The Spark

the spark
The St. Paul's School Magazine 2021-2022

Board of Trustees:
2021-2022
Francine Anthony, Chair
Julayne Austin Virgil, Vice Chair
Jack Wills, Vice Chair
Alexandra Ament, ‘82, Secretary
Matt Garfunkle, Treasurer
Cheryl Ting, Head of School
Rev. Mauricio Wilson, Rector
Wes Allen
Ynez Arce, VP Parent Association
Will Cowart, Vestry Representative
Melissa Hillier, President, Parent Association
Anthony Hopkins
Matt Markovich
Virginia Paik
Heidi Quan
Jose Quinonez
Elana Roston
Mona Shah
Nate Stevenson, ‘06
Rhona Taylor
Gene Wade
Andrew Williams, ‘96
Founding Head of School
The Rev. Canon David R. Forbes
Head of School
Cheryl Ting
Director of Middle School
Christine Fairless
Director of Lower School
Nayo Brooks
Director of Finance & Operations
Robert Correia
Director of Admissions
Nicole Start
Director of Development & Communications
Sprinza Katz
Development Database Associate
Caroline Jones
Communications Manager
Leigh Anne Gray
Annual Report 2022, Fiscal Year 2021-2022
Contributors: Jenny Ernst, Leigh Anne Gray, Anthony Hopkins,
Melissa Hillier, Caroline Jones
Designers: Thumbtack Studios, Ashley Rodriguez-Reed
The world is our classroom.

The St. Paul’s Board of Trustees’ focus on Mission & Values coupled with clear direction sets in motion a unique learning
environment for each of our students. The school’s efforts to weave together academic rigor, service and community
express the uniqueness of the St. Paul’s experience, an approach that thrives on maintaining and nurturing a diverse,
equitable, and inclusive school community.
Early in September 2021 at our Board retreat, Cheryl shared her goals for the year, including her desire to hold a
diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) lens across all of the school's work. Our school is stronger than others on the DEI
spectrum, and that does not and should not mean that we compromise our dedication to academic quality. Instead, we
feel academically strong BECAUSE OF our DEI work.
DEI is in the fabric of St. Paul’s. It is the inner compass by which we deepen our strength as a community and amplify
our intellectual prowess as change agents of the world. We see and feel the fire in the belly of our students, our faculty,
our staff, our administrative team and certainly in our community which ensures we are inclusive at every level of impact.
The outcomes from this year’s work at the student, staff, and Board levels will feed into the school’s next strategic
planning cycle, which begins in the academic year 2022-2023.
In my final year as Chairperson of the St. Paul’s Board, I am mindful of a quote by Maya Angelou:
“If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” Cheryl
Ting represents the 2021-2022 Board’s legacy to St. Paul’s.
With love in my heart for this beautiful community,
Francine Anthony
Dear St. Paul’s Community,
As I begin my third year at St. Paul’s, I am excited to share with you some of the highlights of our
academic year 2021-2022, beginning with our focus on the Lower School math curriculum
(“Mathematic Integrity Equals Resiliency”) and the first-ever Eighth Grade Capstone Project (“Our
Spark Manifested”).
One of my goals as Head of School is to seek out and lift up the voices and perspectives of
those who are not yet brought to the foreground. At St. Paul’s, we center on people and place as
part of our work in Community Engaged Learning and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to disrupt
systems of oppression and check our own entitlement. It’s essential that we approach our relationships with humility and
empathy, an example of which inspires our student-led empowerment groups (see “A Space of Our Own”).
We honor our founding Head of School, the Reverend Canon David Forbes with contributions from previous Heads of St.
Paul’s Episcopal School. I know that I stand on their shoulders and could not do the work that I do without their vision.
There is a foundational charge that Canon Forbes helped to establish which informs everything I get to do as St. Paul’s
current Head. And, I never take that for granted.
I come to school every day, see our amazing, beautiful students and the teachers and staff who LOVE them and seek to
cultivate all the brilliance before them. The overall success of a St. Paul’s education depends on the engagement and
support of our parent/family volunteers.
With gratitude for your enthusiasm and energy,
Cheryl Ting, Head of School

Mathematic Integrity = Resiliency
By Jenny Ernst
K-5 Math/Science Curriculum Coordinator
Common Core Standards
In 2021, Cheryl Ting (Head of School) and Nayo Brooks (Director of Lower School) charged me with realigning
St. Paul's mathematics curriculum with the K-12 Common Core National Standards. We looked deep look into
all aspects of our mathematics program and gave ourselves space to make forward-thinking decisions. We
decided to shift from using textbook brand language for our scope and sequence to using the Common Core
standards in their purest form. Anchoring our school standards independent of any particular text frees teachers
to incorporate new teaching materials while seamlessly unifying the K-8 mathematics program. As one teacher
commented, “It’s liberating to align our curriculum in this way”.
The “Covid Gap”
Using the NWEA MAP tests, we assess our third through eighth grade students in language use, reading, and
mathematics twice per school year. While mathematics scores of roughly 82 million students in U.S. public and
private schools declined by 5-10 percentile points between 2020 and 2022, St. Paul’s students prevailed during
distance and return-to-classroom learning with parallel to and slightly improved increases in their achievement
scores. And, at a local level, our resilient students scored slightly better than their California independent school
peers. From empirical data to everyday obsesrvations, our success comes from excellent Student Engaged
Learning (SEL), careful pedagogical choices, responsive learning support, student acumen, and family engagement.
Ms. Ernst offered math challenges
to the 5th graders - feeding hungry
lions!
Ms. Ernst’s Math League drew over
120 2nd-5th graders who competed
against 7,000+ students nationally.
Supplying teachers with differentiated tasks
helped them better understand their students.
Third graders learned Japanese
Notan, an artwork principle of
black and white harmony.

Our Spark Manifested
By Anthony Hopkins
Eighth Grade Social Studies / Capstone Coordinator / Black Student Union Faculty Advisor
Students of the Class of 2022 pioneered the St. Paul’s Capstone, a cumulative approach to
authentic research and presentation which capitalizes on the skills and understandings that
they’ve learned during their time at our school. Our graduating class of 54 students explored
broad and hard-hitting topics that not only capture student interest,
but also reflect their experience in Oakland and
the East Bay.
Based on our Mission & Values, students
developed an authentic, semester-long research
project based on their individual or mutual
interests. Research projects could be
grouped into three general categories:
Environment (stewardship), Culture (the
arts, spiritual), and Social (community,
social justice, diversity and inclusion). Each
student or group presented their findings to
the middle school student body. They also
reported on their personal experience about
what they learned and practiced throughout
the project. Self-reported learnings include
collaboration, community building, team
management, time management, clarifying
and communicating of needs, purpose, and
input; emergent strategies for navigating
decision making and effecting change.
Academic self-reported learning points
include digital media production, creative
writing, fact checking, building supporting
materials, critical thinking, project planning,
research, communication skills, active
learning, and most noted, public speaking.
The effectiveness of Capstone is the
motivation to continue the work beyond
middle school, as one such student has by
creating their own business which protects
our forests and communities from wildfires.
“One skill I learned at St. Paul's that helped me conduct my
Capstone project was public speaking/speaking to people I
don't know as well. This helped me when we were
conducting our interviews, and also helped me when we
presented the project. Also, everything that we learned
about double-checking websites to make sure that they are
valid really helped me when we were doing our research
part of the project. I learned a lot during my Capstone
• Local Businesses
• Neurodiversity at SPES
project, and had a lot of fun doing it.”
Student-chosen Capstone topics:
• Pollution in and around Lake
Merritt
• Art in Oakland
• Colorism and Racism
• Immigration and Mental Health
• Litter in the Parks
• Makerspaces in Oakland
• Pollution in Lake Merritt
• Homelessness
• Capital Punishment
• Rape Culture
• Women + Society's Affect
on Self Views
• Oakland Climate Change
• Racism in Dance
• Body Dysmorphia
• Oakland Hip-hop
• Violence in Oakland
• Food Waste
• Trails
• Drug Abuse in the Bay
Area and California
• Wildfires & Forestry

Affinity Groups at St. Paul's
*
What matters
fundamentally is the
individual’s experience
of belonging...
As we define how we look at our curriculum to
deepen our participation in antiracist work at St.
Paul’s, we must actively de-center
white-supremacist spaces and structures and lift
up the perspectives and experiences of those
who are not centered societally and historically.
Creating time for intentional, explicit, and
courageous conversations about identity and the
various perspectives and experiences within our
community is a priority for our school. Ultimately,
our goal is to shift the dominant narrative.
An affinity group is a designated space where
everyone in the group shares a particular
identity. This identity can be based on race,
ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation,
language, nationality, physical/mental ability,
socio-economic class, family structure, religion,
etc. For our students in Grades 5-8, affinity
groups evolved around race, ethnicity, gender
identity, and sexual orientation. These groups
were formed and facilitated by our students -
they identified their need and desire to commune
in affinity spaces.
It’s not enough to be a diverse and inclusive educational community; what matters fundamentally is the individual’s
experience of belonging. Affinity spaces provide opportunities to be seen, and bring visibility to an identity’s experience
and perspective. It’s critical that we provide our youth with avenues to hone their own voices and agency as they explore
their own identity. When we can speak our truths and be fully authentic with each other, we build trust in connection with
others.
* The Jewish Student Union & Alliance was formed in late Spring 2022. This logo
serves as a placeholder until they have designed their own.

Reunited and it feels so good: Updates from the PA
Back to School…for parents
With the challenges of distance and hybrid learning in
the rear view, this year the St. Paul’s Parent
Association (PA) worked hard to establish a new
normal for families. The return of on-campus
volunteering and in-person events brought us closer
together. With a renewed sense of joy, we enjoyed
coffee and donuts in the Labyrinth Courtyard, Chapel
in the park, and chaperoning field trips. Our wonderful
Room Parents and Room Parent Coordinators
shepherded us through routines old and new. Our PA
Board worked behind the scenes to make sure
connection and communication between the parents
and the school remained strong. Virtual PA meetings
offered important “Windows In” to school life and
introduced the parent community to the work of our
K-5 Math and Science Curriculum Coordinator Jenny
Ernst and new Middle School Head Marcus Chang.
In with the New
This spring the PA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Committee launched St. Paul’s first wave of affinity
groups for St. Paul's adult family members (parents,
step-parents, guardians, and caregivers). Affinity
groups provide a safe, supportive environment for
historically marginalized groups to gather and connect
over shared experiences. Five affinity groups started
in March, each led by parent volunteers: Latinx
Heritage, Black Heritage, Asian Pacific Islander Desi
American Heritage, White Anti-Racist, and
Parents/Caregivers of Neurodivergent Children. The
PA DEI Committee sees this as only a beginning and
will enthusiastically support more groups as they take
shape.
OakTown 2022: Shine Your Light, Share Your Spark
April 2022 saw the glorious return to an in-person
OakTown celebration. Tickets sold out. St. Paul’s
parents, friends, and staff enjoyed an evening
socializing with a purpose – all night-of proceeds
directly benefited St. Paul’s unique Flexible Tuition
program. The event brought together dozens of parent
volunteers, who created a warm and whimsical space
at Oakstop, a co-working and event space, whose
founder and CEO Trevor Parham is also a Second
Grade parent.

Annual Fund Donors
SPARKS
Margaret and Corwin Booth '78
Laura and Matthew Cowger
Brook and Andrea Dooley
Matt and Genevieve Garfunkle
Peter E. Haas Jr. and Ginnie Haas
Julie Tinker and Jacob Ward
VISIONARY
Alexandra Ament '82 and Alan
Ament
Tiffany Cheung and Michael Lang
Stephanie and Matthew Clark
Selena and Conrad Lai
Shaunte Mears-Watkins and
Wesley Watkins
Beryl and James Potter
Margaret and Thomas Sexton
Jaime Williams '93 and Bari
Williams
Jack and Charlotte Wills
Megan and Timothy Yip
LEADERSHIP
Anonymous (2)
Francine and Tom Anthony
Natalie Bonnewit and Matthew
Myers
Victoria and Roger Clark
Robert and Laurie Correia
Willie Cowart and James Kadleck
Maggie Essman and Julian Fix
Debra Farb and Eric Sippel
Cara Hirsch and Christian Niles
Julia Hollinger and Jennifer Miles
Sabrina Kang and Drew Williams
Joanne Gras and Leah Kelley
Pooneh Koohyar and Tom LeClair
Raju and Toni Nandwana
Elana Roston and Scott Saul
Christina Stearns and John Lyman
Eugene Wade and Erin Lewis
Edward J. Daly Foundation
COLLABORATORS
Anonymous
Amy Adams and Rene Marrero
Tracy and Miller Allen
Jac Asher and Brian Carver
Ynez Arce and Alexander Hall
Carolyn Bolton
Ilda Cabrera and Juan Burgos
Allison Cebe and Terry Hill
Kim Collins and Jim Capobianco
Elizabeth Dey and Daren
Desjardins
Michele and William Dougherty
Joanna Didi Kuo and Alexander
Dryer
Edith and Jeb Eddy
Elizabeth Yap and Jordan Edelstein
Elizabeth and Charles Ewing
Jill Friedrich
Jade Gaines and Steven Myers
Cherisse Harper and Kofi Brown
Venessa Henlon
Melissa Hillier and David Landreth
Cameron Holland and Ryan
Mckinley
Joan and David Hollinger
Charles Johnston '78
Charles Keatts
Elizabeth Burns Kramer and
Christopher Kramer
Temi and Matthew Lane
Natasha Mader and John Johnson
Tom Malarkey and Nicole
Newnham
Autumn and Alden McDonald
Danielle McReynolds Dell and Jim
Dell
Maria Cavallo-Merrion and Paul
Merrion
Ericha and Weiner Mondesir
Jessica and John Montague
Kaya and Devin Murray
Yasuko and Shigehiro Nakajima
Barbara Nishi
Terri O'Brien and Brad Howells
Nicole Torrado and Ryan Opeka
Kai and Woo Park
Heidi Quan
Barbara Seaton
Mona Shah
Jennifer Henry and Omar Shah
Shilpa and Swapnil Shah
Emily Rose and Matthew Shearon
Alisa Birgy and James Sims
Sanae and Michael Smith
Thor Start
Rhona and Justin Taylor
Yeny Muna and Surafel Tensai
Judy Tieh and George Chang
Cheryl Ting and Cameron
Moredock
Kim Arnone and Elisabeth
Trowbridge
Kate and Todd Voyageur
Elizabeth and Sam White
Leah Williams and Peter Cook
Rev. Mauricio Wilson and Karla
Morris
Lynn Yang and Eric Martin
Virginia Yang and Walt French
Jennifer Rollerson and Marcus
Yelton
Wei Zhao and Ji Zhu
SUSTAINERS
Anonymous (4)
Jason Allen and Stracey Gordon
Jill Allen
Sharon Anderson Yoloye and
Olujimi Yoloye
Anne and Carlos Arriaga
Teiahsha Bankhead and Angelo
Butler
Edilson Bessa-Salgado
Ambi Bohannon Jones and Rhett
Jones
Sugey and Josiah Bragdon
Gavin Bridgeman
Stephanie and Fletcher Brown
Alessandra Cabrera and Michael
Cota
Cathy Carr and Jeremy Eddy
Melicent Castillo-Barone and
Robert Barone
Philberta Chui and Kin So
Nicole and Jimmy Colley
Guy and Petrina de Chalus
Christina and Sante Deluca
Haydee Durand and Amy Vener
Charmaine Ehrhart and Madison
Mount
Laura Farha and Randa Harik
Khadija Fredericks
Kira Gould and Michael Ebeid
Junko and Tom Green
Amy Goldman and Jeanie
Hirokane
Elizabeth Harris and John
Coppinger
Stephanie Hom and Karen Wiggan
Eric Hooper
Suzanne Jasmer and Mark
Mikofski
Cynthia and Jamont Johnson
Margaret Kang
Sprinza Katz and Craig Drake
Catherine Kelly and Guy Lake
Kira and Tal Klement
Carli Kyles and Brian Gilliard
Caryn Lai and Martin White
Briana Lewis and Jeremy
Summers
Matthew and Maya Markovich
Anne Mawdsley and Adam James
Marianne Miller
Dacia Mitchell and Tyler Goss
Jeff Monson
Angela Norton
Paget Norton and Philippe Lewis
Virginia Paik
Lilia Peña and Esteban Salcedo
Rachel and Kevin Prince
Andrea and Jerry Ramiza
Nikole Richardson and Joe
Feldman
Hazel Roberts and Matthew Ford
Catherine and Tomas Rogers
Jaime Rosenberg
Nina Samarguliani and Brian Quinn
Melissa Schoen and Andy
Huntington
Kelly Shimoda and Neil Harris
Kristin Spanos and Martin Romo
Josh Stern and Molly Barrett
Judy Stone
Elissa Strauss and Nathaniel
Popper
Julayne and Clayton Virgil
Barbara Washburn and Bill
Murphey
Kimberly and Dion Wells
Kimball and John Wilkins
Allison and Andrew Williams '96
Zoe and Jack Wood
Alison Woolf and Fritz Muegenburg
Kenton Young and Vicky Chen
Sonja Zavala-Sandoval and Felix
Sandoval
FRIENDS
Anonymous (16)
Dimple Abichandani and Anand
Adiga
Wesley Allen and Myla Marks
Laura Allen and Harvey Stafford
Laura and Danny Allen
Susana Arce
Mellissa Bachorek and Kelley Gin
Soung Bae and David Creekmore
Anthony Bald
Brandy and Douglas Beazley
Martha Bedell and David Dryer
Johnetta Bedford-Ware
Edward Bennett
Carolyn and Ben Bernstein
Betsy Biern and Ted Booth
Beth
McD
Elean
Louis
Kend
Bold
Mich
Jay B
Nayo
Louis
Anna
Bola
Cand
Joan
Sand
Susa
Julia
Murr
Lisa
Kare
Trace
Hard
Maur
Mary
Emily
Kim
Barb
Rev.
Ann
Simr
Edes
Rebe
Buts
Shin
Sylvi
Cole
Amy
Jenn
Sam
Chris
Andr
Kate
Julia
Dian
Laur
Mary
Ezeli
Tubb
Leigh
Cath
Simo
Mon
Amb
Juliu
Ann
Rita

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Bethany Blackwell and Kerriann
McDermott
Eleanor and Harry Bluestein
Louise Boland
Kendra and Jason
Bolden-Anderson
Michelle Borjal and James Wilson
Jay Bragdon
Nayo Brooks
Louise Brooks Houston
Anna Brown and Christopher
Boland
Candy and Steve Carr
Joanne Casey
Sandy Chan and Ravi Lau
Susan Chiang and Paul Paz y Mino
Julia and Carter Clements
Murray Cohen
Lisa Collins
Karen Compise
Tracey Cosgrove and Karin
Hardison
Maureen Crittenden
Mary Crosby and Thomas Piazza
Emily Dahm and Ed Clarke
Kim DaSilva and Kate Graves
Barbara and Harold Davis
Rev. Warren and Sally Debenham
Ann and David Del Simone
Simrita Dhanjal and Kan Anant
Edessa Diaz
Rebekah Dodd and Chaat
Butsunturn
Shino and Xavier Dphrepaulezz
Sylvia Ehrenthal and David
Coleman III
Amy Ellenwood
Jenny Ernst
Samuel Esbin
Christine Fairless
Andrea and William Foley
Kate Foley '81 and Peter Hayton
Julia and Brice Gamble
Diane Garner
Laura and Nick Geist
Mary Going and Martha Rynberg
Ezelia Goode-Tubbs and George
Tubbs
Leigh Anne Gray
Cathie Gray
Simone and Dante Green
Monica Haddad and Yvania
Ambrozino
Julius Hampton
Ann Hansen and Tim Hallahan
Rita Haronian and John Stansbury
May and Rick Heller
Shirley Henry
Riana Hensel '99
Carol Hillier
Margie Hines
Mary Hooper
Andrea Howard
Kellie and Darrell Jackson
Anoush and Micah Jackson-Sattier
Mary Jacobs
Priya Jagannathan and Musahid
Ahmed
Nirali Jani and Paresh Patel
Pamela and Ted Johann
Caroline Jones
Damone Jordan
Amanda Judge
Anjali Kamat and Arun Patel
Mia Karasyov
Rolfe Kasling and Sonal Patel
Haimanot Kassa
Laura and Damien Katz
ErinMari Kelsey
Ayodele and Jenabu Kinchen
Deborah and Som Konar
Laura Lance
Amy Lara and Rodolfo Duenas
Anne Lawrence and Paul Roose
C.J. Lee and Felicia Walker
John Lee and Paige Bence
Leanna and Clif Lewis II
David Lindeman and Mary Pittman
Deborah Lira
Ryan Louie
Jack Lyman
Lili Malabed
Rebecca Malick
Vicki Maro and Patricia Botell
Sandra Martyn and Alison
McDonald
David Mawdsley
Paula McAndrew
Hope and John McFadden
Malik McMillian
Lyla Messinese and John Piazza
Debbie Meyer
Paul Meyer
Sahar Miller
Nicole Mills
Nupur and Virali Modi-Parekh
Candy and Frederick Mok
Laura Mondragon-Drumright and
Damaari Drumright
Arnett Moore
Monica Moore
Geoffrey Moore
Cristina Mueller and Ethan
Nosowsky
Sally Myers
Mabel and Avery Neal
Hanna Nguyen
Deborah Nosowsky
Anne Oliver
Sue and Jim Opeka
Sandra Park and Jonathan Dolle
Claire Patterson and Lamont
Rodriguez
Lewis Perkins
Virginia and Earle Perkins
Joanna Petti Belkin and Patrick
Petti
Derrick Polk
Raquel Porter
Megan Prentiss
Zeny Presto
Carmina Presto
Patti Presto and Mark Tanaka
Rachel Quill and Luis Rivera
Lydia Quill
Jose Quiñonez and Jenn Brooks
Maisha Quint '95
Sonia Ramirez and Thomas
Vaquerano
Suresh Rangarajan
Mary Ann and Ron Rettig-Zucchi
Michelle Reyes
Margaret Riley and Kevin Depew
Maria and Jaime Rincòn
Barbara and James Rockett
Gloria Rollerson
Deborah and Michael Roosevelt
Lisa Russ and Adam Weiss
Kate Sadowsky
Beth and Ronald Saul
Emily Scroggs
Jean Seaton
Ola Serrano
Martha Sherman and Andy
Sherman
Diana Sherman and Dan Bluestein
Wen Shiao and Fang Zu Shiao
Kelly Shimoda and Neil Harris
Naila Siddique
Anne Steinberg and Donald
Margolis
Nicole Start and Kyle Guthrie
Emily Taylor and Gunther Stein
Lisa and George Strait
Diana and Eric Strait
Martin Strauss
Nancy Szabo
Karbo Tam and John Boyle
Rose Tandeta '97 and Andrew Moy
Ehete Tequame
Carolyn Thomas
Nicole Toliver and Brian Franklin
Jessie Turner
Kellee and Akins Van Horne
Karen VanZandt and Rick Goodwin
Maria Velasquez Calderon and
Paul Bajada
Bambi Vicklund and Michael Wilks
Alex and Jason Volpe
Sanjay Vora and Sudie Wentling
Chad Waddell
Alicia Walters and Nigel Jones
Selia and Adam Warren
Yvonne and Gregory Watson
Patricia West
Rebecca Whittaker and Patrick
Jacobs
Shay Williams
Carolyn Williams
Art and Kathy Williams
Darnele and Richard Wright
Jessica Wright-Davis and Franklin
Davis
Lisa Zayas-Chien and Richard
Chien

Annual Fund Donors (cont.)
Corporations
Abbott Laboratories
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Applied Materials
Arch Capital Group Inc.
California Health Care Foundation
Chevron Corporation
Clif Bar & Company
The Clorox Company
Cornerstone Research
The Walt Disney Company
Dropbox
Gap Inc.
Google
IBM Corporation
Intel
Lam Research
LinkedIn Corporation
Logitech
Microsoft Corporation
The Omidyar Group
Oracle Corporation
Pantheon
Paypal
PG&E
Salesforce.org
Sports Basement
Synopsis Inc.
Twitter
UBS
Endowment
Matt and Genevieve Garfunkle
Jessica Seaton and Linda Swartz
Sandra Seaton Michel
Honors
Noa Bernstein
From Mary Jacobs
Max Bluestein and Theo Bluestein
From Martha and Andy
Sherman
Isadora Clements '17
From Julia and Carter Clements
Maxwell Colley '22
From Carolyn Thomas
Jasper P. Dolle
From Kai Park and Woo Park
Justin Eddy and Tucker Eddy '22
From Candy and Steve Carr
Leiah Goode '19
From Ezelia Goode-Tubbs and
George Tubbs
Oliver Gray
From Cathie Gray
Athena Hall Arce
From Susana Arce
Phoebe A. James
From David Mawdsley
Kayam Jani-Patel
From Nirali Jani and Paresh
Patel
Amon Kelley
From Lewis Perkins
Amandla Kinchen
From Ayodele and Jenabu
Kinchen
C.J. Lee
From John Lee and Paige
Bence
Phoenix Lewis
From Angela Norton
Declan McFadden
From Hope and John
McFadden
Miriam Ortique
From Autumn and Alden
McDonald
Kavi Patel
From Nirali Jani and Paresh
Patel
Max Roston-Saul '22
From Beth and Ronald Saul
Sharlene Shah
From Shilpa and Swapnil Shah
Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed
From Yeny Muna and Surafel
Tensai
Alexandra Ament '82 & Alan
Ament, Jessica Seaton & Linda
Swartz, Jean Seaton, Ken
Seaton, and Sandra Seaton
Michel
From Barbara Seaton
Gifts in Honor of Barbara Seaton:
From Alexandra Ament '82 and
Alan Ament
From Jessica Seaton and Linda
Swartz
From Jean Seaton
From Sandra Seaton Michel
Gifts in Honor of the St. Paul's
Faculty & Staff:
From Elana Roston and Scott
Saul
From Carol Hillier
From Art and Kathy Williams
Memorials
Ron Breland
From Allison and Andrew
Williams '96
Thomas Chui
From Philberta Chui and Kin So
Joan M. Coppinger
From Elizabeth Harris and John
Coppinger
Stephen Gaines
From Anonymous
Loys Jean Moore
From Monica Moore
Michael Weber
From Asha and Daniel Weber
Gifts in Memory of The Honorable
Rev. Donald W. Seaton
From Barbara Seaton
From Alexandra Ament '82 and
Alan Ament
From Jessica Seaton and Linda
Swartz
From Jean Seaton
From Sandra Seaton Michel
OakTown Fund-a-Need
Alexandra Ament '82 & Alan
Ament
Fenot Tekle & Jonathan Asmerom
Francine & Tom Anthony
Beryl & Jim Potter
Michael & Rocio Haas
Brook & Andrea Dooley
Edward & Anne Gandsey-Smith
Melicent Castillo-Barone & Robert
Barone
Elizabeth Burns Kramer &
Christopher Kramer
Maria Cavallo-Merrion & Paul
Merrion
Allison Cebe & Terry Hill
Tiffany Cheung & Michael Lang
Danielle McReynolds Dell & Jim
Dell
Edessa Diaz
Charmaine Ehrhart & Madison
Mount
Julia Hollinger & Jennifer Miles
Andrea Jones
Jeanette Jordan
Julie & Jonathan Kemp
Caryn Lai & Martin White
Christina Stearns & John Lyman
Natasha Mader & John Johnson
Anna Karrer Manley & Stacey
Manley
Dacia Mitchell & Tyler Goss
Ericha & Weiner Mondesir
Jessica & John Montague
Cheryl Ting & Cameron Moredock
Shereda & Iziengbe Nosakhare
Nicole Torrado & Ryan Opeka
Thao & Andrew Paynter
Sonia Ramirez & Thomas
Vaquerano
Catherine & Tomas Rogers
Elana Roston & Scott Saul
Koren Stevenson
Diana & Eric Strait
Rhona & Justin Taylor
Julayne & Clayton Virgil
Jack & Charlotte Wills
Darnele & Richard Wright
Jennifer Rollerson & Marcus
Yelton

2021-2022 Financial Summary
REVENUES:
Tuition & Fees $12,288,846
Investment Income $405,879
Auxiliary Programs $90,674
Fundraising (Cash Received) $467,033
Total Revenue $13,252,433
FUNDRAISING:
OakTown $109,968
Annual Fund $346,515
Other Contributions $10,550
Total Fundraising $467,033
REVENUES
FUNDRAISING
Tuition & Fees 93%
Fundraising (Cash Received) 4%
Investment Income 3%
Auxiliary Programs 1%
Annual Fund 74%
OakTown 24%
Other Contributions 2%
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Salary & Benefits $6,785,925
Tuition Assistance $3,787,913
Plant/Equipment $1,269,135
Interest $200,933
Administration Expenses
& Classroom Supplies $916,384
Total Expenses $12,960,290
OPERATING EXPENSES
Salary & Benefits 52%
Tuition Assistance 29%
Plant/Equipment 10%
Administration Expenses
& Classroom Supplies 7%
Interest 2%
ANNUAL FUND DONORS:
Board of Trustees $ 43,680
Corporate Match $ 54,112
Faculty $ 14,050
Foundations $ 3,000
Friends $ 2,950
Grandparents $ 28,765
Parents $ 149,713
Parent of Alumni $ 49,245
Parent Association $ 109,968
Alumni $ 1,000
Total Annual Fund Donors: $ 456,483
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Parents 33%
Parent Association 24%
Corporate Match 12%
Parent of Alumni 11%
Board of Trustees 10%
Grandparents 6%
Faculty 3%
Foundations >1%
Friends >1%
Alumni >1%
461
individual donors
$54 k
in matching gifts
GRADE
PERCENTAGE OF GIVING
Faculty 90%
Trustees 100%
Kindergarten 81%
First 71%
Second 81%
Third 81%
Fourth 64%
Fifth 78%
Sixth 81%
Seventh 74%
Eighth 70%

Congratulations, Class of 2021
Our St. Paul's community stepped up on June 2, 2021 in gracious support of their graduating eighth grade class, from
the sixth grade-hosted reception to our own Ms. Turner's star turn for the music department. Our Class of 2021 rounded
out their final year with beautiful singing in the church. There's no ceremony like a St. Paul's graduation, a special
moment when we all come together for the same purpose: to send our students into the world with celebration,
appreciation, and love.
Mason A
Regina B
Julius B
Aydan B
Liam B
Freal C
Oliver C
Maxwell C
Joey C
Travis C
Delia D
Tucker E
Phoenix E
Fiona F
Braylon F
Charlotte G
Enrique G
Emi G
Micaila H
Shelby H
Oliver J
Maya J
Roseanna K
Daisy K
Magnolia K
Maggie K
Makena L
Bishop O’Dowd
Athenian
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
St. Mary's
Bentley
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bentley
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Encinal
Oakland High
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bentley
Oakland Tech
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
CPS
Bishop O’Dowd
St. Mary's
Ethan L
Devin L
Mateen L
Piza M
Blaine M
Sloane M
Sofia M
Amelia M
Gabe P
David P
Kennedy Q
Sutton R
Cruz R
Ben R
Maxwell R
Miles S
Amani S
Emma S
Lucas T
Zenze T
Bella W
Naomi W
Jacob W
Tarek W
Roman W
Benji W
Jaylen W
CPS
CPS
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
St. Mary's
Lick-Wilmerding
Bishop O’Dowd
Alameda High
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Castro Valley HIgh
St. Mary's
St. Joe's
Bishop O’Dowd
Head Royce
St. Mary's
Oakwood
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Lick-Wilmerding
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Bishop O’Dowd
Independent
The Athenian School 2
Bentley School 8
The College Preparatory School 4
The Head-Royce School 1
Lick-Wilmerding High School 5
Maybeck High School 1
Oakwood School 1
Polytechnic Senior High School 1
Flintridge Preparatory School 1
Parochial
Bishop O'Dowd High School 42
Holy Names High School 1
St. Mary's College High School 23
St. Joseph's Notre Dame 6
Salesian High School 1
Public
Alameda High School 1
Castro Valley High School 1
Encinal High School 1
Oakland High School 1
Oakland Technical High School 1
Buddy up!

Wishing You Well on Your Journey, Class of 2018
Our annual Alumni Reunion Gathering celebrates alumni high school graduates. St. Paul's everywhere:
Barnard College (at Columbia)
Bates College
California College of Arts
Howard University
Morehouse College
Oberlin College
Princeton University
Reed College
San Diego State University
San Jose State University
Smith College
St Andrews (Scotland)
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Santa Barbara
UCLA
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Hawaii
University of Nevada (Reno)
University of Oregon
University of Washington
University of Washington (Madison)
University of Washington (Seattle)
Washington University
Wesleyan University

Honoring David Forbes
“The process of education involves give and take, concessions and compromise,
argument and debate: all products of the dialectic resulting from the differing
backgrounds and opinions of participants.”
In 1975 the Honorable Reverend Donald Seaton of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and The Reverend Canon David Forbes
formed St. Paul’s Episcopal School, an institution grounded in the principle that social, economic, and racial diversity are
essential to education. Canon Forbes was already a force in Episcopal education. He authored "Social, Economic, and
Racial Mix in Episcopal Schools,” a document that has become a touchstone for Episcopal schools across the country,
establishing a commitment to diversity and financial equity.
We asked Heads who have carried the spirit of our founding Head through the years for their reflections on Canon
Forbes’ legacy. Canon Forbes’ vision resonates across time, remaining core to the School’s Mission and Values.
Josh Stern (2014-2020)
Tuition assistance is St. Paul’s second largest investment
behind teacher salaries, a pair of financial priorities which
creates a highly dynamic learning environment. “In the
classroom, there is a driving force to value all voices and
not privilege some over the others,” explained Josh Stern.
We see each other. Our passion for the school and the
work that we do in community ties directly to human
dignity.
Rick Ackerly (1988-2000)
The school is successful because of the mix of students
that reflects and engages with our urban location. Rick
Ackerly noted that “teachers with a commitment to
diversity naturally have a commitment to individualizing
their instruction. Everyone--teachers, students, parents,
administrators—is driven to focus on the unique spark in
each of us, and to build a community that educates us by
leading that spark out into the world to contribute
creatively and collectively to it.”
Karan Merry (2000-2014)
“Our mission is a beautiful thing because it keeps
inspiring us.” St. Paul’s is a special place because it
elevates academic focus alongside a dedication to
spirituality. “Faith is believing in who we are and where we
want to be,” said Ms. Merry. “Being in a place that reminds
us to feel love, joy, and resilience gives us dignity.”
Cheryl Ting (2020-current)
As she completes her second year at St. Paul’s, our
current Head of School Cheryl Ting embraces these
insights as she takes our school into the next phase of its
life. “At St. Paul’s, we are stronger because we are
courageous in how we recognize our biases and how that
plays out in our interactions with one another. We
recognize that with the breadth of our diversity, comes the
responsibility to look inward as well as at each other – to
see one another fully just as each one of us desires to be
seen for our authentic selves and identities.”
Corwin Booth, ‘78; Past Board Member
Corwin Booth, graduate of the St. Paul’s Class of 1978,
remembers Canon Forbes’ regular presence on the corner
of Montecito Avenue and Bay Place (Mr. Booth took the
photograph pictured at right when he was in Fourth Grade
at St. Paul’s!). “He was always available, a nice guy who
cared about you,” describes Mr. Booth.
As an alum, Mr. Booth served on the Board of Trustees
with Canon Forbes and remembers his assured and
gentle guidance: “The Mission of the school and keeping
it afloat are not always compatible. David knew that better
than anybody because he had to start from nothing. He
was the historical reference in support of the mission of
the school, and he understood it in his heart better than
anyone.”
“For me, the first nod toward
diversity training was just getting to
be friends with everybody.”
-Corwin Booth, Class of 1978

“By virtue of our common
humanity we possess the right to
develop the potential which lies
within.”
On April 26, 2022, The Reverend Canon
David Forbes passed away at the age of
96. He was born on April 29, 1926 in Palo
Alto, California. He served in the Army and
went on to earn his Bachelor of Science
and Master of Science in Geology from
Stanford University and his Master of
Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary.
In addition to his support of Episcopal
schools across the country, he was the
Founding Head at Cathedral School for
Boys in San Francisco and served as
Canon at Grace Cathedral for nearly 70
years. He is survived by three daughters
and their husbands, four grandchildren,
five great-grandchildren, and several
nieces and nephews.
We extend our gratitude to Canon Forbes’
family. We see you, we thank you, and we
wish you well.
David Forbes
1926 - 2022

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