July 25: Habitat for Humanity Day

Roll up your sleeves for a day to benefit the community and have fun with friends!

Time: TBD

Please make reservations with the Alumnae/i Office. Email alumni@oes.edu or call 503.768.3156.

A Night at the Ballpark! (rescheduled)

Wednesday, July 29

Portland Beavers vs. Las Vegas 51s

PGE Park

6:00 p.m. Reception, 7:00 p.m. Game

$15 per person - families welcome!

Members of the St. Helen's Hall Class of 1959 were on campus to celebrate their 50-year-reunion. Pictured above are (L to R): Barbara Christensen Hunter, Meridel Prideaux, Sue Stevens, Martha Boyer Saunders, Claudia Welch Duley, Marcia Lessing. In attendance, but not pictured: Patty Harriman Page and Jill Neubert Quick. See more pictures of the reunion here.

Three highly respected and long-serving members of the OES community are retiring this year: Director of College Counseling Cynthia Doran (43 years), US Religion Chair Terry Hansen (31 years), and US Science Teacher Rosa Hemphill (16 years). On May 16, their own families as well as past and present members of the OES community came together to celebrate their impressive years of service. Terry, Rosa, and Cynthia are pictured above.

Special note:

If you would like to honor any or all of the retirees, each has indicated an area of the school they would like to see grow – an area of particular importance and meaning to them, and funds have been created to honor their wishes. Terry has asked that we use contributions in his honor to support innovation and exploration in the religion curriculum, while Cynthia has suggested we designate contributed funds to augment the college counseling program. Rosa would love to see the school’s support of student attendance at diversity conferences grow and suggests this as an area for contribution. If you would like to contribute, click here to visit the OES online donation page. Please note the retiree(s) you wish to honor as you make your gift.

Alumnae/i were invited to join faculty, staff and students for a day dedicated to service in the community on Mt. Hood Climb Service Day, May 13, 2009. Participants rolled up their sleeves and went to work at the Johnson Creek Watershed, Audubon Society, and in the OES Wetlands. Some alumnae/i were paired up with students for the annual Oral History Project. Participants included Bettina Gregg ’92, Robin Orr ’05, Gary Crossman, Terry Hansen, Carrie Cool ’80, and Chia Stockwell ’88.

As a result of the efforts of the OES alums who got together on Saturday, April 25, to volunteer at the Oregon Food Bank for Alumnae/i Food Service Day, 5,950 pounds of potatoes were packed, which equates to 4,577 meals or 381 meals per volunteer! Pictured above are: Carrie Cool '80, Marcin Jeske '97, Gwyn Mauritz '87, Britta Knapman '97, Kathleen Drinkward, Lacie McKearney '97, Chris Ahlers '95, Gary Crossman, Dan Drinkward '95. More pictures are here.

Over Easter weekend, Gary Crossman had the good fortune to have dinner with a dozen delightful alums in the Claremont, California area. Pictured above from left to right are: Kasey Grewe ’07, Ivana Horvat ’06, Keenan Ferrar ’07, Gary, Annie Wolfstone ’08, Brittney Leonard ’08, Samantha Ward ’07, Max Chambers ’08, Dagnie Howard ’07, Andrew Kushner ’05, Sarah Kushner ’07. Also attending, but not pictured, were Kelly Dern ’05 and Brianna Bowman ’06.

Jack O’Brien met with a group of alumnae/i for dinner in Boston over spring break. Pictured above are: (back row) Andy Murray's mom Jennifer, Addie Van Hatcher '06, Jack, Sarah Hayes '05, Andy Murray '00, Kenny Gundle '01, Cathy O'Brien, (front row) Ryoji Matsuzaki '06, Dana Clancy '88, Meredith Njeri Macharia (Boatsman) '88.

In mid-March, Head of Upper School Jordan Elliott ’97 visited families in Asia. His trip included gatherings in Taipei, Seoul, and Shanghai. Pictured above is Jordan with alums and guests in Taipei.

Alumnae/i in Washington, D.C., in March. Pictured above are (back row, L-R): Marshall Hoffman '01, Jackie Yuom '04, John Wysham '74, Kendra Smith '96, Makely Lyon '03, Debbie Rath-Keenison '86, Dave Russell '89, and Nathaniel Rein '98.

Gary Crossman and other members of the OES math faculty were in Seattle on February 27 for a math conference, and they got together with a group of Seattle-area OES alumnae/i for dinner! Among the attendees were: (sitting from l to r) Adam Price, Lisa Hayward, Bettina Gregg, (standing from l to r) Gabe Lipshutz, Taylor Matheson, Kathi Shoemake, and Woody English. See more photos here.

Head of Upper School Jordan Elliott ‘97, Academic Dean Tom Wheelock, and Chief Financial Officer Kathy Layendecker hosted a gathering of Chicago-area alums on February 27. Pictured are (standing l to r) Tom, Shannon Stevens, Andy Schleuter '91, Jordan, Matthew, (sitting l to r) Eric Gebbie '94, Margot Feves '01, Anna Blessing '99, and Kathy.

Attendees at the Old Girl/New Girl Tea on February 8 were asked "what do the St. Helen's Hall 'Old Girls' and the OES 'New Girls' have in common." One of the OES senior girls responded: "We are all amazing and beautiful, we are all excited to learn and love, and we all have darling hats!" As you see in the photos above, she was absolutely right. See more photos here.

Denver-area alumnae/i had brunch on January 11 with Gary Crossman and Associate Director of Development Susan Gundle at Gaia's Bistro. From left: Gary Crossman, Galena Kline Rhoades '96, David Rhoades, Laura Fisher, Matt Clark '97, Josh Orfanakis '91, Susie Gundle, and Nadine Carlisle '70.

Susie and Gary also hosted another event in Denver. Attendees pictured include: Susie, Gary, Krissi Kuni ’07, Brian Deardorff, and Erin Murphy Deardorff ‘96.

Back-to-Campus Ice Cream Social

OES alumnae/i who were fortunate enough to still be on college winter break came back to campus to enjoy the company of friends and teachers in the Great Hall on January 7, 2009. Pictured are: Jacob Reisberg '06, Debby Schauffler, and Solomon Reisberg '07. For more photos, click here.

2008 Alumnae/i Holiday Gathering, classes of 1986-2004.

Although Portland’s "arctic blast" postponed the annual Alumnae/i Holiday Gathering a few days , the event on December 30 at the Life of Riley tavern was enjoyable for all guests.  Shown are: Gary Crossman, Caitlin Brack ‘04, Michelle Lewis ’04, and Chelsey Brack ’06. See more pictures from that event here.

The Great OES Shootout

Also on December 30, OES alumnae/i and the community gathered at the gym for the second annual Knockout Tournament, shootout, and pizza social.  Winners of the Knockout Tournament included: Tucker Page '04, Georgia Black '16, and Matt Breen '04.  Among the participants were, from left to right: (front row) Dylan Page '08, Kyle Kuchs '07, Tucker Page '04, Doug Logan '05; (back row) Robert Inskeep '07, Matt Breen '04, Matt Hartzell '05, Charlie Hartzell '05, Lincoln Thomas '05, Lewis Godowski '08, Addison Van Hatcher '06, Greg Saunders '05. Additional pictures can be seen here.

Gary Crossman got together for dinner with a group of New York City-area alums on November 30. [L to R: Lily Enloe (Charlie's spouse), Carter Swope '99, Charlie Enloe '99, Jenny Kim '07, Gary, Lenka Ilcisin '07, Erin Morse '01, Alex Guerrero '94, Jonathan Kowolik '97, Dan Schiff '97]

A group of alums met for dinner in San Francisco at the Bay Area OES Alumnae/i Event in October. From left: David Cade ’98, Lindsay Horniman Frey ’80, Brian Crossman ’97, Annie Drinkward ’07, Gary Crossman, Claire Vlach ’00, Kay Washington ’96, Drew Rollins ’97, Alice Gray ‘97.

Alumnae Reprise 1958 Commencement Ceremonies

Five members of the Class of 1958 attended graduation ceremonies 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.

Senior Commencement Address

Patrick Chen '08 was selected by his peers to present the 2008 senior address, which can be read here.