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Midland's Annual Alumni/ae, Parents and Friends Weekend is this weekend,
April 30-May 1, 2011
The John Dreyfuss Distinguished Alumnus award will be presented on Sunday, May 1, 2011, to Warner W. Henry '55, where one of the speakers will be Kim Dreyfuss Linse '82.
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View the invitation
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Attention Alumni/ae!
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Please email photos to Karen Readey from your Midland days for the
Midland Photo Archives on Midland's website |
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How To Make All The Difference In The World |
The seeds of charitable giving are not planted at birth. You've learned throughout your lifetime the values that inspire your generosity. How will you pass those values on to your loved ones?
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Midland's Annual Scholarship Fund
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Funds Raised to Date
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My Dog, Darby - Remembering
a Beloved Dog Who Loved Midland
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| Greetings!
Thank you for taking the time to read the Midland School Monthly Newsletter. We hope you find that our communications with you help keep you connected to Midland. Please contact us at any time with comments, suggestions or questions.
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 | A Solar Success Story
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 | | Solar Installation by Class of 2013 and Advisors |
Midland School has been installing PV arrays with our 10th graders every year for almost a decade. We hope you are captivated by the can-do spirit and this solar success story that can serve as an inspiration and model to others.
Click here to see Midland featured on 350.org.
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| Senior Symposium 2011
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 | | Mara Gabriel explains the inspiration for her ceramics and short stories |
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Senior symposium is when seniors share their research with the entire school in a formal presentation. This year's presentations were some of the very best we've seen. This is a day we always look forward to at Midland. We're proud of our seniors!
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| Grass Mountain Day
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 | Midland students and faculty formed a Midland "M" at the summit of Grass Mountain
(Photo by Pilots Eric Cobb and Gary Gordon) |
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Midland's Annual Grass Mountain Day was on Monday, April 25th this year. We enjoyed sunshine with moderate temperatures, and a fair showing of wildflowers.
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Click here to see a slideshow.
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| Alumni/ae News
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Brendan Doiron '08 is finishing his junior year at Humboldt State, with a major in Zoology, and minor in Wildlife Management.
David Simkowitz-Rogers '03 and AnnaBryn Simkowitz-Rogers '98 are making Missoula, MT their home. David and Lindsey Knudson, whom he met at Warren Wilson College, are getting married 9/24/11 in St. Louis, MO, her hometown. AnnaBryn will be an attendant.
Ryan Frisby '99 and wife Christie have a newborn baby born on April 8, 2011. His name is Tilton Ellis Frisby; their first child. Congratulations!
Isaiah Chase '98 graduates from medical school at the University of Rochester in early May. In June he'll begin his Psychiatry Residency at Yale. Former faculty member Chris Lauer recently published his translation of Chaucer's original Middle English of The Canterbury Tales.
See Peter Coonradt's '64 video featuring Bob Gillespie '57.
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| In Memoriam
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We are saddened to report that Jack McCurry '89 passed away on March 19, 2011, after being diagnosed with cancer a couple of years ago. A service was held in Carpinteria, CA on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Here's a link to the obituary that appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent.
Robert J. Cross '52 passed on March 31, 2011.
Frank Marshall '44 passed away on April 1, 2011. Here's a link to his obituary.
Barry Schulyer '41: We regret to inform you that Head of School Will Graham received a call from Peter Schuyler this morning reporting the death of his father, Barry Schuyler '41, on April 29th. There is no memorial service planned at this time. Born in 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, Barry founded the Alchemists Club at Midland in 1939, and graduated from Midland A.K. (Age of Kerosene) in 1941. In 1949, he married Jean Kellogg, and from 1951-1959, Schuyler was a Math and Science Teacher at Midland. From 1955-1998 he served several terms during these years as a Director on Midland's Board of Trustees. In 1999, with an initial gift and pledge to match future gifts, Barry kicked off the first Endowment for Midland's Scholarship Fund campaign with Bill Kimpton '54. Barry Schuyler has always been the heart of Midland's environmental programs, and in 2003, he conceived of and funded a faculty position dedicated to integrating environmental programs with Midland's mission of academic rigor, guided by an environmental advisory board. He followed the progress of this undertaking through his final month with us, with unending support and sage advice regarding building our campus's renewable energy infrastructure alongside our students. Outside of Midland, from 1970-1990, Barry was a Trustee at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History; the Board President from 1975-1978, and again in 1988. In 1996 he earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from UCLA, and was a Lecturer Emeritus in Environmental Studies at UCSB. In 2000, Barry, with his wife, received the Santa Barbara News-Press Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2005 the Schuylers received the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. "The value of Barry's contributions to Midland School is incalculable. He was, truly, one of the guardians of Midland's soul," shares Lise Goddard, Director of Environmental Programs. Will Graham adds, "Barry is the only person I know that had a personal relationship with every Midland Headmaster. Jean and Barry followed the school closely over time, and we have lost one of Midland's most loyal and supportive friends." |
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Sincerely,
Your Friends at Midland School
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