LWHS Alumni Magazine 2013

THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI OF LICK-WILMERDING HIGH SCHOOL | FALL 2013

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Lick-Wilmerding- Lux Alumni Board Members 2013-2014Philip Galante 1987, Co-PresidentAdam Gasner 1988, Co-PresidentMarjorie Zaharin Albarran 1954Rebecca Berry 2000Frances Kawalkowski Bertetta 1936Sita Brooks 1996Anthony Grant 1987Jason Gullion 1987Alexander Hochman 1988Laura Jones 2000Wally MacDermid 1987Angus MacDonald 1992William Madison 2001Frederick McCrea 1985David Salazar 1994Jennifer Schwartz 1989Matthew Tolve 1998

Lick-Wilmerding Board of Trustees 2013-2014William Mellin, PresidentEric Temple, Head of SchoolTom ChavezJohn ClawsonAdam ElsesserPeter EngelSam Fleischmann 1983Phil Galante 1987Adam Gasner 1988Michael GoldsteinWanda Holland GreeneSteven GuttmannDeirdre HockettPam HommeyerRitu KhannaJohn Kirkwood 1965Wally MacDermid 1987Fred McCrea 1985Karan MerryTori PetersonNicole SheehanTricia StoneIrvenia Waters

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Barre Fong Zoë Foss Erika Jones 1999 Nancy Kehoe Eleanor Sananman

3 On Writing Message from the Head of School, Eric J. Temple

14 Student Notables Maker Faire, Spring Sports Highlights and more

18 Student Makers Creations from the Technical Arts Classes

20 Cut By Cut, Smile by Smile Building a school in Santhiou Mame-Gore, Senegal

24 New to LWHS: THE Event Featuring KR Sridhar and David Kelley

26 Tigers Helping Tigers Connecting Alumni

32 Facing History and Ourselves Alumnus Sam Mihara’s story

38 Alumni Board Spotlight

42 Class Notes with spotlight on Art Javier 1986

52 In Memoriam

54 Class of 2013 College Destinations

55 Alumni Calendar of Events

28Alumni Authors Recent works by Lick-Wilmerding Alumni

6Graduation 2013 with speeches from Dr. Rebecca Hong and Sydney King, Valedictorian 2013

22Alumni Events Alumni Weekend, Golden Tigers Luncheon, Annual Young Alumni Pizza Lunch

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MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

“I applaud these alumni authors and congratulate them on their courage and accomplishments. I hope that their writing journeys were enhanced by their time at Lick-Wilmerding High School.”

On Writing

student, and he or she will tell

you that a grade on a paper feels

as though he or she is personally

being graded, not necessarily

the paper done for homework.

Writing is personal and often

public. It is a skill vitally important

to communication and individual

growth, but never complete. We

can always become better writers.

Ultimately, writing is a life long

journey of discovery, whether that

discovery is the power and magic

of words, or the inner workings of

our hearts and minds.

I applaud these alumni authors

and congratulate them on their

courage and accomplishments. I

hope that their writing journeys

were enhanced by their time at

Lick-Wilmerding High School. I

assure them that the work we

are doing at the school today will

launch many more authors to

come.

Eric temple, head of school

and translate them into

writing?

The path for each writer is

different, but there are some

similarities that authors share.

For one, writing is closely

attuned to knowledge of our

emotional selves. This is one

reason that girls are often

more adept at writing earlier

than boys, since girls are more

closely aligned with their

own internal dialogues at an

earlier age. When teaching

writing, I often recommend

that a student keep a journal.

The more we write the better

we get at it and keeping a

journal helps us to notice

the infinitesimal details of

life. Of course, journals have

morphed and are now bites

on our Facebook pages and

Twitter accounts, but a visual

journal also helps us access

our emotional lives and thus

makes us better observers of

the world which then makes us

better writers.

Writing also takes discipline

and persistence, habits of

mind that are essential to

our happiness. We know that

the more effort we put into

something, whether it is our

work or our relationships or

our studies, the more satisfied

we are. Writing takes time.

It is difficult to rush writing,

similar to the way we cannot

rush sanding a piece of wood

through the various grains of

sandpaper as we prepare it

for finishing. If we rush, the

product contains unintended

blemishes, and we see where

our haste has left drips of glue,

or an uneven stain, or gaps in

our joinery.

One of my favorite writers Cynthia Ozick states, “If we had to say what writing is, we would define it essentially as an act of courage.” When we write,

we make ourselves vulnerable

to the criticism or praise of

others. We share our ideas, our

feelings, and our experiences

with strangers in ways not

asked of practitioners in some

other professions. Ask any

taught writing for twenty years,

first as a graduate student to

undergrads in college, and then to

various elementary, middle school

and high school students, I am

convinced that writing is one of

the hardest skills to teach, while

also one of the most rewarding to

see a student master (if we ever

do master such a complex skill).

In this addition of the Lick-Wilmerding Alumni Magazine, we highlight alumni who are writers. The works

of these alumni range from

personal memoir, to inspirational

literature, to fiction, to science

and medicine, to how-to ideas, to

social science, to art history. The

breadth of the types of writing

represented is a testament to

both the diversity of talent,

and to the myriad of ways that

a Lick-Wilmerding education

reverberates in our lives once

we leave Ocean Avenue for the

world beyond. But how did these

authors capture their passions

hen thinking about writing I am reminded of rousseau’s words, “However great a person’s natural talent

may be, the art of writing cannot be learned all at once,” or, as

Dorothy Parker said, “I can’t write five words but that I change seven.”

Simply put, writing is a laborious craft, akin to the technical arts where

the fruits of our labor does indeed translate into a refined product. Having

“Writing is personal and often public. It is a skill vitally important to communication and individual growth, but never complete.”

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GRADUATION 2013

Graduation 2013spEEchEs by dr. rEbEccA hoNG ANd sydNEy kING, VALEdIctorIAN 2013

o the class of 2013: yay! It’s Graduation! As you may have been

able to tell just now, I am not a

dancer. But that was Marvin Gaye,

and it’s a song about how you

should get off the sidelines of

the dance-floor, get on in there,

and get groovin’. It seemed like

an appropriate way to start off a

graduation speech. It’s also my

way of sharing with you quickly

and through my actions some

themes that did not make the

final cut as leading themes for this

graduation speech: take risks, do

stuff that you’re not all that great

at, be a little silly sometimes.

All of those ideas are what

Stephen King calls “little darlings.”

They are my little darlings: ideas

that delight me, that aid and

guide me. They are ideas to

which I’ve become very attached,

and I could, if prompted, talk to

you about any one of them for

hours. But though I love them, it

is also King’s advice “to kill your

darlings, even when it breaks your

egocentric little scribbler’s heart.”

As ideas, they remain useful for

Davies Symphony Hall was the location for the Class of 2013

Graduation Exercises this June. Family, friends, students,

faculty and the graduates enjoyed the wonderful speeches as

well as the instrumental and choral performances. Included

here are two speeches: the first by faculty speaker Dr. Rebecca

Hong of the LWHS History Department, and the second by

Class of 2013 Valedictorian, Sydney King.

Let me begin with this analogy

based on where we are. Silicon

Valley. California. 2013.

Down in Palo Alto, the framed

motto, “Move fast and break

things” is hung on the walls

all over the hallways of the

Facebook headquarters. CEO

Mark Zuckerberg explained this

philosophy more fully when he

took the company public: “If

you’re not breaking things, you’re

not moving fast enough.”

Let me say before I explain further

that I like the motto—it sounds

do-y and proactive and energetic

and anti-establishmentarian. I

like stuff like that, as many of you

know. But if I stop to think about

the unintended consequences

that have come from all of us

me to decide where to put my

energy, but they are not at the

center of my message today. …

If you know precisely how

to finish the sentence, “My

passion is…” then I am truly

glad for you. (My stupid—and

I love him—brother is one of

those people. He’s a be-bop

alto sax player in New York. Go

figure—we grew up in Vermont

as half-Asians having dirt

fights and playing with frogs.)

And if you are lucky enough

to be in the audience today

and know what will always

be fun for you or how to stay

perfectly present all the time,

you really need no advice. But

for the rest of you, I would

first like to release you from

the idea that finding your

passion, or finding nirvana are

necessarily the only pathways

to fulfillment.

So here’s what I am going to

talk about. For all of you—even

for those of you who have

passions defined, I’d like you

to consider the dangers of

unintended consequences.

So instead of talking about

passion, bliss, parachutes, or

fun, I’m going to talk about

the tough unglamorous stuff

that comes along with learning

to intend your consequences:

pausing, reflecting,

historicizing, and empathizing.

Do you notice they’re all

gerunds, -I-N-G- words? That’s

because they are active verbs

of process.

I started thinking about

the dangers of unintended

consequences after reading

a recent New Yorker article

about the passive politics of

Silicon Valley. Today I would

like to propose that if you

spend some time and attention

both anticipating and then

considering after-the-fact the

unintended consequences of

your actions, that you will be

more likely to live a rich full life.

Top: Members of the Class of 2013 embracing just before receiving their diplomasAbove: A couple of the many decorated mortar boards at Graduation

Dr. Rebecca Hong started her graduation speech with a reprise of her dance moves from freshman orientation.

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necessary thinking beyond

your immediate interests.

Asking you, on the other hand,

to consider the consequences

of your actions as you act in

the world is fundamentally

about asking you to focus on

your impact on other people.

Make your consequences, both

large-scale and small, to the

best of your ability, intentional

and good.

And I’m talking about the

consequences of your actions

as an individual, as part of

friend-groups, as members of

a college club, and eventually,

as a participant and perhaps

leader in your chosen

profession and/or industry.

So let me propose another

motto—and this is the real

message I want to pass along

today: Move slowly, and mend

things.

I don’t just mean remembering

to smell the flowers, nor

am I dissing productive and

ambitious lives. I am, rather,

proposing that you make

sure to live a reflective life of

historical awareness.

Sounds pretty sexy, doesn’t

it? A reflective life of historical

awareness with consideration

of your impact. So this leads

me to another question: how

do we mend things that we

didn’t make, and maybe didn’t

even break?

An answer, at least a partial

one, lies in de-centering the

ego. There is a Buddhist

parable that I love which talks

about the importance of

de-centering the ego, and

relating to the world, and the

broken things in it.

In the parable, the Buddhist

priest meets a stranger, who

immediately upon seeing the

priest punches him squarely

in the face for no apparent

reason. The priest doesn’t

know the stranger, and

he didn’t cause him to be

angry, so he is, at first, quite

reasonably confused. Instead

of acting impulsively, however,

the priest pauses and thinks

for a bit. He then steps forward

and hugs the man, recognizing

what pain he must be in to

lash out so furiously without

provocation.

I imagine the concerns you

may be having…you will never

be able to anticipate all the

consequences, nor hug all

the people who punch you in

the face for no reason. But by

living a life in which: you value

minds of the next generation

working and focusing on

justice, as we always have, while

collaborating with the technical

innovators of tomorrow.

Let me give you another example.

When the Model T. was first

developed in 1908, it promised

to put America “on wheels” and

create mass mobility. By 1922 the

vehicle was being sold at $250

a piece, a price within range

for many middle class workers.

But what were the unintended

consequences of mass production

and automobile technology?

As some of you know, because

I’ve read your research essays on

these subjects, with car culture

came the rise of the suburbs, the

isolation of American families, the

death of public transportation,

and global pollution. Now I’m

not saying that Henry Ford was

responsible for global warming.

But what I am saying is that

when we tell young people to

take risks and seize the moment

and follow passions and blisses,

they are all good messages but

all of these leave a key element

out. They leave out your impact

on other people; they leave

out the consequences. These

messages all have something

in common. They all ask you to

focus on yourself, and require no

the class of 2013, who may even

pioneer new technologies. I want

us to ask ourselves: What are

the unintended consequences of

technological, and other forms

of, progress? What does happen

when we fail to consider the

collateral impact of our actions?

There are over fifty billionaires and

tens of thousands of millionaires in

Silicon Valley. There are also record

numbers of poor people, and, in

the past two years as the cost of

housing continues to rise, those

records continue to be broken.

After the last three decades in

which the country has become

less and less equal, the area in

which we all live—and in which you

all grew up—is one of the most

unequal places in America.

As Silicon Valley has grown,

private-school attendance has

surged, while public schools in

poor communities—such as East

Palo Alto, just across 101 from

Facebook’s headquarters—have

fallen further and further into

dis-repair, despite the efforts of

numbers of committed teachers

and bright kids in those schools.

I’m glad there are people out

there making cool gadgets and

new tools for communicating.

But here’s the thing: New tools do

not necessarily mean new power

dynamics. We need our innovative

getting wired up and creating

our communities online, I

start to ask a whole series of

questions:

Why do we want to move so

fast? Where are we going, and

what are we leaving? What,

exactly, is it that has to happen

so quickly? What happens to

history when we move fast,

does it become obsolete? What,

or who, might we miss or pass

by as we zoom along? What

about social norms, structures

of oppression, traditions, backs

and hearts and minds—are we

really okay with breaking all of

those things?

Zuckerberg claims further

that Facebook was, “not

originally created to be a

company. It was built to

accomplish a social mission—

to make the world more

open and connected.” Like

earlier technologies from the

printing press to television,

he notes, “technologies that

revolutionize social life give

more people a voice. They

encourage progress. They

change the way society is

organized, and they bring us

closer together.”

Now, it’s true. TV can be

pretty awesome. Like my

mom says, without TV, Hawaii

Five-O couldn’t have made a

comeback. Indeed, one of my

favorite activities is to sit on

the couch with mom, while she

gets me up to speed on the

latest in TV.

TV to e-mail, Facebook to

YouTube… Calling these

technologies progress that

give people a voice…doesn’t

that sound a little delusional?

Let me explain further. It

seems the tech industry, along

with many others, have a

rosy view of what will happen

if they just keep plowing

forward, innovating for

innovation’s sake. I think they

want to make life easier, and

they are thinking hard about

how to do that earnestly and

honestly. But ultimately, there

are big consequences here

that need more consideration.

So what I’m doing is asking

us all to pause, all of us

who use and consume

technological media to build

our communities, and you,

“So let me propose another motto—and this is the real message I want to pass along today: Move slowly, and mend things.”


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Say that your life is your own.

Say that your life belongs to the world.

Say that today is like any other day.

Or maybe, just maybe, it’s not.

March 14th, 2007

started out like any other day.

But it wasn’t.

It was on March 14th

that I spent my most memorable math class

in a kitchen,

singing “White Christmas”

while baking an apple pie.

Let me reiterate the fact

that it was March.

My 6th grade math teacher’s name

was Dan.

Dan was a kind,

extraordinarily tall man,

who had thick eyebrows

and a strong penchant

for Hawaiian shirts.

Every other day,

he would teach me,

and twelve other classmates,

in a small classroom

that doubled as an

after-school daycare center.

I liked math.

I liked solving equations,

and reasoning things out.

However, I did work

fairly slowly.

I was one of those kids

who worked at her own,

comfortable pace.

Say that we are each individual pearls,

(Real Ones, with flaws included)

on a long, long string

slipping away softly, smoothly

creating a crescendo of small

pitter-patters

that turns into an orchestra, a single

sound, a stream of

thoughts, experiences, and lives.

Say that we are all part of the very same song.

That when the notes fall

from our ears into silence, they

are replayed, remade, reborn,

becoming more beautiful with each

revision.

Say that you are the best

version of human there is out there.

Say that you are

Homo sapien 5.0

Say that millions of people

(okay, maybe a dozen)

waited in line for your arrival,

sitting for hours in a white room, or

at their homes, or

going about their daily business

because they didn’t quite know

when or how

you would appear into their lives.

Say that today is like any other day,

where you never quite know for sure

who you will meet

or what they will mean to you

Say that possibility

is around the next bend,

and you’ll have to jump

the tracks to catch the on-ramp.

moving slowly; your actions

are considered before taken;

you assess situations based on

all that might have happened

prior to your arrival; you are

big enough to pick up the

slack and care for others; you

may have a better chance of

living compassionately and

well and contributing to the

world in good ways.

You can refuse to perpetuate

what’s wrong about the

world, and act in ways that

are intentional and right. Move

slowly, and mend things. Not

to induce paralysis or stimulate

fear, but rather to make it habit

that you consider your impact

on other people. The hard

truth is, the consequences

of so many who came

before you, intended or not,

already make up your reality,

and those consequences,

ultimately, are part of your

responsibility to address.

Move slowly and mend things,

because there is much in the

world that is worth noticing,

and worth keeping, and

worth fixing. Four years spent

with you as a class, I have

watched you experience the

joys of discovering the world

as it is, while you see how

much it needs to change. I

have watched you within our

community step up to the

challenges set before you. I

trust you will continue to do

so, and I have no doubt that, if

you so choose, you all have the

power to mend.

So in conclusion Class of

2013…I wish you difficulty.

I wish you the difficulty of

worthwhile pursuits, and

the difficulty that comes

with taking the path full of

resistance. I wish you the

difficulty of slowing down and

of caring deeply, the difficulty

of commitment, the difficulty

that requires of you that you

build friendships, because

you’ll need people who will

help you out.

And I wish you the pleasures

of the difficult: the sense

of purpose, the sense of

connectedness, the sense of

rightness that comes with

doing hard work. It is the

difficult things in life that

require you to move slowly

and more deliberately, and to

trust others because you must.

It is the difficult that keeps you

from sleepwalking through

your life.

Congratulations; and have fun

today.

Math Class Repriseby sydNEy kING, VALEdIctorIAN 2013

Valedictorian Sydney King delivering her wonderful poem to her classmates and their families

ay that today is like any other day

Say that billions of people wake up

while others are fast asleep.

Say that we are each separate beings, entities

and that our thoughts and dreams

are all our own.

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My tempo helped me get my bearings

much like a sloth

spends twenty-four hours

getting acquainted with a tree.

On March 14th, I was paired

to work with a girl named Shelby.

She solved problems

approximately

seven-hundred times faster than I did.

And that day,

I found out exactly how

Roger Bannister felt when he

broke the four-minute mile.

Shelby was my pacemaker,

and we were making

problem-solving history.

After ten minutes,

we had finished

well ahead of time, and

with nothing better to do,

we begged Dan to

let us bake a pie.

It was Pi Day, after all.

My benevolent teacher

scratched his head.

He knew that we should technically

start on new work.

He knew that baking an apple pie

wouldn’t really involve

anything we were learning at the time.

But he also

seemed to know something else,

and so he just smiled, and said:

“Can you at least use math?”


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I’m going to remember

half the track team coming to our

badminton matches

just because of the root beer floats

and making human pyramids in

Robin von Breton’s advising.

To make a long story short (but most of all)


growing up with this class,

progressing through life

with people who

I never knew

would mean this much to me.

So say that your life belongs to the world.

Say that you work hard

to be,

to try to succeed

in the ways people can.

But remember that your life belongs to you.

Remember to live for the moment,

for the people you engage with,

debate with,

When I look back on my experience

here at Lick,


the people, and

those singular moments

the little things

that you can only fully appreciate

when you are present.


the times when Dr. Shimek brought her guitar

into English 3

to sing with us about labor unions,

or when Madame Blusseau

bought cookies for our entire class

because we seemed tired that day.


bonding with my fellow classmates

over the stress of Mr. Villicaña’s World

History class

and watching GATTACA

in freshman Biology.

I don’t remember much

about 6th grade.

I don’t remember the quizzes

or the tests

or the projects.

I don’t remember the nights

I spent doing homework

or the assignments

I labored to complete.

To be honest,

all I remember

is apple pie.

All I remember

is the valuable time

I spent with a friend.

March 14th began

just like any other day.

March 14th began

just like today.

The sun rose,

we got out of bed,

to work, to be,

to try to succeed

in the ways people can.

But what makes the difference

between any other day

and one that is not?

What makes the difference

between

something remarkable

and something forgettable?

Opposite, top left: Tommy Wong’s enthusiasm as his name is announced and he makes his way across the stage to receive his diplomaTop, left: Tia Fyfe (right) with her family, including her mother, Zoe, LWHS dance instructorTop, right: Jackson Barnett with his family, including LWHS Dean of Academics and Instruction, Randy BarnettRight: Erica Crew, center, with her father John Crew and sister, Simone Crew 2009

travel through life with.

Remember to experience

things that will stay with you

six, ten, twenty years from now.

Remember to make the memories

that matter.

It has been my experience, that

there are very few people

in the world

who understand the importance

of a well-placed

apple pie.

So here’s to you all,

the people that do.

Here’s to doing things

other than the task at hand.

And here’s to the teachers

that let us.

Here’s to the people we love—

our classmates and companions,

our family and friends.

To the people

that make our ordinary days

extraordinary.

Thank you, Lick-Wilmerding class of 2013.

Thank you for four extraordinary years.


STUDENT NOTABLES

a prominent and influential

role in the establishment of

eugenics as a science. California

in particular played a large role

in American eugenics, practicing

sterilization into the 1960’s.

We have focused on California

education reform for this reason.

Because California often strives

to be a progressive and liberal

state, it is unacceptable to leave

this portion of California history

unmentioned.”

Group member Jonathan

Chernoguz spoke at the annual

Facing History and Ourselves

Benefit Dinner this spring. To see

Jonathan’s speech, go to www.

lwhs.org/alumni.

NIchoLAs pErsky 2014 has

become an “extreme couponer”

and has used his couponing skills

to benefit the greater good.

Nicholas has figured out how to

get materials and supplies for

free by researching sales and

opportunities. He has collected

and then donated approximately

650 pounds of printer paper, and

endless bottles of shampoo, nail

polish, and other cosmetics as

well as cereal and other foods to

local schools and organizations,

such as Bret Harte Elementary

School in the Bayview.

chArLottE rEIdEr-sMIth

2014 has been working with

10x10 (10x10act.org) since

summer 2012 and interned

at their New York offices this

summer. 10x10, a nonprofit, is a

global campaign for educating

and empowering the 77.6 million

girls who are currently not in

school. Educating a girl benefits

not only the girl, but larger

communities and even countries:

When 10 percent more girls

go to school, a country’s GDP

increases on average by three

percent (Council on Foreign

Relations). A girl who completes

basic education is three times

less likely to contract HIV (Make

it Right). Children born to

educated mothers are twice as

likely to survive past the age of 5

(Make it Right).

Charlotte has been working

to bring 10x10 to the LWHS

community as well. On

While studying the eugenics

movement in LWHS history

class “The Inter-War Years,”

five seniors were motivated

to petition state government

to include difficult local

history in California public

school curricula, specifically

the eugenics movement.

JoNAthAN chErNoGUZ,

ELIANE hoLMLUNd, cAyLyN

crEAGEr, rAchEL brodwIN

and bEN schNEIdEr drafted a

petition and urged their peers,

friends, and local community to

become “upstanders” in their

communities.

When asked why they felt

this is important, Caylyn said,

“Eugenics is a part of U.S.

history that is often glanced

over. Racial eugenics is often

reserved for mention when

speaking of the Nazi agenda,

when in reality the U.S. played

gain this spring,

Lwhs students and

parents represented

the school and student

work at the MAkEr FAIrE

in San Mateo. The event

was often hectic, and for

many hours our students

explained projects and the

mission of our school with

grace and enthusiasm.

Some local alumni stopped

by to visit the LWHS booth

as well. The most frequent

comment was, “I can’t

believe this is high school

work!” LWHS also received

an “Editor’s Choice” ribbon.

With the music stand she made

in Wood 1 sophomore year,

hEIdI pEtErsoN 2014 won first

place in the California State Fair

for woodworking ages 16 – 18.

Above, top: Cameron Rosen 2015 explaining LWHS student work at the Maker FaireAbove: The LWHS display at the Maker FaireRight: Music stand made by Heidi Peterson 2014

Above: Jonathan Chernoguz, Eliane Holmlund, Caylyn Creager, Rachel Brodwin, and Ben Schneider petitioned the California government to add topics to the history curricula in public schoolsRight: Charlotte Reider-Smith has been working with the organization 10X10

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Student Notables


STUDENT NOTABLESSTUDENT NOTABLES

with a homeland in constant

turmoil, Israeli teens are faced

with the reality of joining the

Israeli Defense Force after high

school. Evan sums up his Israel

experience this way: “My time in

Israel gave me perspective and

redefined true struggle. I was

able to look through the lens of

my Israeli counterparts, which

allowed me to reallocate my focus

on more important priorities and

not worry so much about the

small things.”

Tiger Spring Sports HighlightsCongratulations to coAch JEFF GArdINEr and the 2013

GIrLs’ trAck ANd FIELd tEAM for winning the NCS (North

Coast Section) Championship. This come-from-behind victory

capped an undefeated season.

Congratulations to brysoN LEE 2014, who won the BCL

West Boys’ Tennis Singles Championship by defeating LWHS

teammate JAcob shAw 2016. Bryson’s win is the first boys’

singles title in LWHS history in the BCL West.

The undefeated girls’ badminton team of whItNEy tsE and

NAtALIE sUN, both Class of 2014, won both the BCL and NCS

girls’ championship. Mixed doubles team FrANcEs dEFrIEtAs

2015 and kIrAN MIsrA sIEbEL 2013 captured the BCL West

Championship and came in third at the NCS tournament.

LWHS received the 2013 CIF/NCS Sportsmanship Award for

maintaining high standards of sportsmanship and character in

athletic competition.

International Day of the Girl

(October 11, 2012), she spoke

about these global issues at

assembly and then hosted an

activity to make signs promoting

the education of girls. Later in the

year, she brought a remarkable

young woman named Shabana

Basij-Rasikh to speak at LWHS.

(Shabana has an amazing TED

talk). In addition, 10x10 has

produced a film called Girl Rising

as a way to build awareness and

to raise money. While the movie

was being screened in theaters in

San Francisco, Charlotte screened

the film for LWHS students at

school.

Over the past two years, JILLIAN

kEEGAN 2013 has been working

as a Research Assistant in the

Radiology Outcomes Research

Laboratory at the University

of California, San Francisco

(UCSF), under Dr. Rebecca

Smith-Bindman. She has

helped with research regarding

radiation dose and cancer risk

from diagnostic CT exams. This

past November, Jillian had the

opportunity to present her

abstract, “Demonstration of

the National Quality Forum

(NQF) Patient Safety Measure:

Radiation Dose of Computed

Tomography (CT),” at the

Radiological Society of North

America’s 98th Annual Meeting.

Jillian’s abstract tested out a

method of collecting CT doses

from various medical institutions

in order to compare them and

find areas to reduce dose. Jillian

notes, “The conference was an

unforgettable experience.” She

was likely the youngest person

presenting at what is the largest

annual medical meeting in the

world and was able to attend

lectures by top radiologists,

view exhibits on cutting edge

technology, and even do a radio

interview. Jillian continued her

work this summer and plans to

have a completed manuscript

ready to submit to a medical

journal by the end of the

summer.

sophIE schNEIdEr 2015

won the grade 9-12 category

of the 2013 SF Giants Sweep

Student Poster contest. Her

winning entry—called “Recycled

Sweep”—was made into posters

and displayed throughout San

Francisco.

EVAN IsAcksoN spent the

second semester last year In

Israel. Calling his time there “a

transformation”, Evan is grateful

to the school for allowing him

to take the opportunity to

study away from campus for

the semester. During his time In

Israel, Evan notes “my mind was

reawakened both spiritually and

mentally, and the most valuable

skill that I brought home was a

new ability to zoom out and put

my daily struggles into a larger

perspective.” Evan was struck by

the distinct differences between

the ways in which typical

American teenagers approach

their lives and typical Israeli

teenagers do. For example,

Senior AwardsAnne Murray Ladd 1994 Memorial Award Hannah Rosenthal

Jeanette Gaehwiler 1991 Memorial AwardGevon Taylor

Female scholar Athlete of the yearSydney King

Male Scholar Athlete of the YearRyan Quinn

Female Athlete of the YearChristina Gee

Male Athlete of the YearJackson Barnett

Carrie Dinsmore Howland 1899 Memorial AwardSofia Chavez

Head of School Award for Civic EngagementMario Barajas-Ochoa

Left: Jillian Keegan 2013Above: The winning poster designed by Sophie Schneider 2015Above, right: Members of the LWHS girls’ track team with their first place plaque and banner from NCS

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STUDENT MAKERS

Student Makers:Creations from Technical Arts Classes

Here is a sampling of some of the amazing work made in the shops by LWHS students

during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Above, Left: Solar Charger by Molly DickeLeft: Turned Plywood Bowls by Or OppenheimerAbove: Book by Bianca Lau

Top, left: Pool Table by Yadira BarajasTop: Table by Tia FyfeAbove: Bench by Clay AndersonLeft: Amplifier by Heidi Peterson


CUT BY CUT, SMILE BY SMILE

weeks building a grammar school

for the village. We returned

this year to finish furnishing the

classrooms, create storage space

for school supplies, paint the

walls, design and paint murals on

and in the school, complete the

roof, and do the finishing touches.

These first three days of work

were hard. Cut after cut,

deafening squeal after deafening

squeal, and all I could see of

the work we were doing was a

pile of somewhat even length

steel pieces. However, we kept

chugging along, because we

knew that sometime in the future

we would see the impact of our

work.

Between one and three o’clock we

would get a break from the saws

and paint fumes to have lunch

with our assigned families. And

the first three lunches were hard.

Emily Dwyer and I, who were in

the same family, exerted the little

energy we had left to try and

remember more than 25 names

that we could hardly pronounce,

the faces of our family members,

the slew of greetings that are

For the first three days in Santhiou

Mame-Gore this is how I spent the hours

between ten and one, and three and

six o’clock. I worked with some of the

19 Lick-Wilmerding and Drew students,

teachers, and chaperones to cut the steel

pieces that would become desk and table

legs, while others painted, cut wood,

welded, assembled the furniture, and

helped out in the clinic. The year before,

a group from LWHS and Drew spent two

Cut by Cut, Smile by Smileby rEbEccA GrEEN 2014

expected every time you see

someone, and to interpret

the Wolof phrases our family

would throw at us, expecting

us to completely understand. I

laughed more in those couple

of hours than I have in a very

long time.

Weeks later, with only two

days left in the village, I had

a long conversation with

Mustafa, the school teacher.

He explained his vision for the

school, and how the entire

project is a series of tiny steps

towards education and change

for his people. He concluded

his thoughts with the proverb

“Petit à petit l’oiseau fait son

nid.” In English, “Little by little

the bird makes its nest,” words

that elegantly summarize my

entire experience in Senegal.

At some point after those first

three days I realized that every

steel piece I cut with that

terrible saw became a part

of a table that my younger

brother Ebu might write his

first alphabet on, or part of a

bench that my younger sisters

Neyfatu and Aida might share

while they leaned to add. Little

by little, we gave Santhiou

Mame-Gore a school, and the

power and freedom that I

hope will come with it.

And I realized that every time

I didn’t understand what

my family was saying to me

in Wolof and I laughed and

exclaimed “maangi jaangi!”

which means “I’m learning,”

sending everyone into fits

of laughter, we connected

through our smiles and

happiness to be together.

Little by little, Santhiou Mame-

Gore gave me a home and the

wonderful family whom I hope

to see again.

eady?” I looked for the nod of approval, dug my shoes

into the sand, wiped the sweat from my forehead,

delicately pushed the trigger, and cringed at the

screeching sound of the saw biting into steel. After the cut I

stopped to pull metal shards out of my exposed arms. “How

many is that?”

“Sixty. So, three-hundred-forty more?”

“And I realized that every time I didn’t understand ...I laughed and exclaimed “maangi jaangi!” which means “I’m learning,” sending everyone into fits of laughter...”

R

Opposite, left to right: Mustafa (school teacher in Santhiou Mame-Gore), Bix Archer, Rebecca Green and Liliana Santos. The group is standing in front of the school that was built and furnished by Lick-Wilmerding and Drew School students. The students painted the mural this summer as well.


ALUMNI EVENTS

opportunity for current

students to meet alumni. We

had 11 alumni take part in a

panel discussion about their

career paths, followed by more

in depth discussions as alumni

and students chatted in small

groups while eating lunch.

The Gamble House in

Pasadena was the site for

the L.A. ArEA ALUMNI

rEcEptIoN. Attendees were

not only treated to a personal

tour of The Gamble House by

alumnus Ted Bosley, Class of

1972 and Executive Director,

but special guest Robert

Sanborn: current LWHS faculty

member, master craftsman

and Class of 1970 alumnus.

portLANd was the location

for our 3rd alumni regional

event of the year and Head

of School Eric Temple’s first

chance to meet Portland

area alumni. We had a really

nice alumni showing at thE

EVENt at LWHS in April. All in

attendance were treated to a

marvelous talk from innovators

and humanitarians KR Sridhar

(Bloom Energy) and David

Kelley (IDEO and the Stanford

d. School), moderated by Head

of School Eric Temple.

thE GoLdEN tIGErs

LUNchEoN was the first of

two alumni events in May.

Alumni who graduated 50

years ago or more enjoyed

a lunch catered by Class

of 2000 alumnus Jacob

Seidman and the musical

talents of current students.

We wrapped up the year with

tIGErs hELpING tIGErs:

AN ALUMNI NEtworkING

EVENt. This second of two

Tigers Helping Tigers events

featured a speech by alumna

Jennifer Jew 1984 from Pixar,

followed by a casual and fun

networking reception. This

event gave our younger alumni

a chance to meet alumni with

similar career interests who

have established careers in

their chosen professions. You

can read more about Tigers

Helping Tigers on page 26.

There is a lot in store for 2013-

2014, and we look forward to

seeing you at our events soon!

e kicked off the 2012-2013 year of alumni programs and events in October 2012, with a salute to long-time faculty

member Eleanor McBride at ALUMNI rEUNIoN wEEkENd. The

Class of 1962 was in town to celebrate its 50th Reunion with a cocktail

reception at the Head of School’s house and a lovely dinner at a local

restaurant. The Classes of 1966, 1987, 2002 and several classes from the

1970’s celebrated their milestone reunions on campus and at San Francisco

homes, restaurants and bars.

The first regional event of

the year was in NEw york

with a gathering at Craftbar

in Manhattan. On December

20th we welcomed alumni

from decades as far back as the

1960’s to the ANNUAL hoLIdAy

pArty at Mr. Smith’s Bar in San

Francisco. Owned by Max Young

Class of 1983, Mr. Smith’s Bar has

become a holiday tradition. Not

wanting to miss an opportunity to

gather our youngest alumni, the

ANNUAL yoUNG ALUMNI pIZZA

LUNch took place on campus at

the beginning of January.

This year we added a career

networking component to our

alumni programs and kicked it

off in February with the first of

two events: tIGErs hELpING

tIGErs: coNNEctING ALUMNI

ANd stUdENts created an

Alumni Events

Left: Newly-retired Eleanor McBride with her spouse, Tim LeeBelow left: “Golden Tigers” and family members at the annual luncheon at LWHS in May

Top: Members of the Class of 2009 with Chinh Nguyen, LWHS science teacher and 11th & 12th grade DeanMiddle: Former faculty Marjorie Donalds, Kathy Jarrett and Marsha Irwin with current LWHS counselor Maureen PoppersBottom: Angus MacDonald 1992 with Athletic Director Eliot Smith

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ALUMNI EVENTS

with LWHS at every level. We

knew we would be remiss if we

did not draw on the talent at our

doorstep and make it central

to the event we were about to

create.

In the spring of 2012, THE event

was born. The concept was easy.

Each year we would feature

one or more of our outstanding

alumni, parents, and PALs for

an onstage conversation with a

highly engaging moderator. The

featured notables would be a

professional representation of the

program in need of funding.

A beautiful April night set the

stage for our first production of

THE event. Innovation, Science

and Technology was the theme

with featured guests David

Kelley and KR Sridhar, both of

whom are LWHS parents, and

each of whom is creating a place

he Lwhs development committe and the Alumni and

development office set out this past school year to

create a new annual fundraising event for the entire

Lick-Wilmerding adult community. Our goal was to create an

event that was thought-provoking, entertaining, and replicable

as well as having the ability to adapt to the changing

programmatic needs of the school.

We consulted parents, staff, faculty, alumni and event professionals for

their ideas on what an LWHS event encapsulating all these elements could

look like; the most frequently identified resource was that of the incredible

professional breath, depth and talent of the Lick-Wilmerding Community.

Each person consulted remarked on the outstanding figures in science,

literature, performing arts, medicine, business, and technology associated

work developing some of the

cleanest and most reliable

sustainable energy found

today. Both David and KR

followed their time on stage

with one-on-one conversations

with guests at THE event

reception. It was delightful to

see the spectrum of guests,

alumni from the 1970’s, 1990’s

and early 2000’s to current

parents and PALs alike.

We are tremendously grateful

for the time and energy that

David and KR gave to the

school for this first annual THE

event, for all 300-plus guests

in attendance, and to everyone

who supported the post-event

fundraising effort—$30,000

in 30 Days, in support of

our new classes in Building

Intelligent Machines, which is

a combination of robotics and

physical computing.

A video of THE event is

available on the LWHS website

at www.lwhs.org/30in30.

for themselves in the annals

of Silicon Valley history. David,

founder of IDEO and the Stanford

d. school, and KR, founder

of Bloom Energy and former

NASA scientist, readily agreed

to be the featured speakers at

our inaugural event. Head of

School Eric Temple moderated

the discussion and eloquently

led David and KR through a

witty, poignant and wonderfully

engaging conversation about

David’s innovative “design

thinking” approach to problem

solving and KR’s ground breaking

New to LWHS: THE Event

Left to Right: David Kelley, Eric Temple and KR Sridhar chatting and laughing prior to their discussion at THE event at LWHS in April.

Above: KR Sridhar and Eric Temple listen to David Kelley at THE event in AprilT


ALUMNI EVENTS

on the movie “Monsters U.”

Afterward, Lick-Wilmerding’s

youngest alumni, including

many still in college or recently

graduated from college,

mingled with professionally

experienced alumni and

gathered job and internship

leads as well as networking

tips and tricks.

Our LinkedIn networking

group, Lick-Wilmerding

High School Alumni, has

grown to more than 400

profiles and is a great spot

to easily search for alumni by

organization, career field and

city. Our Tigers Helping Tigers

Facebook Page is where you

will find information about

what LWHS alumni are doing

right now, where to find them

performing, information about

a new book or a magazine

article an alumna/us has

written, even snippets about

new business ventures and

start-ups. We encourage you

to join the LinkedIn Group,

“Like” the THT Facebook

page and follow us on Twitter

(LickWilmerding). And please

remember to keep us informed

about you and your career. If

you are interested in learning

more about getting involved

with Tigers Helping Tigers,

please contact Bridget Ruiz

Rivezzo in the LWHS Alumni

Office: [email protected].

San Francisco. After the panel

discussion, each alumna/us

hosted a table where, while

eating lunch, students could

ask questions in a smaller,

conversational setting and

exchange contact information.

The second event in our series

took place in late May, when

more than 90 alumni gathered

in the LWHS McCullough Library

to hear Jennifer Jew, Class of

1984, discuss her alternative

career path (including a stint as

a woodworker!) that led her to

Pixar Animation Studios, where

her most recent project was

working as an assistant editor

n January, the Lick-wilmerding-Lux Alumni board

launched tigers helping tigers, a series of events and

social media efforts designed to help connect alumni for

professional networking purposes, as well as to assist current

students in starting to figure out potential college majors and

career paths.

Our first event, co-hosted by Lick-Wilmerding’s Center for Civic

Engagement, was an alumni career panel and luncheon geared towards

current seniors getting ready to start college, but not limited to them. More

than eighty students from all grade levels attended and learned about the

traditional and non-traditional career paths of eleven alumni representing

such organizations as Google, The Sustainable Arts Foundation, Morgan

Stanley, The Women’s Initiative for Self Employment and University of

Alumni Career Networking: Tigers Helping Tigers

I

The Fund For LWHS Needs You!The Fund for LWHS (formerly the Annual Fund) was a

smashing success last year and reached a record-high

of more than $1 million for the first time in the school’s

history. This means that our students can continue to

enjoy a top-notch academic program and that we can stay

committed to our mission of educating students from all

walks of life. We are very appreciative of the community

support for the Fund.

And now a new fiscal year has started and we need to

surpass our goals once again! This is the most important

fundraising we do each year because the money raised

directly impacts our students. Join us today by:

1 Making a donation online at www.lwhs.org/give. Tip: You may set up your donation as a recurring annual gift to make it easy for you to continue to support LWHS.

2 Mail a check or written pledge to the LWHS Alumni & Development Office, 755 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112 or by using the envelope enclosed in this magazine.

3 become a class Agent. We are trying to have at least one alumna/us represent his or her class. Class Agents stay connected to their classmates, help organize reunions every five years, post activities, articles, and items of interest on social media sites for the class, and encourage classmates to donate to the Fund for

LWHS. Contact [email protected] to learn more and get involved.

Alumni participated in the Tigers Helping Tigers networking events with students in February


ALUMNI AUTHORS

We are pleased to share this selection of recent apps, articles, and books

published by Lick-Wilmerding alumni.

Alumni AuthorsMade By HandLena Corwin, Class of 1995

In 2009, Lena Corwin turned

the top floor of her Brooklyn

brownstone into a studio

and began teaching textile

printing workshops and

hosting a variety of classes

taught by her artist friends. In

her second book, Lena re-

creates and builds upon her

popular workshop series in

order to reach crafters beyond

Brooklyn. In total, there are 26

lessons/projects, all presented

with step-by-step photos.

Why A Positive Attitude MattersClinton Day, Class of 1960

While entrepreneurs come in

all shapes and sizes they seem

to have one characteristic in

common, their mindset. It is

a belief they can improve the

world and control their destiny,

attract an opportunity, and

start a business others have not

noticed. Through the power

of awareness and desire for

improvement, an entrepreneur

sees a vision, formulates a

better solution, creates a

specific plan, and believes it

can be done.

Tiger Babies Strike BackKim Wong Keltner, Class of 1987

Tiger Babies Strike Back is a

memoir about being raised

in a household where top

grades and high achievement

were everything, but at

what emotional cost? Kim

writes about learning to

understand her mother, while

simultaneously discovering

new parts of her own identity

as she is now herself a mother

to a young daughter.

Rules to Rock ByJosh Farrar, Class of 1989

You’d never guess it now, but

Annabelle Cabrera used to be a

rock star. And not like her mom

or dad called her a “total rock

star” after she won a spelling

bee or something. She was a

real rock star, the bassist of Egg

Mountain, the most popular

band in the New York music

scene. But when her parents

uproot her from Brooklyn and

move her to Rhode Island

so they can record their own

album, Annabelle feels lost.

Starting a new band isn’t

as easy as she’d hoped, the

school’s rival band is a bunch

of bullies, and her parents are

so immersed in recording that

they’re completely neglecting

Annabelle and her younger

brother. How can Annabelle

truly make herself heard?

The Necessity of StrangersAlan Gregerman, Class of 1971

Most of us assume our

success relies on a network

of our closest friends and

contacts, but what if this

isn’t the case? What if the

real key to new thinking

and action is strangers?

Although we are often taught

to look upon strangers with

suspicion and distrust, The

Necessity of Strangers offers

the provocative idea that

engaging with strangers who

are often very different than us

is an opportunity, not a threat.

Strangers challenge us to look

at ourselves, the challenges

we face, and the world around

us with fresh eyes and a sense

of new possibilities. Engaging

with the right strangers is

essential to unlocking our

real potential as businesses,

organizations, and individuals.

Super Pop!Dan Harmon, Class of 1999

Super Pop offers nearly

50 top ten lists that are

intended, overall, to help

readers improve themselves

via the entertainment they

consume. The book is broken

up into sections like “be more

interesting,” “get smart,”

and “find happiness,” and

individual lists cover things like

“essential lessons in survival,”

“podcasts for aspiring know-

it-alls,” and “movies that can

show you the way.” Aside from

this tongue-in-cheeky self-

improvement slant, the book is

also intended to help readers

find new shows/movies/books,

and discover new ways of

appreciating the things they

already love.

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30 LWHS ALUMNI MAGAZINE FALL 2013

ALUMNI AUTHORS

Case AltruiHilary Belle Walker, Class of 1992

This autobiographical

novel is actually a series of

ten comically tragic (and

tragically comic) stories all

linked together by a single

narrator and setting: Hilary

Belle Walker, a San Francisco

native and longtime resident

of Milan, recounts the

triumphs and struggles of

being “quixotic, foreign and

economically precarious” in

Italy’s confounding commercial

capital.

ForgedJonathon Keats, Class of 1990

Forged explores art forgery

from ancient times to the

present. In chapters combining

lively biography with insightful

art criticism, Jonathon Keats

profiles individual art forgers

and connects their stories to

broader themes about the role

of forgeries in society. From

the Renaissance master Andrea

del Sarto who faked a Raphael

masterpiece at the request

of his Medici patrons, to the

Vermeer counterfeiter Han

van Meegeren who duped the

avaricious Hermann Göring, to

the frustrated British artist Eric

Hebborn, who began forging

to expose the ignorance of

experts, art forgers have

challenged “legitimate” art

in their own time, breaching

accepted practices and

upsetting the status quo. Keats

uncovers what forgeries--and

our reactions to them--reveal

about changing conceptions of

creativity, identity, authorship,

integrity, authenticity, success,

and how we assign value to

works of art.

Methods in Field EpidemiologyPia D.M. MacDonald, PhD,

MPH, Class of 1986

This guidebook covers all

aspects of practical field

epidemiologic investigation.

It explains the requirements,

defines terms, and illustrates

many examples of how to

undertake the tasks of the

public health epidemiologist

during an outbreak

investigation. Unlike other texts

of its kind, it breaks down each

function of field epidemiology

to its constituent parts and

thoroughly answers questions

related to them.

App: ABC or 123Harley Schwartz, Class of 1962

“ABC or 123” helps teach young

children (and ESL students)

letters and words with multi-

media: word, image, motion,

voice when the iPad is in

portrait mode, and numbers

and counting when the iPad is

in landscape mode. There are

six categories of items for the

words and numbers: Animals,

Colors, Countries, Foods,

Musical Instruments, and Toys.

All of the items do something

interesting when tapped:

animals zoom in and make

a sound; colors show their

opposites; countries move to

their place on the globe; each

food does something unique;

musical instruments play a

tune; each toy does an action.

Smart English A2Anna Whitcher, Class of 1987

Co-Authored with Rebecca

Robb Benne, Smart English

A2 is an original course for

teenagers based on student-

generated content. In 24

custom-made videos, we

see them at home, at school,

and at camp, speaking in

unscripted English, edited

for level. Authentic writing

models, written by real

learners using online tools, tap

into students’ creativity and

inspire them to write about

their own experiences and

opinions. Smart English A2 was

developed by Brookemead

ELT in the US and the UK

with students contributing

from all over the world,

including several from Lick-

Wilmerding High School! The

course includes a Student

Book, Workbook, Teacher’s

Guide and Video Pack. It was

nominated for excellence in

course innovation by the British

Council.


SECTION NAME FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES: LWHS COURSES AND ALUMNI CONNECTION

LWHS Courses and Alumni Connection

Facing History and Ourselves:

It was the Facing History resource book, Race and Membership: Eugenics in American History that inspired a course project examining California’s role in the American eugenics movement and attempts at justice in the “Inter-War Years” class. It was also their curriculum on race and racism that informed the spring “Race, Class and Gender” course, principally the unit examining Race and Civil Rights in American History. This unit culminated with an evening talk by LWHS alumnus Sam Mihara, Class of 1951, on his experiences during WWII Japanese Internment at Heart Mountain Camp in Wyoming.

FAcING hIstory: INtErVIEw wIth sAM MIhArA 1951

LICK-WILMERDING: Please

describe your education and

career background. What did

you do before beginning your

work as a public speaker?

SAM MIHARA: At Lick-

Wilmerding, my training was

mainly preparing for college.

However, I really enjoyed math

and physics. I was inclined to

be an engineer during high

school. After graduating from

Lick-Wilmerding in 1951, I went

to UC Berkeley and majored

in mechanical engineering

with an aeronautics option.

I graduated in 1956 and

was immediately hired by

Douglas Aircraft Company

in Santa Monica, California.

While at Douglas, I went to

graduate school at UCLA and

earned my master’s degree

in engineering. Douglas was

bought out by Boeing and I

retired in 1997. At Douglas and

Boeing, I worked on both jet

airplanes and rockets—mostly

the latter. So I consider myself

a retired rocket scientist. While

employed in my technical field,

I made several presentations

Located in Wyoming, Heart Mountain Camp is where Sam Mihara was imprisoned with his family during World War II.

about engineering and Boeing

products, becoming very

comfortable with public speaking.

LWHS: What prompted you to

begin telling your story—was

there a specific experience that

pushed you to do it? And what

was your process for getting this

project started, creating your

presentation, and planning public

speaking appearances?

SM: A new museum was built and

dedicated at the Heart Mountain

camp site near Cody, Wyoming, in

August 2011. Just after the grand

opening, the museum started

to get requests for speakers

with experience in the camp. I

received a call asking if I would

speak about what happened.

The first request was from a

group of Department of Justice

attorneys. They were obviously

too young to have participated in

the 1942 to 1945 imprisonment. I

felt good about public speaking

and immediately became very

busy creating a new PowerPoint

presentation that used family

photos and government images,

which are mainly from UC

Berkeley’s Bancroft Library. That

first presentation did very well

and the attorneys recommended


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I tell the story to many other

groups. Ever since, I have been

improving the presentation

and have been kept busy on

the road telling my story. I have

focused on speaking at colleges

and high schools, especially in

California and Wyoming. When

I speak, I ask for feedback from

the audience to help make

further improvements. I also

obtain referrals from previous

hosts, including Kate Wiley at

Lick-Wilmerding and professors

of history at UC Berkeley and

USC. The referrals really help in

getting appearances with new

audiences.

LWHS: What roles have your

family and friends (your

upbringing/ their support/ their

own experiences) played in

creating this presentation and

getting this message out to the

public?

SM: In my family’s background,

the value of education and

developing a career has

always been stressed. In my

presentations, I have used my

parents’ method of motivating

the youth, in spite of hardships,

to persevere in education

and to pursue a meaningful,

rewarding career. During my

early speeches, I was told that I

should include personal stories

about my own life in camp

as well as stories about what

my close friends experienced.

And that I should also include

the hardships suffered by our

parents throughout the ordeal.

I believe including these stories

has added reality and interest to

my talk. I used my friends as a

“review board” to make certain

the facts were accurate.

There are so many schools and

students to try and reach, so I

currently focus on speaking to

teachers at major conferences

who can then pass on the

information to their students.

Last March, for example, I spoke

at a national conference of

history educators in Richmond,

Virginia. My talk there was

rated as one of the best out of

70 presenters. Partly because

of that positive reaction, I am

now working on a book and a

DVD for use by teachers in their

classes.

LWHS: What do you hope people

will come away with after

hearing you speak?

SM: I hope they come away with

a very simple message: that

what happened to us could

happen again to anyone. Next

time, it may not be Japanese

Americans, but it could be other

races, other religious beliefs or

people from other countries of

origin. Such a gross injustice

should never happen to anyone.

“... I have used my parents’ method of motivating the youth, in spite of hardships, to persevere in education and to pursue a meaningful, rewarding career.”

Top: Sam Mihara Above: Sam Mihara (far right) with his family in 1941

their parents, the first gen-eration Japanese Americans who bore the direct burdens of losing their jobs, homes, and had the responsibility of raising children under these circumstances.

These stories reflect an account of how my relatives chose to remember their past and move forward in their lives. This however by no means underscores the injustice or dehumanization of Japanese Americans in 1942.

Sam Mihara’s presentation was the first time I heard an oral presentation of the specific injustices faced during this time period. He talked about the horse stalls that were transformed into short-term family “housing”, called Assembly Centers and how each person was referred to as a number rather than a name. Most significantly, the camps created a stigma around Japanese Americans, making it hard for them to re-integrate into American society after be-ing released. I came to realize the importance of these details. The images and stories he shared will never leave me.

As generations go by, it is easy to forget the significance of what has happened in the past. Sam’s presentation was a reminder, especially in times of fear, that it is our duty to uphold civil rights for ourselves and those around us. He also reinforced the importance of oral history. Hearing about one’s personal experience is the best way to educate and further help others under-stand how such a monumental presidential order can change the life course of over 120,000 American citizens and future generations to come.

Sam’s presentation is evidence of how one person or one story can make a huge impact on its listeners. I walked away confi-dent that Sam would continue to educate and inform people about the injustices done in 1942, but I also realized that it is not enough to just be aware of the tragedies and mistakes of our nation’s past. As a country, especially in times of war, we must remain alert in speaking out for any injustices that occur and continue the dialogue about our past mis-takes. I hope Sam continues to inspire people to tell their own stories so that nothing like this shall ever happen again.

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Growing up as a Sansei (third generation) Japanese Amer-ican, born and raised in San Francisco, my experiences have been largely of a normal American girl. While I grew up understanding the history of the internment experience of Japanese Americans, my relatives and family friends, similar to other Japanese Americans, did not talk about this aspect of their past history.

When reflecting on their times in camps, they spoke of the positive outcomes. For example, my aunt talks about the special community of friendships established in the camps that have lasted to this day. Our family friend received medical vocation training as they needed medical assistants in the camps. This opportunity gave her the skills to secure a job in the medical field, which eventually became her career. They all do acknowledge that those most greatly affected by the injustices were the Issei,

Reflection on Sam Mihara PresentationBY MADELINE INOUYE 2013

“Sam’s presentation was a reminder, especially in times of fear, that it is our duty to uphold civil rights for ourselves and those around us.”

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“Above all, I was struck by the word Sam used to describe his experience: he was imprisoned, not interned; they were prison camps, not internment camps.”

LWHS: What else you would

like to share (a specific story,

take-away or something else)

with our readers?

SM: In my most recent talk

at Lick-Wilmerding, on May

8, I mentioned that credit

for our release from camp

goes to a San Francisco

civil rights attorney named

James Purcell. James had the

wisdom to know that what the

government did was a major

injustice of mass imprisonment.

He filed a lawsuit against

the government naming one

prisoner, Mitsue Endo, who

was a perfectly loyal U.S.

citizen. The lawsuit asked for

her release. Purcell’s argument

was that loyal citizens should

not be detained for such a long

time without due process—

that it was unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court decided

unanimously in November 1944

that Endo should be released

from camp and allowed to

return home. The court then

ordered all remaining 120,000

prisoners to also be released.

I usually end my talks with a

question-and-answer session.

One frequently asked question

is what my worst and best

experiences were during this

ordeal. The incarceration

itself was not pleasant. Entire

families were housed in one

room. The camp’s facilities

were located up to a half

block away from the housing

areas and the winters could

get as cold as -28 degrees F.

Another worst during camp

days was seeing the many

signs in stores adjacent to the

camp, signs that had the “J”

word and said that we were

not allowed inside. But the very

worst happened before the

incarceration in Wyoming: in

1942 when the armed military

forced us out of our homes and

onto buses and trains and we

didn’t know where we were

headed.

One of the best experiences

was receiving the letter from

President George H. W. Bush

with the words “sincere

apology.” And the very best

experience was visiting the

towns surrounding the camp

in 2011 and seeing the new

signs that read, “Welcome

Japanese Americans.”

Reflection on Sam Mihara PresentationBY WILLIAM LIANG 2013

Sam Mihara’s talk compli-mented our study of East Asian immigration and the broader connections between race and civil rights that have been a through-line of the course. Class readings on civil rights land-marks like the segregation of Japanese school children in San Francisco gave us context for Sam’s presentation by revealing a history of racism and exclu-sion against Japanese-Ameri-cans that allowed internment to happen during WWII. Sam’s presentation also considered the dynamics of citizenship and accessibility that have been a central part of our course: he spoke of the irony in impris-oning Japanese-Americans as disloyal while a total of 33,300 Japanese-Americans served in the U.S. military. The economic devastation his family faced after the war ties into a long history of government policy against Japanese-Americans we studied in class (like the 1913 Alien Land Act) that was the result of White Americans’ fear

of economic and cultural competition.

I attended Sam’s talk to learn more about an event that is important to me as an Asian-American citizen. Internment has always been glossed over in my education before Lick-Wilmerding, and even after studying intern-ment in depth at LWHS, the violation of civil rights seemed so outrageous that I struggled to understand what it really meant. Sam’s talk was a splash of reality about an event that had seemed so distant; hearing firsthand about his depar-ture from his home in San Francisco’s Japantown, the medical treatment that his father was denied, and the “No Jap” signs that plastered his childhood, I was offered a closer, empathetic link to his experience. Above all, I was struck by the word Sam used to describe his experience: he was impris-oned, not interned; they were prison camps, not internment camps. Sam’s insistence on the correct

language was part of his broader goal to set the record straight so that nothing like Japanese-American impris-onment ever happens in the U.S. again.

Sam’s talk showed me that although a lot of important legislature has been passed since WWII, the challenges facing an Asian-American LWHS graduate of 2013 are remarkably similar to those faced by a LWHS grad of 1951. Lick-Wilmerding ASIA club recently attended a conference at Stanford for the API community called “Listen to the Silence.” An important topic at the confer-ence was the perception of Asian-Americans as passive and “doing fine for a minori-ty,” a racist perception that in part allowed our country to imprison its Japanese-Amer-icans citizens during WWII and deny them restitution for so long after. Apart from connections to the Asian-American community, Sam’s talk raised the broad-er question, “Could illegal incarceration happen again?”

Examples Sam gave such as the post Cuban Missile Crisis and post 9/11 polices suggest that Japanese-American imprison-ment during WWII is not so far removed from our present.

Sam’s talk was one example of fulfilling the LWHS mission that I can learn from. As I enter college and adulthood, different aspirations and responsibilities tug at me, and the goals that LWHS has for us as graduates sometimes seem to fade into abstraction or idealism. Sam’s talk, his dedication to fixing the historical narrative, protecting civil rights, and doing the right thing, was proof that we can leave Lick-Wilmerding to do the work that our school prepares us for.

Above: Sam Mihara (bottom left) with some members of his LWHS class

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SPOTLIGHT: ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS

Berkeley. He and his wife, Lori,

live with their daughter, Lily,

in San Francisco. His cousin,

Jack (1977) and brother,

Michel (1989) are also LWHS

alumni. Phil is a lifelong

musician and has performed

locally and internationally

with acts ranging from a

traditional Irish group and a

gospel choir when he lived

in Copenhagen, Denmark to

local punk and heavy metal

bands. He also enjoys cooking,

yoga, Krav Maga and other

martial arts, and spending

time with his daughter at

the California Academy of

Sciences. He has been active

with the LWLAA since 2007

and has also volunteered on

the Board of Directors of the

California Counseling Institute,

a nonprofit in San Francisco.

ADAM GASNER 1988, ALUMNI BOARD CO-PRESIDENT Adam is a life-long San

Francisco resident. Prior to

LWHS, he was a student

at the French-American

International School. He is a

graduate of Boston University

with a B.A. in English and

earned his JD from University

of San Francisco, School of

Law. Adam is an attorney

in San Francisco with an

emphasis on criminal defense

trial and appellate litigation.

He is a board member and

treasurer of the Criminal

Trial Lawyers Association of

Northern California, a member

of the California Attorneys

for Criminal Justice, and

a member of the National

Association of Criminal

Defense Lawyers. Adam has

been married to his wife, Cary,

since 2001, and they have

two daughters, who are both

students at Marin Montessori

School.

TONY GRANT 1987Tony received his BA in

English from Tufts University.

For nearly 20 years, he worked

extensively in the software

industry, both as a founder of

several businesses and as a

member of organizations large

and small, private and public.

Most recently, he’s shifted

gears significantly as the

founder and Director of the

Sustainable Arts Foundation,

whose mission is to support

MARjORIE ZAHARIN ALBARRAN 1954

REBECCA BERRY 2000

FRANCES BERTETTA 1936 Frances was the only girl in

a class of 15 who majored

in college prep at that time,

taking most of her classes at

Lick, as Lux primarily taught

courses in the “womanly arts.”

She studied at UC Berkeley for

two years, leaving to marry

and raise a family. After her

children grew up, Frances went

back to school at SF State and

earned two degrees in Biology

and a BA in Anthropology. She

taught for a number of years

at Mills High School in Millbrae

before retiring. Frances finds

it very fulfilling to work with

other members of the Alumni

Association, presently helping

with the school’s Living

History Project. She notes that

she has seen the schools (Lick,

Wilmerding and Lux) grow

from offering the outstanding

education she received to

the brilliant and innovative

institution it is now.

SITA BROOKS 1996Sita holds a Bachelor of Arts

in Psychology from Wellesley

College (2000). She moved

back to San Francisco in 2011

and previously held positions

at SapientNitro and Yahoo,

Inc. Prior to that, she spent

eight years in global account

and business development

positions at some of the

world’s leading advertising

and PR agencies—BBDO

Worldwide, Porter Novelli and

DDB Worldwide— in New York

supporting a diverse array of

notable clients.

Sita joined the LWLAA Alumni

Board in 2012. She spends

her free time (mostly early

mornings) competitively

rowing with the Masters

Women’s Team at Lake Merritt

Rowing Club. She lives in

Oakland, CA.

PHIL GALANTE 1987, ALUMNI BOARD CO-PRESIDENTPhil is a banker at Wells Fargo.

He is a San Francisco native

and attended Cathedral

School for Boys, LWHS, and

the University of California,

Spotlight: Alumni Board MembersCurrently comprised of 17 LWHS and Lux

alumni who graduated between 1936 and

2001, the Lick-Wilmerding-Lux Alumni

Board has several goals within its mission: to

encourage engagement in and support of the

mission and advancement of Lick-Wilmerding

High School; to foster and enhance

communications between alumni; and to

preserve the history of the Lick, Wilmerding

and Lux Schools.

The Alumni Board is a vibrant group of people

who share one thing in common: they care

deeply about Lick-Wilmerding High School.

The varied experiences of this collective—both

their life as an LWHS student and life since

LWHS—means a diversity of opinions and

interests all working together in support of

the school. Specific committees and projects

of the Alumni Board include: social media

and career networking, fundraising, school

history information and work on the school’s

Living History Project, and promoting and

encouraging participation from alumni in

school programs and events.

artists and writers with families.

Tony joined the LWLAA Board

to reconnect with old classmates

and to give something back to

the most formative school he’s

attended.

jASON GULLION 1987Jason received a BA in

International Relations and

Economics in 1991 from University

of California Santa Cruz. After

graduation, Jason started a career

in Information Technology that

has spanned many Bay Area

companies, including Charles

Schwab, Genentech and Novartis.

He joined Advent Software in San

Francisco in June of 2012 as the

Director of IT Service Delivery. In

the late 1990’s, Jason returned

to school to get a Masters in

Asia Pacific Studies and then

an MBA from the University of

San Francisco. In his spare time,

Jason enjoys walking and hiking

around Marin where he lives and

spending time in the Sonoma

wine country. He was very happy

to add membership on the

LWLAA Alumni Board to his spare

time activities, so that he can do

what he can to support the school

that has had the biggest influence

on him as a life-long learner.

To get our readers better acquainted with the current Alumni Board members, we have included brief biographies on each member. If you are interested in getting involved as a volunteer in LWHS alumni programs and/or as a member of the Alumni Board, please contact Nancy Kehoe, Director of Alumni & Development: [email protected] and she will connect you with the appropriate alumni.


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multifamily investment firm

located in San Francisco. At

Prime, Will has also served as a

Vice President, Investments. In

that capacity he was involved

in transactions totaling more

than $700 million. Prior to

joining Prime in 2008, Will

worked as a research associate

at Hall Capital Partners,

an investment advisor to

families, foundations and

endowments. Will graduated

from Brown University with

an A.B. in Engineering, is a

CFA charterholder and serves

as an advisory member to

the finance committee of the

LWHS Board of Trustees.

FRED MCCREA 1985 Fred served as Co-President of

the Alumni Board from 2006-

2010 and has been a member

of the LWHS Board of Trustees

since 2010. Fred grew up in

San Francisco and carried on

a two-generation tradition of

attending LWHS. His father

Peter is a member of the class

of 1957 and former President

of the Board. His uncle Don

McCrea is a member of the

class of 1956, and his sister

Sarah graduated from LWHS

in 1986. Fred graduated from

Middlebury College with a BA

in History and earned an MBA

from the John E. Anderson

Graduate School of Business at

UCLA. Currently, Fred is Vice

President at Mellon Capital

Management. In Addition, he

is a director of his family’s

business, Stony Hill Vineyard.

DAVID SALAZAR 1994David completed his

undergraduate and master’s

studies at UC Berkeley, the

Architectural Association

(London), Harvard University

and Columbia University in

the fields of Architecture,

Real Estate, Business and

Construction Technologies.

After being away from the Bay

Area for 12 years in London

and on the East Coast, David

was excited to return to

San Francisco and become

more involved with the Lick-

Wilmerding community and

Alumni Board. David is also

active with the Golden Gate

National Recreational Parks

Conservancy (GGNRC) as a

board member of Friends

of the Golden Gate (FOGG),

which seeks to engender

the next generation of park

stewards and supporters.

jENNIFER SCHWARTZ 1989After graduating from LWHS,

Jennifer traveled down the

street to San Francisco State

University, where she received

her BA in Liberal Studies

while pursuing a career in law

enforcement. After graduating

from the police academy in

1996, she began her career

at the San Francisco State

University Police Department

where she worked for ten

years. Jennifer has been a

Deputy Sheriff with the San

Mateo County Sheriff’s Office

since 2006 and is also a

member of the Cliff Rescue

Unit and the Sheriff’s Honor

Guard. In 2007, she received

her MS in Criminal Justice

from Boston University. When

she’s not working, Jennifer

enjoys playing ice hockey, and

is currently the Vice-President

of the Northern CA Women’s

Hockey League. Jennifer has

been a member of the Alumni

Board since 2007, finding it a

wonderful way to give back

to the school, engage other

alumni, and keep in touch with

her classmates.

MATTHEW TOLVE 1998Matt received dual degrees

in Economics and History

from Colby College in 2002.

He then began his career as

an economic consultant in

Washington, DC, working for

Horst Frisch Inc. and then

Charles River Associates, where

he provided economic, financial

and valuation analysis of

complex business relationships

for litigation and planning

purposes. During that time,

Matt completed the Chartered

Financial Analyst program

and is a member of the CFA

Institute. Matt earned a law

degree in 2009 from UC Davis,

where he served as Managing

Editor of the Law Review. Since

2010, he has been an associate

in the San Francisco office of

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

LLP, where he focuses on

securities, employment, and

tax litigation. In his spare time,

Matt enjoys spending time

with his wife, Mercy, and their

young daughter, Chloe, as well

as running, biking, and playing

soccer. He joined the LWLAA

Alumni Board to connect with

other LWHS alums and to help

the school continue to thrive.

ALEx HOCHMAN 1988Alex earned a BA in

Communication from The

University of Michigan in

1994. After an initial career in

private wealth management

at Montgomery Securities and

then Robertson Stephens,

Alex earned a MA in Career

Development from John F.

Kennedy University and has

put that degree to use as the

Assistant Director of Career

Services at The University of

San Francisco since 2005. In

2010, Alex started a food blog

titled “Urban Stomach” that led

to a position as a regular food

writer and guest restaurant

critic at SF Weekly. In March

2013, he was named as one of

four rotating restaurant critics

for the San Francisco Examiner.

Alex lives in Potrero Hill with

his wife, Pam, and daughters

Sophie (13) and Anna (10). His

favorite part of being on the

Alumni Board is helping to

build professional networking

connections between younger

and more experienced alumni

and also having an excuse to

occasionally come back to

LWHS, scarf down a Roxie’s

sandwich, and pretend he’s

seventeen years old again.

LAURA jONES 2000A graduate of Dartmouth,

Laura considers herself a

design-thinking devotee

and an expert in usability,

conversion and brand-

building. Her passion is

innovation and bringing new

products to market, having

helped launch products in

the payments, e-commerce,

personal care and spirits

industries. Currently, Laura

leads consumer marketing for

Google Shopping, and heads

cross-Commerce campaigns

and creative projects. She is

the Product Marketing Manager

for all core Shopping products

and properties, covering

usability, consumer research,

go-to-market planning, and

launch communications. In her

20% time, Laura developed

and now leads a course on

Design Thinking and Creativity,

which she teaches to Googlers

around the world.

WALLY MACDERMID 1987Wally grew up in San Francisco

and attended Cathedral School

for Boys, LWHS, and UCLA.

Based largely on advice from

his high school computer

teacher, Wally started a career

in high tech that has led to a

variety of Sales, Marketing,

and Business Development

positions. Wally currently

runs the US operations for a

startup based out of the UK.

He has served on the Board

of Cathedral School for Boys

since 2004 and chaired both

the alumni association and

development committees.

In addition to serving on the

Alumni Board, Wally became

a member of the LWHS Board

of Trustees in 2012 and is

currently the Development

Committee Chair. Wally lives

in San Francisco with his wife

Ellen, and their two boys, ages

12 and 14.

ANGUS MACDONALD 1992Angus received undergraduate

degrees in Political Science

and History from UC San Diego

in 1996. He obtained his law

degree from UC Davis in 2000.

Angus specializes in intellectual

property law and spent the

first nine years of his career at

the law firm of Townsend and

Townsend and Crew, where

he became a partner. Angus

then worked in-house at

several technology companies

in Silicon Valley, including

as the General Counsel of a

digital music service. Earlier

this year, Angus joined the

University of California as

Senior Intellectual Property

Counsel. He primarily handles

copyright and trademark issues

for the various campuses and

medical centers throughout the

University of California system.

Angus is the proud parent of

two kids: Athena (9) and Owen

(born in May). Angus loves

attending Bay Area sports

games where he sees his old

food vendor pals, and it always

reminds him of Coach Smith,

who introduced Angus (and

many other LWHS alumni) to

vending while at LWHS!

WILL MADISON 2001At LWHS, Will played

lacrosse and soccer, and was

a member of the MEAT and

Environmental Clubs. He still

draws heavily on his experience

at LWHS and sought out the

Alumni Board as a way to help

LWHS continue to provide

the best possible high school

education. Will is a Vice

President, Asset Management,

at Prime Residential, a


Above, left to right: 1966 classmates Ed Daube, Andy Wilson, Dave Rapoport, Malcolm Yuill-Thornton, Joe Garrett, Jim Pappas, David Stein, Jeff Quiros, Doug Kaye

CLASS NOTES

1967GrEG rIchArdsoN recently

retired after 20 years as a Senior

Partner with Dixon Hughes

Goodman LLP, and an additional

20 years as Lt.Colonel in the

USAF flying F-15 Eagles. He and

his bride of 43 years, Katy, are

moving into a home they built on

Whidbey Island, WA.

dr. hArry MErryMAN is

the Chief Executive Officer of

Lakeview Mental Health Services,

a nonprofit agency providing

housing and other support

services to individuals recovering

from serious mental illnesses in

the central Finger Lakes region

of upstate New York. Prior to

his current position, Harry was

the Director of Counseling

and Psychological Services

at the Rochester Institute of

Technology, and Director of

Counseling and Advising at

Monroe Community College. His

hobbies include cycling, 20th

Century U.S. history, and vocal

performance. Recent empty-

nesters, Harry and his wife, Linda

Coleman, live in Rochester, NY.

1958Jacqueline Wollan Gibbons,

wife of hENry (hAL) GIbboNs,

passed away on March 28,

2013 after a short battle with

pancreatic cancer. She was a

devoted homemaker, teacher,

musician, spiritual leader, writer,

poet and volunteer.

1960MArk o’shEA and his wife

Sharon celebrated their 50th

wedding anniversary July 21,

2012, and on July 29th their first

great grandchild, Zavier Nelson,

was born.

1963wALLy FrEE writes, “Sent no

prior class notes (oops!)... so

here’s 50 years: 18 years with

Levin’s Auto Supply; 27 years of

college (CCSF, SF State, CSUSF,

UNR); semi-retired for 5 years,

then 23 years at Washoe County

School District. I will retire in

January, 2014. I know it doesn’t

add up, but sure was fun. I am

contemplating world travel with

my newly renewed passport.

Then maybe write a book.

Cheers and enjoy the moment.

Living in the NOW.”

1966Members of the Class of 1966

gathered in the East Bay

for lunch in October 2012 to

celebrate the 50th anniversary

of their ninth grade year at

Lick-Wilmerding. JoE GArrEtt

organized the lunch, which was

attended by nine members of

the class.

Two years after chArLIE

MorGAN graduated from LWHS,

he participated in a student

strike at SF State (where he

played baseball) that created the

first Ethnic Studies Department

in the US. After a year playing

semi-pro ball in the city for one

year, he worked in union local

510 setting up trade shows.

A trip around the world followed,

where Charlie experienced the

horrors of war as a civilian. He

has adopted two sons, been part

of the Point Reyes community

for 40 years and been active in

the Bay Area music and drama

scene. Charlie is also a founding

member of local KWMR radio

and writer for the local papers.

At LWHS he was the sports

editor of the yearbook and

“Cub” newspaper where he had

a column called “The Bullpen”.

Charlie loved seeing all the guys

at the 40th reunion. He writes,

“I still drive nails and do repairs;

when my neighbors say they

haven’t seen me for a while, I say

‘Just break something...!’ “

Class Notes

phILIp VArdArA is still working

at Kaiser Permanente as an

Informatics RN. He has been

with Kaiser for more than 14

years, and spent more than four

years working on HealthConnect,

the electronic medical record.

His work supports primarily

pediatrics, making physician and

nursing care safer and better.

Philip says, “I still love getting

up and going to work every day.

My plan is to cut back to 50-

60% next April when I’ll be 65

and have 15 years vested. We

shall see.” He is still married to

Liz (for 24 years) and living on

40 acres in Grass Valley. Philip

lives with a friend during the

week in Pleasanton, and loves

going home every weekend.

He says, “It’s so quiet, beautiful,

and peaceful. There are always

chores to do, but it’s a “good”

tired, especially after sitting all

week in front of a computer.”

He recently bought a friend’s

old Harley (1991 Fatboy) and

enjoyed getting out and doing

some riding this summer. He

is hoping to get back to Italy

next year, and perhaps visit the

Baltic States, too. Philip says

that his and Liz’s three weeks in

Paris, Venice, and Cinque Terra

last year by backpack were

wonderful. “Every day was an

adventure.”

1968After almost 22 years with

the City and County of San

Francisco, working for the

SFMTA, drEw howArd is

retired. He took advantage of

good health and enjoyed more

of the great outdoors with a

backpacking trip in the French

Alps in September. He also says

that “if I can convince Claire, my

wife of almost 32 years, I want to

do part or all of the Pacific Coast

Trail.” In the meantime there are

a number of volunteer activities

in which Drew is already

involved, where his hours will be

increased.

1969ANdy wEILL is very pleased

to announce that henceforth,

in Class Notes he will also

be reporting the doings of

AbrAhAM (AbE) MAttINGLy

wEILL 2013. Among other

accomplishments, Abe was on

Varsity Basketball his senior

year, in vocal ensemble, and in

the school musical. Abe now

attends Lewis & Clark University

in Portland. Andy continues

to practice complex business,

estate and tax planning and


CLASS NOTES CLASS NOTES

JENNy McLAUry returned

to the Bay Area last year

following a three-year stint

in New Mexico as Director of

Business Operations for the

creative design firm Marshall

Monroe Magic. In 2012 she

and her husband, Richard

Browning, purchased the oldest

residential elevator company in

San Francisco, Dwan Elevator

Co., established in 1919. When

not helping to run the business,

she keeps herself busy water

skiing and renovating their 1895

Victorian home in Alameda, CA.

Jenny was saddened to learn

of the passing of MIchELLE

MAZEr AddEy 1985.

1985cAthArINE cLArk says, “The

most exciting news is that my

daughter, Lilah Beldner, will be

attending LWHS in the fall!”

Catharine’s son, Max Beldner,

will continue at Live Oak for

middle school. Also momentous

is the recent re-location of the

Catharine Clark Gallery from

Minna Street to 248 Utah Street

in San Francisco. The inaugural

reception took place on

September 7, 2013.

Mission Streets in San Francisco.

It is a big space with ecological

exhibits, programs, courses,

classes for all ages, birthday

parties, baby showers, gift shop

and more. They even have a

large Expert’s Workbench for

people who are skilled at doing

work with their hands, and are

charismatic, chatty and happy to

be a living exhibit for 2-3 hours,

answering questions while they

tinker. They have had a mosaic

tiler, muppet maker, iPad screen

repairer. Lisa says, “We’d love

to have one for every day if

possible; please send us any

recommendations! Please come

on by and visit us!”

dispute law in downtown San

Francisco. He says, “It has been

quite a thrill to enjoy LWHS as

a parent... Best regards to my

many friends in the class and the

LWHS community.”

1970Like most of his classmates,

GEorGE kEwIN turned 60 last

year. George had a nice time

spending his birthday in Dublin,

finding 18C family roots and

surfing a little in Dalkey. He is still

working as an architect in New

York and working on high-rise

hotels. George writes, “Best

wishes to you all.”

1972kEN MAtEIk says, “Well, more

years have passed by since my

Lick-Wilmerding days long ago.

My wife Karla and I are still living

and working up in the Sierra

foothills. The Albuquerque area

is where most of her family lives,

which explains my T-shirt in

the photo.” On the weekends,

Ken and Karla go on various

Audubon and Native Plant

hikes up in the Sierras, and he

tries to sneak in some time for

trout fishing. Otherwise, they

are tending to a flourishing

vegetable garden and fruit trees

in their back yard.

1973After almost 25 years, dIMItry

strUVE left Oracle (Sun

Microsystems) in 2012 to look

for something new and different

... he is still looking. Meanwhile,

he lives in Santa Cruz, where

he enjoys being outdoors,

taking motorcycle trips and

volunteering with Habitat for

Humanity. His wife works in

health care locally, and both of

their kids are away from home,

almost through college.

1981stEVE woZNIAk was awarded

the International Game Fish

Association’s top saltwater male

angler of the year and top overall

male angler of the year. In the

2012 season, Steve set 29 fishing

world records, bringing him to a

total of 68.

1982Fourteen members of the Class

of 1982 gathered on August

3 at McNeers Beach for a 31st

reunion. Thanks go to syLVIA

JohNsoN dUFFy for organizing.

Most people in attendance flew

in – from Oregon, Washington,

Texas, Georgia, DC, Los Angeles,

Reno and Eureka.

1984On June 10th, 2013 LIsA crAIG

GAUtIEr opened the Matter of

Trust Eco-Center at 3338 17th

Street, between Valencia and

Top: Ken Mateik 1972 and his wife Karla Meadows with a Washington LilyAbove: Steve Wozniak 1981 (center) with a fishing award

Above: Members of the Class of 1982 gathered for a 31st reunion. Back row, left to right: Sam Herzburg, Suanne Yorn Bouvier, Elaine Miller, Alex Keenan, Brendan O’Neil, John Feibusch, Sarah Kliban, Steve Karis, Sylvia Johnson Duffy, Diane Akka Brown. Front row, left to right: Andrew Salesky, Steve Kay, Eric Kirk Not pictured: Dave BenjaminAbove, right: Lilah Beldner 2017 and Max Beldner, children of Catharine Clark 1985, at the Live Oak School graduation in June


CLASS NOTES CLASS NOTES

1986doUG sILVErstEIN reports,

“The Silverstein family is doing

well.” His wife, Gaby, started her

own business in San Mateo as a

family therapist. Their daughters,

Elena and Julia, excelled in 9th

grade at Crystal Springs Upland

School and 7th grade at The

Hamlin School, respectively. His

tech marketing firm, Cypress

Consulting, is doing well. Doug

says, “I’m having a good time as

the LWHS class rep; look out for

class events in the Mission and

LWHS this fall.”

1987EMILIE cLArk says, “I was

really hoping to attend my 25th

reunion last year but sadly could

not get back to San Francisco in

the fall so I thought I would send

a class note. When I graduated

from LWHS, the Paper Tiger’s

columnist, and our classmate

chrIs hArtLEy, predicted that

in twenty years I would be selling

my paintings to Motel 6. Well, I

haven’t been selling them there,

but I have had a very fulfilling

career as an artist.” Emilie has

been living in New York City for

about 15 years—now with her

two boys Cosmo (10) and Luca

(7)—and has exhibited in NYC

and other places for many years.

This year, in particular, has been

very exciting for Emilie as she

has a traveling museum show

titled “Sweet Corruptions”. It was

at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

in Milwaukee this summer

and will be at the Nevada Art

Museum and the San Jose Art

Museum in the fall. The project

involves a functional aquaponic

research station/sculpture, a

vegetable garden, an extensive

installation, drawings, and

paintings. Emilie says, “I’m

hoping once we hit our 30th I

can get out to SF and say hello.”

1988At the end of 2012, ErIch

strAtMANN completed work as

the music editor for the movie

Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee,

and in the beginning of 2013

their team won a wonderful

handful of awards. Erich

says, “our extremely talented

composer, Mychael Danna, was

awarded both the Golden Globe

and the Oscar for Best Musical

Score, and I myself won an MPSE

Golden Reel for my work as the

music editor. It’s a body of music

of which we are very proud.”

FrANcIs tApoN is currently

in the middle of his first year

traveling through all of Africa.

His goal is to visit every

country, and he thinks it will

take about three years. If you

want his updates from the road,

friend him on Facebook. More

information can be found on his

website: http://francistapon.com/

Travels/Africa/

He has been awarded 14

different sets of Parachute wings

from various countries around

the world. With his partner, he

has opened a training facility in

southern California specializing

in providing real-world oriented

training to the Military, Law

Enforcement and Armed

Professionals.

During his time in Southern

California, Art took a serious

interest in film, and subsequently

opened his own production

company complete with camera,

lighting and equipment rentals.

In pursuing his interest in film,

Art has made a name for himself

as an award-winning director,

producer, cinematographer and

photographer, garnering almost

100 magazine credits, five

major Billboard ad campaigns

(most recently MGM Grand Las

Vegas), numerous music videos,

52 award nominations, seven

awards and his induction into

three different Halls of Fame.

Currently, Art splits his time

between residences in Los

Angeles and Las Vegas and

continues to pursue his hobbies,

including SCUBA diving,

parachuting, snowboarding

and traveling. When his busy

schedule permits, he also spends

time acquiring and rebuilding

rare sports cars and motorcycles.

ALUMNUs spotLIGht:

Art Javier 1986

fter Lick-wilmerding, Art Javier, who has been a member

of MENSA since he was a child, went on to graduate from

U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Legal Studies. He joined

the Army and served for eight years as both enlisted and an

officer. A decorated Veteran, he trained and continues to train a

long list of specialized military and law enforcement units, both

domestic and international, including: the Marine detachment

for Marine One, the Gendarmarie Nationale (or French National

Police), the Czech Special Forces, the Brazilian State Police, and

the Philippine National Police.

A

Left: Doug Silverstein 1986 (second from left) with classmates Cameron Shaw and Brian Schiller—helping Brian enjoy his annual trip from Florida to San Francisco in February, 2013


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private sector arm of the World

Bank Group, where he helps set

strategy for climate business

investments in emerging

markets.

sAMANthA yArd and ANtoINE

McNAMArA just had their first

child, a baby girl named Sophie

Sterling McNamara. Sam gave

birth in Seattle, WA on February

7th, 2013 with the help of her

obstetrician, classmate shANI

dELANEy, who is an attending

physician at the University of

Washington Medical Center. Sam

is finishing up her PhD in Clinical

Psychology at UW and Antoine

is working as an attorney at

Perkins Coie doing software

patent litigation.

shANI dELANEy reports

that her daughter, Yael, (with

husband Lev Kaufman) is almost

big enough for the LWHS onesie

that was given to them at the

Seattle alumni get-together,

when she was pregnant. Shani is

a physician and faculty member

in the Ob/Gyn department at

the University of Washington.

She specializes in Maternal Fetal

Medicine (high risk pregnancies)

and had the wonderful joy of

delivering the daughter of two

of her classmates, sAMANthA

yArd and ANtoINE

McNAMArA.

ANyA hoLLANd-bArry

recently graduated with her

Ph.D. in musicology from the

University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She and her husband, Chris,

welcomed their daughter, Clara

Grace, on October 20, 2012. Clara

joins big brother, Owen (age 3).

The family currently resides in

Madison, WI.

1997ALEx pFEIFEr lives in San

Mateo with Demitria, his wife of

two years, and their Yorkshire

terrier. Alex recently opened

up Pfeifer Insurance Brokers

in Burlingame, where he helps

families and businesses with

their insurance needs.

After living in Boston for a good

chunk of a decade, rUsMIr

MUsIc is now in Washington,

DC, where he received an MBA

from Georgetown University. He

is working at the International

Finance Corporation (IFC), the

ALEx hochMAN reports that his

food writing career keeps taking

unexpected yet fun turns; he

was recently named one of the

San Francisco Examiner’s new

restaurant critics. Look for his

reviews roughly once per month

on Fridays. Alex continues

to blog for SF Weekly’s food

section and work as Assistant

Director of the Career Services

Center at USF. Alex writes,

“As chair of the LWHS Alumni

Networking Committee, I had

a blast helping to organize a

panel for alumni career day

with LWHS students.” The

event, called “Tigers Helping

Tigers,” featured his classmates

NIcoLE LEVINE and NIcoLE

LAbordE as well as his sister

dAyLE bUrNEs 1991. Alex also

assisted with coordination of

LWHS’ first ever “Tigers Helping

Tigers” alumni networking night,

at which over 85 alumni traded

career and networking tips and

introductions.

1989tIA hUNNIcUtt was elected

2014 President of the Oakland

Association of Realtors. She lives

in Oakland with her husband of

22 years, James, son David (7),

and daughter Zoe (9). Her oldest

son Trevor (24) just earned his

master’s at LSE and is working at

Reuters in New York.

1990rob MItchELL and his wife,

Helen, recently moved back to

the Bay Area with their 21 month

old son, Robby. They also had a

second child in August. Rob and

Helen are both cardiologists with

the Kaiser Hospital system.

1992chELsEA ENG is still based in

SF and working professionally in

Argentine Tango. She performs

and choreographs (with male

dance partners, and as a co-

founding member of the all-

female collaborative dance

company Tango Con*Fusion)

and teaches (on the faculty

of the Dance Department

at City College of SF, and

independently). She also co-

leads annual tours to Buenos

Aires. Chelsea says, “I would

love to network, and potentially

collaborate, with fellow LWHS

alumni (particularly in SF and

NYC) working professionally

in dance/music/theater/film/

voiceover, as well as writing

and editing.” Contact her at

TangoChelsea.com

samantha yard

Anya Holland-Barry

Above, top: Chelsea Eng 1992 and dance partner Conrad McGreal (photo by Shell Jianb Photography)

Above, top: Ericka Moreno Shoemaker 1995 and her familyAbove: Left to right, 1997 classmates Chris Wong, Alex Pfeifer, Eric Gerlach.Above, top right: 1997 classmates Samantha Yard and Antoine McNamara with their daughter Sophie.Above, right: Children of Anya Holland-Barry 1997: Clara Grace and Owen.

1995ErIckA MorENo shoEMAkEr

continues working to provide

healthy schools for our students

of California at Gen7 Schools,

while enjoying her little ones,

Javier and Noe. Ericka says,

“Javier is starting kindergarten

this year, and I can’t believe how

big he is getting! Enjoying being

part of San Francisco, still calling

it home.”


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include co-authoring a poster

of current research presented at

the international Asian Lacquer

Symposium and helping with

the conservation of two outdoor

bronze lions now installed on

Larkin Street in front of the

museum.

2009tAyLor woNG writes, “Some

LWHS classmates and I recently

graduated from the University of

Puget Sound!”

This spring, hANNAh

LAUrENcE graduated

with honors from Colorado

State University with a BS

in Microbiology and a BA in

Spanish. She began attending

the UC Davis School of

Veterinary Medicine this fall to

pursue her dream of becoming a

veterinarian.

MIA dIVEchA moved to

Minneapolis, MN to start her

PhD in Chemical Engineering

at the University of Minnesota.

Mia says, “Let me know if

there are any LWHS alumni in

Minneapolis!”

2013kELsEy schLUEtEr was an

intern teacher at Breakthrough

Collaborative San Francisco

this summer, which is an

academic boot camp for high

achieving, low-income fifth

and sixth graders. She taught

5th grade literature. Kelsey

says, “I highly recommend any

LWHS alum in college to apply

for Breakthrough, especially if

they’re interested in education

reform. It’s an amazing

organization that is an awesome

teacher training program.”

LoGAN pIErcE is living in

Cambridge, MA and in his third

year of medical school at Tufts

University.

2007kELLy yUN was accepted into

the “Cultural Ambassadorship”

program established by the

Spanish government. She will

spend the month of September

traveling around Europe before

she starts teaching English in

Madrid, Spain for a year. Kelly

says, “I’d love to hear from

people who might be in the

area!”

2008After moving to New York,

cAroLINE woNG launched

an online fashion and lifestyle

magazine, Tastevin, and oversees

a team of more than 15 writers

and photographers. The

magazine can be accessed at

www.TastevinMag.com.

JocELyN chAN has spent

the past year working as the

Conservation Technician at

the Asian Art Museum of SF.

Her recent notable projects

Congratulations to ANyé spIVEy

and his wife, Jackie, on the birth

of their son, Massai, who was

born on April 17.

2000JENNy yELIN graduated from

law school at Berkeley in 2010

and currently works at a small

firm in San Francisco, practicing

civil rights and employment

litigation. On March 1, she and

her husband Avi welcomed thier

son Maxi. Jenny says, “We’ve

been having a lot of fun so far!”

2005On June 16, drEA chIcAs

graduated with an MA degree

in Transformational Leadership

from Seattle University. The

Transformational Leadership

program incorporates leadership

theories with spirituality, peace

building, ethics, and social

justice. After graduation, Drea

planned to work in Seattle with

faith-rooted organizations,

towards community renewal. She

aims to work towards systemic

changes in the education

systems alongside youth in the

South-end of Seattle, WA. Drea

asks, “Any Tigers in Seattle?

Connect with me at dreachicas@

gmail.com.”

2005pAUL brooks graduated with

a BS in Mechanical Engineering

from California State Polytechnic

University, Pomona on June 15.

He began full-time employment

as a Process Validation Engineer

at PSC Biotech on July 1.

2006kAtLIN cowAN-stUcky

was recently accepted into a

master’s program in archeology

at Université Paris 1-Panthéon

Sorbonne. This comes after

a summer working on the

Kenchreai cemetery project

(archeological dig) in Greece,

a year teaching English in

Toulouse, France and a year

taking master’s preparatory

studies in law in Paris, France.

Katlin graduated with a degree

in classical studies and French

from the University of Puget

Sound in 2010. Katlin says, “I

am thus thrilled to be doing a

master’s which so perfecting

encompasses those two

subjects. To celebrate we went

to the masked ball at Versailles,

which is held in the orangerie of

the chateau, until dawn. Baroque

attire and masks were required!

It was a fun night, indeed!”

Top, left: Massai, son of Anyé Spivey 1997Top, right: Paul Brooks 2006 in June, 2013 upon his graduation from California State Polytechnic Above: Katlin Cowan-Stucky 2006 and her boyfriend Mathieu Boutin at the Chateau de Versailles on June 6, 2013 for Le Grand Bal Masque de Versailles

Above: From right to left, 2009 classmates Taylor Wong, Hanako Tonozuka, Sam Faustine, Shana Murraywolf at graduation from the University of Puget Sound on May 19, 2013


IN MEMORIUM

“His ferocity didn’t tolerate

basketball being undertaken

as a half-way practice.

Though he had no shortage of

committed, talented athletes

on his teams, he molded

moderately talented players

into occupying the highest

levels in the league. He saw each player’s unique gifts and distilled them into such amazingly effective behavior on the court,

exhibiting an understanding

of the game of basketball that

was unheard of, especially at

the high school level.”

—chArLIE MorGAN, cLAss oF 1966

“Coach Hall’s first day was also

our class’s first day at LWHS.

Coach had us do maybe 20

jumping jacks, maybe 10 push-

ups, then run to the top of

Howth Street and back.

When we got back, he’d sort

of run out of things for us

to do, so he got out some

basketballs, split us into teams,

and we played basketball

till the bell rang. And that’s

what we all kept doing for

the next four years, playing

basketball before school,

during school and after school.

I never played basketball or

tennis for him, but Coach Hall influenced me more than any other teacher at LWHS, in that I learned about discipline and intensity and caring deeply about winning.”

—JoE GArrEtt, cLAss oF 1966

1924 Seymour Marcuse

1930 Alfred Franceschi

1932 William Yamamoto

1937 Amy Ghazzi Hegarty

1939 Donald Unger

1941 Howard Pape

1941 Sigmund Schary

1942 Erla Kolbeck Larson

1944 William Wider

1947 Richard Sangalli

1958 Scott Shoaf

1959 Thomas Griffith

1959 Kenneth Walters

1961 Leland Guth

1977 Douglas Taylor

Remembering Coach George HallThis spring, the beloved LWHS coach

George Hall passed away. Coach Hall

worked at Lick-Wilmerding in the 1960s and

was admired and respected by student-

athletes and non-athletes alike. We heard an

outpouring of memories from alumni who

were students of Coach Hall, some of which

we have included here.

Much the way current LWHS

Athletic Director Eliot Smith

has made an impact on

hundreds of students during

his long tenure at the school,

we know that George Hall

was loved and admired by

those students in the 1960s.

We send our condolences to

Coach George Hall’s family, his

friends, his players and those

boys in the 1960s who were

greatly influenced by him.

“Coach Hall was one of the two or three most influential people in my life. He

was the wizard of Ocean

Avenue.”

—GLEN prItZkEr, cLAss oF 1964

In Memoriam


American University (3)

Azusa Pacific University

Babson College

Boston University

Brown University (2)

Bryn Mawr College

California Lutheran University

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (3)

Carnegie Mellon University (3)

Clark University (2)

Columbia University

Cornell University (2)

Dartmouth College (2)

Emerson College

Emory University

Georgetown University (2)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Harvard University (2)

Hofstra University

Howard University

Ithaca College

Johns Hopkins University (3)

Kenyon College

Lehigh University

Lewis & Clark College (4)

Luther College

Macalester College (5)

McGill University (2)

Middlebury College

New York University (4)

Northeastern University

Northwestern University (3)

Oberlin College

Occidental College

Pitzer College (2)

Pomona College (2)

Princeton University

Rhode Island School of Design

Rice University

Rochester Institute of Technology

San Francisco State University

Stanford University (3)

Syracuse University

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art

The George Washington University

Tufts University (4)

Tulane University

University of California at Berkeley (2)

University of California at Davis

University of California at Los Angeles

University of California at Santa Cruz (4)

University of Chicago

University of Kentucky

University of Michigan (2)

University of Pennsylvania

University of Puget Sound (2)

University of San Francisco

University of Southern California (4)

University of Washington

Vassar College (2)

Washington University in St. Louis

Wesleyan University

Whitman College

Williams College (2)

Yale University (3)

ongratulations the senior class on their

graduation and stellar acceptances to

colleges and universities throughout

the country. We can’t wait to hear about

your adventures, studies, and fun, so please

keep in touch. Listed below are the college

choices for the Class of 2013. The number in

parenthesis indicates the number of students

planning to attend that school, when more

than one.

OCTOBER 4 & 5 Alumni Reunion Weekend at LWHS

DECEMBER 19 Annual Holiday Party in San Francisco

JANuARY 7 Annual College-Age Alumni Pizza Lunch at LWHS, Classes of 2010-2013

FEBRuARY 7 Tigers Helping Tigers Alumni Networking Event at LWHS with Current Students

MAY OR JuNE Tigers Helping Tigers Alumni Networking (Location TBD)

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