LabLifethe magazine for alumni, parents, and friends of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Fall 2015 FALL 2015 in this issue In the Halls

FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 22 Play by Design 03 In the Halls 28 These are Some of 04 The Bookshelf Branching Their Stories 09 Sports Highlights 30 In With the New 15 In the World LabLife 36 On the Map 19 Behind the Scenes 20 Lab in Pictures out 38 Throwback 39 Alumni Notes Nursery students notice nature, 46 Alumni in Action make art

FROM DIRECTOR ROBIN APPLEBY “Our work today builds on more Renewal than a century of creativity, commitment, and engagement with the Lab community."

Renewal is a word you will year with the charter schools of well informed of progress and and with our alumni, but we’ve hear from me often this the Urban Education Institute. temporary changes on campus added some new departments year as so much of what > Lab professionals have as we complete the project, and and freshened the look and we do at Lab is translating worked with great effort and we look forward to sharing news readability of the publication. and renewing founder John care to complete the self-study and images about the outcome And of course we are excitedly The Lim Family Library at Dewey’s philosophies into portion of the reaccreditation of the project with you in future preparing for the opening Earl Shapiro Hall overlooks contemporary practice. Our process with the Independent LabLife stories. of Gordon Parks Arts Hall! Jackson Park, where many work today builds on more Schools Association of the > Summer Lab continues to This beautiful space will students spend hours a than a century of creativity, Central States. bring together a wonderful mix These periodic become not only a locus of week playing. Mr. Goulding commitment, and engagement of campers, older students, self-studies allow us to pause Lab’s arts curriculum but a took interested students in with the Lab community. Our young alumni, and adults. Sarah Abella, ’93, wants her After a winter snowstorm, and reflect on ways we can The central gathering space to pairs to the library, where shared commitment to meeting continue to provide one of numbers tell an impressive story: better connect members of our Nursery 4 students to pay Mr. Goulding realized that the mission of this school is they sat and drew the trees attention to the details. What the bare branches presented the nation’s best educational A dozen young alumni, 53 community to one another. they knew so well with a deep, and I am excited by the experiences. In November, we current Lab students, and about do you actually see? Using the an opportunity to show the To that end, I invite Lab newfound attention to detail. opportunities that are before us, will host a visiting team, which 66 current Lab teachers worked nearby parks and campus as students how these familiar trees alumni, families, faculty, and all of which in some way build will work with us to produce a with 1,000+ campers who an extension of the classroom, look different throughout the staff to gather on Saturday, on our strengths and ensure our final report generating strategic hail from eight countries and her students have been keeping year. He proposed an optional October 3, for a Celebration of continuing success: recommendations for the future. seven states. Simultaneously, we nature journals since the project—to draw the trees in Gordon Parks Arts Hall. More > Our partnership with the have increased our support for their seasonal states—and more > The final phases of our information and an invitation beginning of the year as a way University continues to bring Chicago’s High Jump program, Historic Campus renovation will be sent shortly, but please to focus on the world around than half the class joined in. unparalleled resources and enabling over 120 of this city’s and restoration are well save the date for this all-family, them. “You can’t just draw a “It was the first time many of experiences to our students. brightest middle school students Drawings with two or three underway in Judd Hall, daytime event. I look forward to circle and say, ‘I drew a leaf!’” them had been encouraged to Just this month we have to spend the summer studying panels exemplify the process Belfield Tower, and U-High. seeing you there! says Ms. Abella. not just make their drawing as of noticing that Ms. Abella students traveling to the This culminating stage has on our campus. As part of this effort to pretty as they’d like,” says Mr. University’s Marine Biological and Mr. Goulding teach. been carefully planned and > Even LabLife has gone Warm regards, teach the children how to Goulding, “but to dig further Laboratory in Woods Hole for The first drawing shows the fortunately can be executed through a bit of a renewal. regard nature in finer detail, and notice the things you didn’t student’s initial impression— the first time, and, thanks to with less disruption to teaching Now in its ninth year, this assistant teacher Patrick notice at first.” a generous gift to support our usually how they imagine and learning than earlier phases magazine will continue to Goulding, who runs the art University and community trees to look. Latter of the campus overhaul. Our bring you stories about what’s Robin Appleby studio in Ms. Abella’s class, has drawings show more precise partnerships, we will be campus community will be kept happening in our classrooms launching new programs this been spotlighting trees. Last fall, depictions, after the student interested students drew trees. is instructed to draw what he The class also took a field trip to or she actually sees. LabLife, published three Editor Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93 Photography University of Chicago Volume 9, Number 1 times a year, is written for the Morton Arboretum, where Catherine Braendel, ’81 Ingrid Gonçalves, AB’08 Chris Kirzeder Laboratory Schools © 2015 by the University of the University of Chicago Contributors Kay Kirkpatrick, MAT’72 Kaiwen Luan, ’13 1362 E. 59th Street Laboratory Schools’ Heather Preston Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago Laboratory Schools they learned about the resident community of alumni, parents, Amy Braverman Puma Maureen Searcy Lab Notes Correspondents www.ucls.uchicago.edu Reproduction in whole or trees and “helicopter” seeds. faculty, and staff. Laura Adamczyk Claire Zulkey Dozens of diligent alumni part, without permission of agents Please send comments or Director Sean Carr, AB'90 Design updated contact information to the publisher, is prohibited. Robin Appleby Jeanie Chung Janice Clark [email protected], Megan E. Doherty, AM'05, or call 773-702-0578. PhD'10

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Recommended Lab leadership reading U-High math teacher Farukh Khan recommends Really Big Numbers, by Richard Evan Schwartz

nfinity is a long way are content to leave it at that, joined hands, they waould The largest Scott Fech Sandy Bixby Frances Spaltro Ken Garcia-Gonzales off. And much of but children often aren’t. They form a human chain extending Director of educational Middle School principal Acting associate High School Coordinator for diversity, equity, what lies between insist on seeing, and touching from Providence to Chicago; a known prime programs principal and inclusion the “small numbers,” and feeling; they are not so trillion is the number of grains familiar to most of us, easily satisfied by a wave of the of fine sand needed to bury a number is and infinity, is a vast hand and an appeal to vague man and his surfboard. The wilderness of incomprehensibly abstractions. book ascends steadily from the over 17 million large numbers. Here is an Richard Evan Schwartz’s familiar to ever-bigger numbers, example: The largest known Really Big Numbers is a richly until we realize that to get to digits long. prime number (that is, a whole illustrated travel guide for all really big numbers we must number whose only factors intrepid souls—but children, resort to exponentiation. Written out, are one and the number itself; in particular—who would set Now the going gets heavy, like 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and so on) off to explore that mysterious and the would-be explorer it would is over 17 million digits long. and shadowy region of really must stop to work things Written out, it would fill about big numbers that lies beyond out with paper and fill about six six volumes, each the size of the small circle of light cast by pencil. But those who Tolstoy’s War and Peace. The school mathematics and human persevere are well volumes. number itself represents a experience. Mr. Schwartz, rewarded in the end. magnitude unthinkably larger professor of mathematics at The book, with pictures than the number of atoms in Brown University, has a gift for in vivid colors and the observable universe. To helping us visualize numbers. playful examples, is contemplate such a number One hundred thousand, we clearly aimed at is beyond human intuition, are told, is approximately children. Though as Scott Fech becomes Lab’s A Middle School science World Language teacher Ken Garcia-Gonzales joins Lab and requires the full force the number of hairs on a for that, the audience director of educational teacher since 2007, Sandy Frances Spaltro, PhD ’11, as the Schools’ first full-time of the language of abstract monkey’s head; if the million is anyone with a programs providing broad, all- Bixby becomes the new Middle becomes acting associate coordinator for diversity, equity, mathematics. Most grown-ups or so residents of Rhode Island lively imagination. school direction for curriculum School principal. Ms. Bixby has High School principal. Having and inclusion. Most recently he and professional development served as interim principal for taught at Lab for 13 years, was dean of multicultural life programs, supervision of the past year, demonstrating Ms. Spaltro is well known for at The Urban School of San those in cross-divisional a deep understanding of the her intelligence, excellence as Francisco where he oversaw leadership roles, oversight strengths and challenges of the a teacher, collaborative and co-curricular multicultural FROM THE of the Office of Educational Middle School. As a teacher constructive style, and problem programs for students, worked SYLLABI Programs, and development and an administrator, she solving. She cares deeply about with affinity groups, and and implementation of has shown an ability to work Lab and it is in this spirit that helped provide professional From picture books new educational initiatives, collaboratively and effectively she takes on this role while the development for staff related to nonfiction, particularly in regard to with all. Her knowledge of the Search Committee continues to multiculturalism and experiential learning, equity and Middle School program, and its work. This approach will equity. Mr. Garcia-Gonzales from poetry to justice, and service learning. her passion for, as she puts it, allow U-High to continue to will work with a wide variety His clear understanding of “being in the middle,” make make progress on all initiatives of constituents at Lab, the first chapter books, How to Speak Dog Here I Am Space Taxi Mix It Up! Underworld: Aline Newman Patti Kim Wendy Mass Herve Tullet Exploring the the strengths and challenges her an outstanding choice. As currently underway, as well University, and the surrounding even Lab’s youngest Secret World at Lab will enable him to the Middle School heads into as effectively manage day-to- community to assess the Beneath Your Feet make an immediate and a period of growth beginning day operations. Ms. Spaltro Schools’ needs, research students receive Jane Price powerful impact. His success in 2016, Ms. Bixby is the ideal has indicated that while she best practices, propose and summer reading as High School principal leader to help manage change is happy to help during this develop new initiatives, and suggestions by their has established him as a and ensure that the special time of transition, she will not act as a resource to parents, compassionate educator who culture of the Middle School put her name forward in the students, and faculty and staff librarians. Here are listens well, brings new ideas continues to thrive. search process for permanent to support and sustain diversity a few of the new to the table, and knows how to appointment, and will return to and inclusion programming and effect meaningful change. teaching and department co- practice. Lim Family Library Who is King?: Ten Firefly July: A The Most Magical Stories Year of Very Short Magnificent Thing leadership after this year. recommendations: from Africa Poems Ashley Spires Beverley Naidoo Paul B. Janeczko

04 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 05 In the Halls Top “scop” Child’s poses

In town for a UChicago Arts performance, Through yoga, nursery schoolers learn to a famous medievalist visits Lab “be the heroes in their own stories” PHOTO: SUSANNA DRESCHER

It’s 10 minutes to show he’s here.” Mr. Bagby walks in. “It’s like we got to and eats 30 men: “His idea of a Yoga is known for its mental can be the heroes in their own Kate Mannering Then the students ask time, and ’s The class erupts in applause good snack.” and physical benefits, but for stories.” fifth-graders are electric with and Mr. Bagby’s face lights up. go into the mead With the harp in his lap, their questions: What’s his favorite part of his job? Least Sandra Mulholland’s Nursery Ms. Mulholland originally anticipation. They practice One thing that first hall and see and Mr. Bagby plucks the strings students it’s also another way took yoga classes in the 1970s their lines again. One student attracted Mr. Bagby to and half sings/half talks in Old favorite? How did he decide to do what he does? (Respectively, to tell a story. as a complement to Hindu brings a chair to the front of Beowulf, he says, was the hear the poet in English. He rolls his r’s and Once a week Ms. philosophy studies. Years later, the classroom, fluffs the pillow, “scop” character—the poet widens his eyes for effect. He “When people react to the front of our eyes.” story and make a lot of noise”; Mulholland, an assistant in 2008, she was an assistant then removes it altogether. who travels from town to alternately whispers and cries teacher in Mary Jones’s class in Stacey Hamburg’s nursery Students pantomime town, telling stories, singing out, gesturing with his arm, “Traveling, airports”; and “I don’t remember ever wrestling and a yoga instructor as well, school class and suggested presenting a book as a gift. the title warrior’s praises. He slowly curling his fingers. leads the students though a adding yoga to a unit on India. The students aren’t going explains that part of the scop’s “It’s like we got to go into with the decision.”) a seventh-century nobleman’s Once Mr. Bagby has series of poses on their yoga She has incorporated it into to be performing. They’re purpose is to reaffirm for the the mead hall and see and hear mats as she tells a story. For every class since then. preparing for a visit from audience who they are and grave in Germany. “This is the poet in front of our eyes,” answered the last question, two Young children need many the musical equivalent of this students rise from their desks example, when a character in In addition to the weekly world-class medievalist and what their place in the world Mrs. Mannering says. “It was the story enters a forest, she yoga stories, the class begins opportunities to be physically helmet,” he says, gesturing to a and present to him a book: the musician Benjamin Bagby, who is: “‘We are better than other so tangible. It was like time asks the students to go into a each day with 10–15 minutes active and they learn a great replica of a medieval helmet on Seamus Heaney translation travels the globe performing tribes,’” Mr. Bagby says. travel. It’s the most exciting day one-legged tree pose. of yoga poses intended to deal as they use their whole the table behind him. of Beowulf, which all of the bodies. scenes from Beowulf and From a case behind him, I ever had here.” “It’s a way of keeping them increase strength, flexibility, After explaining each tone students have signed. Then, playing his medieval harp. he removes a small harp, or Later, Mr. Bagby engaged and interested,” Ms. and mindfulness. of the six-string scale, Mr. together, they recite their lines Each year Mrs. Mannering’s rather, a flat piece of wood explains the power of song in Mulholland says. The stories Bagby sets up the scene from students read the epic poem about two-feet long with transmitting news. As a harp- from the great epic, and Mr. are mostly folk tales and fables, Beowulf in translation, but this is the a large hole in the middle he plans to perform, playing storyteller travels the Bagby’s face once again lights although early in the year she first visit from anyone like and six strings attached to a wherein King Hrothgar’s mead land sharing tales, “The poet’s up with delight. Holding his tells a story she wrote herself, Mr. Bagby (who also visited freestanding bridge. While hall has just been built, and not just entertaining people,” harp, he poses for a round of about the students’ journey Bradley Brickner’s High School Beowulf mentions a harp, he which Grendel doesn’t like. Mr. Bagby says. “He has a real group pictures and is gone, off from their homes to Earl music history class while in says, the description is not “He’s got a lot of anger issues,” role in society.” to share his stories with the Shapiro Hall to start school. town for a UChicago Arts detailed. His is a reproduction Mr. Bagby says with a smile, next tribe. “I want to teach them how performance.) Soon a student based on remnants found in raising his eyebrows. In the to be a witness of their own enters, whispering, “He’s here, scene, Grendel visits the hall lives,” she says, “so that they

06 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 07 In the Halls SPORTS Painting lines Learning SPRING HIGHLIGHTS with light incubator 2015 A long-time favorite, chick hatching, returns to Lab JOE CURCI

Genevieve Nemeth 800m/4x400/4x800, Gabby deMaio TJ/4x200, Lucy Kenig- Ziesler 4x400/4x800, Paula Herbst 4x200/4x400, Chavon Hussey 4x200, Elsa Erling 4x800, and Alijah Futterman 4x200. Winning 2A Sectional Championships and qualifying for the State Championship meet were Lucy Kenig- Ziesler 3200m, for the third consecutive year, Genevieve Nemeth 800m, Alex Thompson 400m and High Jump. Also qualifying for the State Championship meet were the following second place finishers,Elsa Erling 3200m, Chavon Hussey High Jump, 4x800 relay Elsa Erling, Grace Cain, Lucy Kenig-Ziesler and along with senior catcher At the beginning of the school and drew the pathways of This spring students from On the final, most exciting GIRLS SOCCER of-the-Year. Alex also tied Genevieve Nemeth. year, Donna Mandel’s N/K falling leaves. “Messing about” nursery through second grade day, when the eggs hatched, the James Sinclair; Miles Grogger the school record in the High Girls soccer finished with Head coaches Debbie Ribbens students embarked on an (Hawkin’s term for using learned about embryology children were able to hold the was named Honorable Jump with a jump of 5-04” a 10-6 record (3-3 ISL) and Lynne Ingalls along with chicks: four black ones and five Mention. Coach David Reid was at the State meet winning exploration of lines in many play, inquiry, and discussion firsthand by incubating Senior Sylvie Manuel and assistant coaches Nick Puaca yellow. “The kids got to see how named ISL Coach-of-the-Year. All-State honors. The 4x800 forms. Their work served as to guide work) children used chicken eggs. freshman Anna Kenig-Ziesler and Chris Koutavas were Emily Kennedy they moved from nothing to relay team of sophomores an excellent example of the flashlights in a darkened room, , assistant were named 1st team All- named ISL Coaching Staff-of- Eileen Wagner something.” BOYS TENNIS Elsa Erling/Alice Carlstrom approach promoted by a and discovered a new linear teacher in ’s Conference. Senior keeper the-Year. first-grade classroom and ESH and juniors Lucy Kenig- traveling exhibit installed in language. Kasey Kozak was named Boys Tennis scored second science coordinator, worked Ziesler/Genevieve Nemeth Lab lobbies for the month of Honorable Mention and place finishes in both the BOYS TRACK & FIELD with the University of Illinois set a new school record at April. The Hawkins Exhibit, freshman Kendall Cunningham ISL Championship and Extension Service to bring an the U-High Sectional Meet Boys Track and Field qualified Cultivating the Scientist in Every was named 2nd team all- IHSA Sectional Tournament. incubator into the Learning running a 10:00.06 eclipsing the 4x800 relay team to the Child: The Philosophy of David conference. Manuel, Kenig- Freshman Sam Fleming won Lab. The other classes scheduled the previous record set in IHSA 2A State Championship and Frances Hawkins posits Ziesler and Cunningham were the Sectional Championship time in the lab to learn about 1995 of 10:02.16 set by Erin in Charleston. The relay team a question at the heart of the selected Illinois High School and advanced to the State how embryos develop. Hamblin, Sarah Jacobson, Lucy was comprised of freshman Lab experience: “How can we Soccer Coaches Association Finals where he won 3 Over the three-week Scharbach and Romani Walter. Harrison Shapiro, sophomore sustain children’s innate capacity (IHSSCA) All-Sectional. matches. Sophomore Ajay incubation period, Ms. Winning ISL All-Conference Charlie Sowerby, junior Chopra qualified to state. Both for wonder, curiosity, and Kennedy posted the day’s honors were Alex Thompson Schuler Small and senior Zach BASEBALL Ajay and Sam were ISL All- engagement? developments: the beginning of “The kids got HJ/400m/4x400/4x800, Emanuel. Junior Jacob Meyer The lines project began with Conference players. a heartbeat, the development to see how Baseball finished the season was All-Conference in the markers, pastels, and paints and of a beak. The children also saw with an 11-10 record (7-5 ISL) 3200m and he qualified for GIRLS TRACK & FIELD the children explored straight, how much work it is for hens they moved winning the IHSA 3A Regional the 2A State Championship curved, and angled lines. They to take care of their eggs, which from nothing to Championship with a dramatic Girls Track and Field won the meet for the third consecutive made lines in sand; built lines must be kept humid and at 100 3-2 win over Latin at the Ray ISL Championship for the third year in both the 1600 and out of tree branches, acorns, degrees Fahrenheit at all times. something.” Kroc baseball diamond. Juniors consecutive year. Senior Alex 3200m races. and stones; created body shapes “It requires a lot of attention,” Joe Curci and Brad Koontz Thompson was named ISL with arm, leg, and back lines; says Ms. Kennedy. were named All-Conference Co-Track and Field Runner- ALEX THOMPSON

08 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 09 In the Halls Ball gowns to Art creates Birkenstocks community Prom, that ubiquitous high school event, as only Lab can do

More than 160 prom goers— It’s a truism of city planning: 108 members of U-High’s Class art creates community. Turns of 2015 and guests from other out it works on a smaller scale grades and schools—kicked up too—like in the lobbies and their heels (and sensible soles) hallways of Earl Shapiro Hall. at the Museum of Science The Primary School’s first All- and Industry in June. Prom Family Art Night in January Committee member Jarrett was a chance for Lab’s first Art, poetry, and other creative Lampley, ’15, tells LabLife and second graders to bond installations in the lobby of that DJ Chicago provided the Earl Shapiro Hall are designed groove, pushing out Fetty over snacks and acrylic paints. Parents came not just to see how to start conversations across Wap, Jack U, Stromae, and the community. One group the ubiquitous Beyoncé (to creative their children are but to of Primary Schoolers even drop at least one name that smock up and get busy drawing recorded poetry so that their parents and older alumni might robots, painting a mural (and pre-reader N/K peers could recognize). Dining and dancing at least one skateboard), and listen to with iPads by way of in the rotunda, beneath the accessorizing a dressmaking QR codes. museum’s Boeing 727, students form. Everyone’s an artist. wandered by the Coal Mine, the Great Train Story, and other favorite exhibits. They also signed yearbook inserts for one another. And flashes—in the photo booth and from smartphones—popped all night long.

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“As we celebrate our students’ successes, we also recognize U-High Awards 2014-15 that many accomplishments happen in areas in which there is no mechanism for formal recognition. We value every endeavor and every achievement.” — ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL FRAN SPALTRO

President’s Award for National Achievement Scholar Brown Book Award Photojournalism Award Shaunak Puri, Malika Ramani, Honorable Mention All Elective Study in History Educational Improvement Maryam Alausa, Alijah Futterman To a junior who best combines Francine Almeda Tomohiro Sawada, Wanqi Zhu, Conference Award School Awards for Whitney Beach, Arjun Dhar, excellence in spoken and Music Myra Ziad Seniors: Rajan Aggarwal, Kaitlin Baumann French Service, Citizenship, Catherine Eng, Katharina Flocke Illinois State Scholar written expression with Robert Erickson Award Freshmen: Helena Abney- Arthur Chang, Adam Fine, Academic Achievement Rajan Aggarwal, Maryam Alausa, outstanding overall academic In honor of the late unified McPeek, Ashwin Aggarwal, Clare Keenan Modern History Award All State Awards Bovee-Spink Award Brent Cawelti Award Francine Almeda, Katherine achievement arts department chairperson, Choir: Will Kent Ayaan Asthana, Olivia Cheng, Juniors: Marcel Dupont, Athena Chien In memory of Arthur Gibbon In honor of the late U-Higher, Bauer, Maya Ben-Shahar, Charlie Billings art and photography teacher Honor Choir: James Sinclair Jeremy Chizewer, Elbert Du, Fritz Reece Bovée and Josette Eugénie Senior Service Award recognizing seniors who have Clea Braendel, Arthur Chang, for high achievement in the John McKee, David Pan Sophomores: Emma Mueller, Phil Montag Award For outstanding contributions Spink, Lab French teachers made considerable progress Jennifer Chien, Xiaofan Dai, Bryn Mawr Book Award fine arts Best of the Day Award Tomohiro Sawada Karen Reppy as well as authors and editors to school life over their entire during their high school years, Glenn Decety, Gabriella De To a junior who demonstrates Maya Ben-Shahar, Fen Truitt Mathematics State Freshman: David Pan high school career U-High Quartet: of many French textbooks. been academically strong, and Maio, Clara de Pablo, Jaideep a true love of learning and Pascale Boonstra, Will Kent, Competition National Battle of Midway The award honors seniors Maryam Alausa, Michael Glick participated in co-curricular Dhanoa, Zachariah Emanuel, intellectual curiosity about the Betty Debs Sobel Award Algebra I: Elbert Du, first; Contest Emma Picker, James Sinclair Math and Science who have shown a love of, activities or sports Lucas Fagen, Adam Fine, world around her In honor of the 1938 graduate John McKee, fourth; Taylor Horton, second and interest in, the French U-High Service Award Jordan Moran, Miranda Scarlata Edward Freeman, Benjamin Lucia Kenig-Ziesler for achievements in the Helena Abney-McPeek, sixth For contributions to school life Harris Vail Award language throughout their Friedman, Philip Gianfortune graphic arts In honor of the retired Geometry: Wanqi Zhu, first State of Illinois 2015 History studies at Lab during the current school year Faith Dremmer Award III, Michael Glick, Miles Dartmouth Book Award Gabriella De Maio, Anna Funk, Algebra II: Marcel Dupont, Rensselaer Math and Seniors: Katie Adlaka, teacher, scholarships to Expo Research Paper Arthur Chang, In honor of the late U-Higher Grogger, Apoorva Gundeti, To a junior in the top 10 Rosie Weaver fourth Science Blue Ribbons & Distinction Julia Mearsheimer, Maddi Ross Karla Douglas, Alijah Futterman, Western Illinois University To a junior who has shown to a student who manifests her Natalie Holley, Michael Horio, percent of the class who has Jazz Camp and performing Precalculus: Rajan Aggarwal, of Superior: Theodore Ando, Jacquelyn Ingrassia, many personal and academic Jacquelyn Ingrassia, Jeffrey demonstrated intellectual Jane Bruening Kinglsey Art first;Clare Keenan, second; a consistent interest in both Julia Mearsheimer, Lily Olson arts scholarships to Knox Ciara O’Muircheartaigh, Arun Eliade Scholarship qualities Jou, Clare Keenan, Alexander leadership and made a Scholarship Adam Fine, fifth math and science Sharma, Logan Young Juniors: College Logan Young For study in France Arthur Chang Kim, Jeesae Kim, Anna Knes, positive contribution to the In honor of the 1924 graduate Simone Einhorn, Christos Nikas Fabrice Guyot-Sionnest, Sebastien Labossiere, Peter Knight, Eriko Koide, extracurricular life of the for a senior who also intends James Sinclair, Sam van Loon Mathematics State State of Illinois 2015 History Fikayo Walter-Johnson, Kevin Li, Elizabeth Libes, school David Scheunemann Award to pursue a career in the Competition Team Awards Science Expo Performance National French Exam Award Leah Umanskiy, In honor of the late alumnus Miriam Lipman, Edward Litwin, Willis Weinstein visual arts Algebra I: Helena Abney- Angela White Gold medalists and Level 1A to a junior with outstanding Jinru Liu, Jackson Martin, Julia Edward Freeman Mathematics McPeek, Ayaan Asthana, representatives at State of Gold: Sophomores: Jonathan Martinez, Jane Maunsell, Julia Nicolas Audrain, accomplishments in music, Hal Hoffenkamp Award Olivia Cheng, Elbert Du, Illinois National History Day: Daniela Garcia Lipman, Lucy Ordman literature, and science, and Mearsheimer, Walker Melton, To a junior for love of learning, Alliance for Young Artists AT Biology John McKee, David Pan, first Jane Maunsell Ilana Dutton, Silver: Andrea Benitez Freshmen: Daniel Martinez, with diverse interests Zachary Minor, Luke Newell, especially through discussion and Writers Competition American Mathematics Geometry: Athena Chien, Teresa Xie Competitions Sophia Fioramonti-Gorchow, Level 2A Maeve Potter Christine Obert-Hong, Lily Mbella Beseka, Midwestern Regional Tobias Ginsburg, Sarah Pan, Olivia Perozo Olson, Isabella Pon, Nathaniel School winner for AMC12A: Bausch and Lomb Award to a Gold: Jeremy Chizewer, James Rachel Housinger Honorable Mention in Digital Ojus Khanolkar, Shaunak Puri, Dill, Nicole Horio, Citizenship Award Alan Stern Award Posner, Karen Reppy, Benjamin Art: Phoebe Lincoln, Adam Fine Tomohiro Sawada, Wanqi Zhu, Junior For exemplary concern for School winner for AMC12B: Leah Umanskiy US History Award David Runesha In honor of the late alumnus to Rhind, Sofie Rosenzweig, Geri University of Chicago Book Isabella Pon second Henry Moore the welfare of the school Ross, Maddi Ross, Madeline Wanqi Zhu Silver: Ayaan Asthana, seniors in the creative arts Award Honorable Mention in Mixed Algebra II: Mbella Beseka, Jessica Franks, Andrew Heyman, community and concern for Edward Freeman, Geri Ross Sachs, Miranda Scarlata, Alina Cui Media: Christine Obert-Hong School winner for AMC10A: Joanna Cohen, Marcel Dupont, Bryan Swan AT Physics other individuals Wanqi Zhu Award Western Civilization Award Allen Jiang, Elizabeth Meyer, Alexander Schonbaum, Sri Honorable Mention in Print Fritz Reece, Lucy Shen, Ojus Khanolkar Seniors: Katie Adlaka, Raghurama Somala, William School winner for AMC10B: Julius Stein Rachel Schonbaum The Phoenix Award Senior Book Awards Making: Tomohiro Sawada Jonathan SooHoo, sixth Bronze: Sophie Hinerfeld, Alijah Futterman, The only award determined Surmeier, Storm Taft, Henry Alijah Futterman, Apoorva Honorable Mentions (2) in Emma Mueller Precalculus: Rajan Aggarwal, Michael Glick, Jane Maunsell, Chemistry Award World History Award Fikayo Walter-Johnson, exclusively by students. Utset, Samuel van Loon, Justin Gundeti, Jarrett Lampley, Painting: Monica Lewis Arthur Chang, Jay Dhanoa, Grace Cain Julia Mearsheimer, Whitehouse, John Williams, American Invitational Janine Liu Madeleine Ward-Schultz Awarded to students Elizabeth Libes, Storm Taft, Honorable Mention in Adam Fine, Michael Horio, Honorable Mention: Mikal Muhammad, Lily Olson who are generous in their David Yunis, James Zhang Fen Truitt Photography: Miriam Lipman, Mathematics Exam Clare Keenan, first Juniors: Mbella Beseka, Certificates of Participation: WYSE Finn Conlon, Terrance Travis, encouragement of others gold key Calculator: Helena Abney- World Languages Teresa Xie Joseph Curci, Elizabeth Stolze, Rajan Aggarwal, Arthur Chang, State, first and supportive of all, non- William M. Schuester Legacy Drawing & Illustration: McPeek, Rajan Aggarwal, Level 3A Fikayo Walter-Johnson judgmental, approachable, Award Anna Knes, silver key Elbert Du, Adam Fine, Clare Keenan, Emma Mueller, Sophomores: Julia Gately, Departmental and Subject Jonathan Kutasov, JETS Gold: Pascale Boonstra, and always find the bright side Clare Keenan Painting: Gabriella Roussos, Fritz Reece, first Jason Chang, Alexander Genevieve Liu, Emma Mueller or silver lining. They represent Area Awards silver key Emma Mueller, Wanqi Zhu Freshman-sophomore two- Freshman-sophomore teams, Chinese Freshmen: Florence Almeda, Gajewski, Ojus Khanolkar, U-High with their dedication to National Scholastic Awards Digital Art: Katharina Flocke, person: Elbert Du, second, fifth;junior-senior Emma Picker, Elizabeth Van Ha American Invitational Malika Ramani improving the community. Poetry Gold & Silver: gold key Wanqi Zhu, first teams, first, fifth Chinese Book Awards Mathematics Exam USAMO Silver: Nikita Dulin, Mathew Senior: Miranda Scarlata English Anna Funk Printmaking, Drawing & Junior-senior two-person: Chinese 2: William Curry, Ferraro, Alexander Kaplan, Principal’s Citations Junior: Mbella Beseka Essay/Memoir Silver & Illustration: Fen Truitt, gold & Wanqi Zhu Marcel Dupont, Adam Fine, Envirothon ArtsFest: Katie Adlaka, Alijah Tiffany Suwatthee Liza Levin, Eliza Libes, Sophomore: Asha Futterman American Voices: Kellie Lu silver key first Region, second Chinese 3: Sonny Lee, Futterman, Lily Olson Illinois Math League Emma Mueller, Christos Nikas, Freshman: Samy Abdelsalam Eunice Helkamp McGuire Honorable Mention Freshman-sophomore eight- Olivia Levitt Sarah Qadir, Julian Pandolfi Black Students Association: Award Scholastic Bowl Awards challenging portfolio: Fen Truitt School Winner: Adam Fine person: Ashwin Aggarwal, USA Biology Olympiad Kimya Buckner, Brian Dean, Chinese 3A: David Pan, Bronze: Sam Adelman, In honor of the retired English MVP: Adam Fine Certificates of Distinction: Jason Chang, Jeremy Semifinalist, Justin Whitehouse Elizabeth Van Ha Karla Douglas, Kasey Kozak, Arthur Chang, Elbert Du, Alexander Azar, Hyder teacher, a $1,000 tuition grant National Scholastic Art Chizewer, John McKee, Chinese 4: Emi Cohen, Mohyuddin, Nigel Telman Ashley Mahome, E’lan Academic and Leadership to juniors for senior year Awards Marcel Dupont, Clare Keenan Christos Nikas, David Pan, Robinson Honors, Awards, History Criss Edwards Honorable Mention: Ciara O’Muircheartaigh, Fine Arts Gold: Miriam Lipman Shaunak Puri, Malika Ramani, Chinese 4A: Athena Chien, Diversity Initiatives and Scholarships Illinois Council of Teachers of Dhanya Asokumar, Simone Arun Sharma Silver: Phoebe Lincoln third Isabella Khan Einhorn, Paige Fishman, Bailey Collaborative Efforts: Mathematics Studio Awards Junior-senior eight-person: African-American History Chinese 5: Mary Brady, Garb, Elena Graziani, Will Zich Maryam Alausa, Hope Rhinestine Freshman Team won first place at Arthur Chang, Joanna Cohen, Award Alijah Futterman, Beginning Photography: Theatre Paula Herbst Level 4A National Merit Scholar Award the State Competition in Anjali Das, Michael Glick, Maria Privitera Chinese 5A: Avik Herur- Natalie Holley, Lily Olson Adam Fine, Clare Keenan, Saskia Knowles Gold: Maia Boussy, Emma In honor of the late English Division 2A Fabrice Guyot-Sionnest, Raman, Sarah Pan Green Team: Ariel Gans, Jackson Martin, Jane Maunsell, Advanced Photography: Seniors: Rajan Aggarwal, Lichter teacher to a student who Phoebe Lincoln Production Arts Award Jonathan SooHoo, David AT European History Award Silver: Loic Khodarkovsky Jacquelyn Ingrassia, Walker Melton, Madeline Sachs has helped himself or herself Arthur Chang, Jay Dhanoa, Yunis, James Zhang, fifth Malika Ramani Angela White Sculpture: Sam van Loon Midwest Chinese Speech Bronze: Mbella Beseka, and others through class Adam Fine, Michael Glick Orals team: Rajan Aggarwal, Contest Jewish Students Association: National Merit Finalists Joseph Curci, Tiffany Lau Michael Horio, Clare Keenan, AT Modern World Award Kimya Buckner, Shoshana discussions and who exhibits Studio Practices: Theatre Arts Award Fritz Reece, first Chinese 3A: Holt-Auslander, Jacob Charlie Billings, Julia Hedges, Rajan Aggarwal, Clara de Pablo, tolerance of others, listens David Yunis, James Zhang Shaunak Puri Emma Rafkin, Reed Rosenbacher, Daniela Garcia Valentina Gardner Elizabeth Van Ha, gold Mazzarella, Arun Sharma Michael Glick, Jeffrey Jou, receptively, has a gracious Juniors: Mbella Beseka, North Suburban Math League Chinese 4A: Leah Umanskiy, Ryan Zimmerman Kevin Li, Edward Litwin, Joanna Cohen, Anjali Das, AT US History Award Honorable Mention: spirit and gentleness, and Illinois High School Senior Special Thank You Award All Conference Freshman Delnaz Patel, gold Rachel Housinger, Unity Club-Social Justice Luke Newell, Nathaniel Posner, asks questions filled with Marcel Dupont, Fabrice Guyot- David Hedges Portfolio Exhibition Carlotta Plys-Garzotto Team Chinese 5A: Nathan Isaacs, Will Kent, Week: Karla Douglas, Maddi Ross, Alexander wonder Sionnest, Fritz Reece, Elbert Du Leah Umanskiy Gabriella De Maio, Early World History Award Micaiah Buchheim-Jurisson, Phoebe Lincoln, Halima Mossi, Schonbaum, David Yunis Haywood Melton Lucy Shen, Jonathan SooHoo Gold & Scholarship to Taiwan Miriam Lipman, Fen Truitt, Sophomores: Jason Chang, Talia Goerge-Karron Julie Murmann, Genevieve David Yunis All Division Henry Moore, silver Nemeth, Signe Odelbo National Merit Semifinalists Athena Chien, Tobias Ginsburg, Helena Abney-McPeek Alexander Kim Ojus Khanolkar, Tiffany Lau, Economics History Award Level 5A Emma Mueller, Christos Nikas, Jane Maunsell Bronze: Maddi Ross

12 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 13 In the Halls In the World U-High Awards 2014-15 U-Highers talk Spring social justice cleaning

The seventh grade takes a service-learning trip

Honorable Mention: Latin III: Harry Ni Anna Kenig-Ziesler Fabrice Guyot-Sionnest, Julia Illinois Journalism Education Arthur Chang, Kellie Lu Latin IV: Katherine Bauer, Excelente: Erica Hsieh Hedges, Lucy Shen, Elizabeth Association Kennedy Thomas Notable: Harrison Shapiro, Sullivan, Samuel van Loon All-State Journalism Team Jennifer Wang Bronze: Nicolas Audrain, Michael Glick (2nd year in German National Latin Exam Level 4 Alexandra Harron, Olivia a row) Latin 1 Sobresaliente: Perozo, Syrah Russell, Schuler Gardner Endowment Gold: Olivia Cheng Samantha Aronson Small The Midway Scholarship Silver: Elena Graziani, Excelente: Robert Bacon Honorable Mention: Best Overall Newspaper in For study in Germany Julia Mearsheimer, Hayward Level 5 Charlie Billings, Anjali Das, Illinois in its Division Benjamin Wittenbrink Melton, Maya Paloma, Sobresaliente: Rajan David Hedges, Emilie Portugal, Chloe Schneewind Aggarwal, Adam Fine Daniel Zhu National Scholastic Press Pretzel Scholarship Cum Laude: Tatum Level 5 Association Journalism For study in Germany McCormick Level I Gold: Rajan Aggarwal, Honor Roll Rachel Housinger, Sofia Latin II Gold: Nicola Han Adam Fine Grace Anderson, Mondragon, Joshua Ulane Gold: Maddi Ross Silver: Tomohiro Sawada Silver: Alijah Futterman, Micaiah Buchheim-Jurisson, Silver: Joshua Kaplan, Bronze: Dheven Unni Michael Glick, Henry Utset Ariel Gans, Michael Glick, German Book Award Tiffany Lau, Hazel Martello, Honorable Mention: Bronze: Karen Dai Julian Lark, Alexandra Harron, For students who show Angela White Matan Diermeier-Lazar Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Maddi Ross outstanding improvement Magna Cum Laude: Level 2 Chon, Anna Knes, Geri Ross in their understanding of Allie Kreitman Gold: Helena Abney-McPeek, Quill and Scroll National the German language or Cum Laude: Nicholas Kendall Cunningham, Elbert Journalism Honor Society demonstrate exceptional Woodruff, Xander Tyska Du, Alice Huang, Erica Hsieh, National Award Winners Latin III Anna Kenig-Ziesler, Roxanne Service Learning Awards motivation and interest in the Elizabeth Chon, news writing; study of Germany and its Gold: Max Kramer, Logan Nesbitt, Harrison Shapiro, Clyde Schwab, feature writing Young Jennifer Wang culture Continuing Service Book AP German: Magna Cum Laude: Silver: Florence Almeda, Julia Martinez Matt Atassi, Sophia Campbell, Awards Edward Litwin, Eleri Miller For seniors who have Computer Science German 5: Cum Laude: Joanna Cohen, Luis de Pablo, Marcel Elena Maestripieri, Harry Ni, Dupont, Katherine Edwards, continued their commitment Benjamin Wittenbrink to service since sophomore German 4: Rachel Housinger Julius Stein Eva Griffin-Stolbach, John Latin IV Prose McKee, Emma Picker, Whitney year, funded by Mr. and Mrs. National Center for Women German 3: Clara Dandy, Charles Schwartz Camille Rehkemper Silver: Lucas Fagen Thomas, Wanqi Zhu & Information Technology Cum Laude: Walker Melton Bronze: Zoe Goldberger, Francine Almeda, Aspirations in Computing Student of Excellence: Quentin Griffin, Anna Knes, Sofie Rosenzweig Latin 5 Aden Goolsbee, Miranda Joanna Cohen, Anjali Das Gold: Theodore Ando Mejia, Kelly Slimmon, Elena Carlotta Plys-Garzotto This April U-High held its Social Justice Week, work really hard to build some Sparrow, Ethan Tyler Achievement in Computer National German Exam first-ever Social Justice Week, organized with help from U-High form of connection between Level 1 Classical Association of Honorable Mention: Science Gold: Clara Dandy, Milo Dandy, the Middle West and South Samy Abdelsalam, Kyle Journalism Joanna Cohen launched by senior Karla Dean of Students Ana Campos, campers and students,” says Marc Fohran, Giacomo Glotzer, Translation Exam Adlaka, Jonah Bauer, Arjun Douglas and junior Leah coincided with existing U-High Letter of Commendation: Dhar, Chantalle Dupont, Aspirations in Computing science teacher and seventh- John Grissom, Olivia Issa, Umanskiy. Throughout the events such as the Holocaust Bailey Litwin, Cecile Ngo, Theodore Ando Samuel Fleming, Bentley 2015 U-High Midway Alexander Rhind grade chair Michael Wong, who Anna Peterson, Camille Hoffmeister, Jacob Leslie, week, student-led workshops Assembly, sponsored by the chaperoned the trip. Rehkemper, Sam Rezaei, Isabella Light, Annika List, Illinois Journalism Education Greek Emma Meyers, Samuel brought attention to diversity, Jewish Students’ Association, Fionn Stamataky, Association Annual To prepare for the visit, Morin, Kendra Nealy, Samir Athletics equity, and social justice and the SPECTRUM talent show, Joshua Ulane Newspaper Contest the students watched videos Silver: Sofia Mondragon Performance and Shekhawat Level 3 First: Grace Anderson, issues at Lab as well as around Spectrumpalooza. Level 2 Competition in Ancient centerspread, feature writing, about the camp and discussed Gold: Alice Carlstrom, Gold: Gabriella Conforti, Bill Zarvis Award Chicago, the United States, and “It is hard to distract In early May the entire seventh Greece Book Award Marissa Martinez, Lucy Lydia Fama, comic strip or Zach Emanuel, Eleri Miller, difficulties disabled people can Elsa Erling, Nicholas Gupta, Julia Martinez panel, editorial cartoon, the world. ourselves from our busy lives grade traveled to Shady Oaks, Rachel Housinger, Ordman, Shaunak Puri, Mikal Muhammad, face, such as limited mobility Katherine Zhang, Myra Ziad Michael Glick, centerspread, Kendall Rallins, Maddy Sachs, a camp for children and adults Averie Miller, Clyde Schwab feature writing, To start off the week, to think about all that is going (perfect score), Silver: Jason Lin, James Sinclair and spaces not designed Ana Pachicano, Taylor Alexandra Harron, sports students led a workshop around on around us,” says Leah, the with disabilities in Homer Charles Sowerby Spanish writing, for wheelchair access. They Bronze: Ariel Toole Thompson, Eliana Waxman, James Wherry Willis ’87 socioeconomic differences at 2015–2016 president the Jewish Glen, Illinois, for an annual Julian Lark, news writing, Level 3 Ryan Zimmerman Award also learned about ways that Spanish Book Award Bronze: Saskia Knowles, Luke Murphy, headline writing Miranda Scarlata Lab called “Where did you go Students’ Association and an service trip. Every spring Lab Gold: Anna Bakwin, Second: Maia Boussy, news Shady Oaks tailors the camp Maya Daiter, Luke Herrigel, To students who have Tiboo Mehta, Emma Rafkin for Spring Break?” Other events aspiring community organizer. students visit the camp to help demonstrated superior Honorable Mention: writing, Micaiah Buchheim- William “Doc” Monilaw experience for its population. Julian Lark, Will Leiter, Jurisson, feature writing, included the Feminists Club “Organizing Social Justice prepare for its summer session David Schneewind, performances during their Julie Gately, Brad Koontz, Medalists years of Spanish study Nicole Kuper, sports writing, Katharina In honor of the School’s first For example, Shady Oaks keeps Benjamin Wittenbrink Flocke, comic strip or panel, lunch-period workshop “Eating Week helped me to identify by clearing the trails of obstacles, Silver: Eleanor Grosse Senior: Michael Glick Jonathan Kutasov, Benjamin athletic director, Dr. William its pool at 95 degrees to help Juniors: Veronica Baio, Lindau, Dylan Olthoff, David Michael Glick, advertising, Monilaw, recognizing athletic up Societal Expectations,” when and how we can be more weeding the playground, Level 4 Ariel Gans, Elizabeth Sullivan, front page design, Julian campers relax tense muscles. Gold: Luke Newell, Portugal, Jacob Silverstein, ability, sportsmanship, and a Diversity Initiatives and involved as a community.” Her and cleaning out the dorms, Kerry Vinson Mia Waggoner Lark, feature writing, Luke scholarship Many of the Lab students, Sofie Rosenzweig, David Yunis Sophomores: Lucy Ordman, Murphy, column writing, Collaboration Efforts (DICE) Social Justice Week partner, recreation hall, and dining hall. Silver: Eleri Miller Level 4 Michael Glick, Ivana Jureta, Tomohiro Sawada, Myra Ziad Clyde Schwab, review writing, Jordan Moran, Alex Thompson workshop on inequalities within Karla, served as 2015–2016 explains Mr. Wong, say they’d Gold: Grace Anderson, Midway staff, overall design, In preparation for the Freshmen: Arjun Dhar, Samantha Aronson, like to return to Shady Oaks Kendall Cunningham, Harrison editorial writing Physical Education Health & the health-care system, and president of the Black Students’ upcoming summer campers, Latin Robert Bacon, Alina Cui, Third: Grace Anderson, when they turn 16 and are Shapiro, Anna Kenig-Ziesler Lucy Kenig-Ziesler, Ciara Wellness Awards a SPECTRUM (LGBTQ+ club) Association. Lab students wrote welcome centerspread, Michael Glick, Arthur Chang, Anna Knes, O’Muircheartaigh, Jonathan advertising, column writing workshop, “LGBTQ+ At Your able to volunteer on their own Latin Book Award National Spanish Exam SooHoo, Leah Umanskiy, Miranda Scarlata, cards for each camper and Latin I: Chloe Schneewind Local Winners Willis Weinstein James Sinclair School.” >>SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK WILL time to engage with and help Latin II: Joshua Kaplan, personalized a “welcome to Level 2 Silver: Ilana Dutton, Ariel BE AN ANNUAL EVENT, AND WILL the campers on more of an Zora Navarre Sobresaliente: Gans, Madeleine Greenblatt, camp” banner. “We tried to OCCUR NEXT ON APRIL 18–22, 2016. individual basis.

14 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 15 In the World The art and science The Class of 2015 of architecture matriculates A diverse, yet cohesive class disperses across the states and across the Atlantic

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT UNIVERSITY OF When fourth-grade science Back in Hyde Park, they talking at them for 45 minutes.” Ms. Sanders, Ms. Power, Once again this year U-High They just learn AUGUSTANA COLLEGE CHICAGO PENNSYLVANIA teacher Mikki Sanders—in her look at Victorian homes near The buildings of the future and Ms. Alicea look forward graduates chose to attend BARD COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY first year at Lab—discovered Lab. And, in contrast, they study were no more than ten inches to next year, when the three colleges around the country URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (8) so much from BARNARD COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT SOUND (2) in February that her unit on buildings designed in the early wide, made of foam core with teachers can integrate their and around the world, and to BENTLEY UNIVERSITY (2) doing,” Ms. BLOOMINGTON REED COLLEGE engineering would immediately 20th century: the nearby Robie a nylon skin. Because the nylon lessons more fully. “I’ve been pursue a variety of interests, BOSTON COLLEGE (2) THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA UNIVERSITY OF SAN precede art teacher Gina House, designed by Frank Lloyd had to fit tightly over the foam teaching this for eight years,” including joining the culinary BOSTON UNIVERSITY (2) Sanders says, FRANCISCO Alicea’s unit with Nicole Wright as a series of rectangles core, tiny pieces or an overly Ms. Alicea says. “It’s wonderful profession and attending UNIVERSITY OF JOHNS HOPKINS SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE Power’s students on with a trapezoid for the roof, “much more large structure would break. to have the support of the university in Ireland. Says BRITISH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCRIPPS COLLEGE architecture, city planning, and and Antonio Gaudí’s Casa Batlló That possibility itself was a homeroom teacher and the college counselor Melissa BROWN UNIVERSITY KALAMAZOO COLLEGE than if I was just SEATTLE UNIVERSITY bridges, the three teachers in Barcelona, a colorful building lesson in the scientific method, science teacher to solidify it.” Meltzer Warehall, “We have UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS BERKELEY SKIDMORE COLLEGE discussed how they could work full of curves that looks almost talking at them Ms. Alicea says: if your original poets, scientists, dancers, KNOX COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN LAKE FOREST COLLEGE (2) together. as if it grew out of the ground. idea doesn’t work, figure out engineers, musicians, linguists, LOS ANGELES (2) CALIFORNIA for 45 minutes.” LUTHER COLLEGE Each year after spring After visiting and then drawing how to do it another way. athletes, and journalists—a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY (2) SANTA CRUZ MACALESTER COLLEGE (3) break, Ms. Alicea’s fourth the Robie House, the students class that is diverse, yet THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, graders take a Chicago design and build a “building of cohesive.” CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN AUSTIN TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE Architecture Foundation tour of the future.” The college application TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN CARLETON COLLEGE MASSACHUSETTS the city’s downtown buildings, This year the students process itself continues to be TUFTS UNIVERSITY CASE WESTERN RESERVE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY discussing and sketching drew on Ms. Sanders’s lessons an ever-changing landscape UNIVERSITY (2) VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (2) Greco-Roman, contemporary, to construct their buildings. of colleges seeking lower and UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MICHIGAN STATE VASSAR COLLEGE (2) UNIVERSITY and postmodern elements. Illustrating the concepts of lower admit rates and bigger (12) WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY “It’s a great way to start stress and load, she had the and bigger applicant pools, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (3) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS DELAWARE STATE NORTHEASTERN WELLESLEY COLLEGE (2) the project,” Ms. Alicea says, students make bridges out of explains Ms. Warehall. “We UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY (2) WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY “because the kids experience drinking straws and skyscrapers help Labbies manage the DENISON UNIVERSITY (2) NORTHWESTERN THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER their city and really take out of copy paper. inherent stress of the process DEPAUL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY (5) (2) a moment to look at the “They just learn so much by keeping them armed with HAMILTON COLLEGE (2) NORWICH UNIVERSITY WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE buildings, rather than sitting in a from doing,” Ms. Sanders says, information and fortified with HARVARD UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME YALE UNIVERSITY (5) car and driving past them.” “much more than if I was just resources.” HAVERFORD COLLEGE OBERLIN COLLEGE

16 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 17 In the World Behind the Scenes Plastisphere SYLVIE SURFS Avellanas Playa Coyote podcasts Mal Pais Roca Loca Quepos Middle Schoolers and UChicago Marine

Biological Laboratory scientists collaborate Drake's Bay Matapalas

always felt very comfortable “I had a really good with the ocean but I came teacher who went out with to surfing much later. I got me on a scary break down hooked while on the West in Baja. I wasn’t sure I could Coast and have surfed from do it and spent a good half Costa Rica all the way to an hour sitting on the beach Oregon. Surfing is humbling. before I had the nerve. He You have to go into the water was just present and that gave every time with a tremendous me enough reassurance to try. amount of respect for the He loved his job because he ocean, alert, and with a got to watch and encourage beginner’s mindset. people, every day, to take on “There are a lot of things challenges and find successes. that have to align to have a “That resonates with me: good experience in the water. As an educator you have to There is always something be all in, to be fully present, new to challenge you—new paying attention, listening, beach conditions, new board, watching, encouraging, new teacher, new skills to celebrating the successes. I’m practice and refine. You lucky to get to do this every day in my work. This is first in what will be an “So when the wave Have you heard of the “The basic idea,” says via audio recording, which connections until she found For Lab’s seventh ongoing series profiling Lab comes and you catch it, it’s a Anthropocene? How about seventh-grade science teacher the students have since her way back in 1997 as a celebration. And when others the plastisphere? Don’t worry. Tony Del Campo, “is that graders, that incorporated into podcasts she faculty and staff, a group of third grade teacher. Since then people armed with varied catch one, you can celebrate Lab’s seventh graders have, plastics are a new part of the can now give to anyone curious she has held virtually every with them.” and they’re happy to share what Earth’s system—something means learning about the plastisphere. and rich experiences that role in the Lower School and they’ve learned. humans have introduced.” to read primary “We really want this to be inform how they teach, lead, even coached the High School The University of Chicago’s The tiny pieces of plastic a partnership,” Mr. Del Campo and inspire Lab students and girls swim team for two years. 2013 affiliation with the Marine concentrated in the Great scientific says, “where MBL works with coworkers. But her story on and As an educator Biological Laboratory (MBL) Pacific Garbage Patch and us, we work with them, and in the water started much have to be flexible and work literature and hen Lower came at the perfect time for elsewhere around the globe we both get a product we’re earlier—in Mississippi. with what you get. It can you have to School Lab’s Middle School science are host to new communities getting a preview happy with.” For Lab’s seventh be tremendously joyful and Principal program. The curriculum of microbes, and no one really graders, that means learning to “I stared competitive terrifying at the same time. be all in, to be of science that Sylvie was getting a refresh that knows what effect these read primary scientific literature swimming when I was five “The way that I feel when Anglin included moving earth science microorganisms will have on won’t hit the and getting a preview of science and that was a major part of I go to surf is the way I hope fully present, began her graduate program from eighth to seventh grade other Earth systems. Will they that won’t hit the textbooks for my life. I went to the Junior our students feel. I see surfing textbooks for in education at University paying and a new focus on how make us sick? Could they years to come, including the Olympics in junior high, and as a learning experience and of Illinois—Chicago she earth systems such as the prove helpful in breaking down current debate about adding even swam my freshman of the idea that you can be joyful years to come spent many hours in Hyde attention, atmosphere, the hydrosphere, plastics? a new epoch to the geological college in South Carolina. and scared and excited all at Park schools, including time and the geosphere function These are some of the time scale—the Anthropocene, I was there on a full music the same time and learn from as a student teacher with listening, and affect one another. On a questions MBL Associate marking humanity’s impact on scholarship and had to give it is what I hope for in what former Lab teacher Joyce trip to MBL with other members Scientist Linda Amaral-Zettler the Earth, with the plastisphere up competitive swimming we do at school, too. It is Carrasco. Here she felt a watching, of Lab’s science department, hopes to answer. Last spring as one example. when my music teacher said something that should “zing of recognition—this Middle School teacher Michael she gave Lab’s seventh Mr. Del Campo and Mr. that I just didn’t have time to happen everyday. is my home!” So even as she encouraging, Wong realized the plastisphere graders a close-up look at Wong say their mission for the commit to both. “Surfing can be a solitary, began her education career would be a “good end-piece to her work. After reading some new course—helping students “I practically lived in the meditative experience, and celebrating the at the Adler Planetarium the systems course.” of her research, the students become scientifically literate water growing up. Spending one that connects you to she maintained her Lab peppered Ms. Amaral-Zettler citizens of the world—has been time on the Gulf Coast I others at the same time. successes. with questions. She answered achieved.

18 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 19 Continuing the effort to go where our alumni are, this year Lab headed out to eleven different cities across the United States (plus Chicago ALUMNI ON and Chicago’s North Shore) stopping to meet with alumni one-on-one or at Regional Receptions. Scores of alumni, including at least one who graduated nearly 75 years ago, reconnected and had the chance to hear THE ROAD from Director Robin Appleby.

Susan Furth Panter Hand, ’63, speaks with Director Appleby at the Chicago North Howard Smith, ’46, Joan Smith, Joan Drapekin, ’46, and Jerome Drapekin at the Shore Regional Reception Chicago North Shore Regional Reception

Susie Friedman Stein, ’45, at the Tesha McCord Poe, ’90, at the Palo Chicago North Shore Regional Reception Alto Alumni Gathering

Susan Phillips Moskowitz, ’63, at the Palo Alto Alumni Gathering

Hortense Kleitman Snower, ’45, (right) at the Los Angeles Regional Reception

Emily Kuo, ’09, at the San Francisco Regional Reception Stephen Dorsey, ’04, at the Los Angeles Alexander Zimmer, ’09, at the San Francisco Regional Reception Regional Reception

20 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 21 Play by design Lower School students explore and reimagine Lab’s playgrounds by Brooke E. O’Neill, AM’04

22 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 23 “IT ALLOWS magine a typical playground: teaches design thinking to educators, Ms. Ms. Anglin recalls. “All of the sudden, the EVERY VOICE swings, a slide, monkey bars, maybe Palumbo saw the playground construction purpose of writing became evident to him: a sandbox. Now add a zipline, as a chance for kids to try out design ‘I want to communicate these important TO HAVE THOSE a rock-climbing wall, a lake, a concepts on a real-world issue. ideas.’” rollercoaster, and a ninja arena, and “Every child had a chance to give his ASPIRATIONAL you have the start of an outdoor or her thoughts,” says Ms. Palumbo, who Crunch the data IDEAS,” MS. play space dreamed up by kids. created a short survey about outdoor play. The survey exercise created a prodigious As the Lower School makes plans to Students weighed in on their favorite amount of data. In each grade, designated ANGLIN SAYS. revamp its play areas throughout the outdoor activities (sample choices included homerooms took on the task of traditional campus over the next two years, “play sports,” “play games I make up/ summarizing the findings and identifying “THEN THEY teachers and administrators are enlisting imaginary play,” and “hang out and talk to points of consensus across their peers. CAN SAY, ‘OK, I students as partners in the process. Together my friends”) and described their favorite Ms. Palumbo and teacher Zack Ruelas they’re exploring the possibilities of outdoor play areas at school and beyond. led the third-grade research efforts,Nicole REALLY LIKE THIS play—and embarking on a novel learning Heeding best practices in design Power headed fourth, and Stephanie opportunity that blends data collection and thinking, this research stage was theoretical, Mitzenmacher oversaw fifth. BLUE SKY IDEA, design thinking. intended to spur creativity rather than The data-crunching process led to “The last thing we wanted to do was solutions. “We didn’t specifically put it classroom lessons on the difference between BUT HOW CAN I create a space that all the adults had figured in the context of ‘you are designing a quantitative and qualitative data, with MAKE IT MORE out,” says Lower School Principal Sylvie playground,’” Ms. Anglin says. “We wanted students creating pie charts and bar graphs Anglin. “It was really important when we them to think more broadly about play and to track the most popular pastimes. In REALISTIC?’” started thinking about these spaces that we being outside.” Ms. Mitzenmacher’s fifth-grade class, for represented students’ voices and ideas.” Two weeks later, every third, fourth, and example, tag overwhelmingly topped the fifth grader had answered the questionnaire charts, with 61 percent of students citing Think about play and embraced the opportunity to think it as their favorite outdoor play activity. Teacher Jessica Palumbo kicked off the about play. “I went into a fourth-grade Reading ranked lowest at four percent. brainstorming with her third-grade class classroom and saw one student who had Findings from each class now pepper this past May. Inspired by a professional always avoided writing go on for an hour, the walls of Blaine Hall’s Room 304, development workshop with Greg Bamford adding a second page, because this was designated the official Playground Design of Leadership+Design, a nonprofit that something he was so passionate about,” Lab. Covered with colorful graphs and

24 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 25 charts, post-its and rough prototypes, the “STUDENTS AREN’T classroom serves as the data command center that students and administrators will JUST THINKING draw from as the future playground takes shape over the next couple years. ABOUT WHAT “This is a real-world opportunity for THEY WANT students to do data collection analysis,” Ms. Anglin says. “It’s math in action.” INDIVIDUALLY,” Know your audience MS. PALUMBO The research project also teaches students SAYS. “THEY’RE one of design thinking’s core concepts: knowing your audience. “This is a HAVING TO human-centered design process, and we’re trying to develop empathy for the CONSIDER HOW TO people we’re designing this thing for,” Ms. Anglin explains. The notion draws DESIGN SPACES on methodology from Stanford’s Institute TO MEET THE of Design, another inspiration for the playground initiative. GREATEST NEED.” “Students aren’t just thinking about what they want individually,” Ms. Palumbo says. “They’re having to consider how to Anglin says. “Then they can say, ‘OK, I play happens. Third-graders and fourth- design spaces to meet the greatest need.” really like this blue sky idea, but how can I graders, for example, tend to prefer sports On Blaine Hall’s second floor, three large make it more realistic?” fields with visible boundary lines, while bulletin boards invite the Lower School It’s a sophisticated task Lab students fifth graders are more comfortable with community to contribute thoughts on play. have proved they can handle. “We didn’t less defined boundaries. “Thinking about “How do you play?” asks one. necessarily anticipate how well they would the developmental nature of play has been “We play with…” says another. be able to do that—figuring out how to get really fascinating,” Ms. Anglin says. “How “Where do we play?” the last wonders. the most fun at the lowest cost—and relish do you design a shared space for different Paired with survey findings, answers to doing it,” Ms. Anglin says. “That seemed needs?” these questions are helping students better like a more adult thing to do, but they After conducting their research, Lower understand their peers’ needs. Seeing a totally got it.” School students had the opportunity to playground prototype sketch filled with Students sketched playground hear directly from architect and playground climbing equipment, a rollercoaster, and prototypes based on their findings, and designer Jason Cooper from Conservation a zipline, for example, students in Ms. homerooms created a 10-minute video Design Forum. “We wanted to make sure Palumbo’s class noticed something missing. summarizing what each grade level most kids understand what’s happening from a “Where is the open space?” one asked. wanted in the new playground. Among professional standpoint to take this from “Kids who want to run around will just run the consensus: places for sports and concept to design,” Ms. Anglin says. into things.” climbing appealed to all three grades, as did “It’s very important for them to be able to “I’ve been impressed by how much they natural outdoor areas. On the other hand, see behind the scenes, so that they’re not get this idea,” Ms. Palumbo says. “They’re younger students requested more spots for disappointed,” agrees Ms. Mitzenmacher. really being thoughtful and able to get imaginary play, while fifth graders asked “To understand how we get from, ‘Hey, outside of their own heads and desires.” for places to run and hide for games like we asked for a zipline,’ and if, in the end, capture the flag. there’s not a zipline, why that’s the case.” Balance and prioritize That said, the finished product is still Balancing competing wants has been a key Turn research into reality evolving. As one school year rolls into the part of the project, as has prioritizing needs The research continues to spark insights for next, the Playground Design Lab remains against reality. “They’re having to figure out Lab instructors about the nature of play, intact for students to contribute thoughts how to get the most bang for your buck,” such as how easily it comes to students. “It’s and feedback, all of which administrators Ms. Anglin says. “What’s the most feasible been interesting to note many kids saying and designers will use to fuel the actual and the most fun?” things like, ‘Well, we already make do with playground design process. To solve this problem, some classes what we have,’” says Ms. Mitzenmacher. “We don’t have a clear definition of created “Idea Horizon” charts, drawing Ms. Power observes the same thing with what this looks like in the end. We’re not landscapes to visually sort out cool-but- her fourth graders. “The other day my kids just taking students through an exercise to tricky-to-implement “blue sky” or “cloud” were playing ring toss with hula hoops over get them to the place we want them to be,” ideas, such as a sandy beach or petting zoo, the Maypole,” she says. “They were having Ms. Anglin stresses. “We’re embarking on it from more “ground-level” ideas like a flat a blast.” with them.” playing space for sports. “It allows every The teachers also have observed subtle voice to have those aspirational ideas,” Ms. differences between grade levels about how

26 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 27 DOUGLAS COHEN, '60

Working on starting a class scholarship; These are recruiting a group to join him in creating a matching grant program for his class; attended a public grammar school and then came to U-High where he met and married, Carol (some of) Bergman Cohen ’62; when he says Lab literally changed his life, he means it. their stories DEANNA QUAN, '89 ZACH LEVIN, '03, MBA'15 Co-chair of the Annual Fund Committee AAEB member; encouraging alumni AAEB; focused on Lab’s alumni outreach engagement through events; cares about Alumni help Lab hit major milestone: efforts and meeting the 1,000 Alumni funding Lab programs; came to Lab in fifth Donor Challenge; came to Lab as a fifth grade after attending a private school in grader along with her sisters, Birdie (Quan) Indiana; started LabStock in 2002 and isn’t 1,000+ alumni donors Chow, '85 and Livia (Quan) Aber, '88. even a musician! When I arrived it was such an eye opening It’s a University of Chicago mindset to experience to have so many cultures think about a problem from many different We had to be in study hall, one hour of in this one place. I enjoy being in that perspectives and with an intellectual studying in the middle of the day–all by Catherine Braendel, ’81 environment. Lab just feels like home. mindset. Lab instilled that in me. For seniors and one gorgeous sophomore girl. If not for Lab, I don’t think I would be example, Earl Bell was someone who really In October we will have been married 49 such a lifelong learner—I would not have pushed me. Simply answering a question ne thousand. “Lab’s alumni love this place,” says years. I owe that to Lab. the same thirst for leaning. I recently joined was never enough—you had to go far In the world of Jeremiah Stevens, director of alumni I realized rather quickly that I was My friends from kindergarten are still my a company that is very counter culture and beyond and think about context. independent schools relations and giving. “They just need the fortunate. Lab teaches you how to think, friends now and I would do anything for doing things differently than peers in the The people I went to Lab with were and alumni relations structures and support to reconnect with analyze a problem, identify a solution, and them—I got to grow up alongside them. industry. It’s so much fun. It’s a place that some of the most intellectually curious and that number is a one another, and it’s our job as alumni implement the hell out of it. That thought Our teachers took an interest in every single speaks the same language as Lab: question bright people I have ever met. Lab created major milestone, relations professionals to give them that.” process helped me in university, in the one of us as students and could find a way the status quo; nothing is impossible. Lab a fun and exciting atmosphere where one that alumni “These alumni are magnetic,” explains army, and in my business career. and their school Mr. Stevens, “In any given year, more than to challenge you. gave me that. people genuinely were interested in pushing I liked everybody in our class. You were partners work to hit. This June, with a 200 draw in their peers just by sharing ____ the frontiers of their own knowledge. ____ surrounded with 120 friends—people who strong alumni relations program in place their enthusiasm.” That spawned a lot of creative energy– "I WANT TO GIVE BACK BECAUSE were a lot smarter than you were and you and with the help of many highly engaged "I MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT academically and extracurricularly. had to study to hold your own! I think alumni leaders, the number of Labbies PERSON THAN I WAS IN 1992, LAB OPENED UP A WORLD FOR My goal is to get young individuals being associated with students who came giving back reached 1,027. That’s more ME. BY VOLUNTEERING MY TIME (maybe 15 years out from graduation) BUT MY CLASSMATES ARE from academic backgrounds in their home than double the number from just seven I GET TO BE A PART OF THE LAB I involved in the community, to create more PEOPLE I GREW UP WITH AND really rubbed off. It’s a part of the education years ago. natural points to get involved. It happened because people are HAD GROWING PAINS WITH– LOVE." you don’t get out of a book and that’s taking the time to connect with their THAT MEANT A LOT AT MY 20TH ____ not measureable in a test but only in life ____ peers and remind them of their shared REUNION, WHICH WAS REALLY A experience. "ONLY AFTER WE GRADUATED Lab experience. And across the decades, I have enjoyed being able to reach out to CATALYST." other alumni and I think it resonates with I do a lot of fundraising because you AND RECONNECTED DID SOME those experiences have much in common: have the chance to change a life and ____ them when they see I am so connected. OF US BECOME VERY CLOSE— Lab is where people learned to think, education is the key to everything. challenge, and love learning. Lab is Lab’s roots go deep and you are WE HAD SO MUCH IN COMMON. I accelerated my volunteering in 2013. ____ where they made friends for life. Ask a anchored. It allows you to go through all THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO Labbie and most will tell you that, in some Giving Day was a fun way to reach out the rest of life and come back to it. CHERYL CORTEZ, '92, MBA'03 to people I had not been in touch with. "CAROL AND I WANT TO SUPPORT GETTING INVOLVED WITH LAB. significant way, Lab made them the adults ____ SCHOLARSHIP TO AFFORD they are now. People who had not given before were really HAVING THESE CONNECTIONS IS Alumni Association Executive Board willing. I think it was worth just asking as OTHERS THE OPPORTUNITIES IMPORTANT AT OUR STAGE OF Cal member of the AAEB and UChicago (AAEB) member Sidney Lee, ’80, (parent most people in our generation were never WE HAD. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL Alumni Board of Governors; helped lead LIFE." of three young Labbies) offered a asked to give a class gift. USE THAT EXPERIENCE AND Lab’s Day of Giving; a true lifer, she was ____ challenge grant of $25,000 to boost the I value all of the opportunities that my born at the UChicago Lying-in Hospital, HOPEFULLY THEY, TOO, WILL results of Lab’s first ever Giving Day and parents gave me by attending Lab, and learned lessons of kindness from Vivian GIVE BACK TO THE SCHOOL an anonymous alum added an incentive to the school paves more opportunities even help the school hit that 1,000 donor mark. Paley, and had math class and summer AND TAKE IT DOWN ONE MORE activities with her pediatrician’s kids. now. People really know you. I was making connections years after I graduated and GENERATION." when I meet another Lab grad that person ____ knows what I am about.

0028 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLifeLabLife FallFall 20152015 0029 In with the new With fresh course offerings, U-High looks to the future

by Susie Allen, AB’09

30 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 31 “WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEW BUILDING GOING UP, YOU SAY, ‘WHAT ELSE ARE WE GOING TO DO TO FILL THAT SPACE WITH EXCITEMENT AND DRAMA AND MORE KIDS [WHO ARE] INTO THE ARTS?’” SAYS SCOTT FECH.

rom the U-High over full use of Judd Hall, the Schools Lights, camera, action: principal’s office you can will restore to its original use one of filmmaking see a symbol of the future. the University’s beautiful gothic library The stories of two great filmmakers The windows look out on spaces—what was for decades the School intersect in the Gordon Parks Arts Hall: its the striking, angular walls of Education library will become the new namesake, Gordon Parks, was an acclaimed of the new Gordon Parks High School library. photographer and documentarian who Arts Hall as construction Growth on the horizon and new spaces became the first African American staff workers busily apply finishing touches and facilities allow Lab to develop new writer and photographer at Life magazine in to the three-story, 94,000-square-foot programs and classes, and teachers in every 1948; and the building was made possible building. department are reviewing their curricula to by a $25 million grant from film director It’s a sight that provides daily decide how best to support Lab’s mission George Lucas and his wife, Mellody inspiration. “When you look at the new and the needs of today’s students. “What Hobson. building going up, you say, ‘What else should we be doing in light of the fact that With that legacy—and a dedicated are we going to do to fill that space with it’s 2015?” Mr. Fech says. digital media lab in the building—it’s excitement and drama and more kids [who In 2014–2015, the faculty answered only fitting that U-High plans to add a are] into the arts?’” says Scott Fech, who in that question with courses that address broad array of film courses in the years to July became Lab’s director of educational contemporary social and political issues, come. Enrollment for first of these, teacher program after serving as High School including “History of China since 1976” Benjamin Jaffe’s filmmaking course, proved principal for several years. and “War and American Society.” so popular that Mr. Jaffe will teach two This fall begins a time of transformation This year, the curriculum broadens even sections of the course in this inaugural year. for U-High. In addition to the opening of further, with the addition of courses He admits the unexpected demand “made the multidisciplinary arts facility, under a including Cosmology, Digital Music me a little nervous—but that’s a good plan that has been in development since Production, Electronics, Evolution, and thing, right?” well before 2003, High School enrollment Plant Ecology. In addition, the popular The course will give students the tools will steadily increase by approximately 100 choir club, Bel Canto, is now a credit and experience they need to produce and students by 2019. course, and more new course proposals are direct their own film. Students will write, Renovations to the High School in the pipeline. shoot, direct, and edit three short films, building and Judd Hall will provide the culminating in a thesis film that will be division with additional classrooms and screened for family and friends. teacher spaces. Notably, as Lab takes

32 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 33 In future years, Mr. Jaffe hopes to add an even more ambitious final project to the course: at the end of the school year, students will have the opportunity to collaborate on a longer film that would be shot on location. “The total vision,” he explains, “is that the kids would take the class during the school year, learn the basic technical and aesthetic aspects of filmmaking, and then sign up to make a film in the summer.” Ideally, “we’d camp out and make the movie together in a few weeks.” This idea caught the imagination of several other U-High teachers, who plan to offer courses that will support students’ silver screen aspirations. English teacher Mark Krewatch wants to develop a screenwriting course, while Francisco Dean hopes to teach a course on music for film. Bel Canto The opening of Gordon Parks Arts Hall allows not only for the development of new programs, but also the strengthening of existing ones. For the first time, the advanced a cappella choir Bel Canto will be offered as a credit course, rather than a club. The change will benefit the roughly 20 students who successfully audition for Bel Canto each year and perform about moving into classrooms that will Both plant ecology and evolution will the Physics of Sound, which brings regularly both at Lab and around the city accommodate things that we were doing directly address the global effects of climate together teachers from music, physics, of Chicago. last year literally in hallways and closets,” change. “If we’re going to talk about whole history, and drama to explore the history “Historically, students in Bel Canto Ms. Sinclair says. ecosystem change, we need to think about and culture of acoustics; or a pilot program have devoted hours each week every how the plants are dealing with it.” Mr. that weaves together humanities, math and year, rehearsing and performing; this Science for a changing world Calleri says. science with Social Justice Week. It's like rigorous training, along with the students' It’s not just the arts that are looking to the Think about your beloved maple our own little renaissance.” dedication, have lead to a consistently future. In the science department, U-High syrup: “As the climate gets warmer, maple high level of skill and professionalism in faculty have developed courses that will trees are not going to accumulate sap,” their choral ensemble work,” says Acting deepen students’ understanding of the Mr. Calleri says. “What [other] kinds IN THE SCIENCE Associate Principal Fran Spaltro. “And yet, natural environment as they prepare for a of changes are we going to see in the DEPARTMENT, because it has been a club, they've received changing world. organisms that exist on Earth, and can we no academic credit or for it. Now they will, “Given all of the science that’s in look at those changes from an evolutionary U-HIGH FACULTY and rightly so.” the news regarding climate change, the perspective? “It makes a pretty big difference on evolution class and the plant ecology class “You have to think [about evolution] HAVE DEVELOPED your transcript when you have an upper- will help bolster any kids who want to if you’re going to answer the more COURSES THAT level performing ensemble,” agrees Katy pursue that kind of science in the future,” complicated questions we’re facing as a Sinclair, who will teach the course. “It says Daniel Calleri, who developed species.” WILL DEEPEN validates the work the kids are doing—and the courses with his colleague Sharon Although each department has taken have been doing for 12 years—on their Housinger. Both courses are designed to its own approach to the task of updating its STUDENTS’ permanent record.” offer “a big picture perspective” on major curriculum, every new course is guided by Although Bel Canto will continue to issues in biology, Mr. Calleri says. faculty innovation. “This is a truly exciting UNDERSTANDING perform in the Reva and David Logan “Animals are cute and fuzzy,” Mr. time to be teaching at U-High,” says Ms. OF THE NATURAL Center for the Arts and Mandel Hall, Ms. Calleri says, “but most of the world is a Spaltro. Sinclair says the opening of Parks Hall is plant.” It does students a disservice, he “Our curriculum is expanding to ENVIRONMENT AS “100 percent great news,” for Bel Canto argues, to ignore the essential role plants offer more intellectual challenges and to and the entire music department. play in processes that are fundamental to reflect the passions and expertise of our THEY PREPARE The new spaces could not come at a all life. The plant ecology course will give faculty. It's inspiring that teachers from FOR A CHANGING better time for a music program that is students the basics of plants at the cellular, across the school are working toward new bursting at the seams. “The kids are excited organismal, and ecological levels. interdisciplinary offerings like, for example, WORLD.

34 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 35 possible while attending classes for the quickly that, once again, he had no plan remainder of that school year,” he says. for what came next. He ended up doing He returned the following autumn and NMR at Los Alamos National Laboratory, graduated with a 10th-grade certificate in where he stayed for 18 years, raising his 1952. He recalls many good teachers at three children and hiking in the mountains. Lab but singles out English teacher Eunice In 1981 he coauthored an introduction Helmkamp McGuire: she once praised to experimental techniques in NMR that his dogged determination to learn the remains in print today. language by calling him “a warrior who kept In 1985 Mr. Fukushima was hired fighting,” he says. “I attribute what modest away by the Lovelace Medical Foundation ability I have acquired in the English in Albuquerque to figure out how to apply language to her tough classes.” NMR techniques to measure blood flow. The 1950s was the era of the Hutchins By this time physicians had started to use College at the University of Chicago, which NMR techniques to examine soft tissue that allowed young Mr. Fukushima to transfer was hard to scan with X-rays, a technique to the University at age 16. (As he had no now known as magnetic resonance imaging, other plans, he says, this was “the path of or MRI. He and his colleagues expanded least resistance.”) He earned a Bachelor their research focus to all sorts of NMR- of Science degree in physics; science, he related topics. In 1997, when Lovelace says, was an easier course of study than narrowed its research focus, Mr. Fukushima literature or history because he needed IN ONE CURRENT and four colleagues quit to form their own less proficiency in English. Although he nonprofit lab, New Mexico Resonance. In gave no thought to graduate school until it PROJECT, THE 2005 they launched a for-profit company, was almost too late, he snagged a teaching ABQMR, which absorbed all their research position at Dartmouth for the following GROUP IS activity. year, earning a terminal master’s degree in DEVELOPING “What we do is to come up with new physics there. methods and applications of NMR,” Mr. After Dartmouth, he took a summer TECHNOLOGY TO Fukushima says, “especially in fields where job at Argonne National Laboratory. An the technique is not used or underutilized,” Argonne physicist recommended he head DETECT SPILLED such as in the oil industry and agriculture. west to the University of Washington, In one current project, the group is where “there were beautiful mountains to OR LEAKED developing technology to detect spilled or iichi Fukushima,’52, climb, and the physics department was OIL THAT GETS leaked oil that gets caught under Arctic AB’57, SB’57, has pretty good too.” He took the advice. sea ice. The company is also working journeyed from the At the University of Washington Mr. CAUGHT UNDER on “single-sided NMR,” in which the Eastern Hemisphere to Fukushima first became acquainted with instrument is to one side of the sample the West, from north nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a ARCTIC SEA ICE. rather than encircling it. It’s useful for On the map to south, from his days phenomenon in which atomic nuclei in a measuring objects that don’t fit inside a at Lab to, well, his days magnetic field absorb and re-emit radiation mountaineering instructor. In 1966 he was traditional NMR or MRI device, enabling, in his lab. On the way, at specific resonant frequencies. Scientists recruited to join in the American Antarctic for example, noninvasive determination Eiichi Fukushima has he left his mark on the map—not just can use NMR to characterize the structure Mountaineering Expedition, a ten-man of a watermelon’s ripeness or a quick figuratively, through his science, but in a and other properties of solid materials. group that aimed to be the first to climb the measurement of soil’s moisture content. literal way too. When Mr. Fukushima decided to earn his last remaining high point of any “Working in a two to five person explored mountains and He embarked on that journey in PhD in physics, his adviser suggested to continent. (The selection process was not as company is a kick,” Mr. Fukushima Japan in 1949. Born in Tokyo before him a problem that would require using monumental as you might expect, he says; says. “There is no assurance that you will World War II to a diplomat father NMR to solve. he “knew a bunch of climbers, and one be around in a year except for our own and a Japanese-American mother, Mr. The field was in its infancy in the 1960s, thing just led to another.”) The main event cockiness to think that we will come up molecules Fukushima’s early schooling had been and aside from researchers interested in the was scaling Antarctica’s highest mountain, with a new idea for someone who could repeatedly interrupted—first by the war, phenomenon of magnetic resonance itself, Mt. Vinson, discovered only a decade make good use of it.” which left Japan’s cities charred ruins, and it was used mostly as an analytical tool for before, separated from the nearest human In 2006 the Advisory Committee on later by the difficult years of rebuilding. chemists. In those days, Mr. Fukushima by 450 miles of icy continent. A US Navy Antarctic Names dubbed several of the Mr. Fukushima’s parents made the difficult says, a graduate student who did NMR had airplane flew the team into position in subsidiary peaks of Mt. Vinson for the men by Benjamin Recchie, AB’03 decision to send him away, to live with to make most of his apparatus from scratch. December 1966; over the course of 40 days, who first scaled it; thus, a little more than his uncle and aunt in Park Forest, Illinois. Data collection was rudimentary: the they encountered blowing snow, 24-hour two miles from Vinson is Fukushima Peak, In early 1950 he was sent to Lab, in part operator would eyeball measurements on an daylight, and subfreezing temperatures. But 15,023 feet high. Meanwhile, back in New because his Chicago-born mother had oscilloscope or sometimes photograph the all ten men summited Mt. Vinson, and Mr. Mexico, Mr. Fukushima has cut back his grown up in Hyde Park and knew the oscilloscope screen with a Polaroid camera. Fukushima and his comrades also climbed work to half time: “about 40 hours a week,” school’s reputation. Away from the lab, Mr. Fukushima five other mountains in the Sentinel Range. he explains—“and I will keep this up until I He spoke virtually no English and spent his time climbing mountains, Returning from Antarctica in 1967, Mr. run out of ideas or quit having fun.” couldn’t really take part in classes. “I just eventually becoming a part-time Fukushima wrapped up his research project made friends and absorbed as much as and graduated with his doctorate—so

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1946 Class Representatives for Boomers & Seniors came out in Judy Daskal April. He encourages everyone to 4950 South Chicago Beach Drive sign up to receive the newsletter Alumni notes Chicago, IL 60615 for his website, Retired Brains [email protected] (retiredbrains.com). 773-493-8373 Stuart Lerman checks in Laurence I. Guthmann with the following: “I’m pleased 13770 Parc Drive to report that we’re doing just Palm Beach Gardens, FL fine—enjoying Colorado as full- 33410-1200 time residents for over 13 years 561-775-3492 now. It’s nice to be closer to our daughters and their families (both 1947 Class Representative in Phoenix) than when we lived in 1903 Annette Martin Craighead Miami; not too close, though! 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We were economics classrooms, and Ninety-three children and of Alumni Relations and Sid Epstein fortunate enough to enjoy a a lunchroom, as shown here three nuns died in that fire, [email protected] Development with any updates Apartment 20 847-291-4131 wonderful French cruise (Paris– in an undated photograph. and new city codes were about yourself or friends who 1430 North Lake Shore Drive Normandy) last fall, before the These newly refurbished written to prohibit skylights Chicago, IL 60610-1753 1949 Class Representative terror attacks. One comes to realize attended Lab. If your graduation [email protected] Ernest J. Dunston spaces are now home to Lab in school buildings. Such year is without a representative, how unpredictable things can be, 312-951-2607 4 Tetilla Road and how much dumb luck can Lower Schoolers. Before the skylights are against code to please consider volunteering to recent re-roofing of Blaine this day. 1943 Santa Fe, NM 87508 mean.” serve in this fun and important [email protected] Marilyn Vickman Lichtman role. Email notes, information, Jean Hirsch Priest writes, “Hello from Cheyenne, WY. I moved 505-466-4346 writes, “I am taking my daughter or questions to labnotes@ucls. and granddaughter on an uchicago.edu. here in 2011 to be near my middle daughter and her family. Living intergenerational trip to London and Paris. On the volunteer side in an independent retirement 50s of my life, I changed museum residence has taken some adjustment but I love this part of 1950s CLASSES REUNION affiliations after the beloved 30s Corcoran Gallery of Art closed for 1930 Class Representative the West and the wide-open spaces. OCTOBER 16–17, 2015 Geraldine Smithwick Alvarez The clouds are forever changing. good—money problems, etc. I am 6101 South County Line Road My daughter’s family has 450 acres 1951 Class Representative now in training to be a volunteer Burr Ridge, IL 60527 out of town in the foothills of the Lynn Manaster Alperin at the Freer/Sackler Gallery in 630-323-2250 Laramie Range and owns four 16 Dansby Drive Washington, D.C. Housing a horses, which means they can call Galveston, TX 77551 world-class Asian collection, this 1938 Class Representative their home a ranch. I miss Hyde [email protected] museum was the first art museum John E. Thompson Park, though, partly because I connected with the Smithsonian. 14004 Chicarita Creek Road usually don’t dare talk politics here Lou Dean writes, “I was elected I am also at the Kreeger Gallery, San Diego, CA 92128-3625 or mention Obama’s name. Come to the board of the Swift Creek a small, private museum located [email protected] visit and keep me and my ideas Mill Playhouse, a dinner theater in Kreeger’s home, which was 858-487-7757 from feeling lonely.” in an old mill that dates back to designed by Philip Johnson.” 1663. The playhouse is in Colonial Vickie promises a wonderful 1939 Class Representative 1944 Class Representative Heights, 30 miles south of Jeanne Robin Rousso tour to anyone who comes to RuthAnn Johnson Frazier Richmond, VA.” Washington, D.C. 19407 Shenango Drive 1020 Grove Street Joining the other octogenarians Phil Marcus writes, “Our Tarzana, CA 91356 Evanston, IL 60201 among us, Marvin Goldsmith 818-342-7464 [email protected] celebration is that daughter says, “As a reward for reaching 80, Nancy has completed her first Sarah Jane Peters Lind writes, 1945 Class Representative we are headed for a river cruise up year teaching constitutional law “Hi to the Class of ’39! I’m 91, Bud Gibbs the Rhine in late September. Our at Indiana Institute of Technology living on two acres in Santa Apartment 19E oldest grandson just completed Law School. She has published Barbara, CA, with my dog, Teddy. 146 Central Park, West his first year at the University of a couple of articles on the I am always grateful to my Lab New York, NY 10023-2005 Illinois Business School.” constitutional implications of education for teaching me to think [email protected] Ruth Necheles Jansyn same-sex marriage.” and for giving me a peek into 212-362-0104 reports, “I am still playing with Jim Rosenblum and Barbara, the many phases of education. I photography: several images in already great-grandparents, are was in Hutchins my first year the From your class representative: various venues, entry into one eagerly expecting their fourth four-year college, beginning in the “We are hoping that you plan to competition, and a solo show for grandchild this fall. junior year of high school. come to the Class of 1945’s 70th the month of July. I continue to Bobbe Press Wolf and Hugh reunion dinner on October 17 spend half the year in New Jersey moved to Evanston two years ago. in downtown Chicago. You may and half in the high desert of Texas, Bobbe writes, “Our apartment wish to join in the school reunion going from one extreme to the activities on October 16 and other. is only a few blocks from during the day on the October 17. Art Koff is busy as always: Northwestern University (where we We would appreciate you letting “I still put in about 50 hours have lectures, theatre, and music), us know whether or not you are a week but I’m loving it. I also Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, a movie coming as soon as you make your still volunteer with icouldbe.org theater, a public library, and . . . University of Chicago Photographic Archive, decision. Susie Stein (steinsj@ and work with mostly inner-city the lake! It’s delightful having little [apf2-00874], Special Collections Research yahoo.com) and I look forward to kids in an online program.” His ones so near, and though we do go Center, University of Chicago Library hearing from you.” eBook Lifetime Planning Guide into Chicago several days a week,

38 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 39 we’re very content in our ‘small South Shore Highlands). All are cellist, and a good bit of opera, (Egypt) with days in a desert oasis, 1963 Class Representative United States). I’m in touch with context, whether you said ‘vase,’ town.’ aging gracefully, and all had fond something I’ve not done previously. et al. David Stameshkin Pam Pacelli, Sue Levine, and ‘save’ or ‘safe.’ It’s very tiring. Two “A senior community in memories of Lab and our class. And so it goes. No new books 60s “I’m active in our little Peace 176 Treetops Drive Tucker Lincoln, ’68. My sister, things that help when you talk to a Chicago, The Admiral by the Except for Mr. Stern, who lives in coming out: I’ve decided that I’m and Justice group out here (www. Lancaster, PA 17601 Alison Booth, ’71, is a professor at hearing-impaired person: face them Lake, has invited me to have an Baltimore, the rest of us still live truly retired.” 55TH CLASS REUNION/1960 fvc4pnj.org) in Elgin. I workout [email protected] the University of Virginia.” so they can do a little lip reading, exhibition in their gallery of my in and around Chicago. Our next Richard Friedman writes, “I OCTOBER 16–17, 2015 with our senior fitness group and 717-341-5188 and speak slowly enough that their series ‘Fifty Couples Over Fifty . dinner outing will be to The Italian continue to enjoy my real estate love it. Doing well for a geezer— 1966 Class Representatives brain has time to figure out the and municipal law practice with 1960 Class Representative going downhill with class, say Phil 1964 Class Representative Joe Belmont . . redux.’ It will be fun seeing my Village (I hope). It was great seeing Robert Friedman likelihood of your having said a ‘babies’ again, after 25 years, and and talking with all of you!” my small law firm in downtown Ellen O’Farrell Leavitt and Ellen [Leavitt]. Success. 8139 South 88th Street certain word. As you can tell, I’m 7508 North Red Ledge Drive 720 Appletree Lane this also marks our 25th wedding Allan Metcalf Chicago. I am living on the north “My Sue is in her last week Franklin, WI 53132 on an educating crusade on this ’s book, From Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 Deerfield, IL 60015 anniversary. The show opens on Skedaddle to Selfie: Words of the side of Chicago with Francoise, of teaching after 35 years, and [email protected] issue!” my wife of 46 years. Our son lives [email protected] we’re both happy. I’ve been ‘out to [email protected] 262-412-4252 Friday, September 11, with a Generations, is being published 847-945-6933 Anne-Marie Ringler reception from 4–6 p.m. It will be this October by Oxford University in Chicago with his two children From your class representative: “We pasture’ for nine years, so us being Fran Fishbein Cey Nicol writes, “We are currently on exhibit throughout September Press. It presents words that reflect and our daughter lives in Toronto will be having our 55th reunion off together will be a new trip. 50TH CLASS REUNION/1965 22714 Creole Road vacationing in the foothills of and October. the interests and attitudes of each with her two children. I get to during the new Lab reunion She’s a fabulous gardener (www. OCTOBER 16–17, 2015 Woodland Hills, CA 91364 the Pyrenees Mountains north “This year also marks our 25th generation, including our own the UChicago campus from time weekend of October 16–17. sassyhaven.com), will become a [email protected] of Perpignan, France. We spent wedding anniversary.” Silent Generation (born 1925–42), to time because the University The format will be similar to our master gardener this year, and 1965 Class Representative hopes to make it a second career. 818-384-2799 two weeks on the Costa Dorado the first to say “trick or treat” and is one of my firm’s clients and I previous reunions: a Friday-night Candice Mann Brock in Cambrils, Spain, before we got 1952 Class Representative teach historic preservation law Good—she’ll be outta my hair! 732 Brookwood Drive Stewart Herman writes, “I have William T. Salam to be called teenagers. pizza (or similar) party and a more here. From here we go to Limoges, as an adjunct at the Law School. organized dinner on Saturday “Hugs and hope to see many Statesboro, GA 30461 retired after 28 years teaching at 114 Prospector Pass 1958 Class Representative of you in October. My email is then Le Mans, and finally Caen I was saddened to learn of Herr night. We are coordinating with [email protected] Concordia College in Moorhead, before we catch the ferry back to Georgetown, TX 78633 Allen S. Musikantow Heggen’s passing recently. It’s hard [email protected]. (Audrey Borth 912-489-4105 MN. It was high time—Linda [email protected] Lab to provide housing choices for would shake me if she saw this England in mid-July. We welcome 9110 NW Highway 225A to believe that in three years we’ll attendees as well as a full schedule and I have two daughters who just 512-868-1915 Ocala, FL 34482 writing and punctuation.)” Colette Camelin writes, “Hello all any classmates who care to visit us be celebrating our 60th reunion.” of events both Friday and Saturday. graduated from college. We plan in Perth, Scotland. I am hoping to From your class representative: [email protected] Robert Goldberg writes, 1961 Class Representative of you! Pictures of our graduation to renovate a house in Minneapolis Look for the mailing! are still vivid in my mind 50 years get to our 50th reunion in 2016 “I heard from Lou Weintraub Steve Flanders writes, “I took “My upcoming novel, Walking “As of mid-May we have Mary Ann Johnson to a dual standard of Victorian and look forward to re-meeting all in California. He has traveled to Like Einstein, includes an 2109 North Humboldt Blvd. later! I retired from the University charm and ‘net zero’ environmental on an unusual batch of projects approximately 40 committed of Poitiers where I was a professor who can make it.” Vietnam a number of times, and to this year that might be of interest excerpt that is based largely on a attendees and about 10 possible Chicago, IL 60647-3806 sustainability (or as close as we can Hawaii. My wife Leslie and I have recollection of mine from junior [email protected] in 20th-century French literature, get) with solar, geothermal, etc. 1967 Class Representative to fellow Labbies. The Pelham attenndeesattendees. If this is but I teach a class at the Sciencespo decided to stop cruising because we Democratic Club, of which I’m year at U-High when our English anything like the 50th, it will be 773-227-4947 ‘Net zero’ means that the house Barry S. Finkel have been just about everywhere. teacher, Paul O’Dea, forged, Euroamerican College in Reims, will produce as much energy 10314 South Oakley a founding member, energized great fun! Do NOT miss it! If you Rick Schmidt writes, “Hello France, about literature and politics We have taken cruises of 55 days, a good part of the community from the inattentiveness of the haven’t yet responded, please do as it uses—no mean feat in the Chicago, IL 60643 44 days, and 30 days to the Far class, a unique and memorable classmates! Recently my son, before World War I. In January northland of Minneapolis. With [email protected] in a series of commemorations so to [email protected]. Morgan Schmidt-Feng, and I were a book about the conference I East and around South America. for the 50th anniversary of the “teachable moment.” My earlier More event details will follow to luck, the project might be done by 773-445-4112 two novels, Agent Only and Jake, celebrated as ‘Two-Generation organized in 2013 was published: We have been to Australia, New Neshoba County murders. respondents.” Slamdance filmmakers,’ when his our 50th class reunion.” 1968 Class Representative Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, authored under my pen name R. 1913 cent ans après: enchantements Joey Kenig writes, “I closed Remember Chaney, Goodman, and Vicki Kapp writes, “We are debut documentary, On Her Own, et désenchantements. I often give Richard Dworkin China, India, Iceland, Russia, Schwerner? The movie J. Goldberg, are available through still living in the woods of Illinois. my residential construction Apartment 24, 130 West 16th the Balkans, Norway, Sweden, Mississippi Amazon. played the 2015 festival in Park lectures at the University of Tunis Burning? Mickey Schwerner was a Next year, we hope to downsize City, UT (a ‘must-see’ according to company House Dog Carpentry Street Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, “After graduating U-High, in Tunisia. Tunisians are a great last year and have been looking Turkey, Israel, Egypt, South Africa, 1957 graduate of Pelham Memorial I received a BA cum laude from and move closer to civilization. We MovieMaker magazine). people and need help. I also have New York, NY 10011 High School. are still snowbirds and enjoy the “His movie is about a troubled for (and sometimes finding) paid [email protected] Namibia, Libya, Morocco, and Cornell University, a JD from close links with the University of work as a musician ever since. I other places I have forgotten. We Most notable among our winter. I play the dulcimer and like family farm in Bodega Bay, Fudans in Shanghai, China. I was 212-366-6636 The University of Chicago Law CA (‘This doc goes beyond the perform both solo (guitar and have been in all the seven seas. We events was a pair of colloquiums, School, and then after an appellate to jam. I do Tai Chi and yoga. We there in May. Hobbies include one for the school and one the are in a water aerobics class. We try romance of farming…a hard look voice) and with a folk trio called James Steinbach writes, intend to spend the rest of our court clerkship and several years hiking in forests or on mountain Whirled Muse (guitar, violin, “Somewhat to my surprise, I will travels by car. We are going on a same evening for the community. to stay mobile but take more naps. at the struggles,’ says Michael in private practice, co-founded a Pollan, author of Omnivore’s trails, and practicing tajiquan.” and percussion). I’m still living retire in July. I’m not surprised four-week trip from Austin, TX, to Participants included surviving well-known law firm in Chicago, Hope to make the 55th. I would Kathie Booth Stevens writes, siblings of each of the murdered like to see Rockefeller Chapel.” Dilemma). Here’s the website for just outside of Ely, MN, and am by the decision, which is sensible Oakland, CA, via Las Vegas, NV Goldberg Kohn. I am currently a “Greetings from Oxford, England. currently performing at a place and good, but by the fact that I’ve and Los Angeles, CA.” civil rights workers, each of whom, Menachem Kovacs recently those who want to learn more: principal of Bridge Investments, http://onherownfilm.com/. I’m very busy these days as chair called the Webster Groves Garden arrived here. Anyhow, Christina in very different ways and from a private equity firm I also completed another major section of the Oxfordshire Magistrates’ 1953 Class Representative unique perspectives, did a great “My flick played Slamdance Cafe just outside of St Louis. I and I are staying in Madison, WI, co-founded. I can be reached at of learning Tractates of the Talmud Bench. The magistrates are unpaid which is a nice place to stop if Cordelia “Corky” Dahlberg job both of recapturing the era in a worldwide Torah-learning in the mid-’90s, so organizers got still find beauty in some of the Benedict [email protected].” a kick out of the old guy tagging judges, who sit in groups of three songs we sang together when I you’re traveling East to West, so and bringing the events down to David Krain writes, “I have program called Daf Yomi. In this to hear trials and pass sentences in 885 West Stone Barn Road the present. Our chair was Nick along with the youngster! was first learning to play the guitar please do. I’m on the Class of ’68 been working part time in the program, tens of thousands of low-level criminal cases (we can Facebook page. Looking forward to Franklin Grove, IL 61031 Lemann, until recently dean of people complete one two-sided “There was a prior ‘father–son’ (and imitating more experienced [email protected] math department at Duke and will article about us in Lab Notes, impose up to six months in prison). players like Rob Hutchison hearing from and seeing you.” the Columbia journalism school continue to do so until summer page of the Talmud every day with All cases come to our courts first, 815-677-0093 and author of a first-rate book on scholarly commentaries. The entire around fall 1989 I think, when and Joanna Breslin). I still 1969 Class Representative 2016 when I will finally give up my Morgan, at age 18, was lead actor and over 95 percent of criminal occasionally sing the chorus of an 1954 Class Representative Reconstruction (Redemption). tenure. Even after my paychecks Talmud is completed every seven Bob Aldrich in my Sundance feature, Morgan’s cases are dealt with entirely in original and irreverent song by Jim Richard Heller We established a cash prize for stop, I expect to continue to and a half years. the magistrates’ courts. I lead the 2946 Northampton Street NW the best student essay proposing a Cake. So he’s had ample time to McConnell about an unfortunate Washington, DC 20015 421 Ellendale Drive commute to my office (just 10 Earl Silbar writes, “Hard to learn from all my mistakes! If his group of about 200 magistrates Nashville, TN 37205 Schwerner-inspired course of action minutes by Segway) to work with believe it’s been two years since encounter with Mr. Plimpton. I [email protected] film hits Chicago (Gene Siskel in the county. As with so many can be reached by email (joey@ [email protected] to undertake. Anyone despairing Duke students on their research Sue and I got back from our trip Center?) I’ll see you there! Or just of our institutions, we are dealing 202-363-7279 615-298-4744 of the supposed passive quality and math competitions. Maybe around the world! housedogcarpentry.com) and by enjoy it on Netflix.” with cuts and austerity, but it’s phone (218-235-1462).” Paula Fan writes, “I pulled the of today’s kids should read any things will work out so that I can “Her idea was, ‘Let’s do it very satisfying to work with this 1957 Class Representative selection of the dozens of excellent 1962 Ruth McNeill writes, “I now plug on full-time employment in make the next class reunion.” while we can’ because I was four group of dedicated people who do May 2014 and am having a grand Elizabeth Hughes Schneewind responses. Choosing two winners years into my Parkinson’s diagnosis Bill Abler announces that he has wear hearing aids, and I want Apartment 8A, 130 Eighth Avenue Barbara Simpson Flynn a professional and balanced job time. I retain an affiliation with was the toughest task I’ve set for Waller (and doing well, I’m told), so I got solved the oldest, most difficult people to know that hearing Brooklyn, NY 11215 writes, “I’ve turned into of dispensing justice. It’s quite a an on-campus interdisciplinary myself lately. a church lady! I lead a morning a hip replacement and spent the mystery in all of science and aids are only a partial solution to [email protected] philosophy: the design of the different system than the system in hearing loss. For one thing, they institute and still perform with the “Other news? I’m happily prayer service, serve as a Eucharistic previous fall making plans. A week the United States. There’s a quick 718-783-0003 remarried after years of widower- human being. Bill’s theory is have a range of only three-to-six Tucson Symphony Orchestra, but Minister, facilitate a Scripture study in Hawaii to get ready, then about turn of the head when people hear otherwise am free to do whatever Thomas Hirsh writes, “In May of hood. Between us, Sandy and I group, knit with a group of women 2–3 weeks each in Bali, India, published in the journal Cognitive feet. For another, they magnify Critique, and you can download it the American accent coming out interests me. I did a three-week this year, Robert Bergman, Kevin have 10 grandchildren—a distinct called Knit for Life (our work goes Turkey, Egypt, and Morocco with sounds I can hear, but do nothing for free by Googling “abler design of the magistrates’ representative for high-pitched sounds I cannot recital tour of the United States in Kenward, Jonathan Speigel, pre-occupation! And I make lots to various shelters, senior centers, a another week in Madrid to slow in the area. Our daughter, Robin, of music: a chamber music concert of the human being,” or by visiting hear, including s, f, z, v, and k. fall 2014 with the distinguished Jeffery Stern, and I held a mini- church in Haiti, and the like), and down for our return. Wonderful is having a great time writing Welsh baritone, Jeremy Huw (Brahms and Beethoven), trios in have just finished being trained to times, met many good people— www.cogcrit.umn.edu/docs/ As a result, if you say “safe” I reunion at The Berghoff for drinks abler_v8.pdf. children’s detective stories for 9–12 Williams, and ran into Carolyn and dinner (four of us grew up June, an occasional concerto with take the Eucharist to the sick and both ‘locals’ and travelers—with hear “_a_,” and my brain has year olds (Murder is Bad Manners to scramble to figure out, from Wilkins Ritt, ’69, in Boston for a together on Bennett Avenue in the an orchestra of which I’m principal homebound. Who’d a thunk?” many adventures and only one tour was just published this spring in the

40 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 41 Paula Fan, ’69, on tour on tour three great libraries in three great Hon. Consul of Lithuania John John Vita writes, “I can’t believe “My wife Joan and I are five years or five weeks—it made no each listen,’ while Folker hailed it Diane Scarpa, Maude Baggetto, ’03, museums with inspirational role Prunskis, ’73, presenting the “2015 the 40th anniversary is right planning a summer month in difference in our communication, as ‘Ein mutiges Album mit einem Zach Levin, ’03, and David Solow, ’97 models, generous colleagues, and Lithuanian Consulate in Aspen Man of around the corner. I am staying Europe. As the theme is ‘The we picked up exactly where we left potenziellen Pophit (A courageous good friends.” the Year Award” to Sir Jackie Stewart busy with family and work as I Great Chocolate Tour,’ we’ll off. What never changed, however, album that includes a potential now have two sons in college and be bringing the ‘kids’ too, then was the fact that almost every time pop hit).’ I’ll be touring in the 1971 Class Representative a junior daughter at New Trier meeting up with my father for a we spoke, Christina would say, United States in September and Deborah Kovacs Sullivan High School. Still spending 60 week in London before he heads ‘I suffer so.’ Sadly, I never fully October, including a live broadcast 25 Jordan Road percent of my time heading global over to Copenhagen for the Nordic comprehended the depth and pain concert on Chicago’s WFMT on South Dartmouth, MA 02748 public relations at Grant Thornton region’s summer (which I hear lasts in that statement. While Christina September 12—see sarahmcquaid. [email protected] in London (still in Chicago, but approximately one week!). was lucky to have close family and com for more tour dates. Also, a 617-630-2043 traveling there on a quarterly basis) “I haven’t made it back to friends who loved her and provided reminder that any fellow Labbies Susan Marantz writes, “Many and the other 40 percent with my Hyde Park this year, despite the a network of support to try and who find themselves over in of you may remember my father, own PR clients. Office of Alumni Relations and keep her alcoholism under control, England are always welcome to reunion. I completed a four-and- Development’s urgings! I am it was a constant, relentless, and Dr. Marantz. He was that bearded 1977 Class Representative look me up when they’re here!” a-half week teaching/performing sixth-grade art teacher who tossed looking forward to seeing the up-hill battle. tour of China in May. I plan on Charles Bobrinskoy results of the minor renovations to “These past few years, owing Tara P. Shochet around words like ‘aesthetics’ in his Suite 2900, 200 East Randolph 30TH CLASS REUNION/1985 1182 East Court Street doing another U.S. tour with classroom and had more criticism on my Swedish language skills Belfield.” to her illness, Christina was unable 0CTOBER 16–17, 2015 Jeremy; an Earthwatch expedition Drive Elizabeth Inglehart writes, work; she went in and out of Iowa City, IA 52240 than praise for the artwork of what after studying at Stockholm Chicago, IL 60601 [email protected] in Patagonia, Argentina, banding he fondly referred to as ‘puling University during my junior year “Since we are all turning 50 this various treatment centers and she 1985 Class Representatives penguins; then possibly more [email protected] year, some of us in the Class of was simply unable to stop drinking. 319-354-0893 adolescents.’ of college. In the ‘Where Are They 312-612-2673 Matt Hamada music. I am down to 17.5 cats, Now?’ category, where are Martin ’83 decided to organize a big Alcoholism is a terrible disease. It 1243 West Victoria Street 1992 Class Representative “In 1971, he became the ‘milestone’ birthday bash to is a lifelong struggle. She would the fraction being my latest rescue, chairman of the Art Education Booker, Aldo Pedroso, Aaron 1978 Class Representative Chicago, IL 60660 Cheryl Cortez Carmina Purrana, a tiny kitten that Andrew G. Neal be hosted here in Chicago this have given anything to stop. It [email protected] [email protected] Department at the Ohio State Macsai, and Colin Jack, ’71? August. We hope you all can severely limited her ability to see came to me after being hit by a car. University and in that role helped And is Andy Rosenheim, ’74, a 2438 North Marshfield Avenue 773-334-9966 1993 Class Representative Cheers to all.” Chicago, IL 60614 attend! Festivities will include her girls, Maggie and Emily, and to train future art teachers, guided novelist now?” several events from August participate in their lives. Paul Tiao Alan Heymann graduate students, wrote articles, [email protected] 2703 Dennis Avenue 1973 Class Representative 773-348-6367 13–16. These will be listed (as “Although I never fully [email protected] and coauthored books with my Kevin Spicer confirmed) on our Facebook page understood how difficult her life Silver Springs, MD 20902 mother, Sylvia Marantz, a high 1986 Class Representative [email protected] 70s Apartment A, 1122 Chelsea 1979 Class Representative at https://www.facebook.com/ was, having now spoken with her Sam Perlman school librarian. The two of them groups/1553415188245837/. The family, I know it was horrendous. 202-468-9554 45TH CLASS REUNION/1970 Avenue Carol Henry Kamin P.O. Box 652 have donated their enormous Santa Monica, CA 90403-4656 1231 South Plymouth Court Facebook group is a closed group And, as a result, theirs were OCTOBER 16–17, 2015 children’s picture book collection to Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 1994 Class Representative [email protected] Chicago, IL 60605 called ‘Milestone Birthday for incredibly difficult as well. Now Michelle Maffia Tarkowski the library at Kent State University, Labbies Class of ’83.’ Please join so [email protected] 1970 Class Representative 310-315-1833 [email protected] with great sadness, we must all PSC 2 Box 6427 where it is now used for the study 312-922-5590 you can get updates, help organize, grieve and struggle to make sense 1987 Class Representative Jim Grodzins of the art of the picture book. Hon. Consul of Lithuania John offer ideas and suggestions, and of this senseless and painful loss. APO, AE, 09012 2043 North Kenmore Avenue Barbara Harris [email protected] “My dad had a series of health Prunskis, MD, presented the make plans to be there. You can I hope none of us have to ever [email protected] Chicago, IL 60614 issues during the past few years and Aspen Lithuanian Consulate “2015 RSVP for the birthday bash experience such a tedious illness. [email protected] 1988 Class Representative 20TH CLASS REUNION/1995 passed away this January at the age Man of the Year Award” to Sir 80s directly on the site or you can email “Christina did not attend 0CTOBER 16–17, 2015 773-477-9995 of 87. He had mellowed greatly in Jackie Stewart at the Hotel de Paris me at [email protected]. You her 50th birthday party, and she Myrtle Jones 35TH CLASS REUNION/1975 Apartment 2N, 1330 5th Avenue Daniel Starr writes, “I was very the final years of his life, enjoying in Monaco during the Grand Prix. 0CTOBER 16–17, 2015 can also email Cheryl Sampson died two days later. I’m offering 1995 Class Representative his grandchildren and gardening, ([email protected]) or John this kind of detail because it was New York, NY 10026 pleased to receive the Distinguished 1974 Class Representative [email protected] Dan Hartley Service Award from the Art but was still a man of intelligence 1980 Class Representative Wylie ([email protected]) incredibly important to Christina [email protected] and integrity.” Dan Kohrman for more information. that alcoholism be discussed openly 212-831-3792 Libraries Society of North America 3606 McKinley Street NW Rhonda Gans 1996 Class Representatives Apartment 112, 440 North “The main event is going to and with candor. In sharing, I David Wang in March, a big deal in a very small 1972 Washington, DC 20015 writes, “I recently Shira Katz world. As I prepared my acceptance McClurg Court be a BBQ cookout at Maurice hope to honor Christina’s memory, joined Medtronic in the position Diane Weil Burkom writes, “After [email protected] Sykes’ home (thank you, which is a task I am deeply 1068 Ashbury Street remarks I thought back to how I almost 30 years working in the 202-966-2445 Chicago, IL 60611 of VP, Strategy, Business [email protected] Maurice!) on Saturday, August saddened to have to do, but one Development & Licensing, San Francisco, CA 94117-4411 started in libraries by working with field of public health as a survey [email protected] Mr. Poole at U-High and at the 312-645-0248 15, 2015. We are also asking that that I do with love and admiration Minimally Invasive Therapies operations program manager, I 40TH CLASS REUNION/1975 everyone plan to chip in for the for a wonderful friend whom I lost Art Institute of Chicago’s Ryerson retired in May. Now I have more 0CTOBER 16–17, 2015 Group after the combination of Elena Arensman McPeak 1981 Class Representative party. Additional information too soon and miss so much.” Medtronic & Covidien came to [email protected] and Burnham Libraries, where a time to spend with my husband on how to contribute is on the Maria Henry Vance writes, group of dedicated women took 1975 Class Representative Paul Robertson a close. I continue to be actively as we celebrate our 40th wedding Suite 1408B, 8750 Georgia Avenue Facebook page. The money will “After 15 years living in Florida involved in the UChicago Boston 1997 Class Representative me under their wings and trained anniversary in August and with my Goddess Simmons Drew go toward purchasing most of the and Michigan, I am happy to say Win Boon me. It was a different world back 10305 Jimenez Street Silver Spring, MD 20910 alumni community and am happily six grandchildren, ages two months [email protected] food and beverages for the BBQ I am back in Chicago! I am really married with a wife, two boys, 1519 Long Meadow Trail then, not least in being able to to eight years, all of whom luckily Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 (although please feel free to bring thrilled to be back in town and Ann Arbor, MI travel downtown on my own and [email protected] 301-588-3859 and a dog. Reach out anytime via live close to me in Baltimore.” money, side dishes, desserts and/or looking forward to connecting LinkedIn.” [email protected] work one afternoon a week starting Dan Levin writes, “In summer 818-890-9740 1982 Class Representative drinks to the event itself as well!). with old friends from Lab. I’m 734-786-1301 at the age of 14. I talked about Gail Lehmann “In addition, other events we training to become a volunteer at 1989 Class Representative 2013, I retired from teaching 1976 Class Representative 1998 Class Representative moving to New York to work at business law at Minnesota State Stuart Field P.O. Box 5415 are looking to organize include the Anti-Cruelty Society and I have Mekeda Johnson-Brooks the Museum of Modern Art and Scottsdale, AZ 85261 a visit to the Shedd Aquarium, just adopted an adorable puppy 7425 South Rhodes Avenue Emile Cambry, Jr. University in Mankato, MN. 1609 Blue Sage Drive 1318 South Plymouth Court then moving uptown 14 years Before that, I taught at the Fort Collins, CO 80526 [email protected] attending a Cubs’ game on August named Toby. Best of all, however: Chicago, IL 60619 ago to work at the Metropolitan 13 in the afternoon, cocktails after I am going to be a grandma! My mailto:[email protected] Chicago, IL 60605 University of Colorado–Boulder. [email protected] 1983 Class Representative [email protected] Museum of Art. I summed up my As a professor, one of my role 970-219-5380 the Cubs game at a bar on the daughter Chelsea is expecting 773-874-1927 career as being fortunate to work in Susan Evans 312-922-2936 models was Anthony Kennedy, 1705 West School Street North Side, a tour of Lab’s new my first grandchild, a little boy, then on the U.S. Court of Appeals, buildings, and a Sunday brunch. who will be named Hudson Hays 1999 Class Representatives Chicago, IL 60657 Please weigh in with your ideas and now on the U.S. Supreme Court, [email protected] Gessner.” Darrell Goodwin who taught my constitutional law help us plan what is sure to be a 90s [email protected] 312-327-3617 really fun weekend.” 1984 Class Representative class at the University of the Pacific, 25TH CLASS REUNION/1990 Anne Le Bourgeois Susan Mack Taple Stephanie Preshon-Baker McGeorge School of Law. In July, Edward Conger writes, “I'm still [email protected] OCTOBER 16–17, 2015 living in the Bay Area, where I’ve Slotwiner writes, “Tragically, I [email protected] I’m going to Europe for a month. just attended a memorial service I’ll be in England, Sweden, and been working now for 15 years Sarah Allen McQuaid writes, 1990 Class Representative with Cisco. My daughters are for our dear classmate Christina “I’m very excited about the U.S. Croatia. I’ll attend a graduation Browning. It was a celebration of Dan Kirschner headed off to college. Theresa is in release in August of my fourth 606 Forest in England; visit Swedish friends her second year at the University of the beautiful and happy memories in Stockholm and Linköping; solo album, Walking Into White, River Forest, IL 60306 California–Santa Cruz, majoring of her life. Over the years, which came out in Europe in and visit American friends in Thomas Goldwasser, ’69, and Orna in linguistics; Julia just accepted Christina and I stayed in touch in February and has been getting [email protected] Steven Tulsky, ’70, at the San Francisco Zagreb, Croatia. In Sweden, I’m Resnekov, ’76, at the San Francisco University of California–Davis’s that random way old friends do— some great reviews: The Musician 312-346-3191 Regional Reception looking forward to brushing up Regional Reception invitation for 2015. called it ‘A work that grows with

42 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 43 Alumni at the Los Angeles Regional Reception Inc., as a senior technical support Williams & Connolly before helped many people in the recovery person. He retired after 32 years of returning in 1982 to teach at community. She was always giving 00s service. Harvard Law School. In his early of her time and was lovingly Obituaries He was parishioner at St. John years as a professor, he also was candid with an incredible smile 15TH CLASS REUNION/2000 Neumann Catholic Church in an associate counsel to Lawrence that brought a bright light to 0CTOBER 16–17, 2015 Lancaster and was a member of E. Walsh during the Iran-Contra many people. The great irony is the Disabled Veterans Association, prosecution. that she was unable to help herself. 2000 Class Representative Special Forces Association, and East Christina would not want her Darlyn Pirakitikulr Heckman Petersburg Sportsman’s Club. Andy The influential American Law family to hide her struggle with this Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP cherished his granddaughters and Institute, made up of top lawyers, awful disease. Instead she would 787 Seventh Avenue enjoyed fishing and smoking meats judges, and professors across the want us to celebrate her giving and New York, NY 10019 and fishes. country, announced in 2013 that loving personality and would want [email protected] In addition to his wife, he is Daniel would become the sixth broader recognition and acceptance Tai Duncan accepted a position survived by his daughter Nicole director in its 90-year history. of addiction as a serious disease. in June as executive director of the May in southern France, where in and three granddaughters. Illness prevented him from taking Chicago office of Positive Coaching exchange for room and board he the post, however. Christina is survived by her worked on a farm. He also spent Alliance (PCA), a national youth 1940s Benjamin Fine Award of the Lorraine “Rainey” Fox Kellogg, husband, Dave McLaughlin; two sports nonprofit organization. three weeks traveling around Spain National Association of Secondary ’66, died in May. A lifelong In the Harvard Law Bulletin daughters; and her siblings Jennifer PCA’s mission is to develop and Italy. Ruth Duskin Feldman, ’48, School Principals for outstanding illustrator, painter, and coach, interview, Daniel said he “never Browning, ’87, and Christopher “Better Athletes, Better People” 2008 Class Representative died in May 2014 in the Chicago education reporting, was a she taught “Dancing with Paint” got to the point where it didn’t Pardo, ’84. by working to provide all youth suburbs. Ruth began her career runner-up for a Lowell Thomas workshops. She had her first solo feel a little bit special to be Victoria Rogers at age seven as a contestant on and high school athletes with a [email protected] Travel Journalism Award, and art shows as a student at Lab. After walking into the West Wing every positive, character-building youth Quiz Kid on radio and later on was a finalist for an American leaving U-High, Rainey studied at morning,” but Ellen said the pull Faculty sports experience. Additionally, 2009 Class Representative television. She appeared regularly Society of Journalists and Authors the School of the Art Institute of of academia had been strong ever after serving five seasons as the Jaya Sah on the program for nine years in Outstanding Article Award. Ruth Philip W. Jackson Chicago and the Illinois Institute since his childhood as the son The David Lee Shillinglaw head varsity girls’ basketball coach [email protected] the 1940s before “graduating” at was also the keynote speaker at of Technology’s School of Design. of a University of Chicago law at U-High, Tai is in her second 16 and, in her early teens, was Distinguished Service Professor Melita Aquino writes, “I moved a Writers and Editors/One on Rainey’s award-winning paintings professor. “He loved students and year as an Amateur Athletic quizmistress of the Chicago Sun- One conference sponsored by the Emeritus in Education, Psychology to Honolulu, HI, in April to start a have been exhibited throughout he loved being a teacher,” his wife and the College, died July 21 due Union (AAU) girls’ basketball Times Quizdown. She authored her University of Chicago. Illinois and hang in several private said. “He was really committed to coach and basketball skills trainer new job. If anyone wants to visit first book, , to complications from cancer. I’ll be at the airport with a lei!” Chemi the Magician She is survived by her husband, collections. She is survived by her his students.” at Flow Basketball Academy. As at 13. Gil Feldman; her children Laurie, In addition to a storied career in a coach at Flow, Tai has had the husband, James Kellogg; her sister, Daniel is survived by his teaching and research, Mr. Jackson 5TH CLASS REUNION/2010 While a student at Heidi, and Steven; and many Geri Fox, ’71; and her children wife; his sisters Joan Meltzer great opportunity to work with 0CTOBER 16–17, 2015 Northwestern University, she grandchildren. served as principal of the Nursery a number of talented coaches, and grandchildren. FitzGibbon, ’65, and Susan School during the 1960s and as was a panelist on three radio and Meltzer Yost, ’71; two sons, including Alexis Jenkins, ’09. Tai 2010 Class Representatives television shows: College Quiz Bowl, Helen Aronson Frenzen, Lab’s director, 1970-75. He was is excited about seeing many of her Daniel Meltzer, ’68, died in May Josh and Jonathan; and several an internationally recognized Sherry Fu Superghost, and It’s About Time. ’47, died in November 2013 in in Cambridge, MA. A renowned grandchildren. classmates at their 15th reunion on [email protected] A James Alton James scholar, she Washington State. A native Hyde expert on John Dewey, wrote two October 16! legal scholar and expert on federal widely praised books on Dewey’s Loren Kole was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Parker, she lived in the Chicago courts and criminal procedure, 2001 Class Representative earned a bachelor of science degree area for six decades (except for philosophy, and served as president [email protected] Daniel was the Story Professor at 1970s of the Dewey Society. Greg Kohlhagen with highest distinction from two sojourns in Australia) before Harvard Law School, where he [email protected] Amy Solomon Northwestern in 1954. settling in Port Townsend, WA. Glen Berry, ’77, died in May As a leader in the field of served on the faculty since 1982. 2014 in Chicago. He worked as education, he was deeply concerned [email protected] Ruth began a midlife career She worked at various times for the He served as Principal Deputy 2003 Class Representative as an award-winning reporter University of Chicago Press, the a claims examiner at the Illinois with the role of schools in the Maude Baggetto 2011 Class Representatives Counsel to President Obama Department of Insurance. A moral development of children. and feature writer for Lerner Scuda Corporation, and Crate and from 2009–2010, and later served [email protected] Rachel Sylora Newspapers and went on to memorial was held in Hyde Park “He believed in creating school [email protected] Barrel, and was also an enthusiastic as a member of the President’s 2004 Class Representative become a freelance writer, editor, equestrian and collector of tribal at Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap in July, experiences that provided children Intelligence Advisory Board and and everyone enjoyed celebrating access to wonderful lives,” said Nisha Chhabra Rose Traubert photographer, and lecturer. Her art. She is survived by four sons as chairman of the Intelligence Glen’s life. Catie Unit 203, 285 Columbus Avenue [email protected] second book, Whatever Happened (each of whom attended schools Oversight Board. U-High English teacher Boston, MA 02116 to the Quiz Kids? Perils and Profits and programs of The University Bell, PhD’07, Mr. Jackson’s former 2012 Class Representative The middle child among three Richard Kravets, ’71, died in [email protected] Ary Hansen of Growing Up Gifted, had major of Chicago at some point) and siblings, Daniel was born and grew doctoral student and friend. 219-864-2442 coverage in The New York Times, four grandchildren. Her husband, December 2014 in New Orleans. He joined the University [email protected] up in Chicago. His father, Bernard He is survived by two daughters. 773-324-4012 People, Chicago Tribune Sunday Paul, who held several degrees from Meltzer, was a well-respected lawyer in 1955, serving as dean of the 10TH CLASS REUNION/2005 Magazine, and other publications. UChicago and its schools, died in Graduate School of Education and 0CTOBER 16–17, 2015 who served as a prosecutor in the 2013 Class Representatives She was interviewed on national 2008. Nuremberg trials following World chairman of the Department of Sarah Curci and local television and radio shows War II and was a member of the 1980s Education from 1973-78. 2005 Class Representatives [email protected] across the United States, including He was president of the American Mark Berberian faculty at the University of Chicago Christina Browning McLaughlin, Amartya Das Good Morning America, Today, 1960s Law School. Edward Levi, ’28, ’83, died in May in Charlotte, NC. Educational Research Association, Apartment 2405, 2500 North Donahue, CBS Sunday Morning, a member of the National Academy Lakeview Avenue [email protected] Andrew Breczewski, ’66, died Daniel’s uncle, was formerly After attending Lab, Christina and the Studs Terkel and Milton president of the University of attended Smith College, graduating of Education, and edited the Chicago, IL 60614 Rosenberg programs. in May in Pennsylvania. He was American Journal of Education. [email protected] born in Hann. Munden, Germany, Chicago. with a bachelor of science in A nationally recognized Graduating from Harvard with history. In 2002, she moved her Mr. Jackson is survived by his 773-620-6064 authority on parenting, education, and was married to Mary Pulc wife, Josephine Jackson, children Breczewski for 42 years. an undergraduate degree in 1972, family to Charlotte, NC, to be Anthony Oliveira and gifted children, Ruth lectured he met his wife, Ellen Semonoff, closer to the rest of her family David Jackson, ’76, Nancy at universities, parents’ groups, He graduated from University 8900 Tara Hill Road of Chicago High School in 1966 at Harvard Law School while and find warmer weather. As a Rudolph, ’73, and Steven Darien, IL 60561 and school districts throughout they were both students. They sSenior vVice pPresident at Bank Jackson ’79, and a granddaughter. the country. She was listed in and continued his studies at Loyola University. He enlisted in the U.S. graduated from law school in 1975 of America, Christina excelled Read the University’s full 2006 Class Representative Who’s Who in America, Who’s obituary online: http://news. Mackey Craven Army Special Forces as a Senior and married in 1981. In between, (as she did in everything) and Who of American Women, and he served two clerkships, the latter moved quickly up the ranks. As uchicago.edu/article/2015/07/31/ [email protected] other biographical directories Medic on a Green Beret A team during the Vietnam War. He was for U.S. Supreme Court Associate the oldest in the family, she always philip-w-jackson-education- 2007 Class Representative and was a member of many Justice Potter Stewart. Daniel, remembered and retold told the scholar-committed-children-s- professional organizations. Ruth top graduate of his medical class, Molly Schloss was an expert marksman, and subsequently, was a special assistant best stories about her siblings. All flourishing-1928-2015 [email protected] coauthored four college textbooks to Joseph A. Califano, Jr., the U.S. loved her dearly and ache terribly and contributed frequently to received a Bronze Star. After serving Daniel Wheaton “WWOOFed” Elisabeth Grace Morant, ’09, and Leah in the military, his entire working Health, Education, and Welfare in her absence. national and local magazines and secretary, and was an associate at As a struggling alcoholic, (World Wide Opportunities on Sibener, ’09, at the San Francisco newspapers. She won the career was in the printing industry, Organic Farms) for three weeks in Regional Reception where he worked for Flint Printing, the prominent Washington firm Christina both relied on and

44 LabLife Fall 2015 LabLife Fall 2015 45 Alumni in Action A foundation for Lawfully minded From byline to Tasting success filmmaking Leo Katz, ’74, AB’79, headline Missy Corey, ’02 Muffie Meyer, ’63 AM’82, JD’82 James Reginato, ’79

with ideas of New York. On a the educational environment As writer-at-large for Vanity people talk, and, in a way, let creatively,” necessary qualities lark she applied to NYU’s film in Hyde Park so remarkable Fair, James Reginato, ’79, them write the story as much in a profession that demands school, where she received that he stayed for 12 years. explores the personalities as I do.” constant problem solving and behind household names. Past His journalism career her MFA in 1967. “After less He judged his fellow Lab adjusting on the fly. interviewees include Brad Pitt, began at U-High, where than two weeks at NYU,” she students to be dauntingly Her four years of varsity intellectual, artistic, and Joni Mitchell, David Beckham, he served as editor of the says, “I knew what I wanted to soccer at U-High also played adventuresome. The teachers Joan Didion, and Prince yearbook. “Being a yearbook do with my life.” a role in her future caereer. were open-minded, friendly, Charles, to name just a few— editor really was like putting Ms. Corey, who majored in art After a summer job and antiauthoritarian. He plus a broad range of equally a magazine together,” he mimeographing scripts, at Bowdoin College and had remembers his history teacher, fascinating non-celebrities says. “Covering the story of planned to play soccer there Ms. Meyer’s professional Earl Bell, whose insistence around the world. that given year and all the before an ankle injury derailed career began as a film editor, on research papers and “The writing is actually the personalities that were around those plans, was drawn to working on a documentary, elaborately prepared debates easy part,” says Mr. Reginato, the school.” Documentary filmmaker University of Pennsylvania Law Ten years before she gained cooking initially because of what Woodstock, and films likeThe made the class “electrifying,” who produces several long, Mr. Reginato credits she calls “the intersection of the and producer Muffie Meyer, Lords of the Flatbush with School scholar Leo Katz, ’74, he says. “The enthusiasm and in-depth stories each year. “My journalism teacher Wayne national prominence as the ’63, has many stand-out AB’79, AM’82, JD’82, has made winner of a cooking show, Missy creative and the athletic.” And Sylvester Stallone and Henry the personal encouragement job is to come up with ideas Brasler—who retired in January she says, cooking is athletic, memories from her time at a career out of solving puzzles: he provided were enormous for interesting subjects, and after 50 years at Lab—for Corey, ’02, and a classmate Winkler. One of her big breaks teasing out hidden patterns in “especially cutting beef or Lab: deconstructing how to “lie then get access to them.” providing encouragement made a show of their own for came when she edited and the tangle of rules that make working in the butcher shop. with statistics” in sixth grade, Mr. Reginato specializes and guidance that continues their U-High May Project. Every directed, with the Maysles up the law and the logical Everything is really heavy. You’re investigating Woodrow Wilson in landing hard-to-get to inform his career at Vanity week they filmed themselves brothers and Ellen Hovde, the mysteries of foundational The teachers on your feet. It’s tough work.” and the League of Nations in interviews. He’s the only Fair. “So much of journalism is preparing three or four recipes documentary Grey Gardens. concepts such as consent, of their own design, with Ms. Corey is preparing for high school, and learning how Sesame Workshop, creator of coercion, causation, and were open- journalist ever to enter the about capturing personalities, her next cooking/tough work 27-story, $1 billion Mumbai and Mr. Brasler always was then Dean of Students Larry to create a cogently argued the children’s show Sesame complicity. These paradoxes combination. This summer she minded, mansion of the Ambanis, attuned to that—he had a McFarlane appearing as taster. paper by parsing The Fall of Street, then offered Ms. Meyer goad him into asking, “So what and boyfriend Ryan Beck, ’00, India’s richest family. He also big personality himself,” Mr. Although the show itself The House of Usher. and Hovde a job producing and is going on?” friendly, and is lost to time, Ms. Corey moved to Fennville, Michigan’s Ms. Meyer, who won an Yet this question has been met with the reclusive heiress Reginato says. “I certainly value directing short documentaries, Bunny Mellon, whose previous the real lesson he taught about learned from it. “We did a lot of Emmy Award in 1988 and which required them to form threading itself through his antiauthoritarian. research about cooking shows another in 2003, sees a clear life since long before he took interview was in 1961. writing, which was to be clear a company. In 1978 they “It’s all about capturing but also to be lively.” and recipes,” she says. “I tried “It’s about being connection between her Lab his first constitutional history boosts to me.” From his cofounded Middlemarch Films, the subjects’ voices and who He remembers working out techniques and flavors, but education and her ability to class in college. The son of an physics teacher Richard which has since produced they are,” Mr. Reginato says. “I long into the night to lay out I was just passionate about a well-rounded Austrian academic who grew up Kimmel, who helped him delve into a variety of topics more than 100 films and like to just set the stage, let the yearbook by hand. “This cooking. I didn’t think I was in a way that informs and in East Germany, he admits he attempt to understand Gödel’s going to make a career out of it.” individual videos distributed nationally was “remarkably slow to figure was long before computers— engages. “This is what many of theorem, he learned “the not Yet she did. Ms. Corey and internationally via theater, things out” when at age 13 we used pica rulers,” he says. inconsiderable benefits of trying went on to cook at Ambria and thinking the great teachers at Lab were television, home video, and he came to the United States. “The process itself was more for something beyond one’s in Chicago and Duckfat able to do,” she says. “Maybe educational markets. The cultural differences and time consuming than it is creatively...” reach.” in Portland, Maine, before some of what they knew Her advice to young his imperfect grasp of English today, but the object was the Author of several books, winning on Chopped in 2012. seeped in.” led to “ludicrous moments of same.” people who want to enter the including his Guggenheim- After spending a few months Virtue Cider, where founder profession: “Films are about confusion,” says Professor Katz, supported Why the Law Is So After graduating from and former Goose Island who eventually clerked for now- Lab, Reginato studied traveling and staging in several something. Use your time Perverse (2011), Professor restaurants around Chicago, brewmaster Greg Hall promotes in school and your curiosity Supreme Court Justice Anthony Katz’s latest effort focuses English literature at Columbia heritage and sustainably “...practice the M. Kennedy. University, then stayed in New she became head butcher to look at a large variety of on the mysteries that torture grown apples. Ms. Corey and His first year in Austin, York City. His first job out of and then chef de cuisine at skill of shaping subjects, and practice the skill all lawyers. One paradox he Publican Quality Meats, where Mr. Beck are helping Mr. Hall Texas, introduced him to “a tackles in the tentatively titled college was an editorial launch a broader Virtue Farms, of shaping raw facts into a totally bizarre spectacle”: a pep assistantship at Vanity she ran lunch service, planned raw facts into a story.” Ms. Meyer’s profession What Perplexes Lawyers menus, butchered, worked with starting up “a full-fledged rally. “We would watch a group and Why is indeterminacy. Fair during the early has led her from Morocco to purveyors, and trained staff. She organic farm operation over story.” of scantily clad girls perform “Cases tend not to come days of the magazine’s Lithuania and to collaborations worked 12-hour days, longer if the next two years,” says Ms. what struck me as rather before a judge unless they are revival. Mr. Reginato Corey. As culinary director, her with Lorne Michaels, Mike provocative gyrations, while the restaurant was hosting an intractable, which means there went on to serve as charge includes “harvesting, Though she was accepted Nichols, Walter Cronkite, and everybody else was screaming event. is no good answer that one features director at processing, pickling, canning, to a joint master’s and doctoral some incomprehensible Lab, in addition to Penn and Teller. “I never knew could confidently predict a court W magazine before preserving, and curing all of the program in medieval studies slogans at the top of their providing her first reality-TV where what I got from Lab would give to them,” he says. returning to Vanity plants and animals.” Culinary at the University of Chicago, voices, like, ‘Kill Lamar! Kill experience, gave Ms. Corey would lead me. All I can say “But courts certainly don’t think Fair in his current athleticism, indeed. she realized she didn’t want a it prepared me for a great Lamar!’ Then we went back to of themselves as just picking role. a valuable broad education. career in academia. A film-buff our classrooms.” “It’s about being a well- journey.” the answer out of a hat. So friend of hers filled her mind He moved to Chicago what is going on?” rounded individual and thinking for high school, and found

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