Our Wildwood, Summer 2018, Volume 43

Upcoming Events

Our Wildwood is published twice a year by Wildwood School’s Office of Advancement.

AUGUST 24: Middle and Upper Wildwood Parent Organization (WWPO) Parent Welcome Coffee

Amy Abrams Director of College Counseling and Alumni Relations

AUGUST 27: First Half Day of School for New Elementary Students

Sharon Fagen Director of Strategic Partnerships Josh Fawcett Raiser’s Edge Database Director Kristin Hampton Director of Institutional Advancement

AUGUST 28: First Half Day of School for All Elementary Students

SEPTEMBER 7: Elementary WWPO Parent Welcome Coffee

Seth Kao Advancement Assistant for Research and Support Janet Keller Director of Marketing and Communications

SEPTEMBER 11: Middle School Back to School Night

SEPTEMBER 20: Upper School Back to School Night

Danielle Kraten Marketing and Communications Associate

SEPTEMBER 27: Elementary School Back to School Night

Doreen Leddy Alumni Parent Liaison Aimee Richer Director of Development

OCTOBER 3: Multicultural Community Dialogue Evening

Chay Thaopaset Director of Digital Communications and Media

OCTOBER 20: InnovatED.LA (Hosted by Wildwood)

Paige Verdun ‘13 Advancement Assistant for Events and Alumni Relations Editor-in-Chief: Janet Keller Editor: Chay Thaopaset Copy Editors: Abigail Green-Dove, Jeannine Santiago Designer: Elizabeth Burrill Photography for this issue: Alexander Photography, Trish Alison, Dana Barker, Janet Keller, Julie Kolahi, Danielle Kraten, Danny Moloshok, Kevin Parry, Greg Sung, Chay Thaopaset Special thanks to the following student contributors: Lucy B. ’19 and Sam F. ’20 for their photos on page 22, Ethan G. ‘19 and Nicholas N. ‘20 for their photos on page 38, Ryder M. ’19 and Maddie M. ’19 for their essay on page 34, and Alexus P. ’22 for her photo on page 35. Illustration on page 18: ©2015 John Hersey

NOVEMBER 1: Fall Parent Education Event

NOVEMBER 1-2: Middle School Production

NOVEMBER 5: Wildwood Institute for STEM Research and Development (WISRD) Community Speaker

NOVEMBER 27: Wildwood Annual Giving Tuesday

DECEMBER 12-15: Upper School Production

JANUARY 9: Alumni Visit Day

Please send address updates to: Wildwood School Attention: Advancement Office

JANUARY 11: Elementary Jog-a-Thon Elementary Spirit Day

11811 Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064 310.806.4517 oww@wildwood.org