Caitlin Bernstein, Class of ‘98, surprised herself, but not us, when she took
the required English placement exam at Mills College. She scored a perfect 5
which makes her eligible for the most advanced English classes. She also
placed into college-level French III and was admitted to Mills’ "French"
dormitory.
 1600 is the largest possible number! No, it is not infinity. It is 1600! If
you don’t believe us just ask Max Comess, Class of ‘99. Last spring Max scored
1600 on his SAT I exams, the highest possible score. In the 1996-97 test year,
the latest year for which data is available, only 453 of the over two million
students taking the test received this high score. Max, who is currently
taking two advanced courses at UCLA as well as taking flying lessons at Santa
Monica Airport, was recently the subject of a lengthy front-page article in
the Life and Style section of the Los Angeles Times* (September 4, 1998). He
hasn’t made a final college choice, but we have assured him that he will have
many options. As an aside, Lily Comess, Class of ‘02 and Max’s younger sister, has informed one of our staff that she intends on doing better than her
brother, who did miss one question (a slip that ETS allows for those who
otherwise answer all questions correctly). Lily assures us that she will get a
1600 without any incorrect answers. You go girl!
*To read the text of the entire article, go to the "Students" page. Many of our other stars are featured along with Max.
How many of you saw Vanessa Desrochers, Class of ‘96, working hard at Wolfgang
Puck’s café on Montana Avenue this past summer? Vanessa was trying to make
some money for her return to the University of Washington. Why is she so
anxious to return to Seattle? Because she is doing great! She made the Dean’s
List this past semester with a 3.7 including a 4.0 in calculus. She attributes
the calculus grade entirely to Bamdad’s teaching skills. Thanks Bamdad.
Recently Camrin (Cami) Cantrell, Class of ‘98, came back to see us. We were
very pleased because we thought she was just dropping by to say hello. It
turned out that she really came to see Bamdad to get some post-Concord
mathematics help. She did spend some time in the office making sure we knew
that she loves UCLA.
Add another Concord grad to the honor roll. Starlyn Kleiner, Class of ‘94,
graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara, this
past June with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communication.
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Natalie Shaw, Class of ‘98, who many of you know acted professionally while at
Concord, continues to audition for roles while she is attending Sarah Lawrence
College, but her intelligence is no act. Natalie is one of eight students (in
her class of 350 students) whose advanced preparation for college exempts her
from freshman requirements.
Dustin Osborn, Class of ‘96, currently a junior at UCLA majoring in philosophy, lunched with staff members earlier this month. He has had a very
successful first two years. As a sophomore he was chosen by Professor Donald
Kalish as a teaching assistant for Kalish’s Symbolic Logic course and ended
his first two years with College of Letters and Science honors as well as
Department honors in philosophy. He is currently working on an Economics
Department scholarship to help him complete a double major.
October 6th. So who just walked into our office from out of the blue? Former
Concord student Lucky Grundy, of course. Lucky, brought news of his most recent accomplishment: he is on his way to Madrid to play professional
basketball. He is as humble as ever about this latest dream fulfilled. Lucky
recently graduated from California State University, Northridge in Pan-African
Studies. You may have read about him there as he was the star point guard for
the CSUN Matadors. We wish him continued success and a great season playing
ball in Europe.
Rushing to get to the bar. That is what Amber Cohen, Class of ‘94, seems to be
doing. Hold on! We don’t mean that kind of bar. Amber recently returned to Los
Angeles after completing her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of
Pennsylvania in only three years. She plans to go to law school . . . to get
to the bar. Get it?
After taking a semester off working for Concord last fall as our school
monitor, Ashley Lyle, Class of ‘95, has returned to finish her studies at Columbia University. It was great having her around again.
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