Class of 2001
We’d like to honor and congratulate the Friends’ School class of 2001 who graduated from high school spring 2008 and were honored at our Silver and Gold Celebration in June 2008:
Mackenzie “Kenzie” B. went to Southern Hills Middle School and graduated from Boulder High School. Since she left Friends’, Kenzie has been an avid swimmer and has been volunteering at the Boulder Humane Society. During her high school years, she assisted Jan Gillapsie with her multi intensive needs students which has inspired her to possibly work with special needs children someday. After hopefully working with the Boulder Humane Society this summer, Kenzie will be attending the veterinary assistant program at Front Range Community College. Of her time at Friends’, Kenzie says “The teachers at Friends School especially Diane Bramble and Lois Sandusky were an inspiration to me. They provided the most wonderful foundation for my education”.
As, Eric B. prepares to attend Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, he reflects on the influence Friends’ has had on him. “As a fifth grader getting ready for the silver and gold there was definitely a lot of fear and excitement going on. I was a little shy kid that was getting ready to embark on a huge journey. A lot of scary transitions were about to take place and I find myself in that position yet again. Now getting ready to move on to college on my own is one of the most frightening yet exciting things that I have had to face…All in all I think that the road that I am on is a good one and I definitely have Friends’ School to thank for that. Because of the great sense of community, kindness, compassion, and over all laid-backness, I feel that I have turned out to be a kinder, loving, compassionate and overall laid-back person which are good attributes that I will keep and cherish for the rest of my life. Yeyyyy Friends’ School!!!”
Camille B. went to Bridge School and graduated from Boulder High School. She will be attending Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio and will major in English and Philosophy.
Nalani C. graduated in the top 5% of her class at Niwot High School where she was well known for her joyful exuberance and leadership qualities. She was on the St, Vrain Valley Student Advisory Board, 06-08 / Link Crew Leader, President of National Honor Society. She sang in Evenstar Jazz Choir and in the Allstate Choir 07 &08, and was a bassist in advanced Jazz Band and in the NHS Symphony orchestra. She has been fortunate to study bass with Victor Wooten and other notable musicians. Her love of the arts also led her to the demanding role of Aida. She will be attending William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey where she will be majoring in Jazz Performance for both Bass and Vocals and will participate in their Honors College. She credits her foundation at Friends’ for helping develop her confidence, compassion, and love of learning!
Ben G. graduated from the pre-Engineering Program at Centaurus High School and will be attending the University of Colorado, Boulder. Since he left Friends’, Ben has been bike racing for The Fix Race Team at the junior expert level and has competed both locally and nationally in a wide range of "gravity" events including Downhill, Mountain Cross and Dual Slalom. In 2005 he won the Jr. Beginner Gravity title for the Mountain States Cup race series and during the 2006 season he won two national NORBA downhill races as a Junior Sport racer; he finished the year ranked #1 in the nation in Jr. Sport Downhill (18 & under). He has qualified for the National Mountain Bike Championships for the last two seasons and raced in the 2005 National Championships (with a broken wrist, no less); he finished 35 out of 70 racers. At Centaurus High School, Ben was busy with the Engineers Without Borders group. He will be working as a bike coach for SIMBA this summer before he heads to college.
Bianca G. graduated early in December 2007 from Boulder High School where she received outstanding grades and various awards and honors for her role with the Model United Nations Club. She is currently studying French and other University-level courses in Senegal, Africa through the Amherst University Program. She has become almost fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese. Presently, she is focusing on development and sustainability and is specifically working with local healers to catalog and understand better traditional healing practices and medicines in the area. She is also raising money and working on building a traditional medicinal center where such information can be managed and maintained for both local and international interest. After already taking CU courses for several years, she will attend the University of Colorado’s school of Architecture and Planning with the goal to work in Corporate environmental consulting.
Taylor H. graduated from Boulder High School where she was on the student council in addition to being a level 9 competitive gymnast. She has been busy training every day and flying around the country competing in international meets. In March, 2008 she competed in the level 9 State Gymnastics Championships in Colorado Springs. She will be on the division I gymnastics team and majoring in elementary education at Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona.
Gabe K. graduated from Boulder High School where he was on Academic Honor Roll all four years, was the captain of the varsity tennis team, and played on the varsity lacrosse team. He has written and produced his own music and is part of an a'capella group called Vocalicious. Gabe developed a passion for cooking and placed second at the ProStart state culinary competition. During the summer of 2008, he will be working at Hapa as a sushi chef and will travel to France to support his best friend, Taylor, who will be competing in the Olympics. He will attend the Culinary Institute of America and Cornell University in New York through a collaborative degree program.
Graham K. graduated from New Vista High School. After a summer of babysitting his sister and hanging out with his friends, he will attend Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
Isabelle “Ibby” K. graduated from Boulder High School. She is currently a fashion consultant and supervises buying for The Lounge, a clothing store on The Hill in Boulder. She has coordinated several fashion shows, designed outfits and dressed many customers. She will be attending the nursing program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Following her passion for medicine, she plans to go to medical school after she receives her undergraduate degree with the hopes of becoming either a heart surgeon or emergency room doctor.
Ana P. graduated from Bridge School where she was heavily involved in high school sports. She played tennis (2 letters) and swam (3 letters) for Fairview High School. During her senior year she earned the Academic All American Award in swimming. She will be attending St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin, where she plans to study Spanish and photography.
Liz “Bits” R. went to Summit Middle School and graduated from Fairview High School. An accomplished swimmer, Liz was a three-time all American swimmer as a freshman and won state! She qualified and competed multiple times at sectionals (western regionals) but unfortunately had four back surgeries and was not able to swim much of high school. She also went to State in History day her sophomore year and was able to go surfing in Costa Rica twice this year. During the summer of 2008, she will be life guarding at the Eldorado Springs Pool and going on a trip to Argentina with the "International Medical Relief" team. Liz will be attending the University California, Santa Barbara.
Tanya S. went to Southern Hills Middle School and graduated from Boulder High School where she was on the tennis team for two years. She completed a semester at Boulder TEC and earned a certificate in pet grooming. Tanya still enjoys dogs and all other animals. While she is still in the process of deciding where she will go to school, her plan is to continue to do something with animals.
Kaila S. went to Bridge Middle School and, after two years at Boulder High School, transferred to September School where she graduated in June. Kaila has twice been voted Best Female Artist at September School and was chosen to create the artwork for the cover of the 2008 yearbook. Kaila hopes to attend California College of Art.
Bowen W. went to Bridge School for sixth through eighth grade and graduated from New Vista High School where he recently completed his Culminating Project, a short film. Since leaving Friends’, Bowen started liking girls, his hair turned curly, he went on his first date, learned to drive, and did all the other things you would expect a young man to do—not necessarily in that order. He will be attending Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
Rachel Y. went to Peak to Peak and graduated from Fairview High School where she was involved in volleyball, music and drama. She played volleyball through her junior year and was involved in the fine arts program where she was in several shows including Pops Festival, musicals, plays, and a comedy cabaret. She was also in choir all four years and in Excalibur her senior year. Since 2005, Rachel spent over 200 hours volunteering at the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center in Longmont. She will attend University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington and will major in vocal performance.
Unfortunately by the time the Scoop went to press, we were unable to gather information from the following graduates from the class of 2001. We wish them the best in their future endeavors and hope to hear from them soon.
Ben Morrison
Jemma Pearce
Hannah Rizzi
Anastasia Ross-McKirnan
Ehren River Wright
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