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 Greetings from Midland!
While every day at Midland provides opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and learn from firsthand experience, Experiential Week is a unique learning opportunity. With the concentrated time and dedicated resources, students learn to dig a little deeper and go a little farther. From all accounts, the 2014 Experiential Week was all we hoped it would be. Our faculty gave great reports from a backpacking trip, solar installation, and service learning project helping to build homes. 9th graders: "... brought enthusiasm, humor, and a willingness to step into the unknown, which set the tone from start to finish." Derek Harwell '88 "... blossomed as a caring, functional outdoor community." Eve Southworth "... were industrious and flexible the entire time!" Kyle Taylor 10th graders: "... a great group this year: on task, interested, patient, and collaborative. They are putting together the materials we gave them in ways we don't even suspect." Paul Gelles "It was great to see the kids having fun, working hard, thinking seriously, all the time knowing they were adding to the place they live and learn." Phil Hasseljian "Watching this group of students happily tackle the week with grace and boundless energy was delightful and inspirational." Celeste Carlisle 11th graders: "... productive, efficient, curious, innovative, and gracious. They worked hard to learn the basic skills of construction." Jos� Juan Ibarra '87 "... worked happily and industriously, pounding probably thousands of nails." Ian Cummings "It was great to see our students have the opportunity to give back to others in a way that allows for their strengths to come out." Don Redl As we come into the year's final stretch, I look forward to seeing many of you during Alumni, Parents and Friends Weekend, April 25th and 26th.
Sincerely,
 Will Graham
Head of School
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 Senior families will receive paper invitations in early May to send to friends and relatives.
On Saturday morning (May 31) students will be on work crews, packing their rooms and moving items into storage cabins. Work period ends at 10:30am to allow students time to prepare for the ceremony.
Cars are not allowed in the Living Yards until after Graduation.
Linens and bedding must go home. Large items including chairs, bikes, and bureaus may be stored at Midland.
Midland will provide an al fresco lunch immediately following graduation for families while packing. Families must wait until after Graduation to pack cars.
All students must depart campus by 4:00PM Saturday.
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Ian Cummings
Moving on to Life's Next Adventure
After 20 years as a Midland teacher, coach, thespian, advisor, and lapmaster on Midland's grand stage, Mr. Cummings has decided to exit the stage to see how the play plays out from another angle. As a beloved teacher, he has been an important and colorful part of the fabric of this community for many years. Midland celebrates Ian's commitment, creativity, and excellence.
"I've been so proud to be a part of this school, and since Lynda will continue as its college counselor, I look forward to remaining part of Midland's residential community."
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Ian Cummings, Humanities Teacher
World Studies, American Studies, Theater
B.A. Stanford University
M.A. Columbia University
Appointed: 1987
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Paul Squibb was determined to make Midland available to all students regardless of cost. We need your help to maintain this commitment.
Please give generously to our Annual Scholarship Fund this year.
If you have already contributed to Midland this year, Thank you!
If you have not yet made a gift to Midland this year,
please make a gift now.
Annual Scholarship Fund
Goal: $470,000
Balance to date: $399,150
Amount needed: $70,850
For more information on making a gift to support scholarships or other special projects, please contact Rebecca Anderson
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MIDLAND ALUMNUS, ROBIN BARAL '99
Robin Baral is an environmental and land use lawyer at Churchwell White LLP in Sacramento, where he represents cities, water districts and other public agencies throughout California. Baral became involved in sustainable agriculture in the garden at Midland. After graduation, he earned his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and his law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He was recently elected as a board member for Yolo Land Trust, an organization that has been one of the leading agricultural land trusts in California for the past 25 years. Founded in 1988 by farmers, ranchers, community leaders and conservationists, the Yolo Land Trust has helped landowners place conservation easements on over 55 farm properties throughout Yolo County, permanently conserving the farmland for future generations.
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Under the Oak
Reflections on Daily Life at Midland
Click here to read
The Ties that Bind Midland Alumni/ae
by Lise Goddard
Director of Environmental Programs
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Midland Photo Galleries
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Click on links below to view photos of:
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John Cariani's Almost, Maine
Will be performed Saturday, April 26 during APF Weekend
with a second performance on Saturday, May 3 at 8 pm
Directed by Ian Cummings
Cast:Sophia ('14) Talei, Miles, Emma D, Oliver, Root ('15) Cruz, Jack G, Cameron M, Graham, Sawyeh ('16)
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 MIDLAND ALUMS:
Jenny Petersen '96 and
John Isaacson '94
Jenny and John learned a thing or two about tenacity and hard work at Midland. Now married, they recently welcomed twin babies and are putting those skills to work!
John is a Comic Arts Instructor at Portland Community College and Jenny an elementary school teacher. John is the son of Midland Alumnus, Deming Isaacson '61.
"As a teenager, I was deeply hungry for independence, self-reliance, and the opportunity to face new challenges. Midland allows young people to develop character by providing an environment that fosters resourcefulness, resilience, and ingenuity. Going to classes and living in log cabins, you have to face the weather. You can't change the wind, but you can learn to live with it. Best school ever! Thank you Mom and Dad!" -- John Isaacson '94
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A sampling of 2014
Midland Senior Internship Placements
Midland students participated at the following sites during Experiential Week:
BBC
Bodin Group, Vacuum Engineering & Materials
Exelon Energy Company
Rio Beni Health Foundation
Santa Barbara Magazine
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
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Did you Know?
Midland hosts a lively Facebook Page.
Click on the link above to like our page and enjoy postings that capture the rhythms of Midland's daily life.
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Midland School provides a unique college preparatory boarding school experience to a diverse student body. Through study and work it teaches the value of a lifetime of learning, self-reliance, simplicity, responsibility to community and the environment, and love for the outdoors.
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5100 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, CA 93441
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