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Class Happenings: 1980s–2000s Nolan McFadden '89 Nolan performed a show in November 2021 entitled Strings Around e World. He described this event as "a musicology presentation running through a selection of chordophone instruments from each of the major families— lutes, harps, and zithers." He also provided a brief history of each instrument before conducting a musical demonstration. Nolan currently lives in Southern California where he teaches music through his business MusiQwest Education. He's also happy to provide online lessons, and can be reached via Facebook at www.facebook.com/ nolan.mcfadden. Nolan also shared, "… that I fully thank and credit Trevor for instilling in me the curiosity and interest in exploration and improvisation which I try to teach and encourage in students today." anks, Nolan, for your kind words, and thanks, too, for keeping the diversity of stringed instruments alive and well. Molly Jong-Fast '92, P'26 Alum and Trevor parent to 8th grader Darwin G., Molly took time in December 2021 to meet virtually with the staff of the Trevor Times, a student-produced journal. Molly shared her experiences as an author and editor providing advice to the students on using agency and voice, as well as tips on how to approach publicists and editors with work for publication. (is was a great way for alumni to connect with the current student community; we strongly encourage anyone interested in sharing their professional experiences with the student body, to contact Director of Alumni Relations Mason Stark at mstark@trevor.org. anks again, Molly, for your visit.) For more of Molly's work, you can subscribe to her newsletter: Wait, What? at https://newsletters. theatlantic.com/wait-what/, or listen to her host e Daily Beast's "e New Abnormal" podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/ us/podcast/the-new-abnormal- with-molly-jong-fast-rick-wilson/ Ian Chustek '01 Major Ian Linton Chustek earned his master's in Joint Special Operations in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University in May 2021. e graduate is pictured with his wife, Dani, and their children, Grace (12), Bryce (7), and Bowen (10 months). Congratulations to Ian and the whole Chustek family! Gabi Strasfogel-Ryklin '02 Gabi and her husband, Misha, announced the birth of Olive Valentina on November 11, 2021. Olive joins sister Charlie in the family, and Gabi hopes "that CT is ready for #teamryklin!!" Congratulations to Gabi and the whole family! Sarah Schoemann '02 Pamela Hare, an alumni parent, wrote to tell us about her daughter Sarah Schoemann, who received her PhD in Digital Media this summer from Georgia Tech, and joined the Computer Science Department at the College of Charleston as Assistant Professor. Sarah also heralded the opening of the Critical Art and Technology Lab (CAT Lab), a project she spearheaded at the college during the fall semester. Pamela sent us a great note with the news, and shared this kind assessment of Sarah's time at TDS: "She was in one of the first classes where Trevor had the students own personal Toshiba laptops to 3 7 T R E V O R D AY S C H O O L n W I N T E R 2 0 2 1 – 2 0 2 2

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