alumniNEWSSalim Moore ‘03 received the Goss Family Effort Award atPolytechnic’s 2007 graduation ceremony for his superiorefforts in academic pursuits, as well as other areas ofschool life.Leah Pipes ‘03 is starring in a new TV show called “Lifeis Wild” about a girl whose veterinarian father movesthe family from New York City to live on a game reservein South Africa. The show airs on Sundays on the CWnetwork.Rob Rasmussen ‘03* was named Team Co-MPV and Prepleague Co-MVP, in addition to winning the PolytechnicVarsity Baseball Sports Award for the 2007 season.Christopher Riboli ‘03 is attending Gonzaga Universityin Spokane, Washington. He is living in an “outdoor life”themed dorm that has trips planned all year, such as whitewater rafting and camping. Christopher was also awardedEagle Scout this last summer, and for his project he puttogether a run/walk for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.Abigail Urquhart ‘03 (center) at <strong>Clairbourn</strong>’s Thanksgiving Chapel with hermother, Mary (center), and sister, Christine (right).Annie Thorne ‘03*, Kate Thorne ‘03*, and Katie Davis‘03* were debutantes at the Las Madrinas Ball at theBeverly Hilton Hotel in December of 2007. The eventhonored their community service work that supportspediatric medicine at Childrens Hosptial in SouthernCalifornia.Abigail Urquhart ‘03 visited <strong>Clairbourn</strong>’s morning Chapelwith her family while she was home on Thanksgiving breakfrom Washington and Lee College.04 David Allen ‘04 was recruited for Tulane University’sfootball team as a linebacker. Tulane’s campus waswrecked by Hurricane Katrina several years ago, but nowall the sports facilities have been completely rebuilt makingTulane a great choice for athletics. David is currently asenior at South Pasadena High <strong>School</strong>.RMAX Goodwin ‘04 was named, by Magic magazine, asone of sixteen teenagers in the world who are consideredoutstanding rising stars of magic. The candidates werejudged not only on their magic tricks, but also for theirAbove: Lindsay Butcher ‘05 and Rebecca Franks ‘05 at <strong>Clairbourn</strong>’sThanksgiving Chapel. Below: Lindsay Butcher ‘05 and Rebecca Franks‘05 visit with teachers, Cynthia Naylor and Cara and Paul Barker.34 BRANCHING OUT SPRING 2008
alumniNEWSonstage skills and community activity. Check out theSeptember 2007 issue at www.magicmagazine.com.RMAX is currently a senior at Flintridge Prep.Jazmin Quimiro ‘04 reports “I am a varsity cheerleaderfor Don Bosco Tech, and I was recently named captain ofmy team. In February of 2007, I performed in the pregameand half-time shows at the Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii.”She currently attends Alverno High <strong>School</strong>.Jordan Randall ‘04* played on Flintridge Prep’s varsityBoys’ Water Polo Team which made it to the CIF DivisionVI playoff. Jordan is a senior at Flintridge Prep.Alex Reitnouer ‘04 signed with Washington State to playon their football team in the Fall of 2008. Alex is a senior atSt. Francis and played as an offensive/defensive linemanfi nishing the season with 38 tackles and two sacks.Scott Studenmund ‘04*, a senior at Flintridge Prep, wasnamed one of the top four defenders on the Rebels VarsityFootball Team. The team had a 4-1 record this year andplaced second in the League. Scott was also named oneof 16 National Merit Semi-fi nalists at Flintridge Prep.Molly Taylor ‘04 is a senior at Sacred Heart and is makingcollege plans. She has been accepted to DePaul Universityin Chicago and Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland.05 Alexandra Baptiste ‘05 had a strong season onthe Flintridge Prep Girls’ Volleyball Team this year, leadingin kills, blocks, and digs on the court.Lindsay Butcher ‘05 and Rebecca Franks ‘05took a break from Mayfi eld Senior to visit <strong>Clairbourn</strong>’sThanksgiving service in November of 2007. Afterwards,they visited with teachers, Cynthia Naylor and Cara andPaul Barker.Sarah Chen ‘05* was selected as one of 38 womento participate in the Mount Holyoke College LeadershipProgram called “Take the lead.” She traveled to theircampus in South Hadley, Massachusetts for four daysof workshops and activities that covered mentoring,leadership, and social activism. Sarah is a junior atPolytechnic.Tammy Newman ‘05 is taking drama and performedin the play The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Polytechnicin November of 2007.Cameron Raidy ‘05 received the Polytechnic Team Co-Coach Award for the JV Boys’ Volleyball 2007 season.Connor Verreaux ‘05, now a junior at Flintridge Prep,is on the All-Area Boys’ Cross Country First Team. He seta new League record at the Flintridge Prep track meet inOctober for Boys’ Cross Country. He also fi nished secondat the CIF Southern Section Finals at Mt. San AntonioCollege in November of 2007.06 Brent Bennett ‘06 traveled to China with a delegationof students from The Cate <strong>School</strong> to study how traditionalChinese art forms are evolving in modern China.The group toured the 798 Arts District, a massive complexof galleries and studios where contemporary artistsare gathering, traveled to the 2008 Olympics site,visited the four-story exhibition facility of Beijing’s PlanningDepartment, danced with Tibetan students, and met withuniversity students at the Dongfang International Center forEducational Exchange and Minzu University in Beijing.Frederik Bossaert ‘06* and Majanka Bossaerts ‘08*,are now living permanently in Switzerland with theirmom, Betty, and dad, Peter, who is now a professor atthe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology after 17 years atCaltech. Frederik and Majanka are attending BrillantmontInternational <strong>School</strong> in Lausanne and now speak French—making them tri-lingual—in addition to English andFlemish. They are taking Aikido, playing soccer, skiing,and snowboarding often. The family can be reached atbettycallens@mac.com.We want to hear from you! Please send us yournews through the Alumni website at http://alumni.<strong>Clairbourn</strong>.org or e-mail Nancy Ward at alumni@clairbourn.org.SPRING 2008 BRANCHING OUT35