SUMMER 2006

Commencement 2006

Dane Family Field House

Summer at SSM

Class Notes

Reunion

Commencement 2006

Dane Family Field House

Summer at SSM

Class Notes

Reunion

With a determined will, Young AhKim ’06 made it her goal to see anhonor board created with the

names of all past Wooden Soldiers captains.A similar board had been in place for yearsoutside of Johnson Gymnasium for the pastCrack Squad captains. With an empty wallbeckoning nearby, Young Ah felt it was timethat the Wooden Soldiers also have a boardof their own.

She approached Head of School NickStoneman and the group’s advisor, JanGould-Martin ’75, about the idea. Jan, too,had been a Wooden Soldiers captain andimmediately supported the idea. She helpedwrite a letter to all previous WoodenSoldiers on record to help raise the fundsneeded for the project. The undertaking wasa success and the board became a realitywhen it was unveiled following the finaldrill of the year on June 1st.

The new Wooden Soldiers board was unveiledon June 1, 2006. The board is located outside ofJohnson Gymnasium.

Wooden Soldiers captain Young Ah Kim ’06,during her final drill at Shattuck-St. Mary’s,turned over captain responsibilities to LoyvieJohnson ’07 (left).

Shattuck-St. Mary’s School community, with its strong commitment to protecting human rights and dignity, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexualorientation, religion, national or ethnic origin in its admis-sions and scholarship programs, the administration of itseducational, athletic, or other school programs, or itsemployment practices.

2006 SUMMER ISSUEVolume XXX, No.2

Shattuck-St. Mary’s SchoolP.O. Box 218 • 1000 Shumway AvenueFaribault, MN 55021 • 888.729.4946 • www.s-sm.org

CONTENTSFeaturesIndependent Research ..........................10-11Journey to Another World....................20-21Summer at SSM ....................................22-23Scholarships..........................................26-27Montana Meth Project ..........................38-41St. Mary’s Hall 140th..................................48From the Archives......................................49

Alumni NewsSSM Alumni in Hockey ........................28-29Abe Coman Trustee Emeritus ....................30Reunion 2006 .......................................31-37

School NewsFrom the Head of School..........................2-3Spring Play................................................4-5Hockey Champs........................................6-7SSM Sports Shorts.....................................8-9Awards Day ................................................12Commencement 2006 ..........................13-16SSM News Notes ........................................17SSM Parents’ Association ...........................18Chapel Update ...........................................19Dane Family Field House Dedication ..24-25

In Memoriam ........................................42-44Class Notes ...........................................44-47

Managing Editor: Amy Wolf • awolf@s-sm.org • 507.333.1655Editor: Julie Jensen•Julie_Jensen@comcast.netDesign: Renée Thompson, Peggy BatesContributing Writers: Tim Daniel, Julie Jensen, David Sanborn,Lonnie Schroeder, Dr. Pasco Avery, T. McKinley, Bob Neslund,Amy Wolf, Jan Gould-Martin ’75Photography: Peggy Bates, Renée Thompson, Sherry Walkup,Johnnie Walker, David Sanborn, Robin SchroederClass Notes: Kim Cromer

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Our MissionAs a school community,

Shattuck-St. Mary’s guides young people

to be strong in character, mind, body, and

spirit for a life of learning and service.

About the cover...Since 1870, young women have received a gold cross as part of the

School’s Commencement tradition. This continues to be a special part of the

closing chapel service each year. Capturing this wonderful image was

SSM’s graphic designer and frequent photographer Renée Thompson,

Letters to the Editor...We welcome your letters. Please note that letters may be edited for clarityand brevity.

TTIIMMEELLEESSSS PPLLAAYY[Regarding the May 2005 play] It might be of some small interest toknow that we put on the same play (The Importance of Being Earnest)as the Commencement play in June 1946. I played Lady Bracknell,since, at that time, Shattuck was an all boys’ school. As I recall it, Mike Bundy played Algernon. Duke Wagner was the Director.

-- GGeeoorrggee SSccootttt ’’4466

HHAAPPPPYY DDAAYYSS AATT SSHHAATTTTUUCCKKI was a member of the class of ’49. When I arrived in 1947, we werethe first class that was deprived of the beating and physical abuse bythose ahead of us. According to Mr. [Donald] Henning, “What mighthave been a year of tension, friction, and unhappiness had been,instead, a year of friendliness, philosophical good humor, and fine spirit.”

It is apparent that Mr. Henning never got lined up in the latrine inWhipple Hall by the “old boys” and given bloody hell. Yes, the physi-cal abuse ended but the verbal abuse was grim. I suppose it was out offrustration that those who were beaten upon didn’t get to beat upon usin return.

Don’t get me wrong. I have never resented for one moment havingspent two years at Shattuck. I received an excellent education fromsome outstanding teachers. My classes in English and German were afoundation upon which I continued to build the rest of my life. I wentthere to get an education prior to college and I wasn’t disappointed.But I always resented those young gentlemen who were constantlyharassing us.

In contrast to what Mr. Henning told the seniors, I never did “rejoicein the meaning of the year when you became men.” For me it was thememory of a lot of idiotic behavior by a bunch of pampered teenagebullies.

I guess history always looks better in retrospect than it does while it is being made. - CChhaarrlleess BB.. CCllaarrkk,, MM..DD..,, JJ..DD.. ’’4499

Earlier this spring while visitingwith an alumnus and his wife inthe Bay area, we spoke about her

job as a project manager for a majortechnology firm headquartered there.Her five-person team consisted ofmembers from Russia, India, Israel,and, of course, the United States. Eachmember worked from his or her homecountry, rarely ever having to travel tomeet with other team members. Thatbrief conversation drove home whatThomas Friedman has been telling us for some time. The world is indeed flat!

During a conversation I had not toolong ago with the president of CarletonCollege, we discussed a survey ofFortune 500 CEOs querying them on key qualifications their companiessought in new employees. The answer?Skill with a second language, experi-ence living overseas, and a willingnessto live in a foreign country.

How does our school, in southernMinnesota, respond to the clear mes-sage that our students need to have a well-developed global awareness anda clear comfort level with traditions,cultures and cuisines very differentfrom their own? Clearly, an unequivo-cal commitment to developing globalcitizens has to be at the heart of ourintentions. From this commitmentgrows a myriad of programs andopportunities that need to both inform and excite our students aboutall life has to offer all across the globe.

We have a strong base from which to start. We have the good fortune of

Our Local Approach to Global AwarenessA message from Nick Stoneman, Head of School

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having more than 80 students from 14 countries, covering four continents,speaking more than a dozen differentlanguages. Our annual InternationalDay, which commences with the Paradeof Flags and the singing of each nation’snational anthem, is a day committed tothe recognition and celebration of the wide range of cultures that compriseour community.

CCuurrrreenntt EExxppeerriieenncceess::Over the last couple of years, this commitment to developing a globalorientation has truly taken form:

• We have expanded our video confer-encing political science class with stu-dents from Kelly College in England.This coming year, the class will againbe led by Mr. Len Jones, who visitedKelly College this summer.

• Entering its third year, the Mandarinlanguage program taught by Dr. ScottHurley has received keen interest fromour students.

• We now offer the opportunity eachyear for as many as four faculty mem-bers to travel to Asia where they meetand stay with our SSM families andalumni. The goal is for our faculty to become more fully acquainted with the different environments from which our students come.

• Each of our hockey teams continuedits international competition this yearthrough travel to either Italy, Canada,or Sweden, and will do so again twoyears hence to a new set of countries.

• Outside speakers who have broughtdiverse thoughts and perspectives tocampus have included Robert Flaten,the former ambassador to Rwanda, and South African Mark Mathabane,the best selling author of Kaffir Boy.

• The India Project, started five yearsago, has helped establish a health clinic for the needy in Hyderabad. We anticipate a continued commit-ment to this project.

Beyond initiatives led by the School,students and parents have taken their

own initiatives as well. Our families inKorea have formed the Korean Parents’Association and meet regularly to dis-cuss different ways they can supportthe School. Several of our studentshave organized summer trips abroad to visit with classmates and to gainexperience living in foreign countries.

FFuuttuurree PPllaannss::As we look ahead, we anticipate continued growth in our internationalfocus.

• With the development of our HonorsProgram and our soccer and figureskating offerings, we have already seeninterest from families in Ghana, Brazil,Greece, Nigeria, Mexico, Thailand and Mongolia.

• We are exploring the possibility ofhaving 20 students from Thailand on

campus for a two-week immersionprogram in October.

• Next summer, we will offer studentsa chance to go on a 17-day trip toChina, which includes a two-day staywith a Chinese family.

• This fall, I will make an extendedtrip to five nations in the Pacific Rim,including our School’s first foray tomainland China.

• This October, SSM will be includedas an “Invited School” as part ofAramco’s (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)efforts to connect U.S. boardingschools with its students based inSaudi Arabia.

Many alumni living abroad have madegenerous offers to support our effortsto broaden the international horizonsof our students, offers we plan to drawupon in the months ahead. Our Schoolhas a great deal to be proud of with itscontinued move to increase the globalawareness and exposure of our stu-dents. Consider what our 2006 co-valedictorians pointed out in their jointcommencement speech: “At the heartof the commencement of the seniorclass of 2006 is the embracing of diver-sity. …As we graduate today, may all ofus…ultimately shape the world into aplace where our differences are appre-ciated and understood as absolutelynecessary to the perpetuation of awholesome existence.”

The world Eric, Shire and all the rest of our students will enter as adults isincreasingly borderless. Committing to prepare them for that reality, givingthem tools to survive and thrive inFriedman’s “flat world,” helping themrealize their potential for excellenceand empathy is an exciting task forShattuck-St. Mary’s School today and will continue to be a vital one in the future.

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“The Spring Play”by T. McKinley, Director

hen I direct a school play, I have only one goal inmind: by opening night,

I want the cast to have complete ownership of the entire production. This goes beyond simplyknowing what to say and where tostand when they say it. It means thatthey have mastered their roles; manageall entrances, exits and props; andcoordinate as a team to overcomewhatever challenges might arise in

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the pressure of a per-formance. This spring,the cast of AMidsummer Night’sDream exceeded mywildest expectations.

The play itself is adelightful romp. Thebeauty of this particularproduction is that itcombined seasonedmembers of the inten-sive Players drama pro-gram with other, less-experienced actors,some of whom hadn’tbeen in a play of anysort since lower school.I was also blessed witha conscientious andintelligent student director in LukeSorensen. As a whole, this cast was amiracle of time management, balancinga rigorous rehearsal schedule with anendless array of athletic commitments,Honor Society activities, SAT and APtests, class field trips, family obliga-tions, concurrent performing arts productions, and all the other highexpectations of their student lives.

The experience and technical savvy ofthe Players provided a strong founda-tion for our work. Ann Rothacker ’07brought so much poise and gentle witto her audition that I didn’t hesitate tocast her as Hippolyta and rewrite therole to give her most of Theseus’ lines.Robert Daniel ’09 imbued his Puckwith a wonderful vocal presence and quirky physicality, bringingShakespeare’s ethereal fairy world tolife. As Hermia, Jesse Stoneman ’07found comic nuances in her role that I would never have seen without her;Jenna Frankenfield ’08 took huge risksin bringing a scary, even ugly edge to Queen Titania. Her monologuedescribing the collapse of the naturalworld in the wake of her feud withhusband Oberon took my breath away.

John Goeppinger ’07 took the charac-ter of Denetrius and brewed a fabulousslow boil, arcing from an uptight prudeto the most rabid and apoplectic offrustrated lovers. Chelsey Sand ’07

broke out as Helena; her delivery ofthe line “I am as ugly as a bear!” wasone of my favorite moments in theplay. And of course, Henry Carlson ’08,as flute-playing Thisbe, was a show-stopper by any standard. No one willforget his death scene, red dress aswirl,vamping impishly while impaling him-self on his sword.

But perhaps the most pleasant surprise,at least for me, was the energy andfreshness provided by our less-experi-enced cast members. After an excellentturn in Godspell, Luanettee Colebrooke ’06mastered the role of Philostrate, andher talented sister LaVana ’08 rainedfire as the cantankerous Egeus, her partrewritten to fit a woman. From his firstline, “Ill met by moonlight, proudTitania,” Nick Osadchuk ’06 builtOberon into a formidable force ofnature, and Jared Anderson ’09brought a refreshing, suave drollery tothe foreshortened role of Theseus.

The fairies—Lauren Frankenfield ’06,Mary Kate Flaherty ’07, KelseySorensen ’11 and Summer O’Conner ’12— took what could have been decorative, throwaway walk-ons andturned them into funny, expressive and dynamic additions to the play. In the play-within-the-play, CassidyBrown ’09 was fearless and funny asQuince, and I will never forget TashaHellen ’09 and her truculent, stone-

faced wall. Joe Brock ’06took the tiny role ofSnug and made it anepic of dead-on comic stupidity.

Finally, Tyler Ruegsegger’06, who had promisedhis mother that hewould try out for theplay in the spring of hissenior year, walked offthe hockey rink andsquarely into a tour-de-force incarnation ofLysander. His extraordi-nary energy and focus,his willingness to pushhis comfort zone, andhis ultimate success in a difficult and kinetic role

typified the efforts of the entire cast.

I must also acknowledge my colleague,Mr. Mike Todero, who not onlydesigned and built the set and coordi-nated the excellent technical crew butalso stepped into the plum role ofBottom at the last moment. Ms. DallasMusselman coordinated our costumesand orchestrated everything from ticketsales to Puck’s horns, and Ms. SarahJacobs worked with the fairies to elevate them far above my own small ideas.

To me, this combination of experiencedPlayers and new faces, this welding ofstudents and faculty into a cohesivetroupe, exemplifies what is so fineabout Shattuck-St. Mary’s. Everyonewho supported this productionshowed a level of commitment andcharacter that I have encountered only rarely before. We challenged oneanother, grew enormously, and madethis great Shakespearean comedy intoan occasion of excellence and joy.

T. McKinley was the guest director for the spring play. He is a project manager at the School of Arts and Technology inNorthfield, Minn. where he lives with hiswife and two children. He will be joiningthe SSM faculty on a more regular basisin 2006-07.

A Midsummer Night’s Cast, Front row, l-r: Mary Kate Flaherty ’07, CassidyBrown ’09, Kelsey Sorensen ’11, Robert Daniel ’09, Summer O’Conner ’12,Lauren Frankenfield ’06, Middle row: Natasha Hellen ’09, Joe Brock ’06,Henry Carlson ’08, Mr. Mike Todaro, Back row: LaVana Colebrooke ’08, JohnGoeppinger ’07, Chelsey Sand ’07, Jared Anderson ’09, Ann Rothacker ’07,Jenna Frankenfield ’08, Nick Osadchuk ’07, Jesse Stoneman ’07, TylerRuegsegger ’06, Luanettee Colebrooke ’06

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After senior co-captain Emily Kranz punched in the game-winner with just more than a minute left in regulation,Shattuck-St. Mary’s 19 and Under Girls team held on

for a 2-1 victory and its second national championship in asmany years.

“I just had the puck on my stick and saw that [Assabet Valleygoaltender Molly Schaus] was moving the other way, so I shotand it went in,” Kranz told Mark S. Lindsay of Red Line Editorialafter the title celebration had quieted. “I don’t even know howit went in.”

Before the game, head coach Gordie Stafford told FaribaultDaily News correspondent Al Daniel ’07: “These kids have been through a lot together, and the rules of the game saythey’re only going to be a team for one more game, so theyhave to make the best of it, and again, I’ve said all year, I’ll bet on us every time.”

Not a very risky bet, consider the Sabres were 60-4-4 goinginto the contest, but the second national title arrived with some nail-biting moments. Although SSM entered the game as the defending national champion, Assabet Valley was on an organizational roll. Its 12U, 14U and 16U teams had all won their respective championships earlier in the afternoon.(SSM’s Girls U16 team went 1-2 in pool play but did not score enough goals to advance to the quarterfinals.)

SSM appeared to drive the action for most of the game, but couldn’t shake Assabet. After a scoreless first period, SSMdefenseman Sarah Murray scored a power-play goal on a passfrom fellow defenseman Sasha Sherry with just more than fourminutes left in the second.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s goalie Paige Keranen preserved the 1-0 lead in the third period with a big save on an odd-man rush.Keranen finished with 19 saves although Assabet Valley tied the game with 3:14 left. Just 51 seconds later, Kranz put titleNo. 2 back in the Sabres’ collection.

BOYSBBooyyss PPrreepp:: The Sabres fell, 5-2, to the Los Angeles Junior Kingsin their national quarterfinal match. In the preliminary round,the Boys Prep team enjoyed a 3-2, sudden-death victory overthe Boston Junior Bruins. BBooyyss UU1166:: The team finished third.BBaannttaamm TTiieerr II:: SSM fell in the quarterfinals, 4-3 to the Syracuse Stars.

- CORRECTION -In the spring edition of The Review, the overtime goalfor the Boys U16 team in the quarterfinal game of theUSA Hockey National Championship tournament wasincorrectly credited. Sam Lofquist ’09 scored the goal,his fifth of the tournament as the Sabres finished theirseason third in the nation.

SSM Girls Find Twice is Nice at Nationals

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SSM HOCKEY WRAP UP

GIRLS GOLF

Shattuck-St. Mary’s School’s Girls Golf team had a verysuccessful year, winning all six of its matches by least 10strokes. In addition, in all but one match, the medalistwas an SSM golfer. SSuuzziiee KKuueehhnnaasstt ’’0077 qualified for theSection tournament with a 104 at the sub-section meet.JJeessssiiccaa EEddwwaarrdd ’’0066 also participated in the sub-sectionmeet in Mankato, shooting a 112. Other team membersincluded: SSaasshhaa SShheerrrryy ’’0077,, EEmmiillyy KKrraannzz ’’0066,, KKaayylleeeennMMiilllleerr ’’0077 aanndd EEmmiillyy HHuugghheess ’’0099..

BOYS GOLF

SSM’s Boys Golf team also had a stellar season, posting adual meet record of 8-1. The team finished third at boththe 14-team sub-section tournament and the PillagerInvitational (15 teams). The Sabres finished sixth at theNorthern Invitational (19 teams) held at Giants Ridge,thanks in large part to a torrid second-day performancein which they improved their team score by 39 shots.That was the third-best team score in the tournament

and moved SSM from13th place to sixth.

JJuussttiinn BBrroossssmmaann ’’0066 ledthe team with the lowestscoring average and wasthe medalist at two dualmeets. RRyyaann FFoorrggaaaarrdd ’’0077

was the medalist at three dual meets and held the second-lowest scoring average on the team. His score of 34 (-2) in the dual with Bethlehem Academy was acareer low score and helped the SSM team shoot a season-low 9-hole round of 148, the lowest team score inmore than a decade. The battle of “Forgaard vs. Forgaard”was featured in the Faribault Daily News. MMaacc WWiilllliiaammss ’’0088,the team’s “Iron Man,” was the only player to compete in allof the regular-season events and the sub-section tourna-ment. JJooee MMoooorree ’’0088 came back from a broken bone injuryfor the second consecutive season and was the only playerfrom last year’s team to compete in the section meet thisyear. Other varsity letter winners were BBrriiaann EEllsseerr ’’0088,, JJaassoonnHHoorrssttmmaann ’’0077 and AAlleexx SSttuuaarrtt ’’0066.

BASEBALL

The baseball season ended with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Maple River in the playoffs. Although the team rallied to tie the game in the top of the seventh inning, Maple River scored in thebottom of the inning.

“PPeettee LLoommppaaddoo ’’0077 pitched excellently and SSaamm AAllffiieerrii ’’0099hit the ball really well,” said coach Mike Carpentier. “Pete

Lompado had an awesome postseason. I have never seenthree consecutive pitching performances with the seasonon the line like Pete had in theplayoffs this year. I am veryproud of him.”

Lompado was the winningpitcher in the first playoff game,against Kenyon. SSM was seed-ed sixth and Kenyon was theNo. 3 seed. Lompado struck out14 and hit a grand slam in thatwin. He pitched a one-hitshutout against MinnesotaValley Christian in a 10-0

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SSM SPORTS SHORTS

Suzie Kuehnast ’07 prepping for her next putt.

Colin Moberly ’07 at bat, Peter Lompado ’07 at 1st base

Jason Horstman ’07 above,and Alex Stuart ’07, right,on the golf course Sam Alfieri ’09

playoff victory. Lompado was named to the all-conferenceteam and was chosen as the team’s MVP and the offensiveMVP. MMaatttt BBrruunneetteeaauu ’’0088 was named to the all-conferencehonorable mention team. Others participating in the base-ball program were CCoolliinn MMoobbeerrllyy ’’0077,, MMaarrkk NNaassbbyy ’’0099,, BBiillllyyBBrruuggggeemmaannnn ’’0099,, CCaasseeyy RRaayy ’’0099 and SSppeenncceerr WWrriigghhtt ’’0099.

SOFTBALL

Faribault Academies FastpitchSoftball team finished a verysuccessful season with a 17-6record, with five losses by justone run. The team won itsfirst Gopher Conference titlewith a 10-2 record in confer-ence play. The Cardinals wonthree playoff games to makethe final four in Section 2AAand defeated three rankedopponents during the season.SSM sophomore SSaarraa GGiilllleess’’0088 became the starting catch-er midway through the season and was one of the top hit-ters on the team. Gilles was voted honorable mention all-conference. “She will be a huge part of our team next year,”said coach Scott Morrissey.

GIRLS LACROSSE

The Girls Lacrosse team is a member of the Minnesota StateHigh School League, which now consists of 22 teams. Thisyear, the team played a challenging schedule of 12 games ina span of five weeks, posting a 2-10 record. The highlightof the season was an 8-7 victory over Wayzata at theTrojans’ field. After the Trojans tied the game with 2:01minutes left in the game, the Sabres scored with 18 secondsleft to secure the win.

Senior captain NNaattaalliiaa MMeennddoozzaa ’’0066 anchored the defense,with sophomores AAmmaannddaa CCaassttiiggnneettttii ’’0088 and JJuulliiee PPeessttaa ’’0088also playing significant roles. Offensively, the team was led

by juniors LLaauurreell SSiimmeerr ’’0077 andLLaauurreenn TTrroouutt ’’0077. FreshmanBBeeccccaa RRuueeggsseeggggeerr ’’0099 was aninvaluable midfield player whilesophomore LLaauurreenn RRooggaallsskkyy ’’0088added some experience to an oth-erwise very young and inexperi-enced team. With the exceptionof Mendoza and senior LLaauurreennFFrraannkkeennffiieelldd ’’0066, all players willreturn next season, along withseveral outstanding middle schoolplayers.

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BOYS LACROSSE

The Boys Lacrosse teamwent through a rebuildingyear after losing 18 of 21players from the 2004-05season. JJooee BBrroocckk ’’0066 ledthe team in scoring and wasan all conference selection.“I think the future looksgood for the boys lacrosseteam as many first-yearplayers stepped in and didvery well,” said coach TomBreuer, whose team finishedthe season 1-7. The team will join the Minnesota StateHigh School League next season.

BOYS TENNIS

A record 38 boys participated on the Tennis teams. The varsity finished 4-2 with wins against Lake City and Cannon Falls. The team advanced to the Section 1Asemifinals but was beaten by a strong Winona Cotterteam. In the Section 1A individual meet, NNeellssoonn WWoollff ’’1100advanced to the semifinal round. SSM doubles teams ofBBrriiaann VVoollppeeii ’’0066 and KKyyllee MMuurrpphhyy ’’0088 and JJoohhnn WWoooodd ’’0066and BBeenn BBlloooodd ’’0077 also made the semifinal round. Thefirst middle school tennis team began with 12 playerswho played two away matches this year against juniorhigh schools in Lakeville.

GIRLS TRACK

Although SSaarraahh BBaarrttlleettttee ’’0066 didn’t join the FaribaultAcademies Track and Field team until mid-season becauseof her soccer commitments, the senior hurdler made animpact. She competed in both the 100- and 300-meterhurdles and on the 4x100 relay team.

One of just four seniors on the combined squad, she finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the conferencemeet as well as sixth in the 300-meter hurdles. At theSubsection meet, Bartlett finished fourth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 17.5, which qualified her for the Section meet. At the Section meet, she finished seventh in 17.8 seconds.

“Sarah is a gifted athlete and represented SSM as a positive role model and leader,” said coach Kevin Bauer. “I was proud to have coached her in her senior year andshe represented the school with pride.”

Sara Gilles ’08

Natalia Mendoza ’06

Ryan Finnegan ’08

TThey weren’t in the same decade,much less class, at Shattuck-St. Mary’sSchool; they don’t live on the samecontinent; and they almost certainlydon’t like the same music, but thesetwo Shads do share one passion: science.

Bob Fayfield ’58 got hisdiploma first, 48 yearsbefore Eric Huangreceived his this spring.As a 10-year-old, Bobrecalls, he loved the“batteries and bulbs andlittle science sets.” Hegravitated towardphysics while a studentat SSM, then WilliamsCollege and theUniversity of Minnesota.

In 1966, Bob foundedBanner EngineeringCorporation, which is now one of thelargest photoelectric companies in theUnited States. Banner produces pho-toelectric sensors used in factoryautomation to produce various prod-ucts. The international consultingfirm Ernst & Young named Bob the1998 Manufacturing Entrepreneur ofthe Year.

Despite his career and family respon-sibilities, Bob kept up with his almamater and prodded Head of SchoolNick Stoneman to institute a roboticsprogram that Bob’s children atBenilde-St. Margaret’s School hadfound engaging. The Head of School

prodded back, accord-ing to Bob, asking“Why don’t you dosomething about it?”Perhaps it’s not sur-prising that an engi-neer would quicklyconclude that whatwas needed was a net-work, and he hookedup the SSM sciencestaff with Benilde-St.Margaret’s peers andresources at theUniversity of St.Thomas.

But Bob’s vision of science at SSM isbigger than the robotics competition.“Science could be another center ofexcellence at SSM,” says Bob.“Another draw for the School, any-where in the world. We could outfit areal technology lab. Just as the hock-ey program needs ice and the soccer

program needs a bubble, we need theinfrastructure for developing a techprogram.

“It isn’t always necessary to tacklethese gigantic projects and end upbiting off too much,” he says. “Youcan start simply, like a little stone in apond that sends out ripples. Where itends is a lab in which there are manytools for computer-aided design,automation, robotics, a machineshop. My interest is in technologyand producing more engineers, espe-cially women, because as manufactur-ing leaves, we need to have the brainpower to compete globally.

“The idea is to encourage excellenceand excitement about technology. All you’ve got to do is take a kid like Eric….”

Hsin Chun (Eric) Huang ’06 enteredSSM in the eighth grade after attend-ing a summer camp the year beforehe finished seventh grade. By thetime he was a senior, Eric had takenall the advance placement sciencecourses SSM has to offer. But, as an Honors Program student, he had the opportunity to pursue his scientific interests.

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DiscoverySSM Students’ Independent Research

Bob Fayfield ’58

“With the great help offered by Mr.Stoneman,” Eric says, “I started towork on a project of building a vir-tual stationary bike, which wouldbe equipped with adisplay that plays avideo of a real jour-ney. The displaywould be synchro-nized with theuser’s pedaling,while the resistanceof the pedalschanges instanta-neously as the bikeadvances in the vir-tual journey. After Ihad the first design,my discussion withMr. Stonemansparked another design that wasbetter. My biggest obstacle was tofind out what parts I needed after Icame up with a design. Finding theright parts that can be connectedto each other was most difficult fora novice in the field of engineeringwith little professional help.

“My biggest successes were to for-mulate the design, list all the partsneeded and write the program forthe bike with the help of SunnyLin, who will be a senior thisSeptember. But I did not have the time to finish it. My regret, of course, was not being able tosee the bike come to life. I hopeSunny, and maybe other students,will continue to work on the project and finish it.”

Like Bob, Eric credits enthusiasticteachers at SSM with keeping sci-ence interesting and challenging.

“My interests have always been science and math,” says Eric, whocame to SSM from Taiwan. “Thescience curriculum at SSM exposedme to all three areas of science:biology, chemistry, and physics. All of the three teachers have beengreat. They know the subjects verywell and exhibited a strong passionwhich provided me the environ-ment to indulge myself in science.

“Of the three, Mr. Thompson, whotaught AP biology before he left last year, was especially inspiring to me,” says Eric, who will enter

Harvard University inthe fall. “Not only didhe discuss the contentthat was tested, he alsotold us about the latesttechnologies and scien-tific discoveries. TakingMr. Thompson’s APbiology really sparkedmy interest in the field of life sciences. Rightnow, I plan to concen-trate on biological sci-ences at Harvard. Yet, I am not fully set. If Ido pursue a bio-related

major, I plan to work at a bioengi-neering firm, probably working onbiomedical engineering, gene thera-py, or even research. The biggestinfluence on my decision was tak-ing AP biology during my junioryear, which was an eye-opener tothe amazing world of life sciences.”

Eric agrees with Bob that develop-ing SSM’s science and technologyprograms is one way to find, andcreate, stellar student scientists.

“With some of the tools, studentscan start to utilize what they’velearned in the science courses tomake their creative ideas come tolife,” says Eric. “As more studentswork on their projects, the techprogram can expand as it providesnew tools for students. This envi-ronment would be one that’s usuallynot accessible at high schools andwould naturally be an attraction formany of the talented math and sci-ence students around the country.Another way to attract these talent-ed students is to be renowned innational competitions, such as theIntel Westinghouse competition and the Science Olympiads.

“And, of course, a good science curriculum and teachers are theprerequisites.”

Hsin Chun (Eric) Huang ’06

Other graduatingShads experiencedresearch at a colle-giate level and anindustrial levelwhile still attendingSSM. Chun (Jim)Chou ’06 fromTaiwan, had thehonor of conduct-ing molecular genet-ic research investigating the possibleinteraction of two different proteinsusing a yeast two-hybrid system underthe mentoring of Stephan Zweifel, Ph.D.,Associate Professor of Biology and Headat Carelton College and Pasco Avery,Ph.D at SSM. “Jim has a keen interest in molecular biology, and I was veryimpressed with the background readinghe had undertaken prior to the proj-ect….He clearly enjoys the laboratoryexperience, and I expect that he will be a very capable scientist one day, “ Dr. Zweifel wrote in a letter of recom-mendation.

Young Joon Jang ’06on the other hand,spent two summersconducting research at Samsung in thefield of nanotechnol-ogy investigating thepotential photocat-alytic use of zincoxide for decompos-ing organic wastematerials under the

mentoring of Taein Ohm, Ph.D,Department of EnvironmentalEngineering at Hanbat University,Republic of Korea and supervision ofCyndy Simer at SSM. He was the recipi-ent of the prestigious Samsung Researchscholarship which covers all costs toattend college anywhere for four years.His research has been published in theJournal of Material Science.

Chun (JIm) Chou ’06

Young Joon Jang ’06

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AWARDS DAY AT SHATTUCK -ST. MARY ’S

The Hauschild Senior Scholarship Prize ..........Hsin-Chun Huang ’06

The Most Improved Senior Award .........................Samuel Hellen ’06

The Personal Achievement Award ......................Natalia Mendoza ’06

The Good Companion Award .....................Luanettee Colebrooke ’06

The Plugger’s Prize ............................................Alexander Bednar ’06

The Cornelia Whipple Award.................................Jennifer Porter ’06

The Spectator Prize .............................................Tyler Ruegsegger ’06

The Below English Department Prize ...........................Itelina Ma ’07

The Poehler Mathematics Medal .......................Keun Young Park ’07

The Mathematics Association

of America Awards .........Keun Young Park ’07 and Sanghyuk Lee ’09

The Agerter Science Award ............................................Itelina Ma ’07

The Rensselaer Medal....................................................Itelina Ma ’07

The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award...Keun Young Park ’07

The Bloom Memorial History PrizeJoseph Brock ’06 and Tyler Ruegsegger ’06

The Whitney Latin Prize ............................................Allen Daniel ’07

The Below French Prize ...............................................Ji Min Kim ’07

The Mandarin Chinese Prize ..................................Young-ah Kim ’06

The Marthena Drybread Spanish Prize ......................Shire Brown ’06

The Wagner Dramatics Award .................................Robert Daniel ’09

The National School Choral Award...................Chun (Jim) Chou ’06

The National School Orchestra Award .......................Patrick Duff ’06

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award..............................Min Hui Lee ’06

The John Phillip Sousa Award ....................Dae Yeon (David) Kye ’06

The Visual Arts Award ..............................Chen-Chun (Joe) Chen ’06

The McGowan-Nelson Photography Award ........Amanda Rucinski ’06

The Dancer of the Year Award.......................Lauren Frankenfield ’06

The Spotlight on SSM Award ..............................Rebecca Enrooth ’11

The Newburg Silver Medal...............................Hsin-Chun Huang ’06

The Anna Theopold Gold Medal ...............................Shire Brown ’06

Permanent Honor Roll

(Second Student) Shire-Baden Brown ’06

(First Student) Itelina Ma ’07

The Cum Laude Society

Chen-Chun Chen ’06 Natalia Mendoza ’06

Ji Min Kim ’07 Itelina Ma ’07

Keun Young Park ’07

The Holsinger Girls’ Sportsmanship Award.....................Jennifer Porter ’06

The Holsinger Boys’ Sportsmanship Award............Ryan Forgaard ’07

The Zulfer Plaque .................................................Kevin Murdock ’09

The St. Mary’s Hall Most Improved Athletic Award.............................Madeline Justin ’09

The Kramer Cup .................................................Tyler Ruegsegger ’06

The Williams Cup ..............................................Zachary Harrison ’06

The Tricker-Newman Cup ..................................Natalia Mendoza ’06

The School Service Award...................................Tyler Ruegsegger ’06

The Elena Lizier International

Student Award.............................................................Chun Chou ’06

The Charles B. “Bud” Wilkinson Award .............Natalia Mendoza ’06

The Scanlon Award .........................................Yi Jung (Irene) Kim ’09

The Yale Cup ..............................................................Laurin Wolf ’08

The Derry Gardner Memorial Award...............Jenna Frankenfield ’08

The Wellesley Book Award...................................Rebecca Bossort ’07

The Harvard Prize Book.............................................Allen Daniel ’07

The Cooley Award ......................................................Ben Sippola ’07

The Yale Book Award ...........................................Anne Rothacker ’07

The Princeton Plaque .................................Wan Chih (Peter) Tsai ’08

Bishop Kellogg Scholarship Awards

Seniors: .......Alexander Bednar ’06 and Natalia Mendoza ’06

Juniors: .....................Rebecca Bossort ’07 and Jeff Smith ’07

Best All-around Middle School Athlete Award...................................................Rebecca Stoneman ’10

Charles “Bud” Wilkinson Community Service Award .....................................Rachel Garson ’10

The Middle School English Prize ........................Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Middle School Mathematics Prize................Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Middle School Science Prize ........................Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Middle School History Prize ........................Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Middle School World Language Prize ......Rebecca Stoneman ’10

The Middle School Performing Arts Awards

Winds Ensemble Award...........................................Sung Won Choi ’10

Orchestral Award .................................................Seung Hee Shon ’10

Choral Award.........................................................Benjamin Ober ’11

Dance Award .........................................................Hayley Lofquist ’10

Drama Award ......................................................Rebecca Enrooth ’11

The Middle School Visual Arts Award ...........Han Byel Kang ’10 and Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Most Improved Student Award ......................Brandon Peters ’10

The President’s Award for Educational Excellence

Maike Blakely ’10 Faith Greiner ’10

Jordan Garrison-Nickerson ’10 Hayley Lofquist ’10

Claire McKenna ’10 Seung Hee Shon ’10

Rebecca Stoneman ’10

The Bishop Kellogg Scholarship Prize ................Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Dobbin Scholarship Plaque ..........................Seung Hee Shon ’10

The Jenkins Cup..................................................Seung Hee Shon ’10

You Make Us Proud!This year’s recipients of awards and prizes…

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COMMENCEMENTS h a t t u c k - S t . M a r y ’ sCOMMENCEMENTS h a t t u c k - S t . M a r y ’ s

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I might use the Whitney Arch as a metaphor for describing mySSM experience. An arch has two foundations, two sides of itspersonality. The culture at SSM likewise has two distinct sides. On one side: self-discipline, tradition, work ethic, camaraderie,teamwork, sisterhood. But there is another side of the arch thatsupports the top. I call it the rebellious soul of SSM, which isevery bit a part of our granite-like foundation.

I first started becoming aware of this dichotomy between disci-pline and rebellion when Tom Siebel, class of 1971, spoke at analumni event. Tom thanked all his key mentors for the great disci-pline they instilled in him and said, half-jokingly, that he was gladhe never followed their advice. When Oracle refused to heed hisadvice on building new customer relationship management soft-ware, Tom split off to create his own company, Siebel Systems,which is today worth many billions of dollars.

My personal story of this dichotomy between discipline and rebelliousness lies in my time on the Crack Squad. The squadembodied the two forces—extreme self-discipline and the rebel-lious spirit—more intensively than anything else I experienced at the School.

We practiced tirelessly six days a week for 1½ hours. Each night,we’d sit around the circle after practice and discuss things. The

captain would usually solicit opinions but had the total right to make his own decision.

I learned that my job was tosteer the squad in the properdirection without any directauthority to do so. I laterlearned that this is whatbusiness leadership is all about, figuring out how to navigate com-plex situations without using direct authority.

Whether you choose to lead a business, start your own company,solve our energy problems, raise a family or become a bishop or apresident, your foundations will be strong, created by the balanceof self-discipline and the rebellious, independent spirit. You willfind the self-discipline and moral conviction to do what is right inspite of public opinion. You will find the security and courage togo your own way, with your own gifts.

Wade Fenn ’76 is a Shattuck-St. Mary’s trustee. Following a successful 22-year career with Best Buy, Wade has been busy establishing several start-up companies. He lives in Excelsior,Minnesota, with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children.

Consider what has been called appreciatively “the spice oflife” but is, at the same time, at the heart of every terrific con-flict today—diversity. It has been said that “change is the onlyconstant” and here we say that our differences make up theuniversal similarity. If we are to continue to pursue a mindsetwhere differences are causes for conflict, as we have seen inthe Kashmir region, Afghanistan, Gaza, Iraq and Sudan, therewill be absolutely no end to the afflictions suffered dailyaround this earth. It is from this perspective that we ask youto see the difference of mindset between aspiring scientistand aspiring philosopher. It is from this perspective that weask you to look at the senior class and see the plurality ofdreams and characters. And it is from this perspective thatwe ask you to try to understand these differences andempathize with others, understanding that by doing so wecreate great things. At the heart of the commencement of thesenior class of 2006 is the embracing of diversity.

If two magnets are of the same charge, they will repel eachother. It is natural. It is the basis of all existence. Because ofthis, electrons are drawn to protons, and the atom, the build-ing block of all that is, can exist. Seeking a world where onereligion serves all, one form of government is thought to beright for all, and individuals are heaped into stereotypical cat-egories is like forcing two magnets of the same charge togeth-er in an effort to create one single magnet. Whatever force is

working to counter nature may be able to hold the magnetstogether despite their opposite charge, but, eventually, thisforce will succumb to nature and the magnets will violentlyseparate. Turn the magnet around, making the charges oppo-site, and this energy will naturally become a force of attrac-tion. Let us in this light embrace our differences.

As we graduate today, may all of us continue the pursuit ofour dreams, delve into the different areas of our expertise andinterests, and ultimately shape the world into a place whereour differences are appreciated and understood as absolutelynecessary to the perpetuation of a wholesome existence.

Commencement speech excerpt Wade Fenn ’76

Excerpt from the Commencement speech of co-valedictoriansHsin Chun “Eric” Huang ’06 and Shire Brown ’06

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2005-2006 Officers, Trustees & AdministrationOFFICERSHonorary ChairThe Rt. Rev. James L. JelinekChairLinda Stone Dasher ’56 Vice Chair Fred C. Krahmer ’60 Head of School Nicholas J.B. StonemanTreasurer Jeffrey D. Chestnut Secretary Tamara Kloeckl White ’80

ADMINISTRATIONBarbara A. Brueggemann Associate Head of SchoolDean of StudiesScott T. CurwinDean of StudentsTimothy A. DanielDirector of External RelationsRichard L. Dodd, Jr.Chief Financial OfficerLonnie T. SchroederDirector of DevelopmentMargaret S. SumnerAssociate Head of SchoolDirector of Residential LifeAmy D. WolfDirector of Admissions &Communications

BOARD OF TRUSTEESEx OfficioThe Rt. Rev. James L. JelinekBishop of MinnesotaNicholas J.B. StonemanHead of SchoolEmmy Storch Alvig ’95Alumni Association President

Lynda MacDonaldPresident, Parents’ AssociationMelissa Banuchi Lissy ’85Advisory Committee ChairCO-OPTEDLeonard Jones, Cynthia Simer and Jennifer SorensenFaculty RepresentativesKim CromerAdministrative Assistant

2006 TERM EXPIRATIONSusanne Reioux Blake ’74Edwin C. Carpenter ’60Lawrence J. Coman ’41Linda Stone Dasher ’56*Louis F. Hill ’63Fred C. Krahmer ’60Gail Wolfe

2007 TERM EXPIRATIONJames W. Callison ’45David N. Cross ’86*Philip W. Mancini ’67Anne Silge Merz ’75Craig W. Whiting ’69

2008 TERM EXPIRATIONMark Alpert ’60Jeffery D. ChestnutMarion Gorton Edwards ’68Wade R. Fenn ’76David W. Gray ’68Michael HarrisScot P. Kramer ’58David T. Sun ’74Tamara Kloeckl White ’80* not eligible for re-election

Members of the SSM Advisory Board met on campus May 5-6. They participated in a planning session for the School’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2007-08 and were briefed on the state of the School. Many Advisory Board members were gathered for this group photo: Row 1, L-r: Nan Pearson Lightner ’51, Nikiah Williams ’97, Melissa Banuchi Lissy ’85, Deborah Dybdahl, Marc Helgeson ’66, David Whitehead ’55, Row 2: Mike Daley ’68, Scott Fenn ’74, Mark Timmerman, David McClendon ’74, Jack Fuller ’40, Row 3: Steve Barrager ’59, Bob Fayfield ’58, Bill Scheel ’54

SCHOOL NEWS AT SHATTUCK -ST. MARY ’S

Meet the Advisory Board...

On June 1, CCoouurrttnneeyy CCaavvaalllliieerr was named the2005-06 faculty member of the year. This award isdecided by a vote of facultyand students, and is bestowedon that member of the facultywho demonstrates the following qualities:

• Professionalism – shows respect for colleagues and students

• Has high self-expectations

• Has the ability and desire to motivate students

• Has the ability to put students’ needs above one’s own personal interest

• Shows genuine concern for all students – intellectual, physical and emotional well-being

Courtney Cavallier completed her second year on the SSM faculty and is the Director of the Center for AcademicAchievement. She directs the Academic Skills Program, whichsupports students with mild learning differences.

Faculty Memberof the Year

People have asked me, what is my legacy? AsPresident of the Parents’ Association Board forthe past two years, my original mantra was

“customer service and communication.” I think wehave come far in that regard. At our Board’s request,for the past year a member of the Administration hasattended PA meetings, allowing for idea-sharing andfor directions to be both given and taken. We founda wildly successful format for a full board meeting,which included all parents, grandparents, et al., byadopting the “Town Hall” concept from theAdministration. We came together twice this schoolyear as a community for some in-depth questions andanswers on topics from academics to residential life. We haveassisted our Admissions Office in expanding parent partner-ing. At our request, the “Ethics for Living” curriculum wasfurther developed. We were respon-sible for the Daily Dobbin being e-mailed to all parents. A strong bondof respect and trust has been formedbetween the PA and theAdministration. I am proud of thevalue that the Administration andBoard of Trustees places on the SSMParents’ Association. Taking theboarding school concept into thenew millennium, where instantcommunication is the norm, is ajourney that has not taken placeovernight but with the currentAdministration’s “open door” policy,great strides are being made.

Among the many duties that the PABoard is responsible for is the raisingof funds to be used for the School.This year, we raised a record-break-ing $64,000 (gross). Three yearsago, one of my original visions forthe disbursement of funds raisedwas a new sign at the entrance tothe SSM campus that would allow us to highlight upcomingcampus events and our many achievements. We still don’thave that sign but a wonderful, coordinated sign package forthe entire campus is on the architects’ drawing board. The PAfound a new passion with the re-do of Upper Morgan. Itbecame apparent that, given the love for the history and therich tradition of SSM, there are many public spaces that wewould like to see updated without compromising their origi-nal integrity. To that end, a portion of funds raised from thisyear’s auction will be used to finish installing historic chande-liers in the hallway outside Newhall Auditorium, replacing

the worn carpet and chairs in the Library, painting the inte-rior entrance hall to Whipple, adding an area carpet andflag, etc. Historical as well as current photo displays will be framed and matted to grace the walls. In addition, theUpper School office will be painted and further enhanced.

New this year were requests from thestudents themselves as a result of thestudents’ own Town Hall meeting. NewTVs and DVD players for the threeUpper School dorms (one TV is beingdonated by a generous family), newlighting for the entrance to Morgan,paint for walls from Shumway throughDobbin to Johnson, and a computer-ized electronic reader board that willinform students of last-minute changesto their schedules and announcementswill be funded.

Thanks again to those in the SSM community who donated to theAuction and to those who shopped.Your generosity will greatly affect SSM.

Malia Harrison, Tracy Kolterman and I are leaving the PA Board this year. Ithank them and all the members of theBoard for their support and hard work.I would also like to thank the past

presidents and past board members for planting and nour-ishing the seed that grew into the current organization. Ileave knowing that three out of four major events that thePA Board plans or assists with are tried and true and firmlyestablished: Registration, the Auction/Fall Family Weekendand the Christmas Walk. Only the new Winter FamilyWeekend needs tweaking. I have confidence in my successors.

It has been my joy and pleasure to work with my Board,the Board of Trustees and to serve SSM.

Proud mother of 2006 graduates Jake (left) and Nick (right), LyndaMacDonald and her husband, Larry, have promised to stay connected to SSM.

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• Admissions office furniture,

• MS visual arts display cabinets,

• Digital blood pressure cuffs and thermometers for Health Services

• State-of-the-art science probes,

• New band instruments,

• Arts Alive funding,

• Prom funding,

• Furniture for the Clapp Dormcommon area, and

• Communication boards for the dorms.

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Our Beautifully Updated Chapel of the Good ShepherdBy Lonnie Schroeder

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Watching the destruction andreconstruction of the frontentrance to the Chapel of the

Good Shepherd has been a fascinatingpastime for many of us here at SSM thisspring. Questions ranged from “How arethey going to make the road reach up tothe door?” to “Do you think it will befinished for Commencement?” to “Wherewill we take our class picture?” to (final-ly) “How did they make it so beautiful?”

The transformation is a marvel. TheChapel is now air-conditioned and completely accessible to anyone withmobility issues. For the members of the Class of 2006 and their families,both improvements were blessings.

This wonderful project was made possible by a generous gift from Shirleyand Harry Hagey ’59. One observerremarked, “When a project like thisbegins, you always wonder if the existingbeauty of the building will be harmed oreven lost. Then you see the final productthat is even more beautiful and lookslike it has been here forever. What awonderful gift to SSM!”

Thank you, Shirley and Harry Hagey!

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Journeyto Another WorldJourney

to Another World

To gain a greater appreciation forAsian culture, Associate HeadBarbara Brueggemann, Director

of Residential Life Jessica Lakin-Miller,ESL Director Jan Gould-Martin ’75,and Mathematics Co-Chair DaveSanborn traveled, variously, to SouthKorea, Japan and Taiwan in July.Between receptions with alumni andcurrent students, they experiencedextraordinary hospitality from ourextended SSM family in Tokyo andSeoul. Among the highlights: tradition-al meals, often prepared tableside byskilled and gracious servers; visits to Buddhist, Shinto and Zen shrinesand temples, including the GoldenPavilion at Rokuon-ji in Kyoto; and the changing of the guard atGyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Fromthe surprisingly uniform automobilecolors in the streets of Seoul, to themyriad choices available in the freshfood marketplace of Kyoto, these fourfaculty members were rewarded bytheir exposure to the richly varied daily life known by many of our Asian students.

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Classes are finished. Final exams completed. Students returnhome. Teachers go on vacation.

All signals that school is over, right?Not at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School! TheSchool transitioned immediately toReunion Weekend, held June 9-11and its first camp of the summer – figure skating, which began on June4th. In the summer of 2006, theSchool has a jam-packed athletic,artistic and academic program schedule busier than any in the past.

The addition of the new rink hasenabled the SSM Hockey Camps tonearly double in size. The new SSMFigure Skating Program hosted threeweeks of camps this year. Coupledwith Hockey and Sons, theGoaltender Development Institute and other summer users, the Olympiaice resurfacing vehicles put on moremiles in a summer month than in anywinter month. On thefields, the new SSMSoccer Program plannedto conduct its first seriesof camps this summer,catering to youth fromthe top tier of talent tothe recreational level.

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Skaters participating in thethree-week SSM FigureSkating Training Camp

performed at public exhibi-tions each week.The camp

was held June 5-24.

Dr. Ed Hallowell at left reads from a book during the 2006 SummerSymposium held June 20-22at SSM for educators, parents and students.

In its first overnight venture, the SSMDance Program brought a two-weekintensive camp for top dancers in theregion. Also, the Twin Cities T’ai ChiRetreat made St. Mary’s Hall its homeagain this summer.

The Teacher Institute offered by theSSM Center for AcademicAchievement is a source for under-standing learning differences to support struggling students. Theschool also hosts the Y-Start Discoveryprogram for metropolitan at-riskyouth and an English LanguageInstitute for international studentslearning the English language andAmerican customs.

While creating an active and dynamicatmosphere on campus, these pro-grams expose the School to new stu-dents, some of whom may return tojoin the SSM community!

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Participants in the Girls'Summer Hockey Campworked on and off theice July 9-15.

The 2006 SSM Summer DanceInstitute was held June 25-July 7.

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Editor’s Note: The remarks offered by H. John Dane ’43 at the May 5, 2006,Dedication of the Dane Family FieldHouse were memorable. We would like to share them with you.

e are gathered here to dedicate this magnificent new facility. It is trulyawesome. When Jim and I came tothe campus last November to view the Dane Family Field House justafter it was erected, we were amazedat the magnitude of this beautifulstructure. My dad, my brother and I,being farmers, have a way of measur-ing buildings; and this one would

certainly hold a lot of HAY! It surelydoes complement the Shattuck-St Mary’s Sports Complex and willenhance the future of our School. I feel very privileged to have had apart in its creation.

“Let me give you some perspective. Igraduated from Shattuck in 1943; thatis 63 years ago. Go back 63 yearsbefore that, you have 1880. Only oneof the buildings we have today washere in 1880: The Chapel of the GoodShepherd! Shumway came along in1887, Morgan 1889, Dobbin 1907,Johnson Armory 1908, Breck 1914,

and Whipple in 1926. The SportsComplex grounds that we see heretoday were occupied by the dairyfarm that supplied the Schools withfresh milk daily. St Mary’s Hall wasfirst constructed in 1883, but itburned. The building as we know ittoday was constructed in 1926. It isreally a historic occasion to dedicate a new building on the Shattuck-St Mary’s campus.

“I would like now to speak specificallyto the students. You really do not real-ize what a privilege it is to attendShattuck-St Mary’s while you are here

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in school. Only after you have left for a fewyears do you recognize the quality of theeducation you receive here. Your faculty isjust as dedicated as it was years ago andexists solely to enhance your lives. You havealready made friends that you will remem-ber the rest of your lives. Soon you will goon to universities, and the education youhave received at Shattuck-St Mary’s willprove to be invaluable. I challenge you todo your best while here in secondaryschool, and you will learn to love this placeand feel as I do, that when you comethrough the Whitney Arch, you are cominghome. Congratulations and best wishes forthe future of Shattuck-St Mary’s!”

Fifteen Dane family members were in attendance:SSeeaatteedd:: George Dane ’40, ElizabethRichter Ruedy ’37, Allegra Dane, H. John Dane ’43, Jim Dane ’69, Ruth Dane.

SSttaannddiinngg:: Sue Dane, Bob Dane, Emily Dane, Tony Ehler, Peg Dane Ehler,Bill Ehler, J.J. Dane.

NNoott ppiiccttuurreedd:: Jack Dane ’75, Barb McGlynn.

Present at the dedication weremembers of the Board of Trustees,students, faculty, staff, membersof the Advisory Committee andpeople from the community ofFaribault. As Tim Carter, director of the soccer program, stated sowell, the field house is “a home for dreams” to be awakened and realized.

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BBEECCKKYY EENNRROOOOTTHH ’’1111SScchhoollaarrsshhiipp:: Lampert-FeslerPerforming Arts Scholarship. HHoommeettoowwnn:: New Prague, MinnesotaFFaammiillyy:: Parents Doug and Deborah,older brother RonaldAAccttiivviittiieess:: Children’s TheatreCompany production of PippiLongstocking, 2005 Macy’s ThanksgivingDay Parade singer/dancer, numerousSSM productions

BBAABBAA OOMMOOSSEEGGBBOONN ’’0088SScchhoollaarrsshhiipp:: Stronghold ScholarshipHHoommeettoowwnn:: Indianapolis, IndianaFFaammiillyy:: Parents Oladele and Mary,older sister OlutopeAAccttiivviittiieess:: SSM’s Soccer DevelopmentProgram, Member of 1990 USYSRegion II team since 2004. His clubteam, the Burn 90 Eagles, are the 5-time defending Indiana StateChampions.

BBEENN KKEETTTT ’’0088SScchhoollaarrsshhiipp:: Crack Squad ScholarshipHHoommeettoowwnn:: St. Paul, MinnesotaFFaammiillyy:: Parents Nathaniel and Jeanie,older sister Stephanie ’03AAccttiivviittiieess:: Robotics, Mathletes, CrackSquad, Fencing

AALLEEXX BBEEDDNNAARR ’’0066SScchhoollaarrsshhiipp:: Bishop KelloggScholarship Award HHoommeettoowwnn:: Faribault, MinnesotaFFaammiillyy:: Mother Elisabeth, older brothers Chris and BenAAccttiivviittiieess:: Counterpoints, Spectatorand VocaliseCCoolllleeggee:: Concordia University/St. Paul

SCHOLARSHIPS:Contributions That Change the Lives of Students

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During Reunion 2005 and Reunion2006, we made a special effort to letyou know just how your contribu-tions to Shattuck-St. Mary’s werebeing spent. In 2005, we highlightedthe care, repair and renovation of ourmarvelous historic buildings. In 2006,we spotlighted the incredible projectstaking place here this summer fromclassroom renovation tothe addition of an eleva-tor in Shumway Hall.

While our attention to the physical plant is critical, we also need tolet you know that yourphilanthropic dollars are making a difference in every aspect of our students’ lives.

One year ago in this mag-azine, we highlighted amarvelous gift receivedfrom Garrett Thornburg’64. Garrett establishedthe Sidney GoldsmithScholarship to honor all that Dr.Goldsmith had done for Shattuck andfor him personally. At the end of thearticle, he asked that others who hadbeen helped by Goldsmith make a giftto the fund as well. A few short weekslater, we received a generous addition-al gift for the fund.

Contributions for scholarships helpthe School in two important ways:these gifts increase our endowmentand they help individual students whomay not otherwise be able to attend.More than one third of SSM familiesqualify for some form of need-basedfinancial assistance. In addition, ahealthy endowment provides a strongand secure base for the future. Giftedstudents who find a home here at

SSM and contribute to our communitywill do so for the rest of their liveswhether it is through their professionalaccomplishments or their philan-thropic dollars or both.

Some scholarships are the result of trusts established by individualdonors and operate on their principalonly. Others are endowed in such a

way so that additional contributionsmay be made. For example, severalclasses have endowed scholarships to be given in the name of the class.They include the Class of 1940Memorial Headmaster’s Scholarship,the Class of 1943 GarlinskiHeadmaster’s Scholarship, and the Class of 1944 Headmaster’sScholarship. The Class of ’55Scholarship is the newest of ourendowed scholarships; this was creat-ed by the Class of 1955 for their 50thReunion class gift. Other scholarshipfunds may also be familiar to you andrange from the Crack SquadEndowment to the Rowse Scholarship.

Several SSM students who are scholar-ship recipients are featured in thisarticle. They put a current day face onhow the School utilizes the importantinvestment in scholarship funds.

While it is essential to contribute tothe Annual Fund that supports opera-tional expenses of the School, it is alsocritical to increase our endowment

and maintain the healthof these wonderful schol-arships far into thefuture. To quote ChuckBeard ’54, “your dollargoes a long way atShattuck-St. Mary’s.”

While you were a studenthere or while your chil-dren were students here,there were alumni, par-ents and friends con-tributing their dollars tosecure SSM’s present andfuture. Won’t you paythat generosity forwardand help the next genera-

tion of Shads and Saints?

Please consider a special gift to schol-arships in the coming fiscal year.Perhaps you would like to considerestablishing a scholarship to honorone of your favorite masters or a fellowstudent. Your dollars could change thelife of a young man or woman. Whatbetter use of your gifts could there be?For a complete list of scholarships, orfor more information, please contactLonnie Schroeder, Director ofDevelopment, at 1-888-729-4946 or lschroeder@s-sm.org.

Thank you so much for the Bishop Kellogg Scholarship.

It means a lot to me that Shattuck-St. Mary’s, the

school that has given me the greatest education I could

have asked for, also bestowed upon me a scholarship to

help me continue my education in college. I can honestly

say that the three years that I have spent at Shattuck have

been some of the most beneficial of my life.

— Alexander Bednar ’06

The Class of 2005’s academic and athleticduo of MMaarrkk AAnnddeerrssoonn and JJaassoonn FFrreeddrriicckkssleft a solid if not spectacular impression on

Colgate University hockey fans during theirfreshman year. Mark, the SSM valedictorian in2005, finished the season with a goal and fourassists on 10 shots in 27 games for the ColgateRaiders, who went 20-13-6 with a veteran-heavysquad. And Jason, the salutatorian, played in 36games and notched three assists. The Raidersended their season with a 3-2 loss in the third-place game of the Eastern College AthleticConference Hockey League (ECACHL).

Dubbed the Raiders’ “Dynamic Duo” on theColgate sports website, the pair also caught the attention of the Times Union in Albany, NY,during the ECACHL playoffs. They were featuredin a half-page article with a photograph. In thearticle, the two noted one big difference betweenplaying for Shattuck-St. Mary’s and Colgate.

“Sometimes we’d play five to seven games on a weekend,” Jason is quoted, referring to theSabres’ demanding 70-game schedule that culminated in a Tier 1 U-18 Championship in their senior year. Added Mark, “In college, it’s just flipped-flopped. Here we practice morethan we play.”

On the Colgate website, head coach DonVaughan notes that “They don’t prod each otheror get on each other, but they spend a lot of timetalking to each other about thedrills and how to make each other’sgames better. I think there’s a realpositive give and take there in termsof understanding and learning thegame and helping each other getbetter in that way. Mark and Jasonare exceptional young men. Theyare quality people, great students,good citizens, and very good hock-ey players. They are going to play a lot of hockey here at Colgate overthe next few years.”

Noted Student-Athletes MakeTheir Mark at Colgate

Mark Anderson ’05, No. 27,scored his first goal forColgate during the playoffs.(Photo by Rebecca Gillard)

Jason Fredricks ’05, No. 20,notched his first collegiatepoint with an assist in theRaiders’ season-opening victory. (Photo by JackFredricks)

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SSM ALUMNI IN HOCKEY

From the Stanley Cup Finals toacademic-athletic honors, thispast hockey season was a glori-

ous time for several Shattuck-St. Mary’sSchool alumni.

Goaltender TTyy CCoonnkklliinn ’’9944 stepped inwhen Edmonton’s starter, DwayneRoloson, was injured in the first gameof the Oilers’ Stanley Cup champi-onship series against the CarolinaHurricanes. Conklin made two savesbut gave up the game-winning goal inhis Stanley Cup Finals debut. Duringthe 2005-06 regular season, Conklinwas 8-5-1 with a 2.80 goals-againstaverage and finished the season witha three-game winning streak. Afterthe season, Conklin signed with theColumbus Blue Jackets.

After a stunning rookieseason with thePittsburgh Penguins inwhich SSiiddnneeyy CCrroossbbyybecame the youngestplayer, at 18 years andeight months, inNational Hockey Leaguehistory to score 100points in a season, theformer SSM star finishedsecond in the ballotingfor the league’s rookie ofthe year award.Alexander Ovechkin ofthe Washington Capitalswas awarded the CalderTrophy with 124 of 129

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first-place votes and five second-placevotes for 1,275 points. Crosby alsowas named on all 129 ballots andreceived 831 points. Crosby led allrookies in assists (63), and rankedsecond in goals (39) and points

(102). After the NHL season,Crosby sparkled at the IIHFWorld Championships. He ledthe tournament with eightgoals and 16 points in ninegames for Team Canada andbecame the youngest playerever to win a scoring title at theWorld Championship. Crosbyspent his sophomore year(2002-03) at SSM and was thefirst overall pick in the 2005NHL draft.

University of North Dakotacenter-left wing JJoonnaatthhaannTTooeewwss ’’0055 was selected by the

Chicago Blackhawks with the thirdpick of the 2006 NHL draft. “I reallyenjoyed my time at Shattuck-St.Mary’s,” Toews said at a press confer-ence after the draft. “I learned a lotand played with a lot of good players,including Kyle Okposo, who just gotdrafted No. 7 by the New YorkIslanders.” A member of Canada’sgold-medal winning 2006 WorldJunior Championship team, Toewsplayed two years for SSM beforegoing to North Dakota, where he

scored 18 goalsand 11 assists in34 games in hisfreshman year. Hesaid he doesn’tknow yet whetherhe’ll be playing inChicago or GrandForks. KKyylleeOOkkppoossoo was theseventh pick in the 2006 NHLdraft. Okposo,who has signed aletter of intent toplay for theUniversity ofMinnesota startingnext season, waschosen by the New

York Islanders. A 6-foot, 195-poundforward, Okposo played for the DesMoines Buccaneers of the UnitedStates Hockey League this year. Hefinished second on his team and sixthin the league in scoring with 27 goalsand 58 points in 50 games, earningUSHL Rookie of the Year honors.Okposo led the Buccaneers to theClark Cup Championship. In 2004-05, he helped SSM to the MidgetMajor AAA National Championship.Okposo will become the first African-American hockey player to play forMinnesota. In the sixth round of thedraft, TTyylleerr RRuueeggsseeggggeerr ’’0066 was select-ed by Toronto.

JJoorrddaann PPaarriisséé ’’0011 signed a two-yearcontract with the New Jersey Devils,joining his brother, ZZaacchh ’’0022. Jordanwas a goalie for the University ofNorth Dakota for the last three years.Zach just completed his rookie seasonwith the Devils.

CChhrriiss PPoorrtteerr ’’0022 and MMaatttt SSmmaabbyy ’’0033,both playing for the University ofNorth Dakota, were named WesternCollegiate Hockey Association schol-ar-athletes for the 2005-06 season. Tobe named a WCHA scholar-athlete, astudent must have a grade-point aver-age of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale forthe previous two semesters (or threequarters) at the school.

Conklin photo courtesy of USA Hockey.

Photo courtesy of New Jersey Devils.

Matt Polk/Pittsburgh Penguins

Ty Conklin ’94

Zach Parisé ’02

Sidney Crosby

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L awrence J. Coman ’41, affec-

tionately known as “Abe,” was

named Trustee Emeritus by the

Board of Trustees at its May 2006

meeting. Abe completed his second

term on the Board in May and was

honored for his many years of loyal

devotion and work on behalf of

Shattuck-St. Mary’s School. Abe has

also served the School as a Class

Agent and Reunion Chair. He and

his wife, Chris, have teamed up to

host many gatherings in the Palm

Springs desert community in addi-

tion to connecting alumni within

the state of California and beyond.

The Comans have committed to

staying involved with SSM and have

promised to return to campus often.

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Hanging in the Advancement Office is a framed Reunion brochurefrom 1958. The headline reads:

““WWhhoo’’dd bbee ccrraazzyy eennoouugghh ttoo iinnvviittee yyoouu ttoo aa wweeeekkeenndd ppaarrttyy wwhheerree yyoouu aanndd yyoouurr oolldd ffrriieennddss ccaann aacctt lliikkee kkiiddss aaggaaiinn??””

Of course, the answer was and is “We were! And we’re glad we did!”

What a grand Reunion it was! The weather did not completelycooperate but it clearly did not dampen our spirits when the raindampened the ground. Some of the moments from Reunion 2006…

• The Squaddies from 1956 in formation in the dining hall before they joined their compatriots from other Crack Squads in Johnson Armory.

• Stewart Westdal ’56 in his original uniform and very proud of it.

• Gus Leach ’56 looking at a picture of his father in a Shattuck hockeyuniform, which hangs in the Head of School’s office.

• The alumni hockey games that drew people from both genders and all age groups including National Hockey League players and draftees. What fun! How proud we are of these fine young men and women!

• Natalia Mendoza ’06 at The Daughters’ Tea talking about her decision to enter West Point.

• The Class of ’46 having dinner during the “flooding” of Owatonna.

• The look on the faces of those seeing the Dane Family Field House for the first time!

• The excitement generated by the new Chapel of the Good Shepherd handicapped-accessible entrance.

• The delicious and plentiful food!

• The company of old friends and the making of new ones.

• Brenda, Jim and Karl Hauschild being made honorary members of the Class of ’56.

The essence of Reunion is that feeling, that spirit that says that any alumnus/na who walks through the Arch or up the steps to St. Mary’s Hall is coming home. You are always welcome here at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School.

No matter when you graduated or where you live, please join us next year. Reunion 2007 is set for June 8-10. It is a big year, marking the 125th anniversary of the Crack Squad.

Reunion 2008 will be even bigger as we celebrate our 150th year.That’s right…

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`ÉÅxÇàá of Reunion 2006…

The

Class of 1931

Fred Walker, Thonet Dauphiné

L-r: Row 1: Carolyn Burford Brady, Edgerton Bronson, Stuart Gottstein,Row 2: Skip Magoun, Frank McIntyre,Row 3: Richard Meyer, Robert Gregory, Coler Yoakam(Not pictured: David Lundstrom)

Carolyn Burford Brady ’46joins in “Hail to St. Mary’s”at the Daughters’ Tea.

The Class of 1956 celebrates together at Saturday’s AlumniLuncheon.

Frank McIntyre ’46 and Edge Bronson ’46 enjoy a goodstory at the Rendezvous.

Class of 1946

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L-r: Row 1: Carolyn Sawyer Bell, Barbara Bennett Eichenberger,Patricia Bock Bailey, Linda Stone Dasher, Sheila Lee Klecker,Anne Burington DillaberRow 2: J. Hamilton Jones, William Payne, James Abbott, LynMayne Albertson, Sharon Donahue Sturm, Gerry Hamilton, Row 3: William Wilson, Jan Albertson, Charles Purbaugh,William SpeidelRow 4: Peter Benson, James Gustafson, W. Gerald Olson, CharlesTerhuneRow 5: Tim Palmer, Courtland MacFarlane, David Truax,William Lamont, Gus Leach, Stewart Westdal.Row 6: Donald Scheel, John Hunner, Robert Watson (Not Pictured: Fran Maher)

1956 classmates Bill Wilson, Pete Benson, Tim Palmerand Jim Gustafson at the Rendezvous.

Carolyn Sawyer Bell ’56 has a good laugh with friendsat the Old Shads Drill.

Class of 1951

Class of 1956

L-r: John Cooper, Eugene Timmons, Emil Reichow

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Class of 1966

L-r: Row 1: Scott McClelland,Marshall Kyger, Harrison Cass,Eleanor O’Connor (past facultyspouse), Mary Jane WhiteCowden, Linda Cayce Rachels, Robert Newland, MarcHelgesonRow 2: Doug Humphrey, Carl Dick, John Bernatz,George Humleker, JamesYoungblood, Marcus Davis,Coach Harry O’Connor (past faculty), David Speer,David Melroe, Ray Stanchfield,Perry Mead, Larry Nordal, Arthur Soell

Nick Stoneman, Head of School, receives a covetedClass of ’55 shovel from class members. L-r: JimHauschild, Brenda Parkinson Hauschild, NickStoneman, Karl Hauschild, Steve White.

The Old Shads Drill led by the Class of ’56. In uniform is Stew Westdal ’56.

Fran Maher ’56 and Barbara BennettEichenberger ’56 chat at the Daughters’ Tea.

Class of 1961

L-r: Bob Meierhoff, Jay Johnson ’62 andSkip Humphrey enjoy theRendezvous.

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Class of 1971David Ruble, LawrenceKoenig, Fred Millea ’72

Class of 1976L-r: Row 1: LeslieCrosby Hansen, WadeFenn, Sidney HertzFiergola Row 2: Daniel Hagge,William Pitte, RossFlakne, Robert Knutson

Stew Westdal ’56 hasa laugh or two withRon Knutson ’78.

Marcus Davis ’66and his great-greatgrandfather, JamesDobbin.

Friday evening’s Rendezvous in Morgan Refectory.

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Class of 1986

Row l: Jean LawyerSchilling, Susan Cushman,Patricia Frazier Stanco,Adam Smith, Jennifer HallLowry, Grace HaydenRow 2: Donna Burch,Wendy Wirtz Chandor,Chris Freeman, KristinaJensen, Charles Carey,Christopher Matz, RobertCampbell, Heidi MathewsKapacinskas, Erik Fenn

Class of 1996

L-r: Row l: Jonathan Smith,Sam Bixler, Tim Brown, BillRice, David May, BryanBowmanRow 2: Kristin Sumner Jones,Heather Prazich, Nora BrownMcGuire-Wien, MarlenaFite, Cherish Galvin-DavisBliefernich, Jacqueline DrewGutwein, Jonathan Clarine,Andy Greene(Not Pictured: Jeff Horstman)

Row 1: Meredith Roth ’00, Carrie Gill ’99, Laura Gieselman Evanson ’99Row 2: Kristen Van Slyke ’04, Jessica Kovacevich ’02, Krissy Langley ’01,Danielle Ciarletta ’05, Kacie Anderson ’04

Class of ’01 classmates, Aili MacNally, KaraHanson and Coleen MacNally.

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Class of 2001L-r: Row 1: Helen Pattinson, Ashley Farr, Kara Hanson, Logan Wilson,Ashley Berglund, Shannon McMillan, Row 2: Kristine Langley, CrystalAndresen, Stacey Cushing Row 3: Brett Wallnutt, Eric Hagfors, FletcherSimer, David Behm Back row: Nick Hamm, Ernie DiGiovanni, CalebAmyot (Not Pictured: Aili MacNally, Coleen MacNally, Jordan Parisé,Angela Wallace, Samantha Wolf, Rush Zimmerman)

Long-time faculty member Bob Irby ’60 and David Behm ’01.

L-r: Row 1: Kevin House ’02, Casey Borer ’03, Tom Breuer ’93, Dave Carlisle ’03,Mike Sadjadi ’05 Row 2: Tyler Chestnut ’03, Jesse Bull ’93, Trevor Putrah ’93, Drew Stafford ’03, Taylor Chorney ’05, Chris Porter ’02, Tyler Hirsch ’02, Justin Brossman ’06, Terry Bevan ’95, Nick Koparanyan ’93

Helen Pattinson ’01 and Brett Wallnutt ’01

L-r: Row 1: Jordy Parisé ’01, Mark Carpentier ’03, Ernie DiGiovanni ’01, AJ Walker ’99, Jeff Horstman ’96, Aaron LaFave ’05Row 2: Tony Gill ’00, Steve Remelius ’97, Jack Johnson ’05, Caleb Amyot ’01, Marty Mjelleli ’01, Zach Parisé ’02, Michael Gergen ’05,Brady Murray ’03, Bill Vandenberg ’81, Joe Shannon ’02

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Montana. A place ofcanyons and

big sky, of full light and half light, of rivers and streamsand brooks, a place where craggy hills climb into heaven-touched mountains. Montana.

The final words in A River Runs Through It, NormanMaclean’s novel, are, perhaps, reason enough for TomSiebel ’71 to be motivated to eradicate first-time metham-phetamine use from Montana. “You’d have to be blind notto be confronted with the critical and tragic nature of theproblem around here,” he said near the dawn of hisMontana Meth Project.

Founder andformer chair-man of theboard of

Siebel Systems, a global computer software company,Siebel discovered Montana in 1969 and now owns two

working cattle ranches there. He is a1971 graduate of Shattuck School,where he was a member of the CrackSquad.

According to a CBS News report,“Methamphetamine abuse may be thebiggest drug problem facing U.S. lawenforcement today. Not only is the drugrelatively cheap and easy to make, itcan be instantly addictive and desperateusers often turn to violence to fuel theirhabit.”

This instantaddictionand theswift and sure fall from hope are whatbrought Siebel and his Meth Project to the motto, “Not Even Once,” Siebeltold National Public Radio interviewerMelissa Block in a February 2006 interview.

“If you become addicted, life as youknow it is over,” Siebel said in a CNNinterview. He and his wife, StaceySiebel, have spent over $10 million on the Montana Meth Project to helpchildren realize that all it takes is exper-imentation—just once—to arrive at the place where “Your friends are gone, your family is gone, your job is gone, your school is gone, yourhealth is gone.”

Shattuck-St. Mary’s UpperSchool students were giventhe opportunity to view all of the Meth Project’s televisionadvertisements in a specialassembly led by Head of School Nick Stoneman on April16. Students filed electronic responses to the ads in theform of a two-part survey. The results were then sharedwith Meth Project organizers.

“In so many ways, this program was a remarkable oppor-tunity for our students,” said Stoneman. “First, Tom’swork as an alumnus role model is a wonderful opportuni-ty. Second, at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, we nurture dynamicliving. Our students learn to be proponents of positivechange. This all-school effort helped drive that home. Our kids understand that their participation may helpMeth Project people do more good work.”

In addition, the meth education from the Project “is first-rate,” Stoneman noted.

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Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.

On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops.

…And the sounds of the Big Black Foot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise. …

But when I am alone in the half light of the canyon, all existence seems to fade to a being with my soul and memories. …

Once”Even

“Not

By Jan Gould Martin ’75

(From “A River Runs Through It”)

Siebel’s explanationfor his commitmentis simple. “I spend a lot of time inMontana,” he said.“The meth problemhas reached epi-

demic proportions there. In fact, it hasreached epidemic proportions acrossAmerica. It’s the number-one crime problemin America. It’s a social and health problemthat is crying out for a solution. And so, we thought, in this concept of the MethProject, which is a very large-scale experi-ment in prevention, that there might be a solution.”

“The Meth Project is a large-scale experiment in prevention,” he noted. “The [Montana] data suggests that theexperiment is achieving the desired effect.The ads are impactful. They are credible.They are perceived as important. The Meth Project is beginning to change attitudes. We are encouraged.”

The ads speak toteenagers. They areblunt, sharp, direct,peer-to-peer conversa-

tions, straight talk from teens to teens. The adsreach into the teenage mind, Siebel has said innumerous interviews, and plant the message:“Not Even Once.”

The primary goal of the project is to reducefirst-time meth use among 12- to 17-year-oldsin Montana. The hard-hitting ads are the way to get that done, Siebel said, after the first wave of ads

One pundit wrote that for Tom Siebel,

the Montana Meth Project is not a war on drugs,but that “It’s a possible solution to a ‘consumerproducts marketing problem.’ He believes thatpotential teenage consumers of meth can be persuaded not to experiment with the drug, not even once.”

And, apparently, they can.

On April 19, 2006, the Montana Meth Projectreleased the results of its second Montana MethUse & Attitudes Survey, collected after the firstwave of ads. The results are stark and clear: theMeth Project has affected Montana teens, youngadults, and parents. The Montana teenage mis-perceptions of the drug’s “positive” effects are

Using an electronic survey on their notebookcomputers, Upper Schoolstudents shared theirfeedback on proposed ads for the Meth Project.

Upper School studentsassembled in NewhallAuditorium to view aseries of television adscreated for the MontanaMeth Project.

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The river was cut by the world’s great floodand runs over rocksfrom the basement of time.

I am haunted by waters.

Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.

SSM STUDENT SURVEY REACTIONOn April 16, Upper School students viewed the

Montana Meth Project television ads during an

assembly. Students evaluated the ads using an elec-

tronic survey. Here are excerpts from their surveys:

“I thought the ads were very informative and real.

I do not find there is a need to beat around the bush

when it comes to drugs, or anything else harmful to

your body.”

“I was unaware of how badly meth can affect

your life until I saw these commercials.”

“The brutal portrayal of a person on meth

[in these ads] drives the point home. The ad’s

focus on one's appearance probably affects

a teenager much more than other things.”

being shattered. Montana youth, thanks to the project,now know that the drug does not make users attractive,popular and happy. In addition, the perception of the very real risks associated with meth use—brain damage,paranoia, tooth decay, loss of control, etc.—are increasingsubstantially.

The results also indicate a dramatic rise in communicationbetween parents and teens about meth. Eighty-five percentof teens and 98 percent of parents now report that theytalk about the drug in their homes. Half of the parentswho responded to the survey said the Meth Project TVcommercials prompted these family conversations.

In Montana, a new river runs through the swamp ofmethamphetamine use. It’s an innovative, straightforward,honest campaign that is saving lives.

As Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana, said: “I speakfor every parent of every teenager in Montana—I havethree—thank you. Thank you for believing in Montana.Thank you for understanding that every single family,every community is under attack by methamphetamine.The Montana Meth Project is making a difference.”

For more information on fighting methamphetamine addiction, check out:

wwwwww..mmoonnttaannaammeetthh..oorrgg a site for adults, with real stories from addicts, news stories, and information about where to get help.

wwwwww..nnootteevveennoonnccee..ccoomm the Montana Meth Project’s site for teenagers.

METH SHATTERS A FATHER“My son started doing crystal [methamphetamine] atage 16 and persisted until 20. He was on the vergeof death—a tremendous loss of weight, kicked outof the house five times, living job to job (which wasactually theft to theft), and associating and livingwith dealers. He was in and out of jail. Cops werealways at the house; there were visitations to juvi[juvenile detention], and finally a mandatory sendoff to Narcon in Oklahoma. It did not work. Hemanaged to get kicked out three months into a six-month program and came home. Three monthslater, he was on the precipice of death.

“Believe it or not, he got a job and gave it up.Unfortunately, he took part of my soul with him…but I have my son back. He is now an honor stu-dent, paying all his own bills including his own car.He will graduate in a year from the University ofArizona. After all this, all I can feel is, Why are wenot doing more about America’s meth problem?

“Tom Siebel touched my heart and brought backthose feelings. …Why let someone else go throughthis if we can stand together and prevent it? My hatgoes off to Tom, my son, God and all who stand upto fight this monster that so very easily deceives.

“It is a terrible sight and feeling to watch your own child kill himself and be powerless to stophim. I did this for four years. All I can think of is, How can I prevent others from going through the same?

“Tom is on the right track and should be congratu-lated. The more who join to kill this meth monsterand save multiple kids and families from this verydeceptive and destructive force—the better.

“Thanks, Tom.”

— Ed Raun ’72, Tempe, Arizona

THE MONTANA GIFTThe Montana Meth Project—a charitable organizationfounded in February 2005 with a $5.6 million grantfrom the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation—purchased 18,000 television minutes, 18,000 radiominutes, 50 billboards and numerous newspaperadvertisements in Montana. The message—Not Even Once—is linked to the drug’s instant addiction properties.

— Helena Independent, August 2005

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TOM SIEBEL ’71 BIOThomas Siebel is thechairman of First VirtualGroup, a diversifiedholding company withinterests in commercialreal estate, agribusinessand global investmentmanagement.

Siebel was the founder, chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer of Siebel Systems, one of the world’s leading software companies, whichmerged with Oracle Corporation in January2005. Founded in 1993, Siebel Systemsbecame a global leader in application software with more than 7,000 employees in 29 countries, over 4,000 corporate customers and annual revenue in excess of $1.5 billion.

Siebel serves on the board of advisors of theUniversity of Illinois, College of Engineering.He also serves on the boards of advisors of theHoover Institution and the University of Illinois Foundation. He is a Director of the Montana Historical Society, and the founder and chairman of the Montana Meth Project. Siebel is a frequent industryspokesman and is the author of three books:Taking Care of eBusiness and Cyber Rules, published by Doubleday; and Virtual Selling,published by the Free Press. Siebel has receivednumerous accolades, including the DavidPackard Award from the Business Executives for National Security in 2002, and was namedCEO of the Year by Industry Week magazine.

Siebel is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in history, an MBA, and a Master of Science in computer science. He lives in Woodside, CA, and Wolf Creek, MT.

Tom and Stacey Siebel enjoying the outdoors in Montana.

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HONORS AND AWARDS• Entrepreneurial Company of the Year

– Harvard Business School, 2003

• Master Entrepreneur of the Year – Ernst & Young, 2003

• 2002 David Packard Award – Business Executives for National Security

• CEO of the Year in 2002 – IndustryWeek

• Named one of top 25 managers in global business from 1999 to 2002 – BusinessWeek

•• 2001 University of Illinois Presidential Award and Medallion

•• Top 10 CEOs of 2000 – Investor’s Business Daily

•• The World’s Most Influential Software Company – Business Week, 2000

•• No. 3 Fastest Growing Company in America – Fortune Magazine, 2000

•• The Most Influential Company in IT – Intelligent Enterprise, 2000

•• Fastest Growing Company in America – Fortune Magazine, 1999

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Elinor Arnott Agustsson ’50 reports that AnnLanphier Brawner ’50 and her husband, H. Peirce

Brawner, trekked to Libya earlier this year. Here’s anexcerpt of what Ann wrote about their trip:

“Strained relations between the United States and Libyatook that country off most American tourist itinerariesuntil a year or so ago. Peirce and I decided that lateMarch would be a lovely time to revisit North Africa so we signed up for Bestway’s ‘Solar Eclipse’ Tour. Wewere lucky to have as our leader the knowledgeableMahmood Punja, owner of Bestway Tours.

“We did not realize how many thousands of touristsfrom around the world would flock to this eclipse, andwe were impressed with how well the Libyans handledthis huge influx. We were primarily interested in thearchaeological sites at Sabratha and Lleptis Magna, but we enjoyed our time in Tripoli and Benghazi, twobeautiful Mediterranean cities. The eclipse campsite ofhundreds of tents (set up by the Libyan Boy Scouts)was six hours by bus south of Benghazi. Our tent wasspacious with two bedroom compartments and a livingroom area, but the toilet facilities were located about aquarter of a mile away. As I hiked back from that desti-nation, I was approached by about six Libyan BoyScouts who wanted to know my name and nationality.They then asked me to pose with them for a picture,Grandma and the Libyan Scouts.

“In Tripoli, Col. Gadhafi’s residence looks like the usualwalled complex of a head of state, but we learned thathe lives in a tent in the center of the compound. Backto nature!

“After 10 days in Libya, we continued our tour inAlexandria, Egypt, which we had not visited on ourfirst trip to Egypt. It is well worth seeing with excellentmuseums, good restaurants and beautiful seafrontviews. Everywhere we went, we received a warm welcome especially from the young people. Libya and Egypt are definitely worthwhile travel destinationsfor people with varied interests.”

Ann Lanphier Brawner ’50 Along withThousands Come to View Eclipse...

Charles “Charlie” Sweatt Jr. ’46 died on July 7, 2006. He was a long-time supporterof the School and a former trustee.

Charlie and his brother, Harry, establishedthe Margaret L. and C.B. Sweatt Sr.Scholarship in 1993, The purpose of thisgrant is to support Native American studentsfrom the White Earth band of Ojibwe innorth central Minnesota. The most recentSweatt Scholar is Amy Spicer ’05. She is currently attending DartmouthCollege.

Charlie was the third generation of theSweatt family to attend Shattuck School. His great-grandfather, William R. Sweatt,graduated in 1887 and was the founder ofElectric Thermostat Company which grew to become Honeywell Corporation. Hisfather, C.B. Sweatt Sr., graduated fromShattuck School in 1913.

Charlie is survived by his brother, Harry; twosisters, Peggy McGee and Sally Sweatt; fourchildren and two grandchildren. In addition,he is survived by his wife, Cynthia, and herthree children. His life was celebrated duringa memorial service on July 17, 2006.

Charles B. Sweatt Jr. ’46

IN MEMORIAM

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Donald Purrington, a trustee emeritus, died on March 16, 2006.

Don worked at Shattuck-St. Mary’s for 43 years – from 1935 until 1978.He was the school store manager and comptroller. His father had alsoworked as a grounds superintendent at Seabury Divinity Missions earlyin the School’s history.

Don served as a trustee from 1962 until 1991. Upon his retirement from the board in 1991, he was named a trustee emeritus.

Among his many life accomplishments, Don received the WCCO Good Neighbor award in 1978 and was named a Bicentennial Citizen of Faribault in 1978. Don also received the Old Shads’ Citation on June 10, 1978, for service to Shattuck School.

Don is survived by his daughters Lois and Jean (and David Hammer)and two grandchildren. His wife, Jeanice, died in 1996.

Richard Hale “Dick” Parker Sr. ’42Dick Parker died Feb. 24, 2006, after a long illness. His extra-ordinary life was celebrated by his family and many friends at amemorial service at the Palm Springs Air Museum on March 25. Many of Dick’s Shattuck School friends gathered together to mourn his passing and remember his life. They included Abe Coman ’41, Bob Pond ’42, Marty Baskerville ’42, Bob Berger ’43, Herb Hanson ’43and Dick Denman ’44.

On the day Dick “Porky” Parker graduated from Shattuck in 1942, he received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United StatesArmy. The ceremony was documented by Life Magazine. He flew morethan 100 missions in the European Theater, and he was shot downseven times. He received the Purple Heart, the Distinguished FlyingCross and an Air Medal with 20 oak leaf clusters.

Dick’s civilian life was initially set up in Portland, OR, where he joined his father’s business, United Finance Company. Today, RichardH. Parker III is the president of United Finance and the chairman ofthe board is Shattuck School graduate Richard Hale Parker Jr. ’65.

From the program at Dick’s memorial service:It’s been said “Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing and only character endures.” Based on those criteria, Dick Parker’s legacywill live forever and be cherished.

Donald Purrington

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1933On Dec. 27, 2005, Annette TwitchellWhiting turned 90! She celebratedwith family and friends. Her summersare spent in Minnesota with 10 great-grandchildren.

1936Colin Thomas is celebrating the 70thanniversary of his graduation fromShattuck School in 1936! He isenjoying life as a part-time professor ofsurgery at the University of NorthCarolina in Chapel Hill.

1944In January, Roy and Jane ClappTowne took a cruise into the PanamaCanal. They took the “Railroad to thePacific,” leaving from Fort Lauderdale,FL. They stopped at Aruba, Curacaoand Costa Rica, went through thePanama Canal and back to FortLauderdale.

1947Paul Haglin and his wife of 53 years,Gretel, are traveling across Englandand Canada to teach Bible studies andmarriage seminars. When they’re homeon their 350-acre farm in Missouri,they minister in prayer for healing andreconciliation. They have four cottagesfor resident ministry needs.

Barbara Olson Jacobsen and herhusband, Merl, are hosting an SSMannual get-together at their home inLakewood, CO, on July 29, 2006.

1948John Gilbert and his wife, Mary,continue to enjoy living in Sunriver,OR, (near Bend). They are lookingforward to spring and golf and his 60-year class reunion in 2008.

Mary Alzina Stone Dale just finisheda memoir about 1952 and says sheexpects to see Elaine Adams Miller attheir local school’s 60th reunion.

1949Edwin Hill, in good health andmobile, retired from Lockheed Missilesand Space Company when he was 65after approximately 35 years of

working in the facilities department.He was manager of Facilities Design,which modified buildings to suit theneeds of personnel who would beworking on a new contract. SaysEdwin, “It was interesting work!”

Kenneth Wahl reports that he isgrateful for a successful internal carotidbilateral endarterectomy in Februaryand April of 2005. He is getting readyfor spring trout fishing and turkeyhunting in Wisconsin.

For the past two summers, Bill Fraserhas taken 200-mile walks in northernEngland and Scotland. This summer,he is back in England for another 200-mile hike. He says he is still runningevery day and still racing.

1950Tom Tincher reports that Bud Stromwill appear on Paula Zahn’s CNN Showin August. Bud recently took his 17-year-old granddaughter on a three-week cattle drive in Montana. “It wasdefinitely not a dude vacation,” writesBud. “The cowboys spent more timecircling my granddaughter thanherding the cows.” Bud says he isheaded to the operating room for ashoulder replacement next.

Dr. M. Robert Wilson was inductedinto the Most Venerable Order of theHospital of St. John of Jerusalem inNovember 2005.

Perry Treadwell writes that he, WardPollard and Jim Moore had lunchtogether recently. “We talk more aboutall of our aches and pains than oldtimes. Jim just had two stents put inand Ward walks with more difficultythan Perry. Remember the reunion lastyear? Heh, heh.” Judith and Perry havereturned from researching U.S.20 fromRockford to Casper. Part of their travelsare recorded on the website: havechil-drenwilltravel.org. Visit the site to seewhat Perry has written.

1953Robert Hauck writes “Our 14thgrandchild, Jackson Robert Stamps,

Cynthia Weinberger Haugland ’22 March 24, 2006

James L. Cooley ’41February 13, 2006

Edward H. Fite Jr. ’43May 16, 2006

Monte L. Balfour ’44April 1, 2006

Phillip J. Schaub ’46June 14, 2006

Charles B. Sweatt Jr. ’46July 7, 2006

Martin L. Manix ’74May 28, 2006

Celeste Bremner Garvey ’76April 1, 2006

Alexis Rees ’93April 13, 2006

MacKenzie Isackson ’00April 18, 2006

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was born in December 2005. We areawash in young folks—and love it!”

1954Robert Oliver has fivegrandchildren. His son Rob enteredpractice with him in January of2006—a fourth-generationsurgeon! Son Holt finished hismedical residence and will begin anoncology fellowship at JohnHopkins. Robert and Marsha havebeen married 40 years.

1955Todd Troost enjoys retirement andis making quilts and tote bags.

1957Dennis Wohlford retired after 40years of practicing dentistry and islooking forward to unscheduleddays. He says that he will probablyfind some volunteer opportunitiesto pursue and hopes to see a lot ofhis classmates at the 50th reunionnext year!

1959Bill Newburg retired in October2005. He notes that he enjoys lifeat a slower pace.

1960After a 32-year career withRJR/Nabisco, Bill Martin retired in1999. He and his wife have enjoyedtraveling to Europe and, mostrecently, took a safari in Kenya.While at home, they enjoywatching their youngest daughterteach and coach. Bill reports thatthey get a big kick out of watchingtheir oldest daughter work as a trialattorney.

1962In the fall of 2005, SteveBrockmann spent 10 days inCuzco, Machu Picchu and Lima,Peru, exploring Inca and pre-Incaarcheological sites. Steve is theplacement and historian for theIndianapolis chapter of theAmerican Guild of Organists.

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Jeff Collins ’72 visited MarkSenft ’75 while vacationing inKailua Kona, Hawaii, inFebruary 2006.

Mark Senft ’75 visited with MichaelClark ’72 and his wife, Kat, while inHouston for Christmas in 2005.

In February, Bob Monahan ’74 made a wrong turn into Mark Senft’s officebuilding parking lot, saw his name on the building directory and immediatelystopped up for a surprise visit.

Tuck Warner ’42, Abe Coman ’41, Sally Warner, Patty McClain McNutt ’45,Cynthia Lyman, Harry Webster ’43,Dottie Hatfield Webster ’43, and Harold“Ole’’ Lyman ’42 at a dinner party at the Lymans’ in May.

Nancy Thomsen Nolan ’47 visitedPhoenix in February and visited JannRequartte Loerch ’47 at The Bistrowhere she plays piano.

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Jim Wooldridge started his ownbusiness development andconsulting company in 2005,working mostly with non-profitorganizations.

1964If you are a military veteran andhave not already filled out a biosheet for the class “Military ServiceRecord,” please contact Rich(Doc) Williams at (480) 483-6470. Sixteen members havealready responded. Still lookingfor Bill Deam, Bud Shepard andCraig DeRemer.

Sarah Hiltabrand Sporrer writes“Happy 60th Birthday to all! A fewof us will get together in August inMontana.”

1966Thorne Barrager has retired after25 years with Exxon Mobil inSanta Barbara, CA. He has movedto Placerville, CA, to pursueproperty development opportu-nities.

A meditation by Lou Storm willappear in The Upper Room, apublication with a worldwidecirculation of 10 million in 170languages. This is the fifth timeLou’s writing has appeared in thelargest circulated daily devotionalguide in the world.

1968David Gray had to skip hisannual visit with Tim Gillin andhis family in Kansas City this yearbut hopes to make up for it withmultiple visits in 2007.

1969Kemp Skokos is an obstetrician-gynecologist and a partner in theWoman’s Clinic in Fort Smith, AR,since 1981. The vice-president ofthe Puloski County MedicalSociety, he is also the father of twoboys, ages 11 and 13.

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Payton Alexandra Cantanucciwas born March 12 to Amy andJared Cantanucci ’93.

Robin Roberts ’74, JohnThomas ’74 and Scott Fenn ’74enjoyed lunch together inJanuary in Washington, DC.

Stewart Black ’83 anddaughters Elizabeth andSophia with his fiancée,Sherry Storts, and herchildren Josée andDylan. All are joined by dog, Zack.

Since so many SSM grads ended up onthe East coast, Ben Eaves ’00 andJessica Tychsen ’00 organized a lunch inBoston. L-r: Bill McCreary ’02, ChelseaSommers ’02, Erin Matré ’00, JessicaTychsen ’00, Ben Eaves ’00, MichaelAgliato ’00, Matt Pinchevsky ’00.

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1970Virginia Clark Burger movedto Deer Harbor on OrcasIsland, WA, in October 2005.

Three books written by Brad Berner, a professor at Western InternationalUniversity, are available fromAmazon.com. The books are:The World According to AlQaeda, Jihad: Bin Laden in HisOwn Words, and Quotationsfrom Osama bin Laden. Bradwrites: “The three bookscontain the words of AlQaeda, Bin Laden and theirfollowers and sympathizers.No other opinions areexpressed. Translations havebeen granted by the BBC,National Public Radio,MEMRI, and variousdocuments have beenindependently translated byscholars (friends of mine)from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, andLebanon. All Quraniccitations are exact, unlikemost other books of thisnature, and most religiousreferences are included, alongwith notes explaining thereferences. To date, the bookshave been ordered by majoruniversities in the U.S.,Europe, Latin America, SouthAfrica and Russia, Egypt andIsrael, in addition to counter-terrorism institutes andnational police forces.”Amazon.com’s “Inside theBook” feature allows users toview the contents of thebooks.

1971Bob Von Tour’s daughter,Natalie Ann, graduated fromTexas A&M and has a jobwith Rubbermaid in Seattle.Bob and Patti’s son, Nathan,and his wife, Kirsten, live inSeattle. Nathan works forAccenture and Kirsten is withBoeing. Bob and Patti visit often.

1973Ron Solyntjes is semi-retired,dabbling in real estate insouthern Minnesota. He willattend a German languageschool in Vienna, Austria, forfour weeks in August 2006.His daughter, Lena, graduatedfrom Gustavus AdolphusCollege in May 2006 andbegins teaching elementaryschool in the fall.

1974Susan Cheney Ralston andher husband, George, haddinner with Susanne ReiouxBlake and her husband,Kevin Blake ’79, last fall inScottsdale, AZ. Susan says, “Itis always fun to see them!”

1991Jennifer Gislason Hensleyand her husband, Matt,announce the birth of their daughter, Allison AnnHensley, on April 5, 2006.She weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20½ inches long.

1994Brian Guastella has lived inChicago since 1998 and hisbrother, John ’96, also livesthere. Brian trades S&P indexoptions on the Chicago Boardof Options exchange. Herecently traveled to Brazil fortwo weeks with fellow ShadAaron Wagner ’93 in January2006. Brian says that, “Twoweeks later, the Super Bowl inDetroit was a blast!”

1998Sarah Allen and JamesGonnella were married onFeb. 11, 2006, at SaintDominic’s Catholic Church inNorthfield, MN. Joshua Allen’00, Melissa Durand ’98, andElizabeth Flack ’98 wereamong those who attendedthe couple. Bryn Jensen ’01,Father Henry Doyle, former

SSM faculty member AmineBekhechi and his wife, Julie,and Megan Keator ’02 wereamong those at thecelebration.

Sarah Trick Oliver receivedher law degree from theUniversity of Washington LawSchool. She will be taking thebar exam this summer and inAugust 2006 she and herhusband, Dan, will be movingto Anchorage, Alaska, whereshe has a one-year clerkship.

1999After playing professionalminor league hockey for oneyear, Max Bull moved back toDenver and is currentlyworking for Morgan Stanley.Ryan Caldwell played in hisfirst National Hockey Leaguegame with the New YorkIslanders on April 15thagainst Ryan Malone andSidney Crosby ’05 of thePittsburgh Penguins.

April Stojak was graduatedfrom The Ohio StateUniversity as a Doctor ofPharmacy.

2000Mikaela Silkey is studying atCreighton Law School inOmaha, NE.

2001Aaron Stikeleather received a bachelor’s degree in physicsfrom the U.S. Air ForceAcademy in Colorado and a commission as a SecondLieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

Samantha Wolf hasgraduated from NaropaUniversity (CO). She receivedbachelor’s degrees in religiousstudies and early childhoodeducation with a minor in tra-ditional eastern art, visual arts.

2002In May 2006, Jay Hanzgraduated from MiamiUniversity with a bachelor’sdegree in urban planning andBryan May graduated fromthe College of the Holy Crosswith a bachelor’s degree inarchitectural studies and anAsian studies concentration.

Zach Parisé completed a verysuccessful first full seasonwith the New Jersey Devils ofthe NHL.

2004Lisette Grulke, a student at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, has beenawarded the Society ofProfessional Journalists Markof Excellence Award for NewsPhotography for Region 7.She was also honored by the Missouri College MediaAssociation at its annualconference. She received asecond-place award for newsphotography and anhonorable mention for photopage design. Lisette is a juniorinterdisciplinary studies majorand the assistant photo editorat the Truman State UniversityIndex. Her photography canbe seen in the Index, which isavailable online atwww.TrumanIndex.com. Her artistic and professionalportfolios are available atwww.LisetteMetz.com.

Dan Cashin spent fourmonths in Central Americastudying sustainabledevelopment.

2005Her teammates and coaches atUnion College in Schenectady,NY, voted Alex Zirbel theMost Valuable Player for the2005-06 hockey season.

When St. Mary’s Hall was about to open in 1866, theArchbishop of Canterbury wrote to Bishop Whipple:

May you see rich and abundant fruit from this your labor oflove; and may all those present that day to listen to your wiseand seasonable counsel have grace and strength so to profit by it that they may be your crown of rejoicing in That Day!

More than thirty years later, as he neared the end of his life,Bishop Whipple himself reflected:

Time will not permit me to tell the story of the loyal women whohave been my helpers in this blessed work. I can gratefully writethat there is not in the Church a School more worthy of lovethan St. Mary’s Hall.

Now, more than a century after Bishop Whipple’s passing,we have the opportunity not only to “tell the story” of St. Mary’s Hall, but also to remember and pay tribute to“the loyal women”—and men—who have contributed to her success over the years.

On the weekend of September 29-October 1, when theSSM Board of Trustees will be on campus for its annual fall meetings, members of the Board hope that many“Daughters” and friends also will be able to return to campus to “rejoice in That Day”—the 140th Anniversary of the founding of St. Mary’s Hall.

Please watch your mail for more details about the celebra-tion, or call the SSM Advancement Office at 888-729-4946.

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Many Daughters and Old Shadsof the 1960s and before willremember “Calling.”

When I came to Shattuck as a Masterin the fall of 1964, at mid-week therewould be an announcement somethinglike this: “Sign up in the Dean’s officeby tomorrow for Sunday afternoonCalling at St. Mary’s from 2 until 4.”

As I understand it, here’s how itworked:

A Shad would sign up to meet with a specific Saint, and that Saint wouldsign up for the Shad. On Thursday,after the applicants’ current discipli-nary status had been checked for anypossible restrictions, the respectivedeans would confer, and on Friday, the Calling list would be posted.

Sunday Calling, which normally tookplace in the Drawing Room, thoughsometimes on the lawn, was a relativelyformal affair. And, of course, severalSMH faculty chaperones kept watchover the proceedings to assure thatproper decorum was observed.

Besides Calling and occasional dances,there were few times for Saints andShads to get together. Shattuck hadafternoons free on Wednesdays (aftermilitary exercises) and Saturdays (aftermorning classes)—but usually therewere games. SMH had Thursday free,but the Shads were in school. And inthe earliest days, when St. Mary’s wasattached to the Bishop’s house down-town, there was even less opportunity:visitors needed to present a letter ofintroduction to the Principal. (Therewere a few times, though, whenShads, disguised, tried to pass as “rela-tives.”) Even on Sunday, when bothschools went to the Cathedral, Saintsand Shads sat on different sides.

One old story comes from the time of the original St. Mary’s, which waslocated at the corner of what today isCentral Avenue and 6th Street. Theprank happened in the dead of Lent,which would have made it all the fun-nier. The story involves not a Shadexactly, but a good approximation....

On a bleak, wintry Sunday morning inthe late ’70s, faithful old O’Brien [theSMH janitor and general handyman]was horrified as he crossed the littlecourt between the old gymnasium andthe kitchen at an early hour, to discov-er a Shattuck boy, apparently, standingerect upon the cupola! The boy worethe resplendent dress uniform of thosedays with its imposing three rows ofbrass buttons, and was in perfect form,even to his white gloves. The rulingpassion of O’Brien, loyal servitor of St. Mary’s from its inception, was tosustain the dignity of the school at all times and at all costs. Moreover,O’Brien was the sworn enemy of thatgenus, the Shattuck boy. His immedi-ate fixed determination was, therefore,to remove that offending image beforeit could be seen by any other humanbeing. Efficient and rapid though hisendeavors were, however, he wasunable to bring the figure (a Shattuckuniform neatly stuffed) to the groundbefore two girls, risen much too early,had seen from their window both theeffigy and O’Brien’s frantic effort toremove it. (From Mollies’ News, 1930)

So did O’Brien get the “Shad” downbefore the boys marched past on theirway to church? Or who—Saints orShads—had put it atop the cupola forall to see? (I suspect those two earlyrisers, who may have found it irresistible

to stay away from the scene of thecrime.) We’ll never know, of course, but we can be sure that all who did see it had a good laugh.

P.S. Have you a good story about a prank or other unusual happening from your timeat Shattuck, St. Mary’s or St. James? If so,please let me hear from you! I plan toinclude quite a few such stories in theSesquicentennial book—but I would need to hear from you soon. My e-mail address is rneslund@s-sm.org. Or send me a letterat P.O. Box 218, Faribault, MN 55021.

From The Archives— by Bob Neslund, faculty member and sesquicentennial book author

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