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THE MAGAZINE VOLUME 29 NO. 1 | WINTER 2019

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Two Splashy Traditions Remain Hallmarks A May Tradition:100 May Years Day of has Country been a traditionDay School since Football the earliest​ moments at Mary Institute and continues as a staple of the MICDS experience. at MICDS Here's a look at May Day in 1931 and 2018. p . 20 CONTENTS FOR THE RECORD 08

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08 01 01 02 Willie Epps ’88 From student body president at CDS San Francisco to lawyer to U.S. Magistrate Judge, Willie Epps ’88 has had quite the career, Alumni Event and he hopes to by From San Francisco to Palo Alto, we loved mentoring younger lawyers and students. seeing our Bay Area alumni!

MI, CDS and MICDS alumni gathered in both Palo Alto and again at Absinthe in Hayes Valley, San Francisco, to reconnect, celebrate and 30 wish their best to Lisa Lyle as she visited the MICDS Finances 101: Bay Area for her last time as Head of School. A Close-Up Look at MICDS’ 20 05 (photos 1-4) Financial Needs Beyond Bold Action 03 03 04 The MICDS Fund, formerly the Annual Fund, provides crucial resources to the MICDS difference for each student, year after year. Chicago In this issue: Alumni Event Thirty alumni, from the classes of 1959 to 2010, gathered for cocktails and hors MISSION MATTERS d'oeuvres at The Kitchen in the River North area of Chicago for an alumni gathering. 02 A Message from Lisa Lyle We had a blast celebrating our Bold Action 03 Headliners 14 Campaign and our Head of School, Lisa Lyle, 12 Academic Excellence with Chicago-area alumni! 05 05 06 16 Faculty Excellence (photos 5-8) 8 1 Our Community 25 Vibrant Future 34 The Arts 36 #RamNation

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43 For the Record 54 Upcoming Events 72 Alumni Accolades

07 07 08 ABOUT MICDS MAGAZINE MICDS Magazine has been in print since 1993. It is published three times per year. Unless otherwise noted, articles may be reprinted with credit to MICDS.

EDITOR Jill Clark

DESIGN Almanac

HEAD OF SCHOOL Lisa L. Lyle

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Monica Shripka

MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST Glennon Williams

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Crystal D'Angelo OUR MISSION Lisa L. Lyle Wes Jenkins

More than ever, our nation needs responsible CLASS NOTES COPY EDITORS Anne Stupp McAlpin ’64 men and women who can meet the challenges Libby Hall McDonnell ’58 of this world with confidence and embrace all its Peggy Dubinsky Price ’65 Cliff Saxton ’64 people with compassion. The next generation must include those who think critically and ADDRESS CHANGE Office of Alumni and Development resolve to stand for what is good and right. MICDS, 101 N. Warson Rd. St. Louis, MO 63124 Our School cherishes academic rigor, encourages CORRESPONDENCE and praises meaningful individual achievement, Office of Communications and fosters virtue. Our independent education MICDS, 101 N. Warson Rd. St. Louis, MO 63124 prepares young people for higher learning [email protected] and for lives of purpose and service.

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MICDS 1 A MESSAGE FROM LISA LYLE

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By the time you open this issue of MICDS Magazine, the school year will be more than halfway over. That reality makes me shake my head in disbelief, especially this year as David and I prepare for our move to Zurich, Switzerland.

As you know, Jay Rainey has been selected by the Board of Trustees to serve as Head of School beginning July 1, 2019. Jay brings a wealth of experience in independent schools a