http://archive.oes.edu/files/original/1752e9d6f15e42695cf2300c440fd3ae.pdf c41802888623c722238ebbc39dab0081 PDF Text Text OF OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHi OOL o SPRJNG 2003 �I Thinking Things Through ■Wv-,- OES f BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2002-2003 The Rt. Rev. Robert Ladehoff Chairman of the Board Mr. Richard C. Alexander President Ms. Julie E. Frantz Vice President Ms. Leslie Workman Secretary Mr. Greg Morgan Treasurer Mr. Wayne Drinkward Past President The Rev. Robert Bryant Rector, St. John the Baptist Ms. Mary Foltz Ms. Elisabeth Lyon Mr. Jim McCarter Mr. Douglas McCaslin The Rev. Senitilla McKinley Ms. Susan Phillips Ms. Susan Robinson Mr. James Rue Ms. April Sanderson The Rev. Stephen Schneider Mr. Nick Stanley ’83 Mr. Peter Trumbo Ms. Maryann Yelnosky Students Take Risks and Reap Rewards questions,” says Jordan Elliott, alumnus and n the face of it, there may not appear religion teacher, allow our students to create to be a common theme in the articles the atmosphere of a college-level seminar in in this edition of The OES Magazine. many OES religion classes.” From my perspective as Head of School, Another article tells of the success of four however, there is a thread of purpose that is of our seniors in an art contest — High part of our mission for every student’s learn­ School Art Northwest — three of them ing, with every teacher, in every class. The sweeping the top prizes of submittals from variety of experiences represented in these three states. Bishop Dagwell Hall, the center articles reinforces the truth of learning: It is of the visual arts at OES for the last seven not the content that determines the success of years, is a community of support and a place a class; it is the engagement with the subject to find intense individual initiative and cre­ matter, the other students, and the teacher ativity. Teachers, who are themselves artists, that creates successful learning. inspire and instruct. Students can be found Describing his climbing wall class, Tom Handel reports: “Every student got on the during classes and from morning to night wall. It is intense and strong when the working on projects alone and together. climber is really fearful.... There is definitely Again, community supports individual risk It is the engagement a sense of camaraderie and teamwork.” The — and often, as in the case of these seniors, climbing wall may be the most intense com­ there is not only intrinsic satisfaction but also with the subject matter, munity-building activity we offer. Individuals external recognition of achievement. take risks, stretching their skills, leaning into the other students, and OES is often thought of as a “science their courage with the help and support of school.” Perhaps that is because there are the teacher that creates their classmates. Support sometimes comes more contests and expositions in the sciences from fellow students whose strength and than there are in rock climbing, religious successful learning. closeness are being felt for the first time in the studies, and the visual arts. I am not at all climbing class. On the climbing wall, initiative sure we would want more contests. Our is visual, risk is visceral, support is vocal. world often seems competitive enough. It would be a mistake, In the article on Philosophy and Religion classes in the however, to gauge the quality of the programs at OES by the Upper School, the themes are quite similar. Although students available contests. Our Philosophy and Religion Department is are sitting in a circle engaged in discourse, the risks are signifi­ the envy of many schools. Any of you who have attended our cant. Students who are friends find themselves testing their Fine Arts Night the Wednesday before Commencement know relationships in debate about their own religious and philo­ the quality of our arts programs. sophical positions on key questions. They challenge each The theme runs through everything we do: Take initiative, other, yet maintain a warm and tolerant atmosphere of com­ think creatively, work cooperatively, take some risks. You will munity. In many cases these students have spent many years learn a great deal and become a valued member of our com­ getting to know and trust each other, developing the emo­ munity. You might even win a contest. tional and intellectual sophistication that allows them to both challenge and trust each other in ways that promote the maximum learning from the seminar format — with teachers who provide intellectual and formal context for engagement. “Open minds and intellectual sophistication,” and a willing­ Dulany O. Bennett ness “to work through ideas and answer each other’s Head of School O EX-OFFICIO Dr. Dulany O. Bennett Head ofSchool Ms. Marietta Lind Kuykendall ’55 President ofthe Alumni Association Mr. Lawrence W. Harris III Chair ofEndowment Investment Committee Mr. Peter Bechen Chair of the Pacific Rim Council Ms. Liz Perkins Chair of Volunteers* Common Link 0. I ! : : 2 OES SPRING 2003 ! THE MISSION OF OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL is to prepare students with promise for higher education and lifelong learning and to enhance their intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and artistic growth so that they may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities. THE MAGAZINE OF OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL * SPRING 2003 ! Contents — FEATURES 4 10 One World, Many Faiths Don’t Look Down! KS 8 & ' ms Capital Campaign 12 Campus Snaps 14 Auction 2003 15 Hallways, Alumni Calendar 16 Alumni Profile: Amy Greene ’96 19 Class Notes Editor: Tom Berridge Design and Layout: Marianna Crawford Printer: Adprint Photography: Tom Berridge, Jack O’Brien, Deri Bash OES Magazine is published by Oregon Episcopal School, 6300 SW Nicol Road, Portland, Oregon 97223. If you would like more information on the School, please call 503-246-7771 or visit our website at wvw.oes.edu. Front Cover: Kate Murphy ‘03 is shown with her waterco/or pencil portrait that won first prize at High School Art Northwest, a juried competition at George Fox University that featured the works of stu­ dents from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. A story about the exhibit appears on Page 12. The photo of Kate was taken by art instructor Jack O'Brien. Back Cover: Seoyeon (Leavy) Huh '03 took third place in High School Art Northwest juried show with this acrylic painting, titled "One Night in Seoul." A story about the exhibit appears on Page 12. OES SPRING 2003 3 �One WORLD, MANY Faiths OES Students Take Scholarly View of Major Religions Department Chair Terry Hansen has a B.A. in Classics from Gonzaga University and has studied religion at the Jesuit seminary and through seminars. He teaches the following courses: : Hinduism, Philosophy of Religion, Buddhism, and Religion and the Natural World. This image is from a Tibetan Thangka created by Cathy Walitzki '03. A Thangka is a Tibetan banner that is hung in a monastery or a family altar and carried by lamas in ceremonial processions. Thangkas are frequently the center of Buddhist religious ceremonies. i j "Y a yithin 361 years after the death of Jesus, Christianity j \/\ / became the official religion of the Roman Empire. V V Within 100 years after the death of Mohammad, Islam had spread east to India and west through Spain. In less than an I hour on Sept. 11, 2001, many Americans realized that religion I plays an important role in the world and that they were woefully ignorant about what other people believe. Knowing about the history of religious thought and practice around the world could put today’s international situation in per­ spective. But nearly all American secondary schools ignore religion on the grounds that teaching religion is equal to proselytizing, which all too often has been true. OES is a remarkable exception. “We’re in such a unique position because we have the power of a college in what we can teach,” says Jordan Elliott ’97, who teaches Islam in the OES Upper School. “We can talk about reli­ gion in ways that public schools can’t. An independent school is really the only place in secondary education that you can take this sort of class.” For the past decade, the Department of Philosophy and Religion has offered semester courses in each of the world’s five major religions as well as thematic courses that draw from all of them. Students study the history and culture of each religion, and they examine the beliefs and schools of thought by reading the sacred texts in translation. They try to get a glimpse of life as seen through the eyes of practitioners of a major faith so they can begin to get an idea what such terms as “belief,” “God,” and “reli­ gion” mean to those adherents. Students in the Upper School are required to take two religion courses, and they tend to approach that requirement with indif­ ference until they experience a religion class. Students become very excited by the ideas they encounter and the openness with which they can discuss them. Although they may have learned about one religion through personal experience and may have discussed religious views with friends, in their religion class the topic is out in the open and subject to the same scholarly approach that is expected in other classes. The result is invigorating. I think you re afraid to talk about these things outside of the classroom for fear of insulting people sometimes,” said senior : Peter Farago, who is currently taking his fourth religion course. “When you’re talking about it in class, there’s an acknowledgement that you’re not speaking from a personal level so much as from a scholarly one, and people are much more willing to voice their opinions.” Students are, of course, expected to back their opinions up with evidence, but the evidence may be more elusive than in their other classes. A recent topic in a class on Buddhism: Does the Buddha believe in the existence of Self? One student cites a sutra that indicates he does, and another brings up a different sutra that implies he doesn’t. Well, did anybody ever ask the Buddha directly? Yes. The Buddha answered with a resounding silence. What do we make of that? In their struggle to understand this important facet of Buddhist thought, they find useful the concept of conventional versus uni­ versal truth. Perhaps Buddha needed to use the convention of a self when talking with a person with very limited understanding, but when addressing an enlightened person he could discard the convention. Or perhaps his followers later changed the philoso­ phy. That brings up another question: Is a religion bound to the pronouncements of a founder or can it evolve? And if it evolves, which is more valid, the founder’s path or the current practice? In such a milieu, questions are more common than answers, and the answers are seldom black and white. Assessing the valid­ ity of sources of information becomes critical. In the Hinduism class, the students work from a text, but they must consider that the author of the text is giving an interpretation. To deepen their understanding of a concept, they check a footnote with a refer­ ence to an earlier source. They go to the bibliography to find out more about the earlier source, then discuss what kind of agenda the author of the original text might have had and what validity the text is given by other commentators. They trace the idea back through history until the thread vanishes in the mists of antiquity from which Hinduism itself arose. Seldom are comparisons made between major religions. In the class on Islam, for instance, the philosophical differences between the Shi’ites and the Sunnis merit in-depth study, but parallels are seldom drawn between Islam and Christianity. Studying each religion by itself rather in comparison with others is a conscious aim of the program, says Terry Hansen, who has chaired the Department of Philosophy and Religion since its inception in 1992. “I think what tends to happen in a comparative religion course is the similarities get accentuated and the differences get glossed over,” he said. “If we are going to be true to the field, the differ­ ences need to be acknowledged and celebrated. I think the western bias in the past has put us in a mode of doing compar­ isons in which we tend to see everything as a kind of variation on Christianity.” That willingness to go in-depth on all the major religions, seeing them in their own terms and studying their sacred texts and practices, is what sets the OES program apart from almost all other secondary school religious studies programs in the United States. In independent schools with no links to established churches, world religions are lumped together into one course, or in a few instances into separate courses on Eastern and Western religions. The acknowledgement of the importance of studying religion is lacking. Meanwhile, many independent schools with links to churches either ignore the other major religions or view them through the lens of their own religious bias. The study of various religions can flourish at OES because of Continued on next page 4 OES SPRING 2003 OES SPRING 2003 5 �______________ hard, but you learn so much from doing that.” Marina believes a scientific rationale underlies events, which made it difficult for her to accept the idea of divine inter­ vention, but she was willing to examine the idea. “Over the course of last semester, we found a compatible way to work that out. We came to agree that it’s a little bit of both,” said Marina. “I now have a better idea of why other people hold their opinions.” Neither student changed her basic outlook, but both grew in their under­ standing of themselves and others. “Thinking about other forms of reli­ gion has not diminished my own beliefs but has broadened them,” said Jocelyn. The heated debate they engaged in would not have occurred outside of class, they both agreed, and it whetted their desire for more knowledge about reli­ gion. Jocelyn says she wished she had The Rev. Corbet Clark has an A.B. degree from Harvard University and an M.A. from Yale University. He begun taking religion classes earlier so earned his Master of Divinity degree at General Theological Seminary and is an Episcopal priest. He teaches the courses Christian Lives and Jesus and Early Christianity. she could take more of them, and Marina says she may take religion classes in the Episcopal tradition of respect for other religions and for intel­ college on the strength of her positive experience at OES. lectual questioning. The Episcopal bishop is the chairman of the Their experience illustrates how much the success of the Board of Trustees at OES, and the Episcopal tradition is taught program depends on the attitude and engagement that and practiced in required chapel services throughout the school. students bring to it. From their earliest experiences with However, Episcopal doctrine is only included in the Philosophy the chapel program in Lower School, students at OES and Religion Department insofar as it is part of the teachings of learn to respect the beliefs of others. In Middle School they Christianity. study the Abrahamic tradition, and in the ninth-grade “The Episcopal tradition is not afraid to put the Episcopal Humanities program they get an overview of world reli­ Church in a context of all the major world traditions, and there’s gions. Those experiences, in addition to students’ own no real push in this department to highlight the Episcopal initiatives and influences from families, result in open agenda,” Terry said. “There’s been a lot of academic freedom.” minds and intellectual sophistication. At times the atmos­ For Peter Farago, the scholarly approach is indispensable. He phere in the classroom is more like a graduate-level values the knowledge and experience of his teachers, but he has a seminar than a high school class. mind of his own and doesn’t appreciate being told what to think. “They really are willing to work through ideas and “There’s no Christian bias in the way we approach religion in answer each other’s questions,” said Jordan. “It’s a testa­ class,” he said. “Even in the Jesus class I took, it’s very scholarly ment to our students that they can even be a part of a class and very disciplined as opposed to being dogmatic.” like that. I’ve been in classes in college where that was the Students bring their own religious and secular backgrounds to idea but it didn’t work, but it’s working here.” the class, which makes for illuminating discussions. Buddhists are That s the way the program was envisioned by Terry common among the international students, and Jews and Hansen when it was created a decade ago. Now a veteran Muslims also have taken the classes. But some of the more of 25 years at OES, he formed the religion department fervent debates occur between those with secular views and those along with former teachers Tom Collins and David with Christian beliefs. In last semester’s Philosophy ofReligion Streight. In addition to in-depth courses on each of the class, seniors Marina Lawson and Jocelyn Thomas often engaged world religions, they incorporated David’s courses, titled one another from those viewpoints. The result left a lasting Philosophy ofLove and Mysticism into the department. impression on both. David, with a background in Arabic, developed the Islam “In order for me to understand where (Marina) is coming class and a class on Jesus, and Corbet Clark, a history from, I have to think like she does,” Jocelyn said. “Looking at teacher who is also an Episcopal priest, taught Judaism something from the perspective of someone else is really, really and later took on the Christianity portion. 6 OES SPRING 2003 David left OES last year, and Jordan came on board. He grad­ uated from OES in 1997 and was the first student who ever took four religion courses here. He was chosen for the Religion and Philosophy Department award, and his deep interest in the subject led him to major in religion at Colorado College. The major included an experiential element in which students observed and participated in religious practice, for which he spent four months practicing Tibetan Buddhism. He would like to augment his OES courses with observations of services at local churches, temples, and mosques so students get an idea how the religions they study manifest in the real world. He says globalization and the world political situation make knowledge about world religions essential. “There’s a natural synthesis happening now because we have encounters with other traditions, so we have to be accepting of them in terms of understanding,” he said. Terry believes that possessing information about religions of the world is a fundamental part of being an educated person, and he notes that parents have sued public school systems for failing to teach religious studies. He believes the day is not far off when public schools will realize the importance of teaching about world religions. “The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was never meant to prohibit teaching about religions of the world,” he said. “I think we will see more movement in this country to honor the teaching of religious studies in public schools.” When that day comes, a model for a scholarly approach to religion can be found here at OES. ■ THE ‘E’ IN OES i The following excerpts are taken from a docu­ ment titled The ‘E’ in OES, which explains the relationship of the school to the Episcopal Church. They were chosen to illustrate the tradi­ tions that make the Upper School a hospitable place for unbiased study of world religions. “OES is a place which values the diversity of its community, and the Anglican spirit of inclu­ sion, respect, and love... “People of many faiths find a comfortable home at Oregon Episcopal School. Many world religions are represented in our community including Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.... “Individuals and their faiths are respected at OES, as are all paths to God. Members of all faiths are invited and encouraged to share their traditions.... "Accepting truth and reason as gifts from God, the Episcopal Church looks at science as one of the ways we can come to understand the wonders of God's creation.... "Students are required in Middle School and Upper School to take religion classes in which they study the world faiths. These classes are academic and do not proselytize.... “Scripture, tradition and reason all bear equal weight in the Episcopal experience. The impor­ tance of reason, thinking and questioning, are what help to make an Episcopal school the pow­ erful learning environment we find at OES.... “Grounded in the belief that ‘Where love is, there is God,’ OES celebrates the religious diversity within its community....” L_£-r_. • Jordan Elliott ’97 has a B.A. In Religion from Colorado College. He teaches the courses Islam and Buddhism. He Is shown with Ben Mahaslri '03. : : OES SPRING 2003 7 �CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Celebrate! ^ffril 2,7, 2,003 Jutfdai/; 3-£j>.Xh. Bring the family... See the new OES Math, Science, and Technology Building And learn what's next. * Fun activities for the entire OES community * Food, tours and demonstrations Activities for kids and teens Science teacher Bill Lamb, right, stands in his future physics classroom with several students who recently won science awards. The students, from left, are Elyse Hope '06, Andrew Platt '03, and Michael Coulter V4. for a teacher demonstration table. The new building will make a huge dent in the prep time for me.” Besides the additional space, the building will have state-ofthe-art safety and ventilation equipment. It also will be wired for efficient use of electronic teaching aids and computers. Math and science offices will be located near the classrooms, and the science office will have windows to the research lab so faculty can keep an eye on student projects while doing their own work. The facilities will also include a computer lab, a math and science library, and a meeting room. The building will have a permanent setup for studies involving gravity, a separate greenhouse, and a raised walkway for study­ ing the canopy in the adjacent forest. When finished, the building will be eligible for designation as a “Green Building” by Portland General Electric because, among other factors, it will exceed the requirements of the Oregon Energy Code by 20 percent. It is being constructed with nontoxic materials, and runoff from the roof will be directed to a swale to avoid negative impacts on Fanno Creek. Construction of the MST Building will be finished in time for classes to begin in the fall. Then the School can continue the first phase of campus improvements with renovation of the Upper School and increasing the endowment for financial aid and faculty salaries. Future phases include a performing arts building and reorienting walkways and roads to make the campus more pedestrian-friendly. The Math, Science, and Technology Building, which is under construction behind the Upper School, will be finished in time for classes in the fall. Fund-raising for the building is 80 percent complete, and a campaign to raise the remainder is being launched. OES Kicks Off Public Phase of Capital Campaign celebration and informational event on Sunday, April 27, will provide activities for children while adults take tours f the unfinished Math, Science, and Technology Building and learn what comes next in funding and further improvements to the campus. Children’s activities will include inflatable structures, face painting, temporary tattoos, popcorn and cotton candy, acting workshops, and other activities. While the kids play, adults can look at the building and hear how it will impact students. As the new building rises in the southeast corner of campus, the tally of funds raised to pay for it is also rising. The school is pursuing a pay-as-you-go policy on funding campus improvements, and about 80 percent of the cost of the building has already been covered by major donors. The school is launching the public phase of the campaign in which all parents, alumni parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends will be asked to participate. After the April 27 kickoff, all parents will be contacted by A: 8 mail and phone to solicit their help with completing the project. Alumni and past parents will be solicited throughout the late summer and fall. The new building will allow generations of students to do laboratory work safely and to learn with current technology. It will maximize the efficiency of teachers and students by providing space for science projects and demonstrations where they won’t have to be dismantled and reconstructed repeatedly. I spend 90 minutes setting up a demonstration on the front table, and the students who sit at that table have to crowd together with students at other tables,” said physics instructor Bill Lamb. I have to take it down right after that class even though I will use that setup again the next day because other classes have to use that table for something else. In the new building, we will have enough space in each classroom for students to sit at their work tables, and for lab setup in the other half of the room, and OES SPRING 2003 I Ifyou are interested in learning more about our building plans, naming opportunities, or how you can make a gift to help complete the new Math, Science, and Technology Building, contact John Lauerman, Director of Development, at 503-768-3156 or by email at lauermanj@oes.edu. m OES Senior Named Second in Nation OES student Tianhui (Michael) Li 503 placed second nationally in the Intel Science Talent Search (STS), America’s oldest and most prestigious science competi­ tion. Michael will receive a $75,000 scholarship for his achievement. His physics project is based on his three-year study of inertial-electrostatic confine­ ment, a radically different and significantly less expensive way of controlling nuclear fusion than con­ ventional methods. Other projects among this year’s top 10 winners include identifying factors that con­ tribute to the increase in cockroach allergy-induced asthma observed in inner city areas and a study that discovered a previously unidentified plateau on Venus that could lead to better understanding of the planet’s formation. Intel STS winners were selected based on their research ability, scientific originality, creative thinking and ability to apply science to the world around them. Besides his work in science, Michael is an accom­ plished pianist who has performed with the Portland Symphony Orchestra. OES SPRING 2003 �HU f : i ■ ! . * w ■U Ill f k A •••'X On facing page, a climber tests one of the ■} handholds, some of which provide a good i grip while others offer a minimal toehold. ", mm : I I 1 A-' V W 'V' I -sr r kl l 1 J DON’T LOOK DOWN! Students Gain Confidence and Skill as They Conquer Fear climbers. Stephen Buker ’10, like all the climbers, puts on a helmet before getting —. -• V I At far left, classmates ensure the safety of ■ £>?al l-V * : * on the wall. Two students at a time can ' :/ • 0 M climb on the wall in the gymnasium. Below, one student slowly climbs up while another quickly belays down, pushing off the wall » > V 1 with her foot. "■waeEasasBB^^ ~~rr - - v: “_____ ! 7 7^ . t’s amazing how 20 feet of vertical progress is more exhilarating than traveling a mile in the horizontal plane. That’s what makes the climbing wall at OES such a compelling way to gain selfconfidence. Each step is a success. “I feel like I’ve accomplished something,” said eighth-grader Kasey Grewe after climb­ ing the wall. “You don’t get to do something like this every day.” She and her classmates recently worked on the climbing wall in the OES gymnasium during PE class for two weeks. They learned how to use a climbing harness, ropes, carabiners and a belaying device, how to tie a figure-eight knot on a bight, how to belay, how to climb safely, and how to work as a team. On a deeper level, they learned how to confront and conquer their own fear. “It teaches them to trust themselves and to step out of their comfort zone and try something new,” said outdoor programs specialist Tom Handel, who instructs the students. “For a lot of them, getting up high creates fear and angst and gives them the chance to approach that and break through it. That gives them self-confidence and builds their self-esteem.” The students arrive with a range of climb­ ing experience. Some are novices, while others have climbed walls in summer camps or gyms. A few have even gone on rock climbing expeditions with family members or guide services. They also bring differing physical abilities to bear, but regardless of “I was kind of nervous, but it was really fun,” said Sarah Haas after completing a swing. “You have to go for it. You can’t really think about it. It’s like making friends or going to another school. You have to take opportunities without letting your fear get in the way.” Tom says the gear and precautions that are taken make the climbing wall an extremely safe activity. Safety will also be emphasized during the other part of the Adventure Program, which involves the Challenge Course in the OES woods. Students will use some of their climbing skills to complete tasks that involve com­ munication, leadership, planning, responsibility, respect, and sensitivity. When they get to the Upper School, the students will be able to put their skills to use on a rock-climbing trip such as the trip to Smith Rock that some US students took this month. Their teamwork and leadership will be instrumental in other areas of the experiential learning program including the sophomore backpacking trip, the senior trip, Winterim trips, and weekend trips. For some, climbing may become a lifelong activity. “It’s just a whole new avenue for recre­ ation and physical activity,” Tom said. “It’s not a team sport, and there’s plenty of skill to build on and plenty of challenge. There’s plenty of climbing in gyms and on rock in the area, so it’s a nice introduction to that whole field.” ■ their background or abilities, they can expe­ rience success on the wall. “Every single student got on the wall,” Tom said. “Not every one made it to the top, but it still gave them a sense of adven­ ture. They didn’t feel let down by not going to the top because they were nervous about getting on the wall in the first place so the fact that they went up halfway really gave them a sense of‘Wow, I can do this.’” Students spend a week of PE classes climbing the wall as fifth-graders and another week when they are in the seventhgrade. During those experiences, the instructors are holding the belay rope, but in eighth grade the students are on belay for each other. Four students hold onto the rope to make sure the climber doesn’t pull the first person off the floor. “There’s definitely a sense of camaraderie and teamwork I notice in terms of the people on the ground and the people belay­ ing cheering their friends on,” Tom said. “It is really intense and strong when the climber is really fearful. A lot of the OES students really rally behind and encourage the climber to go a step further when they are nervous and having a difficult time.” Students can choose to grapple with an even higher level of fear by using the Giant Swing. They climb to the top of the wall and sit on a tiny platform. Then they attach their harness to the swing and jump off. They briefly free-fall before the rope swings them out over the wooden gym floor. . «.! - .... \ ■ F7___ i ■ . ' :i n 7J- - mh . C ii ■ I : 'A mm ij i .■ i 1.! ii1 T ! ;V- I / ' * * >■v-Ar • ■ ■ ' ■ . OES SPRING 2003 OES SPRING 2003 , L;7'~* Vj ■'Mi 11 �I ■ CAMPUS ■ SNAPS ■ Attending the opening of the High School Art Northwest show are Lia Kim ’03, Kate Murphy '03, teacher Jack O'Brien, Cathy Walitzki '03, and Leavy Huh '03. ■ CAMPUS ■ SNAPS ■ Art Students Take Top Prizes in Show ‘Real Inspector Hound’ Was Unforgettable Art by four OES seniors was accepted into the High School Art Northwest 2003 show, and three of them swept the top prizes. The juried show at George Fox University accepted 35 artworks out of 125 entries from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Kate Murphy took first place for a watercolor pencil portrait (see maga­ zine cover), Cathy Walitzki took second place for her Buddhist Thangka painting (see Page 4), and Leavy Huh took third place for an acrylic painting of the skyline of Seoul, South Korea (see back cover of maga­ zine). An acrylic portrait by Lia Kim was accepted into the show. The four students have studied with Jack O’Brien, who encouraged them to submit their work to the show. He doesn’t often urge students to enter art contests because he doesn’t want to tailor the curriculum to the contests, but this show permitted them to submit work in a variety of styles that had already been completed. “I was really pleased to see them lake the top three positions,” he said. “Our goal is to show students that art is enjoyable, worth practicing and worth studying.” Cash awards were presented to the three winners. This year’s All School Play opened to critical acclaim, but by the time it ended, the critics were all dead. The all-star cast of faculty and students presented the cliche-ridden masterpiece in a stunning coup de maitre marred only by the lifeless performance of David Goodman-Farley. Student stars were the sultry Cathy Walitzki ’03 as Cynthia, the enigmatic Eric Morgan ’03 as Magnus, and the rakish Ryan Goodwin ’03 as Simon. Faculty and staff actors were the bouncy Nancy Pickering ’97 as Felicity, the beautifully bumbling Ann von Ofenheim as Inspector Hound, the vol­ canic David Levine as Birdboot, and the scheming Peter Langley affecting an unconvincing British accent as Moon. The imperturbable Debby Schauffler tied it all together as the housekeeper, Mrs. Drudge. The show was directed by the impish David Gomes, assisted by the unflappable Julia Baldwin ’03. An excellent time was had by all who survived. ) i ■ ■ ■ Jan Eliot Provides Laughs and Lessons Imitation is not just the highest form of flattery, it’s also a great way to learn. Imitating cartoonists she admired provided Jan Eliot with a way to learn her art. Her cartoon strip, titled Stone Soup, is now syndicated by 140 newspapers. On a recent visit to OES, Eliot used an overhead projector to show stu­ dents from the Lower and Middle School how she goes about drawing a cartoon. She demonstrated how they can begin with a stick figure and then expand it. Sometimes she doodles until an idea comes to her, but usually she comes up with an idea before she begins to draw. Those ideas come from her own family, from her visits with children, or from readers of her comic strip. “My kids did so many funny and aggravating things that I had to write about it,” she said. Eliot believes that tragedy plus time equals comedy, and in a meeting with OES parents, she told them to share the heartbreaks of family life along with the good times. Both will someday provide cherished memories. For her, those cherished memories have been expressed in about 2,500 comic strips, but she never runs out of ideas, and she never tires of what she does. “I really love that I get to make people laugh, she told the students. □ □ □ Sixth-Graders Make Link to Kenya Avery Johnson 'll, from a Lower School class that participated in the event, and Torben Noto '09 try on traditional clothing from Kenya. From left are Tommy Bennett '03, Andrew Platt '03, teacher Bill Lamb, Erik Garbacik '04, and Ryna Karnik '04. I : 12 Sixth-graders celebrated their budding relationship with an Anglican primary school in Ekwanda, Kenya, recently by learning about the African country. Students tried on kangas and other pieces of traditional clothing, and they played instruments made by Africans. A slide show provided insights on the geography and culture of the country. Each sLxth-grader has written a letter to a pen pal in the village of Ekwanda, and other forms of interaction will be explored in the future. “The goal is to have a long­ term relationship,” said math teacher David Levine. “I know what a moving experience it is to visit places like Kenya, and I want to be able to share that with this community. It provides possibilities for learning for both Ekwanda and OES.” David said that several years ago OES provided books for the children of the Kenyan village, and he chanced upon a plaque honoring that contribution when he visited the school in Ekwanda two years ago while leading a trip through Global Routes, an international travel organization. □ ■ □ □ □ ■ Science Bowl Team Wins Regional Contest Mock Trial Team Wins Regional Contest Two OES teams gave stellar performances in the regional Science Bowl competition, with one of the teams taking the regional title and progress­ ing to the national contest. The top team is composed of Andrew Platt ’03, Tommy Bennett ’03, Erik Garbacik ’04, and Ryna Karnik ’04. They will compete May 1-5 in Washington, D.C. A second team, which was unde­ feated in the first round but lost two close matches in the final round of the regional contest, was composed of Jared Mueller ’05, Tucker Page ’04, Yvonne Yamanaka ’04, and Sergio Zenisek ’06. Andrew Platt and Jared Mueller were both named to the tournament all-star team. The OES teams competed in a field of 64 teams from Oregon and Washington on March 8 at the University of Portland. The contest is sponsored by the Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy. The OES Mock Trial Team came in first in the regional competition this year. The team defeated Catlin Gabel, Valley Catholic, and Glencoe to advance to the state competition. Team members took on roles as witnesses and attorneys in a fictitious case of a defendant accused of first-degree arson in connection with a fire at a ski lodge. Head Coach Julie Frantz, who is an Oregon Circuit Judge for Multnomah County and a member of the OES Board of Trustees, said the team members learn a great deal about the legal system as well as the bene­ OES SPRING 2003 i i fits of working collaboratively together. „ “Individually, they learn poise, public speaking, and thinking on their feet, she said. “As a group, they learn to be supportive of each other and perform their roles in a consistent manner. It’s a team effort; everybody counts. OES SPRING 2003 Appearing in The Real Inspector Hound were, from left, Ann von Ofenheim, Debby Schauffler, Eric Morgan '03, Nancy Pickering '97, Cathy Walitzki '03, and David Levine. Oh, and in the foreground is David Goodman-Farley, who maintained that position throughout the show. Jan Eliot, creator of Stone Soup, uses an overhead projector to give students a lesson in drawing. Members of the OES Mock Trial Team are, front row from left, Mary Warrington '06, Kate Murphy '03, Mariam Totonchy '03, Katelyn Brack '04, Kevin Cudahy '05, Lucia Foulkes '06, and Trevor Hancey '04; back row, Tommy Bennett ‘03, Tim Hatfield '04, Jared Mueller '05, and Jacky Youm '04. 13 �□ ■ AUCTION 2003 ■ OES ALUMNI EVENTS SPRING 2003 r i f SUNDAY, APRIL 13 Tony Fumary and John Hall Two Sisters and a Piano, by Nilo Cruz (at Artists Repertory Theatre) Play at 2 p.m.f dinner and discussion after at Cassidy’s Administrators Rob Brisk, David Lowell, Sidney Gold, and Charyl Cathey ! Buoyant Spirits Find Berth at OES Auction OES parents, staff, and friends gathered for a gala celebration on Saturday, February 22, at which they socialized with old friends, made new friendships, and helped support school programs. The event’s cruise ______^ ship theme inspired a variety of costumes from pirates and sailors to ^ ----- ship’s officers and elegantly i Desirea and Rocky Muraoka attired passengers. Participants y A enjoyed a sumptuous dinner j i from The Stockpot Restaurant / and dancing to music provided by Byll Davis and Friends. Co/ chairs for Auction 2003 were Jodee Midura and Cindy Plummer, who put in countless hours to ensure a flawless auction and a entertaining evening. The money raised by the auction will purchase new equipment, fund professional devel­ opment, and support the AASK program and other benefits for the school. A heartfelt thanks goes out to all who helped organize the event or attended. Development Administrative Assistant Lynn Regelin shows the historical class photos that she has helped restore and preserve. Class Photos Saved For Posterity Working with painstaking detail, a member of the Development Office has arrested a stealthy intruder who was destroying the treasured photos of graduating classes from St. Helen’s Hall, Bishop Dagwell Hall, and Oregon Episcopal School. The culprit was none other than Time itself, which in its silent but persistent way was causing the photos to fade, yellow and turn to dust. Thanks to administrative assistant Lynn Regelin, the destruction has been postponed for at least 300 years. Racing against Time, Lynn removed the photos, cleaned them, remounted them, relabeled them, and oversaw the creation of archival negatives that last for centuries. Then the photo displays were covered with Mylar, sealed, and returned to the poster frames where they are displayed. The photo collections are available for perusal by alumni, students, faculty and visitors, and they are brought out for class reunions. “Rescuing these photographs was the first and most pressing step in preserving the archives of historical documents, photographs and objects,” Lynn said. The decision was made to preserve the photos on negatives because they are not so dependent on technology for retrieval. Putting them on a more modern medium such as CDs could be futile because CD players may not exist a century from now. However, the photos are also in the process of being put onto a disk for easier access. At some point in the future, alumni may be able to obtain digital copies of their graduation photos and i Raj Garg and Chris Palmedo ! i / ! J !' those of classmates. Fortunately, the class photos had been updated and maintained over the years by art teacher Sue Jensen, so Lynn had good material to work with. She took over the job after funds were made available by sales of a cookbook by the Alumni Board several years ago. Work will continue on the photos, Lynn said, and other historical docu­ ments, photographs, and objects that are stored in boxes under the Charlton Room will be cataloged and preserved. ■ Kevin and Kimberly White 14 Bronwen and Barry Daigle '80 OES SPRING 2003 In Havana, 1991, just after the collapse of the Soviet Empire, two sisters—a writer and a pianist—are placed under permanent house arrest after speaking out for Perestroika and against Castro's regime. For the sisters, their sentence is an excruciating test of the soul. Still, amidst Cuba’s new political chaos, on an island awash with possibility and fear, tenderness can appear in the most unlikely places. TUESDAY, MAY 13 Mt. Hood Speaker and Eucharist The Rt. Rev. Robert Ladehoff OES Campus WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 Mt. Hood Service Day Join Upper School students as they par­ ticipate in community service all over the Portland area. FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Class of 1953 Reunion! Please contact Lisa DeGrace at 503-768-3137 or degracel@oes.edu in the Alumni Office for more information. Brad Kuhns and David Gomes OES SPRING 2003 15 �ALUMMI PROFILE FROM A ALUMm PROFILE A ARDVARKS TO “Being a woman out here, I’ve had to let men know I’m not an easy target. I carry a .40-caliber Glock and a .357 Colt revolver. They are on me at all times -1 have a concealed handgun permit. I definitely have had to show my firearm a few times and I’ve had to physically fight my way out of situations. Luckily I know how to punch.” Amy’s social life suffers during the winter, but there are breaks. She drives about an hour to Kerrville once a week to pick up food for herself and feed for the animals, and occasionally she gets to take part in her favorite leisure activity, which is roping. “A man might have a barn with a ropin’ arena and every Saturday a bunch of people will go and just have fun,” she says. “I haven’t been able to do it lately because I’m running this singlehandedly over here, but when I do get help it gives me a few hours to go rope and socialize and have fun. RMADILLOS f A day in the life of cowgirl Amy Greene ’96 “If they stand still and are calm, I just n the wintertime, sunrise finds hop right on. There are times when I Amy Greene already hard at work. think a horse is ready and I get on and A layer of ice forms overnight on they buck me over the fence. The more the stock tank, so in the morning she horses you ride that buck, the better you breaks it up with a shovel to let the get at staying on. If you learn the rhythm cattle drink. The same metal tank will you can stay on. For the most part, if be her bathtub tonight. you’ve done your foundation correctly “I walk out and jump in that tank and jump out as fast as possible, and they’ll usually stop. They won’t buck that’s your bath,” she says. In between from now till dark.” those trips to the stock tank is a day of The next day, Amy gets on the horse breaking horses and bucking hay. And again in the pen, and if the animal is the routine goes on day after day calm, she takes it out for a ride. without a break, because she’s alone on “I’ll take them out and put the miles this ranch and animals don’t take vaca­ on them,” she says. “You ride them for tions. She and her red heeler dog, miles and miles and miles. Over rocks, Trooper, are responsible for 30 horses through brush, opening and closing and a couple hundred head of cattle on gates, through streams, up hills, respond­ the Matthews Ranch in West Texas. ing to different situations with cattle.... 1 After breaking up the ice, she gets in wouldn’t call it fun because the horse a round pen with a 2-year-old horse you’re on is still very inexperienced. that’s never been touched by human You’re on a horse that can spook from a hands, much less ridden. In the round leaf crossing its path. It takes a lot of pen, she builds trust with the horse, patience. They have no idea of left and and later in the day she’ll be up on its right. They have no idea that a nudge back, but in the beginning it shies means go and sitting deep in the saddle away, looking down its long nose with means stop. At any moment they can big, frightened eyes. She steps toward explode and you have to be ready. There’s its hindquarters and it moves forward nothing worse than riding a horse out to keep its distance from her. Then she into 4000 acres and they buck you off and moves toward its shoulder and it backs you have to walk back to the barn.” away. She does it again. Not long ago she was on a horse that “It’s like dancing only you are never slid and she fell off onto a rock, cracking touching,” she says. “Once you move the edge of her hip. Like all cowboys, she them around, they see you are not often gets injured. Amy Greene '96, shown here on a recent visit to OES, threatening them and they’ll let you in “I’ve had tons of broken bones. You had a reputation as a rough and tumble soccer player their space and let you touch them. when she played for the Aardvarks. Now she works on get injured in a lot of things. I ride 10 Once they realize you’re not going to Texas ranches, training horses and roping cattle. colts a day, which is quite a bit. You’re kill them, they won’t try to kill you. .... . ,It’s trWng to train an instinct out of an a predator-prey relationship and we re predators and they know animal and, yeah, it can be dangerous. If you’re thrown or if they that. You let them know you’re not there to hurt them.” flip over on you, hopefully you’ll walk away with just being sore, After a while, she touches the horse and it doesn’t shy away. but every once in a while you break something or sprain something or dislocate something. Occasionally if you’re mending Once it trusts her, she puts a halter on it and teaches it to be led around. Then she puts a saddle on its back and tugs it around so fence you’ll slice your hand. There are a lot of tractor accidents, the horse gets used to it. When she feels the horse is ready, she Hay bales are anywhere from 50 pounds to over 100 If you’re gets on. Mostly the horse just stands there or bucks a little bit and haulin’ a thousand bales of hay a day it’s hard on your body and then stops, but occasionally it becomes terrified and tries its best after awhile your body gives in a little bit X to throw her off. “It’s not only hard on your body, but emotionally it’s very I Amy Greene, left, inoculates a calf that is being held down by OES students Michelle Lewis '04 and Couper Moorhead '05, who participated in her"cowboy school" on the YO Ranch in West Texas during Winterim in March. draining and it can be pretty painful. People die all the time in this profession, and since the community is very small, if you’re not friends with that person, you know someone who is.” Life can be hard for the animals, too, and Amy is often in the position of having to help them out of their pain. Guns are the tool of choice for that difficult task, and she uses them regularly. “I didn’t grow up with guns and guns still do make me nervous, but down here they are very much a way of life for food, protection and mercy. I’ve had to shoot a lot of horses. I’ve had to put a lot of horses down if they broke their leg or if they’re old and can’t get around anymore, if they have a snakebite. It s the most humane way, it’s fast, it’s painless. It’s the hardest thing I ve had to do ever. And I’ve had to put down quite a few. The same thing with your dog. Amy coaches Couper Moorhead '05 as he ties up a calf he has roped during “cowboy school." She also taught the students to repair fences, stack hay, herd longhorns on horseback, and cut calves from the herd. I i r i r ! ! Working with horses is the part of her job Amy likes best. She was involve with horses as a girl, and after spending a number of years focusing on soccer, she returned to horse training. She starts with untamed horses and “They push the steers into a chute and there’s one person on one side and one person on the other. When the chute opens, the person on the left ropes the head of the steer and the person on the right ropes the back legs. Basically what they’ve done is they’ve taken what we do at work for brandin’ and doctorin’ and made a sport out of it. “They have the rodeos that you all see on TV, with the bull ridin’ and the bronc ridin’ and all that. Then they have the Ranch Rodeos, which are everything you would do on a ranch made into a sport. I do the Ranch Rodeo. It’s basically just a lot of good old boys and gals going out there and having fun.” She also occasionally attends the more spectator-oriented rodeos, and she sang “America the Beautiful” at the World Champion Quarterhorse Cutting Finals. Continued on next page trains them for ranch work. 16 A' OES SPRING 2003 OES SPRING 2003 17 �ALUMNI PROFILE ■ CLASS ■ NOTES ■ i 1940’s Gloria Jokstad Jones ’49 Have just renewed my friendship with former roommate Eleanor Coles Wyatt whom I have not seen since her gradua­ tion in 1943. It was great! Thanks to OES magazine and the Alumni organization I found out where she resided! Bonnie Dunbar Hahn ’49 Taking a break from sailing the Arctic Seas, having been aboard as crew for 13 years on a 60-foot sailboat. My days are filled as a foster mom now and perhaps next summer will be back on the seas. 1950’s Caroline Kuhn Meehan ’51 We have moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Our mainframe crashed last August and have been out of touch. We love our new home and community. We are only five miles from Wrightsville Beach, which satisfies my gills from another life! The city (well, town) of j Wilmington is a charming baby Savannah. The live oaks drip Spanish moss and the waterfront activity on the Cape Fear River hums with liveliness. i Family is all healthy, happy and doing well in their lives, as are we. Amy, in the front row wearing a cowboy hat, poses with her dog Trooper and OES students who went on a Winterim trip to Texas in March. Shown with her are, front row, Lucia Lai '03, Michelle Lewis '04, Molly Sheffield-Eisler '04, and Ashley Morganstern '03. In the back row are teacher Deri Bash, Alden Carrithers '03, Andrew Kushner '05, Matt Hartzell '05, Couper Moorhead '05, Rob Davenport '04, Eric Morgan '03, Caitlin Scherr '05, Garrett Sweigert '04, Colin Ackerman '04, and head wrangler Jane Brown. Continued from previous page i She spends the summer at the YO ranch, which has 42,000 others.” Amy epitomized that spirit, Kate said. acres and offers warm showers and the company of other Teacher Hope Stevens describes Amy as having “grit, organi­ cowboys and cowgirls. zation, and determination.” She said Amy could just as easily Life at the YO has other diversions, too. In addition to its cattle be an aggressive advertising saleswoman as a roughstock operation, the ranch offers clinics and schools to bring in extra cowgirl, if that’s what she wanted. But that’s not what Amy revenue. Amy is a certified backpacking and hunting guide, and wanted. After OES, she went to the Olympic Development she is a wilderness medic. She teaches wilderTeam and then to Randolph-Macon ness skills at a hunting camp on the ranch | I Woman’s College for a couple of years, every summer. In March, she taught ranch j She was on track to be a professional “The rewards are skills to a group of OES students on a soccer P'ayer. but she realized that the Winterim trip. r she was headed down just didn’t feel at the end ofdgyour j I path None ofthe OES faculty members who right. She did a stint as a wilderness guide, knew Amy as a student is surprised to hear Eg- : day ym\ you (ggjjj) can see ■ ] and a colleague told her about a job at the she is now a cowgirl. Having seen her play • YO. As a girl, she had worked with horses soccer as captain ofthe 1996 girls varsity '! in a 4H Club, and her grandmother had what you’ve done.” state champion team, they know that when I;. j actually been a cowgirl in Colorado She she wants to she can be as intimidating as a I........................................... ' I returned to her roots, and to what she red-hot branding iron. But they also talk loved, and she doesn’t regret it. about how funny and compassionate she is. Teacher Sean “The rewards are at the end of your day you can see what McEnroe describes her antics on a backpacking trip, serving her you’ve done. For the most part when I’m not getting thrown classmates Vienna sausages from a flat piece of slate like a stonearound by colts it keeps me healthy because I’m moving all day. age cocktail waitress. Librarian Kate Loggan tells about how Amy Definitely the animals play a big part in it. I do enjoy working was given the Susan E. McClave Award, whose description says it with young horses and stock. It’s a way of life, that’s all I can say is for the student who “best exemplifies a giving spirit toward about it.” ■ 18 Jemi Cain ’55 L I Daughter Amy Tryon just returned from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, where she competed as one of four members of the United States Equestrian Team in the sport of 3-Day Eventing. Our U.S. team earned the gold medal for the first time since 1974, and are now called “World Champions.” In addition to her eques­ trian “career,” Amy is also a full-time firefighter in Issaquah, Wash., near her home. With three horses competing suc­ cessfully at the top level of the sport, Amy is a very strong candidate for the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Olympics. If anyone would like to receive Amy’s newsletter, please email her proud mom, jemicain@AOL.com Alice Harrington Davino ’59 I am Director of Grace Middle School, an OES SPRING 2003 NORMA ATKINS FISHER ’57 Years at OES... Norma came to St. Helen’s Hall as an eighth-grade boarding student. j Dancing lessons... Sports were not empha­ sized, so many of the girls instead took daily dancing lessons. They learned ballroom m I . ■ A i dances such as the waltz, foxtrot and tango, which prepared them for the frequent formal dances. jj Missing courses... Norma needed physics and trigonometry to apply for college, and those courses were not offered at the Hall. She managed to complete the courses by taking summer classes at Lincoln High School and Clark College. Sneaking out... After the dorm parents went to bed, girls sometimes sneaked out of the dorm by climbing out a window and then climbing down to the ground using protruding bricks on the wall. Once they were outside, they would talk, and once they sat atop the statue of Teddy Roosevelt and his horse that was near the school. A favorite teacher... Her history teacher was Miss McCurdy, and they studied the conflicts between the Israelis and Arabs. She wishes Miss McCurdy were alive today because she would like to hear her views on recent events in the Middle East Episcopal Nativity Network school in North Attleboro, Mass. We began this fall with one fifth grade of 16 students from low-income families (qualify for federal free/reduced lunch program) and will add another fifth grade each year until we have full enrollment in the fifth-8th grades of 65 students. An independent, tuition-free school funded by donations, we provide an extended day program with free breakfast and lunch. I took over Jan. 10 as director - was doing volunteer service since last spring. Patty Harrlman Page ’59 My husband David and I just returned from a Habitat for Humanity build in New Zealand. Now it’s back to work at our software company. 1960’s Jody Daniels ’69 Business is growing - started a new OES SIMUNG 2003 I '/U INTERVIEWED BY ARI CONNOLLY-SMITH ’05 Garden Center in Rifle, Colo. I also com­ pleted my private pilot licenses in January 2001. Drought hurt us in Colorado this year, but snow is falling now, so maybe it will help us. Skiers are loving it here in Vail, which is only 20 miles from Gypsum, Colo. 1970’s Beth Laun Ursin ’79 Beth is Vice-President of Ascension Entertainment, a leading independent producer and distributor of interactive DVDs and CD-ROM products in Portland. Ascension Entertainment has partnered with Portland Community College in the creation of Oregon’s first interactive DVD for prospective college students this year. They have offices in Portland and Los Angeles and can be reached by visiting their website at www.ascensionent.com. 19 �CLASS NOTES January. My husband and I are often busy raising children. I miss all of you. Please write to me. MARYLYN HUTCHINGS HOGREFE '54 INTERVIEWED BY JOSH SKLAR '03 Chose St. Helen’s Hall... Marylyn came to the Hall halfway through her sophomore year because she planned to study pre-med in college and wanted a strong science background, which the Hall was known for. Speak French or starve ... “At lunch time in the dining room the lunch was served by French maids - French French maids. You had to speak to the maids in French, so if you wanted something to eat you needed to learn how to speak in French." Hawaiian flair at dances ... "The dances during this period were very elegant. We would have these dances with the Hill Military School. This was the boys’ school in town. Because there were so few girls we would actually have our dances with Catlin as well. It was a girl’s school at this time as well. One of my classmates had a father who owned several hotels in Hawaii. Before the dance he would fly in leis for all the participants." Ceremony at Trinity Episcopal... “Graduating at Trinity at that time was an amazing thing. I had grown up a member of the church and this was a very crown­ ing event As there were only 13 of us, graduation was a very personal thing." 1980’s i Barry Daigle '80 Barry is subbing in math in the Beaverton School District and is working towards a BS in Math. He got his Masters in teaching last year. He hopes to be teaching full time in a Portland area high school in the fall. Margo Lalich '80 "Living in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Have two wonderful children, Lujac and Gabriel, ages 11 and 13. As a family, we are passionate about the outdoors. I have a career in public health and community health nursing, working for both Providence Health System and Clatsop County Health Department. Currently, I am the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the health department. Also, I am a medical volun­ teer for Northwest Medical Teams International. I went to Moldova in Eastern Europe last year and am planning a mission to Africa in the summer. Completed my Master of Public Health from Oregon Health Sciences University in June 2002.1 would welcome a call or visit from classmates or dorm-mates 20 between ’76 and ’80. Additionally, I welcome the opportunity to share experi­ ences with students considering a career in nursing. James Cheung ’82 My wife and I are living in Hong Kong. We have a 5-year-old-child whose name is Michael. I play a little golf on the weekend. Please write to me at my email address: golface@doramail.com Heidi Fromm Jackson ’85 Life has been very busy—I began a new job with a legal nurse consulting firm in October 2002.1 was also just remarried and my new name is Heidi Jackson. My two sons from my first marriage, Maxwell, age 7, and Spencer, age 5, are now joined by my two new stepsons, Nickolas, age 15, and Phillip, age 12. It’s a very active household of boys! I’d love to hear from my old classmates ... I can be reached at Heidi (Fromm) Jackson, 5402 SE 131st Court, Portland, OR 97236. Yuri Takinoshi Goda '85 Dear class of‘85,1 just had my second baby girl this OES SPRING 2003 r Realage Inc. Feel free to drop me an email if you’re in town! Kathleen Dehen Martin '89 and John Martin older brother (Brennan, 6 years.) We are living in Sherwood where I have had my own business since 1997. Tiffani Lee Mastronardi ’88 I gave birth to a girl this time! Molly Janice was born July 16, 2002, at 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 19.9 inches. Other exciting news was my sister Brittani Stump giving birth to Katherine Pricilla Providence just a week later on July 23, 2002, at 8 lbs 5 oz and 20.5 inches. We can’t wait to watch the cousins grow up together! Chelsea Emery '87 Stephen and I were married in my mom’s backyard on the slopes of Mt. Hood! In a rare stroke of luck, it was a clear, warm, SUNNY perfect day. Making it even more perfect, Jenny Achilles ’87 came in from Utah, and Kate Marble ’87 flew in from Baltimore! After honeymooning in Costa Rica, we’re back to the New York Rat Race and full-fledged ‘DINK-dom.’ Daniela Brod ’89 Chris Giles ’88 My wife, Teri, and I are celebrating the recent birth of our third child. Marlie Kate Giles was born Sept. 4, 2002. She has an older sister (Olivia, 18 months) and an )■ The first Annual Guys Weekend, sponsored by Todd Husband '80. From left are Michael Shepherd ‘80, Greg Wiens (spouse of Brenda Graves Wiens ’80), Henry Stevens '79, Carl Markley '79, Barry Daigle '80, and Regan Leon '82. ■ ? Debbie Rath Kennison ’86 I gave birth to a child recently. Henry Lawrence Kennison was born on Jan. 24, 2003. He is doing great and is being con­ stantly amused by his sisters Charlotte, 7, and Beatrice, 3. We’ll bring him by the next time we’re in Portland! Jeffrey Cornell ’82 I’ve been living in Saudi Arabia for the past 10 years. I’m a teacher with the Saudi Aramco Schools, which serve the expatriate population within the oil company. I am married with two children, a fifth-grader and a thirdgrader. When I was a student at OES, my parents lived here in Saudi Arabia. I always wanted to come back, and so I did. CLASS NOTES Daniela’s last name will change to Cargill in summer 2003 when she marries Robert Cargill. She and Bob will continue to live in Portland where they enjoy hiking, skiing, and surfing the Oregon Coast during their free time. Also this summer they, with friends Kathleen Dehen Martin (’89), John Martin, and Dylan Coulter (’89) will be traveling to Denmark to celebrate Pernille Marten’s graduation from medical school in Copenhagen. Daniela continues enjoying her work at the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services where she works with many other dedicated citizens and staff to restore Johnson Creek. To date, the City has purchased over 100 acres of floodplain property which will be future open space parks for people, wildlife, and floodwaters alike. Timothy Herlocker '89 I moved to sunny San Diego three years ago and currently work as a systems administrator (computer guy) for Kathleen Dehen Martin '89 Kathleen Dehen Martin ’89 and John Martin were married on Sept. 21,2003, at the Oswego Lake Country Club at a very OESian wedding. David Streight was the officiant. In attendance: Adrienne Houser Kuhn ’89 (Matron of Honor), Pernille Martens ’89, Daniela Brod ’89, Courtney Hayes-Lattin ’89, Todd Farris ’89, Michelle Bell ’90, Anna Martens ’91, Suzanne Geary Paymar ’91, Jessica Sankey Spiker ’91, Kirsten Martens ’95, Janelle Johnson Jimerson ’76 and several current students. They spent their honey­ moon in the Greek Islands. Kathleen, a human resources manager and John, an engineer, live and work in Portland. They take full advantage of the Great Northwest by skiing and windsurfing as much as possible. David Russell ’89 Despite recent allegations regarding my career as a therapist, I am now Chief of Staff for United States Senator Ted Stevens. Sen. Stevens is the senior Senator for Alaska, and will be both the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee in the 108th Congress, which began in January 2003. 1990s Things are going OK. I am still at the start­ up and we are still starting up... Hopefully we’ll start to gain momentum soon. I am also starting die application process for the PSU MBA program including preparing for the GMAT... it brings back memories of freshman year math class... too bad I didn’t study much then. OES SPRING 2003 a neat three-week trip to Kenya and Tanzania on safari and a weeklong SCUBA-diving trip to the Galapagos Islands. Now I’m working in a family medicine clinic in Scappoose until I figure out what I’ll be doing next. ! Sarah Bechen Raymond '91 Sarah gave birth to Owen Bechen Raymond on Dec. 21. The baby was three to four weeks early, but still weighed 7 lbs, 15 oz. Sarah and Owen are doing well. Britanni Lee Stump ’91 Gave birth to Katherine Pricilla at Providence on July 23,2002. 81bs, 5 oz, 20.5 inches. Courtney Brown ’92 Dan Laun ’90 Kar-Yee Wu ’90 I have now moved back to the Portland area after too many years away. I’ve fin­ ished up residency in Connecticut this June and have spent the time traveling and setting up house in Multnomah Village. The highlights of travel included Owen, son of Sarah Bechen Raymond ’91 After clerking for a justice at the Vermont Supreme Court I accepted a position as staff attorney, practicing public interest environmental law in Taos, New Mexico, From left, Todd Munn (fianc6 of Jessica Davidson ’92), Troy Witt, Kevin Wilborn, Tara Sorensen Witt '92, Jason Wilborn (Kevin's brother), Ina Hunt Wilborn '92, Courtney Kaempf '95 21 �CLASS NOTES 2002 with a BS in Management and a BA in Spanish. I will be leaving in March of 2003 to teach English in Tokyo, Japan, for a year. I will update you when I get my address in Japan. I hope everything is well at OES. Tunde Sosanya ‘97 Here’s a brief overview of the past few years for Tunde. In spring, 2000, he Studied abroad at Beijing From left, Jim Ott, partner of Ted Lederas, Ted Lederas '94, Eric University, following this Gebbie '94 and Dana Mosher Lewis enjoy time together at our up with a summer intern­ December Alumni get-together. ship at J.P. Morgan, in the at the Southwest Regional Office of the Private Client Group (PCG). Tunde Western Environmental Law Center graduated in spring 2001 with a BA in (WELC). WELC has litigated some of the Economics, and then spent a year teach­ nation’s most important environmental ing English in Kaohsiung Taiwan. Since cases, including the first case to protect then, Tunde has been working in China, the Northern Spotted Owl. My dream job! starting a manufacturing and trade Cristan Reali Morales ’92 company. Select Global Sources On July 31, 2002,1 had my first little girl. (www.selectglobalsources.com). He has Her name is Kaylee Noreen. She weighed also recently accepted a marketing and 7 lbs 9 oz. She just turned six months sales position in a LED factory in Guang several days ago and is growing, growing, Zhou, marketing Hi-Tech LED products growing! to end-users in the U.S. and Canada. Tessa Williamson White ’92 You can add a couple more Oesians to the list of wedding attendees from the December 2002 magazine: Kyle Williamson ’97, brother, was a grooms­ man in the wedding party, and Tara (Sorenson) Witt ’92 was in attendance. Julia Weitzer '96 Julia is living in Barcelona, coaching vol­ leyball at her other old school, the Aula School (her team is 3-0), playing on their alumni volleyball team and teaching English at another school. She has an apartment with her brother near the center of the city; amazes her Spanish friends by cooking Thai food for them. (from her father, via Debby Schauffler) Alice Gray ’97 Attending University of San Diego majoring in Chemistry/Pre-Med. Am still dancing with a ballet company down here. Andrew Hoffman '97 This is Andrew Hoffman from the class of 1997 with an update. I graduated from the University of Montana in December 22 Lindsey Blauer '98 I am now working at St. Mary’s Academy downtown as their Special Events Coordinator. I just began the job about two weeks ago and love it. My main job at St. Mary’s is working with their auction, the second biggest school auction. That is in April, and I enjoy getting my hands dirty in that kind of stuff. I went late to a reunion night last month and had a great time! Piper lies '99 I am about to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Davidson College in May of 2003.1 was cast in our college opera production of The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), which we performed in late January. And that is about it. 2000’s Whitney Alexander 2000 I am getting ready to spend my spring semester studying Spanish and Dominican-Haitian relations in the Dominican Republic. OES SPRING 2003 ! help secure the future OF OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL! In Memoriam Doris Henningsen Harkson ’20 Doris died Jan. 25, 2003, at age 102. Mel Murphy ’82 T > Mel Murphy died on November 4, 2002. A longtime Portland resident, Mel went to Linfield College after OES, and worked in the past in advertising for NIKE and other organizations. Mel enjoyed the outdoors, and lived life to the fullest. Outgoing and gregarious, he always had a smile and brought smiles to others. ; ■ ■ ffJiMii81 Learn How You Can Create a Planned Gift — The Gift that Keeps on Giving Ways to make a planned gift to Oregon Episcopal School: • A bequest in your will, either a set amount or percentage of your estate. • A life income gift which pays you, and your spouse, income for your life and donates the remainder to OES after your life or lives. • A gift of appreciated property, stock, or life insurance policy. • A beneficiary designation of an IRA, life insurance policy, or retirement plan. Benjamin Bales Bullwinkle Benjamin Bales Bullwinkle, husband of Jean Groves Bullwinkle ’37 and father of Martha Bullwinkle Dorrell ’73 died in Portland, Oregon, on Feb. 12, 2003. Ardess DeJong Benjamin ‘49 Ardess died Feb. 27, 2003. The school uses planned gifts to support three principal areas: • Financial Aid • Program development and enrichment • Faculty compensation and continuing education i Correction The following people were left off the Bell Society list in the Annual Report section of the December OES magazine: Cdr. Elizabeth Reeves ’32, Betty Lou Roberts ’36, Jim Rue and Mignon Mazique, Geraldine Hanny Sargent ’35, Michael and Lenita Scheetz, Chai and Ing Sophonpanich, Leigh StephensonKuhn, Peter Stott and Julie Neupert-Stott, Lani Thornton, Peter and Michelle Trumbo, John and Fran von Schlegell, Frances Watzek Warren ’33, Allen and Rebecca Williams, C.N. and Dolores Winningstad, Mark Workman ’69 and Leslie Workman, Betty and James Wright, Masatoshi and Susan Yamanaka. We regret the omission. CONFIDENTIAL Name Address ____ City State Zip Phone # ___ Q I/We have remembered Oregon Episcopal School in my/our estate plans. □ You may list my name in the Annual Report as follows:--------------------------------------------------------------□ Please list me as "Anonymous.” 7 D I/We would like more information on financial benefits of making a planned gift to Oregon Episcopal School. *■— I OES Director of Development at 6300 SW Nicol Rd> Portland, OR 97223. Please return this form to John Lauerman, by telephone, contact John Lauerman at 503-768-3156 or email him at Ifyou prefer to discuss these matters in person or lauermanj@oes.edu. �"One Night in Seoul," acrylic painting by Seoyeon (Leavy) Huh '03 Parents: If this issue is addressed to your son or daughter who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please notify us of the correct new mailing address by contacting: Lisa DeGrace at 503-768-3137 or degracel@oes.edu. Thank you. OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 6300 S.W. 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