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October 1997 • 25th Annlversarr Issue

Roger Coulombe Hcadma tcr

Sue Drzal Editor

THE STEWARD SCHOOL

11600 Gayton Road Richmond , Virginia 23233

804-740-3394

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The Blue & Gold

Celebrating 25 Years "Steward Style"

For five beautiful fall day in mid -September the many friends and constituents of The Steward

choo1 paused from some of the acad mic rigors and business-at­hand to cclebrat a special land­mark in the School's history-25 years of educational excclJence in the Riclunond cOlnmwuty. The festivities of the occasion were pectacular ... and th re was some­

thing for everyone! Captain Scott O 'Crady was on campus for the ki k-off of the Distinguished Cuest

eries; students and faculty enjoyed a fabul ous birthday party on the athletic field ; Steward athletes of all ages took to the courts for a tennis tollnlament; St eward grads gathered with their families and fonner fa cul ty for reminiscing at the Al umni Barbecue; golfers teed off at Steward 's fir t C oif Invitational , and an elegant r ception and the induction of Steward 's fl.fSt Hall of Fame members was concluded with the surprising and overwhelm.ing news of a $15 nUllion gift to the Scllo01 from anonymous donors. The ftreworks whim followed could not have be n more befitting of the explosive mood of tlle crowd , It wa a tim for all Steward support-

ers to refl ect on and take pride in tlle part th y had played in bringing tlus mall m ool nestled among tlle trees in Ricl1J110nd ' s west end to its moment of glory and to look ahead to a pron'll ing fuwr of growth and distin tion.

Distinguished Guest Series Kick-On Sets Pace lor 25th Anniversary /ly JeDn S,ftJ

We dOli ) kllOw whalwe 're capable of lllllil we have to sIlrvive. Each of liS is stro"ger ,"all

we kllOl Ihe h y is leamillg 10 lap Ih al power al will. - Sool1 O 'Grady

The Steward ScllOOl , tlvough a generous grant made pos ible by The Robins Foundation to fund a D istinguished C uest S ries, wa fortunate to have U.S, Air Force Captain Scott O 'Grady visit its campu on September 18 and 19 a th first speaker in the series .

In jWle 1 995, O 'C rady was hel ping to enfoJ1 e the ATO no-fl y zone in the skie over Bosnia when a Soviet-made anti-air raft nus ile slanuned into I'll F-16. After surviving six days in a barren and

ho tile terri tory, O 'Cradywas rescued in a daring mission carried ou t b U.S, Marine . On Thursday eVeniJlg, Sep­tember 18, Captain O'Crady spoke to trustees, faculty, parents , alun1J1i , and fri ends about his experien .

uptain O'Grady talks wilh Mrs. I telen Dixon, one of Sleward's founders and amon8 the first inductees in the Sleward Hall of Fame.

His story focused on how

he managed to live through the nus il e impact , tlle tecl1niques he used to survive, and the real tory beh.ind the daring rescue. In a spe ial Friday monung assembly, he also spoke to Steward 's tud nts . He said that his defuution of a hero is u omeone who helps someone el e." He mentioned that friends can be heroes, that teamers are heroes, but that perhaps the great­est heroes of all are parents. He also said that "doing well in ScllOOI will prepare you for the opportwu­ties that yo u want to do later on in life," According to CaptaiJl

tllere are three

O'Grady poses with Sleward student. Io/an Kerr. and his uncle, Commandm8 Omcer Patrick CUrCIS, a member of che rescue leam

got him through his experience-Ius fanilly, fai th, and love of his coun­try,

Prior to his Thursday evening pres ntation , Steward 's facul ty, tru tees, and key donors had the opportwlity to per onaJJy gre · t O 'Crady at a beautiful reception in Iu s honor in tlle Smool's library and adnunistra tive offices . AI 0 attending the reception was Com­mandi ng Officer Patrick Curtis , a member of O'C rady's rescue team . Curtis is the uncle of Ryan Kerr, a new 7th grader at Steward. When Ryan's parents , Michael and Erin Curtis, learned ofO'C rady's upcom.ing presentation , they helped oominate the remuon of the two

heroes.

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This is What I Call a Birthday Bash!

This and similar phrases were heard throughout Friday moming, September 19, as students and faculty enjoyed a 25th birthday bash second to none for Steward School. The athletic field took on a carnival atmosphere with moonwalks , a juggler and balloon sculpturist, Ultra-Zone, the "human fly_trap" and a hot air balloon tethered over the field's center for entertainment. Thanks to Steward chefs Dave Mueller, Bobby Sanders , and Kenny Robertson (with assistance from several parent volunteers), everyone enjoyed a feast of hot dogs and hamburgers in

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between the various activities. Many students expressed the opinion that every school year should start off this way!

I Dh What A Night! SlUing Ibe Stage for a

I Tllrllllng Evening Friday evening, the Steward

School Gymnasium was trans­formed into a beautiful setting of sunflowers and candlelit tables for the 25th Armiversary Reception hosted by the Parents' Association. Some 400 Steward friends enjoyed the delightful atmosphere with dixieland band music and an on­going slide show of Steward's

1 history. Thanks to Steward parents Nancy Gottwald and Claudia Lawton for organiz-

Pholos - I 10 r, lop to bo((om:

Lower School srudenlS enjoy jU88ler Jonachan Auscin during che 2Sch ceiebra(ion.

(L (0 r) Bran(iey Scou, Ashlee Healey. Elizabech Larus, Cai(lin Rossmoore, and Bo Wise prepare (or che U/lrazone experience. Michael Sauerfield Iries ou( (he "Human Fly Trap ."

Gene Sawyer (akes a break (0

enjoy che hoc air balloon ride wich daugh(er Nikki and Kenny RoberlSon.

ing the event with dozens of Stew­ard volunteers. Thanks also to

alumni parent Linda Proffitt for her expen floral arrangements.

Honoring Four for Tllelr Senlee to Steward

Four individuals who have played Significant roles in bringing Steward to this point in iL~ history were honored at Friday evening's recep tion as the first inductees in the Steward Hall of Fame. Beauti­ful plaques bearing their nanles were revealed and are proudly displayed in Steward's administra­tive offices. The honorees were also presented with keepsake bronze Hall of Fanle medallion . We are pleased to recognize these persons for their service to Steward .

Mrs . Helen Dixon, who has devoted her life to education , was thatindividal who put the wheels in motion to begin Steward School.

She also served as a member of the School's Board of Trustees for a to tal of nine years. Today, sh is active in the development activities of the School and has 11 grand­daughter attending second grade. Dixon Hall , the Lower School building, was nam ed in her honor.

Paul R . Cramer, who erved a Steward's headma ter fro m 1975-1994, was instrumental in the growth of Steward' programs and fa cili ties. He oversaw the suc essful ompletion of d Ie la t Capital

Cam pajgn a de ad e ago a wel.l.

C . Thomas Taylo r was S leward 's Hrs t Chair man of the Board and served on th Board of Tru tees for six years. Because of hls devotio n to the School, the Upper School building, Taylor Hall , is nam ed in Ius honor. M rs. Ta lor proudly accepted uus posthumous award n lu behalf.

E. Carlto n Wilton , a wel.l­kn own R.iclunond real estate devel­oper, cam e to ule aid of Mrs. Dixon and Mr. Taylor in coordinating the purchase of property for St ward at very g n · rous terms. Mr. Wilton has continued to be a trong sup­porter of Steward and was instru­men tal in the building of our gymnasium in 1976.

Mr . G. Thomas Taylor accepts the Hall of ~amP. alVard on her husband's behalf.

symbolizing the gift, the rowd broke in to

Hall of Fame induclee, f . Carllon Willon (/efl), lalks wilh 51elVard lruSlee Ann Carol Marchanl during th Friday evening (esliviUes.

cll er and applause. Crrun er, who had just beeJl ind ucted in the Hall of Frun e, berun ed wi th pride ... ruld righuy o. It signifi d Ul realization of one ofhls visions for Steward .

$15 Mllllon--Wow, Witch Us Grow Now!

T h events of Friday eVeJting led to an even more exuberant mood a.mong the attending Stew­ard supporters as Chairman of the Board Ferd Baruch and Headmas­ter Roger o ulo mbe revealed the recent donati n of a $ 15 million gift to the School. Ba.rucll an­nOWl ed tha t the gift, a generous vote of onHdence in Steward' future by anonym ous donors, was made with the following stipula­tions: Steward must remain

commjtted to its current nussion of "providing a hlgh­quality college preparatory program that eneourag stud ents of varied talen ts and abilities to develop their wtique Strengtlls in academ­ics, athletics , and ti le ru1:S , wltile instilling the values of responsible citizenslup"; one­thild of the gift must be plac d in end owment; and a portion should be eannarked for a Fine Arts Center named in honor of Paul R. Crruner, the fomler head master of Steward who retired after 19 years of servi e in 1994. As Coulombe ruld Baruch displayed a huge check

Exploding wtth ExcRement Not ulat it was pla.ruled that way,

for the armouncement of the 15 ntillion gift was a wel.l -guard d secret , but the fueworks concl

Paul Cramer, let" shares the excitement of the $15 million gift WIth Board Chairman Fcrd Baruch.

Ule Friday evenmg reception took on a new meruting. The crowd, led outside by Ule dWeiruld band playin g "Wh en the Saint Co

; Ma.rclung In," continued to bask in the glory as a display of fueworks lit the skjes over ule athl etic Held . What a perfecuy symbolic conclu­sion to a uuilling event!

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Tennis Classic Still basking in the glory of the

night before, Steward athletes of all ages , including faculty, trustees, students, and alwnni, took to the courts for the 25th Anniversary Tennis Classic on Saturday, Sep­tember20.

Thanks to co-chairs Lou Ellen Blackwelder and Jim Slabaugh , th event was a tremendous success and even the heat didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the players.

Congratulations to the follow­ing winners:

Men's Division Champion Finalist

Ferd Baruch Jim Slabaugh

Women's Division Champion Louise Robertson Finalist Alicia Souder

Thanks also to Jim Slabaugh and Don Steeber for being spon­sors for this event.

Alumni Barbecue Approximately 35 alwnni ,

faculty, and friends gathered Satur­day for a reminiscent afternoon of feast and fwl . Naturally, Ule con ­versation turned to Steward's future with the $15 million gift. arUlounce­mento-and the Richmolld Times­Dispatch made a surprise visit to secure the group's reaction .

This was a great opportunity for alumni to gather and discuss activi­ties being planned for the future and to reconnect Witll their alma mater.

Those alwnni who had not been on campus recently were amazed and excited to see the construction o curring at Steward .

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251h Anniversary Co·Chair I.oufllen Blackwelder and Ray Tale al Golf Invilalional

Gollinvitational Brings Celebration to Close

It was as mough the weamer was made to order a ooler man seasonal temperall.tres moved in for the 25th AIuuv · r ary's fUlal event -­me Golf Invitational held on Mon­day, September 22 . Thanks to overall 25th Co-cllairs LouEllen Blackwelder and Ray Tate for organizing this event and to Sharon Hard for her assistarlce. The winning teams were as fo lJ ows:

Men's Division - 1st Place Jack Cullather Steve Pittman Bobby Duke Ron Jackson

Men's Division - 2nd Place Richard Laibstain Steve Denneht Bruce Baught

Women's Division - 1st Place Sharon Hard Sally Parri sh

Amanda Macaulay Harriett Schnell

Women's Division - 2nd Place LouElien Blackwelder Debbie Fifer Jean Segner Kim Bolgor

Mixed - 1st Place Jane Young David Butler

Mixed - 2nd Place Marshall Norton Mary Watt New

John Murphy Randy Sledd

Bob Larus Mia Norton

Omer prize winners included:

Closest to Pin (Men): Closest to Pin (Women): Longest Drive (Men): Longest Drive (Women):

Curt Nichol! Sharon Hard Peter Flem ing Mia Norton

It wa through the generosi t of orporate and pri ze spons rs mat

Steward was able to offer this evem as part of its 25th AllJuversary celebration.

C orporate Sponso rs

BEl Medical Sy tems

Central Fideli ty

Crestar Bank

l&H/Mar h & Mclennan

Old Dominion Glass. Inc.

S&!( Famous Brands. Inc

The Todd Organization of Irginia

Bro\\11 Distributi ng ompany. Inc

Prize Sponsors Ferd Baruch

C1dmus

Bob & Rila Lannon

Central Fidelity

lim Slabaugh

Gate\\ray Travel

Old Dominion Glass

Ulcrop's

Par 3 k:i & pons hop

Enjoying the Golf Invitalional are alumni (: landing I 10 r) Bo Sleek '87, Stewart Jones '88, Robert Bonif. '8, Bill C1l1iol/ '88, (sealed I 10 r) urI Nichols '8 , and Chris hmidl '87

The Todd Organization of A

Steward Welcomes New Faculty" Stan

Steward is pleased to welcome nine new facul ty and staff members to its dynamiC for e.

In early swruner, Jenn Sgro joined the staff as Development Associate. A graduate of Hollins College, Jenn was previously affili­ated with development function of Fox roft School in Middleburg, Virginia. Jumping head-first into many a tiviti s of th School, Jenn was instnmlental in coordinating tlle Scott O 'Grady campus visit as well as other aspe ts of the 25 tll AlUuversary celebration.

Noel Wilson joined the admin­istrative teanl in Augu t as the new Head of Middle School. Having earn d her BA. and MA. degrees al American Univer ity, she brings to Steward 25 years of independent school administrative experience in various schools throughout tlle COlUltry. Noel seem s to have settled in to the Steward routine; however, he and several anine and feline ompanions experienced a "not 0

great" move from Minnesota to Virginia. Once the moversfillnlly delivered their household belong­ings , however, adjusunems were made easil . Her daugh t r, Lisa , is a chool psychologist in Illino is.

Marsh Powell Hayes joined tlle Lower School fa ulty this year as a third grade teacher. Marsh, a native of Riclunond (and a swruller newlywed! ), earned her BA. degree at Moum Holyoke Colleg and taught school in the City o f Rich­mond for four year before coming to Steward. Canlping, bird-watch­ing, and jogging are am ong her spare- tim interests .

Gail Heaton is Steward' latest addition to the foreign larlguage deparunen l, teaching French. She earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees at Presbyterian Coll ge and

Middleburg College, resp lively and, being in a military officer' family, has lived in nunlerou locations . Gail ' husband , Maury Hancock, i a theatre teacher at St. Catherine's School. Beside TWI­

lling and travel , Gail enjoys music and sing with Impromptu, an a appel1a ch orus.

In the Upper School, a good thing came in a pair. M att Caron and Kristen Kawa came to Stew­ard from Kildonian School in Amenia, New York. Matt is a graduate of State Univer ity of New York (B.A.) and California State Univer ity (MA.). Kristen earned her BA. and MA. degrees from Hobat & William Smith College

Cindy Wiltshire , a re em graduate of the UniverSity of Virginia, is teaclling biology and anatomy. Cind is also a newlywed, having married Will Wiltshire (son of Weezie Wiltshire, Head of Lower School) in May. Her interest in scien e is obvious-she spent two weeks last sununer at Mountain Lake Biological Station in south­western Virginia working on sala­mander and fish behavior!

AI Cadaret, Steward ' new computer wizard (Director of Teclmology), is also a grad uate of the Uluversity of Virginia (B.A. and M .B.A. degrees). Formerly with Chri tcllUrch Sellool and an IBM system engineer, AI and Ius wife,

Sleward' new faculty and sla(( (lefl 10 ';ShO Cindy WilLshire, AI Cadarel, )enn Sgro, Marsh Hayes, KIISlen Kawa, Mall Caron, Diana Slrea! and (sealed) Noel Wilson. Missins from pic!ure 15 Gail Heaton.

and the ewhouse Scllool of Public Conunwlication at Syracuse UIU­versity. They are not only starting new car ers in Riclunond at Stew­ard , but will also begin a new life together as th y plan to wed in }wle of 1998. Matt is tea clung history and econonli ; Kri ten is as i ting in the Learning Re ource Center a well as teaclling English and jour­nalism. Matt is an avid marathon runner and Kristen especially enjoys writing and traveling. Sh was plea ed to have had a r em article publi hed for Richmolld Parellts .

Cheryl , live in West Point, Vir­ginia. They have five grown cllil­dren and now relish tlle joys of grandcllildren and long weekends to the beach or mountains.

Diana Streat taught at Grove Avenue Christian ScllOOI before joiIling the Steward math depart­ment late tlus sununer. Diana earned her B.S . degre at Radford and did post-graduate work at VCU. With two cllild ren, ages 15 and 2 1, there is little par time, but h doe enjoy reading and sewing when the opponwlity ari. e .

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• JAPAN

Joining us this year through American Field Service (AFS ) are Mai Imoto, from Japan, and Alex Concha Aguirre, from Chile. Mai arrived in August and was placed with a welcoming host family, who also happened to be our very own Kerry Blum (fIft.h grade) . The Blwn family has been

• CHILE

AfS sludents Alex Concha and Mai Imoto in fronl of Sleward~ enlrance.

Steward Enrollment Sets Record III SetJII MIHI&Uf6

To everyone who has recom­mended a student to us this past year, keep up the good work! Your efforts are truly appreciated and are most certainly paying off. Our Admission Committees were very busy, even through the sununer. Enrollment is up roughly 13%. We accepted 93 new students and opened the doors on September 2 with a record 322 students .

Most of our new Middle & Upper smool students , witll very

kind enough to share Mai wit.h tlle Pearson fanill y. Camberly Pearson , a senior along

, witll Mai , is tluilled to have Mai as a new classmate but also as a part of her family. When asked how classes are going, Mai replied, "The team ers are very nice, but it's hard to understand classroom discus­sions. " Mai describes herself as a curious p rson witll a very positive attitude. Mai said she feels very lucky to be a part of the Steward family.

Alex arrived just in time for soccer practice in August. This is where he met jUluor Stephen Paulette who took an interest in having Alex join Ius family for the

few exceptions, had made ilieir own i

decisions to attend Steward , and they articulated lie maracteristics about Steward that had drawn them here. The reasons were as diver e as lie students iliemselves. I t is gratifying to me to hear them speak:

year. The Paulettes have hosted AFS students in the past , and now Stephen is thinking about going abroad through AFS as well . Alex said he has adapted well here in America. Everyon~ here at Steward is v ry friendly. "My teachers give me extra help after class whim I really like." Alex is from a small town in northern Chile called Copiapo. Alex commluucates with home every so often tllIough E­Mail . Steward is very fonunate to have both of tllese enthusias tic and outs tanding stud ents as members of our studen t body.

Steward Welcomes Two Korean Students III Kdst6H Kltn

In September The Steward Scllooi said 'J\rl-NyOllllg!" or "Hello!" to two new students from Korea. Eun Young Hong, or "HalUlah ," is in the tenth grade. Her sister, Su Ji Hong, or "Susie," attends tlle eighth grade. Both girls live with tlleir aWlt and uncle in Riclm lOnd . Susie has alr ady compared her new home to home in Korea . She tl1irtks Korea is like Virginia only in t.hat boli have four

"I feel so safe here." "I'm on t.he soccer team! " "My team ers are cool. " Parents tllat I have followed up with so far seem very pleased as well . They are reporting to me t.hat these small classes are what their cl1ild has needed. "Homework is being done, they are getting in­volved." Steward is proving to be the right " matcll " . Well , it's great to hear this, because tlus is what Steward is all about.

Hannah Hong shO>"6 Jeffrey Kern whal his name looks like in Korean chara lers as Ihey make an Asian wall hanging ., th Fine Arts fair held al Slewarel on Seplember 27.

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seasons. "But Korea doesn't look like Virginia," writes Susie. "Korea looks like New York. Very high building[s], many car[s) and taxi[s], many people, subways, bus[es) , many signboards and everything," she writes .

Despite ule comparison , both girls find tJl people at Steward to be kind and tJle Richmond area beautiful . For Susie, the chance to com to Steward gives her tJle opportunity to "experience tJle peciallife and the broad world ,"

she writes. HalU1all 's goal is to study piano, and she hopes to at tend tJle Julliard School in N w York City when she graduates from high school.

Lower School on to Busy Start lJy W~u/~ WlHshlm

The race for Governor is not m e onJ election going on in Virginia tltis fall . The Lower School Stu­dent Cowlcil elections were held on September 26. FOUrUl and fifth graders made posters, created flyers, and wrote sp eches as part of tJle canlpaign . On the day of tJle election , each candidate spoke to m e Lower Sch ool students specify­ing ways they would help make tJle Lower School a better place.

The Lower School Computer Lab served as tJle voting booth . Thanks to Mr. Adam Cohen , the Lower School computer teacher, the computers were set up so the children could vote in high tech fashion . Pictures of each candidate were on m co mputers to help ule younger children identify tJle candidates and cast their votes.

Congratulations to the new Lower School Student Council officers and representa tives:

President Morgan Hutchinson Vice Pres . Katie-Beth Kurilecz Secretary Sarah Newcomb Treasurer Rachael Meyers 5th Grade Representatives:

Artis Mills Noah Schnoll

4th Grade Representatives : Mason Camp-Crowder David Parrish

Annual Second Grade Tea lJy HlIlJln HIt:k6lts

On Friday, September 26 . tJle second grade hosted tJleir armual tea party. This year m ey invited tJleir motJlers . many of tJle School's admirlistrato rs . and former head­master Paul Cramer. This was certainly an occasion to show off m eir good marUlers as tJle hosts and hostesses greeted tJleir guests and in trod uced m ern to their friends. Refreslunents were served WitJl SODA (Student Organization on Develop ing Atti tudes) members from m e Upper School assisting.

Middle School Classes Elect Onicers lJy NII~I WllslIlI

Grades six, seven , and eight elected class officers at m e first class meeting of the 1997-9 school year. Grade 6 elected tJle following officers: President, Heailier Hajek; Vice-president, Sally Summerson; Secretary, Kristin Parrish; and Treasurer. Lisa Marston. The sixili grade Student Council Representatives are Ida Henley and Jimmy Atkinson .

Seventh graders elected the following: President, Robert Fritzman; Vi e-president, Philipp Schmidt-Ullrich; S cretary. Morgan Valentine; Treasurer. Alex Benson; and Student Co un il Representative Juliana Sumner.

Grade 8 elected President. Eliza Bullock; Secretary. Jennifer Gray; Historians are Sara Kornblau . Ashley Pinney. and Trent McLaurin . The two Student Council Represen tatives are Jenni­fer Gray and Zac Sears.

Fourth graders were asked by their teachers to comment on the 25th Anniversary and how they enjoyed celebrating the occasion:

Steward means math. history. science. teaching. art, music & fun. Siobhan Restorick, Anne Logan Taylor & Daniel Klein

Captain Scott O'Grady is a good pilot who is brave and never gives up. Anne Borum & Mason Com~owder

The moonwalk was pushing. laughing. flipping. and having fun. Louisa Kendig & Philip'M:lod

The balloon was very creative. The magician did tricks with cards and juggled balls. Allison Fine, Betsy Tosh & Ryan DeLaney

Over the years Steward has grown and improved by having programs that we can have fun with. Ashley Robertson & David Parrish

The sunshine and music blended with a happy atmosphere. Katie-8eth Kuri/ecz & Afton Bartlett

The day was hot. breezy and exciting with puffy clouds. Whitney Haynes & Chris Lingerfelt

The food was delicious--the music awesome. Harper Early & Coburn Clements

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Socials Get Middle Schoolers in Swing III M.,M1II MM:l11

Shortly after tlle start of m e new school year, paren ts of th Middle Schoolers, led by Ramona Miller, hosted two socials to provide an opponwtity for new and retunting Middle School rs and meir parents to get togem er. The first so ial was held on Friday, Septcn1ber 12, and was attended by over s venty students, paren ts , and teachers who ate box up per and enjoyed each otller 's ompan . Because September 12 wa m e fir t night of sixth grade otillion , a second social was held on Septem­ber 26 for mose who ould not attend the first . A grand tim wa en joyed by all !

Middle School Spirit Teams Competition Kicks on Second Year III Pit Gill"

The Spiri t Team ompetition is in full swing once again tlti chool year. There are a few chang wOrtll noting: the team fo nnerly known as me Gr en "Ii am-headed by Mrs . Brumberg- is now known a Silver; and Mr. Cuneo ha tak n over as Ule fa ulty advisor for Ule Red Team, m winn rs of las t year's second rowld. To increase school­wide enthusiasm, all available ntiddle school fa ul ty memb · rs (as weJJ a Mrs . Wilson and Mrs . Shupe) have join d me various teams as honorary members. They have done a great job of rooting meir respective team on (and even parti ipating in m different activi­ties) so far tJUs ear. Finally, two­captains from each team will be in lose conta t wim Mr. Cuneo

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uuoughout the year to decide upon wltich a tivities meir fellow students will enjoy me most. Be sure to check in up oming i sues of ule Bille 1I11d Gold for more Spirit Teams updates and results .

Library Also "Dressed lor the Party" III Rldll GIfIIII

teward School' library was dre ed in full pany gear by paren ts C indy Young, Malinda Taylor,

ha ro n Wilton , and Susan G reene to commemorate the School's 25 th birtl1day. Books about birtllda were displayed to park students ' interest in reading

about me different ways people celebrate birtlldays. Many ulanks to th e parents for decorating our library so festively.

Lower School students are being encourag d to read and enjoy man books utis year. The visit me library on e a week wim Uleir r p ctive classes. If uley futish meir book before th e next class visit, uley may bring uleir book in and clleck ou t anom r. Tlti has been working v ry weJJ . Steward students are b coming avid reader !

Watch ~ r up onting new about m book fair to be held m e fir t week ill May.

Thealer leacher Paula DeLeonardis enjoy the O'Grady rcceplion In the 5choo/~ Library

Annual Giving Brealdast Kicks on Making a DiNe/ence Campaign III Sudl86/I.

On Thursday, October 2nd , The 1997-9 Annual Giving Campaign , Making A Difference, kicked off ill Steward 's library wi til grade cap­tains and leaders alike writing shon notes to feJJ ow parents about tile ilnportance of supporting the Annual Fund.

Steward is very fon.unate to be the recipient of the magnificent $ 1 5 ntilJion anonymous gift, but tilose funds are eannarked for securing Ule School's future tilrough endow­ment and for Ule Paul R. Cramer Fine Arts Center. Our Annual Givillg Canlpaign must go on. We till n ed to raise tilose dollars

necessary to bridge the gap between what it a wally costs to educate a cltiJd at Steward 31ld m e cost of tuition . Now more tilan ever, we need to show tile COIlUTlUni ty Ulat ulere is great suppOrt for utis remarkable cllOOI.

Steward 's ] 996-97 e31l'lpaign concluded wiUl 311 all-tUne ltigh total of 133 ,088. 25 . We Ulank all donors for their wonderful suppon. Wim me exceptional giving of las t year's CaJnpaign, Steward 's D vel­opment Committee has set tile goal at $ ] 40,000 for ule 1997-98 31n­paign . Listed below are utis year 's Annual Giving leaders:

Co-Chairmen Ray Tate Jim Slabaugh

Faculty Chair Rugene Paulette Grandparen t Chair

Mrs. Helen Dixon Alumni Chair Curt Nichols '86

If anyone would like to volun­teer for devel pment even ts please all Sandi Dollar or ' enn Sgro.

Fall Athletics Update III Cllch JIJIIII RlcI

Vanity Soccer The 1997 varsi ty soc er squad

has had a terrific start to the season. After 10siJlg five tarters to grad ua­tion , Coach Coddington and Coach Caron were oncerned

about this year's team. With the addition of two new students Justi n Bowman and Alex Concha at the midfield and forward positions , respe -tively, the teanl has outscor d their opponents 4 1 goals to 9 goals . The overall reco rd of

win and 2 losses fo r play through­out the month of September hows the power of Steward 's offen e. Concha i the team 's lead ing corer with 17 goals, an average of 2 goals per game. Murat Bilgin and Stephen Paulette anchor the defense and also generate the offen e by di tributing the ball up to tlle lnidfield ar a. Fr hn an Will Perkins is developing into a fm e player who can pia most any po ition the oachulg staff wants him to play. Anotll r freshman Alex Duty has shown great promi e at tlle halfback and fo rward posi-tions.

The team began the season by wiruliJlg the 10th AJU1Ual Steward Invit.ational by defeawlg Grove Avenue and Belmead . The team's two 10 ses were to Huguenot A ademy. The e two teams were in the Virginia Commonwealtll Con­ference fmals last year. The Rebels from Huguenot won the 1996 title.

teward wants to avenge that los I!!

Gooel luck for the remainder of tllC sea on.

Coach Janel Rice lalles Slralegy wilh her r",1d hockey leam .

Vanity Field Hockey Th 1997 field hockey squad 's

record stands at 5 -5-1, but that record does not tell the entire tory. Th St ward d fense is anchored by Laura Slabaugh at the sweeper position and Jess ica Gray as the goalke per. Gray has anlassed 85 goalie "saves" so far. The defense held first place team Trinity Epis o­pal scoreless for 67 mUlutes . The Titans eventually won in ovenimc. This same Trinity teanl had outscored us 5-0 in our first contest with them. Steward has b aten SL Margaret' and Fredericksburg Academy. T h team began the season participating in the Trinity Invitational Tournament. At that tournament, Jennifer Gray and Ashlee Healey were selected to the All-To urnament team. The teanl hopes to conquer its scoring prob­lem. Once the offense can match up with tlle dd n e, the t am will be a force to contend with.

Vanity Cross Co.ntry Th cross ountry record stands

at 0-3. helly Giglio finished in 2nd place out of 7 runners in the

match witll Covenan t. Her tim of 25:28 minutes (for 3. 1 nilles) is the b st time fo r a female rwUler since cross country was resumed at Steward . Mike Congdon finished in 2nd pia e from a field of 18 ruJUlers . His time of 20:56 IlliJlutes is Steward 's best tinl for male runner . Against Collegiate's jV team , Mike Congdon finished in first place among tlle male runners. Good luck to Coach Serr and tlle team.

Middle SeilNI Soccer Thirty players are currently on

me middle school occ r team. A lot of enthusiasm and effon has been displayed by tlle members of tlle team. Clearly, tllere will be two middle school teams next fall. Coach Cohen and Coach Stottlemeyer are encouraged by tlle team 's comrnitment to tlle sport. Their overall record w ough tlle first week of October stands at 2-3. Eightll-grader Matt Porter is tlle team's pivotal defender from his position as goalkeeper. He has 35 "saves" tllUS far. Good luck for me rest of tlle season.

Note: Athletic information renects activities up to October 7 when the Blue & Gold was sem to press.

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From the Parents' Association " Sill. LIIIII/ml.

A big thank you to Na ncy Got twald and Claudia Lawton and the many volwueers who : assisted in preparing th.e absolutely , beautiful reception for the 2 th Arutiversary elebration. It was a spectacular evening for everyone. I

The Parents' Association is off to a dynanuc start \ovith tremen­dous response to the call for volunteers and involvement in all areas of Steward life. We have many activities plaIUled to afford you that chance to "get in the thick of things."

Our biggesta1Uluai event, die Auction , is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at the Hernu tage COlmtry Club, and planning i already in progress. I f you would like to hel p with this event or have an item or service to donate, please ontact co­chairs Sharon W ilton (740-4392) or Marion Baronian (750- 17 14).

The Riclunond Parents' Council is a tremendous group bringing together constituen ts from all area private ScllOOls to mutually benefit from program and speakers. If you would like more information about this orgarlization and how to be involved , plea e contact Connie Pearson at 741-9985.

The ScllOOI S tore still needs volunteers to work during lunm and breaks. This is a wond rful way to g t to know Steward stud en ts while you volunteer your time! Please let Ann Masza ros (784-5274) know if you can help . .

With increased erlrollm nt and continued efforts to "COlrul1wucate" widl all Steward constituents, the office could use vollJJlteer help for mass mailings and odler general duties. If this inter'sts you, let linda Dunv ille at scllool know!

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Big Box Tops for Education'

Starting September I and continuing through March 1998, you can help earn up to $10,000 for Steward, courtesy of General Mills. Simply collect box tops from Big G cereals and other General Mills products including Yoplait multi-pack yogurt and General Mills snacks. Send your box tops to us at I 1600 Gayton Road. Richmond. VA 23233. Another way you can help Steward provide the best education for our children.

The Parents' Association

Cookbook $1111 In Ihe Maklngl Yes, you still have time to get

your name in Steward's cookbook as a contributing m ef! The goal for A Tas te 0/ S teward i 600 recipes. We still need more of your favorites to

meet die goal. So ... Steward

fri ends (especially new parents!), plea e send us YOllr speCial recipes. The revised pla.n is to have the cookbooks ho t off ule press and available for first sale at this ears Au tion. They will also be available at Grandparents' Day. Send your recipes to An n Maszaros at Stew­ard ScllOOI.

Editor's Correction:

In the 1997 Graduation Issue of the Blue & Gold, there was an inadvert­ent omission in the honor roll list. The following 1996-97 sixth graders achieved honor roll status for marking per iod 'I, the final semester. and for the year. Congratulations to both. and sincere apologies fo r the error.

Philipp Schmidt-Ullrich Hunter Sears

25th Commemorative lIems on Sale at Student Store

Celebrate u le 0 casion all yea r! Get conmlemorative 25m Armivcr­sary t-shirts , ClIp , and golf towels at Ul ' Steward Student Store. T hese items are on a first-corne, first-served basis while supplies last.

Fine Arts Fair September Attraction

On September 27 Steward's Fine Arts DepartJllent held meir aJUluai Fine Arts Fair at the mool for cl1.ildren in grades 4-8. Approxi­mately 65 students attend ed, widl 2 1 Upper SmooIers ass isting in die effon .

Eacl1 student had me op ponu­Juty to experience 12 different crafts during die fair, including wood­burning, glass painting, learner tooling, a.nd printJnaking.

Welcome New Steward Students for 1997-98

Kindergarten Grade 2 Grade 6 Grif Avery Will Garner Alexandra Frayser Nathan Baggs Allyson Holt Grace Frayser Billy Belt Ben Sauer Berkeley Halperin Samantha Bisger Josh Stafford Allison Harris Allie Byers Lisa Marston Zachary Cooperstein Grade 3 Joe Matthews William Drews Jonathan Brickhouse Brent Mclane Allen Edwards Nick lantosca Carter Miller Samantha Goodman Sarah Nelson Mic hael Sledd Sophie Hawkins Nikki Sawyer Jordan Kocen Kelly Valentine Grade 7 Ben Leahy Preston Cottrell Worth Lewis Grade .. Carter Henley Whitley Menges Ryan Delaney Megan Hodges Samantha Spangler Alli son Fine Tony lantosca Scott Taylor Whitney Haynes Ryan Kerr MaryTaylorTepper Katie-Beth Ku rilecz Lyney Minardi Shelby Thompson Chris Lingerfelt Denham Pasco Todd Thurston Logan Taylor Matt Strader Elizabeth Tyson BetsyTosh Morgan Valentine Brendon Wilberger Alex Williams Grade 5 Grade 8 Charlie Williamson Sam Cates N ic kyAliberti Nathan Wolff Ruth Fuller Peter Binns Natalie Wong Kate Garner Susie Hong

Grade I Thomas Neuschul Pamela Hutzler Stuart Sauer Cristina Meredith

Bobby Ball Lacy Slabaugh Ashley Pinney

Kevin Fine Cary Thompson Clay Tharrington

Alex Goodstein Laura Wright

Wallace Young

Alex Concha, our AfS student from Chili, and fifth grader Thomas Neuschul work together creating an ajos de Dios a l the Fine AIlS Fair.

Grade 9 Collin Ackerman John Biddle Elena lantosca Divam Mehta Virginia W intermeyer BoWise

Grade 10 Justin Bowman Michael Congdon Hanna Hong Coventry Snell MichaelWilton

Grade II Alex Concha Peter Congdon Catherine Gibrall

Grade 12 Mai Imoto

We're glad to have you here!

Share a Bit of Steward's History

Paul Cramer has been commis­sioned by the Board of Trustees to write a history of The Stew­ard School. He is currendy in the process of gathering infor­mation for this publication to be released in the spring of 1998. If you have photos, anecdotes, or memories you would like to share, please send them to the School.

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From the Headmaster

To say that there is a new wind blowing at Steward in the last few weeks is an uJlderstatement of major proportions. As you all know, our enrolbnent has increased from 285 to 325 stud ents; the Honor Code, Code of Responsibility, and dress code are all contributing to a more serious and acad emic atmo­sphere; and the new facul ty have joined veteran faculty in providing a challenging and productive program for all our students. And , the Board ofTmstees has come together with one mind , has clarified the mission of the School , and has committed itself to building a dynami and exciting place where students will receive the best education that an be offered . This becam e apparent when the Board stepped up and conunitted $2.4 million to our $6 mjlJio n Capi!llI Campaign .

Then caIne the armoun ement on September 19 tha t an anony­mou donor had contributed $ 15 million to the School. While the gift was given with certain u re tric­tions," in reality the gift accelerated Board plans and thinking tha t had been developed in the Strategic! Long Rallge Plan . We are now more secure with $5 milli n being add ed to our end owment. The Fine Arts Center, in honor of Paul R. Cramer, will allow us to develop a Fine Arts progralll that will be the envy of many. The Center will also house a top quality Middl e and Upper Sclloollibrary. Of great and

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equal inlportance, Steward will continue the mission that has served the students and falnilies of RicllJllOnd for 25 years .

What is the meaning of the gift to us alld what is it not? The gift does not mean the end of ally process. I t does not mean that Steward will now fall into the trap of becoming a big ScllOOI. I t does not meall that our mission will challge. It does not mean that the personal alld caring atmosphere that prevails at Steward will disap­pear. It does not meall that we are now a rich school. I t does not mean that our Capital Call1paign is over or Ulat Annual Giving is not impor­tant.

I t does mean we will be able to retaul smaller lasses that. will allow us to provide more attention to individual students. It allows Steward to get its message out to the COlllJllluuty, to tell the story of Steward 's success over the years. It allows us to renovate the Lower and Middle Scllools to provide class­rooms, computer labs , alld tutoring spaces for all students. I t allows us to possess a uleater that will pro­vide a platfonn for the taleJlts of our students; t.o produce plays that are now impOSSible because of linli ted space and theater tecllJlol­ogy; to invite resident artists to perfonn alld to teach for a semester o r year at t eward ; and to begin plans for a swnmer ans program where our own faculty and visiting scholar artists will provide pro­graJus attracting students during a part of the year when concentrated and fo used study Call more realisti­cally be practiced. The gift means that we are now just beginning-a lnIe commencement-to move to ule next level of Steward ' grOWtll . It meallS Ulat we are beconung, not a different Steward , but a BETTER Steward . As !,'Taduation is a com­mencemeJlt of a new life for se­niors, so too is tlUs a conunence-m nt of a new era for Steward School as a whole.

The successful ompletion of our Capital Calnpaign is absolutely necessary in order to aclueve renovation of tlle Lower and Middle Scllools . When we build the Fine Arts Center, if we do not reJlovate the UleJl vacated AdnUnistration areas in Dixon Hall , and Ule vacated theater and an/musi rooms in dIe Middle School building, tl1en we have not really progressed. We will have inlply moved certain fun tions arowld. The uccess of ule Cap ital Calnpaign is directly related to tl1e accomplishment of these reJlova­tions.

Also , because o f Ule real gap ula t exists between tui tion and U1C COSt of educating a Steward stud ent, III ffeet alI0Wlllg ev ry student at Steward to be on partial scll0lar­slup . meeting ourA.llJlual Giving goals will allow us to m et ule shonIalI in ule operating budget . allow us to keep a lid on tuition levels , and to onWlue to provide an exceptional ed ucation for all our students.

When one looks at tl1e endow­ment of o ther nearby or regional independen t scllools, ne can readily see tllat. Steward has not become suddenuy a ridl chool. Now we are more se lire. and we are able to be less tentative and more bold in our tlli.nkiJlg and plarmulg for more d namic progralllS for tlle Stcward Sdlool o t VIC flllllrc. Thus

we have all opportU.l1.it to drearll . and to make ule dream become reality. We have tl1e opportunit. to bring all parts of the Steward conullunity together, to work hard . and to aclueve a BETTER Steward for present al'ld future g 'n ratioJl ' of students . We are all fortunate to be part of tlUs important tim ill Steward's history, and 110 k for­ward to workillg witll everyone to best serve alld meet. tlle needs of aU our studen ts.

The Steward School 25th Anniversary

There's a party going on right here. A celebration to last throughout the year. So bring your good times and your laughter too, we're gonna celebrate and party with you. - Kool and the Gang

Pholo : (Top) Dave Mueller, Kenny Robertson, Gene Sawyer (daugher Nikki al his left), and Bobby Sanders rake a break from their duties al th 25th Anniversary festiviues. (Middle left, 110 r) Chris Drzal, Andrew Rankin, and Adam Graves provided the music for Ihe birthday bash. (Middle right)

orr O'Grady autographs his Newsweek cover for alum parenl Mike Swift. (Lower left) The hOI a ir balloon soars over Steward's athletic field during the celebralion. (Lower middle, I 10 r) Eliza Chenault and Amanda Taggart (Lower right) Aaron Payne and Whitney Hajek. (Hollom) Studenrs pose in front of the 25th Anniversary balloon which adverlised the occasion to those passing by Steward.

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