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Onward
an MCDS MAGAZINE
Fall 2014
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Crew is back at MCDS!
Front: Science Teacher Jake Eaton in the prairie with middle school students
Head’s Letter 2
The Buzz 3
MCDS Moments 4
In Focus with Faculty 6
Teamwork & Triumph 18
Character & Community 20
Sustain & Thrive 22
Alumni Pages 53
Features
Thinking Like Scientists 10
Campus Master Planning Update 24
Special in This Issue
Annual Report 25
Luke W. Felker Head of School
Onward Contributors
Dana Asmuth Director of Marketing
Holly Bobula Graphic Designer
Courtney Comer Parent Volunteer
Robin Garcia Director of Development
Emma Henke Parent Volunteer
Beatrice Jones School Secretary
Maheen Ott Photographer
Kristi Thom Contributing Writer
Ann Schwede Parent Volunteer
Jamie Wojcik Development Assistant
Board of Trustees
Sandra Fernandez, Ed.D. Chair
Erick Hallick, B.S. Vice-Chair
Thomas Shorter, J.D. Secretary
Lynn Kaminski, C.P.A., B.B.A. Treasurer
Kathy Baus, M.D.
James Gallegos, J.D.
Kimberly Hazen, M.A.
Mark Louden, Ph.D.
Patrick Riha, M.B.A.
Suzanne Rusch, B.B.A.
John Schaffer, Ph.D.
Eric Schmidt, M.B.A.
Jerry VanKirk, M.Div., Th.M.
Sheila Young, B.A.
Honorary Trustees
Erica Christman, M.H.A.
Terry Haller, M.A.
Eric McLeod, J.D.
Christopher Priebe, M.F.A.
Beverly Simone, Ed.D.
Luke Felker, ex-officio
Advising Trustee
Julian Pozniak ’10, B.A., MCDS Alumni President
To add someone to the mailing list or to submit
questions or comments about the magazine,
email us at [email protected].
Members of the 2014 graduating class
help Mr. Felker ring out last school year.
Letter from the Head of School
Our third edition of Onward celebrates the inquisitive spirit that lies within all of us,
especially our children. Imagine the beauty of the world if we could forever tap into the
innate curiosity of humanity that asks “why,” “how,” and “what if,” and then endeavors
to seek the solutions. Over time this curious spirit within all of us can be reduced to a
mere whimper of its former self. Enter the MCDS Science Department. This group of
exceptional, passionate educators above all else seeks to support and instill an endless
thirst for questioning and discovery while providing students the skills and understanding
of scientific process necessary to creatively answer the most complex of challenges.
As you journey through the life of a student-scientist over the following pages, from the
insightful questions of first grade to the complex labs of high school, I encourage you to
think back to your own childhood and the ideas that excited you the most. Embracing
science at MCDS is far more than the knowledge our children will gain; it is a mindset,
partly based in scientific truths, partly based in the exuberance for the unknown, that will
serve them well, and over time our society well, far beyond their years as MCDS students.
Onward,
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Luke W. Felker
Head of School
Checkmate!
The MCDS Chess Team of more than 30 co-ed students
achieved 12 nationally rated players, participated in
10 event tournaments, had three master instructors,
was the reigning Madison Scholastic Team Champion,
and reached Third Place for the K-5 Team in Wisconsin.
MCDS is proud of its three
National Merit scholarship winners—
Nick Heisig ’10, Libby Meier ’09,
and Noah Schweber ’07—and we
congratulate Rose Beach ’15 as
she advances in the National Merit
competition as a Semifinalist.
40 freshmen!
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was raised for MCDS at the Community Gala held in March 2014.
Thanks to all our parents, faculty, and staff for their incredible generosity!
10 Middle School students
received the prestigious honor of being selected as winners in
the Yahara River Writers Project, sponsored by the Greater Dane
County Talented and Gifted Network. Students from more than
25 area schools in grades five through eight entered an original
piece of work in the categories of cartoon, editorial, poetry, or
short story.
Congratulations to:
EDITORIAL Karuna Bhat ’20, Drake Moschkau ’20, Bethany Astor ’19,
Emily Wurzel ’19, Taylor Hause ’18, Sara Singer ’18
POETRY Christopher Taylor ’18, Rachel Petzold ’18
SHORT STORY Priya Muldowney ’20, Grace Everitt ’19,
Grace Benson ’18
The Buzz
MCDS welcomed 395 students back
on campus in September, including our
first double sections of ninth grade with
$145,000
countries
were represented at our 2014 International Fair
last April, showcasing the range of diversity and
backgrounds of our student families, faculty, and staff.
Two MCDS students acclaimed by 2014
Tommy Awards in Musical Theater
This year more than 60 schools and over 500 students
participated in the Overture Center’s Tommy Awards
program. The MCDS production of The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee was nominated for
13 awards.
Congratulations to Fiorella Fernandez ’14, who was
honored with the Outstanding Lead Performer Award
and Alexandra Pozniak ’14, who received the Spirit Award.
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MCDS MOMENTS
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Lower School Musical, The Jungle Book
Prom at the Overture Center
Grade Six Chicago Trip
Grade Nine Quilling Project
Grade Five Poetry on the Pavement
High School Graduation
Pre-K to Kindergarten Transition
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In Focus
with Faculty
Getting to Know Amjad Nasrallah
Onward spoke with new High School Chemistry
and Physics Teacher Amjad Nasrallah. Having
taught high school science at independent and
private schools for the past 21 years, Mr. Nasrallah
has experience teaching honors physics and
chemistry as well as IB coursework. Most recently
he worked at the Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu
for 13 years. Mr. Nasrallah earned a B.S. from
Wichita State University, an M.S. in Chemistry from
Lehigh University, and an M.A. in Administration
and Curriculum from Gonzaga University in
Spokane, Washington.
Onward: What is your philosophy on
science instruction?
Onward: Could you tell us about your background
in science outside of the classroom?
AN: I believe that the teacher’s role in the classroom is
to plan for students’ 21st century skills in an environment
that facilitates the free exchange of ideas. I like to help
my students with hands-on lab experiments and problem
solving. This gives them immediate results and allows
them to share their observations with each other and
me. I believe in an atmosphere of cooperative learning
and information sharing in which we all get to know
each other better and learn to accept each other on a
more personal level. There are different learning needs
in a classroom, so I present my lessons using different
methods of teaching.
AN: For the last 10 years, I was the science club advisor.
My role was to coach students and to prepare them,
especially for all the science fairs.
Onward: How do you use technology in the
classroom, and how does it enhance your
instruction?
AN: I like technology that helps students manage the
learning process and share information. The iPad has
many applications for the classroom that organize
assignments, hand-outs, lab reports, note-taking, and
projects. I also use apps that allow students to share data
and graphs that we can project on the SMART Board.
This facilitates our analysis discussions. Integrating
technology with my lessons helps students to learn
concepts more easily and keeps my classes studentcentered. It also helps me improve my teaching.
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Group work and collaborative learning
opportunities are central to my
teaching style.
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Onward: How do you bring science out of the walls
of the classroom? Perhaps you could share some
examples of your chemistry and physics instruction.
AN: Field trips are a great way to take knowledge from
the classroom and apply it to real-world experiences.
In recent years I’ve taken physics students to museums
where they could learn more about the solar system
and the cosmos or chemistry students to test different
water streams, reinforcing lessons about water quality by
comparing different chemicals in the water.
Onward: What are your thoughts on the role of
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
education for students today? Does this impact
what you do in the classroom?
AN: I firmly believe that STEM education enhances and
improves the classroom environment because it naturally
directs students into project-based learning. It seems to
engage a student’s involvement in the learning process.
I use technology and engineering in my teaching. In other
teaching positions, I devised two to three projects per
semester in chemistry and physics. One year my physics
students designed a fully functioning mouse trap car,
which was wonderful.
Onward: What do you feel is the role of hands-on
engineering principles in the physics classroom?
I use a variety of methods such as labs, activities, and
hands-on experiments each quarter, but I also emphasize
cooperative learning in my classes. In other schools, my
students benefited from projects with class presentations
and group discussions before labs and assignments.
I have also been pleased to see a learner’s ability to express
true understanding of a concept by producing videos or
movies about it. Hands-on engineering has also been part
of my classroom curriculum. Problem-solving methods for
significant figures, dimensional analysis, scientific notation,
metric units, momentum, or Newton’s second law of
motion are invaluable ways to learn these complex ideas.
Onward: What role does inquiry education take
in your classroom?
AN: Group work and collaborative learning opportunities
are central to my teaching style. I like to use a variety
of teaching strategies, but the most important is inquiry
education. I encourage inquiry in my classes and teaching
using two methods. The first is prescriptive labs, providing
the research question and then involving the students in
making hypotheses, identifying variables, and developing
the procedure. The second is authentic inquiry, providing
a broad prompt and having students come up with their
own research questions and lab design.
Onward: What types of activities do you enjoy
outside of school?
AN: I am an outdoors person, and I am always involved in
outdoor activities like swimming and playing soccer.
I take my sons to the zoo once a week, to the beach, to
the park and the aquarium. I spend most of my leisure
time with my family.
Onward: And, of course, everyone wants to know
why you are leaving Hawaii to move to Madison,
Wisconsin? (We know it can’t be our climate!)
AN: I look forward to being closer to family and friends.
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Meet the New Faculty
Rattanjit Sachdeva
known as Ms. S., officially joins MCDS as the Pre-K
Educational Assistant. She served as a long-term substitute
at MCDS and has experience with the MCDS Extended Day
program. Ms. S. earned a B.A. from BBK DAV College in
Amritsar, India.
Christine Ewert
joins MCDS as our first Educational Assistant in grades
three and four. Ms. Ewert is a former fifth grade teacher who
homeschooled her own children for the last decade. She has a
B.A. in Elementary Education from Concordia University.
Doug Brown
brings more than 35 years of experience to his new position as
Guitar Instructor at MCDS. Mr. Brown taught at Beloit College,
Ward Brodt Music, and the American Academy of Music.
For eight years he served as a composer, music director, and
musician for American Player’s Theater. Mr. Brown performs
on guitar, banjo, and mandolin for the Madison Symphony
Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
Gabriel Marín
joins MCDS from Santiago, Chile, to teach Pre-K-1 Spanish,
fifth and sixth grade PE, and sixth grade advisory. He is also a
soccer coach/player and will be coaching at MCDS. Mr. Marín
earned his B.A. from Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago and
is currently completing his Master’s degree.
Lorie Raihala
is the first Differentiation Specialist at MCDS. Ms. Raihala
partners with K-8 faculty and Division Heads to implement
the Individualized Learning Plan process for students across
the learning spectrum. She earned a B.A. in German and
European Area Studies at Kalamazoo College, an M.A. and
Ph.D. in German Language and Literature from Washington
University in St. Louis, and teaching certification through
Edgewood College.
Amjad Nasrallah
is featured on pages 6–7.
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Peter Case
oversees the MS/HS orchestra program, teaches music
classes, and provides strings lessons throughout the
grades. Mr. Case has more than 20 years of experience
with a B.M. from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a
B.M.E. from University of Minnesota, and an M.M. from
Indiana University.
Sarah Case
joins her husband Peter at MCDS and will provide lessons
in strings and conduct the LS orchestras. Ms. Case has
a B.A. in Music Theory and Composition from St. Olaf
College, a B.M.E. from University of Minnesota, and an M.A.
in Music/String Pedagogy from The Ohio State University.
Brittany Judkins
joins MS/HS Mathematics after serving as a long-term
substitute at MCDS. Ms. Judkins taught MS/HS math as
well as physics. Her educational background includes a B.S.
in Mathematics and Economics from Beloit College and an
M.A. in Secondary Education from Edgewood College.
Tobey Marsceill
teaches seventh grade history and English and serves as
an advisor at MCDS. With a B.S. from the State University
of New York, Ms. Marsceill taught world civilizations,
American government, and history for nearly 20 years and
also served in multiple advisory roles for students.
Bethany Schultz
teaches woodwinds in MS/HS Music. Ms. Schultz earned a
B.M. in Performance from Arizona State University and an
M.M. in Performance from the UW-Madison. She has taught
woodwinds for the past 12 years and is an Adjunct Professor
of Clarinet and Saxophone at Maranatha Baptist University.
Seema Patel
joins the Lower School as a new Third Grade Homeroom
teacher. Ms. Patel earned a B.A. in Psychology and Social
Behavior from University of California-Irvine with a Minor
in Spanish, and an M.Ed. in Elementary Education from
San Jose State University.
Annelise Dickenson
(not pictured)
serves as Theatre Director for both the fall musical
and spring play. Ms. Dickenson has taught acting at
UW-Madison, Interlochen Arts Camp, Forward Theatre
Company, and Children’s Theater of Madison. She has
a B.A. in Theatre from Purdue University and an M.F.A.
in Acting with a voice specialty.
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Thinking Like
Scientists
Science education is a hot topic.
As news stories report again and again that American students lag in science performance,
parents wonder how their children will fare in our increasingly technical world. Will their
students understand the scientific information they face each day? Will they be able to
compete in the global marketplace?
The philosophy at the heart of the MCDS science program answers these questions. At MCDS,
students learn critical thinking skills that go far beyond simply memorizing science facts.
Students focus on problem solving in science class by learning how to ask questions and how
to answer them. They plan experiments and make predictions about outcomes. Hands-on work
teaches them how to gather and analyze data. In short, students at MCDS learn how to “think
like scientists,” which prepares them for success in all areas of life—not just science. Explains
Kathleen Franzen, who teaches high school chemistry at MCDS, “Learning to ‘think like a
scientist’ means learning to observe, experiment, analyze, deduce, infer, and make meaning
from the world around you.”
Budding Interest
Science in the Lower School
Science instruction at MCDS begins
in Pre-Kindergarten. In Lower School,
students are taught by Shelley Petzold, a
specialized science teacher who has been
at MCDS for 15 years. “My students are
inherently interested in all things science,”
she confides. “It is very exciting for me to
share such fascinating topics with eager
learners. They just keep wanting more!”
Ms. Petzold’s students learn how to make
hypotheses and detailed observations.
Scientific topics include exploring the
five senses, understanding worms’ role in
decomposition, learning the components
of our solar system, and testing the
physical properties of different types of
building materials—and that’s just through
Kindergarten! “This program teaches
critical thinking skills by practicing them,
rather than just learning about them,”
states Ms. Petzold. “We do so many experiments that
thinking critically becomes a habit, rather than a topic in
and of itself. We teach students to ask good questions, to
look for valid reasons, and to support their own thinking
with credible evidence and logic.”
In Lower School, students also begin to take advantage
of MCDS’ idyllic setting to learn about the natural world
in a hands-on way. “Instead of talking about the seasons,
we go outside and observe the seasonal changes. Instead
of talking about animal adaptations, we go out and find
examples. We take water samples, catch insects, watch
At MCDS, students begin keeping their own
science lab notebooks in third grade.
how cranes’ legs bend the opposite way of ours, and on
and on and on!” says Ms. Petzold.
Jake Eaton, who teaches seventh and eighth grade
science, affirms that our campus “becomes an outdoor
lab space, used for understanding taxonomy, botany,
chemistry, ecology, geology, and meteorology. Few
schools have access to such wonderful resources.”
Adds Ms. Franzen, “The prairie and the watershed provide
a unique opportunity for our students to apply the skills they
are learning in class and question the world around them.”
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Mr. Eaton and
Grace ’19 put the
prairie under the
microscope.
Starting in third grade, students keep science
notebooks—another unique feature of science
instruction at MCDS. Students record observations,
graph data, and make conclusions, much as real
scientists do. Fifth and Sixth Grade Science Teacher
Sarah Kendrick asserts, “Students are pushed to
write in science and support their ideas to validate
their thinking.”
Thinking Bigger
One middle school student shared about the science
program, “I think that science education here will help
me make more realistic hypotheses based on what I
already know.”
Middle school science students continue to build upon
their own solid science foundation from Lower School.
Students have science class more frequently at this
level, and they deal with increasingly complex ideas,
work toward independently designing experiments, and
The Science Fair also plays a big role in Middle
School. Sixth and seventh grade students prepare
on their own, outside of class. Observes Mr. Eaton,
“I think many schools probably do a science fair.
What makes ours different is the amount and quality
of preparation. All students participate and conduct
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learn to communicate their results effectively. “Students
entering Middle School are challenged to think deeper
about science,” says Ms. Kendrick, “and students learn
why it is so important for scientists to share their ideas
and gather more data to either prove or disprove current
theories. In science we may have a lot of good evidence
but not always a definite proven answer.”
their own investigation. It is a rather large project, and
I think students manage their time well and conduct
interesting investigations.”
At MCDS, seventh and eighth graders learn biology
at a high school level. Students take advantage of the
prairie setting to begin an in-depth study of taxonomy
and plant identification, plant needs, and genetics.
They also learn about the human body, including the
digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems.
Their exploration of physical science includes topics
such as weight, mass, density, and buoyancy. “I think
our eighth graders are good thinkers, able to construct
their understanding about a range of scientific topics,”
maintains Mr. Eaton.
The young scientists are also required to write a
research paper. “The kids choose a debatable topic that
must be informed by science, and then they attempt
to persuade their reader, calling on both primary and
secondary literature,” details Mr. Eaton. “Generally they
feel a great sense of pride because they have organized
such a lengthy piece and because they comprehend
primary literature from scientific journal articles.”
Eighth Grade Research Topics
Building a Scientific Argument
Eighth graders chose a variety of topics last year, including:
• effect of climate change on Lyme disease
• environmental impact of hydrogen fuel cell cars
• environmental impact of electric cars
• environmental effects of solar power
• overprescribing of antidepressants
• importance of music education
• purpose of dreams
• ability to control dreams
• effects of taking multivitamins
• effects of overharvesting the world’s fisheries
Reaching Higher
• positive impact of video gaming
Once students reach MCDS High School, they have
learned how to pose questions successfully and
answer them in a scientific manner, and they continue
this process through more challenging coursework.
The science program sequences chemistry in ninth
grade and physics in tenth grade in order to prepare
students to study advanced biology in grades 11 and 12.
“A unique sequence of laboratories and topics takes
students from one topic to the next through a logical,
hands-on investigation and subsequent discussion of
each experience,” explains Ms. Franzen.
• comparing immuno-contraception and surgical
Science in the High School
Biology, as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB)
program, is a two-year, college-level course requiring 60
hours of lab work that allows students to earn college
credit while still in high school. “The students who are
in our IB Biology course are engaged learners. They are
intrigued by science, and they approach everything with
a wide lens and sense of inquiry. They are observant,
take initiative, and are doing the work of real scientists,”
points out Hannah Nelson, who teaches IB Biology.
The rigorous IB Biology coursework emphasizes
classroom study, field work, and work in the laboratory.
In two years, students cover cells, biochemistry,
genetics, evolution, ecology, plant science, anatomy,
and physiology. “I love that we are creating true
scientists,” says Ms. Nelson. “We are giving them the
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• evolutionary limit of the brain
approaches to sterilization of pets
• importance of saturated fat in diets
• potential for bringing back extinct species
• comparing organic and conventional farming
• impact of eliminating gluten from diets
• origin of arachnophobia
• re-examination of the ban on raw milk
• importance of managed burns to butterfly populations
• high rates of diabetes associated with the
food stamp program
• negatives associated with adolescent use of social media
• management of chronic wasting disease
• management of the banana fungus
• use of prescriptions to manage sleep disorders
• removing thimerosol from vaccines
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Science Internships
Getting Real-World Experience
These days, internships aren’t just for college students. Over the last
two years, some MCDS high school students have had the opportunity
to apply their academic knowledge while working side by side with
professionals in University of Wisconsin–Madison science labs.
So what exactly have MCDS interns been learning about in the lab?
Epigenetics | Lily Shehadi ’15 and Mia Shehadi ’14 studied at the
UW-Madison Neurological Lab under Dr. Benny Iskandar. The Shehadis
learned about stem cells and epigenetics, the study of heritable changes
in gene activity that are not caused by changes in the DNA sequence.
They studied epigenetics in rats in relation to the mobility of limbs.
They observed the rearing of rats, the harvesting of nerves, and how the
regeneration of nerves in different generations of rats is quantified.
Lily ’17, Rizvan ’17, and Celia ’17
work in a chemistry lab.
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Endocrinology | Harpreet Gill ’14 interned in Dr. Herbert Chen’s UWMadison Endocrinology Lab under Yash Somnay and Eric Weinlander.
Harpreet learned to perform Western Blot gel electrophoresis and collect
data from the experiments. The process measures gene expression by
identifying proteins and their quantities within a cell.
Genetics | Maya Muldowney ’13 interned with the UW-Madison
Genetics Department performing assays, an investigative procedure
for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence
or amount or the functional activity of a target entity in an organism
or organic sample. Maya learned how to extract DNA from blood
specimens, run polymerase chain reactions (PCR), and make gels that
analyze DNA segments for mutations. She finished her internship by
participating in the development of a routine newborn screening protocol
to detect a specific mutation. She applied this research to detecting the
presence of mutations in individuals in Amish communities.
MCDS Science Fair
Gaining Independence
Former MCDS Science teacher Kerry Dwinell established
the Science Fair at Madison Country Day School more
than a decade ago; it has become a rite of passage for our
middle school students.
Fundamentally, learning about science is at the heart of any
science fair project and is a great way for students to gain
understanding about how the world around them works.
But what makes a science fair project such a great learning
experience is that it involves so much more than science.
According to Mr. Eaton, the science fair is a check-in for
process-based learning, a way that students learn through
the experience of problem solving. Preparing a science fair
project is an excellent example of active learning or inquiry,
the cornerstone of any successful science student.
Prior to the Science Fair experience, the two primary modes
of formal communication in science are journal articles and
poster presentations. Students at MCDS have experience
with both styles before they finish Middle School, but
the Science Fair puts scientific understanding into
independent practice.
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skills, tools, and experiences to pursue any scientific field
that they want, and if they don’t continue in science, they
still have those skills to question the world around them
and always seek truth and knowledge.” Some high school
students also obtain internships in science and compete
in Science Olympiad.
An MCDS science education gives students the tools
they need to make sense of the world around them.
Ms. Petzold emphasizes, “These critical thinking skills
will help students as they go into any field in their future
careers. Every field needs people who are in the habit of
thinking—making careful, reasoned decisions based upon
sound evidence. Our students will be well
positioned to be leaders in any field.”
James ’16 and Alycia ’16 look for
potential and mechanical energy
in physics lab. They practice their
knowledge by building their own
virtual roller coaster.
It also helps our sixth and seventh graders take important
steps towards independent learning. They design and
conduct experiments singularly under the guidance of their
science teacher, practicing how a question iterates with a
hypothesis and conclusion in their method.
Experiments aside, “independent learning is perhaps
the most memorable for our students,” comments
Mr. Eaton. “It is a critical stepping stone to any
process skill at MCDS and beyond.”
Science Olympiad
Making Science a Team Sport
Science Olympiad lets MCDS students explore STEM ideas hands-on,
in-depth, outside the classroom. Through this national program, sixth
through twelfth graders compete against kids from other schools in
science and engineering themed events. The events featured in last
year’s competitions ranged from Disease Detective, which challenged
students to study epidemiology; to Robo-Cross, in which students
built and programmed their own robot; to Sounds of Music, which had
students create their own playable musical instruments.
Despite the school’s small size, MCDS students have placed well in
Science Olympiad, with teams advancing to the state competition every
year the school has taken part. Teachers Kathleen Franzen, Jake Eaton,
and Brittany Judkins mentor the Science Olympiad
team, and plenty of parents lend their expertise as well. Ms. Franzen
says the team always welcomes help from parents or friends of the
school who want to share their science and engineering knowledge.
Science Olympiad team members relish digging deep into topics that
interest them. But Ms. Franzen explains that students gain teamwork
skills and learn how to work cooperatively. She also notes that students
love the fundamental experience of becoming scientists themselves:
“The excitement and the thrill of learning something new. Trying
something and having it fail. Trying it again and having it fail. And trying
again and having it succeed.”
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Concrete thinking
More analytical thinking
MCDS’ youngest students
focus on nurturing their intrinsic
sense of wonder and curiosity
about the world. As students
explore and experience science
all around them, they develop
a more concrete sense of the
scientific method. They learn
to hypothesize, make detailed
observations, and study the
results of their experiments.
Beginning in grade three there is
a greater emphasis on using data
to support conclusions. Instead
of filling in pre-set data tables,
students begin keeping their own
personal lab notebooks where
they record their observations and
drawings. By grade four, students
are able to formulate and write
their own conclusions based on
analyzed data.
As students mature, so does their
scientific thinking ability. In grade
five, students begin designing
their own experiments, based on
their own questions. They learn to
manipulate and control dependent
and independent variables.
Communication of scientific
thinking—both oral and written—
is practiced and strengthened.
THINKING LIKE
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The five senses, gravitypowered cars, simple
construction and structure
stability, decomposition,
the solar system, weather
phenomena, nutrition,
aquatic habitats, and
structural adaptations of
plants and animals in
different ecosystems.
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Life cycles of flowering
plants and insects, soil
profiles, properties of air
and water, measuring
movement of shadows, using
thermometers, and heat
absorption. Personal lab
notebooks are used and
treasured.
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The interaction of human
joints and muscles to create
movement; the human
pulse; the effects of exercise
on respiration rates and
temperature; series and
parallel circuits; the water
cycle; and heat transfer in
solids, liquids, and gases.
Bunsen burners are used
for the first time.
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The human body,
simple machines,
solutions, and
animal reproduction
through breeding fish.
Students design their
first independent
experiments in class.
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Atomic theory,
electricity, magnetism,
chemical interactions,
forces, and fluids.
Individual independent
experiments are
presented at t he
Science Fair.
Deeper thinking
In grades six and seven, students
design, conduct, and present their
own experimental research for the
Middle School Science Fair. In grade
eight, the students write a five- to
seven-page research paper on a
debatable science topic. Students
gain skills in scientific investigation,
research, and persuasive writing.
Challenging coursework includes
honors-level chemistry and physics,
followed by a rigorous two-year
college-level IB Advanced Biology
course. Students gain advanced
research skills from completing
a demanding interdisciplinary
research and lab project.
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Students take on increasingly
complex science topics and venture
into deeper analysis. Students
continue to design and revise their
experiments, but integrate more
technology, statistics, and multiple
science disciplines to improve and
support their investigations.
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SC I E N T I STS
The MCDS Science Curriculum Pathway
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Longitudinal study of the
MCDS prairie, ecology,
plant identification,
taxonomy, cellular level
of organisms, genetics,
forces in fluids, plate
tectonics, and boat
construction competition.
Individual independent
experiments are
presented at the
Science Fair.
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Celestial movement,
weather, respiratory
system, circulatory
system, and nervous
system. Science
research skills are
developed through
persuasive research
paper by each student.
High school level
“Biology I” topics
are covered during
grades seven and eight.
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Honors-level Chemistry.
Honors-level Physics.
Quantitative chemistry;
atomic structure; the periodic
table; chemical formulas;
chemical reactions; molecular
structure; kinetic theory;
liquids, gases, and solids;
acids, bases and salts;
oxidation and reduction;
kinetic molecular theory;
nuclear chemistry; and
organic chemistry.
Projectile motion, centripetal
force, energy, momentum,
rotational mechanics,
gravity, oscillatory motion,
relativity, vibrations and wave
phenomena, optics, electricity
and magnetism, sound and
light, and thermodynamics.
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Two year, college-level
Advanced Biology (IB Biology
I & II), requiring 60 hours of
lab work that allows students
to earn college credit.
Cell size, cellular structure,
biochemistry, cellular
processes, DNA, genetics,
genetic engineering, ecology,
evolution, plant science,
human anatomy, and
physiology. Students also
complete an interdisciplinary
research and lab project.
MCDS athletics
Teamwork & Triumph
Coach Bob Camosy with the MCDS
High School Boys Basketball Team
Coach’s Corner
Onward caught up on the court with Coach Bob Camosy
to learn more about the MCDS High School Varsity
Boys Basketball Team.
Onward: Tell us a little about the evolution of
high school basketball at MCDS.
Coach Camosy: The idea started three years ago when
the class of 2016 were eighth graders. We recognized
the caliber of our eighth grade players and realized that
MCDS was ready for its first high school team. Our Head
of School and Athletic Director both agreed, and a new
athletic tradition was born. We began with a co-op with
Abundant Life High School, but we gained so much
interest and enthusiasm from our athletes that we are
already competing as an independent varsity program.
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Onward: What are some of the challenges and
triumphs you’ve seen on and off the court?
CC: The challenge early on was competing with other
schools with long-established basketball programs. We felt
like David versus Goliath, but with time and perseverance
the triumphs of this past season were so very sweet.
We won five games (three on the road) and, of course, a
last-second buzzer-beater was fantastic!
Onward: What are your goals for the upcoming
High School Boys Basketball season?
CC: I’d like to continue to grow the program and to
inspire student-athletes who are competitive, teamfocused sportsmen.
Rachel ’18 outmaneuvers the
competition in Middle School
Girls Basketball.
Congratulations to the MCDS Golf Team for
winning the South Division and Trailways
Conference Tournaments.
Aisha ’16 leads the
charge as a member
of the first Girls High
School Soccer Team.
Sixteen high school student athletes from the
MCDS Track & Field Team moved on to
sectionals, and three continued to the
state competition.
Naka ’19 hurdles
with great stride in
Middle School Track.
Caption
Congratulations Harpreet ’14
for placing tenth in the state
for the triple jump.
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Character & Community
In the spotlight
The Living Museum:
Building Character, Enriching Community
Character development has always been an important part of an MCDS
education. Last April, though, Jeff Stenroos’ fifth grade humanities
students enjoyed a different kind of character lesson when they breathed
new life into historic personalities as part of an exciting biography project.
“Students first read a number of short
biographies in class and learned about
discerning important details from the more
trivial and fun information,” Mr. Stenroos
explains. The fifth graders also honed their
note-taking skills as they studied
the texts.
Afterwards, students chose
historical figures that piqued
their individual interests. The
only criteria for the project
were that subjects could not
be living and must be the
same gender as the student.
Mr. Stenroos intentionally
left the choice of characters
open-ended. “The greater the
interest, the better job they do,”
he says.
Fifth graders researched,
took notes on Google Docs,
and wrote biographies before
“becoming” characters
ranging from Neil Armstrong,
Amelia Earhart, and Rosa Parks, to
Michael Jackson, Audrey Hepburn,
Leonardo da Vinci, and more.
To build anticipation for the “Living
Museum—Voices from the Past”
showcase, groups of students
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used iMovie on iPads to create stirring
trailers that promoted the event. Two trailers
even premiered at Morning Assembly.
On April 11, Elvis Presley and 29 other
convincing characters appeared in the
Lower School lobby. As parents, faculty,
and students dropped donations in individual
collection boxes, fifth graders dressed as
famous personalities shared fascinating
stories about their subjects’ lives.
“I like to learn about inventors, and I knew
da Vinci was an inventor and painter,”
says Anthony DiFiore, who donned a long
gray beard and knickers for his impressive
portrayal. “I knew he painted the Mona Lisa,
and I wanted to learn about what he had
invented. I learned that he invented—well,
came up with the idea for—the machine gun
and the tank.”
The project was a hit with humanities
students and their adoring fans. In addition
to learning all about some of history’s most
interesting figures, the fifth graders raised
more than $560, which they donated to
the American Family Children’s Hospital
Childhood Cancer Research Fund.
“It was an amazing project,” says
Mr. Stenroos, who admits he borrowed the
idea from his wife who is also a teacher.
“I was so proud of the students. They had to write
and memorize a script and then perform it in front of
people—not easy for fifth graders. They did a fantastic
job! I just stood back, observed, and smiled at what they
accomplished.”
Mr. Stenroos plans to make the Living Museum a regular
feature of his biography curriculum and may even take his
show on the road this year. With sneak previews coming
to select Lower School classrooms, his students will enjoy
a little more practice before Living Museum Day—and
younger students will have exclusive access to some of
history’s biggest stars.
“
Acting is so much fun! So I was glad to be able
to act and learn about Lena Horne, all while I
was giving back to the local children’s hospital.
”
—Petra ’21
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Quinn, ’25
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Sustain & Thrive
Giving back within our community
How do you give the gift of curiosity?
Every year, Cynthia and John Everitt and their daughter
Grace ’19 do just that. Since 2009, the Everitts have made
it possible for MCDS first graders to incubate and hatch
pheasant eggs right in the classroom. This hands-on
science project engages young students at MCDS in the
school’s program of environmental conservation. “It’s our
responsibility to help maintain the pheasant population,”
explains Cynthia Everitt. “We are changing their habitat,
and if we want these animals to survive, we have to be
good stewards.”
The first graders
eagerly study the
development of the
pheasant chicks.
They care for the eggs
in the classroom’s
commercial-grade
incubator, a generous
donation from MCDS
parents Liz and Andy Benson. Students “candle” the
eggs, shining light through each one to see if it’s filled
with a growing baby pheasant. They even listen to the
peeps and chirps coming from the pheasant eggs using a
stethoscope. During the anticipation-filled days leading to
the hatch, the students’ questions grow right along with
the baby birds:
Egg
“What happens if there’s a bad egg?”
“What if the heater in the incubator makes the egg cook?”
“If a bird can’t come out of its shell, what do we do?”
The pheasant project brings science to life for the first
graders. “They’re interested and attentive,” says teacher
Kim VanBrocklin. As they care for the eggs, students gain
a sense of responsibility not just for the baby birds but also
for the MCDS prairie, the natural home-away-from-home
they’ll share with the pheasants once they are released.
“We’re helping nature. We’re helping students learn,”
adds Ms. VanBrocklin. “It’s just a win-win for everybody.”
After the first
graders have a
couple of days to
admire, name, and,
of course, cuddle
the new chicks,
the Everitts take
the birds home to
their farm for the
summer. Cynthia
“really is the skeleton behind the whole process,” notes
Ms. VanBrocklin with gratitude. “We get the fun part of
watching the birds hatch, but she has the hard work
behind the scenes.” The pheasants spend their first
summer in coops built by John Everitt as the whole Everitt
family pitches in to make sure the young pheasants grow
safely, well fed and protected from predators.
Chick
In the fall, Grace Everitt shares a presentation about
the pheasants with the school community, pointing out
their place in the local ecosystem. The presentation also
welcomes students visiting MCDS from Japan—pheasants
are that country’s national bird. Then the student body files
outside to cheer as the Everitts release the birds onto the
MCDS prairie. Ms. VanBrocklin looks forward to the day
each year. “You know what’s really exciting for me?” she
asks. “So many kids, even in grades eight and nine, say,
‘I remember hatching birds with you!’”
Through the Everitts’ generosity, the connection between
science in the classroom and the natural environment
becomes clear. Students learn they play a role in
protecting and maintaining that environment. In the future,
Cynthia Everitt hopes the school will continue the pheasant
project right on school grounds. She feels the project
exemplifies the character of the school. “The project has
become a part of the prairie,” she says. “We keep going
with this because we’re hoping the school can pick it up
and run with it!”
Pheasant Release
Cafeteria rendering and welcome plaza currently under consideration
Campus Master Planning Update
Campus master planning is an evolutionary
process, one that represents a complete
solution for very specific priorities. At
MCDS, we have been fortunate to partner
with a comprehensive master planning
team, consisting of many players: the
Capital Development Committee; the
Board of Trustees; our architectural
partners at Bray Architects; our builder,
Findorff; and our community of teachers,
students, and parents.
At its heart, this process will ensure
the realization of the School’s strategic
priorities into a cohesive master plan. The
priorities are clear: Our thriving Lower and
Middle School and growing High School
will require additional classroom spaces,
expanded science facilities, additional
athletic facilities, designated performing
and fine arts spaces, a library and media
center, substantial renovations in the
Lower School, improved driving patterns,
and the construction of the school’s
“hearth” or dining hall.
The master plan suggests visionary ideas
for creating ideal learning environments for
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our students. It creates all of the spaces
that we clearly need while honoring the
beautiful campus and all that it can offer to
the educational process.
But it does something else as well. It
preserves what we cherish about MCDS.
The master plan nurtures a campus that
can grow with each student. It creates
spaces that help maintain relationships
between teachers, students, and families.
It protects the tightly knit nature of our
Pre-K-12 community, equipping dedicated
spaces for every age while keeping us
together. The master plan proposes one
school, one roofline, and one welcoming
community for Prairie Hawks of every age
to shine.
The Board is expected to approve a
master planning draft this fall, and then it
will begin the process of building a realistic
strategy for its implementation. That
strategy will likely take time, but we can
all expect some exciting and significant
changes coming soon.
Thank you to our Campus
Development Committee for
your countless hours of time
and extraordinary insights
into this process.
James Gallegos, Chair
Liz Benson
Devon Davis
Kimberly Felker
Luke Felker
Sandra Fernandez
Robin Garcia
Kimberly Hazen
Christopher Priebe
Patrick Riha
Eric Schmidt
Roger Seaver
Troy Shibilski
Barbara Spurlin
Sheila Young
Aisha ’16
Isabella ’17
Ari ’23
L–R: Ani ’21, Tori ’15, Annika ’22
2013–2014
Annual Report of Giving
What
MCDS
Means
to
Us
2013–2014 Annual Report of Giving
Elizabeth ’20
Lilith ’18
Levi ’27
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L–R: Nariya ’23, Reem ’22, Luella ’26, Crystal ’17,
Tesia ’23, Alex ’21, Scarlett ’24, Kira ’23, Ian ’24, Sara ’24
Letter of Gratitude
Among Madison Country Day School’s founding
philosophies is our belief that “every child has an
extraordinary capacity to learn.” We watch with
wonder the awesome ability that our students have
to shine.
None of this would be possible without the
vision and generosity of the school’s parents,
grandparents, trustees, alumni, faculty, and friends
whose philanthropy provided key contributions
to the school’s momentum. More than 400
donors nearly doubled the school’s Annual Fund
over the last school year, helped us raise record
funds from the auction, and made gifts of time
like I’ve never experienced in other schools.
That is a remarkable statement of confidence in
Madison Country Day School and many generations
of Prairie Hawks.
2013–2014
We achieve this through the hard work of dedicated
teachers and families wholly committed to inspiring
lifelong learners. However, creating and renewing
this special community also requires continuous
attention to funding important educational programs
and maintaining our beautiful campus and facility.
I’m sure you’ve noticed visible signs of our
investments that support faculty and student work,
including the new High School collaborative work
space, renovated bathroom spaces, and the Lower
School music room renovation. But we also make
it a priority to raise funds for student and faculty
support, investing in technology and programs that
enrich instruction as well as helping to recruit and
retain outstanding faculty, staff, and students.
Clearly, MCDS has special meaning to each of us.
We asked our students what MCDS means to
them, and their answers are woven throughout the
following pages. They share your belief in MCDS.
On behalf of our students, faculty, and staff,
thank you for your trust and for your care of this
remarkable school.
With gratitude,
Robin Garcia P’24, ’22, ’18
Director of Development
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The Annual Fund
You did it! You got us there!
73%
ALUMNI GIVING 6%
STUDENT
SUPPORT
79%
FAMILY PARTICIPATION
OUR LARGEST EVER!
2013–2014
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FA C U LT Y
TRUSTEES
S T A F F
OVER 4000 VOLUNTEER HOURS
Tuition alone doesn’t cover the entire cost of educating MCDS students. Nearly
9% of last year’s
operating budget came directly from the Annual Fund, making this the school’s primary fundraising
priority. Gifts to the Annual Fund
directly support the current school year’s budget, meaning
your extraordinary support helped to fuel everything that happened at MCDS last school year.
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T H A N K YO U .
Your Generosity at Work in 2013 –2014
The summer of 2013 welcomed major renovations to the
Lower School restroom facilities. The facelift offers a more
kid-friendly environment, including an expanded boys’
room, additional sink space, and automatic hand dryers
that provide a more modern, hygienic facility. We are
grateful to the Shibilski family for caring about and initiating
the updates of spaces like the Lower School restrooms as
well as overseeing and funding this important renovation.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
ORCHESTRATING A
BETTER MUSIC ROOM
The Chen family feels that Ray Tenebruso’s “devotion
and dedication to bring out the best in each student is
inspiring.” To recognize Mr. Tenebruso’s commitment to
teaching and mentoring students at MCDS, Herb and
Harriet Chen recently established the Ray Tenebruso
Professional Development Fund, a program designed to
support the personal and professional growth of MCDS’
High School teachers.
Since its founding, Madison Country Day School has
seen how music contributes to the development of critical
thinking skills and a love of learning. To that aim, the
Lower School music room was renovated in the summer
of 2013, creating a well-lit, organized space for students
to thrive. The piano lab moved to an area with lots of
natural light, freeing up space to assist the large number
of students who participate in lab. Music storage areas
shifted out of view opening up the room for a better
flow between choir, piano, classroom spaces, and wellorganized resources. Now guests and our own community
enjoy a brighter, airier space to embrace music.
“We created this fund to recognize the personal
investment that Ray and other teachers make in education
and to promote efforts that improve the academic lives
of students at MCDS,” stated Mr. Chen. Program funding
and its recipients will be considered annually. This past
summer, Mr. Tenebruso used the fund to help produce a
second algebra book to follow his first Beginning Algebra
(currently used in seventh grade).
Collaborative study spaces make for healthy exchanges of
ideas and discussion, and this is especially true at MCDS.
Last summer, the Middle School locker banks were
re-positioned to make room for the new High School work
space. Now wired for internet, re-painted, and appointed
with comfortable, sleek furniture, the lounge provides an
environment for High School students to study, complete
projects, tutor younger students, and simply spend
time together.
2013–2014
LOWER SCHOOL BATHROOMS,
SHINY AND NEW
The Annual Fund
NEW HIGH SCHOOL WORK SPACE
INSPIRES COLLABORATION
L–R: Herb Chen, Lizzie ’17, Ray Tenebruso,
Alex Chen ’13, Harriet Chen
Thank you to the 2013-2014 MCDS Development Committee for helping make philanthropy at MCDS a success! Patrick Riha P’20, ’18, Chair;
Nadine Fakhran P’24, ’22; Erick Hallick P’20, ’17; Michelle Oster P’20; Alison and Phil Prange P’25; Preeti Reddy P’25, ’20; Kristine Sperling ’25
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The Annual Fund
2013–2014
Gifts to the Annual Fund
vital
generosity
Gifts at all levels are
to the success of the Annual Fund. The
of
grandparents, parents, alumni, friends, foundations, and corporations makes the difference at
Madison Country Day School, where we are committed to developing community, character,
and lifelong learners.
Individual Support
up to $49
Gregory Arihood & Ana Aquino-Perez P’24
Eric & Kelly Ayala P’26, ’23
Art & Lee Beltrone GP’25, ’22, ’20
Jim & Peg Blanchard GP’26
Kathleen Callahan P’21
Salvatore & Josephine Cavalluzzo GP’25, ’22, ’20
Kim Chupp
Ronald & Harriet Dinerstein GP’21
David Duchow & Caroline Harvey P’18, ’23
Don & Joyce Eide GP’15
Margaret Evans GP’11
Joel & Rhonda Fait P’22
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We have made every effort to properly acknowledge our contributors. Please contact Robin Garcia at 608.850.6000 with corrections.
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L–R: Hannah ’22, Alex ’17, Raman ’16,
Isa ’ 17, Annie ’26, Celia ’17, Lily ’17
Don & Beth Skupas GP’21
David & Danielle Skupas P’21
Harry Stein & Kristine Heimerl GP’24
Dusan Szudor & Kvetoslava Janesova P’24
Marilyn Unruh GP’17
Austin Van Wart ’13
Nelson & Elsie Walker GP’14
Jamie Wojcik
and 5 anonymous donors
$50–$249
2013–2014
The Annual Fund
William Felker ’11
Gregory Flessas & Aura Brosnan P’25, ’20
Matthew & Laurel Frazer P’24
Matthew Green & Susan Johansen Green P’19
Elizabeth & James Greer III P’25
Owen Gwynne & Maria Welch P’16, ’13
Mark & Sarah Harrison P’25
Charles Daggett Harvey, Jr. GP’18
John & Karen Hendrickson P’19, ’16
Bradford Knott & Marina Emborg Knott P’19
Phil & Lavon Koenig GP’20
Pat LeVine GP’20
Peter & Gerri Maier GP’21, ’19, ’17, ’16
Cheryl Marugaki P’26, ’21
Gregory Melotte & Sara Gumpf Melotte P’18
Riyad Moe & Sobia Kirmani-Moe P’25 ’21, ’17, ’16
William & Rachel Neill P’18
Emily J. Nichols GP’25, ’23
Julian Pozniak ’10
Leonard & Millie Riha GP’20, ’18
Barbara Roznoski GP’25
Rose Rzentkowski GP ’27, ’25
David & Alice Schneiderman P’21
Mark & Judith Schueller GP’21
Ronald & Carolyn Schultz GP’20
Todd Anderson & Wangdue Tsomo P’23
Roger & Jennifer Anderson GP’26, ’23
Arthur Beach GP’15
Merlin Beal GP’19
Gary & Peri Beal P’19
Katherine Johnson Becklin P’10
Tim & Kathryn Betz GP’25, ’25
Rajiv Bhandari & Shilpa Malik P’26
Anne Blaisdell GP’15
Mary Bosben GP26, ’24, ’22, ’20
Bruce & Gwen Bosben P’22, ’20
Brian & Wendy Bosben P’26, ’24
Jennifer Brixy P’19
Luke & Stephanie Christenson P’22
William & Karlene Cunningham GP’18, ’17
Brian & Kayte Cunningham P’18, ’17
Prasad Dalvie & Preeti Raman P’24
Shae Darvin P’19, ’17
Beth DeLair & Salli Ball P’21
Tony & Marie Delnicki GP’24, ’22, ’18
Jim & Karen Dreyer P’19, ’16
Christopher & Laura Dry P’24, ’22
Ken & Jean Dunham GP’19
David Dwyer P’16
David Everitt P’17, ’16
Jean Fawcett GP’18, ’17
Margaret Fawcett GP’18, ’17
Aaron & Marcia Field P’22
Greg Fries & Judy Moyes-Fries P’24, ’23
Joe & Karen Fries GP’24, ’23
Robin & Thompson Garcia P’24, ’22, ’18
Thomas & Penelope Gialamas P’25
Michael & Anne-Marie Gleeson GP’22
Bob & Mariann Gorman GP’20, ’18
Kyle & Carol Green GP’19
Mark & Deborah Grunwald P’19
R. & Esther Guiao GP’22
Bret & Diana Hause P’18
Ginny Hazen Damman GP’20, ’16
Steve & Monica Heizman P’18
Jack & Susan Hendrickson GP’19, ’16
Armando Hernandez & Tara White P’23, ’20
Joseph & Lisa Hoeme P’26
Michael & Heather Jones P’26
Timothy & Beatrice Jones
John & Janice Kaminski GP’22, ’21
Ray & Jane Kent GP’24
Michael & Leslie Kim P’24, ’22
Edward & Tammy Krez P’26, ’25, ’24
Curtis & Judy Kurth GP’26, ’24
Pauline Laplante GP’27, ’25
Hanna Lee ’11
Kiuck Lee GP’24, ’24
Christine Lidbury P’19
I. Mayo Little, Jr. GP’15
Lucian & Ioana Lozonschi P’24, ’15
Gabriel & Tiffany Lucas P’26
Henry & Jane Luedtke GP’25, ’25
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2013–2014
Mark & Amy Maier P’21, ’19, ’17, ’16
Bonnie Manley
Lani Marquardt GP’26
Paul & Jana Martin P’22, ’18, ’16
Alan & Kathy Marugaki GP’26, ’21
Adam & Stacy Mattson
Joseph McCance & Jeanne Knickerbocker McCance P’18
Arthur & Jean McEwen GP’22, ’19
Scott & Kathleen Miller P’23
Roger & Kabura Mukasa P’20, ’10
Matt & Michelle Mulder P’22
Kevin & Mona Muldowney P’20, ’18, ’14
Melita M. Mullen P’26, ’20
Adam Olson & Jane Salazar P’16
Travis & Maheen Ott P’27
Michael & Rebekah Pare P’23
Earl & Tommye Price GP’17
John & Lorie Raihala P’17
Amish & Nilam Raval P’25, ’22
Stephen Rawes GP’18
Kimberly Ripp P’20
Larry & Harriet Roelofs GP’23
Martin & Katrin Salva P’22, ’21
Martin Salva GP’22, ’21
Laurie Sanford P’18
Jonathan & Jessica Schipper P’26
Judy Seip GP’24, ’22
Roger & Shannon Seip P’24, ’22
Mohsin & Araya Siddigui GP’26
Joyce E. Simon GP’19, ’16
Shelvin & Gloria Singer GP’18
Dave & Vera Skinner GP’20, ’16
Dennis & Barb Spurlin
James & Carole Stanton GP’19
Igor Steinberg & Kassandra Remo P’16
Ryan & Katie Stephenson P’26
Ray Tenebruso & Margy Newton P’19
Gerald Thain GP’21
Stephanie Thompson-Jenkinson P’20
Mario F. Trujillo & Natalia Navarro-Albalad P’26, ’25
Jerry & Cere Turner GP’21
Donald & Jennifer Van Wart P’15, ’13
Marcela Venegas Mardones P’19, ’17
Arthur & Kimberly Wagner P’22,’ 18
Cathy Wendt
Randall Westbrook P’26
Alex White & Susan Johnson White P’26
Rea & Alberta Willson GP’18
Ashok & Shashi Yadav P’21, ’18
Robert & Elizabeth Zimmerman GP’22, ’21
Achilles & Mary Zurawski GP’18
$250–$499
John & Laura Ashworth P’22, ’19
Joan Bartel P’16
Chris & Megan Bennett P’23
Christopher Bjork & Catherine Coy P’23, ’19, ’15
R. W. & Joyce Brittain GP’25
John Brixy P’19
Peter & Sarah Cherchian P’27, ’24
Rose Mary Davis GP’15, ’14
Jeff & Andrea Finck P’26
Kazuaki & Yuko Jindai P’25
Jeffrey & Melanie Lee P’21
Eric & Kristina Luedtke P’25
John Norback & Kathleen Ley P’14
Barrett Olsen & Miwa Nitta P’18
John & Sarah Schaffer
Norman & Patricia Schutt GP’27
Scott & Stacy Seversin P’21, ’17
Tom & Stacy Shorter
Ann K Syrdal GP’26
Judith C. Thorbahn-Pierce GP’26
Vadim & Anna Tumarkin P’18
Nicholas & Jessie Wurzel P’19
Edward Zilberman & Teresa Baranovskaya GP’18
$500–$999
Joy Anderson GGP’26, ’23
Thomas Barnet & Susanne Thiede-Barnet P’26, ’23
Andrew & Elizabeth Benson P’21, ’18
Jeff & Freya Bowen P’26
Kari Breunig GP’26
Mark Childs & Amy Bradshaw P’22, ’20
Jie Dai & Mingju Sun P’22
William & Donna Dusso GP’20
Kimberly & Luke Felker P’11
Peiman Hematti P’21
Paul & Emma Henke P’24, ’22
Edgar & Shelley Huber P’26
Peter & Sherry Korotev P’18
Mark Louden & Jeanne Schueller P’21
Lynn & Helen Louden GP’21
Keyang Luo P’17
Thomas Mallon GP’24, ’21
Betty Martin GP’22, ’18, ’16
Robert Moyes GP’24, ’23
Bek Persin & Maelea Martin P’23, ’21
Dan & Gretchen Rodefeld P’20
Martha G. Rollins GP’22, ’19
Christopher Romes & Angela Jaenke P’22
Daniel & Kristine Sperling P’24
Richard Stanek & Dianne Aldrich P’21
Geraldine Torti GP’20, ’18
Donald K. Warren GP’26, ’25, ’24
and 1 anonymous donor
$1,000–$2,499
Brad Astor & Rhonda Vosdingh P’19
Douglas Boyes & Michelle Hunt P’24
Wayne & Kathy Bromfield GP’25
Ara & Valerie Cherchian GP’27, ’24
Erica & Peter Christman P’11
Peter & Mary Duff P’26, ’25
John & Mary Erpenbach P’18, 15
Connie Hegerfeld GP’21
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Vicki Hegerfeld P’21
Robert & Meg Hopton P’20
Weiyuan Kao & Nicole Huang P’24, ’22
John Kuo & Linda Juan P’25, ’23
Alan Lozier & Ann Schwede P’24
Daniel & Catherine Manke P’24
Steve Moschkau & Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau P’20
Robert & Alice Mullen GP’26, ’20
Chris & Mary Priebe P’10
Kartik & Preeti Reddy P’24, ’20
Scott Reeder & Jean Brittain P’25
Robert Rusch P’22, ’20
Suzanne Rusch P’22, ’20
Pranav & Roopa Shah P’23, ’20
Guy & Svetlana Taylor P’18
Gregory Thain & Miriam Levinson P’21
Obasi & Alice Torti P’20, ’18
Philip & Nicole Tucker P’26
Jerry & Tanya VanKirk P’22
Charles & Elizabeth Wallman P’21
Alexander Yevzlin & Paola Fliman Yevzlin P’26, ’23, ’20
$2,500–$4,999
$10,000+
George Anglin & James Gallegos P ’25
Edo & Rebecca de Waart P’21, ’19
Jay & Tonya Hazen P’20, ’16
Nathan & Sarah Herbst P’22, ’25, ’27
Troy & Ariel Shibilski P’23
Fred Young GP’23
American Transmission Company
Beltrone & Co.
BOP, LLC
DeLair Consulting, SC
DS IT Consulting LLC
Frazer Consultants, LLC
Good Search
Kraft Foods Matching Gifts Program
Lands’ End Inc.
Madison Jazz Society
SC Johnson Fund
Stephen Rawes Builder, Inc.
Target (Take Charge of Education)
U.S. Cellular
In Kind Support
Todd & Dana Asmuth P’25, ’22, ’21
Jeremy Clements
Matt & Devon Davis P’25
Double Bass Workshop
Jake Eaton & Carrie Moeller
Roberta M. Felker GP’11
Tom & Beth Hall
John & Karen Hendrickson P’16, ’19
Fabian & Patricia Jaume
Alex Kendrick P’27
Hannah Nelson
Jesse & Amy Olson P’25
David & Shelley Petzold P’24, ’21, ’18
Stephen & Jackie Rose P’22, ’19
Jon & Jessica Schipper P’26
Howard & Lynn Schweber P’20, ’07
Roger Solie
Caitlin Stade P’17
Margaret Stansfield
Aaron Steffes
Elizabeth Stevens
Mario F. Trujillo & Natalia Navarro Albaladejo P’26, ’25
Kim VanBrocklin
Julie Waddell
Alice Weiss GP’18
Evelyn Lasky Westbrook P’26
Beth Wilson
Barbara Wolfman
Cindy Wotruba
TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR REACHING
73% 13%
BESTING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BY
PARENT PARTICIPATION,
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Mr. & Ms. Todd Asmuth P’25, ’22, ’21
Luis & Sandra Fernandez P’14, ’11
Judith Green & Margarita Zamora P’15
Muhammad Itani & Nadine Fakhran P’24, ’22
Craig Kent & Lisa Viscardi P’22, ’16
Bruce Meier & Wendy Fearnside P’09
Richard & Michelle Oster P’20
Myron Pozniak & Kathleen Baus P’14, ’10
Mr. & Ms. Patrick G. Rollins P’22, ’19
Matching Gifts
2013–2014
$5,000–$9,999
Alliant Energy Foundation, Inc.
Cherchian Family Foundation
Crysdahl Foundation, Inc.
Fidelity Charitable
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
The Norweb Foundation
The Annual Fund
Anthony & Kathleen Asmuth GP’25, ’22, ’21
Mr. James Ekman & Ms. Elizabeth Moreland P’19, ’16
Craig Evans & Suzanne Welsch P’21, ’18
Kimberly Hazen P’20, ’16
Zach & Cynthia Johnson P’27, ’25, ’23
Steven & Lynn Kaminski P’22, ’21
Erik Kimble & Annette Chen P’18
Christopher & Tina Nielsen P’25, ’23
Patrick Riha P’20, ’18
Alan & Kathy Singer P’18
Christopher & Holly Wedding P’25, ’27
John & Marlys Welsch GP’21, ’18
Foundation Support
SPECIAL THANKS TO
JIM GALLEGOS &
GEORGE ANGLIN P’25
FOR LEVERAGING THE
$10,000 CHALLENGE
THAT HELPED US MEET THIS BENCHMARK.
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The Annual Fund
L–R: Paula ’16, Andrew ’16, Paige ’16
Yahara Society
Gifts, regardless of amount, bring a vibrant MCDS
experience to life. Madison Country Day School
appreciates its leadership contributors,
the members of the Yahara Society, for gifts to
the Annual Fund exceeding $1,000.
Welcome New Members
George Anglin & James Gallegos P’25
Todd & Dana Asmuth P’25, ’22, ’21
Tony & Kathie Asmuth GP’25, ’22, ’21
Brad Astor & Rhonda Vosdingh P’19
Doug Boyes & Michelle Hunt P’24
Cherchian Family Foundation
Peter & Erica Christman P’11
Guy & Courtney Comer P’26, ’25
Edo & Rebecca de Waart P’21, ’19
Jim Ekman & Elizabeth Moreland P’19, ’16
John & Mary Erpenbach P’18, 15
Luis & Sandra Fernandez P’14, P’11
Thomas & Lisa Fitzgerald
Judith Green & Margarita Zamora P’15
Erick & Barb Hallick P’20, ’17
Muhammad Itani & Nadine Fakhran P’24, ’22
John Kao & Nicole Huang P’24, ’22
Craig Kent & Lisa Viscardi P’22, ’16
Erik Kimble & Annette Chen P’18
Daniel Manke & Catherine Lee P’24
Bruce Meier & Wendy Fearnside P’09
Christopher & Tina Nielsen P’25, ’23
Richard & Michelle Oster P’20
Myron Pozniak & Kathleen Baus P’14, ’10
Pat & Elizabeth Rollins P’22, ’19
Bob Rusch P’22, ’20
Alan & Kathy Singer P’18
Gregory Thain & Miriam Levinson P’21
Obasi & Alice Torti P’20, ’18
Charles & Elizabeth Wallman P’21
Alexander Yevzlin &
Paola Fliman P’26, ’23, ’20
and 5 anonymous families
Thank You Returning Members
2013–2014
Kartik & Preeti Reddy P’24, ’20
Guy & Svetlana Taylor P’18
Philip & Nicole Tucker P’26
Christopher & Holly Wedding P’25, ’27
John & Marlys Welsch GP’21, ’18
Fred Young GP’23
The Annual Fund
Wayne & Kathy Bromfield GP’25
Zach & Cynthia Johnson P’27, ’25, ’23
John Kuo & Linda Juan P’25, ’23
Steve Moschkau &
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau P’20
Robert & Alice Mullen GP’26, ’20
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Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees take seriously their commitment to Madison Country Day School.
The Annual Fund
100% support of the Annual Fund from our Board.
Danielle ’16
This year’s Annual Report highlights the stories of students who thrive together
in MCDS’ exceptional learning environment and the profound impact and
meaning this school has on their lives. It is a snapshot of an institution in
motion: an institution that savors the moment and looks to the future.
2013–2014
Once again, we congratulate
As the Board of Trustees, we work to ensure a viable and financially sound
future for MCDS. This year, with the launching of our Campus Development
Committee, our work is focused on the construction and renovation projects
that will ensure both students and faculty members have the tools necessary
to reach their full potential well into the future.
The next few years will bring incredible advancements to our learning
community. Your generous support of time and expertise through remarkable
volunteerism and resources make the MCDS magic happen—providing
unparalleled opportunities for staff and students. I would like to express my
deepest appreciation to the entire MCDS community for your unwavering
generosity that continues to fuel the MCDS passion for learning and
guarantees that the future will be bright.
I would also like to extend profound gratitude to Kimberly Hazen for her
passionate leadership as Board Chair these past two years. Her legacy of
caring and excellence will long be remembered.
With appreciation for all you do,
Sandra Fernandez P’14, ’11
Chair, MCDS Board of Trustees
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2013–2014 Board of Trustees
Kimberly Hazen, M.A., Chair
Sandra Fernandez, Ed.D., Vice-Chair
Erick Hallick, B.S., Secretary
Lynn Kaminski, C.P.A., B.B.A., Treasurer
Kathy Baus, M.D., Trustee
James Gallegos, J.D., Trustee
Mark Louden, Ph.D., Trustee
Patrick Riha, M.B.A., Trustee
Suzanne Rusch, B.B.A., Trustee
John Schaffer, Ph.D., Trustee
Eric Schmidt, M.B.A., Trustee
Thomas N. Shorter, J.D., Trustee
Jerry VanKirk, M.Div., Th.M., Trustee
Sheila Young, B.A., Trustee
Luke Felker, Ex officio
Advising Trustee
Julian Pozniak ’10, President,
MCDS Alumni Association
Honorary Trustees
Erica Christman, M.H.A., Honorary Trustee
Eric McLeod, J.D., Honorary Trustee
Christopher Priebe, M.F.A., Honorary Trustee
Welcome to our new Honorary Trustees
Terry Haller and Beverly Simone.
Faculty
MCDS teachers bring years of study, training, and experience into the classroom.
With a boundless passion for education, our faculty offers an even deeper commitment
to MCDS by supporting the Annual Fund,
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Ana Banomera
Kay Bauerle
Stacy Bolwerk
Bob Camosy
Drew Ciancia
Mark Childs
Jeremy Clements
Katherine Dalland
Sue Deakman
Jake Eaton
Kathleen Franzen
Beth Hall
Karen Hendrickson
Patricia Jaume
Sarah Kendrick
Brian Kerska
Kelly Kirsh
Evelyn Lasky
Kristina Luedtke
Amy Maier
Natalia Navarro
Maheen Ott
Shelley Petzold
Jackie Rose
Danika Rzentkowski
Jon Schipper
Lynn Schweber
Roger Solie
Maggie Stansfield
Aaron Steffes
Jeff Stenroos
Liz Stevens
Izumi Takeda
Julia Taylor
Ray Tenebruso
Kim VanBrocklin
Carol van Deelen
Julie Waddell
Kristin Warner
Susan White
Beth Wilson
Barbara Wolfman
Cynthia Wotruba
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Memorial Gifts
Madison Country Day School recognizes memorial gifts honoring individuals in the MCDS family
with a special place in our school’s community. Gifts to the Annual Fund were made in honor of
Candy Gialamas GP’25, ’27 and Teri Reda P’17, and we are
received support in their memories.
deeply grateful to have
2013–2014
Teri Reda P’17, a long-standing MCDS parent and supporter, passed away this past November after
a lengthy battle with cancer. It was always clear that what mattered most to Teri was her children
and their education. There was nothing Teri wouldn’t do for her children or our school community.
Her baked goods were famous and made multiple appearances each year from classroom parties
to musical events. Teri embraced volunteerism, serving as a Parent Guild Executive, room parent,
and Annual Fund advocate. She was a founding member of the Athletic Boosters Club and proudly
beamed as her son Brandon ’17 joined MCDS’ first High School JV Boys Basketball Team. Like all of
us at MCDS, Teri cared deeply for her kids and poured her heart and soul into the MCDS community.
The Annual Fund
In the late 90’s the Frautschi family sought out individuals with the vision and commitment to build
a better school while knowing the whole child. Candy Gialamas GP’25, ’27, one of the school’s
founding leaders, passed away last year. Candy joined the founding Board of Trustees to become
a major proponent of MCDS. As the school grew in its early years, Candy and her husband George
helped us to take the steps necessary to renovate and renew, leading the capital campaign
committee to realize the vision for a Middle/High School building. It is eminently fitting that MCDS
has now become a wonderful home for her grandchildren, Candi Agapi ’25, George Thomas ’27,
and George Aris ’27.
Gifts in Memory of Candy Gialamas GP’25, ’27
Kenneth Adamany & Alexander Adamany
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Chris Bauer
Karen L. Bosold
Stephen Bull & Lana Gialamas-Bull
Business Information, LLC
Capitol Air Systems
Kevin & Christine Dahlhauser
Scott & Marina Edwards
Randy J. Eppli
Gary & Mary Feldt
Gary & Judith Fox
Brantley Gaitan
Joseph & Karen Gallina
Gingras, Cates & Luebke
Douglas Green
Terry Haller
Brian Happ
Hartung Brothers, Inc.
Donald J Helfrecht
Diane Hendricks
Paul & Nancy Huepenbecker
William Kaminski
Duane & Nancy Kittleson
Benjamin & Julie Koser
Terry & Kathleen Kurth
The Archbishop Iakovos
Leadership 100 Endowment Fund
David & Betty Luck
Madison National Life Insurance Company
Dave Magnum
David & Ruth McNeill
Richard Moll
Oak Bank
William & Susan Paulson
Gifts in Memory of Teri Reda P’17
Dave & Kathy Frank
Ruben & Marilyn Rosas
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Charles Schluterr
Philip & Susan Pelanek
Phenomenelle Angels Mgmt. LLC
Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.
Frederick & Patricia Ruegsegger
Rural Mutual Insurance Company
Mark T. Ryan
Paul & Christine Senty
James Sirianni & Melissa Jennings
SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C.
Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
United Way of Dane County
Billy & Amanda Van Wie
Maria Socorro Vicera
John & Penelope Vlahos
J. & L. Young
Larry J. Zanoni
Chulee Hallick P’24, ’22 and Luke Felker P’11
MCDS Community
Gala & Auction
2013–2014
Community Gala & Auction
The 2014
Breaks Records, Raising More Than $145,000 in Support!
The MCDS Community Gala & Auction is the school’s largest celebration and fundraiser. This year’s event,
Magical Mardi Gras, inspired our community to reach
record heights in fund support for
MCDS thanks to the tireless planning and care of the Gala’s Executive Committee: Michelle Oster P’20;
Gwen Bosben P’22, ’20; Harriet Chen P’15, ’13; Judy Moyes-Fries P’24, ’23; Michelle Gleeson P’22;
Chulee Hallick P’24, ’22; Mona Muldowney P’20, ’18, ’14; Suzanne Rusch P’22, ’20; as well as
overwhelming support from the MCDS parent community.
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2013–2014
MCDS Community Auction Contributors
Tsomo Anderson P’23
Mary Jo & Mark Ashby
Laura & John Ashworth P’22, ’19
Dana & Todd Asmuth P’25, ’22, ’21
Barry Avery
Salli Ball & Beth DeLair P’21
Michael & Jane Banks P’20
Ana Banomera P’22, ’20
Kathleen Baus &
Myron Pozniak P’14, ’10
Liz & Andy Benson P’21, ’18
Evelina Bolotiuc &
Val Caceanov P’21, ’18
Stacy Bolwerk
Gwen & Bruce Bosben P’22, ’20
Freya & Jeff Bowen P’26
Yasmin & Jeff Bradfield P’26
Diane Brennan
Andy Burish
Bob Camosy
Elizabeth & James Campbell
P’20, ’16
Kay Campitelli P’26, ’16
Laurel & Ken Cavalluzzo
P’25, ’22, ’20
Herb & Harriet Chen P’15, ’13
Mark Childs &
Amy Bradshaw P’22, ’20
Jeremy Clements
Courtney & Guy Comer P’26, ’25
Katherine Dalland
Devon Davis P’25
Rebecca & Edo de Waart P’21, ’19
Scott & Amy Difiore P’21
Kane Doerfler &
Amanda Young P’17
Larry Elliott
Jim & Diane Eubanks GP’21,’17
Cynthia & John Everitt P’19
Elena Everitt P’17, ’16
Rhonda & Joel Fait P’22
Kimberly & Luke Felker P’11
Andrea & Jeff Finck P’26
Gregory Flessas &
Aura Brosnan P’25, ’20
Kathleen Franzen
Laurel Frazer P’24
George Anglin & James Gallegos P’25
Kathy Garvoille GP’16
Penelope & Tom Gialamas P’25
Paul Ginsberg GP’11
Judith Green &
Margarita Zamora P’15
Elizabeth & Jim Greer P’25
Mark & Deborah Grunwald P’19
Ronald Guiao &
Michelle Gleeson P’22
Beth Hall
James & Chulee Hallick P’24, ’22
Kari & Tom Hankins P’16
Nathan & Sarah Herbst
P’27, ’25, ’22
Armando Hernandez &
Tara White P’23, ’20
Diana & Les Howles P’23
Patricia Jaume
Shelina Jiwani P’24
Cynthia & Zach Johnson
P’27, ’25, ’23
Beatrice Jones
Sarah Kendrick P’27
Angie & Dan Kieta
Eric Kimble & Annette Chen P’18
Stephanie Kirklin
Kelly Kirsh
Marina Emborg Knott &
Brad Knott P’19
Ted & Tammy Krez P’26, ’25, ’24
Michelle Laudermilk
Mischa Lewis-Norelle ’11
Kathy Ley & John Norback P’14
Mark Louden &
Jeanne Schueller P’21
Kristina & Eric Luedtke P’25, ’25
Amy Maier P’21, ’19, ’17, ’16
Chris & Heide Mallon P’24, ’21
Bonnie & Tom Manley
Jana & Paul Martin P’22, ’18, ’16
Audrey & Tom Martorana
Stacy Mattson
Maria McDonough
Shawn & Colleen McGuire P’24
Sara & Greg Melotte P’18
Faith & Kirk Morledge
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau & Steve
Moschkau P’20
Bob Moyes GP’24, ’23
Mondira & Kevin Muldowney
P’20, ’18, ’14
Natalia Navarro Albaladejo P’26, ’25
Hannah Nelson
Karen & Thomas Oliver P’17
Amy & Jesse Olson P’25
Rick & Michelle Oster P’20
Maheen Ott P’27
Shelley Petzold P’24, ’21, ’18
Lisa Possehl P’18
Divya & Sumit Rana P’26,’23
Richard Reda P’16
Technology
Makes Strides at
MCDS
Thanks to the
2014 Paddle Raise!
THE 2014 GALA & AUCTION “PADDLE RAISE”
BROKE RECORDS!
MORE THAN $45,000
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Preeti & Kartik Reddy P’24, ’20
Sara Riha P’20, ’18
Gretchen & Dan Rodefeld P’20
Patrick & Elizabeth Rollins
Jackie Rose P’22, ’19
Judith & David Ruch P’17
Danika Rzentkowski P’27, ’25
Jon Schipper P’26
Pam Schmelzer P’13
Eric & Karie Schmidt
Rokker & Alice Schneiderman P’21
Torsten Schultz P’21
Shannon & Roger Seip P’24, ’22
Scott & Stacy Seversin P’21, ’17
Bill Smoler P’13
Kristine & Daniel Sperling P’24
Barbara Spurlin
Maggie Stansfield
Jeff & Lynn Stenroos
Elizabeth Stevens
Todd & Katie Stimac P’22
Al Toon
Phil & Nikki Tucker P’26
Kim VanBrocklin
Carol van Deelen
Tanya & Jerry VanKirk P’22
Ken Vinson P’25
Betsy & Steve Wallman P’21
Rob & Helen Walton
Jacalyn Warczak
Susan White P’26
Pamela Wilson
Jamie Wojcik
Barbara Wolfman
Mon Lun Yee P’21, ’17
Alex Yevzlin &
Paola Fliman Yevzlin P’26, ’23, ’20
Sheila & John Young P’22, ’19, ’17
Anonymous friends
MCDS art classes
Leslie & Michael Kim P’24, ’22
Darla & Joel Kurth P’26, ’24
Amy & Jesse Olson P’25
Divya & Sumit Rana P’26, ’23
Patrick & Elizabeth Rollins P’22, ’19
Alice & Obasi Torti P’20, ’18
Geri Torti GP’20, ’18
Kate & Patrick Heaney P’27
Katrina Larson
Carolyn McNeil P’26
Kelly & Natalie Senecal P’23
MCDS Winning Bidders
$500–$999
$1,000–$2,499
$2,500–$4,999
George Gialamas GP’25
$10,000+
Auction Fund-a-Need Paddle Raise Donors
Troy Alton & Marmar Miar Alton
Salli Ball & Beth DeLair P’21
Ana Banomera &
JoseMaria Donoso P’22, ’20
Kathleen Baus &
Lynn & Jan Cichocki P’25
Kayte & Brian Cunningham P’18, ’17
Gina Gialamas
George Gialamas GP’25
Ronald Guiao &
Kate & Patrick Heaney P’27
Emma & Paul Henke P’24, ’22
Armando Hernandez &
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THE
NEW CANON CAMERA
WITH HIGHER QUALITY VIDEO FOR ENHANCED ART INSTRUCTION.
Kane Doerfler & Amanda Young P’17
Roberta M Felker GP’11
Kathy & Dave Frank
Bill & Lou Ann Herron GP’22, ’20
Lisa & Joseph Hoeme P’26
Dan Hoerl & Jackie Statz P’20, ’17
Nadine Fakhran &
Muhammad Itani P’24, ’22
Cynthia & Zach Johnson P’27, ’25, ’23
Mike & Sarah Jones P’26
Leslie & Michael Kim P’24, ’22
Kelly Kirsh
Ted & Tammy Krez P’26, ’25, ’24
Mark & Stacy Laplante P’27, ’25
Katrina Larson
Kathy Ley & John Norback P’14
Mark Louden &
Melissa Lucarelli P’21, ’17
Kristina & Eric Luedtke P’25
Michelle & Matt Mulder P’22
P’20, ’18, ’14
Lynette Oakley P’22
Gretchen & Dan Rodefeld P’20
Patrick & Elizabeth Rollins P’22, ’19
Marilyn & Ruben Rosas
Kim & Roger Seaver P’15, ’14
Kelly & Natalie Senecal P’23
Jodi & Ramzi Shehadi P’18, ’15, ’14
Tom Shorter
Jeff & Lynn Stenroos
Geri Torti GP’20, ’18
Alice & Obasi Torti P’20, ’18
Marcela Venegas Mardones P’19, ’17
Matthew Wolfert
FACULTY ALSO RECEIVED
Michael & Jane Banks P’20
Nadine Fakhran &
Muhammad Itani P’24, ’22
James Gallegos &
George Anglin P’25
$5,000–$9,999
2013–2014
Kathleen Baus &
Mark Childs &
Amy Bradshaw P’22, ’20
Scott & Shari Frank
Aris & Marta Gialamas
Dan Hoerl & Jackie Statz P’20, ’17
Cynthia & Zach Johnson P’27, ’25, ’23
Roberta Felker GP’11
Gina Gialamas
Ronald Guiao &
Emma & Paul Henke P’24, ’22
Lisa & Joseph Hoeme P’26
Mike & Sarah Jones P’26
Noel & Amy Kim
Mark & Stacie Laplante P’27, ’25
P’20, ’18, ’14
Nanette Negri
Laurie & Simon Peek P’20, ’18, ’17
Jodi & Ramzi Shehadi P’18, ’15, ’14
Matthew Wolfert
Nick & Jessie Wurzel P’19
Alex Yevzlin &
N E W L A P T O P S,
STREAMLINING PREPARATION AND CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.
Lorie & John Raihala P’17
Divya & Sumit Rana P’26, ’23
Richard Reda P’16
Nick & Jessie Wurzel P’19
Alex Yevzlin &
For the full list of auction contributors and winning bidders, please visit www.madisoncountryday.org/gala/donors.
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Volunteerism
2013–2014
L–R: Quinn ’25, Florentina ’24, Craig ’23
Volunteerism
More than
4,000 hours of time were gifted to Madison Country Day School by
an impressive number of parent and grandparent volunteers. These invaluable gifts of time
and talent have a great impact on our warm and supportive community.
Whether assisting the school on a regular basis or volunteering through the Parent Guild
or Athletic Boosters, volunteers model generosity for Prairie Hawks big and small.
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Thank you 2013 –14 Volunteers
Kate Heaney P’27
Emma Henke P’24, ’22
Sarah Herbst P’27, ’25, ’22
Joseph Hoeme P’26
Lisa Hoeme P’26
Diana Howles P’23
Les Howles P’23
Shelley Huber P’26
Michelle Hunt P’24
Cynthia Johnson
P’27, ’25, ’23
Heather Jones P’26
Michael Jones P’26
Linda Juan P’25, ’23
Lynn Kaminski P’22, ’21
Steven Kaminski P’22, ’21
Leslie Kim P’24, ’22
Sobia Kirmani-Moe
P’25, ’21, ’17, ’16
Tammy Krez P’26, ’25, ’24
Darla Kurth P’26, ’24
Katrina Larsen P’26
Mimi Levinson P’21
Tiffany Lucas P’26
Kristina Luedtke P’25, ’25
Amy Maier P’21, ’19, ’17, ’16
Shilpa Malik P’26
Heide Mallon P’24, ’21
Jana Martin P’22, ’18, ’16
Paul Martin P’22, ’18, ’16
Colleen McGuire P’24
Judy Moyes-Fries P’24, ’23
Michelle Mulder P’22
Matt Mulder P’22
Mondira Muldowney
P’20, ’18, ’14
Shoba Narayan P’25
Michelle Oster P’20
Maheen Ott P’27
Rebekah Pare P’23
Lorie Raihala P’17
Preeti Raman P’24
Divya Rana P’26, ’23
Preeti Reddy P’24, ’20
Jessica Schipper P’26
Alice Schneiderman P’21
Jim Schuessler P’26, ’20
Anne-Marie Schultz P’21
Ann Schwede P’24
Roger Seaver P’15, ’14
Kristine Sperling P’24
Gregory Thain P’21
Susanne Thiede-Barnet
P’26, ’23
Jerome VanKirk P’22
Heidi Veloon P’20
Rhonda Vosdingh P’19
Jessie Wurzel P’19
Nicholas Wurzel P’19
Sheila Young P’22, ’19, ’17
2013–2014
Ana Aquino-Perez P’24
Courtney Comer P’26, ’25
John Ashworth P’22, ’19
Guy Comer P’26, ’25
Laura Ashworth P’22, ’19
Rebecca de Waart P’21, ’19
Eric Ayala P’26, ’23
Jim Dreyer P’19, ’16
Kelly Ayala P’26, ’23
Karen Dreyer P’19, ’16
Salli Ball P’21
Laura Dry P’24, ’22
Jane Banks P’20
Mary Duff P’26, ’25
Megan Bennett P’23
Peter Duff P’26, ’25
Liz Benson P’21, ’18
Cynthia Everitt P’19
Rajiv Bhandari P’26
John Everitt P’19
Eric Blanchard P’26
Nadine Fakhran P’24, ’22
Wenyu Blanchard P’26
Sandra Fernandez P’14, ’11
Bruce Bosben P’22, ’20
Marcia Field P’22
Gwen Bosben P’22, ’20
Greg Fries P’24, ’23
Wendy Bosben P’26, ’24
Yasmin Bradfield P’26
Penelope Gialamas P’25
Jean Brittain P’25
Jennifer Brixy P’19
Elizabeth Greer P’25
Kathi Callahan P’21
Deborah Grunwald P’19
Kay Campitelli P’26
Mark Grunwald P’19
Hali Cardis P’26
Barbara Hallick P’20, ’17
Sarah Cherchian P’27, ’24
Chulee Hallick P’24, ’22
Luke Christenson P’22
Sandy Harper P’15
Stephanie Christenson P’22 Caroline Harvey P’18, ’23
How did our volunteers help this year?
Volunteerism
Friday Lunch Support | Back-to-School Picnic | Jazz Showcase | Athletic Concessions | Athletic Team Volunteering | Books & Bagels | Box Tops Program
Community Gala & Auction | Community Landscaping | Grandparents and Special Friends Day | Hands On! | International Fair | Laminating and Photocopying Library Volunteers | Lost & Found | Picture Days | Rocky’s Fun Run | Pre‑Concert & Fine Arts Night Dinners | Scholastic Book Fairs | Spring Carnival
Prairie Hawk Open | Teacher Appreciation Week | Used Uniform Sales and Laundering | Winter and Spring Flower Sales | Classroom Volunteers
Community Grade Parents | Linen Support | Onward | and much, much more
L–R: Hannah ’24, Holden ’25,
Sam ’25, Spencer ’26,
Joe ’25, Nicholas ’22, Jack ’25,
Jason ’24, Noey ’26
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Parent Guild
The MCDS Parent Guild is made up of volunteers who foster a
welcoming and supportive community spirit, paying special
attention to celebrating the MCDS faculty throughout the school year. They
also provide grants that support MCDS programs. Program requests are
carefully considered each spring and are made possible by funds raised beyond the
annual needs of the Parent Guild budget. The Parent Guild provided more than
$8,000
of support to the MCDS faculty and staff during the 2013–2014 school year, including:
Geocache for Learning Reinforces fourth grade latitude and longitude lessons
Visiting Artist Program Reinforces High School, International Baccalaureate study
Stage Monitors Enhances theater productions, music concerts, and variety shows
2013–2014
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To the Stratosphere and Beyond … Supports weather and climate study at MCDS
Low Ropes Course Supports team building initiatives
Volunteerism
Fine Arts Week Supports residencies and special arts study during Fine Arts Week
2013–14 Parent Guild
Executive Committee
Michelle Mulder, President
Judy Moyes-Fries, President-Elect
Stephanie Christenson, Treasurer
Continent Study for Kindergarten Provides books enhancing history and geography curriculum
Jessie Wurzel, Secretary
Rocket to the Future Initiates a new program celebrating science and discovery at MCDS
Rhonda Vosdingh, Co-Volunteer Coordinator
Oh the Places You’ll Go … Provides seed support for the NEW World Travel Fund
Evelina Bolotiuc, Co-Volunteer Coordinator
Bringing History to Life Provides an online resource integrating social studies and literacy skills
Thanks to a grant from the Parent Guild,
stage monitors bring performances to life.
2013–2014
The MCDS Athletic Booster Club works to build a stronger
Volunteerism
Athletic Boosters
Rocky’s Fun Run raised nearly $2,500 for the MCDS Athletic Department;
272 runners joined in the fun last May.
athletic community while
supporting the MCDS Athletic Department through organization, fundraising, and volunteer efforts.
Brian & Kayte Cunningham P’18, ’17
Beth DeLair & Salli Ball P’21
Jim & Karen Dreyer P’19, ’16
Mark Ehrmann
Gregory Flessas & Aura Brosnan P’25, ’20
Armando Hernandez & Tara White P’23, ’20
Chad Johnson P’22,’18
Mark and Amy Maier P’21, ’19, ’17, ’16
Riyad Moe & Sobia Kirmani-Moe P’25, ’21, ’17, ’16
James Schuessler P’26, ’20
Art & Kimberly Wagner P’22,’ 18
John Young & Sheila Collopy Young P’22, ’19, ’17
and 1 anonymous family
Concessions for athletic contests | Vinyl tape for the
Badminton Club | Sending coaches to professional
development clinics | The shipping and handling of a
$15,000 fitness equipment donation to start our new
weight room | Polos for our coaches | Team shirts for
our cross country coaches | Tent frame for our cross
country and track team tent | ImPACT concussion
testing for our student-athletes | Bus transportation
for our Cross Country Team
To learn more about becoming a Booster, visit www.madisoncountryday.org/athletics/athletic-booster.
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2013–2014
Volunteerism
Sandra and Luis Fernandez P’11, ’14
Stepping Stones
Each year, MCDS thanks a handful of volunteers who have made
special and lasting gifts of time by honoring them with Stepping Stones.
2014
Kathy Baus & Myron Pozniak
Luis & Sandra Fernandez
Candy Gialamas
Michelle Mulder
Teri Reda
Rod Schlimpert *
Roger Solie *
Barb Spurlin *
2013
Erica Christman
Kayte Cunningham
Barb Hallick
Suzanne Harp
Lynn Kaminski
Jenner & Eric McLeod
Sheila Young
2012
Salli Ball
Andy & Liz Benson
Mark Childs *
John & Cynthia Everitt
Jay Hazen
Cindy Wotruba *
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2011
Jason Anderson *
Gwen Bosben
Kimberly Felker
Luke Felker *
Beth Hall *
Beatrice Jones *
Kathy Ley
Kristina Luedtke *
Chris & Mary Priebe
Ray Tenebruso *
Kim VanBrocklin *
2010
Ana Banomera *
Danika Rzentkowski *
2009
Rachel Kiser *
Shelley Petzold *
2008
Diane Flynn *
Heather Raabe *
Helga Swatzak *
2007
Laura Prichard *
* Denotes 10 years of
teaching or administrative
service to the school.
Founding family, Myron Pozniak
and Kathy Baus P ’10, ’14 placing
their Stepping Stone in the MCDS
Stepping Stone Garden
2013–2014
Volunteerism
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Student Philanthropy
Students made gifts of pocket change or time to support their school this school year.
Paired with the theme of generosity in November, students from Pre-K to twelfth grade
$1,000 and 525 hours of volunteer time to support the school.
2013–2014
donated nearly
Ethan ’21
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Big Hairy Fundraiser
Participants
Xanthe Saalmann ’24
Geneva Saupe ’17
Sam Schipper ’26
Nikko Schneiderman ’21
Elke Schuessler ’26
Carmen Schultz ’21
Emma Schweber ’20
Trynity Scott ’21
RJ Seaver ’14
Victoria Seaver ’15
Ariya Shah ’23
Lily Shehadi ’15
Mia Shehadi ’14
Tesia Shibilski ’23
Ani Skupas ’21
Alice Sperling ’24
Isabella Stade ’17
Joel Steinberg ’16
Polly Stephenson ’26
Annika Stimac ’22
Noah Stofiel ’26
Lars Swanson ’24
Nariya Tanoukhi-Bell ’23
Julia Thain ’21
Elena Trujillo Navarro ’25
Nieves Trujillo Navarro ’26
Nikhil Upadhyay ’24
Ellie VanKirk ’22
Iain Vinson ’25
Maya Wallman ’21
Poppy Wedding ’27
Danielle Welch ’16
Ceanu Welter ’22
Naomi Welter ’15
Alex Yee ’17
Evi Yee ’21
Mimi Yevzlin ’23
Shayna Yevzlin ’26
Celia Young ’17
Annalivia Laplante ’25
Lincoln Laplante ’27
Haley Larsen ’26
Maggie Lee ’21
Clara Louden ’21
Daisy Lozier ’24
Isabella Lozonschi ’24
Kasumi Lucas ’26
Ben Luedtke ’25
Owen Luedtke ’25
Andrew Maier ’16
Josh Maier ’17
Kierra Maier ’21
Vierka Martin ’22
Yoli Martin ’16
Emma Martin ’23
Lucy McCardell ’22
Gabe McKelvey ’17
Adela McNeil ’26
Atharva Misra ’26
Tushti Misra ’25
Aisha Moe ’16
Fatimah Moe ’21
Immy Moe ’25
Maya Muldowney ’14
Abhi Mundas ’25
Craig Nielsen ’23
Jack Nielsen ’25
Hannah Oakley ’22
Erik Oliver ’17
Paige Olson ’25
Levi Ott ’27
Madelaine Pare ’23
Eli Petzold ’24
Paul Petzold ’21
Alexandra Pozniak ’14
Alexandra Prange ’24
Matthew Raihala ’17
Layla Raval ’25
Arjun Reddy ’24
Jack Reeder ’25
Joe Rose ’22
Amanda Rusch ’22
Joe Rzentkowski ’25
William Rzentkowski ’27
2013–2014
Drew Fait ’22
Karson Finck ’26
Voula Flessas ’25
Abigail Folz ’25
Allison Folz ’27
Alexis Frazer ’24
Ian Fries ’24
Kira Fries ’23
Paul Fung ’25
Naomi Gallagher ’16
Adrien Gallegos ’25
Xavier Garcia ’24
Elizabeth Geraci ’22
Molly Geraci ’24
Agapi Gialamas ’25
Raman Gill ’16
Holden Greer ’25
Lily Hallick ’17
Nicole Hankins ’16
Sydney Harrison ’25
Lachlan Heaney ’27
Joe Heisig ’16
Faranak Hematti ’21
Alex Henke ’24
Mark Henke ’22
Milo Herbst ’25
Oscar Herbst ’27
Sawyer Herbst ’22
Florentina Hernandez ’24
Eva Hernandez-White ’23
Oliver Hoeme ’26
Evan Hoerl ’17
Karra Howles ’23
Stella Huber ’26
Danny Itani ’24
Reem Itani ’22
Crystal Jing ’17
Lilith Johnson ’18
Mae Johnson ’22
Charles Johnson ’23
Lucy Johnson ’27
Sam Johnson ’25
Rocco Jones ’26
Alex Kaminski ’21
Nicholas Kaminski ’22
Ethan Kao ’22
Zoe Kao ’24
Elsa Kendrick ’27
Alycia Kent ’16
Eric Kent ’22
Seth Kim ’22
Sophia Kim ’24
Annie Krez ’26
Charlotte Krez ’24
Emmett Krez ’25
Angelina Kuo ’25
James Kuo ’23
Jillian Kurth ’24
Warren Kurth ’26
Max Aarons ’26
Tierney Aldrich-Stanek ’21
Joy Amessoudji ’22
Sara Arihood ’24
Ana Ashworth ’22
Abby Asmuth ’22
Alexandra Asmuth ’21
Anton Asmuth ’25
Ari Ayala ’23
Noey Ayala ’26
Owen Barnet ’26
Tori Barnet ’23
Lily Bennett ’23
Reidar Benson ’21
Sydney Blanchard ’26
Madeline Bosben ’24
Natalie Bosben ’26
Stephen Bosben ’22
Phoebe Bowen ’26
Alexa Boyes ’24
Maddox Bradfield ’26
Levi Callahan ’21
Aidan Campbell ’16
Averi Cardis ’26
Juliette Cavalluzzo ’22
Kevin Cavalluzzo ’25
Paula Caviedes ’16
Lizzie Chen ’15
Sam Cherchian ’24
Victor Cherchian ’27
Sadie Childs ’22
Tyler Choedek ’23
Stella Christenson ’22
Colin Christison ’14
Olivia Christofferson ’23
Aksel Cichocki ’25
Campbell Comer ’25
Spencer Comer ’26
Lizzie Coy-Bjork ’23
Madeleine Coy-Bjork ’15
Will Coy-Bjork ’23
Jason Dai ’24
Isa Darvin ’17
Quinn Davis ’25
Mert Dayi ’20
Emre Dayi ’23
Ethan Delair ’21
Anthony DiFiore ’21
Jacob Doerfler ’17
Sara Donoso ’22
Ben Dreyer ’16
Holden Dry ’22
Scarlett Dry ’24
Luella Duff ’26
Phoebe Duff ’25
James Ekman ’16
Emily Erpenbach ’15
Jerome Evans ’21
Emma Everitt ’17
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Hands On!
Students who pledged time to MCDS during the Big Hairy Fundraiser joined Hands On!,
the school’s first intergenerational community service day.
Nearly
300 volunteers aged 4 to 85 spent the day working on every corner of
campus from the furthest cross country trails to the library stacks in the Lower School
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2013–2014
to the athletic fields and beyond.
Dianne Aldrich P’21
Tierney Aldrich-Stanek ’21
Amy Amessoudji P’22
Joy Amessoudji ’22
Jennifer Anderson
GP’26, ’23
Joy Anderson GGP’26, ’23
Roger Anderson GP’26, ’23
Greg Arihood P’24
Sara Arihood ’24
Ana Ashworth ’22
Carl Ashworth ’19
Abby Asmuth ’22
Alexandra Asmuth ’21
Anton Asmuth ’25
Dana Asmuth P’25, ’22, ’21
Ari Ayala ’23
Eric Ayala P’26, ’23
Kelly Ayala P’26, ’23
Noey Ayala ’26
Salli Ball P’21
Chris Bennett P’23
Lilly Bennett ’23
Megan Bennett P’23
Eric Blanchard P’26
Sydney Blanchard ’26
Madeline Bosben ’24
Natalie Bosben ’26
Wendy Bosben P’26, ’24
Phoebe Bowen ’26
Alexa Boyes ’24
Douglas Boyes P’24
Maddox Bradfield ’26
Yasmin Bradfield P’26
Jean Brittain P’25
Aura Brosnan P’25, ’20
Aiden Callahan ’24
Kathi Callahan P’24, ’21
Levi Callahan ’21
Aidan Campbell ’16
Averi Cardis ’26
Hali Cardis P’26
Paul Cardis P’26
Paula Caviedes ’16
Harriet Chen P’15, ’13
Lizzie Chen ’15
Peter Cherchian P’27, ’24
Sam Cherchian ’24
Victor Cherchian ’27
Colin Christison ’14
Olivia Christofferson ’23
Ron Christofferson P’23
Aksel Cichocki ’25
Annika Cichocki
Jan Cichocki P’25
Lynn Cichocki P’25
Jeremy Clements
Campbell Comer ’25
Clarissa Comer
Courtney Comer P’26, ’25
Spencer Comer ’26
Catherine Coy-Bjork
P’23, ’19, ’15
Lizzie Coy-Bjork ’23
Maddie Coy-Bjork ’15
Will Coy-Bjork ’23
Kayte Cunningham
P’18, ’17
Isa Darvin ’17
Shea Darvin P’19, ’17
Devon Davis P’25
Quinn Davis ’25
Ethan DeLair ’21
Jacob Doerfler ’17
Kane Doerfler P’17
Ben Dreyer ’16
Jim Dreyer P’19, ’16
Karen Dreyer P’19, ’16
Sam Dreyer ’19
Laura Dry P’22, ’24
Scarlett Dry ’24
Jake Eaton
James Ekman P’19, ’16
Jerome Evans ’21
Lucas Evans ’18
Nadine Fakhran P’24, ’22
Kimberly Felker P’11
Luke Felker P’11
Andrea Finck P’26
Jeff Finck P’26
Karson Finck ’26
Greg Flessas P’25, ’20
Thanassis Flessas ’20
Voula Flessas ’25
Agapi Gialamas ’25
Penelope Gialamas P’25
Thomas Gialamas P’25
Raman Gill ’16
Elizabeth Greer P’25
Holden Greer ’25
Deborah Grunwald P’19
Garrett Grunwald ’19
Ethan Hallick ’22
Hannah Hallick ’24
Mark Harrison P’25
Sarah Harrison P’25
Sydney Harrison ’25
Kate Heaney P’27
Lachlan Heaney ’27
Patrick Heaney P’27
Joseph Heisig ’16
Eli Hendrickson ’19
Karen Hendrickson
P’19, ’16
Milo Herbst ’25
Nate Herbst P’27, ’25, ’22
Oscar Herbst ’27
Sarah Herbst P’27, ’25, ’22
Sawyer Herbst ’22
Florentina Hernandez ’24
Hilary Hernandez P’24
Santiago Hernandez P’24
Armando Hernandez-White
P’23, ’20
Eva Hernandez-White ’23
Isabel Hernandez-White ’20
Elizabeth Hopton ’20
Meg Hopton P’20
Leah Horowitz P’24
Diana Howles P’23
Karra Howles ’23
Les Howles P’23
Michelle Hunt P’24
Danny Itani ’24
HANDS ON!
Lachlan ’27
Matt Mulder P’22
Michelle Mulder P’22
Miles Mulder
Abhi Mundas ’25
Chida Mundas P’25
Preeti Ojha P’26, ’25
Adam Olson P’16
Jane Olson P’16
Jesse Olson P’25
Paige Olson ’25
Levi Ott ’27
Maheen Ott P’27
Travis Ott P’27
Maddie Pare ’23
Michael Pare P’23
Rebekah Pare P’23
Paul Petzold ’21
Rachel Petzold ’18
Carson Possehl
Hannah Possehl ’18
Lisa Possehl P’18
Alexandra Prange ’24
Lorie Raihala P’17
Matthew Raihala ’17
Jack Reeder ’25
Gretchen Rodefeld P’20
Renae Rodefeld ’20
Joe Rzentkowski ’25
Xanthe Saalmann ’24
Jessica Schipper P’26
Jon Schipper P’26
Sam Schipper ’26
Alice Schneiderman P’21
Elizabeth Schneiderman
Nikko Schneiderman ’21
Rokker Schneiderman P’21
Emma Schweber ’20
Lynn Schweber P’20, ’07
Ann Schwede P’24
RJ Seaver ’14
Roger Seaver P’15, ’14
Lily Shehadi ’15
Mia Shehadi ’14
Alice Sperling ’24
Daniel Sperling P’24
Grandma Sperling GP’24
Kristine Sperling P’24
Barb Spurlin
Isabella Stade ’17
Nate Stade P’17
Rich Stanek P’21
Maggie Stansfield
Igor Steinberg P’16
Joel Steinberg ’16
Kassie Steinberg P’16
Katie Stephenson P’26
Polly Stephenson ’26
Julia Thain ’21
Milan Upadhyay ’27
Nikhil Upadhyay ’24
Nishant Upadhyay P’27, ’24
Wendy Upadhyay P’27, ’24
Ellie VanKirk ’22
Jerry VanKirk P’22
Marcela Venegas P’19, 17
Rhonda Vosdingh P’19
Danielle Welch ’16
Ceanu Welter ’22
Naomi Welter ’15
Sheila Young P’22, ’19, ’17
Mark Louden P’21
Alan Lozier P’24
Daisy Lozier ’24
Brody Lucas
Gabe Lucas P’26
Kasumi Lucas ’26
Tiffany Lucas P’26
Ben Luedtke ’25
Kristina Luedtke P’25
Owen Luedtke ’25
Amy Maier P’21, ’19, ’17, ’16
Mark Maier P’21, ’19, ’17, ’16
Jana Martin P’22, ’18, ’16
Yoli Martin ’16
Adela McNeil ’26
Carolyn McNeil P’26
Timothy McNeil P’26
Atharva Misra ’26
Pavi Misra P’26, ’25
Tushti Misra ’25
Aisha Moe ’16
Fatimah Moe ’21
Immy Moe ’25
Riyad Moe P’25, ’21, ’17, ’16
Rizvan Moe ’17
Sobia Moe P’25, ’21, ’17, ’16
Kabura Mukasa P’20, ’10
Naka Mukasa ’20
Roger Mukasa P’20, ’10
2013–2014
Reem Itani ’22
Lilith Johnson ’18
Mae Johnson ’22
Heather Jones P’26
Mike Jones P’26
Rocco Jones ’26
Ruby Jones
Alex Kaminski ’21
Lynn Kaminski P’22, ’21
Nicholas Kaminski ’22
Steve Kaminski P’22, ’21
Elsa Kendrick ’27
Sarah Kendrick P’27
Alycia Kent ’16
Leslie Kim P’24, ’22
Michael Kim P’24, ’22
Seth Kim ’22
Sophia Kim ’24
Annie Krez ’26
Charlotte Krez ’24
Emmett Krez ’25
Tammy Krez P’26, ’25, ’24
Annalivia Laplante ’25
Lincoln Laplante ’27
Stacie Laplante P’27, ’25
Haley Larsen ’26
Tina Larsen P’26
Mimi Levinson P’21
Clara Louden ’21
Everything
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Statement of Financial Position
Revenue
Annual and financial statements are one way that we report our
annual achievements to you—the people who support us and
make our work possible. But the work we do at MCDS is deeper
than the capacity of these reports to tell our story. Our ability to
educate is our highest priority, and a balanced budget is essential
to this mission.
2013–2014
Every day we safeguard donors’ gifts and philanthropy by being the
best stewards of the donations that you have entrusted to us.
We take that trust seriously, putting your gifts to work immediately
and enhancing the life of Madison Country Day School.
Tuition & Fees—82%
Annual Fund—9%
Restricted Donations— 2%
Other Income—7%
Expenses
Our budget is designed to support expenses that one would
expect of any school. As donors, as parents, and as invested
community members, it is essential that you understand how your
contributions make such a budget successful and that they serve
that most important part of our school: our students.
Fiscal 2014 balanced with revenues and expenses distributed in
the following way:
Revenue
2014
Tuition, Financial Aid, Remission, and Merit
Building Use Fee
Building Rental Fees
Donations—Unrestricted
Donations—Restricted and In-Kind
Other Income
Total Revenue
410,122
84,274
171,298
3,186,187
Total Instructional Expenses
291,788
Total Administrative Expenses
315,953
Total Physical Plant Expenses
511,878
Total Finance
166,546
All Other Expenses (contingency)
Total Expenses (excluding depreciation)
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24,257
2014
Total Compensation
and Benefits
Please note that these results are unaudited. Fiscal
year 2014 Consolidated Statements of Financial
Position and Consolidated Statements of Activities
are being audited by Smith & Gestland, LLC.
Copies of the complete report will be ready by
winter 2015 and will be furnished upon request.
110,419
4,598,598
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits—70%
Instructional—6%
Administrative—7%
Physical Plant—11%
Finance—4%
Capital Expenditures—2%
3,798,228
1,522
4,476,874
Net income (loss) before depreciation
121,724
Total Capital Expenditures
106,565
NET CASH INCOME (DEFICIT)
15,159
T H E A L U M N I PAG E S
ALUMNI
COMING
EVENTS
Mark your calendar!
Pheasant Release
Fall 2014
Witness the annual pheasant release!
Help wish our newest friends well as they
make their home in the MCDS prairie.
December 19
Jazz Showcase
January 30
Reunite on campus for a full day of reconnecting with classmates and the MCDS
community, TOK class, Camosy Jeopardy,
Mat Ball, and more.
MCDS Welcomes New Graduates
Last spring, MCDS welcomed its most recent graduates to a growing
alumni community. Our Alumni President, Julian Pozniak ’10, had these
words to share:
“You’re graduating! Congratulations. It excites me to greet another group
of students who I know h
avemade their mark on MCDS. While this part of
your life may feel like the closing of a chapter, the single greatest effect you
can have on our school is to recognize that your role here is far from over.
Being a graduate makes you amember of a growing alumni c
ommunity
and that means you can be forever involved in the future of MCDS.
Remember, being an alumnus is more than visiting campus. Continue to
be an active member of our community. Connect with future students.
Provide guidance for them. Continue to c
are, not just about your own
experience, but about the experiences of the students who will follow.
The greatest thing an alum can do is hold institutional memory: memory
that becomes greater and more relevant than you can possibly imagine.
Change will inevitably come to the school, and we will need to hear your
collective voice! Shape the future of MCDS as only an alum can. We are
the great rememberers and caretakersof t he past and the future of our
school. I’ll be in touch.”
Julian Pozniak ’10, MCDS Alumni President
Join us for an unforgettable evening with the
MCDS community at the 2014–2015
Jazz Showcase. Your seat is reserved.
Hands On!
April 25
Rocky’s Fun Run!
May 15
Senior Breakfast
May 28
Field Day
May 29
Commencement
May 30
The Alumni Pages
Alumni Reunion
Come for a day of community service to our
school. This is an intergenerational “love our
school” event that allows all of us to give back
to MCDS in a very hands on way.
Participate with the MCDS community for a run
through the prairie. Proceeds benefit the
MCDS Boosters.
Celebrate our seniors at a breakfast in their
honor. Join us in welcoming our graduates to
the MCDS Alumni Association.
Return to school for an alumni picnic and Field
Day! Earn 100 points for your house just for
showing up!
Congratulate the graduates. Visit with faculty.
Celebrate with the MCDS community.
Prairie Hawk Open
August 3
One last hoorah before summer’s end! The 2nd
Annual Prairie Hawk Open is a fun-filled, notalent-required golf event where birdies, bogeys,
and Boosters meet to support MCDS Athletics.
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MASTERING
Sustainability
The Alumni Pages
MCDS welcomed a budding environmentalist to its school community when Max Christman ’11
joined the third grade in 2002. Just last spring, Max graduated from Barrett Honors College,
Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainability.
This fall, Max is settling in at Duke University in Durham,
North Carolina, where he is a candidate for a Masters
of Environmental Management. His degree will prepare
him for a rewarding career: changing the mindset of
existing businesses, especially those that have been
under fire for environmental issues. Max commented that
“businesses want to be in control of what the general
public knows. If I can help them to be more transparent,
we can arrive at resolutions more quickly.”
Onward caught up with Max to learn more about his
interests and how MCDS played a role in his journey.
Onward: Tell us about your focus as an undergrad
at ASU.
MC: My major was Sustainability with a specialization
in Energy, Materials, and Technology, as well as a minor
in Mathematics. I also co-founded the Honor Society for
Sustainability (HSS). HSS aims to create a network of
high-achieving individuals in the field of sustainability,
giving members access to exclusive events and
connections to employers in the field.
Onward: Sustainability seems like a challenging
word to define. What’s your definition?
MC: Sustainability is a comprehensive discipline. I define
it as the study of integrating social equity, economic
prosperity, and environmental well-being in the pursuit
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of quality of life.
In many ways, it
can be defined
as the science of
maximizing efficiency
in everything.
Onward: How did
you become so
interested
in this field?
MC: When I was
younger, my mother
told me about the
ocean garbage gyres,
Max as co-founder of the
which are huge,
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swirling masses of
garbage in the Pacific,
Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
I didn’t understand why this wasn’t on the news every
day. I wanted to learn how to fix this issue.
Onward: What is difference between
environmentalism and sustainability?
MC: Environmentalism, environmental studies, and
environmental science are all ways of expressing the
discipline of studying the effects of various factors on
the environment. They study the interconnectedness of
natural resources and biotic organisms. Sustainability
is a real-world, problem-solving framework, which
finds socially and economically responsible solutions
to these environmental problems. Put simply,
environmentalism is about the problem, and
sustainability is about finding solutions.
Onward: How did MCDS support your interest
in this discipline?
MC: As I moved into high school, I began to refine
my interests in environmental science. Since an IB
Extended Essay directly studying ocean garbage
gyres was impractical, I talked to Mr. Eaton about
how I could do a similar topic. With his particular field
of expertise, he recommended I do an experiment in
photochemistry using plastics similar to those found
in ocean garbage gyres. I really enjoyed the research
aspect of my extended essay, and those interests
carried into my undergraduate honors thesis.
Onward: Tell us about your plans at Duke.
MC: Instead of entering the job market right away,
I’ve chosen to pursue a Masters of Environmental
Management at Duke. My track within this degree
is Environmental Economics and Policy. I also have
a sub-specialty in Business and the Environment
and intend to pursue a certificate in Innovation and
Entrepreneurship. I’ll take a number of classes directly
from the Duke Fuqua School of Business, so there are
some elements of a Masters of Business Administration
within this degree.
Onward: What do you hope to do when
you graduate?
MC: This path of study at Duke is in preparation for
a career in business sustainability. I hope to work
in the private sector as a sustainability advisor to a
large corporation or as a sustainability consultant who
advises well-established private organizations.
Onward: What teachers from MCDS influenced
your interest in science?
MC: Mr. Eaton and Ms. Franzen were both incredibly
important people in shaping my scientific pursuits.
Mr. Eaton helped spur my interest in chemistry through
his ninth grade class and his guidance through the
Extended Essay process. Also, the ecology unit in
Ms. Franzen’s biology class was particularly relevant to
some of the things I learned in my sustainability degree.
I can’t go without mentioning Mr. Tenebruso, as well.
He inspired me to do a math minor, and it was one of
the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my
academic career.
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Onward: Tell us about your internship with the
Department of Natural Resources.
MC: Last summer, I interned with the DNR Office
of Business Support and Sustainability in Madison.
Specifically, I worked with their Green Tier program,
which is an environmental recognition program that gives
legislative and promotional assistance to companies that
measure and report their environmental performance.
The program is an excellent step on the way to corporate
transparency and simplified sustainability.
Collecting leaves from the bursage plant
to test the true effects of photodegradation
on their chemical cycling and mass
Mr. Eaton helped spur my interest
in chemistry through his ninth grade
class and his guidance through the
extended essay process.
”
Onward: You made a special effort to be at MCDS
when the solar panels were first installed and
celebrated at Solar Energy Day. Why was this so
important to you?
MC: It was awesome to hear that the school where
I’d spent nine years was investing in renewable energies
and taking a step towards sustainability. It really
brought my academic interests full circle. The best part
of the event was seeing all of the interest from the really
young kids; they are the future, and if they’re interested
in sustainability now, it’s really exciting to think about
their future.
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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES
Max ’11
Hans Becklin ’10 Hans graduated Summa Cum Laude and
Phi Beta Kappa from Luther College last Spring with a degree in
history. He was recently elected to serve a six-year term on the
governing board of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA). In August, Hans entered the Lutheran School of Theology
at Chicago, where he is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree in
preparation for pastoral ministry with the ELCA.
Alex Chen ’13 Alex is majoring in Psychology, Honors
Neurobiology, and Philosophy with a Certificate in Physics at
UW-Madison. He also is earning comprehensive honors in the
liberal arts.
Max Christman ’11 Max was recently in Hong Kong
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studying policy for urban sustainability. This study abroad
completed his work at Arizona State University, where he earned
his B.S. in Sustainability. In late August, Max began work on a
Masters of Environmental Management degree at Duke University.
Fabian Fernandez ’11 Fabi was recently in Havana, Cuba,
studying the different forces that affect people with HIV/AIDS from
the golden age of community health care, through the Special
Period, and into the present era. Through ethnographic interviews
with community leaders, participant observations at events and
support groups, as well as extensive descriptions of the living
spaces, he got in touch with his Cuban roots and conducted
anthropological research. In his free time, Fabi danced salsa in the
evenings, climbed rooftops during the blackouts, and watched the
ocean roll by on the Malecón.
Libby Meier ’09 Libby works as a deckhand and educator
Fabian ’11
for the schooner Sultana in the Chesapeake Bay. The Sultana is
a replica of a colonial-era revenue cutter that was used by the
British navy to enforce the Townshend Duties and Stamp Act
prior to the revolution. Onboard, she sails the ship in addition to
teaching about colonial and maritime history and the ecology of
the Chesapeake Bay.
Caitlin Robb ’09 Caitlin graduated from UW-Stevens Point
in May 2013 with a B.A. in Drama, Spanish, and International
Studies with emphasis on Latin America and Europe. She studied
abroad in Spain and was involved with College Democrats.
In summer of 2011, she had two roles in The Lamentable
Tragedie of Scott Walker.
Libby ’09
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This summer found her stage managing with Children’s Theater of
Madison for the second year in a row. She was in three shows
this season at the Bartell Theater in Madison and was nominated
for four “Bartie” Awards (local theater awards). Caitlin hopes to
move to Chicago or New York in the near future to pursue
acting professionally.
In the first week of the 2014–2015 school year,
Atharva ’26 and Polly ’26 release their new friend
into the world.
Students brighten up the
Lower School art room.
Onward
an MCDS MAGAZINE
Mark Your Calendar
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Middle/High School Musical
Lower School Concert
Middle/High School Concert
Fine Arts Week
Jazz Showcase
October 3, 2014
November 17–19, 2014
December 17, 2014
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