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Greetings!
Thank you for taking the time to read the Midland School Monthly E-news. 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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 | Class of 2012 Graduates on Saturday, June 2
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 | | Class of 2012 received Midland hats at the senior lunch held on May 20, with senior class advisers and Board members |
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Midland's commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2012 will be held at noon on Saturday, June 2, on Midland's campus. The class of 2012:
Irvin Alvarez, Santa Ana, CA
Gillian Beery-Beesley, Oakland, CA
Lily Brand (Class President), Carpinteria, CA
Callie Bryan, Albuquerque, NM
Savannah Bryant (School Prefect), Paso Robles, CA
Luke Carpenter, Portland, OR
Savannah Cooley, Santa Barbara, CA
Danica Davis, Lexington, MA
Alba DeCarlo, Tesuque, NM
Shaie Gold, Carpinteria, CA
Kendrick Holmes, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Peter King, Monterey, CA
Ammaria Kjos, Santa Barbara, CA
Tevita Mafi, Oakland, CA
Anna Paris-Behr, Los Angeles, CA
Merlin Plumbley, Portland, OR
Ellen Rafferty, Solvang, CA
Becca Rantanen, Goleta, CA
Marcus Schmidt (School Prefect), Cazadero, CA
Phoebe Stokes, Pacific Grove, CA
Sae Young Yeo, Gwangunsi, Korea
Jenny Zeng, Beijing, China
Congratulations to the Class of 2012!
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| Eclipse Experience
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Observing the annular eclipse
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May 20, 2012 provided a rare opportunity for students at Midland to observe a partial annular eclipse of the sun. After dinner, a curious group of students and faculty members ventured out onto Kimpton Field. Pinhole projectors or backwards binoculars were used to project the image of the sun-in-eclipse onto pieces of paper. |
| Senior Symposium
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Gillian Beery-Beesley '12 reads an excerpt from a short story she wrote
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The Class of 2012 educated the Midland community on Wednesday, May 16th with their outstanding senior thesis presentations, a culmination of all of their hard work on their senior thesis papers and projects, as well as Experiential Week internships. The senior's papers and some projects are on display in the Library. |
| Alumni/ae News |
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Emma Munger '08 and Ian Farmer '08 both graduated
from Maryland Institute College of Art on Monday, May 14, 2012. Congratulations! This summer, Emma will work as the art teacher at Dunn's summer camp, and Ian hopes to intern at AeroFilm in Santa Monica, CA.
Nora Livingston '07 has resumed her blog, "Wings Above The World", about the birds, plants, mammals, and community interactions of the Mono Basin and tidbits about other ecosystems she visits.
Matthias Craig '96 has established a Service Learning Internship Program for college students and recent graduates interested in sustainable energy, clean water, and/or community development.
The Class of 1982 will be on campus June 15-17, 2012 for its 30th reunion.
David Starkman '68 submitted "The Story of the Midland Phone Booth Sign" for the Midland Memories section of the website.
" Between The Tides," a new film by Peter Coonradt '64, will have its premier screening at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on June 10. The Producer is Bud Laurent, a marine biologist and former member of Midland's Environmental Advisory Board. Midland chemistry teacher and Director of Environmental Programs Lise Goddard is featured in the movie, along with her marine biologist husband Jeff Goddard and their sons Ziggy and Will. Peter Kunasz '62 created a reunion website for the Class of 1962's 50th reunion held during Midland's Alumni/ae, Parents and Friends Weekend. Click here to see the website.Harry Cross '62 shared some highlights from the Class of 1962's 50th reunion. Click here to read.Fred Brossy '46 donated money to help the Midland Common Ground Service Club learn about giving and service. The Club decided that providing lunch for seniors in the local Solvang Senior Center would be a good project.
Please send us your news!
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| Midland Alumnus and Author Remembered
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| We are sad to report the passing of Gary Lewis '45. Gary poured his soul and his mind into Dominion Over Palm and Pine: Paul Squibb and His Students, an impeccably documented, beautifully written, scholarly text on Paul Squibb and the early decades of Midland School, published in 2001. Gary left us a priceless gift. By providing a clear-eyed window into Midland's past, he gave us a lantern - powered by kerosene and an abiding love for this place and its history - to illuminate Midland's present and future. - Lise Goddard, Director of Environmental Programs
Gary Lewis wrote the following about Paul Squibb, and aptly, Lewis embodied the same ideals about himself through his life's work.
"An environmentalist long before we had a word for it, he never stopped taking personal responsibility for his surroundings, immediate or remote. The assertion that one person cannot change the world seemed so pathetically silly to him that it was liable to provoke only good-natured, frowning laughter, as if the suggestion had been made teasingly, in mock ignorance. He reveled in paradox, but held one truth to be simply and always true: it matters what we do." (Dominion, 4)
Click here to read Gary's obituary, which his wife Laurie sent to Canadian newspapers. |
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Sincerely,
Your Friends at Midland School
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