SUMMER 2023

Introducing CSS’s 2023-2024 Interim Head

This May, CSS’s 10th Head of School Tambi L. Tyler announced that she would be taking a break from work to be with family and would ultimately be pursuing other opportunities in the fall. On May 31, CSS Board of Trustees President Heather Kelly P'30, P'27 introduced Mike Edmonds, Ph.D., as interim head of school for the 2023-2024 academic year. Working alongside Edmonds as interim associate head of school during this important leadership transition will be Ellen Crow P'20, P'20, who has served as a Lower School teacher at CSS for the past six years.

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Faculty Farewell Reception Held as Send-off to Three Long-time Staff

More than 50 former and current faculty and staff, current students, alumni, and friends of CSS stopped by a Faculty Farewell Reception on May 30 in the Trianon to celebrate three very special retirees, Greg Johnson, Sara Derr and John Longo. The honorees, who have given a combined 65 years of service to CSS, received gifts, hugs, and lots of love from those in attendance as well as from those who shared written memories with the CSS Office of Alumni Relations. View photos

Returning “Home” to Celebrate the Graduating Class of 2023

Whether performing in the Band, presenting an award, or simply cheering the 19 members of the Class of 2023 on from the audience, the support received from CSS alumni and former faculty did not go unnoticed as they made their loyal return to the place they call home on May 25 during CSS’s 58th Commencement Exercises. Dozens of familiar faces from as far back as the Class of 1965 forward to the Class of 2022 attended this year’s ceremony. Read more and view photos

Alumni Reunion Weekend Coming September 2023: RSVP Today

CSS's annual Alumni Reunion Weekend will be held this September and pay special tribute to Margaret's Girls from the Classes of 1965 through 1976, as well as alumni with milestone class years ending in '3' or '8'.

Beginning on Saturday, September 16, scheduled activities will include an all-girls reunion and tea for graduates from the Classes of '65 through '76. Afterward, all are welcome to attend an alumni volleyball game followed by a cocktail reception in the Louisa Performing Arts Center gallery. Finally, join us on Monday, September 18, for the return of CSS’s Founders' Day & Hall of Fame Ceremony. This year, we are delighted to recognize former faculty member J.B. Trost and alumni-athlete Breanna Cullity Williams ’09 as our Founders’ Day and Hall of Fame award recipients.

Calling All Art Aficionados

New this summer, The Colorado Springs School will serve as the host-site for ColoradoArtWeekend.com's new "Broadmoor Traditions Fine Art Festival" from Saturday, July 22, through Sunday, July 23. On July 22, all friends of CSS are invited to attend a VIP reception beginning at 5 p.m. on the Trianon Terrace, where they'll have the chance to meet 25 distinguished artists and view their work.

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LOOKING FOR A PROFESSIONAL MENTOR?

Calling all alumni! The CSS Mentorship Program is still looking to pair several eager mentors with volunteer mentees who hold an interest in making professional connections and learning more about the following fields, in particular:

• Arts, Culture & Entertainment
• Health & Medicine
• Business, Management & Administration

Sign-up to be connected with a mentor and grow your career.

CSS Experience Paves Way for Class of 2008 Graduate's Future in Science

After traveling with ECS classmates to the Galapagos Islands to study evolutionary biology, Alexys Monoson ’08 knew for sure it was the career path she would pursue. Monoson, a Lifer who joined CSS in preschool, is now a pulmonologist and intensivist. Her love of the intensive care unit is primarily what drew her to pulmonology and critical care medicine. “My experience at CSS was instrumental in shaping my young adult life. I felt motivated and supported by a group of people who genuinely cared about me and my future, and this gave me the strength to grow into the person I am today,” she said.

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Inspired by CSS Faculty, Class of 2020 Alumnus Pursues Career in Teaching

Leggatt Kerek ’20 was a 7th grader at CSS when he had his first glimpse into the ins and outs of being a teacher. In Upper School, his interest in teaching was piqued yet again while serving as a mentor for the Full STEAM Ahead program held on campus each summer. When he began college at the University of Vermont (UVM), Kerek first declared a major in theatre – another passion fueled by CSS.

Soon after, he began reconsidering his major and sought help from his former CSS teachers, who gave him helpful advice that eventually led him to change to an elementary education major. “I decided I would not want to do anything except be a teacher,” he said.

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1980s

Lorraine Leist '88, P'19

This spring, former CSS student, parent and trustee Rev. Leist earned a Doctor of Ministry in Prophetic Leadership from Illiff School of Theology. Several of Lorraine’s longtime friends, including now retired CSS Science Teacher Greg Johnson P’20, P’18, gathered to celebrate her latest academic achievement. The two are pictured below.

2010s

Hannah Taylor '17

Hannah followed her initial curiosity over water’s role in Colorado’s High Country to create a multimodal collection. Part of the “Coloradans and Our Shared Environment in Times of Challenge and Change” exhibit unveiled this May, the series tells the story of the interrelated environmental issues across Colorado’s various regions. Working alongside environmental scientists and researchers, including associate professor Noah Molotch of UC Boulder, Hannah’s piece titled “Snowpack Feeding Dillon Reservoir” (see sample below) features reconstructed maps and a quilt-like patchwork of frozen ink washes held together by red stitching.

Read more in the Summit Daily

2010s Cont.

Luke Williams ’19

This May, Luke graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in computer and systems engineering and computer science, and a minor in quantitative modeling in economics, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He is pictured below with his mother Lee Ann P’21, P’19, father Paul P’21, P’19, and sister Libby. During the same week as graduation, Luke received the Harold N. Trevett Award, presented annually to that RPI senior who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship in electric power or electrical and systems engineering subjects throughout their junior and senior years. In June, he began his career as a Forward Deployed Engineer for Palantir Technologies in Denver. 

Ty Williams '21

Ty – a biochemistry major – recently secured a summer research opportunity in a pharmacology lab on the University of Washington campus, where he is studying the deviant protein kinase pathways responsible for ailments like schizophrenia and autism. “This is preliminary work in the hopes of finding targets for therapy and treatment,” Ty told the CSS Alumni Relations Office.

2020s Cont.

Finnegan Thompson '22

Finnegan, a rising sophomore majoring in electrical and electronics engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, served as one of 11 guest scientists during CSS’s 7th Annual Biological Research Conference this May. Each year at the conference, 9th grade students present their findings from in-depth science projects.

In Memoriam

Kathryn and Roger Duncan P’10

Kat and Roger passed away tragically in a small plane crash on May 6 in Teller County. On June 11, their two children, Amaya ’10 and Breighton, hosted a memorial service at CSS in memory of their beloved parents. “They lived vibrant, adventurous, lives that touched many, and inspired many to do and care more for those around them,” wrote Amaya and Breighton. “Together, they enjoyed rockhounding, camping, enjoying great food with great company, traveling, sampling microbreweries, and experiencing life with their closest friends and family. Their legacy lives on through the lives they touched and the people they loved.” 

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