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Sheika Luc Nicole Maddox Allison Raabe Kimberly Rothrock Nicole Siverls Mally SmithFaculty Updates 2010R E TI R E M E NT S :Phyllis Ong Grade II Teacher 1993–2010D E PART U R E S :Rebecca Abrams Grade I teacherJane Carney Assistant Head for Finance &OperationsMegan Carney Permanent SubstituteRachel Costello Spanish TeacherJeannie Hahn Kindergarten TeacherChris Hartmann Math TeacherChris Lindsay Technology SpecialistSiobhan Quigley Annual Fund DirectorMario Rubio-Ospina WoodworkingAmy Salomon Grade IIEmily Sweany Kindergarten AssistantJorge Vega Technology SpecialistNi-hao! Chinese in Grade VIThere’s no question that currentand future Park students willbe living in a world where beingable to communicate successfullyacross cultures and languages willbe an essential skill. Over the pastfive years, growing numbers of ouralumni have begun to learn Mandarin,either in secondary schoolor college.When school opens this September,a section of 9 sixth-graderswill start their elective study ofMandarin, which is a challenginglanguage for native English speakersto learn. Park has beguna partnership with the GreentownYuhua Qinqin School, a privateelementary/middle school inHangzhou, China, to facilitateexchanges, initially with facultyand ultimately with our Grade IXMandarin students. The Chinesetrip (planned for 2014, when thecurrent sixth-graders are in GradeIX), will be modeled after thebeloved trips to Europe that beena highlight at Park for more than20 years.CHANGES:Sarah Bourque Grade III Associate Teacher,joins Betsy Platt’s class as Pre-K Assistant TeacherMarshall Neilson Technology Specialist,returns from sabbaticalAlan Rivera French & Spanish Teacher,returns from sabbaticalAPP O I NTM E NT S :Giovanni Bradley-Campbell After-SchoolProgram TeacherKung-Yi Chang Math TeacherBA Chinese Culture University, Taiwan; MEdBoston UniversityMulian Chen Mandarin TeacherBA East China Normal University, Shanghai; MEdHarvard Graduate School of EducationLiesl Gilman Grade IV Associate TeacherBS Skidmore College; MA Wheelock CollegeCyndi Guerard Technology SpecialistBA University of Massachusetts; MA MarlboroCollegeDean Laabs Woodworking TeacherBM Lawrence University; MM New EnglandConservatorySheika Luc Grade II TeacherBA Amherst College; MS Bank Street Collegeof EducationNicole Maddox Science TeacherBA Wellesley CollegeAllison Raabe Grade I TeacherBA Providence College; MA Smith CollegeKimberly Rothrock Assistant Head for Finance& OperationsBS Boston College; MSA Boston CollegeNicole Siverls Kindergarten TeacherBA University of Michigan; MS Bank StreetCollege of EducationMally Smith ’01 Kindergarten Assistant/After-School Program TeacherA George Washington UniversityThe Park Bulletin | Fall 2010 3