March 6, 2015 - The Post Oak School
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March 6, 2015 - The Post Oak School
2 015 B I E N N I A L GA L A E DI T ION | S TA R S T RUC K : A N IGH T AT T H E O S C A R S The VO LU M E X X , N U M B E R 14 A biweekly publication of The Post Oak School POST M A RC H 6 , 2 015 Available online at www.postoakschool.org SEE YOU ON THE RED CARPET! Six o’clock in the evening “An epic event!” “ ” “Not to be missed” PAGE 2 M A RC H 6, 2015 Our Thanks TO OUR GENEROUS UNDERWRITERS & DONORS BEST PICTURE Carlie & Richard Yoo Laura & Martin Citardi, Jessica & Vean Gregg, Carol & John Howenstine, Amy & Lloyd Kirchner, Sherri & Charles Schugart Anita & Alan Ying, Amy & Blair Garrou, Nikayla & Aaron Thomas Sunday Riley Eames & Bruce Eames, Abbe & Adam Forman, Farrell & Stuart Saunders, Whitney & Marc Walsh, Kim & Chuck Yates PRODUCERS Melanie Gray & Mark Wawro Brittney & Max Tribble Carmen & Kiki Dikmen, Dominique & Nicholas Florescu, Lucinda & Javier Loya, Jordan & Dylan Seff, Jenee & Nick Stefanakis DIRECTORS BBVA Compass Vicki & Gislar Donnenberg Windi & David Grimes Alicia & Garrett Gordy National Oilwell Varco / Mary Birk Melissa Coleman & Rob Pascoe The Salners Family Foundation Bailey Dalton-Binion & Greg Binion, Courtney & Bill Bucy, Julie & Jason Styles, Stephanie & Ben Hertzog, Shanell & Walker Moody Sara & Juan P. Catá, Ana Sanchez & Javier Lamuno, Christina Gracia & Gabriel Salinas, Marisol & Fernando Santacruz, Rocio Diaz Sesma & Francisco Zorrilla Jennifer & Clifton Chavis, Kim & Michael Callahan, Dr. Shelly Leeds-Richter, Jenny & André Marshall, Erin & Tom Stus Kelly & Garth Davis, Stacey & Mark Martin, Erica Sherman & Dr. Vadim Sherman, Valerie & Michael Sonsino, Michelle & Ken Zagorski Robyn Davis, Rennae Henry, Cynthia Delaney-Kinsella & Stephan Kinsella, Paula & Mark Mey, Suzan & Jeremy Samuels, Ariana & Steve Smetana Hannah & Leonard Golub, Jamie & Andy Lee, Heidi & Bryan Rosenstrauch, Daniela & Manuel Sanchez Carol & Stephen King, Regina & Bert Mellinger, Carole Dickinson & Val Perkins, Suzanne & Bruce Winfrey Jessica & Philip Meyer, Kim Proler, Mrs. Susana Stern & Dr. Juan Stern, Felicia & Rafael Stone Amber Luong & Terry Ray, Kristen & David Ridgway, Mary & Garland Stephens Salners Family Foundation ACTORS Shonali & Rakesh Agrawal Frost Bank Alicia & Garrett Gordy Midtown Dentistry / Dr. Jonathan Penchas & Mrs. Jennifer Penchas Misty & Tyson Weihs Drs. Muriel & Marcel Meicler, Dorothy Lam Wong Jennifer & Christian Brenckmann, Cari & Tyler Gill, Kelly & Blake Hill, Jenny Mohr & Matthew Parker, Stelli & Todd Parsapour Erica & Glenn Engle, Dawn Thomas & Bryan Janda, PAGE 3 M A RC H 6, 2015 Pragnya Patel & Kaushik Parekh, Valerie & Jay Volpi Seunghee & Christopher Fuller, Cynthia Alonso Gowda & Ashok Gowda, Alison Wong & Blaine McElroy, Jenny & Stanford Moore, Jennifer & Bob Shults Janice & Barrett Green, Jane Greenberg & Gregory Kaplan, Michelle & Tom Lu, Wendy & Meir O’Hanna, Katie & Bob Orr Leashanne & James Guo, Huma & Nabeel Manal, Ami & Mit Mehta, Zeenath & Arjun Selvakumar, Catherine Than & Hoang Quan Vu Enid & Lance Henderson, Jennifer & Scott Clearman, Celine & Richard Stetzer SCREENWRITERS Bank of America MUSICAL SCORE Louise & Henry Bergeron Justice Brett & Erin Busby Ceera Investments, LLC Forney Construction Company Christa Filak & Martin Fraske Allison & David Hamilton Nesrin & Dogan Kartalepe Yan Zhang & Haiyang Li Kathy & John Long Pat & Bill Mitchell Ngoc Le & Jason Walls LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD DONATIONS Vicki & Gislar Donnenberg – Dr. James Quillin Kristen & David Ridgway – Simran Sood & Amanda Tee Gensler Sterling Associates – All Faculty & Staff Kelly & Erich Janzen The Kapusta Family Drs. Alicia Kowalchuk & Benjamin Saldaña Catering Clark Bartee Emily Browning and Adam May Doanh Hoang Nesrin Kartaltepe Nicole & Christopher Lombardo Samantha and Ron Kegge Monica Lopez & Richard Lyn-Cook Paige Penchas Mayuri & Dharmesh Patel Sabina & Mani Walia Jacqueline Pourciau & Robert Phillpott Emily & Adam Weinstein Thompson & Horton LLP Chef Smirnov GALA DONATIONS Kasia & Alfonso Leon-Lubowicz Christina & Isaac Tapia TO OUR C O R P O R AT E SPONSORS Paige Penchas Anne Singleton & Jack Douglas Cherish & Chris Harvell Thank You YYYYY Creative Branch BANKING INVESTMENTS INSURANCE PAGE 4 M A RC H 6, 2015 OurVolunteers T H A N K YO U F O R YO U R T I M E A N D D E D I C AT I O N ! Gala Chairs Laura Citardi & Whitney Walsh Auction Data Kelly Hill POPA Chairs Auction Display Paula Mey Suzan Samuels Amy Kirchner, Chair Jamie Lee, Chair Aaron Parazette, Chair Tori Aumann Jessica Gregg Kelly Hill Allison Hamilton Claudia Macias Jenny Marshall Katie Padden Meredith Parenti Shelley Quillin Valerie Volpi Underwriting Jessica Gregg, Chair Farrell Saunders, Chair Auction Jenny Mohr, Chair Stelli Parsapour, Chair Jennifer Chavis Karri Garza Alicia Gordy Allison Hamilton Kelly Hill Michelle Lu Claudia Macias Stacey Martin Nicole Pedersen Kristen Ridgway Felicia Stone Nikayla Thomas Brittney Tribble Valerie Volpi Jennifer Wheler Samantha Wykoff Decorations Ariana Smetana, Chair Vareen Cunningham Karri Garza Kristen Katz Jenny Moore Pragnya Patel Nancy & Mike Polychronopoulos Kim Proler Done in a Day Valerie Sonsino, Chair Grace Coreas Vareen Cunningham Huma Manal Katie Padden Nicole Pedersen Nancy & Mike Polychronopoulos Suzan Samuels Valerie Volpi Misty Weihs Fun Committee Jenny Marshall, Chair Erin Stus, Chair Mystery Boxes Julie Styles Class Projects * designates class project coordinator Jane Greenberg, Chair* Kim Yates, Chair* Cynthia Alonso* Tori Aumann* Jessica Braun Courtney Bucy John Duboise Sharon Engelstein* Lori Ann Foertsch Fred Garza PAGE 5 M A RC H 6, 2015 Karri Garza Shirley Goh Victoria Goldstein* Leashanne Guo Neha Gupta Allison Hamilton Carol Howenstine Paula Lamuno* Renee Lancelin Kasia Leon-Lubowicz Stephanie Lienhard Thomas Mach Claudia Macias* Adam May Jenny Mohr Sarah Moudry* Amy Noris Norman Paige Penchas Kim Proler Patrick Renner Lana Rigsby* Daniela Sánchez* Kate Scheinman Erin Stus* Misty Weihs Alison Wong Samantha Wykoff* Carlie Yoo THAN K YO U TO O U R GAL A CHAI RS LauraCitardi Whitney Walsh AND ENJOY THE EVENING! Additional Talents Offered by: Jessica Braun Jennifer Brenckmann Jennifer Chavis Brittany Tribble If we missed your name on these pages, our apologies and our THANKS! THERE’S STILL TIME! Reserve a room at the Houstonian to make it a full night of dinner, dancing, silent and live auction, and celebrating Hollywood-style with old and new Post Oak friends! PAGE 6 M A RC H 6, 2015 THANK YOU TO THE POST OAK DADS’ CLUB FOR HOSTING POKER NIGHT. ALL OF THE PROCEEDS WENT TO GALA! x x GALA EVENING PROGRAM SPECIAL THANKS Tammy Beeson and The Houston Polo Club The Houstonian Hotel 111 N. Post Oak Lane Chef Smirnov Catering 6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction Darryl & Co. Creative Branch Rodney Foster and Foster Auctioneers Jim Gray and the Houstonian staff 7:30 p.m. Dinner Announcement 8:00 p.m. Seated Dinner 9:00 p.m. Program and Live Auction Silent Auction closes at commencement of Live Auction. Big Board closes after Live Auction. 10:15 p.m. Star Search and Dancing Auction Check-out Begins Midnight Good Night Jason’s Deli Jason Levine and Matt Moore at Speedy Picture Framing Shelley Ludwick and Tootsies Max Movers Adam May and T Distribution of Texas, Inc. Garland McClure and The Forest Club Damon Pampolina and PRP Entertainment Co. The Post Oak Dads’ Club Heather Smith and 501 Auctions Asha and Gaurav Sood of Boss & Hughes Frank Tritico and Brightstar The many talented and dedicated volunteers of the 2015 Post Oak School Gala The Post Oak School Faculty and Staff The Citardi family: Martin, Nicole, and Alex; and the Walsh family: Marc, Sutton, Andy and Quinn; for their love and support. PAGE 7 M A RC H 6, 2015 H E ARTFELT THAN KS TO Creative Branch & Chef Smirnov Catering FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT MANY THANKS TO ALL OF THE TALENTED AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS OF THE POST OAK PARENT’S ASSOCIATION. REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER OF POPA JUST BY BEING A PARENT AT POST OAK! SPECIAL THANKS TO FOR HOSTING OUR FABULOUS “WHAT TO WEAR” EVENT! PAGE 8 M A RC H 6, 2015 THAN KS TO O U R AUCTIO N DO N O RS 713 Pilates The Cheesecake Factory Gymnast Factory Acupuncture Medical Services Chef Bryan Caswell Hamilton Shirts Leslie Alexander & The Houston Rockets Chef Monica Pope Emily Hansen Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Chef Smirnov Kim Harrison Dinah Chetrit Hatton Henry Bag Company The Chinati Foundation The Hay Merchant Chrysalis Skin and Body The Health Museum Citardi Family Helicopter Services Inc. Cleburne Cafeteria Holocaust Museum Houston COLLAGE: The Art for Cancer Network Hotel Paisano Artisans Restaurant Hotel Valencia Riverwalk Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Arboretum and Nature Crave Cupcakes Center artmix Creative Learning Center Creative Branch Houston Ballet Auntie Pasto’s Croissant Brioche French Bakery & Cafe Houston Cater Tots All Heart Horse Farm Alvin Gee Photography Amy’s Ice Creams Antica Pesa Armandos Alma Armendariz The Art House School of Fine Arts Azur West: A Shu Uemura Sanctuary Salon Da Camera Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Backstreet Cafe, Caracol, Hugo’s, and Prego Davis Family Houston City Club Tamara Basham DEFINE body & mind Houston Gymnastics Academy Michael De La Cerda Houston MET Dance Center + Company Bayou Wildlife Zoo BBVA Compass Bank Beatty Music Works Beautique Day Spa Salon Becks Prime Restaurants Beginners 2 Swimmers Bellaire Pediatric Dentistry benjy’s Sandra DeLeon Discover Gymnastics, Inc. Susie Dunn-Rachleff Cory Eckert Elaine’s Florist & Gift Baskets Escalantés Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston Bercutt Physical Therapy and Wellness Center Facial Plastic Surgery Associates Bering’s Fiori Spa Brazos Bookstore Alex Botrie BreakAway Speed Sports Ninfa Bridges Buffalo Grille Bulletgirl- Jessica Meyer Saida Fagala Michael Foertsch Wayne J Franklin, M.D. French Cuff Boutique Karri Garza Gittings Portraiture The Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston Polo Club Houston Public Media Houston Rockets Houston Swim Club Houston Symphony Houston Zoo, Inc. The Houstonian Hotel, Club, & Spa Ibiza Food and Wine Bar Imagination Toys & Shoes Kerry F Inman/ Inman Gallery Island Grill Isle Pedispa Itsy Bitsy Boutique Glamour Dogs Salon IW Marks Jewelers, LP Glassell Junior School, Museum of Fine Arts Houston Dr. Stacy Jacobs Camp Olympia Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers Candelari’s Pizzeria e Cucina Golf Club of Houston Joy Kids Studio Canopy GolfTEC Kara L. Kaman, M.D. Cata Family Good Space Yoga and Pilates Kapusta Family Michael Chabala Gordy Family Karen Sachar & Co. Chana Family Cynthia Alonso and Ashok Gowda Kaye Marvins Photography Chavis Family Gregg Family Kenny & Ziggy’s Camp Lonehollow PAGE 9 M A RC H 6, 2015 Kiehl’s Highland Village Debbie Nickerson Sarah Catherine MUA Kim’s School of Tae Kwon Do Nienhuis Montessori USA Schlitterbahn Waterparks Lloyd and Amy Kirchner Niko Niko’s Greek & American Café Seattle Seahawks Orly Kluk Nori’s Collection Sehgal Diamonds Russell W.H. Kridel, MD Nothing Bundt CakesWest University Sensia Studio and Japanese Day Spa OGA Aesthetic Laser Emily Sloan Lakeshore Learning L’Alliance Francaise de Houston Landmark Theatres Laurenzo’s El Tiempo Jamie Lee Let Us Play! Childcare Teresa Lin Oh boy! Photography Olé Kids Houston Donald Smith and Napa Valley Vintners Association Diana Onofre Lee Smith Janet Ott Soccer 4 All / Lacrosse 4 All Out of the Box Society for the Performing Arts Lucinda Loya - Lucinda Loya Interiors Palace Bowling Lanes Paper Source M. Brandon Motorcars Pappas Bros. Steakhouse- Houston M. Penner M. Wiesenthal Men’s Collection Mad Potter Anita Taj Mahmood Maida’s Belts and Buckles Main Street Theater Maison Maison Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas Mariquita Masterson Mark’s American Cuisine Marshall Family Elizabeth Matthews Rachel McNeill - KPRC Local 2 News Memorial 610 Hospital for Animals Mercury MFAH Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens Michael’s Cookie Jar Nina Strane Parsapour Family Stus Family Paws for A Moment and You Lucky Dog Summer Street Band Phoenix Diamond Properties Julie Styles Nancy Polychronopoulos Post Oak Administration Post Oak Dad’s Club Post Oak High School Students Prelude Music Professional-Organizer.com Purple Glaze Pottery Purple Mango Queen of Heirs Jewelry James Quillin Larry Rachleff Robin Jackson Photography Celia Rodriguez Lindsey Mistretta Rosenstrauch Family Moody Gardens Rover Oaks Pet Resort Monica Moreno Valerie Sonsino MSR Houston Row Studios Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Saint Street Swim The Music Box Theater Sam Houston Equestrian Center Larry Smith Neelapu Family New York Bagel and Coffee Shop The Next Level Fitness Spec’s Jenny Mohr and Matthew Parker Miller Dahlstrand De Jean Architects Nature Discovery Center Sonoma Wine Bar Stone Family Midtown Dentistry Naturally Nourished Sojourn Cellars Aaron Parazette Refined Design House MW Cleaners Simran Sood Jessica Samano Samuels Family Sanchez Family Marisol Valencia and Jose Fernando Santacruz Sustain Juicery Houston Taste of Texas Restaurant TaylorMade Performance Labs Amanda Tee Texas Art Supply Theatre Under The Stars Thompson Family Tiny Boxwoods Phylis Tomlinson Tribble Family Uchi Underbelly The Union Kitchen Urban Retreat Urban Tails Dr. Jay Volpi Walsh Family Waterman West University Dance Centre West University Fitness Wildfish Theatre Miriam Winton Wonderwild Indoor Party Playground Wykoff Family YYYYY PAGE 10 M A RC H 6, 2015 B I G BOAR D! WHAT TO WEAR? The most anticipated auction items of the night (aside from Gala Projects, of course) will be listed on the Big Board! Mark out the last person who bid, and put your winning bid in on the board! Preview these items by visiting the auction site using the link on the Post Oak homepage. Don’t forget that it is trés chic to come to Gala in Hollywood attire, including costumes from your favorite films. We can’t wait to see you there! MYSTE RY BOXE S Not sure what to bid on? Pick up the perfect surprise with the purchase of a Mystery Gift. For $50, you will walk away with a gift worth $50 or more that is sure to please everyone. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This special offering honors all faculty. Funds raised in this special donation-only section during the program will be divided equally among all lead teachers. Teachers use these funds to purchase “extras” for the class. Examples of previous purchases include: garden benches, a trellis, a globe, a special colored pencil set, an infant sofa, and a video camera. Your teacher decides how the funds will be used for class benefit. Donations can be made with the card provided at your table to be picked up during dinner. GALA VOLUNTEERS: WE NEED YOU! Please HELP with Gala set-up at The Houstonian –Saturday, March 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Complimentary childcare is available at Post Oak from 8am to 1pm. (email [email protected] to reserve space) Any amount of time you can help is TRULY APPRECIATED! CO M P LI M E NTARY VA LET PAR KI N G W I LL B E P ROVI D E D AT TH E H O U STO N IA N . PAGE 11 M A RC H 6, 2015 TH E 2014–2015 POST OAK FUND TOGETHER WE CAN CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASSES THAT HAVE REACHED 100% PARENT PARTICIPATION: D A N IE L L E DALSE Y O R LY K LU K D E B B I E N ICK E R SON DON’T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS: Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN) Social MON DAY, M A RC H 9 AT 5:3 0 P. M . Redirecting Children’s Behavior Support Group MON DAY, M A RC H 9 AT 6 :3 0 P. M . A-Term begins at the High School MON DAY, M A RC H 23 – T H U R S DAY, A PR I L 2 A P OS T OAK PAR E N T E DUC AT ION EVE NING Supporting a Strong Emotional Foundation with Dr. Michelle Forrester Join Dr. Forrester as she discusses developing emotional and social skills in children. A renowned child psychologist with expertise in early childhood development, Dr. Forrester is the author of SET For Life: Social Emotional Tools for Life. E R R O L PINTO T HU R S DAY, M AR C H 26 MID D L E S CH OOL 7:00 P.M . IN T HE GYM This annual effort continues until we reach full participation. Parent 4600 BISSONNET ST. BELLAIRE, TX 77401 281.822.8028 [email protected] participation is currently at 83%, and we have raised $255,000 of our $300,000 goal. Pledges can be made by emailing christinacantu@ postoakschool.org, or go to our website to donate with a credit card. Pledges are due by May 31. We invite you to join us for our special Afternoon Tea Questions? Please call Christina Cantu at 281-822-8024 INFORMATION GATHERING SESSION SUNDAY, MARCH 29 AT 3:00 P.M. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED! The application deadline is fast approaching for our next AMI Primary Training Course which starts June 29, 2015. PAGE 12 M A RC H 6, 2015 C A L E N DA R M A R C H 8 –1 4 Sun 3/8 Tue-Wed 3/10-11 Thu 3/12 Fri 3/13 Please accept our apologies for the School Calendar error identifying these dates as Mardi Gras and Ash Wendesday Wed 3/25 Thu 3/26 Financial Aid Applications Due SCHOOL CLOSED only students with expanded year contracts attend High School A-Term begins Upper Elementary and Middle School Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN) in New York Coffee w/ Elementary Director Produced by, directed by, and starring the Post Oak Middle School students T HU R S DAY, M AR C H 12 7:00 P.M . IN T HE GYM Conference Registration The online parent/teacher conference scheduling is now open. Conference days are March 27 (YCC is in session this date), April 10, and April 17. To sign up for a conference go to www.postoakschool.org ▶ For Parents ▶ Schedule/View a ParentTeacher Conference and have your login information ready. If you are having problems, please contact technology director Mirna Andrade-Salgado, at [email protected] or 281-822-8063. 9:00 a.m. Spring Equinox Parent Education Event w/ Dr. Michelle Forrester 7:00 p.m. Fri 3/27 Light he Come arted dy! 7:00 p.m. M A RC H 2 2-2 8 Tue-Fri 3/24-27 Free n! issio Adm Middle School Play: “You Can’t Take It With You” SPRING BREAK Mon 3/23 A P OS T OAK MIDDLE S C HO OL PR ODUC T ION Daylight Saving Time Begins M A R C H 15 - 2 1 Mon-Fri 3/16-20 N OT I C E B OA R D CONFERENCE DAY Classes not in session: only students with expanded year contracts attend Young Children’s Community in session ABOU T TH E POST The Post appears every other Friday of the regular school year. You can receive a printed copy from your oldest child, or a PDF version online. Submit letters, articles, or photos in electronic form by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before publication to Communications Coordinator Elisa Schmidt ([email protected]). If publication is on a Thursday due to school closure on Friday, then the deadline is 5:00 p.m. on the preceding Monday. THE POST OAK SCHOOL was founded in 1963 and accredited by both the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) 4600 Bissonnet, Bellaire, Texas 77401 • Telephone: 713-661-6688 • Fax: 713-661-4959 • www.postoakschool.org