Annual Report 2014-2015

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The Mission of the Hollywood Schoolhouse
is to nurture the whole child within a
diverse community, combining
challenging academics with creative
learning, where each child is known,
encouraged, and valued.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
A Letter From Mr. Stephen 5
Board of Trustees 6
Our Program 8
Parent Association 10
Financials 12
Building Excellence 14
Schoolhouse Fund 16
Ways to Give 18
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A LETTER FROM
MR. STEPHEN
With great pride, I share with you the 2014-15
Annual Report detailing the tremendous
achievements of Hollywood Schoolhouse this past
year.
It is appropriate that we move into our 70th
anniversary school year -- a year that will be filled
with celebration, reflection, and forward thinking -immediately following a year in which our
community saw remarkable growth. A few things
in particular come to mind.
First, we were notified by the California Association
of Independent Schools (CAIS) that Hollywood
Schoolhouse has been granted a further seven
years of accreditation – the maximum possible. This
is a dual accreditation with the Western Association
of Schools and Colleges (WASC.) I would like to thank and commend all of the faculty, staff, parents,
trustees, and devoted community members who were a part of this intensive process. This
accreditation is a significant accomplishment, and validates the important work we are doing as a
community in the lives of our students.
Next, we celebrated a second consecutive year of 100% participation by Schoolhouse parents,
faculty, staff, and trustees in the annual Schoolhouse Fund. While tuition and fees are crucial to our
ability to carry out our mission, it is the Schoolhouse Fund that allows us to go above and beyond in
creating a truly unique experience for our students. This level of participation reflects what many of us
already know to be true, that ours is a community of exceptionally dedicated individuals -a community in which we should all take great pride.
Lastly, this past June we broke ground and began construction of McCadden South. When finished,
this two-story, four-classroom building will allow us to relocate the Junior Kindergarten into Founders’
Hall and demolish the aging Junior Kindergarten building, which will more than double the outdoor
play space on the North McCadden Yard. This marks the third phase of our Building Excellence Capital
Campaign, which is the first our community has undertaken since our founding in 1945.
I hope you share my sentiment in recognizing the enormous progress our school has made these past
few years. As we plan for the future, moving into our 70th year, it is important that we all remain
committed to the core beliefs and principles upon which the school was founded and which give it
its unique character. The Schoolhouse will always provide an environment that stirs the imagination of
children and affords an opportunity for creativity and risk taking to promote excellence in learning.
We will continue to be an environment that includes time for creative play, quiet thought, and serious
reflection -- all stirred by the enthusiasm of competent teachers.
With gratitude,
Stephen Bloodworth
Head of School
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5
Chip Sellers
Chair
Christine Fitzgerald
Vice Chair
David DeSalvo
Treasurer
Matthew Greenfield
Secretary
Debbie Banner
Darren Blumenthal
Jose-Manuel de Castro
Alisa Evans
Karen Grace-Baker
Jason George
Todd Gertschen
Stacey Koff
Neal Roden
Jon Tostrud
Melissa Wilcox
Lisa Vebber
Mpambo Wina Shaw
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OUR PROGRAM
CLASSROOM TEACHERS/
ASSISTANTS:
ECE Assistant - Pandas:
Kindergarten :
Ms.Barbra Taupier
Ms. Carrie Buckner
ECE Teacher - Busy Bears:
ECE Teacher - Penguins:
Kindergarten Assistant:
3rd/4th/5th/6th Science:
Ms. Karla Martinez
Mr. Dean Holbrook
Grade 1:
5th/6th Math/Language Arts:
Ms. Sandra Medrano
Ms. Holly Van Hoy
Ms. Lucile Herrera
ECE Assistant - Busy Bears:
ECE Assistant - Penguins:
Ms. Rebekah Lasarow
ECE Teacher - Lions:
Ms. Vannessa Gonzalez
ECE Assistant - Lions:
Ms. Adalee Reise
ECE Teacher - Busy Bees:
Ms. Juana Lovo
ECE Assistant: - Busy Bees:
Mr. Sal Figueroa
ECE Teacher - Caterpillars:
Ms. Mayra Campos
ECE Assistant - Caterpillars:
Ms. Laura Rodriguez
ECE Teacher - Pandas:
Ms. Jordann Piegalski
Ms. Lauren McCaffrey
Ms. Allyssa Golec
Grade 1:
Grade 4:
Mr. Todd Palmer
5th/6th Language Arts/History:
Ms. Stacy Veith
Ms. Abigail Hamilton-Buckley
Grade 1 Assistant:
5th/6th Math,History,Spanish:
Ms. Nicole Costales
Mr. Narbe Mansourian
Ms. Ryan Becker
Grade 2:
Elementary Spanish:
Ms. Jessica Godwin
Ms. Janet Layton Arribas
ECE Teacher - Dolphins:
Grade 2:
Lower Elementary Art:
ECE Teacher - Sea Turtles:
Ms. Renee Voelker
ECE Assistant - Sea Turtles:
Ms. Ericka Franklin
Ms. Karen Medak
Grade 2 Assistant:
ECE Assistant - Dolphins:
Ms. Carmen Herrera
Mr. Nick Gonzales
Grade 3:
Performance Teacher:
Grade 3:
Ms. Cricket Alexander
Kindergarten Assistant:
Mr. Brian Jones
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Upper Elementary Art:
Mr. Robert Herbst
Ms. Francesca Liuzzi
Kindergarten:
Ms. Vianne Lara
Ms. Terrie Benton
Performance Teacher:
Ms. Lesley Hyde
Ms. Alena Bernardi
Grade 4:
Ms. Cristina Tejeda-Holbrook
Ms. Pamela Greene
Library/Computers:
Photography/Yearbook/
Social Media/Design:
Ms. Lisa Smith
SUPPORT STAFF:
Director of Learning Center:
Ceci James
Coordinator of Student
Support Services:
Kaye Ragland
Office Assistant:
Cristina Barba
Receptionist:
At Hollywood Schoolhouse, we believe education is a
joint venture among students, parents, and teachers.
As a team, we value the importance of working together to foster an excitement about learning. Each day, our
experienced and nurturing staff welcome students into
a warm, creative, hands-on environment. Our goal is to
cultivate the whole child. We believe that an
environment that explores the social, emotional,
intellectual, and physical development of each student
is one that will encourage and inspire them to grow.
Elizabeth Romero
Secretary:
Madeline Garcia
Campus Assistant:
Jaime Medrano
Campus Assistant:
Fernando Romero
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PARENT ASSOCIATION
Vice Presidents of Fall Event:
Jenny Beltran
Jennifer Davisson
Nadia Sarkis
Vice Presidents of Winter Festival:
Sira Butler
Lesley Vandernoot
Simone Young-Smith
Vice Presidents of Community Service:
Gina Abraham
Else Van Zandwijk
Vice Presidents of Volunteers:
Nisha Ganatra
Rickey Goodling
Co-Presidents:
Janet Nilsson and Chambers Stevens
Treasurer:
David Gaynes
Secretary:
Jessica Sims
Vice President of Room Representatives:
Ivan Ontiveros
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Vice President of
Community Relations:
Michele Simon
Vice Presidents of
Hospitality:
Christine Friedman
Maggie Patinelli
Vice Presidents of Gala:
Katie Carpenter
Leslie McNelley
Regional Host Coordinator:
Magali Amadei
Big Sunday Captain:
Douglas McDonald
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Hollywood Schoolhouse Parent Association is responsible for
organizing, encouraging, and directing many of the activities and
events that enhance life as a member of the Schoolhouse
community. The Executive Board is the heart and soul of that
group. These are the parents who meticulously craft a calendar
of events each year, and work hard to make sure that each is a
tremendous success. They enrich our program by welcoming new
families, and by acting as daily ambassadors to fellow parents and
models of volunteerism for our children. We are so grateful for their
time, their energy, their love, and their constant support of
Hollywood Schoolhouse.
Our Parent Association also plays a vital role in our community’s
fundraising efforts. In addition to raising $100,000 for Financial Aid
each year, excess funds are designated to various programs of
choice. Currently, funds are being allocated to the Building
Excellence Capital Campaign, and the construction of
McCadden South.
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FINANCIALS
2014-15 Operating Fund Summary
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BUILDING EXCELLENCE
Like all independent schools, Hollywood Schoolhouse depends on the generosity of our
community to sustain and advance our mission, program, and facilities. To meet our
strategic goals, we are currently in the process of modifying our existing campus footprint to
be enhanced and reconfigured. In April 2013, we launched a capital campaign,
Building Excellence: A Schoolhouse For Our Future, to provide a myriad of campus
improvements, including:
Larger Classrooms, Better Designed for Learning
Expanded Outdoor Space for Play and Learning
Updated Academic Technology Infrastructure
Unified Campus Flow
Multipurpose Performance and Meeting Space
Rendering depicts future facade of McCadden South
Once the Junior Kindergarten is demolished, the North McCadden
playground will more than double in size.
As we envision our future, we remain steadfastly committed to our mission to nurture the
whole child within a diverse community, combining challenging academics with creative
learning, where each child is known, encouraged, and valued. Our plan has been
segmented into distinct phases, which means that students will never be displaced off
campus, and there will be minimal disruption to our program. Each phase has been devised
so that we can move seamlessly from one to the next, but are able to pause at any point.
With our deepest gratitude, we acknowledge all of our capital campaign donors to date.
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& Amy Tostrud
Bell Ringer Jon
Student
($100,000 +)
Matthew Greenfield &
Anna Ter Veer &
Laurence Dumortier
John Vazquez
Renee & Justin Herz
Brett Thomas &
Anonymous
Brenda & Vinny Hodges
Russell Honican
Sam & Jennifer Hollander
Valerie & Michael Thrasher
HSH Class of 2014
Ellen & Piotr Uzarowicz
HSH Class of 2015
Melissa & David Wilcox
Naudain Ives Sellers
Keith & Dionne Williams
Moira Kirland
Lee Winkelman &
Sage Machado &
Wendey Stanzler
Darren Lee
Yuko & Cameron Wood
Lara Merriken &
John & Rebecca Yona
(Up to $9,999)
HSH Parent Association
The Wehbe Family Trust
Anonymous
Aminah Abdul-Jabbaar
Philip &
Knight
Kearran Ambrosino
($50,000 - $99,999)
Jose & Heidi Arroyo
Dean & Kirsten Gavoni
Brett Benner & Chip Sellers
HSH Class of 2016
Travis & Leanne Anderson
Norberto Barba &
Regina Osorio Barba
Stephen Bloodworth &
Teacher
Darren &
($25,000 - $49,999)
Jennifer Brandt &
The Banner/Rose Families
Dan Edelman &
Ivan Ontiveros
Todd Gertschen &
Vincent Klaseus
HSH Class of 2013
Billy Luther & Fenton Bailey
Jason George &
Vandana Khanna
Roy & Seo-Hee Lee
Suzanne Steinke &
Dixon Slingerland
Doug Sturnick &
Dennis Anderson
Noreen Halpern
The Nay/Jarvis Family
Al Pacino
Gail Lerner
Gia Paladino-Wise &
Jay & Nav Chakravarti
Michael Wise
Afsaneh Safavi &
Michael &
William Chessman
Margaret Patinelli
John & Kat Cordell
David & Elizabeth Payne
Roxsanna Cruz
Larry & Estelle Dougherty
Gina Torrecilla
Kevin Murphy &
Colin Campbell &
($10,000 - $24,999)
Jose-Manuel de Castro &
Laurent Michel
Michael Roey
Graduate
Stuart & Allen Bell
Sonya & Douglas Merrill
Michele Bumenthal
Brook Dore &
Anonymous
William Nelson
Ramon Calzada
Paul & Tami Pflug
Oleg Planovoy &
Cricket Alexander
Natalia Planovaya
Victoria &
Jessica Feola-Pastore
Christopher Quinn
Christine & John Fitzgerald
Tara Rice
Josh & Christine Friedman
Martin Sandberg
Glenn & Debra Gainor
Sharon Seebach &
Madeline & Braulio Garcia
John Pierce
David & Caroline Gaynes
Michele & Gregg Simon
Brian &
Mark Smith &
Michelle Giovannoni
Simone Young-Smith
Joanna Going &
Roberta &
Stella Walsh
Anson Sowby
Phil Green &
Jeremy & Corey Spiegel
Monica Avila-Green
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SCHOOLHOUSE FUND
It is with full hearts that we thank our Schoolhouse Parents, Faculty, Staff, and the Board
of Trustees for helping us reach 100% participation in the 2014-15 Schoolhouse Fund.
(For the second year in a row!) Your generosity allows us to keep tuition low,
while maintaining the socioeconomic diversity of our community.
With gratitude, we recognize the following:
Leadership Circle
($7,500 +)
William & Julia Asher
Kirsten & Dean Gavoni
Michael T. Riordan Family
Foundation
Partnership Circle
($5,000 - $7,499)
Anonymous
Susan & Kevin McLain
Cheryl Okumura &
Zach Matheny
Gia Paladino-Wise &
Michael Wise
Chip Sellers & Brett Benner
Melissa & David Wilcox
Head of School Circle
($3,000 - $4,999)
Anonymous
Jennifer Ahn-Newman &
Todd Newman
Alon Amir & Susan Han
Dennis Anderson &
Doug Sturnick
Fenton Bailey &
Billy Luther
Allen & Stuart Bell
Stephen Bloodworth &
Ramon Calzada
Jennifer DeFrancisco &
Peter Craig
Jennifer &
Kiran Dhanireddy
Daniel Edelman &
Ivan Ontiveros
Christine & Josh Friedman
Debra & Glenn Gainor
David Goetsch &
Jennifer Wang
Phil Goldfine &
Valerie Susman
Lester Kiss &
Nicholas Collier
Nicholas &
Jamielyn Lippman
Kristin Lowe & Charles Coy
Yoshi & Arthur Maruyama
Carolyn & PJ Park
Oleg Planovoy &
Natalia Planovaya
Tori Silvera Bush &
John Bush
Jessica Sims
Sam &
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Christopher Tricarico &
Joseph Love
Michelle & Peter White
Steffanie & Virgil Williams
Jacqueline Hayes &
Jeff Branion
Sam & Jen Hollander
Maya & Paran Johar
Vandana Khanna &
Jason George
Moira Kirland
Vince Klaseus &
Todd Gertschen
Arnold & Caroline Kleiner
Roy & Seohee Lee
Gail Lerner &
Colin Campbell
Gary & Leslie McNelley
Michael Moon & Judy Oh
Adriana & Franck Nataf
Sandy Rousmaniere &
Sonia Boyajian-Rousmaniere
Michele & Gregg Simon
Suki & Thomas St. John
Gina Torrecilla &
Jose-Manuel de Castro
Amy & Jon Tostrud
Lisa & Dan Vebber
Keith & Dionne Williams
Lee Winkelman &
Wendey Stanzler
Friend’s Circle
($1,000 - $1,499)
Debbie Banner &
Pete Rose
Karin & Henrik Bastin
Michele &
Darren Blumenthal
Lydia Bottegoni &
Rickey Goodling
Sira & Alton Butler
Katie & John Carpenter
Diane Case & Roy Dvorkin
Stacey & JD Crowley
Ashleigh Dempster &
Matthew George
Alan & Leena Dunn
Michael & Ginevra Easton
Hillary & Jordan Ethe
Allison Fell & Zac Berger
Christine & John Fitzgerald
Christine & Robert Gleim
Joanna Going
Community Circle
($1,500 - $2,999)
Anonymous
Gina & Josh Abraham
Corinne Amany
Megan & Richard Bendis
Erica & Marek Bowers
Grant &
Sunnie Chang
David & Susan Chokachi
Christian Donatelli
Virginia Fout &
Michael Whetstone
Katherine Fugate
David & Caroline Gaynes
Sofie Gilljam & Eric Prydz
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Matthew Greenfield &
Laurence Dumortier
Renee & Justin Herz
Jessica Jackley &
Reza Aslan
Eric Jarvis
William & Joanna Kang
Karen Kimmel &
James Bond
Lisa & Bjorne Larson
Natalie & Stephen Light
Sonya & Douglas Merrill
Meghan & Alex Murray
Cagney Nay
Paul Oakenfold &
Else Van Zandwijk
Malena & Vijal Patel
David & Elspeth Paul
John Pierce &
Sharon Seebach
Neal Roden
Cindee & John Rood
Liz & John Sender
Ilana Sparrow &
Ben Procter
Peter Stormare &
Toshimi Murakami
Alison & A. Palmer West
Michael & Laura Yanovich
Schoolhouse Circle
(Up to $999)
Aminah Abdul-Jabbaar
Cricket Alexander
Jennifer Almiron
Magali Amadei
Travis & Leanne Anderson
Rachel & Kevin Askew
Claudia Aubourg
Lucie & Chris Ayres
Claudia Bahamon &
Simon Brand
Melissa & Eric Bakewell
Cristina Barba
Alex & Jessica Barba
Ariel & Channing Barringer
Ryan Becker
Lisa Beiras
Jen Beltran &
Declan Whitebloom
Stephanie & Kurt Bendler
Terrie Benton
Gabriel &
Elizabeth Beristain
Alena Bernardi
Per & Cecilia Blankens
Gavin Brodin
Rochelle Brodin
Ashley & Bryan Brucks
Tricia Bryan & Jermaine Hill
Carrie Buckner
Christine Burke &
Gary McCleery
Tyson & Nicole Butler
Mayra Campos
Jay & Nav Chakravarti
Wendy Christiansen
Kate Cohen
Vanessa Coifman &
Sagiv Rosano
Nicole Costales
Judy & Jeff Culotta
Paul & Celeste Davies
Alyson Davis &
Vincent Nastri
Jennifer Davisson
Alain De Leonardis
David DeSalvo
Julia Dillon
Brook Dore &
Cricket Alexander
John Durkin III &
Joseph Zukoski
Anindita Dutta &
Tim McCarthy
Camille Eden & Rudi Bloss
Gina & Brandon Edwards
Ryan & Alisa Evans
Lisa Evans & Ivan Barnes
Ilise & Scott Faye
Sal Figueroa
Ericka Franklin
Nisha Ganatra
Madeline Garcia
Allyssa Golec
Nick Gonzales
George & Lori Gonzalez
Vanessa Gonzalez
Karen Grace-Baker
Phil Green &
Monica Avila-Green
Pamela Greene
Clay & Heather Griffith
Peter Grumbine &
Shannon Hall
Abigail Hamilton-Buckley
Tory & Joby Harold
Tina Harris
Yana Henriks McMurray &
Randy McMurray
Marc Hernandez &
Esther Schrier
Carmen Herrera
Lucile Herrera
Vinny & Brenda Hodges
Dean Holbrook &
Cristina Tejada-Holbrook
Simon Horsman &
Anna Prada
Lesley Hyde
Elena Jacobson
Ceci James
Brian Jones
Melianie & Kevin Joseph
Korey Kobata &
Raymond Roker
Stacey Koff &
Margaret Gilmore
Sarah & Kyle LaBrache
Lia Langworthy
Vianne Lara
Rebekah Lasarow
Janet Layton Arribas
Joonho Lee & Soo Kim
Christy & Chris Lemire
Jason & Karla Lindeman
Francesca Liuzzi
Juana Lovo
Sage Machado &
Darren Lee
Narbe Mansourian
Lorraine Martindale &
Jason Grote
Karla Martinez
Melissa Masse &
Justin Rosenblatt
Karim & Anita Mawji
Ken Mayer
Lauren McCaffrey
Douglas McDonald
Stacey McShane
Karen Medak
Jaime & Sandra Medrano
Karen Newlove &
Craig Rettig
Janet & Sven Nilsson
Gillian O’Neill &
Jacob Gutierrez
Todd Palmer
Maggie &
Michael Patinelli
April & Morgan Patterson
Elizabeth & David Payne
Amy & Drew Pearce
Heather & Nick Phillips
Jordann Piegalski
Cassandra &
Spero Plavoukos
Matthew Puckett &
Maggie Kiley
Cara & Scott Putman
Victoria &
Christopher Quinn
Paulina Quintana
Kaye Ragland
Jeremy & Stephanie Reed
Adalee Reise
Heather & David Reitman
Nicole Revere &
Jason Ross
Justin & Jessica Rhoades
Tara Rice
Matthew Rodriguez
Laura Rodriguez
Fernando Romero
Elizabeth Romero
Joshua Rose &
Rafael Kalichstein
Rachel Rose
Patty & Loren Rubin
Robert Russell
Vanessa Sadler &
William Green
Nadia Sarkis &
Christopher Pizzola
Alison Schapker &
Peter Zinda
Robin Schwartz &
Robert Tarlow
John &
Candace Sclimenti
Kevin & Mako Scott
Devon Sedlacek &
Scott Robertson
Christina & Tom Seeley
Alyssa Shah
Vikrum Shah
Michael &
Samantha Shear
Todd Shemarya
Tomi Sher
George & Elina Siafaris
Floria Sigismondi-Rothman
& J. Lawrence Rothman
James Skitmore &
Kelly Oxford
Cynthia Smith &
Stephen Hoffman
Lisa Smith
Roberta & Anson Sowby
Cory & Jeremy Spiegel
Suzanne Steinke &
Dixon Slingerland
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Mora Stephens &
Joel Viertel
Chambers Stevens &
Betsy Sullenger
Barbra Taupier
Shawn Thacker &
Jossie Harris-Thacker
Brett Thomas &
Russ Honican
Nicola Thompson &
David Yoon
Valerie & Michael Thrasher
Ann Marie Titcher
Piotr & Ellen Uzarowicz
Holly Van Hoy
Lesley Vandernoot &
Keith Jones
Kimberly Varella &
Robert Herbst
Vanessa Vazart
Stacy Veith
Renee Voelker
Alice & Rob Wade
Simon Williams &
Terri Gerard
Dean & Jessica Wilson
Mpambo Wina Shaw
Rebecca & John Yona
Simone Young-Smith &
Mark Smith
Johanna &
Joel Zimmerman
Matching Gift Support
Time Warner Employee
Grant Programs
Walt Disney Foundation
Wells Fargo Community
Support Campaign
WAYS TO GIVE
Hollywood Schoolhouse is
lucky to have such a
dedicated, philanthropic, and
energetic community that
supports us in numerous ways
each year. Aside from the
highly valued gifts of time and
energy, we appreciate
financial gifts towards the
following:
The Schoolhouse Fund is our
annual campaign aimed at
providing immediate financial
support for our mission and
program, while strategically
planning for our future.
Each gift is used in the school year
it is given, and allows for
community improvements such
as access to new and innovative
technology for our students,
professional development for our
faculty, quality and
comprehensive arts and athletic
programs, safe and secure
facilities, and a unique financial
aid program.
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Our Building Excellence Capital
Campaign is a part of our
long-term strategic plan intended
to address a number of priorities
that have been identified by the
Schoolhouse community and
Board. These include creating
larger classrooms, expanding
exterior space for play, and
unifying campus flow.
We ask each family to
participate in giving to the
Schoolhouse at a level that is
meaningful to them.
Participation – at any level –
enhances our sense of
community and ensures our
school’s success each year,
while paving the way for longterm growth.
The projects included in this
campaign are funded outside of
tuition, the Schoolhouse Fund, and
the regular operating budget.
Gifts can be made online at
h ol l yw ood sc h ool h ou s e . o r g
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UPCOMING EVENTS
ADMINISTRATION
Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 10
DJ Event
Wednesday, October 21
Thanksgiving Community Circle
Friday, November 20
Winter Festival
Friday, December 11
Elementary Winter Shows
Wednesday, December 16
ECE Winter Shows
Friday, December 18
Founder’s Day Community Circle & Celebration
Friday, January 22
Community Open House
Saturday, January 23
Spring Musical
Friday - Sunday, March 18-20
70th Anniversary Spring Gala
Saturday, April 30
6th Grade Graduation
Thursday June 9
Stephen Bloodworth
Head of School
Ilise Faye
Assistant Head/Early Childhood Director
Tina Harris
Executive Assistant to the Head of School
Ann Marie Titcher
Director of Finance
Alex Barba
Director of Facilities
Lisa Beiras
Director of Admissions
Stacey McShane
Director of Development
Jennifer Almiron
Director of Auxiliary Programs
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