OES - Aardvark Newsletter


June 13, 2008 Vol. 3, No. 31		Also available on OES website at http://www.oes.edu/newsletter
Seniors Receive Diplomas For Job Well Done Sixty-nine seniors received their diplomas in commencement exercises Thursday evening at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Former interim head of school Jim Hendrix returned to give the commencement address. See more photos of the event.		Jamal G. '08 and Lief E. '08
Green ribbons celebrate the color of OES.			Caroline K. '08

Lovely Ladies: Eighth-graders Emma N., Brigitte R., Claire L., and Claire S.			Dapper Gents: Eighth-graders Ryan S., Gavin W., Billy D., and Carson H.
LS and MS Students Celebrate Promotions Eighth-graders celebrated their promotion to Upper School this week, while fifth-graders marked their promotion to the Middle School. They shared their recollections of the most memorable moments in their school careers as they looked forward to the next phase of their lives. See more photos of the Middle School and Lower School ceremonies.		Morgan J. '15 shakes hands with JJ Morrow.
Fifth-graders celebrate their promotion to Middle School.			Fourth-graders Rachel H. and Clara C. celebrated with a Hawaiian theme in honor of David Giff, who is leaving OES to be a librarian at Hawaii Preparatory Academy after 15 years at OES.

Alumnae Reprise 1958 Graduation Ceremonies
Five members of the Class of 1958 attended graduation Thursday night at Trinity Cathedral. They also were feted at a luncheon in the Charlton Room, where they viewed memorabilia from St. Helen's Hall. Former teachers Helga Daret and Jeanne Rogers, and house mother Mathilda Little, also attended the luncheon. Attendees were, from left in photo, “Sam” Linda Rushlight Seidel, Lucy Jones Treiman, Gael Close Liptak, Larrie Patricia Nelson Noble, and Nancy Walden Larsen.		Members of the Class of 1958

Metro Certifies OES as an Oregon Green School
Receiving the Green School Certificate are, from left, seventh-graders Jordan F., Brooke L.r, and Claire S.			Metro honored the OES Middle School this week with Oregon Green School Certification. In presenting the certificate, a Metro representative noted the following actions: Forming a campus-wide sustainability committee, hosting the International Collaboration Project for the environment, recycling paper and other materials, composting food waste from the kitchen, installing a green roof on the new Middle School addition, implementing "Papercut" to reduce the number of copies made, restoring the SPARC wetlands and the OES marsh, and setting up worm bins to compost snack waste. OES is working to achieve Premier Green School Certification next year.

OES Team Paddles In Dragon Boat Race OES fielded a team in the dragon boat races that were part of last weekend's Rose Festival. The team included three Middle School students as well as faculty from all three divisions, parents of students, and faculty spouses. The team was organized by MS math teacher Ann von Ofenheim.

The pasture in the foreground of this 1960 photo owned by the Taylors has become the OES wetlands.
Trustee Enjoys Views Of OES Wetlands OES Trustee Ed Taylor and his wife, Peggy, can enjoy watching birds at the OES marsh while sitting on a bench that was donated and installed by their three children in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary. They also can see the wetlands and school from their Montclair neighborhood home, where they have a photo from about 1960 of the Nicol Riding Academy.		Ed and Peggy Taylor sit on their bench by the OES marsh.

		MS Girls receive Award For Scholarship, Athletics, Service Gigi S. '14 and Courtney H. '13 were honored at a banquet May 14 at the Multnomah Athletic Club for receiving the Al Tauscher Junior Award. The award is given to four junior members who meet high academic standards as well as participate in MAC social and athletic activities and volunteer time and energy in the community. In the photo, Gigi, left, and Courtney are shown with the awards.

	Annual Fund at 80% Parent Participation At 80 percent participation the OES Annual Fund has reached a record high, but there’s still time to give and move us closer to our 100 percent goal. Every donor makes a difference. Every gift counts. Thank you for participating. You may give online here.

Correction Last week's newsletter referred to a choir concert at "Grace Memorial Cathedral," which does not exist. It should have said "Grace Memorial Parish Church." Thanks to the Rev. Caroline Litzenberger for her clarification. The editor regrets the error.

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