FEBRUARY 1997 • School Transition • Holiday Hoedown Focus on Alumni • Athletic Update • ... and more IIMlss1n111 Allllni • Honor Roll • New Siudenis

Steve Stackhouse Headmastel"

New Blue & Gold cover and format de igned by Mitra Pahner

Sue Drzal EditOl"

THE STEWARD S HOOL 11600 Gayton Road

RichlTIOnd, Virginia 23233 804-740-0394

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The Blue & Sold A New Look for a New Era

The Steward School is brim­ming with excitement. A we ente r our 25th lea r, plans are underway to celebrau~ in tyle in

eptember 1997, twenty-five yea rs afte r welcoming its first students . Re flections of past success and dynamic plan for the future set the tone for an inv igorating e ra in the School 's history.

Likewise, The Blue & Cold is changing with the time and comes to you with a new and updated look. Through five annual issue and a circu lation of more than 1,600, The Steward

chool constituenc will see tewa rd in action and learn of

exciting thing " to come.

Pictures 'a plenty and a rticles contributed by "tudents , a lum­ni(ae) , fa culty , and others will add even more Spartan pice to our publica tion .

Read a ll about it in The Blue & Cold ... and share your scoop . If you have noteworthy new of in terest to The Steward School community , let u know. end information to U S at I 1600 Ga ton Road , Richmond, VA 23233 , or fax to 04-740-1 464.

Sue DrzaJ, Editor

25th Anniversary 1997

School Enters Transition From the Headmaster's Desk

As we begin t he second semes­te r, S tewa rd will enter an c-xciting period of trans ition w it h a change in leader hip in the months a head. In ovember, I informed the Board of Trustee of my intentio n to res ign at the conclu­s ion of tJli academic yea r. Based upon the extens ive re ea rch and unanimous recommenda tion o f th e Head Search Committee , the Board of Trustees appOinted Roge r Coulombe , current Head of the Middle chool , to become Steward's fourth Headmas te r.

Mv dec i ion to leave teward came afte r cons ide ra ble re fl ect ion about my pe rsona l ca reer pa th and goals and the be t academic setting for achieving them. Stew­ard wi ll continue to have a specia l place in my heart. [have enjoyed my association with this School, and [ am especially proud of the accomplishments we have achieved together. [n the past few yea rs , Steward has grown bigg r and be tter in ever aspect.

My congratu lations a nd bes t wi hes to Roge r on hi s appoint­ment. Roge r i a good friend and an accomplished profes ional with ma ny yea rs of experience in independent educa tion. I whole­hea rtedl concur with tJle Search Committee' recomm endation. Stewa rd is in capable hands , a nd it won't miss a beat. I wi ll be working clo e l WitJl Roge r to e n ure a smootJl tran sitio n .

Ch ang j inevitahl e in th e li fe of any orga nization a nd is a necessary part of our grOWtJl and progress . I am confid nt th a t the cha nges a t S teward in recent days will be po itive for all concerned .

Message from the Chairman of the Board

T he entire Stewa rd commu­nityowes teve a d ebt of grati­tude for hi s m a n contributions to teward over the pas t three year . His tenure has been characterized b I unpreced ented growth a nd progress in our

chool and academi c program . Hi quiet lead ership ha ta pped the crea tivi ty a nd ene rgy in th i co mmuni ty and g iven grea te r focus to o ur miss ion . His efforts have pos itioned th e School to rea li ze its full potential. Some of Steward 's mos t nO k1 ble accom­pli shments unde r h i lead ers hip include :

• Increasing s tudent enroll­ment 25% in two yea rs-54% growth in Upper chool.

• Increas ing Annua l Fund revenues by 150% in two yea rs.

• Initi a ting a Long Range Pl a n based upon input from con tituen t retreats .

• Initiat ing a Ma te r Campus Plan with associated faciliti es analys is .

• [mplementing a compute r curriculum a nd re ource program for all grades .

• In trodu cing foreign lan­guage ins tru ction in the Middl e a nd Lower School s .

• Implementing curriculum enrichments in cluding: honor sections in e lected math courses ; electives in SAT prepa ra tion ; photogra ph a nd psychology; Honors Sympo ium ; revis ions to Alternate Progra m to provide a more concentrated academic foeu ; an acceleralion program in Lower School m ath .

• Establishing a sis te r chool re lationship with the Riversto n School , England.

We applaud Steve for his contributions to The Steward School a nd wis h him success in hi s future endeavors .

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Shortly after Steve's resignation became known , a Search Commit­tee chaired by Charles. C. Satterfield m was fonned and the services of Wickenden and Associ­ate ,a leading educationa l search finn , reta ined to ass ist the Commit­tee. I am pleased to report tha t a t its meeting on lanuary 2 1, 1997 , the Board of T m stee unanimous ly approved the selection of Roger A . Coulombe, cu rrently Head of the M iddle School a t Steward , to assume tlljS post effective I ulv I , 1997. 0

T he Search Commit tee con­cluded tlltH Roger i <Ul outstanding educato r and leader who will ably lead Steward in to th /i.. ture. T his recommendation was based upon th ree primary factors:

• Roger'S outstanding work as Head of the Middle School and his yeal'S of experience in independent sclloo1 teaching <Uld administrat ion .

• lim Wicl enden's as e sment , based on his 'x-ten ive knowledge of th e national pool of C<Ul didate , tha t Roger was tlle best person for the job.

• T he Committee' unanimous conclusion after Roger's fonnal inter view tha t he wa ' the .-ighl person for the job, especial ly given his understanding of teward and its needs.

T he fact tha t the Commillee was able to make this decision so ex-pedi tious ly and Wi tllou t a dis­sent ing vote after a month of concentrated effort i a tribu te to Roger's ou tst:mding qualities.

This appointmen t will allow fo r a smooth tran sit ion in tlle montJls a head , as Roger and teve work closely togethe r to ensure tJla t tJle growth and progress Steward has enjoyed in recent ye<U'S will con­tinue.

Your Board of Tm stee rema ins committed to tJle prom.is iJlg and sound future of T he teward School.

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Roger A. Coulombe Roger Coulombe brings over twenty-seven years of administrative

and teaching experience to his new position at Steward. Just prior to JOining Steward as Head of the Middle School, he served as the Head­master of Harrells Christian Academy (NC), a K-' 2 school similar in size to Steward. Prior to that appointment, he spent ten years at Charlotte Country Day School ~ eight as Head of the Upper School. Other adminis­trative expenences Include a tenure as Associate Headmaster at Lake Forest Academy (Il) and Dean at both the Nichols School (NY) and Chadwick School (CA) . As a teacher and faculty leader, Roger taught middle school students for four years and served as a history depart­ment chair, a dorm parent, a student advisor and a basketball coach.

Roger is a graduate of Assumption College in Worcest er, Massachu­setts. He has attended the Graduate School of Government at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and holds a Masters in Guidance and Counseling from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He also served as a member of the Peace Corps teaching English in Thailand. Roger and his wife Kathy have two sons ages 2' and 24.

Holiday Hoedown T he leward Scllool, a long with

family and fde nds . were treated to a pedal Holiday Hoedown on Decem ber 19. T he gym was trans­fomled in to a fes tive farm, even decked oul wiu, cacti and ch ili pepper Ula t IiI up the stage.

Holiday music could be heard loud and clear as tJle M idd le School <Uld newly-fo rmed pper School Chom s sang songs celebrati ng Ule many holidays of tllis season. The recorders perfomled elegantJy WiUl ong reflective of tJle j o~'ou time.

T he holiday _ pi.-it brightened as the Lower Sclloo1 was led in to th e gym . An elaborate set depicting a beautiful l OY ~hop n ll1 bv coun trv elves strcld lCd across thi.: gylll . ' Yoakum, the head elf, p layed by Ida Henley and Dwight (Heather Hajek), fir ' t in c11a rge, e..\.l'ressed unhappiness because tJle toy shop did not have enough money to opera te. T he first graders echoed th e sen timent of the moment by singi ng a darling 15110uJcla. COlllda, Woukla B CCll 50 Good.

Promoters Te..x Oordan Effron) and Roadie Va.1et (Robert Turner) were able to save ule day wiu, an

idea fo r a wonderful countrv how to ra ise mone for the cause. -nle how, to take place in Hous ton , was

to tar Santa himself Oimmy Atkinson) and his s idekick Mrs. Santa (Kendall Tate). N. tJle fourth grade ' talliorvreindeer rocked . tJle econd grade " Elfises" rolled. T he

audience wa moved to tJleir feet a the th ird grade SOUtJl of ule Border dancers led them in the Macarena.

T he bam c.1.m e alive Wi Ul song and dance-even ule chickCll (kindergartner ') cam e out to dance and strut uleir ta il fea thers.

Hou ton was a verv success/i..J place to ho ld a f'und raOj cr. Santa and all his elves, Lorette Po insette (AlyPittman), Do lly Holiday (Gray O'Brian), Minn ie Pearl (Ambika Bedi) , Reba Oamie Satterfield), McEntire (Amy Strickland ), Mary (Dory Klein ). C happell (Lauren Harris), Carpenter (Tori Cannella), W ynonna (Sally Summerson), ludd (Kristen Parrish ), Brooks (Sam Baronian), Gartll (Brad Souder), Vince (Haywood Pemberton ), G ill (Andy Lawton), Cyrus (Austin Pittman), <Uld Bi1ly Ray (Will Way) brought ule house down with tlle be ' t ever foot-stomping, hand­clapping, spectacular Holjda Hoedown.

The Stars 01 Steward

Paul Cramer enJoys H admaster

Former de GoodwIll Tour. the holl ay

d & ali' 4 th Grade remdeer-re nose .

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The Spirit Of Giving Abounds

All students of The teward School hared in the spi.-it of ule sea on through va.-iou means of community service. WheUler collecting food and e10uling for the less fortunate or bringing miles ulfough singing, teward students spread holiday ell eel' throughout the Rimmond area.

Led bv Bonnie Anderson , Steward '; music teamer, aU ulJ"ee e1loral groups embarked on a "Goodwill Tour" to bring Ule jo s of the sea on to man UlJ"ough ong.

Goodwill Tour We left die sci 1001 al 11.'lIf fXlSl ten ,

again .1ncI :Igain; in twoso~uglJ( lines. 171e sIwil/est one WtlS Philipinc.

We 5:U1g OtU'dlOnlS carols (wire. We ·U1gofwintcr.snow, and ire.

First, 11'1': H'CIIIIO Ginter Hall, ateour/undl, II1<:nlo ule lllall!

0:1)' lno, lie went 10 (1)flon Crossing, ate at Friendl), 's, Ihen hil L'lI<ewoocl I viUlOtlt flossing!

WesaJ1glviulallourOuisoTk1SdJCer. Wlla (a W:ll' 10 sl.1Ft tile I'mr! , ,

Jessica Willi:U1lSOfl (Grnde4)

Jessica W""amson (I) and Blair Sutton (r) get In the holiday Spirit With song.

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Mrs. Bonme Anderson. MUSIC Teacher, and the Upper School Chorus take thelf talents to the mall during the GoodWill Tour.

Sharing with Others Throughout the Holidays lower School

In ule spirit of being ulankf-tll for what we have, the Lower chool colle ted canned and pael aged goods for m e Refugee and Immigra­tion ervice ' of ule Catholic Dio­cese of Riellmo nd . T he students filled box after box with the spe iaJ foods ula t ule refugee would find helpful. It was a wonderful tart to ule holiday ea on a t T hanksgiving.

Middle School During ule holiday ~on , ule

M iddle chool tud nLS held a canned food d.-ivc. As eighul grader , w wanted to do more. Our ad i ors sugge ted we pick angels from the Angel T"ee. We went to Regency quare a nd tool nine angel for mild I' n age~ 12 or 13. T hen we divided into groups, and each group received one or two angeL. ome groups pooled uleir money and went 5hol ping, and other brought in items for their :lIlgel. . TIl groups bought th ings such as pants, hoes , socl(S, shi rts ,

and jael<ets. We were happ to help oUlers in need over the hoi ida , ea o n.

E1iz ~bel.f1 u lms (Gracie )

Lower Schoolers (I to r) David Pamsh, Rachel Meyers. and Damel Klein collect food for refugees.

Upper School The pper mool tudent

ouncil pon ored a .'Inned food drive for th holida . Du.-ing the weel of December 16th, the pper

e1lool collecte I canned food for Ule le "s fortunate. T he food went to the alvation rmy. The pper

e1lool Student ounciJ wou ld like to m ank aU tho e who panicipated . It wa a big succe !

Emil)' Wolff ( eniar)

A Special Holiday Gilt Charlene Wilton , teward ' .

Director of Leaming Re ource Center, and her family (husband , David Leahy, and on, Ben) re­ceived a very special gift this holi­day eason. Ana , the Wiltons' newly-adopted Romanian daughter, came home to Ashland! Charlene de o;bes lhis entimental joumey.

Charlene Wilton wi th son, Ben, and newly adopted daughter Ana.

The Journey to Ana After nine months of filling out

fom1S and answering que tions, 10 hour of A .ing in econo class eats to Bucharest, Romania , and then a even-hour tra in ride up into the

Ca.-pa thian Mounta ins LO the town of Pielra eamt, we finally arrived at the orphanage on tl1e moming of December 16, 1996. Doina, our Romanian oordinator, had cau­tioned us tha t Ana Gabriela , our newl adopted almost two-year-old , would probably be very sh and uncomfortable witl1 an physical a ffection a t firsL We were pleased when she allowed me to hold her shol1:.lyafter they brought her in to see us. Because tl1ere were no men who worked at the orphanage, she was initialJy leery of David . ulOugh he wanYIed up to him after the ftrs t

da .

Commonwealtl1 Catl10lic harities, tl1e organization which

coordinated u1e adoption process , had wamed us tl1at mo t of the children coming from the orphanage would have developmental delays.

Witl1 one caregiver for each twenty infants and very limited resources, we were told to expect the dtildren to be delayed or have some "quirks. " The cl1ildren tended to be fearful of trangers, hesitant in new ituations, or uncomfortabl with

hugs and kis es. Many cl1i ldren engaged iJ1 head-banging or rock­ing, whi h was their wa , of com­fOlting themselves, or twiddled their finger in front of tl1eir face , since their fingers were frequenuy the only LOys tlley had to pia ' with. It wasn 't unusual for cllildren to cream between each bit of food ,

in an effort to get u1e caregiver to ~ ed tll m a nd no t tll ' oUler chil­dren . ince most had never left the orphanage since being placed Ulere, they were cared by motion such as riding in cars , tra in , or plane ' .

Ana urpris d us in many wa . he was clearly a lIIvivor, and one

of tlle favored children in the orphan age. Ins tead of the tllin , sad , and siclJy child we exp cted , he is chunl y, happy, and very healthy b Romanian standards. he tool tlle seven-hour tra in ride bacl, LO Bucharest in stride, did great on tl1e plane home, and handled the chao of my fami l 's hristmas gau1ering better Ulan I did. he appears to be on target developmental I , and even ahead in ome areas. he was potty tra ine I at tl1e orphanage; tlle staff line the children up after meals and make them it on bowls on the Aoor. he 1I es spoon and feeds herself witl1 little me . he had relatively few "quil'l ." he can quiclJy guzzle a glass of mHk, which was helpful a t tl1e orphanag · to get ome of the ra re -econd helpings. he eats a lmo t aJ1ything you give h r, but has apparenuy not bee n exposeu LO frui ts. he pan -icl ed when bathed ; we heard tha t in Romania the children were bath ed infrequentl ; and when the were, it was in cold wa ter with lye soap for their hair. he has ad­justed remarka bly well to ali of tlle changes. Ah.er a few da s of rela­tive sh nes , she now babbles loudl in Romanian , dumps every-

thing out of aU the cabinets , and clomps around ule house iJl her big brotller's shoes .

The trip to Romania was exciting, but also quite sobering. It is such a poor country tllat it made David and I aware of how mucll we take for granted . People look at Ana and say what a lucky girl she is, but in fact we ar ' the lucky ones. Aml is a delight, and a wonderful addition to our family.

Focus on Alumni In tllis edition of The Blue &

Gold, we pa tribute to our a lum.ni and tll ir acllievements since graduating from teward . Though tl1eir contributions to Steward are diverse and tl1e chosen roads to travel differ, Steward alumni share in U1e pride U1at C<:lcll had an impact on u1e School 's growt.h and success.

What is an Alumni Association? All good ScllOOls a re upported

b a ~trong and active alumni body. At Stewa rd , the Alumni Association crves as liaison between tlle School

and our alumni constituency. The teward School i young-25 years oung in 1997! Becau e of our

YOUtll , we d o not have the advan-tage of as large an alumni bod as other schools , but we can be just as active and committed. WiUl only 255 alumni on record as of January 1997, ule involvement of our graduates becomes eve.n more important to Steward. LouEllen Blackwelder '84, President of the Alumni Associ.a tion , hopes to 'ee more a ctive participation b a lumni: "Our job i to support

teward and to keep u1e a lumni in toucll with tl1e chool. This is our opportunity to retllm ometl1ing to the School which was 0 much a part of our young live ."

To keep alumni in touch with teward , tl1e Associatio n plans

several alumni function annually.

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Alumni are invited to come "back to school " in e.-u-Iy January for an alumni basketball g,une and pizza social. Shortly after Steward reconvenes from the holiday break , the Alumni Association hosts a breakfast for teward seniors, followed by an Alumni Panel Discussion assembly for juniors a nd seniors. These events give upper schoolcrs the opportunit), to ta!.k about "life after Steward" with those who have first-hand experi ­ence.

I ALUMNI UPDATE I

An alullmi fund raising activity is held in the spring. This car, the Alumni Association plans to replace the azalea sale with a potentially more profitable event-a House Tour. The Alumni Association oftlcers took the opportunity during the holiday season to sample a house tour and sec how it might be beneficial to Steward's alumni fundraising effort (see plloro be­low).

The Alumni Association has three executive officers: President (LouEllen Blackwclder '84) ; eere­tary (Scott Moncure '83); and Treasurer (Gwen Hudson '83) . Sandi Dollar, Director of Develop­ment, works closely with the Alumni Association and assists with uleir voluntcer efforts. AI 0 ,

alumni are encouraged to share uleir news for publication in Tile Blue & Gold, the chool newsletter, and should send alumni updates to Sue DrzaI , editor, in ule develop­ment office.

Class of 1979 J. Sid delCardayre, who earned

his B.S. degree in economics and cum puler science a t the University of Ricllmond, i- now Pre iden Owner of Van Go, Inc. , the Ricll­mond area 's la rge I private wheel­chair transpOl-t comp<U1y. His sideline pass ion i being an instru­ment pilot, and Sid repol1S spend­ing the past holidays in Hawa ii.

Class of 1980 Fielding Archer, a graduate of

VC with a B.A. in Pa inting a nd Printmaking, is now a noted artist. He and his wife , Meredyth, li ve in Midlothian and have three children : Julien (5) , Eli (3) and Henry (newborn ).

Amy (Neese) Kelley a ttcnde.d West Virginia Univers ity and 1 he Brax ton School upon graduati o n from Steward and is now sclf­employed medica l transcription-i t. She a nd her husband , Terry , live in Virginia Beach wilh daughte r Melissa (6- 1/2 ) and son Austin (3) . Amv reports tha t " Lhey a re dOing-great and wou ld love to hea r fro m a nyone when thev arc in the a rea.

John Moncure, who earned his B.A. d egree in Biology/C hem­islt)' at Elo n College , a lso lives in Virginia Beach. Jo hn a nd his

Alumni ASSOCiation officers (I to r) LouEl/en Blackwelder (PreSident), Scott Moncure (Secretary) and hiS wife, Gin, and Gwen Hudson (Treasurer) enJoy a holiday house tour.

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wife, Laurie , are parents to Mary Lee (7) and Katie Lynne (5). John works in pharmaceu tica l sa les as a te rl'itory busine s managel" for Bris to l-Meyer Squibb .

Class of 1987 Robert and Denise

(Featherston) Dietz live here in Riclll110nd. Robel1. conlinuc. to work in management wiul T he Dietz Pres ", a lthough ule compan y was "old to Owen Prinling om­pany and his dad has since retired . Deni e nll1S the clubhou e for ule swim and racquet faci li t), at Fox Hall , the We t End subdivis ion in whicll they live. Both are very involved in ule activi ties of their cllildren , Danny (7-1 /2) and Katie (4- 1/2 ). Robert coame Danny's soccer team (indoor in hesterfield County during the winter a nd

trikers in the fall) , and Denise is a room parent for Danny'S Short Pump Elementary mool cia s and Katie 's River Road Bapli t ursery group.

Keith Fairly ha d lots of news to report. On ovember 14 , 1 eiul and his wife Tere a became ule proud paren of a on , Chalin MacI..aurin . Daughler Jessica is now 15 mon ths old and , according to 1 eilh "into everything." pon graduation from teward , I eith attended Jam es Madi on niver ity a nd e~ln1ed hi ~ B.B.A. d egree \Vith a ma jor in management. He now has a career wi th II o n Office olulions as a color graphics and digit.al imaging spe ia li L His wife, for­merlya registered nur 'e in U1C

newbom intermediatc care unit of M V, plans to take Lime off to sta home with the kids.

Susan (Hudgins) Hood and her husband , Tommy, who is a Major with ule . . Am1\! , arc currentlv . . living in Gemlany after his ex-tended tow" of duty in Hungary.

erseas a..~s ignmel1l has given tJlem tJle opportun ity to travel­they particula rly enjo ed a vi it to Italy and have been skiing severaJ times in erm any. usan and Tomm, have fou nd living off-base in a ma ll Gennan town ve reward ing. nleir e mlan neigh­bOI , who have Rve children , have become close friends, and usan i tlleir la tes t bom ' odmother.

usan , who wa~ working as a fl ight

Wyman is till "running" and i an a tive member of tJle Tucl<ahoe

olul1le r Re 'Cue quad .

111 h r 19 2 teward gradua­tion , Sydney Vogt, has eam ed a B. . degree in Humanities & ien e ' from CU a nd manied Christopher Dudav. he is now Assistan t Gen ;al Man ager of tl1e ommon­w altJl Park u ites Hotel here in Richmond .

Alum Sandy SZIlassy (leh) was high scorer for the g"'s' alumm basketball game. Steward players Jenmfer and Jessica Gray (rear) and Elizabeth Laros (center) jOin the defensive effort. Alum Jamie Brock (fight) goes for the pomts.

nu rse, is n w at home enjoying garden ing. A graduate of William

. Mary, she re tumed to William burg for her I I tJl las. r union tJlis past raj!.

Class of 1982 Marion Bailie lives in Ricll­

mond and ub5titute teaches in Henrico ounty while ontinuing her studi part-time. Finding a ta lent in crafts , Marion can be found at many area craft shows.

Blair (McGee) Raber and husband , Steve, live in BetJlesda, MarylaJld . Bla ir reports tl1at going to icc skating les ons, \¥imming, and gymnasli for daughters Katie (6) an d Margaret (3- 1(2) keeps her busy!

Wyman Smith has been witl1 irginia Power for almo t 15 years,

working in infomlation tecl1l1010gy. H and h i wife, laura, whom he married in 1995 , live in tlle Innsbrook area (with tl1eir 3 dogs and a cat). Laura is a registered nur 'e at Henrico Doctors' Ho pita!.

Class of 1983 Gwen (parker) Hudson received

her Badlelor of Arts degree from tJle University of Virgi nia and is now employed witl1 tl1e Virginia Resources AUtJl0rity. he and her son, Hayden, bom on June 2 , 1996, live in GI n Allen. wen is very active with tl1e Alumni Association as Trea urer, and i helping to plan a new fundraising activity, a Hou e Tour, coming up tJl is spling.

A . Scott Monrure ame "bacl to cllool" in tl1e true ense of tJle word . After graduating from Elon

ollege in orth aroli na, Oll

retumed to teward, tJlis time as Director of Admission. Helping tJle School rca h a record enroll ment in 1996 of 2 2 students and being active WitJl the Alumni Association has kept ott busy. However, he still has time to enjoy trav I WitJl his wi~ , Vrrginia Bryan (Gin) , and romping WitJl tJleir belo ed pugs Ba i and Leon. cott and Gin recentJy enjoyed a fall trip to an

raJlci co , one highlight being a tour of tlle W ine ouno .

Robinnette (Turner) Wrobel a ttended aJem o Llege and gradu· a ted from V Wi tJl a B.S. in Presdlool Administra tion in 1993 .

fter working a t tlle Ellwood House for 14 years, Robinnette has re­cently opted to sta home and be a full-time wife to Jeff aJld mom to tJleir new on , Jeffrey Scot Wrobel, Jr. , who was bom on July 23, 1996.

Class of 1984 LouEIlen B1ackwelder, who

graduated from Lyncllbur o llege WitJl a B.A. i.n nleatricaJ Design , is now a Marketing Proje t Manager fo r eno·a] Fideli ty Bank here in Ricllmond. Happil e ttJed in her new home WitJl caJline ompaJlion

andy, LouEllen has been active! involved witll tewa rd a tJle Alum ni Associa tion Pre ident and memb r of teward 's Board of Trustees for everaJ ea .

Mary Hollis (Lewis) Jupe headed to Mary Washington

o llege post- teward and earned her B. . degree. ow Pre idenl! Own er of Associa tion Management Con ultaJl ts , Inc. , Mary Holli i ' a lso a mom. he and hu band Richard have two daughters : Alexa (3) and , ju t in the n ick of press t ime , Morgan Ashley, bo rn o n January 2 1, 1997. Mary Ho ll is

Steward grads enJoy a SOCial aher the game.

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stated simply that she is "blissfully in love and enjoying life!"

Susan (Cramer) Twining is living in Virgi.nia Beach with husband Larry, a Chief Pet ty Officer with the United States

avy, and their two childJ'en , Chad (3) and Abigail (I). Susan eam ed a degree i.n Psychology fTom William & Mary upon graduation from Steward .

Class of 1985 Robert E. Barton, Jr. headed to

FelTIlm from Steward . He is now a real esta te appraiser/con ul tant with Barton & Company.

David B. MacKenzie is now an Audio Visual Techn.ici,m with VCU. He and his wife, Sharon, have a daughter, Nicole (born on Valentine's Da in 1996). T hey have a current connection with Steward-Sharon 's s ister, Denise Laycock, is one of Steward 's new 1996 facul ty member (biology).

Jill Narron spent a lo t of ti me a t the Univer ity of Virginia following he r years at Steward , earning her B.A. and M .D. degrees. he i now in Swnter, South Caro lina , serving as staff ped.ia trician at Shaw Air Force Base. (Be ure to read the alumni feature a rticle on Jill in tJlis edition of The Blue & Gold .)

Suzanne Rahal earned her B.S. degree in marketing at Virginia Tech . She now reside in Spring­field , Virginia , and works as a ales representative for G laxo W ellcome.

Class of 1986 Mary (Browning) Almany

graduated from Vi rginia Common­wealtJl Univers ity WitJl a BA. degree in English and is now a legal ass is t.:U1t for Hunton & Williams here in Ridlmond . She is married to Paul Almany, and they reside in G len Allen.

Kelly (Massey) Ownts set her sights on being an optician and recently passed tJle State Boards for Opticianry. She is a manager for

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Pearle Vision . She and her hus­band , Robbie , live in Mechan ics rille and are expecting the ir first dlild in June.

Sandy Szllassy, who gradua ted from the Univers ity of Virginia with a degree in Rhetodc, is now man­ager of the Disne. Store in Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beadl . She continue to pia." sports and

Alumni Panel participants Stephanie Mann (Ieh) and Corey Turnage (right) .

returned to tewa rd recently to be tlle high scorer in the girls ' annual a lumni basketba ll gam e.

Class of 1987 Bo St.eele proceeded to Virginia

Wesleyan from teward and earned his degree in bus iness and market­i.ng. Bo found his niche in the real es tate industry and is now a Proctor Realty agent here in Richmond .

Class of 1988 Ann (Nirnols) Crosby a id a

I'ecent "I do," marry ing Thomas Ymcent Crosby on October 26, 1996. W e leamed of the pending nuptials during a Phonatho n cha t Witll her motJler, Barbara . Ann a lso works as a paralegal for Hall & Hall , a local law firm . Mom a lso told us that Ann 's brotller and fellow Steward a lum, Curt (Class of 1986), who was in dle wedding, has just passed dle bar!

Cary Hall has ma in t.'l ined hi Steward connections by I eeping in toudl with other Steward alum. He

reports tJlat he a nd Stewart Jones recendy partied with Chris Oddeneu a t Martha's Vineyard and a lso partied with Nick Fabiato (who happens to be his motJler's weightlifting coach at Courtside). When Cary's not on the party ci rcuit , he is lead carpenter for Steeber & Father Consu'uction here in dle Richmo nd area. He earned his B. . degree in Psychology at the College of Charleston .

Speaking of Stewart Jones, he was one who headed north upon gradua tion from tewru·d. Stewart attended T homas College in Maine, and from tllere went to Green Mountain College in Vennont, earnin J a B.S. degree in behavioral science. ow a return Richmonder, Stewart works in sales with Life of Virg inia.

Stephanie Kay can often be seen around Steward ' campus as she is involved with vadous alumni activities. She and daughter, Allison (3), repo rt dlat all is well.

Jennifer Keller earned her B.S. degree in Bio logy a t Mary W a -Iung­ton a llege. She is now working widl the Tuckahoe Y.M.C.A. here in Ridlmond and weighing career options.

Matthew Sn1id'l earned his B. . degree in Bus ine s Administration with an emphasis on marketing from Ela n College. Residing in

a hville , Tennc see, he now works for T his End Up Furniture as contracl sales manager fo r dle States of Tcnnessee and Kentucl<y. Malt is also a Field Arti llery/l nfan-1I)' Officer in dle Ten nessee a­tional Guard .

Corey Turnage hcaded north from Steward and earn cd hi -ociology degree at lhe University

of ConnecticuL He is now an account repre entative WitJl Rich­mond Decorating and still enjoying his pasSion for soccer (playing with the Ridlmond Kid<ers). O nc of the fivc participants in dle Alumni Panel Discussion , Corey elaboraled

that his cunent job gives him the opportunity to work with the public. one of the reasons he went into the field of sociology.

Class 011989 Benjamin Banks took the road

to Catawba COllege and VCU following his Steward da s. Now married . he and his wife. Jodi . are the proud parents of Logan Sims (6). Ben is a machine operator with Reynolds Metals.

Katherine Anderson found her place in orth Carol.ina. Graduat­ing from Meredith o Llege. he then worked for Ann Tavlor in Durham .

• for a e..v. FiJl~l.ing out that retail was not for her. she is now finishing undergraduate work in art hi tory and museum tudies at tl,e University of 0 rt11 Carolina in

hapel Hill and applying to gradu­ate school . he Live in Raleigh .

Class 011990 Robert Cosby earned his B.S.

degree in Civil Engineeri.ng from Virginia Tech. He and wife, Sarah, now r ide in Virginia Beach where he is an engineer with Mich ael Baker.

Beth (Chalkley) Talmadge and hu band . Jack. live in Richm nd. Beth teache presch ool at Fil t Pre byterian Nursery chool, and Ja I tea h science at Huguenot Academ . BOtll plan to attCJld grad ua te chool in tl,e fall.

Class 011991 Virginia "Ginny" Chalkley

received h er Bachelor of 1;:­

degree at Randolph Macon Woman ' College . Res iding in Lynchburg, G inny now teaches second grade at Madi o n Heights Elemental School. W edding beUs will be ringing for Gi nny in June. he a lso reports frequentl seeing Cathy Leitch who is still at RMWC.

Thomas Galvin. who attended V po t- teward . is now work-ing at Walt Dis ney World 's Epcot C n ter in Orlando. He hopes to

embark o n a career in " imagi­neering" (designinglbu ilding everything you ee around Disney parks) and move to the Magic Kingdom.

Lee Kallman found his career in public re latio ns. Having earned a B.S. degree in peech Communi­catio ns from Radford University. Lee is now a n account executive with Alexander Communications in Atlanta, Georgia.

Edmund Rhoads has demon­s trated a r a l fla ir for the interna­tiona l scene. After graduating from Bucknell University Witll a B.A. focusing o n international rela tions. Russian language. and Euras ian tudies . Edmund found his way in to the international political development field . Living in Washi ngton . D.C. . he is now program as istant at the ational Democratic In t itute fo r In terna­tional Affair . Life is never du U­Edmund reccntlv ho ted two groups of Russi; n and Ukrainian political organizers who ca me to the U . . to ob erve the U . . el c­l io n process. He's al 0 working with his orga nization ' various field uffices tl1J"oughout thc Fonner

oviet Un ion to set up training _ eminars for Members of Parlia­ment and civic and politica l orga­n izers in Rus ia . tl,e Bal tic La te • a nd the Georgian Republi . A1 o. Edmund states that in ear l 1997 he wi ll be heading to th e former

oviet Union to provide ass istan ce to field offices ill setting up pro­grams on d emocracy build inw government d evelopment.

YOU'RE TOPS WITH US

Carrie (Meyer) Suber received her B.A. degree in Politics a t Randolph Macon Woman 's Col­lege. and i currently continuing her studies in Poli tical Science in graduate school at the Univer ity of SOUtll Florida. She and her husband . Luke. cal l Tampa home.

Class of 1992 Samantha Aron foUowed her

tlleatrical ambition and earned a B.A. degree from Ohio Wesle an

niversity in T heao·e and French. he is now living and working i.n

Washington . D.C. . at the ArCJl a tage. a regional theatre. in produc­

tion and casting. Sam antlla also reports doing some acting. and sa s he i about to begi.n work on a

movie called "HousCJnates" that will be out next spring.

Jimmy Benson forged ahead to Radford UnivCJ·s ity to tudy Fi­nance upon graduation from

teward. ow a real e u"lte sales agen t with Hel p-U- eli here in Richmond . Jimm i awaiting anotller milestone in his life. He will marry Jennifer R. Peirce in June 1997.

Kate (porter) Murray is a true newlywed-man-ied to Michael E. Murray on December 2 • 1996. Fornler clas -mate Emily Wilkerson '92 was a bridesmaid! Kate gradu­ated from l. Mary's o llege i.n R."11 igh with an A.A degree and sub equenlly earned her B.A. degree in Sociology from Hollin College. She and new spou -e Mike. who is shlclying to become a ph si­dan as istant . a re reSiding in Fayettevi lle. orth arolina.

Faisa! Q.u-eshl r ceived his BA degree in History and Asian Studies from tl,e Un iversity of Virginia. Now working as an administrative ass istant with tlle Richmond law finn of Thompson McMullan . Faisal is in the proce of applying to law c1,001 for next fall.

Dorothy (Spencer) Susldnd. who was wed to husband . Greg,

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abo ut a year ago, was another Steward tudent to continue at Randolph Macon Woman 's Col­lege. Dorothy also went to VCU and earned a B.A. degree in Politi­cal Science. A teacher by profe -sion , she is now teach ing four-year­olds at First Presbyterian in the moming and teaching kindergart­ners at the Jewish Community Center in the aftemoons. he is a lso working toward her Master of Arts degree in teaching.

Delaney Turnage , who attended the University of Alabama and i now a junior at VCU, is working on her B.S. degree in social work and plans to continue studies for her Master 's. She wa inducted into the Golden Key la tional Honor Society las t spring. Wedding be lls will ring for Delane and Scott Mescall on October II , 1997. Also, Delaney reports tha t her fauler, Neil , (fomler teward facul tv member) will be graduating -from dental school a t MCV in we spring!

Class of 1993 Jamie Brock, is a student a t

VCU and remains heavily involved in sports!

Stephanie Mann, a December graduate of Brandeis University in Walwam, Massachusetts, pIa";!> to con tinue her music studies in opera in ).,Tf'adualt' ~dlUOI. During her vi~it

to Steward to serve on the a lumni panel discu sion , she indkaled that she wa in the proces of applying to variou graduat chool . In the meantime, she i livi ng in Bo ·ton and working at u'le Disne Store.

Mary Harvard Nolde graduated from St. Mal)"s Junior College in Raleigh and headed further SOUUl to the ollege of Charleston .

Class of 1996 Tara Garner is a t Delaware

Va lley o llege in Pennsylvania where he played field hockey during ule 1996 fa ll sea on .

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These newscJips resulted fro m respo nses to a 1996-97 Alumni

pdate fo rm sent to a ll tewa rd a lumni o r phone conversatio ns during ule Annual Giving Phona tho n held in October. Remember, s ince "hea rsav" can 'l be our source, we need to hear fro m yo u! Please ha re you r news. Dro p a line or call S tewa rd to keep us infonlled !

Sweet Success Post-Steward

T he uccesses of teward graduates come in aU hapes and sizes, all profe 'sions and per onal accomplishments. And in each case Sleward mo t likely played a pa l"!. in that achievement. One such ucc s tory is Ula t of Dr. Jill

Narron, las of 19 5. Jill entered teward as a first grader and went

on to become teward 's fi rst M.O, a lum. Lou Ellen Blackwelder ( la s of 1984) had a ch ance to vis it with Jill recenuv and reflect on how Steward contributed to her accom­plishment.

Jill Victoria Narroll

Born: January 7. 1967 Richmond irgilliu

Edl/cotion: The tcward

ni\ ersit of irgi nia ni\ ersi t of Irglll ia

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C oreer Puth: Pcdiatl;c Rc idency Wright -Pattcrson Medical Dayton. OH

tal'l'Pcdiatrician hu\\ ir Force Base

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Ant iqu ing and Tra \ eling Abroad

Dr. JII' Narron tends to a young patient at Shaw AFB In Sumter, Sc.

Her smi1e was familiar and her words were kind . But to anyone who know her, ulis comes ~ no ' urp.-i e. [n her 12 vear a t tew­ard , Jill Narron made man v friends and contributed signific<tnlJy to enridl student life.

As a leader, Jill d lallenged each of us to make ou r marl a t teward . While ma inta ini ng her honor roll ~u'\ tus, Jill he took advan tage of al l tha t Steward had to offer. Jill plaved field h I ev, was ule man­ager for w e girl ' ba ' ketba ll team, a lways had a pa rt in whatever play was going on , panici pated in

ludent ounci l, and wa a mem­ber of w e girls ' horus.

As we reminisced about Ule old days and caught u p on the la test news regarding our dassmates, Jill shared her though ts abou t teward with m e. "One of SLeward '~ grcat· etas t! is opportuni ty. ' teward is almo t like a mini liberal arts college. I got to play fie ld hocke , be in pIa)", and ing in the horus. I could do it al l, if that 's what [ wa nted . [t was thi ~ same opport u­ni ty to participa te in everything w at helped to prepare me for VA. B , graduation , I wa confident in mv 'el f and in m abi1it to ulink on m)! fee t. While a t te,,;a rd , I didn 't ca re much fo r my public speal ing das , but it really made a di ffe rence for me. Especially during my re. idency."

ince graduating fl"om teward in 1985 , JiU has combined her que t

for knowledge with her pass ion for helping others. Today, Captain Jill Victoria arron, M.D., is tationed in Sumter, South Caroljna, serving as t.a ff Pediatrician at haw Air Force Base. When her commitment to the Air Force i completed in June 2000, she hopes to return to Richmond and pursue a fellow hjp in pediatric cardiology.

Steward Alum Continue Excellence in Athletics

For several teward alumni , athletic excellence has continued beyond the Steward experience. We recent! heard from the follow­ing concerning th details of their post- teward a thletic participation . Corbin Adamson '% play in the center forward position for Mary Baldwin 's Divi ion III field hockey team. The SdlOOI is a member of the Atlantic Women' College Confe.rence. As a freshman, Adamson led the team in coring witll a total of II goal and was the third leading scorer in the on fer­ence. Jamie Brock '93 palLicipated for tllfee years on tile Virginia Commonwealth Unjver ity field hocl ey te.·lm. V U is a member of tile olonial Atllletic onference and is a Division I program. Brock i onl the tllird Steward alum to be involved in a Division I CAA program. (Sandy Szilassy '86 played fi eld hockey for four ears at the niver ity of V iJ'gilua , and Corey Turnage '88 was a member of tile Univer ity of Connecti ut soccer team.) In her ear a t VCU , Brod< played at tile forward or midfield positions. In her junior season , she was one of tile team 's captains. In lhe fall of 1996 he was djagno cd Witll a heart condi­tion and forced to it out the e.'1Son. Her medicaJ condition is

now under control , so Jamje may pa rticipate in the 1997 eason. Cathy Leitch '93 has played in the defensive weepe1' po ilion on th

ALUM MISSING FROM ACTION! We need help locating the following alumni. For those listed below, mail has been returned on one or more occasions. If you have current addresses for these missing Steward grads, please let us know. We want them to receive The Blue & Gold and other School material. Also, if you happen to be among the missing, but via friends or parents see this article, get in touch! We would welcome current information.

Mike Boston '91 David Baker' B6 Tony Crowder '92 Clifton "Bo" Cook' B7 Isabel Fitzgerald' 87 Debbie Farley '93 Julie Farley' 88 Jack Evans' 92 Sarah Hebb '93 Martha Fay' 87 Nicole Greene' 90 Chris Levemore '88 David Lord' 87 Matt Lord' 90 Laura Linhart' 91

Randolph Macon Women' College field hod<e team for t.hree sea on . The Divi ion UI team i a member of tile ODA league. During her enior season , Leitch was elected a team captain . a matter of coincidence, RaJldolph Ma on Women' ollege played Mary Baldwin in th 1996 s ason , bringing orbi.n Adamson and Cathy Leitch to a fa e-off on the ficld . Mary Baldwin emerged victo.-ious. Leitdl wa also a member of RMW 's swim team in h r fre hman year, with tile 1000 meter freestyl as her evenl. he al 'o plans to play on her college's lacro se team.

Upper Schoolers enJoy the first Homecoming Dance at Steward.

Alex Mayers '93 Cindy Mathews' 92 David Lord' 87 Adam Matus' 84 Mark McDonald' 79 Adam Northup '92 Matt Sackett' 93 Katherine Scales' 87 Kern Smith' 88 Ben Spencer '93 Alex Szilassy '84 Karen (Braxton) Tufford' 83 Ann VanBrackle '79 Adam Vogt '86 Keith Waddell' 87

Juntor Ned Trice really gets In the spmt at the Homecoming Dance.

Student Council Inspires New Tradition

On atllrday, January I , T he te, a rd hool tuden t ou neil ,

under the able leade hip of sen ior Emily Wolff, hosted the firs t tew­ard Homecoming Dan e. A beadl theme, Witll decorations coordi­nated by senjor mom, Linda Proffitt , set the st.:1ge for dan ing the night away and tossi ng beachballs aJ'ound the gym . Thanks to tile Parents ' Association, pearheaded by Cathy Schott, food

wa aplent , and more tllan 60 of tile 9 Upper chool tlldenlS attended . Thi fi t-ti me ev nt proved to be a roaring lIcce s, setting tile stage for anotller tew­ard tradition .

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Athletic Update Girls' Middle School Basketball Team Undefeated··Captures Regular Season Title

The Middle chool girls' ba ket­ball team is competing in Divi ion III of the Middle School League at Collegiate School. The games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. Of the fourteen-member quad , st." pull double-duty by participating on teward' vars ity te.1m as well. As of press time, the girls were in first place with an undefeated record that stands at 8 wins and 0 losses. Division IU consists of teams from Collegiate, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Bridget ' , St. Catherine' , and St. Edward 's. The regular season cons ists of eight games. Beginning the first weekend in February, the te<lm wilJ compete in the league's toumamen t.

Boys' Varsity Basketball Team Ready to Defend TCll Title

Posting seven victories in ten outings at press time, the 1996-97 boys' varsity basketball squad is off to a successful start . T he team has defeated Richmond Community, Richmond ChriStirul , New Commu­nity, Central Virginia Patriots, and Tri-Cities Independent League (TClL) opponent, Belme<ld. Aver­aging 49 points per gam e, Steward is ou tscoring their opponents by an average of five points per g:une. Four seniors lead the squad. Brian McGehee leads ule te<tl11 in scoring with an average of 12 points per game (ppg) . Shawn Lewis directs ule team from the point guard position and has an II-point per game average. Fellow classmate Sam Proffitt controls ule rebound­ing and average 4 ppg, while George Cauble averages 3 points from the guard position. Junior Mike

Schirick rounds out the starting five and averages 9 points per contest. The team stands re<ldy to defend uleir 1996 TCIL Tomnament CJ·own.

Youth Dominates Girls' Varsity

The regular season champs (back, I to r) L. Slabaugh, J. Gray, E. Bullock, C. Rossmoore, W. George, M. Felvey (middle) S. Martenstein, S. Stratton, J. Sumner, A. Hord, A. Strickland ( front) co-captains A. Healey and E. Larus.

The girls' varsity basketball team , though plagued by youth and iJ1(~xperi­

ence for ule 1996-97 season , is an ambi­tious squad with great potential for the future. WiUl

Steward 's scoring leaders are all eighth graders: Elizabeth Larus (6.2 point per game average) , Marshall FeM:y (averaging 4.6 points) , and Ashlee Healey (averaging 3.2 points per game from her point guard position) . Team captains are Ashlee Healey ruld Elizabeth Larus .

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only five players from the Upper Scllool , ule team has six Middle School players gaining valuable experience uuough varsity e.-"1JCIi­ence and playing in the Middle

chool leab'u e. We can look for­ward to mis group resulting in a very strong teanl in the nex1. few years.

Lainie Haskell (the team 's lone senjor) and Jessica Gray were chosen as the team 's co-captains. The current overall record is 1-8 with a 0-6 record in ule Le.1gtle of Independent c1100ls (LIS) Division II. The team's scoring leader is Lainie Haskell (8.4 ppg).

Boys' Middle School Teams Start Season

The boys ' Middle c11001 "A" and "B" basketball teams have just gotten underway. The "A" te.ml's record strulds at 4-1 with ule victories over ule Central Virginia Patriots , Bebnead , New Commu­ni ty, and Heritage Cluistian. The "B" team has a 2-2 record with victories over M iJlwood and Fredericksbu.rg Academy. Willie Paoletto and Steven Seivard are "B" teanl co-captains; Ted Benson and Will Perkins serve in Ulat capacity for the "A" terun.

And Cheering Them On ... Cheerleading, under the djrec­

tion of Ro,UlY Ha jek, is boosting pirit and support for the 1996-97

athletic teruns. Adding new stunts to thei.r cheering fOnllation , the squad has al 0 mastered four unique dance routines to provide half-time entertajnment. Co­captajns of the squad are Sara Rossmoore ruld Emily Wolff.

Creative Writing Class Motivated by Donovan

On December 13, 1996, Mrs. Shaw's creative writiJlg c1as was fortunate to have poet Greg Donovan, past c11aimlan of VCU ' Creative Writing depart­ment, come a nd share hi thoughts , poems, and insights with the class. He was contacted through the Associated Writing Programs with George Mason and V U, where Mr . haw participated in a ummer sem i­nar. M r. Donovan read to us hi poem "Sarah Henry, Phantom Wife: 1775 " from his book Callin His Children Home. Before he read the poem, he shared with u the process that c .-eal"d lh" POCI11 and facts about Patrick Hel"u)" wife and her mysteriou demise. Clo e to the end of the class , we read some of our poems. Mr. Donov31l gave his ins ights about our worl , pointing out good parts and offer­ing a bit of constructive critici m . We would all welcome him back 311 time.

Steward Students Find Success Through Synchronized Swimming

On December 7 and , teward junior Megan Hajek and sopho­more Emily Parlow pa.rticipated i.n the regional ynchronized swim clinic at the Bri31wood Syncl1ro

lub. The clinic was led b athalie Schneyder Bartleson , a

member of the 1996 Atlanta gold medalist yncl1ronized swimming team. Megan and Emily traveled to

an Antonio, Texas , in tlle spring of 1996 to qualify in the top 20 of their region and were invited to participate in this spectacular ev nt.

Honor Roll - Marking Period 2

Grade 6 Grade 9 Chris Byrne Katie Drzal Mary Congdon Carter Eberly Austin Pittman Jessica Gray Leora Rothenberg Elizabeth Sumner Philipp Schmidt-Ullrich Andrew Ware

Grade 7 Grade 10 Eliza Bullock Michelle Giglio Jamie Foote Michael Maszaros Jennifer Gray Clay McElveen Sara Kornblau Ashleigh McLaurin Trent McLaurin Stephen Paulette Mary Patterson F ahad Qureshi Zac Sears Andy Stitt Reed Yancey

Grade 8 Grade 11 Ted Benson Meghan Hajek Corbin Brierre Sara Rossmoore Alex Duty Catherine Woody Ashlee Healey Elizabeth Larus Grade 12 Sarah Martenstein George Cauble Caitlin Rossmoore Lainie Haskel Ben Wolff Shawn Lew's

CONGRATULATIONS! A Job Well Done

Megan , Emil , and other swinUllcrs frol11 the Brianvood SY11cl1ro Club, Octopi , and Dolphalina in the RicllJl10nd area were trained and coaclled by the O lynlpi31l . Syn hro swlmm rs from 31-ound th country were also in attendance. Hajek said , " athaJie taught u mo t of the fir t lap of the Olynlpic routine. It was reaU neat to have een their routine on t levi ion 31ld tllen be wimming it ourselves in tlle

wat r. " That team mutin earned the 01 mpic Team a perfect 10 from every judge.

Megan and Emil work very ha rd at theiryncl1ronized swim­ming sl ill s veral tim a week , sometimes attending as many as five practice - a weel . The swim­mCfS do thi in order to build the kind of strengtll , endurance, and precision ne ·ded to be a champion syncll ronized S\vimmer.

Honor Roll Semester 1

Grade 6 Grade 9 Chris Byrne Katie Drzal Mary Congdon Carter Eberly Austin Pittman Jessica Gray Leora Rothenberg Eric Sternberg Philipp Schmidt-Ullrich Elizabeth Sumner Hunter Sears Juliana Sumner Grade 10 Ann Yates Wyatt Michelle Giglio

Timothy Ligon Grade 7 Michael Maszaros Taylor Brewer Clay McElveen Eliza Bullock Ashleigh McLaurin Jamie Foote Stephen Paulette Warren George Fahad Qureshi Jennifer Gray John Schott Sara Kornblau Andy Stitt Christopher Maszaros Trent MCLaurin Grade 11 Mary Patterson Eliza Chenault Zac Sears Meghan Hajek Reed Yancey Michael Schirick

Catherine Woody

Grade 8 Anusha Abbas, Grade 12 Ted Benson George Cauble Corbin Brierre Shawn Lewis Alex Duty Sarah Martenstein Caitlin Rossmoore

E. Padow (left) Olympian medalist N. Bartleson (center) and M. Hajek (fight) .

Sarah Arrigo Nick DeCrosta Lorraine Hawes John Kipley Ben Lawson Ashley Robertson Kevin Strader

Grade 1 Grade 10 Grade 7 Grade 10 Grade 6 Grade 3 Grade 4

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