RETIREES JERI HASKINS


Middle School Music Teacher 17 years at OES


Jeri’s career at OES started as a volunteer with the eighth grade musical. After a conversation with the Head of School about needing more performing groups on campus she has since taught the Middle


School choir, the Upper School a cappella choir, started the Lower School band and string program, and turned the Middle School program from general music into choir and band classes. Both her daughter, Lauren ’03, and son, Craig ’07, attended OES.


What are your retirement plans? I plan to continue my involvement in the Oregon Repertory Singers as board chair and singer. I will also work on my golf game and continue competing in tournaments in the area. I plan to travel more and visit my daughter, who is teaching in Japan.


Advice for a student? Make sure to include music in your life as you move through OES and beyond!


ALLAN LEHMAN Facilities


35 years at OES


Te OES campus is known for its trees, flowers, and gardens—a large part of those are here because of the hard work of Allan, who worked over the years to transform the landscaping into the


beautiful gardens the community enjoys today. He also has two daughters, Rebecca ’02, and Anna ’05, who were OES Lifers.


What is an interesting fact about you people might not know? I actually lived on campus for 16 years in a house that used to be outside Morris House. Tere had been teachers living there, and I believe the house was supposed to be originally the Head’s house, but no Head ever lived there. In 1990 it became available and we lived there until my wife and I bought a house and moved out.


What is one of your greatest accomplishments at OES? Saving the big pear tree outside of Morris House. It was slated to be cut down, and I made one last plea to the Head of School and convinced him that the tree was historically significant. It was the last of the old pear trees from the Nicol Orchard back when this land was a ranch.


What are your retirement plans? We have a little five-acre farm so I’ll take care of that. I grow a lot of vegetables and garden and I’ll take care of my chickens and horse. My parents are aging and I want to spend some time with them and also my grandson. I record music in my home studio and really enjoy doing that.


KATHY NARRAMORE


Fourth Grade Teacher 24 years at OES


Kathy loved OES from the moment she applied for a job, saying that “it felt like coming home just being here.” Aside from providing a unique educational experience for the students who came through her


classes, she played a key role in the development of social studies and research units at OES including the Ology Convention, Salmonville, the Immigration and Revolutionary War units in fifth grade, and most recently the Peace Game for fourth graders.


What kept you at OES for this time? OES has always been a place that respects the professionalism of teachers. All of the administrators I’ve worked for have valued creativity, imagination, and new ideas that teachers bring to teaching. Te kids are so happy here, and that shows when people come from the outside to visit.


What is one piece of advice that you would tell a student? Find something you’re passionate about, work really hard to be good at it, and enjoy what you’re doing.


What are your retirement plans? I’m planning to spend more time with my grandchildren, of course, but I’ve also been taking a class for the past year on how to teach kids with reading disabilities how to read. I plan to do tutoring on a part-time basis. Ten, I’ll be happy to have time to cook, read, exercise, and work in my yard.


LYNNE SADLER


College Counseling 40 years at OES


At one time or another Lynne has taught English at OES in each grade from six through 12, except for ninth. She served as the Chair of the Upper School English Department, before eventually moving


into the College Counseling department, and over the last few years helped to develop the Discovery experience for students. Both of her children were OES lifers, Jane ’98 and Ben ’01.


What is your favorite memory during your time here? A former student who once said (many years later), “Mrs. Sadler never gave up on me.”


What are your retirement plans? I plan to spend more time with family—from my 99-year-old father who lives on his own to my grandchildren, ages five, two, and one. I also have several writing projects that have been on the back burner, including the history of a ranch family from Sweetwater County, Wyoming and a scholarly edition of my great-great-grandmother’s autobiography. Gardening, travel in the American West, friends, and volunteering in my daughter’s classroom in Hillsboro are all attractive options.


If you would like to send a note of appreciation or get in contact with one of the retirees, email development@oes.edu or call 503-416-9153. To make a gift in their honor, go to www.oes.edu/retirees.


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