In academic year 2007/2008, we successfully raised over $4 milliontowards a new middle school campus as part of the Campaign for the Future of Keys School. But we did so muchmore than that — we came together as a community, believed in the dream,and made our mark on the history

of Keys School. Now, even more children will experience what Keys has to offer, a broad curriculum, hands-on learning, and a nurturing environment where children have time togrow and learn.

In the midst of this tremendous effort, our students and faculty continued to do what they do best — learn together. Keys students completed integrated projects that brought lowerand middle school students together to experience learning across grade levels. Each gradecontinued to explore their world through outdoor education trips which broadened the mindthrough seeing, touching, and working together.Teachers continued to present curriculumthat challenged our students to think independently and seek answers in an environment thatsupports risk-taking.

So, every day, we see the “campaign for the future” on our campus — inspiring our studentsto have the confidence in themselves to make their futures bright.

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Campaigning for our future…

Looking back over the 2007/2008 school year, I amgrateful to the students, families, parent volunteers,staff, and faculty for another incredible milestone inour 35 year history. From outstanding collaborationamong students and faculty in our integrated projects,to outdoor education trips to Costanoa,Yosemite,and Catalina Island, to the record participation we received from parents in our first-ever capital campaign — the Campaign for the Future of KeysSchool, we accomplished so much as a community.

We hope you enjoy some of the scenes from lastschool year, it was a challenge to choose the picturesfrom so many memorable moments.The photos willhopefully jog some great memories for you as youmark time throughout the coming year.

Most importantly, we extend our sincere thanks forthe many gifts we receive from parents and extendedfamily and friends — not just the financial gifts whichare so important to the School, but also the many giftsof time.Volunteers are the heart of the School, andeach family shares their energy and passion in differentways that add up to an incredible School.

Keys is community — and our families bring it to life every day.

As we look forward the exciting year ahead, we thankyou for being part of our School.

With warm regards,

Jon NinnemannHead of School

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M i s s i o n S t a t e m e n tKeys School is an independent K-8 school thatoffers a broad hands-on curriculum. It fosters highacademic achievement and emphasizes balancedgrowth—intellectual, physical, emotional andsocial—for every student. Within a diverse and supportive community, Keys provides a caring and creative environment that encourages childrento love learning, to take intellectual risks, to act as global citizens and to treat others with respectand empathy.

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“Keys has made me a stronger person emotionally. They encouraged me to stand alone, and not be afraid to speak up... Now I am ready to tackle the world...”

Abhishek Amaranathan, Class of 2008

Highlights 2007-2008

The international dance troupe andchildren’s program, Spirit of Uganda,visited the campus and shared sometime with students in the classroom.

Sixth grade students watch asthe bridges they constructed inscience and math are loaded withweights to test their structuralstrength - will it hold?

Fourth grade observed three differentfestivals from around India. Culturalcelebrations are fun and festive ways we honor and value our diverse community.

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Students experienced learning outsidethe classroom through various outdooreducation trips.

Summer Interim Camp welcomed the lazydays of summer but preparations wereunderway for the coming school year!

The Annual Jogathon raised moneyfor our School and celebrated thewarm days of April.

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“I honestly believe Keys has made me into a better person.” Adriana Sofia Mendez Leal, Class of 2008

Buddy activities includedpumpkin carving during ourHalloween celebration.

Grandparents and Special FriendsDay welcomed hundreds of familymembers to campus before theThanksgiving holiday.

Fall brought the sounds of studentsback on campus and new faces andfriends on the playground.

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The proud class of 2008, with KeysSchool Before School Director andicon, Dot Torgerson.

The Buddy Program pairs middle and lower school students together to have fun, learn, and share.

All year long, we learned and shared together, as a community.

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Treasurer’s ReportThe Board of Trustees of Keys School presents the financial results of fiscal year July 1,2007 to June 30,2008. Sustaining strong programs and retaining top quality teaching staff through competitive salary and benefits remains a constant goal. Once again,families and friends helped us reach and exceed our annual support goal by donating $309,182 through the Annual Fund drive.We also saw the Campaign for theFuture of Keys School successfully move through a complete year of fundraising.Withover 65% of current families participating (a strong participation level for capital givingamong independent schools), we exceeded our goal of $4,000,000.This helped us create a permanent presence through our new middle school campus to open in 2009.

The extraordinary work done by the community in support of the School and by the Board to allocate resources wisely ensures we continue to remain financially secure,allowing us to keep the promise to our students to provide the best education possible.

The generosity of our community and our growing resources assure the promise of a sound financial future.

Evan BrooksTreasurer of the Board of Trustees

The Keys community continues to provide outstanding philanthropic support and we are honored and humbled by this generosity. In 2007-2008, substantial gifts from manyparents, our Board of Trustees, alumni families, faculty, staff, grandparents and friendsresulted in record Annual Fund support for the school's operations and programs.

Under the direction of Lower School Chairs Christine Lam and Ken Chen and Middle School Chairs Mamatha and PradipShankar, Keys raised $309,182 in Annual Fund support, surpassing our original goal. Over 80% of Keys families supportedthe 2007-2008 Annual Fund, and we realized 100% participation from the Board of Trustees.

Each year, we look to successful fundraising to help make up the difference between tuition and the full cost of providing anexceptional, child-centered Keys education. Financial support from the Keys community helps the school attract and retainoutstanding faculty; ensure small class sizes with individual attention; offer an enriched curriculum and maintain a strongtuition assistance program.

By investing in Keys School, we are investing in the future of our children.Walking around the Keys campus or holding discussions with our alumni confirm this. Keys graduates have emerged as resourceful, curious and caring individuals whocontinue on to experience great academic achievement and rich, full lives.We are grateful to our many philanthropic partners who are helping us to provide an environment that supports our students’ success on a daily basis and gives them an incredible start on their futures.

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Leadership Circle ($10,000+)

AnonymousRebecca and John BaraHeidi Hopper and Jeff DeanMichelle and Brett GallowayGloria and Phil HorsleyBarbara and Greg Rosston

Benefactor Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous (2)Kay BellSusan BellMelanie and Steve ErasmusJennifer and Jim FullerLisa and Tim LaehyAnna Muelling and Steven MacKayReni and Shantanu NarayenMamatha and Pradip ShankarNikki James and Frank StanbachChristy Dosiou and Andreas StavropoulosVaneeta and Dev Varma

Patron Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)

Jessica Arner and Eli AbbeNoopur Pandey and Neerav BerryKate Cook and Chris Bolte

Violet and Evan BrooksHeather and Juha ChristensenDenise Janjigian and Rick ColbethTracy and Marco DeMirozDell Direct GivingTerry Quan and Tom DeweyJennifer and Len DulskiMaurisa Sommerfield and Bob DvorakLaura and Frank EhrigJanet and Dan FarmerShikha and Rohit GuptaDale Race Hampton

and Christopher HamptonChristine and Eric HaoSusan and Herb HinstorffJane Weston and Jan HornSharon Lichtenfeld and Ed HurwitzEnona Gopinath and Tony JohnsonEmi and Steve KatzmanSue Chen and Glen KuoSue and Chuck LeiterI-Han and Rodrigo LiangSummer Hsia and Harrison LiouGlenna MayoLisa and Mark McClenahan

Leslie Todd and Mark McLarenLee Ann and Hugo PattersonEmily and Jeff PollardRowena Dodson and Roger RosnerPoonam and Tilakraj RoychoudhuryChristine and Tim SouthgateSian and David TragerSheela and Mahesh VeerinaTina and Mike Wells

Partners ($1,000 - $2,499)

AnonymousNorma Alvarez and Shinya AkamineElda Tzoumaka and Homer AntoniadisAnupa and Ajay AroraGhazala Siddiqui and Sujit BanerjeeAnish Bhatnagar and Rashmi GargNancy BoughtonKimberly Pesavento and Bill BrownellSally and Doug CalderonAnna and Tony CarrascoChristine Lam and Ken ChenHeidi Sanel and Kevin DanieLeslie Berlin and Rick DoddLee and Patrick DorseyKatherine and Dan Finnigan

We appreciate your notification of any errors or omissions. Please contact the Development office at (650) 328-1711.

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Jenny and Ira FriedmanLouise Yeung and Tad FurutsukiMaritza Gonzalez

and Manuel GarciaCathy Hsiao and Charles GeAlka Jain and Rab GovilMichelle Cale and DuncanGreatwoodSharon and Bill HabeckMartha and Jerry JagerJyoti and Sandeep JainJuniper NetworksKaren and Tom KalinskeClarissa and Charles KaoLaura and Steve KatzBarbara and Anthony KefentseVictoria Chiongbian and

Ramon KhuVidhya Krishnamurthi and

Renu RamanMargaret and Scott LeeMargaret and Mark MaNinalei and Scott MorrisonJon Ninnemann and Jan OldenburgAlpa and Dhaval PanchalAlissa and Norman PickerDorothy and Kevin RivetteKaren SipprellSpansionSun MicrosystemsMollie Hudner Thompson

and Kevin ThompsonWD FoundationLiane and Mitchell WongVicky Yang and William Yu

Friends (Up to $999)

AnonymousBarbara and Marcus AaronAbbott FundLetitia and Richard Alfonsi

AppleraAnne BaldwinFarah Brelvi and David BallBarclays Global InvestorsMelanie and Glen BarnettSandy and Bob BartlettBillups FamilyElyssa BishopDr. Barbara ButterworthCalifornia Wellness FoundationLaura CamodecaMandy and Phil CapinCisco SystemsLisa Burnett and Larry CoferElla and Mike DuncansonCheryl ElliottPaul EveltiSonia and Richard FaheyRhonda and Nigel FarrarPaula Belikove and Ken FeehanLouise and Don FernquestLori FitzmauriceElizabeth and Eric FongLisa Bettendorf and

Dan FrancesconiDebbie and Brad FreemanAmy Harris and Joss GeiduschekAna Kocharians and

Al GharakhanianTania GilDicie and George GorkerShermagne GunnLibby and Craig HeimarkKelly and Randy HicksMarisa Hodgett-ChiangCarla and Phil HudnerGordon IkiPeter JamesHeike and Matthias Kaiser

Courtney LairdAmy and Doug LampsonGarbo and Winston LeeGeorge MarottaRon MarshWendy Lin and Andrew MaySharon and Cameron McClintockLauren and Ron McLeodCarolina Merla and Barry MeehanAlem Woldearegay and

Abera MetaferiaMicrosoftDr. Maria Dulay and

Dr.Tarak ModyLisa and Moshe NativToni OuradnikEva Bryer and Bardia PezeshkiLinda Mendiola and Randy RalstonAnjali and Ajit RenavikarRockwell International

Corporation TrustBetty and Steve ScalfAndrea and David ShearnNaoko Murai and Terry SmithHannah Southgate ’09Lonnie and Josh SpinElaine and Roy StanleyRebecca SternMary Rauner and Stuart SwanSymantec CorporationSallie and Bob TastoMichael ThompsonDot and Darrel TorgersonRama and Sudhakar VissapragadaSuzanne Zebedee and

Mark WilliamsKristen and William YenStefan YoungsKatrina Zerga

We appreciate your notification of any errors or omissions. Please contact the Development office at (650) 328-1711.

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Campaign for the FutureEntering its 35th year, Keys School has established a permanent presence on the Peninsula;a step that helps us deliver our unique mission for many years to come. Generous contribu-tions to The Campaign for the Future of Keys School have demonstrated our community’sbelief in our hands-on, child-centered learning environment and our shared vision of a futurethat includes improved facilities, programs and resources for the current and next generationsof students and families.Below are the donors who pledged support to the Campaign through June 30, 2008.

Anonymous (6)Barbara and Marcus AaronJessica Arner and Eli AbbeAbbott FundSusan and Bill AhlstromLetitia and Richard AlfonsiElda Tzoumaka and HomerAntoniadisAnupa and Ajay AroraAnne BaldwinGhazala Siddiqui and Sujit BanerjeeAnne and Gary BantaRebecca and John BaraBarclays Global InvestorsMelanie and Glen BarnettSandy and Bob BartlettElisabeth and Vince BellowsJennie and Doug BernheimJoline and Frank BettendorfMary Ann and Bob BolandSigne Boyer and Ed LaakViolet and Evan BrooksKimberly Pesavento

and Bill BrownellAnnie Powell and Joe BuhacCadence Design Systems, Inc.Sally and Doug CalderonMandy and Phil CapinAnna and Tony CarrascoRosanna Lee and Patrick ChanMacy Chan-LizardoShilpa and Mihir ChandariaKirsten Malone and Colin ChapmanCharles Schwab FoundationChristine Lam and Ken ChenKathy Higuchi and Bowman ChingMa. Luisa and Victor ChiongbianCisco SystemsDenise Janjigian and Rick ColbethKimily and Cecil Conkle

Benay and Alec Dara-AbramsLouise M. Davies FoundationTracy and Marco DeMirozEve and Ralph DePalmaHeidi Hopper and Jeff DeanTerry Quan and Tom DeweyLeslie Berlin and Rick DoddLee and Patrick DorseyJennifer and Len DulskiElla and Mike DuncansonLaura and Frank EhrigEpocratesMelanie and Steve ErasmusKathy Kwan and Alan EustaceSonia and Richard FaheyShannon and Tom FallonJanet and Dan FarmerRhonda and Nigel FarrarKym FaullLouise and Don FernquestSue and Philip FialerLori FitzmauricePeggy and Nelson FowlkesJenny and Ira FriedmanJennifer and Jim FullerMichelle and Brett GallowayMaritza Gonzalez and Manuel GarciaAmy Harris and Joss GeiduschekJoyce and Peter GeiduschekAna Kocharians

and Al GharakhanianGoogleAlka Jain and Rab GovilMichelle Cale and DuncanGreatwoodAnita and Aaron GrossmanGuidantHPSharon and Bill HabeckChristine and Eric Hao

Heidi Schwenk and Dan HardenAnne and Bruce HarringtonLibby and Craig HeimarkCarole and Doug HeimforthLana and Jim HessKelly and Randy HicksSusan and Herb HinstorffJane Weston and Jan HornDiana and Doug HornerGloria and Phil HorsleyJudy and Bob HuretSharon Lichtenfeld

and Ed HurwitzPat JagerMartha and Jerry JagerKathleen and Amir JalalpourJuniper NetworksHeike and Matthias KaiserLaura and Steve KatzEmi and Steve KatzmanVictoria Chiongbian and Ramon KhuVidhya Krishnamurthi

and Renu RamanSue Chen and Glen KuoLisa and Tim LaehyCourtney LairdAmy and Doug LampsonGarbo and Winston LeeMargaret and Scott LeeMuh-ching Yee and Greg LeeSue and Chuck LeiterIrene and Dan LevineI-Han and Rodrigo LiangSummer Hsia and Harrison LiouMargaret and Mark MaAnna Muelling and Steven MacKayBernice and Tony MaliziaRon MarshRosemary and Rex MarshLisa and Mark McClenahan

We appreciate your notification of any errors or omissions. Please contact the Development office at (650) 328-1711.

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AnonymousJessica Arner and Eli AbbeAbbott FundMandy and Phil CapinHeidi Hopper and Jeff DeanJennifer and Jim FullerChristine and Eric Hao

Libby and Craig HeimarkBarbara and Greg RosstonBetty and Steve ScalfSuzanne Zebedee

and Mark WilliamsYahoo/WorldReach

Tribute In Memory of:Sharon JamesHarriet KornJune MarrottaChris MayoMerlin Ninnemann

EndowmentGifts to our Endowment Fund, a permanently invested fund, ensure our long-term financial stability and allow us to proceed with ourplanned development. A strong endowment is vital to the economic health of an independent school and helps us continue to provide students with the highest quality education.We are proud to report that in 2007-2008, a total of $35,974 was raised through generousindividual contributions. Since it was launched in 2003, we have raised $683,004 in Endowment funds.

We appreciate your notification of any errors or omissions. Please contact the Development office at (650) 328-1711.

Sharon and Cameron McClintockLauren and Ron McLeodCarolina Merla and Barry MeehanVivian Leal and Daniel MendezDr. Maria Dulay and Dr.Tarak ModySheri and Jerry MorrisonReni and Shantanu NarayenLisa and Moshe NativJan Oldenburg and Jon NinnemannMargot Parker and Joel SpolinLee Ann and Hugo PattersonGrace and Jan PedersenMargaret and Wayne PeppleEva Bryer and Bardia PezeshkiAlissa and Norman PickerPriscilla PittiglioMr. and Mrs. Frank RahnNalina Ramalakshmi

and Ramkumar RajaLinda Mendiola and Randy RalstonAnjali and Ajit RenavikarBarbara RiperRockwell International

Corporation TrustRochelle Rosales

Rowena Dodson and Roger RosnerSteven RosstonBarbara and Greg RosstonDelphine Ho and Richard RothPoonam and Tilakraj RoychoudhuryBetty and Steve ScalfEnssieh and Robert SchainkerDiane van Schoten and David JonesUsha and Ramesh SekarMamatha and Pradip ShankarAndrea and David ShearnJoan and Kip SidesAmy and Daniel SiegelJeannette Hung and Ashok SinghalShrawni Srivastava and Gunjan SinhaKaren SipprellSkoll FoundationRo Mamone and Malcolm SmithMitzi and Harry SommerfieldChristine and Tim SouthgateSpansionLonnie and Josh SpinJune and Lee StackhouseChristy Dosiou

and Andreas Stavropoulos

Sun MicrosystemsMary Rauner and Stuart SwanDorothy and Bob SwanSymantec CorporationShemica TaylorMollie Hudner Thompson

and Kevin ThompsonDot and Darrel TorgersonSian and David TragerVaneeta and Dev VarmaSheela and Mahesh VeerinaRama and Sudhakar VissapragadaMehreen and Amir WainTina and Mike WellsBeth WengerGladys and George WestonSuzanne Zebedee

and Mark WilliamsXilinxYahoo/WorldReachKristen and William YenSusana YoungAnn YounkerVicky Yang and William YuKatrina Zerga

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“Keys is a unique environment that has helped me grow and become the person I amtoday. I am academically ready for any challenges (high school) plans to throw at me.”

Olivia Wade, Class of 2008

Our Volunteer LeadershipOfficersBarb Rosston, ChairEli Abbe,Vice ChairPhil Capin,Vice Chair for SiteLee Dorsey, SecretaryEvan Brooks,Treasurer

MembersJohn BaraDoug CalderonMelanie ErasmusRichard FaheySharon Habeck (KSA Rep)

Christine HaoRichard HofHeidi Hopper Tim Laehy Daniel MendezJon Ninnemann

Kimberly PesaventoMaurisa SommerfieldAndreas StavropoulosVaneeta VarmaSheela VeerinaSuzanne Zebedee

2890 Middlefield RoadPalo Alto, CA 94306650 328-1711 tel 650 328-4506 faxwww.keysschool.commail@keysschool.com

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Keys School Board of Trustees

Keys School Association – KSASharon Habeck, PresidentLaura Reynolds,Vice-PresidentShilpa Chandaria,VP of VolunteersVictoria Chiongbian, Secretary

Hospitality Admission SupportAlissa Picker and Susan Hinstorff,

Co-Chairs

Welcome CommitteeI-Han Liang and Janet Billups,

Co-Chairs

Faculty Appreciation

Michelle Galloway andSian Trager, Co-Chairs

Fall Family Picnic

Anish Bhatnagar and Patrick Dorsey, Co-Chairs

Spring Family Picnic

Kate Cook and Ghazala Siddiqui,Co-Chairs

Volunteer Leadership for 2007-2008

Fundraising and Special EventsAnnual Fund

Christine Lam and Ken Chen,Lower School Co-Chairs

Mamatha and Pradip Shankar,Middle School Co-Chairs

Book Fair

Victoria Chiongbian, Kathy Dechow,and Maragret Lee,

Co-Chairs

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

Laura Ehrig and Mollie Thompson,Co-ChairsCameron McClintock,Art Display Chair

Jogathon

Mike Duncanson and Steve Katzman,Co-Chairs

Christine Lam,Treasurer

Skate Night

Kathy Kwan and Laura Reynolds,Co-Chairs

Parent EducationCommon Ground

Libby Heimark and Christine Southgate, Co-Chairs

Room ParentsKindergarten

Rebecca Bara and Clarissa Kao

First GradeEva Bryer and I-Han LiangSecond GradeKathy Kwan and Leslie ToddThird GradeMichelle Cale and Mamatha ShankarFourth GradeMaria Dulay and Vidhya Krishnamurthi

Fifth Grade

Garbo Lee and Lisa McClenahanSixth Grade

Cathy Hsiao and Heidi Sanel Seventh Grade

Frank Stanbach and Sandy BartlettEighth GradeLisa Bettendorf and Janet Farmer