Newsletter Winter 2026 – Home Page
This Issue is Sponsored by POKER NIGHT!
All those 21-and-over are invited to go all in on Saturday, February 28th at the Powell's (Nora '26, Zachary '29) in Sherman Oaks.
Bar/Food Open at 6:00pm
Lessons (if needed): 6:30pm
First Deal: 7:00pm
Lessons (if needed): 6:30pm
First Deal: 7:00pm
Players and Mix-n-Minglers Welcome!
Welcome to the LES Alumni Newsletter for January. We have a lot of news to share!
IN THIS ISSUE:
Alumni Spotlight: Pollack Brothers '20
Now We're Cooking with Zion Otaño '18
Alumni Meet-Up: Seidel '19 and Vaisman '25
London Towers: Kajan '23 Dances at Viewpoint
Baby News!
Community Service Opportunity
Camp Los Encinos CITs and Summer Jobs
Dr. Lisa Damour on Zoom - Feb. 4th
We caught up with Oliver and Harry Pollack (Class of 2020) -- now high school seniors! Click to read the interview here.
Zion Otaño (Class of 2018) is now at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, making a delicious impact! Click to read the story.
A new feature for the LES alumni news is "Another Alumni Meet-Up," which is when we see two alumni chatting and we grab it on video. This one features two students who share a lot of love in common (a love of baseball and a love of mothers who also work at Los Encinos School)! Click here to watch.
London Kajan '23 will be performing at Viewpoint's Spring Dance Concert!
Two shows: Friday, March 13 and Saturday March 14 at 7:00pm. Tickets: $15 General Admission, $10 Students.
From their website page: Join us for a night of unique, creative, and thought-provoking performances that will leave you moved and entertained. The Viewpoint Spring Dance Concert showcases the progress and accomplishments of our dance students and includes performers from all divisions of our school. Whether it is ballet, contemporary, hip hop, or ballroom, the performances will excite and inspire everyone regardless of their background in dance. Appropriate for all ages.
Alyssa Topolsky (Class of 2003 and former LES teacher) and Darryl Oliver (former LES teacher) announce the arrival of:
Corinne Topolsky Oliver
Born: Thursday, January 8, 2026
8 lbs. | 20"
Jordan Calderon (current LES teacher) and Kevin Calderon announce the arrival of:
Jonah Wes Calderon
Born: Saturday, December 20th, 2025
7 lbs., 3oz. | 20"
We have some amazing alumni, wouldn't you agree? Everyone has a story! Please click here and submit your story or fun news item! Did you recently get a new job, new spouse, new pet? We want to know about it! Send pictures, too!
Community Service Opportunity
Need community service hours? Miranda Holmes from weRepair.org said there are still some amazing opportunities for middle school and high school students. Feel free to contact Miranda directly: miranda.holmes@werepair.org.