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THE MEHER SCHOOLS
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Alumni Spotlight


Abe Ballard
Mar 54 min read
Round Peg, Square Hole
I was in one of the first classes at The Meher Schools. It was at a church called Saint Anselm’s in Lafayette. I was in the second...
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Meher School Community
Feb 123 min read
February 25, 1975
How the search for a school for a very special girl led to the founding of the school whose 50th anniversary we celebrate this year. On...
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Meher School Community
Sep 19, 20241 min read
Fitting In
Teacher’s New Book Celebrates Each Child’s Unique Contribution Most children feel at least a little nervous as a new school year...
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Meher School Community
Feb 15, 20241 min read
From Meher School Graduate to Olympic Water Polo Athlete: Jewel Roemer Continues Her Successful Journey
That’s Meher School graduate Jewel Roemer on the cover of Skipshot, the official publication of USA Water Polo. Jewel, a Stanford senior...
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Meher School Community
Jan 31, 20244 min read
Preparing for the Next Chapter: Insights from Meher School Alumni Survey
A parent recently expressed concern about her child graduating from Meher School and entering a public middle school because, as she...
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Meher School Community
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Founders Day 2023: Looking Back
Founders Day 2023 Founders Day, February 25, marks the shared birthdays of our school and its founders, Ivy O. Duce and the Indian...
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Meher School Community
Jan 5, 20231 min read
Alum’s Moment of Fame: The Story Behind the Photo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/01/01/san-francisco-flooding-rainfall-record/ Have you seen the photo in the article linked...
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Meher School Community
Sep 15, 20222 min read
Mari Pongkhamsing Has Plans for Our Library
Meet Mari Pongkhamsing, our new librarian. Mari has been a student and a parent and a teacher at The Meher Schools and has worked here on...
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Meher School Community
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Meher Schools Alum Named U.S. Attorney for New Mexico
Meher Schools graduate Alexander M. M. Uballez was sworn in on May 24 as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico. Alex was...
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Meher School Community
Apr 21, 20221 min read
A Glimpse Inside the World of Video Games
Meher School alumnus Colin MacKie knows video games inside out – literally. He’s been designing them for nearly 25 years and has worked...
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Meher School Community
Feb 4, 20221 min read
Expecting and Excited
Room 10 first grade teacher Laura White announced to her class last week that she’s going to have a baby. Once they got over their...
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Meher School Community
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Meet Amy Weinstein, Our New Drama Teacher
When she was a student in our fourth grade, Amy Weinstein told her mother that her teacher, Christie Vinson, was one of her best friends....
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Meher School Community
Dec 17, 20213 min read
In Second Grade, Using Yoga and Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Second grade teacher Karima Hastings was at wit’s end. It was March 2020, and thrust practically overnight into remote teaching, she was...
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Meher School Community
Sep 7, 20212 min read
Staff Spotlight: The Alumni (part 3)
Including the spring and summer, there are 22 Meher Schools staff members who attended the school as children. We asked this special...
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Meher School Community
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Former Classmates Are Now Colleagues
In our last issue, we noted that 22 of our staff members are Meher Schools alumni. Now that Brenda Barnhart has returned to the fold,...
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Meher School Community
Aug 27, 20213 min read
Staff Spotlight: The Alumni (part 2)
Including the spring and summer, there are 22 Meher Schools staff members who attended the school as children. We asked this special...
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Meher School Community
Aug 13, 20213 min read
Staff Spotlight: The Alumni (part 1)
“No way. I NEVER want to be a teacher.” This is how Elementary Co-Principal Vince d’Assis says his elementary self would have responded...
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Meher School Community
May 29, 20212 min read
Zebo Girls: Jessica Williams-Kauzer
Marine Scientist, New Mom Earlier this year we told you about “Zebo,” the gazebo on the hill behind Room 6 that was built by an all-girl...
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Meher School Community
Apr 15, 20211 min read
Speaking Out
Seventh Grade Alum an Organizer of Anti-Asian-Racism Rally in Berkeley Twelve-year-old Meher School graduate Mila Cavagnaro was one of...
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Meher School Community
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Happy Birthday, Zebo! Tracking Down the Girls Who Built It
Founders Day, February 25, marked not only the birthday of our school and its founders but the 21st anniversary of the dedication of...
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