Our Regional Reunion Saturday, March 23rd, will be at Rooftop Terrace of The Orchard Garden Hotel (google map).
Interested in attending? Email Brett at brawson@overlake.org by March 16th.
Who will be there?
We look forward to seeing you in a couple months!
The speaker for this year’s Writers’ Symposium is Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette? She will be speaking at Overlake on March 13th, beginning at 7:30pm in Disco Hall. This event is free and open to the community. If you haven’t had a chance to read this book yet, you still have 2.5 weeks to do so!
If you want to read even more, see the following articles:
We hope to see you here.
Attention Local Overlakers:
Erin Gabriel, the arts department, and the Alumni Office cordially invite you to an evening of fun: Wine and Watch at the Upper School Musical, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying on Saturday, March 2nd. If you enjoy wine, cheese, chatting, free tickets, an evening of great theater and friends, this event is for you!
Join us for this classic musical comedy about climbing the ladder of success in 1962 NYC – think “Mad Men” coming to life on our own stage! Directed and Choreographed by Beth Highland, Music Directed by Erin, with Andy Carr on piano, our very own Steve Mraz on trumpet, and a cameo appearance by everyone’s favorite “administrative” bass player, you won’t want to miss this evening of fun!
The details:
To RSVP, email Brett at brawson@overlake.org by February 25 tso we can reserve seats for you.
This is our second Wine and Watch. We did our first one two years ago for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which was first shown on the Overlake campus in 1997, so we invited the past cast and all alums back to see the second showing. You can read about the event and see some photos here.
Come for a drink, a chat, and a fun musical performance. We hope to see you here!
This past December, the Selection Committee to the Athletics Historical Committee (AHC) announced the next round of inductees to the Overlake Athletics Hall of Fame. Thank you to those who submitted nominations and provided information. We are excited with the growth of this program and look forward to continuing this tradition of honoring and recognizing Overlakers for their athletic achievements.
Below are the 4 individuals and 1 team that will be inducted in the fall (tentatively set for Sept 27th). Please join us in congratulating:
Stephanie Wei ’00 – Sage Tweedie-Yates ’99 – Jeanne Michel-Von Arx ’76
Justin Wadsworth ’86 - 1999 Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team
*Lacrosse Team members: Kirsten Thomas, Hilary Jaffee, Jean Placko, Jenny Maguire, Hilary Pentz, Sarah Buchwalter, Micah Pepper, Anna Pepper, Meghan Mix, Morgan Turnbow, Julie Karr, Ashley Courlas, Casey Ellison, Alex Baker, Katherine Spiers
On Saturday, March 23rd, Overlake will be coming to San Francisco, CA!
Interested in attending? Email Brett at brawson@overlake.org and let us know. At this point, we need a general head count. Depending on the number of attendees, the reunion will either be at Frank Grijalva’s residence in San Francisco or a venue somewhere downtown. Let us know if you are interested in coming so we can plan accordingly and keep you posted.
Who will be there?
We look forward to seeing you in a couple months!
Are you living in or near Philadelphia?
Head of School Matt Horvat will be in Philadelphia at the end of February / beginning of March for a conference and would love to catch up with alums. If you free on Friday, March 1 and would like to grab coffee or more, contact Matt directly at mhorvat@overlake.org.
If you like networking, a post-work drink, or exploring new venues, then consider coming to this month’s Seattle Happy Hour at Brave Horse Tavern. Here are the details:
Check out Brave Horse’s website, www.bravehorsetavern.com
Calling All Alumni!
See below for info on our upcoming Wellness Fair. Overlake is looking for alumni to present this year – if interested, email Susan or Lindsay (emails listed below).
Every other year the Overlake School hosts a Wellness Fair for grades 5-12, and our next one is this February 7th, 2013. This is a creative time in which we learn about new aspects of health of mind, body, and community, or develop our understandings of these themes. Speakers from the local community volunteer their time to present in 20-25 minute blocks to diverse groups of students about a topic of wellness in which they are particularly involved. We especially love to have alumni come be our speakers, to connect with you again and hear about your continued learning! We look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in being a speaker and what topic you would like present, or if you would like to suggest a speaker you know (Susan Essex- sessex@overlake.org or Lindsay Metcalfe – lmetcalfe@overlake.org.)
They’re looking for people in the following fields:
See photo below from 2 years ago: Adrian and Samantha (Chan) Hillyer ’01 (top left) presented on “Naturopathic Medicine & Acupuncture,” Jim Gierman ’92 (top right with MS/US Coordinator, Allison Prohn) spoke about “Immunization: Preventative Health Maintenance & Society Stress” and Brady Miller ’00 (bottom with Iyad Owen-Elia ’12) presented on “Mindfulness: How to Relax & Focus Your Brain.”
Alumni Presenters from Wellness Fair 2011
Home for the holidays or living in the area?
Come out to Overlake on Saturday, December 22nd (not December 21st – date was changed) for a night dedicated to you! This year, we will be having our 3rd annual Alumni Night at the Varsity Basketball Games. Tipping off at 5:45, the Girls Varsity takes on Tacoma Baptist, followed by the Boys Varsity, which begins at 7:30pm.
What’s in it for you? Lots.
There’s something for everyone – hope to see you in less than 2 weeks! See photos below from the previous two years.
Alumni Nights from previous two years.
With the end of year in sight, the next edition of The Overlaker is underway. As such, we’ve begun collecting Class Notes. Send us an update on what you’ve been up to – job, travels, family or anything in between. Feel free to forward along photos as well!
Send all updates to brawson@overlake.org. Hope to hear from you soon!
