PenDragon - the official magazine of Lyford Cay International School PenDragon Vol 4, Spring 2018 | Page 26

Wedding Bells!
Congratulations to the
Happy Couples
Mallory Coquoz (1996-2003)
on her recent engagement to
Matt Baureis
Donald MacKinnon (Class of
2008) on his engagement to
Clare Dallas-Ross.
Robert Hughes (1997-2005)
on his engagement to Shawna
Davis. A great way to cap a
dream trip to Europe.
Kristin Johns (2004-2006)
on her engagement to
Tyler Sojka. Kristin is a
commissioned officer in
the National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration.
Nina Cristiano (Class of 2017)
decided to take a gap year before
starting her Environmental Science
degree at University of Exeter.
She is currently living in Peru,
volunteering at the Rainforest
Awareness Rescue Center
(@RescueParks) in the Amazon.
That endeavour will be followed
by a trip to Costa Rica where she
will conduct research on turtles,
sharks and rays. We love that she
is representing Lightbourne house
on her journey!
Alumni Garden
Eduardo Vazquez (Class
of 2006) on his wedding
at Tupper Manor, Beverly,
Massachusetts
Felicia Taylor (Class of 2011)
on her marriage to Andrew
Pajakowski in Costa Rica.
Anastacia Bethel (Class
of 2007) on her marriage
to Mohammad Namazi.
Callie Pikramenos (1995-2004)
on her recent engagement to
Jacob LeBlanc, which took place
in the most “magical” of places—
Disneyworld
Congratulations to Natascha Vazquez
(Class of 2008), Programming Manager
at The Current at Baha Mar and a
recent graduate of Savannah College of
Art and Design’s (SCAD) Painting MFA
programme. Natascha recently sold all
her paintings from her VOLTA NY debut
to SCAD’s permanent collection. SCAD
continues to add Bahamian art to their
collection, with plans of circulating works
between their campuses in Atlanta,
France and Hong Kong.
This year, LCIS welcomed two new honorees
to a very special group of family members who
have a long history with the school. On Founders
Day in 2015, LCIS started a new tradition to
connect alumni families with the school by
planting lignum vitae trees and creating the
Alumni Parent garden.
Lesley Turnquest (née Lewis) attended LCIS
from 1989–2001 and was one of the first ever
Grade 10 students. She received a plaque
from her sons, Aiden and Kie, who joined
Kindergarten and Preschool this year.

Happy Hall attended LCIS from 1997–1999.
His son Soren, who joined our youngest group
of students in Preschool this year, received the
plaque on his father’s behalf.
Caroline Dunn (1995-2003) on
her engagement to Jeff Pease.
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Candilaria Thompson (1985-
1993) decided to follow her
creative side with the launch of
her new company @DesignCandi,
specialising
in
calligraphy
and letter writing. She is now
producing work for the top event
planners in the Bahamas and
around the world, as well as
exclusive venues such as Baha
Mar.