Maharishi School Yearbook 2012
Contents
Administration and Faculty...... 5 Message From the School Head...... 5 Faculty and Staff...... 6 Lower School...... 13 Preschool...... 15 Pre-Kindergarten...... 17 Kindergarten...... 19 1st & 2nd Grade...... 20 3rd & 4th Grade...... 23 5th & 6th Grade...... 25 Middle and Upper School...... 29 7th Grade...... 29 8th Grade...... 31 9th Grade...... 33 10th Grade...... 36 11th Grade...... 40 Seniors...... 42 Senior Trip...... 46 School Events...... 48 Class Events...... 48 Oprah Winfrey Visits Maharishi School...... 52 Academic Awards...... 53 Clubs & Events...... 55 Greenhouse, Kitchen Building...... 63 Assemblies...... 64 Art...... 68 Speech...... 72 Photography Credits Destination ImagiNation...... 74 Hifza Akbar Sports...... 76 Juliet Jarmosco Thanks to Our Donors...... 84 Kathleen Siemsen Laurie Kavanaugh Ads From Our Supporters...... 85 Lucinda Hall Rig Gelfand Suraj Pullapapantula 2 3 Board of Directors
Dr. Bevan Morris Bob Daniels Dr. Chris Jones Jim Davis Chair Emeritus Chair Vice Chair
Ashley Deans Marc Freeman Bill Goldstein Shelley Gratzon
Dr. John Hagelin Heather Hartnett Richard Hobbs Peter Huggins
Camille Jorgensen Lucie Martlin Janet Nichols Dr. Craig Pearson
4 Noah Siemsen Emmanuel Titus Susan Tracy Sankari Wegman Message From the School Head It is one of our most familiar expressions, but “The World Is Our Fam- ily” took on new meaning at Maharishi School in 2011-12. Over the course of the school year, we welcomed 11 new students from China, and when we celebrated the International Day of Peace on September 22nd, our students with international parents represented 24 different countries. We now have 22 boarding students from across the United States and around the world living with host families: from California, New York, and Texas, and Germany, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, and South Africa. They represent the diversity of cultures and perspectives our students will encounter in the 21st century workplace. But at Maharishi School they are connected by a common practice of the Transcendental Medita- tion program and the common experience of an underlying unified field of consciousness. It was that unique Consciousness-Based approach to education that at- tracted one of the world’s most successful, respected, and philanthropic Dr. Richard Beall leaders to visit our school. Oprah Winfrey has longed for a system of ed- Head of Maharishi School ucation that systematically unfolds the inner potential of each student, while preparing students academically for college. She discovered and hailed our 200% approach—inner development and outer success—and promised to tell the world about our school. So in 2013 and onward, we expect the Ma- harishi School family will continue to grow in size and diversity, as we welcome the world to the home of the Pioneers and the flagship insti- tution of Consciousness-Based education.
SchoolThe School Council Councilis responsible for the daily administration of the School. It is com- prised of the School Head, Directors of Lower, Girls, and Boys Schools, and other administra- tive leaders. They work in collaboration to pro- vide holistic guidance of our academic Front: Laurie Baumann, Girls School Director; June program, finances, personnel, physical plant, Schindler, Finance Officer. Back: Richard Beall, School and expansion programs. Head; Laura Bordow, Lower School Director; Terry Weiss, Personnel Director. Academic Council The Academic Council is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the overall academic program of the School. They consider curriculum content and planning, instruc- tional methods, scheduling, student and teacher evaluation, professional development programs, and other innovative ideas. The Academic Council includes Richard Beall, Bar- bara Hays, John Armstrong, Laurie Baumann, Karen Price, and Susan Marcus. Not pictured: Lawrence Eyre, Cheryl Carter, Kathy Shaw, Jane Fleshman, and Laura Bordow. 5 Faculty
John Armstrong Dean of Boys, His- tory Teacher
Akber Ali Sarah Rose Belok Data Mgr., Computer 1st & 2nd grade Science Teacher Teacher
Carol Chesnutt Grants, Development Director, Economics Teacher Jean Bousquet Cynthia Cornell PE Teacher Sanskrit, SCI, English Teacher
Evelyn Ellinghaus Spanish Teacher
Karen DeAngelis Laurie Eyre Sustainable Living 9th, 10th & 12th Math Teacher Teacher, & Tennis
Kristina Gelfand 12th English Teacher
Lawrence Eyre Marcella Gill SCI, Social Studies Teacher LS Resource Teacher 6 & Tennis Faculty
Marcy Gritz LS Substitute
Dean Goodale Mitch Haas Volleyball Coach Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
Barbara Hays 7th & 8th Math/Science Teacher
Lucinda Hall Justin Heaton English/Writing Basketball Coach Teacher
Eric Hoffmann PE Teacher & Coach
Edward Hipp Stephanie Holland Boys Golf Teacher K Teacher, Infant/Toddler Care PM
Allison Honeycutt Pre K & 5/6 Art Teacher
Greg Holland Photography Teacher 7 Faculty
Richard Incorvia Tom Kepler 7th & 8th English/Social English, SCI Teacher Studies Teacher
Laurie Kavanaugh M/U Sub, Special Projects Mgr.
Lynwood King Susan Marcus Physics & SCI Girls SCI Teacher Teacher
Angela Mailander ELL Teacher / Con- sultant
Alice Monk Mala Ngethe LS PE Teacher PS Teacher
Donna Nelson Development / LS Music
Shane Orne Sam Rose Girls PE Teacher Varsity Soccer Coach
Karen Price Math Teacher 8 Faculty
Asha Sharma Girma Tessema Sanskrit Teacher, Chemistry, Biology Childcare Teacher Teacher
Kathy Siemsen Martha Stewart 3 & 4 Boys Teacher Consciousness Director, Math Resource Teacher
Armando Tejada Amy Thiel Preschool Admin. & Girls SCI Teacher Teacher Greg Thatcher Brendan Thomas Art Teacher Speech Teacher
Kathleen Vetter Joe Verstrepen 1st & 2nd Girls Varsity Track Coach Teacher
Karen Valentine Heather Wingo LS Art Teacher AM Infant Care
Meg Vigmostad Mark Wilkins 3rd & 4th Girls DI Director, Program Teacher Supervisor, SCI Teacher
Cathy Wadsworth Charlotte Zmachinsky 5th & 6th Boys 5th & 6th Girls Teacher Teacher 9 Staff/Administration
Corina Acosta Fatima Akbar Registrar PS/CC Teacher
Bandana Adhikari Christine Albers PM Childcare Expansion Director
Amy Anderson Richard Beall Development School Head
Laurie Baumann Laura Bordow Girls School Director Lower School Director
Rosalie Borg Lijuan Cai Dharma Parent International Student Coordinator Advisor
Noelle Boucherle Cheryl Carter Admissions, Student Academic Counselor Accounts
Priya Chhalliyil Jane Deans Central Office Admissions Officer Manager Simon Davies Debb Durflinger Expansion - Google & Maintenance, 10 Facebook Marketing Custodian Staff/Administration
Rebecca Dye John Farley Maintenance, Development Custodian
Kathryn Eason Girls Office PM
Jennifer Fishback Jane Fleshman Girls Dome Academic Support Supervision
Tom Fishback Boys Dome Supervision
Rig Gelfand Taniya Handapan- Athletic Director goda Central Office Mgr.
Tony Hallen IT Manager
Sherry Jipp Annalisa Miller Food Service Expansion Office - Alumni Springli Johnson Development 11 Director 11 Staff/Administration
Trish Fenton Mitchell Price Purchaser Concessions Mgr.
Ron Perry Basketball Manager, Driver
Stacy Freeborn Adam Terfa Lunch Service Assistant Accounts Payable/ Receivable Jeremy Sloan Maintenance
Wendi Vessey Christian Jipp Sustainable Maintenance, Living Assistant Custodian
Joyce Ulrich-Smith Admin. Assistant
Suzanna Mullenneaux June Schindler M/U Counselor Finance Manager
Richard Wolfson 12 Curriculum Consultant Annalisa Staff/Administration
Kathleen Shaw Media Center Director
Jan Thatcher Development
Emily Timm LS Lunch Supervisor 7 & 8 Art
Katherine Walmsley Media Center Assistant
Terry Weiss Human Resources, Facilities
13 14 Preschool Preschool
Faeven Gebremariam
Aarushi Gupta
Kate Jarmosoco
Innis Love
Michael Keseru
Lillyanna Billingsley
15 Preschool
Milyu Love
Mya Schele
Marley Bright
Russell Sloan
Shea Jarmosco
Yogasthah Riaz
16 Pre-Kindergarten
Abigail Bekele
Alexander Biancalana
Ameena Love
Andre Santos
Antariksha Sharma
Benjamin Hunter
Edan Love
Gabriel Tejada
17 17 Pre-Kindergarten
Kaylynn Sloan
Kendall Anderson
Phoenix Johnson
Schyler Love
Sophia Holland
Tula Sorflaten
Tula Cleveland
Yasmin Lassota Uma Wegman
18
Kindergarten
Lower School
Daniel Ellinghaus
Chaiden Miller
Katja Rus
Dil Hurlin
Miles Siemsen
Mika Rodriguez
Thamarai Jones
Sage Jarmosco Zoe Soares
19 1st & 2nd Grade Boys
Blake Jarmasco
Devrishi Eisner
Dominic Dupoux
Dylan Hunter
Evan Diyaljee
Gabriel Roesler
Gavin Biancalana
Grant Timm 20 1st & 2nd Grade Boys
Jayanta Wegman
Jack Unger
John Erramouspe
Jeremy Goodale
Mekhi Kahiu
Luke Taylor
Trey Hunter
Mukti Cleveland 21 1st & 2nd Grade Girls
Alani Diyaljee
Arwydd Hays
Autumn Watson
Ella Martlin
Homiya Jones
Lily Fenton
Marisol Braun Serenity Todt
Nora Salek 22 3rd & 4th Grade Girls
Ella Phillips
Deepika Vempati
Chance Winer
Emily Winn
Kyra Hunter
Hope Leffler
Lucianna Miller Hana Martlin
Shristi Sharma
Jaiden Jarmosco
Devon Duke Jada Sparks 23 3rd & 4th Grade Boys
Budhil Thijm
Benjamin Boucherle
David Ellinghaus
Colin Siemsen Devin Santos
Lee Elliott Sam Leahy
Kelton Wikle Sriram Pullapantula
Sage Cenatori Luke Teeple
24 Liam Soares Satyam Cleveland 5th & 6th Grade Boys
Abdullah Akbar
Andrew Wilson
Bodhi Boucherle
Chaysten Titus
Corwin Robinson
Daniel Zhu
Dante Cingire
Drew Schoenfeld 25 5th & 6th Grade Boys
Kai Vessey
Karthik Vempati
Pranav Chhaliyil
Sean Wilson-Bynoe
Roman Cenatori
William Sheppard
Shawn Spurrier
26 5th & 6th Grade Girls
Cecilia Faircrest
Beatrice Winn
Calista Rowe
Danielle Elliott
Devi Benkozy
Fernanda Giron
Hermela Gebremariam
Isabella Unger 27 5th & 6th Grade Girls
Kai-Li Diyaljee
Maria Fleischman
Misbah Akbar
Narayani Thijm
Olivia Goodale
Paloma Braun
28 7th Grade Boys
Middle School
Caleb Mullenneaux Basketball, Tennis, Soccer, Music, DI, Track, Golf, Art
Avrim Diyaljee DI, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Guitar, Bladerunning
Philip Winer DI, Soccer, Basketball, Golf
Jordan Town DI, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Track
Tiger Shivam Saudades Golf
29 7th Grade Girls
Melat Gebremariam Basketball, Volleyball, Track
Christine Corazza Basketball, Volleyball, Track, DI
Madelyn Stood Basketball
Jivani Rodriguez Basketball, Art, Volleyball
Alista Wikle DI, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Track, Art
Amanda Valentine Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Track, DI, Photography, Acting, Pottery
Lorena Hansen Acting, Soccer, Writing, DI
30 8th Grade Girls
Sophia Goodale Basketball, Volleyball, Track
Phoebe Haerr Basketball, Track, Volleyball
Anna Unger Basketball, Track, Volleyball
31 8th Grade Boys
Doga Ozesmi DI, Sports
Chandreshware Morales Tennis, Music, Bladesmithing
Giovanni Cingire DI, Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Soccer, Track, Swim Team, Photography, Art Gabriel Sperry Music
Marcus Schoenfeld DI
32 32 9th Grade Boys
Upper School
Alex Hoffmann Sailing, Track, Biology Olympiad, Soccer, Basketball, Speech, Music, Community Service, Church, Swimming, Fishing, Piano Bimba Shrestha Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Ping Pong, Animation, Golf, Programming, Web Developing, Swimming, Badminton, Reading, Writing, Speech, Biology Olympiad, Biking, Fishing
Brandon Prather-Huff Speech, Golf, Swimming, Gaming, Reading, Writing
Brecon Llewellyn Speech, PE, Free Drawing, Music
Davin Titus Soccer, Golf, PE, Speech
Demitri Makeig DI, Speech, Art, Filmmaking, Architecture, Community Service, Writing
David Wadsworth Soccer, Basketball, Engineering, Ping Pong, DI, Writing, Tennis, Jeffrey Dale Speech, Greenfest, PE, Rap Singing Biology Olympiad Keefe Lashway Classic Rock Band, Song Writing, Guitar Music Theory, JV Tennis 33 9th Grade Boys
Kishan Thijm Piano, Tabla, Soccer, Speech
Nathaniel Zhu DI, Speech, Piano, Trombone, Soccer, Basketball, Golf, History Fair, Biology Olympiad, American Mathematics Competition Contest 10 - Amc 10
Nicholas Thiel Soccer, Basketball, Speech
Remy Toma Bousquet Soccer, Basketball, DI, Music, Speech, School, Community Service
Sam Stickels Tennis, Roller Skating, Bingo, Soccer, Hunting, Violin Lalith Pullapantula Basketball, Math, Science, Speech, Soccer, Community Service, Tennis, Badminton, Biology Olympiad, Green Fest
34 9th Grade Girls
Alina Knight Tennis, DI, Speech, Photography, Piano
Dia Huggins Guitar, Art, Tennis, DI, Speech
Gabriella Sleiman Speech, Tennis, Art, Student Ambassador
Jacqueline Leete Tennis, Art, Speech, DI, Community Service
Jaya Muehlmann Ballet, Speech (Mime), Community Service, Baking, Yoga, Boom Fitness
Kadie Roberts Speech, Flute, Cheerleading, Painting, Improv, Volunteering, DI
35 10th Grade Girls
Avery Travis Speech, Improv, DI, Art, Writing Alejandra Giron Speech, Track, Improv, Community Service
Chen XI Voice, Badminton, Basketball
Adinda Koopmans Tennis, Gymnastics, Art
Hifza Akbar Tennis, Volleyball, Speech, DI, Community Flower Shreck Service/Volunteering, Kids Basketball Camp, Singing, DTP
Jackie Goodale Isabel Reed Track, Ceramics Speech (Musical Theater And Choral Reading), Tennis, 36 Volunteer/Community Service 10th Grade Girls
Jessie Orne Photography, Ceramics, Track, Writing, Painting, Community Service, Horseback Riding Katya Sheridan Speech, Tennis, Tree Planting, Volunteering
Leanna Miller Volleyball, Track, Speech, Volunteer Work, DI, Dance, Queena Huijun Zhou Babysitting/Childcare/Camp, Art, Badminton Theater, Poetry, Alexander Grace Award
Tiera Ashley Track, Ceramics, Photography
37 10th Grade Boys
Anthony Zhou Brylle Ariaga Badminton, Tree Art, Basketball, Track Planting
Avery Mullenneaux Speech, Boy Scouts, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis
Bernie An Basketball, Piano
Donovan Schroeder Speech
David Fleshman Tennis, Soccer, Photography
Fu Hao Tree Planting, Photography, Badminton
Girindra Selleck Tennis, Speech, Community Service Kai Li Basketball, Piano
38 10th Grade Boys
Matthew Rowe DTP, Boy Scouts, Music, Astronomy
Kevin Wu Basketball, DTP, Piano
Mickey DeAngelis Student Government
Michael Corazza DI, Speech, Ping Pong
Solaris Nite Speech, Varsity Tennis, Community Service, USTA Tennis
Rashan Anderson Basketball, Tennis
Vinit Suganur Surya Sawhney Speech, DI, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Boy Scouts Speech, Science Fair, Community Service Suraj Pullapantula Soccer, Basketball, Community Service, DTP 39 11th Grade Boys
Bryan Prather-Huff Track, Tech, Boy Scouts, Speech, Computer Science, A/V Engineering Chenlong Ge Basketball, Computers, DTP
Daniel Pirc Tennis
Hefei Jiang Violin, Basketball, Computer, Historical Research, Music, Archaeology
Hongli Liu Tennis, Basketball, Golf
Avi Marks Luis Giron Snowboarding, Soccer, Track, Soccer, Basketball, Track, Skateboarding, Future Business Speech, Ambassador Leaders of America
Praman Hamal Taj Matumbi Track, Soccer, Ping Pong, Soccer, Track, Basketball, Basketball, Ceramics, Drawing, Ceramics, Drawing Skateboarding, Yoga Prasad Monk Raphael Gelfand 40 DTP, Golf, Basketball Tennis 11th Grade Girls
Deborah Steuken Photography, Ballet, Piano
Chosie Titus Track, Volleyball, Speech, Piano, Art, Photography
Nani Shreck Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Snowboarding, Softball
Eugenia Davis Horseback Riding, Volleyball, Track, Art, Speech, Community Service
Sophia Medeveda Cheerleading, Speech, Improv, Tennis, Student Council
Nusha Swan Art, Student Council, Ambassador
Olivia Fekete Horseback Riding, Soccer, Theater Club, Winter Play
Wei Xi Tennis, Art, Math, Flute 41 Seniors
Caroline Fulcher Service, Travel, Photography, Biking, Weaving, Germinating Seeds Essa Johnson Student Council, Speech, Track, Volleyball, Krav Maga, Writing
Jonina Thorsteinsdottir Dance, Theater, Volleyball, Kennidy Stood 42 Singing, Cooking Art Seniors
Minna Mohammadi Pearl Sawhney Tennis, Student Government, Science, Science Fair, Volleyball, Pep Squad, Coaching, Volunteer Work, DTP Tennis, DTP, Community Service Seniors
Dillon Evertsen James Francis Soccer, Basketball, Track, Varsity Soccer, Basketball, Speech Comp All- DTP, Ceramics State Performer, Art Project 43 Seniors
Nicolas Martina Soccer Paul DeAngelis Improv, Basketball, Golf
Ryan Smelcer Runzhao Xie DTP, Geometry Badminton, Math, Physics, DTP, Photography 1 Seniors
Sam Arsanjani Robotics, Tennis, Soccer, Piano, Thomas Weiss Shotokan Karate Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Stu- dent Council
TobyJames Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Destination ImagiNation, Speech, Art, Cosmic Comedy Improv 45 Senior Trip
The Senior Trip was a time of growth and sharing for the class. They arrived in San Francisco in the evening, enjoying the security person’s misunderstanding of Niko’s ear blockage. He thought Niko was deaf, and gestured in American Sign Language. After ar- riving at their hostel (really nice!), everyone went to the nearby Thai restaurant. However, the same waitress brought Niko his order twice! They figured out why—twin servers who weren’t communicat- ing with each other. This place be- came a staple for meals. Tuesday was a day of chasing trolleys and cable cars to get to Fisherman’s Wharf, AKA Pier 39. Everyone enjoyed the tour day of the bayside, the aquarium, and Chinatown. Wednesday was their visit to John O’Connell High School, which does the Quiet Time program. They got to sit in on class debates, and inter- acted with students, sharing views. They also meditated with the stu- dents.
46 Senior Trip
They met Matt Dixon, who runs the program there. Before the Quiet Time program, fear and violence was the norm. Now it is more serene. Seniors described it as a deep experience for all. After shopping time Thursday, and a visit to Point Reyes, the evening was spent at the Berkeley TM Center. Seniors shared their ex- periences and perceptions of their Transcendental Meditation practice. Kennidy described accompanying her mom on their visit to Maharishi University of Management, and how she realized that this could fill what she felt was missing in her life too. That’s how she became a Maharishi School student. Dillon talked about how TM strengthens knowing who you are. Appreciation was enlivened and shared. Friday was one of their Ghirardelli’s days, and a visit to Muir Woods. This day also included hiking to Mt. Tamalpais where they could see everywhere—the bay, the city, the bridges, and all the ports. Mr. Weiss told them the names of all the rocks. A comedy improv show topped off that night. Saturday was marked by lunch at Green’s—the best food of the trip. A presentation at the Palo Alto TM Center was part of this day. The evening was an NBA game. Sunday was marked by Cirque de Soleil. The challenge was getting there without good GPS, and with following all the wrong cars. It was the usual Cirque amazement—pole balancing, unicycles, and bowl throwing. That night was Mexican food and a last visit to Ghirardelli’s. Sunday brought them home feeling closer to each other, and enjoying their harmonizing diversity. 47 Gilgamesh Class Events The Epic of Gilgemesh was per- formed in epic fashion by the Middle School after they studied it in their classes. They shared their knowledge of stagecraft, and the Sumerian king’s adventures defending Sumeria from worldy threats 2,500 years ago. This was a event that will be remem- bered by students, parents, and teach- ers. It was a huge undertaking with blocking, lighting, costumes, makeup, and opening night jitters. Literature came alive that night!
Social Studies Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg cartooned his overly engineered machines embodying the chain reaction, but our Middle School students built them. The assign- ment demanded the use of all six simple ma- chines, (e.g., pulleys, screws, levers, and wheels) and at least one electric circuit. After designing, and building, and testing, students invited their parents, and Lower School students, to enjoy the complex gadgetry performing simple procedures like filling a glass of water, or lighting a match in a wacky way. This was a great day for all techies. 48 Rocket Launch
Research, plan, and test your rocket and rocket engine. How much weight can you add to the rocket body? How high does it go, and how close were your pre- dictions to the actuality? 7th and 8th graders found out on Rocket Day. Defenestration
Who knew science could be so fun? Scientific method necessitates research, hypothesizing, planning. . . and testing! If your water container or egg (?) plunged two stories and remained intact, you passed. Lots of good inventing and practical knowledge came out of this project. You had to be accurate to score well. 49 9-10 Creative Writing Book Here is our creative writing book from Mrs. Hall’s 9th and 10th grade American Literature class. We started with free writing, then se- lected our two submissions. This went through editors; our art and tech directors helped each student design their own page. We are shar- ing our book with you via this QR code below. Enjoy!
“Captain, O My Captain” 9-10 Poetry Explication
American Sign Language “Miracles” for “Pleiades” and “Glory” “A Song”
9th and 10th grade American Literature class did traditional Walt Whitman poetry explica- tions with a twist—some visual element. These included Ameri- can Sign Language, art, video, and students as words!
50 “Darest Thou O My Soul” Going to the Movies
Snap the clapperboard, and roll the camera. Ms. Hays and Mr. In- corvia’s students made movies. This monumental task involved scripting and editing to create good text, and storyboarding to plan all the shots. Editing the video was the most time-con- suming and demanding task— going down to the wire. Then, print the posters and dress for the show. Everyone came to see the gala grand opening. Grade 9 Trial Simulation
51 Oprah Winfrey Visits Us
Oprah Winfrey came to see our school this year, calling it her visit to “TM town.” She meditated in the women’s dome, describing her experience as one that left her “Full of hope, with a sense of content- ment and deep joy.” She also meditated in our Hall of Bliss, and spoke warmly and enthusiastically with students. She also met with the faculty, confiding that she considers herself an educator in the medium of television. Thanks for visiting!Y
52 Science Awards Academic Awards
Pearl Sawhney and her brother Surya won first place on March 2 at the Iowa Junior Sci- ence and Humanities Symposium in Iowa City. Their project was entitled “Consumption of Animal Protein vs. Plant Protein: Exploring Solutions to Obesity.” The team conducted re- search to determine if there is a connection between non-vegetarianism and obesity and if non-vegetarians are at a higher risk of overeating and snacking. “We conducted laboratory experiments and collected field data using a questionnaire we designed,” explains Pearl. “Lab experiments to simulate human body conditions were used to examine the digestion of four plant and four animal proteins . . . Those with a diet higher in meat also had a tendency to snack and overeat more.” Their results also suggested that non-vegetarian food digests faster. “It seems that those with a more active lifestyle would benefit from a non-vegetarian diet, as energy is more readily available and gets used faster. A passive lifestyle on this kind of diet leads to storage of energy as fat, eventually leading to obesity.” This is the fourth year that Pearl has conducted research on the connection between diet and health, and the second year for Surya. “Each year I’ve studied a deeper and more com- plex layer of the subject,” Pearl says. They were one of two Iowa teams sent to Maryland on May 2-6 to present at the 50th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, spon- sored by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. Only two student teams in Iowa are invited to present their research before the National Symposium and compete for significant military sponsored scholarships. 53 Governor’sGoing to the Movies Scholar
Minna Mohammadi was chosen for the Govenor’s Scholar Recogni- tion Award. The ceremony took place in Des Moines on April 29, and both Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds were there to shake hands with the honored students. Mrs. Hall was asked to come as Minna’s favorite teacher. Governor Branstad congratulated students for their focus and dedication to scholarly excellence and wished them well in their college years. He said, “Iowa has a proud history of educational excellence, and today’s honorees are a product of that tradition . . . The scholars here today are role mod- els for their communities, the state and the nation.” :) :)
54 Clubs & Events Desktop Publishing
Desktop Publishing is the class that brought you this yearbook . . . and the Spring Celebration poster, and the Senior Talent show poster and program. QuarkXpress and Photoshop are our tools of design. As a class we loved getting on the computers, going through the pic- tures, making them the best file and type and resolution, and importing them into our layout program. We had design contests for the overall layout, covers, dedication page, and inside back cover. Then we made all the spreads. In your hands is our final product so that you can remember and cele- brate this 2012 school year!
55 Girls Student Government
President Vice President Caroline Fulcher Essa Johnson
Director of Student Affairs Director of Environmental Secretary Treasurer Sustainability and Social Minna Mohammadi Hifza Akber Sophia Medvedeva Responsibility Pearl Sawhney
Boys Student Government
President Vice President Thomas Weiss Sam Arsajani
Class Representative Class Representative Class Representative 56 Surya Sawhney Michael DeAngelis Michael Corazza 56 Thanksgiving Feasts
57 Girls Greenfest
58 Boys Greenfest
59 Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year was a fun celebration that our Chinese stu- dents shared with us. We found out why the dragon is good luck, and how they got money packets from their eld- ers during the festival. And of course we had Chinese dumplings! Girls School Breakfast
60 Camp Hantesa
Team Building
61 Earth Day Tree Planting
62 Greenhouse, Kitchen Building
63 Assemblies
Zach Siverman, Class of 2002 alumus, told us how he achieved his dream of playing pro basketball. A star player in our games here, he continued to play in college, but then took several years off. In his late 20s he decided to retrain and try out for the pros. He succeeded with a team in Israel, and now gets paid for what he loves to do. He credits TM for giving him the clarity to push for his goals, and says he “does lots of yoga—asanas!”
Our special guest in April was Archarya Davé, who is a Sanskrit expert favored by Maharishi for his excellent pronunciation. He listened to our Sanskrit from K to 12, and gave us recommendations to im- prove our reading, and make it more fluid and fluent.
64 Assemblies
Trees Forever’s Emily Swine- heart came to help us plant trees on campus, assessing what trees to bring to their new home at Maharishi School, and where to plant them. She told us how trees manage water and provide shelter—see Niko looking at his small hat shelter compared to Dante’s umbrella. Alumna Anna Bruin works with Fairfield’s sustainability director, Scott Timm, holding the poster.
Dr. Peter Swan spoke about new sustainable agriculture—about 3 field passes with heavy equip- ment, and rotational grazing. Both these techniques save land and topsoil while beautifying the landscape. These techniques allow reclaiming of desert lands using a machine called an imprinter, and make for efficient, organic farm- ing. He also showed slides of an award-winning school with edible plantings and keyhole gardens with berries for easy eating. 65 Assemblies
Compass Green was started by Mahar- ishi School alumni Justin Cutter and Nick Runkle. They have a “farm” in the back of their truck, and drive to schools and fairs to educate. Justin told us that every time we take a bite of food, we are making a decision about what kind of planet we want, and how long we want it. Industrial farming practices are deplet- ing our topsoil to the point that we only have about 35 years of it left. Sustainable farming creates topsoil by growing com- post crops and using proper composting techniques. Justin urged us to tell grow- ers: I WILL NOT BUY POISON FOOD! We choose our world; every bite makes an impact on our life.
66 67 Senior Calendar Art Art
Photo by Essa Johnson
Mastercopy by Minna Mohammadi
Photo by Essa Johnson
Photo by Carolyn Fulcher
Photo by Essa Johnson
Photo by Carolyn Fulcher Mastercopy by Nicolas Martina 68 Art Senior Calendar Art
Mastercopy by Nicolas Martina Photo by Pearl Sawhney
Mastercopy by Ryan Smelcer
Artwork by Kennidy Stood
Mask by Thomas Weiss Artwork by Thomas Weiss 69 Superconference
Deborah Steuken Feet On Swing Honorable Mention Photo Deborah Steuken Hands 2nd Photography
Nusha Swan 3rd Mixed Media
David Fleshman Colored Bird 3rd Photo
Jessie Orne Girl With Feather Honorable Mention Photo 70 MS Art
Phoebe Haerr Anna Unger
Amanda Valentine
Sophia Goodale :) :)
71 Speech
72 7272 Speech
73 Social Studies Destination ImagiNation
74 Social Studies Destination ImagiNation
75 Social Studies Pep Squad Sports
76 Social Studies Sports Varsity Soccer
The 2011 boys varsity soccer team had a very good season. Led by skillful seniors Dillon Evertsen, Sam Arsanjani, Thomas Weiss, Toby James, and James Francis, the team grew in both skill and endurance. As the season progressed, practices became more intense and focused. The boys gained confidence not only in themselves, but in their teammates, and a coher- ent team really took form. The boys always brought all they had in games and, with the leadership of the sen- iors and head coach Sammy Rose, went undefeated with a 4-0 season. 2011 Soccer Awards: Most Improved Player, Lalith Pullapantula (Freshman); Most Valuable Player, Thomas Weiss (Senior); Coaches Award, Alex Hoffmann (Freshman).
77 Social Studies MS Soccer
MS Basketball
78 Social Studies Varsity VolleyBall
This year’s volleyball team showed great improvement as the season progressed. Many of the teams we meet play club volleyball year round and our girls only play for 3 months a year. Therefore we had a lot of improvement in a short time. This brings an increase in intensity as the season builds. As we got to the District playoffs our players gave New London, one of the top teams in our section of the draw, a real scare as the level of our play went up a couple of notches and New London got more than they reckoned for. At the Awards banquet at the end of the season Essa Johnson was Most Valuable Player, Hifza Akbar was Most Improved, and Jonina Thorsteinsdottir received the Coaches Award.
79 Social Studies Varsity Boys Basketball
The 2011-2012 Maharishi School boys basketball team had an excit- ing year with 25 boys participating on Junior Varsity or Varsity teams. Highlights included a thrilling come from behind home victory against East Moline and a road victory at New London. Dil- lon Evertsen got the Coaches Award, Paul DeAngelis and Thomas Weiss shared the Most Valuable Player honors, while Suraj Rao, Surya Sawhney, and Rashan Anderson took home the Most Im- proved Player tro- phies. The basketball teams were graced with the addition of six new enthusiastic international play- ers. Next year looks to be even more 80 exciting! Social Studies New Long Jump
Thanks to Joe Verstrepen!
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