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the lowell whiteman experienceJournal of The Lowell Whiteman School

Winter 2012

Inside:Desert Week

Boarding Parents’ ConversationAlumni Notes

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From the Head of SchoolThe Lowell Whiteman ExperienceWinter 2012 The Experience is published twice year-ly. Please contact the school to update mailing and email addresses.

Head of SchoolChristopher [email protected]

Board of TrusteesNancy Ventrudo, Board Chair

Mike DeGrandisAaron FinchBeth FindellDavid Hill

Sandy HornerRyan Marovish `93

Erika MayfieldDeb OlsenNick Rose

Adrienne SouthworthKevin VentrudoEd Walker `74

Tim Borden, EmeritusChris Lockwood, EmeritusSteven Halverson, Emeritus

LWS School MissionThe Lowell Whiteman School challenges its students’ intellect and imagination to help them lead productive, creative and responsible lives in a dynamic, global society.

About the cover: A Shovel for EveryoneLed by Mr. Taylor, the student body and faculty show off their shovels in front of the Williams Lodge. Even tough there hasn’t been much snow this year, every Penguin is ready to get to work when the snow does come.

MY ADVENTURE IN CHINA

November 3, 2011--I’m sitting in the backseat of an old VW on my way back to Shanghai travelling from a city I visited and knew nothing about--not even the name. My companions in the front seat are in rapid and very enthusiastic chatter about I know not what. My host informed me this morning I wasn’t returning by the rapid train, but would return by car. Assuming I was close to Shanghai, since I had driven three hours to this city, I was surprised to learn it would take five hours to drive to Shanghai. It actually took a little over six.

I’ve been in China for eight days. Having lived in San Francisco and having a Chinese sister-in-law helped me overcome the initial shock of being surrounded by literally millions of Chinese people and Chinese characters plastered every-where. The food seemed familiar and the rapid-fire, sometimes guttural and strange sounds of the Chinese language reminded me of my dinners in Chinatown.

Both Beijing and Shanghai seem to stretch on forever. As I took the train out of Shanghai, I was amazed by the continuous string of high rise buildings and the enormous amount of construction underway. The fog and smog created a gloomy haze over the countryside. I have not seen one bird and have seen only one cow in my travels. I was prepared to see shanties where the farmers lived. While the houses were modest and constructed from concrete, they looked far nicer than the shacks I saw in the rural South in our country.

I keep thinking about the experiences of our students in the GIS program. I’ve tried to imagine being on a train for 40 hours, eating mostly rice for meals, travelling when nature calls to an outhouse, and getting accustomed to the culture and language of a strange place. Twice today I’ve washed my hands in a public place with no means of drying my hands. The men stand in groups, talking and quite often spitting. I’m a bit of a curiosity.

When it is all said and done, the trip is about the people--approximately 1.4 billion! The Chinese are a friendly nation. Perhaps because I’m perceived as im-portant in the hotel or when I visit schools, the people are helpful and very cheer-ful. We have just stopped for a break and snack. Thanks to my English speaking companion, I am surrounded by packets of Oreo cookies--more than I could eat in a week! This brings up the interesting use of English by the Chinese. When I asked my host if Chinese students have any fun, he responded that they are, “very funny.” Signs along the road warn or advise drivers in ways such as, “be careful when you drive,” as opposed to, “drive carefully.”

So why am I in China? As I have thought about Whiteman’s long history of global adventures, starting with Lowell moving the entire school to Mexico in the spring of 1959, foreign travel has been a major building block in an LWS education. China is clearly a powerful and economically successful nation. While there is speculation by some experts that China cannot sustain its rapid success and influence in the world, for the time being they have accumulated enormous wealth and families are interested in educating their children in America. If the Chinese are going to have a major role in the economic and political world we live in, our students need to learn about and appreciate this huge country and ancient culture. This will require studying Chinese and living in China. Hosting Chinese students in our school will give the Chinese an opportunity to learn about American his-tory and culture. I’m here to recruit students to LWS, to explore opportunities in China as we plan our senior GIS trip in April, to explore teacher exchanges, to provide training at LWS for Chinese teachers who teach English, and to create contacts and resources in China as we expand these programs.

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I began this initiative with the encouragement and financial support of a parent, Bob Vanderbeek. With the advice of Julie Seagraves of the Asia Art Council in Denver and Alice Renouf of the Colorado China Council in Boulder, I planned a trip to Beijing, Shanghai, and the Anhui province coupled with recruiting fairs organized by The Association of Boarding Schools. Many American boarding schools have a considerable number of Chinese students; as many as 30% to 40% of their students are Chinese/Asian. This develop-ment began five or six years ago and helped many small boarding schools withstand the 2008 decline in the economy with falling enrollments.

What have I learned on this trip? Chinese students feel the pressure of doing well on national exams and the lack of individuality in their education. Because of long days of classroom work and homework, they feel they don’t have enough time to explore diverse activities. I spoke with close to a hundred students on my trip. I also spoke with about a third of their parents. There were some very established American schools on this trip that have a hundred applications for three spots. Others, like me, were new to recruiting Chinese students and were learning to recruit some students. A few very marginal schools have been able to recruit large numbers of Chinese students to replace the American students who were weak academically, but whose families had financial resources until 2008.

I met with companies that tutor Chinese students, consultants who advise families about American schools, and school administrators who have Chinese students in their schools interested in studying in America. I’m eager to see with which individu-als and companies we will establish a relationship in the future. I am happy to report LWS has enrolled a new 9th grade boy from China.

Chris Taylor, Head of School | [email protected]

Mr. Taylor offering an LWS shirt to a school official; participating in a special ceremony in Shanghai.

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LWS Desert Week 2011 Although I am a three-year junior here at LWS, this was my first Desert Week. I was on the bike trip, but the day of hiking sticks out in my mind as one of the best memories of not only the trip, but of my life. A day that started out upset and cold turned into an adventure with many smiles.

My two tent-mates and I woke up to wind and sand in our eyes, and as we stumbled out of our tent we realized that it was in fact about as cold as Antarctica and miserable biking weather. We were less than thrilled to say the least. Grey skies and cold, damp, wind blasted our emotions. Pancakes were made and tribe bike trip held a pow-wow, and the decision was made to take a day off, hang out in town, then hike up to see an arch. With the wind carrying off my happiness like a paper bag blowing away, we drove to the beginning of the Bow Tie Arch trailhead.

The hike started off cold and with a hint of unwillingness lingering in the air. But as one starts walking up a canyon, along rock walls, and up ladders bolted into sandstone a smile can’t help but force itself upon a face. As I turned my head to the right all I could see was the Colorado River flowing below. The rail road tracks seem to circle the globe and everything seems to go calm. The grey clouds that ruined my day moments before seem to completely transform creating the most beautiful picture.

Standing under Bow Tie Arch the world seems small and vast at the same time. The little worries drift away and the fresh desert air fills your body. From what I can gather from my two going on three years at LWS is this: that these moments, each individual encounter, is what makes this school special; taking a situation and making the best out of it is what this school is based on. Not only did this experi-ence provide a great time for character building, it also opened my eyes to more of my beautiful surroundings. --Vreni Lupear `13

~Mountain Biking in Fruita and Moab~

~Kayaking the Gates of Lodore~Desert Week was probably the most fun in-school vacation that I’ve ever had. Nine of us students, led by Linville, went four hours to the Green River to go kayaking. It was in the canyons and there were huge red rocks--like the Grand Canyon, but different.

The first day of kayaking, this rapid called Whinnies was the first big rapid that we went on. The river was flowing huge at 2000 gallons per second or something like that. In the middle there was a massive boulder and the water was very wavy. We went down the rapids in a line, being told to avoid the big boulder to the right. I was in the middle of the line, and everyone was picking a really flat line which I wasn’t too thrilled with so I decided to improvise. I was stoked and warm with pumping adrenaline, so I veered to the left a little bit and rode some huge waves. What I didn’t realize was that those waves went straight into the massive place we wanted to avoid. I paddled as hard as I could to my right but could not get in the calmer water to the other side of the rock, instead I went straight into it. There I was leaning toward a 20-foot boulder in the middle of huge rapids having the time of my life. Against all odds, I stayed up, turned myself around and than was pointed into safety on the other side of the river by Linville. I was joined by Errik, and we ferried across and joined the rest of the group. I was greeted with shouts of, “That was insane, you crazy man!” My confidence soared like a plane climbing straight up. --Seth Zegelstein `13

Kayakers Tim Hillier `13, in his kayak; L to R Brian Alsberg `12, Ania Budzynski `14, and Jack Griffin `13 getting ready for a stretch of the river.

Mountain bikers show their stuff, L to R front: Rhett Thomas `15, Josh Trosky `14, Jesse Laughlin `14, Spencer Pierce `14, Mr. Einstein. L to R back: Nick Veth `13, Zak Kjos `14, Jake Carson `13, Jake Sivinski `13, Skyler Nornes `15, Jon Hillier `15, Mrs. Wither, Annie Ochs `13, Olivia Rudolph `14, Vreni Lupear `13, Mrs. Davis. To the right, Josh Trosky `14 clearing a drop.

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“Paddle, paddle, switch. Paddle, paddle, switch. The rhythm is con-stant as the shiny tin canoe moves forward. I look at the back of the blue lifejacket of Madeline, my fellow paddler, as we make our way through Labyrinth Canyon in Utah.

With a goal of 76 miles of paddling, the funnel of the canyons on each side of the Green River begin to feel never ending, as bend leads to bend, revealing new enormous rock faces and arches pre-cariously sitting hundreds of feet above our heads. Each day reveals new adventures and challenges: tents and lifejackets take flight in a storm, mud baths are taken both purposely and by accident, and clothes become soaked due to a tumble out of the canoe.

On the last day of paddling, the mud-caked canoes are pulled onto shore for the last time and out comes the tired and dirty crew, mak-ing our way up a road for the last few miles on foot, oblivious to what was yet to come. After debating the direction of travel, we head towards switchbacks that make their way up the side of a canyon, rock face on one side and plummeting cliff on the other. At first, the daunting walk puts us in slight hysterics, but after a few minutes of trekking we are introduced to a view that takes our breath away. The dirt switchback road and the surrounding canyons frame a picture of the winding river by which our perspective had been limited to in the last week. But now, the big picture reveals itself in the afternoon sun’s glow off of the red canyon rocks.

This moment makes all of the challenge and hardship worth it. Without that struggle, we never would have been able to experience that last hike up the canyon, just as without the struggle in life, you never will get the sweet reward. This is why we go on Desert Week, because you can’t learn that in a classroom.” --Torey Brooks `13

~Canoeing the Green River~

Canoers enjoying a Green River Mud Bath, clockwise from L: Jake Zonies `15, Charlie Lakin `12, Torey Brooks `13, Ms. Albert, and Stone Smith `14; Erin Gaffney `13 and Brooks after a tough paddle.

~Rock Climbing in Utah~On the climbing trip this year we got the opportunity to go to what our guide called “The Mecca of Bouldering.” Typically, the sandstone in the desert that you can climb on is as smooth as a marble counter top, but in this particular place the rock was as jagged and sharp as a pile of broken glass and was of a much darker brown. The only hand-holds on the wall gleamed white from the chalked and torn hands of those who attempted before us, and the white of the chalk fades like a flashlight out of batteries as they ascend the wall. The chalk is scarce where fewer people were able to scale the wall.

We sprinted to the downhill side of a boulder the size of the school’s tool shed and awaiting us was an overhanging bouldering climb. This climb was a complete overhang with enor-mous reaches for the key holds crucial to topping out the climb. I watched as many of my classmates attempted the climb, but each failed to complete a static move needed to gain a hand-hold. Next it was my turn and I began to zone in on the climb. I quickly reached the static move and began to reach out. Sandstone is a very slippery rock to climb on and it tends to crumble beneath your feet, especially if it has rained recently. In this case it had. My feet continuously slipped out from under me as I applied pressure and I soon realized that the rock would only sustain a grip for about half of a second after placing weight on it. I grasped the hand-hold and my body swung out from the rock face. The sharpness of the rocks took the skin off my hand and it was as if someone had placed a belt sander on my hand. In spite of this, I continued to push on, mostly because of the 10’ drop which, even with spotters, would still be unpleasant. As the final move I threw my heel up onto the top of the boulder and used my leg to hoist my body atop the rock. It was an incredible feeling being one of two people in our group to complete the climb and it was amazing to think of what I had just accomplished. --Logan Epperson `13

Paul Wethmar `12, top, taking a rest; Myles Silverman `15 supported by Malachi Rogers `15.

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How did you come to the decision as a family to choose boarding school for your child’s education?(DL) Vreni was part of the athlete recruitment plan as a freshman. We had only heard of LWS but did not know much about it. Rob Worrell [former SSWSC alpine coach] and Gina Wither contacted us. We were at a cross-roads with the ski program Vreni was in, and were looking at all the options to help take her to the next level. We’d never considered SSWSC due to its location, but when we learned about LWS, we were quite thrilled with the possibility for both a dramatically better education and ski program!

(JB) Our son is a competitive alpine racer from the mid-Atlantic region. Not exactly the best environment for training and racing. So, our requirement was born out of a desire to support his racing career while not forsaking academic excellence. LWS provides an environment in which he can learn and thrive – personally, academically, and athletically.

(JM) Madeline was raised with outdoor experiences revolving around boating, skiing and riding horses in Northern Michigan. When she was entering the 7th grade, we moved to Charleston, SC. Madeline missed her outdoor sports, especially skiing. Our school, Charleston Day School, encouraged boarding school as the next step for high school---very much a tradition in the South. She begged to go to boarding school and we seriously researched the matter but I just wouldn’t part with my little kid, particularly as a single mom. By the end of 10th grade, a couple of things were evolving: Madeline craved experiential education and I was traveling a lot for my business. She took a great summer trip to Alaska and returned saying---please---boarding school where she could ski and be outdoors.

(LS) We have four children; all of them are unique. Our family values education. My wife and I have tried to expose our children to lots of things, see where their interests and talents are and nurture them.

In the US alone, there are over 200 college preparatory schools that have a boarding program. Some are strictly boarding, some are schools with a much higher percentage of boarders than day students, and some are largely day schools with a small percentage of boarding students. The National Association of Independent Schools, to which LWS belongs, counts just over 80,000 boarding stu-dents in the US, a tiny sliver of the overall high school population, which, most years, is between 15 and 17 million students. Attend-ing boarding school, then, is a relatively rare event, and while families and students choose a boarding school for a range of reasons, they all have one thing in common: they are choosing an education that is emotionally difficult, and highly formative.

The Lowell Whiteman School has been a co-ed boarding school since its 1957 inception, when 26 students enrolled--all boarding--for the school’s inaugural year. In 1977, under John Whittum’s leadership, the school added a day program. After a few years of single-digit day student enrollment, the school has consistently had a boarding/day ratio of 60/40, ensuring that it falls into the category of a boarding school with a day program.

With all of this in mind, we thought it would be interesting to ask some of our current boarding parents a few questions about how they came to decide to allow their children to attend LWS, and what the boarding experience has been like from the parents’ point of view. Four parents were kind enough to participate in our Q & A: Denise Lupear (DL), mother of Vreni `13, a competitive alpine skier from Nederland, Colorado; Jane Martin (JM), mother of Madeline `13, a Global Immersion Studies student from Charleston, South Carolina; Joe Bender (JB), father of Jamie `13, a competitive alpine skier from Ellicott City, Maryland; and Lee Silverman (LS), father of Myles `15, a competitive snowboard racer from Brunswick, Maine. The six questions are in bold.

Elizabeth Hall, the girls’ dorm, with the New Boys Dorm on the far right.

Q&A with LWS Boarding Parents

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What led you enroll in The Lowell Whiteman School? (LS) Myles was home-schooled for part of his junior high career so he could train and compete in snowboarding. He wants to make the US Team and compete in the Olympics. We checked out CVA (located at our home mountain of Sugarloaf), Vail, and LWS. Both Vail and CVA offer a generalist snowboarding program. SSWSC has a coach, Thedo Rommelink, who specializes in snowboard racing, where Myles has years of great results. Thedo is reason Myles is in Steamboat; then the decision was do we find him a family to live with and send him to public school or send him to LWS. The school really impressed both Myles and me; we both liked idea if combining great coaching with a prep school.

(DL) The recruitment process led by Gina Wither was the catalyst that prompted us to learn more about LWS. Having modest means, the only way we could have enrolled was due to the scholarship which Vreni was offered, and the continued support and scholar-ships. We are grateful for the opportunity provided to Vreni and will be life-long supporters of LWS.

(JM) We researched the matter and found one school in Switzerland and one school in Steamboat. I said--Switzerland is much too far for me to travel if my child gets a cold and Steamboat was a con-sideration. We then learned that a girl from our Northern Michigan hometown graduated from Lowell Whiteman, so we called LWS and spoke with the admissions office and the rest is history…. Four days later, Madeline was settled in her dorm room and attending classes. Not an easy decision for mom but a super easy decision for Mad-eline.

(JB) As former property owners in Steamboat, we have been familiar with LWS for ten years. We have admired LWS from afar. Now we get to experience it up close and personal.

How has the LWS boarding experience benefited your child?(JB) Our son has grown in self-confidence and ability to accept and meet challenges. The rigor of mandatory study halls has helped with maintaining academic discipline. His eyes have been opened to variety in the social world.

(JM) Madeline has been able to build character and greater responsi-bility and independence, and build a strong sense of sisterhood in the dorm (Madeline is an only child) and an overall sense of community on campus with fellow students, faculty and staff.

(DL) Vreni has always been a strong young woman, but being at LWS has stepped up her confidence and leadership skills and taken her to a level that we would not have seen had she stayed in her public school. Her education, experiences and independence have blossomed exponentially.

Dorm life, top to bottom: Rhett Thomas `15 and Myles Silverman `15 share a room in Kakela Hall; Victoria Rice `12 and Charlie Lakin `12 in the spacious upstairs triple in Elizabeth Hall; Jack Griffin `13 organizing his things in his New Boys’ Dorm room. L, Vreni Lupear `13 and Sydney Finkbohner `13 in front of Elizabeth Hall.

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In your opinion, what makes a student and family a good match for a boarding school experience?(JM) A student who has, prior to boarding school: very good grades, a sense of independence and responsibility and a desire to build these qualities further, and a great relationship with her parents. A family has to be willing to let their child live out his or her dreams through experiences that are available in boarding school and not available in their home environment.

(JB) Parents: willingness to let go and trust both the student and the faculty to be responsible. Students: dedication to both academ-ic and athletic/global immersion pursuits. Time management is critical to success.

(DL) The desire to achieve goals and a school/program that supports those goals make the best match for the boarding school experi-ence. I also believe that a strong family bond helps foster the success of the student.

What aspect of LWS’s program are you most impressed with?(LS) We’ve been most impressed with the ‘feel’ of school, and also impressed with the coordination between LWS and the SSWSC. We’re in fairly constant contact with Myles’s advisor, and the teachers seem like they really care about the students. We view LWS as a privilege and try to encourage Myles to make most of his opportunity.

(JB) Accommodation of athletic travel and training needs by the academic community. Support for outdoor education experiences. Strong support for college selection/application process.

(JM) Individualized attention both in and out of the classroom.

(DL) We value the fact that LWS allows student-athletes to drop classes during the race season and make them up in Intersession. That is the one aspect of the school that had a large impact on our decision to have Vreni attend LWS. The college-prep focus is equally impressive. LWS is not just a “ski academy” that allows the students to just get by with graduating high school.

What advice would you offer to families who are just starting the conversation about boarding schools?(JB) Visit the campus and get to know the staff. Speak with current parents and students. Ask questions. Ask more questions. Be inquisitive until satisfied.

(JM) Allow your child to attend boarding school if they have quality answers/reasons regarding why they want to attend, and then al-low them to go if you see opportunities available to them that they would not otherwise experience.

(LS) Lord Byron’s advice to his son: “He knows not England who only England knows”....meaning Myles’s mother and I believe that part of education is both being exposed to people from different parts of the world and living in a different part of the country. Those experiences give one a perspective that enables them to have more insight into one’s own background. So Myles should have a better sense of Maine and his family when he returns this summer because of his experiences away from us.

(DL) Ask where the graduates go to college afterwards. This was a huge factor in our decision. It’s impressive the number of students who go on to major universities, regardless if they are in the Athlete or GIS program. This was also a key factor in our decision mak-ing. Talk to other families who have students there or recently graduated, as well.

More Boarding Q & A

Scenes from residential life, L to R: Jamie Bender `13 in the New Boys’ Dorm kitchen; Spencer Pierce `14 and family at the start of school, saying good-bye; Hunter Fabian `15 leaving Elizabeth Hall on the way to classes; Josh Trosky `14 during study hall in his room in Kakela.

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Keeping The Lowell Whiteman School Clean--Jay Readinger, Business Manager

Most mornings advisors meet with their small groups of advisees at locations spread all around the campus. In addition to taking at-tendance, relaying any important news, the groups get down to the work of cleaning the school. The educational and social concept of picking up and cleaning one’s own messes, especially on a communal basis, really seems to have caught on this year at LWS.

Students, led by their faculty advisors, are responsible for cleaning all of the academic buildings, the dining room, and gym. Dorms are cleaned by residents prior to study hall each evening. One of the initiatives that began at the beginning of the year was the elimination of any cleaning products that had a label declaring the contents as flammable, poisonous, or “keep out of reach of children.” A quick check at the cleaning products aisle of your favorite store will produce very little that does not contain at least one of these warnings. What to do? Switch aisles and go for the vinegar! The entire school is being cleaned by students and faculty using vinegar.

We also invested in a number of new vacuum cleaners, micro-fiber cleaning cloths, brooms, and spray bottles for the vinegar. Instead of hiring cleaners to pick up after us, we do it ourselves. Teachers are responsible for their own classroom, and those who work in offices are responsible for cleaning those. It’s working, and working well.

One of the reasons it is working so well is the Credit/Demerit system. Stu-dents who are late to class or other appointments receive demerits. Students who do “good deeds” earn credits. The balance between a student’s demerits and credits impacts their ability to control their free time. So a number of students every day are looking for opportunities to serve their school and earn a higher PEAK rating, giving them more control over their free time. It’s working. The expectations are clear and the feedback quick and clear.

While the school is saving some money by teaching students to clean up after themselves, the greater lesson is that of being respon-sible for yourself and your school. Seeing some senior boys taking turns trying out the new vacuum cleaners when they arrived in the fall was an amazing and heart-warming sight.

Good to be Home--Jim LinvilleAs many of you know, I had a hard fall on Oct. 27 and frac-tured my skull, suffering a traumatic brain injury. I have no memory at all of the fall or the first three weeks in the hospital in Denver. My wife, Joan, tells me I couldn’t walk without the help of three aides, I couldn’t recognize people I knew, I couldn’t communicate with the people around me, and I wasn’t very cooperative.

After three weeks, the lights started to come back on and I made rapid recovery. I progressed from a wheel chair to a walker and then to a cane and finally I could walk on my own. I had the help of several doctors, PT’s, OT’s, and speech therapists. I also had the support of many of you and many friends who sent cards or left messages on the Caring Bridge website my sister set up for me.

All of your messages made a great difference for me. I read and reread them several times and they gave me the strength

and courage I needed to face my situation. My progress was good during the second three-week period and the doctors agreed to let me leave the hospital and return home on Dec. 9, two weeks ahead of their first estimate--based on the severity of the injury.

That meant we got to be home for Christmas and had visits from both of our families. I want to thank all of you for your messages and support. I am continuing with therapy in Steamboat and hope to be able to return to the classroom soon.

Notes from 7,000’

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An Update on LWS’s Technology--Tony Hillier, IT Director

As the new Technology Director at The Lowell Whiteman School, I knew I was going to have my hands full managing and provid-ing the kind of service that both students and faculty require in an educational setting. When I started looking at our systems, I found a mixture of some obsolete technology and some new technology, keeping in mind that in today’s world, machines become “obsolete” in about five years. The network infrastructure was in need of major upgrades and only one of the three dorms had a stable network con-nection. We have made some major improvements in the network infrastructure, upgrading the network infrastructure to Kakela Hall and Elizabeth Hall so that the students who live in these dorms had stable and reliable internet access.

Early in 2011, LWS was awarded a grant from the Morgridge Fam-ily Foundation which allowed the school to purchase two interactive whiteboards, commonly known as “smart boards.” These boards are basically large computer touch screens that enable teachers to present material interactively and record their instruction for later playback. Another enhancement has been the acquisition of a Xerox WorkCentre that replaces the approximately 18 obsolete printers that were used by the faculty.

With the addition of the LifeSize video conferencing hardware, more teachers are recording their classes and the video is available on YouTube for later playback. In one case, Brian Smith has “flipped” his classroom so that students watch his math lecture recordings as homework and come to class prepared to ask questions and work on problems.

Fetcher Library is being revisited to determine what kind of space it should be. One possible solution is transforming the library into a digital learning center that would include the latest technology such as computers, e-readers and TV's/projectors displaying the latest news feeds, and showcasing student work. The digital learning center would also have different size pods where students can study in groups or individually.

Students today are digital natives. They have grown up with the Internet, smart phones, iPods and computers. They have been using them before they could walk. Technology plays a very important role in everyday life and it will continue to do so. It is not enough that students are exposed to technology; students should be able to use technology and create solutions to their problems. I plan on offering some kind of Computer Science/Robotics class next year in which students will tackle many different challenges which will allow them to think outside of the box and use their imaginations and problem solving skills. The future is difficult to predict, but technology will be leading the way and LWS must be ready and able to thoughtfully incorporate any technology that comes along.

Student Scholarships--Derek Svennungsen, Director of Admission

Six LWS students have earned selected scholarships for the 2011-12 school year. This year’s Lucy Causley Scholars, named for the Class of 2009 alumna who died in a fire in 2010 while at college, are, L to R: Morgan Mertz `12, Luci Franklin `12, Vreni Lupear `13, Matt Larson `12, and Loren Thornton `13. Larson, Lupear, and Thornton have earned the scholarship for the second consecutive year.

The Joe Roberts Scholar, named for 42-year faculty member Joe Roberts who retired in 2010, is Sydney Finkbohner `13, pictured in the inset. Sydney upholds many of the values that made Mr. Roberts so beloved: she is generous, funny, enthusiastic, and has a great work ethic.

Finally, we are pleased to announce two new scholarships that we are offering to day stu-dents, thanks to the generosity of some local families. We are going to offer scholarships totaling half of the tuition to two incoming 9th graders for the course of their LWS careers. One is designated for a competitive winter athletes, and the other is for a student in the GIS program. We will announce these recipients in the spring, so stay tuned!

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The Lowell Whiteman School would like to extend a sincere thank you to every-one who contributed to the 2010-2011 Annual Fund Campaign. Your contribu-tions not only directly support current LWS students--both athletes and world travelers--but also help to plan for the school’s future, by recruiting and retain-ing talented and caring faculty and staff, mitigating tuition increases, and sustaining and enhancing the LWS Experience.

Annual Unrestricted

AnonymousEric Alsberg and Joyce SteinbergJennifer (Kreig) ’99 and Justin AndersonJames AustinKeith Baker ’74Beth BanningBendon Family FoundationPhillip Bishop ’10Michael and Tawnya BoatwrightTim and Janet BordenTim and Tina BrownStephen and Lauri BrunnerJeff ’69 and Marie CarrierRyan ConnellyChip Cooper ’75Lee and Amy CosgroveElisa (Miller) ’92 and Kevin CrippsEsther DelliQuadri ’64Urte and Terry DelliQuadriAlec ’86 and Andrea DiNapoliLarry and Jill DiPasqualeNicholette DurkanRoss and Sally DyerScott and Holly EhrlichLeatrice Elliman ’78Larry and Ann EppersonBetty FaulknerAaron and Catherine FinchBeth FindellLeslie FindellKarsten FostvedtJames GallagherSherrie Gibson-Sarber and Clint SarberMichael Goldscheitter and Anne WiperJordan Gray ’05Peter GrayDavid Greeley ’03Liana Gregory ’05Eric GrossbaumMargaret and Frank HammelPeter ’59 and Elizabeth HassrickAlayna and Cody HeartzKatie (Borden) `93 and Ryan Heckman ’93Jeanette HeimbachDavid and Amy HillJohn and Amy HillenbrandSarah (Bowen) ’74 and David HollowayJames Horner

Sandoe JordanSusan KipferAllen and Cheri KjosDavid Lamb ’00 Trace and Susan LarsonJoanne “Doc” LaskoJonathan Levin and Paula HartsteinJim Linville and Joan DonhamChristopher and Susan LockwoodSunny (Owens) ’95 and Todd Lodwick Lomax Family FoundationStephen LosackKelli (Beane) `93 and Ryan Marovish ’93Peter and Roberta MarshallR.Parkin ’62 and Christine MayErika and Charles MayfieldMark and Marilyn McCaulleyCameron and LJ McVeyMeg and John MorseRobert Munroe in honor of Anthony Munroe ‘81Eric Nagel ’93Matthew and Lynn NewmanLucia NordstromNorthwest Graphics, Inc.Donald and Jenny OchsNora ParkerJan and Loren ParsonsDiane and Charles PetersenJohn Pfarr ’87Richard and Suzanne PierceBobby Rankin ’09Ruth Rayman ’62Randall and Sherry ReedBill and Ann RootNick and Deb RoseAlan and Victoria RudolphDianna and Mike SchaibleTim and Judith SearJack Serhant ’06Sally (Smith) ’78 and Ted ShwartzAdrienne and Steven SouthworthJim and Nancy SpillaneKatie Spillane ’01Kristen StehliAbbie Lane Steinbrueck Chris and Ginger TaylorDenise and Jeff TaylorMichael and Shauna ThorntonUnited Way of Miami - Dade United Way of Somerset CountyNancy and Kevin VentrudoBen Von Thaden ’09Harry and Carla Von ThadenEd Walker ’74Katherine WalkerSusan Walsh ’83 and John WidmayerJohn and Leigh Whittum John WitherGina and Scott WitherJohn WrightTeresa WrightSuzanne Zunzer

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Faculty Appreciation FundTim and Janet BordenBeth FindellDeborah OlsenNick and Deb RoseNancy and Kevin VentrudoEd Walker ’74Bret Thibault

Financial AidThe Woodside Foundation

Foreign TravelEric Alsberg and Joyce SteinbergStephen and Lauri Brunner Natalie BryantRodney and Nancy BuchnerRoss and Sally DyerScott and Holly EhrlichAaron and Catherine FinchBeth FindellJennifer HaskettSandi HornerPeter and Roberta MarshallMargi Missling-Root and Brick RootOppenheimer Brothers FoundationNora ParkerJan and Loren ParsonsDiane and Charles PetersenEd Walker ’74Teresa Wright

Joe Roberts ScholarshipHenry BerglundSarah ’74 and David HollowayRicardo Mejia ’90 and Alyssa ArcosMilliken and CompanyMichelle and Mike ParraTony Prendergast ’83 and Sally KaneWasatch Technology Consultants

The Lucy Causley ScholarshipAnn and Erik BorgenRichard and Susan CausleyMary and Daniel Lundell

Building on the ExperienceMichael and Sara Craig-ScheckmanBeth FindellTimothy Rastello and Marion TaylorStuart Roberts and Lulu GouldShirley & Burt Harris Family FoundationThe Wilson FoundationScott Ventrudo

The Endowment CampaignThe Wilson Foundation

Kaye Larson ScholarshipEdward and LaDonna Morrow

Annual Giving Report

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Alumni Notes1966Nicki Mills of Aspen is now Bonnie Rush of Louisville, CO. She writes of her memories of Father Lycett “he wore cowboy boots with his collar, and drove a fast Mustang.”

1962Ruth Rayman retired last year from her career as an orthopedic nurse. She has four nearly grown grandchildren and writes in with tales of Tony the Spanish bartender: “He and Wayne Kakela took two of us girls on a rowboat ride along the coast a ways and, although my Spanish was not the best by any stretch, I found we were both worth about two good milk cows on the Tunisian market. Scary! He spent his time behind the bar selling Cokes and butter for our breakfast rolls.”

1969Mark McMahon is still busy producing art. His recent projects include a series on Barcelona, cliff drawings done in France, a series on Charleston and Fort Sumpter, a 125th anni-versary painting for Abbott Laboratories, and a series in Wisconsin on the work be-ing done saving the whoop-ing crane. He continues to do work for the Midwest Air Force Art Program and his work for NASA can be seen on display at the Space Museum at Kennedy Space Center, Coco Beach, Florida.

1975Jeff Bowles has written a book entitled “Against Doctor’s Orders! The miraculous results of my ‘dangerous’ experiment with extremely high doses of Vitamin D3”. His book can be found on Amazon.com and has been one of site’s best e-sellers this holiday season.

1978Roshan Houshmand was honored with a Special Merit Recognition for her submis-sion to the Next Big Idea Science & Math-based Art Contest in Los Alamos. Artists from around the world were called upon to creatively demonstrate a scientific or math-ematical concept, principle, or phenomena through artistic media of their choosing. Roshan’s award-winning work can be found at: www.nextbigideala.com/smart-contest-winners

1980When approached for an interview for an upcoming alumni newsletter, Sue Otier-Aikens wrote, “My phone system is under construction as the Federal Government just shut down my phone. I was the last analog phone in North America, and they cut me off at the knees. I do go out and steal signal (hehehe) but I am working on making a better parameter for the Skype and VOIP system. It can be difficult as I have to get over the curvature of the Earth to get my signal, but I am sure I will get it done.” Sue runs her own remote adventure camp in Alaska.

1983Don Hartley lives with his wife, Lisa, and daughter Olivia in Santa Cruz. Don works as an electrical contractor and “surfs as much as possible”. He says the “travel bug instilled in me during my Whiteman days has served me well in my pursuit of the perfect wave. The Whiteman experience has helped shape my life in a manner I did not appreciate at the time. My family and I will be out to see my old LWS friends soon.”

Lisa Linkin earned a BS from Northern Arizona University and an MA at Pep-perdine with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has worked with many different populations, focusing on teenagers and juveniles on probation. She has had her own private practice, worked in a residential center in Wyoming, and has done several home-based therapy sessions while living in Phoenix, AZ. She currently teaches psychol-ogy and philosophy as an online adjunct professor at Ottawa University, Ashford University, Argosy University, and Kaplan University from her home in Half Moon Bay, CA.

Congratulations to Monica MacKinnon who married Scott Avant on the 1st of November at Kemp City Park in Kemp, TX!

1988Jason Buker has kept his plate full since leaving LWS. He has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in IT, an Associate’s Degree in auto and diesel mechanics, a master scuba instructors rating in Hollywood, FL and is currently working on his Master’s degree. He lives in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia with his Australian wife Rebecca and their two children Isobel (18 months) and William (4).

Nicole Williams-Rivera has sent her two sons, Joshua & Richard, off to college. Joshua (18) is enrolled at Wake Tech Community College in the Culinary Arts program. Richard (20) is also attending Wake Tech Community College in the Radiology program with hopes to acquire an Associate's degree in Applied Sciences.

Damian Wells is living in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Hay-ley where they enjoy seeing Katie Olsen-Smith (Faculty member from ‘99-‘03) and her husband John from time to time. Damian is teaching fourth grade and still finds plenty of time to run and bike in the nearby mountains. He comes back to Steamboat each summer for a stint as a fishing guide at Steamboat Fly Fisher.

1990Brian Sweet and his wife Amy just got back from six months of bicycle touring and a short stint teaching English in China. Although they still make they home in the northwest, they are now in Jackson, New Hamp-shire where they are taking ownership of a bakery.

1992Scott Meyer and his wife Jennifer welcomed their first child this fall. Foss D. Meyer (`29) is happily settling in with his parents in Park City where his dad coaches skiing in the winter and teaches golf in the summer. We are hoping to see the whole family on campus this June!

1995Ashley Radzat lives in Sebastopol, CA where she is working as a second grade teacher at a local Waldorf school. She has been a farm teacher for her two daugh-ters, Kobain (11) and Ava (8), for the past four years.

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1996Jason Adams and Evanga-line Rogers (`97) continued their families’ connections with LWS, enrolling their son Malachi `15 into the school for his freshman year. Malachi lives in Kakela Hall, and has to answer questions from Doc, Margi, and Mr. Linville about his parents.

Seamus Garrity lives in Sil-ver Lake, CA with his wife Jessica and their 13-month

old daughter. Seamus teaches piano and plays in an electronic music duo called LDK. When he’s not busy as a musician, Seamus says he is also the local master of trivial pursuit thanks to Mr. Linville’s geography lessons. Seamus also keeps up with Matt McCalla (’95) and Jack Cook (’96) who were present for Seamus’ wedding.

Wes Mottlau has served in the US Army for the past nine years, hav-ing spent seven years with the 82nd Airborne Division and then being reassigned to interrogations and military source operations. He has been deployed four times–twice to Iraq–and is currently in Afghanistan.

1997Art Howland (pictured, L, with Mark McNamara `98) writes: “Things are pretty great over here in Washington DC. I just returned from Las Vegas and had a chance to meet up with Nata-lie Noce (‘00) and Jason Adams (‘95). It was a great opportunity to skip work to see a show, ride a Harley, tour a dam, and enjoy a wedding. I'm currently working as program management support for the Navy as a contractor and train consultants in different financial related positions. That will be short lived though be-cause I'm taking a year off from work to go travel (Whiteman style!) all over the place and see what life is like not behind a desk.” Bon voyage, Art!

Chris Jenkins and his wife Kim welcomed their hand-some first son Liam (`29) into the world in 2011. The family lives in Eugene, OR where Chris is Associate General Counsel for PacificSource Health Plans, a nonprofit health insurance company.

Travis Svensrud lives in Bozeman with his wife Alex and their two sons Oliver and Finley. When Travis isn’t busy selling real estate and working as a ski coach, the family takes trips back to Alex’s native Romania.

1998Franziska Bryan-Bishop (’99) and Will Bishop (’98) welcomed 7 lb 2 oz Benjamin Fields Bishop into the world on September 2, 2011. Con-gratulations to the new family! We can’t wait to see you in Steamboat!

Kate Kakela spent 2010 in Egypt on fellowship with the American University in Cairo for refugee and forced migration studies. She has returned to east Africa where she is founding a lending institution to pro-vide internally displaced persons with job ideas and also doing research for Makarere University in Uganda.

Mark McNamara has relocated to Portland after spending five years in Austin, TX. He is a volunteer in the physics lab at the local science museum and is enjoying adjusting to life in the Northwest.

1999Congratulations to Tammi Reeve-McKnight who married Lance McKnight this fall. The lucky couple is living in the Virgin Islands where Tammi is running her own chiropractic-based wellness center (www.wisdomwaves.com).

2000After studying at CU, DU, CSU, Columbia College Chicago, and the Art Institute, Michael Johnson is living in Lafayette, CO and re-married on December 1st. He writes to say, “I still boat all summer, snowboard all winter and travel around the world as often as possible.”

2001Brede Halsnes writes: “I am living a little all over the place here as of yet. My parents have a ranch halfway to Oak Creek, right next to the Adams’, Flying Diamond Ranch. Although I haven't decided for certain what I'll be doing, this is the way I am, leave room for options and al-ways seem to get the program straight at the very end (improvise master). I'm not too concerned about making good money, mostly staying healthy, learning, and meeting interesting new people!”

2002Jessica Gilliam-Clement is living in Maine with her husband Paul and their two sons, Wyatt (5) and Colton (2). Jessica has been giving riding lessons and trail rides in Kennebunkport but is taking a break to let an old back injury heal. When she gets back in the saddle she is hoping to begin working with therapeutic riding.

Congratulations to Liana Gregory for passing the Colorado Bar Exam this fall!

Britt McLaughlin is in paramedic school where she earned a 3.5 GPA this last semester – Congratulations Britt! She says some days are so busy, “I go and go and just sleep when I can.”

Charlie Preston-Townsend can be found cooking at the Sweetwater Grill in Steamboat. Swing by and say hello the next time you’re in town!

Tommy Schwall graduated in May of 2010 with a dual degree in busi-ness marketing and management. He recently purchased his first house in Denver and is working for a technology company called RingCentral. He says the best part of living in Denver is that, “good old Steamboat is just over the mountains!!!!!”

2003Winston Dewardt is living in Seattle and working as a racing instructor at the Dirtfish Rally School and Proformance Racing School. He is, “still playing with cars – probably something that I won’t ever outgrow.”

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EJ Oppenheimer is working with Clean Air Action, a Carbon Develop-ment group, where he is part of the International Small Group and Tree Planting Program (TIST). TIST has worked with roughly 60,000 farmers in East Africa, India and Central America to plant over 11 million trees for the global carbon market. EJ now works primarily out of CAA’s of-fices in Tulsa.

Amy Pruett and Rayna Weiss took a wilderness EMT course together in Montana this fall. If you need help in the woods, give them a ring!

Piper Reed spent the past three years living in her hometown of Ket-chum, ID working as a firefighter for the Forest Service and as a “ski bum in a ski shop.” She recently moved back to Boise to finish school at Boise State, where she plans to complete a BS in sociology.

David Schwanke recently moved back to Steamboat where he is running the family lighting store.

Samantha Winter is all over the map as usual. This year she spent three months in East Africa before returning to the US to finish her master's degree in Environmental Engineering at Stanford.

2004Two-time Olympian Clint Jones is living in Park City where he is the coach for the US Special Jumping Team. Matt Lakin is still living and working in Dubai with his wife Donna. Donna is a teacher and Matt runs the stage, set and special effects depart-ment at Protec with his brother James (’01). He says he still has plenty of time to travel and the proof is in his passport – he wracked up stamps from England, France and Poland just this summer! Susanna Rice left Colorado in 2009 and moved to the British Virgin Islands where she worked for two years as first mate and cook on her parents’ charter boat. She is now living in New Zealand where she hopes to travel and work in the ski resort of Queenstown.

Rachele Rothe has started her journey towards a Doctorate of Physical Therapy at CU Boulder. It won’t be long before she’ll have plenty of work fixing all her adventurous fellow-alumni!

2005Jake Cohn is a busy man. After graduating from the University of Brit-ish Columbia last December with a degree in Environmental Sustainabil-ity he has made his home in Vancouver/Whistler. He still skis profession-ally but doesn’t compete following his recovery from a major back break in 2008. You can keep up with his adventures at www.jake-cohn.com.

Kylie Douglas is in Jackson, WY and working at the Rendezvous Bistro. Outside of work, she is enjoying the beauty of the Tetons.

Nick Pruett recently moved from Denver to Minneapolis where he is working for CNA Financial Corp. as a Loss Sensitive and Excess Under-writer.

Nathan Rothe is a man on the move. He spends roughly half of his time in South America heliskiing in Chile and mountain guiding in Argentina. When he is not busy making the rest of us jealous, he hangs out in Boul-der living the Colorado Life.

2006Dawn Scheckman wrote from the back of a pickup truck in Owens Peak Wilderness where she is a project leader for the Desert Restoration Corps. She is helping to close undesignated off-highway vehicle routes on Bureau of Land Management land to promote habitat growth for the local endangered desert tortoise population.

2007Margo Fragola is working on her BS in Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. She plans to graduate this summer and hopes to move back to Steamboat after that. She says she is “ready to get back to the mountains.”

Alex Levin graduated from McGill University last spring and is now working for the Washington, DC office of the World Institute for Leader-ship and Management in Africa (WILMA). Alex writes: “Companies such as Freeport McMoRan (one of the world's largest mining corpora-tions) are connecting their rural-based operations to the capital, Kinshasa, and our goal is to utilize this connection to build grassroots business development opportunities for the marginalized, rural communities. My role is turn this idea into a reality.” We wish you the best of luck Alex and look forward to hearing how things progress!

Congratulations to Dylan Roberts who graduated from Boston College this December.

Andrew Varnell is studying and working at CU Boulder in neurosci-ence and molecular biology. He is the head RA in a behavioral genetics lab and in a “neuroscience lab performing stereotaxic surgeries on rats to measure firing rates in the dorsal and ventral subiculum during a tone differentiation task.” If you didn’t understand that sentence in full, you can read more about his work regarding the effects of organophosphates on neural plasticity at: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/6057/version/1

2008Bri Ballinger and her husband Andrew celebrated their third anniversary on October 21, 2011, but that’s not the only thing for which we owe them congratulations–the couple is expecting their first child, Cayden Andrew, on January 31, 2012. Bri is currently working as an Assistant Manager for Burke Cleaners, but will transition into being a full-time Mom when Cayden joins the family. We look forward to baby pictures in the next issue of the Experience!

2009Congratulations to Ryan Dyer, pictured below, who is now on the World Cup Freestyle Team! He is still based out of Steamboat, and competed in the first seven World Cups of the 2011-2012 season. Just before the holidays he broke his collarbone in Ruka, Finland–we wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to watching the rest of his season.

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Buddy Kinder is studying at the US Air Force Academy and will major in Political Science and minor in Russian. He writes: “This past summer I worked basic training for the incoming cadets as the highest ranking rising junior in the squadron. I participated in the jump program where I acquired two solo free fall jumps. Last summer I trained with Army In-fantry on close quarters urban combat and learned convoy defense skills. I also participated in Cadet Survival Training, where we backpacked for 8 days living on 200 to 300 calories a day. Reminded me of a Whiteman Desert Week, but without food, haha. Life is pretty go, go, go. Waking up at 6 and going to bed by 12. Trying to fit school, physical and military training into one day. Well worth the stress though!”

Ben Von Thaden is studying Watershed Science at Colorado State University. He studies water collection basins, modeling, flow prediction and water quality and treatment options. In his spare time, he continues to produce wicked ski videos.

2010Hannah Fishman headed to Patagonia this October where she will spend six months in a National Outdoor Leadership program.

Congratulations to Christopher Hill who is engaged to Ashley Domer, a classmate at Western!

Kenzie Marshall is on the Varsity Crew Team at CU Boulder. Whenever she’s not in the water, she’s working as a Campus Tour Guide–if anyone wants a tour of the campus, she’s your gal!

Anna Marno and her brother Max `09 are both skiing for the US Ski Team. Anna is returning after a year-ending knee injury, so we all wish her the best!

Shane McLean is skiing for CU Boulder. Pictured below are Max, Shane, and Anna.

Daniel Wright is playing soccer at Colorado College, and made the All-American Academic Team, helping the Tigers make it to the SCAC Championship game in November.

StaffBeth Burke (Elizabeth Hall Dorm Parent, 1999–2005) is living with her husband Chris and their chil-dren in central Kansas where Beth runs a daycare. Chris has completed his PhD and is the Superintendent of a state hos-pital. Their children Hannah (11) and Maxx (8) both play piano, do gymnastics, and are black belts in Taekwondo. Beth writes of her children, “They are really great people. I love being around them.” Beth also keeps busy encour-aging “EVERYONE” in Han-nah’s Girl Scout Troop and Maxx’s Cub Scouts to try camping.

Rich Hanrahan (Bunkhouse Dorm Parent, 1993-2000) has been living in Denver where he is the Safety Manager at Alpine Waste & Recy-cling, a local trash, recycling, and compost hauler. Tanya Henderson-Haeussler, daughter of Don & Kay Henderson (1966-1986, picutred), wrote in to track down Dodie McLaughlin-Carlson (’75). Many of her memories will ring a bell for those who grew up on campus: “The girls’ dorm was my first home, and when we returned from India, we lived in the old boys dorm for about three years. So, are there still rasp-berries growing on the path up from the old boys dorm to the irrigation ditch? Are there still crabapple trees in the upper field? Does someone still camp up there in a tee-pee? Do the sheep still come down the road in the fall? Are the stagecoaches still up front?” We are happy to report that the answers to most of her queries are “Yes!” Her father, Don, is living in Boulder where he is very involved in Kyudo–traditional Japanese archery.

Jim (Headmaster) and Nancy Spillane (Girls’ Dorm Parent) returned from their six-month traveling adventure. They visited Israel, Egypt, Thailand, New Zealand and Turkey before heading back to Steamboat to shower their granddaughter Hadley (’28) with attention. Nancy stepped down from her role as the founding Head of School at the Lowell Whiteman Primary School in June. Dennis Tonsing (History & Law) and his wife Kristy (Administrative Assistant) are still enjoying life in Ecuador. They have also launched their own website: www.mybooks24-7.com

Sign up for our LinkedIn account, be a fan of the LWS Facebook and LWS Alumni Facebook pages, and keep in close touch with your alma mater! On Facebook, search for “The Lowell Whiteman School” and “LWS Alumni Page.”

Email Katie Spillane `01 with any updates, address changes, or questions about how to get involved as an LWS alum: [email protected].

To reserve space at this June’s Alumni Round Up (info on back page), contact [email protected]. From June 1-3, we’ll be celebrating the Classes of 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, and 2002. RSVP by May 4!

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