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FALL 2009
welcome
HEADMASTER’S
As you enjoy reading about the exciting
winter and spring happenings at
Clairbourn in 2009, I hope you’ll notice,
not only the wide range of activities, but
the depth to which each one goes to enrich
the lives of our students. The Oregon Trail
and Pioneer Day activities, covered in
the lead article, form a great example of
integrated learning activities that cover all
major academic subjects as well as art,
Robert W. Nafie, Ph.D. music, and sports enrichment for the third
Headmaster
grade. The preschool also plunged their art
instruction and visiting artist program to a deeper level this year by
setting up a special museum to showcase the students’ artwork—all
formally displayed around the Seiter Center play yard for the rest
of the school and parents to tour and enjoy.
Additional noteworthy sections in this issue are
the graduation section for the Class of 2009,
the school’s Annual Report highlighting the
CFA’s very successful fundraising efforts and
the generosity of Clairbourn families, and
the Alumni News section featuring the 1950
through 1979 class reunion. I hope you’ll
join with me in rejoicing in all the evidence
of good that Clairbourn has to offer both
to current students and alumni who use the
foundation they have been given to flourish in
their post-Clairbourn endeavors.
table
OF CONTENTS
• features
The Pioneer Experience
1
“Well-Prepared for Success”
Clairbourn’s Graduation Speech
15
Dr. Nafie’s Graduation Remarks
18
Class of 2009 High School Choices 19
•departments
Spotlight on Success
5
Campus Kaleidoscope
10
Alumni News
20
2008-2009 Annual Report
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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.
Branching Out is published twice a year
by the Communications Department
of Clairbourn School.
8400 Huntington Drive
On the cover:
Third-graders Siena Giljum, Kelly Yang,
and Natalia Ramirez with their pioneer
wares on display.
San Gabriel, CA 91775
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director of Alumni & Communications | Nancy Ward
Director of Development | Kristin Bennett
Design | C
ynthia Holmes Rasmussen, Studio 33 Design
www.studio33design.com
Jean-Jean Ng, Alexia Sakellariou, Xian Shively, Travis Beringer, Katie Bender, and Jeffrey Haegelin with their hand-made pioneer wares on display.
The Pioneer Experience
STUDYING THE OREGON TRAIL
H
istory is recreated every year by Clairbourn
third-graders studying the Oregon Trail and the
early pioneers. This cooperative learning activity
is filled with academic challenges as well as plenty of
excitement and fun. To set the foundation, students read
If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon, by Ellen
Levine and Elroy Freemand, and watch several videos
on pioneers which provide them with an overview of the
life, hardships, and strange new experiences of pioneer
families as they travelled on the Oregon Trail.
With their history lessons fresh in mind, the students are
then grouped into units with specific family roles for them
to play. To ensure realism, and to help them feel like real
pioneers, girls dress in bonnets with aprons and boys wear
cowboy hats with vests. After each group selects their own
historic family names and chooses occupations, the men
designate a wagon train leader amongst themselves and
hire trail guides (the teachers) to lead them out west.
FALL 2009 BRANCHING OUT
Careful preparations to make and pack the pretend
wagons follow for each family. Students use their art skills
to create wagons out of paper and then use their math skills
to calculate the amount of supplies they’ll need to survive
the trip. They also have to determine the number of hours
they will travel, graph the weather they will encounter,
Students study the geography of the
Oregon Trail, learn the states, and work
with
maps—specifically
noting
the
lakes, rivers, landmarks, mountains and
prairies they will encounter.
and study the geography of the Oregon Trail. They learn
the states, and work with maps—specifically noting the
lakes, rivers, landmarks, mountains, and prairies they will
encounter.
When everything needed has been accounted for, the
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the pioneer
EXPERIENCE
Travis Beringer and Emily Shantz in a wagon train traveling along the
Oregon Trail (the campus).
Jacob Valenzuela and Yasmeen Gray read aloud their journal entries
of life on the Oregon Trail to parents in the audience.
Kelly Yang and Siena Giljum participate in a three-legged race during
the Pioneer Day celebrations.
Xian Shively carefully balances a potato on a spoon in a relay race
on Pioneer Day.
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BRANCHING OUT FALL 2009
the pioneer
EXPERIENCE
Paul Soulanille, Carson Zubchevich, and Matthew Yam play pin the tail on the horse during game time on
Pioneer Day.
students then set off on their journey from Independence,
Missouri (the classroom), and set out to travel across the
country (the campus) with their pioneer family groups.
For the students, the year is now 1850 and it is late April.
As they move along the trail, they face situations drawn
from historical diaries, literature, and other documents from
the time period with the adventures designed to cover key
There is always something new and
exciting for them to write about
because their wagon-train adventures
range
from
crossing
dangerous
rivers to putting out prairie fires and
negotiating with Indian tribes.
learning objectives in subjects like reading, writing, math,
social studies, geography, science, drama, music, dance,
speech, sports, and art.
On the trail, students develop their science skills by
identifying plants, animals, cloud formations, constellations,
and even learn about food preservation techniques. They
also develop their social studies skills by reading up on
the lifestyles and customs of Indian tribes, trappers, and
soldiers from that time. Students develop their writing skills
Oren Wei and Travis Beringer put
out a pretend prairie fire.
by keeping a journal in the style of the book Dear Levi:
Letters from the Overland Trail by Elvira Woodruff and
Beth Peck. Each day, students record their thoughts about
what they saw and encountered along the trail, and then
later read their entries to the rest of the family in order
to practice their speech skills. There is always something
new and exciting for them to write about because their
wagon train adventures on campus range from crossing
dangerous rivers to putting out pretend prairie fires and
negotiating with Indian tribes.
Even making camp is a big part of the experience.
When the wagon trains are at rest, students experience the
cultural aspects of pioneer life including eating authentic
foods, singing and memorizing period songs, square
dancing and round dancing to fiddle music, playing
games like checkers, jacks, and tug-of-war, and making
crafts like quilt squares, clay pots, and leather pouches.
They also have a chance to enjoy whatever special item
they chose to bring with them on the trail such as a doll, a
fishing rod, a harmonica, book, or marbles.
Even though computers weren’t authentic trail gear,
students use special software in computer class called
“The Oregon Trail, Version 1.2” to play simulation games
that allow them to virtually travel the trail and manage all
aspects of the journey thus utilizing their math, problem3
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EXPERIENCE
Jacob Valenzuela, Paul Soulanille, and Chris Myers march with their
classmates in an Independence Day parade.
Alex Vail, Kathy Tsaur, Jeff Haegelin, Katie Bender, and Brennan Graves
perform in a round dance on Pioneer Day.
solving, and reading comprehension skills. This includes
choosing the best departure time for the wagon train,
purchasing supplies for the trip, and managing their
responsibilities along the way.
Students also take a field trip to the Banning House,
built in 1864 in Wilmington, California, where the highly
successful pioneer, Phineas Banning, lived once he finished
his own journey west by land and sea via Panama. On the
tour, they get to see his 23 room mansion, the one-room
school house, the stage coach barn, and the gardens as
they existed over 100 years ago.
To cap-off the experience, third-graders invite their
parents to a Pioneer Day celebration which is a daylong extravaganza of pioneer activities that showcases
everything the students have learned during the unit.
Students compete in sack races, put on an elaborate show
complete with square dancing, dramatic journal readings,
and songs, and then after more crafts and games, they
have an authentic pioneer lunch. Each year the program
evolves to include new and exciting activities with the goal
to make the pioneer experience alive and meaningful, and
to encourage each student to use his or her imagination
and to feel and act like a real pioneer.
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Alex Smith and his mother, Ria Smith, enjoying the Pioneer Day Festivities.
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It’s A Banner Year!
Congratulations are due to Clairbourn’s girls’ softball
team for winning the League Championship this spring.
Their sports banner was hung in the Multipurpose building
along with the banner for the boys’ soccer team who won
the League Championship last winter.
Our Very Own Junior Olympian
Current sixth-grader, Jasmine Gritton, qualified for
the National Junior Olympics Youth Track and Field
Championships this summer after placing second in
the region. The event was held in North Carolina with
Jasmine competing on behalf of the Pasadena Roses Track
and Field Club .
WATER WINNERS
Girls’ Softball Team (Front Row): Eliza Bigelow, Caroline Simmons,
Noelle Shoemake, Caitlyn Callahan, Laura Lundegard, Jamie Kwong, and
Nadine Mandani. (Back Row): Ebony Martin, Marlene Rosado, Ashley
Shoemake, Alexandria Cheng, Janelle Bieker, Amanda Wilson, Kimmy
Paciorek, Natalie McElrea, and Emily Gifford.
13 girls and 11 boys from Clairbourn participated in
the Middle School League Championship Swim Meet at
Flintridge Prep in May. Although up against mostly older
seventh and eighth grade students from area private
schools, Clairbourn’s swimmers (primarily from the fourth,
fifth, and sixth grades) gave strong performances and
competed well. Out of the six relays swum at the meet, the
Cougars came in 1st Place in three of them and 2nd Place
in another race due to a strong showing of teamwork.
Additional winners were:
• Josh Taylor – 2nd for diving
• Nicholas Merritt – 3rd in the 200 free
and 4th in the 50 butterfly
• Emily Anderson – 3rd in the 50 free
• Andy Langen – 3rd in the 50 fly
• Jason Zhong – 4th in the 50 breaststroke
• Kevin Tie – 4th in the 200 free
and 5th in the 50 free
• Mary Farley – 2nd in the 50 fly
and 4th in the 100 IM
• Sarah Grandalski – 2nd in the 50 free
• Corey John – 2nd and 3rd in the backstroke and free
events. Additional kudos go to Corey for swimming
so well after breaking his arm only three weeks
before the event.
Clairbourn Swim Team (Front Row): Andy Langen, Jason Zhong,
Nathan Han, Josh Taylor, Fiona Ng, Emily Serhan, Electra Williams, and
Kevin Tie. (Back Row): Kai Dorsey, Rebecca Wang, Emily AndersonSanchez, Molly Serhan, Nick Merritt, Sarah Grandalski, Raymond Barry,
Carly Kessel, Cameron Wen, Ben Poon, Corey John, Nadine Madani,
Emily Gifford, Mary Farley, and May He.
President’s Award for Excellence Winners: Amanda Wilson,
Katie Price, Cole Moffatt, Harrison Jung, Eda Yu, Harley Barrera, Kevin
Chan, Arnesh Nagavalli, and Claire Huang.
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PRESIDENT’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE WENT TO
Harley Barrerra, Kevin Chan, Claire Huang, Harrison
Jung, Cole Moffatt, Arnesh Nagavalli, Katharine Price,
Amanda Wilson, and Eda Yu.
AMANDA
WILSON
WAS
THE
WINNER
OF
THE
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE of 2009 AWARD. To be
Outstanding Graduate Award winner, Amanda Wilson, with her parents.
named as the Outstanding Graduate is a great honor
because it recognizes not only excellence in the classroom,
but also major contributions to all other areas of school
life. During Amanda’s Middle School career, she received
a total of 50 A+’s and 21 A’s in Middle School (no A-‘s
and no B’s). She maintained honor status at all times,
was on the Headmaster’s List every quarter, and showed
exemplary citizenship and leadership—even serving as
Student Council President.
KIMBERLY PACIOREK RECEIVED THE ALEX ROBERTSON
MEMORIAL AWARD for Scholar Athlete honoring her
high achievement in the classroom and on the athletic
field. She maintained honor status throughout her
Middle School years and was known for completing
her assignments with skill and understanding. She
participated in all major sports with skill and dedication
and is regarded as one of Clairbourn’s most capable
athletes.
AARON SAMUELSON WAS THE WINNER OF THE
Alex Robertson Memorial Award winner, Kimberly Paciorek, with her
parents.
JOHN ERIC BECKSTROM Memorial Award of $1,000
for expressing and living most closely the qualities of a
Christian Scientist regardless of his religious persuasion.
As a seventh-grader, he consistently expressed qualities
such as diligence, loyalty, joy, and patience. In his school
activities, he showed academic eagerness, outstanding
sportsmanship, and excellent citizenship and has earned
the respect and admiration of his teachers and fellow
students.
JADE BRYANT WON THE LOLA WALLDEN MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP for her hard work and persistence in the
John Eric Beckstrom Memorial Award winner, Aaron Samuelson, with his
family.
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classroom—qualities that former teacher Mrs. Wallden
deemed even more important and worthy of praise than
scholastic success. As a fifth-grader, Jade was known
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for her conscientious follow-through with assignments,
accomplishment of work with little or no supervision, and
for her positive attitude.
ANDREA RAMIREZ WAS THE WINNER OF THE ANN
WAKEFIELD
PEARSON
MEMORIAL
HUMANITARIAN
award for showing inclusiveness to her fellow students
and for her excellent attitude, behavior, and performance
in the classroom. As a sixth-grader and a new student,
Andrea has demonstrated team-building qualities,
outstanding scholarship, and has shown great respect and
appreciation for the rich diversity of cultural backgrounds
found at Clairbourn. These qualities, and many more, are
the ones Ann Pearson encouraged her students to find in
themselves in order to be happy, successful, and to have
a positive impact on one’s school community.
The Lola Wallden Memorial Scholarship Award went to Jade Bryant.
EMILY GIFFORD RECEIVED THE NIJJAR SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD for her dedication, persistence, team spirit,
outstanding good sportsmanship, above average
citizenship, and scholarship in the classroom. Emily
showed great hustle and drive, commitment to improving
her own skills, and patient encouragement of teammates
to promote their talents and strengths. She also won and
lost games with grace and class while maintaining the
goal of helping her team to achieve excellent results.
Clairbourn’s After School Thespians Perform
Much Ado About Nothing Middle-schoolers in the
drama elective at Clairbourn School successfully delivered
a delightfully fresh performance of the romantic comedy,
Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare. The
story of trickery and sabotage surrounding the pending
nuptials of Claudio and Hero lent itself well to a modern
adaptation where a cell phone became the medium
of deception at the heart of the plot. Drama teacher,
Paul Barker, explains, “In the original play, Claudio is
deceived by something he sees in a window. We felt
that the window could be exchanged for the screen of
a cell phone with the picture being doctored by Don
John to deceive Claudio. It worked so much better than
we had anticipated.” Prior to rehearsal, students worked
for months to gain an understanding of the meaning of
Andrea Ramirez was the winner of the Ann Pearson Memorial
Humanitarian Award.
Emily Gifford received the Nijjar Sportsmanship Award.
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Shakespeare’s dialogue, and this enabled them to act on
stage and memorize their lines with greater ease. Many
students, in addition to their acting parts, worked on
prop management and construction, manned the sound
and light boards, made graphics and costumes, and
developed the choreography.
Support for the Troops How to put extra boxes of
A scene from Much Ado About Nothing with Emily Gifford (as Balthasar),
Jamir Dorsey (as Don Pedro), Luis Gomez (as Count Claudio), Aaron
Samuelson (as Leonato), and Matt Friedland (as Signor Benedick).
Sergeant Marvin Ruano and Sergeant Timothy Johnston gather with James
Sobieski, Arthur Chang, Shea Corwin, Jade Bryant, and Jessie Miller for
a photo.
Kendall Roclord and Door of Hope Executive Director Tim Peters present
the Door to the Future Award to the Knight family.
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Girl Scout cookies to good use was a question on the
mind of Clairbourn parent Lynn Geraci. She approached
the Marines at Blecksmith Hall in Pasadena to see if they
would appreciate receiving Girl Scout cookies after they
deployed, and they said, “Yes.” So, to support these
hard-working soldiers far from home, Lynn and her son,
Charlie, spearheaded an on-campus cookie and letter
drive for the troops. Overall, 140 boxes of Girl Scout
cookies and letters were collected from students, parents,
and Girl Scout and Cub Scout troops.
In addition, Gunnery Sergeant Art Blancoromero
from the Marine Corps visited Clairbourn’s Cub Scout
Pack #364 and spoke about his five tours to Iraq and
Afghanistan. Fifth-graders also met with Active Sergeants
Timothy Johnston and Marvin Ruano from the US Marine
Corps Reserve Battalion, based at Blecksmith Hall in
Pasadena, who shared their military experiences and
spent time guiding students on how to write meaningful
letters to the troops overseas.
Door to the Future Thanks to a second grade tour of
the Door of Hope facility, which helps homeless families
in Pasadena, a wonderful idea was born to honor the
efforts of the less-fortunate to improve their circumstances.
Clairbourn parents Suzana and Kendall Roclord, who
accompanied their eight-year-old son Troxell on a field
trip, decided to create the first annual Door to the Future
Award—a gift of a studio photography session with
professional prints from their business, Roclord Studio
Photography. According to a recent news article, the
award is “given to a homeless family staying at the
Door of Hope that has demonstrated significant progress
toward becoming self-sufficient and that has demonstrated
a hopeful future.” This year’s winners, who secured jobs,
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saved money, and progressed in other key life skills, were
Tim and Ca’Sha Knight and their three children, Ariyah,
Judah, and Jaiyah.
A Student’s Mission to Share the Joy of Reading
One Book One Child is the brainstorm of Clairbourn
student Luke Palmer. Back in the Fourth Grade, Luke
became inspired by a family friend who was doing
charitable work in Africa. He realized that millions of
children in the world do not have access to their own
books. With the help of his parents, Luke founded One
Book One Child in 2006 and has since been collecting
books from schools, organizations, and families to send
to children in Africa.
Most recently, he sponsored his first “local give”
event called “Bound Together by the Fun of Books” to
benefit the students of Para Los Niños—an organization
that runs a LAUSD charter school on the edges of Skid
Row in downtown Los Angeles. To help with the event,
Luke created a Kids’ Council of Clairbourn classmates
including Jamie Kwong, Alex, Maddie and Shea Corwin,
Jackson Codiga, Joey and Jack Steele, Tillie Pederson,
and Clairbourn alum Madison Bender.
During their spring book drive, over 2,000 books
were collected, sorted, boxed, and delivered to the Para
Los Niños book fair.
Clairbourn students on the Kids’ Council join Luke to distribute books
at Para Los Ninos Charter Elementary School. Photo Credit: E. Stone
Luke Palmer, founder of One Book One Child. Photo Credit: E. Stone
Para Los Ninos Charter Elementary students in front of One Book One
Child banner. Photo Credit: E. Stone
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campus
KALEIDOSCOPE
Melanie Hadley at her formal
piano recital at Clairbourn School.
Sophy Zhao in a duet with Melanie
Hadley playing Benjamin Godard’s
“Berceuse” from Jocelyn.
Clairbourn’s advanced piano students received special one-on-one instruction from Ms. Hadley during her
Artist-in-Residence week including fourth-grader Nicholas Shupe, eighth-grader Kevin Chan, fourth-grader Dylan
Kwang, fifth-grader Jonathan Ting, fifth-grader Kevin Tie, Melanie Hadley, sixth-grader Sophy Zhao, and eighthgrader Harrison Jung.
Artist-in-Residence Melanie Hadley
At Clairbourn, a major part of helping students to find
their passion in life involves exposing them at an early
age to inspiring role-models, speakers, artists, writers,
musicians, and athletes. Through student assemblies,
classroom workshops, and one-on-one sessions with
working professionals, students can feed their dreams for
their futures and begin working at an early age toward
their goals. This year for the elementary and middle school
grades, the Artist-in-Residence Program provided the gift of
music as it is meant to be heard—direct from the instrument
in a live setting.
The award-winning pianist and international performer,
Melanie Hadley, spent a week on campus as a guest
instructor for all the music classes and conducted one-onone teaching sessions with advanced piano students.
During her residency week, Ms. Hadley organized
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a special piano recital showcasing the talents of fourthgraders Dylan Kwang and Nicholas Shupe, fifth-graders
Kevin Tie and Jonathan Ting, sixth-grader Sophy Zhao,
and eighth-graders Harrison Jung and Kevin Chan. The
performances were beautifully executed and highly
professional, and of special note was the standing ovation
given to Kevin Chan by the Clairbourn student body for
his solo piece by Chopin, “Scherzo in B flat minor.” As a
means to further inspire Clairbourn’s music-loving students
and their families, Ms. Hadley gave her own formal recital
later that evening. Her program included works by J.S.
Bach/Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and
Gershwin. This Artist-in-Residence music program was
made possible in part by the Dr. Robert T. and Jane A.
Cheatham Family Music Endowment Fund for Clairbourn
School.
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Sculptor Lynn Forbes shows Aidan Tran and Elizabeth Boumajdi how to
build up the central mass of their sculpture with small pre-cut blocks of clay.
Clairbourn parent Lisa Bononi, who sponsors the Artist-in-Residence
Program for the Early Childhood Department, helps preschooler Zachary
Kriebs attach a block of clay to his sculpture.
Mrs. Conner and Mrs. Rankin join the PK Grasshopper class in front of their
group project display at the ECD Museum Show.
MUSEUM DAY & BONONI VISITING ARTIST
Great appreciation is expressed to the Bononi Family
and the Early Childhood Department for their successful
efforts to provide enrichment and early exposure to the
arts for the younger students this year. The Bononi ArtistIn-Residence Program brought in sculpture artists, Lynn
Forbes and Ralph Muncaster, to work directly with the Jr.
Pre-Kindergarten through Kindergarten classes. Beginning
with an art history lesson covering the work of three wellknown sculptors, the artists guided the students in making
their own sculpture with professional-grade clay. Each
child also received one-on-one training in the Lynn Forbes
“Visual Dynamics” method of classical sculpting as taught
at the Forbes School of Sculpture in Carlsbad, California
(the largest sculpture school in the world). Once the children
had completed their masterpieces, the works of art were
formally displayed in the Early Childhood Department’s
“Museum Show.” Students from all grade levels and
ECD parents toured the show which, in addition to the
sculptures, featured paintings, drawings, project displays,
and three-dimensional works of art. By having a full-circle
experience that included art history education, mentoring
from working artists, hands-on creation time, and display
of the creative works, students were exposed to the whole
system of art-making and the deeper impact their creations
can have on others beyond their own personal enjoyment.
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TNT Dunk Squad member Keith Cousino demonstrates some gymnastic
moves to students in mid-air.
Caroline Simmons, Marlene Rosado, and Aaron Samuelson were among
hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers screaming to be chosen to assist with
the next dunk shot trick.
TNT Dunk Squad member Brian Smith somersaulted over the heads of
Clairbourn students, Natalia Ramirez and Matt Friedland. While in midair, Brian scooped the hat off of Matt Friedland and placed it on his own
head before landing.
TNT Dunk Squad Motivates Clairbourn Students
Clairbourn students are literally setting their sights higher
than ever before after experiencing the high-flying
gymnastic-basketball stunt show and motivational talk
given by the TNT Dunk Squad. Known for their daredevil
tricks and aerial stunts combined with precision basketball
dunks, the TNT Dunk Squad succeeded impressing and
entertaining everyone who attended the show. Between
tricks, they talked to students about how they achieved their
athletic mastery with goal setting, intensive and consistent
practice, leadership, and teamwork. They explained how
important it is for each student to try their hardest and
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do their best—even in the face of peer pressure. The
enthusiasm from the students was unbounded, and many
of them were chosen from the audience to participate in
the basketball tricks and skits.
This event was made possible by the Majovski family
who set up a fund to bring motivational speakers to the
school every year in memory of their daughter Lindsay
who attended Clairbourn. The speakers are chosen for
their ability to inspire students in following their dreams
and living life to the fullest as Lindsay did during her
lifetime.
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Cole Moffatt, Luis Gomez, Matt Pasqualetto, Harrison Jung, and Wolfgang Ehrgott brave the rapids on the Sarapiqui River.
Clairbourn’s Eco-Adventure in Costa Rica
Worlds away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles,
with its concrete parking lots and desert climate, twentytwo seventh and eighth grade students headed for the
tropics on a ten-day Costa Rican eco-adventure during
spring break. The trip started with a quick overnight in
the capital city of San José followed by a journey to the
Caribbean coast where they took a boat tour through
the beautiful Tortuguerro National Park. Sloths, iguanas,
howler monkeys, and many exotic birds in their natural
habitat graciously made appearances along the way to
the great delight of the students. After traveling by water,
the group took individual rides on the Crazy Monkey
Canopy Tour—a zipline through the air over the coastal
forest of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
The next day included water adventures, such as
kayaking and snorkeling, and a hike to the Green Iguana
Project Center where the indigenous people work to save
the endangered species. After learning a great deal about
iguanas, they moved on to the Sarapiqui area where the
students toured Heliconia Island known for its rich foliage
and wildlife. When night fell, class was not over! Instead
it was time to learn all about the nocturnal creatures of
Costa Rica—namely bats! Not only did they study bats,
but their guide let them get up close and even touch bats
Seventh-grader, Nathan Han,
ziplining through the Caribbean
Coast Forest on the Crazy Monkey
Canopy Tour.
that had been captured.
Whitewater rafting on the Sarapiqui River, running level
two and three rapids, comprised the next adventure on the
itinerary for Clairbourn students. When they were half-way
down the river, students were offered a swim break and
refreshments of exotic fruits prepared by the river guides.
As if that weren’t enough to make for a memorable day,
the group capped-off the evening by soaking in a local
natural hot spring with a view of the steaming Arenal
volcano in the distance.
The next day was filled with horseback rides through
the open fields and forested areas of the Arenal region,
swimming at the base of the La Fortuna waterfall, and
walking in the cloud forest in Monte Verde—all enabling
the students to appreciate the lush beauty of Costa Rica
and value its precious natural resources. To wrap up their
trip, the students went on a final zipline tour at Gauchipelin,
climbed up the face of a waterfall, rappelled into a river,
and went inner-tubing down the Rio Nego River. Aside
from the tremendous amount of fun the students had on
their adventure, they also gained the most important
element of travel abroad which is acquiring a greater
understanding of another culture and understanding the
interconnectedness of our world environment.
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KALEIDOSCOPE
Jacqueline Hwang, Bryan Gleason, Mina Kasama-Araiza, and Michael Ibarra work on calculating legal bills for
mock clients while Malcolm Zeger and Ronni Carbajal-Cuccia watch over their shoulders.
Clairbourn’s Math Day Field Trip
Bryan Gleason views the bottling
floor at the Coca-Cola factory
during the Math Day field trip.
Mrs. Lyzenga’s sixth grade math classes took a “Career
Day” field trip and visited several businesses where they
heard presentations of how math is used on a daily
basis. They visited the Milbank Tweed Law Firm where
Clairbourn parent Jerry Marks explained how math is used
in calculating losses and damages for their clients. They
next visited the Bononi Law Group where parent Michael
Bononi had students practice calculating bills for mock
clients. The next stop was Northwestern Mutual where
parent Shawn Mackey explained how math is used in the
insurance business. He also demonstrated how to use a
website that the firm sponsors called www.themint.org to
promote financial literacy.
The class finished the day with a trip to Downey where
students visited the largest Coca-Cola bottling plant in the
world. They were met by Clairbourn parent Fernando
Ramirez, vice-president for the western United States,
and he gave them explanations of how math is used
in inventory, quality assurance, production, and sales
projections. Afterwards, the class was treated to a tour of
the warehouse, labs, and production line.
Clairbourn sixth-graders at the Coca-Cola plant in Downey.
Shawn Mackey talks about how math is used in the insurance industry to
determine how much coverage individuals need to handle losses.
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G R A D U AT I O N A D D R E S S : W ELL -PREPARED
FOR SUCCESS
Good afternoon to the graduating Class of 2009. Today possess unlimited intelligence and unlimited capabilities.
is your day. It is truly an honor and a privilege to be From here you will never go backwards or unlearn any
here today celebrating your accomplishments and your of the valuable lessons you have mastered. You will only
move forward and continue to grow and
graduation from these hallowed halls.
expand your wealth of knowledge.
Thirty-four years ago I was standing on this
Pursue your dreams and the activities that
very same campus, under the century old
you love, for it is in that pursuit that you will
eucalyptus tree, wearing my baby blue
discover your path. You will naturally gear
graduation dress, with mixed feelings of
your future studies to areas that challenge
excitement and sadness knowing that our
and excite you. But whatever path you
time together as classmates was about to
choose you will find yourself drawing on your
change. My family’s history with this school
experiences here at Clairbourn. Whether
dates back to the mid 1940s when my
grandmother, Lola Wallden, began her Jodie (Thompson) Robison it is high school, college, or your chosen
Class of 1975
profession, you will find that the lessons
career as a school bus driver and retired
in 1982 as the assistant head of school. My parents met and knowledge you acquired here will take on a whole
here when they were in the fourth and fifth grades and my new definition and meaning. You will be called upon
mother, Beverly Thomson, returned in 1971 to serve as a to contribute your individual strengths and experiences
preschool and kindergarten teacher until 2000. My sister towards bringing a project to fruition.
and brother and I all attended Clairbourn from preschool Remember Idyllwild? Remember those team building
through graduation. My children, Taryn and Tanner, exercises and those problem solving activities? It took you
attended in the 1990s. As I did, you will go forward from out of the typical classroom environment and taught you
here with a treasure chest of memories and experiences to find solutions to unique situations in unfamiliar settings.
that will shape and define the paths you choose in your You participated together and you pooled your individual
talents to conquer
lives.
“…You will go forward
Your hard work and dedication to your studies, a team challenge.
extra-curricular activities, and community service are You pushed yourself from here with a treasure
accomplish chest of memories and
commendable and have created a foundation that you to
will build upon in every area of your life. Mary Baker things you never
Eddy writes in Science & Health with Key to the Scriptures, thought you could, experiences that will shape
”…Mind never enters the finite. Intelligence never passes like climbing a and define the paths you
into non-intelligence. Good never enters into evil, the steep mountain or
choose in your lives.”
unlimited into the limited.” Your education at Clairbourn maneuvering over
has equipped you with the tools and principles needed to rocks and crevices. Each of you possess the ability to push
yourself beyond your comfort zone, beyond limitation.
conquer new challenges and achieve new successes.
You have experienced the joy of learning, and it is a My eighth grade class left from this very same parking
joy for your parents and teachers to watch your young lot to attend the Yosemite Institute in the middle of January.
minds develop and grow. They have encouraged you We spent the first few days at a camp called Crane Flat
to understand that you possess unlimited intelligence, located thousands of feet above Yosemite Valley. Our
unlimited capabilities. And this is important...you do team building exercise was to construct ice caves in the
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snow and then sleep in them all night. Of course, our first
attempt collapsed, so we had to re-group and re-design.
I don’t remember what time of day we started this activity,
but I do know that we were finishing by lantern light. There
we were in our sleeping bags in an underground igloo
hoping our design would not collapse on top of us. To us
it was an architectural masterpiece. We had a lot of fun,
and we were proud of our accomplishment.
As a CPA, I am required to take yearly continuing
education classes. There are always classes designed
around team building and problem solving. They aren’t
quite as exciting as our outdoor experience at Clairbourn
and there usually aren’t mountains to climb or caves to
“Pursue your dreams and the build, but they
are very similar in
activities that you love, for that they focus on
it is in that pursuit that you recognizing the
individual talents
will discover your path and
we possess and
life direction.”
how we can work
together productively. You now face unfamiliar territory
as you prepare to enter high school, but you are well
equipped with the tools needed for success. You will
broaden your circle of friends and embark on new courses
of study. You will take what you learned here and apply it
every day of your life.
Go forward with determination and enthusiasm as you
learn a new sport, develop new interests, and join clubs
and academic societies. I encourage you to stay involved
in community service. As ambassadors of your generation,
it is your responsibility to mentor others and demonstrate
your compassion for the world around you. Inspire others
by your involvement, and you will be richly rewarded. I
encourage you to treasure the friends that you have as you
expand your circle to include new friends. See the good
in others, and build a support system that allows you to
celebrate victories and overcome challenges. Remember
that each of you possesses unlimited intelligence and
unlimited capabilities.
Congratulations on your graduation, and I know you will
remember all the wonderful times you had at Clairbourn
School and will remember how this experience gave you
the courage and resolve to go forward and pursue your
dreams with passion and success. Stay grounded in who
you are as you take flight from here!
Harley Barrera, Jane Martinez, Madeleine Mackey, Cole Moffatt, Matt Friedland, Krista Meaglia, Kevin Chan, Harrison Jung, Matt Pasqualetto, Luis
Gomez, Wolfgang Ehrgott, Tatiana Khawaja, Arnesh Nagavalli, Marlene Rosado, Britni Meaglia, Eric Yang, and Jamir Dorsey gather next to their
Clairbourn graduation cake.
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2009 Graduating Class (1st row): Anastasia Velicescu, Jane Martinez, Harley Barrera, Natalie McElrea, Millie Shih, Claire Huang, Krista Meaglia,
and Britni Meaglia, 2nd row): Matt Friedland, Kevin Chan, Harrison Jung, Jamir Dorsey, and Luis Gomez, (3rd row ): Molly Serhan, Athena Williams,
Eda Yu, Tatiana Khawaja, Christine Urquhart, Alexandria Cheng, Marlene Rosado, and Madeleine Mackey, (4th row): Ashley Shoemake, Emily AndersonSanchez, Caroline Simmons, Katie Price, Janelle Bieker, Amanda Wilson, and Kimmy Paciorek, (5th row): Nathan Wong, Arnesh Nagavalli, Matt
Pasqualetto, Michael Doll, Wolfgang Ehrgott, Cole Moffatt, Eric Yang, and Trevor Ryan.
Christine Urquhart and Jane Martinez at the graduation reception.
Cole Moffatt, Harrison Jung, and Michael Doll feeling proud and happy
on graduation day.
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HEADMASTER’S TRIBUTE TO THE CLASS OF 2009: Dr. Nafie’s Graduation Remarks
Some of you began your journey at Clairbourn in the
fall of 1998. That seems like such a long time ago,
and in many important ways, your journey has been
our journey too. So much has happened over those
years that would seem to threaten our way of life.
This class was in Pre-Kindergarten when the world
faced the dreaded Y2K bug in 1999-2000. It seemed
like the functioning of the world was going to come to
an end. But the world community prepared as best it
could and remained confident that, together, solutions
could be found for whatever happened, and it moved
forward. The Y2K bug was not nearly the catastrophe
it seemed like it would be, but we learned the important
lesson that we need to understand our true circumstance,
search confidently for the solutions we know exist, and
move forward patiently one day at a time.
This class was just beginning first grade when terrorists
attacked the World Trade Center on September 11th,
2001. It was simply a Tuesday morning, like any other,
but suddenly it seemed like the world as we knew it
was coming to an end once more. The images were
almost unbearable. We met for Chapel that morning
(your class sat right over there), and as a class, as a
school, and as a nation, we stayed together to face
whatever would come next. We don’t yet have all the
answers, but we’ve never stopped searching for the
solutions that will mean progress for our entire planet
and all the people on it. And today, we’re moving
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forward patiently one day at a time.
This class was here last October when the global
financial system suffered its worst setback since the
historic great depression of the 1930s. Many families
are making difficult and unpleasant choices. Most
people are feeling like we’ve lost some of the progress
we worked hard to attain. What is important for you
to observe and remember, as outgoing Clairbourn
graduates, is that our response to adversity remains the
same: 1) Understand our true circumstance, 2) search
for solutions, confident that they exist, and 3) move
forward patiently one day at a time.
And now, you are moving on to your next school
experience. We are all proud of what you have
accomplished here and of what you have contributed
to our school’s long tradition. You have had many
successes and many more are to come. If history repeats
itself, you’ll have setbacks. Perhaps, you’ll have many.
Only next time, maybe you’ll remember that you’ve had
special training in how to deal successfully with life’s
setbacks. Perhaps you’ll remember to reason your way
through that challenge using what you have learned
here:
1. K
now Your True Circumstance: Remember that each
of you is the beloved child of God—never outside
His care.
2. Search for Solutions and be Confident You Know
They Exist: Remember that nothing is too difficult
for the all-knowing, omnipotent Mind, your one true
parent, and that He has already provided you all
you’ll ever need.
3. Move Forward Patiently, One Step at a Time:
Remember that each day is an opportunity for new
growth wherever you are. Nothing should ever
persuade you to stop—no missed assignment, no
bad grade, no broken friendship, and no missed
opportunity. Just keep moving forward!
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Graduating eighth-graders, Luis Gomez, Jamir Dorsey, Matt Pasqualetto, Eric Yang, and Kevin Chan, share a moment of friendship before the
commencement ceremony.
CLASS OF 2009: HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES
Emily Anderson-Sanchez Maranatha
Luis Gomez Harvard-Westlake
Cole Moffatt
Loyola High School
Ashley Shoemake Claremont High School
Harley Barrera Mayfield Senior
Claire Huang American School in Taipei
Arnesh Nagavalli Flintridge Prep
Caroline Simmons Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Janelle Bieker
La Salle High School
Harrison Jung Flintridge Prep
Kimberly Paciorek La Salle High School
Christine Urquhart Mayfield Senior
Kevin Chan La Salle High School
Tatiana Khawaja St. Lucy’s Priory High School
Matthew Pasqualetto St. Francis High School
Anastasia Velicescu South Pasadena High School
Alexandria Cheng La Salle High School
Madeleine Mackey Mayfield Senior School
Katharine Price
Flintridge Prep
Athena Williams Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Michael Doll St. Francis High School
Jane Martinez Westridge School
Marlene Rosado Maranatha High School
Amanda Wilson Mayfield Senior
Jamir Dorsey La Salle High School
Natalie McElrea
Guyer High School, Texas
Trevor Ryan Glendora High School
Nathan Wong St. Francis High School
Wolfgang Ehrgott
St. Francis High School
Britini Meaglia
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Molly Serhan Mayfield Senior
Eric Yang St. Francis High School
Matthew Friedland
Maranatha High School
Krista Meaglia Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Millicent Shih Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Eda Yu
San Marino High School
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SPOTLIGHT
COURTENEY CASE* ‘09* (center) with her graduating friends,
Millicent Shih and Janelle Bieker.
As a longtime Clairbourn student since preschool, Courteney Case, along
with her parents Sam and Christina Case, were treasured members of the
school community. When the family moved to Kentucky last summer, they
were greatly missed. Thankfully, Sam and Courteney visited Clairbourn
this last spring so Courteney could join her former classmates in some of
the graduation festivities. While she was on campus, her father shared
the following news about Courteney’s successes in her new school and
specifically credited Clairbourn with giving her a great foundation for
excellence.
Courteney Case * ’09 Courteney’s father,
Sam Case, wrote to the Alumni Office, “We were a little
torn about taking Courteney away from Clairbourn in her
final year of Middle School, but found that, once she
arrived at Louisville Collegiate, her education from Pre-K
through seventh grade had given her the strongest possible
foundation to succeed at her new school. It was clear early
on that the skills learned from Cort’s time with everyone at
Clairbourn was much more than the state measured scores
in English, math, science and foreign language. She had
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learned to be a fully engaged citizen of her school and
to represent herself with dignity and fortitude. She was
complimented by everyone she came across for her ability
to adapt and quickly support the causes in which she
chose to take part. It goes without saying that Mrs. Barker
in the Middle School (along with Miss Ruth Beckstrom,
Miss Gorge, and Mrs. Sinclair among others) helped to
mold Cort into a student that was poised to take on a
move across the country and to be recognized by one of
the most competitive private schools in the state as a stellar
student who came with a strong foundation for learning
and sincere interest in giving back to her community. For
that, and a whole host of other accomplishments, we will
always and forever cherish our years with Clairbourn.
Cort is first and foremost a Cougar!”
Additionally, Sam shared that during the first year at
her new school, Louisville Collegiate, Courteney received
highest honors in English and was awarded the eighth
grade Outstanding English Student Award at the Middle
School graduation ceremony. She also maintained her
4.0 GPA all four quarters of 8th grade which earned
her the Presidential Award for a perfect 4.0 average
for her 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years. She excelled in her
foreign language studies and was awarded a Certificat
d’honneur in the 2009 FLES Grand Concours—a national
test sponsored by the American Association of Teachers
of French (AATF). She also earned a spot on the Tableau
d’honneur by achieving 8th rank at the national level, and
finally, she competed at the Kentucky World Language
State Conference and placed in the following categories
for French: 1st place listening, 1st place reading, and 2nd
place writing.
Submittals for the Alumni Spotlight
Alumni (or their parents) are invited to send in write-ups
about their exciting accomplishments since their student
days at Clairbourn. Submittals must include a highresolution photo and may be sent anytime to Alumni
Director, Nancy Ward, at [email protected].
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NEWS
John Marshall *’82 attended the Spring Carnival as a new Clairbourn parent with his wife, Carole, and their son, Raymond.
Peter Mack *’85, as a new member of Clairourn’s alumni website, shared
this picture of himself with his newborn son.
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2008 Employee of the Year Achievement Award.
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Elspeth Carden ’97 attended the Spring Carnival this past
May with
Amanda Thorson. She is living in Pasadena
and works as an eighth grade math teacher for LAUSD at
Gompers Middle School.
Nicole (May) Miller ‘91 is living in Grand
Junction, Colorado, with her husband Randy.
Corinne (Tang) Taylor *‘93 had a baby girl in
June of 2008. She and her husband, Daniel, named her
Chloe Kimiko Tang Taylor. They are expecting their second
child in December.
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Dane Tice ‘94 is currently attending Oxford
University where he is pursuing a graduate degree in
physics.
Kris Van Cleave ‘94 won a fifth Emmy award in June
for his general assignment reporting in Washington D.C.
Also, during the recent presidential campaign, he reported
on the election as well as Obama’s inauguration.
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Carli Chung ‘95 lives in San Diego and works
for Home Start, Inc. as their program/intake coordinator
and helps them in their mission of strengthening families
and protecting children in the community.
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Adele Bergstrom *’97 works in Pasadena at the
McGladrey Accounting Firm as a senior audit associate.
She was recently named runner-up for her company’s
Christopher Faraj *97 has enrolled his son, Christopher,
in Clairbourn’s Kindergarten for the Fall of 2009.
Amanda Thorson ’97 is living Alhambra and works
as a planning and building assistant for the City of San
Marino. She attended Clairbourn’s Spring Carnival with
Elspeth Carden ‘97 in May.
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Chris Corradini *’98 is living in Newport Beach.
He graduated from USC in 2007 and now works as an
estimator and project manager for the family’s commercial
flooring construction company.
Nisha Parekh ’98 enjoyed an International Fulbright
Fellowship last year in Brazil where she studied Brazilian
labor law and its impact on the labor market. Other
accomplishments under her belt include graduating from
USC in 2007 with a masters degree in international
relations and a soon-to-be-published study she conducted
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NEWS
Elspeth Carden ‘97 and Amanda Thorson ’97 met up at the Clairbourn
Spring Carnival this last May.
for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational
Fund on access to mental health care in L.A. County for
Spanish speaking adults.
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Alex Hardt ’99 is living in St. Croix in the Virgin
Islands where he owns a house. He has a master scuba
license and frequently dives on the weekends.
Alan Rutledge *’99 now resides in San Francisco where
he is building a new business.
Joanna Tice ’99 is living in Harlem, New York, and is a
biking commuter and enthusiast. She recently applied to
grad school at the City University of New York Graduate
Center and was given five years of funding to pursue
a Ph.D. in Political Science. While there, she plans to
specifically focus on immigration and environmental policy
and political theory.
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Jamie Wopschall ‘01 graduated this spring from
Gonzaga University with a bachelor of education degree
and an elementary and special education teaching
certificate. She also minored in business and received
a certificate of leadership through the Comprehensive
Leadership Program. In line with her dreams to pursue
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Chris Riboli, Lindsey Wopschall, Lauren Bieker, Jamie Wopschall,
and Jennie Cutting, gathered outside of the Gonzaga University
McCarthy Athletic Center by the Gonzaga Bulldog mascot to
celebrate their shared history as alums of Clairbourn School.
a career in elementary special education, she will be
teaching this fall in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Jamie reports
that, “I will be the Special Education teacher at Sorenson
Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities. I am really
excited to be teaching at this innovative school. Hope all
is well at Clairbourn. I have to say Clairbourn is one of
my favorite schools I have attended. I had such a great
childhood there and hope to touch kids’ lives just as all my
teachers touched mine at Clairbourn.”
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Diana Dou ‘02 wrote into the alumni website,
“Not only is college almost over, but I’m in the process
of applying to M.D./Ph.D. programs! I am currently a
rising senior at the California Institute of Technology. I’ve
just finished my third year with the Caltech Women’s
Basketball Team, NCAA Division III, and I am also getting
more involved in campus activities as a member of the
Biotechnology Club Executive Board at Caltech. The
biggest event last year that I spearheaded was a speaker
series featuring Dr. Richard Mulligan from the Harvard
Stem Cell Initiative. I’m working on other projects with
the club, including a stem cell panel. I’m also continuing
my music hobby through the chamber music groups on
alumni
NEWS
Class of 2005 alums Catherine Casillas, Asha Moore, Polly Chang, Rebecca Franks, and Lindsay Butcher graduated from Mayfield Senior this spring.
campus. Being a research junkie, I’ve accepted a second
SURF assignment this summer. Basically, I’m developing a
new protocol to turn differentiated adult cells (such as skin
fibroblasts) back to pluripotent state-induced pluripotent
stem cells (iPSCs). So, during the daytime, and sometimes
the nighttime, and very often the weekends, I can be found
in the basement of the chemical engineering building on
campus. When I’m not there, look in the gym, but be
prepared to play at least one game of pick-up basketball
if you do find me there!”
Morgan Dyrek ‘02 is starting her senior year at Santa
Clara University. Last fall she studied abroad in France
to learn the language and traveled through Europe.
Additionally this past summer, she had an internship in
Pasadena to further her interest in working in sports law.
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Brooke Bennett *’03 was named an Academic AllAmerican by The College Swimming Coaches Association
of America (CSCAA) for representing Amherst College at
the NCAA National Championships.
Lauren Phillips *’03, during her summer off from SMU,
worked at Westridge’s summer school assisting in
ceramics class. She also was recently accepted into the
Cox Business School at SMU.
Blair Ramirez ‘03 is living in Santa Barbara attending
college. She is currently interested in studying political
science and later moving into broadcasting.
Kyle Sinclair ‘03 has been on the move performing
in musicals aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship and
performing in Sydney Australia at the Four Seasons Hotel.
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RMax Goodwin ’04 was featured on the television
show “Masters of Illusion” in April where he performed as
a street magician.
Molly Taylor ‘04 and Madeline Banta *’04 were presented
as 2009 debutantes for the Pasadena Guild of Childrens
Hospital Los Angeles in June. The ceremony was held at
the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
Lindsey Wopschall ‘04 and Lauren Bieker ‘04 just finished
their freshman years at Gonzaga and will enter their
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NEWS
Dan Brimberry ’05,
wrapped up a successful
senior year at Loyola High
School this spring where he
received Highest Honors at
graduation and became
a California Scholarship
Federation
Lifetime
Member. In addition to
being an Eagle Scout, Dan
volunteers at Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles for
Dan Brimberry ’05
Pediatric
Endocrinology
and Metabolism. He will attend Hamilton College in the
fall where he will study Molecular Biology.
Alexandra Baptiste ’05, Connor Bullock ‘07, and McGuire Haigh ‘05
volunteering on campus as part of their high school service requirements.
sophomore year in the fall. Lindsey is currently majoring in
broadcasting and Lauren is studying business.
Jennie
Cutting ‘03 and Chris Riboli ‘03, also at Gonzaga, will
be entering their junior year in the fall. Jennie is studying
sociology, and Chris is studying business administration.
(See photo on page 24.)
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Alexandra Baptiste ‘05 graduated from
Flintridge Prep and will attend Princeton University in
the fall where she will study engineering or political
science. Her noteworthy accomplishments in high school
include being Named an Outstanding Participant in the
National Achievement Scholarship Program, receiving an
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship for math and
technology, for volleyball she was named Most Improved
2006, MVP 2007, and 2nd Team All League 2007 (she
was also one of the team’s top statistical performers in
blocks), for junior varsity soccer she was named MVP
2005-2006 and 2nd Team All League 2008, and for
varsity track she was named Outstanding Performer 2008
and 2009 and a CIF qualifier for 2006, 2008, and
2009. Alex was also an editor on the school newspaper
and started a fundraising club called World Visionaries.
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Lindsay Butcher ‘05 at Mayfield Senior, modeled in
the “Anything But Fabric Fashion Show” where everything
that went down the runway had to be made from recycled
materials. Her dress was designed by Janie Clark and
was made from newspaper and newspaper bags.
Elizabeth Calvert ‘05 will begin college this fall at Cornell
University where she will study zoology at the College of
Life Sciences. She graduated from International Polytechnic
High School this past spring. One of her main activities in
high school was working on the yearbook as chief editor.
Catherine Casillas ’05 will attend Loyola University of
Chicago this fall and will major in animal science. She
graduated from Mayfield Senior School this last spring
where she was honored for her academic excellence in
chemistry, geometry, sculpture, and photography.
Polly Chang ’05 is a recent graduate of Mayfield Senior
School where she received recognition for her sports
accomplishments including CIF Tennis All League Team,
Most Improved Player for volleyball, and the Coach’s
Award for badminton. Her academic achievements
include the Excellence in Science Award and Rank 8 for
the National Grand Concours French exam. Polly will
attend the University of California, Irvine, in the fall and
will study biology.
alumni
NEWS
Sarah Chen *’05 will attend Princeton University in the
fall and will study international relations. As a graduate
from Polytechnic, her accomplishments include being a
National Merit Finalist, a Presidential Scholar Semi-finalist,
and a Rose Court Finalist. During her high school years,
she also founded an english program in a rural Chinese
high school which turned out to be a very inspirational
experience.
John Cleary ’05 graduated from Polytechnic this last
spring where he lettered in varsity basketball, varsity
tennis, and made All League for tennis. He also won
the Polytechnic Annual Photography Contest. In the fall,
John will attend Marquette University where he will study
engineering.
Andrew Curtis ’05 is headed off to UCLA this fall with
a scholarship to play football for the Bruins. In college he
will study sports management and real estate development.
During his high school years at Loyola, Andrew played
varsity football as a two-way starter, was named 2008
First Team All-Serra League and 2008 Lineman of the
Year (offensive and defensive), and played in the 2009
Gridiron War All Star Classic. In baseball, he was named
2007 Pitcher of the Year and Best Defensive Player (1st
base) in 2006.
Jacob Davich ’05 is a recent graduate of Waverly
High School. His activities in the entertainment field are
extensive and include writing and recording his own songs,
appearing on the T.V. shows “The Unit” and “Without a
Trace,” and he recently went to New Orleans to be in
movie for Sony called Jar People. Jacob will attend San
Diego State University in the fall where he will major in
music.
Michelle Ghofranian ’05 received the Excellence
Award in Religious Studies her senior year at La Salle high
school. She will attend the University of California, Irvine,
in the fall and major in biological sciences.
Maguire Haigh ‘05 was a National Merit Semifinalist
at Flintridge Prep in the Winter of 2008-09.
Geoffrey Mak ’05 graduated from Cate School
this spring where he was a four year starter for varsity
tennis. He captained the CIF championship-winning
team in 2007. During his high school career, he also
played varsity football and varsity squash, was head of
the International Club, and also worked on the yearbook
staff heading up the photography section and editing the
video yearbook. Those accomplishments, including his
academic achievements of being an AP Scholar, made
him a popular tour guide choice for the school’s admissions
office. Geoffrey will attend Boston College in the fall and
has chosen to study business management and marketing.
Asha Moore ‘05 played on the 2009 Mayfield spring
badminton team. She will attend Spelman College in the
fall.
Alex Murphy ’05 and Sarah Chen *’05 performed this
last April in Polytechnic’s musical Little Shop of Horrors.
Sarah played a mysterious woman who gives the spaceplant to “Seymour” and Alex played a policeman. Alex
will be attending Dartmouth College and Sarah will attend
Princeton University in the fall.
Tamara Newman ’05 ® was a member of the varsity
girls’ swimming and diving team during the spring term of
her senior year at Polytechnic. Her plans since graduating
include studying biochemistry at Northwestern University
in the fall.
Kelsey Olafson ’05 graduated from Westridge this last
spring and will attend Rice University in the fall where she
will study architecture.
Cameron Raidy ’05 is off to Dallas, Texas, this fall to
attend Southern Methodist University where he will major
in business and communications. During his senior year at
Polytechnic, he spent a day with his classmates teaching
in the lower school and experiencing what it was like to
conduct math lessons, supervise recess, and even take
the class on small field trip. He also played on the boys’
varsity volleyball team during the spring term.
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NEWS
Alisha Jain ‘08 and Chelsea Taylor ’06 respectively represented Mayfield
Senior and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy at the Welcome to High
School night at Clairbourn.
Kelsey Riley ’05 had a chance to compete in the
USASF World Championships at Disneyworld in Florida
in April as a member of the Pasadena Senior level 5 team
of the Victory Cheer Company. Kelsey also performed
in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in May of 2009, along
with
Chelsea Taylor ’06, at Flintridge Sacred Heart
Academy. Chelsea played the part of Olivia.
Chris Samuelson ’05 wrapped up his high school
career at Loyola with many major accomplishments
several of which include being named MVP of the varsity
tennis team, earning All-Mission League status in tennis
and highest honors at graduation, becoming a member
of the Cum Laude Society for a second year, and earning
highest honors as a member of the California Scholarship
Federation. Chris will attend The University of Notre Dame
in the fall where he will major in engineering or economics.
Henry Sotomayor ’05 recently graduated from
Flintridge Prep. In high school, he attained CIF Div. II
Championship standing for Track & Field 2008 and 2009,
and played drums in his band, Across the Pacific, which
had its first show at the Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard
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Nicole Stone ’05 and Melissa Thomas ‘05 represented La Salle High
School at Clairbourn’s Welcome to High School event.
in May. Henry will attend Santa Clara University in the fall
and major in marketing.
Nicole Stone ’05 went to New Orleans on a service
trip where she painted and rehabbed houses damaged
by Hurricane Katrina during her senior year at La Salle.
She will attend the University of Hawaii in the fall.
Rachel Tanner ’05 is a recent graduate of Maranatha
High School and will study child development at the
University of La Verne in the fall to become a pediatric
nurse practitioner.
Jessica Traver *’05,
Rachel Tanner ’05,
Catherine
Casillas ’05, Megan Wasson *’05, Kim Tsuchiya ‘05,
and Kelsey Olafson ‘05, honored their mothers in April
at a special Ticktockers Mother’s Tribute Luncheon where
they each shared a letter of appreciation for their moms.
This luncheon is part of the Pasadena Chapter’s mission
to forge close mother-daughter relationships by serving
together in the community. Jessica Traver and Catherine
Casillas were then honored as graduating Ticktockers
in July at the Rose Gala Senior Presentation Ball at the
Millenium Biltmore Hotel.
alumni
NEWS
Melissa Thomas ’05 graduated this spring from La Salle
High School where she was named to the National Honor
Society and the California Scholarship Federation. She
will attend the University of San Francisco in the fall.
Kim Tsuchiya ’05 just graduated from La Salle High School
where she was honored for her many accomplishments.
Her awards include the Chemistry Excellence Award and
the Dance Outstanding Award, she received scholarships
from the Choice Foundation and the California Scholarship
Federation, and was named to the National Honor Society.
Other highlights from her high school experience include
being on the varsity cheerleading squad and serving with
the National Charity League, Pasadena Chapter, for the
past six years. Kim will attend the University of Colorado
at Boulder in the fall where she will major in English.
Conner Verreaux ’05, during his senior year at Flintridge
Prep, finished 10th at the state meet for boys’ cross country
among Division V runners, and the overall team finished
in 2nd place at state. Conner also took an advanced
stagecraft class to learn all about the backstage arts for
putting on plays, musicals, concerts, and assemblies. He
recently worked on the The Music Man show building
sets, working the light and sound boards, managing
the staging and costuming, and even ushered. He also
worked on two additional plays, Blithe Spirit and Ivanoff.
At his senior year commencement ceremony he was also
awarded Bronze Status in the California Scholarship
Federation.
Megan Wasson *‘05 will attend Tufts University in Boston
this fall where she will study international relations. While
at Westridge, she was also named a National Merit
Scholar. Megan wishes her Clairbourn friends from the
class of 2005 much happiness and success!
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Brent Bennett ’06 had a great summer in the
north woods of Michigan at Interlochen Arts Camp. He
studied voice in the Vocal Soloist Studies program and
performed as Grandpa in the opera The Tenderland by
Aaron Copeland.
Andrew Bieker ‘06 was on the varsity swim team for
La Salle in the spring of 2009.
Corinne Botsford ‘06 played on Marantha’s JV girls’
soccer team this past winter.
Schafer Chulay *’06, who attends Maranatha, played on
the varsity boys’ soccer team this past winter and then
played on the North all-star baseball team defeating
the South in the all-area underclassman all-star game at
Jackie Robinson Field this last spring. He is also on the
Maranatha varsity baseball team which played and won
against Campbell Hall in the CIF Division V quarterfinals
in May.
Toni Li ’06 was a CIF baseball champ at Maranatha
high school this past year.
Kevin Matthews *’06, at Flintridge Prep, volunteered as
an activities host this last spring at the Young & Healthy
Mobile Dental Clinic to help provide dental services to
low income children in Pasadena. He and his fellow
classmates played ball, made t-shirts, and craft projects
with the children waiting for care from the clinic. He also
played on the water polo team at Prep and received the
Coach’s Award for his athletic achievements.
Trevor Pick ‘06, who already holds an Arrow of Light
Award from Cub Scouts, became an Eagle Scout in
March. His Eagle Project consisted of designing and
building a protective shed to house the play yard toys
at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House. He solicited
materials and cash donations for the project from area
businesses as well as friends. Then, fifteen volunteers
helped him finish the actual construction. While at La
Salle, Trevor attained membership in the National Honor
Society and the California Scholarship Federation, played
football for four years, and participated in the VENAVER
service program where he helped the city of New Orleans
rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Cameron St. George ’06 attends St. Francis where he
plays football and hockey, serves on the student council,
and participates in the Irish club which he founded.
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alumni
NEWS
Cameron St. George ’06 and Jeff Garavaglia ‘08 represented St. Francis
High School at Clairbourn’s Welcome to High School event.
Gina Manwani ‘08 and Krupa Patel ’08 enjoyed a mini-reunion of their
classmates at the Spring Carnival.
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Justin Farshidi ‘07 was one of 40 students from area
private schools who participated in the inaugural meeting
of the Pasadena Independent School’s Foundation. As
part of their responsibilities, the students decided how
to divide $48,000 to local charities. The organization
is designed to give students first-hand knowledge of the
importance of serving charities and community service
through grant-making. The mission, as explained by a
parent of a participant is, “...to grow the next generation
of philanthropists.” Students took eight months to visit
prospective recipient organizations and participated
in online discussions to share their findings. Justin also
recently had a one month internship with Assemblyman
Anthony Portentino where he attended meetings, wrote
newspaper articles, and learned about the job duties of
an assemblyman.
Connor Bullock ’07,
Maguire Haigh ’05,
and
Alex Baptiste ’05 volunteered at Clairbourn
in May to fulfill their school service requirements. They
worked on many projects including Pioneer Day crafts,
a historic photo archive project for the alumni office,
served in the library, and helped with sports. Connor also
recently performed in Maranatha’s musical Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as the character Simeon.
Kristen Clark ’07, at Maranatha, played on the varsity
tennis team for her freshman and sophomore years, and
took a Drama 1 class that helped her to lose inhibitions
while performing.
Kim Combs ’07,
Miranda Stein ’08, and
Krupa Patel ’08 were all players on the Mayfield
varsity softball team this past spring which won a share of
the Prep League title.
Hannah Davich ’07, currently attending Westridge,
is enjoying volunteering at the Willard School and tutors
kindergarteners after school once a week. She was also
chosen to be a part of the Pasadena City Youth Council
on the executive board.
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Adam Grosbard ‘07 at Flintridge Prep is keeping busy
on the football and track teams and writes about politics
for the school newspaper.
Zach Murphy *’07 played on the varsity track and field
team for Polytechnic this past spring.
alumni
NEWS
Meredith Myers ‘08, Miranda Stein ‘08, and Kim Combs ‘07 represented
Mayfield High School at Clairbourn’s Welcome to High School event.
Alec Shumate ’07, as a sophomore geometry student,
participated in La Salle’s Cardboard Boat Regatta in a
partnership with junior students studying physics. Their
design was supposed to take into account the principles
of geometry and physics and the laws of buoyancy. Their
craft, made only of cardboard and packing tape, had to
make it round trip across the Sierra Madre pool with two
people on board. Alec also worked the stage crew for
the La Salle performance of Dark of the Moon by Howard
Richardson and William Berney.
Nicole Stathatos ’07 played on Maranatha’s varsity
girls’ soccer team this past winter.
Riley Wasson *’07, on the Flintridge Prep boys’ varsity
soccer team, was named Second Team All-League Player.
Brandon Wen ’07,
Alec Storrie-Lombardi ’05,
Adam Grosbard ’07, and Connor Verreaux ‘05 were
all on the 2009 Flintridge Prep boys’ varsity track and
field team. Brandon also performed in Flintridge Prep’s
musical The Music Man in March of 2009.
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Jeff Garavaglia ’08, at St. Francis, is having a
great time in high school and plays on the football and
Justin Farshidi ‘07 and Dr. Nafie visiting after Chapel.
baseball teams and also enjoys participating in the Food
Club, the Ping Pong Club, and the Scooby-Doo Fan Club.
Alex Law ’08 and
Albert Law ’06, both in La
Salle’s Advanced Band, helped their group to win the
Silver Award at the Anaheim Heritage Music Festival
this past spring. Then, at the Ensemble Festival held at La
Canada High School, Albert earned a Superior Rating
for his percussion work and a Superior Rating for his
accompaniment of French Hornist Luke Hilland. Alex Law,
in the Mixed Trio group earned an Excellent Rating for his
work on xylophone.
Jordan Marks ’08 is in the four year arts program at
La Salle and works on Lancer television.
Angus McKay ’08 is on the track, football, and
basketball teams at La Salle. This last year he got third
place in the mile and two-mile races for track and won
MVP for track.
Erick Snyder ’08,
Kendall Shoemake ‘07,
Jocelyn Shoemake ’05, and
Jake Elmore ‘07 all
returned to campus in April over their spring break to assist
with coaching Clairbourn’s athletic classes.
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alumni
NEWS
Alec Storrie-Lombardi ’07 and Adam Grosbard ‘07 represented Flintridge
Preparatory School at Clairbourn’s Welcome to High School night.
Brandon Wen ‘07 at the Spring Carnival.
Amy (Beckstrom) Patzlaff ‘85 welcomed back alums Kendall Shoemake ‘07, Jake Elmore ‘07, and Jocelyn Shoemake ‘05 who visited Clairbourn on one
of their school breaks.
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alumni
NEWS
Connell Studenmund *’08 and
Alex Baptiste ’05, both
on the track and field team for Flintridge Prep, qualified
for CIF Division IV finals in May. They finished 14th in the
400 relay for girls and 17th in the 1,600 relay. Connell
also played defense for the girls’ varsity soccer team.
Alex was additionally awarded a Merit Scholarship and
achieved Sealbearer Status with the California Scholarship
Federation during her senior year.
Brian Yip *’08 is living in Boston and attends Milton
Academy. He recently completed his Eagle Scout project
which consisted of leading 21 scouts to refinish benches
at Huntington Memorial Hospital.
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Courteney Case *’09 – See Alumni Spotlight
section.
Angus McKay ‘07 and Erick Snyder ‘08 volunteering at Cougar Corner.
10
Arin *’10 and Haley Phillips *’10 were recenty
recognized with the “Yellow Rose Award” by NCL
Pasadena for their 75 hours of volunteer work. Their most
enjoyable project has been making doggie treats for the
Pasadena Humane Society and feeding them to the dogs
at the shelter.
This
symbol is for alums registered with
http://alumni.clairbourn.org.
* This symbol next to a class year means
the alum did not attend the school during
their graduating year.
YOUNG ALUMNI HOLIDAY PARTY
The classes of 2009 through 2002 are invited to a
holiday reunion at the Manor House in December.
SAVE THE DATE!
December 19, 2009
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
We hope to see you there!
Brody Brown *’10 and Arin Phillips *’10 at the Spring Carnival.
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alumni
NEWS
IN MEMORIAM
George Hedges – former Clairbourn parent, survived
by his wife, Christy, and their sons, Duncan *’98 and
Shon ‘96.
Paul Thomson ‘49 – former student, Clairbourn parent,
and Clairbourn grandparent. Survived by his wife,
Beverly Wallden Thomson a former student, Clairbourn
teacher, parent and grandparent. Paul and Beverly’s three
children, Jodie (Thomson) Robison ‘75, Donna (Thomson)
LaRoche *’77, and Max Thomson *’79 were all Clairbourn
students, and two of their grandchildren, Taryn Robison
*’00 and Tanner Robison *’03 were Clairbourn students.
Bob London – former Clairbourn plant superintendent who
loved to express beauty, grandeur, and order in all that he
did for the Clairbourn campus.
JOIN THE ALUMNI WEBSITE:
Become an “A” list alum! Register with Clairbourn’s
Alumni Website where you can find friends, post pictures,
and tell us about your latest news. Just go to http://
alumni.clairbourn.org and register. Once approved, you
can log-in and begin posting to the website.
Preschool teacher Jamie Hawks with her husband, Tim Malczynski.
MARRIAGE NEWS
Jamie Hawks, Clairbourn preschool teacher, married Tim
Malczynski in June at the Arcadia Arboreatum.
Ming (Chen) Aguilar ‘95 married Rick Aguilar in April of
this year. They live in Arcadia.
BABY NEWS
Corinne (Tang) Taylor *‘93 and her husband Daniel –a girl in June of 2008. Their second child is expected
in December.
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celebrity
SIGHTINGS
ALUMNI AT THE SPRING CARNIVAL
Arman Aivazian ‘08
Frank Balle *’85
Maddie Bender *’11
Brody Brown *’10
John Brown ‘78
Elspeth Carden ’97
Donn Christensen *’78
Caitlin Emslie ‘08
Christopher Faraj *’97
Jeff Garavaglia ‘08
Daniel Garcia ‘08
Jim Halferty ‘62
Claire Huang ‘09
Alisha Jain ‘08
Corey Jung ‘08
Jonathan Kwong ‘08
Jennifer Langen *’10
Emma London *’10
Carly Mann ‘08
Gina Manwani ‘08
Jasmine Manwani ‘07
Jordan Marks ‘08
John Marshall *’82
Ken McCormick ‘66
Andy Medina ‘07
Kris Mohandie *’77
Meredith Myers ‘08
Wai-Wai Ng *’09
Arin Phillips *’10
Erick Snyder ‘08
Rod Snyder *’75
Amanda Thorson ‘97
Jenny Torres ‘08
Alejandra Vasquez ‘06
Payton Wakimoto ‘08
Taylor White *’77
Caitlin Emslie ‘08
Alejandra Vasquez ‘06 and a high school friend.
Corey Jung ‘08
Jordan Marks ‘08 (left) and Jonathan Kwong ‘08 (right) with his dad,
Ray Kwong (middle).
Wai-Wai Ng *’09 and his mom,
Shan Shan Chan.
Emma London *’10 and friend from her new school.
Payton Wakimoto ‘08
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celebrity
S IG H T I N G S
C LA I R B O U R N STORYTE LLERS, C LASS OF 1950 – 1979 REUNION
A homecoming of great importance took place this last
March when members of the Class of 1950 through
1979 returned to campus for a very special reunion
designed to capture their memories of Clairbourn School.
In addition to visiting with their former classmates and
enjoying yearbooks, alums were invited to video tape
their favorite memory or share it in writing—all of which
is likely to be included in a book or video for the 100th
anniversary of the school. To set the mood for the sharing
of “tall tales” by the alums, the Multipurpose building
was transformed into a cowboy ranch complete with a
full-size horse, saddles, hay bales, and even a covered
wagon. Special entertainment for the event was provided
by alumna, Jennifer (Pedley) West ‘66, who is one of
the finest caricature artists in the nation and is frequently
hired by the Hollywood jet-set for their parties and major
studio events. Also, thanks to teacher and alum Denise
(Yocum) Wreede *’66, the famous Magic Castle magician,
Pop Haydn, was on hand to entertain the crowd with his
slight-of-hand magic tricks. Many alums brought their
family members, and some even came from out of state to
participate in the festivities. Overall, the event was great fun
and provided the school with an important treasure-trove
of memories from the good ol’ days of Clairbourn School.
Barbara (Mahon) Wenzel ‘79 and her two children Michael and Sarah.
John and Denise (Yocum) Wreede *’66 with magician, Pop Haydn.
Mark Hathaway ‘74 with his wife, Beate, and their three children.
Jennifer (Pedley) West ‘66 was the caricature artist for the event.
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celebrity
SIGHTINGS
Carolyn Stewart ‘70, Howard Stewart *’73, and Craig Rousselot*’68.
Suzanne Bissonette ‘54 and former teacher, Judy Anderson, enjoying the
yearbook table.
Paula (Conyers) Fashempour ’59 and Joan (Conyers) Rimbenieks *’67.
Nancy Baca ‘79 brought her whole family including her newborn baby.
Ellen Foster-Sandt ‘70 and Julie (Pattison) Fernandez *’70.
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celebrity
S IG H T I N G S
REUNION ATTENDEES:
Judy Anderson (former parent & teacher)
Nancy Baca ‘79
Lynda Beckstrom (former parent, current staff)
Sue Bissonette ‘54
Pete Dawson ‘54
Janice (McAloney) Elmore *’76 (current staff)
Paula (Conyers) Fashempour ‘59
Julie (Pattison) Fernandez *’70
Stephen Foster *’74
Ellen Foster-Sandt ‘70
Ben Fox ‘67
Todd Greene ‘70
Mark Hathaway ‘74
Mike Ingram *’72
Glenn Johnson ‘51 (current trustee)
Laurie Johnson ‘55 (current trustee)
Jeff Koenig *’78
Marc Lamphear ‘72
Mary Mahon (former parent)
Bruce McPherson ‘78
Kris Mohandie *’77
Dr. Robert Nafie (headmaster)
John Pacioreck (current faculty)
Heather (Blair) Pearce ‘70
Ann (Fitzgerald) Rice ‘68
Stephanie Rice *’74
Joan (Conyers) Rimbenieks *’67
Craig Rousselot *’68
James Santos ‘66
Scott Sayre ‘70
Sharon (Stump) Sinclair *’57 (current faculty)
Randy Snyder ‘78
Rod Snyder ‘75
Ruth Snyder ‘52
Connie (McAloney) Stamos *’78
Terri (Fox) Stayner ‘63
Carolyn Stewart *’70
Howard Stewart *’73
Dale Thomas *’76
Suzanne (Pedley) Thomas *’69 (current staff)
Barbara (Mahon) Wenzel ‘79
Jennifer (Pedley) West ‘66
Janna (Halferty) Windsor ‘70 (current staff)
Denise (Yocum) Wreede *’66 (current faculty)
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Randy Snyder ‘78 and Dale Thomas ‘76 enjoyed seeing their fellow
classmates at the reunion.
Mark Lamphear ‘72 found a Middle School photo of himself
on Clairbourn’s history wall.
Terri (Fox) Stayner ‘63 and Ben Fox ‘67.
alumni
WEBSITE
NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE PROFILES:
FORMER Faculty
Class of 1977
Judy Anderson
Wendy Ptolemy
Dale Thomas
Class of 2005
Class of 1970 alumni Scott Sayre, Heather (Blair) Pearce, and Julie (Pattison)
Fernandez, catch up with their former teacher, Sharon (Stump) Sinclair *’57.
Dan Brimberry
Henry Sotomayor
Class of 1976
Class of 2001
Class of 1972
Christopher Peoples
Courtney Frazier
Michael Ingram
Class of 2000
Class of 1970
Kit Clark
Suzanne (Pedley) Thomas
Marjorie Kavanagh
Class of 1998
Octavia Sisley
Class of 1968
Priscilla Hintzman
Class of 1996
Allan Haldeman
Class of 1967
Benson Fox
Class of 1995
Deanna (McConnell) Young ‘59 and her husband, Bill, enjoy a BBQ dinner
from the cowboy chuck wagon.
Katie Karsh
Amanjit Kler
Class of 1965
Class of 1993
Class of 1958
Bruce Ells
Adolf May
Deanna (McConnell) Young
Class OF 1992
Class of 1955
Christine Martinez
Daniel Denison
Class OF 1991
Class of 1954
Nicole Miller
Suzanne Bissonnette
Julie (Armstrong) Livingston
Class of 1986
Scot Murdoch
Class of 1952
Ruth (Escovedo) Snyder
Class of 1984
Peter Mack
Class of 1951
Peter Dawson
Class of 1981
Stacey Trigon-Luyster
Class of 1949
Carl Egetter
Class of 1978
Jeffery Koenig
Bruce McPherson
Connie (McAloney) Stamos
Liz Johnson, Glenn Johnson ‘51, and Pete Dawson ‘54 share a visit
by the yearbook memories table.
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forward
FAST
CLASS OF 2005: COLLEGE NEWS
C LA S S O F 2005 CO LL EGE SEND-OFF AND REUNION ATTENDEES:
In celebration of their recent graduation from high school, the Alumni Office invited the Class of 2005 back to
campus for a reunion and college send-off breakfast. The alums were then presented with a small gift at the Awards
Ceremony and asked to share their college plans and intended major with the audience.
Alexandra Baptiste, Dan Brimberry, Michelle Ghofranian, Tamara Newman, Tiffany Prasifka, Chris Samuelson, Carter McGee, Henry Sotomayor,
John Cleary, Tony Rosado, Cameron Raidy, Christopher Raidy, Jocelyn Shoemake, Kim Tsuchiya, Kelsey Olafson, Sarah Chen. (Not shown – Callyn Pan,
Melissa Thomas, and Ashley Windsor).
ALUMNI
COLLEGE CHOICE
Alexandra Baptiste Princeton University
Dan Brimberry Hamilton College
Lindsay Butcher Hobart & William Smith
Elizabeth Calvert Cornell University
Catherine Casillas Loyola University of Chicago
Polly Chang University of California, Irvine
Sarah Chen Princeton University
John Cleary Marquette University
Andrew Curtis University of California, Los Angeles
Jacob Davich San Diego State University
Rebecca Franks Bard College
Michelle (Neda) Ghofranian University of California, Irvine
Maguire Haigh University of Colorado, Boulder
Geoffrey Mak Boston College
Asha Moore Spelman College
Alex Murphy
Dartmouth College
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ALUMNI
COLLEGE CHOICE
Tamara Newman Kelsey Olafson Tiffany Prasifka Cameron Raidy Christopher Raidy Chris Samuelson Mark Sinclair Henry Sotomayor Nicole Stone Alec Storrie-Lombardi Rachel Tanner Melissa Thomas Kim Tsuchiya Conner Verreaux Megan Wasson Ashley Windsor Northwestern University
Rice University
Trinity University
Southern Methodist University
University of Southern California
The University of Notre Dame
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University
University of Hawaii
Harvey Mudd College
University of La Verne
University of San Francisco
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Colorado, Boulder
Tufts University
Pasadena City College
we are CLAIRBOURN!
Clairbourn School
Annual Report
2008–2009
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Trustee Report:
FROM THE BOARD
The Clairbourn Board of Trustees: Jeannine Kiertzner, Michele Abernathy, Margaret Breazeal, Alice Holmes, Dr. Nafie, Laurie Johnson, Glenn Johnson,
Bill Ward, and Donna Ballenger.
2008–2009 OPERATING
EXPENDITURES
Equipment & Capital Assets
$805,843
General Operations
$999,935
Instructional Program
$647,153
Mortgage
$130,395
Salaries & Benefits
$4,178,531
Tuition Assistance
$359,413
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$7,121,270
C
lairbourn School is a community! A community of educators, families,
students, friends and all who make up this wonderful educational
institution. The Board of Trustees is grateful for all the good that has
been evidenced this past year by each member of this community. The teachers
and staff have guided each step of the learning process for every student and
the Clairbourn Families Association has worked tirelessly in supporting our
school’s many activities. Gratitude is due to each individual friend of the
school who supported these efforts with loving contributions.
Our Head of School, Dr. Robert W. Nafie, has just completed thirty years at
the helm, guiding our school through three decades of progress and growth.
Thank you, Dr. Nafie, for your on-going leadership and dedication.
During this past year, Clairbourn underwent an extensive accreditation process
in accordance with the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and received
a full and resounding renewal of our accreditation for the full six-year term.
Much work and effort went into this process by each member of our extended
community and note was taken of this dedication by the visiting accreditation
team members. We all can take pride in the educational excellence of
Clairbourn School!
As a new year dawns, the Clairbourn Board of Trustees looks forward to
another year of our community efforts to educate our students to become fine
and upstanding citizens of the future.
Clairbourn Board of Trustees
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ANNUAL REPORT 2008 ~ 2009
FROM THE HEAD
:School Report
Headmaster, Dr. Robert Nafie, with the 2008-2009 CFA Executive Board and their children.
I
t is with sincere gratitude that I share with you the Clairbourn Annual
Report. Amid the recent economic uncertainty, the generous giving by our
Clairbourn support community has been truly inspiring. We met and even
exceeded our fundraising goals for the year. These goals, carefully set, are
designed to maintain our exemplary academic program, while at the same
time, to provide for the educational innovation we have come to expect of our
school. Happily, thanks to you, this has continued.
In every area of operations including faculty, finances, facilities, student
achievement and activities, governance, and the parent community we have
seen the continued growth of our school. Thank you for your part in this important work.
A little over a month ago, we launched another graduating class toward
their new high school adventures. We are very proud of the record of achievement of the Class of 2009, and we have heard such wonderful reports from
all the others. Members of the Class of 2005 were on-hand for our Awards
Assembly, and I was thrilled to hear of their many achievements, and the impressive list of colleges and universities they will be attending.
I hope you enjoy reading our Annual Report and that you celebrate with us
another year of progress—our 83rd.
Thank you for your interest in our school.
2008–2009 OPERATING
REVENUE
Annual Fund, CFA Donation
& Unrestricted Gifts
$539,561
Investment Income
$16,549
Other Programs
$313,520
Tuition & Fees
$6,251,640
TOTAL REVENUE
$7,121,270
Robert W. Nafie, Ph.D.
Headmaster
2008 ~ 2009 ANNUAL REPORT
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Annual Fund Report: FROM THE CHAIRS
Dear Clairbourn Families:
Bravo! Thanks to all of you, we have exceeded our Annual Fund goal and
raised over $335,000 this year!!! From our teachers, faculty, and trustees to
parents, grandparents, and alumni—91% of our Clairbourn community participated to make this year’s Annual Fund a success. Thank you.
“We Are Clairbourn!” was more than a theme for a campaign—it was a
testament to the strength of this community and its dedication to the potential
of our extraordinary Clairbourn students. Even faced with a troubled economy,
this community responded to the challenge. Because of you, Clairbourn will be
able to continue providing new technology in the classrooms, support for our
fantastic teachers, and offer the many extracurricular activities that enrich the
experience of each and every student.
Milan and Lisa Garrison
Co-Chairs of Annual Fund 2008–2009
We wish we could take credit for the success of the Annual Fund this year but
the credit really belongs to our extraordinary Class Captains who committed
their time, contributed their ideas, and lead the way to a successful campaign.
And to our incomparable Director of Development, Kristin Bennett, thank you
for your thoughtful guidance and support—you are truly amazing.
As for us, we have simply been happy to go along for the ride—and what a
fantastic ride it has been. Thank you all for the opportunity to serve as your
Annual Fund chairs this year. It has been an honor!
Remember WE ARE CLAIRBOURN!
Sincerely,
Lisa and Milan Garrison
2008–2009 Annual Fund Chairs
ANNUAL FUND 2008–2009 VOLUNTEER GRADE LEVEL CAPTAINS
JPK: Jill Fung
2nd Grade: Julie Christensen & Deena Willis
6th Grade: Hugh Mac Dhubhain
PreK: Julie McIlvery
3rd Grade: Ann Cutting
7th Grade: Amy Kessel
K: Trish Coane
4 Grade: René Kern
8th Grade: Beth Price & Mary Urquhart
1st Grade: Mimi Christensen
5th Grade: Michelle Welsh
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THE REPORT :Annual
Fund
THE ANNUAL FUND
Clairbourn School is very grateful for the families and friends who supported the Annual Fund 2008–09.
Listed below are gifts received for this fund from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
President’s Circle
Members of the President’s Circle have contributed $10,000 or more.
Estate of Herbert Alejo
Mr. Thomas Soulanille
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Hammett
& Ms. Ann Cutting
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Orndorff
Mr. Harry Tsao & Ms. Carol Chen
Payden & Rygel
Mary & Bill Urquhart
Mr. & Mrs. William Price
Founders Circle
Members of the Founders Circle have contributed $5,000-$9,999.
Ms. Lena Antoci
Perricone Family Foundation
Mr. & Dr. David Bronson
Bill & Paula Steele
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Frick
Richard & Christine Valenzuela
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Johnson
Trustees Circle
Members of the Trustees Circle have contributed $2,500-$4,999.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bononi
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Han
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Chandler
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Huang
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Chang
Mr. Curtis Jung
Mr. & Mrs. David Codiga
& Mrs. Lynn Hatashita-Jung
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fung
Mr. & Mrs. Michael MacDermott
Mr. & Mrs. Milan Garrison
Tracy & Ken McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gleason
John & Julie McIlvery
Mr. Steve Haegelin
Northrop Grumman Foundation
& Ms. Juli Khoe
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall M. Searcy III
Dr. & Mrs. Abraham Han
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Welsh
Headmaster’s Circle
Members of the Headmaster’s Circle have contributed $1,000-$2,499.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Baffert
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Brown
The Capital Group Companies
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Chen
Mrs. Donna Ballenger
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Callahan
Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Carson Cheng
Mr. & Mrs. George Bennett
Mr. Robin Campbell
Mr. Kee Chan & Mrs. Henny Ang
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Mr. & Mrs. Robin Bieker
& Mrs. Marion Riley Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Christensen
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Chase
Clairbourn Families Association
Boeing Gift Matching Program
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Annual Fund: THE REPORT
Headmaster’s Circle continued
Members of the Headmaster’s Circle have contributed $1,000-$2,499.
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Coolidge
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn L. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Tse
Mr. Alex Cory
Mr. & Mrs. Rene’ Kern
Robert W. & Leslie A. Nafie
Laura & David Unanue
Mr. & Mrs. David Doll
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Koch
Mr. & Mrs. James Notley
Mr. & Mrs. Mahlon Vail
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dong
Mr. Wei Kwan & Mrs. Dora Kwan
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Pasqualetto, Jr.
Wachovia Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Don Dorkowski
Mr. John Kwang & Ms. Jee-Leng Wee
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Polen
Matching Gifts Program
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Lynn Duda
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Lam
David & Stephanie Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Warren
Mr. & Mrs. Keith W. Farley
Mr. & Mrs. William Larr
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sacks
Dr. Hongsheng Wei & Dr. Lynn Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Fraser
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lee
Ms. Susan Schmitter
Western Asset
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Geraci
Mr. & Mrs. David Link
George & Carolyn Seitz
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Williamson
Manny Grace & Casey Caffee-Grace
Anching & Randy Linsalato
Mrs. Joyce Huang
Mr. Christopher Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Grandalski
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mak
Mr. K.F. Stone Shih & Mrs. Sandy Liu
Ms. Melisa Lewis Wilson
Mrs. Janice Hammond
Mr. Bhart Manwani
Mr. & Mrs. J. Sobieski
Mr. & Mrs. John Wreede
Mrs. Janey Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Marks
Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation, Inc.
Lea Hayashi & Arturo Yoshimoto
Mr. & Mrs. James Hendrix
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Medina
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Tai
Dr. & Mrs. Morgan Huang
Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller
Time Warner Matching
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Jameson
Mr. & Mrs. James Moffatt
Grants Program
Cougars Circle
Members of the Cougars Circle have contributed $500-$999.
Mrs. Margarita Barreau
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Flagg
Matt & Kristin Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher
Chris & Jennifer Fogel
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Pan
Mr. and Mrs. Chi Jui Wang
& Donna Barry
Mr. & Mrs. James Gardner
Mrs. Lucy Perricone
Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of *
Mrs. Lynda Beckstrom
Jim Griffin & Sarah Heck Griffin
Mr. Yuman Pirzada
1984
Mr. & Mrs. David Beringer
Dr. & Dr. Raymond Gritton
Mrs. Ralph Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Willis
Ms. Heidi Rous & Mr. Thomas Blaney
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Harrison
Mr. Fernando Ramirez
Mrs. Janna Windsor
Mr. & Mrs. Graham Bothwell
Mr. & Mrs. Darey Huo
& Mrs. Juliana Duran
Mr. John Wong and Ms. Yimling
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman
Mr. & Mrs. David Kenyon
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Redford
Thai
Mr. & Mrs. Carson L. Brummett
Mr. & Mrs. Bart Kessel
Mr. Pedro Rosado
Mr. Yong Xiong and Mrs. Susan Tang
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Michael Case
Dr. Ralf Langen & Dr. Jeannie Chen
Mr. & Mrs. John Seiter
Mr. and Mrs. Yan Ming Yang
Mr. & Mrs. David Cesped
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Lanstra, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Serhan
Mr. Alex Yap and Ms. Teresa Sun
Mrs. Shan Shan Chan
Mrs. Victoria Livingstone
Mr. Orrin Shively & Ms. Marina Chang
Mr. Dave Yeh and Mrs. Susie Lee-Yeh
Mr. & Mrs. Donn Christensen
Mrs. Robert Lovett
Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Dr. and Mrs. Francis Yu
Dr. John Desjarlais
Mr. & Mrs. Russell McCarley
Mr. Pa-Shih Oliver Su & Mrs. Shente Fu
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Zareno
& Dr. Christine Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Tom McGovern
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sutherland
Dr. and Mrs. Gary Zeger
Edison International
Mr. & Mrs. Peter McMullan
Target Take Charge of Education
Mr. Yaqing Zhou and Mrs. Lingyan Li
Catherine & Jay Ehrgott
Mr. Jonathan Menell & Mrs. Lorraine
Mr. & Mrs. David Ting
Mr. & Mrs. John Elmore
Cory Menell
Vanguard Charitable
Stephen & Juliana Erdody
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Endowment Program
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Fan
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Mullane
Mr. Martin Vasquez
Fannie Mae SERVE
Tom & Luci Myers
& Ms. Christine Balderas-Vasquez
Matching Gift Donations
Stephen & Brenda O’Neil
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Walklett
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THE REPORT :Annual
Fund
Friends Circle
Members of the Friends Circle have contributed up to $499.
Michele Abernathy, Class of *1985
Mr. John Chou & Dr. Cindy Chou
Evan Garlock, Class of *2005
Intel Foundation Matching Gifts
Anonymous
Mr. David Chow & Dr. Jenny Yam
Ms. Kimberly P. Gauthier
Mrs. Lonny Jacobs
Mrs. Lei Ansel
Trish & James Coane
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brooks Gifford
Mr. & Dr. Amresh Jain
Jim Arvo & Erin Shaw
Cecile Cochran, Class of 1963
Mr. Mark Giljum
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Jen
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bacio
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Cogswell
& Ms. Charise Stewart
Ms. Maureen Lennon & Mr. Fred John
Miss Brittany Baggs
Mr. Mark Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ginn
Laurie Johnson, Class of 1955
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Balle
& Mrs. Tanja Darrow-Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Luis Gomez
Ms. Elizabeth Jones
Jennifer Barberie, Class of *1988
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Combs
Mr. Andy Gooden
Ed Keiper, Class of 1979
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Conner
& Dr. Emmy Yoshida
Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Khawaja
Hilary & Jonathan Barner
Mrs. Jo Anne Cooke
Mr. Jerry Gordo
Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Kibbe
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Barrera
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
LtC. & Mrs. Richard Gordon
Mrs. Jeannine Kiertzner
Ruth Beckstrom, Class of 1988
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick
Ret USAF
Eric Kiertzner, Class of *1974
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bender
& Elizabeth Crockett
Ms. Kristanna Grant
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kiertzner
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Berglund
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Dawn
Mrs. Jiu Hua Guo
Mr. Chris King
Adele Bergstrom, Class of *1997
Dr. & Mrs. Michael De Napoli
Mrs. Marilyn Guyer
Mr. & Mrs. Kim Knight
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin T. Bigelow, Jr.
Dr. & Dr. Demetrios Demetriades
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guyer
Allison Knight, Class of *1998
Mrs. Melinda Blackway
Stephanie Dencik, Class of *1986
Mr. Joseph Haley
Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Kelly Kriebs
Mr. & Mrs. Gerson Bonaparte
Heather Denison
& Mrs. Manuela I. Zarate-Haley
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Kwong
Mr. & Mrs. John Borges
Mrs. Mimi DeVasto
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Halferty
Mrs. Laura Lawrence
Mrs. Margaret Breazeal
Mr. & Mrs. James Dietle
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Halferty
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Li
Mary Lou Brenneman, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Damon Dragos
Mr. & Mrs. Zhenfa Han
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lowin
Ms. Shannon Brown
Ms. Margarita Ductoc
Elizabeth Hardie, Class of 1935
Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Lu
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Calnon
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Duda
Ms. Jaime Hawks
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga
Ms. Mihaela Campan
Gay Ellen Egetter Hanlon,
Mr. Xiaojian He & Mrs. Anna Zhang
Ms. Anna M. Graves
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Cargill
Class of 1950
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Heltsley
& Mr. Hugh M. Mac Dhubhain
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Case
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Feldman
Mr. & Mrs. L.B. Hendrickson
Mrs. Barbara MacMullin
Mr. William Chambers
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Flanders
Mr. & Mrs. Hernan Hernandez
Ms. Dannalou Machi
Mr. & Mrs. John Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Friedland
Mrs. Alice Holmes
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Mackey
Siu Fong Chen
Ms. Viviana Garcia
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Houck
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Maddox
Mr. & Mrs. John Cheng
Mr. & Mrs. Marco Garcia
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Howell
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Mak
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chiu
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Garlock
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hsu
Dr. William Marelich
Mr. Allen Chong
Grant Garlock, Class of 1994
Mr. Ted Hwang
& Dr. Kim Elsesser
& Mrs. Mondana Najafabadi
Trevor Garlock, Class of 1997
Ms. Susan Hyde
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Annual Fund: THE REPORT
Friends Circle continued
Members of the Friends Circle have contributed up to $499.
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Martinez
Amy Patzlaff, Class of 1985
Mrs. Melissa Salkin
Mr. Cesar Torres
Ms. Sally Martinez
Ms. Lakeiya Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Samuelson
& Mrs. Norma Ibarra-Torres
Mattel Children’s Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. William Pearson
Mr. Don Sandlin
Christina Lindberg Trager
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Matthiessen
Mr. Edward Pearson
Ms. Sara Santos
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ullom
Mr. & Mrs. Howard McAloney
Cynthia Pearson, Class of 1996
Mr. Kyle Schaberg
Union Bank of California Foundation
Dr. Al McCready
Melissa Pearson, Class of 2002
Mrs. Nancy Sensenbach
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Mr. & Mrs. Mark McElrea
Dr. & Mrs. Dick Pederson
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Shantz
Mr. James Van de Voorde
Mr. & Mrs. William McKay
Mrs. Frances Pedley
Mr. & Mrs. Isahn Shoemake
& Mrs. Connie Osher
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Meaglia
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Pipes
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Shumate
Ms. Anna Vaughan
Ms. Jorie Messman
Planet Green
Dr. David Shupe & Ms. Stella Tsoi
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Waite
Bonnie Mills, Class of *1974
Mrs. Marilyn Polich
Mrs. Suzanne Sinclair
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Walker
Ms. Ann Mize
Mr. Christopher Poole
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Slater
Mr. Bill Ward
Mizuho USA Foundation
& Mrs. Carolann Butler-Poole
Mr. & Mrs. Hal Smith
Mrs. Louis Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Casteneda
Mr. & Mrs. John Posthuma
Mr. & Mrs. Marco Spagnoletto
Rose & Stephen Wen
Mr. Roberto Moreno
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Raines
Mrs. Gloria Stahmer
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Willoughby
& Mrs. Laura Barelli
Mrs. Lee Rankin
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stamos
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Wilson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Myers
Mrs. Cindy Rasmussen
Staples
Dr. & Dr. Howard Winet
Mrs. Edith Nafie
Robert Rasmussen, Class of *2003
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Stirling
Mr. Christopher Wing
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Naylor
Mr. William Reach
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Stussi
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wong
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Nelson
& Mrs. Jeonghee Rho
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Su
Mrs. Carol Wopschall
Ms. Mary Beth Nelson
Mrs. Miriam Recinos
Ms. Clementine Suiffet
Mr. Albert Wu & Miss Hung Lim
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Newell
Mr. Stephen Rivele
Dr. Benjamin Tam & Dr. Irene Ho
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Yam
Mr. Chi Shing Ng
Ms. Barbara J. Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Tanner
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Yeghnazar
& Mrs. Ming Yuk Chim
Mr. & Mrs. Kendall Roclord
Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor
Mr. Chih-Kuo Yu
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Oberon
Marlene Rosado, Class of 2009
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Thomas
& Mrs. Melia Widjaja
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Oceguera
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rosales
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Yuan
Mr. & Mrs. Sean O’Connor
Ms. Leslie Rosenthal
Mr. George M. Thomas
Oracle
Dr. & Mrs. David Rutledge
Lauren Thompson, Class of 2000
Mr. & Mrs. John Paciorek
Mr. & Mrs. David Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Thorson
Mr. & Mrs. Girish Patel
Mr. Dimitris Sakellariou
Ms. Jody Tolan
Mr. & Mrs. Pankaj Patel
& Mrs. Vasileia Sakellariou
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CLASS GIVING :Annual
CLASS OF
2019
CLASS OF
2018
CLASS OF
2017
CLASS OF
Fund
2016
Junior Pre-Kindergarten
100% Participation
Pre-Kindergarten
82% Participation
Kindergarten
93% Participation
Grade 1
100% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Baffert
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bacio
Mrs. Lei Ansel
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Balle
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Calnon
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Donna Barry
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Lynn Duda
Dr. John Desjarlais
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Cargill
Trish & James Coane
Mr. Mark Cole
Mr. & Mrs. David Cesped
Mr. & Mrs. John Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chiu
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Combs
Mr. John Chou & Dr. Cindy Chou
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Feldman
Dr. John Desjarlais
Mr. & Mrs. Donn Christensen
Lisa & Milan Garrison
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lee
Mr. Andy Gooden
& Dr. Emmy Yoshida
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Oberon
Mr. & Mrs. Marco Garcia
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Flagg
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guyer
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ginn
Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Kelly Kriebs
Manny Grace
& Casey Caffee-Grace
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Lanstra, Jr.
Mr. Albert Wu & Miss Hung Lim
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lowin
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Fan
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Frick
Mr. Steve Haegelin & Ms. Juli Khoe
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Halferty
Mr. & Mrs. Zhenfa Han
& Elizabeth Crockett
Mr. & Mrs. Hernan Hernandez
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lee
Anching & Randy Linsalato
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hsu
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Maddox
Mr. Darey Huo & Mrs. Penny Low-Huo
Mr. Jonathan Menell
Mr. & Mrs. Michael MacDermott
& Mrs. Lorraine Cory Menell
Mr. Robert Moreno
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kong
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Myers
Mr. Bhart Manwani
Mr. William Marelich
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Pan
& Ms. Kim Elsesser
Mr. William Reach
Mr. & Mrs. Russell McCarley
& Mrs. Jeonghee Rho
& Mrs. Laura Barelli
Mr. Pashih Oliver Su & Mrs. Shente Fu
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Tai
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Oceguera
Mr. Ali Pirzada
Mr. Christopher H. Poole
Mr. Stephen Rivele
Dr. Benjamin Tam & Dr. Irene Ho
& Mrs. Carolann Butler-Poole
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Tse
& Mrs. Norma Ibarra-Torres
David & Stephanie Rice
Ms. Susan Schmitter
Mr. Cesar Torres
Mr. Alex Yap & Ms. Teresa Sun
Mr. Dave Yeh & Mrs. Susie Lee-Yeh
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sutherland
Mr. Harry Tsao & Ms. Carol Chen
& Mrs. Connie Osher
Mr. Christopher Wing
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wong
Mr. Yaoing Zhou & Mrs. Lingyan Li
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Annual Fund: CLASS GIVING
CLASS OF
2015
CLASS OF
2014
CLASS OF
2013
CLASS OF
2012
Grade 2
76% Participation
Grade 3
89% Participation
Grade 4
89% Participation
Grade 5
73% Participation
Ms. Lena Antoci
Jim Arvo & Erin Shaw
Ms. Lena Antoci
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Castaneda
Mr. & Mrs. John Brown
Mr. Allen Chong
Mr. & Mrs. Carson Cheng
& Mrs. Mondana Najafabadi
Dr. Jenny Yam & Dr. David Chow
Trish & James Coane
Dr. Jenny Yam & Dr. David Chow
Mr. Mark Cole
Mr. & Mrs. James Dietle
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Ms. Margaria Ductoc
Mr. Alex Cory
Dr. & Mrs. Michael De Napoli
Ms. Viviana Garcia
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Dawn
Mr. Mark Giljum
Mr. & Mrs. James Gardner
& Ms. Charise Stewart
Manny Grace
Lisa & Milan Garrison
Ms. Kristanna Grant
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Geraci
Jim Griffin & Sarah Heck Griffin
Mrs. Jia Hua Guo
Dr. & Dr. Raymond Gritton
Mr. Xiaojian He & Mrs. Anna Zhang
Dr. & Mrs. Abraham Han
Mr. & Mrs. James Hendrix
Ms. Anna M. Graves
Mr. & Mrs. René Kern
Mr. & Dr. Amresh Jain
Mr. Darey Huo & Mrs. Penny Low-Huo
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kiertzner
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Medina
Mr. John Kwang & Ms. Jee-Leng Wee
Mr. & Mrs. William McKay
Tom & Luci Myers
Dr. Ralf Langen & Dr. Jeannie Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Tom McGovern
Mr. Douglas Ng
& Mrs. Shan Shan Chan
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Naylor
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Mullane
Mr. Chi Shing Ng
Mr. & Mrs. Girish Patel
& Mrs. Ming Yuk Chim
Ms. Lakeiya Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Sean O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sacks
Mr. Dimitris Sakellariou
& Mrs. Vasileia Sakellariou
Mr. & Mrs. George Seitz
Mr. Mao Xiang Sheng
Mr. & Mrs. Clark Wang
Mr. Orrin Shively
& Mrs. Ning Huang
Mr. & Mrs. David Ting
& Ms. Marina Chang
Dr. David Shupe & Ms. Stella Tsoi
Christina Lindberg Trager
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Willis
Mr. Steve Slater
Mr. Martin Vasquez
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Zareno
& Ms. Dorinda Marticorena
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Thomas
& Ms. Christine Balderas-Vasquez
& Mrs. Connie Osher
& Ms. Ann Cutting
Mr. & Mrs. Chi Jui Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Yeghnazar
Bill & Paula Steele
Dr. & Mrs. Francis Yu
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Su
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Yuan
Casey Caffee-Grace
Dr. Hongsheng Wei & Dr. Lynn Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Yan Ming Yang
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CLASS GIVING :Annual
CLASS OF
2011
CLASS OF
2010
CLASS OF
2009
Grade 6
81% Participation
Grade 7
87% Participation
Grade 8
89% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Donna Barry
Mrs. Margarita Barreau
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bononi
Mr. & Mrs. Robin Bieker
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin T. Bigelow, Jr.
Ms. Mihaela Campan
Ms. Heidi Rous & Mr. Thomas Blaney
Mr. Kee Chan & Mrs. Henny Ang
Mr. & Mrs. John Cheng
Mr. Robin Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. David Doll
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gleason
& Mrs. Marion Riley Campbell
Ms. Margaria Ductoc
Mr. Ted Hwang
Mr. Curtis Jung
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Mr. Alex Cory
Mr. & Mrs. Luis Gomez
James Kasama
Dr. & Dr. Demetrios Demetriades
& Francisca Araiza-Kasama
Ms. Margarita Ductoc
Mr. Curtis Jung
Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Lu
Ms. Anna M. Graves
Ms. Kristanna Grant
Mr. Joseph Haley
& Mrs. Manuela I. Zarate-Haley
Mr. & Mrs. Mark McElrea
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Han
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Meaglia
Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Myers
Ms. Maureen Lennon & Mr. Fred John
Mr. & Mrs. John Paciorek
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Pasqualetto, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Kwong
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Li
Marlene A. Rosado
Mr. & Mrs. David Link
Mr. Pedro Rosado
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Mak
Ms. Leslie Rosenthal
Mr. K.F. Stone Shih & Mrs. Sandy Liu
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Shumate
Mr. & Mrs. Pankaj Patel
Mr. & Mrs. William Pearson
& Ms. Ann Cutting
Mrs. Miriam Recinos
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Wilson, Jr.
Mrs. Melissa Salkin
Mr. John Wong & Ms. Yimling Thai
Bill & Paula Steele
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Samuelson
Mr. & Mrs. Yan Ming Yang
Bill & Paula Steele
Mr. Chih-Kuo Yu
Rose & Stephen Wen
Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor
& Mrs. Melia Widjaja
Ms. Lillian M. M. Chim & Mr. John Yu
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Zeger
Mr. Yong Xiong & Mrs. Susan Tang
Fund
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Annual Fund: CLASS GIVING
Matching Companies
Boeing Company
Fidelity Foundation
Northrop Grumman Foundation
Union Bank of California
Capital Group Companies
Indymac Bank
Northwestern Mutual
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Charitable Foundation
Intel
Oracle
Wachovia Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Willoughby
Mr. & Mrs. George Seitz
Mattel Children’s Foundation
Payden & Rygel
Western Asset Management
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Duda
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Time Warner
Mr. John Kwang & Mrs. Jee-Leng Wee
Ms. Michele Abernathy
Mrs. Margaret Braezeal
Mrs. Laurie Johnson
Mrs. Alice Holmes
Mr. Glenn Johnson
Mr. William Ward
Brittany Baggs
Jerry Gordo
Mary Lyzenga
Kyle Schaberg
Cara Barker
Chris Guyer
Dannalou Machi
Kristen Shoemake
Paul Barker
Marilyn Guyer
Jorie Messman
Sharon Sinclair
Jonathan Barner
Mary-Kaye Halferty
Ann Mize
Suzanne Sinclair
Kristin Bennett
Jaime Hawks
Robert Nafie
Gloria Stahmer
Melinda Blackway
Lonny Jacobs
Cynthia Naylor
Clementine Suiffet
Shirley Bonaparte
Elizabeth Jones
John Paciorek
Janet Taylor
Shannon Brown
Joanna Kibbe
Karen Paciorek
Suzanne Thomas
Michelle Cogswell
Rosemary Kiertzner
Amy Patzlaff
Nancy Ward
Annie Conner
Chris King
Eleanor Powell
Janna Windsor
Laurie Corwin
Allison Knight
Ruth Beckstrom
Denise Wreede
Mimi DeVasto
Anita Knight
Lee Rankin
Janice Elmore
Lynda Beckstrom
Caren Ryan
Kimberly Gauthier
Nancy Larr
Sara Santos
Chevron
Edison International
Fannie Mae SERVE
Matching Gift Donations
Board of Trustees
100% Participation
Faculty & Staff
100% Participation
Substitute Teachers
Hilary Barner
Joan Redford
Barbara MacMullin
Nancy Sensenbach
Marilyn Polich
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THE ROBERT W. NAFIE ENDOWMENT FUND
:Donations
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. This past year, funds supported leadership opportunities for the Clairbourn Student
Council.
Dr. Nafie’s Club
Members of Dr. Nafie’s Club contributed $5,000 or more.
Dr. & Mrs. Krishnan Mohandie
Headmasters Club
Members of the Blue & Gold Club contributed $1,000-$4,999.
Robert W. & Leslie A. Nafie
Mr. & Mrs. James Randall
Blue & Gold Club
Members of the Blue & Gold Club contributed $500-$999.
Mrs. Patsy Austin
Mrs. Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt
Mrs. Janey Hart
Mrs. Margaret Jen
Cougar Club
Members of the Cougar Club contributed up to $499.
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Antoci
Mr. Curtis Jung
Mrs. Lynda Beckstrom
Mr. & Mrs. William Romaine
Mr. & Mrs. David Elmore
Mrs. Marilyn Keiper
Mrs. Eleanor Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Mackey
Mrs. Suzanne Sinclair
Mrs. Margaret Breazeal
Mr. Paul Gans
Mrs. Gloria Stahmer
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Garlock
Mrs. Barbara Steele
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Brown
Ms. Kristanna Grant
Amanda Thorson, Class of 1997
Mrs. Elanne C. Callahan
Mr. & Mrs. William W. Wachtel
Mrs. Lonny Jacobs
Mrs. Edith Nafie
Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of *1984
Dr. & Mrs. Juan Casillas
Sarah Jallo, Class of 1993
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Newell
Mrs. Lucy Perricone
Mrs. Jo Anne Cooke
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Donations: RESTRICTED FUNDS
THE GRANDPARENTS CLUB 2009
Thank you to the following grandparents for contributing to the Grandparents Club. These gifts supported
financial aid this year.
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Antoci
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Geraci
Mrs. George Seitz
Patricia & William Barrera
In memory of Weldon
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kim
Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Shantz
Mrs. Diane Bowman
& Patsy Gibson
Clarke & Gloria Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Slater
Mrs. Nancy Gibbs
Mr. & Mrs. James Loper
Mr. & Mrs. Marco Spagnoletto
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brown
Mrs. Anna C. Graves
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Mackey
Mrs. Barbara Steele
Mrs. Elanne C. Callahan
Mrs. Marilyn Guyer
Mr. & Mrs. Shewak Manwani
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Swiatek
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Carbajal
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Harrison
Mrs. Sandra Tracey
Mr. & Mrs. William Hartfield
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Melbourne
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Chan
Mr. Gene Humes & Mrs. Jacqui Powers
Mrs. & Mrs. Mark Oberon
Mrs. Louis Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Christensen
Dr. & Mrs. Philip Kessel
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Pool
Russell & Sally White
Mr. & Mrs. Don Garman
Mr. & Mrs. Teng Hik Khoe
Mr. & Mrs. John Seiter
Mr. & Mrs. James Yates
54
RESTRICTED FUNDS :Donations
THE LIBRARY FUND
The Library Fund includes gifts given directly to support the library and gifts of books and other items
that were purchased by donors for the Librarian’s Wish List.
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Jess Sotomayor
Bill & Paula Steele
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Su
Mr. Jay Mock & Ms. Nancy Daves
Mr. Curtis Jung
Dr. Alison Wilcox
Mr. & Mrs. Rene’ Kern
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Cuccia
Ms. Bonnie Khang-Keating
Mr. Ali Pirzada
& Mr. Richard Keating
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Donations: RESTRICTED FUNDS
The Advantage Fund
The Advantage Fund provides tuition support
for Christian Scientists who are enrolled
in Clairbourn School.
Mr. & Mrs. Graham Bothwell
Margaret Heimer, Class of 1935
Isabel Foundation,
Claire M. White, President
The Robinson Foundation
The Dr. Robert
& Jane A. Cheatham
Family Music Endowment
Mr. Robert T. Cheatham
Mrs. Vernelle Christensen
The John Eric Beckstrom
Memorial Scholarship
Manny Grace & Casey Caffee-Grace
Graduation Dance
John Paul & Kristi Seiter Simmons
The Lola Wallden
Memorial Scholarship
Clairbourn School
Endowment Fund
Deede Phillips, Class of 1935
Mr. Howard Sheldon
The Niijar Sportsmanship
Scholarship
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Niijar
The Ann Pearson
Humanitarian Award
Restricted Funds
Rotary Club of San Marino
56
RESTRICTED FUNDS
:Donations
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,
2008 and June 30, 2009 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.
57
CFA: REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT
G
reetings! What a year it was! The Clairbourn community had so many milestones
in 2008-2009 to celebrate—and I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to
our faithful and tireless parent volunteers who shared from the heart and brought
the Clairbourn Families Association to life.
The year began with current Clairbourn families extending a warm welcome to new families
through the Host Family Program. Everyone was soon back on campus with our back-toschool pool parties and play dates—a wonderful chance for our children to reconnect and
make new friends. Our annual Coffees on the Quad provided an opportunity for parents
to catch up after the summer break. I am so grateful to our parents who signed up for
Special Lunch Days, served as room parents, faithfully supported our SCRIP Program, attended our monthly meetings,
participated in our many events and staffed and supported Cougar Corner.
Our fall activities began with a fantastic Halloween Fun Fair, which was the perfect kick-off to our successful weeklong
“Elect to Read” book fair. Our Clairbourn Library continues to prosper under the leadership of Librarian Anita Knight and
the thoughtful generosity of our families. In November, perfect weather and a wonderful time was enjoyed by all at our
annual Cougar Classic Golf Tournament at Brookside. Then in December, we enjoyed one another’s company while
wrapping keepsake ornaments for our children at the Sugar Plum Breakfast, and the true spirit of the holiday season was
wonderfully evident in the overwhelming support of our Holiday Giving Program for the Foothill Unity Center.
With the new year, our monthly meetings continued with thoughtful speakers and delicious treats—and we quickly began
working on a fabulous evening of glamour and intrigue at Clairbourn’s Bond Benefit. What a successful celebration of
our community! After Bond, we ventured Under the Sea for Clairbourn’s Spring Carnival—an amazing finale to a busy
and productive year! Our CFA Board brought fun and creative spins on traditional activities with our uniform sidewalk
sales, unique class benefit projects, and a photo directory of the board in back of the roster…to name a few.
Everyone volunteered with enthusiasm and dedication. All of this hard work resulted in wonderful memories, new
friendships, and an amazing contribution to our school of over $212,000!
It was truly an honor to serve the Clairbourn community and a privilege to partner with Clairbourn’s dedicated parents,
the CFA Board, Dr. Nafie, and Clairbourn’s outstanding trustee board, faculty, and administrative staff. Thank you for
the wonderful memories and friendships that I will cherish.
Warmly,
Anna Merritt
2008-09 Clairbourn Families Association President
58
CFA BOARD & MEMBERS :CFA
CFA President Anna Merritt presented
Dr. Nafie with a check from the CFA.
Richelle Houck, Julie Christensen, and Tami McGovern worked the sign-up table for the Bond Benefit
Opportunity Drawing.
Spring Benefit Co-chairs, Deena Willis, Julie Christensen, and Lisa Garrison, shown with Headmaster Dr. Robert Nafie and CFA President Anna Merritt,
put on a spectacular James Bond-themed auction party to support Clairbourn School.
59
CFA: ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
CFA INCOME AND EXPENSES
Book Fair
$8,464
Holiday Giving
$11,000
Annual Fund
$1,000
Business Directory
$1,410
Library Wish List
$18,776
Drama Productions
$12,000
Carnival
$14,586
Scrip
$21,000
CFA Dues
$8,220
Special Lunches
$23,195
Educational
Enrichments
$88,462
Cougar Corner
$10,906
Spring Auction
$108,273
Fall Social
$365
Uniforms
$5,586
Golf Tournament
$5,647
Expenses
($25,126)
TOTAL INCOME
$212,302
60
ALLOCATION OF CFA GIFT
Graduation Dance
$3,000
Helping Hand Fund
$5,000
Holiday Giving
$11,000
Library Fund
$27,240
Phone Message
System
$4,000
R.W. Nafie
Endowment Fund
$5,000
Tuition Assistance
$50,000
MPB Presentation
Center
$5,600
TOTAL GIFT
$212,302
giving
PLANNED
The Gardner Society
The Gardner Society continues the legacy of
Mrs. Ethel M. Gardner who was instrumental
in the growth and development of Clairbourn
School for more than forty years. It recognizes
individuals who provide for the school through
their estate plans or other deferred giving
arrangements. If you would like information
about how to join the Gardner Society
please contact the Director of Development
The Gardner Society members were honored
by The Board of Trustees at a recent luncheon.
FOUNDING MEMBERS
of THE GARDNER SOCIETY
Herbert Alejo
Kristin Bennett at 626.286.3108 or by email
Nellie Platt Bailey
at [email protected].
Joann and Bruce Baker
Marion E. Beck
Jane A. Cheatham
Mr. Robert T. Cheatham
James and Paula Coburn
Edwin L. Gardner
Ethel M. Gardner
Sally Taylor King
Leanna and Walter Leonard
Frank M. McKee
Robert W. and Leslie A. Nafie
Pearl M. Ott
Amy Patzlaff, Class of 1985
Claire Louise Bourne ‘Deede’ Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Mrs. Gloria Stahmer
Carol S. Thompson
8400 Huntington Drive San Gabriel, CA 91775
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