The Grapevine Sara Ritter
Alumni and Donor Relations Manager
WHO YOU WERE ASKED TO BECOME
How often have I heard an OES alum say, “OES gave me
a great education, but more than that, it made me who I am today.” Tis common refrain is a powerful testament to the culture of OES. Our alumni remember that OESians serve more than themselves. Te ethic of service is deeply embedded in our Episcopal identity and our origin story as a school. It is also embedded in the cultural revolution of the 1960s and ’70s and the vision and mission work which resulted and continues to this day. Currently, service learning at OES stands alongside the best programs in the country. At this year’s Mt. Hood Climb Service
Day, we invited alumni from around the world to engage in service wherever they were, however they could. A few examples of the projects reported back to us include:
• Matt Clark ’90 planted 600 trees with the Miguel Angel Suarez School in Loja in the Ecuadorian Andes.
• Alumni Council Chair, Laura Cook Axon ’86, visited the Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children here in Portland.
Class Reps Nan Glover Brasmer ’56
Judy Carson Kauffman ’60 Julie Mack Penge ’60 Lynn Perryman Haye ’61 Joanne Dobson ’63 Julie Krause Harriman ’64 Ellen Wheeler Guest ’65 Katherine Karafotias ’66 Toni Webb ’70 Jyrki Koskinen ’76 Neena Fromm Nuhring ’77 Allison Root Roberts ’78 Carrie Loar Cool ’80 Elizabeth Highet ’86 Theresa Webster ’87
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• Kirsten Midura ’04 helped install an electrical system in an orphanage in Jinotega, Nicaragua.
Kirsten explains that previous to this installation, the children were not able to stay up past 6 p.m.; they will now be able to study and spend quality time with one another in the evenings. “OES instilled in me an international mindset, one that has guided my life decisions ever since,” said Kirsten. “At OES, I learned to appreciate people as individuals with unique experiences, needs, and talents. And at OES, I developed a desire to help these individuals, and in doing so, leave a positive footprint on the world.” Today at OES, we teach students to use their “power for good.” It’s a catchphrase that nonetheless has teeth within the Pre-K to 12 curriculum and meaningful service opportunities abound across the school year. It’s clear from our alumni that this ethic has always been prominent in our educational philosophy as a school and marks a legacy of extraordinary individuals giving back. Tank you for putting your power to good use.
Please contact Sara Ritter at (503) 416-9369 or
ritters@oes.edu, with any questions for the Alumni Office.
OES students participate in service learning projects in Portland.
Daniela Brod Cargill ’89 Kathryn H. Halton Rebagliati ’90 Courtney Brown ’92 Tara Sorensen Witt ’92 Eric Gebbie ’94 Kelly Rossi ’95 Jonathan Kowolik ’97 John Waskey ’98 Margot Feves ’01 Ashley Morganstern ’03 Kirsten Midura ’04 Tiiu Magi ’05 Molly Morgan ’05 Bill Thanhouser ’05 Jenny Wolochow ’06
Elizabeth Cooper ’07 Anne Drinkward ’07 Lauren Eyler ’07
Christopher Chapman ’08 Lia Dawley ’08 Natasha Michalowsky ’08 Maddy Duthie Apple ’09 Brady Haugh ’09 Charlotte Lee ’09 Annie Friar ’10 Harris Inskeep-Rosenfeld ’10 Leah Metcalf ’10 Austin Page ’11 Laurie Rumker ’11 Anshu Tirumali ’11
Austen Yeager ’11 Niky Inskeep ’12 Aashna Tiruvallur ’12 Patrick King ’13 Hannah Tooley ’13 Erica Massaro ’13 Abbie Daigle ’14 Harper Hayes ’14
Supanut “Nut” Cheepsongsuk ’15 Dong Yun “Yunnie” Lim ’15 Meredith Loy ’15
Gabe Smith-Rodgers ’15
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