final steel beam for the new Science Center, October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

RISING SENIOR INTERNSHIPS

By Erica Munson, Library Department Chair & Internship Coordinator

Every summer, Waterford partners with industry, non-profits, and universities to offer six-to-eight-week internships for our rising seniors. This gives students a chance to explore areas of interest outside the classroom, and experience the expectations and rewards that accompany the world of work.

This year we had ten students who participated in a wide range of internships: lab research at the University of Utah, humanitarian service at the International Rescue Committee, customer operations for Lucid Software, art education at the Utah Museum of Modern Art, and finance at Terra Millennium Corporation.

Sally Scofileld conducted research in anti-epileptic drug therapy at the University of Utah Pharmacology labs. Waterford’s Dr. Daniel Osipovitch, who mentors our science interns, noted “these programs allow students to engage fully with research science at the graduate level, giving them a glimpse of the actual process of science. Whether working with cell lines, mouse models, or multisyllabic chemicals, these students experience hands-on research, guided by experts in their fields, and are expected to both understand and explain the high-level science.”

At the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Ethan Brennan worked in art education. He was interested in all aspects of how a museum runs. He found it initially a challenge to get the children he worked with to overcome their shyness but was surprised by their ability once they opened up, and how they learned quickly to adapt to new media. “This internship was very fulfilling. Working with the children and my fellow interns allowed me to foster meaningful connections. I developed many skills in teaching and artistic expression.”

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Priya Sullivan and Anabelle Quian were immigration interns at the International Rescue Committee, a global organization with offices in Salt Lake City. They were tasked with helping clients through the process of legal immigration and resettlement. Sometimes responding to as many as one hundred texts a day, Priya explained, “There were people who had been waiting for their relatives for years to get to join them in this country, and sometimes we had done all we could at our end. But there were also times when you really helped someone, when you handed them their green card they were so happy and it was really wonderful.”

Waterford’s internship program is a summer extension of our school’s mission: to stimulate intellect, ignite passion, and shape character. It also forges important connections with the community outside Waterford. If your organization is interested in partnering with us, please contact Erika Munson, internship coordinator (erikamunson@waterfordschool.org).

Students were able to raise $6210 during the spring bakesale, the funds were sent directly to Ukraine and helped 7 drivers rescue families. March 2022. Photo provided by Amy Dolbin.

The Community Service Council sold pumpkins and apples (grown and donated by our own history teacher, Emily Mortensen) and donated all proceeds to support local refugees. October 2022.

Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Five students worked in academic research at the University of Utah last summer in the pharmacology program and chemistry department. Summer 2022. Photo provided by Daniel Osipovitch.

Class VIII student, Aadi Mishra, was named top 300 in the Broadcom MASTERS Middle School Science Competition, out of 1807 students who entered. His project is called “A Novel Method to Efficiently Predict Drug Consumption Risk using Boosted Decision Trees,” which involved creating a computer program that predicts drug use based on fewer factors than previous prediction methods. Aadi expressed gratitude for Dr. Osipovitch and Ms. Ross for their support and guidance throughout the process. Photo (left) provided by Himanshu Mishra, photo (right) by Neisha Williams.

OUTDOOR PROGRAM TRIPS

Students from the Outdoor Program on a Zion Canyoneering trip over the fall break. October 2022. Photo provided by Chris Watkins.

Middle School Outdoor students adventuring on their Boundary Waters Canoe Trip to several lakes south of the Canadian border. Summer 2022. Photo provided by Chris Watkins.

INCLUSION & BELONGING WITHIN THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION

By Kimi Miyashima ’09, Director of Inclusion & Belonging

During the summer, Waterford School faculty and staff read the memoir Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation by Roosevelt Montás. Montás, who was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York as a teenager, attended Columbia University for his undergraduate degree and eventually became a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum at Columbia University. Montás details ways in which Columbia University’s focus on the liberal arts tradition transformed his life and how people of all backgrounds can, and should, benefit from a liberal arts approach to education.

Montás writes that “A liberal education is one that takes the complicated condition of human freedom seriously and addresses itself to its dilemmas and to the urgency of its lived experience. To think and reason through these kinds of questions is to learn to live with them in an honest and ongoing way.”

As we ask students to pursue lives of meaning and purpose, we must acknowledge that this pursuit can only be optimally fulfilled when students can be their authentic selves in our classrooms and

learning spaces. Thus, our pursuit of providing students with a world-class libreal arts education asks, encourages, and requires us—as educators—to intentionally create spaces to support Montás’ proposition of questioning and reasoning through the complexity of varied human experiences, continuously.

What is the value of a liberal arts education? This question enhances our equitable practices to support access to the power and promise of our mission. This question informs best approaches towards inclusivity, and this question is quintessentially central to fostering a sense of belonging in the classroom and beyond.

I, like Montás, have a strong conviction that the ability to attain and experience a liberal arts education is coveted, and is certainly an honor and a privilege. This belief, in tandem with my personal affinity to Waterford, will always be at the forefront of my work as our Director of Inclusion and Belonging. Waterford’s deeplyintentional mission, our holistic approach to learning, and our diverse community is why I’m so thrilled to undertake this important and critical work in partnership with, and on behalf of, our school.

ACADEMIC TRAVEL

Sudents and faculty celebrating in the rains of Costa Rica during a trip organized through Waterford’s Academic Travel program. Summer 2022. Photo provided by Anna White.

OF SERVICE Legacy

FACULTY RETIREMENTS 2021-22

CINDY BRANDOL

Cindy Brandol’s career at Waterford began in the fall of 1994. She first began working in the Dining Hall and then added more and more responsibilities throughout the past 28 years. Cindy was the favorite teacher of many students. It wasn’t long before children wanted to come early before school just so they could be with Miss Cindy. Cindy has the ability to keep us all connected. She is organized, kind, generous, a good listener, a therapist, a teacher, happy, creative, fun, sincere, intuitive, a hard worker, genuine, and a positive influencer. Her infectious laugh gives her away instantly. Waterford just wouldn’t be Waterford for many of us without Cindy.

ERIN KNIGHT

Erin Knight has quite literally been a knight in shining armor to hundreds of Waterford students. If you’re lucky enough to be in a conversation with Erin, you’ll likely feel like the most important person in the world. Imagine a young child growing up with this kind of presence and validation, and you’ll picture all of Erin’s former students. Nine short months with Ms. Erin out of a lifetime is not enough, and yet those months with her are sure to have laid a strong foundation of self-expression and confidence, a love of learning, and an overall feeling of acceptance and of being deserving of a place in this world. The Waterford community will miss you. You leave a long and strong legacy of love.

STEVE MANNING

Steve is a man of personal convictions and principles, drawn to ideas and ideals. He brought anticipatory delight and steadiness to new endeavors such as co-writing the words to the Waterford School Anthem.

Steve loves this campus because of its natural beauty- because it is home to the students he believes in. He respects and inhabits the elegance of mathematics. He is enthralled by the complexity of technology, especially as it might enhance the study of the Liberal Arts. He represents the teacher Waterford continually seeks: a person who understands what distinguishes the Waterford School, who feels the difference when they walks across campus, who commits to doing their part and who repeats this pattern over and over; coming to understand more deeply, to feel more indelibly, to commit more thoughtfully.

Bernie is one of those people who can always surprise you — he is a Renaissance Man. So much experience, and good at so many things. And then one summer Nancy Heuston convinced him that he was ready to try something new. Bernie came to Waterford 12 years ago.

Bernie had not taught at the secondary level before Waterford, and as with every teacher in that boat there was something of a learning curve. But Bernie offered to all of our students the gift of his experience and the chance to grow in a meaningful way, and for those who were willing, he became their warm and wise guide on the path to becoming an artist.

BERNIE MEYERS

Adapted from a tribute by Susan Banks

Adapted from a tribute by Nancy Heuston

Adapted from a tribute by Andrew Patteson

Adapted from a tribute by Jennifer Rudd

Todd Winters Assistant Head of School

TJ Smith

Nancy Durrant LS Office Manager

Mehmed Duheric Operations

Kristie Jensen PreK-3 Teacher

Roxine

Cassie

Veronique

Darren

Photo of Dusty and Nancy Heuston at Sandy campus ground breaking, 1985. Photo from Waterford Archives.

RememberingDR. DUSTY HEUSTON

A Tribute by Charles Rosett, English Teacher

We are deeply saddened to report the passing of Dr. Dustin Hull Heuston at his home in Sandy on Sunday, June 19. Without Dusty’s expansive vision, deep humanity, and decades-long commitment to excellence in education, Waterford School as we know it would not exist. In addition, far beyond the Sandy campus, today children all over the world benefit from early learning software and the Waterford Upstart program created by the Waterford Institute, which Dusty founded and then directed for four decades.

As headmaster in the 1970s of Spence, a private girls’ school in New York City, Dusty was among the first educational leaders nationwide to recognize the power of technology in helping students to learn well. Prompted by his vision of a world where young learners of all backgrounds and means could have access to outstanding education, he founded the World Institute for Computer Assisted Teaching (WICAT) in 1976 in Orem, Utah. WICAT developed software and hardware for use in the classroom, and in 1981 Dusty founded Waterford School in Provo as a laboratory school for testing and improving the WICAT technology.

In its early years in Provo, Waterford was a tuition-free school funded by an endowment of stock in a publiclyheld corporation that the Institute spawned. Dusty saw it as essential that the school, in the beginning, be free of the forces arising from financial pressure, later saying, “I knew from day one, when we were designing the covenants and documents to open the Institute, that we would need a research school. You cannot try things out in most school settings because of the politics.” The wisdom Dusty gained as headmaster of Spence – to hire and support teachers passionate about their subjects, their craft, and the success of their students, and to develop outstanding curriculum growing from the liberal arts tradition – became deeply rooted in Waterford’s mission and culture.

Beginning in 1981, Dusty’s wife Nancy served as Waterford’s founding Head of School for 34 years, and starting in 1986 led the creation and growth of the school’s current campus in Sandy. Through much of the school’s history, the Institute was housed on campus in what is now the Administration Building, and under Dusty’s direction it provided crucial financial and philosophical support as the school expanded from a few hundred students to over a thousand.

Dusty’s inviting office at the south end of the Institute building was a place of inspiration, insight, and creativity, where he mapped out the programs and initiatives that would bring powerful early learning to students, from Harlem to Los Angeles. Today, Waterford Institute is an international leader in preschool through second grade software for reading, math, and science programs, and has reached millions of children globally. In 2013, SIIA, the leading association representing the software and digital content industries, honored Dusty with its Education Lifetime Achievement Award.

Beyond his far-reaching achievements as an educational leader, Dusty will be best remembered by those who knew him as an extraordinarily generous, spirited, and loving human being. Devoted husband of 63 years, father to six children, and influential teacher of American literature at both the college and high school levels, he supported curiosity and passion wherever he found it. His own ceaseless curiosity about subjects ranging from photography to astronomy and economics to aviation led him to connect with and learn from others in diverse walks of life. He built a house in the woods in Vermont for his family, learned to fly an airplane in his fifties, took museum-quality photographs, and loved country music. He gave of himself in innumerable ways to make the world a more humane and beautiful place. As Hamlet said, “He was a man, take him for all in all; I shall not look upon his like again.”

WATERFORD ROBOTICS

“‘We go for inspiration. One of the things that both our teams pride themselves in is that we have a student designed, student fabricated, student robot. Our kids can do amazing things,” James Harris, Science Department Chair said. “It’s very much a student engineering challenge.’

It begins with a lot of sketching and building.

‘We start with sketches, then go to cardboard before making a laser cut out of wood. We build prototypes and only when we’re sure what we’re doing do we go to metal,” Harris said... ‘It’s part of preparing students for understanding how engineering projects are integral to the modern world, how they can participate both at the design, fabrication, testing, verification and project management.”

Read the full article on sandyjournal.com

Waterford Class of 2018 alum, Julia Scheding, was the recipient of the UC San Diego Stewart Prize in Poetry. One of the poems amongst those submitted is called “The Bug Project” and is about Waterford’s bug project—a long tradition within Waterford’s science curriculum.

Follow the QR code to read Juliana’s poem.

Excerpt by Julie Slama, Journalist for Sandy City Journal

“Waterford School senior Allison Cao was determined to learn bird calls and kept repeating listening to two of them, trying to distinguish the difference before the Science Olympiad ornithology contest...

‘Of course, when they got to the test, there were no bird sounds on it,’ Waterford Science Olympiad adviser Daniel Osipovitch said with a laugh. ‘It’s amazing to see the effort that students put in to become experts in their events. There’s a story behind each event and our students as to the effort they put into it and where they’re at in their schooling...That’s one thing I love about Science Olympiad is that their interest can really blossom, and they can really focus on areas that really excited them.’”

Read the full article on sandyjournal.com

Diya Garg ’22 was mentioned in a KSL TV news report about her selection as a 2022 Bank of America Student Leader. Through the Student Leaders program, students have opportunities to gain insights through an eight-week paid internship, working closely with Fourth Street Clinic and the Governor’s STEM Action Center to develop leadership and workforce skills, and participating in a week-long virtual leadership summit centering on civic engagement and serving our communities.

Waterford Robotics team competing at the Worlds Robotics Competition in Houston, Texas. April 2022. Photo provided by James Harris.

Excerpt by Julie Slama, Journalist for Sandy City Journal

Science Olympiad team after winning third at State Competition. April 2022. Photo provided by Daniel Osipovitch.

Photo provided by Juliana Scheding ’18.

Photo provided by Diya Garg ’22.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

A HI ST ORIC CAPIT AL CAMP AIGN

By Todd Winters, Assistant Head of School for Enrollment & Institutional Advancement

From my office, I enjoy a view of the construction activity of the Science Center springing up, the first of four priorities of the Waterford Rises Capital Campaign. Beam-by-beam and brick-by-brick, the Science Center rises. Historically, there were two earlier iterations of the Science Center which were to be constructed in 2007-08 and then again in 2014-15, but economic and other market conditions prevented the school from proceeding as planned.

At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I’m reminded of the Phoenix bird, an enduring mythological symbol. Steeped in ancient lore—the Phoenix bird is a powerful creature with the ability to rise from the ashes—a symbol of hope and renewal. Like the Phoenix rising, Waterford Rises. It rises due to a series of strategic initiatives undertaken by courageous and visionary leaders and the extraordinary generosity of donors who believe deeply in the school’s mission to provide a world-class liberal arts education that stimulates intellect, ignites passion, and shapes character. Our strategic plan prioritizes an extraordinary student experience, teaching excellence, and financial sustainability. We launched Waterford Rises to build upon decades of excellence and amplify our tradition as a world-class liberal arts school. We set forth boldly to imagine the possibilities, invest in our vision, and inspire an exceptionally bright future for generations of Waterford students to come. To meet these strategic goals, the campaign was launched to secure philanthropic support for these priorities:

• Teaching Excellence - A new state-of-the-art Science Center

• Student Health & Wellness - A new Student Commons

• Enhance the Student Experience - A new Turf Field

• Student Access & Teacher Support - Expand the Endowment

Waterford Rises is the most significant campaign in our 40-year history. The only other capital campaign in the school’s history occurred in 1998-1999 to raise funds for the construction of the Fine Arts and Performing Arts buildings. That campaign raised a total of $4.8 million toward the total project cost of $9.5 million. We honor the leaders and families who helped build the Waterford we know and love today. Each of those leaders and families contributed knowing that generations of Waterford students would benefit from their immense generosity and trusted that families who followed would do the same to ensure Waterford remains a world-class educational institution. We honor and express enormous gratitude to every donor, volunteer, the Core Campaign Committee and Steering Committee, and the Board of Trustees, for embracing and supporting this aspirational effort.

While every gift contributed to Waterford Rises allows the school to execute the four campaign priorities, a new chapter of philanthropy at Waterford School has also been set in motion, and with the campaign’s remarkable momentum and success, the school is poised to execute its aspirational mission. This energized culture of philanthropy and the groundswell of support is evidenced, writ large, through the gifts made to support expanding the endowment—to increase access for deserving students through financial aid and scholarship assistance—making the promise of a Waterford education possible for more students. And teacher support in the form of expanded professional development resources, all while ensuring long-term financial health for our institution.

On behalf of the campaign leadership, I offer my deep appreciation and gratitude to each member of this community who joined Waterford in this most important work. Your commitment supports a truly transformational education and helps to shape our bold vision for the future.

As the sun sets on Waterford Rises and the campaign wraps up in the coming weeks, it is appropriate to highlight the campaign journey (opposite page), the impactful moments, and celebrate the monumental accomplishments that will forever change the lives of Waterford students and “stir the soul” for generations to come.

“Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul”.

– Niccolò Machiavelli

C AMPA I GN

T IMELINE

Field, and Student Commons.

WINTER 2020 EDA Architects selected to design the capital projects associated with Waterford Rises.

MARCH 2020JUNE 2020

OCTOBER 2022

Campaign target lifted from $27 Million to $30 Million

SEPTEMBER 2022

The $1 Million Miller Family Challenge announced - every dollar donated from September ‘22 forward will be matched by the Miller Family to double the impact of the gift.

MAY 2022 Science Center construction begins

MARCH 2022

$25.5 Million has been raised, meeting the established benchmark to launch the “Public Phase”

WINTER 2021

Campaign target lifted from $24 Million to $27 Million

SEPTEMBER 2021

The second $5 Million gift is donated

FALL 2020 The Waterford Rises campaign resumes and regains momentum

Waterford closes the campus to inperson learning due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Waterford Rises campaign was paused SPRING 2020

SEPTEMBER 2019MARCH 2020 Solicitation of Cornerstone and Leadership gifts

SEPTEMBER 2019 Waterford Rises officially launches the “Quiet Phase”

SUMMER 2019 $20 Million campaign target proposed and approved by the Board of Trustees

SPRING 2019 Core Campaign and Steering Committee composed led by Stephen Miller, Chair and Kristin Stockham, Vice Chair.

EARLY 2019

Feasibility study completed

SUMMER 2020 Campaign target lifted from $20 Million to $24 Million FEBRUARY 2020 The largest gift in the school’s history of $5 Million is donated

20 Cornerstone and Leaderships gifts have been donated to the campaign

SEPTEMBER 2019

The first gift to the campaign is a Leadership Gift of $250,000 donated by a Waterford grandparent

SUMMER 2019

The Case for Support is released identifying the campaign priorities, establishing the “why” of the campaign and highlighting the impact.

JUNE 2019 Campaign Plan developed and adopted by Core Campaign Committee

SPRING 2019

Capital campaign planning begins

ARTS

Middle

School Play, fall 2022—The Temptest by William Shakespeare. Photo by Neisha Williams.

Upper School play, fall 2022—Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Waterford Orchestra fall concert, November 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

Upper School students in fall Band Concert, November 2022 Photo by Neisha Williams.

MS Choir at the Waterford fall Choir concert, October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

Upper School Dance students perform in MS/US Halloween Assembly. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

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To those who care, to those who want

To know what happened here To those who dare to question usYour angels once so dear

We can’t explain when it beganOur unsatisfied demand We know one day the snake appeared To shake our willing hand

He told us that the fruit tastes sweet We watched so carefully As the girl in white partook of it She did so prayerfully

We love the snake we crave the snake If ever we’re in need He grants us all the things which you Could never in your greed

Malicious lies and thundering skies Were all unleashed that day

Epistle of Fallen Angels

By Annabelle Qian ’22

The day the devil asked us all If we wanted to come play

If good and evil were so real Why then can we not tellIf the girl in white was wrong or right

When she ate the fruit and fell

Why then in life are black and white So hard to thus discern If good and evil do exist Let all the courts adjourn

To you upon your highest mount Look down on thieves below They starve and cry and reap the plight Of each and every foe

The cities burn and stomachs churn As flowers and flesh decay As children growl the dogs will howl In futility they pray

For it is you who made this so, Not the snake nor her nor us You cannot scorn the ones who took The poison from your trust

Ope our ruby lips so wide That you cannot fit the fruit inside Stab the cyclops in its eye Don’t let it wake and see your lie

For nothing matters anymore You dine and feast and we implore Don’t hold out your helping hand To administer your reprimand

We are the angels of the night Our wings are black our causes right Don’t look away don’t hide in shame Don’t act like we’re the ones to blame

The child who found it has no fault It belongs to his father whom he exalts

Forgive! They know not what they do They act how you allow them to

So to those who care, to those who dare

To wonder why we fell You may only ask without the mask That keeps you safe from hell

For we are all the same despite The color of our wings We can try and try to find the light Amongst much darker things

But scarlet stains and aching pains Have made demons of us all Just don’t dismay that fateful day The day you too will fall

Eye, photo by Lucza Brewer ’22

My Brother, drawing by Ke G. ’23

Cafe Sunset, artwork by Alexis Henrie ’22

Division in Laketown, photo by Christina W. ’23

BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC

By Derick Rodgers, Director of Marketing and Communications

This year, like every year, Lower School students were invited to the Heuston Concert Hall for the highly anticipated Halloween concert. Waterford Lower School students enthusiastically ventured across campus to spend a few treasured moments taking in the wonder and talent of the Middle and Upper School jazz and band students. This concert is a special opportunity for the students in the Jazz and Band programs to engage with Lower School students, to share with them their passion for music and to introduce younger students to the interesting and alluring opportunities that await them in Middle and Upper School.

Waterford’s Band Director, Sam Wise, looks forward to the Halloween concert every year; they view it as a bonding experience for their jazz and band students and an opportunity to share in the delight the music provides the Lower School visitors. When asked about the purpose for the concert, Wise said, “the students at Waterford work hard and revel in the intensity of their studies, but sometimes it is good for them to take a step back and discover the joy of doing something a little chaotic and fun.” Additionally, Wise sees the Halloween concert as an opportunity to introduce the Middle and Upper School Band and Percussion programs to the Lower School students and to build excitement about them one day joining the music groups themselves.

A highlight of the Halloween concert was the performance of Absolute Trash, a song written by Waterford’s Assistant Band Director and Percussion Director, Parker Swenson. The unique musical number, written to be played on trash cans, was beloved by audiences and performers alike. When asked about the song, Swenson shared, “This [song] especially is one of those moments where we can see kids’ creativity and collaboration break through. We play this piece with glow drumsticks and as our students are learning it, they are thinking of different visuals and how to interact with each other to provide, not only a great piece, but also an engaging visual performance. While playing trash cans is not something we regularly do, it is a tradition that everyone remembers because of how much energy these kids radiate while playing.”

In discussing the concert, Wise noted the unique ability of the band’s music to shape an environment, to elevate the energy and make any moment a celebration—when the Lower School students visited the concert hall for the Halloween performance, they were swept away in the wave of energy and elation. As Wise continues to build and develop the band and jazz program at Waterford, they hope to create more opportunities for the Band and Jazz students to provide that environment for the Waterford community. “I want the band to walk in and the energy to jump because everyone knows we’re going to play something fun,” Wise noted. Wise views every band and jazz performance as an opportunity for the students to engage with their community, to build connection and take pride in the school, “creating this environment starts with the Lower School students and helping them to recognize that we see them and we want to perform this music for their enjoyment, and hopefully once they are old enough they want to provide that space for those younger than them.”

Middle & Upper School percussion students performing at Halloween Assembly. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

Upper School Jazz Band performing at Halloween Assembly. October 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson

ATHLETICS

CREW NATIONALS

Members of the Waterford Crew team traveled to Sarasota, Florida, to compete at the Junior Nationals for rowing, the team competed in the finals for both the Women’s Youth 1x and the Men’s Youth 2x. Congratulations to Joe H. ’22 and Fletcher L. ’22 who finished 2nd in their race and to Anika H. ’24 who finished 3rd place in her race. We are so proud of these athletes and their excellent showing on the extremely competitive national stage of rowing!

MEN’S TENNIS TAKES STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to our Men’s Tennis team who won a nail-biter final tournament in the spring! Additionally, congratulations to Lalith Suresh ’22 as the state champion in 1st Singles (his 3rd state championship), and considered one of the best players in Waterford’s history; Dawson Jenkins and Preston J. ’25 as state champions in 1st Doubles; and Sahil S. ’25 and Kiran R. as state champions in 2nd Doubles. Also a note that both Rowan H.’s ’24 performance at 2nd Singles and Henry Chen’s ’22 performance at 3rd Singles made the difference overall to earn the team title.

Joe H. ’22 and Fletcher L. ’22 with Coach Boyd. Photo provided by a parent.

Anika H. ’24. Photo provided by a parent.

Waterford’s Men’s Tennis Team taking a photo with their State Championship trophy. Photograph by Ken Wade.

Congratulations to the Women’s Lacrosse team on receiving the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Academic Team Award for all of 4A with a team GPA of 3.86..Photo provided by Jackie Hertgen.

Lower School students, Amali P. ’34 and Chip T. ’34, excited for the meet and greet with Poe the Raven during Fall Spirit Week. Photo taken by Heather Mortenson.

WATERFORD VARSITY LETTER PROGRAM

By Kory Carpenter, Associate Athletic Director

The Waterford Athletics Department has launched the “Varsity Letter Program’’ for the 2022-2023 school year and beyond. This is the first of its kind for our school. The Athletics Department distinguishes Varsity Letters as a tradition that recognizes the impact of individual players within a competitive program. Through the determination and discretion of our Head Coaches and the Athletic Director, students may earn Varsity Letter recognition throughout their Upper School career. Each player may earn one physical Varsity Letter (a Waterford W) and then can continue to earn Varsity recognition (gold bars) throughout their participation in competitive programs at Waterford.

A Waterford W is earned when a student meets the criteria laid out by their head coach in a sport for the first time. Accompanying the letter is a small pin of the sport that the student played and that pin can then be displayed on the letter. Any time after earning the Waterford W, a student will then earn a gold bar the next time they meet the letter criteria for the same sport, or any other. We believe this initiative will encourage students to begin playing sports upon arrival in the Upper School so they are able to collect their W and multiple gold bars before graduating.

Craig Morris, Waterford’s Athletic Director had this to say about the new program. “I hope that the letter program provides additional recognition, inspiration and motivation for all of our student athletes. Our athletes work extremely hard within their respective sport and we are thrilled to recognize their efforts and accomplishments.”

As we look to the future, we are hopeful that Waterford will proivde the opportunity for more students to earn a letter through arts and science programs. Our goal is to also make letters available for alumni who believe they achieved Varsity status while they were enrolled at Waterford School.

This new program comes with great excitement as we can now honor our Varsity athletes for all the hard work, commitment and dedication they have put into their sports seasons. These earned letters have also given our students a chance to order a school-approved Letter Jacket or Sweater that can be worn as outerwear during the school day. Current students were able to collect their Letters earned from past seasons with seniors receiving them first in September and juniors and sophomores receiving thiers in October. Between the three grades, there were over 50 jackets ordered and our students will be able to proudly wear those throughout the year.

We are so excited to now call this program our own and cannot wait to see it grow!

GO RAVENS!

In order of appearance: Annika M. ’24, Alessia M. ’24, Myles W. ’25, Jack K. ’25. Photo by Neisha Williams.

A Waterford Varsity Letter. Photo provided by Kory Carpenter.

Men’s basketball team on the edge of their seats during a game. Winter 2022. Photo by Steven Earl.

For over 25 years the UHSAA has presented the Academic All-State Award to recognize those students who have excelled in the classroom as well as in athletic competition. Individuals are selected for this award on the basis of their athletic ability and academic proficiency. With over 85,000 students participating in high school activities, this award is the most prestigious honor the UHSAA presents to senior students. On behalf of all those who are associated with the UHSAA, we congratulate and pay tribute to those individuals who have earned and received this distinguished award.

Here are Waterford recipients for music in the 2021-22 school year, for winter and spring 2022 sports and for fall 2022 sports:

In order of appearance: Sophia P. ’23, Delaney H. ’23, Julia O. ’23, Jessica J. ’23, Carolyn M. ’23. Not photographed: Joshua L. ’23. Photo provided by Jackie Hertgen.

In order of appearance: Alexia P. ’22, Bailey N. ’22, Roman S. ’22, Atticus B. ’22, Kasper N. ’22, Henry C. ’22, and Ella D. ’22. Not photographed: Lars T. ’22. Photo by Travis Glennon.

In order of appearance: Lars T. ’22, Bailey N. ’22, and Atticus B. ’22. Photo by Jackie Hertgen.

In order of appearance: Bailey N. ’22, Megan W. ’22, Esme S. ’22, Avery C. ’22, and Allison C. ’22. Photo provided by Jackie Hertgen.

Women’s Volleyball team teaching LS students how to play volleyball. September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

By Diesel Knight, Member of the Class of 2023

This year’s theme is Joy in the Journey. Out of the endless themes I have lived through while wandering through the Waterford School, this one is my favorite. I can’t think of a better way to interpret my time at this school. I have taken a lot of joy in my journey. In my mind, a journey needs to have some trials and hardships to make it worthwhile, which makes the joys even stronger. Before writing this article, I asked my friend, someone who I met on the very first day of Nursery 3’s and have been best friends with for 14 years, if he recalled any memorable stories or moments from our school years together. I asked this question at around 8:00 PM at Black Bear Diner where we were grabbing a quick bite to eat. We didn’t leave until 11:45. Nearly four hours went by of obnoxious laughter and nostalgia as we mentally visited our Waterford based childhood together. This article will wander through those marvelous joys that this school has given me. I started at Waterford in 2008. A four-year-old boy, with his navy shirt tucked deep into his gray slacks and dark leather sneakers, yellow book bag on hip, ready for his first day. I was eager to take on the challenges of PreK-3. Although 4-year-old Diesel didn’t know it yet, this red-bricked school would become his home for the next 14 years.

I loved my Kindergarten bear. Ms. Banks, probably the nicest woman I know, took our class on a bear “hunt” all over the school. This bear hunt was real to my Kindergarten mind. I was ready for anything and everything that I could experience on the hunt. The death-defying adventure ended with a basket of stuffed teddy bears designated for each Kindergartener. I treated my bear like family. Through five moves and different houses, he has still stuck with me the entire way. In Class III, each student gets to pick a famous person to research, dress up as, and

display a poster in the gym for all the parents to see. I was one with Harry Houdini. My enthralled audience, four moms who got stuck in front of my display, watched as I performed rather “unique” magic tricks as I spat out facts about Harry Houdini. In Class V, my brain was fixated on football and basketball. Every afterschool time I had was taken up with those dominating hobbies. Yet I still let Mr. Johnson convince me to branch out and audition for the Lower School production of Robin Hood. A few months later, Class V Diesel found himself in front of a crowd of his gleaming peers, reciting lines as Robin Hood. I was not the typical kid to audition for the school play and it was very new for me. Once again in my school career, Waterford did what it did best, pushed me out of my comfort zone and showed me the joy that comes from new adventures. Unfortunately, I only have the word limit to recall a minuscule amount of joys my Lower School life gave me. The fact that I have so many fond memories from my early school career proves how spectacular of an environment Waterford is.

As little Diesel grew into a rambunctious middle schooler, he still found a home in those red bricks. As a Class VI student, I was met with challenges that I was prepared for. That is the beauty of Waterford. The preparation for hardship is unlike anywhere else. They find ways to make you succeed. Yes, I had maturity wake-up calls, bad test grades, and poor decisions, but Waterford helped me work through these challenges and thrive.

I vividly remember playing ultimate frisbee at the ice cream social in Class VII and competing in a Middle School-wide game of capture the flag in Class VIII. When I was elected into the student council in Class VIII, my heart soared with Waterford pride. I planned dances, after school activities and spoke in

assemblies. I felt like a hot shot. Waterford has that enviornment—it makes everyone, no matter how small, obscure, or important their passions are, feel like a hotshot.

Upper School at Waterford has been the best experience of my life. As it is coming to a swift close, I couldn’t be happier with how I have spent my four years. One of the greatest joys from my Upper School career has come from athletics. Waterford’s community is so connected and powerful, that I have found so much pride in representing the school through basketball and lacrosse. I cherish the Waterford name and logo on the back of my basketball jersey because of how spectacular the school is. The most influential teacher I had as an Upper Schooler, was my precalculus honors teacher, Mr. Sayes. He taught me a whole lot more about life than actual Calculus. His rigor and beautiful methods of self discipline and order matured me more than any other lesson or person in my growth as a person. My AP Euro teacher, Ms. Ransom pushed me academically the hardest I have been pushed. She showed me the satisfaction of putting your head down and grinding through difficult tasks. I remember walking out of the AP test, knowing the late nights reading about the renaissance after basketball practice and the skipped lunches to study World War II was all worth it for that feeling of satisfaction. Upper School showed me the love for the grind.

I owe this school endless thank you’s. It has given me everything. My friends, my passions, my hunger for knowledge. Everything. I will forever be grateful for my time at Waterford School and the many joys in my journey.

Photo of Diesel Knight returning to a Lower School classroom. October 2022. Photo by Derick Rodgers.

A LETTER

FROM

THE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION

Twig by twig, branch by branch, one feather at a time. Much like a raven builds its nest, so too we build our community. Each year we are closer and closer to a more full, vibrant, and stronger Waterford. Patient and steady—this is what growth feels like in the Admission Office. This year we toured our 41-acre campus with over 300 families and met with several children along the way. Each year presents a new opportunity to strengthen our tradition of liberal arts teaching while also stretching to new possibilities.

We are fortunate to be at a healthy and steadfast enrollment pace, and we are eager to take on the challenge of accessibility. We’re working to ensure that Waterford’s doors remain accessible to all students and families who seek to pursue lives of meaning and purpose, without the financial barrier to entry. The aspiration to provide a world-class education moves us to strengthen the promise of a brighter future for all students. We are excited for this new chapter and hopeful that by increasing our endowment funds, we will increase student access. Being able to increase the socio-economic diversity of our community will only create a stronger foundation for Waterford’s future. Now is the time to partner with us on this journey, joining together to broaden the range of families we work with, independent of financial circumstance.

The school’s enrollment and demographics are reflected in the Enrollment at a Glance infographic. We are proud to have marked yet another historic moment with the largest opening day enrollment ever—1,029 students. The School’s long-term enrollment target is 1,050 students. We welcomed 188 new students and 109 new families— the flock has grown!

Todd, Megan, Elle, and I remain grateful for your support of our office. Your referrals, introductions, small notes of gratitude, and your smiles do not go unnoticed. The admission team consistently holds up the mirror to years past and simultaneously opens the window to tomorrow. This rhythm is the beauty of our cycle and we are grateful to be in it together with you.

With gratitude, NICOLE MIRANDA P’29, ’32 Director of Admission

Photo of Amina Y. ’33 practicing their chess strategy in their LS Chess Specialty. October 2022. Photograph taken by Heather Mortenson.

US students taking a break at Waterford’s first Homecoming Dance. September 2022. Photograph taken by Neisha Williams.

DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT

As a Midwest transplant navigating a brand new city, I was thrilled to be welcomed wholeheartedly by our faculty, staff, parents, and alumni this past July. I quickly and joyfully realized that I joined Waterford at a significant time for our school, from the new Science Center and record enrollments, to a renewed commitment to our mission of liberal arts education. It’s a great time to be a Raven.

What is most exciting to me is finding Waterford to be a place where giving back is inherent in the culture. I am in awe of the countless volunteers who give so much of their time and energy towards our shared purpose. Parents are helping students shop at our book fair in the morning and planning the Gala in the evening. Alumni are coming back to campus to mentor students and cheer on our Athletics teams. Faculty and staff are contributing significantly to the Waterford Fund and student scholarships in addition to going above and beyond for our students in and out of the classroom. Students are volunteering hundreds of hours to support the refugee community and other causes. All of these examples of giving back are proof of the strong culture of philanthropy at Waterford.

Philanthropy ensures that all families can experience joy in their journey at Waterford. The generosity of our parents, alumni, and faculty & staff sustains our school — uniting and supporting our entire

community and allowing faculty the resources to bring joy to students and families each day. As importantly, financial support helps us build a community of learners that is talented, driven, and from a broad range of backgrounds independent of their circumstances. With our strong foundation of philanthropy alongside a healthy enrollment, we will be asking for your consideration as we grow our endowment to ensure that we can provide access to a Waterford education to all students and families who seek to join our shared purpose.

Waterford’s Office of Development is your partner in supporting our school. Ann, Lisa, Ashley, and I are grateful that you choose to give, whether it be your time, talent, or treasure. In the following pages, we hope you’ll enjoy reading many examples of how Waterford’s community members like you are going all in for Waterford.

With gratitude,

ANDREA BRAULT Director of Development

Kindergarten students during their Gratitude Gathering. November 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF

By Candice Vogel, Parent Association President

“We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone . . . and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.” (Sandra Day O’Connor)

This quote reminds me of the Waterford community—our vibrant and multi-layered community that is like a beautiful tapestry formed by individual threads woven together to create something stronger than each individual thread alone. There are colorful and strong threads made up of families, engaged faculty, devoted administrators, alumni, and students. This tapestry is rich and vibrant, made stronger by unique combinations of all of these vital parts. While individual threads are easily broken, layers of threads woven together create a strong community.

I find myself reflecting on my “Joy in the Journey” and where my “thread” has been woven through at Waterford. Soccer games in the fall, parent parties where I met people that have become a big part of my community and some of my most treasured friends, helping my daughters scour fields for the few remaining elusive bugs for the Class IX bug project, and helping pack the car with the kids’ gear for the day. I’ve always marveled at Waterford students and their ability to carry an enormous load. Students walking across the quad with two backpacks on them (school pack on the back and sports pack on the front), carrying both a bug net and an instrument, perhaps a lacrosse stick, and, of course, a large water bottle. This physical balancing act is reflective of the academic balancing act carried out by Waterford students daily. To see students who may be naturally drawn to one area of study explore other areas and fall in love with a subject they never imagined they would embrace is magical.

“The days are long but the years are short” someone once said to me when my daughters were younger. With my oldest daughter starting her freshman year in college across the country and my youngest daughter in the middle of her sophomore year at Waterford, today the years do in fact feel “short.” The best thing I ever did to get involved at Waterford was volunteer at school events and attend Parent

Association meetings. I am so grateful for the Parent Association and the strong parent community that reminds me to take every moment in and embrace all of the opportunities and experiences that are offered here as a parent at Waterford. Every parent is automatically a member of the Waterford Parent Association and warmly welcomed to attend all Parent Association meetings and events. Monthly Parent Association meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:30 am in the Assembly Hall and are also accessible via a Zoom link shared in the Waterford Weekly.

The Parent Association, through Class Representatives and other volunteers, assists in the planning and implementation of various social events for all students as well as community service projects. Class Representatives in the Lower School assist classroom teachers in

Grateful to all of our party hosts for the fall Parent Parties September 2022. Photo provided by Ashley Newhall.

soliciting parent volunteers to help with events as needed. Volunteers also assist with school wide events such as the Parent Parties in the fall, photo days, Grandparent and Parent Visiting Days, tailgates, the Uniform Exchange, as well as the annual spring Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. All parents are welcome to volunteer to help with events and can find more information about volunteer opportunities on the Parent Association page on both Waterford’s website and on the Parent Portal.

The Waterford Parent Association strives to create Joy in the Journey and add to the tapestry by building a community of parents who support our children and school in various ways. Each family contributes to our vibrant tapestry, and our community is made stronger when we continue to build and foster a community of parents and families that are engaged with each other and available to support one another.

PA President, Candice Vogel. Photo provided by

Waterford parent volunteers helping with Opening Family Brunch check-in. August 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

Candice Vogel.

Parent volunteers supporting Waterford’s International Festival. May 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

The 2021-2022 Waterford Fund was extremely successful thanks to our incredible community! The fund supports faculty and students by making the Waterford experience extraordinary.

Waterford, like most independent schools, relies on annual, tax-deductible gifts—in addition to tuition—to balance the budget each year and generate revenue that supports core activities,

program enrichment, and school development. Tuition covers 94.3% of the school’s annual operating budget, while gifts to the Waterford Fund help cover the remaining 5.7%.

Your support of the Waterford Fund demonstrates loyalty and commitment to Waterford’s mission to provide a world-class liberal arts education. Participation, at any level, is what matters most.

Gifts from our parents, faculty, staff, alumni and friends continue to support our mission of providing students with a world-class liberal arts education that stimulates intellect, ignites passion, and shapes character. Thank you for supporting the 2021-22 Waterford Fund!

Lower School Theater

CHERIE GALLIAN, THEATER FACULTY

In addition to Kindergarten, Class IV and Class V students now have the opportunity to experience the Theater Specialty, which provides a space to be creative, confident, and to develop communication skills, not to mention an appreciation of Shakespeare. Children in Lower School have few to no reservations about trying new challenges, as imaginative play is something they engage in naturally. Theater can help bridge the gap that opens up when children start to become self-conscious and start putting labels on things, people, and experiences. Theater builds skills like teamwork, leadership, listening, following directions, memorization, growth mindset, public speaking, thinking on your feet, confidence, awareness, organization, dependability, accountability, and so much more.

Middle & Upper School Science

KIRSTEN WALKER, SCIENCE FACULTY

During the summer, Kirsten Walker gave a presentation at the National Science Teachers Association conference in Chicago on an interdisciplinary curriculum she developed in partnership with the Natural History Museum of Utah and Utah Diné Bikéyah. Weaving together Indigenous knowledge, Utah history, archaeological findings, plant biology, nutritional data, food systems, and food sovereignty, this curriculum explores the story of a tiny, highly nutritious superfood called the Four Corners potato (Solanum jamesii). In addition, the presentation illustrated the importance of including different perspectives and ways of knowing in science education, as well as demonstrated an example of how we can make science curricula more inclusive for Indigenous students and other minority groups. In summary, Kirsten described this professional development experience as “inspiring, invigorating, and essential.”

Academic Travel

PRISCILLA STEWART, ART DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Priscilla Stewart was invited as an artist and co-researcher to participate in a research project in Nepal. On this trip, she connected students to research methodologies and various ways of collecting data, particularly arts-based research. One of their goals was to walk to Everest base camp— which was no easy feat—but the goal wasn’t as incredible as the learning that occured along the way. As they walked through small villages high up in the Himalaya, they encountered Buddhist Tibetan art forms including mani stones, stupas and prayer wheels. Priscilla’s hope is to bring Waterford students to this area of Nepal.

Lower School Curriculum

PAULA

GETZ, LOWER SCHOOL

DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Paula Getz stepped into the role of Lower School Director of Curriculum and Instruction this year. In this new role, Paula supports and mentors new teachers to become more familiar with the principles of a liberal arts education and how to weave these ideas into learning experiences designed for young learners. She also serves as an instructional coach for LS faculty, and helps teachers develop and implement differentiation strategies to utilize in the classroom.

Liberal Arts Teaching Chair

NANCY WOLLER, LIBERAL ARTS TEACHING CHAIR

Nancy Woller holds Waterford’s first Liberal Arts Teaching Chair. In this role, she focuses on helping Waterford reach its first strategic goal of promoting teaching excellence in the Liberal Arts. Her vision, as outlined in the strategic plan, is to establish Waterford as a preeminent national leader in the theory and practice of liberal arts teaching. She works with an instructional coaching team of colleagues to provide peer-led opportunities for professional growth. In addition, she is developing other ways to provide our teaching community opportunities to connect across disciplines and divisions.

YOUR DOLLARS ARE PUT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES:

Q&A with Waterford Parent, Karina Gonzalez

Introduction from Nicole Miranda, Director of Admission

I was just two years into my tenure at Waterford when I met Karina. I can remember her standing in my doorway as if it were yesterday. Quietly she asked, “I’m looking for a better opportunity for my son, he’s very smart and hardworking, but I cannot afford the tuition here. Do you have scholarships?” Since that time in 2014 I have witnessed two of her three children graduate from Waterford. It has been an honor for Waterford to be a part of their journey. We are grateful to them and in particular to Karina for all the sacrifices she’s made so that she could leave her children the one thing no one can take from them - a Waterford education.

Today, Joaquin ‘18, a Daniels Fund Scholar, is in his last year at Columbia University and will graduate in May with a degree in Economics and Mechanical Engineering. He also attended Claremont-McKenna College prior to transferring to Columbia. Xiomara ‘22 is in her first year at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Their youngest brother, Izel ‘26, is in his first year at Waterford as a member of the freshman class.

Joaquin’s ability to access Waterford was made possible by The Gayle and Larry H. Miller Foundation

the Waterford Fund.

How did you find out about Waterford?

I found out about Waterford School through a teacher at our previous school, they knew that Waterford was a school with a great reputation and she knew that I was looking for an opportunity to help my son, Joaquin, obtain an education beyond what the local public schools could provide. She mentioned that sometimes private schools have financial assistance programs for students from diverse socioeconomical backgrounds or that they might offer scholarships for students with excellent academic performance, but cannot afford the cost of tuition.

Why did you decide to bring your family to Waterford?

I heard many good things about Waterford prior to attending and researched the school online to make sure it was a good fit for my son, and what caught my attention was the rich and extensive curriculum, and deep commitment to the academic and personal growth of every student.

Right away, it was clear that Waterford posessed a learning environment that cares deeply and nurtures, inspires and prepares its students to reach their goals and discover meaning and purpose in their lives.

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Attending Waterford has benefited my children in many ways, it has helped them build their confidence and has shaped them into the people they are. Waterford has helped them develop critical thinking, utilized not only academically, but in real-life situations as well. Through their time at Waterford, they have learned to analyze things from a different perspective, they have discovered an expansive vocabulary and have learned effective ways to communicate. Waterford has helped nurture them into passionate individuals with strong conviction, equipped to defend their opinions in informed and respectful ways.

As recipients of these awards, my kids understand that they have to do their part by working hard, by using their time wisely and making the best of the opportunity.

I would like to emphasize that the incredible opportunity to receive a great education is an honor, we feel very blessed— but the love, support, and care my children receive at home, and their ability to work together as a team has been an important factor to their success. It has helped them to overcome challenges and appreciate all that can be learned from the struggles in life. Ultimately, I believe that a great education is undoubtedly the best inheritance that you can give to your children.

Graduating from a prestigious school like Waterford that emphasizes academic rigor, character development, and independence has helped my kids succeed in college and the world outside of Waterford. Not only have they continued to achieve good grades, but they navigate their lives with character, wisdom, and integrity—I believe that’s Waterford is all about.

Why do you choose to give back to Waterford?

I am so grateful that my kids have received this opportunity and are able to pursue such an excellent education, giving back to Waterford is our chance to show our support for the school and the larger community. We understand that giving to Waterford truly makes a difference—it is a happy and rewarding feeling to support a cause that you truly care about and a great way to bond with the Waterford community.

What were the challenges that your children faced/face throughout your time at Waterford?

Joaquin was my first child to attend Waterford, and there were more challenges we had to overcome in the beginning. We used to live in West Valley and since I had to take Xiomara and Izel to their school in the opposite direction of Waterford, Joaquin would have to take a 2 hour bus and train ride to and from school everyday. Aside from this, there was a big academic transition all of my kids experienced when they started at Waterford. They quickly realized it was going to be challenging, but with the access my kids had to their teachers, they were able to seek one-on-one assistance when needed. Joaquin and Xiomara would often stay after school to work on homework with their teachers. As Izel navigates his first year at Waterford, he is discovering how to use the resources available to him, like Waterford’s Writing Center, but now he can also reach out to his older siblings when he needs additional help.

What is the outcome for your children now having received these scholarship awards and financial assistance?

Karina Gonzalez with son Joaquin at his Commencement ceremony. Photo provided by Karina Gonzalez. .

Gonzalez family and friends at Xiomara’s graduation. Photo provided by Karina Gonzalez.

UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Annual revenue from these general endowment funds provides additional resources for Waterford to meet current operating budget priorities.

The Judy and Lorin Pugh Fund

Established in 2004 by Judy and Lorin Pugh.

The Mika Family Fund

Established in 2012 by Sue and Ron Mika.

The Jeanne Sorenson Siegel Fund

Established in 2011 by Jeanne Sorenson Siegel.

The Taylor Family Endowment Established in 2019 by Hillary and JB Taylor.

RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS

The James Baldwin Scholarship Fund

Established in 2021, income from the fund will support a student with full financial need.

The Mika Family Athletics Endowment Fund

Established in 2018 by Sue and Ron Mika, Jaklyn ’06, Kirsten ’08, Alek ’10, Eric ‘13, Jacob ’15 and Kyle ’18, income from the Fund will support Waterford’s Upper School Athletic program.

The Nancy and Dustin Heuston Endowed Faculty Chair

Established in 2015 by the Board of Trustees, the Heuston Endowed Chair honors the profound legacy of Nancy and Dusty Heuston. Fund income supports the professional growth and contributions of the selected faculty member.

The Class of 2015 Endowed Scholarship Fund

Established in 2014 through generous gifts from parents and students in the Class of 2015, annual revenue from this restricted endowment fund supports financial aid for an academically qualified student with demonstrated financial need.

Heuston Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Established in 2022 by Nancy Heuston, annual revenue from this restricted endowment fund supports financial aid for an academically qualified student with demonstrated financial need.

MEMORIAL AWARDS

Linda Kitchen Memorial Award

Created by Mark Bromley in 1994, and designated in memory of Linda Kitchen, a beloved faculty member, in 2011. This award supports the Waterford financial assistance program and is open for public donations.

Middle School students in dance class with Ms. Annie Semans. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

SPRING

Class II students in Ms. Kovac’s class learning about counting to the decillion place. Ocotober 2022. Photograph by Neisha Williams.

A LETTER

FROM

WATERFORD BOARD CHAIR

One behalf of the Board of Trustees, we hope your family is finding “Joy in the Journey” at Waterford. This fall, it was wonderful to be fully back on campus, masks off, watching the new Science Center rise from the ground, and enjoying rejuvenated energy in the classrooms, performance halls, and playing fields. This year’s theme of “Joy in the Journey” is a great reminder for us to live in the moment, and to find joy in everything that makes up our lives. The school’s Vision, to help set each student on a path towards a life of meaning and purpose, fits nicely with this year’s theme, as meaning and purpose indeed bring joy.

It is so exciting to see the Science Center taking shape, and to have watched the immense work that has gone into the design of this world-class facility. Our family made our first donation to the new Science Center in 2007. The Global Financial Crisis delayed the plans a bit, but the wait has been worth it, and the anticipation is palpable. The Waterford community is amazing. We have undertaken and achieved an unprecedented capital campaign that is allowing us to build the Science Center, a new student commons, the turf field, and to strengthen our

endowment. Thank you to all who have contributed, and will contribute, to this grand work! Our world-class aspirations are wonderfully supported by great facilities amidst our beautiful setting.

Our Mission is lofty and requires an unwavering commitment by our entire community. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I share our sincere gratitude to the passionate and dedicated faculty and staff. They are the heartbeat of the school. Yet, they could not undertake what they do without the generous support of everyone in our community. Thanks to each of you for giving so generously of your time and resources. This is an exciting time for the school and I’m thrilled to be on this quest together.

ERIC HUEFNER

P’19, ’19, ’23, ’27 Chair, Board of Trustees

Students Navy M. ’31, Josephine H. ’31, and Madelyne G. ’31 reading together through Lower School’s Buddy Reading program. Ocotober 2022. Photograph by Heather Mortenson.

ANNUAL REPORT

2021-22

WATERFORD FUND GIFTS

G OLD CIRCLE

$25,000 and up

Anonymous Burgundy and Michael CaldwellWaller

LeAnn and Justin Lindsey

Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation

Gail Miller and Kim Wilson

Jennifer and Stephen Miller

Heather Scott and David Schmidt

Jennifer and Mark Purcell

Stephanie and Boo Purcell Jean and Sunny Sanyal Athelia and Ken Woolley

BLUE CIRCLE

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous

Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98

Kristin and Chad Christensen

Kathy and Ray Etcheverry

Kimberley and Jay Heglar

Rachel and Jason Hook

Ashley and Josh Kirkham

Smitha and Ryland Lueders

Amy and Hans Maentz

Trinh and Rex Outtrim

Nora and Ryan Peterson Emily and John Potter

Britta and Henrik Rasmussen

Kelley and Kevin Rogge

Caleb South ‘15

Kristin and Tom Stockham Cornelia and Rasmus Wegener

BURGUNDY CIRCLE

$5,000 to $9,999

Anonymous Claire and Benjamin Barshied

Carolyn Rice and Jeff Brown

Ashli and Brad Buxton

Leah Caldwell

Dana and Eric Carlson

Chantal and Barr Dolan

Joy and Jeffrey Duke

Samantha and John Gellert

Jamie and Brandon Holden

Martha Thomas and Eric Huefner

Emily Tyler and Armen Khachatryan

Michelle and Joshua Kwon

Kaity and Broch Lassig

Lindsey and Marshal Lunt

Susan and Ron Mika

Tianna and Blake Murray Selena and David Overholt

Li Wang and Kai Pan

Susan Pizitz

Jill and Michael Raemisch Camilla and Robert Shaw Hillary and JB Taylor

Sandie Tillotson

Kira and Johnathan Wilde

Kathryn and Matthew Willes Ellen and Henry Winkler

Laura and Thomas Witt Heather and Jay Zynczak

RAVENS CIRCLE

$2,500 to $4,999

Katherine and Russell Benedict Mary Ann Ellis Cassell and Brad Cassell

Eyee Hsu and Michael Chao Janice Ugaki and Doug Greally

Maria and Mark Hauber

Catherine and John Helm Natalie and Alek House

Chia-Ning and David Lai Lindsay and Grant Lammersen Ashlee and Tommy Macdonald Melanie and Frank Monestere

Jessie Jiang and Peter Qian Christina and Christopher Ross Kirsten and Mark Romer

Maisie and Doug Sakaguchi Neylan McBaine and Elliot Smith Kristen and Cameron Swinton ‘94

Susan and Brad Taylor

Beatryx and Vincent Washington Faye and Mitchell Weaver

Elizabeth and Nathan Wright

1981 CIRCLE

$1,981 to $2,499

Ashley and Gabriel Behncke Jennifer and Adam Bookman Shere and Dylan Brunjes

Melinda and Mark Gunton Pascale Wiedenroth and Erich Horsley

Kirstin and James Howard Jeannine Lewis

Suzanne and Daniel McCooey

Jodie Miles and Kimball Messersmith Bill Moeller

Lindsay and Benjamin Pettit

Natalie and Adisorn Ratanakovit Corey Savory-Venzke and John Venzke

FRIENDS OF WATERFORD

$1 to $1,980

Anonymous Francisca and Matthew Abron Ashley Achee Seung Kyung Kim and Matthew Adams

Musaret Jabeen and Ali Ahmed Fazili Deeqa Hamid and Aden Ali Amy and Erik Allebest AmazonSmile Foundation Min Kang and Chris An Sally Ann and Robert Anctil Katie Rose and Devin Anderson Kiley Foster and Skyler Anderson Teri Johnson Andrach ‘90 and Robert Andrach

Amanda and Colin Apple Melissa and Jorge Armenta Patricia Sullivan and Stephen Augustine Christopher Austin Kristin and Kenny Baber Hana and Rebwar Baesmat Allison Hanlon and Tim Baker Sierra and Robert Banish Susan Banks

Jenifer Rouse Barber Leisa and Kole Bare Ray Barton Melanie and Michael Battistone Jenifer Baxter

Krista and Darren Beck

Martha and Jay Beck

Lindsey and Ben Beecher

Sarah Beesley ‘02

Laura Bellamy and Dirk Hain

Virginia Vierra and Brandon Bennett Annor Benson

Donna and David Bernstein

Emily Bernstein ‘14

Meghan Bernstein ‘11

Betty and Philip Bienert

Orley Bills

Angie and George Bohcali Dennis Booze

Saruul Erdenebaatar and Kyle Borton

Joanna Grudziak and Micah Boyd

Isla and Jonathan Bragg

Cindy and Bruce Brandol

Deann and Thomas Brennan

Aniko and Colby Brewer

Demaree and Marco Brown

Joy and Scott Bruce

Julie and Ken Brueck

Andrea Brunken

Laura and Daniel Burget Brian Burn

Jane Woolley and Christopher Bush Brenda Butcher

Harmony Button Gwendolyn and Alejandro C de Baca Natalie and Adam Cahill

Devon and Joseph Callens Judy and Joel Caron Wendy Caron

Hallie and Kory Carpenter Diana and Kelly Carroll Monica and Justin Cassell

Chinese students and faculty preparing for Chinese New Year festivities. Photo by Andrew Patteson.

WATERFORD FUND GIFTS (CONT’D)

Diana and Camilo Castillo

Julie and Morgan Chen

Yang Bai and Yuqing Chen

Teri and Kevin Chou

Kate and Marc Cohen

Sara and Tom Collins

Corbie Coy and Zachary Colman

Valene and George Cook

Jill Cook

Erica Cooper ‘10

Karen and Ryan Critchfield ‘02

Michelle and Courtney Curtis Suzanne and Christian Dahl

Stephanie and Jonathan Daigle

Rachel and William Daines

Juli and James Dalton

Jenny and Jamie Damon Ashleigh and David Danzig

Ashley Walker and Matthew Davis

Bianca Romero Cabral and Daniel de

Oliveira Cabral

Elane and Dirk De Vos

Cristiane and Guilherme Del Fiol

Rachelle and Steven DeYoung

Jazmyn Card Dolbin and Taylor Dolbin ‘10

Angella Goddard and Cemal Dosembet

Cathy and Brent Dover

Lisa Durst and Ryan Downard Jen and Bill DuBois

Marica and Mehmed Duheric Joy and Jeffrey Duke Sarah and Daniel Duke ‘05

Sabine and Matt Duncan

Sarah and Jason Dunn

Abigail Ross and William Eberle Nisha and Cameron Egan

Elizabeth Elggren

Nicole Miranda and Neil Ellis

Martha and Cody Emery Saruul Erdenebaatar and Kyle Borton

Sari Soutor and Edward Farhart

Melissa and Erik Felsted

Tiffany and Marc Fletcher Libby and Charles Flieringa Jessica and Craig Flynn Lisa and Kyle Ford Laurel and Dominic Franciose Breanna and James Freed Kieu and David Frisby

Lia Chebeleu and Justin Fry Beth Lynn Bethanna Fuhrmann and Brian Fuhrmann

Laura and Sean Fyfe Cherie Gallian

Swagata Ganguly and Anagha Misra Kasia and Andrew Gasecki

Kylie Geci

Lisa and Jeremy Getson

Paula Getz

Dianne and Colin Gibson Andrea Brault and Nick Gill

Travis Glennon Hiram Golze

Ann and Jody Good Christine Gore-Masi and Joseph Masi Alexander Gould

Detgen and Brian Greeff Nick Grenoble

Catherine and Jonathan Groberg Brittany and Zackery Groesbeck Flora Guan and Jialiang Guo Alexander Gustafsson Camarie and Kyle Haderlie Mikisha and Sina Haeri Kate and Evan Hafer Laura Bellamy and Dirk Hain Lindsey Hale Bruce Hale

Molly and Mark Hansen John Hansen

Nisha and Daniel Harman Renee Harrell and Andrew Dressel

Cori Sutherland and James Harris Lisa Walker Harris ‘96 and Rod Harris

Jonnie and Zachary Hartman Sarah and Joshua Hartshorn ‘97

Randy Hartwig

Ruth and Richard Harvey Kari and Jon Hasebi

Kirsten Jorgenson and Nathan Hauke Zhu and Alex Heitman

Patricia and Juan Henao Keisha and Abel Henson Tracie and Kent Hercules Dawn and Errol Heuer

Nancy Heuston and Dustin Heuston Heather and Benjamin Heuston ‘90 Tami and Jason Hewlett ‘97 Heidi Hicks

Nina Quarequio and David Hiestand

Jen Brown and Eliza Hitz

Adrienne and Jason Hodell

Kimberly and David Hodge

Haley and Jason Hodges

Roxine and Kent Hodson

Carolyn Olson and Joshua Holder

Ana Holtey

Sarah and Albert Huerta

Rebecca and Adil Husain

Claire and Jared Jardine

Ischa and Joshua Jensen

Ciara and Courtney Jensen

Kristie Jensen

Yuzhen Sun and He Jiang Susan and Kenneth Johnsen

Cheryl Johnson

Mike Johnson ‘88 and Allison TaftJohnson

Missy Johnson

Bethany and Joshua Jones

Natalie and Tyler Jones

Marty and Joe Jopling

Rebekka and Justin Joslin

April and Ryan Judd ‘02

Sue and Benjamin Jung

Sara and Joseph Kaiser

Min Kang and Chris An Miki Karg

Rebecca Katz

Maria Katzman

Nicole and Kevin Kennedy

Beata and Karl Kieffer

Heeyoung and Bobby Kim

Shannon and Michael Kime

Willem Scott King

Jennifer and Bryan Knepper

Erin and James Knight Olive Konana

Sheriann and Garrison Kovacs

Penny Lee and Henry Kozak

Kroger

Sarah Kruse and Brady Brady

Erin and Steven Kuhlmeier

Swetha Raphael and Raphael Kurian

Veronica Boertee and Salah Lababidi

Elizabeth and Jason LaBau

Cami and Paul LaForge

Louisa and Oliver Laguette

Jennifer and Garrett Lam

Suzanne and Jeff Law

Molly and Mark Law

Parker Law ‘17

Ruby Law ‘22

Becca Leaman

Ana Sofia Gonzalez and Eugenio Lebrija

Delphine and Marshall LeClaire

Sung-Joo and Chang Su Lee

Freida and Eddie Lee

Athelia and Carl LeSueur

Lin Zhang and Andy Liu

Fei Xie and Wei Liu

Alyssa and Daniel Lloyd

Waterford families participating in the Turkey Trot. November 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

WATERFORD FUND GIFTS (CONT’D)

Sunny and Brandon Logsdon

Marti and Derik Lolli

Lynn and Gordon Lonsdale

Karen and Benjamin Lonsdale ‘95

Ronna and Charles Lorensen

Cayden Love

Ming Yu and Yunfeng Lu

Amy and George Lynch

Jonathan Lyon ‘01

Donna and David Lyon

Samantha and Raphael Mace

Elizabeth and Kent Madsen

Victoria Makarova and Moiz Shirazi

Kay Lynne and Steve Manning

Emily and David Marble

Nidia Lizbeth Pichardo Vera and Gabriel Marcos Andonaegui

Marisa and Todd Marlin

Lori Martin

Sarah and Renato Mascardo

Christine Gore-Masi and Joseph Masi

Mersiha Spahic McClaren ‘99 and Jon McClaren

Ann and Morgan McCoy

Betsy and Gus McGee

Jaklyn Mika McKenzie ‘06 and Ken McKenzie

Maria McNulty

Amy and Sean McRory

Kristen Melby and Kenneth Melby ‘02

Jennifer and Andrew Menke

Bernard C. Meyers

Elizabeth and Jeffrey Micsky

Nicole and Greg Miles

Darlene and Robert Millard

JeNeal and Hal Miller

Mary Ann and Keith Miller

Heather Miller

Lindsay and Ritchie Miller

Erin Miller ‘04 and Tyson Miller

Heather Miller

Arul and Himanshu Mishra

Elizabeth and Neil Mishurda

Mysti and Chris Miskimins

Swagata Ganguly and Anagha Misra

Sonja and Jason Mitchell

Kimiko Miyashima ‘09 and Zachary Fujimoto

Zahra Rayatinejad and Amir Mohammedzadeh

Christina and Ronald Monosson

Kathy and Craig Morris

Heather and Daren Mortenson

Kathleen Morton

Laura Lee Judd Morton ‘11 and Chandler Morton

Pegah and Majid Moshirfar

Cami and Joshua Mower

Julie and Brett Mower

Sagorika Roychowdhury and Abhishek Mukherjee

Erika and Shipley Munson

Lynette and Benjamin Mutuku

Vinubala Rajendran and Rajesh Narayanan

Betty Neal

Nancy and Michael Nebeker

Allison Tonkin and Andras Nemeth

Ashley Newhall

Danielle and Kent Nielson

Karissa Peterson and Matt Nilson

Pam and Rick Norman

Rosie O’Grady

Casey O’Malley

Judith Carrodeguas and Richard Ohlemacher

Susanne and Janos Opra

Megan Orton and Scott Mikos

Joy and Robert Orton

Daniel Osipovitch

Betsy and Greg Ostrander

Malia Camens and Brian Ottinger

Yuyu Lin and Feng Pan

Claudia and Ronald Paredes

Ashley and Jerad Park

Eunkyung Im and Jaehan Park

Anne and Kevin Parker

Bhavisha Patel and Roshan Patel

Abha Manchanda and Dinesh Patel

Edie and Andrew Patteson

David Perfield

Kailea and Jonas Persch

Diana and Joel Peterson

Laura Peterson

Rizvan Gurmu and Nalinda Pethiyagoda

Sabrina Carver Phillips ‘99 and Todd

Phillps

Lili Jin and Qingyuan Piao

Emily and Guillermo Pont

Heidi and Daniel Poole

Mary Ann and Paul Pope

Alissa Poppen

Carol and David Powell

Ashley Gould and Carlos Privat

Progressive Finance (Leasing)

Maia Hightower and James Proulx

Florin Pustea

Luke Pyper ‘14

Lori and William Qian

Yan Yang and Shijie Qu

Sandra Popayan and Andres Ramirez

Lisa Rands

Julie and Kenneth Ransom

Swetha Raphael and Raphael Kurian

Sari and Felix Rauscher

Anupama Sudevan and Naveen Ravindran

Gina Ren and Chris Tong

Abigail and Christopher Rich

Jenn Pine and Andy Rich

Suellen Riffkin

Dori and Mark Ritchie

Meg and Eric Roach

Heather and Matthew Robertson

Kylie Rochford and Metin Tekben

Derick Rodgers

Alexandria and Elliot Roe

Heather and Charles Rosett

Duke Ross ‘18

Parke Ross ‘16

Michele Rowell

Jennifer Rudd

Hardip and Jagjit Sahota

Beth and Farrant Sakaguchi ‘95

Rebecca and Andreas Sandberger

Lee Ann and Jerry Sandstrom

Leslie and Keshav Sarin

Sam Sather Brogna

Trey Sayes

Alisha and Gary Schlichter

Valerie and Toby Schwalbe

Susan Scott

Carolee Scowcroft

Salika and Faiz Shakir

Annie and Robbie Shattuck

Natalie Sheffield

Trina and Brandon Sheranian

Victoria Makarova and Moiz Shirazi

Elizabeth and James Shirey

George Shirley

Evita and Marc Oliver Singson

Patricia and Michael Skaling

Kathleen Slagle

Susan and Kenneth Smaellie Denice and Daniel Smith

Ridhitha N. ’26 and Raneem A. ’26 helping with the Community Service Club’s Pumpkin and Apple Sale. October 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

WATERFORD FUND GIFTS (CONT’D)

Karin and Robert Smith

Brittany Smith

TJ and Troy Smith

Ariana and Scott Smithson

Annie Judd Snyder ‘06 and Cliff Snyder ‘05

Julie Jo and Jud Soderborg

Christina Pignatelli and Daniel Solander

Heidi Somsen

Moushumi Anand and Samrat Sondhi

Carly Sorenson ‘02

Jessica Soukup

Michael Spaulding ‘08

Debbie and Scott Stauffer

Tisha and William Stender

Yvonne Stephens

Agnieszka and Bogdan Stepien

Lacy and Eli Stevens

Priscilla Stewart

Barbara and Raymond Stillwell

Christine and John Stockham

Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham ‘97

Katherine Stokes

Jeffrey Stout

LaNae and Timothy Stout

Lisa and Evan Strassberg

Janilyn and Robert Strom

Karla Stucker

Yanzhi Chen and Jiantong Su

Xiao Hong and Jin Su

Nathalie Ricci-Whaley and Steven Suggs

Patricia Sullivan and Stephen Augustine

Andrew Swindle

Kiersten Swindle

Julia and Daniel Swinton ‘97

Janelle and Ian Swinton ‘01

Annie and Jonathan Swinton ‘99

Ling Tang and Hao Bo Zhang

Javen Tanner

Sarah Majercik and Robert Tashjian

Shannon and Patrick Tatman

Emily Teran ‘96

Katherine and Ray Thom

Sarah Bendio Thomas ‘88 and Andrew Thomas

Frances and Gary Thompson

Kimberly and Charles Thompson Jessica Thompson

Jennifer and Steve Tingey

Erica and John Tingey

Gina Ren and Chris Tong Michael Tonneson

Akiva Toren and Alejandro Moya Katie and Adan Torres

Brant Vest

Elena Vetter

Lynda and Felice Viti

Angela and Ken Wade Leslie and Ty Wadsworth

Katherine Pendergast and Stephen Waits

Nicholas T. Walker

Renae Walker

Ann Marie and Tain Walker ‘89

Kirsten and David Walker

Eric Wallace

Berty and Craig Wardle

Kristi Leavitt Watabe ‘90 and Jeffrey Watabe ‘90

Lu Lu and Tyler Waterhouse Renee Chi and Chris Watkins

Anita and Matthew Wells ‘88

Anna and Michael White Judith Whittlesey

Kristine Wilkins

Veronique and Barry Willardson

Susannah and Jim Williams

Hillary Williams

Tonia Hashimoto and Scott Williams

Deanna and Jim Williams

Serrela and Todd Winters

Sam Wise

Jenny and Filip Wojcikowski

Nancy and Gary Woller

Jessica and Cole Woodman

Jane Woolley and Christopher Bush

Alma and Glen Yates

Mary and Monte Yedlin

Nicole Frank and Samuel Young

Sarah and Richard Zarek

Lin Zhang and Andy Liu

Chloe Cai and Yong Zhang

Lianwen Cheng and Yifei Zhang

Yumei Xing and Sen Zhao

Yizhou Yang and Ningsheng Zhu

Lower School students full of smiles during the end of year Field Day activities. May 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

CONSTITUENT GIFTS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Waterford is grateful for the generous support and leadership of the Board of Trustees who once again, lead the community in supporting the Waterford Fund. Thank you for your service and commitment to our students, faculty, and staff!

Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98

Chantal and Barr Dolan

Kathy and Ray Etcheverry Martha Thomas and Eric Huefner

Susan and Ron Mika

Jennifer and Stephen Miller Tianna and Blake Murray Heather Scott and David Schmidt Kristin and Tom Stockham

Hillary and JB Taylor Beatryx and Vincent Washington Heather and Jay Zynczak

CURRENT PARENTS

Waterford is extraordinarily grateful for the generous financial support of current families. Overall, our class by class participation reached 57%. Thank you for your generous support.

UPPER SCHOOL

Class XII - Participation = 47%

Anonymous

Annor Benson

Betty and Philip Bienert

Deann and Thomas Brennan Aniko and Colby Brewer

Brian Burn Dana and Eric Carlson Monica and Justin Cassell Cristiane and Guilherme Del Fiol

Chantal and Barr Dolan

Melissa and Erik Felsted Jessica and Craig Flynn Cherie Gallian

Janice Ugaki and Doug Greally

Ana Holtey

Yuzhen Sun and He Jiang

Beata and Karl Kieffer

Molly and Mark Law

Sung-Joo and Chang Su Lee

Claudia and Ronald Paredes

Susan Pizitz

Lori and William Qian Sari and Felix Rauscher

Jennifer Rudd

Leslie and Keshav Sarin

Alisha and Gary Schlichter

Susan and Kenneth Smaellie

Neylan McBaine and Elliot Smith

Agnieszka and Bogdan Stepien

Kristin and Tom Stockham

Michael Tonneson

Angela and Ken Wade

Kristi Leavitt Watabe ‘90 and Jeffrey Watabe ‘90 Anita and Matthew Wells ‘88

Kathryn and Matthew Willes

Class XI - Participation = 53%

Anonymous

Kristin and Kenny Baber

Krista and Darren Beck

Mary Ann Ellis Cassell and Brad Cassell

Kristin and Chad Christensen

Sara and Tom Collins

Dianne and Colin Gibson Catherine and John Helm Heather and Benjamin Heuston ‘90

Nina Quarequio and David Hiestand Martha Thomas and Eric Huefner

LeAnn and Justin Lindsey Marisa and Todd Marlin

Rosa and Charles Marshall

Maria McNulty

Nicole and Greg Miles

Jennifer and Stephen Miller Heather and Daren Mortenson Noreen and David O’Brien

Li Wang and Kai Pan Jennifer and Mark Purcell

Lori and William Qian Mindy and Scott Reynolds Heather and Matthew Robertson Kirsten and Mark Romer

Melanie and Martin Snow

Jeffrey Stout

Lisa and Evan Strassberg

Elizabeth and Nathan Wright Ling Tang and Hao Bo Zhang

Class X - Participation = 62%

Anonymous

Deeqa Hamid and Aden Ali Amy and Erik Allebest Deann and Thomas Brennan Carolyn Rice and Jeff Brown Ashli and Brad Buxton

Leah Caldwell Burgundy and Michael Caldwell-Waller Wendy Caron

Monica and Justin Cassell

Corbie Coy and Zachary Colman Elane and Dirk De Vos Sari Soutor and Edward Farhart Lisa and Kyle Ford

Randy Hartwig

Jen Brown and Eliza Hitz Adrienne and Jason Hodell

Ana Holtey

Pascale Wiedenroth and Erich Horsley

Yuzhen Sun and He Jiang Shannon and Michael Kime Michelle and Joshua Kwon

Jeannine Lewis Sarah and Renato Mascardo Pegah and Majid Moshirfar Claudia and Ronald Paredes Ashley and Jerad Park Nora and Ryan Peterson Julie and Kenneth Ransom Sari and Felix Rauscher Christina and Christopher Ross

Hardip and Jagjit Sahota Trina and Brandon Sheranian Neylan McBaine and Elliot Smith Christine and John Stockham Jennifer and Steve Tingey Angela and Ken Wade Nicholas T. Walker

Kristi Leavitt Watabe ‘90 and Jeffrey Watabe ‘90 Faye and Mitchell Weaver Kathryn and Matthew Willes Ellen and Henry Winkler

Class IX - Participation = 52%

Anonymous

Deeqa Hamid and Aden Ali Min Kang and Chris An Kristin and Kenny Baber Katherine and Russell Benedict Jennifer and Adam Bookman Aniko and Colby Brewer Natalie and Adam Cahill Eyee Hsu and Michael Chao Angella Goddard and Cemal Dosembet Jen and Bill DuBois Kieu and David Frisby Laura and Sean Fyfe Cherie Gallian Kasia and Andrew Gasecki Dianne and Colin Gibson Janice Ugaki and Doug Greally Melinda and Mark Gunton Cori Sutherland and James Harris Kari and Jon Hasebi Keisha and Abel Henson Kirstin and James Howard Mike Johnson ‘88 and Allison Taft-Johnson Bethany and Joshua Jones Nicole and Kevin Kennedy Emily Tyler and Armen Khachatryan Heeyoung and Bobby Kim Jennifer and Bryan Knepper Louisa and Oliver Laguette Heather Miller Trinh and Rex Outtrim Li Wang and Kai Pan Ashley Gould and Carlos Privat Jennifer and Mark Purcell Jill and Michael Raemisch Kirsten and Mark Romer Rayann and Justin Sandstrom Alisha and Gary Schlichter Debbie and Scott Stauffer Katherine Stokes Lynda and Felice Viti Laura and Thomas Witt Elizabeth and Nathan Wright Heather and Jay Zynczak

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Class VIII - Participation =58% Anonymous Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98 Amy and Erik Allebest

CONSTITUENT GIFTS (CONT’D)

Deann and Thomas Brennan

Demaree and Marco Brown

Laura and Daniel Burget

Wendy Caron

Teri and Kevin Chou

Kristin and Chad Christensen

Ashleigh and David Danzig

Cristiane and Guilherme Del Fiol

Rachelle and Steven DeYoung Cathy and Brent Dover

Martha and Cody Emery Catherine and Jonathan Groberg

Lindsey Hale

Nisha and Daniel Harman

Lisa Walker Harris ‘96 and Rod Harris

Ciara and Courtney Jensen

Bethany and Joshua Jones

Sue and Benjamin Jung

Beata and Karl Kieffer

Sunny and Brandon Logsdon

Marti and Derik Lolli

Ashlee and Tommy Macdonald

Amy and Hans Maentz

Maria McNulty

Nicole and Greg Miles

Tianna and Blake Murray

Rosie O’Grady

Claudia and Ronald Paredes

Heidi and Daniel Poole

Stephanie and Philip Purcell

Hardip and Jagjit Sahota

Beth and Farrant Sakaguchi ‘95

Leslie and Keshav Sarin

Susan Scott

Camilla and Robert Shaw

Trina and Brandon Sheranian

Neylan McBaine and Elliot Smith

Karin and Robert Smith

Ariana and Scott Smithson

Kristen and Cameron Swinton ‘94 Kira and Johnathan Wilde

Class VII - Participation =64% Anonymous

Musaret Jabeen and Ali Ahmed Fazili Jennifer and Adam Bookman

Saruul Erdenebaatar and Kyle Borton

Carolyn Rice and Jeff Brown

Leah Caldwell

Burgundy and Michael Caldwell-Waller Kate and Marc Cohen

Karen and Ryan Critchfield ‘02 Sabine and Matt Duncan Sari Soutor and Edward Farhart Lisa and Jeremy Getson Mikisha and Sina Haeri

Jonnie and Zachary Hartman Kari and Jon Hasebi Keisha and Abel Henson

Ana Holtey

Kirstin and James Howard Martha Thomas and Eric Huefner Claire and Jared Jardine Sara and Joseph Kaiser Shannon and Michael Kime Ashley and Josh Kirkham Jennifer and Bryan Knepper

Chia-Ning and David Lai Lindsay and Ritchie Miller Arul and Himanshu Mishra Elizabeth and Neil Mishurda Melanie and Frank Monestere

Karissa Peterson and Matt Nilson Lili Jin and Qingyuan Piao Emily and Guillermo Pont Ashley Gould and Carlos Privat Jessie Jiang and Peter Qian Yan Yang and Shijie Qu Jill and Michael Raemisch Kelley and Kevin Rogge Rayann and Justin Sandstrom Sam Sather Brogna Heather Scott and David Schmidt Salika and Faiz Shakir Elizabeth and James Shirey Tisha and William Stender Yvonne Stephens Yanzhi Chen and Jiantong Su

Sarah Majercik and Robert Tashjian

Kimberly and Charles Thompson

Erica and John Tingey Mr. Ken Wade

Renee Chi and Chris Watkins Cornelia and Rasmus Wegener Laura and Thomas Witt Elizabeth and Nathan Wright Heather and Jay Zynczak

Class VI - Participation = 54%

Anonymous Deeqa Hamid and Aden Ali

Moushumi Anand and Samrat Sondhi

Christopher Austin Claire and Benjamin Barshied Deann and Thomas Brennan

Jane Woolley and Christopher Bush

Eyee Hsu and Michael Chao

Lindsey Hale

Tonia Hashimoto and Scott Williams

Kimberley and Jay Heglar Rebecca and Syed Husain

Bethany and Joshua Jones

Rebekka and Justin Joslin April and Ryan Judd ‘02 Jennifer and Garrett Lam Suzanne and Jeff Law Fei Xie and Wei Liu Sunny and Brandon Logsdon Smitha and Ryland Lueders Elizabeth and Kent Madsen Amy and Hans Maentz

Victoria Makarova and Moiz Shirazi Sarah and Renato Mascardo Suzanne and Daniel McCooey Tianna and Blake Murray Danielle and Kent Nielson Karissa Peterson and Matt Nilson

Yuyu Lin and Feng Pan Eunkyung Im and Jaehan Park

Rizvan Gurmu and Nalinda Pethiyagoda Heidi and Daniel Poole

Beth and Farrant Sakaguchi ‘95 Jean and Sunny Sanyal

Victoria Makarova and Moiz Shirazi Ariana and Scott Smithson

Christina Pignatelli and Daniel Solander

Moushumi Anand and Samrat Sondhi

Tisha and William Stender

Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham ‘97

Emily Teran ‘96

Jessica Thompson

Gina Ren and Chris Tong

Leslie and Ty Wadsworth

Eric Wallace

Tonia Hashimoto and Scott Williams

Fei Xie and Wei Liu

Chloe Cai and Yong Zhang

LOWER SCHOOL

Class V - Participation = 60%

Anonymous

Kindergarten students on their teddy bear scavenger hunt. August 2022.

Photo by Heather Mortenson

CONSTITUENT GIFTS (CONT’D)

Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98

Sierra and Robert Banish

Claire and Benjamin Barshied

Sarah Kruse and Brady Brady

Leah Caldwell

Burgundy and Michael Caldwell-Waller

Rachelle and Steven DeYoung Nicole Miranda and Neil Ellis

Kari and Jon Hasebi

Maria and Mark Hauber

Kimberly and David Hodge Jamie and Brandon Holden

Pascale Wiedenroth and Erich Horsley

Claire and Jared Jardine

Ashley and Josh Kirkham

Michelle and Joshua Kwon

Lindsay and William Lammersen

Ming Yu and Yunfeng Lu

Ashlee and Tommy Macdonald

Melanie and Frank Monestere

Cami and Joshua Mower

Kailea and Jonas Persch

Rebecca and Andreas Sandberger

Heather Scott and David Schmidt

Trina and Brandon Sheranian

Lynette Kimotho and Benjamin Sila Mutuku Karin and Robert Smith Lisa and Evan Strassberg

Yanzhi Chen and Jiantong Su

Frances and Gary Thompson

Beatryx and Vincent Washington Kira and Johnathan Wilde Heather and Jay Zynczak

Class IV - Participation =58%

Anonymous

Melissa and Jorge Armenta

Abha Manchanda and Dinesh Balvantrai Patel

Ashley and Gabriel Behncke

Saruul Erdenebaatar and Kyle Borton

Teri and Kevin Chou

Karen and Ryan Critchfield ‘02

Jenny and Jamie Damon

Sarah and Jason Dunn

Dianne and Colin Gibson

Laura Bellamy and Dirk Hain Haley and Jason Hodges

April and Ryan Judd ‘02

Sue and Benjamin Jung

Ashley and Josh Kirkham

Penny Lee and Henry Kozak

Elizabeth and Jason LaBau

Delphine and Marshall LeClaire Athelia and Carl LeSueur

Fei Xie and Wei Liu

Elizabeth and Kent Madsen

Christine Gore-Masi and Joseph Masi Heather Miller

Elizabeth and Neil Mishurda

Malia Camens and Brian Ottinger

Stephanie and Philip Purcell

Natalie and Adisorn Ratanakovit Valerie and Toby Schwalbe

MS/US students sampling food from around the world at the International Festival. May 2022. Photo by Andrew Patteson.

Salika and Faiz Shakir

Julie Jo and Jud Soderborg

Christina Pignatelli and Daniel Solander Leslie and Ty Wadsworth Susannah and Jim Williams Sarah and Richard Zarek

Class III - Participation = 48%

Sierra and Robert Banish Shere and Dylan Brunjes Jane Woolley and Christopher Bush Ashleigh and David Danzig

Jazmyn Card Dolbin and Taylor Dolbin ‘10 Tiffany and Marc Fletcher Samantha and John Gellert Detgen and Brian Greeff Catherine and Jonathan Groberg

Natalie and Alek House Rebecca and Adil Husain Rebekka and Justin Joslin Delphine and Marshall LeClaire Lindsey and Marshal Lunt Tianna and Blake Murray Vinubala Rajendran and Rajesh Narayanan Judith Carrodeguas and Richard Ohlemacher Bhavisha Patel and Roshan Patel Abigail and Christopher Rich Beth and Farrant Sakaguchi ‘95 Trina and Brandon Sheranian Elizabeth and James Shirey George Shirley Evita and Marc Oliver Singson Karin and Robert Smith Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham ‘97 Katherine Pendergast and Stephen Waits Lu Lu and Tyler Waterhouse Elizabeth and Nathan Wright Alma and Glen Yates

Class II - Participation =71%

Anonymous

Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98 Amanda and Colin Apple Julie and Ken Brueck Shere and Dylan Brunjes Gwendolyn and Alejandro C de Baca

Leah Caldwell

Burgundy and Michael Caldwell-Waller

Stephanie and Jonathan Daigle

Rachel and William Daines

Ashleigh and David Danzig Sarah and Daniel Duke ‘05

Sabine and Matt Duncan Nicole Miranda and Neil Ellis Martha and Cody Emery Lia Chebeleu and Justin Fry

Samantha and John Gellert Brittany and Zackery Groesbeck Camarie and Kyle Haderlie Mikisha and Sina Haeri Kate and Evan Hafer Kirsten Jorgenson and Nathan Hauke Kimberley and Jay Heglar Haley and Jason Hodges Jennifer and Bryan Knepper Swetha Raphael and Raphael Kurian Athelia and Carl LeSueur

Sunny and Brandon Logsdon Ashlee and Tommy Macdonald Nidia Lizbeth Pichardo Vera and Gabriel Marcos Andonaegui

Heather Miller

Karissa Peterson and Matt Nilson

Alexandria and Elliot Roe Kelley and Kevin Rogge Rayann and Justin Sandstrom Heather Scott and David Schmidt

Valerie and Toby Schwalbe

Annie and Robbie Shattuck Camilla and Robert Shaw

Moushumi Anand and Samrat Sondhi Kristen and Cameron Swinton ‘94 Jessica and Cole Woodman

Nicole Frank and Samuel Young Sarah and Richard Zarek Lianwen Cheng and Yifei Zhang Yumei Xing and Sen Zhao

Class I - Participation = 70%

Anonymous Francisca and Matthew Abron Allison Hanlon and Tim Baker

CONSTITUENT GIFTS

Sierra and Robert Banish

Claire and Benjamin Barshied

Annor Benson

Jane Woolley and Christopher Bush

Jazmyn Card Dolbin and Taylor Dolbin ‘10

Breanna and James Freed

Samantha and John Gellert

Brittany and Zackery Groesbeck

Molly and Mark Hansen

Kimberley and Jay Heglar

Sarah and Albert Huerta

April and Ryan Judd ‘02

Lindsay and William Lammersen

Emily and David Marble Ann and Morgan McCoy

Kristen Melby and Kenneth Melby ‘02

Elizabeth and Jeffrey Micsky

Mysti and Chris Miskimins

Sonja and Jason Mitchell

Zahra Rayatinejad and Amir Mohammedzadeh

Susanne and Janos Opra

Selena and David Overholt

Bhavisha Patel and Roshan Patel

Heidi and Daniel Poole

Emily and John Potter

Florin Pustea

George Shirley Julie Jo and Jud Soderborg

Andrew Swindle

Kiersten Swindle

Jessica and Cole Woodman

Yizhou Yang and Ningsheng Zhu

Class K - Participation = 60%

Anonymous

Katie Rose and Devin Anderson

Hana and Rebwar Baesmat

Leisa and Kole Bare

Julie and Ken Brueck

Sabrina Carver

Rachel and William Daines

Beth Lynn Bethanna Fuhrmann and Brian Fuhrmann

Detgen and Brian Greeff

Zhu and Alex Heitman

Jamie and Brandon Holden

Natalie and Alek House

Ischa and Joshua Jensen

Veronica Boertee and Salah Lababidi

Sonja and Jason Mitchell

Cami and Joshua Mower

Allison Tonkin and Andras Nemeth

Abha Manchanda and Dinesh Balvantrai Patel

Kailea and Jonas Persch

Lindsay and Benjamin Pettit

Jenn Pine and Andy Rich Camilla and Robert Shaw

Lacy and Eli Stevens

Andrew Swindle

Kiersten Swindle

Frances and Gary Thompson

Lu Lu and Tyler Waterhouse

Elizabeth and Nathan Wright

Yizhou Yang and Ningsheng Zhu

Class PreK-4 - Participation = 62%

Anonymous

Francisca and Matthew Abron

Amanda and Colin Apple

Isla and Jonathan Bragg

Jane Woolley and Christopher Bush Gwendolyn and Alejandro C de Baca

Corbie Coy and Zachary Colman

Bianca Romero Cabral and Daniel de Oliveira Cabral

Laurel and Dominic Franciose Camarie and Kyle Haderlie Mikisha and Sina Haeri

Kate and Evan Hafer

Rachel and Jason Hook Erin and Steven Kuhlmeier

Kaity and Broch Lassig

Ana Sofia Gonzalez and Eugenio Lebrija

Athelia and Carl LeSueur

Samantha and Raphael Mace Ann and Morgan McCoy

Jaklyn Mika McKenzie ‘06 and Ken McKenzie

Elizabeth and Jeffrey Micsky

Erin Newberry Miller ‘04 and Tyson Miller Swagata Ganguly and Anagha Misra Malia Camens and Brian Ottinger

Selena and David Overholt

Anupama Sudevan and Naveen Ravindran Annie and Robbie Shattuck Victoria Makarova and Moiz Shirazi Elizabeth and James Shirey George Shirley Katie and Adan Torres

Corey Savory-Venzke and John Venzke Beatryx and Vincent Washington Sarah and Richard Zarek

Class PreK-3 - Participation = 45%

Anonymous

Katie Rose and Devin Anderson

Allison Hanlon and Tim Baker

Lindsey and Ben Beecher

Yang Bai and Yuqing Chen Sarah and Daniel Duke ‘05

Breanna and James Freed Molly and Mark Hansen Zhu and Alex Heitman

Elizabeth and Jason LaBau

Lin Zhang and Andy Liu Emily and David Marble

Jodie Miles and Kimball Messersmith Emily and John Potter

Sandra Popayan and Andres Ramirez

Lacy and Eli Stevens

Frances and Gary Thompson Kirsten and David Walker

NEW PARENTS

We are grateful for the support of our new parents who made first time gifts to the Waterford Fund.

Francisca and Matthew Abron Min Kang and Chris An Christopher Austin

Allison Hanlon and Tim Baker

Leisa and Kole Bare

Claire and Benjamin Barshied Lindsey and Ben Beecher

Ashley and Gabriel Behncke

Laura Bellamy and Dirk Hain Katherine and Russell Benedict Isla and Jonathan Bragg

Gwendolyn and Alejandro C de Baca

Bianca Romero Cabral and Daniel de Oliveira Cabral

Natalie and Adam Cahill Sabrina Carver

Yang Bai and Yuqing Chen Jenny and Jamie Damon

Jazmyn Card Dolbin and Taylor Dolbin ‘10 Angella Goddard and Cemal Dosembet

Jen and Bill DuBois

Sarah and Daniel Duke ‘05

Nisha and Cameron Egan

Beth Lynn Bethanna and Brian Fuhrmann

Melinda and Mark Gunton

Kate and Evan Hafer

Laura Bellamy and Dirk Hain

Penny and David Heatley

Keisha and Abel Henson

Adrienne and Jason Hodell

Swetha Raphael and Raphael Kurian

Louisa and Oliver Laguette

Chia-Ning and David Lai

Lindsay and William Lammersen

Kaity and Broch Lassig

Suzanne and Jeff Law

Upper School students in the winter play, the Farstival. February 2022. Photo by Andrew Patteson.

Ana Sofia Gonzalez and Eugenio Lebrija

Lin Zhang and Andy Liu

Fei Xie and Wei Liu

Sunny and Brandon Logsdon

Marti and Derik Lolli

Lindsey and Marshal Lunt Amy and Hans Maentz

Suzanne and Daniel McCooey

Jodie Miles and Kimball Messersmith Elizabeth and Jeffrey Micsky

Erin Newberry Miller ‘04 and Tyson Miller

Arul and Himanshu Mishra

Elizabeth and Neil Mishurda

Mysti and Chris Miskimins

Swagata Ganguly and Anagha Misra

Zahra Rayatinejad and Amir Mohammedzadeh

Melanie and Frank Monestere

Sagorika Roychowdhury and Abhishek Mukherjee

Vinubala Rajendran and Rajesh Narayanan

Susanne and Janos Opra

Yuyu Lin and Feng Pan

Eunkyung Im and Jaehan Park

Bhavisha Patel and Roshan Patel

Lili Jin and Qingyuan Piao

Emily and Guillermo Pont

Jessie Jiang and Peter Qian

Vinubala Rajendran and Rajesh Narayanan

Sandra Popayan and Andres Ramirez

Natalie and Adisorn Ratanakovit

Jenn Pine and Andy Rich

Abigail and Christopher Rich

Heather and Matthew Robertson

Alexandria and Elliot Roe

Kelley and Kevin Rogge

Annie and Robbie Shattuck

Julie Jo and Jud Soderborg

Christina Pignatelli and Daniel Solander

Yanzhi Chen and Jiantong Su

Sarah Majercik and Robert Tashjian

Jessica Thompson

Gina Ren and Chris Tong Katie and Adan Torres

Lynda and Felice Viti Leslie and Ty Wadsworth Katherine Pendergast and Stephen Waits

Kirsten and David Walker

Kira and Johnathan Wilde

Susannah and Jim Williams Tonia Hashimoto and Scott Williams Jenny and Filip Wojcikowski Ling Tang and Hao Bo Zhang Chloe Cai and Yong Zhang

ALUMNI

From the Class of 1988 to the Class of 2021, Waterford alumni generously supported the school during 2021-2022 with gifts to the Waterford Fund. Thank you to our alumni for their loyal support.

Anonymous

Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98

Teri Johnson Andrach ‘90 and Robert Andrach

Sarah Beesley ‘02

Meghan Bernstein ‘11

Emily Bernstein ‘14

Andrea Brunken

Erica Cooper ‘10

Karen and Ryan Critchfield ‘02

Jazmyn Card Dolbin and Taylor Dolbin ‘10

Sarah and Daniel Duke ‘05

Lisa Walker Harris ‘96 and Rod Harris Sarah and Joshua Hartshorn ‘97

Heather and Benjamin Heuston ‘90

Tami and Jason Hewlett ‘97

Mike Johnson ‘88 and Allison Taft-Johnson April and Ryan Judd ‘02

Parker Law ‘17

Ruby Law ‘22

Karen and Benjamin Lonsdale ‘95

Jonathan Lyon ‘01

Mersiha Spahic McClaren ‘99 and Jon McClaren Jaklyn Mika McKenzie ‘06 and Ken McKenzie Kristen Melby and Kenneth Melby ‘02

Erin Newberry Miller ‘04 and Tyson Miller Kimiko Miyashima ‘09 and Zachary Fujimoto Laura Lee Judd Morton ‘11 and Chandler Morton Sabrina Carver Phillips ‘99 and Todd Phillps Luke Pyper ‘14

Megan and Mark Rieker ‘88

Duke Ross ‘18

Parke Ross ‘16

Beth and Farrant Sakaguchi ‘95

Annie Judd Snyder ‘06 and Cliff Snyder ‘05

Carly Sorenson ‘02

Caleb South ‘15

Michael Spaulding ‘08

Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham ‘97

Kristen and Cameron Swinton ‘94

Julia and Daniel Swinton ‘97

Annie and Jonathan Swinton ‘99 Janelle and Ian Swinton ‘01

Emily Teran ‘96

Sarah Bendio Thomas ‘88 and Andrew Thomas Ann Marie and Tain Walker ‘89

Kristi Leavitt Watabe ‘90 and Jeffrey Watabe ‘90 Kristi Leavitt Watabe ‘90 and Jeffrey Watabe ‘90 Anita and Matthew Wells ‘88

PARENTS OF ALUMNI

Waterford is grateful to have the continued financial support provided by Parents of Alumni. Thank you for your loyalty and support.

Teri Johnson Andrach ‘90 and Robert Andrach Melanie and Michael Battistone Martha and Jay Beck Virginia Vierra and Brandon Bennett Donna and David Bernstein Joy and Scott Bruce Julie and Morgan Chen Michelle and Courtney Curtis Suzanne and Christian Dahl Amy and Tim Dolbin Joy and Jeffrey Duke Elizabeth Elggren Kathy and Ray Etcheverry Tracie and Kent Hercules Nancy and Dusty Heuston Kristie Jensen Susan and Kenneth Johnsen Cheryl Johnson Marty and Joe Jopling Miki Karg Erin and James Knight Cami and Paul LaForge Lynn and Gordon Lonsdale Donna and David Lyon Kay Lynne and Steve Manning Susan and Ron Mika Darlene and Robert Millard JeNeal and Hal Miller Kathy and Craig Morris Erika and Shipley Munson Nancy and Michael Nebeker Pam and Rick Norman Anne and Kevin Parker

Laura Peterson Diana and Joel Peterson Carol and David Powell

Lower School students participating in relay races during Fall Spirit Week. September 2022. Photo by Heather Mortenson.

A L R E P O R T

CONSTITUENT GIFTS

Bob Rasmussen

Suellen Riffkin

Meg and Eric Roach

Heather and Charles Rosett

Maisie and Doug Sakaguchi

Barbara and Raymond Stillwell

LaNae and Timothy Stout

Xiao Hong and Jin Su

Nathalie Ricci-Whaley and Steven Suggs Javen Tanner

Renae Walker

Judith Whittlesey Kristine Wilkins

Deanna and Jim Williams Serrela and Todd Winters

Nancy and Gary Woller Mary and Monte Yedlin

GRANDPARENTS

Waterford greatly appreciates the generous financial support provided by grandparents and past grandparents. Thank you!

Sally Ann and Robert Anctil

Judy and Joel Caron

Valene and George Cook Amy and Tim Dolbin Joy and Jeffrey Duke

Nancy and Dustin Heuston Freida and Eddie Lee

Lynn and Gordon Lonsdale Ronna and Charles Lorensen Susan and Ron Mika

Gail Miller and Kim Wilson

JeNeal and Hal Miller Mary Ann and Keith Miller Bill Moeller

Kathleen Morton Joy and Robert Orton Diana and Joel Peterson Britta and Henrik Rasmussen Dori and Mark Ritchie

Maisie and Doug Sakaguchi Lee Ann and Jerry Sandstrom

Patricia and Michael Skaling Kathleen Slagle

Susan and Brad Taylor

Sandie Tillotson

Renae Walker

Roberta and Craig Wardle Athelia and Ken Woolley

FACULTY AND STAFF

Waterford is especially grateful for the financial support provided by 100% of our full-time faculty and staff, and their spouses, who gave to the Waterford Fund in 2021-2022. We acknowledge with equal gratitude the ongoing contribution of each faculty and staff member who defines and enriches the Waterford experience every day, across campus.

Anonymous

Ashley Achee

Seung Kyung Kim and Matthew Adams

Kiley Foster and Skyler Anderson

Teri Johnson Andrach ‘90 and Robert Andrach

Amanda and Colin Apple

Melissa and Jorge Armenta

Susan Banks

Ray Barton

Melanie and Michael Battistone

Jenifer Baxter

Krista and Darren Beck

Virginia Vierra and Brandon Bennett

Annor Benson

Betty and Philip Bienert

Orley Bills

Angie and George Bohcali Dennis Booze

Joanna Grudziak and Micah Boyd Cindy and Bruce Brandol

Deann and Thomas Brennan

Aniko and Colby Brewer

Sadie Dolbin Brower ‘14 and Patrick Brower

Joy and Scott Bruce

Andrea Brunken

Brenda Butcher

Harmony Button and Jason Rogers

Devon and Joseph Callens Dana and Eric Carlson

Hallie and Kory Carpenter

Sabrina Carver

Diana and Camilo Castillo

Jill Cook

Sara and Tom Collins

Erica Cooper ‘10

Michelle and Courtney Curtis Suzanne and Christian Dahl Juli and James Dalton

Ashley Walker and Matthew Davis

Chantal and Barr Dolan Amy and Tim Dolbin

Jazmyn Card Dolbin and Taylor Dolbin ‘10

Lisa Durst and Ryan Downard Marica and Mehmed Duheric Sarah and Jason Dunn Nancy and Spencer Durrant

Abigail Ross and William Eberle

Elizabeth Elggren

Nicole Miranda and Neil Ellis

Sari Soutor and Edward Farhart

Kylie Geci

Paula Getz

Andrea Brault and Nick Gill

Travis Glennon

Hiram Golze

Alexander Gould

Nick Grenoble

Alexander Gustafsson

Camarie and Kyle Haderlie

Bruce Hale

Elizabeth and Mike Hamideh

John Hansen

Cori Sutherland and James Harris

Lisa Walker Harris ‘96 and Rod Harris

Ruth and Richard Harvey

Kirsten Jorgenson and Nathan Hauke

Patricia and Juan Henao Tracie and Kent Hercules Dawn and Errol Heuer

Heidi Hicks Roxine and Kent Hodson

Rebecca and Syed Husain

Kristie Jensen

Susan and Kenneth Johnsen

Mike Johnson ‘88 and Allison Taft-Johnson

Missy Johnson

Natalie and Tyler Jones

Rebekka and Justin Joslin

April and Ryan Judd ‘02

Rebecca Katz

Maria Katzman

Nicole and Kevin Kennedy

Beata and Karl Kieffer

Willem Scott King

Erin and James Knight Sheriann and Garrison Kovacs

Elizabeth and Jason LaBau Cami and Paul LaForge Becca Leaman Cayden Love

Kay Lynne and Steve Manning

Lori Martin Ann and Morgan McCoy Betsy and Gus McGee Jennifer and Andrew Menke

Bernard C. Meyers

Nicole and Greg Miles

Heather Miller

Kimiko Miyashima ‘09 and Zachary Fujimoto

Christina and Ronald Monosson

Kathy and Craig Morris

Heather and Daren Mortenson

Julie and Brett Mower

Erika and Shipley Munson

Betty Neal

Nancy and Michael Nebeker

Ashley Newhall

Carolyn Olson and Joshua Holder

Casey O’Malley

Megan Orton and Scott Mikos

Daniel Osipovitch

Edie and Andrew Patteson

Laura Peterson

Heidi and Daniel Poole

Mary Ann and Paul Pope

Alissa Poppen

Lori and William Qian

Lisa Rands

Julie and Kenneth Ransom Sari and Felix Rauscher

Nathalie Ricci-Whaley and Steven Suggs

Heather and Matthew Robertson

Derick Rodgers

Heather and Charles Rosett

Jennifer Rudd

Beth and Farrant Sakaguchi

CONSTITUENT GIFTS (CONT’D)

Rayann and Justin Sandstrom

Leslie and Keshav Sarin

Sam Sather Brogna

Trey Sayes

Natalie Sheffield

TJ and Troy Smith

Brittany Smith Denice and Daniel Smith Heidi Somsen

Jessica Soukup

Priscilla Stewart

Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham ‘97

Katherine Stokes

LaNae and Timothy Stout

Janilyn and Robert Strom

Karla Stucker

Javen Tanner Shannon and Patrick Tatman

Akiva Toren and Alejandro Moya Brant Vest

Angela and Ken Wade

Kirsten and David Walker

Kristi Leavitt Watabe ‘90 and Jeffrey Watabe ‘90

Lu Lu and Tyler Waterhouse

Renee Chi and Chris Watkins

Anna and Michael White Kristine Wilkins

Veronique and Barry Willardson

Deanna and Jim Williams

Hillary Williams Serrela and Todd Winters

Sam Wise

Jenny and Filip Wojcikowski

Nancy and Gary Woller

FRIENDS OF WATERFORD

Michele Rowell

Elena Vetter

David Perfield

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

Waterford is pleased to recognize the following corporations, foundations, and businesses that provide support for the Waterford Fund at all gift levels in 2021-2022. The school is especially grateful to the many parents, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends who took advantage of matching gift opportunities through their employers or board relationships to increase the value of their gifts to the school last year.

Anonymous

AmazonSmile Foundation

Asurion

Autodesk Foundation

Benevity

Box Tops for Education

Community Foundation of Utah

Dimension Marketing and Sales Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Program

First Sentier Investors

John L. and Ardis J. Piers Private Foundation

Kenneth O. Melby Family Foundation

Kroger

Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation

McNamara Purcell Foundation

Northrup Grumman

Progressive Finance (Leasing)

The James Billings Foundation Inc.

The Moeller Foundation

The T. Randolph Potter Jr. Charitable

Lead Trust

Wasatch Global Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign

RESTRICTED GIFTS

Restricted gifts fund unbudgeted items and programs and help to cover the costs of surprise needs in specific areas of the school. Such gifts include support for the Waterford Robotics program, particular athletic teams, academic departments, and scholarship funds. Waterford is grateful to donors who made restricted gifts during the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

RESTRICTED TO PROGRAMS

Anonymous Ashleigh and Robert Byrne Carolyn Savage Wright Zions Bank

RESTRICTED TO SCHOLARSHIP

General Scholarship

Ruth Eleanor Bamberger and John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation

Linda Kitchen Scholarship

Sadie Dolbin Brower ‘14 and Patrick Brower Amy and Tim Dolbin Nancy and Spencer Durrant Elizabeth and Mike Hamideh Roxine and Kent Hodson Rayann and Justin Sandstrom

ENDOWMENT

We gratefully acknowledge those who gave to Waterford’s Endowment during the past year. Endowment growth enables a steady source of income to Waterford, making it possible for the school to be less reliant on tuition and annual fundraising programs to balance the budget each year. Thank you for your support.

The Nancy and Dustin Heuston Endowed Faculty Chair Heather and Benjamin Heuston ‘90

The Heuston Family Endowed Scholarship

Nancy and Dustin Heuston Heather and Benjamin Heuston ‘90 Thaylene and Wayne Barrett Heather Scott and David Schmidt

The James Baldwin Scholarship Anonymous Ann and Mitt Romney

The Mika Family Athletic Endowment Fund Jacob Mika ‘15

Unrestricted Endowment Fund Nancy and Dustin Heuston

CLASS OF 2022 GIFT

Members of the Class of 2022 raised funds and donated a beautiful clock to Waterford School as a gift from their graduating class.

Anonymous Annor Benson

Atticus Benson ‘22

Betty and Philip Bienert Mirabel Bienert ‘22 Avery Carlson ‘22 Samantha Cassell ‘22 Kim Chen ‘22

Ashley Walker and Matthew Davis Ella Dolan ‘22

Melissa and Erik Felsted Will Flynn ‘22 Lilly Frame ‘22 Sara Giallorenzi ‘22 Karina Gonzalez Emma Greally ‘22 Casey Green ‘22 Michele Greenberg ‘22 Ana Holtey

Joseph Holtey ‘22

Mia James ‘22

Christie Jenn

Noelle Kieffer ‘22

Adela Kolda ‘22

Elizabeth and Jason LaBau

Ruby Law ‘22

Jonathan Lee ‘22

Fletcher Libre ‘22

Jessica Lin ‘22

Caroline Lotulelei ‘22

Neylan McBaine and Elliot Smith Ann and Morgan McCoy

Heather Dawn and Bryan Miller Elizabeth Moffat ‘22

Bailey Norris ‘22 Daniel Osipovitch

Fabiola Paredes ‘22

Tayna and Scott Pead ‘88

Alexia Peterson ‘22

Susan Pizitz

Abraham Qian ‘22

Lori and William Qian

Gia Rinella ‘22

Jennifer Rudd

Karen San Juan ‘22

Joni and Scott Satterlee Kaira Satterlee ‘22

Esme Smith ‘22

Mateusz Stepien ‘22

Leo Stockham ‘22

Megan Wade ‘22 Haosheng Wang ‘22 Seth Watabe ‘22 Anita and Matthew Wells ‘88 Lydia Wells ‘22 Thomas Willes ‘22 Ai Lee Woods ‘22 Abbie Zahler ‘22

Class of 2022 gift of a beautiful clock. September 2022. Photo by Amanda Nelson.

The Waterford Founders Circle recognizes those individuals who have been steadfast in their support of the Waterford Fund over the years. There are four categories of membership, determined by the number of consecutive years of giving, including Legacy (20+ years), Wisdom (15-20 years), Beauty (10-14 years), and Honor (5-9 years).

LEGACY, 20+ YEARS

Martha and Jay Beck

Virginia Vierra and Brandon Bennett

Suzanne and Christian Dahl Amy and Tim Dolbin

Joy and Jeffrey Duke Kathy and Ray Etcheverry

Paula Getz

Cori Sutherland and James Harris

Heather and Benjamin Heuston ‘90

Nancy and Dustin Heuston

Kristie Jensen

Susan and Kenneth Johnsen

Mike Johnson ‘88 and Allison Taft-Johnson

Marty and Joe Jopling

Miki Karg

Erin and James Knight Kay Lynne and Steve Manning

Kathy and Craig Morris

Susan Pizitz

Lisa Rands

Sari and Felix Rauscher

Heather and Charles Rosett

Barbara and Raymond Stillwell

Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham ‘97

Kristin and Tom Stockham

Angela and Ken Wade

Kristi Leavitt Watabe ‘90 and Jeffrey Watabe ‘90

Deanna and Jim Williams

Serrela and Todd Winters

Nancy and Gary Woller

WISDOM, 15-19 YEARS

Anonymous

Teri Johnson Andrach ‘90 and Robert Andrach

Ashli and Brad Buxton

Chantal and Barr Dolan

Carolyn Olson and Joshua Holder

Martha Thomas and Eric Huefner

Kroger

Cami and Paul LaForge

Susan and Ron Mika

Nicole and Greg Miles

Luana Uluave and Jason Miller ‘88

Jennifer and Stephen Miller

Heather and Daren Mortenson

Trinh and Rex Outtrim

Randi and Mark Pyper

Suellen Riffkin

Christina and Christopher Ross

Nathalie Ricci-Whaley and Steven Suggs

Javen Tanner

Nicholas T. Walker

Anita and Matthew Wells ‘88

Kathryn and Matthew Willes

BEAUTY, 10 - 14 YEARS

Susan Banks

Krista and Darren Beck Annor Benson

Cindy and Bruce Brandol Aniko and Colby Brewer

Harmony Button and Jason Rogers

Leah Caldwell

Burgundy and Michael Caldwell-Waller Mary Ann Ellis Cassell and Brad Cassell

Julie and Morgan Chen

Kristin and Chad Christensen Juli and James Dalton

Cathy and Brent Dover

Lisa Durst and Ryan Downard

Elizabeth Elggren

Jessica and Craig Flynn Kasia and Andrew Gasecki Ann and Jody Good

Roxine and Kent Hodson Shannon and Michael Kime

Jeannine Lewis

Monique Mezo and Michael Meyer Erika and Shipley Munson

Betty Neal

Nancy and Michael Nebeker

Edie and Andrew Patteson

Heidi and Daniel Poole

Mary Powers and Phil Sahm Rayann and Justin Sandstrom Trey Sayes

Heather Scott and David Schmidt Patricia and Michael Skaling Susan and Kenneth Smaellie Brittany Smith

Neylan McBaine and Elliot Smith Michael Spaulding ‘08

Jeffrey Stout LaNae and Timothy Stout Hillary and JB Taylor Renee Chi and Chris Watkins Kristine Wilkins

HONOR, 5-9 YEARS

Anonymous

Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98

Amanda and Colin Apple Melissa and Jorge Armenta Kristin and Kenny Baber Melanie and Michael Battistone

Orley Bills

Ashleigh and Robert Byrne Dana and Eric Carlson

Wendy Caron Monica and Justin Cassell Sara and Tom Collins

Michelle and Courtney Curtis Stephanie and Jonathan Daigle Ashley Walker and Matthew Davis

Cristiane and Guilherme Del Fiol

Nancy and Spencer Durrant

Nicole Miranda and Neil Ellis

Melissa and Erik Felsted

Kieu and David Frisby Camarie and Kyle Haderlie

Lindsey Hale

Elizabeth and Mike Hamideh

Lisa Walker Harris ‘96 and Rod Harris

Kirsten Jorgenson and Nathan Hauke

Catherine and John Helm

Patricia and Juan Henao

Nina Quarequio and David Hiestand

Jen Brown and Eliza Hitz

Carolyn Olson and Joshua Holder

Pascale Wiedenroth and Erich Horsley

Kirstin and James Howard

John L. and Ardis J. Piers Private Foundation

Rebekka and Justin Joslin

April and Ryan Judd ‘02

Beata and Karl Kieffer

Sheriann and Garrison Kovacs

Elizabeth and Jason LaBau

Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation

Molly and Mark Law

Ming Yu and Yunfeng Lu

Elizabeth and Kent Madsen

Christine Gore-Masi and Joseph Masi

Mersiha Spahic McClaren ‘99 and Jon McClaren

Betsy and Gus McGee

Kristen Melby and Kenneth Melby ‘02

Jennifer and Andrew Menke

Bernard C. Meyers

Darlene and Robert Millard

Gail Miller and Kim Wilson

Pegah and Majid Moshirfar

Cami and Joshua Mower

Julie and Brett Mower

Tianna and Blake Murray

Danielle and Kent Nielson

Casey O’Malley

Megan Orton and Scott Mikos

Daniel Osipovitch

Claudia and Ronald Paredes

Anne and Kevin Parker

Charlene and James Petersen

Laura Peterson

Rizvan Gurmu and Nalinda Pethiyagoda

Mary Ann and Paul Pope

Carol and David Powell

Jennifer and Mark Purcell

Jill and Michael Raemisch

Julie and Kenneth Ransom

Dori and Mark Ritchie

Duke Ross ‘18

Parke Ross ‘16

Jennifer Rudd

Maisie and Doug Sakaguchi

Beth and Farrant Sakaguchi ‘95

Jean and Sunny Sanyal

Leslie and Keshav Sarin

Valerie and Toby Schwalbe

FOUNDERS CIRCLE (CONT’D)

Susan Scott

TJ and Troy Smith

Christine and John Stockham

Lisa and Evan Strassberg

Kristen and Cameron Swinton ‘94

Shannon and Patrick Tatman

Susan and Brad Taylor

Emily Teran ‘96

Kimberly and Charles Thompson

Frances and Gary Thompson

Akiva Toren and Alejandro Moya

Leslie and Ty Wadsworth

Eric Wallace

Beatryx and Vincent Washington

Lu Lu and Tyler Waterhouse

Veronique and Barry Willardson

Hillary Williams

Elizabeth and Nathan Wright Alma and Glen Yates

WATERFORD RISES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

Anonymous

Amy and Aaron Aizad ‘98

Jesselie and Scott Anderson

Allison Hanlon and Tim Baker

Bonnie Jean and Brent Beesley

Kelli Lundgren and Tom Bolz

Bonham Family Chariable Fund

Jennifer and Adam Bookman

Katrina and Matthew Bowman Paula Bronson

Shere and Dylan Brunjes

Jane Woolley and Christopher Bush

Dorothy Byrne

Leah Caldwell

Burgundy and Michael Caldwell-Waller

Dana and Eric Carlson

Eyee Hsu and Michael Chao

Shirley Jenn and George Cheng

Kristin and Chad Christensen

Rachel and William Daines

Jenny and Jamie Damon

Chantal and Barr Dolan

Cathy and Brent Dover

Kathy and Ray Etcheverry

Kathryn and Adam Fenton

Joan and Tim Fenton

Pamela and Raymond Fitzgerald

Lisa and Kyle Ford

Kieu and David Frisby

Dr. Katie Fry and Carl Fry

Christine Gore-Masi and Joseph Masi

Ashley Gould and Carlos Privat

Janice Ugaki and Doug Greally

Detgen and Brian Greeff

Melinda and Mark Gunton

Laura Bellamy and Dirk Hain Lindsey Hale

WATERFORD RISES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN (CONT’D)

Carol and Thomas Hammond

Lisa Walker Harris ‘96 and Rod Harris

Maria and Mark Hauber

Kimberly and Jay Heglar

Jamie and Brandon Holden

Martha Thomas and Eric Huefner

Nancy Huntsman

Yoojin and Relja Ivanovic

Marina and Joshua James

Wang Ouyang and Hua Jiang

Beata and Karl Kieffer

Jill and Peter Koziol

Michelle and Joshua Kwon

Lindsay and Grant Lammersen

Molly and Mark Law

Shawna and Brad Louie

Ming Yu and Yunfeng Lu

Ashlee and Tommy Macdonald

Amy and Hans Maentz

Mikelle and Robert Mansfield Rosa and Charles Marshall

Christine Gore-Masi and Joseph Masi

Jennifer Falk and Mark Matheson

Kathleen and Ross Matthews

Alison and Kyle McSlarrow

Jennifer and Andrew Menke

Jodie Miles and Kimball Messersmith

Elizabeth and Jeffrey Micsky

Sue and Ron Mika

Nicole and Greg Miles

Dylan Millard ‘21

Darlene and Robert Millard

Luana Uluave and Jason Miller ‘88

Jonathan Miller ‘17

Madelaine Miller ‘15

Lindsay and Ritchie Miller

Jennifer and Stephen Miller

Bill Moeller

Melanie and Frank Monestere Tianna and Blake Murray Allison Tonkin and Andras Nemeth Erika and Thomas Ngo Karissa Peterson and Matt Nilson

Noreen and David O’Brien Rosie O’Grady Lynda Orr Candace and Greg Osborn Hua Jiang and Wang Ouyang Li Wang and Kai Pan Anne and Kevin Parker Kalpana and Dinesh Patel Lili Jin and Kevin Piao

The Pyper Family Hope Eccles and Randal Quarles Natalie and Adisorn Ratanakovit Sari and Felix Rauscher Allison and James Riepe Kelley and Kevin Rogge Kirsten and Mark Romer Ann and Mitt Romney Heather Scott and David Schmidt

Carolyn Schwartz Evita and Marc Oliver Singson Patricia and Michael Skaling Christina Pignatelli and Daniel Solander Joy Wei and Yuhua Song Debbie and Scott Stauffer Yvonne Stephens Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham ‘97 Kristin and Tom Stockham

Hillary and JB Taylor Ana Tello

Jennifer and Steve Tingey Peggy and Ron Troy Beatryx and Vincent Washington Faye and Mitchell Weaver Katie and Matthew Willes Gail Miller and Kim Wilson Serrela and Todd Winters Laura and Thomas Witt Elizabeth and Nathan Wright Nicole Frank and Samuel Young Chloe Cai and Yong Zhang Yumei Xing and Sen Zhao Heather and Jay Zynczak

Waterford Ravens cheering on the Women’s Soccer team. October 2022. Photo by Neisha Williams.

A LETTER FROM WATERFORD ALUMNI

My brick-red and brick-heavy Class IX Norton Anthology of English Literature began with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I’m almost certain about this. I’m also certain that if I was assigned to read it, I didn’t. Or I didn’t read it well.

That meant that for twenty-five years, I’ve been vaguely aware of three things. First, that Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was an old, anthology-worthy poem. Second, that I was supposed to have read it, and someone, somewhere, was disappointed that I hadn’t. And third, that I knew almost nothing about the poem, including how to pronounce the name “Gawain,” and if someone mentioned it at a dinner party, I’d have to say only, “Ah, yes, yes, The Green Knight,” to avoid mangling Gawain’s name.

Last month, though, I read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I had help. There was a movie, released a year or so ago, with a very handsome Dev Patel cast as Gawain. And last spring, in a London bookstore, I found a translation of the poem from Simon Armitage. Even with all that help, the slim-bound little thing sat in my bag for six months before I cracked it open.

We’re four paragraphs deep in this letter. And it’s fair for you to ask, does this matter? How could this matter? Well. You know, by now, that Waterford’s theme this year is “Joy in the Journey.” And you know, by now, that no one knows journeys like knights know journeys. They call them “quests,” and they are knights’ favorite things.

Gawain’s no different. The poem starts when an enormous stranger—an “entirely emerald green” stranger, “a hulk of a human” holding “the mother of all axes”—appears before King Arthur and his knights, at Christmas dinner. The Green Knight issues a challenge: he’ll give his axe to anyone who dares to “strike him one stroke and be struck in return.” In truth, the game’s timing is slightly more complicated. The Green Knight would absorb his challenger’s blow that day, then one year later, the next Christmas, the challenger would seek the Green Knight out, to get what’s coming to him.

Gawain steps forward. He’s a bit sheepish. “I am weakest of your warriors and feeblest of wit,” he tells King Arthur, so “loss of my life would be grieved the least.” As Gawain stands to fight, the Green Knight ducks his head, exposing his neck, and Gawain lops off his head. To Gawain’s surprise, the Green Knight then picks up his own head, saddles up, and rides away.

Gawain passes the year uneasily, then he sets out, on a journey, on a quest, to have his own head lopped off. With only days to spare, there’s a small miracle. While he’s holed up at a castle, dallying, a fair lady offers him a gift, “a green silk girdle trimmed with gold.”

CHAIR

The green belt has a miraculous power: anyone wearing the belt is “safe against those who seek to strike him, and all the slyness on earth wouldn’t see him slain.” Gawain (always the quick thinker) realizes the belt “could be just the job to save him from the strike in his challenge.” So he accepts, and he puts it on, and wanders off to keep his promises.

I shouldn’t worry about spoilers for a poem that was written in the late 14th century. But I’ll stop short of saying how the story ends. We don’t need the story’s end, really, for it to tell us something about journeys and about joy.

“Joy in the journey” may conjure up a walk on a mountain trail, with beautiful vistas and friends laughing in tow. But many of our journeys are like Gawain’s, full of adventure and daring, but with something unnerving lurking at the end. Something to live up to, something to fulfill.

How do we find joy in journeys like that? Part of the answer, I think, is that we find joy in the things we take along with us, the things we wield like weapons or the things we tie around ourselves, to keep us safe, to settle our nerves. I was given gifts like that during my time at Waterford, and I left, like every other student who has passed through campus leaves, with tools in hand, with some kind of sash cinched around my waist.

It’s been remarkable to watch my own children set off on their own Waterford journeys. I hope they find joy as they go. I hope they’re not too unnerved by what they think may be lurking at the end. And I hope they draw strength, as I have, from the people that had walked that path before. That’s what each of our alumni become, in the end. As Cormac McCarthy wrote at the end of No Country for Old Men, each person who passes through becomes a traveler riding ahead, head down, “fixin to make a fire somewhere out there in all that dark and all that cold,” visible, even if only on the horizon, as promised company.

MIKE JUDD ’00

’31 Alumni Chair

P’29,

INAUGURAL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD CELEBRATION

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor Waterford bestows on its graduates. Recipients are nominated by fellow alumni who know what it means to represent the best of Waterford, and to go out in the world to live lives of meaning and purpose.

A new tradition at Waterford, the Distinguished Alumni reception recognizes Waterford alumni who exemplify our core values, serve as enthusiastic supporters of the school, and have a passion for the liberal arts. Once selected, the recipients are formally approved by the Head of School and the Alumni Association Council.

Waterford’s core values—integrity, responsibility, curiosity , caring and especially excellence—are reflected in the great work of our inaugural recipient Nate Walkingshaw ‘96. As our Head of School, Andrew Menke, stated in his remarks, “Nate is one of our finest examples of living Waterford’s mission, vision and values.”

Nate has sparked positive transformational change in his profession, in our community, and on this campus since his graduation.

ALUMNI EVENTS

Waterford alumni and families at special birding event in April 2022. Photo provided by Ann McCoy.

Alumni from the Waterford India trips reconnected with Asha and Anil Saltralkar. May 2022. Photo provided by Ann McCoy.

Waterford 1995, 1996, and 1997 alumni reconnected for a reunion last spring. May 2022. Photo provided by Ann McCoy.

Waterford Soccer Alumni and Waterford Faculty recconnecting after the game at the Fall Tailgate event. September 2022. Photo provided by Kimi Miyashima.

Celebrating Nate Walkingshaw, the inaugural recipient of Waterford’s Distinguished Alumni Award. May 2022. Photo by Andrew Patteson.

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Congrats to the Grads!

Atticus Gabriel Benson

Mirabel Woshan Bienert

Sarah Elizabeth Brennan

Lucza Brewer

Cooper Mitchell Burn

Allison Cao

Avery Grace Qinyu Carlson

Samantha Anne Cassell

Seven Berlin Castain

Henry Chen

Zijun Chen

Sofia Müller Del Fiol

Ella Matkin Dolan

Grant Stephen Felsted

Will Garrett Flynn

Lilly Elizabeth Frame

Diya Shubh Garg

Elliot Giallorenzi

Emma Kimiko Greally

Casey Dylan Green

Michele Jasmine Greenberg

Warren David Hansen

Ethan Owen Haymond

Alexis Rielle Henrie

Joseph Roy Holtey

Daniel A. Jacoby

Mia Kandi James

Dawson John Jenkins

Arissa Megan Jenn

Audrie Sofia Jenn

Annie Jiang Noelle Emily Kieffer

Adela Eva Kolda

Allison Ruby Law

Jonathan Shijie Lee

Joshua Young-Min Lee

Fletcher Megardi Libre

Adeline Xuer Lin

Jessica Lin

Caroline Bodil Lotulelei

Elizabeth del Rosario Moffat

Ciel Reine Morrill

Madeline Rose Morris

Kasper Rasmus Pizitz

Nilsson

Bailey Elizabeth Norris

Fabiola Paredes Bravo

Finn Travis Pead

Chen Peng

Alexia Faye Peterson

Abraham Enhua Qian

Emily Hope Eccles Quarles

Neve Skye Rauscher

Beckett Harrison Reed

Gia Milan Rinella

Skyler Matthew Rudd

Karen San Juan Delgado

Samir Kai Sarin

Kaira Jo Satterlee

Roman Nicholas Schlichter

Harkirat K Shergill

Andrew Kenneth Smaellie

Esme McBaine Smith

Mateusz Czeslaw Stepien

Leo Chen Stockham

Devin Michael Sullivan

Lalithaditya Suresh Kumar

Lars Walter Thulin

Devon Leigh Tonneson

Sophia Anna Truitt

Ellie Olivia Vogel

Arnav Wade

Megan LouJean Wade

Mila Waltman

Haosheng Wang

Seth Masaji Watabe

Lydia Wells

Thomas Mark Willes

Ai Lee Woods

Eena Michele Yu

Abbie Marie Zahler Xiomara Zavala

The Class of 2022 at Commencement, June 2022. Photograph by Andrew Patteson.

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