2013-2014 Grauer Annual Report

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The Grauer School
Our Students Mean the World to Us
Annual Report 2013-2014
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An Unprecedented
Outpouring of
Family Support
Stuart Grauer, Ed.D. | Head of School
1. Strategic Plan
Table of Contents
Page 3: A Message from the Head of School
Page 6: Principal’s Report
Page 8: President of the Board of Trustees Report
Page 8: Financial Report
Page 9: Admissions Report
Page 10: Expeditionary Learning Center Report
Page 13: Guidance & College Counseling Report
Page 14: International Center Report
Page 14: Humanitarian Service Center Report
Page 15: Visual & Performing Arts Report
Page 16: Personal Health & Athletics Center Report
Page 18: STEM Center Report
Page 20: Advancement, Parent Association, & Alumni Report
Page 21: Giving Report
2013-14 was the fourth year of
“Strategic Plan 2011-2015: Our
Students Mean the World to
Us,” and our Strategy came into
full bloom. Our extraordinary
balance of college prep-schoolstyle academic rigor with
expeditionary and Socratic learning
methodologies continues to
resonate: teachers espouse it more
and better, parents embrace it
through increased enrollment and
record levels of charitable giving,
the larger academic community
aspires to it increasingly, and our
world needs it. The Grauer School
provides the most balanced college
preparation of any school we know
of. Parents, as a modal response,
“very strongly agree” (as our
annual survey put it) that “Small
schools offer distinct, proven
advantages in safety, academic
performance, teacher and parent
happiness with the school, and
sense of connectedness for all
major stakeholders.” Our faculty
routinely phrases it in this simple,
powerful way: “Our students mean
the world to us.”
2. Organizational Development
Our faculty are the heart and soul
of the organization. Student and
faculty surveying revealed a school
on mission. Teachers previously
rated The Grauer School so high
that we were named among the
top ten of Outside Magazine’s Best
Places in the Nation to Work,
resulting in increased inquiries for
faculty positions. As I write, we
have qualified as a finalist in the
San Diego Business Journal’s Best
Places to Work for 2015. Current
faculty members have averaged
6.2 years at Grauer, very high.
Teachers are reviewed twice yearly
with respect to their ability to
achieve our specific school mission
and values.
While our internal division runs
student programming, curriculum,
and our entire campus program,
the school’s externals include
things like marketing, student and
teacher recruitment, publications,
fundraising, parent association,
and alumni relations. Some of the
most important developments this
year were externals: development
office growth, capital campaign
team development, and alumni
development. Our alumni
association doubled in size. Our
development office handled an
astonishing array of events and
publications, which you are sure
to discover as you read this report.
Our Arc Capital Campaign team
miraculously completed our annual
capital campaign goals, and our
alumni association grew again. As
I write this (in June), our “trailers”
are being dismantled and our
construction crew is mobilizing
for “Phase III.” This could only
be possible through a synergy
of powerful professionals and
powerful team building.
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3. Governance and Fundraising
A key development identified in our strategic plan
was for the development of a fuller, larger board.
This was successfully addressed, our board member
recruitment process refined, and the year ended
with a 13 member board, the largest in our history,
in accordance with the strategic plan. As a board,
we must continue to study issues in the rapidly
developing area of independent school governance.
We have joined the National Association of
Independent Schools (NAIS) to assist with this.
Our 150 families gave and pledged approximately
$10,000 on average per family, about twice our typical
average and far greater than the $1380 average of
NAIS schools. Overall, we had a record fundraising
year, with much leadership coming from the
board, especially in their Capital Campaign efforts.
Our annual fund was on target and our Capital
Campaign was the year’s miracle. We are lagging in
our promotion and receipt of student financial aid,
and we have increased transparency and reliability in
screening candidates in this mission-critical area.
4. Campus Completion
The biggest part of our Strategic Plan is, of course,
our campus completion project, an approximately
$3.5 million project. Zagrodnik & Thomas principal
Scott Thomas is personally overseeing every aspect
of the architectural development, and Pacific Building
Group of Encinitas won the construction contract
over a packed field of 17 top firms. Enjoy the reports
of Finance Chair Robert Gottlieb, and Board Chair/
Buildings and Architecture committee head David
Meyer, herein. Alumni father Gary Stone is the
landscape architect for this project.
5. Finance
Our accreditors gave their highest accolades to
our finance committee and our external audit went
clean and smoother than ever. Last year saw
two rounds of faculty raises and we anticipate
another year of solid advancement for our
incredibly talented faculty: our top financial
priority (especially with the Capital Campaign on
track). Challenge: In the next decade, the onus of
ethical responsibility to provide more equitable
access (e.g., financial aid) across groups will bear
down increasingly harder on us in our stature as a
privileged independent school.
6. Mission
Our families receive an unheard of amount of
data through our proprietary “Gradescape”
database, which assesses our student, teacher and
schoolwide performance. On our “Virtual Dean,”
teachers wrote about 6500 individual comments
for our 150 students, providing parents with an
enormous amount of feedback. Teachers made
approximately 16,000 evaluative grades on our six
core values, compassion and accountability being
the two values focused on most. We are values
driven. Challenge: it is an ongoing high priority to
help all families understand that Grauer evaluates
its own success in terms of the specific values
we espouse to all parents at enrollment time and
not in terms of GPA or the names of colleges
our graduates attend (though we show impressive
data there, too).
Grauer disrupts the local independent school
market by catering for students not primarily
on the basis of academic scores but rather for
beyond-curricular attributes such as leadership,
creativity, and empathy. While it has long been
held that firms that disrupt markets have the
greatest chance to grow and to transform
markets, what is amazing about the Grauer
“disruption” is that, rather than challenge status
quo by employing cheaper, inferior educational
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alternatives, Grauer draws from the well of humankind’s deepest, most well established approaches: we
use technology, curriculum development, expeditions and extra-curriculars for no other mission than the
deepening of human connection. Everything ties back to relationships, and this is our competitive advantage.
The fact that we are doing this while positioned in approximately the 15th percentile of California Association
of Independent Schools average tuition is causing a relative/comparative surplus of inquiries and applications
from qualified students and we anticipate this will continue on into next year.
Naturally, continuing this work this while under construction for much of the 2014-15 academic year presents
us with unknowns. In our own survey research, we can see that families who claim that the aforementioned
values and attributes are more important than “scores” and grades universally feel strongly about our quality,
while families that are looking for access to a more standard, competitive environment feel more neutral about
Grauer. Our admissions office must work hard to screen for and cultivate families who truly embrace our
mission and keeping the focus on just those families will be harder for us as we become increasingly sought
after as a “school of top choice.”
“The Grauer School is making regional and national
change in promoting small school advantages.”
We are projecting our small schools philosophy far and
wide. The Small Schools Coalition grew to about 160
member schools and my own blog is read in hundreds
of cities world-wide, casting The Grauer School as
a leader of a significant nationwide movement. The
Grauer School is making regional and national change in
promoting and teaching about small schools advantages.
Not only are people are becoming convinced that
small schools, by virtue of their size, are definitely not
“less,” but they are learning that schools risk losing
powerful potentials as they grow larger. After years of
efforts, alumni and parents are spreading the news that
small schools bring big gains in safety (emotional and
physical), connectedness, teacher and student happiness,
and academic achievement.
7. Conclusion, Into the Future
We preside over an astonishing array of refined,
proprietary programs that put us in a class by
ourselves. We run around 10 week-long expeditions
a year; we have evolved programming in HR,
curriculum, extra-curriculum and co-curriculum;
transportation, facilities and grounds; office staffing,
admissions, parent and community outreach, public
communications, finance, and many more, each
with its own history, leadership teams and integrity,
each an integral part of the whole. Each of these
programs is perpetually evaluating and refining
itself.
As evidenced at our gorgeous twenty-third
graduation ceremony, we are equally an institution
of rich tradition and a forward-looking, adaptive
organization. Every file and program must advance
the cause of balanced, humanitarian education if
it is to be worth the space it takes up. Our heritage
and aspirations alike grew and over the past year,
as our stakeholders increasingly grasped the rising
promise and stature of the school and educational
mission we all love.
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$3.1 million
in meritbased
scholarships
Principal’s Report
| Dana Abplanalp-Diggs
This year was no exception - The Grauer School continues to demonstrate that our students
mean the world to us.
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he Grauer School celebrated its 23rd year in
2013-2014, and what an incredible year it
was. We continued to balance expeditionary
education with college preparation, offering over 170
different classes and 13 unique Expedition offerings
for our approximately 150 students. This year, we
were grateful to add two new high school elective
classes: Computer Science and Recording Arts. Plus,
we launched our successful Learning Lab program, an
academic support service designed to help students
meet their learning goals in a small group setting.
Additionally, our Grauer School Record Label wrote,
performed, recorded, designed, and published two new
CDs.
Most importantly, on our annual Survey of School
Quality, 99% of our students stated that they liked
The Grauer School and 100% of our students stated
that their teachers really cared about them (compared
to 48% of students nationally). Our parents share the
same sentiment, as 98% of our parents agreed with
We continued to expand our Sports offerings by adding
a High School Archery Team to our sports line-up (we
also offer a High School Boys Soccer Team and both
High School Girls and Boys Volleyball Teams). Our
Visual and Performing Arts department expanded their
offerings as well, staging both a high school theater
production (Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing,
set in the Roaring ‘20s) and a musical Cabaret Night.
stated that their teachers
“100% of our students
really care about them.”
the statement, “The people at school care about my
child” in our annual Survey of School Quality. We are
also proud to report that 98% of our parents agreed
with the statement, “The climate,
atmosphere, and culture of the
school are appropriate (i.e., it is
a healthy, trusting, challenging,
non-threatening, safe, professional
environment).”
In 2013-2014, our faculty
again focused its professional
development on Socratic
questioning and assessment
techniques. We also enjoyed
our newly developed Faculty
Professional Development Grant
program, which allows our
talented teachers to participate in
more professional development
workshops, programs, and
classes—all of which will directly
benefit our students.
In addition to logging
thousands of hours of community
service and traveling across the
globe with our Expeditions
programs, our students and faculty
amassed numerous awards this
year. Some of these include:
• Dr. Stuart Grauer was selected
by the University of San
Diego’s School of Leadership
and Education Sciences
(SOLES) to receive the
2014 Author Hughes Career
Achievement Award given
annually to an outstanding
graduate.
• Luca Cometti (’14) was
selected as one of only six
juniors to represent the United
States as part of our World
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Championship Mountain
Biking Team.
Our equestrians continued
to shine as Alex Ladove
(’15), Mikayla Stuart (’16),
Dominique Hoffmann (’15),
and Victoria Waltz (’17) all
earned World Championship
Titles.
Markus Boehme (’15), Kevin
Cong (’14), Ahmad Dabbas
(’15), and Tom Wang (’14) were
all named to the San Diego
Union-Tribune’s All-Academic
Teams. Markus has been
playing football for The Grauer
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approximately 250 eligible
teams.
Three members of our High
School Surf Team qualified
for the California State Surf
Championships—Marshal
Bowles (’15), Luca Cometti
(’14), and Sophia Drewelow
(’16). Sophia earned 1st place
overall for women’s longboard
in the Scholastic Surf Series.
Rokas Veitas (’18) qualified to
compete in the California State
Geography Bee in Fresno,
one of 100 students across
California.
“98% of our parents agreed with the
statement ‘The people at school care
about my child.’”
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School as part of our CIFpartnership with St. Joseph’s
Academy; Kevin, Ahmad, and
Tom played basketball for St.
Joseph’s Academy last year as
part of our CIF-partnership.Four students represented
The Grauer School’s Science
Department in the Greater
San Diego Science Fair—
Will Brooks (’19), Avalon
Greenberg-Call (’19), Pete
Miller (’18), and Divya Bhatia
(’18).
Kellen Chan (’18) represented
The Grauer School in the
Greater San Diego Spelling
Bee.
Our High School Shockwave
Robotics Team competed in
the FIRST Robotics Super
Regional Competition in
Sacramento; our team was one
of 13 qualifiers representing
Southern California out of
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Spencer Wirick (’17) placed
1st among all 9th graders in the
state in the California National
Archery in the Schools
Competition.
Our Grauer Gorillas Soccer
teams played weekly at the
Magdalena Ecke YMCA and
captured second place in their
division.
We had one National Merit
Commended Scholar: Natalie
Brooks (’15).
Our 15 seniors were awarded
over $3.1 million in meritbased scholarships.
We are grateful to all of our
school families for sharing so
much time, energy, and love with
the school. We look forward to
continuing to demonstrate that
“Our Students Mean the World to
Us” in the future.
David Meyer
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The academic year 2013-2014 saw our 2010-2015 Strategic Plan through its fourth year and we paid particular attention to
strengthening our Board of Trustees and its subcommittees. The ongoing governance by the Board of Trustees who dedicate
time, talent, and treasure year-round successfully ensured and guided the Grauer vision for the future. The custodial role of the
Board is critical as we completed the formal fundraising phase of our campus build-out. Challenges remain as we face options
such as greening, outfitting and landscaping this phase. At the Annual Gala in early May of 2014, the culmination of our internal
fundraising efforts was a powerful affirmation of the need for and strength of our vision. Going forward, working with our families
to secure funding on naming opportunities will be the key to a robust and successful campus completion.
Our goal to grow the Board to an optimal size of 12-14 members has been successful; during the year we added new members
to the Board and all Board level committees. The Board approved plans for the final build-out of the campus and have attempted
to stay true to Grauer’s sustainability goals throughout the design. Zagrodnik & Thomas Architects, as well as Gary Stone, alumni
father and landscape architect, both designers for our Great Hall, returned to harmonize the design of the completed campus
into a seamless whole.
“Going forward, working with our families to
secure funding on naming opportunities will
be the key to a robust and successful campus
completion.”
Robert Gottlieb
Chairman, Finance Committee
The economic climate has stabilized in the past year. This will allow the Grauer School to focus on its Arc Capital Campaign to
complete the school campus. The Finance Committee also remains focused on “fiscal vigilance.” Both of these key goals combined
will allow The Grauer School to flourish for many years.
The Grauer School’s philosophy has always been to focus on the highest quality education balanced with affordable tuition for
the families and not the financial bottom line. All effort was made to retain our greatest resource, our teachers, and keep class
sizes small. We excelled in this endeavor in 2013 – 2014 while being able to allocate some funds to the building fund.
The School completed its third full financial audit. The auditors were very complimentary of the accounting internal controls
in place at the school.
A key goal of the Finance Committee is stable growth of the School’s assets, equity, and revenue. The Foundation’s equity (assets
less liabilities) grew by 25% during the fiscal year. This was achieved by reducing debt by 5% and by the capital campaign for
Phase III of the School. Total revenue excluding gifts increased by 8% during the fiscal year. These are excellent results considering
the stable but not robust economic climate. This will provide a stronger foundation to help ensure the School meets its goals.
In this academic year, the Finance Committee will focus on six primary goals:
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Fiscal vigilance
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Prudent financial management
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Stable financial growth
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Ensuring all the funds needed to complete the school’s campus is available for a June 2014 construction start date
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Affordable tuition
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Teacher retention
The Finance Committee will continue to focus on supporting the Foundation’s purpose to provide advanced education locally
and worldwide.
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Admissions Report
The Grauer School continues to attract and
retain qualified applicants. Our current accept-
2013-2014 Awards
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ance rate is at 49%.
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he Grauer School seeks students who are
able and ready to seek a life and education
that carefully balances a college preparatory
environment, active engagement with peers and
mentors, and leadership opportunities in culture and
service.
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In 2013-14, the Admissions Team reached out to
prospective students by:
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Responding to hundreds of inquiries about the
school
Hosting an Open House in the Fall and three semiprivate Discover Grauer tours in the winter
Giving individual applicants and their families the
opportunity to tour the school privately
Attending informational gatherings at private homes
Presenting admissions information at local “feeder”
schools
Offering accepted students the opportunity to
shadow Grauer student ambassadors
Hosting our new “ice cream social” for newly
accepted students
Hosting a Spring Orientation for our newly
admitted students and families
After hundreds of inquiries, we accepted 30 of 61
complete applicants, putting our acceptance rate at
49%. The Grauer School also joined the San Diego
Consortium of Independent Schools and looks forward
to additional outreach opportunities and increasing
awareness about independent schools.
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The Grauer School Resourcefulness Award,
the school’s highest honor: Savanah Stuart
The Grauer School Trustees’ Award for
Humanitarian Service: Kalina Quinn
The Grauer School Leadership Award:
Claya El-Moussa
US Marine Corp Semper Fidelis Music
Award: Nino Alworth
Quincy Jones Musicianship Award: Ali
Burress
The Grauer School Choral Award: Natalie
Brooks
The Grauer School Renaissance Artist
Award: Alex Espinosa
DAR 8th Grade Good Citizenship Award:
Talia Wexler
DAR 11th Grade Good Citizenship Award:
Charlie Lynn
Encinitas Chamber of Commerce Student
of the Year: Will Fallmer
Encinitas Chamber of Commerce Teacher
of the Year: John Rubio
Class of 2014 Graduates
Congratulations to the Class of 2014 for graduating with distinction in:
William Braymen~ The Arts: Film
Luca Cometti~ Personal Health and Athletics:
Biking
Kevin Cong~ Liberal Arts: Basketball and Culture
Claya El-Moussa~ The Arts: Photography
Alex Espinosa~ Liberal Arts: The Wild
Jada Henry~ The Arts: Visual and Performing Arts
Dylan Laron~ The Arts: Theater Arts
Chase Miller~ Personal Health and Athletics: Golf
Andrew Perreault~ The Arts: Creative Writing
Kalina Quinn~ Leadership
Sawyer Smith~ The Arts: Theater Arts
Savanah Stuart~ Personal Health and Athletics:
Equestrian
Tom Wang~ Personal Health and Athletics:
Basketball
Max Taylor~ State of California Standards
Minoru Yamamoto~ State of California Standards
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Field Trips and Class Outings
Expeditionary Learning
Center Report
Approximately 70 fall semester
and 90 spring semester field trips
and class outings were logged this
year. These trips contributed to
Learning by Discovery across the
breadth of all departments of the
school.
The Grauer School’s Expeditionary Learning Program is unlike any other. Our expeditions
Highlights of this year’s Field Trips
and Class Outings included:
develop connectedness , a deeper sense of self, and a deeper understanding of other cultures.
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he Grauer School continues to feature three
primary types of Expeditionary Learning
Experiences: 1) weeklong Expeditions held
in the fall and spring, 2) class outings and field trips,
and 3) Middle School Experiential Learning activities
held each Friday afternoon. The 2013-2014 academic
year was filled with opportunities for each type of
Expeditionary Learning. Below you will find a list of
highlights for each of these three categories.
• STEM: Chemistry class visit
to General Atomics, Robotics
Team school outreach visits,
Environmental Science water
sampling and analysis, Algebra
II supply runs for solar oven
construction
developed an appreciation for the incredible hard work
it takes to run an organic farm, learned about eating
seasonally, and really saw where their food comes
from.”
Expeditions
In continuing with last year’s precedent, thirteen
Expeditions were offered this academic year,
including two international trips. This year’s
expeditions had emphases ranging from singersongwriter performances to exploring our nation’s
Capitol. Students reconnected with nature while
living at an ecological preserve’s research station
in Baja California and hiking Yosemite’s trails so
famously inspiring to John Muir. The rhythm of the
Beat Generation pulsed on a San Francisco poetry
trip while others explored the pulse of Boston’s
metropolitan colleges and stage performances. Our
society’s food systems became a recurring theme this
In reflecting upon the success of this program, it
is important to recognize that it is not a destination
driven program or one delineated by strict curriculum.
In contrast, it thrives as a program based on
connections: connections between and among
students and teachers, connections with the wonders
of the world around us, and connections with our
inner humanity. Through these connections, we can
actively manifest the school’s core values such as
resourcefulness and compassion. Our
Expeditions thrive on developing
“A program based on connections between
connectedness, a deeper sense of self,
and a deeper understanding of other
and among students and teachers, the
cultures both inside and outside our
wonders of the world, and our inner
country’s boundaries. When teachers
were asked just how these connections
humanity.”
made a lasting impact, they cited the
words of students who commented
year and students had opportunities to work on the
on how they experienced “real serenity while walking
Painted Pony and McGrath Family farms, to live as
the trails,” how they were “inspired to do better in
Southern California hunters and gatherers, and to learn
English” after they saw how “language could be
about the meaning of food (and culture) in homes
different and exciting,” and how they “really felt
in Rustic France. Whenever possible, our students
history come alive.” Another teacher wrote, “Students
seized opportunities for edu-tourism, perhaps most
remarkably during their school
visits and homestays with the
Institut Saint-Lô in Normandy. In
researching other local schools,
both private and public, no
We logged
over 160
field trips
this year
other school could be found to
offer two weeks of experiential
learning outside the classroom for
every grade. Our school annually
exchanges 60 hours of classroom
instruction with over 240 hours of
time in the field.
2013 - 2014 Expeditions
included:
Fall 2013
• Journey to Bahia de Los Angeles,
Baja California
• Boston Area: Arts, Culture, and
Colleges
• California Farm Expedition
• Orange County: A World Away
• Crescenta Valley Outdoor School
• The Life Aquatic: San Diego Day
Trips
Spring 2014
• Rustic France Expedition
• Washington, D.C. Expedition
• San Francisco City Lights Poetry
Expedition
• Singer-Songwriter Performance
Intensive
• Middle School Yosemite
Expedition
• High School Yosemite
Expedition
• San Diego Day Trips – Living
Off the Land & Sea
• Humanities: Town Hall Meeting
with World Link, Courage to
Remember - Holocaust Exhibit,
English Legacy Project interviews,
Government class courthouse visit,
participation in the City’s Prayer
Breakfast, visits to over five places
of worship of different religions
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The Guidance & College
Counseling Report
T
he Grauer School Guidance Program assists students in achieving a balanced, joyful school experience as
they prepare for a values-driven future. We believe this balance leads to successful post-secondary education and meaningful career development. We encourage our students as they develop the core values,
mentoring relationships, and tools necessary for them to identify and achieve their goals for a purposeful life.
During the 2013-2014 school year, the Guidance Office accomplished this objective through:
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Providing hundreds of individual and small group counseling sessions.
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Providing students and parents with individual college preparation counseling.
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In collaboration with the Principal, hosted grade-level Parent Roundtable
discussions at the beginning of the school year to discuss age-appropriate
parenting strategies, curriculum recommendations, ways to empower your
children and encourage self-advocacy, and basic college planning ideas.
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• The Arts: Theater at a Bus Stop, watching the performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” photography and
art trips around town, on-site film shoots
• World Languages: language and culture meal trips for Spanish, French, and Chinese classes, ASL trips to the
mall (clothing descriptions), the consignment store (furniture descriptions) and the Encinitas Library for practice
telling children’s stories
• Physical Education: Cross-country runs, beach runs, park capture the flag, surf outings
Middle School Experiential Learning
Each Friday afternoon, our 6th – 8th grade students met with the experiential learning team for an opportunity
to explore and learn beyond the typical classroom curriculum. Time was split into opportunities to participate in
exploratory-based mini-electives and middle school-wide events.
Highlights of this year’s Middle School Experiential Learning Program included:
• Exploratory based mini-electives:
• Arts & Crafts; Geocaching & Hiking; Magic: The Card Game; Mindfulness in Stillness, Music, Art, &
Cooking; MS A.S.B. (Student Council); Photography; All Sports: Rock Climbing; Skateboarding Club;
Swimming; Yoga and Zumba
• Middle School-wide events:
•Homeroom Competitions; On Campus Community Service Fairs; National Geographic Geography Bee;
Union Tribune sponsored Spelling Bee; Cotillion Classes for the 6th and 7th grades
We provided information sessions and one-on-one interviews with approximately 90 visiting college admissions representatives on The Grauer
School campus. We attended the University of California counselor workshop and information conference at UCSD.
A “College Night” for parents of students in grade 9-12 informed them about
college preparatory education, the application process, and financial planning
advisors. We presented to the Parent Association regarding summer school options and college application process (CAP) offered over the summer. We also
hosted the Regional Association of College Counselors for a Case Study event.
Grauer annually hosts the PSAT for all juniors and the PLAN for all sophomores. Our summer College Application Process (CAP) guided seniors
through the application and essay writing process.
The counseling office tracks student and parent perceptions, as well, and
conducts our annual school quality surveying. Perhaps most important, we are
continually working closely with teachers towards a whole-school counseling
program.
The class of 2014 earned $3.1 million in college scholarship offers, which, on
average, is a phenomenal $43,030 per student. The Class of 2014 was accepted
to 71% of the colleges to which they applied.
Students grades 8-11 were provided information on how to choose appropriate electives and meet graduation objectives, the importance of maintaining
good GPAs, and their continuing involvement in non-academic activities.
The Class
of 2014 was
accepted to 71%
of the colleges
to which
they applied.
The Class of
2014 earned
$3.1 million
in college
scholarship
offers, which,
on average, is
a phenomenal
$43,030 per
student.
The International Center Report
Jillian Bourdon
hroughout the 2013-2014 school year, Grauer’s international program continued to evolve. We welcomed three
new international students, which enrolled our largest group of international students to date, hailing from
China, Germany, South Korea, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. We also made the first steps in developing ongoing
exchange relationships with both the Ameson Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to educational and
cultural exchange between the USA and China, and Seiryo High School, a UNESCO-affiliated school in Japan.
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All of our international students have found their niche at Grauer, weaving their unique personalities into the social
fabric of the school. Whether through participation in sports, music drama, clubs, or leadership, Grauer’s international
student body is making its mark and leaving its legacy. Kevin Cong (’14) co-organized Grauer’s first talent show, as
well as maintained his important role in planning and emceeing Grauer’s annual Asian New Year celebration, which,
for the first time, reached out to feature members of the local community, including Lion Dancers from White Dragon
Martial Arts in La Mesa.
For the first time, the Grauer School also hosted ten visiting Chinese students and faculty members from the Ameson
Foundation. Grauer families graciously opened up their homes as host families and our visitors had the opportunity to
attend dynamic academic classes with our students, participating in school activities and initiating cross-cultural relationships. The further development of this and similar exchange opportunities will form the foundation of the next
phase of the international program here at Grauer.
It is our goal at Grauer to be a relevant member of the international community. Through our international expeditions, cultural exchanges, and role as home to an accomplished and diverse student population, we are cultivating an
environment of globally aware student ambassadors.
The Humanitarian Service Report
Jessi Young
he Grauer School students knocked it out of the park this year… and cleaned up a few parks along the way!
Our students far exceeded our “minimum recommendations” for service, logging 4,529 hours! Five exemplary
students logged over 100 hours each and ten logged over 50. Marni Gruzd (’16) set a goal to earn 300 hours
this year and only missed it by 20 hours. Her whopping 280 hours were spread out amongst 10 different organizations
in San Diego County, including many served here at Grauer as an ambassador, while most of her time was dedicated to
her true passion: animals. Marni served over 70 hours at the Helen Woodward Center alone and another 150 between
the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park.
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Marni, along with Alyssa Newman (’16) and Jonah Gertz (’17), earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award this
year. The Grauer School just became a certifying organization for this prestigious award last year, so we are thrilled that
families are starting to register and that we are able to recognize our students in a special way for all that they are doing
for their communities. We agree with the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation that “recognizing and
honoring volunteers sets a standard for service, encourages a sustained commitment to civic participation and inspires
other to make service a central part of their lives.”
Wondering how student time was spent this year? Well, our 150 students logged close to 400 separate events through
well over 100 different organizations. They served at 40 separate events last summer alone! Hunger was once again a
top cause amongst our students, who volunteered through Feeding America, FFCC, and the Hand Up Food Pantry,
just to name a few. Students also donated their time at community organizations such as the YMCA and the Boys &
Girls Club, as well as at senior centers, the Encinitas Library, and at community events run through the Parks and Recreation Department. Our budding environmentalists restored habitats at the San Elijo and Batiquitos lagoons as well
as made our beaches more beautiful with the Surfrider Foundation. And, of course, students participated in service
on campus through the Ambassador programs, middle school community service fairs, food and clothing drives, and
through clubs like Girls Rising.
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The Visual & Performing Arts Center Report
Isaac Langen
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he Visual and Performing Arts Department continues to flourish at The Grauer School. Our team put on
an incredible series of events, including our 10th Annual Grauerpalooza festival and diverse Café Nights,
and added new favorites, such as our 1st Annual Cabaret Night. The 2013-14 school year saw unprecedented collaboration between Arts disciplines, as music, theater, art, multimedia, film, and dance were interwoven
in productions such as Much Ado About Nothing and our Asian New Year Celebration.
A record number of students involved in the Music program brought new life to our Café Nights and assemblies. Recording Arts was added as a class, with students creating and recording three compilations of original
music this year. The music department welcomed guest lecturers on a variety of topics. Our collaboration with
the theater program led to some of our biggest moments on stage. Our version of Much Ado About Nothing, set in
the Roaring 20’s, highlighted our talented actors and also led to the creation of a jazz ensemble. Our first annual
Cabaret Night showcased our emerging musical theater program as Grauer School actors, musicians, and dancers
performed selections from Broadway musicals. Theater students created contrasting monologues in class, and a
flood of new talent invigorated the drama department.
This year the Film Studies program continued to break new ground. Through donations and a start-up budget,
they were able to secure several pieces of key equipment, including another camera, a crane, and a tripod. Students
worked on re-creation scenes, an original student-penned script, and three documentaries, which all culminated in
our annual film night viewing. Next year, Film Studies looks forward to producing three already-completed scripts,
collaborating more with the Drama classes, and procuring even more equipment.
The 2013-2014 school year was an exciting one in the Grauer School’s studio art classroom. We welcomed Johnny King as our new Art teacher. Memorable projects included designing, creating, and hand
screen-printing t-shirts. Students also
sculpted life-like figurines and painted
larger than life self-portraits on
canvas. The Art blog displayed student
work throughout the year.
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Personal Health & Athletics
Center Report
By Trevor Olson
first ever high school soccer team
and were approved. Organizing
their own practices and recruiting
players, they then signed on
Morgan Brown as their coach. The
team entered into the Magdalena
Ecke YMCA Indoor Soccer league
soon after and began their first
season.
Grauer’s Varsity Soccer Team ranked 1st place with an 8-0-1 record.
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s The Grauer School
continues to grow, so does
our Athletic Department.
We believe great values and
lessons can, and do, come from
our truly unique approach to
athletics. Physically, mentally, and
socially, our mission is to produce
opportunities for every student to
learn the fundamental purpose of
sports—to have fun! 2013-2014
was a monumental year for The
Grauer Schools athletic department
and we are very proud of the
sports we offered. Below you will
find highlights and descriptions of
our sports line-up for the 20132014 school year.
High School Surf Team
The 2013-2014 school year
exhibited the continued growth of
the Grauer School High School
Surf Team. The Grauer School is
a member of the Scholastic Surf
Series (SSS), a San Diego-based
professionally managed offshoot
of the nationally recognized
Western Surfing Association
(WSA). In its second year, the team
has grown both in membership—
the 2013-2014 team consisted of
10 individuals (8 males, 2 females)
from grades 9-12—as well as
successful results. Collectively,
they earned their first team vs.
team victory in the school’s
history; individually, members
faired exceptionally well in the
five-event series: Grauer surfers
scored three 1st place finishes, five
2nd place finishes, three 3rd place
finishes, four 4th place finishes,
four 5th place finishes, and three
6th place finishes. Next year the
team not only looks to increase
membership and accumulate more
team victories, but we also hope
to return to the annual statewide
championships.
High School Soccer
The Grauer School Soccer Team
was founded in December of
2011. A group of dedicated
students petitioned to start the
After drumming up more interest
among the student body, the team
expanded and improved upon their
opening season, finishing in second
place for the 2012-2013 season. As
the team improved, they gathered
more support amongst their peers,
and for the 2013-2014 season there
were so many students interested
that two teams were formed! The
veterans went on an amazing run,
finishing in first place with an
8-0-1 record, while the new kids
had a great first season, finishing
3-6, with an amazing amount of
improvement throughout the year!
We are incredibly proud of these
18 boys for their dedication and
commitment to being studentathletes and terrific representatives
of The Grauer School both on and
off the field.
High School Volleyball
Volleyball at The Grauer School
has become one of our core
sports. Led by passionate students
and coaches with a deep love for
the game, volleyball is here to
stay! As Dr. Stuart Grauer wrote
in his May, 7th blog, “Everyone
plays multiple roles, too. The
development office leader is
the volleyball coach. Mixing is
everywhere.” It is this “mixing”
that allows for the true magic to
happen.
In 2013-14, our HS boys and girls
participated in The VolleyHigh
Local program produced and ran
by San Diego Volleyball Club.
Fielding a JV and Varsity Girls
team as well as a boys Varsity
team, we competed in a total of 7
tournaments.
High School Archery
2013-14 finished up the inaugural
season for our HS Archery Team.
15 archers strong with several
finishing in the top of the State,
Archery at The Grauer School is a
prized possession.
Spencer Wirick (’17) placed 1st among all 9th graders
in the state in the California National Archery in the
Schools Competition.
Participating within the guidelines
set forth by the California National
Archery in the Schools Program
(CalNasp), gave us the support
we needed to start our program.
Finishing 4th overall in the CalNasp
Virtual State Tournament was a
good accomplishment for our
shooters. Even more impressive
is the data produced by our top
individual archer, Spencer Wirick:
HS Boys Rank: 3 out of 61
9th Grade Boys Rank: 1 out of 20
Overall Boys Rank: 5 out of 86
Next year we are going to be
expanding our program by joining
both the CalNasp as well as the
Olympic Archery in Schools (OAS)
programs.
Middle School Sports:
Independent Middle School
League (IMSL)
Offering 3 full seasons of sport
opportunities in 2013-14, The
Grauer School continues to
stay focused on producing, and
developing passion and love for the
game amongst our younger student
athletes. Currently, the IMSL has
10 schools participating in the
following sports:
Fall: Boys Volleyball, Coed FlagFootball, and Cross-Country
Winter: Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys
Basketball
Spring: Boys Volleyball, Girls
Basketball, and Track and Field
Taking home numerous victories
this year was yet but one of our
accomplishments. Bettering
our win-loss record was our
commitment level, sportsmanship
and ability to produce sports teams
Marshall B. ‘15, Nicole G. ‘15 and Sophia D. ‘16 with
their surf medals.
focused around the core values our
school believes in.
Grauer School Physical
Education Classes
Physical Education at the Grauer
School is centered on opportunities
and options. We believe when
kids have options to embark in
movements they enjoy, their overall
engagement levels will increase.
Here are the different options our
Physical Education students had
during the 2013-2014 school year:
• General Physical Education
– focusing on movement
principles, balance, technique
and love for sport
• Yoga PE
• Surf PE
• Tennis PE
• IPE – Independent Physical
Education
Over the next academic year, we
will be focusing on developing
more off-campus activities so that
are students will continue to have
the options they have come to love.
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We believe that the best way for
students to learn and appreciate STEM
topics is to provide them with exciting,
hands-on opportunites that directly
correlate to and expand upon what
STEM Report
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he Grauer School STEM Center has had another active and successful year. Our high school
robotics program continues to grow and thrive,
our middle school robotics programs has expanded to
include a “quad-copter” club, and our environmental
science class and Green Grauer groups have been very
active on campus. We believe that the best way for students to learn and appreciate STEM topics is to provide
them with exciting, hands-on opportunities that directly
correlate to and expand upon what they have learned in
the classroom.
High School Robotics
The Grauer School Robotics Team, Shockwave Robotics, had another amazing year. Our team has once
again excelled far beyond what we could have expected.
In addition to recruiting four new team members, we
were excited to have our first student graduate from
our FLL middle school robotics program and join
the high school team, highlighting the progression of
the program. The students demonstrated Grauer core
values of intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, and
perseverance to learn all the building and programming
techniques and build a competitive robot. Our returning team members were fantastic mentors to the new
students as they all worked together to develop a solution to this year’s challenge. Outside of working on the
robot, our team engaged in a wide range of community
outreach events. Just some of these events included:
(i) professional conferences such as PTC Live Global,
we have learned in the classroom.
By Morgan Brown
Gold Coast Robotics Defense Conference, and WEST
Defense Technology conference; (ii) FTC specific
events such as the San Diego Fair robotics scrimmage,
the FTC season kickoff event, and a pre-season FTC
scrimmage tournament; and (iii) community outreach
such as helping start and mentor new robotics teams,
presenting about STEM and robotics to multiple local
elementary schools, and hosting a robotics booth at
our school’s Grauerpalooza festival.
In addition to spreading STEM in the community, our
students competed in local regional robotics tournaments, earning multiple judged awards, including SD
Fair Tournament Champion and Best in Show, Think
Award Winner, and were named Connect, Inspire, and
Control Awards finalists. Not only were the students
highly regarded by the judges, but they also dominated
on the playing field, earning one First Place Division
“What we learn is more
important than what we
win.”
Champion award, two 2nd Place finishes, and three
semifinalists appearances. We are proud of our team
for representing our school so well in the community
and at the robotics tournaments.
Due to these successes at the
regional level, the team was invited (for the fifth year in a row!)
to advance out of the San Diego
region on to the next level of
competition. This year, we headed
to the Western US Super-Regional
Tournament in Sacramento. Although we didn’t win any awards,
we practiced the motto “What we
learn is more important than what
we win” and the students couldn’t
be more excited for next year’s
season to start!
We could not have achieved such
success without the gracious support of our mentors and sponsors.
Tremendous thanks go to our
Shockwave
received
1st Place
Division
Champion
award.
sponsors The Loewy Foundation
and AFCEA, and also to our team
mentors Koren Lilburn and Mike
Newman.
Middle School Robotics
Our middle school robotics program once again pursued the First
Lego League (FLL) challenge, this
year focusing on “Nature’s Fury”
and learning about natural disasters. The team was very successful,
winning the Champion’s Award
at the local qualifier tournament,
which enabled our students to participate in the Regional Championship tournament at Legoland again
this year!
Students met weekly for “The
Drone Club” where they learned
design, metal and wood fabrication
develop our own mix for a raised
bed garden and many projects followed.
Additionally, the Green Grauer
and the gardening club hosted a
public screening of the movie A
Fierce Green Fire, a film that fo-
Project-based learning is the focus of
the Technology Department.
skills, assembly of intricate parts,
electronics, programming and the
finer points of remote control
modeling and flying.
Environmental Science/Green
Grauer
The environmental science students started the year connecting
to their local environment both on
and off campus. We visited garden
centers, farms, a coastal lagoon
preserve and a vermicomposting center. Students used these
trips to learn more about how to
care for the orchard, garden beds,
vermicomposting, composting, and
pond plants on campus. After our
initiation into the green spaces on
campus students began developing
yearlong environmental projects.
The projects for this year were:
• Native habitat project
• School composting system
• Integrated pest management
and beneficial insects
During the year students also completed a series of group projects
where we worked on our team
building and cooperative STEM
work. The first project was to
cuses on the major events in the
environmentalism movement.
Representatives from I Love a
Clean San Diego, The Sierra Club,
and AgVets served as a panel and
helped attendees conceptualize
what can be done as individuals
and as a community to make our
lives greener.
Computer Science
During the 2013-14 the Grauer
technology faculty and support
team added Robert Thombley to
our faculty. In addition to providing technology support for students and faculty, Robert teaches
Computer Science and Computer
Applications. In Multimedia,
students created designs for the
expansion of the Grauer School
campus using SketchUp. In Computer Applications, students disassembled electronic devices and
reorganized the pieces with labels
describing each component. The
Computer Science class was assembled into a development team,
which designed and developed a
fully functional computer game.
It is the goal of the technology
department to continue to focus
on project-based learning.
The Advancement Team Report Carol Higgins
It is with great pleasure that I share the 2013-2014 results from the Arc Campaign Team, and thank all who helped
make this an unprecedented year for our school.
After spending last year conducting a full-scale feasibility study, which determined that the timing was right to move
our strategic plan and long term vision of completing a permanent campus into a short term goal, we began our
official capital campaign fundraising. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of the families, friends, and foundations
that helped kick off our fundraising efforts. The outpouring of support demonstrated the engagement, commitment
and alignment of vision that we all share.
We began this school year with the monumental task of raising the additional $750,000 we needed in order to reach
our internal fundraising goal of $2,350,000. Over the course of the year we developed and executed an extensive
marketing plan, met with many families and foundations to solicit their support, and emailed numerous State of the
Arc Newsletters to keep everyone informed on our progress. In the days leading up to our end-of-the-year Gala, we
were thrilled when our fundraising efforts paid off and we reached an unbelievable $2,000,000 in total donations and
pledges.
Once again the stars aligned, and through the tireless efforts of countless staff, teachers and volunteers, The Grauer
School Arc Campaign came to a spectacular conclusion when we received $350,000 in donations at our Annual Gala
Raise-the-Paddle. Through the support of our core Grauer community, we reached our goal of $2,350,000.
The Alumni Report Sheila Wirick
The Grauer Alumni Office continues to grow and
involve more and more alumni. Here are some of the
highlights from the past year:
August 2013: First ever Grauer Alumni Reunion with
over 40 alumni attending the event.
September: Began communications with Grauer Alumni
families via emails and letters.
October: Grauer Alumni section of the Grauer website
went live.
• Alumni Award Plaque placed in The Great Hall.
• First issue of the GrauerAlum newsletter was published. Each issue features a spotlight article an alum
based on a personal interview with a professional
journalist.
• Created alumni photo wall in the Alumni Office.
February 2014: Winter edition of GrauerAlum Newsletter published.
May: Spring edition of GrauerAlum Newsletter
published.-A record number of alumni attended our
Gala
June: Inducted all 14 graduating seniors into our Alumni
Association.
August: 2014 Grauer Alumni Reunion scheduled for
Saturday, August 23.
By staying in touch with alumni via an Alumni Facebook
Group, we continue to have increasing numbers of alumni attending Grauer events, in particular our annual gala
and the Grauerpalooza Music and Arts Festival.
Parent Assocation Report
Carol Higgins
We started the year with Back-To-School class parties,
a warm greeting to new families at the New Family
Orientation, and a “Welcome Back Table” brimming
with snacks on the first day of school. In September,
our Room Parents coordinated Room Parent Round
Tables with Principal Dana Abplanalp-Diggs and School
Counselor Tricia Shemwell. Our Back to School Parent/
Faculty Staff Social took place in October, and our annual
Grandparents’ Luncheon was in November.
The PA provided volunteers at the Open House and
Discover Grauer tours, snacks during ERB testing week,
and was heavily involved in both the Wine Gathering
Event and Annual Gala.
Over the course of the year we hosted three speaker
events: Technology at Grauer with Sean Hauze; A College
Case Study featuring representatives from over 10 schools;
and Nick Scacco discussing summer school, along with an
alumni panel discussing life after The Grauer School.
Our favorite event of the year was when we showed
our love and appreciation for the entire Grauer faculty
by taking over the beautiful Grauer Harvest Kitchen and
providing lots of food and surprises during Teacher/Staff
Appreciation Week in February.
Thank you to all of our wonderful parent volunteers!
Giving
report
The Grauer School
would like to thank our
families and supporters
who made this another
record-breaking year
for Grauer School
fundraising. We reached
our internal fundraising
goal of $2.35 M.
Capital Campaign Gifts
2013-2014*
Platinum Leaders ($100,000+)
Chris & Melony Huber
Silver Level Circle ($50,000+)
Robert & Sandra Carter
The Loewy Family Foundation
The Silverstein Family
David Meyer & Lizbeth Ecke
22,014 Legacy Makers ($22,014+)
James & Melissa Hoffmann
QualComm Charitable Foundation
Doug & Nancy Rein
James & Candace Stuart
Roberto & Minerva Walz
Steve & Hitomi Usher
Legacy Makers ($10,000+)
Mark & Katie Bowles
Aaron Cohn
Gus & Aida El-Moussa
Frank & Jolanda Messmann
Grauer Gorillas ($5,000+)
Ingo & Verena Blinn
Christoph & Franchesca Beau
Marc & Isela Carpenter
Esben & Tone Flo
Donald & Debra Jones
The Lampl Family Foundation
Lawrence & Linda Ladove
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Teresa Schiappa
Tony & Erin Smith
2014 Club ($2,014+)
Gary & Carol Arnold
Alphonse & Kelly Chan
Craig & Lori Gertz
Don Kish
Jason & Susy Pang
Walter & Nina Payne
Cliff & Cheryl Pia
Kenneth & Danette Ruggiero
Michael & Leslie Shields
Bill & Julie Tifft
2014 Fund Booster ($1 - $2,013)
Anonymous
Tracy & Chris Ahrens
August & Terri Colachis
William & Mitzie Currie
Kathleen Dennish
Vania & David Drewelow
Drewelow Remediation Equipment
Angela Ford
Stuart & Sally Grauer
Mike & Tanya Griffiths
Nadia & Gary Gruzd
Bill & Patti Harman
Karen and Kaitlyn Kaseno
Amy & Michael Matthews
Read & Margie MeCleary
Dave & Laura Melbourne
Sandy & Wess Merten
Mitch Mitchiner and Sheila Carlson
Sophie Oller
Rachel Persons
Jeff Pressmann & Nancy Kollisch
Kevin Quinn & Maxine Garcia
Kelly Scanlan
Michael & Leslie Shields
Lela Shimeg
Sharon Silverstein
Louie & Brenda Stevens
Thor Stibor and Jeannette Filippone
Jonathan & Patricia Upham
Verizon
Steven and Helene Walsey
Kevin & Sherri Wexler
Raise the Paddle Gifts
Stephen Diggs & Dana AbplanalpDiggs
Chris & Jill Ahearn
Chelsea Arrighi
Grauer School ASB
Tori Belanger
Scott & Tracey Berlin
Susan Beyler
Susan Bien
Mike Blake & Deborah Critten
Ingo Blinn
Shelley Boniwell
Jillian Bourdon
Jan Bretschneider & Julia Hook
Spencer Bromley
Natalie Brooks
Morgan Brown & Traci Kitaoka
Christina Burress
Anthony R. Carr and Family
Aldo & Veronique Cometti
Bashar & Ouhoud Dabbas
Betsy Dean
Brandon Di Noto
Laurie & Tom Di Noto
Diego & Yvonne Espinosa
Bryan and Sharon Faith
Esben & Tone Flo
Ivan & Margarete Gayler
Doug & Dana Gillingham
Brian & Jen Gooding
Robert & Marianne Gottlieb
Alex Green & Genell Greenberg
Alexander Greiner & Frida Lebreton
Braidy Gruzd
Nadia Gruzd
Laverne & Burt Guetz
Bill Harman
Sean Hauze
Jeremiah Miller & Erin Hawk
Jim Hebert & Sophy Chaffee
Rob & Julie Henley
Andy & Carol Higgins
Ray & Higgi Huggenberger
Sara Hunt
Johnny King
Josh Lampl
Isaac & Erin Langen
Peter Linz & Ann Secord
Nish & Smita Mehta
Ben & Tricia Ochoa
Trevor Olson
Susy & Jason Pang
Carol & Vann Parker
Clayton Payne
Robin & Eric Perreault
Cliff & Cheryl Pia
Devon Rawlings
Suzanne Rawlings
Nancy & Doug Rein
Mimi Robinson
Angela Romero & Carl Sanchez
Justice Schiappa
Teresa Schiappa
Tricia Shemwell
Helen Sigurdsson
Julie & Bill Tifft
Angela & Tom Velez
Brendan Wallace
Peggy Wentworth & Susan Glasco
Kevin & Sheila Wirick
Spencer Wirick
Jessi Young
Patricia & Johnny Young
Raise Our School
Anonymous
Graham & Victoria Barnes
Susan Beyler
Dave Drewelow
Julie and Jennifer Dunne
Allen Hall & Louise Focht
Lawrence & Linda Ladove
Greg & Nancy Shadel
Steven and Helene Walsey
Esben & Tone Flo
Grandparents Legacy Club
Anonymous
Dodie Caldwell
Loren Gardner
Ken & Ruth Harvey
Carol McInnis
Maria S. Meyer
Other Pledges
Anthony R. Carr & Family
Robert & Sandra Carter
Sean & Amy Fallmer
Koren Lilburn
Nish & Smita Mehta
Richard & Cheri Miller
Anthony & Erin Smith
*Please note that the values displayed
in the Capital Campaign Lists are only
for gifts received during the 2013-2014
fiscal year. A complete report of all Capital
Campaign donations will be available
in 2014-2015.
Annual Fund
The 2014 Annual Fund Drive amassed over
$90,000 in unrestricted gifts. The Faculty,
Board, Parent Association, and Student
Council each had 100% participation.
Platinum Gorilla Club ($10,000+)
The Money/Arenz Foundation
Diamond Gorilla Club ($5,000 - $9,999)
Teresa Schiappa
Golden Gorilla Club ($2,014 - $4,999)
Ingo & Verena Blinn
Koren Lilburn
2013 Grauer Fund Club ($2,013)
Esben & Tone Flo
Burt & Laverne Guetz
Jeremiah Miller & Erin Hawk
Michael & Beth Newman
Michael & Patti Worthen
Grauer Fund Leader ($1,000 - $2012)
Christoph & Franchesca Beau
Mark & Katie Bowles
Aaron Cohn
Laurie & Tom Di Noto
Julie & Jennifer Dunne
Bryan & Sharon Faith
Robert & Marianne Gottlieb
David & Kelly Johnson
Larry & Linda Ladove
Katy Meyers
Vann & Carol Parker
Walter & Nina Payne
Doug & Nancy Rein
Grauer Fund Associate ($500 - $999)
Graham & Victoria Barnes
Susan Beyler
Mike & Deborah Blake
John & Paula Blood
Bashar & Ouhoud Dabbas
Frida Lebreton & Alexander Greiner
Jimmy & Lori Hatzopoulos
Miki Keller & Andrew Litman
Sean & Franchesca Mortimer
Donald Mullin & Lynne Miller
Cliff & Cheryl Pia
Carl Sanchez & Angela Romero
Leslie Shelly & Michael Shields
Gubbi & Helen Sigurdsson
David & Jennifer Walsey
Jim & Allison Williams
Kevin & Sheila Wirick
Grauer Fund Member ($151 - $499)
Christopher & Jill Ahearn
John Starting & Rian Alworth
Chengtao Bao & Huamei Zhang
Mel Brandel & Sheri Friedman
David Brooks & Tamara Keirsey
Kathy & Stefen Boehme
Gus El-Moussa & Aida Al-Ansari
Louise Focht & Allen Hall
Trey & Ximena Foshee
Brian & Jen Gooding
Craig & Lori Gertz
Keri Goldsmid
Andy & Carol Higgins
Raymond & Hildegard Huggenberger
Integrity Applications, Inc
Brendan & Adelaide McCarthy
Robert Meffe & Sharon Wheatley
Nish & Smita Mehta
David & Robin Nash
Dr. Benjamin & Tricia Ochoa
Susy & Jason Pang
Hal & Anne Rosner
Ken & Danette Ruggiero
Guillermo & Claudia Sanchez
Kenneth Smith
Shri & Pam Sriharan
Thor Stibor & Jeanette Filippone
Jim & Candace Stuart
Paul Taylor
Roy Wirick
$150 for 150 Students Club
Gary & Carol Arnold
Miranda Billing
Chris & Elizabeth Braymen
Anne Chao
Iraj Ghaemi & Leila Hajalilou
Jason & Heather Goracke
Nadia Gruzd
Anna Arft & John Guatelli
Jim Hebert & Sophy Chaffee
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Mark & Stacy Habegger
Jim & Melissa Hoffmann
Sara Hunt
Ralph & Vivian Miller
Matthew & Kimberly Muga
Todd & Narges Parker
Qualcomm Charitable Foundation
Anthony & Erin Smith
Tom & Angela Velez
Grauer Fund Booster ($1 - $149)
Dana Abplanalp-Diggs
Chris & Tracy Ahrens
Chelsea Arrighi
Grant Bartlow
Tori Belanger
Prakash and Poonam Bhatia
Shelley Boniwell
Jillian Bourdon
David & Stephanie Bristol
Morgan Brown
JD & Christina Burress
Michael & Erin Corney
Patrick Combs & Deanna Latson
Nicolas & Natali Cristau
Joseph & Theresa DeCristoforo
David & Vania Drewelow
Sean & Amy Fallmer
Fariba Farah
Daren & Peggy Gardner
Global Impact
William & Patti Harman
Sean Hauze
Michael & Tanya Henry
Theresa Hernandez
Johnny King
Traci Kitaoka
Isaac & Erin Langen
Dr. Mac Larson & Marcella Teran
Libby Lievers
Simon & Kira Lynn
Michael & Amy Matthews
Sandy Merten
Richard & Cheri Miller
Rickie Moon
Robert & Michelle Nicklo
Robert Half International
Sophie Oller
Clayton & Becky Payne
Eric & Robin Perreault
Lorin Port
Sean Preci
QualComm Charitable Foundation
Suzanne Rawlings
Mimi Robinson
John Rubio
Nick & Lindsay Scacco
Greg & Karen Shadel
Patricia Shemwell
Sharon Silverstein
Louie Stevens
Peter Schneiderman
Thomson-Reuters My Community Program
Jerome Rota & Aparna Vashisht
Vytenis & Audrey Veitas
Brendan Wallace
Mark & Mary Werner
Nina Williams
Jessi Young
Patricia Young
Restricted
Gifts
Scholarship Fund
Franchesca & Christoph Beau
Jamie Carr
Tony Carr
Tone Skuseth & Esben Flo
Nicole Frank
Andrew & Carol Higgins
Higgi & Raymond Huggenberger
Don Kish
Steve & Brenda Lytell
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Christopher Meyer & Rebecca Reynolds
Richard & Kristina Mottla
Doug & Nancy Rein
Carl Sanchez & Angela Romero
Teresa Schiappa
Michael & Julia Schriber
Larry & Klara Silverstein
Bill & Julie Tifft
David & Theresa Whitehead
Laurie Torkelson & Andrew Worlock
Teacher Endowment Fund
Gary & Carol Arnold
Susan Beyler
Deborah Critten & Mike Blake
Isela Montoya & Marc Carpenter
Louise Focht & Allen Hall
Nicole Frank
Jimmy & Lori Hatzopoulos
Raymond & Higg Huggenberger
Don Kish
Sebastian & Cintia Luparia
David & Robin Nash
Steve & Lenore Newman
Beth & Mike Newman
Suzy & Jason Pang
Vann & Carol Parker
Doug & Nancy Rein
Teresa Schiappa
Michael & Julia Schriber
Michael Shields & Leslie Shelly
Larry & Klara Silverstein
Shri & Premila Sriharan
James & Candace Stuart
David & Theresa Whitehead
Gala Sponsors
Anonymous
Gary & Carol Arnold
John & Paula Blood
Jamie Carr
Tom & Laurie Di Noto
Dave & Alice Drewelow
Sean & Amy Fallmer
Esben & Tone Flo
Burt & Laverne Guetz
Mark & Stacie Habegger
Chris & Melony Huber
Raymond & Higgi Huggenberger
Doug Katz & Kathy Jaray
Mac Larson & Marcella Teran
Koren Lilburn
Simon & Kira Lynn
Michael & Amy Matthews
Richard & Kristina Mottla
Mike & Beth Newman
Raymond & Cathy O’Neill
Jeff Pressman & Nancy Kollisch
Teresa Schiappa
Helen Shimeg
Helen Sigurdsson
Shri & Premila Sriharan
Tom & Angela Velez
Steven & Helene Walsey
Michael & Patti Worthen
Gifts-in-Kind
Erin Adams & Mike Corney
Chris & Elizabeth Braymen
Stefen & Kathy Boehme
Nadia & Gary Gruzd
Jamartz, Doug Katz
MCreative, Cliff & Cheryl Pia
Bill Scripps
Mike Welch
Robotics Program
AFCEA Education Foundation
The Loewy Family Foundation, Inc.
Expeditions
William & Kathryn Scripps Family Fund
Director’s Discretionary
Ralph & Vivian Miller
We have made every effort to acknowledge all gifts made to The
Grauer School during the 2013-2014 fiscal year. If you notice any
errors or have any comments/suggestions, please contact Traci
Kitaoka at [email protected].
1500 S. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
Tel: 760-944-6777
Fax: 760-944-6784
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