THE MAGAZINE OF OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL • WINTER 2012 OES


BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011-2012


The Rt. Rev. Michael Hanley Chairman of the Board


Mr. Steve Grant President


Ms. Estelle Kelley ’78 Vice President


Mr. Evan Roberts ’88 Vice President


Mr. Kirk Bass Treasurer


Ms. Kate Lieber Secretary


The Rev. Robert Bryant St. John the Baptist Church


Ms. Ann C. Carter Mr. Raymond Cheng Ms. Kristin Collins Ms. Elizabeth Gewecke Ms. Elizabeth Highet ’86 Mr. Mark Hochgesang Mr. Mark Kemball Mr. Steve Lovett


Mr. Malcolm McIver ’82 Mr. Clent Richardson ’79 Ms. Leslie Spencer Ms. Pat Trunzo


Ms. Heike von der Heyden Ms. Catherine Willmott The Rev. L. D. Wood-Hull


EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS


Ms. Mo Copeland Head of School Mr. Peter Bechen


Chair of the Pacific Rim Council


Mr. Lawrence W. Harris, III Chair of Endowment Investment Committee Ms. Carey Killian


Chair of Parent Community Link E C I I T C E T T ABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Essential


Competencies What every OES student needs to know


10 Platt Global Classroom


Auction donors provide connection to the world


12 Visual Arts


Displays highlight the work of student artists


14 Snapshots News and events


on campus 16 Sports


Varsity girls win state soccer championship


18 Hallways


Helga Daret was always coach of the year


19 Alumna Profile Tamara Selfridge


Musser ’74 was inspired by selfless mother


20 Class Notes 30 In Memoriam


FRONT COVER: Co-captains Rachel B. ’12 and Hannah D. ’12 and their teammates were ecstatic after defeating Catlin Gabel 3-0 in the state championship. See story on Page 16. Photo by Kevin Murphy ’11.


Publisher: Martin C. Jones, jonesma@oes.edu Editor: Tom Berridge


Graphic Designer: Anne Marie Snyder Printer: Bridgetown Printing


Photography: Tom Berridge, Holly Orr, Kevin Murphy ’11, John Holloran


OES Magazine is published by Oregon Episcopal School, 6300 SW Nicol Road, Portland, Oregon 97223. For more information on OES, please call 503-246-7771 or visit our website at www.oes.edu. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY


OES admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.


© 2012 Oregon Episcopal School All rights reserved. THE VISION OF OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL


Connecting people, ideas, and cultures to advance knowledge, create solutions, and enhance meaning. THE MISSION OF OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL


is to prepare students with promise for higher education and lifelong learning and to enhance their intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and artistic growth so that they may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities.


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