Clairbourn School

spotlightON SUCCESSGOLF TOURNAMENTThis past October, Clairbourn families and friends gatheredfor a day of fun and friendly competition at theBrookside Golf Course for the annual Cougar ClassicGolf Tournament. The weather was spectacular witheveryone playing their best. Clairbourn parent, MikeChristensen, and his foursome won the tournament.Online Services Director, Lynda Beckstrom, won the women’sputting contest, and Clairbourn alum, Mike Brown,won the men’s putting contest. Many thanks to Event Chair,Paul Callahan, for organizing such a successfulCFA event, and additional thanks go to the Christensenfamily for generously sponsoring fi ve foursomes insupport of the event.DOOR OF HOPEOnce again, the Clairbourn community came through lastFebruary with generous donations of pocket change for thesecond grade’s Door of Hope community service project.In Chapel on Valentine’s Day, the students presented TimPeters, Director of the Door of Hope, with an oversizedcheck for $1,670. Mr. Peters was very grateful for theopportunity to speak about the organization at Chapel,and to accept the donation which will support efforts toprovide transitional housing for homeless two-parent familiesand single mothers with children. Special commendationgoes to second-grader, Emily Su, who raised an additional$172 in pocket change for the Door of Hope fromrelatives at her birthday party the following weekend.CLAIRBOURN SYMPHONY DEBUTSParents and students were treated to a Coffee Concertthis winter by Music Teacher, Rosemary Kiertzner. Herfourth, fi fth, and Middle School students, on string andwind instruments, each took turns showcasing their talentsby playing selections of traditional folk songs, Beethoven’s“Ode To Joy,” and a Bach minuet. For the grand fi nale,all the performers came together to debut the ClairbournOrchestra, delivering a moving rendition of “Pirates ofthe Caribbean” by Klaus Badelt and arranged by MusicDirector, Rosemary Kiertzner.SPRING 2008 BRANCHING OUTMany thanks to Clairbourn parent, Paul Callahan (far left), who was theorganizing chair of this year’s Golf Tournament.Mr. Tim Peters, director of Door of Hope, is presented a check by secondgradersJean-Jean Ng, Emily Su, and Natalia Ramirez.From left to right: Fourth graders Paul Callahan and Mary Farley playthe clarinet, and Emily Serhan and Jessica Miller play fl ute in the windssection.15