Cross Country Team Competes in Condor League Meet

The Earwigs traveled to Thacher School for the first Condor League Meet of the season.  The boys' team tied for 5th place against OVS out of seven schools.  We had a couple of highlights, Robby Bracker finished in first place for Dunn School.  In second place for Dunn, freshman Preston Hughes, followed by Morgan Sinclaire, and in fourth place another freshman Matt Mori.  The two freshmen boys are doing fantastic. They have made an impact on the team, they are enthusiastic and motivated to work hard and are not afraid to compete. The two girls on the Dunn team, Audrey Pecot and Emily Hemming, finished the race together and are working very hard to stay healthy and improve their times.  Next Condor League Meet is at Cate, on October 12 at 3:00 pm. 

Lightening Stops Dunn Football's Opener with Earwigs Ahead 14-0

The Dunn football team departed campus on Friday afternoon for a game in Maricopa. First game jitters were apparent to the coaching staff, but the boys did a great job hiding them from the opposition.  The Earwigs put together three long clock-chewing drives during the one half of play, two of which resulted in scores. The game was called shortly after the opening of the second half due to lightening with the score 14-0 in Dunn’s favor. 

During the first quarter Dunn drove the ball to the one yard line where Spencer Huttmann punched it in for the first points of the season.  Late in the second quarter Dunn drove the ball down the field again, this time to the Indians 25 yard line. Coming out of a timeout Huttmann hit Cody Boal for a 25 yard touchdown pass with 42 seconds left in the half. 

Bryce McKibbin had a great game carrying the ball, amassing 77 yards on 22 carries in the first half alone. The lightning spoiled his bid for a truly big statistical night. Freshman Alex Knightley also made a splash scoring a two point conversion and lead blocking for McKibbin on one side of the ball while starting at middle linebacker on the defensive side. Knightley has had a great preseason, and the coaching staff plans on continuing to use him all over the field. Geoff Billock also had a great game at outside linebacker making numerous tackles and pressuring the quarterback on several plays. Patrick Daniel, a first-time varsity starter, came up with a big interception and played well on offence as well. 

The Earwigs are entering a bye week during which the coaching staff will focus the varsity on the match up with Hillcrest Christian in two weeks while getting the JV squad ready for their first game vs Thacher at home on October 5^th. Check the Dunn School website for a complete schedule and roster.

Los Padres National Forest Rangers Thank Dunn

Los Padres National Forest Rangers Thank Dunn

Season Preview: Girls' Volleyball

The 2011 Girls' Volleyball team is all fired up for the coming season. This year's team features eight returners, including solid sophomore players Andie de Werd and Emma Andersen. Under the excellent leadership of captains Maddie Carroll and Sophia McGee, the team is hoping to have greater success in the league this year after a couple of tough losses last season.

It should be a very exciting season for this young but experienced team!

Joe Eisaguirre Named to All Santa Barbara Baseball Team

The All-Santa Barbara Baseball Team was announced today and Joe Eisaguirre '11 was named to the team as an infielder. This is the third time a Dunn player has been named to the team in the last eight years. Kevin Kline '04 and Stan Bray '08.

Dunn Baseball Ends Season in Semi-Final Playoff Game

Dunn's Baseball team concluded its most successful season in school history yesterday with a loss to Animo Leadership School in the CIF semi-final game.

For a full report, click on to: http://www.santamariatimes.com/high-school/article_605769f0-8c20-11e0-b299-001cc4c03286.html

Baseball Wins 6-1, Plays in Semis on Tuesday

Freshman Ryan Layton pitched six strong innings and the offense took advantage of a couple of errors and a number of hard hits in the second inning that resulted in five runs to win the quarterfinal CIF game.  The Earwigs will play again on Tuesday at home. 

Watch here for more details in the next day.

Baseball Team Takes Second CIF Playoff Game

The Earwigs ventured five hours south to play St. Michael's Prep in the second round of CIF-SS playoffs on Tuesday. After getting off to a slow start, the Earwigs erupted for 6 runs in the fourth inning on three hits and capitalized on four St. Michael's errors. The team tacked on insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings. The Earwigs had 13 hits, including three by Jake Eisaguirre and two by Connor McMorrow, Joe Eisaguirre, Cody Boal and Dominic Lawrence. Freshman Ryan Layton recorded the victory, running his win-loss record to 5-0. Ryan came in with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the third with the score 2-3 and worked out of the jam without giving up a run. The team now plays Hillcrest Christian on Friday in Granada Hills at 3:15pm. If you would like to attend the game, it will be played at Master's College, 21726 Placerita Canyon Rd, Newhall, CA 91321


 Dunn's record is now 16-3. Thank you to those fans who came out to cheer the Earwigs!

Baseball Wins Opening CIF Game

The Dunn School baseball team opened the first round of playoffs with a resounding 19-3 victory over visiting Delphi Academy. All 17 Earwig players got into the game and collectively pounded out 20 hits, including two triples by Geoff Billock, two doubles by Connor McMorrow and a double by Joe Eisaguirre. Geoff, Connor and Joe also scored 11 runs. On the mound, Ryan Layton and Jake Harris combined to limit Delphi to seven singles and three runs (two earned), while striking out nine total hitters and walking one. The Earwigs play St. Michael's Prep from Silverado on Tuesday afternoon in an away game at 3:15pm. If you want to make the game, St. Michael's Prep is located at 19292 El Toro Rd, Silverado, CA 92676. The Earwigs are now 15-3 overall. Thank you to everyone for your support and go Earwigs.

Coach Dorlarque Records 100th Victory

Aaron Dorlarque, Dunn's baseball coach for the past ten seasons, traveled with his team to Orcutt last Friday and returned with his 100th win in that position.  The former Stanford hurler who went on to play professional baseball, brings a thorough knowledge of the game and a great ability to teach a winning attitude.  Congratulations to Coach Dorlarque and here's to one hundred more!

The Earwigs wrapped up the regular season with a five-inning 12-1 road victory over Orcutt Academy in Santa Maria on Friday afternoon. Senior Joe Eisaguirre and sophomore Jake Harris both pitched great, combining on a one-hitter, walking two and giving up one run while striking out six. The Earwigs pounded out 12 hits, including doubles by Joe Eisaguirre (two), Jake Eisaguirre and Cody Boal. Jake Eisaguirre also drove in four runs, while Joe, Jay Gould and Dominic Lawrence each drove in two Earwig runners. The Earwigs finish the season 14-3 overall and a perfect 10-0 in the Condor League. The team is on an 11-game winning streak, ranked #5 in CIF-SS Division VII and Maxpreps and will host a first-round playoff game on Friday, May 20th at 3:15pm.

Boys' Tennis Wins First CIF Match

Dunn Boys' Tennis won its first round of the Division IV CIF playoffs against Templeton High School by a score of 11-7. Templeton finished its regular season as the Los Padres #2 team with a regular season record of 14-4, finishing right behind Santa Ynez High School. The Dunn boys played an excellent match and dominated the doubles by winning 6 out of the 9 matches. The doubles team of Jacob Bronfman and Ohm Sirimongkolkasem were the highlight of the day by winning all three of their sets (6-0,6-2,6-1). The singles were carried by #1 Allen Lee winning all three of his sets (6-1,6-1,6-1). Dunn will wait to find out its next opponent and will play on Friday.


Dunn School 11
Templeton High School 7

Individual Scores:

Dunn 1st singles: Allen Lee 3-0
Dunn 2nd singles: Kyle Nelson 1-2
Dunn 3rd singles: Ryan Yau 1-2

Dunn 1st doubles: WooJin Choi/Brandon Yau 2-1
Dunn 2nd doubles: Jacob Bronfman/Ohm Sirimongkolkasem 3-0
Dunn 3rd doubles: Joseph Cho/Jack Lee 1-2

Dunn Student Creates iPhone App

First published on May 9, 2011 in Toy Dispatch.com.

Young iPhone App Creator - Flying Fatress Earns His Allowances

Most high school students are content loading iPhone apps designed by other people. High school freshman Connor Rodriguez wasn’t, however, which is why he created an iPhone app that’s now for sale through the iTunes store.

Available for just $.99, Flying Fatress is a simple but highly addictive mobile game. The objective is to bounce the scantily clad Fatress on beach chairs for sodas and donuts, but be careful because vegetables will ruin her snack.

Rodriguez, 15, is in his first year at the Dunn School in Los Olivos, Calif., having graduated from Aspen Country Day School in Aspen, Colo., last year. He taught himself how to make iPhone apps for Apple using a textbook and YouTube training videos. Much trial and error was involved in creating the mobile game, but it was worth it in the end for him, particularly because of the satisfaction he got when Apple agreed his iPhone app was worthy of a price tag instead of making it free like so many thousands of others. Making some extra money has been a nice result, too, of course.

“I like making iPhone apps and enjoyed doing something that customers would like,” Rodriguez said. “It’s something I could create on my own terms. Flying Fatress is a funny mobile game and it was an original idea, which was important to me.”

A Flying Fatress update, Version 1.2 of this addicting mobile game, is pending, and Rodriguez hopes to expand his burgeoning empire by making apps for others in addition to himself. Of course, this is all done in his spare time when he’s not hitting the books.

Flipping burgers or diving for digital donuts to make some extra dough? Which would you rather do if you were in high school, work at a mindless job or develop iPhone apps? The choice is clear. Could this be the future of teen employment?

Baseball Posts Another W

"The #5 ranked Dunn Earwigs hosted the Ojai Spuds in a non-league contest in Los Olivos on Saturday morning. Down 4-5 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, the Earwigs put together four hits and capitalized on a hit batsman and an error to plate five runs and took a 9-5 lead. Ojai managed two runs in the top of the seventh before freshman pitcher Ryan Layton entered the game and picked a runner off first base to stop the bases loaded threat and record his first save. Every player on Dunn got into the game and five pitchers split up seven innings of work. Senior Connor McMorrow had three hits, scored two runs and drove in two runs for the Earwigs. Junior Geoff Billock and freshman Dominic Lawrence each had two hits for Dunn which hosts Valley Christian Academy of Santa Maria on Tuesday at 4pm. Dunn is now 11-3 overall and 9-0 in the Condor League."

Dunn Wins Condor Tennis Doubles Championship; Takes Second Place Too

The Condor League Doubles Championship was held today at Cate School. Cate, Dunn, and Laguna Blanca each sent two teams to play a round robin championship. The Dunn doubles team of Allen Lee/Ryan Yau won the championship by beating both Cate teams and Laguna Blanca teams to go 4-0 for the day. The Dunn doubles team of WooJin Choi/Brandon Yau tied for second place with the Cate team of Grant Redmond/Chris Liu with records of 3-1. The tie-breaker was determined by number of games won divided by games played. Dunn won the tie-breaker by winning 24/38 (63%) to Cate's 24/39 (62%). This is the first time that Dunn has won the doubles championship and the first time that two Dunn teams will represent the Condor League in the CIF Doubles Championship.


Doubles Results:

Allen Lee/ Ryan Yau (Dunn) defeated Gregory Mak/Ahmed Bou-Rabee (Cate) 7-5

Allen Lee/ Ryan Yau (Dunn) defeated Grant Redmond/Chris Liu (Cate) 7-5

Allen Lee/ Ryan Yau (Dunn) defeated Tristan Prinz/Ben Furukawa (Laguna) 6-2

Allen Lee/ Ryan Yau (Dunn) defeated Benji Sorensen/Chris Burke (Laguna) 6-2

WooJin Choi/Brandon Yau (Dunn) defeated Gregory Mak/Ahmed Bou-Rabee (Cate) 7-5

WooJin Choi/Brandon Yau (Dunn) lost to Grant Redmond/Chris Liu (Cate) 5-7

WooJin Choi/Brandon Yau (Dunn) defeated Tristan Prinz/Ben Furukawa (Laguna) 6-1

WooJin Choi/Brandon Yau (Dunn) defeated Benji Sorensen/Chris Burke (Laguna) 6-1

Girls Lacrosse Ends Strong

By Maddy Carroll
Dunn Student Journalist

Dunn Girls lacrosse traveled to Midland School on Friday the 29th and won, 15-13.  Dunn was down one coach, as Head Coach Susie Childs had to step in as the referee due to a scheduling conflict.  Christy Davidge took the position as head coach readily.  “The five Seniors led the team in good transitions from offense to defense, almost all of them scored a goal.  All of our shots are what kept us in the lead throughout the game.”

This game marked an end to the 2011 season, and the team agrees that although they had fewer girls on the team this year, they all improved dramatically throughout the season.  The Seniors this year were praised in front of the school assembly on Friday by the rest of the players.  The Seniors, Janaya Reid, Julia Jones, Nikole Layton, Mary Essa, and Sazan Pasori, will be missed.  Dunn will be looking to a solid Freshmen core. The team finished with an overall record in the Condor League of 3-3.  “I think we performed well even though most of our players were new this year,” said Janaya Reid when asked about the overall season.  Mary Essa agrees, “I think we had a great season overall.  I am going to miss bonding with my team mates.  I loved playing ‘hey cow’ with my whole team on the way back from Midland.”  The season has come to a close and the coaches are eagerly awaiting next season and hope that new girls will come and try out the sport.  

Baseball Team Wins Condor Championship and #1 Seed at CIF

Wednesday, April 27th - The Dunn baseball team traveled to Carpinteria to play Cate in a pivotal Condor League. Both teams entered the game with 6-0 records in the Condor League and Cate entered the game as the #1 ranked Division VII baseball team in the CIF-Southern Section with an 11-0 overall record. Senior Joe Eisaguirre shut down the Cate offense for the first four innings, helped by outstanding defense from third baseman Corbin Meyer who recorded six outs on the day. The Earwigs built a 6-0 lead on offense before Cate mounted a comeback in the fifth inning. The inning saw several infield hits and two walks and Cate had clawed its way back into the game 6-4. After the Earwigs put another run on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 7-4, Cate scored two more runs to make the score 7-6 going into the final frame. Freshman Ryan Layton gave up a single in the bottom of the seventh with one out, but struck out the final two Cate hitters to preserve the victory and hand Cate their first lost and give Dunn the Condor League lead in front of many nervous Dunn parents.

Saturday, April 30th - After a close 7-6 victory earlier in the week, the Earwigs hosted the Rams in another key Condor League game. A victory would give Dunn the outright Condor League championship and a Cate win would mean sharing the title. In front of about 100 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of Dunn School, the Earwig baseball team put on a show. Freshman left-handed pitcher Ryan Layton pitched five shutout innings and the offense led by freshman Bryce McKibbin (2 hits and a stolen base) built a 6-0 lead through the first five innings. Freshmen Jake Eisaguirre brought the crowd to its feet with an amazing diving catch to record the third out in the fifth inning with the bases loaded. However, Cate battled back in the top of the sixth inning with five runs on two hits, three walks, a hit batsman and an error. With the bases loaded and no outs, McKibbin was able to get out of the jam with the Earwigs still on top 6-5. In the top of the seventh inning, the lead runner got on for Cate School. With one out and the tying runner on second base, Cody Boal made one of the top defensive plays of the year by going back on a deep fly ball that he caught just in front of the center field wall for the second out of the inning. After a walk and a passed ball, Cate had runners on second and third base. After many foul balls, McKibbin was able to get Cate's batter to fly out to Joe Eisaguirre at shortstop to end the game. The victory assured Dunn the outright Condor League championship with an 8-0 Condor League record and an overall record of 9-3. On May 2, the new CIF-SS polls came out and Dunn is now ranked #5 in Division VII, while Cate dropped to #8. Dunn is assured a #1 seed and a home game for playoffs which are scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 19th.

Golf Team on Par for Second Undefeated Season

Today's victory for the Dunn Golf Team over a very competitive Santa Ynez High School by six strokes continues an undefeated season for a second year in a row.  Jonny Hogan led all players by carding a 37 in the nine hole competition.  Aaron Hou, Michael Tseng, Tashi Richter Valdes, Arden Chan, and Trevor Whelan made up the rest of the Dunn team who labeled Chan the hero of the day as he recorded one of his best scores of the past two seasons.  The defending Condor League Champions close out the season with a home match against Cate on May 4th.

Baseball Team Beats Cate

Dunn's Baseball Team beat Cate 7-6 today and are now in first place in the Condor League. The team plays Cate again Saturday to either tie for first place or remain in first place.  More details to follow.

Dunn's boys tennis team has clinched a CIF berth!!

The boys beat Laguna Blanca 10-8 in a grueling three hour match. The match was tied 3-3 after the first round, 7-5 after the second round, but in the third round the experience of our junior and senior singles players helped Dunn to secure a second seed in the Condor League. The hero of the day was Dunn's #3 singles player Ryan Yau with his 6-3 victory against Laguna's #1 singles player Troy Ritter. Ryan had lost to Laguna's #2 singles player the set before but Ryan was able to outlast Troy for a tremendous win. The other singles players, Allen Lee and Kyle Nelson, continued their season long dominating performance by winning all three of their sets. Dunn will play Cate to decide who will be the Condor League Champion this Friday. Cate beat Dunn 4-14 last week but Dunn is hoping to avenge the loss.
Overall Record 9-1, League Record 4-1

Dunn School 10

Laguna Blanca 8

Individual Scores:

Dunn 1st singles: Allen Lee 3-0

Dunn 2nd singles: Kyle Nelson 3-0

Dunn 3rd singles: Ryan Yau 2-1

Dunn 1st doubles: WooJin Choi/Brandon Yau 1-2

Dunn 2nd doubles: Jacob Bronfman/Jack Lee 0-3

Dunn 3rd doubles: Joseph Cho/Ohm Sirimongkolkasem 1-2

Lots of Love for Boys' Tennis Team

Dunn Boys' Tennis won yet another game today against their out of conference opponent Bishop Diego 13 - 5. All three singles players Allen Lee, Kyle Nelson, and Ryan Yau swept all of their matches. The doubles team of Joseph Cho and Ohm Sirimongkolkasem, The number three doubles team for Dunn continues to improve and in doing so won 2 out of their 3 sets. This goes to show how truly deep and determined this team is. The Dunn boys varsity tennis now stands at an overall record of 7-0, and a league record  of 2-0. " This match has been the closest scoring match since Laguna at the beginning of the season, but the whole team feels confident that we will be able to keep up this winning streak throughout the rest of the season," Jack Lee states." If we win against Thacher and Cate this week we will have a guarantied spot in the CIF playoffs." 

Dunn Baseball Continues Hit Parade

The Dunn baseball team hosted Thacher on Saturday and earned an 11-1 Condor League Victory. Freshman Ryan Layton started his first game as an Earwig and pitched a five-inning complete game, yielding three hits, three walks, while striking out eight. Joe Eisaguirre had three hits on the day, including two home runs. The first home run was a deep solo shot that put the Earwigs up 1-0 in the first inning. Joe's second home run came with two runners on in the third inning and put the Earwigs up 4-0. Freshman Bryce McKibbin also had three singles on the day, scored two runs and drove in one run. The Earwigs are now 5-3 overall and 5-0 in the Condor League."

Boys' Tennis Team Remains Undefeated

Dunn Boys' Tennis won its first match back from their spring vacation today over out of conference opponent Bishop Diego by a score of 13 - 5. All three singles players (Allen Lee, Kyle Nelson, and Ryan Yau) swept their matches to carry the team to victory. The doubles team of Joseph Cho and Ohm Sirimongkolkasem continue to show improvement and that they are turning into one of the stronger doubles team in Division IV as they won 2 out of their 3 sets. Dunn faces conference foes Thacher and Cate this week.


Overall Record 7-0, League Record 2-0

Dunn School 13, Bishop Diego 5

Individual Scores:

Dunn 1st singles: Allen Lee 3-0

Dunn 2nd singles: Kyle Nelson 3-0

Dunn 3rd singles: Ryan Yau 3-0

Dunn 1st doubles: WooJin Choi/Jacob Bronfman 1-2

Dunn 2nd doubles: Brandon Yau/Jack Lee 1-1

Dunn 2nd doubles (third set substitute): Jack Lee/Sean Lin 0-1

Dunn 3rd doubles: Joseph Cho/ Ohm Sirimongkolkasem 2-1

Saturday Victories for Earwig Teams

Student journalist Maddy Carroll reports:

Girls' Lacrosse team beat Thacher 10-9 very close game, Jayne Pugh had great saves in goal.


Boys' Baseball beat Thacher 11-1. Joe Eisaguirre hit two home runs.

Golf Team Leaves Cate in the Rough

Dunn traveled to the Soule Park Golf Course in Ojai for a match against Cate School. Dunn won the match by a score of 222 to 277. Dunn was lead by captains Jonny Hogan who and Michael Tseng who with scores of 33 and 41 respectively. The other members of the team who competed were: Corbin Meyer, Tashi Richter-Valdes, Trevor Whelan, and Arden Chan. Dunn’s record is now 4 and 0.


Dunn’s next match is against Carpinteria High School on Tuesday, 4/19

Baseball Team Taking the Condor League by Storm

This season the baseball team has won all of the games in their league. They beat Thacher School on Friday, April 1st in Ojai 16-2. “Senior Joe Eisagurre and freshman Ryan Layton combined to throw a no-hitter, while striking out 15 Toad hitters and walking seven in a six inning contest that was shortened due to the 10-run mercy rule,” wrote coach Dorlarque in his recap of the game. The captains this year are Connor McMorrow, Joe Eisagurre and Corbin Meyer. McMorrow leads the team behind the plate as the primary catcher, Eisagurre is one of the starting pitchers, and Meyer plays multiple positions. Their win against Thacher raised the team’s spirits after losing to North County Christian in the prior game. The team looks forward to playing Thacher again this coming Saturday, April 16th at 2:00pm. McMorrow explained, “It is obvious who worked out over break and who didn’t. But I am not worried, I don’t think the break effected us,” when asked if the weeklong break had any negative effect on the team. The team expects to perform well on Saturday and hopes to come out on top once more.

Safe at home:  Corbin Meyer slides in for a Dunn run

Dunn students build homes, friendships Youth learn from the people of Guatemala

The following is reprinted from the March 22, 2011 edition of the Santa Ynez Valley News
By Julian J. Ramos / Staff Writer / jramos@syvnews.com Santa Ynez Valley News

A group of Dunn School students pose at the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala

A group of Dunn School students did more than just build homes in Central America during their winter break last month.

They learned from the people of Guatemala, among the most impoverished in the Americas, that they are not poor people, as they have hearts to love and lots of generosity.

The 10 high school students who went on the trip are known on the Los Olivos campus as the “Antiqua Ten,” named after a city in the central highlands of Guatemala.

Each of them said the 10-day visit was life-changing and they’d do it again.

Led by Spanish teachers Alejandra Santos and Ulises Castaneda, the students are seniors Stephen Anderson and Brandon Yau; juniors Scott Goodman, Yong Hwan Kim, Samantha Ko, Jaehong Lee, Ohm Sirimongkolkasem, Emma VanSteenwyk and Tiffany Vanichviroon; and sophomore Erielle Webber.

Castaneda’s son Balam Castaneda, a Dunn eighth-grader, also participated.

The students built parts of four homes in the town of San Mateo through the group Constru Casa, which is dedicated to offering basic homes to poor families to improve their living conditions and health.

The Los Olivos Rotary Club donated money to Constru Casa, which requires donors to help build the homes, and a number of local Rotarians also participated.

Alice Berg, Dunn’s head of learning strategies and a Los Olivos Rotary Club member, and her husband Steve were part of the delegation.

More than half of the population in Guatemala lives in poverty, according to Constru Casa, which in English translates to “build a home.”

Of those people, most live in make-shift dwellings made of corn stalk walls, dirt floors, and roofs made of cardboard and plastic or wood and corrugated iron.

Over the course of two weeks from late February to early March, Rotarians and the students built four homes. The Dunn group finished up the second half of one home and left three others half-built to be finished by the next crew.

Each three-room, one-bathroom home is made of 1,200 concrete blocks with a corrugated iron roof and concrete floor. At least one family member is required to work on building the house, among other requirements that the family must satisfy before getting the home.

Each house costs about $3,600 to build.

Castaneda, one of the teacher-leaders, described the trip as “very rewarding” and life-changing for himself.

“I’ve never been that up close to poverty,” he said. “That really had an impact on me.”

Castaneda said he was proud of each student as he saw their hard work and dedication to the project. They saw the need to do something and did it without complaints or hesitation, he said.

His son, Balam, was “not the same boy who got on the airplane” after they returned home, he said.

Castaneda said he will encourage all Dunn students to travel the world and give back to the communities they visit.

“You need to initiate that,” he said

Students submitted applications for the trip, and they were chosen by a committee, Castaneda said. Each student volunteered and agreed to forfeit his or her vacation, he said.

Only two of the students had any formal Spanish instruction.

Although there may have been a language barrier, Sirimongkolkasem and other students said the kindness and generosity of the Guatemalans needed no translation.

Webber said she was most touched by a visit to a school and the joyful reception from the young students, who sang and danced for them.

The heartfelt welcome made her cry, she said.

“They didn’t know how to repay us,” she said of the many gestures, big and small, of thanks.

Students worked from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for five days. They carried blocks and concrete and used no electric tools.

In their free time, the group went sight-seeing to places that included Pacaya volcano, Lake Atitlan and Mayan ruins.

The students agreed they would go back to Guatemala and would encourage their peers to take a similar humanitarian trip.

Established in 1957, Dunn is a co-ed, college-prep boarding and day school.



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The following was written by Sophomore Emma VanSteenwyk:

My Trip to Guatemala

By Emma Van Steenwyk

Guatemala is a small country about two thirds the size of California, population of 13,276,517. It’s mostly mountains. Formerly a Mayan Civilization, it’s capitol is Guatemala City, built near the ruins of Kaminaljuyu. The city of Antigua, where we stayed, was built within ruins, still using the ancient cobblestone streets. Guatemala won its independence from Spain in 1821 and has been through a number of revolutions since then. It only recently had its first free election, in 1945. Natural disasters are common, with the capitol moved multiple times due to earthquakes, volcanic activity, and mudslides. There are about eight Quetzals per American dollar, and about six more colors on a bill.

What we did in Guatemala was build. We dug trenches and chipped holes in cinderblocks. For every foot of finished trenched we managed, an elderly man had dug two. We carried as many cinderblocks as we could down the hill, while a woman walked past us with two cinderblocks on her head, one in her arms, and her child on her back. I can’t put into words how much respect I had for these people.

One Quetzal can buy an entire sliced mango, complete with salt and chili powder. Thirty Quetzals, after much bargaining, can buy a handmade flute off of a street vendor. But what we gained in Guatemala was not something you could buy, not even something you can price. What we learned in Guatemala was more than how to drive a hard bargain or walk on cobblestone streets. What we learned is not something you can put into textbooks or even put into words. But mostly, what we created in Guatemala was not just a concrete house, it was more than that. It was more than a roof and some walls; it was more than a home for people who had never had one before. Even though many people in the hillside town of San Mateo can’t get running water, even though many cannot eat, Senora Martin told us, they are not poor people. They have their feet to carry them, their arms to work, their heads to think, and their hearts to love.

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Watch a video shot during the trip

Dunn Girls’ Lacrosse Team Season Off to Promising Start

By Maddy Carrol
Dunn Student Journalist

Dunn Girls’ Lacrosse is expecting another great season. Last year they tied with Cate in the Condor league and moved onto CIF. They are hopeful to do the same or better this year. They have a new goalie, Jayne Pugh, a sophomore who is eager and ready to learn. “I’m excited for the season,” said Pugh, “I’ll just give it my all and hope for the best.”

Senior Captains, Sazan Pasori and Nikole Layton, share Pugh’s excitement. Pasori said, “We have a young team, but I can tell they have made progress already. I can’t wait to play our first league game!” Nikole added, “Yes, we have a majority of new students and we are small in number, but we are all athletic.”

There are many freshmen this season that show great potential to the sport. Co-coach Christie Davidge says, “They all are talented. I can’t wait to see them improve throughout the season.”

The team started off the season with the annual Rose Bowl tournament in Pasadena. They played a total of three games, winning one. “Those schools are much larger than Dunn giving them the ability to pick from a larger group of students. We worked hard in all three games and were pleased with our success in the last game,” explains Mary Essa when asked about the tournament.

The high scorers this season are Areli Diosdado and Mary Essa. Diosdado has scored twenty one goals thus far in the season and hopes to double the number soon. This comes as no surprise due to their performance in past years.

The head coach is Susie Childs. She explains that the team is doing well even with the loss of great players such as Hannah Brown and Jillian Keller, both members of the class of 2010. Childs says “There is strong leadership from the seniors this year and I am hopeful for good fun season.”

The team is off to a great start, they beat Midland 16 to 6. Emma Anderson, a freshman, scored her first goal this season. The coaches were able to substitute the less experienced players in and give them more playing time.

Dunn Baseball Posts Win Against OVS

By Max Loomis and Maddy Carroll
Dunn Students Journalists

Dunn won their home baseball game 3-0 against OVS this Saturday. The game was called after 36 minutes due to bad weather conditions, which allowed Dunn to take the win. Sophomore, Jake Harris, started as pitcher for the game. Harris threw a one hitter and Geoff Billok got an RBI double to end the game. Cody Boal said, “Jake did really well as pitcher.” Coach Deguin agreed: “Jake did a great job as pitcher, too bad about the weather, though.”

Boys' Tennis Team Starts Season on a Roll

By Cyrus Gill

Dunn Student Journalist

Last year, the Dunn Boys' Tennis Team had one of their most successful seasons. Beating Thacher for the first time in 15 years, Dunn was ranked in the Top 10 of CIF Division IV for three weeks and made it to the second round of the CIF playoffs before losing to the eventual Division IV champions, Viewpoint. The team has been excited about this season with the return of all current senior players.

Coach Graham believes this team is deep and determined and will be able to perform as well, if not better, than last year. "Ever since I have coached at Dunn,” said Graham, “we have never had a more skilled team in terms of overall talent." He has set high expectations for the team in hopes that both Cate and Thacher will not be able to capture a win from the Earwigs. The team will now be lead by senior captains, Kyle Nelson and Brandon Yau. 

The 2011 coaching staff is comprised of Andrew Graham and Ryan Bowden. Coach Bowden brings many years of athletic experience from coaching the football and track programs and will play a valuable role in the conditioning of the team. Due to Mr. Bowden's new tennis conditioning course added during the winter sports season, players like brothers Brandon and Ryan Yao, Ohm Sirimongkolkasem, and Kyle Nelson have been able to amply prepare for their upcoming season. With the season underway, the team could not be happier with the results. The team so far has had no losses and four wins, one of which was garnered against Dunn's out of league rivals, Villanova Prep.

Dunn Graduate and Seattle Sounders Player Sends Message to School




Dunn alumna and affiliate to Ghana's Right to Dream Academy presents Dunn soccer coach Mark Geriak with a Seattle Sounders jersey signed by player Michael Tetteh.  Tetteh, a 2008 graduate who came to Dunn from the Acadeny, was recently drafted by the Sounders.  Ms. Sullivan delivered a message from Tetteh to his former coach during morning assembly thanking him and Dunn for all they have done for him, on and off the soccer field.

 

Girls' Lacrosse Posts Win Versus Midland

Dunn student journalist Maddy Carroll reports that the Girls' Lacrosse Team beat Midland by the score of 16-6 on Saturday.  Next game is on Wednesday, March 23 at Laguna Blanca.

Boys' Varsity Tennis Continues Winning Ways

For more information about the Dunn Boys' Varsity Team, click on to http://www.dunnearwig.org/dunn/dxi320/2011-Boys'-Tennis-Team

Dunn Boys' Varsity Tennis had a great victory today against Frontier League's defending conference champion Villanova Prep. Dunn beat Villanova 13-5 behind the play of the doubles team of Ryan Yau/Jack Lee. They swept all three of their sets (6-1,6-0,6-0). Dunn had faced Villanova last year in the first round of the CIF Division IV Championship and Dunn won a close match 10-8. The Dunn boys have shown continual improvement and focus in hopes of reaching the playoffs again this year. Dunn is currently 5-0 and will host Cate School on Wednesday March 23. Cate finished 1st in the Condor League last year whereas Dunn finished 2nd.


Overall Record 5-0, League Record 1-0

Dunn School 13

Villanova Prep 5

Individual Scores:

Dunn 1st singles: Allen Lee 2-1

Dunn 2nd singles: Brandon Yau 2-1

Dunn 3rd singles: Kyle Nelson 2-1

Dunn 1st doubles: WooJin Choi/Jacob Bronfman 2-0

Dunn 1st doubles (substitute): Sean Lin/Jacky Wu 0-1

Dunn 2nd doubles: Ryan Yau/Jack Lee 3-0

Dunn 3rd doubles: Joseph Cho/ Ohm Sirimongkolkasem 2-1

Class Visits Martin Luther King Jr. Institute

Last week, Ms. Cook’s Social Movements in American History class traveled to Stanford University to visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute. The purpose of the visit was to allow students to conduct research in the King archives, a collection of thousands of speeches, sermons, letters, and other historic documents by and about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. After touring the King Institute with Associate Director, Tenisha Armstrong, the students were given an orientation by King Institute research assistants on using the King records database. Aidan Terry, who is researching the influence of celebrities on the civil rights movements, found a letter by Nat King Cole to King, in which Cole offers to hold a benefit concert to help raise money for the movement. Jake Ragen, who is examining the influence of the Cold War on the civil rights movement, found a collection of FBI memos by J. Edgar Hoover expressing concern about the communist presence in the NAACP. (Jake joked that all the most important passages in the memos had been blacked out.) Alex Zheng was excited to find a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jackie Robinson, in which King told Robinson, ‘‘You have made every Negro in America proud through your baseball prowess and your inflexible demand for equal opportunity for all.’’


Following the research session, the class had lunch at Stanford’s Tressider Student Union and then returned for a lecture and discussion with King Institute Director and Professor of History, Clayborne Carson. Dr. Carson talked with the students about King’s influence on social movements around the world and then answered questions about their specific research topics. Janaya Reid, who is interested in the influence of Malcolm X on the residents of Harlem in the 1960s, said Carson’s feedback on her research was very helpful. She and Hayley Harrison - who is comparing the American civil rights movement to the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa – both expressed appreciation for Dr. Carson’s willingness to discuss their research topics with them and make recommendations for additional sources. Professor Carson was impressed with the students’ research interests, stating, “These sound like graduate student topics.”

Ms. Cook’s students will continue their research over the next few weeks in preparation for writing a final research paper that will serve as the capstone for the course.
 
Click on the link below to watch a video about the visit:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qstOzbI0FOM

Girls' Basketball Suffers Loss

By Hayley Harrison

Dunn Student Journalist

The Girls’ Basketball team travelled to Thacher on Saturday, but unfortunately suffered a 53-10 defeat, their worst loss of the season. Needless to say, all of the team members were frustrated with their performance. Senior captain, Nikole Layton, didn’t have much to say on the subject; however, when pressed, she pointed to freshman Alex Jones as the player who had the best game. With eight points, Alex made the most baskets for the Earwigs and is a player to look forward to in the coming years. The girls’ next game is away on Wednesday, Feb. 2^nd against Laguna Blanca.

Coaches Haig and Haig Waste No Time in Girls’ Soccer

By Robby Bracker
Dunn student journalist

Dunn’s Girls’ Soccer team began the season with new names on the roster, but their strong play so far reminds observers of successful teams of the past. So far the girls have a record of 3-3. The beginning of the season started with a lot of conditioning drills. Coaches Barbara Haig and Willy Haig are having the girls run drill after drill. The coaches are as physically active as the girls and can often be seen running while calling out “run for your life” or “if you want to do it in a game you have to do it on this field”!

The girls’ soccer team won their first two games of the year against Orcutt. The team won their second game against Orcutt on January 10th winning by a score of 4-1. Janaya Reid, a key player, scored a goal and commented that the team felt confident throughout the game, and especially in the first quarter where they were winning by a score of 2-0. Areli Diosdado, a Junior, compared this year’s team to last year’s when she commented, “we don’t have as many players, but we’re more experienced.” The coaches are not one bit intimated by the number of fewer players; Coach Willy Haig said most of the girls are “keen and experienced when the key to soccer is experience”.

Coach Barbara Haig said “We have a smaller pool of players this season. This, of course, makes games tough since we have fewer substitutes that can be used in high-pressure Condor League competitions or when injuries happen. The more experienced players on the team are showing great leadership and are working tremendously hard in training as well as in games to try to compensate for the team's short-comings. At this point in the season, our record is about the same as this time last year: 3 and 3 with no ties”.

Last season the team was also extremely successful where they ended up qualifying for California Interscholastic Federation. The team decided not to go since they only had about 13 players. The most memorable game last year was against Thatcher, with Dunn defeating them for the first time in 10 years. Other achievements included the winning of the Munger Cup against Midland.

This year however they were defeated by Thatcher, but remain an enthusiastic group of people who seem to constantly be cheering and pushing themselves for a successful season. Junior Maddie Sexton, a sweeper on the team said she is “looking forward to the rest of the season”. Georgia Arnautou, a Freshman, said “I am confident that my skills will improve over the year”. While still early in the season, Coach Willy Haig says “it looks good like a team with experienced players, who show promise in the future!” Their next game is away this Saturday against San Luis Obispo.

Coach Fox Discusses Girls’ Basketball at Season’s Halfway Point

By Hayley Harrison, Dunn Student Journalist

Girls’ Basketball had two games on January 13th and 15th against Laguna Blanca and Thatcher respectively. At the halfway point of the the season, we caught up with Coach Laura Fox and asked where she sees the team.

“I won't lie, it's been a rough road,” said Coach Fox. “We keep coming up against these teams that just have so much more height and experience than we do, and it's been really frustrating.” However, “regardless of the score,” Coach Fox told us, “we never give up and we always hustle. I’m not just saying that either.”

The girls lost 23 to 35 against Laguna Blanca, which so far is their best game of the season. The score was very close for the majority of the game and all of the girls showed a lot more intensity than any other game this year, particularly Senior Katey Gillispie. “She out-rebounded everyone on the court and made 90% of her free throws, the best percentage of anyone this season,” said Coach Fox.

Katey said that the other team intimidated her at first, but with some encouragement from Coach Fox, she and the rest of the team fought back with force. Katey relived the moment when she took a bad hit to the face and had to step out. “Mr. Martin, our Athletic Director, was really nice to me; he said ‘I know it’s tough kid, but you gotta buck up and get back in there,’ and it turned out to be one of my best games ever.”

The girls struggled more against Thatcher, ending with a 15 to 42 loss. But Nikole Layton commented again on the increased aggression of the team, as things got pretty heated on the court. Katey Gillispie pointed to Nikole as a key presence on the court. “She was really reminding us of what we had been practicing; she’s great as a point guard.”

“Our last two games against Laguna and Thatcher have shown huge improvement,” Coach Fox continues. “We have started to move beyond basic fundamentals and actually implement an offence that is showing off our instincts as a team.” Coach Fox singles out Nikole Layton, Tiffany V., and Alex Jones as her continuous top players. “Although she’s just a freshmen, Alex is showing a great deal of promise.” But the player that is surprising Coach Fox the most is Janet Yu, showing a “tremendous amount of aggression on defense. She has good instincts for where the ball is going and has an impressive amount of steals.”¬¬ Coach Fox stated that she wants to refine the team’s offense by becoming more physical and work on perfecting the box out technique. “We never want the opponent to get off more than one shot. If we can shut them down on the boards, I think we will be surprised at what a difference it makes.”

The team seems poised to continue improving and, as Coach Fox said, “the girls never give up.”

Dunn Middle School Boys' Volleyball in Championship Round

Yesterday's upset against Jonata put DMS Boys' Volleyball in the championship round. We will playing for the championship tonight against Solvang at 7:00 (location: Jonata gym).


It was an amazing set of 3 games. Jonata won the first game, we won the second game, and the third game went to us with a score of 26-24. The boys played amazingly well. We had lots of loud and spirited fans to add to the excitement.

Carpe Diem,
Eric Gaylord
Head of DMS

Dunn Graduate Signs Pro Soccer Contract

The following article is from Presidiosports.com

By Barry Punzal on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 View Comments


UCSB’s Michael Tetteh has signed a Generations adidas contract and will be attending the Major League Soccer Player Combine Friday through Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale Fla.

Tetteh told Presidiosports.com on Tuesday that he signed the contract a couple of days ago and is excited about pursing his dream of becoming a professional soccer player.

Besides Generation adidas signees, the combine includes invited Division 1 collegiate seniors and five non-collegiate players. UCSB defender Michael Boxall is among the college seniors who will be looking to impress MLS coaches and general managers before the league’s SuperDraft on Jan. 13.

The players will play a series of matches while being evaluated by the coaches and GMs.

“We expected it might happen,” UCSB coach Tim Vom Steeg said of Tetteh going pro. “He was on the list last year. It’s great for him and good for our program.”

Tetteh, who is forgoing his senior year at UCSB, is the third player in the program’s history to sign a Generation adidas contract. Eric Avila and Ciaran O’Brien (both in 2007) are the other players who turned pro before their senior seasons. O’Brien, who was a sophomore, was taken by the Colorado Rapids as the No. 5 overall pick in the 2008 MLS Super Draft, while Avila, a junior at the time, went in the second round to FC Dallas.

The Generation adidas contract includes money for players to continue their college education.

A native of Ghana, Tetteh, 22, played as an outside midfielder and a defender for the Gauchos. Although he was bothered by injuries most of this past season, he scored a brilliant left-footed goal in the NCAA Tournament loss at Cal. And he scored it while wearing a bandage around his head to cover a gash he suffered earlier in the game.

He came to the U.S. in 2005 as part of a program with the Tom Vernon’s Right to Dream Academy in Ghana and Dunn School in Los Olivos. He played three years at Dunn before going to UCSB.

“He’s just got to go have a good combine,” Vom Steeg said. “If he has a good combine, he has a chance to be first- for second-round pick.”