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CLAIRBOURN
M A G A Z I N E
CLAIRBOURN MAGAZINE • FALL 2012
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FALL 2012
FROM THE HEADMASTER
Clairbourn: Student Progress Abounds
Watching students develop their talents and abilities is one of the most exciting
parts of leading a school, and there was plenty of student growth on display
from this past 2011-2012 school year. As an avid runner, I loved seeing students’
enthusiasm for the The Five Mile Club fitness challenge and how some of them
even participated in the Pasadena Marathon (see the “Team Clairbourn” article
in this issue). It was also wonderful to see the fourth and fifth-graders experience
personal breakthroughs in their ability to communicate ideas, project their voices,
and command audience attention in the Poetry Alive program.
Robert W. Nafie, Ph.D.
Headmaster
It is even more special, at years’ end, to hear the eighth grade rememberance
speeches because the full picture of how each student has grown over the years
comes into crystal-clear focus. In this magazine issue, we’ve published excerpts
from four speeches (see the Graduation News section) where students share
their appreciation for lessons learned in the classroom, on the sports field, and in
Chapel, appreciation for the Code of Ethics, and appreciation for the teacher and
parent support that helped them grow along the way.
In addition to the above content, this magazine contains the school’s Annual
Report, the Spotlight on Success section with campus highlights and end-of-theyear awards, and plenty of success stories in the Alumni News section—including
the Class of 2008’s college choices.
For many of you, reading our magazine in a digital format online will be a new
experience, and we’re hoping this change will be a positive one for our Clairbourn
family. This move is designed to help the school “go green” by printing and
mailing fewer magazines and also to meet the needs of those with tablets and
other e-reader devices. But, if you miss the print format, it’s easy to change back.
Just email or call the alumni office with your request at [email protected] and
we’ll make sure you’ll get the print version again.
Looking into the 2012-2013 school year, we’re already off to a great start, and I
can’t help but think of all the upcoming stories we’ll be able to share of individual
growth and accomplishment that are developing across the campus today. We’re
so proud of each and every student.
The purpose of Clairbourn School
shall be to demonstrate in a practical
way the unlimited nature of all
true instruction through educational
opportunities which are harmonious
with the teachings of Christian
Science and in accordance with
accepted professional standards
of educational excellence.
Headmaster
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Team Clairbourn
Poetry Alive
Developing confidence
and presentation skills
through poetry.
Parents and students
sharing the joys of
running and fitness.
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2011-2012
Annual Report
Remembering
the Journey
School financials
with an overview
of accomplishments
and progress.
Four graduating
eighth-graders
share lessons learned
and fondest memories.
DEPARTMENTS
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Campus Kaleidoscope
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Spotlight on Success
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2012 Graduation with High School Choices
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Alumni News
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Class of 2008 College Choices
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Save the Dates
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Annual Report 2011-2012
On the cover:
Teacher Mary-Kaye Halferty
and her fourth grade class.
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Poetry Alive
Teaching Communication Skills and Confidence
Many parents hope their child will
become an effective communicator—perhaps someday speaking
at a graduation ceremony, corporate meeting, or providing expert
advice in the media. With public
speaking being one of humanity’s
greatest fears, even surpassing the
fear of death, it would seem unlikely
for most students to overcome their
self-consciousness and learn to speak
and present professionally. But that is
exactly what is happening with fourth
and fifth grade students who participate in the Poetry Alive program
which is brought to the Clairbourn
campus every other year.
The main objective is for the students
to memorize a poem and act it out
in front of an audience. But that
simple objective can’t even begin
to hint at the transformation which
takes place in the student’s presentation skills and levels of courage by
the end of the week-long program.
Through personal coaching, confidence-building activities, and theatre
exercises, students were actually
learning to hold an audience in rapt
attention as they skillfully projected,
gestured, and modulated their tone
appropriately with each word and
idea in the poem.
Poetry Alive program leader Valerie Chamness with student volunteers, Alison Wong,
Alyssa Cole, and Caroline Dragos, performing the poem “The Aliens Have Landed” in front
of the student assembly.
Opposite: Sixth-grader Jacob Valenzuela performing poetry before a live audience.
To prepare for the program, teachers
assigned students into groups and
let them choose a kid-friendly poem
from the works of Shel Silverstein, Jeff
Moss, or Jack Prelutsky. When the
professional actors from Poetry Alive,
Josh Daniels and Valerie Chamness,
arrived on campus to lead the Poetry
Alive program, everyone was ready to
get straight to work.
Josh and Val, appropriately wearing
T-shirts that said “Metaphors Be With
You,” got the students fired up with an
introductory assembly filled with lively
examples of all that poetry can be
when expertly presented. Performing
Valerie Chamness and Josh Daniels, from
Poetry Alive, open the main assembly for
students by acting out the poem “The
Walrus and the Carpenter.”
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POETRY ALIVE
Ava Marchetti, Mei-Tung Chen, Catherine Chan, Luca Yeghnazar,
William Lee, and Brian O’Neil were chosen from the student body
to help act out the poem “The Helpful Centipede.”
with complete abandon and booming
voices, they launched into “The
Walrus and the Carpenter,” by Lewis
Carroll, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,”
by Maya Angelou, and “The Helpful
Centipede,” by Allan Wolf, which
involved student volunteers coming
forward from the audience to make a
human centipede. Then, they switched
gears to poems about feelings like “I
Feel Silly,” by Jamie Lee Curtis, and
“Angry,” by Sarah Hallbrook. Crowdpleasing favorites followed such as
“5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the
Bed” which, of course, required more
enthusiastic volunteers to act out the
part of jumping monkeys. Towards
the end of the show, Josh and Val
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Fourth-graders Ben Fogel and Logan Palmer work with the program
leader Josh Daniels to break down the elements of their poem.
brought down the house with the
poem “The Aliens Have Landed!”
by Kenn Nesbitt, which the students
loved for its punchline that all teachers
are really aliens.
After the assembly, the Poetry Alive
team visited classrooms to impart
lesson one—understanding the parts
of the poem. They advised, “Treat the
poem like a script. The first thing you
do is read it. Do your cold reading
out loud. You have to memorize your
lines. Memorization goes infinitely
faster if you do it out loud. Do it ten
times—no less than that. Do it 20
times if you need to. You can’t do your
performance points if you have your
script in your hands.”
Then, each group was shown how to
break down their poem to identify the
characters, such as people, animals,
and even objects. Next they analyzed
the poem’s setting and identified all
the actions described. Finally, they
were asked to list the feelings and
emotions of the different characters.
Josh and Val explained, “No one can
tell you the meaning of a poem. When
we see the poem come to life in a
play, all these feelings and little details
come out. The skill we’re teaching
you here is personalization—taking a
piece of literature and having it mean
something to yourself.” This founda-
POETRY ALIVE
tional exercise made all the difference
in helping students acquire an overall
understanding of the poem’s ideas
and nuances that they would later
have to communicate to an audience.
Lesson two was all about performing—
learning the elements of a great
performance and learning to manage
the challenges it can bring. Josh
and Val explained “Being on stage
is something you will encounter
forever, but no one ever teaches us
how to do it! Poetry can help you
with your public speaking, and today
you’ll get some skills you’ll use for
the rest of your lives. So, what do
you do about nerves when standing
in front of people? Nervousness is
energy, and you NEED energy when
you’re on stage. Nervousness can be
helpful to us if we learn how to use
it properly. Now, stage fright is something completely different and it isn’t
helpful. Stage fright is caused by fear
and causes us to lock up and forget
things. Most of us are only dealing
with nervousness, and you can turn
that energy into something useful on
stage. The best tool for doing this is
confidence—self-belief that you can
do it.”
The lesson continued with the four
key elements of a great performance.
First was the “Confidence Stance”
which means planting one’s feet firmly
on the floor, shoulder width apart,
hips in a straight line, and hands at the
sides. Next, was learning to “Face the
Audience” which means facing fellow
actors at a diagonal so the performer
never turns completely away from
the audience. It doesn’t feel realistic,
Students analyzed, scripted, and cold read their group’s poem.
but it keeps everyone involved in the
action. The third element was to use
one’s body to “Fill the Space.” Stage
presence isn’t about the physical size
of the actor. It is about the confidence
and energy presented. The goal is to
make every gesture big, bold, and
fully extend the limbs! When pointing
to the side, one should imagine
pointing out through the wall into the
neighboring classroom.
The last element was to “Project
the Voice” without screaming. Loud
voices are achieved by breathing in
extra air, and it’s easier to breathe in
extra air when assuming the confidence stance on stage.
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POETRY ALIVE
Holden Fraser, Julian Arvo, Jack Bartlett, and Owen Timoner give it everything they’ve got to act out a poem called “The Funnel.”
Following these performance lessons,
students were ready for rehearsals.
They first had to rewrite the poem
in script form and then cast the
parts and block the scenes. Through
painstaking practice, they learned to
break out of the common habit of
presenting poetry with a sing-song
delivery. Over and over again they
worked on projecting their voices
and did jumping jacks and other
theater exercises to ensure they were
warmed-up for the stage. Josh and
Val left each group with these final
words of advice, “When performing,
it doesn’t matter if you mess up, fall
down, forget everything, or if your
costume falls off. The audience
doesn’t know the script, they don’t
know what you’re supposed to be
doing. Mistakes happen, so learn to
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hide them. Make it part of the show
and keep your confidence.”
At week’s end, mentally and physically the students were prepared for
Friday’s big performance for parents
and students in the Multipurpose
building, and the event proved to be
enormously entertaining and inspiring
to all who attended.
When asked about Poetry Alive,
fourth grade teacher Mary-Kaye
Halferty shared her enthusiasm for
the program’s benefits—specifically
how it helped her students work as
a team, mentally let go of shyness,
become better listeners, and even
learn comedic delivery skills. Similarly,
fifth grade teacher Jonathan Barner
shared that, “Poetry Alive is such a
wonderful compliment and contrast to
other kinds of learning and seat work.
As a teacher, it is wonderful to see
students, who are not always strong
in typical academic activities like math
or writing, really come alive and shine
in performing. Some students get the
chance to demonstrate their leadership abilities and guide the group to a
good conclusion. I also think that the
more an individual gets up in front of
groups to share, the more comfortable the process becomes. Practice
does make perfect, or at least easier.
It is also a good compliment to their
more formal activity of leading Chapel
once or twice each year.”
POETRY ALIVE
New PRICE FAMILY Literary Fund
This Poetry Alive program was brought to campus last year thanks to a generous donation during
the Annual Book Fair from the Bill and Beth Price family. Their love and support for Clairbourn’s
Library and its activities over the years is legendary. As a parting gift to the school, now that their two
daughters Erin and Katie have graduated, they established a new Price Family Literary Enrichment
Endowment Fund. The purpose of the fund is to ensure that literary programs, like Poetry Alive, will
continue to flourish at the school for generations to come. The school warmly thanks the Price family
for this generous gift that will have a lasting impact on young lives well into the future.
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Campus Kaleidoscope
A group of student, parent, and staff runners on Team Clairbourn gather for a photo at the marathon. Back Row: Suzanne Thomas, Jane
Marks, Juli Khoe, Debbie Chen, David Shupe, Susie Lee-Yeh, Russell McCarley, Karen McCarley, Melisa Wilson, David Rice, Anne-Elizabeth
Sobieski and James Sobieski. Front Row: Steve and Jeff Haegelin, Natalie Chen, Kristin Haegelin, Rachel McCarley, Makenna Kibbe, Jessica
Rice, and Ethan Yeh.
TEAM CLAIRBOURN
Clairbourn Parents Inspire the School Community to Participate in the Pasadena Marathon
Mental and physical fitness were on display by all the
Clairbourn families who joined up with “Team Clairbourn”
to run, walk, or bike the Pasadena Marathon in May. Team
organizers and co-captains, Juli Khoe and Chris Chen,
signed up 79 racers from the school community including
27 students, 33 parents, 9 faculty members, and 10 alumni
and friends of the school—making Clairbourn the third
largest group. The high number of participants also
earned Clairbourn a free tent at the race and publicity on
the marathon website and race program.
The event was an ideal activity for the Clairbourn community because it was local and had a broad range of races
including kids runs of 5k and 10k all the way up to the full
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marathon as well as a bike tour. “Team Clairbourn” had
participants in all events and even had a few top finishers.
Many students, who were already racking up miles in the
school’s Five Mile Club, signed up for the marathon with
their classmates and treated it like a finale to the Five Mile
Club challenge.
Overall, this activity was a great way to build community, have fun, and raise money for the school, which
received 15% of the group’s registration fees. Thanks go
to Clairbourn parents Chris Chen and Juli Khoe for making
“Team Clairbourn” a reality and supporting the worthy
goal of physical fitness for all.
Campus Kaleidoscope
FIVE MILE CLUB
The Five Mile Club is a school-wide fitness challenge,
extending from February through May, that rewards
and encourages students for increasing their level of
physical activity. For every five miles they run, walk,
swim, bike, or do sports, they can earn a necklace
charm shaped like a foot. Students proudly wear their
necklaces to class and inspire each other to keep
earning more charms.
Rachel McCarley leads the Clairbourn pack in the 5k race. Following
her are Karen McCarley, Kristin Haegelin, and Makenna Kibbe.
Winners: Most Miles By Class
1st Grade:
Giancarlo Rodriguez–84m, Renata Carrillo–115m
2nd Grade:
Alex Su–111m, Grayson Gooden–115m
3rd Grade:
Elizabeth Tsai–82m, Elaine Hong–89m
4th Grade:
Manami Hayashi–206m, Kysa Hayashi–217m
5th Grade:
Jillian Willis–140m, Sarah Soza–268m
Wai Man Lau and Jack Sheng with Debbie and Chris Chen
and Courtney Kibbe.
6th Grade:
Emily Su–146m
7th Grade:
Marisa Dragos–212m, Tian Griffin–262m
8th Grade:
Audrey Vu–241m, Jasmine Gritton–242m
Faculty:
Paul Barker–473m, Robert Nafie–477m
Chase, Carina, and Justin Walker.
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Campus Kaleidoscope
Music Director Rosemary Kiertzner celebrates obtaining her master’s degree, with music teacher Ann Mize and art teacher Shirley
Bonaparte, outside of Munson Chapel at Azusa Pacific University were she gave her final showcase performance.
ROSEMARY KIERTZNER: MASTER OF MUSIC
Clairbourn’s Music Director Earns a Master’s Degree in Conducting
Music director Rosemary Kiertzner showcased her newly
honed conducting skills at a concert for friends, family,
and classmates last April at Azusa Pacific University’s
Munson Chapel. The performance was the final assignment in obtaining her master’s degree in conducting. At
the concert, she led the APU Wind Ensemble through four
pieces, and the audience was delighted by the program’s
variety along with the expression, color, and tone achieved
in each piece through her conducting.
Rosemary’s love of music started at an early age. She
learned to play the trombone and then went on to learn six
other band instruments. By 16, she had already completed
one year of college as a music major. By 17, she was playing
trombone professionally and was a student conductor of
the Azusa High School Choir. By 18, she was the student
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conductor of the Citrus College Wind Ensemble and then
became a principle trombonist for the Southern California
Brass Ensemble and the San Gabriel Brass Choir.
After graduating from the University of Washington with a
B.A. in music and drama, she taught private lessons, played
trombone professionally in concerts and orchestras, and
also worked with the Grand Mirage Drum & Bugle Corps of
Seattle, Washington, as their director and horn instructor.
She served as the high school band director at Don Bosco
Technical Institute and College and as an adjudicator
for the Southern California School Band and Orchestra
Association judging their competitions and training other
adjudicators. In 2007, she became the music director at
Clairbourn, and it is with pleasure that the school congratulates her on obtaining her master’s degree.
Campus Kaleidoscope
Illustrator, author, and naturalist Maryanne Wallace presenting her environmental book series on forests, wetlands, deserts, and more
to students at a special assembly.
MARYANNE WALLACE
ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, & NATURALIST Sharing Her Love of Nature and Ecosystems with Students
For Maryanne Wallace, the journey to becoming an expert
on ecosystems, a writer, and an artist started with the pets
she had in childhood—a dog, cat, and a gerbil. In high
school, she even had a pet tarantula. This early exposure
to the wonders of nature led her to study biology. She
later married a botanist—which meant their family vacations were always spent camping and exploring wetlands,
seashores, and other natural areas.
Her nature books are directly inspired by these family trips.
She has authored the well-known books America’s Forests,
America’s Seashores, America’s Wetlands, and others on
prairies, deserts, and mountains. Each book covers about
200 species with the details provided from her careful
notes and photos she takes on her trips. She says, “When
you write about nature, it has to be a hands-on experience. I have to go out in nature and see it.”
After her travels, she does further research to ensure accuracy. She also showed students how each book begins
as a paper mock-up so she can get a clearer picture of
what is needed for the final sketches and descriptions.
Following the assembly, she led the students on a walk
around campus to collect specimens from nature. She
taught them how to respectfully collect leaf samples from
the surrounding trees, and then, back in the classroom,
showed them how to draw the distinguishing characteristics of their leaf. After working with the students, Maryanne
stayed for a special book-signing event for her fans.
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SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS!
SOLES FOR SOULS CHARITY
Jasmine Gritton and Shea Corwin brought joy and happiness
to others through their independent service project where 400
pairs of shoes were donated to the Soles for Souls charity. They
mobilized the student body to bring in their shoes that were no
longer needed and then partnered with Clairbourn’s fifth graders
who counted and sorted the shoes for their class service project.
Both Jasmine and Shea were very happy to have exceeded their
original goal of 200 shoes and, all-together, the donations filled
two SUVs. They even raised funds to help pay for shipping by
selling flip-flops for five dollars.
TOMMY CHRISTENSEN WINS BASEBALL AWARD
Tommy Christensen, now a fifth-grader at Clairbourn, won a baseball award over the summer during the Western World Series
Jasmine Gritton and Shea Corwin with donated shoes.
games in July. The WWS baseball tournament involves teams
from all over the country between the ages of 8 and 15 yearsold. Tommy received the Offensive Player of the Tournament
Award for his hitting performance in the 10 and under age group.
He also got to meet the famous Dodgers baseball manager
Tommy Lasorda.
WHIM ‘N RHYTHM PERFORMS
Without a single instrument in sight for accompaniment, students
found themselves rockin’ and rollin’ to the beats, rhythms,
and melodies produced by the members of Whim ‘n Rhythm,
the famous Yale University a cappella women’s singing group.
With songs ranging from the serious to the comedic, students
were entertained and inspired by the creativity and talent of the
singers. Some of their crowd-pleasing numbers included “Rumor
Tommy Christensen with his baseball tournament award.
Has it” by Adelle, “Vision of Love” by Mariah Carey, and “Forget
You” by Gnarls Barkley. Thanks go to The Cheatham Music
Endowment for funding the assembly.
“STAND UP” CAMPAIGN DEBUTS ON CAMPUS
Thanks to the work of last year’s ABC Committee (AntiBullying Committee), comprised of the headmaster, parents,
and teachers, the school now has a more explicit set of standards and strategies for combating and mitigating bullying
behaviors if and when they occur. In addition to the new standards, published in the Handbook for Students and Parents,
the committee is offering a series of presentations during the
months of September and October to educate the students on
this important topic. A key theme of this program is “Stand Up,
Don’t Stand By.” Thanks go to committee members Terri Mozilo,
Sue Codiga, Livia Aryananda, Brenda O’Neil, Deena Willis, Amy
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Anti-bullying committee member Teri Mozilo and Headmaster Nafie
with anti-bullying speaker and performer Cary Trivanovich (center)
who talked at three student assemblies this fall.
Corley, Stephanie Flagg, Karen Paciorek, Elizabeth Jones, and
Laurie Corwin for their work to help craft clear and unequivocally
enforced standards.
GIRL SCOUTS SUPPORT LIBRARY
Upon hearing the news of a new Clairbourn Library Expansion
Fund, two Girl Scout groups, Troop 2681 and Troop 5011, stepped
forward to donate to the cause. Troop 2681, which had previously
disbanded, gifted $3,000 of their remaining funds to the library,
and Troop 5011 gifted $1,000 of their cookie sale profits from
last year. Thanks go to Troop 2681 members Jade Bryant, Shea
Corwin, Ivahnna Espinoza, Mary Farley, Julia McMullan, Jessie
Miller, Alison O’Neil, Erin Price, Emily Serhan, Electra Williams,
Troop 2681 donated $3,000 towards the Library Expansion Fund.
and troop leaders Brenda O’Neil, Beth Price, and Laurie Corwin,
and to Troop 5011 members Kelly Cesped, Danielle Heltsley,
Brianna Bronson, Jada Gritton, Kysa Hayashi, Manami Hayashi,
Sarah Waite, Katie Christensen, Sarah Wong, Valerie Hernandez,
Emily Yam, Ellie Mak, Grace Bender, Julia Valenzuela, Kaylan Pan,
Alina Chiu, and troop leaders Lara Cesped, Carmen Ductoc, and
Connie Iriarte.
PACIOREK FEATURED IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Coach John Paciorek was featured in the “Where are They Now”
July 2012 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine (go online to
http://tinyurl.com/JPinSportsIllustrated). His article, called “The
Perfect Game,” covers Paciorek’s baseball career, family life, and
current work at Clairbourn School. Sports writer Ted Keith flew
out from New York for the sole reason to meet John. Keith spent
the day touring the campus, watching the P.E. classes, and inter-
Troop 5011 raised $1,000 for the Library Expansion Fund.
viewing John and his family members.
MATH DAY FIELD TRIP
Sixth-graders got a taste of everyday business math during their
math-themed field trip arranged by teacher Mary Lyzenga. They
visited the law firm of Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, & Pittman, LLP,
where Anna Graves (mother of Brennan Graves) demonstrated
how math is used at the firm. The class also visited Messengers,
Inc. where Bobby Zahabizadeh (father of Spencer Zahabizadeh)
explained how they use math in scheduling deliveries. The next
stop was Boteco, a Brazilian restaurant in Alhambra. Mr. Richard
Valenzuela (father of Jacob Valenzuela) explained how he uses
math to make sure he has enough ingredients for the items on
his menu. He also emphasized how important math is in making
Sports Illustrated writer Ted Keith with Coach Paciorek.
sure his business is profitable. The class finished the tour with
a trip to Martin Werbelow LLP, where David Beringer (father
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of Travis Beringer) explained his use of math as a CPA and the
importance of being able to communicate it to his clients.
PRE-K CRICKETS MAKE ANOTHER MOVIE
Straight from the minds of Clairbourn’s imaginative preschoolers
came the idea for “Something from Above,” a space-themed
movie written and acted by the Pre-K Cricket students. During
the spring semester, they developed the storyline and filmed the
movie in their free time, and then showed the film in June to a
packed house. The final product was filled with amazing special
effects and was wonderfully edited and directed by preschool
assistant Kyle Schaberg. Sound for the film and film equipment
was provided by former Clairbourn parents Kurt Farquhar and
Robert Ito & Susan Pereira-Ito, who all work in the film industry.
LA FIESTA SPRING program
Preschoolers tape a movie scene in the Development Office.
This year’s spring program, “La Fiesta,” directed and choreographed by music director Rosemary Kiertzner, was a fiesta of
color, song, and enthusiasm. The students, wearing a variety
of traditional outfits, sang and danced their way through a list
of festive songs celebrating Latin culture including “Three
Caballeros Y Senoritas,” “Buenos Dias,” “Three Ancient
Aztecs,” and “La Bamba.” In addition to singing with the chorus,
some students served as historical narrators, drummers, soloists, and musicians. The performance was a true showcase of the
advancements each child has been making in developing their
musical and performance skills throughout the year.
SPRING CARNIVAL & ART SHOW
Carnival Chairs
and Carmen Ductoc earned
major kudos last spring for organizing all the elements of the
Conner Corley and Sarah Waite performing in the Spring Program.
La Fiesta-themed carnival. Jam-packed with festive decorations,
performers, and activities, families had everything they needed
to enjoy a magical day together. Many parents donated money to
sponsor rides, attractions, and food booths, and also gave their
time to set up and staff the attractions. There was an iPad giveaway, a cake walk game (with a stunning array of creative cakes),
a dunk tank, craft area, face painting, a Super-Soaker® maze,
carnival games, and much more. The annual art show, held in the
MPB, was also a big hit and provided a cool respite for families
from the sun and fast pace of the carnival. Student artwork from
every grade was on display, and visitors were invited to create a
quilt square as part of an interactive art project.
Cyanne Jones with a project she made at the Carnival’s craft booth.
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GREENHOUSE MAKEOVER
Teacher Joanna Kibbe and the maintenance crew were busy over
the summer giving the greenhouse in the Jungle a much-needed
makeover. The improvements included installing environmentally friendly LED grow lights (thanks, in part, to a Rotary grant)
cleaning and repairing panels, and installing shelving and electrical plugs. The refurbished greenhouse will be used by classes
for starting seedlings, for conducting experiments, and for
growing native and drought-tolerant plants. They will also grow
special plants for the Pre-K butterfly garden which they started
last spring. This special garden includes food plants and host
plants that attract butterflies such as the monarch which will
only lay eggs on milkweed. Students will study these plants and
insects as part of their life science classes. Butterflies are a great
Kimberly Chang and Kysa Hayashi planting the butterfly garden.
indicator species and provide clues to the health of the environment. They are also great subjects for teaching the food chain,
trophic levels, camouflage, and mimicry.
HEADMASTER FOR A DAY
Olivia Brown ably served as Clairbourn’s Headmaster For a
Day—proudly following in the footsteps of her brother Brody
who enjoyed the same privilege several years back. Her Spring
Benefit auction prize enabled her to experience transportation,
Chapel, the classrooms, and the administrative areas all from the
headmaster’s point of view. She toured the campus, declared
an all-school Pajama Day event, rode in the maintenance cart,
toured the Manor House, and took three friends out to lunch at
the Fair Oaks Pharmacy in South Pasadena.
HONORS AT ENTRANCE
Headmaster for a Day Olivia Brown with preschoolers.
The following students received Honors at Entrance for their test
scores on the high school entrance exams: Gabrielle Foreman,
Nicole Kiyabu, Erin Songwang, Gillian Hanna, Audrey Vu, Bradley
Horowitz, Bhav Patel, Jessie Miller, Alison O’Neil, and Jasmine
Gritton. Additionally, Gillian Hanna and Audrey Vu received
scholarships for their scores.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Each year the Department of Education issues President’s
Awards for Academic Excellence to students who make the
Headmaster’s List for every quarter of middle school, with a 4.0
grade average, and who receive no less than an ‘S’ in citizenship.
This year’s award winners are: Gillian Hanna, Thea McKay, Allison
O’Neil, Bhav Patel, Erin Price, Erin Songwang, Audrey Vu, and
Eighth-graders with their President’s Awards.
Electra Williams.
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OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
Thea McKay is the recipient of Clairbourn’s highest honor—the
Outstanding Graduate Award. During her school career, Thea
demonstrated excellent and consistent performance in the classroom, she helped build and support friendships for all students,
and she participated successfully in all aspects of school life.
Since Junior Pre-Kindergarten, Thea maintained the highest
standards for academics and citizenship. From fourth to eighth
grade, the record shows a total of 128 A’s with no B’s at any time.
She has earned a place on the Headmaster’s List every quarter for
a total number of 12 times. She also involved herself in athletics,
performing arts, fine arts, school service, and philanthropy. She is
a wonderful example to other students, and has set the bar high
for overall excellence in student achievement.
Outstanding Graduate Thea McKay with Nikki, Angus, and Bill McKay.
ALEX ROBERTSON MEMORIAL AWARD
Max Vazquez is the Alex Robertson Award winner for 2011-2012,
and was nominated for his unique combination of academic
and athletic skills. Max has been successful in academics since
coming to Clairbourn in Kindergarten—maintaining honor status
throughout his entire middle school career. He demonstrated
a conscientious responsibility toward assignments, earned the
respect and admiration of his teachers, and was known for the
quality of his work which benefited his classmates as well as
himself. In athletics, he participated in all major sports, earned his
Clairbourn letter, demonstrated individual skill and dedication,
and is regarded as one of Clairbourn’s most capable athletes.
JOHN ERIC BECKSTROM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jadie O’Connor is the winner of the John Eric Beckstrom award
Alex Robertson Award winner Max Vasquez with his family.
for her overall balanced excellence in academics, citizenship, and
athletics. This scholarship, created in honor of former Clairbourn
parent and Trustee John Eric Beckstrom, celebrates the demand
to live out excellence in all areas of one’s life. It recognizes that
excellence in action begins with excellence in thought—a characteristic that is of immense benefit to the world. Jadie, in all her
endeavors, consistently demonstrates diligence in academics,
loyalty in friendship, the joy of learning, the patience of hard
work, and expresses compassion towards others. She has been
active in athletics and is recognized for her outstanding sportsmanship and exceptional skill.
Beckstrom Scholarship winner Jadie O’Connor with her parents.
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LOLA WALLDEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kelly Cesped received the Lola Wallden Award in recognition
of her desire, determination, and tenacity in accomplishing her
schoolwork. The example of this student is important to us all
because, in some area of every person’s life, there’s work to
be done that can only be accomplished by persistence alone.
According to one teacher, “She is very meticulous, cheerful, and
has been dedicated to completing every assignment. She has
never given up, never been negative.” Kelly’s model of persistence, effort, and growth is something to which all members of
Clairbourn’s community can aspire.
ANN WAKEFIELD PEARSON HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Will Steele was selected as this year’s recipient of the Ann
Wallden Award winner Kelly Cesped with her dad, David Cesped.
Wakefield Pearson Humanitarian Award for his overall excellence in attitude, behavior, and achievement—all qualities that
honor the memory of former Clairbourn teacher Ann Pearson.
Will demonstrates the team-building qualities that shape individual students into a community of learners. He respects and
appreciates individual differences and consistently reaches out
to others with his outgoing and gentle nature. He demonstrates
outstanding scholarship and a steadiness of disposition and
works extremely hard. In the words of teacher Janet Taylor, “[He]
is a role model for his peers. His conduct is exemplary.”
NIJJAR SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Brennan Graves received the 2011-2012 Nijjar Sportsmanship
Award honoring his dedication, persistence, team spirit, and
outstanding good sportsmanship on Clairbourn’s sports teams as
Pearson Humanitarian Award winner Will Steele and family.
well as his above average citizenship and scholarship in the classroom. Since entering Clairbourn in Pre-Kindergarten, Brennan
showed a desire for physical activity. Upon entering the sports
program, he demonstrated the dedication and commitment
needed to constantly improve. In addition, he patiently encouraged and promoted the talents and strengths of his teammates
and classmates. He both won and lost with grace and showed
the hustle and drive to excel that is the epitome of sportsmanship—all qualities that Clairbourn is proud to honor.
SERVICE AWARDS
Recipients of Service Awards included: Will Steele and
Christopher Stamos, for sports announcements during the school
year, and Jacob Dietle, Alex Grace, Jasmine Gritton, Nicholas
Rivelle, Max Vasquez, and Electra Williams for serving on the
Nijjar Sportsmanship Award winner Brennan Graves with his family.
editorial staff of Clairbourn’s literary magazine, Pawprints.
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BOOK AWARDS
Middle School students who stand out for their passion and contribution to a particular subject are honored with Book Awards. The
teachers of each subject carefully select a special book as a gift
to each student that they feel will help deepen or broaden their
interest and talents. The 2011-2012 award winners are: Fiona
Ng and Erin Songwang for English, Christian Yeghnazar and
Harrison Hartfield for history, Linus Jen and Ivahnna Espinoza for
Spanish, Tian Griffin and Alison O’Neil for French, Danielle Lee
and Electra Williams for math, Sarah Montgomery and Audrey Vu
for science, and Daniel Erdody for drama. Special books for the
Dean’s Award were also given to Marisa Dragos and Erin Price.
Book Award winners from the Awards Assembly.
Music Award Winners
The following students were recognized
for their musical achievements in 2011-2012.
Outstanding 4th Grade Musicians:
Sarah Wong, Flute and Theodore Barker, Alto Saxophone
Most Improved 4th Grade Musician:
Jada Gritton, Violin
Outstanding 5th Grade Musicians:
Ben Sacks, Alto Saxophone and Tristan Huo, Clarinet
Most Outstanding 5th Grade Musician:
Sarah Soza, Violin
Most Improved 5th Grade Musican:
Amanda Melendez, Violin
Clairbourn Band members at the spring music concert.
Outstanding Leadership, 5th Grade Strings:
Chloe Kessel, Violin
Outstanding Musician, Clairbourn Band:
Michelle Wang, Piano & Percussion
Outstanding Musicians & Leaders, Clairbourn Band:
Miriam Searcy, Flute and Jadie O’Connor, Clarinet
Most Outstanding Musician, Clairbourn Strings:
Linus Jen, Violin
Most Improved Musician, Clairbourn Strings:
Kerri Low, Violin
Percussionist Michelle Wang performing at the spring music concert.
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ATHLETICS
SPORTS AWARDS
Coach’s Award: The following students received Coach’s
Awards for their performance in spring sports: Alyssa
Cole for girls softball, Travis Beringer for boys volleyball,
and Max Vasquez, Paul Callahan, and Ryan Kim for boys
baseball.
MVPs:
The following students were named MVPs for their performance in spring sports: Deijah Bradley, Jade Bryant, and
The 2011-2012 tennis team.
Electra Williams for girls softball, Christian Yeghnazar,
Daniel Erdody, and Eric Bradley for boys volleyball, and
Will Steele and Chris Stamos for boys baseball.
Lettered Athletes:
The following students lettered for participating in three
or more “A” team sports.
David Harvey on the boys soccer team.
Girls
boys
Delilah Martin
Andres Arciniega
Tattiana Mercado
Eric Bradley
Lauren Montgomery
Paul Callahan
Casey Uebelhack
Nathan Cory
Jade Bryant
David Harvey
Ivahnna Espinoza
Tyler Heltsley
Gabriella Foreman
Bradley Horowitz
Jasmine Gritton
Anil Nankani
Gillian Hanna
Spencer Raines
Thea McKay
Jack Welsch
Julia McMullan
Max Vasquez
Jessica Miller
Erin Price
Emily Serhan
Audrey Vu
Electra Williams
Miriam Searcy on the girls soccer team.
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THE CLASS OF 2012 GRADUATES
Fourth Row: Thor Ehrgott, Jack Trager, Max Vasquez, Spencer Raines, David Harvey, Andres Arciniega, Jack Welsh, Harrison Hartfield,
Eric Bradley, and Nathan Cory. Third Row: Albert Chu, Tylor Heltsley, Charles Santoro, Paul Callahan, Bradley Horowitz, Anil Nankani,
Daniel Erdody, Kenneth Grady, Bhav Patel, and James Sobieski. Second Row: Nicole Kiyabu, Erin Price, Emily Serhan, Audrey Vu, Stephanie
Castellon, Alison O’Neil, Ivahnna Espinoza, Mary Farley, Electra Williams, and Emily Coolidge. Front Row: Gillian Hanna, Shea Corwin,
Gabriella Foreman, Erin Songwang, Jasmine Gritton, Madison Dawn, Jessica Miller, Jade Bryant, Julia McMullan, and Thea McKay.
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Remembering
the Journey
Eighth Grade graduation speakers (excerpts & highlights)
Alison O’Neil
Clairbourn has been my home-awayfrom-home for nine whole years,
and I can’t imagine any other way of
life. I can’t imagine waking up in the
morning and not being dropped off
at Clairbourn, or not going to Chapel.
I can’t imagine not saying hello to all
the friends and teachers I have come
to love over my time here. I know high
school is going to be a great experience, but I will always miss this school
and the memories I have fostered
here.
My first teacher at Clairbourn was Mrs.
Taylor, and she was so nice. She made
my first year at Clairbourn unforgettable. I felt welcome from the second
I stepped into that classroom.
First grade was just as great as
Kindergarten. Our class went on
interesting field trips to JPL and the
L.A. Zoo,—opportunities that I am
so grateful the school can provide.
Second grade was one of my favorite
years: that was the year I had Mrs.
Wreede, memorized poems like
“The Monstrous Glisson-Glop,” and
studied the Titanic, communities, and
the rainforest. In third grade, I had Ms.
Gauthier, who taught me so much:
how to improve my writing, how to
pay better attention in class, and how
to act like a good pioneer!
Middle school proved to be a real
challenge—at first. Probably the
most important lesson I learned was
how to manage my time well, and it
proved to be a very important lesson.
I played Puck in the Shakespeare play
and still had time to get through my
work. Being in the play will always be
one of my favorite Clairbourn memories. At first, I was afraid to come out
of my shell and act—I was nervous
about what other people might think
if I acted weird or silly on stage. But as
the weeks rolled by, I realized that it
was more important to not be afraid
and just have fun—and I did! My three
years in middle school were the best
three years of my academic life. Even
just the ordinary days—the days when
we are just walking around, chatting,
maybe singing, or running from study
hall to math—are a treasure because I
was surrounded by such nice people.
I am so grateful that I was able to spend
time here on this beautiful campus
and was able to have such wonderful
teachers and such fun, loyal friends. I
am grateful that my family has been
so supportive during my years here—
whether they were helping me study
for a math or science test or spending
countless hours with the CFA to help
enhance my Clairbourn experience.
I am grateful that this school has
wonderful and unique features such as
SMART Boards, computers, enough
textbooks for everyone, and beautiful,
green trees and lawns—features that
many schools don’t have. I’m grateful
for the school library and Mrs. Knight
who introduced me to the amazing
world of books. I’m grateful that I’ve
learned so much here—everything
from how to multiply double-digit
numbers to how to be a good friend.
I’ll take everything I’ve learned with
me to high school—some of these
takeaways being all the memories I
have, all of the academic knowledge I
have acquired, and knowledge about
ethics, morals, and being a good
person. And everything I’ve learned
is important—as the poster in Mr.
Guyer’s room says, “No learning ever
goes to waste.”
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starting to change for me. Not only
was I entering middle school, but I
was starting to really think about my
value system. This was partially due to
Clairbourn’s Christian views and Code
of Ethics.
Electra Williams
I had a joyous childhood, and a major
contributing factor for this, along with
my family, was Clairbourn School. I
remember my first day here. I was
ready bright and early for school. This
was where I met the little version of
Erin, and we soon became friends.
This was the first great aspect of
Clairbourn life that I experienced:
an authentic and innocent friendship. Early on, this school taught me
to be kind and loving to all my peers,
as I would be treated with the same
kindness. Clairbourn helped me to
cultivate compassion and courtesy
very early in life, and its value system
was shared and respected by all of us.
Clairbourn’s Code of Ethics includes
respect, responsibility, honesty, citizenship, and spirituality. Growing up,
I was taught to live by these values
ingrained in me both at school and
at home. Integrity and morality have
become integral parts of my character and enable me to know what is
right and what is wrong. Both values
are important beacons in directing
our actions. Singing patriotic songs
every morning, as well as saying
the Lord’s Prayer all together as a
school, elevated my sense of pride
in the country that I live in and even
enhanced my religious beliefs. Even
Clairbourn’s motto, “Truth Without
Fear” has influenced my character as a
brave and honest individual.
Now that I am finishing eighth grade
at Clairbourn, I have only marvelous
memories of my childhood. I have
gained lasting knowledge and experience, I am socially apt, I try to live
by a certain Code of Ethics, and I
can choose right from wrong. Here
at Clairbourn, we felt very relaxed,
comfortable, and secure, but at the
same time, we were motivated to
strive for excellence. It has been a
very nurturing environment for me
all of these years. I am grateful to
all my teachers and to Dr. Nafie, our
mentoring headmaster. They were a
great source of inspiration to me, and
were role models to all of us. I am also
grateful to all the parents who worked
in harmony with our school and
helped create a significant synergy
with obvious results.
And to conclude, here is a favorite
saying by Dr. Seuss for the graduating
class: “You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes. You can
steer yourself in any direction you
choose. You’re on your own. And you
know what you know. You are the guy
who’ll decide where to go.”
I really enjoyed my first few teachers,
and I appreciated their guidance. This
is another thing that I have learned to
be grateful for. I have kept in touch
with most of the teachers and have
had lasting relationships with them.
Teachers are an essential factor in the
quality of a school, and the teachers
at Clairbourn have done nothing but
help me to strive for excellence—to
be the best I can.
Now skipping forward a couple of
years….in sixth grade, life was really
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finally began to achieve my goals; I
was finally able to be proud of myself.
Max Vasquez
I have been at Clairbourn for almost
my whole life. I have grown physically,
as well as mentally, during these years,
and Clairbourn has always been there
to help me along my way. I was taught
many lessons, but usually it was the
hidden ones which affected me the
most. Although learning about the
rainforests and American history
really did make me much smarter, it
was the understanding that school is
for learning to understand ourselves
and others which has meant the most
to me.
From third to fifth grade I was often
told to behave by my teachers, and I
never quite understood that the most
important thing was to better myself
as a student. All of my teachers tried
their best to help me be more focused,
but I was slow to learn that lesson.
Mrs. Halferty was a great teacher.
She worked hard to help me become
a better student. I remember being
invited with several of my friends to
Mrs. Halferty’s house for dinner. It was
then that I felt that I wanted to be
good student and a better person in
general. My parents began to expect
more from me, and with their help, I
Sports were just as fun and fulfilling as
my studies. I am so honored to have
been coached by Coach Paciorek,
who taught us far more than the
fundamentals of sports. Mr. Bonaparte
taught me that reading is one of the
greatest ways of expanding the mind.
If not for him, I feel that I would not
even be close to the same person I
am today. From second grade all the
way up to seventh grade, I enjoyed
the company of those in day care.
I feel that the little things which we
learned from Mr. King and each other
affected us in much greater ways than
we perceived.
I had many good experiences here
at Clairbourn. One memory, which
I am very fond of, is the process of
applying for high school. I did my
best and wrote my heart out in those
essays because I wanted to do my
teachers and Clairbourn justice. In
the end, all the work paid off, and I
feel now that it was not me serving
Clairbourn in my applications, but
instead, it was Clairbourn serving me.
Having finished these applications,
I feel that the journey to most goals
is much more important than the final
accomplishment.
Clairbourn has served me well, it
provided a great place to learn and
encouraged me to do things that I
may not have done otherwise. I will
miss the ginkgo trees when their
leaves are bright green and new as
well as when they are yellow before
they blanket Dr. Nafie’s perfect lawn.
I will miss the hardworking people
who keep Clairbourn looking its best.
I will miss Mrs. Cogswell, who is the
most charming and gracious late-slip
purveyor that could exist. I will miss
the peace I feel after Chapel as I go
off to class after those harried mornings getting to school. But most of all
I will miss each and every individual,
teacher, mentor, and friend, who
has taught me so many lessons and
helped me to be the best I can be.
Thank you.
Spencer Raines, Paul Callahan, Jack Trager, Nathan Cory, and Tylor Heltsley.
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Thea McKay
I could write a book about all of the
wonderful things I have gotten to do
here at Clairbourn. I have learned
many things along the way—like
how to share, how to be compassionate towards others, and how to
take responsibility for your actions.
My time at Clairbourn has been one
of the best times of my life, and I will
never forget it. My journey began in
preschool. I walked into the classroom clutching my mom’s hand, but
soon let go when I met my first friend.
Kindergarten was very fun, because
it was like a zoo. Miss Gorge was a
wonderful teacher. We learned to
respect animals and each other and
be nice to everyone. Then came first
grade. I did not like reading at the
time, but now I can go through a
whole book in one day.
to be patient, calm, and tough to
take care of three boys, but somehow
our family made it to Oregon. Fourth
grade taught me that change is good.
We got to move to our own part of
campus, and I thought that I was
so grown up because I had my own
locker. I was in Mr. Barner’s class for
fifth grade, and I always had to make
sure that I was doing the right thing
because I thought that Uncle Buck, the
stuffed deer head, had camera eyes.
Also, [in class] we read a book called
Peppermints in the Parlor. Suddenly,
Mr. Barner stopped reading, and he
started throwing peppermints at us!
We went wild. We dove to get all
of the stray peppermints. For some
reason, candy always tastes better in
school.
I was not scared of moving to middle
school, I was ready for something
new. We had more homework and
harder classes, but middle school
has been great. Armed with all of the
lessons of honesty, respect, responsibility, compassion, sharing, and
friendship that we have learned here
at Clairbourn, we will be able to take
whatever life throws our way. We got
to go back in time and learn what
it was like to live on a Pilgrim ship,
what it was like to be on the Titanic,
and what it felt like to be a Medieval
knight. I have discovered my love for
history and acting and got to be a true
thespian and perform Shakespeare.
I am grateful for all of the friends I
have made throughout the years, and
I am grateful for all of my teachers
for always encouraging me to be the
best that I can be. I am grateful for
my parents who chose to send me to
such a wonderful school. Finally, I am
grateful that Clairbourn has helped
me to develop into a caring, responsible person. With the Code of Ethics
to guide us, we have all grown into
wonderful people who are ready to
take on the world. Now, I would like to
end my speech with a word of advice
from my hero, Kwi Gon Gin, “Your
focus determines your reality.” This
quote has proved true through all of
my years at Clairbourn.
I was excited for second grade
because Mrs. Wreede had a great
dog named Troy who came to school
every day. I was praying that I would
be in her class. I got my wish, but
we still had to do work, not just play
with Troy. In third grade I was the only
person on the Oregon Trail to get an
all boy family, and it was hard! I had
Jessie Miller, Gabriella Foreman, Jade Bryant, Erin Price, Electra Williams, Thea McKay,
Shea Corwin, and Ivahnna Espinoza.
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James Sobieski.
Graduating girls pose for one last picture with teachers Mary Lyzenga and Janet Taylor.
Emily Serhan, Erin Songwang, & Jack Trager.
Graduating boys pose for a goodbye picture with history teacher Chris Guyer.
Jade Bryant and Paul Callahan.
Ivahnna Espinoza, Mary Farley, Gabriella Foreman, and Ken Grady head off to the
graduation ceremony.
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CLASS OF 2012: HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES
Albert Chu
Gillian Hanna
Erin Price
Flintridge Preparatory School
Maranatha High School
Emily Coolidge
Harrison Hartfield
Spencer Raines
La Salle High School
St. Francis High School
Shea Corwin
David Harvey
Charles Santoro
Claremont High School
Nathan Cory
Tylor Heltsley
Emily Serhan
Mayfield Senior School
Madison Dawn
Bradley Horowitz
James Sobieski
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Pilgrim School
Thor Ehrgott
Nicole Kiyabu
Erin Songwang
Daniel Erdody
Thea McKay
Jack Trager
Ivahnna Espinoza
Julia McMullan
Max Vasquez
The Cate School
Mary Farley
Jessica Miller
Audrey Vu
Gabriella Foreman
Anil Nankani
Kenneth Grady
Alison O’Neil
La Canada High School
Jasmine Gritton
Bhav Patel
Notre Dame High School
Shea Corwin and Emily Coolidge.
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Thor Ehrgott with mom, Catherine.
Jack Welsh
Electra Williams
Gillian Hanna and Julia McMullan.
ALUMNI NEWS
NEWS UPDATES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME & SHOULD BE SENT TO ALUMNI DIRECTOR NANCY WARD AT [email protected].
1950
William O’Donnell, who lives in Running Springs,
California, just signed up as a member on Clairbourn’s
alumni website.
1958
Ken Brown ’58 just joined the alumni website. He lives
with his wife, Jacki, in Tuolumne, California. He runs his
own architecture company called Ken Brown Residential
Designs.
1967
Joan (Conyers) Rimbenieks ‘67* is now serving on the
Board of Trustees for Clairbourn School.
1968
Priscilla (Hintzman) Beard, a new member of Clairbourn’s
alumni website, wrote in to say, “Hello to Matt Sandt, Ben
Brown, Larry Koenig, Janet Myers, Heather Blair, Laura
Hatch, and Liz Holford. Would love to hear from you! I have
fond memories of Clairbourn. My father, Dan Hintzman,
taught math there. My first boyfriend, who I was with for
four or five years, came from Clairbourn. My love of sports
and the great outdoors was all because of this wonderful
school. I have lived all over the world and went to school
at Arcadia High, PCC, Saddleback, and Long Beach State.
I also worked at the Adventure Unlimited ranches as a
counselor, served as a nurse at the Benevolent Association
in San Francisco, worked at the Willows Residential Living
Community in Laguna Niguel, and taught aerobics for the
rest of my 30-year career to many troops around the world.
I also started a humane society in Tonopah, Nevada, and
worked at the Laguna Beach Animal Shelter (my favorite
job). I was a physical education major in school and met
my husband who was a head football coach at Long Beach
State. He taught school and then later was offered a job
with the U.S. Government. We have a daughter, Clara
Joy. She is getting her master’s from Northern Arizona
University and is a reporter for the Williams News –
Gateway to the Grand Canyon newspaper in Arizona. She
also was a national champion pro cyclist. I live in Italy now,
but we also make our home in Dana Point and Flagstaff,
Arizona, (where we are members of the Flagstaff Society.”
Priscilla (Hintzman) Beard ’68 currently lives in Italy.
Craig Rousselot* has started a new business called Write
On which is an international tutoring and educational
academy for kindergarten through college-age students.
He also offers a program to assist adults in obtaining high
school diplomas, college, and teaching degrees.
1971
Dayna Vogt wrote into the alumni website to say, “Hello!
My mother went to Clairbourn many, many years ago! I
attended from the fourth through seventh grades. My
brother Erik Vogt was there during the same years, but he
was two years behind me, and my younger sister Melanie
Vogt was there for a couple of years in preschool—she
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http://alumni.clairbourn.org.
Once you
are registered, you can check out the latest
news on all of your Clairbourn classmates!
* An asterisk next to a class year means that the alum
attended but did not graduate from clairbourn.
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Dayna Vogt ’71 with her daughter, Chelsea.
is nine years my junior. Mrs. Stinchcomb, my English
teacher for two years, was just amazing and was the
greatest teacher I ever had, leaving me with a lifelong
love of language, poetry, and writing. Even now, as my
daughter Chelsea attends school, with the intention of
becoming a teacher to at-risk children, I remember Mrs.
Stinchcomb and speak of her lessons often to my family.
I became a flight attendant in 1977 with TWA (see why
I was always staring out the window!!!), and I continue
to work in that role today, having worked for four airlines
as a flight attendant, instructor, supervisor, and the
writer of base communications to the crews (Thank you
Mrs. Stinchcomb!). I have three children and have been
divorced since 1987. My eldest son, O’Ryan Doyle, is a
computer professional and is 29. My daughter, Chelsea
Doyle, is studying to be a teacher and is 27. My youngest
son will be 26 next month and is an artist and landscape
designer—when he isn’t surfing around the world. I own a
home in Encinitas, San Diego, and I am involved with the
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living here in Encinitas. I am
an avid stand up paddle-boarder, love the outdoors, and
naturally, travel! My brother, Erik, lives on a little island in
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Carey Runzel-Oberly ’83 and her husband Calvin at Pismo Beach.
the Bahama’s called Norman’s Key, and my sister, Melanie,
lives in Ketchum, Idaho. My mom is doing wonderfully
and lives in Idaho and Palm Desert, California. I sadly have
lost contact with all the friends I had in grade school, but
they remain in my memory—in particular, Chris Hunt, Kim
Stinchcomb, Valerie Koutnik, Jon Pierce, Doug Jurgenson,
and many more.“
1982
Cynthia (Siegmund) Shapiro ‘82 and Kevin Shapiro had
their first child, a daughter named Ellianna Christine
Shapiro born on July 25, 2012.
1983
Carey Runzel-Oberly shared on the alumni website, “I
met my husband, Calvin Oberly, on PerfectMatch.com,
and we made a commercial for them! We married a few
years later, in July of 2008, at Pismo Beach. I now have
three stepchildren and three wonderful adopted dogs.
For school, I went to Pasadena City College and got my
AA degree. Both my husband and I now work for Chumash
Casino in Santa Ynez, California, and we live in Santa Maria.
ALUMNI NEWS
Christopher Gudger-Raines, is also a pastor. Meredith
attended Whitman College for her B.A. in religious studies
and then both she and her husband graduated from Drew
Theological School in 2006. In addition to their church
work, they are raising their daughter, Anna. Meredith
was interviewed about her work in 2006 by NPR’s “All
Things Considered,” and the segment can be heard at
http://tinyurl.com/MeredithGudger.
1995
Victor Huang* shared with the alumni office, “I got
married in May. I also just graduated from residency and
will be moving to Boston to join my new wife and pursue
a two year research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital.”
1997
Chris Valentine ‘92* and his bride Celine.
I have kept in touch with a few classmates and teachers on
Facebook.“
1988
Jennifer Rubardt Barberie* is working as an Arbonne
representative and loves working from home so she can
raise her daughter, Caroline. Check out her products at
www.getgreatskin.myarbonne.com.
Lisette Bourne* is a photography teacher and wrote
into the alumni website to share, “I am starting my 11th
year teaching photography at a new school district, Val
Verde Unified, for the 2012-2013 school year. I’m also very
excited to be spearheading the new Advance Placement
Photography program.”
1992
Chris Valentine* married his sweetheart, Celine, at the
Claremont United Church of Christ on August 20, 2011.
1994
Meredith Gudger-Raines is serving as clergy for The United
Methodist Church in Princeton, West Virginia. Her husband,
Cassandra Funsten is living in Palermo, Sicily, in Italy and
writes a food blog called “Un’ Americano a Palermo” at
http://americanaapalermo.blogspot.com. She started
the blog in February of 2010 after penning an article for
the Giornale di Sicillia which described the city of Palermo
and its local street food.
1999
Jamie Henricks* has a new job at the Pepperdine
University Library working in their Special Collections and
University Archives as a project archivist.
2001
Robin Arnott* is a sound designer who is known for
developing a game called Deep Sea (also known as “the
gas mask game”). Players wear a gas mask to block their
vision. The audio played through the mask gives them
the only clues they have to play the game. In 2011, at the
South by Southwest® (SXSW) convention, Robin won the
Innovation Award for his independently-developed game
at the Indiepub booth. You can watch Robin talk about his
game on Youtube at: http://tinyurl.com/RobinArnott.
Ellie Wen* emailed the alumni office with news that she,
“...co-wrote and produced a feature film called White
Frog that had its L.A. premiere in July at the Outfest
Film Festival held at the Directors Guild of America! It
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is directed by Quentin Lee and stars Booboo Stewart
(Twilight), BD Wong (“Law & Order SVU”), Harry Shum
Jr. (“Glee”), Joan Chen (The Last Emperor), Gregg Sulkin
(“Wizards of Waverly Place”), and Tyler Posey (“Teen
Wolf”). It’s a coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old with
Asperger’s who has to deal with a family tragedy and bring
the family back together.” More about the movie can be
found at http://whitefrogthemovie.com, http://tinyurl.
com/Outfest, and http://tinyurl.com/WhiteFrogTrailer.
Ellie also attended and helped coordinate a Class of 2001
reunion along with former classmates Toby Hicks and
Joyce Lam. Check out the reunion photos on page 44.
2003
UCLA grad Kevin Chow ’04 is on his way to law school.
Kyle Sinclair shared with Clairbourn the news that, “I
recently released my debut album, “Footprints in the
Sidewalk,” on iTunes, and got engaged to Evgenia
Pylarinou, a resident of Greece, in February 2012. We
are currently working with U.S. Immigration to grant her
access to the States. I also graduated from Pacific Lutheran
University last year with a B.A. in religion and psychology,
and now work in the Apple Retail Store in Tacoma,
Washington. Also, my YouTube channel is celebrating
seven million views and 11,000 subscribers.”
2004
David Allen is a starting fullback (#41) on the UCLA
football team this year.
Kevin Chow earned his B.A. degree from UCLA in June of
2012 with Magna Cum Laude and College Honors 2. He’s
now attending the University of Chicago’s Law School and
is pursuing his J.D. degree.
Josh Elmore is in a band called Who’s Clayton. They
performed at THE Concert in August. Josh plays guitar and
is also a vocalist. The band is comprised of his theatre and
music friends from California State University, Fullerton.
They describe their sound as “a delicious fusion of pop,
folk, jazz, and funk.” Check out the YouTube compilation
video of their set at http://tinyurl.com/WhosClayton.
2005
Kyle Sinclair ’03 with his fiancé, Evenia, and his new music album.
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Melissa Thomas, a senior majoring in design at the
University of San Francisco, is a campus ambassador
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for www.internsushi.com, “a new way to find, apply to
and manage internships in the hardest-to-break-into
industries.”
2006
Devon Doherty* reported to the alumni office, “This
summer I am working as an assistant lab technician in
the USC ceramics studio and am interning with the artist
Kathryn Andrews. I also received the Brooks Fellowship
Tuition Award to attend a ceramics workshop at Anderson
Ranch Arts Center last August.”
Briana Swinney is a junior at San Jose State University
majoring in nutrition. She is on the swim team and
continues to compete despite two shoulder surgeries. Her
SJSU Women’s Swim and Dive Team won the Division I
Western Athletic Conference Championship in Texas in
February of this year, and Briana was a finalist in both the
100 and 200-yard backstroke events.
Artist Devon Doherty ‘06* working in the USC ceramics studio.
2007
Kristen Clark was presented as a legacy debutante at the
June Ball for the Pasadena Guild of Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles. The event was held at the Langham Huntington
Hotel.
Justin Farshidi traveled to Hong Kong and Bali over the
summer. In July, he swung by the Clairbourn campus for
a visit and caught up with Kendall Shoemake and Jake
Elmore who were working as staffers for Clairbourn’s
Summer Program.
Briana Swinney ’06 on the San Jose State swim team.
2008
Steven Agajanian graduated from Webb and is now
attending Carleton College.
Arman Aivazian is attending Cal. State University,
Northridge after having graduated last spring from St.
Francis High School.
Shweta Bhatia* graduated from Westridge last spring
and is now at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Eric Bocanegra graduated from St. Francis where he
was on the Scholar Roll for all 16 quarters and made the
Jake Elmore, Kendall Shoemake, and Justin Farshidi met up at
Clairbourn over the summer.
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Class of 2008 members, Jeff Garavaglia, Jordan Marks, Jennifer Torres, Jonathan Kwong, and Miles Brenninkmeijer at their class reunion
in June of 2012.
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Hall of Fame for the first quarter of the 2010-2011 schoolyear. He also made All-Academic Team Varsity Soccer, for
the last two years, and Second Team All-League Varsity
Soccer for 2010-2011. He was also named to the National
Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation,
and participated on the Link Crew which helps incoming
freshmen make a smooth transition into high school. He’s
now at USC where he will major in business administration.
Miles Brenninkmeijer, during his last year at La Salle,
participated in the CITYterm program at the Masters
School in New York where students have the opportunity
to explore and experience the city in order to gain life
experience and develop themselves. As a senior, Miles
also won a Silver Key Award for his photography work as
part of the Los Angeles Region Scholastic Art Competition.
His photos were then included in the Scholastic Art Award
Exhibit displayed at the Armory Center for the Arts. After
graduating from La Salle, Miles took a trip to Machu
Pichu in Peru over the summer. He now attends Sarah
Lawrence College where he will study psychology and
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early childhood development, along with art, dance, and
writing.
Liam Bronkar* visited Clairbourn with his sister
Samantha ’09* and some friends. While on campus,
he shared that he just graduated from the Templeton
Independent Studies program. He now attends Principia
College in Elsah, Illinois, where he will major in electrical
engineering and minor in art and music.
Justin Bu just graduated from San Marino High School
and was awarded the SMHS Department Honors Award
for Mathematics. He is currently attending UC Berkeley
where he plans to study chemistry, physics, or engineering.
Alan Chang graduated from Arcadia High School last
spring and now attends USC where he is majoring in
business administration.
Andy Chen* played varsity soccer his senior year at
Polytechnic and graduated last spring. He now attends
Boston College.
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Tiffany Fan* graduated last spring from The Vivian Webb
School and now attends USC.
Jeffrey Garavaglia graduated from St. Francis High
School where he excelled in baseball and academics. He
made the All-Academic Mission League for 2011 and 2012,
the Baseball 2nd Team All-Mission League Link Team, and
the National Honor Society. In May, he also participated
in the St. Francis first annual Austin Ray Multiple Sclerosis
Golf Classic at the La Canada Flintridge Golf Club to
support a classmate who was diagnosed this year with the
disease. His participation helped to raise funds for medical
expenses. Over the summer, he played on a baseball scout
team, and this fall he is attending Santa Clara University
where he will major in either economics or marketing.
Mayfield Senior graduates Alisha Jain, Meredith Myers, and Krupa
Patel from the Clairbourn Class of 2008.
Madison Corwin, during her senior year at La Salle, was
president of the recycling club Think Green, participated
in Lancer TV, a student closed circuit television station,
and was involved in theater activities. This last spring, she
graduated Cum Laude and with Honors. After working
over the summer at the Lush cosmetic store in Pasadena,
she now attends Pepperdine University where she will
major in communications.
Caitlin Emslie graduated from Westridge last spring with
a Service Award for the 400 volunteer hours she gave and
for being on the school’s service committee. She also
played varsity lacrosse all four years, was president of the
Junior League for Crippled Children, where she served for
eight years, and played violin in the school orchestra all
four years. She also earned her Girl Scout Gold Award,
was selected to march as a scout in the Rose Parade, and
was also selected to represent the United States at the
Centenary Celebration of Girl Scouting in England. She
currently attends Juniata College where she has chosen
biology as her major.
Emily Gyemant*, during her senior year at Richardson High
School in Texas, was named a National Merit Commended
Scholar, was a member of the All-Region Choir, served as
vice president of the Interact Club, was an Eaglette Drill
Team social officer, served on the school’s anti-bullying
committee, was a National Honor Society member, and a
recipient of a Clemson Trustee Scholarship. She currently
attends Clemson University in South Carolina and is an
English major.
Katie Hampton* graduated from Middlesex School in
Concord, Massachusetts, with honors. She received the
Cornelius Ayer Wood Jr. Prize for the Arts, the Sarah Gray
Megar Award in Music, the Trustees’ Award in Drama, and
the Thoreau Medal in Musical Performance. She plans to
be a theater major at the Tisch School of Arts at New York
University where she now attends.
Steven Ho*, during his high school career at Polytechnic,
was co-MVP and team captain in fencing and earned the
rank of Eagle Scout. Steven and Eric Yin* also started
a “Joy to Sunrise” music club at Poly in the seventh
grade which they continued through high school. Steven
served as the club president. Once a month on Saturday
afternoons, club members gave a musical concert to the
residents of the Sunrise Assisted Living Facility across the
street from Clairbourn. Steven performed on the cello
and piano, Eric played the tuba and violin, and Matthew
Volk* played the clarinet. They also brought other Poly
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musicians with them to perform. After graduation, Steven
landed an engineering internship at Idealab. He is now
attending Brown University where he is studying history
and computer science and hopes to make the fencing
team.
Alisha Jain graduated from Mayfield Senior last spring
and now attends UC San Diego.
Corey Jung, while at St. Francis, participated in JV and
varsity drum line and performed in three drum line shows
for the St. Francis Festival of the Arts and played at Youth
Day in Anaheim. At graduation, he achieved a host of
honors including Magna Cum Laude, Life Time California
Federation Seal Bearer status, National Honor Society
membership, and a St. Francis Honors Diploma. He was
also awarded a Dean’s Scholarship to the University of San
Francisco, a California and Dean’s Scholarship to Arizona
State University, and an Arizona Excellence Award from
the University of Arizona. He currently attends Cal State
University, Monterey Bay, with a focus on film studies in
the teledramatic arts and technology program. To prepare
for that field, he networked in the film industry over the
summer.
Sara Khan*, as a senior at Westridge, was co-president of
the Green Guerrillas, an environmental club that promotes
environmental awareness, projects, and activism—not only
on the Westridge campus, but also in local community
schools and businesses. She is currently attending Albany
Medical College for a B.S./M.D. combined degree in
humanities and medicine.
Jonathan Kwong graduated from La Salle with an
academic Achievement Award in English and an
Excellence Award for Lancer Television. While there, he
created a new school mascot named Lancerman. He is
also a member of a cool new pop/surf/indie band called
The Hills which has released nine songs. He plays guitar
and does the production work, and Jordan Marks plays
guitar and piano. Check out their webpage at http://
hillstheband.bandcamp.com where you can listen to and
download the tracks from the album. Jonathan is currently
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attending Miami University of Ohio and is majoring in
communications.
Spike Larr graduated from La Salle and is now living in
Detroit, Michigan, where he is attending Washtenaw
College as a psychology major.
Serendi Lau*, while a senior at Flintridge Prep, was editorin-chief of the school newspaper and won the school’s
Spanish Award last spring. She graduated Cum Laude and
was also a National Merit Finalist. She is currently studying
industrial engineering and economics at Northwestern
University.
Calvin Lu graduated from San Marino High School and is
now attending UC Santa Cruz.
Carly Mann finished up high school at Flintridge Sacred
Heart Academy with a list of accomplishments including
serving as the ASB secretary and the junior class secretary.
She captained the varsity volleyball team and participated
in varsity field, varsity track, and in Comedy Sportz. She
currently attends Southern Methodist University.
Gina Manwani graduated from La Salle last spring and
was named to the California Scholarship Federation. This
fall she is a business major at Loyola Marymount University.
Jordan Marks, graduated Cum Laude from La Salle and
won the Hall of Fame in Lancer Film Award—the highest
award given in the film studies category. He, and two other
seniors, were chosen to receive this award based on the
films they created during all four years in high school. He is
also in a wonderful pop/surf/indie band called The Hills with
Jonathan Kwong. Jordan plays guitar and piano. Check
out their music at http://hillstheband.bandcamp.com.
Angus McKay, after graduating from La Salle, is currently
in Spain studying at the University of Salamanca.
Meredith Myers graduated from Mayfield Senior School,
and now she is attending Tulane to study biology and
music performance.
Sarah Neal* graduated from Blair High School and is
now studying film and television production at Pasadena
City College.
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Girls from the Class of 2008 toured the campus and visited the Middle School classrooms at their reunion in June: Caitlin Emslie,
Madison Corwin, Sarah Khan, Gina Manwani, Serendi Lau, and Krupa Patel.
Krupa Patel, after graduating from Mayfield Senior, spent
two weeks in Singapore and Malaysia over the summer.
She now is a freshman at USC.
Laura Santoro attended The Vivian Webb School and
then transferred to Claremont High School. During her
high school career, she was number one in singles varsity
tennis and on the headmasters list for all four years. She
now attends UC Santa Cruz where she will double major
in theatre arts and English, with a concentration in creative
writing. Additionally, she will minor in business.
Sahil Shah* graduated from Polytechnic and is now
attending the University of Pennsylvania where he is
enrolled in the Jerome Fisher Program for Management
and Technology.
Miranda Stein, as a senior at La Salle, was awarded the
Visual Arts Hall of Fame 2012 Award and the Young Film
Maker Award for 2012. Also, in the Los Angeles Regional
Scholastic Art Competition, Miranda received an honorable
mention, and her work was included in the Scholastic Art
Award Exhibit displayed at the Armory Center for the Arts.
She now attends UCLA as a design and media arts major.
Connell Studenmund* received the Scholar Athlete
Award and was also honored with Cum Laude status at the
end of her senior year at Flintridge Prep. She also was the
captain and a co-MVP for varsity soccer during the team’s
best season in the history of the school and helped them
to win a third consecutive League title. Additionally, she
was named an All-Area and All-League Player and was
selected to represent the Prep League and Division III in
the CIF Senior All-Star game. She also found time to raise
funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by co-organizing
the second annual Mayfield vs. Flintridge Prep Powderpuff
Game. Overall they raised $600 dollars. She now attends
Dartmouth College where she is majoring in biology and
Spanish.
Jennifer Torres graduated from La Salle High School and
is now attending Northern Arizona University where she is
a visual communications major.
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Steven Ho ‘08* and Corey Jung ‘08 catching up at their class
reunion.
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Doug Topping graduated from Greenwood College
School in Toronto, Canada, and now attends Dalhousie
University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he is studying
computer science.
Sagar Vaidyanathan, after graduating from La Salle, was
a summer intern at Cal Tech and now attends UCLA.
Matthew Volk* graduated from Polytechnic as a National
Merit Scholar and as an AP Scholar with Distinction. He
also received Cum Laude Society membership, and was
named winner of the Rotary Club Pasadena Branch Music
Competition for Clarinet. He now attends Stanford where
he will likely choose one of the STEM majors (science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics).
Payton Wakimoto finished his high school career at
St. Francis with two Capuchin Medals for Excellence
in Computer Science and Physics. He now attends UC
Berkeley where he is studying mechanical engineering.
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Eric Yin ‘08* (right) with Leon Lin at Clairbourn’s Spring Carnival.
David Wan*, after graduating from Harvard-Westlake
School, headed straight for the University of Michigan
to participate in their summer comprehensive studies
program before starting as a Freshman in the fall. He is
currently majoring in engineering.
Eric Yin* racked up a host of accomplishments at
Polytechnic during his senior year. He not only served as
the ASB Treasurer, but also received the McNabb Biology
Award, a National Spanish Exam Gold Medal, Cum
Laude recognition for the National Latin Exam, became a
National Merit Scholar Finalist and a Cum Laude Society
Member, and graduated as an AP Scholar with Distinction.
He also performed in a series of excerpts from Sweeney
Todd, along with 47 other Poly students, at the Pasadena
Playhouse in May as part of their High School Theatre
Festival. He now attends Rice University and majors in
biomedical engineering.
Brian Yip* just graduated from Milton Academy along
with his former Clairbourn classmate Ashely Bae*. He now
attends USC.
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Liam ‘08* and Samantha ‘09* Bronkar (center), with their friends Mason (left) and Chris (right), visiting from Templeton, California,
over the summer.
2009
Harley Barrera participated on the track and field team
for Mayfield this last spring and helped them to win the
Prep League Title.
Samantha Bronkar* visited Clairbourn at the end of July
with her brother Liam* ’08 and two of their friends. While
on campus, Samantha shared that she is a senior in high
school and will play varsity soccer next year in the center
mid position. She is also the journalism editor of the school
newspaper The Aerie.
Gabby Chan* played on the Westridge Lacrosse team last
spring.
Rita Grosbard* performed in a series of dramatic excerpts
from Sweeney Todd, along with 47 other Polytechnic
students, at the Pasadena Playhouse in May as part of the
playhouse’s High School Theatre Festival.
Harrison Jung played varsity basketball for Flintridge
Prep last winter.
Amanda Matthiessen* was on the Westridge swimming
and diving team this last spring.
Cole Moffatt attended soccer camp at the University
of Virginia. He’s committed to play soccer there when he
graduates in 2013.
Arnesh Nagavalli won the Flintridge Prep’s History
Department Dartmouth Book Award last spring during his
junior year.
Molly Serhan traveled to Kenya in July and August for
an 18-day adventure with the Toronto-based non-profit
organization “Me to We.” Molly lived on the Maasai Mara
with 20 other high-school-age girls where she helped
build a community kitchen literally from the ground
up—digging and pouring the foundation and building
the walls. She learned about the Maasai culture, walked
with the “mamas” to collect water from the river, spent
time with peers at the only all-girls secondary school,
played games with the local children, and went on safari.
Molly honed her leadership skills and created an action
plan for future success. It was an emotional and humbling
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Molly Serhan ‘09 in Kenya working for the “Me to We” program.
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experience of a lifetime—but not for the faint of heart (the
girls slept in a tent and bathed from water in a barrel. At
Mayfield Senior School, as part of her work for the Creative
Writing Conservatory, she participated in the Spring Art
Exhibit and Creative Writing Showcase in April. At the
event, students read their work aloud from the group’s
publication called “Colophon.” She also played for the
varsity girls’ soccer team this last winter.
Amanda Wilson swam for the girls’ varsity water polo
team at Mayfield Senior this past winter, and also was on
the swimming and diving team last spring.
2010
Brody Brown* performed in the play 42nd Street during his
winter semester at Flintridge Prep and he also completed
his first year of service with the Pasadena Independent
School Foundation this last spring.
Caitlyn Callahan and Jamie Kwong served as fashion
models at the Strawberry Tea in April for the National
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Alex Corwin ’10 on the water polo team at La Salle.
Charity League, San Marino Chapter. This modeling
event is part of a three-month training program where
Ticktockers practice and develop their style, poise,
and public speaking abilities. The event was held at the
Annandale Golf Club, and Caitlyn’s mother, Toni Callahan,
was a co-chair of the event. Caitlyn was also honored in
June with a San Marino High School Sports Award for Best
Offensive Player on the junior varsity softball team.
Alex Corwin, at La Salle, played on the school’s water
polo team.
Angela Fung* just completed her first year of service with
the Pasadena Independent School Foundation along with
former Clairbourn classmate Amanda Li.
Emily Gifford ran on the Poly track and field team this last
spring.
Sarah Grandalski swam in the Crest League Swim Finals
for the Altadena Town and Country Club in July. The event
was held at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center and their team
came in first place.
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Corey John ’10 with two of his Rose Bowl Swim Team members.
Ebony Martin ‘ 10 and Kai Dorsey ’10 came to watch the talent
show in May.
Corey John is a Rose Bowl Swim Team member and
volunteered ten hours this summer to help host the LA84
Foundation Swim Fest in August. Over 800 young people
from Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley were served
by the event held at the John Argue Swim Stadium in
Los Angeles. Volunteers like Corey helped to direct,
encourage, and cheer on the swimmers who participated.
He also traveled to Edmonton, Canada, in August as
captain of the Southern California elite swim team (SCS),
comprised of the region’s 80 best swimmers (age 12-18), to
compete against the national age group team of Canada,
the national team of Mexico, the elite team from Northern
California and the elite team from the Pacific Northwest.
The annual meet is called the “North American Challenge
Cup” and is the most prominent international age-group
meet. The SCS team came in 2nd behind Canada. Corey
got two silver medals and one bronze this year. (It was his
second year representing Southern California. Last year
the meet was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and he got a gold
medal in the 200 Backstroke, and two bronze medals.)
Carly Kessel was on the Mayfield Senior swimming and
diving team this last spring.
Jennifer Langen*, on the swim team at Flintridge Prep,
was the 200yd Freestyle Girls’ League Champion and made
it to CIF Preliminaries. Jennifer is also a Rose Bowl Swim
Team member and volunteered ten hours this summer
to help host the LA84 Foundation Swim Fest in August.
Over 800 young people from Los Angeles and the San
Gabriel Valley were served by the event held at the John
Argue Swim Stadium in Los Angeles. She helped to direct,
Laura Lundegard, as part of her art studies at Mayfield
Senior, showed off her creativity and fashion sense with a
dress she made out of newspapers, headphone wires, and
streamers for the “Anything But Fabric” fashion show. The
requirements specified that everything used for the dress
had to be 100% recyclable. Students were asked to create
a sketch and then turn their idea into reality while learning
sewing skills along the way.
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Ebony Martin and Kai Dorsey visited the campus in June
to check out Clairbourn’s talent show.
David Orndorff played varsity baseball for Polytechnic
this last spring and was widely credited for his solid job of
pitching as well as hitting—most notably hitting a home
run in March in a game against Ontario Christian.
Robin, Arin ‘10*, Haley ‘10*, and Alan Phillips in Rome.
Scout Troop 355 members Raymond Barry ’11, John Overing, Ross
Chase ‘12*, Austin Janish ‘12*, Troop Scoutmaster Ron Chase, Jack
Welsh ‘12, and Nick Welsh.
Haley Phillips* shared the following news with the alumni
office, “My family and I took a vacation this summer to
ITALY! It was amazing. We went to Rome, Florence,
Venice, and Milan for two weeks. We got to see all the
amazing ruins and sights. My favorites were Capri, the
Trevi Fountain, and walking along the track of Circus
Maximus!!” The family trip came about because she
appeared on the TV show “Scrabble Showdown” on the
HUB network. She teamed up with her dad, Alan, and they
each won a trip. Her mother, Robin Phillips, shared, “It was
a very exciting experience for them, and nerve-wracking
at the same time! Their prize was a trip to anywhere in the
world, and Haley picked Italy because she has been taking
Latin for several years. Arin and I also went on the trip and
we all had a great time.” Haley was also on the Westridge
volleyball team last winter and the swim and diving team
last spring, and also completed a second year of serving
with the Pasadena Independent School Foundation.
Arin Phillips* traveled to Italy this summer with her family.
Her sister Haley won the trip on a game show. This last
year at Flintridge Prep, Arin was also on the girls’ varsity
water polo team and was valued for her skills as a strong
outside shooter.
Brad Shanks* played on the varsity boys’ basketball team
for Polytechnic this last winter.
Jiayi Xiong played junior varsity basketball for Polytechnic
last winter.
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Gabby Bacio* played on the Westridge volleyball team
last winter.
Amy, Natalie ‘12*, Aidan ‘15*, and Wyatt Storm on a summer visit.
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Raymond Barry, a sophomore at Maranatha, along with a
group of Clairbourn alumni and their fathers, participated
in a Philmont Scout Ranch trek this summer in New Mexico.
Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of America’s largest
national High Adventure Base. The trek involved 10 days
of backpacking over rugged mountain trails. Clairbourn
alumni and past parents who participated included Ross
Chase ‘12*, Austin Janish ‘12*, Troop Scoutmaster Ron
Chase, Jack Welsh ‘12, and Nick Welsh.
Madison Bender*, along with her sisters Grace ‘16*
and Katie ‘14*, exhibited their artwork at the La Canada
Flintridge Library in September. They were included
in a show featuring work by their grandmother, Leona
Sanderson, who is an award-winning artist. Madison, a
sophomore at Westridge, showed a collection of her
photographs, drawings, and oil paintings.
Sierra Bononi plays varsity basketball for La Salle and her
team won the Camino Real League Title for the second year
in a row. She also just completed a second year of service
Jackson Codiga* played on the junior varsity boys’ soccer
team for Flintridge Prep last winter.
Bryan Gleason played junior varsity baseball for
Polytechnic this last spring season. He also just completed
a second year of service with the Pasadena Independent
School Foundation along with classmates Jim Miller, Jack
Steele, and Sierra Bononi.
Ally Graves shared with the alumni office over the
summer, “As of right now, Brennan and I are in Mexico
visiting our sister! After this, we travel straight to our home
in Kauai. After a month in the sun on the beaches, we go
back to school. At Prep, I have maintained a pretty good
grade average! I never dipped below the Dean’s List and
have the certificate to prove it! I am taking one honors
class next year and two AP classes, so I’m very excited for
my sophomore year.”
Jacqueline Hwang reported to the alumni office, “I started
out my freshman year at San Marino High School playing
volleyball and joined the speech and debate team. I ended
up receiving the Coach’s Award for Most Improved for
volleyball. I also got appointed as an officer for a student
business organization called Future Business Leaders of
America (FBLA) and just got back from a conference in San
Jose held in July. I applied for an internship at a investment
advisory firm called Westmount Asset Management, and
after a thorough interview process, I was selected to be
an intern. For my project I was expected to organize a
seminar tailored to parents of students in high school.”
Mina Kasama-Araiza* showed off her singing skills in
a concert recital in April at the Pasadena Shakespeare
Club. As part of her singing instruction, the recital was
an exercise in observing and learning from other singers,
discover different styles of music, and practicing stage
presence and courage while performing in front of an
audience.
Laura Medina* participated on the Westridge track and
field team last spring.
Cameron Wen* performed in the play 42nd Street during
his winter semester at Flintridge Prep and was also on the
Flintridge Prep varsity track and field team this last spring.
2012
Natalie Storm* and her brother Aidan ’15* stopped by
the Clairbourn campus this summer with their parents
Wyatt and Amy Storm (former faculty), after a summer trip
to Newport Beach. The family now resides in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
Jack Welsh just completed his first year of service with
the Pasadena Independent School Foundation along with
his former Clairbourn classmates, Mary Farley, James
Sobieski, and Electra Williams.
2013
Andy Langen* volunteered ten hours of his time as a
Rose Bowl Swim Team member, to help host the LA84
Foundation Swim Fest in August. Over 800 young people
from Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley were served
by the event held at the John Argue Swim Stadium in
Los Angeles. Volunteers, like Andy, helped to direct,
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ALUMNI NEWS
Rebecca Wang* just completed her first year of service
2014
Katie Bender*, along with her two sisters Gracie ‘16* and
Maddie ’11*, had their artwork on display at the La Canada
Flintridge Library in September. They were included
in a show featuring work by their grandmother, Leona
Sanderson, who is an award-winning artist. Of special note
was a watercolor painting of a bicycle by Katie that she
worked on for over a month.
Alexandra Medina* played the part of Shadi Sadr, an
Iranian women’s rights activist, at the Westridge Women
of Character event put on by sixth-graders. Her former
Clairbourn classmates, Siena Giljum*, Alexia Sakellariou*,
and Kathryn Huang* also participated and performed as
the Zimbabwe human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, the
Egyptian queen Cleopatra, and the first female prime
minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, respectively.
Former Class of 2003 parents Sheryl Barnardo and Barb Lussier.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Annie Conner (Clairbourn preschool teacher) and her
husband Josh have a new adopted baby girl, Willa Noelle
Conner, born on July 8, 2012.
Cynthia (Siegmund) Shapiro ‘82 and Kevin Shapiro—a
daughter, Ellianna Christine Shapiro, born on July 25, 2012.
FORMER PARENT NEWS
Annie and Josh Conner with their new baby Willa.
Barb Lussier (mother of Meredith Lussier ’03*) and Sheryl
Barnardo (mother of Alexandra ‘03* and Spencer ’06*)
visited the Clairbourn campus together in July to catch up
and enjoy old times. Barb lives in Melvern, Pennsylvania,
and came to California to visit Sheryl.
IN MEMORIUM
Kurt Brimberry, former Clairbourn parent, survived by his
wife Kellie and three children Kurt ‘03, Hallier ’06*, and
Daniel ’05.
Paula (Conyers) Fashempour ‘59. Paula and her sister
Joan (Conyers) Rimbenieks ‘67* both attended Clairbourn
and are daughters of former faculty member Anna May
Conyers.
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Cynthia (Siegmund) Shapiro ‘82 and Kevin Shapiro with their
daughter, Ellianna.
visiting alumns
Angela ‘12* and Ashley ‘16* Fung.
Crystal Wu ’11, Sarah Vail ’11, and Ronni Cuccia ‘11*.
Taylor Marks ’11, Cassidy Jung ’11, Raymond Barry ’11, and Mallory
Myers ’11.
Tom Smythe, Wendy (Rousselot) Sirugo ‘73*, and Craig Rousselot
‘68*.
SPRING CARNIVAL ALUMNI ATTENDEES:
Craig Rousselot ‘68*
Madison Corwin ‘08
Michael Ibarra ‘11
Christie Huang ‘13*
Wendy Rousselot Sirugo ’73*
Gina Manwani ‘08
Cassidy Jung ‘11
Jeff Haegelin ‘14*
Stephanie Rice ‘74*
Jordan Marks ‘08
Taylor Marks ‘11
Anyssa Pederson* ‘14*
Donn Christensen ‘77
Eric Yin ‘08*
Mallory Myers ‘11
Ashley Fung ’16*
Alex Corwin ‘10
Tillie Pederson ‘11
John Brown ‘78
Aaron Han ‘10
Noelle Shoemake ‘11
Anne Nafie Boughton ‘84
Nathan Han ‘10
Jack Steele ‘11
J.P. Paciorek ‘85*
Ashley Portillo ‘10
Michael Torres ‘11
Sarah Nafie Williams ‘86
Raymond Barry ’11
Sarah Vail ‘11
Lucy Huang Chang ‘88*
Ronni Cuccia ‘11*
Crystal Wu ‘11
Jasmine Manwani ‘07
Ally Graves ‘11*
Angela Fung ’12*
Kris
‘77*
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FAST FORWARD
CLASS OF 2008: College Send-Off Reunion ATTENDEES
Alums and their parents from the Class of 2008 gathered on the Quad for a college send-off reunion breakfast
in June. Clairbourn invited them back to celebrate their recent high school graduation and to honor them at the
student Awards Assembly. Each alum also received a Clairbourn tool kit to use in college.
Caitlin Emslie ’08 and Gina Manwani ’08 play a quick game of handball on the elementary grades’ playground.
Alums iN AttendANCE:
Eric Bocanegra
Miles Brenninkmeijer
Madison Corwin
Caitlin Emslie
Jeffrey Garavaglia
Steven Ho*
Corey Jung
Sara Khan*
Jonathan Kwong
Serendi Lau*
Sara Khan ‘08* checks out the slide she played on as a student.
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Calvin Lu
Gina Manwani
Jordan Marks
Angus McKay
Krupa Patel
Jennifer Torres
Payton Wakimoto
David Wan*
Eric Yin*
FAST FORWARD
Maddie Corwin ’08 enjoys a moment on the swings.
Angus McKay ’08 and Jordan Marks ’08 with their
class yearbook.
Parents who attended the reunion included Girish Patel, Jeff Curtis, NingNing Yu, Grace Yin, Jane Marks, and Paula Garavaglia.
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FAST FORWARD
CLASS OF 2008: COLLEGE CHOICES
Steven Agajanian Caitlin Emslie Serendi Lau*
Sahil Shah* Carleton College
Juniata College
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania
Arman Aivazian
Tiffany Fan* Alexandre Law
Miranda Stein
California State University,
Northridge
University of Southern
California
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los
Angeles
Shweta Bhatia*
Jeffrey Garavaglia Santa Clara University
University of California,
Santa Cruz
Connell Studenmund* Carleton College
Eric Bocanegra Emily Gyemant* Carly Mann Jennifer Torres
California
Clemson University
Southern Methodist University
Northern Arizona University
Katie Hampton* Gina Manwani Doug Topping Miles Brenninkmeijer New York University
Loyola Marymount University
Dalhousie University
Steven Ho* Jordan Marks Sagar Vaidyanathan
Brown University
New York University
Alisha Jain Angus McKay University of California,
Los Angeles
San Diego
University of Salamanca (Spain)
Corey Jung Tulane University
California State University,
Monterey Bay
Sarah Neal* Sarah Lawrence College
Liam Bronkar* Principia College
Justin Bu
Berkeley
Alan Chang University of Southern
California
Andy Chen* Boston College
Madison Corwin Pepperdine University
Cole Davies Pasadena City College
Sara Khan* Albany Medical College
Jonathan Kwong
Miami University of Ohio
Spike Larr Washtenaw College
Calvin Lu Meredith Myers Dartmouth College
Matthew Volk*
Stanford University
Payton Wakimoto Pasadena City College
Krupa Patel University of Southern
California
Laura Santoro
Santa Cruz
Berkeley
David Wan*
University of Michigan
Eric Yin* Rice University
Brian Yip*
California
Clairbourn Class of 2008 college-bound high school graduates: Miles Brenninkmeijer, Gina Manwani, Caitlin Emslie, Corey Jung, Steven Ho,
David Wan, Sara Khan, Payton Wakimoto, Jennifer Torres, Jeff Garavaglia, Jonathan Kwong, Jordan Marks, Angus McKay, Maddie Corwin,
Krupa Patel, Serendi Lau, Eric Bocanegra, Calvin Lu, and Eric Yin.
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FAST FORWARD
CLASS OF 2001: REUNION PARTY
The Class of 2001 held a mini-reunion off campus in August. The after-work get-together was hosted by Ellie Wen,
Toby Hicks, and Joyce Lam and was held at Perch, a rooftop bistro in downtown Los Angeles. To see more photos,
check out their Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/2001ReunionParty.
Gabrielle Miles and Joyce Lam.
Andrew Izumi (with girlfriend), Jan Tle, Cameron Shultz, Joyce Lam,
Gabrielle Miles, Patrick Carr, Stefi Demetriades, and Ellie Wen.
Stefi Demetriades, Gabrielle Miles, Andrew Izumi (with girlfriend),
and Cameron Shultz.
Jan Tle, Dylan Hart, and Toby Hicks.
Patrick Carr, Cameron Shultz, Toby Hicks, and Ellie Wen.
Stefi Demetriades, Gabrielle Miles, and Ellie Wen.
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SAVE THE DATES!
CHRISTMAS REUNION PARTY
Calling all alums from the class years 2003 through 2012.
Bring your Cougar Spirit and let’s celebrate the holidays
together with a fun and fabulous reunion party. Invite your
classmates, parents, and friends to join you!
When: Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where: Clairbourn Manor House
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
class of 2009 reunion
breakfast for alums
& past parents
spring program
& carnival
Alums, bring your friends
& family for a day of fun!
Come celebrate your
high school graduation
with Clairbourn.
saturday, may 11, 2013
Spring Program starts
at 10:30 p.m. Carnival
starts at 12:00 p.m.
When: wed., june 12, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m.
NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE REGISTRATIONS:
SIGN UP ONLINE TODAY!
Class of 2012
Eric Bradley
Jade Bryant
Stephanie Castellon
Albert Chu
Nathan Cory
Madison Dawn
Thor Ehrgott
Daniel Erdody
Ivahnna Espinoza
Mary Farley
Gabriella Foreman
Ken Grady
Jasmine Gritton
Gillian Hanna
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http://alumni.clairbourn.org
Harrison Hartfield
David Harvey
Tylor Heltsley
Bradley Horowitz
Nicole Kiyabu
Thea McKay
Julia McMullan
Jessie Miller
Anil Nankani
Alison O’Neil
Bhav Patel
Erin Price
Spencer Raines
Charlie Santoro
Emily Serhan
James Sobieski
Erin Songwang
Jack Trager
Max Vasquez
Audrey Vu
Jack Welsh
Electra Williams
MISC. CLASS YEARS
Ken Brown ‘58
Priscilla (Hintzman) Beard ’68
Hoyt Barber ’70*
Christopher Valentine ’92*
Christopher Hammond ’03
Steven Ho ‘08*
Invest in Our Children
CLAIRBOURN SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND 2011 – 2012
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Annual Report
As Clairbourn goes forward demonstrating “in practical ways the unlimited nature of true instruction,”* we cannot help
but continue to bless the students that come through our doors, our community, and our world. Because Clairbourn is
based solidly on spiritual values, the Board of Trustees sees flexibility, resiliency, progress, and abundance embracing
our forward movement.
The Board has undergone some changes over the last year. In August of 2011, our long time Trustee Alice Holmes
retired. She had served the Board since November 2000, retiring as President. In March of this year, Trustee Donna
Ballenger retired from the Board as she finalized her plans to move to Arden Wood in San Francisco. Donna had served
the Board since July of 2005. We are so very grateful to them both for their years of inspiration and dedication. We miss
them, but are very pleased to welcome two new members to the Board; Joanie Rimbenieks and Charlotte Hall. We
welcome them into the Clairbourn Family.
In January 2012, Trustees attended the California Association of Independent Schools Conference in San Francisco.
We learned about many new and exciting teaching developments and attended workshops on a variety of subjects
pertaining to independent schools. We are excited about the opening of the fund for the expansion of our Library and
look forward to fruitful results. In June, we reviewed the Annual Financial Report for Clairbourn for the past year and are
very grateful that the school is in good financial condition and debt free. We are most grateful for the careful and wise
attention given to overseeing Clairbourn’s finances.
And speaking of gratitude, we express it in great quantities for our wonderful Clairbourn Families Association, our
wonderful Staff and Faculty, and our wonderful Head of School. As we meet to fulfill our duties, we are ever aware of
the blessing that is Clairbourn.
Margaret Breazeal, President
THE board of trustees
2011–2012 OPERATING
REVENUE
Tuition & Fees
$5,896,810 – 87%
Annual Fund, CFA Donation
& Unrestricted Gifts
$574,309 – 8.5%
Investment Income
$19,746 – 0.3%
Margaret Breazeal
Audrey Werner
Glenn Johnson
Scott Coolidge
Sid Bingham
Joan Rimbenicks
Other Programs
$238,289 – 4.2%
TOTAL REVENUE
$6,779,154
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* Clairbourn’s Handbook for Students and Parents, “Statement of Purpose,” 6.
Charlotte Hall
Annual Report: head of school
Dear Clairbourn Community,
It is my pleasure to present the Annual Report for the 2011-2012 school year. As we know, the economic recession of
2008, and its very reluctant recovery since that time, has made it more difficult for Clairbourn families to balance their
family budgets. Nearly every week I meet with parents who are looking for ways to provide the excellent education they
desire for their children while meeting their other needs. For its part, Clairbourn continues to partner with parents in
the search for strategies to make a Clairbourn education more affordable. Many of these efforts have met with success.
Others have not.
In spite of having a reduced number of students, I am pleased to report that in all areas of our school’s activities,
Clairbourn has maintained its foundation of proven educational expectations combined with updated technologies
aimed at the next generation of students. We continue to make programmatic, technological, and facilities improvements that make today’s Clairbourn education the best we’ve ever offered. From the youngest Junior Pre-Kindergarten
novices to our oldest 8th grade leaders, Clairbourn is providing outstanding educational opportunities for young people
in a culture that supports and encourages leadership, ethical decision-making, and social responsibility.
Thank you for your helping to forge a strong partnership in the education of our future business, social, and political
leaders. No investment is more important.
Headmaster
2011–2012 Operating
Expenditures
Salaries & Benefits
$4,385,258 – 64.7%
General Operations
$843,684 – 12.4%
Mortgage
$12, 269 – 0.2%
Instructional Program
$546,448 – 8.1%
Tuition Assistance
$537,819 – 7.9%
Equipment & Capital Assets
$453,676 – 6.7%
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$6,779,154
Headmaster Nafie (center) with Clairbourn parents Carol Chen, Andrew and Amza Bossom,
Rodney Swan, and Bhart Manwani.
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ANNUAL FUND CHAIR: Annual Report
The Clairbourn community is terrific! Last year, when we announced the theme of the
Annual Fund, “Invest in Our Children”, everyone rallied behind the Annual Fund! 100%
of our families donated funds to add the extras that one expects at a quality independent
school—extras such as field trips and assemblies, teacher aides in the Early Childhood
Department, technology throughout the school, and specialist teachers in art, drama,
music, computers, and physical education. Thank you, Clairbourn families!
Carmen Montgomery-Castañeda
This record breaking support for the Annual Fund rippled through our friends and
extended families. Corporate matching gifts and foundation grants were counted as
well. The Board of Trustees reached 100% as did the Faculty! With everyone on board,
over $300,000 was raised in record time.
When we announced the campaign theme and goals at the “thank you” dinner last fall, those parents who had given
$1,000 or more acted as a catalyst to ignite support for the goals of the Annual Fund. Grade-Level Captains led the way,
reaching all the families, enlisting their support. Thanks to all of them for their enthusiasm and persistence.
It was a great year serving as Chairman of the Annual Fund 2011-12. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. Now let’s
do it again, Clairbourn!
Carmen Montgomery-Castañeda
ANNUAL FUND CHAIR
Annual Fund Grade Captains 2011-2012. Carmen Montgomery-Castañeda and her Grade Captains achieved 100% participation in
this year’s Annual Fund. It has only been done one other time in Clairbourn’s history. Thanks go to Michelle Lampton, Emily Lanstra,
Sherri Notley, Penny Frick, Lisa Dietle, Manny Grace, Casey Grace, Livia Chang, Carmen Ductoc, Julie McIlvery, Trish Coane, Carmen
Montgomery-Castañeda, Liana Lee, and Liva Gritton.
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Annual Report: annual fund
Clairbourn School is very grateful for the families and friends who supported the Annual Fund 2011–12.
Listed below are gifts received for this fund from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Members of the President’s Circle have contributed $10,000.
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bossom
Mr. Bhart Manwani
Mr. & Mrs. William Price
Rodney & Raquel Swan
Mr. Harry Tsao & Ms. Carol Chen
founder’S CIRCLE
Members of the Founder’s Circle have contributed $5,000 to $9,999.
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Chang
Matthew & Lynn Duda
Marsh & McLellan Companies
Matching Gifts Program
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Frick
Jim Griffin & Sarah Heck Griffin
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Nijjar
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Johnson
Laura & David Unanue
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Wetzel
trustee’S CIRCLE
Members of the Trustee’s Circle have contributed $2,500 to $4,999.
Mr. & Mrs. Armin Arminak
Alina & Kenny Ossen
Mr. & Dr. David Bronson
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Reiling
Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation
Gabi & Bob Sacks
Mr. & Mrs. David Codiga
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Silveri
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hang
Bill & Paula Steele
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Hsu
Mr. Allen Teng & Dr. Annie Teng, PharmD.
Dr. Milton Kiyabu & Dr. Sylvia Suzuki
Richard & Christine Valenzuela
Mr. Kebin & Ms. JinLing Lai
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
John & Julie McIlvery
Mr. Christopher Wilson
Mr. Marshall M. Searcy III
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
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annual fund: Annual Report
headmaster’S CIRCLE
Members of the Headmaster’s Circle have contributed $1,000 to $2,499.
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Ms. Lena Antoci
Dr. Shaun Grady
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Orndorff
Mr. Warren J. Arnett
Dr. & Dr. Raymond Gritton
Perricone Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Au
Mr. Steve Haegelin & Ms. Juli Khoe
Mrs. Marilyn Polich
Mrs. Donna Ballenger
Lea Hayashi & Arturo Yoshimoto
Mrs. Ralph Powell
Mrs. Lynda Beckstrom
Dr. Jin Hong & Ms. Shelly Wu
Mr. Jack Sheng & Ms. Wai Man Lisa Lau
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Brown
Mr. Sam Ip & Ms. Lorraine Wong
Dr. David Shupe & Ms. Stella Tsoi
Matthew & Mahvash Bryant
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn L. Johnson
Mr. J. Anthony Smith & Ms. Loran Calvin
Henry & Beili Chan
Mr. Cedric Jones & Ms. Nicole Washington
Mr. & Mrs. J. Sobieski
Dr. Anchung Chang
& Dr. Shu-jiao Joanne Lin
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Kemple
Mr. Scott Speil & Ms. Svetlana Kolesnikova
Mr. & Mrs. Bart Kessel
Mr. Pashih Oliver Su & Mrs. Shente Fu
Mr. & Mrs. Carson Cheng
Mr. & Mrs. Suyeol Kim
David Timoner & Kelly White
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cho
Dr. & Mrs. Warren Lam
Mary & Bill Urquhart
Clairbourn Families Association
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Waite
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Coolidge
Mrs. Jessica Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Walker
Mr. Alex Cory
Mr. Chun Lin & Mrs. Jian Liu
Mr. Han Wang & Mrs. Charlene Mao
Dr. John Desjarlais & Dr. Christine Brown
Steven Lin & Waltz Lin
Dr. Hongsheng Wei & Dr. Lynn Wang
Dr. Vinay Duddalwar & Dr. Geeta Iyengar
Mr. & Mrs. Y.K. Low
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Welsh
Stephen & Juliana Erdody
Mr. Shawn Mackey
Western Asset
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Espinoza
Dr. William Marelich & Dr. Kim Elsesser
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Williamson
Dr. & Mrs. Andres Falabella
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Marks
Ms. Melisa Lewis Wilson
Jason & Grace Fan
Tracy & Ken McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Wong
Mr. & Mrs. Keith W. Farley
Mr. & Mrs. Peter McMullan
Mr. & Mrs. John Wreede
Dr. Lei Feng & Dr. Chen Zheng
Milstein Adelman, LLP
Yahoo! Employee Funds
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Flagg
Mr. & Mrs. James Moffatt
Mr. Dave Yeh & Mrs. Susie Lee-Yeh
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Foreman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Mozilo
Mr. Yaqing Zhou & Mrs. Lingyan Li
Bruce & Kari Fraser
Robert W. & Leslie A. Nafie
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fung
Northrup Grumman Foundation
Manny Grace & Casey Caffee-Grace
Mr. & Mrs. James Notley
cougar’S CIRCLE
Members of the Cougar’s Circle have contributed $500 to $999.
Octave & Margarita Barreau
Mr. & Mrs. Hernan Hernandez
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stamos
Michael & Jennifer Bartlett
Time Warner Matching Grants Program
Mr. Sidney Bingham
Capt. Tomi Siu-Ming Hong
& Mrs. Celine Hong
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bononi
Mr. John Hui & Mrs. Cissy Li
Mr. Nan Yuan Tseng
Mr. Kevin Boumajdi & Ms. Alice Hsu
Mr. Le Kuai & Ms. Feng Bo
Union Bank of California Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Titus Brenninkmeijer
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Lampton
Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of 1984*
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Callahan
Allen & Emilie Lanstra
Tom & Grace Wen
David & Lara Cesped
Mr. & Mrs. William Larr
Mrs. Audrey Werner
Livia Aryananda & John Chang
Anching & Randy Linsalato
Steven Yam & Ly Kouch
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Chen
Fang Liu & Jie Ren
Mr. & Mrs. Yan Ming Yang
Mr. Robert Cheng & Mrs. Rebecca Hu
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lowin
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Yeghnazar
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cheung
Mr. Yu Ma & Mrs. Anna Quing Liu
Mr. Babal Zahabizadeh & Mrs. Aleta Blanc
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chiu
Mrs. Howard McAloney
Dr. Meng Zhao & Ms.Caroline Liu
Inhwa & Hyuck Choo
Mr. Jonathan Menell
& Mrs. Lorraine Cory Menell
Mr. Kenneth Coon
& Mrs. Christy Taylor Coon
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Y. Tsai
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Myers
DirecTV Matching Gift Center
Matt & Kristin Palmer
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Pasadena Community Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dong
Mr. & Mrs. Girish Patel
Mr. & Mrs. John Elmore
Mrs. Lucy Perricone
Chris & Jennifer Fogel
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Polen
Mr. Peter Han
David & Stephanie Rice
Janna Windsor Hawes
George & Carolyn Seitz
Jim Healy & Laurie Mead
Mr. Orrin Shively & Ms. Marina Chang
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friend’S CIRCLE
Members of the Friend’s Circle have contributed up to $499.
Mr. Harold Acevedo
& Mrs. Arelys Rico-Acevedo
Mr. & Mrs. Gerson Bonaparte
Cecile Cochran, Class of 1963
Mr. John Borges
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Cogswell
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Algermissen
Mr. & Mrs. Graham Bothwell
Mr. Mark Cole & Mrs. Tanja Darrow-Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Andrews
Mrs. Diane Bowman
Bradley & Heather Combs
Annonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Conner
Mrs. Lei S. Ansel
Mr. Eric Bradley & Ms. Rocio Ramos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Corley
Mrs. Lisa Arciniega
Mrs. Margaret Breazeal
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Laurel Asher
Mary Lou Brenneman, M.D.
Marca Davis
Dr. Naveen Ashish & Mrs. Natasha Madan
Mr. & Mrs. Seamus Burlingame
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Dawn
Miss Brittany Baggs
Mrs. Elanne C. Callahan
Mr. & Mrs. Edward De La Torre
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Bakke
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Calnon
Heather Denison
Dr. & Mrs. Sevag Balikian
Mr. Jorge Carrillo
& Mrs. Monica Watanabe
Mrs. Mimi DeVasto
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Balle
Mrs. Sue Barber
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Castañeda
Mr. & Mrs. James Dietle
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barker
Ms. Erika Castellon
Mr. Byron Douglass
Hilary & Jonathan Barner
Mrs. R. Alicia Cerna
Dr. & Mrs. Damon Dragos
Bernard & Denise Barrera
Ms. Debbie Chan
Mrs. Margarita Ductoc Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Donna Barry
Bing Yan Chen & Xiaoxoe Dong
Ms. Margarita Ductoc
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Beagle
Dr. & Mrs. Cheng-Yuan Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Duda
Ruth Beckstrom, Class of 1988
Mr. Yuqian Cheng
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dupill
Ms. Cora Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Donn Christensen
Shirley Durham
Mr. Richard Benedikt
Mr. & Ms. Jeffrey Christovich
Raul & Veronica Echemendia
Dr. Lukchai Bhavabhutanon
& Ms. Srin Phosri
Mr. & Mrs. Chester Chu
Edison Employee Contribution Campaign
Mr. William C. Chu & Mrs. Fei H. Tu
Mrs. Melinda Blackway
Catherine & Jay Ehrgott
Bill & Annie Chui
Heather Blair-Pearce, Class of 1970
Anne Gifford Ewing, Class of 1992
Trish & James Coane
Ms. Mary Falkingham
Mrs. Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt, C.S.B.
Fannie Mae SERVE
Matching Gift Donations
Kurt & Chelle Farquhar
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Feldman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Flanders
Mr. Paul Gans
Ms. Viviana Garcia
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gardner Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Garlock
Evan Garlock, Class of 2005*
Grant Garlock, Class of 1994
Trevor Garlock, Class of 1997
Mr. & Mrs. Milan Garrison
LtC. & Mrs. Richard Gordon Ret USAF
Mr. Andy Gooden & Dr. Emmy Yoshida
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friend’S CIRCLE continued…
Mr. Jerry Gordo
Wei Kwan & Dora Kwan
Stephen & Brenda O’Neil
Mrs. Anna C. Graves
Mr. Beaver Kwei & Mrs. Gemma Lau
Mrs. Elizabeth O’Toner
Konstantin Gromov & Irene A. Cheney
Mr. Martin Kwok & Ms. Katherine Lam
Mr. & Mrs. John Paciorek
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gunner
Mr. Fred Lam & Mrs. Qing Zou
J.P. & Bridget Paciorek
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guyer
Mr. Kwun Wa Lam & Ms. Puaysan Tan
Yasuko Panjanon
Mrs. Marilyn Guyer
Ms. Sherina Lo
Amy Patzlaff, Class of 1985
Mrs. Mary-Kaye Halferty
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga
Mr. & Ms. Anton Pavel
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hanna
Ms. Dannalou Machi
Ms. Lakeiya Payne
Mr. Jim Hartfield
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Maddox
Mr. Edward Pearson
Mr. Randy Harvey
& Mrs. Maryann Hudson Harvey
Mr. & Mrs. Elic Mahone
Dr. & Mrs. Dick Pederson
Mrs. Cathy Malik
Mrs. Frances Pedley
Chris Hasbrouck, Class of 2000
Mr. David Malik
Ms. Harriet L. Pesante
Mrs. Jennifer Hata
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Mallinger
Mr. Ali Matthew Pirzada
Ms. Jaime Hawks
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Marchetti
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Pool
Mr. Gregory Heltsley
& Mrs. Carmen Ductoc
Garrett Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. John Posthuma
Raymond Marshall
John & Nattha Quan
Greg McAloney, Class of 1972*
Khurram & Debra Qureshi
Mr. & Mrs. Russell McCarley
Mr. & Mrs. John Raidy
Mr. & Mrs. William McKay
Chris & Edward Raines
Mr. & Ms. Justo Melendez
Mrs. Lee Rankin
Mr. Sergio Mercado & Ms. Lisa Arratia
Mrs. Miriam Recinos
Ms. Jorie Messman
Gretchen & Henry Reed
Mark Miller & Nancy Kennerly
Mrs. Sandra J. Rice
Bonnie Mills, Class of 1974*
Riding for Reading
Ms. Ann Mize
Ms. Catalina Rivas
Mr. Michael B. Montgomery
Mr. Stephen Rivele
Mrs. Emiko Moore
Ms. Barbara J. Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. James Hendrix
Mrs. Cindy Holmes
Mr. Richard Horner
Bruce Horowitz & Linda Parker Horowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Howell
Lynn Huang, Class of 1986
Jennai Hufstader, Class of 1999
Mr. Roger Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. Darey Huo
Michael Ingram, Class of 1972*
Mr. Robert Ito & Mrs. Susan Pereira-Ito
Mrs. Lonny Jacobs
Sarah Jallo, Class of 1993
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Jen
Mr. Frederick John & Ms. Maureen Lennon
Ms. Elizabeth Jones
Ms. Joanne Jones
JustGive
Mr. Brian M. Kar & Mrs. Caroline Kar
Mrs. Marilyn Keiper
Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Kibbe
Eric Kiertzner, Class of 1974*
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kiertzner
Mr. Chris King
Mr. & Mrs. Kim Knight
Mr. Roberto Moreno & Mrs. Laura Barelli
Mrs. Fukiko Mae Morita
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Myers
Mrs. Edith Nafie
Mr. & Mrs. Chandru Nankani
Nestle USA
Robert Newell, Class of 1985*
Mr. & Mrs. William Newkirk
Mr. Chi Shing Ng & Mrs. Ming Yuk Chim
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Nguyen
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Oberon
Mr. & Mrs. Sean O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Naoyuki Okada
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friend’S CIRCLE continued…
Kendall & Suzana Roclord
Mrs. Gloria Stahmer
Ms. Anna Vaughan
Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez
John Stilber
Mr. Ba Vu & Dr. Thanh Nguyen-Vu
Dr. & Mrs. David Rutledge
Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt Storm
Mr. & Mrs. David Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Su
Wachovia Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Mr. Don Sandlin
Target Take Charge of Education
Mr. & Mrs. David Walker
Mr. Mark Santoro
Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor
Ms. Sara Santos
Ms. Michele Telis
Wells Fargo Educational
Matching Gift Program
Mr. Kyle Schaberg
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Thomas
Robert Scott, Class of 1994
Mr. George M. Thomas
Mrs. Nancy Sensenbach
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Serhan
Mr. & Mrs. Agustian Tjo
Mr. Christopher Shattuck
& Mrs. Barbara Reyes De Shattuck
Ethan Torres, Class of 2018
Ms. Erin Shaw
Mr. Solomon Trager
Mr. & Mrs. Isahn Shoemake
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Tran
Mrs. Suzanne Sinclair
Mrs. Trang Truong
Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Uebelhack
Mr. & Mrs. Hal Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Mahlon Vail
Mr. Leo Song & Mrs. Rose Wang
Mr. Martin Vasquez
& Ms. Christine Balderas-Vasquez
Lawrence & Ramona Soza
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Christina Lindberg Trager
Mrs. Mary Welsh
Mr. Peter Williams & Dr. Cleo Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Willis
Kerrie Won, Class of 1996*
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Wong
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wong
Mrs. Carol Wopschall
Mr. Albert Wu & Miss Hung Lim
Mr. & Mrs. James Yates
Helen Young, Class of 1964
Mr. & Mrs. Chen Yu
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Zeger
CLASS OF 2022
Junior Pre-Kindergarten
100% Participation
Mr. Harold Acevedo
& Mrs. Arelys Rico-Acevedo
Dr. Naveen Ashish & Mrs. Natasha Madan
Dr. & Mrs. Sevag Balikian
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cheung
Bill & Annie Chui
Konstantin Gromov & Irene A. Cheney
Mr. John Hui & Mrs. Cissy Li
Mr. Le Kuai & Ms. Feng Bo
Dr. & Mrs. George Lai
Allen & Emilie Lanstra
Mr. Jack Sheng & Mrs. Wai Man Lisa Lau
Fang Liu & Jie Ren
Mr. Scott Speil & Ms. Svetlana Kolesnikova
Mr. & Mrs. David Malik
Mr. & Mrs. John Marshall
J.P. & Bridget Paciorek
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Wong
Mr. Christopher Shattuck
& Mrs. Barbara Reyes De Shattuck
Mr. Zhao & Mrs. Ma
CLASS OF 2019
Mr. Nan Yuan Tseng
Grade 1
Mr. Zhao & Mrs. Ma
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Donna Barry
Mr. Kwun Wa Lam & Ms. Puaysan Tan
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Mallinger
Yasuko Panjanon
Mr. & Mrs. Agustian Tjo
CLASS OF 2021
Pre-Kindergarten
100% Participation
Annonymous
Dr. Lukchai Bhavabhutanon
& Mrs. Srin Phosri
Matthew & Mahvash Bryant
Mr. Jorge Carrillo
Mr. Martin Kwok & Ms. Katherine Lam
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Lampton
100% Participation
CLASS OF 2020
Kindergarten
100% Participation
Mr. Jorge Carrillo
David & Lara Cesped
Henry & Beili Chan
Dr. Anchung Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Seamus Burlingame
Bing Yan Chen & Xiaoxoe Dong
Chris & Debbie Chen
Mr. Yuqian Cheng
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chiu
Mr. Byron Douglass
Matthew & Lynn Duda
Mr. Kenneth Coon
& Mrs. Christy Taylor Coon
Dr. & Mrs. Andres Falabella
Chris Fogel & Jennifer Kale
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fung
John Chang & Livia Aryananda
Dr. Jin Hong & Ms. Shelly Wu
Mr. Robert Cheng & Mrs. Rebecca Hu
Mr. Sam Ip & Ms. Lorraine Wong
Mr. Cedric Jones & Ms. Nicole Washington
Matthew & Lynn Duda
Ms. Joanne Jones
Kurt & Chelle Farquhar
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Feldman
Dr. Lei Feng & Dr. Chen Zheng
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Marks
Mr. & Mrs. John Marshall
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Hsu
Mr. Robert Ito & Mrs. Susan Pereira-Ito
Mr. Brian M. Kar & Mrs. Caroline Kar
Mr. & Ms. Anton Pavel
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CLASS OF 2019
Grade 1 continued…
100% Participation
Chris & Jinmi Kemple
Dr. & Mrs. Warren Lam
Jason & Grace Fan
Arturo Yoshimoto & Lea Hayashi
Mrs. Jessica Lee
Mr. Yu Ma & Mrs. Anna Quing Liu
Wei Kwan & Dora Kwan
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Maddox
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lowin
Mr. Beaver Kwei & Mrs. Gemma Lau
Mr. & Mrs. William Newkirk
Mr. Fred Lam & Mrs. Qing Zou
Mr. Roberto Moreno & Mrs. Laura Barelli
Mr. Bhart Manwani
Mrs. R. Alicia Cerna
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Nguyen
Dr. William Marelich & Dr. Kim Elsesser
John & Nattha Quan
Mr. & Mrs. Russell McCarley
Alina & Kenny Ossen
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Silveri
Mr. Ali Matthew Pirzada
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Polen
Mrs. Trang Truong
Mrs. Miriam Recinos
Mr. Pashih Oliver Su & Mrs. Shente Fu
Khurram & Debra Qureshi
Mr. & Mrs. Cesar Torres
David & Stephanie Rice
Tom & Grace Wen
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Tran
Ms. Michele Telis
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Y. Tsai
Mr. Dave Yeh & Mrs. Susie Lee-Yeh
Mr. & Mrs. David Walker
CLASS OF 2018
Grade 2
CLASS OF 2017
Mr. & Mrs. John Au
Grade 3
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman
100% Participation
Mrs. Lei Ansel
Prof. Hyuck & Inhwa Choo
Dr. Anchung Chang
Chris & Debbie Chen
Dr. & Mrs. Cheng-Yuan Chen
Mr. Yuqian Cheng
Dr. Vinay Duddalwar & Dr. Geeta Iyengar
Trish & James Coane
Ms. Catalina Rivas
Mr. Christopher Wilson
100% Participation
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& Mrs. Celine Hong
& Mrs. Celine Hong
Ms. Melisa Lewis Wilson
CLASS OF 2016
CLASS OF 2015
CLASS OF 2014
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Algermissen
Michael & Jennifer Bartlett
Mr. & Mrs. David Beringer
David & Lara Cesped
Ms. Debbie Chan
Mr. & Mrs. Donn Christensen
Trish & James Coane
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Corley
Mr. & Mrs. Edward De La Torre
Ms. Lena Antoci
Mr. & Mrs. James Hendrix
Ms. Margarita Ductoc
Chris Fogel & Jennifer Kale
Bruce & Kari Fraser
Mrs. Jennifer Hata
Ms. Anna Graves
& Mr. Hugh Mac Dhubhain
Mr. Peter Han
Mr. & Mrs. Elic Mahone
Mr. & Ms. Justo Melendez
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Myers
Mrs. Erin Shaw
Alina & Kenny Ossen
Mr. Orrin Shively & Ms. Marina Chang
Mrs. Jessica Lee
Anching & Randy Linsalato
Laurie Mead & Jim Healy
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stamos
Gabi & Bob Sacks
Bill & Paula Steele
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Su
David Timoner & Kelly White
Mr. Stephen Rivele
Lawrence & Ramona Soza
Mr. & Mrs. Mahlon Vail
Richard & Christine Valenzuela
Dr. Hongsheng Wei & Dr. Lynn Wang
100% Participation
100% Participation
100% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wong
Mr. & Mrs. Yan Ming Yang
Mr. Babak Zahabizadeh & Mrs. Aleta Blanc
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CLASS OF 2013
CLASS OF 2012
Grade 7
Grade 8
100% Participation
Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller
Mr. J. Anthony Smith & Ms. Loran Calvin
Mrs. Lisa Arciniega
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Castañeda
Mr. & Mrs. Girish Patel
Ms. Lakeiya Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Callahan
Ms. Viviana Garcia
Ms. Erika Castellon
Mr. Mark Santoro
Mr. William C. Chu & Mrs. Fei H. Tu
Ms. Rebecca Aragon-Santoro
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Serhan
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Mr. Alex Cory
Mr. Leo Song & Mrs. Rose Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Dawn
Christina Lindberg Trager
Mr. Solomon Trager
Ms. Sherina Lo
Mr. Martin Vasquez
& Ms. Christine Balderas-Vasquez
Mr. & Mrs. Y. K. Low
Mr. & Mrs. Keith W. Farley
Mr. Ba Vu & Dr. Thanh Nguyen-Vu
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Foreman
Ms. Lisa Arratia
Dina Grady & Dr. Shaun Grady
Mr. Peter Williams & Dr. Cleo Williams
Mr. Michael B. Montgomery
Mr. Chi Shing Ng & Mrs. Ming Yuk Chim
Mr. Jim Hartfield
Mr. & Mrs. Sean O’Connor
Mr. Randy Harvey
& Mrs. Maryann Hudson Harvey
100% Participation
Dr. David Shupe & Ms. Stella Tsoi
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Uebelhack
Mr. Han Wang & Mrs. Charlene Mao
Mr. Jonathan Menell
Mr. & Mrs. Chandru Nankani
faculty & staff
100% Participation
Laurel Asher
Miss Brittany Baggs
Bruce Horowitz & Linda Parker Horowitz
Hilary & Jonathan Barner
Dr. Milton Kiyabu & Dr. Sylvia Anne Suzuki
Mrs. Melinda Blackway
Mr. & Mrs. Gerson Bonaparte
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Cogswell
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Conner
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Heather Denison
Mrs. Mimi DeVasto
Mr. Jerry Gordo
Mrs. Marilyn Guyer
Mrs. Mary-Kaye Halferty
Janna Windsor Hawes
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Ms. Jaime Hawks
Jennai Hufstader, Class of 1999
corporate matching GIFTS
Mrs. Lonny Jacobs
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Ms. Elizabeth Jones
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Mr. Chris King
DirecTV Matching Gift Center
Edison Employee Contribution Campaign
Mr. & Mrs. Kim Knight
Fannie Mae SERVE Matching Gift Donations
Marsh & McLellan Companies Matching Gifts Program
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga
Nestle USA
Ms. Dannalou Machi
Northrup Grumman Foundation
Ms. Jorie Messman
Ms. Ann Mize
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Paciorek
Time Warner Matching Grants Program
Amy Patzlaff, Class of 1985
Union Bank of California Foundation
Mrs. Ralph Powell
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Mrs. Lee Rankin
Mr. & Mrs. David Ryan
Ms. Sara Santos
Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program
Mr. Kyle Schaberg
Western Asset
Kristen Shoemake
Yahoo! Employee Funds
Mrs. Suzanne Sinclair
Mrs. Gloria Stahmer
foundations
Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor
Book Fairs of Covina
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Thomas
EFunding.com
Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of 1984*
Denise Wreede, Class of 1966*
Isabel Foundation
Pasadena Community Foundation
Trustees
100% Participation
Mr. Sidney Bingham
Perricone Family Foundation
Riding for Reading
San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe
Target Take Charge of Education
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn L. Johnson
Mrs. Audrey Werner
substitute teachers
Mrs. Sue Barber
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Flanders
Mrs. Marilyn Polich
Mrs. Nancy Sensenbach
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the library fund: Annual Report
The roosters were crowing at Clairbourn’s Read Acres, our 2011 book fair! Under the amazing and capable leadership
of Deena Willis, Laura Unanue, and Julie Erdody, so many wonderful donations were made to our library! It was a week
of literary events, including author visits from Lisa Yee, Ridley Pearson, Pseudonymous Bosch, and Marianne Wallace.
Activities on the farm included a Patchwork Poster Contest, Buddy Reading, and parents reading in the classrooms. The
Fall Social hosted an entertaining County Fair in support of our farm theme.
All these activities supported the continuing development of our library collection. Through the proceeds of the book
sales and through a Library Wish List, newly published books, curriculum sets, technology subscriptions, author visits,
classroom literary enrichment activities, and original artwork, were all added to our library program. This year Poetry
Alive, a week-long poetry workshop was brought to the school as a result of our Library Wish List and the generosity of
the Price Family.
We are truly grateful for the extraordinary and generous support of our families in building our library resources which
benefit the entire school population. Thank you to the many volunteers who gave countless hours in support of our
students and reading. We are profoundly grateful to realize the support our library receives.
Anita Knight, Librarian
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Annual Report: the library fund
The 2011-12 Library Fund includes gifts given directly to support the library and gifts of books and other
items that were purchased by donors from the Librarian’s Wish List.
Book Fairs of Covina
San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe
Brownie Troop 3911
Livia Aryananda & John Chang
Dr. Morgan & Lynn Huang
Trish & James Coane
Mrs. Anita Knight
Mr. & Mrs. David Malik
Mr. Bhart Manwani
Tom & Grace Wen
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Erdody
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Flagg
Dr. Robert W. Nafie
Bruce & Kari Fraser
Mrs. Denise Wreede
LIBRARY EXPANSION FUND
The following donations were made in 2011-12 to help fund the Library expansion—currently in the exploratory
and architectural drawing phase.
Cara & Paul Barker
Russel & Karen McCarley
Manuel & Casey Grace
Cynthy & Jim Moffatt
Anna Graves & Hugh Mac Dhubhain
Connie & David Bronson
Steve Haegelin & Juli Khoe
Terri & Eric Mozilo
John & Tamara Brown
Leslie & Robert Nafie
Michelle & Seamus Burlingame
Shelly Wu & Jin Hong
Brenda & Steve O’Neil
Charis & Joseph Hsu
Karen & John Paciorek
Chris & Debbie Chen
Glenn & Liz Johnson
Amy & Jeff Patzlaff
Sue & David Codiga
Mrs. Jill Pearson
Christy & Ken Coon
Caroline & Brian Kar
Marilyn Polich
Laurie Corwin
Anita & Kim Knight
Beth & Bill Price
Christine & John Desjarlais
Nancy & Bill Larr
Barbara & Christopher Shattuck
Mary Lyzenga
Connie & Nick Stamos
Natasha & Elic Mahone
Michele Telis
Alan & Penny Frick
Bhart Manwani
Nancy Ward
Kim Elsesser & William Marelich
Karen Morse Werner
Girl Scout Troop 5011
Jane & Jerry Marks
Audrey Werner
Girl Scout Troop 2681
Carole Marshall
Denise Wreede
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the robert w. nafie endowment fund
This fund was established by the Board of Trustees to honor Dr. Robert W. Nafie’s many years of vision and
leadership as Head of School. It is used to support special events, activities, or resources as selected by Dr. Nafie.
headmaster’s club
Members of the Headmaster’s Club contributed $1,000 and over.
Clairbourn Families Association
blue & gold club
Members of the Blue & Gold Club contributed $500 to $999.
Mr. Steve Haegelin & Mrs. Juli Khoe
Mr. & Mrs. James Sobieski
Mrs. Margaret Jen
Mrs. Edith Nafie
cougar club
Members of the Cougar Club contributed up to $499.
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Fern Koenig
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin T. Bigelow, Jr.
Mrs. Fukiko Mae Morita
Mary Lou Brenneman, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Pederson
Dr. & Mrs. Casillas
Mrs. Ralph Powell
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Mrs. Miriam Recinos
Mrs. Loretta Clark
Don Sandlin
Phillip Davis
Dana Valenzuela
Mrs. Audrey Werner
Mary Kay West
Mrs. Lonny Jacobs
Dr. & Dr. Howard Winet
Sarah Jallo
Annual Report: grandparents’ club
Thank you to the following grandparents for contributing to the Grandparents’ Club. These gifts
supported financial aid this year.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brown
Mrs. Elanne C. Callahan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Case
Mrs. Eva Foreman
Paula Gooden
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Hayashi
Mrs. Stirling Huntley
Mrs. Margaret Jen
Ms. Marshella Kelley
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kim
Mr. & Mrs. Hin Wah Lau
Mr. Shewak Manwani
Mrs. Howard McAloney
Mrs. Emiko Moore
Mrs. Lucy Perricone
Mrs. Rosanne Seitz
Mr. & Mrs. Marco Spagnoletto
Wells Fargo Educational
Matching Gift Program
Mr. & Mrs. Russell White
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restricted funds: Annual Report
the HERITAGE fund
Mr. & Mrs. Graham Bothwell
C.S. Association of Robert C. Gilbert, CSB
Isabel Foundation
the john eric
beckstrom FUND
GRADUATION DANCE
California Pizza Kitchen
EFunding.com
Dr. Shaun Grady
Dr. Milton Kiyabu & Dr. Sylvia Suzuki
the ann pearson FUND
The NIJJAR FUND
Mr. Donald Bailey
Mr. Jonathan Menell
Mr. Mark Morales
Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller
The price literary FUND
The Wallden FUND
The CHEATHAM
MUSIC FUND
restricted gifts
Includes gifts of Technology
Mr. Robert T. Cheatham
and Gifts-in-Kind
Mrs. Vernelle Christensen
Clairbourn School is deeply
grateful for the financial support
of parents, grandparents, alumni,
parents of alumni, trustees, faculty,
staff, foundations, corporations, and
friends. Gifts of every size are valued
and are important to the school. Gifts
made between July 1, 2011 and
June 30, 2012 are listed in this Annual
Report. Every attempt has been made
to ensure that these lists are accurate.
Please
contact
the
Development
Office at ext. 121 if further information
regarding a gift listing is needed.
We cherish your gifts.
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Annual Report: restricted funds
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cfa president: Annual Report
Dear Clairbourn Community,
Once again, it’s been a tremendously busy, exciting, and successful year for the Clairbourn
Families Association—thanks to all of you! Our theme this year was The Spirit of Aloha,
and you continuously demonstrated that spirit through your contributions as willing
volunteers, generous donors, and active participants in our many events and activities
throughout the year. In doing so, you helped enrich CFA, Clairbourn School, and our children’s educational experience for the 2011-12 year and beyond.
CFA actually began working on 2011-12 well before school officially began in September.
We started off by welcoming new families in May and followed up over the summer with
personalized communication by individual Host Families. September kicked off with a
flourish of Pool Parties, Playdates, and Coffees on the Quad to welcome everyone back to school. October’s Fall Social
County Fair was a grand ole time for the whole family and a terrific tie-in with the Book Fair’s grand opening. For five
straight days Clairbourn’s Read Acres in the big red barn (aka the MPB) was the place to be for books, author visits,
and special time with dad on Father’s Visiting Day. In November we teed off with the 23rd Annual Cougar Classic Golf
Tournament which had its highest number of lady duffers ever. December meant ringing in the holidays with our philanthropic Holiday Giving program and festive Sugar Plum Breakfast and Holiday Boutique.
Now half way through the school year, we dove into 2012 with our January Distinguished Speaker Evening and continued
to work hard over the next three months on our biggest event of the year, the 15th Annual Spring Benefit. Held in April at
the elegant Jonathan Club, Clairbourn’s Supper Club with the Rat Pack was a fabulous party and highly successful fundraiser—definitely one for the memory books! Two weeks later in May we celebrated La Fiesta Carnival, a day of family
fun for the whole community featuring rides, games, food, and Dr. Nafie in the dunk tank. Finally, in June we hosted the
annual Staff Appreciation Lunch to thank Clairbourn’s fabulous staff for all they do for CFA and for our children.
On top of these annual events, CFA operated our own Cougar Corner snack shop, sold thousands of dollars worth
of scrip, held Used Uniform and Spiritwear sales, coordinated refreshments and drivers for our many sports teams,
and served hundreds of In-N-Out burgers, Shakey’s pizza slices, KFC strips, and Wienerschnitzel hot dogs at our ever
popular Special Lunch Days. In addition, we hosted monthly Parent Meetings complete with door prizes, Cougar Kudos,
Spirit of Aloha recognition, and special educational Guest Speakers.
Through these efforts, CFA accomplished its dual goals of both serving our community as well as raising significant
funds for our children’s school. I’m pleased to report that CFA generated over $275,000 for Clairbourn School for the
2011-12 year. Over 80% of these funds are directed towards covering general operating expenses, with another 17%
benefitting the Clairbourn Library through the Book Fair’s Wish List and the Benefit’s Library Expansion Fund, and 3% in
donations going towards our Holiday Giving philanthropy, Foothill Unity Center.
Thank you all for sharing your Spirit of Aloha and for a truly wonderful year. Special thanks go to the CFA Board, Dr.
Nafie, and Clairbourn’s administration and staff for their constant support. It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve as
your CFA President.
Warmest Mahalo,
Cynthy Moffatt
CFA President, 2011-2012
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Annual Report: cfa board & members
The 2011-2012 CFA Executive Board with their children: Julie Erdody with son Daniel, Monica Chiu with son Aidan, Cynthy Moffatt
with son Cole, Headmaster Nafie, Trish Coane with daughter and son Carissa and Colin, Yolanda Hernandez with daughters Isabella
and Valerie, Suzie Lee-Yeh with son Ethan, and Brenda O’Neil with son and daughter Brian and Alison.
Cougar Corner Purchasing Staff: Gina
Rodriguez, Lakeiya Payne, and Carlos
Rodriguez.
CFA Board Members staffing the 2011-2012 Golf Tournament.
Book Fair Volunteers: Charis Alzonza-Hsu,
Michelle Burlingame, Gretchen Balle, Inhwa
Choo, and Lucy Huang Chang.
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cfa allocation of funds: Annual Report
CFA INCOME & EXPENSES
TOTAL INCOME: $275,055
Book Fair
$24,491
Golf Tournament
$11,487
Business Directory
$2,435
Holiday Giving
$8,400
Carnival
$21,203
Special Lunches
$23,483
CFA Dues
$7,160
Scrip
$17,362
Cougar Corner
$13,289
Spring Benefit
$156,505
Fall Social
$1,479
Uniforms
$9,562
Total Expenses
($21,801)
ALLOCATION OF CFA GIFT
Total gift: $275,055
Annual Fund
$1,000
Graduation Dance
$3,000
R.W. Nafie
Endowment Fund
$5,000
Helping Hands Fund
$5,000
Library
Expansion Fund
$27,100
Library Fund
$24,491
Drama Productions
$12,000
Field Trips
$25,000
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Holiday Giving
$8,400
Tuition Assistance
$50,000
Educational
Enrichments
$114,064
CLAIRBOURN
M A G A Z I N E
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Nancy Ward
Director of Alumni & Communications
Lynda Beckstrom
THE ANNUAL FUND
Director of Development
Cynthia J. Holmes
Design / Layout / Photography
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www.studio33design.com
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Sid Bingham
Margaret Breazeal, President
Scott Coolidge, Treasurer
Charlotte Hall
Glenn Johnson, Vice President
Joan Rimbeniecks
Audrey Werner, Secretary
Clairbourn School Magazine is published
twice a year by the Communications
Department of Clairbourn School.
A Proud Tradition,
Enriching our Children
CLAIRBOURN SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND 2012 – 2013
8400 Huntington Drive
San Gabriel, CA 91775
Telephone: 626.286.3108
Fax: 626.286.1528
www.clairbourn.org
Please take part in this year’s Annual Fund.
Gifts are welcomed through June 30, 2013.
Our goal is 100% participation!
All gifts count.
Make your gift online today at:
www.clairbourn.org/donations
8400 Huntington Drive San Gabriel, CA 91775
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