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3 7 T R E V O R D AY S C H O O L n SUMMER 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 Are any of your former teachers now your colleagues? Yes! Ms. Alberti, Mr. Cavar, and Ms. Hughes are still here and somehow exactly the same! Luckily, my high school teachers are on the other side of town. ough I love them all (especially Mr. Evans, Mr. Feigin, Ms. Llaurado, Mr. Otto, Ms. Roth, Ms. Spielman, Mr. Smith, and, of course, Ms. Ayala), they recall what a "handful" I was…. What were your favorite activities as a Trevor student? Are you still involved in any of them? Did you participate in any long-standing Trevor traditions? I was in 7th grade the first year I participated in Choreolab; it was amazing and something I continued to love throughout my high school years! It's always exciting to see my students understand the dance pieces that the High School shares with us. ough I don't have the chance to choreograph anymore, I still go to dance classes and think Trevor should sponsor a Choreolab all-star performance! Any passions or hobbies outside of work? Living in Vermont for so many years after college, I had the chance to get into gardening. For a long time, I had an organic garden there, which I do miss now that I've become a city mouse again. But I am hoping to bring some of that to a rooftop garden at Trevor. How long were you a student at Trevor and what's your fondest, best, or funniest memory? I came to Trevor for 4th grade and stayed through senior year. Some of my favorite memories include: being in Sabrina LaSanta's dance piece; Mr. Evans asking whether he could exhibit one of my art projects at his home; the fact that Matt Hayes could do a senior project about e Simpsons; babysitting for my teachers; being in Mr. Grey's math class with Lauren Lesser; hocking my sax (sorry, Mr. Otto!); and watching Betsy Lind in Choreolab. Below: Clodagh's still dancing—here at the right, at the 2012 Alumni Reunion Dance Seminar; Right top: Participating in a staff Professional Development Day in January 2014; Right bottom: Attending the 2012 Reunion (as both a current teacher and alumna), Clodagh with Flannery Klette-Kolton '02 and Kirstin Spielman, Upper School Dance and Performing Arts Teacher and 12th-Grade Dean. Tim Otto Once Her Teacher… Now, Friend and Colleague I have great memories of Clodagh during my early years of teaching music at what was then the Day School. e bands were smaller, but there were still many talented musicians playing instruments and jamming in the music rooms, just as there are today. I remember Clodagh being passionate about music; she was definitely a part of the band and the kids' music scene at school. She was really into playing the sax, and I gave her many lessons, as I did to many students on all types of instruments. What sticks with me about Clodagh—and many of my former students—is how little they've changed over the years. e Clodagh I see at Trevor today is just like the Clodagh from the early nineties: upbeat, energetic, witty, and engaged. I believe personalities are formed at a young age and that, ultimately, people don't change much. Clodagh is a great example of someone who continues to live and work with the same energy today as she did when she was a teenager. And yes, the hocked sax. Water under the bridge Clodagh, and all is forgiven!