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<strong>532</strong>osuna road<br />
A magazine for the <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> Community<br />
<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Going Global<br />
50 Years of <strong>Prep</strong> Students<br />
Learning Beyond the Classroom<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> Profiles<br />
Alumnus: Nate Rogers '05<br />
Student: Amali Gordon-Buxbaum '17<br />
Faculty: John Suding<br />
Alumni Wrap-Up<br />
Reunions, Meet & Greets,<br />
& Much More!
<strong>532</strong>osuna road<br />
GOING<br />
GLOBAL<br />
17<br />
<strong>532</strong> refers to the school’s physical address - and the sense<br />
of place felt by all who come here. The <strong>532</strong> staff welcomes<br />
you to our school magazine, published for alumni, parents,<br />
students, friends, and the entire <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> community.<br />
We hope you enjoy the magazine.<br />
Our Mission: The joy of learning and living is at the center<br />
of all we do. <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>aratory School provides remarkable<br />
opportunities for intellectual and personal growth within a<br />
challenging and balanced program. As an extension of our<br />
families, <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>’s diverse community inspires students<br />
to find their academic focus, talents and creativity.<br />
Our Vision: At <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>, we will inspire our students to<br />
discover their purposes in the world by:<br />
• Developing essential skills and intellectual potential<br />
through challenging academics;<br />
• Cultivating a socially responsible environment of<br />
innovation and creativity; and<br />
• Engaging as a vibrant community for the betterment of<br />
society.<br />
Our Five A’s: To foster growth toward human as<br />
well as academic excellence, <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> seeks<br />
to create balance among the Five A’s:<br />
Academics • Arts • Athletics • Activities • Atmosphere<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>’s logo represents our balanced philosophy and<br />
program. Our Five A’s converge to form an integrated whole<br />
with the student at the center, reflecting the comprehensive,<br />
well-rounded education that <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> students receive.<br />
FEATURE STORY<br />
17<br />
An International Perspective<br />
Since it opened 50 years ago, <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> has<br />
stressed the importance of being a productive<br />
member of not only the local community,<br />
but the global community as well. Through<br />
classes, clubs and organizations, travel, and<br />
community service <strong>Prep</strong> has educated and<br />
inspired students to find and achieve his or her<br />
purpose in the world.<br />
On the Cover<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> sponsored trips have been a<br />
mainstay at the School for much of its fifty<br />
year history. Featured on the cover are <strong>Prep</strong><br />
students embarking on a Ghana safari in 2011.
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FEATURES<br />
IN EVERY ISSUE<br />
5<br />
Alumni News<br />
3<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> Around the Web<br />
11<br />
Alumni Profile: Nate Rogers '05<br />
4<br />
7<br />
From the Head of School<br />
Alumni Notes<br />
13<br />
Student Profile: Amali Gordon-Buxbaum '17<br />
10<br />
From the Archive<br />
15<br />
Faculty Profile: John Suding<br />
19<br />
Student 411<br />
17<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> International<br />
19<br />
20<br />
Faculty Wall<br />
SPS Briefs<br />
25<br />
Class of <strong>2016</strong> Commencement Recap<br />
21<br />
Smart Giving<br />
23<br />
Sundevil Sports<br />
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<strong>532</strong>osuna road<br />
is published twice a year by<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>aratory School, an independent<br />
co-ed school with a nationally recognized<br />
college preparatory program for<br />
students in grades 6 through 12.<br />
Administration<br />
Bill Sinfield - Head of School<br />
Joyce Whelchel - Assistant Head for Student Life<br />
Cheryl McMillan - Assistant Head for Academics<br />
Julie Cook - Director of Development<br />
Jenny Davidson - Director of Information Technology<br />
Laura Fitzpatrick - Director of Admission<br />
Melissa Morse - Director of College Counseling<br />
Melissa Jo Stroud - Director of Marketing &<br />
Communications<br />
Managing Editor - Melissa Jo Stroud<br />
Designer/Editor - Alexis Magaña-Jaggli<br />
Contributors<br />
Melissa Besante Dineen ’97<br />
Julie Cook<br />
Pete MacFarlane<br />
Matthew Nair '17<br />
Ryann Rael '17<br />
Patricia Gabbett Snow<br />
John Suding<br />
Susan Walton ’72<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>aratory School<br />
<strong>532</strong> Osuna Rd NE • Albuquerque, NM 87113<br />
505.338.3000 phone • 505.338.3099 fax<br />
sandiaprep.org • info@sandiaprep.org<br />
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Once you have enjoyed this issue,<br />
please recycle.<br />
3 <strong>532</strong> • <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
the new magazine. I want to hear<br />
about...I find the new sections...Can you<br />
have a place for...Where is <strong>Prep</strong> Post?<br />
The<br />
PREP<br />
photos are great. I get to stay in<br />
touch with fellow alumni. The students<br />
are AROUND<br />
doing such amazing things at<br />
<strong>Prep</strong><br />
THE<br />
You should<br />
WEBwrite a story about...<br />
Proud to be a Sundevil. Go Unicorns!<br />
We love hearing from<br />
Go Lions! Celebrating the Five A's of<br />
the <strong>Prep</strong> community<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> on social <strong>Prep</strong>aratory media. School. Academics,<br />
"At the end of each year in<br />
Athletics, Arts, Activities, middle and school, Atmosphere.<br />
each grade<br />
goes on a trip (in addition<br />
The joy of learning and living is at the<br />
the beginning of the year<br />
center of all we do. <strong>Sandia</strong> trip). High <strong>Prep</strong>aratory<br />
schoolers that<br />
are part of the OLP lead<br />
School provides remarkable opportunities<br />
the program. Faculty<br />
for intellectual and personal members and about 40 growth<br />
parents go along. The<br />
within a challenging and balanced<br />
OLP Camping Associates<br />
program. As an extension of took groups our shopping families, for T<br />
food on Monday for the<br />
o provide remarkable<br />
campout<br />
opportunities<br />
(with a budget).<br />
"SPS was great in '78<br />
for personal growth, and<br />
They will<br />
to<br />
be responsible<br />
now I wonder: Keen in<br />
cultivate<br />
for making their own<br />
'17? A pride of Lions,<br />
each student's passions, food, etc. This year's talents,<br />
trip<br />
a blessing of Unicorns -<br />
is the Great Sand Dunes<br />
creativity what do you and call a group intellectual development,<br />
National Monument. They<br />
of Sundevils? A flash?<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> Our Five A's converge go caving and to El Mapais to form<br />
A burst? Not to go on<br />
next year I think. It's a<br />
an integrated naming, but I wonder..." whole, reflecting the<br />
really awesome program."<br />
- Ethan Hay '78<br />
comprehensive, well-rounded - Rhonda Cork education<br />
Thomas<br />
that <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> students receive. 10<br />
Things We Believe: Educating is not a<br />
job; it is a calling. Education is about<br />
the students. Their needs always come<br />
first. The measure “Hunting of for our some family success photos for my is how<br />
Aunt and found this treasure! High School<br />
we treat our most challenged student<br />
Graduation 1984 from <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>.”<br />
on his or her most - Dianna challenging Leslie Morey ’84 day.<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> seeks to create balance among<br />
the Five A's: Academics, Athletics,<br />
Arts, Atmosphere, and Activities.
FROM THE<br />
Head of School<br />
This year marks <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>aratory School’s 50th Anniversary.<br />
I’m sure you knew that because we try to remind you on every<br />
occasion, on every piece of letterhead, and on the many signs that<br />
hang throughout the campus. But it’s important; it’s a tremendous<br />
milestone in the history of school. We’re a half of a century old!<br />
So, where were you in 1966 when the first small group of young<br />
pioneering ladies anxiously stepped onto this campus? A half a<br />
century ago, America looked a lot different. Lyndon B. Johnson<br />
was in the Oval Office; The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan were the<br />
top selling musical acts; "Bonanza" and "The Red Skelton Show" dominated the TV ratings;<br />
Jacqueline Susann’s novel, " Valley of the Dolls" topped the New York Times’ Best Seller<br />
list; and Captain Kirk introduced the world to the ridiculous concept of a flip-phone. The<br />
average cost of a new home was $24,000, a gallon of gas was $0.32, a haircut was two<br />
bucks, and a bottle of water… well, you couldn’t buy a bottle of water. 1966 also saw the<br />
USA’s growing involvement in the war in Vietnam (Perhaps there are some reading this that<br />
were then serving their country in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Thank you for your service.)<br />
Here in Albuquerque, Ralph Trigg began his tenor as Chairman of the City Commission (i.e.,<br />
Mayor), Popejoy Hall hosted its first concert (The Utah Symphony Orchestra); the <strong>Sandia</strong><br />
Peak Tramway brought its first customers to the summit of the mountain; and Sandía School<br />
welcomed its first class of girls to the campus.<br />
When those seventy eight young ladies first arrived on our campus, our founders must have<br />
felt an incredible sense of pride and satisfaction. They had worked so hard to get the school<br />
off the ground, and they invested their time, talents, and treasures to plant the seeds of<br />
our success. That first Board of Trustees included some of the most prominent and socially<br />
involved citizens of Albuquerque, and it was presided over by Barbara Young Simms, a<br />
tenacious and determined woman who had been working on this “project” and gathering<br />
support for the school since 1958. The Board hired Reverend Paul Saunders as the founding<br />
Headmaster, and he was the perfect person for the job. He was a man who had a great deal<br />
of experience in building institutions.<br />
There have been many changes to school over the past 50 years, both in terms of the<br />
campus and the programs, and there have many great administrators and faculty who have<br />
moved the school forward and ensured its relevance. What hasn’t changed, however, is<br />
the spirit of those who brought this school to life and the values that are the core of this<br />
community. We do well to remember this. The decisions we make today and tomorrow<br />
must be directed by our mission and tempered by those values. In fifty years, what will the<br />
future generations be saying about us?<br />
The First Sandía School<br />
Board of Trustees<br />
General Kenner Hertford,<br />
Chairman<br />
Mrs. Albert Simms II<br />
(Barbara Young Simms),<br />
President of the Board<br />
Mrs. Edward Gladden<br />
(Phyllis Boyd Gladden),<br />
Secretary of the Board<br />
Mr. Cale Carson, Treasurer<br />
Mr. John Eastham<br />
Mr. Max Linn<br />
Mr. Frank Maple<br />
Mrs. Albert Mitchell<br />
(Natalie Galbraith Mitchell)<br />
Mrs. Ben Roberts<br />
(Nancy Anderson Roberts)<br />
Mrs. Thomas Ryan<br />
(Ellen Ann Lembke Ryan)<br />
Dr. Randolph Seligman<br />
Mrs. George Schreiber<br />
(Mary Cook Schrieber)<br />
Mrs. William F. Whitfield<br />
(Sue Trammell Whitfield)<br />
Mr. Paul Saunders,<br />
Headmaster<br />
Bill Sinfield<br />
Head of School<br />
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Alumni NEWS<br />
S A N D I A<br />
A L U M N<br />
P R E P<br />
2 16<br />
I<br />
W E E K E N D<br />
SANDIA PREP<br />
ALUMNI WEEKEND<br />
RECAP<br />
• Outdoor Leadership Program Reunion<br />
• 50th Anniversary Dedication & Campus Tours<br />
• Alumni Family Picnic - Sponsored by Papa Murphy's Pizza - Parker Willis '21<br />
Family; La Cumbre Brewing Co. - Laura Christopher '96 Erway Family;<br />
the Volkman (Avery '96 and Sage '99) Family<br />
• Thomas Ebel Alumni Soccer Games - Sponsored by Michael '88<br />
& Kiersten (Whitesel) Stockham '91<br />
• <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> Alumnae Volleyball Game<br />
• Alumni Basketball Game<br />
• Children’s Soccer, Basketball & Volleyball Clinics<br />
• Live music by Chris Downey's '91 band, The Boondoggles<br />
• 1991 & 2006 Class Reunions<br />
Meet<br />
DALLAS<br />
&<br />
Greet<br />
Saturday, November 12 • 6pm - 8pm<br />
12017 Shirestone Lane, Dallas, TX 75244<br />
Questions? RSVP? alumni@sandiaprep.org
ABQ Meet & Greet<br />
February 11, <strong>2016</strong><br />
L.A. Meet & Greet<br />
March 24, <strong>2016</strong><br />
San Francisco<br />
Meet & Greet<br />
February 26, <strong>2016</strong><br />
Hello Alumni,<br />
My name is Brandon<br />
Saylor '03, and I am the<br />
new President of the<br />
Alumni Association for<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>. I graduated<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> in 2003 and then<br />
went on to get my<br />
bachelors degree at the University of Colorado<br />
at Boulder. I am currently living in Albuquerque,<br />
working as a broker for Colliers International, a<br />
commercial real estate brokerage firm.<br />
My three years at <strong>Prep</strong> were some of the finest<br />
years in my life. I want to make sure the school that<br />
provided so much for me continues to give to future<br />
generations. Alumni participation plays a key role<br />
in ensuring preservation of the school's values and<br />
principles that made this learning institution so great.<br />
Not only am I the President of the Alumni<br />
Association, but I am also on the Board of Trustees<br />
and have participated in numerous fundraising<br />
events for the school. I feel it is the least I can do to<br />
give back. <strong>2016</strong> marks 50 years of success for the<br />
school, and it is an extraordinary time to be a part of<br />
this organization. My hope is for the generations of<br />
alumni before me, and after me, to come together to<br />
write the next 50 years of success for the school. Let’s<br />
make this happen!<br />
Alumni<br />
Induction Breakfast<br />
Denver<br />
Meet & Greet<br />
June 16, <strong>2016</strong><br />
May 20, <strong>2016</strong><br />
A special thanks to the Gretchen Heath Keller '00<br />
family for hosting such a fun evening!<br />
On behalf of the <strong>Sandia</strong><br />
<strong>Prep</strong>aratory School Alumni<br />
Association, please help us<br />
thank Lydia (Jones) Pizzonia<br />
'99 for serving as our Alumni<br />
Association President from<br />
2013-<strong>2016</strong>.<br />
During her term, Lydia<br />
worked with <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>'s<br />
Board of Trustees on numerous campus initiatives,<br />
helped increase alumni participation in the School's<br />
Annual Fund, and led our annual Alumni Weekend<br />
planning committee, further establishing a strong<br />
connection between current <strong>Prep</strong> families and our<br />
alumni community.<br />
After helping her husband, Justin, with his law<br />
practice, Pizzonia Law, LLC, for several years, Lydia is<br />
joining the University of New Mexico's School of Law.<br />
Lydia and Justin live in Albuquerque with their three<br />
beautiful children: Kylie '21, Reed, 7 and Michael, 5.<br />
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AlumniNOTES<br />
’70s<br />
Anita (Miller)<br />
Summers '75<br />
shared this photo<br />
on our <strong>Sandia</strong><br />
<strong>Prep</strong> Alumni<br />
Association<br />
Facebook<br />
page. She said,<br />
"Had dinner<br />
with Elizabeth<br />
(Wood) Reynertson '72 last night. Hadn't<br />
seen each other in over 30 years!"<br />
WANTED: '77 & '87 Reunion Reps<br />
We're looking for Class of 1977 and<br />
Class of 1987 volunteers to help plan<br />
reunions. Your SPS Alumni Affairs Office<br />
is committed to making the process as<br />
simple as possible and is available to<br />
help in a variety of ways. To learn more,<br />
email alumni@sandiaprep.org.<br />
’80s<br />
In April, Sundevils<br />
Brother Thomas<br />
Bushnell '85, Jay<br />
Kory Johnson<br />
'06 and Kristen<br />
(McKee) Johnson<br />
'06 attended Easter<br />
services together<br />
in Glendale,<br />
Calif. Brother<br />
Thomas is a<br />
software engineer<br />
with Google. Alumni couple Kristen and<br />
Jay married while they were in college,<br />
and are now working together at The<br />
Episcopal School of Los Angeles. Kristen<br />
is the Business Manager and Director<br />
of Operations and Jay is the Dean of<br />
Curriculum and Teacher in Music.<br />
’90s<br />
Russell Grubbs<br />
'92 married<br />
Valerie<br />
Huntsman on<br />
July 24, <strong>2016</strong> in<br />
Scottsdale, Ariz.<br />
Raúl Torrez<br />
'95 is the<br />
Democratic<br />
nominee<br />
for<br />
Bernalillo<br />
County<br />
District<br />
Attorney.<br />
Raúl is a former federal prosecutor and<br />
was a senior advisor in President Obama's<br />
Department of Justice when he was<br />
selected to be a White House Fellow. After<br />
graduating from <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>, Raul received<br />
his undergraduate degree from Harvard<br />
University, a master's degree from the<br />
London School of Economics, and has his<br />
law degree from Stanford University.<br />
Charley Michelle<br />
(Lowe) Baruth<br />
'97 married Jack<br />
Baruth at the<br />
Valley of Fire near<br />
Las Vegas, NV on<br />
April 17, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
The family lives in<br />
Columbus, Ohio,<br />
where Charley<br />
telecommutes for Fidelity Investments.<br />
We appreciate our<br />
Class Reunion liaisons!<br />
Jillian Gonzales '91<br />
Heather Townsend '91<br />
Class of '96 & '97 Reunion<br />
Dana Blaugrund Carroll ’97 and<br />
Michael Beinenson ’97 are<br />
planning a joint class reunion.<br />
To learn more, please email<br />
dana.carroll@wolfgangpuck.com<br />
and/or beinenson@gmail.com.<br />
In June, Jamie<br />
(Cochran)<br />
Rayne '98 was<br />
named one of<br />
Albuquerque<br />
Business<br />
First's "40<br />
Under Forty."<br />
In December<br />
2015, she<br />
was elected<br />
President of the Home Builders<br />
Association of Central New Mexico;<br />
becoming only the second woman and<br />
youngest individual to be in this position.<br />
Dr. Emily Bowlin '98 and Eric Wolters<br />
welcomed daughter Mackenzie Kai<br />
Wolters into the world July 14, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
In late July, Amanda Riggs '99 published<br />
Working in the Middle East: An American<br />
Woman's Story. The Sundevil has a bachelor's<br />
degree in political science and global studies<br />
from the University of Minnesota and a<br />
master of public administration from George<br />
Washington University.
’00s In June, Courtney<br />
Lapham-Simpson<br />
'04 completed<br />
her emergency<br />
medicine<br />
residency at the<br />
University of<br />
New Mexico.<br />
She celebrated<br />
with a trip to see<br />
her sister Cassie<br />
Lapham-Simpson '02 in New Zealand.<br />
Cassie moved to Gore in June 2015 to<br />
further pursue her career as a veterinarian.<br />
Courtney is working at the University of<br />
New Mexico as a junior faculty member.<br />
In April, Ali<br />
Hashemian<br />
'01 released<br />
OVERTAXED:<br />
Six Powerful<br />
Tax-Free<br />
Investment<br />
Strategies<br />
and How to Use Them to Lower Taxes.<br />
Within 24 hours, the eBook was on<br />
Amazon's bestseller list. Ali has a<br />
bachelor’s degree in mathematics and<br />
computer science, as well as a master’s<br />
degree in business administration<br />
with an emphasis in finance from<br />
the University of San Diego. Ali also<br />
has a degree in personal financial<br />
planning from UCLA and a designation<br />
as a Certified Financial Planner<br />
practitioner. Ali owns Kinetic Financial.<br />
Ross Cavin '02<br />
and his wife<br />
Erin Ness Cavin<br />
welcomed<br />
daughter<br />
Brechin Ness<br />
into the world<br />
May 4, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
The family lives<br />
in Amsterdam where Ross works with the<br />
advertising agency, Anomaly.<br />
Scotti Russell<br />
Sheehy '02 and her<br />
husband, Bobby<br />
welcomed their<br />
son, Charlie into<br />
their family in May.<br />
Charlie joins big<br />
sister Jordan, age 2.<br />
Robert Hursig<br />
'04 married<br />
Berna Urioste on<br />
June 18, <strong>2016</strong> in<br />
Albuquerque. Robert<br />
has a master's<br />
degree in electrical<br />
engineering from<br />
California Polytechnic State University<br />
and is currently working at <strong>Sandia</strong><br />
National Laboratories.<br />
We appreciate our<br />
Class Reunion liaisons!<br />
Audra Gentry '06<br />
Kyle T. Cowan<br />
'07 plays the<br />
role of "Pa" in<br />
season one of<br />
Preacher on<br />
AMC. He also<br />
plays a role in<br />
the upcoming<br />
film War On<br />
Everyone, set to be released in the fall.<br />
His book Sunshine is Forever is now<br />
available for preorder on InkShares.com.<br />
In May, Jo Anna Phillips ’07 graduated<br />
with her master's degree in rhetoric<br />
and writing from the University of New<br />
Mexico. She will continue to teach at<br />
UNM in the Core Writing department as<br />
well as begin an adjunct professorship at<br />
CNM, all while pursuing her doctorate,<br />
also in rhetoric and composition.<br />
Class of '07 Reunion<br />
Dani Castioni '07 is planning<br />
your 10-year reunion.<br />
To learn more, please email<br />
dcastion@salud.unm.edu<br />
Kate<br />
Brassington '08<br />
graduated from<br />
Pepperdine<br />
University in<br />
2012 and has<br />
worked at PwC<br />
in Los Angeles<br />
and Dallas. In February, Kate accepted a<br />
position as a senior tax consultant with<br />
Ernst and Young in London.<br />
Courtney<br />
Groves '08 is an<br />
implementation<br />
specialist with<br />
tech startup,<br />
Stellar, a digital<br />
marketplace for<br />
private aviation in<br />
Palo Alto, Calif.<br />
Chase McCall<br />
'08 is serving<br />
as an intern for<br />
Michelle Lujan-<br />
Grisham, a U.S.<br />
Representative<br />
for New<br />
Mexico's 1st<br />
Congressional<br />
District. His<br />
duties include meeting with constituents<br />
to pass along their thoughts to the<br />
Congresswoman; attending hearings and<br />
briefings to take notes and summarize<br />
current legislation; as well as leading<br />
guided tours of the Capitol Building.<br />
In Remembrance<br />
Betsy Blueher Truby '73<br />
Terry Dean '71<br />
Lindsay Harper Makepeace<br />
Jason Wiesner '12<br />
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Alumni NOTES<br />
continued<br />
’10s<br />
Madeline Hunter<br />
’10 is an Event<br />
Coordinator with<br />
Beth Helmstetter<br />
Events in Los<br />
Angeles, Calif.<br />
The wedding and<br />
design company is<br />
on Martha Stewart’s<br />
list for top planners in the nation and<br />
Destination Weddings & Honeymoon’s<br />
A-List for top destination wedding planners<br />
in the world. Maddie has a bachelor of<br />
business administration in marketing from<br />
Loyola Marymount University.<br />
Richard Abraham<br />
’11 graduated from<br />
Stanford University<br />
in June with a<br />
master's degree in<br />
bio-engineering.<br />
Richard has a<br />
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering<br />
from the University of New Mexico.<br />
Catee (Abney)<br />
Torrez ’11<br />
married Brandon<br />
Torrez in<br />
July. Several<br />
Sundevils were<br />
in attendance<br />
at the wedding,<br />
including:<br />
Jasmine Shubert '11, Noelle (Torrez)<br />
Likovic '07, and JoAnna Phillips '07.<br />
Catee works for Presbyterian Health<br />
Services as a Business System Analyst,<br />
and Brandon is co-owner of his family’s<br />
restaurant Julian's Burgers n More.<br />
Hannah O'Hern ’12 graduated from the<br />
University of Tulsa. She works for the<br />
start-up Magpie Products LLC which<br />
designs, builds, tests, and delivers<br />
dozens of different student engineering<br />
projects to help persons with disabilities.<br />
Kelsea Cronin '12 is this coming year's<br />
recipient of the University of Arizona's<br />
Harrison H. Barrett Graduate Student<br />
Scholarship in Optical Sciences and<br />
Medical Imaging. In May, Kelsea<br />
graduated from New Mexico Tech<br />
with bachelor's degree in electrical<br />
engineering with highest honors. She<br />
received the Electrical Engineering<br />
Department's Outstanding Senior Award.<br />
Heather McKechnie ’12, a student at<br />
the University of Aberdeen, is an active<br />
member of a highly competitive rowing<br />
club. In March, Heather was featured<br />
in an Albuquerque Journal article. She<br />
attends the University in Aberdeen<br />
where she is working toward a degree<br />
in biomedical science. In July, Heather<br />
moved to Germany for a year-long<br />
internship at a research laboratory.<br />
In May Brad<br />
Silling ’12<br />
graduated cum<br />
laude from<br />
the University<br />
of Southern<br />
California in<br />
Los Angeles,<br />
Calif. with his<br />
focus in architecture. Brad will attend<br />
Harvard University to complete his<br />
studies in architecture at the Graduate<br />
School of Design. Celeste Silling ’12<br />
graduated from Lawrence University in<br />
Appleton, WI, with a focus in biology,<br />
botany, and art. Celeste is in the process<br />
of applying to graduate school.<br />
Sydney<br />
Henry Torres<br />
’13 married<br />
Dominic Torres<br />
in June in<br />
Tijeras, NM.<br />
Leah Henry<br />
(former Sundevil) and Christina Pacheco<br />
’13 were two of Sydney’s four attendants.<br />
In May, Samuel Albert ’14, a University of<br />
New Mexico's School of Architecture &<br />
Planning student, had his work featured as<br />
part of a student exhibit at the Rail Yards<br />
Market in Albuquerque.<br />
Grayson Reeves ’15<br />
recently completed<br />
his first year as a 4th<br />
Class cadet at the<br />
United States Air<br />
Force Academy in<br />
Colorado Springs.<br />
Grayson is majoring<br />
in aeronautical<br />
engineering. This<br />
summer Grayson completed both survival<br />
and parachuting training.<br />
In June, Delaney<br />
Heileman ’16<br />
received the Girl<br />
Scouts of America’s<br />
Gold Award.<br />
The ceremony<br />
took place at<br />
the Governor’s<br />
Mansion in Santa Fe and had alumna<br />
Monique Mayer Jacobson ’96 as the<br />
keynote speaker. Monique is the CYFD<br />
Cabinet Secretary of New Mexico.<br />
In June,<br />
Juhee Patel<br />
’16 received<br />
a $15,000<br />
scholarship<br />
from the<br />
New Mexico<br />
Leadership<br />
Institute<br />
(NMLI). For the past two summers,<br />
Juhee participated in the NMLI<br />
Challenges, which included a<br />
community service project, an<br />
internship, and "a commitment<br />
to attend UNM or NMSU upon<br />
completion." She is currently in the BA/<br />
MD program at UNM.
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FROM THE<br />
Archive<br />
A Global Perspective<br />
2<br />
From its start <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> has<br />
held a well-rounded education<br />
as a cornerstone. Ensuring<br />
global awareness is a critical<br />
component. <strong>Prep</strong>'s global<br />
methods include foreign<br />
exchange students and foreign<br />
faculty members, schoolorganized<br />
travel abroad, direct<br />
school-to-school exchanges,<br />
community service travel, clubs<br />
such as Model UN, and the<br />
Senior Experience program.<br />
1. A small group of students visit Bhutan<br />
in 2010 as one of the early visits of<br />
outsiders allowed by the government.<br />
3<br />
4<br />
2. Foreign exchange teacher Shuren<br />
Dong helps in the library in spring 1990.<br />
3. SPS students work, study, and travel in<br />
Costa Rica with science teachers Chuck<br />
Buxbaum and Helen Haskell in 2008.<br />
4. In 2008 Author Vali Nasr speaks to<br />
students about the Middle East. (Pictured<br />
with Carla Tidwell and Paul Ryder.)<br />
5<br />
5. The 2010 Model United Nations team,<br />
represents two countries, the Islamic<br />
Republic and Republic of India.<br />
Susan Walton '72<br />
Parent Relations, Archives, & Activities
Alumni<br />
PROFILE<br />
Nate Rogers '05<br />
Rogers near the Prague Tower.<br />
11 <strong>532</strong> • <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
A<br />
lumnus Nate Rogers ‘05 spends his days playing cat<br />
and mouse with cyber criminals in his work as a<br />
Director of Security Research at a technical company<br />
in Baltimore. The ever-changing task of finding and stopping<br />
cyber attackers suits him perfectly. “Staying ahead of the ‘bad<br />
guys’ is a never-ending challenge that is both captivating and<br />
intellectually stimulating. Though sometimes it can be difficult<br />
to stay ahead, I enjoy the challenge.”<br />
His work in Information Security at CyberPoint International<br />
includes threat intelligence, malware analysis, vulnerability<br />
discovery, reverse engineering, and penetration testing. Rogers<br />
oversees research conducted by the firm’s Security Research<br />
Team that spans both commercial and federal sectors.<br />
Rogers’ interest in Computer Science/Cyber security began<br />
at <strong>Prep</strong>, which he attended for grades 6-12. Classes in precalculus,<br />
calculus, and physics “helped introduce me not only<br />
to the technical content, but also the time management and<br />
the discipline required to study and pass technical courses<br />
later in my academic career.”<br />
An Albuquerque native, Rogers did undergraduate work at<br />
Berkeley before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the<br />
University of California, Irvine. He will graduate in December<br />
from NYU Poly with a Master of Science in Cyber security.<br />
He worked as a developer at Intel in Rio Rancho in 2007 and<br />
as a researcher for a digital security firm in Irvine, California<br />
from 2008-2010 before joining CyberPoint International.<br />
From 2012-<strong>2016</strong>, Rogers was deployed as a U.S. government<br />
contractor to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. That<br />
experience allowed Rogers and his wife, Lindsay Smith, to<br />
explore their passion for travel. “During our time in the Middle<br />
East my wife and I were very fortunate to be able to travel to<br />
many different countries that would otherwise be inaccessible<br />
to us while living in the U.S.”<br />
break/circumvent it.” Just as law enforcement officers work<br />
to prevent crime, not simply respond to it, Rogers and his<br />
team try to beat cyber attackers to the punch in discovering<br />
software vulnerabilities. “Even after nearly 10 years in the field,<br />
I continue to be fascinated and captivated by the cleverness<br />
and ingenuity of both attackers and info sec professionals that<br />
defend against them.”<br />
Both at <strong>Prep</strong> and in college, Rogers was a multi-time All<br />
American swimmer. Rogers said he was more focused on<br />
swimming than school work while attending <strong>Prep</strong>. But the Lion<br />
has plenty of fond memories, including from non-technical<br />
classes that he didn’t know would have an impact on his<br />
career. “I will always remember and value my history classes<br />
with Mrs. Moses. Mrs. Moses would always challenge us to<br />
defend our own opinions and never let us settle for ‘good<br />
enough,’ a skill that will always be valuable throughout my<br />
professional and academic career.” Other favorite experiences<br />
were trips with Mr. Hanley as part of the Outdoor Leadership<br />
Program.<br />
Rogers said he’s been interested in his career field for as long<br />
as he can remember. And while he had many influential<br />
classes and teachers during his time at <strong>Prep</strong>, the one most<br />
relevant to his career was C++ programming with Mr.<br />
Arsenault. “It was a very small class where he was able<br />
to focus on each student and really give us one-on-one<br />
attention.”<br />
The couple had a horrifying brush with terrorism in March<br />
<strong>2016</strong>. They were wrapping up a long weekend getaway in<br />
Belgium, waiting in an airport ticket line to catch a return<br />
flight to Abu Dhabi, when back-to-back bomb explosions<br />
rocked the terminal building. At least 11 people were killed<br />
and hundreds injured in the terrorist attack. “We were just<br />
lucky and fortunate to be able to walk away,” Rogers told the<br />
Albuquerque Journal at the time.<br />
Rogers’ security team’s research recently was accepted at<br />
Ruxcon, a technical conference in Melbourne, Australia. At<br />
the conference in October, Rogers gave a speech in which he<br />
disclosed “new, never before seen cyber security techniques<br />
for both malware detection and penetration testing.” He also<br />
recently received his first patent for his research on malware<br />
analysis as part of a CyberPoint team.<br />
Though he described himself as a “mediocre at best” student<br />
while at <strong>Prep</strong>, Rogers said learning is his passion. “I am one<br />
of the few, lucky people in life that absolutely LOVES what<br />
I do for a living. A career in Info Sec means that every day I<br />
need to learn something new and try to figure out a way to<br />
Rogers and his wife, Lindsay<br />
When he’s not working, Rogers still enjoys swimming for<br />
fitness. He and his wife enjoy running races all over the United<br />
States and the world. In 2014, they ran a marathon in Athens,<br />
Greece. They share their home with two cats, Banksy and<br />
Fiona. Rogers said he remains closes with a few of his former<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> classmates. His brother, Jack Rogers, graduated from <strong>Prep</strong><br />
in ’07, and their parents still live near campus. “It’s hard to<br />
believe how different it looks now than from when I graduated.<br />
It’s great to see all the new buildings and athletic fields.”<br />
- Patricia Gabbett Snow<br />
Alumni PROFILE
Student<br />
PROFILE<br />
Amali<br />
Gordon-Buxbaum '17<br />
Gordon-Buxbaum visits an organic<br />
farm during her trip to Cuba.<br />
13 <strong>532</strong> • <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
Amali Gordon-Buxbaum ‘17 has broken bread with<br />
protesters in Cuba, swum with elephants in Thailand,<br />
and gone past “the point of no return” in Benin, all<br />
before graduating high school. Although her time at <strong>Sandia</strong><br />
<strong>Prep</strong> has been both transformative and edifying, Amali’s travels<br />
abroad have influenced her in a way no classroom lesson<br />
could. Her remarkable experiences have gifted her with a<br />
unique approach to life that has helped her excel inside and<br />
outside of the classroom. Now, armed with a superlative<br />
education and the knowledge of a seasoned explorer, Amali is<br />
ready to take on the world.<br />
Born in Albuquerque, Amali always knew her path would<br />
lead her through <strong>Prep</strong>. Her father, Chuck Buxbaum, has<br />
taught Biology and Environmental Science here for almost 20<br />
years, and her older sister graduated from the school in 2015.<br />
Although she has strong connections to <strong>Prep</strong>, her family isn’t<br />
the only reason she chose to attend school here.<br />
“I can’t lie that a large part of it was that my sister and my<br />
dad were already there, but I also really connected with<br />
the kids that I met on my buddy day, and I could tell that<br />
the atmosphere was something I would really enjoy,” she<br />
explained.<br />
In her six years at <strong>Prep</strong>, Amali has taken advantage of nearly<br />
every opportunity the school has offered. She is currently<br />
an Editor-in-Chief of the <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> Times, a guitarist in the<br />
school’s jazz band, a participant in Model UN, a member<br />
of the Student Government Association, a member of the<br />
National Honor Society, and an avid flamenco dancer outside<br />
of school. Although she has many commitments outside of the<br />
classroom, Amali always makes sure to prioritize learning; she<br />
was the recipient last year of the prestigious Bausch and Lomb<br />
Honorary Science Award from Rochester University in New<br />
York, which recognized her excellence in science.<br />
Amali credits the academics and extracurricular activities at<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> with shaping her into whom she is today.<br />
“I think by allowing me to explore my interests, <strong>Prep</strong> has<br />
definitely helped me decide where I dream of going in life,”<br />
she said. “It has also helped me to (become) a leader, whether<br />
that’s a leader of the newspaper staff or of the entire student<br />
body.”<br />
In seventh grade, when Amali’s parents told her the family was<br />
moving to Hanoi, Vietnam, for a year, she was sad to leave her<br />
school, but also excited for the new adventure. While living<br />
in Vietnam, she attended Hanoi International School, where<br />
her entire grade was made up of only 20 people. There, Amali<br />
became close friends with students from Denmark, Egypt,<br />
Finland, the Czech Republic, and Germany. With her school,<br />
she traveled around Vietnam and visited many small villages,<br />
learning about the country’s geography and demographics. She<br />
also learned how to play a traditional Vietnamese instrument,<br />
the T'rung, which is a bamboo xylophone.<br />
Although an experience like this may come only once in a<br />
lifetime for most people, Amali’s time spent in Vietnam is<br />
just one of many adventures she has had. Amali has been<br />
to Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Egypt, Israel, Ecuador, the<br />
Galapagos, Thailand, Laos, and Benin, a trip she especially<br />
enjoyed.<br />
Gordon-Buxbaum with her host sisters at<br />
the beach in Cotonou, Benin.<br />
“I think my favorite<br />
(trip) would have<br />
to be the one I took<br />
to Benin,” she said.<br />
“The main reason<br />
behind going was<br />
for me to have an<br />
opportunity to speak<br />
French outside<br />
of French class.<br />
And it was really<br />
convenient because<br />
my parents have long-time friends who are from Benin but<br />
currently live in Canada, so I stayed with their relatives. I<br />
learned so much not only about the French language but about<br />
African art and their culture.”<br />
Amali’s travels have embedded in her a passion for activism<br />
first introduced by her parents. She has fond memories of<br />
attending demonstrations with her mother and father from<br />
as early as the age of eight. In her travels, she has seen great<br />
injustices which she believes warrant protest. She still recalls<br />
her shock upon learning of the deaths that continue to happen<br />
in Laos due to unexploded bombs littered around the country.<br />
Instead of standing by, watching these inequities occur, Amali<br />
has decided to take action. She currently interns at a radio<br />
station called Generation Justice, which focuses on youth<br />
leadership in social justice issues. She plans to continue<br />
participating in social justice and activism groups in college<br />
and beyond.<br />
As a senior, Amali often finds herself thinking about her future.<br />
She is excited for college and is currently awaiting a response<br />
from her first-choice college, Northwestern University. She<br />
plans to study journalism, which combines her interest in<br />
people with her interest in current events, and she also hopes<br />
to continue studying music.<br />
Her dream job is working for the New Yorker magazine to<br />
which she has had a subscription for years. She enjoys how<br />
detailed their articles and profiles are and believes they “really<br />
take journalism to the next level of almost storytelling.”<br />
Amali knows that with her experience and education anything<br />
is possible.<br />
“I have gotten a lot of insight from all the places I've gone to,<br />
which could make the transition into a bigger, more diverse<br />
community smoother,” she said. “All those perspectives and<br />
all that insight will help me make decisions on how I want to<br />
shape the things that I do.”<br />
- Matthew Nair '17<br />
Student PROFILE
Faculty<br />
PROFILE<br />
John Suding<br />
15 <strong>532</strong> • <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Suding's 2013 advisory show off<br />
their presents after a "Holiday<br />
Socks Gift Exchange".
Science department chair John Suding has dedicated<br />
his life to producing top notch students around the<br />
globe.<br />
changing from communism and marshal law into a free-market<br />
economy, and there was a lot of optimism.”<br />
Born in Indianapolis, Suding earned a bachelor's degree in<br />
physics with a minor in math from Butler University, as well<br />
as a master's degree from Purdue University in education<br />
with a focus in math and science. For the next 20 years<br />
Suding and his wife did their two favorite things: traveling and<br />
teaching.<br />
Suding has taught physics and calculus at four different<br />
international schools. Each one was a unique experience. His<br />
favorite was an international school in Tokyo, Japan. It was a<br />
Catholic girl’s school started by Spanish nuns after World War<br />
II. On top of physics and math, one of Suding’s jobs was to<br />
be a punching bag. “They had a self defense class, and they<br />
needed someone to attack the girls so they could practice their<br />
self defense, and that was me. So they threw me around.”<br />
It certainly wasn't easy, but his previous experience as a<br />
wrestling coach in Belgium helped. Suding has taught at the<br />
international school in Brussels, Belgium, three different times.<br />
The first time was before he had children, once when his<br />
children were very young, and once when his children were in<br />
middle school. Suding has a son and two daughters whom he<br />
taught during the family's time abroad.<br />
Suding on a Yugoslavian freighter en route to<br />
Casablanca, Morocco, in 1978. From there, he and<br />
his family drove through Europe to begin teaching<br />
at the International School of Brussels.<br />
After leaving Brussels, the Suding family moved to an<br />
international school in Caracas, Venezuela. Tokyo may be<br />
his favorite place, but he said the kids in Venezuela could<br />
have been his favorite kids to teach. “They enjoyed life, but<br />
they worked really hard. Every day at lunch they would bring<br />
out boom boxes and put them in the hallway and dance the<br />
entire period.” However, Suding heard stories of petty crime<br />
involving high schoolers. Not wanting to put his son in that<br />
situation, the family moved.<br />
The fourth and final international school at which Suding<br />
taught was in Warsaw, Poland. He spent four years there, then<br />
spent a year in Chicago, then returned to Poland for another<br />
three years. “It was very interesting because it was just<br />
While teaching at Seisen International School,<br />
the Suding family visits a Tokyo street festival in 1989.<br />
His children grew up and moved away. His son is an engineer<br />
for Rolls Royce in Tokyo, Japan, and he also works with<br />
helicopters and jet engines. His daughter is a welder in<br />
Portland, Oregon, and she builds the parts that her brother<br />
sells to the Japanese. Suding’s other daughter is an art historian<br />
in St. Petersburg, Florida. With three kids in such different<br />
places, the Sudings picked a place somewhat in the middle.<br />
His wife teaches at Escuela Del Sol Montessori School.<br />
Suding had more than 30 years of teaching experience before<br />
he came to <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> in the fall of 2002. While the students<br />
at <strong>Prep</strong> don't dance in the hallways, Suding loves the school<br />
for knowing its place in the world. “It doesn't try to be any<br />
other prep school. It doesn't try to be a California school.<br />
It understands that New Mexico is a special place and that<br />
people have special interests here and it follows those, but also<br />
gives a good education."<br />
If Suding could take classes offered at <strong>Prep</strong>, physics and<br />
calculus would be a given. He also would take the film history<br />
class that was taught by Ron Briley as well as ceramics, photo,<br />
and painting and drawing. “In high school I never took any art<br />
and I wish I had an art department like they have here.”<br />
In his time teaching, one of Suding’s favorite parts is seeing<br />
his former students return, whether they're in their first year of<br />
college or have finished their degrees. His teaching career is<br />
highlighted by teaching his children. He taught all of them in<br />
physics, but one year he taught his son in physics, calculus,<br />
and coached him in baseball. Since Suding and his wife are<br />
both teachers, they spend their summers traveling. They've<br />
been to every state except Alaska, more than 60 countries,<br />
and every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Of all the<br />
places he’s traveled to, southern France is a favorite. Suding<br />
picked up French during his travels and looks forward to<br />
returning to France.<br />
Suding has turned two passions into a lifetime of adventure<br />
and won't be stopping any time soon.<br />
- Ryann Rael '17<br />
Faculty PROFILE
GOING<br />
GLOBAL<br />
50 YEARS OF PREP<br />
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM<br />
To be taught by a <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> teacher is to be taught by a lifelong learner.<br />
Among <strong>Prep</strong> teachers are individuals who<br />
have worked for the Associated Press, Reuters,<br />
United Press International, engineering firms,<br />
and museums. Some have owned their own<br />
business, practiced law, served in the military<br />
and as police officers and firefighters. The <strong>Prep</strong><br />
faculty boasts several published authors, awardwinning<br />
musicians, professional performers,<br />
and celebrated artists.<br />
Faculty members have lived, studied, and<br />
worked in all regions of the United States,<br />
from East Coast to West Coast, Australia,<br />
Brussels, Canada, China, Colombia, France,<br />
Germany, Ghana, Japan, Kazakhstan,<br />
Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, Poland,<br />
Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia,<br />
Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom,<br />
Venezuela, and Vietnam.<br />
17 <strong>532</strong> • <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
HOLA<br />
SALUT<br />
NĬ HĂO<br />
Global Curriculum<br />
Languages<br />
Spanish • French • Mandarin<br />
Border Studies<br />
6th Grade Culture & Geography<br />
Global Studies Elective<br />
Educational Travel<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> sponsored educational<br />
tours provide students with an incredible<br />
opportunity to explore the world with<br />
their peers, and with their teachers, who<br />
serve as seasoned tour guides.<br />
Bhutan • China • Costa Rica<br />
Cuba • Ecuador • England<br />
Organizations<br />
Model UN<br />
France • Guatemala • Japan<br />
Mexico • New York, NY • Nicaragua<br />
Spain • Washington, DC<br />
Spanish Model UN<br />
World Language Alliance Organization<br />
Global Connections<br />
Senior Experience<br />
Seniors may choose to travel to regions<br />
of the U.S. or other countries to study<br />
and complete their Senior Experience.<br />
Global 1 to 1 Program<br />
A pen pal project with African students, as<br />
well as a global community service effort.<br />
Humanitarian Service<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>'s humanitarian efforts<br />
have included delivering<br />
equipment to foreign schools<br />
and providing aid to natural<br />
disaster-stricken areas.<br />
Bhutan • Dominican Republic<br />
Guatemala • Haiti • Mexico<br />
Travel <strong>Prep</strong>aration Activity<br />
Activity periods are used to prepare<br />
for international travel, including<br />
education and fundraising.<br />
New Orleans, LA<br />
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student411<br />
This spring, Annelise<br />
Wall ’20 took on the<br />
role of Anne Frank<br />
in The Diary of Anne<br />
Frank with Albuquerque<br />
Little Theatre.<br />
Luke Bemish '21, competed in the<br />
UNM-PNM Statewide Mathematics<br />
Competition. Luke finished 2nd<br />
for 7th grade students across New<br />
Mexico, and he was in the top 20 of<br />
all 6-12 grade students in the state.<br />
Catherine Kelly '18 competed<br />
this summer in the USA<br />
Volleyball Girls Junior National<br />
Championships in Indianapolis.<br />
Cat and her team finished 13th<br />
overall (in the entire country).<br />
facultywall<br />
In February, Coach Willie<br />
Owens was inducted into<br />
the J.C. Harmon High School<br />
Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees<br />
are chosen based on athletic<br />
success, character, academics,<br />
and citizenship.<br />
In April, students and faculty<br />
honored long-time <strong>Prep</strong> educator<br />
Ernest Polansky for his 50 years<br />
of teaching. Along with touching<br />
speeches made by his students<br />
and fellow teachers, Mr. Polansky<br />
was presented with a golden<br />
microscope.<br />
Both Coach Tommy Smith and<br />
Coach Paul Huitt celebrated<br />
their 300th career wins.<br />
50th Anniversary<br />
TIME CAPSULE<br />
As part of our ongoing 50th anniversary festivities, the <strong>Sandia</strong><br />
<strong>Prep</strong> Alumni Association is putting together a time capsule. In<br />
addition to school memorabilia and era-related keepsakes, they<br />
are collecting favorite memories from <strong>Prep</strong> community members.<br />
If you’d like to participate, please email alumni@sandiaprep.org.<br />
The time capsule will be stowed away until <strong>Prep</strong>’s centennial<br />
celebration in 2066.<br />
A special thank you to the Walsh-Ruiz family (Monica ’98, Tim ’22<br />
& Thomas) for creating this beautiful piece.<br />
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SPS BRIEFS<br />
Mr. Claudio Perez and<br />
his Spanish 5 students'<br />
work “Border Doors<br />
and the Unmasking of<br />
the Zones of Meaning<br />
Exhibit” were displayed<br />
at UNM and the<br />
National Hispanic<br />
Cultural Center.<br />
In February the 8th<br />
grade class travelled<br />
to the Roundhouse in<br />
Santa Fe to sit in on a<br />
session with the House<br />
of Representatives and<br />
met the Secretary of<br />
State to learn more<br />
about the process of<br />
passing legislature.<br />
During their<br />
Spring Break,<br />
students embarked on<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>'s first<br />
trip to Cuba.<br />
The School celebrated the<br />
Chinese New Year with<br />
a Tai Chi performance,<br />
Lion Dance, Chinese<br />
calligraphy, dumplingmaking,<br />
tea ceremony,<br />
and dragon parade.<br />
50th Anniversary<br />
History Wall unveiled<br />
at Noche de Oro,<br />
highlighting historic<br />
<strong>Prep</strong> moments<br />
and traditions.<br />
Varsity Baseball Team<br />
wins the <strong>2016</strong> New<br />
Mexico Class 4A State<br />
Championship.<br />
French classes<br />
partook in a Mardi<br />
Gras fête with a<br />
parade along with<br />
a French feast<br />
complete with a<br />
variety of Louisianastyle<br />
King Cakes.<br />
<strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> held<br />
its first home track<br />
& field meet in the<br />
newly renovated<br />
Durán Family Track<br />
and Soccer Stadium<br />
in early March.<br />
SPS Greendevils<br />
hosted an Earth Day<br />
celebration with the<br />
4th Annual Giant<br />
Spring Cleaning Swap.<br />
Recycled artwork, an<br />
electric car, and fresh<br />
salads from the <strong>Prep</strong><br />
garden also made an<br />
appearance.<br />
The 1st Annual<br />
Captured Sparks Festival<br />
featured student art, poetry,<br />
music, film, and essays as<br />
well as guest speakers John<br />
Dennis Johnston (American<br />
actor/producer) and Hakim<br />
Bellamy (national and<br />
regional Poetry<br />
Slam Champion).
SMART GIVING<br />
Join the iGive Campaign<br />
Celebrate 50 Years<br />
Founded in 1966 by Barbara Young Simms, <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> celebrates<br />
its 50th Anniversary this year. The Annual Fund has had an emerging<br />
presence in the growth and quality of education experienced over five<br />
decades.<br />
What is the Annual Fund?<br />
The Annual Fund is <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong>'s yearly fundraising campaign to<br />
secure philanthropic support for the operation of the school. Tuition<br />
alone does not fully cover the true expense of instructional programs;<br />
however, <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> is committed to keeping the cost of independent<br />
education affordable and accessible for students and their families.<br />
Planned Gifts Cast a Long Shadow<br />
Planned gifts often have a long-term aspect to them in that the wealth<br />
being transferred by donors in all likelihood took many years to amass.<br />
It is often the way donors choose their gifts to have an enduring impact.<br />
Become a member of the Simms Society by notifying the School of<br />
your plans to name <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> the beneficiary of your insurance<br />
policy, trust, retirement fund or annuity, or to leave a bequest to the<br />
School.<br />
Contact Julie Cook, Director of Development, at 505.338.3022 or<br />
jwcook@sandiaprep.org.<br />
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Saturday, April 23, <strong>2016</strong> • Hotel Albuquerque<br />
Thank you to everyone who<br />
came out to support <strong>Sandia</strong> <strong>Prep</strong><br />
at our 50th Anniversary kickoff,<br />
Noche de Oro!<br />
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Sundevil<br />
SPORTS<br />
Spring <strong>2016</strong> Athletic Wrap-up<br />
The <strong>2016</strong> Varsity Baseball Team concluded what, at the<br />
beginning of the season, was a foregone conclusion (that<br />
couldn’t be mentioned; baseball unspoken rules): repeating<br />
as State Class 4A Champions. Led by Head Coach Paul<br />
Huitt, Assistant Coach Steve Suiter, and Garrett Cleavall<br />
'16, Marshall Grandjean '16, Sean Jarvis '16, Harris<br />
McConnell '16, Mike Snow '16, Daniel Stell '16, and Beau<br />
Williams '16, as well as Joe Martinez '17, the team went<br />
27-4, losing only to four out-of-state teams. The past three<br />
seasons the team compiled an 80-12 record against all<br />
schools. In the championship game Joe Martinez led the<br />
way with a two-hit shutout performance in the team’s 13-0<br />
win.<br />
The Girls Track team, despite limited numbers, captured<br />
the 3rd place trophy at the State Meet. Led by Kiersten<br />
Huitt’s '16 third consecutive title in the 100 meter hurdles,<br />
a runner-up for Morgan Crotta '17 in the pole vault (setting<br />
a school record) of 10’3”and a 2nd place finish in the final<br />
event of the day, 4 x 400 meter relay (that team consisting<br />
of Skyler Gee '17, Mari Yepa '17, Kiersten Huitt '16,<br />
and Sevilla Duran '20.) The team was coached by Janelle<br />
Johnson, Stacey Price, Laverne Roberts, Victor del Frate,<br />
David Levy, and Brad Winter. On the boys’ side, James<br />
Martinek '19 set a new pole vault record of 11’3”.<br />
Both the Boys JV and Girls JV Middle School Track teams<br />
captured APIAL League titles. Josh Bennett '21 captured<br />
the individual and team titles for the Middle School Golf<br />
team. Skyler Gee '17 set middle school track records in the<br />
200 meter (26.57) and 400 meter (59.33) dashes, as well<br />
the 800 meter run (2:22.05).<br />
Girls Tennis, coached by Jenny Davidson and Julie Cook,<br />
captured the District 3A-AAAA tournament title, led by<br />
district double champions Maddie Trainor '17 and Soren<br />
Saunders '17. Boys Tennis, coached by Nick Morris, was<br />
led by David Atkin '17 who finished 4th in the State meet.<br />
Photo credit: Kaitlyn Glass '13<br />
The Boys Lacrosse team came very close to capturing the<br />
second State title of the spring in the championship game<br />
at Balloon Fiesta Park, falling to nemesis Santa Fe <strong>Prep</strong> 3-2.<br />
That team led by Alex Askenazy '16, Austin Davidson '16,<br />
Brendon Gray '16, Alec Lamberty '16, Lucas Lujan '16,<br />
Matt Manicke '16, Rahul Modi '16, Ian Moore '16, Lukas<br />
Paul '16, and Octavio Perez '16, as well as goalie Ethan<br />
Pratt '19, finished at 13-4 (3 losses to Santa Fe <strong>Prep</strong> and<br />
one to Durango). Kevin Lopez and Tyler Gronseth were the<br />
coaches.<br />
Softball, under first-year coaches Karah Williams and Ashley<br />
Morelock, closed on a positive note, defeating Santa Fe<br />
Indian School to capture 3rd place in the District. Megan<br />
Einhorn '16, Skylar Nicholson '18, Jordan Perez '21, and<br />
Danielle Roy '16 were instrumental in the team's success.<br />
237 students participated in a spring sport. For the entire<br />
year, 448 of 584 (76.7%) students participated on 53<br />
teams in 21 sports. Of those athletes, 62 competed in three<br />
seasons and earned the “Iron-Man” Award.<br />
Pete MacFarlane<br />
Athletic Director<br />
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<strong>2016</strong> - 2017<br />
Board of<br />
Trustees<br />
Patrick Allen, Chair<br />
Elizabeth Kirschner, Vice Chair<br />
Todd Sandoval '91, Secretary<br />
Lovie Bey<br />
Shari Cordova<br />
Susan (Przekurat) Epstein ‘91<br />
Pete Henderson<br />
Jerry Lovato<br />
Jessica Eaves Mathews<br />
April Camilli Marker ‘93<br />
Lisa Mitchell<br />
Lydia (Jones) Pizzonia ‘99<br />
Brandon Saylor '03<br />
Cisco Sedillo<br />
Vahid Staples ’91<br />
Liz Trainor<br />
Giulia Urquhart<br />
Patrick Westerfield<br />
Todd White<br />
Arren Buck '04<br />
Courtney Giannini<br />
Effy Hamon<br />
Dan Kelly<br />
Michel LaCavelier<br />
Amanda Parker<br />
Molly Rennie<br />
Christina Salamone<br />
Matthew Westerlund '03<br />
Welcome,<br />
New <strong>Prep</strong><br />
Teachers!<br />
SHARE YOUR<br />
SUNDEVIL<br />
SPIRIT!<br />
Download the<br />
50th Anniversary sign at<br />
sandiaprep.org/<br />
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and share on Instagram<br />
with #WeAre<strong>Sandia</strong><strong>Prep</strong>
Congrats<br />
CLASS OF <strong>2016</strong><br />
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