URSA News is for and about Blake faculty and staff, celebrating and communicating our achievements large and small and connecting our employee community across campuses and divisions. This e-newsletter is produced in partnership by the Head of School and Communication offices. To submit a news item, please e-mail Joni Starr or Tracy Grimm at ursanews@blakeschool.org.

Across Campuses

  • Mike Bazzett (Upper School English)

    This fall, Mike Bazzett had several poems published and one was nominated for Best of the Net 2009

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  • Bill Colburn (Upper School art)

    Bill Colburn had a painting selected for the Minnesota State Fair art show.

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  • Joanne Esser (Blake campus Pre-K)

    Joanne Esser was selected for the 2009–10 Loft Mentor Series in Poetry and Creative Prose.

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  • Judy-Ann Ehrlich (Middle School math)

    Judy-Ann Ehrlich is quoted in the new edition of Danica McKellar’s book, “Kiss My Math.”

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  • Chris Mitchell and Christian Prouty (Upper School science)

    Chris Mitchell and Christian Prouty led the work on installing a large salt water fish tank in the Upper School science wing.

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  • Marlin Rothe (pictured, far right) starred in "Moonlight and Magnolias."

    Marlin Rothe (director of donor relations)

    This fall, Marlin Rothe starred as “Gone With the Wind” director Victor Fleming in the play "Moonlight and Magnolias."

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Professional Achievements

  • Rand Harrington (PK–12 science department chair)

    Rand Harrington has co-authored a book and had a paper accepted for publication.

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  • Steve Kaback (Upper School science)

    Steve Kaback was a Minnesota state finalist for a prestigious teaching award.

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  • Café Blake Chef Christopher Loew at the Golden Temple in Japan

    Christopher Loew (Café Blake)

    Chef Christopher Loew spent a week in Japan this October as a member of Taher’s Chef Council.

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  • Middle School science teacher Lynne Macziewski works with some of her eighth graders. This spring the students will take part in her nationally recognized service learning lesson, “Hazardous Chemicals? Not In My Water!”

    Lynne Macziewski (Middle School science)

    Lynne Macziewski’s service learning lesson plan is receiving national attention.

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  • Seniors Kasey Boyd and Kimi Goldstein work on the cosmic ray detector that will be used in Karen Phillips’ classroom.

    Karen Phillips (Upper School science)

    Karen Phillips successfully completed training with the University-high school partnership program called QuarkNet.

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  • Chris Robinson (Upper School math)

    Chris Robinson was chosen to be an advisor for a new initiative at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

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  • Joe Seivold (Middle School director)

    Joe Seivold recently earned his master’s degree in education administration.

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  • Jen Vance (Upper School science)

    Jen Vance completed an organic chemistry course through Hamline University.

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URSA Archives

Lukie's Corner

  • Klingenstein Professional Development Opportunities

    The Klingenstein Program offers a variety of educational programs for teachers. The first application deadline is this Friday, Jan. 15.

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