LabLifethe magazine for alumni, parents, and friends of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Winter 2016/17 FALL 2016 in this issue In the Halls

FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 20 Historic (Campus) 03 In the Halls Renovation 04 The Bookshelf City in a garden 26 Inaugural Parents 09 Sports Highlights Fund Drive Doubles 16 In the World LabLife Participation 17 Behind the Scenes 28 Travel with Purpose 18 Lab in Pictures 32 What Would 37 Throwback Dewey Do? 38 Alumni Notes Nursery and kindergarten students find 46 Alumni in Action plenty of nature to enjoy in Chicago

FROM INTERIM DIRECTOR BETH A. HARRIS “The sense of enthusiasm from Wonder the start of the year has carried and through and we start 2017 with an energy that has only grown.” excitement

Dear Friends, Street Books and student- > Our Fall Professional Lastly, Lab returned its run organizations; children Development day experiences formal response to the ISACS It continues to be a privilege exchanged in the realm of 10,000 asked faculty to consider their accreditation Visiting Team to help guide the Laboratory books during our annual Book role in creating and sustaining report, accepting all of the major Schools through what is already Swap; and the U-High chorale an inclusive school environment, ISACS recommendations. The a very rewarding year. The sense group, Bel Canto, gave a “pop- and enhance their comfort level thread connecting several of these of enthusiasm from the start up” concert which rang through and competence in addressing recommendations is that there is of the year has carried through the halls. differences between students and work to be done to bind together and we start 2017 with an themselves. a community that, while strong energy that has only grown. Our > Incredible people regularly and passionate about its School, Carrie Collin likes to take have found new places for It’s a longer walk now, but students and faculty have settled visit our Schools and make the > The October Parents Fund “These natural has been through a period of her nursery school class on nature play. Both Ms. Collin Ms. Randazzo also takes her into their classrooms and their experience of being a student— Drive, our newly inaugurated significant institutional change walking field trips around environments and Marie Randazzo enjoy classes to the Winter Garden focus has turned to the teaching or an adult—at Lab that much approach to the annual fund, that has affected its members’ the University campus. One taking their classes to the on the Midway across from and learning—in and outside the richer. So far this year, Lab has was a big success. Led by Co- fall, just north of Rockefeller bring about “Circle Garden”—the bowling the hospital. “It’s a different sense of belonging. classroom—that energizes all of welcomed a host of our amazing chairs Christie Henry and Chapel, they discovered “a incredible green in Jackson Park. The kind of space, with big trees all us. The school year has already alumni, UChicago professors, Michele Seidl with a group of 30 It is to these concerns that much tremendous buckeye tree,” grass, mowed very short clustered together, and a space brought with it an enormous and two MacArthur “Genius” volunteers, Lab doubled parent of our work this year has been says Ms. Collin. imaginative for bowling and croquet, is underneath to crawl in and amount of wonder and grant winners. participation to 50%. addressed and on which I believe “We gathered as many surrounded by perennials and out of,” she says. “This gives excitement. Here are just some there has already been substantial buckeyes as we could carry play,” says a low stone wall. rise to other kinds of play that > The student assemblies that > Also in October, we held two of the highlights: progress. We know that our and took them back to In gardens and other are more subversive: hiding take place in Gordon Parks major community-building Ms. Randazzo. success comes only with the full the classroom for various natural places, “the children in the forest, pretending to > Judd Hall has added Auditorium are remarkable: events: More than 500 people participation of our community, activities—math, art, science, can be really, truly free, be outlaws, or setting traps.” immeasurably to the life of at a recent Lower School participated in Lab’s Alumni Ms. Collin. “What a great parents, faculty, staff, alumni and sensory,” she says. “Plus, without a lot of rules and Other Midway favorites are the Schools. Just outside my assembly two students gave Weekend tours, discussion having a buckeye in your lesson.” behavioral limits,” says the Linné statue, which the children. office, I see the room formerly presentations on hobbies they panels, awards presentations, pocket is supposed to bring Since their first visits, the Ms. Randazzo. When the kids like to pretend is a stage, known as “Judd 126” (some enjoy. The fourth grader who and social events; And Lab you good luck.” Visiting area around the tree has been children first arrive at the and “The Horse Place,” the Thank you all for all you do of you will recall when it had codes games using Tynker had cordoned-off Kimbark Avenue the buckeye tree became an landscaped, “including the Circle Garden, “there’s a lot bronze statue of a Blanik for Lab. fixed theater seating!) getting clearly practiced his outstanding for a Board-hosted Family annual event for her. planting of a young buckeye of running and physical play. knight. put to great community use: presentation—the whole place Festival to celebrate the end of Then one year a strong tree,” says Ms. Collin. “It’s a But after being there for a At Botany Pond on the the Parents’ Association’s first- cracked up at his humor. construction and draw attention storm blew through. When lovely little park now.” The little while, they calm way UChicago campus, the children enjoy gathering sticks ever Holiday Book Fair was to the Parents Fund Drive. Ms. Collin took the children down. We find them in groups children pretend to fish or go Beth A. Harris and rocks, looking for insects, held in partnership with 57th to check on the buckeye tree, of three or four, just chatting on expeditions. “These natural they discovered it had been rolling down a small hill, and or pretending to be animals. environments bring about struck by lightning and half sitting in the grass talking. In natural environments, the incredible imaginative play,” LabLife, published three Editor Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93 Photography University of Chicago Volume 10, Number 2 of it was gone. The students When they walk past the park children get along better, even says Ms. Randazzo. “And any times a year, is written for Catherine Braendel, ’81 Ingrid Gonçalves, AB’08 Chris Kirzeder Laboratory Schools on their way to other places, 1362 E. 59th Street © 2017 by the University of worried that the tree would be though they have no toys.” time you feel like running, the University of Chicago Contributors Heather Preston Anne Ryan Chicago Laboratory Schools Laboratory Schools’ John Zich Chicago, IL 60637 Amy Braverman Puma Maureen Searcy removed, but it wasn’t. “We “they call out greetings to the Sometimes they bring nature you can. It’s a beautiful thing community of alumni, parents, Lab Notes Correspondents www.ucls.uchicago.edu Reproduction in whole or faculty, and staff. Sean Carr, AB’90 Design part, without permission of have watched over the past few buckeye tree.” journals and draw pictures to watch.” Janice Clark Dozens of diligent alumni Please send comments or the publisher, is prohibited. Interim Director Jeanie Chung agents updated contact information to years as the tree has recovered Since the move to Earl of something they want to Beth A. Harris Megan E. Doherty, AM’05, [email protected], Shapiro Hall, the NK teachers PhD’10 or call 773-702-0578. and continued to grow,” says remember.

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Recommended xxxEngineering growth reading New to town, Nicole Hood, director all-schools programs & partnerships, recommends Brian Doyle’s Second-grade classroom uses makerspace to build Chicago: A Novel structures for their garden

rian Doyle’s self-indulgence, and a healthy Bus”; and Mr. Burns, a city—its diversity, its mix of recent work measure of self-discovery. In hard-bitten, old-school news old and new, both its history Chicago: A this unapologetic love letter editor for whom the narrator and possibility. Chicago, the Novel—a vaguely to the city, written from a works all spring to mind city, creates the real magic in magical-realist perspective many years later, in a vast canvas of quirky Doyle’s novel, and the reader quasi-memoir—is partly the narrator comes to view characters. But all of these are only has to try, just a little, an extended description those five seasons in Chicago outshined and overshadowed to believe. of the city at a particular as a time set apart from the by Edward, Mr. Pawlowsky’s moment in time (the late rest of his life, but a period canine companion, who 70s or early 80s), and vital to his understanding of performs superhuman feats Anyone who has part bildungsroman. In himself. of protection, counsels found themselves the novel, an unnamed The strengths of this individuals of various protagonist/narrator recalls novel are in the skillfully species, and studies Abraham swept up in the the 15 months that he drawn, fully fleshed-out Lincoln. And somehow, in headiness of a lived in Chicago, writing characters who inhabit this paean to the nostalgia of for a Catholic magazine, Chicago and the narrator’s young adulthood, all of these new environment immediately after graduating existence during his time in elements mostly work. will understand from college— the city. Mr. Pawlowsky, the Anyone who has searched a time of self- building manager who pines for themselves in a new the narrator’s love awareness, respectfully and formally for job or in new place can of the city—its a bit of the elegant and mysterious relate to the narrator in landlady, Miss Elminides; Chicago. Anyone who has diversity, its mix Donald B. Morris, found themselves swept up of old and new, the generous in the headiness of a new In Ted Ratliff’s second-grade “I would love to tools,” Mr. Ratliff admits, “but both its history classroom at Lab, you won’t find they did great. Louis Coronel— and exacting environment will understand have them build driver of the the narrator’s love of the and possibility. a typical botany unit involving Lab’s technology coordinator “Sound Asleep lessons and worksheets. What their own rockets. who runs the makerspace—and you will find is children I supervise the students closely, beaming with pride over the I haven’t run that and they know if they act silly vegetable and herb garden they idea by Louis yet, or unsafe they won’t be able to FROM THE SYLLABI grew themselves, complete with use the makerspace anymore. The 2017 Global Reading trellises that they designed and though,” Mr. Ratliff That’s the last thing they want.” Challenge built themselves. adds with a laugh. Working on such a large- Throughout winter quarter, Mr. Ratliff, a self-described scale project allowed students able to build seven-foot-high fourth graders will become “baseball junkie” who uses to learn not only about the trellises, and with such clean- teamwork concepts to energize Shapiro Hall’s makerspace to importance of careful planning, looking joints. They measured experts on a set of books and unify his students, saw this bring their ideas to life. but how to regroup and adjust and executed everything Centrally-located and and then compete in a Brown Girl Paper Wishes The Year of Miss It Ain’t So Awful, Inside Out and unit as a golden opportunity when things don’t go according so well.” “battle of the books,” during Dreaming Lois Sepahban Agnes Falafel Back Again to incorporate Lab’s core surrounded by windows, the to plan. For example, even With their botany unit Jacqueline Woodson Kirkpatrick Hill Firoozeh Dumas Thanhha Lai which student teams will philosophy of experiential walls of the makerspace are though there is ample natural complete, the students are now stacked with bins containing back in the makerspace to create be asked questions based learning. After studying light in the makerspace, the germination and photosynthesis a multitude of building energy-efficient windows were their own robots. What’s next? on specific information in the classroom, his students materials—dowel rods, bendable designed to block out UV light. “I would love to have them found in the books. Among planted their garden. Noting wire, bottle caps, and aluminum captionThe students caption quickly caption learned captionbuild their caption own caption rockets. caption I the goals: develop a love of that some of the climbing cans. And, of course, there are captionthat this caption lighting caption was not caption ideal captionhaven’t caption run that caption idea by caption Louis tools—everything from simple reading; introduce children plants, such as tomatoes, would captionfor plant caption growth, caption and three caption UV captionyet, though,” caption Mr. caption Ratliff caption adds need the aid of trellises as they screwdrivers and hammers to captionlamps werecaption brought caption in. caption captionwith a captionlaugh. caption caption to a variety of literature grew, Mr. Ratliff broke the serious power tools, such as caption “The caption quality caption of the captionwork caption The Small The Smell of Old El Deafo How Tia Lola The Spaghetti electric saws and drills. caption caption caption caption and multicultural reading Lady Perfume Cece Bell Came to (Visit) Detectives students into small groups to they produced was astounding,” Adventure of “I was nervous at first about caption caption caption caption materials; encourage reading Popeye and Elvis Claudia Guadalupe Stay Andreas Steinhofel draft trellis designs. Next came says Mr. Ratliff. “You wouldn’t for retention; have fun! Barbara O’Connor Martinez Julia Alvarez the best part: working in Earl letting them use the power captionexpect captionsecond-graders caption to caption be

04 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 05 In the Halls A political scholar, a minister, and two A museum of natural “Genius” grant winners walk into a school... history The unexpected lore around The talent visiting Lab is no joke Lab’s taxidermy collection

Every year, Lab welcomes intellectual and artistic leaders into our classrooms. Some are parents or alumni, many are connected to UChicago, and others come from across the country to deepen the learning experience for students, faculty, staff, and parents. The school Franny Billingsley, ’71, Kate Hannigan, Lab parent Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Elisabeth Lindsay-Ryan, a year is not even half over and National Book Award-winning and author of The Detective’s sociologist and the Emily already these individuals have diversity professor, trainer, and children’s fantasy author of Assistant—her historical fiction Hargroves Fisher Professor of consultant who teaches courses shared their knowledge, skill, Chime, manager of 57th Street debut, which received the 2016 Education at Harvard. She on diversity, gender, social and inspiration: Books, and sister of teacher Golden Kite Award for best received the MacArthur Award in change, and social movements Marty Billingsley, ’77. middle-grade novel, and 1984, and is slated to become the at DePaul, talked with parents. Cupcake Cousins. first African American woman in Harvard’s history to have an endowed professorship named in her honor.

A Galapagos turtle, an species. He got out of the Charles K. Bobrinskoy, ’77, armadillo, dozens of birds, and jam by saying that he would Reverend Howard-John MBA ’83, vice chairman and Aleksandar Hemon, MacArthur hundreds of other specimens have it stuffed and given to head of investment group at Wesley, ’90, was Lab’s live in Blaine Hall in a third- an educational institution.” A Award-winning author of The annual Mark Plotkin | Muriel Ariel Investments. grade science room. The large fish supposedly came Lazarus Project, spoke with a Rosenthal Alumni Speaker. High School English class (with Daniel Margoliash, Pastor of the historic Alfred very old (and very delicate) from a family after the husband a smattering of extra faculty and UChicago professor of Street Baptist Church in taxidermy collection has a brought it home only to find it staff happily hovered around Organismal Biology & Anatomy Alexandria, Virginia (where the storied but not necessarily fully was an unwelcome addition the edges.) and senior fellow Computational Obamas can be found), he won confirmed history. to his home décor. “The otter Institute, spoke about his the 2016 NAACP Chairman’s According to emeritus and the fish are recent (within neuroethologically framed Image Award for his science teacher Jan Housinger, the last 30 years),” says Mr. research on learning and memory commitment to social justice Nathan Leopold, the infamous Housinger. “The other animals using Zebra finches as a model and several of his sermons are Lab and UChicago alum date back to before I was system. According to in the Smithsonian’s Museum (yes, the murderous one) did born—and I’m 75 years old.” of African American History Adam Gottlieb is Lab’s at least some of the work. Other than oral history, emeritus Poet in Residence. Listen to and Culture. Leopold, at a very young age, Lab has not uncovered any science teacher him yourself at http://www. was widely acknowledged to documentation about the louderthanabombfilm.com/ be an ornithological expert collection. Current science Jan Housinger, about-the-poets.php William Howell, Lab parent and UChicago Sydney Stein Professor and known for his collection of teachers Daniel Jones and Jeff Nathan Leopold, in American Politics at Chicago 3,000 bird specimens housed Maharry, who spent a good Harris and Political Science, led in the third-floor study of his amount of time studying and the infamous Lab discussions about the elections. Hyde Park home. cataloging the specimens, and UChicago alum He has written widely on As for the stuffed otter, did not come upon labels or separation-of-powers issues and John W. Rogers, Jr., ’76, (yes, the murderous American political institutions, founder of Ariel Investments, Mr. Housinger recounts, “The names. especially the presidency. the first minority-owned money river otter was added to our one) did at least management firm in the nation, collection by a parent who >> KNOW MORE LORE? PLEASE UChicago Trustee and former trapped the animal and got SHARE IT WITH LAB BY EMAILING some of the work. Lab Board chair. in trouble with the authorities [email protected]. for trapping an endangered

06 LabLife Winter 2016/17 Correction: Wilson Hayward should have been included among the silver medalists for the National Latin Exam LabLife Winter 2016/17 07 In the Halls SPORTS Pleasure in the job, WINTER HIGHLIGHTS no perfection needed 2016/17 Classroom jobs help children build confidence and competence

BOYS SOCCER GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Sophomore Connor Smith Senior Averie Miller was was named to the Illinois named ISL Volleyball High School Soccer Coaches Player-of-the-Year. Seniors Association All-Sectional team Tamera Shaw and Anissa and 1st team All-Conference. Sanders joined her on Junior Jacob Leslie and senior the All-Conference team. Ben Lindau were also named Freshman Troy Johnson was All-Conference. named honorable mention All-Conference. The Maroons won the IHSA 2A Regional Championship hosted by U-High.

GIRLS SWIMMING

The girls swim team set seven of Lab’s 11 school records CROSS-COUNTRY at the IHSA State Sectional Championships, with three Seniors Elsa Erling and Liza seniors leading the way: Zoe If every nine-to-fiver’s dream is “Everybody loves that job,” rug, some of the job pairs need Edward-Levin and sophomore Rebollo Baum in the 200m a job that’s more than just a job, Ms. Rita says, because those to be ready to report. The Students Abraham Zelchenko qualified free and 200m medley relay; then Lab’s kindergarteners are students get to decide where mathematicians talk about get plenty of to run at the IHSA 2A State Alexis Porter in the 50m living the dream. everyone—including the what day it is in the course of Championships. The boys free, 200 medley relay, and opportunities team won the 2A Regional 200m free relay; and Taylor Helping out in class starts teachers—sits for lunch that the school year—for example, GIRLS TENNIS back in nursery school, but day. In doing so, they learn how the 37th—and lead the class to serve as Championship hosted by Thompson in the 200m U-High at Washington Park. medley and 200m free relay. kindergarten is where on-the- to read their classmates’ names in different ways to count In the highest finish in school mathematician, Elsa and Liza were All- The other records were junior job training truly enters the and sort them into tables that up to and down from that history, the Maroons finished Conference as was freshman Amber Huo, 100m free and Dewey realm. include a mix of both boys and number, among other patterns. journalist, material 6th place in the State scoring Franzie Wild. Junior Harrison 200m free relay, freshman “The whole idea,” says girls. No stranding a single girl The journalists report on a 19 points in the Class A State kindergarten teacher Delores at a table full of boys or vice fact specific to that day, the manager, milk Shapiro joined Abraham on Qin Taylor, 200m free relay, the boys All-Conference team. Championship meet. Senior Rita, “is that learning should versa, unless someone says schedulers preview where the helper, or the and freshman Ava McKula in Dhanya Asokumar finished have a context that’s meaningful it’s OK. class will be going and when, the 200m medley, 100m fly, all-powerful GOLF 3rd in singles, and the doubles for the children.” All the jobs feature similar and the meteorologists discuss and 200m medley relay. team of senior Delnaz Patel Each kindergarten class multistep processes, which the temperature, starting by “placemats” SAILING and junior Florence Almeda Senior Nikki Menta finished handles jobs differently, from requires some handholding in noting patterns like the number finished in the top eight. position. 36th in IHSA Class A Golf the types and names of jobs the beginning. By the last week of yellow (warm) versus green Senior Colleen Baumann Senior Julia Gately and Championship, the highest to how often students switch in October, however, Ms. Rita’s (cold) days and working their and juniors Lillian Nemeth freshman Isabella Kellermeier finish for any golfer in U-High jobs and partners. (Almost all room is a well-oiled machine. way up to learning what the Because the kids love doing and Sam Morin qualified also qualified to State. Dhanya history. Nikki shot a 172 for of the jobs are done in pairs, When students come in each numbers on the thermometer the jobs, Ms. Rita encourages for the Interscholastic was named ISL Player-of-the- the 36 hole event and was so students have the chance to morning, they go right to work mean. parents to foster that passion Sailing Association National Year and the Maroons won the named ISL Golfer of the Year learn from one another.) In Ms. with their partners. “When Each job, Ms. Rita says, at home, whether it’s sweeping Invitational Regatta in New IHSA Sectional Championship. for winning the inaugural Rita’s room, they rotate every they need help,” she says, “we gets a bit more complicated as the floor and cleaning up, Orleans. The Maroons finished Seniors Reese McCormick day, which means students get support it, but we hope that the year goes on, “growing with keeping a calendar, or helping Girls Championship at the 4th in the qualifying races the and Sarah Gray joined their plenty of opportunities to serve between the two of them they their development and their with the grocery list. “I say take Bolingbrook Golf Club. first day and placed 12th in the teammates, above, on the as mathematician, journalist, can figure it out.” understanding of numbers, advantage of it while you can,” country in the top gold division All-Conference team. material manager, milk helper, By 10:30 a.m., when the of letters and words, of she says, “because it’s not going on the second day. or the all-powerful “placemats” class gathers in a circle on the proportions, and the science of to last.” position. what happens with weather.”

08 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 09 In the Halls Boxes + ingenuity = Art and the Cardboard Challenge remembrance Second-graders celebrate Day of the Dead

Think cardboard pandemonium: father’s used auto parts shop in Allison Beaulieu, who showed you play to see who would win play with simple items—be Museum of Mexican Art in games like air hockey, ping- 2011. The nine-year-old’s first Caine’s Arcade at the last faculty the presidential election. they cardboard or even dirt— Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood pong, and foosball shaped customer happened to be a meeting before summer began. “The kids said it’s great to and work with their hands and then made watercolors, with scissors, tape, glue, filmmaker, who was so taken by “Some students brought candy be at a place where they can encourages imagination and drawings, paper cuttings, and ingenuity. Whack-a-mole Caine’s ingenuity that he created or tickets or prizes.” have fun as they learn,” says openness, says Ms. Beaulieu. and traditional skulls and propelled by a student manually a documentary and organized One of her favorites was Mr. Farrington, who brought “You don’t have to skeletons. The skeletons, made pushing the “moles” up through a flash mob of customers for the artist studio, where the the Cardboard Challenge to motivate the students of Popsicle sticks, were active holes cut into a cardboard box. a day. The short film, released kids set up chairs and used his previous school in Las here,” she says. “They love and funny rather than scary, And plenty of cardboard forts. in April 2012, went viral and the cardboard as their drawing Vegas last year. “They have everything we do, and that’s according to Mexican tradition. This fall 12 classes in the sparked an annual global day table. “It was so heartwarming the freedom to construct their how they acted with the Dia de los Muertos, or Day Ms. Romero quoted one Lower School participated in the of cardboard-centric play on because that was their version Lab’s 288 students, own meaning behind what cardboard. The possibilities of the Dead, is a joyous of her students, who explained Global Cardboard Challenge, October 1. of an arcade game, simply now among the they’re doing.” are endless in their minds.” celebration of loved ones that the skeletons “are meant to which encourages kids to build Lab’s 288 students, now drawing people,” Beaulieu As a teacher, he says, For Mr. Farrington, who have died. For the past make us laugh and help us not anything they can think of using among the 750,000 kids in 70 added. “All the games were very 750,000 kids in an activity like this allows this support of open-ended four years art teachers Ana be afraid of death.” cardboard and everyday items. countries who have participated, individual.” 70 countries who students to show their creativity is one reason he Romero and Illia Mazurek The project, Ms. Romero “It gives students a way to took over a multi-purpose Another student built a potential in unexpected ways. wanted to work at Lab. “Our have helped their second-grade says, highlights art’s potential create and be innovative without room in Judd and transformed vending machine with different have participated, “I’ve learned not to put any kids will push the impossible classes honor departed friends, to help understand other structure or rubrics,” says fifth- 250 four-foot-cubed boxes compartments. If you pulled took over a multi- student in a so-called box to become possible.” relatives, and neighbors as cultures. It also helps to grade teacher Carl Farrington. into anything they could a string, the chosen item fell because they will surprise part of Day of the Dead, facilitate discussions about “It also gets them critically think of. Parents, faculty, and forward into the dispenser. The purpose room you. They’ll knock it out of the November 1. death, “a subject where space thinking about how they can administrators, as well as foosball table used little green in Judd and park and do something that Ms. Romero and Ms. is not usually given to children make things—and make them students from the NK, Primary, army men as the players, and you couldn’t even imagine,” Mazurek set up two ofrendas, unless death has touched their even better.” and High Schools stopped in to the creators of the air hockey transformed 250 he says. “That means I can or altars, displaying traditional lives in some way.” The third-, fourth-, and observe and play with what was game covered the cardboard four-foot-cubed push the rigor of creative Mexican art the children had fifth-graders were following in fashioned from three-quarters of table with clear packing tape projects where they have made, along with pictures of the footsteps of Caine Monroy, a mile of cardboard. to give it a smooth surface. A boxes into anything to think abstractly around family, friends, neighbors, and who inspired the Cardboard “It was chaos, but a creative bowling game employed Legos they could think of. a lot of different things.” even deceased historical figures. Challenge after building chaos,” says art teacher and as the bowling pins, and there Providing opportunities to For inspiration, the second- a cardboard arcade in his Lower School co-faculty chair was even a political game where graders visited the National

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mental gears; more time to in storytelling and information group—a 12- to 14-student in middle school in particular, Park’s scholarly bonds and take complete homework literacy, respectively. cohort—can basically choose but that you don’t have a bus to an urban farm for a

12 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 13 In the Halls Makers making music

Francisco Dean helps students make electronic music— with a human touch.

conventional instrument,” universities have begun similar helped get students started “They could see the parts and In January the music says Mr. Dean. “Not even an programs, but Lab is the on the programming side. The ensemble knew how speakers work and department sends students electronic keyboard.” Some only high school he knows of Mr. Dean helps with the is modeled after how to connect everything.” and educators to the All State students will control the developing an ensemble with woodworking, music The goal is to make 10 speakers, Festival and Music Conference sounds using modified gaming this type of concept. Mr. Dean composition, and overall artistic Stanford’s Laptop documenting the construction in Peoria. This year Mr. Dean controllers called Gametraks, doesn’t call his group a “laptop direction. Orchestra, which of one to share with other will present a technology clinic originally meant to detect a orchestra” because it’s too The project has plenty of would-be hemisphere makers. called Tapping Invisible Talent. golf swing. Others might use limiting, he says. “What we’re opportunity for self-directed explores cutting- One of Mr. Dean’s “It wasn’t until I got into Ableton push controllers— doing is so much more than learning. For instance, Mr. Dean edge technology related classes—digital digital music that I realized pieces of hardware containing laptop work.” He calls it an obtained instructions on how to music production—gives there’s a whole other kind of a grid of pads that when electronic music ensemble. The construct the hemispheres from within conventional a performance in the kid walking around these halls They’re called hemispheres: pushed coordinate with music type of music is referred to as a paper written by Stanford musical contexts. spring (affectionately called who has all this creativity you’d omnidirectional speakers made sequencing software. And “electroacoustic,” which focuses assistant professor Ge Wang, DigiMUSE), where students never know about.” This talent from Ikea wooden salad bowls. others might use a Seaboard on human interaction. founder and director of the Lab is the only present a final project including might not reveal itself in band, High School music teacher RISE, which looks like a solid The electronic music Laptop Orchestra and presenter all they’ve learned over the orchestra, or choir, but some of Francisco Dean’s students keyboard with molded keys, but ensemble is not a class but not of the TED Talk that informed high school Mr. course of the class. them are already making digital are building them as part “it’s designed to work off five quite an extracurricular either. Lab’s project. (Mr. Dean Dean knows of “It might be a five-minute music on their own, like one Students transformed wooden of a project that combines separate dimensions of touch. It doesn’t have an official club had already conceived of an song,” he says, “but that music student who joined Mr. Dean’s salad bowls from Ikea into woodworking, circuitry, and It’s not just pressing the key but designation. Some students electronic/human performance developing an represents over 500 hours of digital music class and had omnidirectional audio speakers. computer programming to what you do while holding it meet before school to work group but didn’t know what it ensemble with this learning and trial and error.” He already recorded several iTunes create digital music, formed down.” on carpentry and electronics, would look like. Professor Wang projects the music on a screen so albums. “If you can find a way from a catalog of sounds and The project, Mr. Dean says, others meet after school to code gave his concept shape.) type of concept. the audience can literally see the for them to come together,” performed in real time like an is “a platform for research as (the coders are typically the The directions, however, sounds, such as their waveforms, he says, “you can discover kids analog orchestra. By November well as a classroom for learning.” performers). called for components no longer MIDI data, and automations. who are doing amazing artistic the students had created about a The ensemble is modeled after Computer science teacher available, so students had to They can see the complexity of things.” dozen sounds and were learning Stanford’s Laptop Orchestra, Daniel Wheadon leads the design updates. “It came to the music they are hearing. He how to manipulate them. which explores cutting-edge circuitry-building unit and the point where they weren’t plans for the electronic music “When you look on stage, technology within conventional another computer science even referencing the original ensemble to perform at the same there will not be a single musical contexts. A few other teacher, Marty Billingsley, instructions,” says Mr. Dean. year-end presentation.

14 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 15 In the World Behind the Scenes

Translating music into RENAISSANCE TEACHER knowledge Math, science, and social policy shape

Jessica Hanzlik’s approach OXFORD UNIVERSITY

her master’s and studied Coaching the such clubs or don’t think the comparative social policy. clubs would be “culturally the Comparative social policy, robotics club, right fit for them.” Ms. Hanzlik explains, looks “I’m aware of how at the interplay of choices science Olympiad, important personal connections governments make in the and the math team, are in addressing those issues developed world and how at the middle school level,” different countries allocate she makes use of she says. “The whole Middle resources differently. “We think her science, math, School team works hard to about health care, education, encourage all of our kids to take unemployment, and how and social policy advantage of opportunities, and the allocation of resources backgrounds. I think if we didn’t, we would represents the underlying struggle more with equity.” ideology of a particular have already learned and the She benefited from such government,” she says. “I skills they learn through the encouragement herself: She he committee thought studying that field car project. They also can’t may not have become a Rhodes for the Rhodes would give me a bird’s eye “pretend they’ve never learned Scholar had it not been for her Scholarship—an view of how education fits into about slope,” she jokes. mentors, she says, who brought international, policy more broadly.” Ms. Hanzlik is also active the program to her attention. postgraduate Coming from a family at Lab outside the classroom. “I now think about that in award for students to study at of teachers—parents and “We’ve got such a depth of teaching; it’s important in the University of Oxford— grandparents—Ms. Hanzlik knowledge among the teachers, terms of equity that people take values well-rounded people. had wanted to be a teacher for a and they share that through the an active role in reaching out This past October, World (“Miss Louise and the students perform the entire For eighth grade science teacher long time. After returning from clubs we offer,” she says. “The to underrepresented groups,” The songs Oxford, she started with Teach says Ms. Hanzlik. “Often those Languages teachers Diane Allied Aviator”) by Julien opera next year. Jessica Hanzlik, Ohio’s first programs are unmatched.” female Rhodes Scholar, “well- for America in the greater groups are just not aware of the Jackson and Jean-Franklin “relate directly to Joubert, which the Académie “Music is so deeply Chicago area and later worked resources that exist.” Magrou traveled to Brittany commissioned in honor of the ingrained. Once you learn a rounded” is an apt description. curricula that we As an undergraduate at at an area charter school. The math and science in northwest France, learned 60th anniversary of France’s song, it’s really hard to forget In June 2014, Ms. Hanzlik Olympiad clubs now have a 40-minute French opera, teach on WWII liberation from Germany it, so I think it’s a good way Ohio State, Ms. Hanzlik thought she wanted to major joined Lab, teaching seventh equal gender participation, helped edit its translation into and the French during World War II. Set in to learn language,” says Ms. in math. “I loved calculus in grade math before transitioning thanks to these efforts. The to eighth grade science this English, and performed it in Resistance.” 1944, Mademoiselle Louise Jackson. The opera’s narrative high school. But once I started robotics club—currently at front of an audience of 50 tells the story of a Breton element, she adds, also makes taking theoretical math classes, year. Her expertise in both about 60–70 percent male people. And they did it all in schoolteacher who hides an it an effective tool for teaching I realized what I really like physics and math gives her participation—still has a bit five days. American fighter pilot after he history. about math was the way it can an edge, particularly with further to go, but Ms. Hanzlik “It really was the single Port-Blanc, where they shared crashes and is shuttled through be used to model the physical the eighth grade car project. is confident she and her most rewarding professional meals, rehearsed music, nearby Plouha beach on his world.” That’s physics, so she Students design and build a Coaching the robotics club, colleagues can close the gap. and exchanged ideas and soon switched majors. car—using a wooden frame, science Olympiad, and the development experience I’ve way to England. circuits, and two batteries— ever had,” says Ms. Jackson, perspectives. After the trip, the teachers She also studied French, math team, she makes use of following an intensive study capable of moving forward both her science and social whose formal musical training “We would get together returned to their schools with and backward and flashing ended with her childhood and have these really new connections and new abroad summer program in policy backgrounds. which she fell in love with the its headlights, with each unit It’s easy to see how she uses piano lessons. wonderful experiences talking tools for teaching their French connected to topics being about education and what language and the country. math and physics; social policy Organized by the Académie classes. studied at the time in science. comes into play through her we do and how,” Ms. Jackson When she started graduate Musicale de Villecroze in Says Ms. Jackson, “We are school at Oxford in 2008, Moving the project from the efforts to increase diversity in France, this cross-cultural says. “And this was in French. teaching our AP and seventh she studied particle physics, sixth to the eighth grade gives the clubs. She has a particular program brought together 24 It was great to push myself grade students some of the intending to earn a PhD. But students two more years of interest in achieving gender teachers from French- and and be back in an immersive songs, which relate directly after realizing during her first math experience. parity in STEM fields but English-speaking schools in environment.” to curricula that we teach year that she enjoyed solving Having taught math so also works toward racial and Europe and North America. The workshop centered on WWII and the French physics problems more than recently helps Ms. Hanzlik socioeconomic equity. Ms. The group stayed at a private around the opera Mademoiselle Resistance and hope to have research, she decided to return make clear connections Hanzlik personally encourages between what her students estate in the coastal town Louise et l’Aviateur Allié home and teach. So she earned students who aren’t aware of

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ALUMNI AWARDED ALUMNI a literary critic for Newsweek and then a book, theater, and WEEKEND cultural critic for The New York Times. Her reviews and essays have appeared in such publications as Bookforum, 2016 The Washington Post, Salon, The Nation, New York The Class of 2011 celebrating their milestone 5th reunion in Gordon Parks Arts Hall MARGO JEFFERSON, ’64 Magazine, and Vogue, and In mid-October, a record Distinguished Alumna have been been anthologized breaking 500+ alumni and award, celebrating the in The Best American Essays: guests returned to Lab for accomplishments of an 2015; Best African American Essays: 2010; and elsewhere. Alumni Weekend, which exceptional graduate whose professional achievements, She has written and included campus tours, personal lives, public or civic performed two works at the alumni awards, the third service, philanthropic or Cherry Lane Theatre and the annual Mark Plotkin | Muriel volunteer endeavors reflect Culture Project in New York: Rosenthal Alumni Speaker dedication and meritorious An Evening with Phillis and event, a Family Festival, accomplishments. Harriet, a collaboration with and a special “graduation niece Francesca Harper, and Sixty Minutes in Negroland, a ceremony” for alumni who Shira Lee Katz, ’96, with Emeritus teacher Gloria Needlman and Allen Margo Jefferson is a Pulitzer Senator Kwame Raoul, ’82 and Former Needlman at the U-High Family Festival Prize-winning author and critic solo piece. left before graduating United States Secretary of Education She received her BA Arne Duncan, ’82 and a professor at Columbia from U-High. University School of the Arts. from Brandeis University and Classes ending in ’1 Her Chicago-based memoir, a master of science from and ’6 celebrated milestone Negroland, won the 2015 Columbia University’s School reunions at a giant collective National Book Critics Circle of Journalism. class cocktail reception in the Award for autobiography. She new Gordon Parks Arts hall, published her first book,On before breaking into smaller Michael Jackson, in 2005. Ms. Jefferson’s career began as groups for dinners held all around the Lab campus. Several classes The Class of 1966 gather for their milestone 50th reunion class photo established class scholarship has held, and been recognized Jim Orr, ’61, and Bob Field, ’61, touring Alan King, ’81, Carla Hightower, ’81, and James Williams II, ’76, funds in honor of their the Knes Family Library for, leadership roles in reunion. business, civic, cultural, and “Alumni celebrating philanthropic arenas. Among milestone reunions enjoyed her many roles, she: serves on the MIT Corporation exploring and reconnecting Development Council; is with Lab in a new way,” says vice chair of the Chicago Jiesi Zhao, Lab’s assistant SMITA N. SHAH, ’91 Plan Commission, a board director of alumni relations. Rising Star Professional member of the Abraham “Labbies really care about Achievement Award, recognizing Lincoln Presidential Library Lab and each other— and Robert Feitler, ’46, Suzanne Stein, ’45, Marjorie McConeghey, ’43, Melinda Mitchell, one who has graduated in the Foundation, a vice chair of the ’51, Bud H. Gibbs, ’45, Judy Daskal, ’46, and Charles Schwartz, ’43, receive U-High several classes established past 30 years and made an Regents for Loyola University diplomas from Beth Harris at the Emeritus Alumni Graduation ceremony of Chicago and a trustee class scholarship funds in impact in their field Class of 1976 celebrating their 40th at Ann and Robert H. Lurie honor of their reunion.” reunion in Judd Hall Smita Shah is founder, CEO, Children’s Hospital; served and president of SPAAN twice on the regional selection Tech Inc., a multi-million panel for the White House >> TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT dollar engineering and Fellows; participated in the YOUR CLASS SCHOLARSHIP construction management past five Democratic National FUND OR HOW TO START ONE, firm with special expertise in Conventions most recently, as a parliamentarian. PLEASE CONTACT JEREMIAH infrastructure projects. Ms. She has a BS from STEVENS AT JSTEVENTS@ Shah received the National Community Leader Award Northwestern, an MS from UCLS.UCHICAGO.EDU OR from the American Council of MIT, and a postgraduate 773-702-9988. certificate in management Distinguished Alumna Award winner Daesman Suri, Daniel McGinn, ’91, Engineering Companies. Margo Jefferson, ’64, Interim Director Alison Siegler, ’91, Michelle Webb, Selected by Crain’s studies from Oxford University. Children at the U-High Family Festival Junior Samuel Morin, a Maroon Key Beth Harris, and Rising Star Profes- ’91, and Katherine Burno, ’91, at the Chicago Business as one of student ambassador, leading a group milestone reunion cocktail reception sional Achievement Award winner Chicago’s 40 under 40, she of alumni on a school tour Smita N. Shah, ’91

18 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife LabLife Winter Winter 2016/17 2016/17 23 19 In 1931 the [James] Rogers buildings [Blaine and Belfield] were connected Historic (Campus) Renovation by Charles Judd Hall, designed by Armstrong, Furst and Tilton, a Chicago firm whose credits are largely in churches, notably the Episcopal seminary in Evanston. Judd Hall fits in with Rogers’s previous buildings with random ease. The completion of The same firm designed Sunny Gym in 1929, a solid Gothic revival design. —University of Chicago: The Campus Guide, by Jay Pridmore the Lab+ Project

by Catherine Braendel, ’81

his fall marked the first “clubroom,” another for men, and giant time in five years that punch card-driven computers used by students arrived at a statisticians. The building is named in Historic Campus free honor of Charles Judd who served as the of major construction. UChicago Charles F. Grey Distinguished Notable among the Service Professor of Education, director changes: new High of the School of Education, head of the School spaces, a Department of Education (1909–38), and new Cafe Lab Dining Hall, and most chairman of the Department of Psychology significantly, the move into Judd Hall. (1920–25). Judd Hall is a building filled with As part of the Lab+ renovation work, history—and now, for the first time, it the University turned over to Lab full is completely filled by the Laboratory use of the 63,000 sq. ft. building, which Schools. Over time it has housed the underwent major renovation in preparation Department of Education, a women’s for this school year.

Thanks to a major overhaul of the seating area (lots of configurations) and the “servery” (lots of choices) Lab students, faculty, and staff are making significantly greater use of the Café Lab Dining Hall. The U-High Midway quotes Junior Megan Moran on the new cafeteria: “It’s really awesome to see all these kids from different grades hanging out together.”

20 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 21 Above: The first-floor lecture hall (the space formerly known as Judd 126) has been outfitted with moveable lounge chairs and is already being put to good use for a variety of purposes. Here children take a moment to dig into their selections from Lab’s annual Bookswap, which puts nearly 10,000 Lab family-donated books into new hands—the hands of other Lab students and the hands of students at a designated school in need. Long, open hallways on the upper floors connect Judd to U-High and provide Right: The glass-walled link that connects informal gathering spaces for students Judd to the Belfield West tower echoes the to socialize or just enjoy the sunlight that architecture of nearby Gordon Parks Arts pours in through the enormous Gothic Hall, which opened just last year. windows.

22 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 23 Above and top right: Throughout the years, a very large room on the second floor of Above, bottom: Judd houses 14 Judd Hall has served as the library for returned to its original use: a library. The classrooms, used primarily for High the now-closed UChicago Department of new Pritzker Traubert Family Library for School English, math, and, for the first Education; as a cross-grade experiment U-High blends the original gothic details time, rooms dedicated to world language. started in the 1970s called the “Multiage and wooden bookcases with modern Also, four academic departmental offices Classroom”; and as Extended Day and furniture, computer databases, and bright now provide work and meeting spaces teacher workspace. Now, it has collaborative workrooms. for faculty.

24 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife LabLifeWinter 2016/17Fall 2016 25 27 THE GENEROSITY she took her first job in OF TEACHER September 1971, teaching German at Lab in grades KAREN PUTMAN three through eight. Seeing how the world was shifting, she made it her mission to change academic disciplines, which she did with success. In the early 1980s she began teaching computer science in grades Inaugural Parents two through eight, while still teaching German until Teacher Karen Putman, who 1987. Having founded Lab’s died in December 2015, computer science education has bequeathed to Lab her program, she demonstrated entire estate, in excess of a deft touch introducing Fund Drive doubles $1.5 million, to be used new concepts and skills to according to her wishes for her students. need-based financial aid. Throughout the decades, Ms. Putman devoted she participated fully in more than 40 years to the life of the Schools Lab, teaching and shaping and served as a leader on participation multiple areas of the many committees and by Schools and touching organizing professional countless people along the development workshops. way. “In many ways,” says She served many terms Interim Director Beth A. as the Faculty Association Harris, “Karen is emblematic president, and served as of the best of Lab—she chair to both the foreign was a person passionately language and computer interested in ideas and science departments. learning, one whose own She was assistant Middle education never ceased and n October, led by co-chairs Christie the newly convened Parent Philanthropy The Parents Fund supports areas that are School principal, 1979–80, who brought enthusiasm to and interim Middle School Henry and Michele Seidl, a group Committee. An evolution of what had meaningful to Lab parents and relevant to her work at Lab as well as principal, 1992–93. of more than 30 parent volunteers been the Development Committee, this their children: her outside interests.” Ms. Putman was successfully executed the inaugural new group successfully sought to engage a Says friend and college instrumental in helping to Parents Fund Drive, which doubled much broader range of families. The Parent > Possibilities, where Lab needs it most counselor Patty Kovacs, found the Zena Sutherland “For Karen, education was parent annual giving participation Philanthropy Committee now encompasses > Tuition Assistance, becoming a Labbie Award in 1995, and for a single-minded, intentional her excellence as an at Lab. more than 60 parents whose goal is “to drive toward excellence— > Academic Programs and Faculty educator she received the “The people who made this drive work make families see that they are integral to for herself and for others. Mary V. Williams Award for could not have been more outstanding in Lab,” explains Ms. Dubose. Support, sustaining and enriching leading She set her sights very early edge programs Excellence in Teaching in their enthusiasm and effort,” explained To draw attention to the Drive—and in high school on attaining a 2007. college degree, even in the Alice Dubose, Lab director of alumni to celebrate the end to major construction > Co-curriculars, learning beyond the “Karen built deep and relations and development. “These leaders at Lab—the Schools’ Board of Directors face of financial obstacles. lasting relationships with classroom She adamantly wanted are taking a fresh, grassroots approach to hosted an All Families Festival on October her Lab family,” says Ms. every child to have the Harris. “We are deeply keeping our community connected to the 16. More than 400 people attended the opportunity to come into her >> IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PLEDGING OR honored and humbled by Schools, and it’s working!” More than 500 Kimbark Avenue street fest. happy home at Lab.” VOLUNTEERING FOR FUTURE EFFORTS, PLEASE the depth of generosity she families pledged to the Parents Fund. Ms. Putman’s was an CALL LAB’S OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS showed to this school and The idea for the one month, highly agile intellect. After earning AND DEVELOPMENT, 773-702-0578, OR EMAIL: its members— both in her a scholarship to Barnard, lifetime and in her passing.” focused Parents Fund Drive developed in [email protected].

26 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 27 Travel with purpose

Middle Schoolers help a community in a small Ecuador town

By Megan E. Doherty, AM’05, PhD’10

28 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 29 fter two flights and were made from fruits like chirimoya, “What I can bring back from this are characterized by low-level clouds. eight hours, 13 students mispero, and naranjilla. Lunch included trip is how our country should put more To build the kitchen, students carried found themselves soup and popcorn—students made like thought into eco-friendly solutions, which supplies such as bamboo and bricks from more than 9,000 locals and put the popcorn directly into will save money and our environment,” the road to the building site. They shoveled feet above sea level the broth. In addition to rice, meat, and says Max Polite, now a ninth grader at sand and carried it in bags from the river, in Ecuador—3,000 salad, the feasts sometimes included fried U-High. “In Pucará they use cattail reed along with large rocks and water. They miles from home and in what seemed like plantains and beans. plants to filter the waste from the water, mixed concrete by hand and leveled the another world. One morning they headed 70 miles for a cheaper price, and it doesn’t hurt the ground using hoes and shovels. “Going to Ecuador was like going north to Lago Cuicocha, a lake that environment at all.” For the cob oven, the students molded to outer space,” says Ela Chintagunta, formed in the crater of a volcano that At the halfway point of the trip, sand, clay, and straw around a plastic jug, an eighth grader at Lab. “It was very collapsed on itself. During the boat tour, they picked coffee beans at the farm and where it solidified into a hard shell. This different in terms of people, culture, and they suspiciously eyed bubbles coming up theirs. If someone was landscape.” She was among the group from the still-active volcano. THE STUDENTS tired, there was always a of Middle Schoolers from Lab and the Back on land, science teacher Tony student willing to jump University of Chicago Charter School– Del Campo used the adventure as an WERE SPLIT INTO in to give that person a Woodlawn who spent 11 days in the occasion to teach the students about break.” South American country this past August, geology. “Rocks tell stories. You can TWO GROUPS, Ela, the Lab eighth engaged in service learning projects pick one up and read the history of the WITH ONE grader, agrees. The focused on environmental and economic landscape from it.” Some rocks around experience, she says, sustainability. the volcano site told the students that they BUILDING A COB “showed me how to be While there, they got a firsthand look cooled underground and were brought to part of community in at indigenous politics, fair trade, and the surface quickly. “It’s like being a rock OVEN AT FINCA so many ways, from environmental impact, such as filtering detective,” Mr. Del Campo says. “Along going with UChicago sewage in an environmentally friendly the way, the kids were picking up different LA FE AND THE Charter—making way. And they learned how these same rocks and talking about what they were OTHER LAYING friends and learning to issues are relevant in Chicago. Teachers telling them.” work with them—to and administrators hope such a trip will That night, the students watched THE FOUNDATION meeting people in cultivate future leaders who act to make a performances of pre-Hispanic and pre-Inca Ecuador.” difference wherever they call home. FOR A KITCHEN AT Afternoon field trips “This was a complex learning to learn about sugar experience. They’re in another country FLOR DE MAYO, cane and mining were without parents meeting kids from another A 120-HECTARE followed by evening school,” says John Pribik, who teaches games, journaling, and eighth-grade math at UChicago Charter. “CLOUD FOREST” forming friendships. “The diet is different, the daily routine is After closing their different. Where do you get your water? RESERVE THAT journey purchasing How do you sleep? I watched them IS ONE OF THE souvenirs in Otavalo change from judgmental to accepting to experienced how much effort it takes to at the largest handmade goods craft understanding, which is a really powerful WORLD’S 10 MOST get just one cup of coffee, from picking fair in South America, many students thing to see.” the beans to watching them get selected hatched plans to keep the experience Although this was not the first time BIODIVERSE and sorted according to quality and alive in Chicago: slumber party schemes Lab has offered this enrichment trip, it subsequently dried, cleaned, roasted, and and swapping Snapchat, Instagram, and was the first time the school has partnered ECOSYSTEMS. packaged. Facebook profiles. with UChicago Charter. “The students go Coffee provided an opportunity For Mr. Del Campo, a trip like this to school only five blocks from each other, to learn about the economics of direct not only provides an opportunity to make but none of them had ever met before,” fertility and harvest dances while musicians trade—which removes the middleman— a difference, it also makes you a better says Hannah Roche, Lab’s service learning played local wind and percussion and its influence on the community. person. And there’s no better proof than coordinator. “Bringing them together instruments. Allowing workers to negotiate for better the impact it had on the students. so they could learn, use teamwork, and On their third day, they made their prices made sense to the students, given group also helped develop a tree nursery “Going on the Ecuador trip changed finish projects together was a way to foster way to their home base in Pucará, another their experience of the labor that went into by planting 200 eight-inch-tall saplings my life forever,” says Elena Stern, a relationships and build community.” 100 miles from Quito. They spent the the process. they gathered from the rain forest—after Lab eighth grader. “When you make a Receiving a $10,000 grant from the day at Finca la Fe, a 10-hectare nonprofit The next three days were devoted digging out 3x15-foot pits a foot deep and difference, you won’t always be famous, Exploratory Seed program to offset much education center and organic farm that partially to service learning projects. The mixing the right combination of volcanic but people will remember what you did for of the cost, the group traveled with guides yields citrus, yucca, raspberries, pineapples, students were split into two groups, with soil, sandy soil, and topsoil. them. This is only the beginning of change from Chasqui Treks, which is run by a avocados, beans, and corn. During the one building a cob oven at Finca la Fe “It was wonderful seeing how the in the world, starting with me.” professor at the University of Vermont who tour they learned about organic farming, and the other laying the foundation for students from the two schools chipped lives and teaches in Ecuador. Accompanied the effects chemicals can have on their a kitchen at Flor de Mayo, a 120-hectare in to help each other,” says Mr. Del by two chaperones from each school, bodies and the soil, and about subsistence “cloud forest” reserve that is one of the Campo. “If someone was taking a break the students arose at 7a.m. each day and farming—growing enough for you and world’s 10 most biodiverse ecosystems. and didn’t need their gloves, they’d give breakfasted on eggs, bread, and coffee— your family with a small amount left over These areas are so high in elevation they them to someone else who couldn’t find tried by some for the first time. The juices for trade.

30 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 31 What would Dewey do? Lab teachers develop engaged citizens

By Jeanie Chung

32 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 33 he object of a democratic regular classroom, Ms. Dodd says, “so we education is not merely to FOR DEWEY, SAYS can focus on each other and not have too make an individual an many distractions. It’s the one time of day intelligent participant in the U-HIGH ENGLISH that we are all together in one place.” life of his immediate group, TEACHER CATIE After deep breathing and a morning but to bring the various greeting song, there’s business to be groups into such constant interaction that BELL, PHD’07, addressed: an overview of the day’s no individual, no economic group, could schedule and attendance. But even that presume to live independently of others. DEMOCRACY WAS task is far from routine: The teachers and students mention students who are not —John Dewey, from Democracy and “A WAY OF BEING after becoming interested in Dewey’s ideas there as well as the ones who are, so that Education: An Introduction to the IN THE WORLD even if a student is absent, “you know Philosophy of Education, 1916 on aesthetic education. That research prompted her to switch from social studies WHERE YOU you’re being thought of,” Ms. Dodd says. to English, and it also made her somewhat Next, students can share items they’ve John Dewey’s belief in experiential learning brought in—a flower, a fall leaf, an is widely known, but equally important of an expert on Dewey in general. “Because LIVE COGNIZANT it seemed relevant,” she says, “I went interesting rock—and answer questions to him was teaching students to take an OF YOUR their classmates might have about them. active role in bettering their community. back and learned.” Each year she does a presentation for new teachers about Lab’s “It’s all preparing for people to be Throughout the Schools, Lab teachers CONTRIBUTIONS TO aware of each other, to listen to each work to achieve Dewey’s ideals. origins and Dewey’s philosophy. For Dewey, says U-High English OTHERS, WHERE teacher Catie Bell, PhD’07, democracy was A Foundation of Community YOU CAN MAKE A “a way of being in the world where you live It begins in Nursery School, where each cognizant of your contributions to others, class begins the day with a morning DIFFERENCE.” where you can make a difference. And meeting. In Meredith Dodd’s classroom, there’s this notion of a collective effort. You she, her assistants, and a rotating student arrive at a purpose through conversation.” greeter shake the hands of every student Ms. Bell, who has taught at Lab for who comes in. The meeting takes place more than 30 years, decided to get a PhD in a breakout room, separate from the

other,” Ms. Dodd says, “and the idea with Dewey’s ideas: the Harkness method, humanities teacher Joy Parham, in her that all questions are relevant. One of the borrowed from Phillips Exeter Academy. first year at Lab, has already taken Dewey’s things I say is that meeting is democracy The method focuses on discussion at a ideas to heart. In her class’s project on in our context. It’s an essential part of our round table—called a Harkness Table—to the US Constitution, students examined being a member of our community.” encourage sharing ideas with minimal the preamble and discussed who “We The meetings are a staple of progressive teacher involvement. Because students the people” were in 1787 and who they education, and Ms. Dodd also relates them might take a while to acclimate to the idea are now. They also read President Barack to Quaker meetings: “the idea of coming that a teacher is not leading the discussion, Obama’s “More Perfect Union” speech into a welcoming place, a safe place. What teachers guide them in the early days. during the 2008 presidential campaign, in you have at meeting kind of ripples out New Lab teachers receive training in the which he said the goal was “to narrow that into the rest of the day.” Harkness method each year. gap between the promise of our ideals and And beyond. In her nine years at “They really are working together,” the reality of their time.” Lab, Ms. Dodd often encounters former Ms. Bell says, “and not worrying about Ms. Parham asked her class: What does students who say they loved meeting. intellectual property or who’s smarter, and the preamble mean today? What does it creating a deeper understanding together.” mean to establish justice? Provide for the Shared Ideas common defense? Promote the general Ms. Bell, who thinks the meetings Defining “the People” welfare? And so on, keeping in mind that are “crucial” to Dewey’s philosophy, Dewey’s ideas on representation and “what that looks like to you might be introduced a standard practice in the community come through in the different than me.” High School humanities classes in line curriculum as well. Eighth-grade

34 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 35 THROWBACK As students got into the project, “I just fed off their energy,” Ms. Parham DEMOCRACY says, “and said, ‘Let’s include an art IN ACTION piece.’” Through poems, photo collages, paintings,and drawings, students presented their ideas of what the United States looks like today and how the preamble does or doesn’t live up to its ideals. U-HIGH STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON One student drew a sea of multicolored EXPERIENCE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS people around a red, white, and blue outline of the continental United Teaching students the particulars of 1965 States, with the words “We the People” politics was not necessarily a focus of emblazoned across it. Another made a Dewey’s educational philosophy. “When collage of photos and newspaper clippings, Dewey is talking about democracy,” says interspersed with words including U-High English teacher, and resident “election,” “immigration,” and “civil Dewey scholar, Catie Bell, PhD’07, “he’s rights.” talking about a kind of society where “It really allowed students to open their everyone can make a difference.” Still, minds to our differences,” she says, “and Dewey himself was politically active and how those differences are important in wanted others to be as well: He was moving our society forward.” an advocate of women’s suffrage, for ago, fourth-grade teachers Nicole Power example. and Lisa Sukenic created a mock election. During the 2016 elections, juniors and Democracy in Action The entire Lower School chooses between seniors engaged in the political process in One of the most obvious ways to two imaginary gender-neutral cardboard several ways: participate in democracy these days is to cutouts whose platforms focus on issues directly affecting Lower School students. > Three political experts came to speak vote, but since that option is available only and answer questions with Cindy Pat ran against Dana in the first election in to the very few 18+ Lab students, years Jurisson’s US History classes and 2004, Zoop took on Zeep in 2008, Toaster Logan Aimone’s journalism classes: Brown and Raisin Jam squared off in 2012, Jessica Yellin, formerly chief White House “WHEN DEWEY IS and this year J. J. defeated C. T. correspondent for CNN; Jeff Greenfield, Ms. Power’s and Ms. Sukenic’s students author and former journalist with of CBS, TALKING ABOUT created the candidates’ platforms by ABC, CNN, and others; and William Howell, brainstorming topics of interest to them, the Sydney Stein Professor in American DEMOCRACY,” SAYS including before-school supervision Politics at UChicago’s Harris School of U-HIGH ENGLISH policies and school recycling. With Public Policy. platforms in place, students set to work > With the help of Lab parent Niamh King, TEACHER, AND for their candidates: drafting statements vice president for programs and strategic RESIDENT DEWEY and speeches and organizing town content at the Chicago Council on Global hall meetings and debates. They wrote Affairs, 50 Lab students attended a speech SCHOLAR, CATIE newspaper articles, polled other students, by Secretary of State John Kerry on and graphed the results. Jessica Palumbo’s October 26 at the Hilton Chicago. BELL, PHD’07, “HE’S third-grade class interviewed candidates > Working with the Mikva Challenge—a TALKING ABOUT A and created commercials that were Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to shared digitally with the Lower School inspiring young people to be informed, KIND OF SOCIETY community. empowered, and active citizens—about Ms. Sukenic found it interesting 20 students served as election judges on WHERE EVERYONE to watch the students interact with the November 8. Several bilingual students candidates “as if they were actual people.” helped non-English speakers to vote. CAN MAKE A The teachers have found the election DIFFERENCE.” a powerful way to teach about researching candidates, understanding issues, and voting, all done experientially. If a teacher In April 1965, the Sun Times only for boys; and a Student gives students “‘something to do, not reported on that newfangled Union which, according to a something to learn,’” Ms. Sukenic says, fad, skateboarding, featuring very frank U-Highlights, had quoting Dewey, “and the doing is of such photos of Timothy Norville, “the difficult job of providing a nature as to demand thinking, learning ’65. U-High had a skateboard a social life to a socially naturally results.” club that year and: a pep apathetic student body.” club; a Russian Club; girls field hockey; tennis, but

University of Chicago Photographic Archive, apf3-02474, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library 3636 LabLifeLabLife WinterWinter 20162016/17 /17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 37 musical offerings and work of his emails from this past year traveled last summer to Chile and help of public transportation and St. Louis, then to Denver where would like to submit a current with the League of the Chicago describing a trip up the west coast Peru, visiting both the high, cold, the handicapped service provided we had dinner with Christina and photo or two of themselves and Alumni notes Symphony Orchestra, which of Tasmania from Port Davey to and dry Atacama Desert in Chile by the city, not to mention the Peter Bornstein and then spent their families, as well as a note provides support to the orchestra Australia. The trip took longer and the low, warm, wet Peruvian good service provided by airports, a couple of nights in Basalt with letting us know how you’re doing, and assists with the auditions for than expected, with a long delay in rainforest. We want to experience so we haven’t given in to physical Ian Dresner, his wife Carol, and I’d be happy to put them all in the students aged 13–17 years.” Strahan (described by Jim as ‘the the less accessible ecosystems while disabilities yet.” their adorable Miniature Australian current collection, which will be Judy Meyer writes: “I have only “metropolis” on this coast’), our joints are still operational. And Shepherd, Dulcinea. Dulci, by the made available to the class, either just successfully completed but finally they were on their experience them we did—from 1958 Class Representative way, is the girlfriend of our elderly as a download or a disc, in the chemotherapy treatment for way again to New South Wales areas up to 14,000 feet in altitude Allen S. Musikantow mutt Homer, who perks up like near future. And please plan to leukemia and am now in remission. in Australia.” Jim writes: “We are in Chile, to nine hours on dirt 9110 NW Highway 225A a lovesick puppy when she comes reserve time to come to our 60th I still have some chemotherapy for sailing for Eden in Australia’s NSW. roads, followed by seven hours on Ocala, FL 34482 over to visit. The two dogs romp reunion in 2021! Happy holidays breast cancer scheduled but plan to Today, gale warnings, but the a six-seat river boat trip to and on [email protected] around while the humans enjoy to you all.” return to my part-time work as an forecast for the next three days is the Madre de Dios River in Peru. Lou Malnati’s pizza, which is now attorney at California Rural Legal surprisingly good. There are some We timed our trip to the Chilean Class of 1959: Interested in Phoenix! 1963 Class Representative Keep in Touch Assistance within the next several bail-out possibilities, but at this Altiplano to correspond with the in volunteering to serve as “We did a quick business trip David Stameshkin The Lab Notes section of this weeks. I am planning a Chi Gong time of year, we’d best be goin’ on.” new moon, so the sky was as dark your class representative? to Southern California in July, 176 Treetops Drive magazine is where alumni 50s retreat at the Esalen Institute in Bill Domm writes, “The best as it could be. It was real thrill to go Email the Alumni Relations where Ellen and Wendy Grampp Lancaster, PA 17601 come to connect with the 1951 Class Representative California in December to have news is I’m not dead yet. I continue out at night to see the Milky Way. & Development Office at Tucker had a good gabfest over [email protected] Schools and fellow classmates. Lynn Manaster Alperin fun and to complete my recovery. to be an officer of the men’s club It arched amidst more stars than we [email protected]. coffee, and then we had dinner 717-341-5188 Please contact your class 16 North Dansby Drive I look forward to hearing from any at the North Shore Senior Center, could have imagined.” with Laurie Braude and Randy representative or the Office Galveston, TX 77551 of my classmates.” work out three times a week, Marianna Tax Choldin writes: DeLave. From your class representative: “We of Alumni Relations and [email protected] and attend the current events 1954 Class Representative “I have a new book out. Lab, “The Leavitts were back in grieve deeply at the passing of our Development with any updates 1952 Class Representative and history discussion at the Richard Heller the University of Chicago, and Chicago in October, again dining classmate, Tom Stern. about yourself or friends From your class representative: “I William T. Salam Northbrook Public Library. I read 421 Ellendale Drive Hyde Park figure heavily in the out with Sharon Millman, David “At the same time, we rejoice who attended Lab. If your was fortunate enough to connect 114 Prospector Pass between 75–100 books per year. Nashville, TN 37205 book. Here is the publisher’s Epstein, and Susan Gordy. We at the continued success of our graduation year is without with two of our classmates in Georgetown, TX 78633 My wife, Kathy, and I have been [email protected] announcement: tried out a trendy new restaurant classmate, Muffie Meyer, who a representative, please early October when I traveled to [email protected] married 42 years, second time 615-343-0473 http://www.academicstudiespress. opened by the great Rick Bayless. appeared as a guest on The One consider volunteering to serve Denver for the annual conference 512-868-1915 around, and we have our nine-year- com/browse-catalog/garden- Later we dined at a Lettuce Way Ticket Show with Steven in this fun and important role. of the American Medical Writers old grandson overnight a couple of 1957 Class Representative of-broken-statues-exploring- Entertain You restaurant with Shalowitz, where she shared her Email notes, information, or Association. I enjoyed a delightful 1953 Class Representative times a month. He loves coming Elizabeth (Elsie) Hughes censorship-in-russia.” Chuck Buben and Colly Nichols.” one way ticket destination and questions to labnotes@ucls. four-hour lunch with Stuart Cordelia “Corky” Dahlberg here and we don’t limit his iPad Schneewind highlights from her career. Susan uchicago.edu. Lerman and his wife Arlene. Benedict time. The only person I see from Apartment 8A 130 Eighth Avenue 1961 Class Representative Phillips-Moskowitz was happy to “Later in the week, I visited 885 West Stone Barn Road our class is Norm Goldring. We Brooklyn, NY 11215 James Orr have a quick breakfast with Muffie with Elizabeth Robinson Cohen, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 have lunch occasionally.” [email protected] 60s Apartment 3802 in New York City, where Muffie my friend since kindergarten [email protected] Nancy Jacobson Engelsberg 718-783-0003 1960 Class Representative 1660 North La Salle Drive told Susan that she continues her 40s at O’Keeffe, and her husband 815-677-0093 reports: “I continue to live in an Ellen O’Farrell Leavitt Chicago, IL 60614-6027 research on Stalin for a future Edward. assisted living facility near my From your class representative: 7508 North Red Ledge Drive [email protected] documentary. 1945 Class Representative “Still later in the month, my Bud Gibbs From your class representative: nephew and his family in McLean, “My husband, Jerry, and I are Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 “Susan has her own creative husband, Jack, and I visited Crystal “Dorothy Hess Guyot (Dotty) VA. I would enjoy a visit from still living happily in Brooklyn, [email protected] From your class representative: projects and is busy with www. Apartment 19E Bridges in Bentonville, AR, where 146 Central Park, West and her husband Jim extended a any classmates passing through enjoying a view of the Statue of “The long-awaited 55th reunion mrsmoskowitzsmunchies.com, her the Walton family has erected a New York, NY 10023-2005 generous invitation to our class the Washington, DC area, and I Liberty from our eighth-floor From your class representative: “We of the U-High Class of ’61 finally upholstery class, Dr. Seuss-inspired stunning museum in which to [email protected] last summer for a very special Lab would like to send greetings to our apartment and the many cultural were all shocked and sorry to hear arrived last October 13 and 14, and blocks for grandchildren, and—in 212-362-0104 exhibit their outstanding collection gathering at Gitchie Gumee, the classmates. I also enjoy receiving offerings of New York. I am still of the death of another classmate, was attended by many classmates time for the holidays—introducing of American art.” Guyot family cabin on the short of letters or cards. Address them to supervising a social work student, Victoria Reitman Kapp. This was and their spouses. a new product: chocolate-covered 1946 Class Representative Ruth Necheles Jansyn Lake Superior near Brimley, MI. me at Sunrise of McLean; 8315 doing some translation, and singing followed by news of the sudden “Many of us took advantage ginger. Judy Daskal writes: “I’m back in Texas after a Seven of us accepted and spent Turning Leaf Lane, McLean, VA, in two choirs. death of Gail Mosley Libman’s of the tours of the renovated “We offer hearty congratulations Apartment 1804S 5050 South busy summer visiting relatives and a grand, long weekend together. 22102-2615.” “In August we visited in sister Sandra Mosley Schneider, buildings on our original campus, to Chuck Weiss, who reports the Lake Shore Drive friends in the New York area. I We came from Maine (Catherine Dartha Cloudman Reid Holland the elderly partner of ’58. We all mourn with their as well as the newly constructed birth of his second grandchild, Chicago, IL 60615 spent a culture-filled week in the Dixie Wilder Guiles), Rhode writes: “My husband, Paul, and I Jerry’s uncle, who died five years families. Earl Shapiro Hall for the younger Eden Hallie Cummins of San [email protected] Berkshires and later three weeks Island (Tom Rossby), Maryland sold our home in Lamoine, ME, ago at age 100. Uncle Buzz never “On a cheerier note, our road students, located on Stony Island Carlos, CA; and that his youngest 773-493-8373 in the Rochester-to-Adirondacks (Mary Lou Miller Williamson), in April and moved into a condo told us that he was gay, and so we trip last summer continued after Avenue. I’ve collected photos that daughter has begun the MBA area. In between, I had a few small Virginia (Linda Krueger in Ellsworth, ME. Condo living never met his partner of 50 years the deadline for the last Lab Notes. several of our class members have program at the Kellogg Business 1948 Class Representative solo exhibits (beauty salon and MacLachlan), Illinois (myself), is perfect for our time of life, and until after he died, a sad reflection After leaving Chicago, we visited sent me, as well as autobiographical School of Northwestern University. Dorothy Drucker Nesbitt hamburger joint!), participated in Minnesota (Molly Moroney Cox), we are closer now to our many of social prejudice. We then went Art Loewy and Karen Frahm in notes. If any of those not attending “Also, congratulations to the 9005 Oak Trail Circle others and, in general, kept my and Colorado (Barbara Koenig activities. I enjoy the glorious to England to see friends and my younger members of our class who Santa Rosa, CA 95409 reputation among a select few Engelhardt). Enjoying Lake sunrises and sunsets seen from our sister, Helen Hughes Brock, ’54, are, or have recently, celebrated [email protected] going strong. Our 2017 Terlingua Superior and sightseeing took up new home. Life is perfect! We have who has lived in Oxford with her your 70th birthdays! 847-291-4131 artists’ calendar features a prize- much of our time, but best of all a deck where we have bird feeders husband for many years. We then “Class Fundraising Update: winning photo of mine on the were the long talks we had around and plants and inside I still have a went to Germany, where I spent As you may recall, at our 50th 1949 Class Representative cover…and so it goes. Not bad for the dining table. Dotty and Jim’s few plants to enjoy. I look forward five days with a friend from my reunion back in 2013, we began a Ernest J. Dunston a wrinklie.” daughter, Khin Khin, and her two to a complete family reunion in student days in Munich, over 50 fundraising drive to raise $100,000 4 Tetilla Road Art Koff reports: “I continue children, Christopher and Rebecca, the spring at the home of our years ago. Jerry and I both walk by the time of our 55th reunion Santa Fe, NM 87508 to write a monthly column for were delightful additions to our daughter, Abigail, and her husband with difficulty, and we have just in 2018 (less than 18 months [email protected] MarketWatch and interview group. in California, along with our learned that Jerry has Parkinson’s away!) to establish the Class of 505-466-4346 regularly with CNN and other “Jim ‘Toby’ Cate continues other children and their families: disease. We’re told that it is milder 1963 Endowed Scholarship Fund media on the challenges being to sail the southern seas. His sister, Stuart (Ohio), Hazel (Ireland), and and does not progress so rapidly at Lab. As of this date, thanks Philip Leavitt, Randall De Lave, ’60, faced by an aging America.” Alison Cate Hartman, ‘47, who Elizabeth (Arizona).” when it starts so late (Jerry is 86). Carol Dresner, Dulci Dresner, to generous donations from Judy Lieb Malkin reports: Ellen O’Farrell Leavitt, ’60, and Philip Leavitt, Ellen O’Farrell Leavitt, lives in Hyde Park, shared excerpts Andrea Stenn Stryer writes: Let’s hope that is true! Meanwhile, Laurence Braunde, ’60, met in ’60, and Ian Dresner, ’60, in Basalt, approximately 40 percent of the “I continue to enjoy Chicago’s (with Jim’s permission) of some “My husband, Lubert, and I we’re still getting around with the Southern California for dinner Colorado class, we are two-thirds of the

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way to our goal! The biggest news Chicago Humanities Festival about Members of the class of 1966 gather 1967 Class Representative put me in my place by way of Hannah Banks, ’70, and Paul Ashin, ignoring Donald Trump et al. I addressed, achievement gaps, and since our last update is the very Margo’s celebrated new book, for their 50th milestone reunion class Barry S. Finkel his wit, and elevates me when ’70, in Washington have started a land development ‘low information’ voters. I managed photo at Lab Alumni Weekend in 10314 South Oakley generous challenge gift of $2,500 Negroland.” October I require elevating. Mark is the company and will be partnering to work in a reference to Lab and we received from Tom Lyons: Willie Williams, lifelong Chicago, IL 60643 soulful confidant who has always with a local builder to do land Mr. Erickson’s design workshop Tom will match, dollar for dollar, friend of deceased Tom Stern, [email protected] offered the wisest, though not assembly and construct multi- class! I hope there are people who the next $2,500 in donations writes: “Some of us have known 773-445-4112 always obvious, counsel; along with family urban row housing. My find it helpful and interesting. And to the Fund. Over the next 18 Tom since nursery school over on the sharpest, not always obvious, first project is a five-unit plan on I hope that we all find our way to a months, our class fundraising Woodlawn. Many are the stories. From your class representative: political perspective—bar none. 10,000 square feet in one of the better future.” committee—Dick Lansing, Betty Much was the fun. Several of us, “I attended the Friday of Lab I’ve written more than a song neighborhoods that boundaries Rosenstein Musburger, and certainly I, learned important Alumni Weekend to see what or two in honor of his birthday, a small tributary to the North 1971 Class Representative I—will be working with you to things from him: about music, was happening and to start the unfailingly laced with obnoxious, Saskatchewan River, Mill Creek. Susan Yost raise the remaining sum. We hope reading, and culture. And he got planning for next October. I juvenile wisecracks that I, at least, Perhaps by March I’ll have some 2759 Plymouth Avenue that all 144 members of our class me laughing the hardest I’ve ever had tours of the new and old find hilarious. design drawings or marketing Columbus, OH 43209 will participate in this endeavor. laughed.” buildings, and I attended the “Stew Weltman is another old material to share. I am targeting [email protected] Indeed, donations large and small interview with author Margo bosom buddy who is very much a also check out our Facebook page the upper mid-market and look 614-231-9435 1964 Class Representative Jefferson, ’64. I saw two members in the group ‘UHighChicago1970.’ to produce nonflammable, energy are welcomed and appreciated! adolescents and many, if not all of part of my present. The assortment of our class: Cheryl Gaines and You’ll find a bunch of us there, efficient, and environmentally Many of us (including myself) Robert Friedman us, felt that way to some extent. of passions that Stew has pursued From your class representative: Evelyn Johnson. I also saw some plus you’ll get to see Bruce friendly designs using as much benefited from scholarships or 720 Appletree Lane “However, one reluctant first- in earnest (and mastered) through “At our 45th reunion in October, members of the class of 1966, Montgomery’s great music natural light as possible, solar tuition remission as children of Deerfield, IL 60015 time attendee said after the reunion the years awes me. About 10 25 classmates and a fair number but when I was at U-High I did memories! power, perhaps grey water parents employed by UChicago. [email protected] that they won’t be missing another seconds after opening his law of spouses attended. This reunion not mingle much with that class. “After watching the Cubs win recapture, and a few other cutting- This is our chance to help give 847-945-6933 reunion. They had a great time and practice, he guaranteed to someday was at Lab in the new arts building I was unable to attend any of the and working on the election in edge technologies. I have also another generation of students the mentioned they talked to more return to his blues music in a and so was quite different from all 1966 Class Representative Saturday events, but this year was North Carolina, I was reminded partnered with an excellent broker same great education we enjoyed. people in two nights than they did meaningful way—and he did. past reunions, which took place at not a reunion year for our class. of my early political involvement: and we’re concentrated on the Pledges can be made and paid over Joe Belmont in four years of high school. While Performing regularly, his voice and a North Side restaurant. This was Stay tuned for upcoming reunion When the school shut down during listing and selling of hotels, so I get a five-year period. If you haven’t 8139 South 88th Street this might have been somewhat his guitar skills are more expressive also the first time we had a reunion news.” the takeover of the UChicago a fair amount of travel around this made a contribution yet or would Franklin, WI 53132 of an exaggeration on their part, than ever. When my mom passed event in October; it was a lovely Administration Building, I was out beautiful country.” like to add to your pledge, you [email protected] things are very different 50 years away a couple of years back, I held weekend that included a Cubs 1968 Class Representative there gathering signatures against Martin Lubran can do so by contacting Jeremiah 262-412-4252 later. We all had a great time. it together until Stew arrived at the writes: victory. Richard Dworkin the bombing in Cambodia. It Stevens at the Laboratory Schools “Whether you attended the funeral. I startled myself by leaning “Following high school, I “We hope that in five years we Apartment 24 continues; just this weekend, Alumni Relations & Development From your class representative: “It reunion or not, a digital class photo into his shoulder and bursting into graduated from UCLA with a BA can double the attendance for our 130 West 16th Street Paul Ashin and I met up in Office ([email protected]. is hard to believe our 50th reunion from the reunion and a digital copy tears. in zoology and an MS in biological 50th reunion. Please make sure that New York, NY 10011 Washington to debrief and edu), or you can email me (david. is now history. As the wonderful of the Memory Book has been “There are other touchstone statistics. I continued for my Lab has any updated emails and [email protected] strategize. [email protected]) for more turnout of the 52 classmates and made available to all class members friends, including my big hearted doctorate but took a leave. I started addresses so that you will find out information.” 20 guests who were there know, 212-366-6636 ‘little’ sister Kathryn Block, ’70, “Linda Strohl was named a career in computers, eventually about the reunion.” at no charge. If you did not see the to the Michigan Council on David Gordon reports: “I it was a tremendous success. In email about this, please contact me. and wonderful Debra Gordon, moved to management, and finally Abby Rothblatt Bardi reports: John Block reports: “This note to Services to the Aging to represent retired from National Institutes of fact, our class had far and away “For those of you who want to with whom I still trade birthday ended up as a general contractor. I “My third novel, Double Take, was my classmates is inspired by Eric a southwestern Michigan region— Health in March but have recently the largest reunion turnout since see candid pictures of the reunion phone calls. And there are married a fellow UCLA student in recently published as an eBook Lewis’s recent visit to my home, Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren resumed part-time work as a senior attendance figures have been kept. taken by a few classmates, please many with whom I’ve enjoyed 1976 and we have six children and by HarperCollins Impulse, and and how good it felt to be with counties. The council advises the advisor. I am hoping to find the Thanks to all of you. Without you, go to our Facebook Group page, intersecting by accident or design, two grandchildren, plus another on because it’s set in Hyde Park in the him after so long. Eric is the first Larry Rehage state’s Aging and Adult Services right mix of freedom and structure. the reunion would not have been ‘U-High (Chicago) Class of 1966.’ including , who the way. All of our children have 1970s, people who were around childhood pal with whom I shared Agency on policy issues. Linda is I have found that I enjoy being the success that it was. “Lastly, whether you were at influenced my life when, after the interesting careers: a psychologist, then might enjoy its nostalgic an uncurbed heart-to-heart talk. honored to represent the interests able to sleep later and work out in “Friday night found us at the our 50th, couldn’t make it to our assassination of MLK, he expressed a world-class dancer, a singer/song aspects.” His parents were also the only of seniors to make sure that Donna Epstein Barrows the mornings. I did some phone home of Jim and Ruth Stern 50th, or if you’ve never attended a the fantasy/wish that the world was writer, and a mechanical engineer. ones I know who actually did act their voices are heard and needs banking for Hillary Clinton while Geis for an informal get-together. reunion, we are planning on having simply coffee colored. Evermore, My wife is active in our company, writes: “It has been several years on their vow to move to Canada represented.” cheering on the Cubs this fall. On Saturday evening, there our next reunion in five years I’ve only lived in neighborhoods which provides services nationally since I last sent a personal update. if Nixon was elected. In high James Epstein writes: “I My wife Susan is still working, so was a cocktail reception for all instead of waiting ten years as we that are racially and ethnically as well as a significant focus in Some of you know that my beloved school, Eric once mused that he know a lot of us are feeling even family life hasn’t changed much returning classes at the brand new have in the past. We hope that all mixed. There’s also the classmate Southern California where we live. husband, Bill, died in 2014 after wished that he had been born in worse than I am right about now. except that I am doing all the Gordon Parks Arts Hall, followed of you will join us in Chicago in who read my palm and told me We have been married 40 years this battling brain cancer for almost another time—a knight fighting My Cubs finally make it to the cooking (which I have always by a wonderful buffet dinner 2021 for our 55th.” that my lifeline showed ‘just a very December and both still share our three years. My three sons and I in Judd 126 for just our class. for right. A builder by profession few significant others’ in store. World Series and win, and the next Christian faith. We have a large, continue to heal from the trauma enjoyed) once again. My son Sam Ron Barnes writes: “I and living in Tennessee for all of Thank goodness I’ve remained week something happens to plunge mostly empty home and welcome of his illness and death, but all completed his college degree after On Sunday, we had a fabulous have nothing but gratitude and his adult years—many of them on head over heels in love with the one me into a world-class funk. My guests. My home phone number is things considered we’re doing well. undergoing eye muscle surgery brunch at the home of Cathy Stix appreciation for the years I spent Len Siegal a commune—Eric continues to be I married 37 years ago. Best wishes news is pretty mundane. I’m retired 818-773-7360.” I’m still living in our home in Oak in December to correct a double and . Thanks to the at Lab. That feeling was more so a front line activist. He inspires me to all my classmates.” from the Illinois Appellate Court in Mark Seidenberg Park, though planning eventually vision problem that developed contributions of several classmates, reinforced by our past reunion writes, to try to do better and be better. 2015, and I’m now mediating and to move downtown. Sam, 30, lives abruptly seven months earlier. Sam there was lots of great food all experience. It was wonderful to see “I am living in Madison, WI, Meanwhile, it tickles me that we arbitrating at JAMS in Chicago. in Denver and most recently did gave me lots of moral support for weekend. Much more importantly, everyone and to see that the Lab trying to cope with the new reality. still choose to correspond with each I love helping people settle their event advance work all over the my Cubs obsession, although he is we had the chance to reminisce, experience was as valuable to each After a very long gestation, a book other by handwritten letter. disputes faster and cheaper. My country for the Clinton campaign. an Orioles fan. My daughter Emily reconnect, and re-establish of you as to myself. 70s I wrote for a general audience daughter, Nora, was married in is now in her third year at Eastman friendships with an amazing group “For me, as I imagine for 1970 Class Representative called Language at the Speed of Charlie, 27, is about to complete “I think we all should give March, which was a wonderful School of Music at the University of people that we first met more many of you, there is something Hannah Banks Sight: How We Read, Why So his PhD in chemistry at the thought to what more we can do to experience. The other three and of Rochester, majoring in music than 50 years ago. singularly rich about having a 107 Garland Road Many Can’t, and What Can Be University of Washington and will give even more positive quality to Kelly are doing fine. My great education in piano. She is working “In corresponding with many friend who has known me since Newton, MA 02459 Done About It was published in likely do a two-year post-doc in our relationships with each other. friend, former law partner, and hard but thriving.” of you, I know that there were my early days. For the last 50 plus 617.877.7885 cell December. It’s about the science of Switzerland before returning to the Hope to see everyone in five years U-High classmate, Jerry Esrig, Betty Rosenstein a few who felt isolated, alone, years—since sharing the train 617.236.1876 reading and whether it might be States to find (he hopes) a college at our 55th reunion and some of just won his election to the Circuit Musburger writes: “Karen friendless, etc. while in high school ride on our high school trip to [email protected] used to address literacy problems in teaching job. Ted, 24, just moved you I hope to see sooner.” Court. He is just the best. All good Goldberg Topin, Susie Furth or just had a ‘bad’ experience and Washington, DC—Mark Epton this country—the large percentage to NYC and began working as a back home in Chicago.” Hand, and I heard Margo saw no reason to re-live that at a and I have accompanied each other From your class representative: “If of people who can’t or don’t maître d’ at the Jazz Standard. No you aren’t on our email list yet, Peter Kalven reports: “New Jefferson, ’64, speak at the reunion. The fact is that we were all during milestones and heartaches, read, the children with reading spouses or grandchildren appear to and then some. He continues to please shoot me an email. You can passions? Watching the Cubs and disabilities who aren’t identified or be likely anytime soon!

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“I continue to work, as I Don Hannah, ’79, Sally Field, ’79, up on my block in Hyde Park and Class of 1983 classmates gather Thalia’s filmExperimental Animals serving on the US Secretary of Francisco Meza, Sara Tartof, ’96, David Scheinfeld, ’00, Melissa have for 30 years, as a volunteer, Sandra Altamero-Downing, ’79, had an older brother, Mark Engel, for dinner at Quartino Ristorante in is a study of the history of science, Energy’s Advisory Board, and as a and Shira Lee Katz, ’96, read the Scheinfeld, Catherine Chandler, ’99, Brone Spann-Jeffery, ’79, Susan Chicago Midway newspaper while on a tour Adam Zachary, ’00, Adam’s fiancé board member, and in some cases Goldfarb, ’79, Tina Pompey, ’79, and who was in our class.” a modern novel of animal activism consultant to governments around of the schools during Lab Alumni Lauren, Judith Disterhoft, ’00, and chairman, of several organizations, Cameron Downing at Sally’s home with roots in the Victorian anti- the world. His new appointment Weekend 2016 Judith’s fiancé, Neil, attending the including Chicago Sinai 1978 Class Representative vivisection novel.” takes effect July 1, 2017. December wedding of Haviland Congregation; Spertus Institute for Andrew G. Neal Bill Morrison writes, “My Rummel, ’00, in Puerto Vallarta, Jewish Learning and Leadership; 2438 North Marshfield Avenue film,The Great Flood, was screened Class of 1988: Interested Mexico Family Focus, a leading family Chicago, IL 60614 at the Blanc Gallery in October.” in volunteering to serve as support/early childhood agency; [email protected] your class representative? the Visiting Committee at the 773-348-6367 1984 Class Representative Email the Alumni Relations University of Chicago School of Susan Mack Taple & Development Office at Social Service Administration 1979 Class Representatives [email protected] [email protected]. (SSA); and more recently the Karl Wright American Jewish World Service, 13957 Davana Terrace From your class representative: Katherine Davis writes: “I gave which supports grassroots human Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 “Chris Pardo finds himself at 50 birth to our second child, Autumn rights organizations in the My mother Phyllis Booth still [email protected] with three kids in high school, Claire, in June. Big sister Zoe is developing world. lives in Chicago, going strong at 818-981-2723 80s celebrating 20 years of marriage thrilled!” “I encountered Roger Fong, 1980 Class Representative “I also wanted to mention “It was great to see our 90. We celebrated her birthday in to his wife Laura, and having Thalia Myrianthopolous, March in Chicago, and Hyde Park Rhonda Gans spent the last 16 years at Plus 1989 Class Representative Ben Yu, Dillian Siegler, Dan Helene Colvin, who spoke at our classmates who were at the reunion Jessica DeGroot Apartment 112 440 North graduation. She was diagnosed with in October! It’s incredible to know looked great. I never make it to 4918 Cedar Avenue Relocation Services. He started Mekeda Johnson-Brooks McGinn, Tom Michael, and reunions, but I should try harder. Mcclurg Court when the company was around 7425 South Rhodes Avenue Wayne Hoffman at the Alumni MS a week before our graduation. that our next big reunion will be Philadelphia, PA 19143 Chicago, IL 60611 The way she told it, it was perfect our 50th. I hope we can use these I enjoy reading others’ notes and [email protected] 20 people and has helped build Chicago, IL 60619 Family Festival having a great time remembering names. I wish I could [email protected] it into a global company with [email protected] with their families. The younger because what better way to get a next five years to find our ‘missing’ 215-471-5767 312-645-0248 bunch of high school students to classmates and encourage everyone say I was a Cubs fan in my youth, 200 people supporting clients 773-783-0445 children were definitely fans of but I’m happy about the Cubs this like Google, Tesla, Uber, Target, the bouncy houses, but everyone pay attention to the graduation to attend.” Hans Massaquoi 1981 Class Representative speaker than to be delivered in an Alison Booth writes: “I still season!” 26054 York Road and eBay. While he loves living in seemed to have a good time eating Paul Robertson Minneapolis, he realizes what a and catching up while the band ambulance and a wheelchair to the live with my husband David Huntington Woods, MI Suite 1408B 8750 Georgia Avenue ceremony. Izakowitz in Charlottesville, VA, 1973 Class Representative 48070-1311 very special place Hyde Park is the 90s played cover songs from our youth. Silver Spring, MD 20910 1990 Class Representatives “She was an amazing woman and I’m still busy as a professor of Kevin Spicer [email protected] longer he is away.” “The reunion dinner was well [email protected] George Cole, Jr. reports: Dan Kirschner attended with about 35 classmates and trailblazer. Working in English, with a new gig as Director Apartment A 313-510-7721 301-588-3859 “Currently my wife and I are living 606 Forest Avenue and their significant others. politics and leadership, she was an of the Scholars’ Lab, a digital 1122 Chelsea Avenue in the Bay Area. I am a medical River Forest, IL 60305-1710 Elizabeth Ascoli, Bill Cook, outspoken and engaging woman humanities center in the University Santa Monica, CA 90403-4656 From your class representatives: 1983 Class Representative director at Pharmacyclics and [email protected] Laura Chulak Georgianna, who worked to improve the lives of Virginia Library. This is an [email protected] “How is everyone handling joining Cheryl Buckingham my wife is an anesthesiologist at 312-346-3191 Aaron Helsinger, Natalie of all the communities in Chicago, exciting field, and it keeps me on 310-315-1833 the 55 club this year? I’m starting [email protected] Stanford. We are looking forward Howse, Adam Berklehamer, working with Mayor Washington, my toes; I also enjoy collaborating to have the aches and pains and to the next reunion.” Tara P. Shochet Johanna Kenney, Charlotte Senator Carole Mosely Braun, and and seeing things from the 1974 Class Representative doctor visits that go along with From your class representative: Senator Ted Kennedy.” Dan Kohrman 1182 East Court Street Koh, Debbie Stulberg, and Greg research library point of view. I turning #fitty5. I have to admit it “Hello to the class of 1983! 1986 Class Representative Iowa City, IA 52240 Pine were among the attendees, Smita N. Shah writes: “It was just published a book, Homes and 3606 McKinley Street NW definitely sounds like a grown up Although this wasn’t a milestone great seeing and catching up at our Washington, DC 20015 Sam Perlman [email protected] and many of us found ourselves Haunts: Touring Writers’ Shrines age to me. We’re now older than year for us, a group of us here in P.O. Box 652 319-354-0893 hanging out after the dinner at reunion. Some of you I have not and Countries (Oxford University [email protected] the characters in the movie The Chicago decided to get together for seen in 25 years. I’m glad to see 202-966-2445 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 the semi-new A-10 restaurant’s Press), which should have Four Seasons and older than Dudley a great dinner with plenty of laughs [email protected] 1991 Class Representative bar. Kiera Iannantuoni, Alison how well everyone is doing. something to appeal to anyone who Moore when he had his midlife and great fellowship during Alumni Mariann McKeever Seigler, Michelle Webb, Monica “I’m also very proud that my has ever done literary tourism or 1975 Class Representative crisis in 10. Several of us got Weekend. A fun time was had fellow classmates are giving back to Goddess Simmons Drew 1987 Class Representative [email protected] Horton, Raymond Arnecilla, visited a house museum. together over the summer at Sally by all! Thanks go out to Susan Barbara Harris Monica Dyson, Alev DeCosta, society; many through education, “David and I spend a lot 10305 Jimenez Street (Newcomb) Field’s house when Evans, who generated the idea and entrepreneurship, out-reach, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 [email protected] From your class representative: “Hi and Edmund Gartkiewicz were a of weekends in DC, where we Sandra Altamero-Downing found us a great place to dine called everyone! As you know we recently positive child-rearing, law, finance, [email protected] few of the late night revelers who bought an apartment in 2014, made her trek to the West Coast Quartino. It was awesome to see Michael Greenstone celebrated our 25th reunion and and technology.” 818-890-9740 , a leading continued the festivities. plotting to be nearer to the kids from Australia and we celebrated Ericka Voss Turckes, Camilla economist, was named director I was very happy to see many “I also caught up with Steve and to galleries and theatre. One our birthdays together. Hudson, Olga Suszczyk, of the University of Chicago’s familiar faces at the various Alumni Sirotzky over reunion weekend. 1992 Class Representative 1976 Class Representative pleasure of this is that I get to see “Keep up with us throughout Maurice Sykes, Lucille Morris Becker Friedman Institute in Weekend events. He was kind enough to compile an Shrunali Rai Stuart Field Katherine Hazard, who was our the year on the secret Facebook Tomlinson, Reuben Collins, and December. The institute continues “Our very own Smita email list of the class members who [email protected] 1609 Blue Sage Drive classmate for years. She lives in DC page ‘oldskoolabbies.’ Only Jill Reed Washington. If you the University’s strong legacy of Shah received the Rising Star were in attendance at the reunion Fort Collins, CO 80526-3714 with her three teenage children and members see the pics and didn’t make this event, don’t fret, economic research and brings Professional Achievement Award at dinner. 1993 Class Representative [email protected] works at the Department of Justice. comments we post, so be sure to more to come! And don’t forget, together leading economists from the Alumni Awards Ceremony! Alan Heymann 970-219-5364 ask any of us for an invite if you’re only two years until our 35th around the world to build public 2703 Dennis Avenue not already in the group.” reunion!” outreach programs. Silver Spring, MD 20902 Class of 1977: Interested Allan Hurst shares his contact Thalia Field’s publicist reports: Michael will also retain his [email protected] in volunteering to serve as information: “My address is 1168 “Thalia spent 20 years compiling current position as director of the 202-468-9554 your class representative? La Rochelle Terrace, Unit A, and translating documents by and UChicago Energy Policy Institute. Email the Alumni Relations Sunnyvale, CA 94089. My landline about nineteenth-century French His research expertise covers 1994 Class Representative & Development Office at is 408-744-0447; my cell is 650- vivisectionist Claude Bernard and issues including energy and the Michelle Maffia Tarkowski [email protected]. 207-0215; my email is allanhurst@ his wife Fanny to construct a story environment, growth of countries, [email protected] gmail.com.” about their disastrous marriage, and financial markets. He also Kenneth Newman writes: his introduction of the scientific has extensive policy experience, 1995 Class Representative Kirsten Engel, ’79 process to laboratory medicine, Dan Hartley Charles Bobrinskoy, ’77, gives a pre- “ , is now an including serving as chief sentation about behavioral finance to elected state representative from the and her animal activism avant la economist for the White House [email protected] a group of U-High students in Gordon Tucson area of Arizona. She grew lettre. With a cast of characters that Council of Economic Advisors Parks Arts Hall includes Darwin, Zola, and Balzac, from 2009–2010 and currently The Class of 1996 celebrating their 20th reunion at Lab Alumni Weekend 2016

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Junior Elizabeth Van Ha, a Maroon Cruz after Lab, Ryan worked at the My wife and I welcomed our Alumni enjoying a tour of Lab’s Earl and Drew, and his siblings Carol Key student ambassador, leading school’s arboretum, and he’s been daughter, Gabriella Rose Pappas, Shapiro Hall during Lab Alumni Aldrich Barkin, ’61, and Robert Faculty and Staff Eric Larson, ’06, and other alumni studying and working with plants into the world on February 29. Weekend 2016 Aldrich, ’69. on a school tour during Lab Alumni Obituaries Camilla Fano died on November and farms ever since. At Virtue Gabriella, a lifelong Cubs fan and Weekend 2016 3 in Chicago. After graduating Cider, Ryan has the opportunity Wrigleyville native, was overjoyed David Joseph Lifton,’69, died from high school in Milan, she to apply his experience to plan and when she finally got to see the in December 2015 after suffering attended the University of Milan’s shape the future of the farm’s fields, Cubs win a World Series! a sudden brain aneurysm, Engineering College. There she orchards, and recreational areas. “Benjamin Brichta just surrounded by family and friends completed four out of five years This summer Ryan opened several celebrated his one-year wedding at the time of his death. Robert as one of only two women in the new fields and indoor growing anniversary and is living in the “Bud” and Norma Lifton raised entire college, before leaving Italy areas and harvested a strong crop of Uptown neighborhood of Chicago their children to be liberal thinkers due to fascist laws. During and apples for cider and peppers, herbs, with his wife, Alex, and dog, and care about social inequities. A after WWII she worked for several tomatoes, and eggplant for the Dosa. After receiving his master of year after graduating from Lab, he US government institutions as a culinary program. architecture degree from Columbia formed a commune with friends biologist, physicist, chemist, and “Nora Geary moved to Atlanta University, Ben moved back to 2013 Class Representatives at Jump Off Joe Creek in southern Hollandale, WI. After a year or two mathematician. for a job with the Centers for Chicago and is now director of Sarah Curci 1950s Oregon. 1996 Class Representatives in Vermont, he settled in the San Camilla taught at the Disease Control and Prevention in development for Property Markets [email protected] In 1972, he moved to Portland, Shira Katz Francisco Bay Area. Laboratory Schools from 2014. Before moving, she worked Group, a real estate development Sandra Mosley Schneider, where he was part of the United 260 Chattanooga Street He played in various bluegrass 1966–1982. She came to Chicago at the University of Chicago firm based in New York. Ben works Amartya Das ’58, died November 1, 2016 at Front Book Store and helped found San Francisco, CA 94114 and acoustic bands, and in the the Clinton Street Theatre. His and the Laboratory Schools when conducting research on improving on development projects around [email protected] her home in Los Angeles, CA. [email protected] 1980’s produced and played on 12 longstanding involvement with her husband, Ugo Fano, UChicago diabetes care and outcomes on the country and recently completed After graduating from Lab, Sandy albums. He wrote pieces on music, KBOO Community Radio began professor emeritus in physics and the South Side of Chicago. At the ‘L,’ a 120-unit luxury apartment Jordan Davies writes: “I’m in my received a BA from Mills College Elena Arensman McPeak movies, culture, and politics for in 1974. the James Franck Institute, first CDC, Nora focuses on childhood building in Chicago’s Logan Square senior year at Williams College, and an MS from Calfornia State [email protected] Marin County newspapers. Most After earning an MAT at Lewis joined the University. At Lab she obesity prevention and manages neighborhood.” freaking out about trying to find University-Los Angeles. Working recently, he became an author of and Clark College in 1991, he taught math and science, primarily First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s a post-grad job. I am president as a vocational rehabilitation Shira Katz writes: “Our class The Blue Book of Grammar, and spent most of his 25-year teaching in the fourth grade but also in third Move! child care initiative. She also 2005 Class Representative of All Campus Entertainment at counselor and as an expert witness, really represented at Lab alumni wrote a blog on grammar issues career at Creative Science School and fifth grades. had an opportunity to support Mark Berberian Williams, where I am an English she was intelligent and had an weekend, with 40-plus classmates for the Blue Book website. Tom and retired in 2015. In 1978, he After having to retire from Lab the CDC’s emergency response to Apartment 3 and art history double major. I unparalleled work ethic. Her family and their families showing up for is survived by his brother David met his wife of 26 years, Beverly at age 65, Camilla held a variety of the Ebola outbreak in 2014. Lab 850 West Diversey Parkway have studied abroad, and I just and friends remember her as funny, our 20th reunion in full force. Stern, ’61. Wong. He was a dedicated teacher, roles across Hyde Park: helping to alum and faculty will remember Chicago, IL 60614 interned at the White House this witty, and quick to laugh. She People were so impressed with the music aficionado, jazz radio DJ, catalog objects in the basement of her sisters Caitlin Geary, ’02, and [email protected] past summer. I’m hoping to go into spent her free time playing tennis building on Stony Island and the Daniel Kritchevsky, ’64, died on downhill skier, nature lover, the Oriental Institute, teaching at Allison Geary, ’06. Caitlin lives 773-348-7233 film and television production after and bridge and working crossword arts wing, and many reminisced on July 24. Dan was a musician and political and social justice activist, St. Thomas School, tutoring at in New York City and works in school. I studied abroad in Rome. I puzzles. Sandy is survived by her memorable teachers, projects, and an artist. He was a quiet person philanthropist, loyal friend, playful the Blue Gargoyle, volunteering digital strategy at Cartier. Allison Class of 2006: Interested finally mastered laundry.” husband Roland Schneider, ’43, even class retreats. We really waxed with a sharp wit and a subtle sense uncle, caring brother, loving son, at the Museum of Science and is pursuing a master’s degree in volunteering to serve as four children, eight grandchildren, nostalgic when we were sent to of humor. best father to Anyi, and Beverly’s Industry, helping Regenstein in historic preservation at the your class representative? 2014 Class Representatives and her siblings, Gail Mosley dancing partner for life. Mr. Biser’s classroom for our class Library switch from a physical to University of Oregon–Portland. Email the Alumni Relations Lillian Eckstein Libman, ’60, and Kim Mosley, ‘63. He is survived by his wife, dinner. This was the scene of many Tom Aldrich, ’67, died on a digital card catalogue, and being “Haviland Rummel’s wedding & Development Office at [email protected] Beverly S. Wong; daughter, Anyi a middle school play (I Remember September 5 at his home in very involved with grandsons was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in [email protected]. 773-548-7390 Wong-Lifton; step-mother, Carol Mama, Up the Down Staircase) and Pelham, New York, after a John (Tony) Giacomoni, ’93 December and it was fantastic. 1960s Rosofsky; and sisters, Amy Lifton unforgettable drama exercises (lips, 10-month battle with pancreatic and Carlo Giacomoni, ’96, both Many of our classmates were in 2007 Class Representative Boluwatife (Bolu) Johnson Moss, ’66, Julie Lifton, and Emily teeth, tip of the tongue). Thanks to cancer. Tom received his BA from Lab-lifers. attendance, including David Molly Schloss johnsonb4@carleton.edu Victoria Reitman Kapp, ’60, died Swarthmore College and an MD Lifton-Herman. everyone who came out!” on November 5 in Brownsville, Scheinfeld, Adam Zachary, [email protected] 708-351-8473 from University of Minnesota. He Texas. Victoria was born in 1942 Corrine Elnora Helmke Judith Disterhoft, Stephanie completed his residency training 1997 Class Representative in Chicago to Benjamin and Niedenthal died of ALS on Lentz, Elizabeth Eagan, 2008 Class Representative at University of California–Irvine, 2000s Win Boon Medina (Oliver) Rietman. She October 2. Corrine was born Lauren Wolf, Libby O’Neill Victoria Rogers followed by a pulmonary/allergy 10433 Lochmere Court attended the University of Chicago Maria Birukova,’08, died in in Madison, WI, just minutes Monta, and Nora Geary. Others [email protected] fellowship at University of Virginia Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Laboratory Schools and went on September after she slipped and after her identical twin, Carol. Labbies in attendance included and postdoctoral fellowship in [email protected] to UChicago, where she received fell hundreds of feet while trying Corrine attended the University of Catherine Chandler, ’99, Max 2009 Class Representative respiratory physiology at University 260-918-2228 a bachelor degree in education to traverse Bear Creek Spire in Wisconsin–Madison, and earned a Mearsheimer, ’98, and Vickie Jaya Sah of Pennsylvania. He was board- and an associate degree in nursing. Inyo National Forest southeast of bachelor of science in art education Kamberos, ’60.” [email protected] certified in internal medicine Victoria was a nurse, teacher, Yosemite National Park. Maria, a degree with honors in 1951. In and clinical care medicine. He 1954, she won the grand prize for 2001 Class Representative homemaker, and a mother. Victoria 26-year-old native of Moscow, was was a professor of medicine her painting “The Crucifixion” 00s Greg Kohlhagen was a member of the Daughters a fourth-year graduate student at 2000 Class Representative and director of the Pulmonary/ in the Wisconsin Salon of Art. [email protected] of the American Revolution, the the Stanford University School of Tiago Pappas 10s Critical Care Training Program at Medicine. Maria started at Stanford In 1955, Corrine married Morris 2010 Class Representative Orland Park Presbyterian Church, 3654 N. Lincoln Montefiore Medical Center, and he in 2013 after her graduation Jerome Niedenthal. In August 2003 Class Representative Loren Kole various book clubs, and garden Chicago, IL 60613 continued to pursue his research in from Yale University in 2012. of 1967, Corrine and Morris John Oxtoby [email protected] associations. She is survived by her [email protected] environment-triggered pulmonary Using her biomedical engineering moved to Hyde Park. Corrine [email protected] husband, Edward, four children, 773-435-0447 diseases among the 9/11 first background, her research focused took a position at the University 2011 Class Representative 11 grandchildren, and her sister, responders until almost the end on innovative ways to treat deadly of Chicago Laboratory Schools 2004 Class Representative Rachel Sylora Medina Reitman Gross, ’58. From your class representative: of his life. Tom had a highly infections caused by antibiotic- and taught third, fourth, and Marcelo Pappas [email protected] productive clinical research career resistant strains of viscous clumps “Ryan Beck and his girlfriend, Thomas J. Stern, ’63, died in fifth grades for 26 years until her [email protected] with over 100 published papers. As of bacteria known as biofilms. Missy Corey, ’02, have been October. Tom attended Lab until retirement in 1994. working at Virtue Cider’s farm a teacher, Tom was highly engaged Maria is survived by her parents, Corrine is survived by a From your class representative: “I 2012 Class Representative his mom moved them north and he in Fennville, MI, making major and devoted to students, residents, Konstantin Birukov and Anna son, Simon Niedenthal, ’76; a am looking forward to serving as Ary Hansen switched to Francis Parker School. improvements to its operations and fellows and served as a role Birukova, both faculty members at daughter, and six grandchildren. class representative and continuing [email protected] He went to Knox College, and and environment. While attending model for them. He is survived the University of Chicago’s Pritzker to connect to the Lab community. 773-324-4012 then taught high school English in the University of California–Santa by his wife, Susan, children, Katie School of Medicine.

44 LabLife Winter 2016/17 LabLife Winter 2016/17 45 Alumni in Action by Megan Doherty, AM’05, PhD’10 Book doctor, Successful, An engaging Author and founder conservator meandering photographer of children’s media Betsy Palmer Eldridge, ’54 journalist Roger Rowley, ’81 group George Anders, ’74 Natasha Tarpley, ’89

Betsy Palmer Eldridge, ’54, in New York before in 14 different departments. Rochester, New York, he had devoured childhood favorites, comes from a long line of establishing her own practice “I was like the six-year-old an internship coordinating the she was tired of the lack of doctors, but she chose to treat in Toronto in 1973. chasing butterflies,” he school’s traveling exhibits, representation for children of a different type of patient— Since then she’s had her says. “It was very much an learning to communicate color. Similarly, she wanted books. hands on some important unstructured ramble, and I with galleries, build crates, multicultural books to be well “I like to make things work, and rare specimens. A private didn’t realize this would come and arrange public relations. received by audiences broader and if it’s broken I like to fix collector once brought her a in handy in journalism, where Eventually the program hired than the communities explicitly it,” says Ms. Eldridge, a book prayer book from 1260 made you need an unstoppable him to continue running its represented. So she wrote I and paper conservator for with vellum, its original binding appetite for the news.” exhibitions program outright, Love My Hair!, which is used in 55 years. “It’s a combination disintegrated. On another He followed that appetite as well as teach in its graduate classrooms, libraries, and by of everything: science, art, occasion she preserved the to the Wall Street Journal, program. Incidentally, in 1991, adoption agencies as a resource where he spent 22 years history, technique.” medical history of Leonard Roger married Carise Skinner, for promoting self-esteem. before moving on to Fast She remembers becoming Thomas, which detailed the ’82. To further her mission Company, Bloomberg View, interested in “old things” at first use of insulin to treat Photographer and gallerist As director of a gallery, he of creating expansive and and Forbes, where he remains One of author Natasha Tarpley’s her family home in Kirkwood, diabetes. For author and journalist Roger Rowley, ’81, remembers tries to bridge the distance a contributing writer. Over strongest literary memories is mainstream depictions of Illinois, which her great- “It had been bound a in George Anders, ’74, the first photo he ever took. between artist and audience. storytime in Lab’s library. Ms. grandparents built in 1878. cheap archival binding and had everyone’s got an interesting the course of his career he’s His own Fruit Plate Project tackled finance, health care, When he was seven, his family Tarpley, ’89, can still see the Its well-preserved collection been lost,” she says. “There story. And if you’re curious took a trip to Egypt, and he (2005–09), for example, bright orange carpet where “I wanted to of Victorian-era books once were so many different papers, enough, you can find it. Silicon Valley, and human- stemmed from his effort to interest stories. asked to borrow the camera, the librarian drew an imaginary drew the University of Chicago like lab papers and doctors’ “Journalism is like being in training the lens on the encourage his kids to eat more magic circle around the class to explore and rare books librarian out to notes, each with different the CIA, but you don’t get shot courtyard of a mosque. What fruit. About six years from make stories a visceral, intimate Kirkwood, near the Iowa chemical properties and at,” he says. “It’s a wonderful intrigued him were the roofline idea to exhibit, it was a grid of experience. expand the “My goal is colorful fruit plates, arranged border, for a weekend. problems, and many different license to ask questions of shapes. “Creating spaces where chronologically and spanning image of African It wasn’t what was inside inks to worry about too. What I anyone, anywhere.” “My mother was like, imagination and words and to restore 8x25 feet. He made the images those books that was of do is really applied science.” Mr. Anders began his what are you doing? This is stories spark the curiosity of with little “visual artifice American interest to Ms. Eldridge. She Ms. Eldridge has been career at the Wall Street meandering’s the picture you take?” says kids is really important,” says Journal, where he shared a between the subject and its was more intrigued by their awarded lifetime achievement Mr. Rowley, director of the Ms. Tarpley, whose children’s children.” Pulitzer Prize for National representation”. physicality. awards from the Canadian good name.” Prichard Art Gallery at the books include Amazon Reporting in 1997. His Bookbinders and Book University of Idaho. (That bestseller I Love My Hair! (1998) people of color, she founded Artists Guild as well as from curiosity was sparked mother was Janet Rowley, an independent children’s much earlier, at Lab. From “The willingness to hunt as well as Princess Tiana and “It’s a combination the American Guild of Book ’42, PhB’45, SB’46, MD’48, a “Hopefully all this publishing and media group, unstructured projects in the for the new and explore, the Royal Ball (2009). “This Workers, which also gave her pioneer of cancer genetics. Voonderbar! Media, with her Learning Center to lively class which served me well as a was really important for me of everything: the Laura Young Award in She and Roger’s father, Donald helps to close the mother, Marlene. Their first title, debates about Brave New journalist, also serves me growing up. Books were portals 2007. In 2010 the American well as a writer,” says Mr. Rowley, SB’45, SM’50, MD’50, that allowed me to explore Ms. Tarpley’s Selma Takes the science, art, Institute for Conservation of World, he was molded by a were both professors at the distance [between philosophy of exploration. Anders, who has published other things as well as my own Stage, was released in August. history, technique.” Historic and Artistic Works four books, including New University of Chicago.) “I was people and art].” imagination.” Continuing to work with honored her with the Keck “Lab was in touch with interested in the framing,” he Rousseau’s wild child,” he York Times bestseller Perfect The former reporter for other publishers, in March 2016 Award for teaching and Enough: Carly Fiorina and says. “The wonder of the rest jokes. The project was exhibited at Fortune magazine previously she completed her first novel After taking an introductory advancing conservation in the Reinvention of Hewlett- of the world was always more received acclaim for her poetry, for middle grade students. college course in the book the field; she is the only While a U-High junior, appealing than portraiture or the Kennedy Center in 2015 as a story he wrote about a Packard (2003). published in Essence magazine Harlem Charade, based on arts, she later traveled to bookbinder to ever receive it. photographing within the social part of the Iberian Suite Global classmate on an Outward His next book, which and the journal Callaloo. She her experiences witnessing Germany and France to be “Books are quite an comes out in 2017, is about context of my immediate life.” Art Remix Festival, and featured Bound program caught the on CBS Sunday Morning. The won a National Endowment gentrification in Harlem (where trained as a bookbinder. She amazing thing,” she says. the power of a liberal arts Eventually Mr. Rowley for the Arts Fellowship for her she lived from 1998–2004). eye of his journalism teacher, began to work with a 4x5 large- web version allows people to worked for a conservator “They’re responsible for education and the benefits poetry in 1994. After writing Ms. Tarpley, who is married Wayne Brasler, who submitted format camera, which takes a sort by type of fruit, month, and the whole history of human of embracing adventurous two books for adult audiences, to Claude Fethiere, ’85 (they it to Quill and Scroll, a national significant investment of time to where the fruit originated. thought. They’ve been the contest for high school choices instead of settling for she pitched a children’s book were introduced as adults by set up. “When you dedicate that “Hopefully all this helps to primary vehicle for passing journalism. His senior year the safe ones. editor a story that had been their former preschool teacher, much film space to an image, close the distance [between on all understanding and he served as sports editor at “My goal is to restore “rattling around” in her brain: Gloria Needleman), credits the you consider it a little bit more people and art],” he says, education for several hundred the U-High paper, the Midway, meandering’s good name,” an African American girl getting education she received at Lab than you would if you use your “while also getting to some years. I guess I don’t like to a position he continued he jokes. “There’s a lot her hair combed and the warm for sparking her curiosity. of attention lately on the phone,” he says, “and I can ideas that go a little further than see the past disappear.” at the Stanford University experience it creates between “Lab opened up that notion that engineering and trace those ideas back to Lab. ‘this makes me hungry.’ For newspaper, where he mother and daughter. early stage of inquiry for me,” technology degrees are the You really had to think about example, ‘Where does our food eventually became managing “I wanted to explore and she says, “and I’ve carried it way to prosper, but that’s too what you’re about to write or come from, and what are the editor. expand the image of African throughout my career ever narrow a view. Sometimes argue in class.” systems that have made that After two years at Stanford, availability possible?’” American children,” says since.” PHOTO: ANNA PRIOR he’d taken classes people need to be reminded In graduate school at the of life’s other options.” Visual Studies Workshop in Ms. Tarpley. Although she

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