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Blue Oak School Class of 2011 will walk the stage at the Napa Valley Opera House on Wednesday, June 1st, 5:00 pm. We would love for as many BOS grads as possible to join us as we welcome them off the stage. Please contact Caryl if you are able to make it! It is a special celebration this year as Class of '11 represents the first students to have attended BOS since Kindergarten.

 

This newsletter is also THRILLING because we have the first news of our inaugural graduating Class of '07's college destinations. Please see below in the Alum Updates section for those thrills and chills. If you don't see your name there, please forward your college news to Caryl, so she can share it with your old buddies back here at Blue Oak.

 

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BOS Alums Stick Together at the Justin-Siena Turnabout Dance!
JS Turnabout 2011 

 If you have a great photo to share with your old classmates please forward it to Caryl.

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The latest Chills and Thrills from our Grads:

2007Kylie FlannaganCurrently Kylie is finishing up a great four years at Branson (in Ross, CA) with a month-long internship in rural Costa Rica, where she is staying with a local family, teaching at an elementary school, and volunteering at an orphanage. Before leaving, she wrapped up finals and was inducted into the Cum Laude Society and graduated with straight A's. Next year, Kylie will be attending Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.
2007ColeGevurtzCole is headed to UC San Diego and is the  Valedictorian for her graduating class at New Tech High!
2007ConnorMapleConnor is on track to graduate from Napa High with 3 years in Chamber Choir and 4 years in the Concert Choir. He plans on working through the summer and  attending the Napa JC to get an AA in Hospitality, then hopefully transfer to CSU Northridge in 2-3 years. He is also working on getting massage therapy certification, and once he turns 21 attending bartending school. He says, "The catering and food service industries have been very good to me, I've enjoyed the work so much that I decided to get my degree in hospitality."
2007K.C.MarkovichHighlights of K.C.'s  year include a trip to New York with Napa High School Choir where she sang a short solo during the choir performance at Carnegie Hall.  She has been immersed in music at Napa High School as a member of Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Vocal Music Workshop.  K.C. will be attending California State University at Fullerton where she plans to major in psychology and minor in music.  She is interested in pursuing Music Therapy as a profession. K.C. was selected to serve in a leadership position of Top Staff at 4H Summer Camp.  The four Top Staffers organize, plan and then lead daily activities for a week at Las Posadas 4H camp in Angwin.  This summer K.C. will be working at Meadowood Resort as a Pool Attendant where she hopes to make lots of money to use for college expenses.
2007TylerSuhTyler was awarded Vintner's Student of the Month this year. He was also awarded four local scholarships in May, which included the Travis Rogers Scholarship in Excellence at the Napa High School Scholarship award ceremony.  A pianist since Kindergarten, Tyler has achieved  College Level 9 in the National Certificate of Merit Exams and was awarded a Senior Medallion for his efforts. He will be attending New York University this Fall and had gained entrance to their Music Education program.  
2008EmmaArcherEmma has enjoyed her Junior year at Justin-Siena. She is currently a Student Ambassador and next year will be a member of the Lasallian Student Leadership class. In the fall she got involved with the theater department and participated in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. She continues to play soccer and was an assistant coach for a boys' team, ages 7-8, with the NYSL. This semester she has enjoyed working with the kindergarten class at the Napa Valley Language Academy through her J-S Spanish 4 class. She is really looking forward to her Senior year!
2008ChrisDarrinJunior year has been a challenge, but Chris is working hard on keeping his grades up.  He played for the first Justin-Siena Lacrosse team which won the Junior Varsity division.  He has made a lacrosse travel team and will be traveling this summer playing in lacrosse tournaments. 
2008MadeleinePearsonMadeleine is currently studying for an International Baccalaureate diploma and is almost done with the first year of IB classes. She is playing the piano in the St. Helena High school's Jazz Band and performed at the Opera House on May 27th. She is also going to be a part of the Academic Decathlon next year. She is very honored to have been accepted into the National Honor Society as well as the French National Honor Society. Madeleine is hopeful to get into the University of Chicago as her college choice.
2009CarleeFlynnSophomore Year at Justin-Siena will wrap up as a year of deeper involvement for Carlee.  Participation in fundraising initiatives like Relay for Life; assisting in fun projects like producing the Turnabout Dance; and experiencing the humble service of helping San Francisco's homeless at St. Anthony's Dining Hall were all a part of a very rich year for her.  Starting the college admission process with a handful of tours of Colleges and Universities was fun homework!  Honored with both Academic and Athletic awards, she has a lot to be proud of.   Carlee will spend the entire summer in the mountains of Colorado as part of a small cohort of teen leaders from around the country, focusing on developing leadership skills and is planning on having the best summer of her life!
2009ClaudiaLuna-MoralesClaudia was Captain of the Junior Varsity basketball and soccer team this year and got a Captain's Award for her work with the soccer team. She has applied to be part of the Justin Siena Lassalian Student Leadership team, a role that includes helping with liturgies and special events. In the summer Claudia will be going on a trip to Costa Rica with 25 other students.
2009DanielWongDaniel had a great year playing Junior Varsity football and pioneered the first JV Lacrosse team for Justin- Siena finishing with only one loss this year!  Unfortunately he was injured near the end of the season and will be rehabing this summer. He is looking forward to football in the fall.
2010BellaEmmerichBella has been very busy this year, she designed and made the costumes for the principal characters in Justin-Siena's Phantom of the Opera. Bella is also dancing in ballet, contemporary, and pointe (ballet) classes. She is on her way to becoming an intern at a local clothing boutique, and is still hoping to attend Oxbow School in her Junior or Senior year. Things are looking good in the art world for this aspiring young artist.
2010CamilleMarkovichCamille had a great year at Napa High.  She opted to take AP Biology as a Freshman and is awaiting the results of the AP test.  During Spring Semester Camille discovered drum line in the instrumental music department and is currently playing the Bass Drum #3 part.  As a member of the drum line she will be traveling to Eugene, Oregon, this summer to attend the Alan Keown Drum Camp.  She is excited to be a part of the drum line during football season next year.  Camille keeps in touch with her Blue Oak buddies via texting and Facebook.  Camille's sister is off to college next fall and she is looking forward to having someone to visit who lives close to Disneyland.
2010SofiePearsonSofie recently finished the swim season on the varsity team which was very exciting. She has made Jazz Choir for next year and is enjoying a 4.0 GPA. She is still taking ukulele  and singing lessons and is looking forward to summer!
2010Max RischMax had a fantastic freshman year at Justin-Siena and his passion for theater arts has blossomed. He was recognized both by his peers and the faculty with two theater awards, Breakout Performer of the Year and Hard Work Ethic, for his role as Phantom in the Phantom of the Opera production. He also was awarded an Academic Award of Excellence for his school work this year. He is having so much fun he does not want Freshman year to end!

 

Sincerely,

Caryl 

Caryl Chakerian

Blue Oak School