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Creating Lifelong Learners

I was intro-duced to St. Andrew Nativity School a num-ber of years ago through a number of dif-ferent avenues. One experi-ence stands out above the rest. At the time I was in a leader-ship role at Jesuit High School. My son was a freshman football player at the school and came home after a game quite distressed over an injury on the field. His teammate was taken off by ambulance, which was trau-matic enough. But his real concern was the knowledge that his injured teammate lived in a household that might best be described as “chaotic”. He and the rest of his team were really worried about who would take care of their classmate at the hospital and thereafter.

The next day I attended a meeting at the school and used the opportunity to ask about the injured teammate. I learned from the Director of Diversity that the student was okay after an ER visit, but his parents could not

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Nativity SchoolBOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mr. Tyler Anderson

Ms. Carolyn Becic,Pesident

Mr. David Brands

Mr. Jim Francesconi

Ms. Gina Garnero-Hill

Mr. Paul Gram

Rev. Bob Grimm, S.J., Treasurer

Rev. Paul Grubb, S.J.

Mr. Ryan Immel

Mr. Chris Loughran

Ms. Kathy Love

Mr. Natt McDougall

Ms. Mary Monnat

Mr. Tom Mulflur

Dr. Kevin Olson, Chair

Mr. Mark Riley

Ms. Candice Stayer

Ms. Lisa StraderVice-Chair

Mr. Jeff Paustian

Mr. Greg Van Pelt

Ms. Teresa Vranizan-Schneider

Ms. Rhoni Wiswall

“Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire.” - W.B. Yeats

From our Board Chair

be reached to allow him to be dis-charged to home the night before. However, after learning about the incident, a woman named Aggie, armed with a medical file and a form allowing her to make deci-sions on behalf of this student, was at the hospital. She took care of the discharge paperwork and saw that the student got home safely and that the parents were given the discharge medical instructions for follow up care. Aggie, I later learned, was the (then) Graduate Support Director at a school called St. Andrew Nativity School.

Over the years I have been for-tunate to become a part of this magical institution. The success of the school, and its impact on the community at large, is made pos-sible through the dedication and passion demonstrated by faculty, staff, volunteers and students. The sense of support, love and acceptance that permeates Nativity School, as was exemplified by Aggie that night, extends far beyond the walls of the classroom.

Nativity School creates learners who succeed not only in middle school but in high school, college and beyond. Nativity faculty bring devotion, creativity and expertise that translate these principles into a community which fosters continued educational and personal growth.

Our generous donors bring financial gifts that allow Nativity school to offer this service without tuition and without taxpayer support to our stu-dents from low-income families. The result is that children who come to our school with a very low statistical probability of graduating from high school instead have graduated at a 96% rate. Over 80% of these men and women have gone onto college studies. They have assumed lead-ership roles in some of the most competitive college prep schools in our city and are already emerging as leaders in their local community.

On behalf of our Board of Trustees we offer this model to our com-munity with pride and a dedication to continue the creation of lifelong learners for years to come.

Kevin Olson, M.D.Chair, Board of Trustees

St. andrew Nativity School exclusively serves low-income families:

• 100% of Nativity students live at or below the state poverty line

• 47% of Nativity students come from single parent households

• 56% of Nativity students are Latino,

31% African American,

11% African Immigrant,

1% Asian and

1% Caucasian

• 50% of Nativity students do not identify as Catholic

Nativity’s educational model emphasizes structure, discipline and individualized instruction aimed at these goals:

• Closing the achievement gap

• Preparing students to succeed in high school and college

• Breaking the cycle of generational poverty through education

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economic model and infant mortality rate? (A student actually answered this question for me at

our Curriculum Fair last year).

3) Build community. Perhaps my favorite memory from last year was the 8th grade vs. faculty bas-ketball game. Intensely competitive, Mr. Eberly and Amyr, a freshman this year at Jesuit, fought over the ball throughout the game and then gave one another a big hug at the end. Like any strong community, we have sacred traditions that we observe every year.

4) align our values. The 20 faculty and staff members are consistent in their values, so the environment feels safe and predictable. Being “nice” is not old fashioned here.

5) Celebrate success. It is part of our culture to celebrate student and staff success in the class-room, on the field, and by taking a bow on stage.

6) model unconditional love. There is no greater gift we can give our children than for them to know that they are loved for being who they are today, tomorrow, and into the future.

Thank you for supporting our young people, faculty, staff and families. With your help, we are nurturing curiosity and critical thinking and creating lifelong learners.

dear Nativity Community,

Creating Lifelong Learners…what an audacious task! Or is it? If you’ve ever watched a three year old explore nature,

come up with hypotheses that explain phenom-ena such as rainbows and dew, then you know that we are all born to be Lifelong Learners. So how do you teach grammar, drill math facts, and analyze literature and make it fun? That is our challenge and we take it seriously.

Here’s what I see when I walk around St. Andrew Nativity School:

1) Know the kids. Teachers know and care about each young person in this building. They believe in their innate goodness and intelligence. And because a child is known, and sees the positive reflection of himself in the eyes of the teacher, he strives to do his best—to live up to those positive expecta-tions.

2) make it fun. While there is schoolWORK and homeWORK, there are also learning games, iPad research, field trips, and group projects. As I walk into our classrooms, I often see organized chaos! Students are working in teams on cross-curricular projects that help them see how the skills and knowledge they are gaining relate to the real world—how has the history and religion of India shaped their

our PreSideNt’S meSSage

Carolyn BecicPresident

St. Andrew Nativity School

St. Andrew nAtivity School iS A tuition-free And cAtholic middle School in

the JeSuit trAdition committed to Serving young people of All fAithS from low-

income bAckgroundS. nAtivity School cultivAteS in itS StudentS the SpirituAl,

intellectuAl And perSonAl StrengthS thAt empower them to continue their

educAtion towArd college And cAreer reAdineSS And become people for otherS. Our M

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SCHOOLFACuLTy AND STAFF

Ms. Carolyn Becic President

Mr. Mike Chambers Principal

Mr. Dennis Reese

Mr. Justin Scalzo

Ms. erin Byerly

Ms. Julia Ford

Ms. Carol Ramsey

Ms. Lela Roberts

Mr. Nick Wiltgen

Ms. Isis Sanchez

Ms. Sonya Strickland

Ms. erin Boniface

Ms. Claire Daniel

Mr. Scott eberly

Ms. Brianna Hennessy

Ms. Katherine Miller

Mr. Alex Park

Ms. Lizzie Petticrew

Ms. Ashley Whitty

Mr. Mike Plass

Nativity students, on average, gain five grade levels in three years. Making such dramatic academic gains takes excellent teaching and hardworking students. Students arrive in uniform between 7:15 and 8:00 a.m. for breakfast. From 8:00 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. they attend assembly, which includes prayer, reflection, and an overview of the day and week. From 8:15 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Nativity School looks like other schools except boys and girls are educated separately, the teacher

to student ratio is 1:15, and there are two periods of language arts – one to focus on grammar and the other, literature. After a brief stretch break and snack, Nativity stu-dents resume their studies from 3:10 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. This two-hour block of study hall allows students to complete their home-work and get help from teachers and tutors. Every student attends summer school.

In addition to time on task, our students benefit from a school counselor who teaches “soft skills” such as goal setting, communication, study skills, and stress management. The graduate support director is there at the beginning of 8th grade to help our young people decide where they wish to attend high school. Ninety percent of our stu-dents receive a full-ride scholarship to a Catholic, college-preparatory high school. The five Jesuit characteristics (open to growth, loving, committed to justice, religious, and intellectually competent) are

used to redirect students with a JUG (detention) or a Virtue Award—a note given to students when they are “caught” exhibiting the Jesuit character-istics. All 20 of the Nativity staff members have sincere love for and exceedingly high expectations of our young people.

The Nativity Model of Education: “Why IT Works”

20 of our 24 graduates earned acceptance and received schol-arships into private college-preparatory high schools including Central Catholic, De La Salle North, Jesuit, La Salle Prep, and St. Mary’s Academy. The other four are attend-ing public and charter schools.

17 of 17 of our 2010 Nativity graduates went on to earn high school diplomas in 2014 – 100% success!

Nativity’s Graduate support Program: • Provides guidance throughout the high

school and college admissions process for students and families

• Facilitates high school and college site visits as well as mentoring and professional job shadowing opportunities

• Schedules weekly check-ins to help resolve barriers to academic success

(transportation, tutoring, etc.)

Congratulations 2014 Graduates!

In spite of the gains Paris was making academically, she describes her own per-sonal growth as a challenge, “being open to growth was always a struggle for me at Nativity; however, by the time I gradu-ated from 8th grade, I had realized the importance of this characteristic. This was just before my world did a 180 degree turn.” Paris was accepted to St. Michael’s University School in Victoria, BC Canada with a full scholarship. “Attending St. Michael’s allowed me to live in another country while being surrounded by stu-dents from many different countries from

all corners of the world. I ate a variety of foods and learned about new traditions and languages while sharing my culture

with others as well. My school also made us step out of our comfort zones by teach-ing us how to survive on a mountain for a week, learning Spanish, and doing service in Nicaragua.”

During her time at St. Michael’s, Paris had the opportunity to return to Portland about once a month. “Almost every time, I found myself visiting students and teachers at Nativity. I would update them about how things were going and ask them if they could explain concepts to me that I may not have understood in class. Ms. Whitty was always willing to proofread any of my English papers and Mr. Park would allow me to compare my newly acquired knowl-edge of Canadian history with his students’ knowledge of American history.”

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Paris Lowe graduated from St. Andrew Nativity School in 2010. “I did not know much about Nativity at all when I applied to attend the school. My mom was very instrumental in ensuring that I received the amazing education that Nativity provides. Any opportunity presented to me, my mom made sure that I took advantage of; tutoring, extra help sessions with teachers and even peer mentoring to others to allow me to learn by teaching others. Nativity did a wonderful job of preparing me for high school. They taught me that being proactive and asking ques-tions about work as soon as I needed it, would keep me from getting behind. Another skill that I received is how to use both my teacher and classmates as learning tools. We used to come up with songs and jingles associated with our scientific terms that would help with our long term storage of the information. I still remember the song associated with the organelles of the cell.”

“Though it was hard at times, I learned how to persevere.”

Paris excelled at St. Michael’s and graduated this past June. She will be attending the University of San Diego this fall and will study sociology and pre-medicine concurrently. “This will put me on the right track to either attend medical school to become an obstetri-cian or go into public health and travel to different countries to help improve the healthcare of women and children.”

When asked about what she is most proud of, Paris replied, “I am proud of simply not giv-ing up. Though it was hard at times, I learned how to perse-vere. Being independent and not living at home taught me that sometimes you have to be your own greatest cheerleader. If there is anything that I would like for people to know about me, it is that I am no super hero. I got to where I am today not by receiving a super hero power of success, but by taking advantage of the life changing opportunities presented to me. Sometimes life gets hard, but nothing in life worth having, comes easily. The biggest lesson that Nativity taught me is that no matter where you come from or what your background is, you can be successful.”

St. Michael’s University School in Victoria, BC Canada

The Year in review: What’s new at nativity?

St. Andrew Nativity School is constantly making improvements in order to better serve our students, their families, and our community as a whole. 2013-14 was a tremendous year of change for Nativity—we launched a new technology initiative, added art enrichment to our after school program, and changed our standardized testing.

Through a generous anonymous gift, our technology infrastructure is now current. This has enabled us to invest in North-west Education Association’s Measuring Academic Progress (MAP) testing which gives immediate feedback on student progress. Testing students more fre-quently helps teachers understand which skill areas need further development in math, reading, writing, and science. With the help of Rotary, we have an iPad cart and 30 iPads for our students. Teachers are enjoying integrating the iPad appli-cations into their lesson plans. With the update of our student database soft-ware, families will now have daily access to students’ grades.

With our school library organized and efficient, our librarian Carol Ramsey will spend time with students who need academic intervention. Students with learning differences will benefit from one-on-one time building skills in reading and writing. Caring tutors and mentors will continue to work with our students bringing their talents to the forefront. We have added more variety and fresh food to our school meal program which will be congruent with our health curriculum on the importance of nutrition and healthy eating.

BOYs 2 Men: Who taught you to be a man?For many young men, there is not a father in the house to model what it is to “be a man.” Mr. George Weatheroy and Dr. Mark O’Hollaren have been talking to boys about what it means to be a man for over six years at Nativity School. Each Wednesday afternoon, boys gather in a classroom and talk about what is going on in their lives. George and Mark listen to the young men and offer advice and encouragement. As middle schoolers, these young men have questions about the changes they are undergoing and about their future. George and Mark facilitate the Boys 2 Men class over the course of the school year, creating trusting relationships with the boys that will influence them forever. George, speaking about his experience with the group, said “I’ve enjoyed being part of the Nativity team that gets to cultivate the attributes these young men will need to be the future lead-ers of our city, state, and country.” When asked about Boys 2 Men, Nativity 6th grader Pedro said, “being a man means tak-ing responsibility and taking care of your family.”

Endowment

“The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.” -Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Writer

Nativity School is blessed with determined, hard-working students, dedicated teachers, and a community of donors who are deeply committed to its mission—ensuring a high quality education that helps lift families out of poverty. In order to sustain our standard of excellence, and to solidify this base of support, our endowment is (and will con-tinue to be) a high priority. Investment in a well-funded and expertly managed endow-ment is wise and prudent because:

1) It creates a stronger Nativity School by allowing the school to plan more confidently for the future. Our current endowment is five million dollars and in four years, we hope to have ten million dollars in our endowment. We will use 4% of the three year average to augment our operating budget.

2) It provides a fund that is guarded and invested separately with the principal remaining intact. Becker Capital Management manages our endowment.

3) It is a significant, positive legacy which has a lasting impact on our young people. Whether support for the endowment is through a scholarship, a named fund, bequest, or cash donation, it fits squarely within the “wise application” contemplated by Cervantes and is deeply appreciated by Nativity School leadership.

Anne and Dennis Chapman Clark Foundation CRS Data Solutions Frank and Julie Farrenkopf Laura and Charles Douville Jim Dovenberg Lois and John Elorriaga Friesen Lumber Company FoundationIntel Corporation Charitable Match Trust Phillip and Jane Joseph Jim Kelly and Sue PorterEstelle Kelley Killian Pacific, LLC Christopher and Linda Loughran Marmoset, LLC Pamela Merk Natt and Karen McDougall Natt McDougall Company Liz and Thomas Niedermeyer, Jr. Dave Nemarnik Karen M O’Kasey Dan and Pat O’Leary Kevin and Lisa Olson John and Judith Phelan Judy Pigott Portland State University Foundation The Rask Family Memorial Fund Mark Rickart Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Rotary Club of Portland Teresa and Joe Schneider Candice and Mark Stayer Templeton Foundation Rick and Carol Terrell The Bernice Heffernan Family Foundation Greg and Joan Van Pelt Wadeco, Inc. Edward WatkinsWilliam G. Gilmore Foundation WRG Foundation Juan Young Trust COMPANIONS CIRCLeDonors who have given $2,500 or more during 2013-2014Anonymous Laura and Ross Baker John and Inez BecicCarol and Jerry Bitz Bloom Foundation Sheila Reilly Design, LLCFred Meyer Gray Family Foundation Martha Hodgkinson Brent Leathers Katie and Mark LeRoux Katie and Brian Maag John McCann JGP Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Kelly and Mike McDougall Tom and Cindy Mulflur Miller Nash, LLPNIKE, Inc. Oregon Province of the Society of JesusPacific Power Foundation

Jerry and Sandy Parsons Philip Pfeifer Jim and Suzanne Price Ken and Jeanne PrierR.H. Parker/United Foundation Real Estate Network Group/ Larry Strutz and Dustin FunesStanley Renecker and Leslie Hering Carol and David Rogers Russell and Kathleen Rottiers Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Gregory and Roxanne Specht Patricia and Peter Tuck-Lee Subhuti Lichtman and Edythe Vickers Walker Family Foundation Wells Fargo Corporate Giving James Whitty and Jaye Fraser Rhoni and Mike Wiswall

ANGeLS CIRCLeDonors who have given $1,000 or more during 2013-14Anonymous Ruth and Jim Alexander American Endowment Foundation Barnard Construction Company, Inc. Timothy Barnard, CEO Carolyn Becic and Erik Hopkins Robin and Thomas Becic, Jr. Jamie Berger Dr. and Mrs. Walter Bernards Fred and Bettina Blank Nancy Brands James and Elizabeth Brasch Jackie and Scott Brown Lawrence Brown

Janice and Peter Burger Kathleen and Joseph Burger Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Lloyd LLPRhonda Roth Sharon and Joe Cade Nancy and Peter Carew Geraldine Chanler Compass Oncology Concordia University Susan and Bob Coussens Kayla Crandall Amy Culp and Sean Kerr Jeff and Rhonda CurtisRay and Betty Cyphers Andrew Davidson and Margot Nelle Mary Kay DeBenedetti Trina and Charles Denson Brian and Margaret Dooney Katherine and Bradley DurhamDream Envision Foundation James and Debra Dunn Daniel and Marilyn Durkin David and Mardi Durkin Vicki and Chris Elsenbach Les and Nancy Fahey Thomas O. Farrenkopf First Republic Bank Cameron Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Ann Gray Lacy and David Hagler Katie and Mark Hansen Cindy Harrell and Bill Unterberger Rhett Harty

Donors who have given $100,000 or more since the start of Nativity

Mary and Tim BoyleNancy and Andy Bryant Cassin educational Initiative Foundation Clark Foundation Tom and Julie ClarkeDwyer Charitable Trust Paul and Carlin GramFrank and Mary Gill Foundation Jack GroverB.P., Lester and Regina John Foundation The Hedinger Family FoundationLeo Hindrey The Honzel Family Foundation Penny and Phil KnightBill and Rosella LindbladMaybelle Clark Macdonald FundJames F. and Marion L. Miller FoundationNIKe Matching Gift Program Natt and Karen McDougallThe emil and Kathleen Nemarnik endowed Scholarship The Gary Paul Odermann endowed Scholarship with Margaret, Donald and Luisa Odermann Ken and Jeanne PrierMark RickartTeresa and Joe SchneiderVirginia Schneider The Silver Family FoundationAnn and Bill Swindells Charitable Trust The Warren Foundation estate of Ford e. Watkins Joseph e. Weston Public Foundation Juan young Trust

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FOunDinG CirCLe LOyOLA SPONSORDonors who have given or pledged $45,000 during 2013-2014 Anonymous Nancy and Andy Bryant Paul and Carlin Gram B.P., Lester and Regina John Foundation Ralph and Sandi MillerLiz and Thomas Niedermeyer, Jr. Kathy and Dick ParsonJames and Joan Peck Silver Family FoundationThe Warren Foundation

NATIVITy SPONSORDonors who have given or pledged $15,000 during 2013-2014Marc Anteparra-Naujock and Beth Caffelli Christopher and Linda LoughranDave NemarnikThe Rask Family Memorial FundMark Rickart Teresa and Joe Schneider

XAVIeR CIRCLeDonors who have given $25,000 or more during 2013-2014Tammy and David Blaskowsky The Collins FoundationThe Honzel Family Foundation Bill and Rosella LindbladB.P., Lester and Regina John Foundation Maybelle Clark Macdonald FundMark and Charlene Riley Silver Family FoundationThe Warren FoundationOCF Joseph Weston Public Foundation

IGNATIuS CIRCLeDonors who have given $15,000 or more during 2013-2014RJG Corp. Frank and Mary GillHedinger Family Foundation Hiawatha Education Foundation Intel FoundationJFR FoundationJames F. and Marion L. Miller FoundationKathy and Dick Parson Joan and James Peck

GONZAGA CIRCLeDonors who have given $5,000 or more during 2013-2014Anonymous Marc Anteparra-Naujock and Beth Caffelli Karen and Ralph Bliquez Karl Kramer Foundation Joseph and Katie Boyle Mary and Tim BoylePatricia and Reg Bradley Julie and David Brands

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The Collins FoundationLeo HinderyPenny and Phil KnightMaybelle Clark Macdonald FundMeyer Memorial Trust Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus

Peggy and Tom Haun Frances and Bob Heffernan Pat and Tricia Heffernan Patsy Heinlein Linda and Greg Heinrichs Helen John Foundation Nancy and John Herpers Gina and Elliott Hill Margaret and Erich Hoffmann Renee Holder John Holley and Candace Newland-Holley Jesuit High School Maria and Joseph Kaempf Marv and Betsy Kaiser Rebecca and Robert Kalez Bob Keerins Patricia and Matthew Kehoe Carey and Lance Killian George Killian Virginia Krall Candy Krebs Mary Lackaff Sharon and Bob Lewis Anita and Jerry Lindsay Pamela and William Lockyear Linda and Rob Maletis Martin L. Alvey, P.C. McKenzie River Gathering Foundation Vicki and Ross Mercer Jill Meyer Patricia and Russ Mickiewicz Bob and Beverly Moorman Mike and Susie Hunt Moran Motschenbacher and Blattner LLP

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Candice and Mark Stayer Char Riley Cheryl MortonColleen O’Mahony Dominio IV WinesDouglas NaimoElizabeth BuskirkFidelitas Wines Food in BloomFriends of Nativity Gatens DesignGeorgia Marsh George Weatheroy Heidi McBrideJeanne and Ken PrierJesuit High SchoolJohn KlickerKaren and Randy DollarKari MorandoKathy LoveKells Irish Restaurant and Pub Ken CarraroKevin GormanLacey Hegler Lisa and Tim Strader Mari Schwalbach Mark O’Halloran Mark Rickart Marmoset, LLCMaureen FennertyMichaela Catania Mike McDermott Nancy HerpersPat and Chuck Collopy Peggy CahillProbity Builders, LLCProvidence St. Vincent’s Medical Center Rhoni and Mike Wiswall Robin and Thomas BecicRyan ImmelSamuel Slater and Jon DickSedgwick Claims Management Services St. Mary’s Academy St. Thomas More ParishSuzanne and John HodgeTeresa and Joe Schneider The Clymb The Loyola Jesuit Center The Party Place Trader JoesTravis JonquilVictoria MorelandWidmer Brewing

In addition, we thank all those who have supported our mission by donating their talents and services. We apologize for misspellings or any gifts or intentions omitted by our error.

St. Andrew Nativity School relies on the

generosity of its donors to offer a

program of academic excellence.

Garrett Hemann Robertson PCMarjorie and Jack GraffJohn and Anne GrahamGrand Central Baking Co. Eric and Kimberly GrasbergerShelly and Dan HandkinsDick and Cheryl HazelJackie and John HollandLaurie and Perry JonesJoji Kappes and Priscilla LaneJeffrey and Marguerite KohMary KushnerMary and Jerry LaBarreJeff LinkGwen and John LuhtaJohn and Joan MajorMary’s Woods at MarylhurstMaven Interiors LLCBrian and Penny McArdleMichael McCoyKatherine McCoyGlenda and Ross McLaughlinMichael McShane and Greg FordKathy and Lloyd MintenBrad and Jeanette MoyesNiehaus PropertiesNorlift of Oregon, Inc.Margaret Odermann Bill and Linda OprayMichael and Thrina ParentPatrick and Susan Terrell Charitable FundMike and Kathy PlassTerry and Susan PorterFrank and Cathy RaimondiGuy and Kimberly RandlesBrian and Kathryn RutenbergCinda and John ScaddenCharlotte and Norman SchmidtSarah Schneider Susan SchnitzerDavid and Kristin ShapiroBob and Joan SnowdenEdward SooTed and Jolene SpearSonja SpitznagelSt. Pius X Women’s ClubSt. Thomas More ParishChristine and Joel Stenberg Ernest and Mary SwartzLinda and Mike TerrellChristine TraceyJohn and Patty UffelmanDebbie and Bill UnderwoodVista Capital Partners, Inc.John and Lisa WendlandPatrick WhearyEdward WhippleMike and Kristine WilkinsRenee WilletteJanice Wilson Kathy and Brad WilsonNick WiltgenSteve and Liz Zimmer

IN-KIND DONATIONSAbby Wood Annie’s Sweet Pea PhotographyAvanti PressBergstrom WinesBig Bottom WhiskeyBill Weber

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Multnomah Athletic Foundation Dan and Joyce Murphy Mary Naman Craig and Julie Nichols Werner and Colleen Nistler Rebecca and Mike Noble Norpac Foods, Inc. Mark and Colleen O’Hollaren Joan and Michael O’Reilly Oregon Community Foundation Alba Orsi and James Leggett Perkins & Company, P.C. Dan and Malin Petrusich Dennis and Joan Reese Cindy Reopelle Don Romanaggi Summit Mortgage Corporation Molly and Alberto Salazar Kevin Sanger Carol Savant Maureen and Brian Smoluch Solutions Yes Brendan O’Scannlain Monroe and Melissa Sullivan Kim and William Swindells, Jr. Kenneth and Marta Thrasher Lela Triplett Roberts Michelle and Warren Tubbs U.S. Bank- Portland Ryan Unruh John and Carole Vranizan Wentworth Foundation Carol Whipple and Meredith Randall-Compton Douglas and Denise White Windermere Foundation Loring and Margaret Winthrop Anne Yoo Ian and Kazuyo Young FRIeNDS CIRCLeDonors who have given $500 or more during 2013-2014Kirstin AbelGeorge and Beth AdamsAvon Products FoundationKrishna BalasubramaniJill and Davorin BaricevicChris and Lindy BartellLynelle and Jim BeaulaurierWilliam BergPeter Bhatia and Liz Dahl Jennifer and Jeffrey BodnerDana and Greg Boyce Corbett Fish HouseMolly and Stewart ButlerJean and John CairnsCharles and Pat CollopyCornerstone AdvisorsSharon and Dale W. EngleAnthony and Lori Di ReMary and James DooneyPatrick and Gail DuffyKen and Heather EagonMichelle and Chuck EichtenBuzz and Catie EllisBarry EvansAndrew and Lisa FergusonThomas and Caroline FerreriJeffrey FullmanTammy Dentinger

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St. Andrew Nativity School’s fiscal year is July 1st through June 30th. Its financial statements are audited by Gary McGee & Co., Certified Public Accountants, of Portland, Oregon.

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USE OF FUnDSExpense of $1,587,013 were $30,000 below 2012-13 and $50,000 under budget. 67% of these expenses went into educational pro-gramming and 12% were used for services to directly support the school’s mission. Educational expenses include Counseling and Graduate Support programs.

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FinAnCiAL OuTLOOkNativity continues to rely on the generosity and talents of others to fulfill its mission. There are enormous amounts of tutoring and volunteer hours that are not explicit in this report.We thank all of our supporters for their commitment to Nativity.

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Share our commitment to provide an excellent, tuition-free education for Nativity School students:

• pledge a scholarship to support a student throughout their 3 years at Nativity School

• donate to our endowment through a named fund or planned gift

• volunteer as a tutor, mentor, or receptionist

• sponsor and attend one of our fundraising events

• follow us on facebook, twitter, and instagram

• spread the word about Nativity to your family, friends and community!

To discuss the school’s plan for success: Carolyn Becic, President 503.335.9600 ext. 11 or cbecic@nativityportland.org

To discuss making a financial contribution or planned gift:

Dennis Reese, Director of Business and Community Relations 503.335.9600 ext. 13 or dreese@nativityportland.org

To volunteer: Scott eberly, Athletic Director and Volunteer Coordinator

503.335.9600 ext. 32 or seberly@nativityportland.org

To learn more: www.nativityportland.org or

follow us on Facebook!

eNDOWMeNT RePORT:Our financial future remains strong due to the growth and stewardship of our endowment. Realized and unrealized gains together were up $764,010 for the fiscal year. The Nativity endowment is under the management of Becker Capital Management, Inc.

Total Net Assets: $6,691,278

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