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On the cover: <strong>The</strong> Class of 2012 celebrates<br />
after <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s Twelfth<br />
Commencement Exercises at First<br />
Presbyterian Church of Bellevue.<br />
Photo by Nation Photography<br />
This page: Students in grades 5 and 6<br />
perform at <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>’s annual Mothers<br />
Tea in the Cornerstone <strong>The</strong>ater at Redmond<br />
Campus. Photo by Brent Ethington<br />
Table of Contents<br />
around Campus<br />
4 Commencement 2012<br />
14 Sports Highlights<br />
16 art Gallery<br />
18 Performing arts Highlights<br />
20 Faculty Profile: Kellie anderson<br />
alumni<br />
22 Class Notes and Features<br />
32 Spring Sports Teams Benefit<br />
from alumni Spirit<br />
33 Reunion 2012<br />
34 Calendar of alumni Events<br />
Modus Vivendi Fall 2012<br />
Modus Vivendi is translated as a way of life or a<br />
manner of living. the <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> school seeks to<br />
develop individuals for whom the classical ideals<br />
of excellence in all things, love of learning, spiritual<br />
commitment, and self-discipline have become a<br />
way of life.<br />
art Director, Marla Zylstra<br />
around Campus Section editor, sini Fernandez<br />
alumni Section editor, Karen Beman<br />
Contributors and Proofreaders<br />
Patrick Carruth, dani duBois ’09, donna dunn,<br />
elizabeth Fernandez ’12, sini Fernandez, John<br />
Geiger ’09, Beth Graham ’09, Kooha Kwon ’12,<br />
lori lee, Madelyn Magee ’12, sterling Miller ’12,<br />
Marc Mueller ’09, rev. earl F. Palmer, tressa Parker,<br />
Katelyn Petrin ’12, elizabeth Probus ’12, linda<br />
sheppard, Joel smith ’10, nicholas Van Baak ’12,<br />
Alicia Williams, and nicholas Williams ’07.<br />
editorial Submissions<br />
Articles, photographs, and ideas are welcome<br />
and may be sent to modusvivendi@tbcs.org. We<br />
reserve the right to edit submissions for length,<br />
clarity, and style.<br />
Modus Vivendi is published twice a year by the<br />
<strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> school. if you are interested in writing<br />
for Modus Vivendi, or have comments or questions<br />
regarding the publication, please contact us at<br />
modusvivendi@tbcs.org.<br />
President and headmaster<br />
Patrick Carruth<br />
Board of Trustees<br />
Andrea lairson, Chair<br />
ted robinson, Vice Chair<br />
Kurt Maass, treasurer<br />
Marc Mueller, secretary<br />
susan diamond<br />
Curtis Kraft<br />
Patrick Carruth<br />
Fileno Alleva<br />
thomas Miller<br />
shawn Firminger<br />
Arthur Pomeroy<br />
William Bieber<br />
Colleen Broaddus<br />
<strong>The</strong> mission of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>School</strong> is to provide<br />
a high-quality, Christian liberal arts education in a<br />
nurturing environment that will enable each student<br />
to become the individual God intends.