the BellS P R I N G 2 0 1 3

For the Alumni, Families and Friends of St. Martin’s Episcopal School

The Bell is a publication of St. Martin’s Episcopal School225 Green Acres RoadMetairie, Louisiana 70003(504) 733-0353

EditorAnne Dunlap Honeywell ’83

Graphic DesignerRebecca Fullilove Choate ’82, RBCDesign.net

Head of SchoolMerry Sorrells

Director of Advancement & AdmissionLisa Newman Sibal ’77

PhotographyWally Porter ’76, Parker Waters, Anne Honeywell ’83, Ken Redler and faculty, parent and alumni submissions

On the cover:An original painting by Isabella Figueroa, a Kindergarten student at St. Martin’s

Core Operating PrinciplesThese Core Operating Principles have been adopted by St. Martin’s Episcopal School, and they drive our decisions at every level from daily operations to strategic planning. 1. An intellectually rigorous academic environment2. The intentional integration of faith and learning3. A community-based approach to learning4. A collaborative philosophy which focuses on personal relationships, not power of authority 5. A balanced preparation for life 6. An emphasis on life-long learning 7. Student-led servant leadership

Our MissionWe prepare students to thrive in college and in life through faith, scholarship, and service.

2012-13 BOARD OF TRuSTEESMichael F. Nicoladis ’78, ChairThe Rev. Fred Devall ’87, Past ChairStephen Huber ’89, Vice-ChairCharlee Williamson ’89, SecretaryJeffrey A. Meckstroth ’77, TreasurerPatrick CostelloSandra DeMartiniJohn Girault ’55Betsy Kaston ’72Brian Melius ’74David ReevesWalker Saik ’02Dr. Peter Stedman ’71Cliff Sutter ’70The Rt. Rev. Morris Thompson, Ex-officio

2012-13 Board of VisitorsMichael C. Odom, PresidentHerschel L. Abbott, Jr.Judy Fremaux Adams ’64 Richard C. AdkersonDr. Robert Arensman Brian C. Bossier ’78Alan G. BrackettGary H. Brewster ’71Joella BurlingameLynn S. CoatneyBG James Cobb ’54Beth Hughes DePass ’79The Rev. David DuPlantierDr. W. Brooks Emory ’60Michael A. FlickThe Rev. Susan GaumerDr. Tejas T. Godiwala John J. Graham James O. Gundlach ’54Peter Labouisse III ’60Donna Bethune Lewis Brenda Manard Robert W. Merrick ’62Jesse B. Morgan III ’66 Robert E. PeytonBecky RamelliJanet RigdonDr. Fred Rodriguez ’68 Mary Sue Nelson Roniger ’60Jerry L. Saporito Margaret SchuberHoward Smith, Jr. ’60Gary N. Solomon, Sr.Karen Sullivan George R. SumnerEdie WilsonJohn M. WilsonMerry Sorrells, Ex-officioRev. Fred D. Devall IV ’87, Ex-officio

Campus SpiritPage 9

Message from the Chairman of the Board of TrusteesPage 2

Scattered SaintsPage 25

2012 Martin de Tours Award RecipientPage 23

1 Message from the Head of School

2 Message from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees

3 Dorothy Porter Service Award

6 Innovation and Design at StM

9 Campus Spirit

16 National Honor Society Tapping

18 Message from the Development Office

19 The Legacy Society

20 Endowments and Special Funds

21 Message from the Alumni Board President

22 Alumni Spotlight

23 Martin de Tours Award

26 Scattered Saints

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Message from the

Head of SchoolMerry Sorrells

Einstein was, well...Einstein!, when he made the declaration above. Learning the facts, formulas and procedures in school is essential. But what remains after the book facts are forgotten is true education, and true education is where St. Martin’s excels. Excellence happens when strong teach-ing aligns with powerful programs and curious students. And, excellence is our standard. My first year as Head of School at St. Martin’s has been a great experience. As May drew to a close, I realized that I had finally sampled every tradi-tion. And, there is an impressive number of them! My husband, Kim, and I moved into the Van Slate House at the end of May 2012, and my first official day as Head was July 2. The first sev-eral months were spent in individual meetings with faculty, staff, administration, parents, students and alumni. It was a wonderful way to get to know the school and what we treasure. I learned just how strong and successful St. Martin’s really is. And, perhaps the most important lesson I learned from studying our recent history is that one critical key to keeping St. Martin’s pointed in a forward direction is to preserve and honor the past and all its tradition. St. Martin’s is a school rich with values and traditions which under-pin its success. One focus this year has been emphasizing prayer and patriotism. In addition to our Chapel services and religion classes, we pause each day at lunchtime to thank God for the many gifts He gives us. This has become a very special moment in the day, especially in the Lower School, where each class takes turns reciting or singing a little prayer. A tinkling bell is the signal for

us all to pause in our busy lunch preparations and conversations to listen for these earnest young voices offering their thanks. It warms us and always leaves us smiling. Patriotism is another focus for our students across grade levels. We have placed flags in every classroom and recite the pledge at all of our gatherings. In one of the Monday Memos this year, I wrote about one of our two-year-olds who captivated a room full of strangers when he spotted a flag posted on a store bulletin board. He immediately drew himself to attention, placed his hand over his heart and recited the Pledge of Allegiance for all to hear. One mother shed some tears. Her son is serving in Iraq and she was so grateful that our students are learning patriotism at St. Martin’s. Our hope is that these lessons of faith and grati-tude will anchor them throughout their lives. I am a believer in teaching what are now referred to in the education world as “soft skills.” At St. Martin’s we are becoming more and more intentional in teaching a cluster of personal quali-ties, habits, attitudes and social graces that are just as important in assuring future success in college and the work force as the traditional, more content driven “hard skills.” As they leave St. Martin’s, our students will be expected to be agile, adaptable and creative at solving problems. We are designing curriculum that will prepare them in these areas. Aligning these skills with our rich and rigorous academic program is where a St. Martin’s education becomes invaluable! As we ready ourselves for the next school year, we are mix-ing and mingling exciting new faculty, administrators and pro-grams with our veteran master teachers and traditions. The result is exciting! Follow us closely as we forge our way forward in the changing world of 21st century education!

“Education is what remains after one has

forgotten what one has learned in school.”

Albert Einstein

Merry Sorrells

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Message from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Michael F. Nicoladis ’78

Time flies. It is hard to believe my first year at the helm of the Board of Trustees is rapidly approaching the finish line. The year’s pace has been swift, yet efficient. I have thoroughly enjoyed this year, and in particular working with our Head of School, Merry Sorrells. Much progress has been made this year at St. Martin’s and within the Board of Trustees. St. Martin’s first female Head of School has evaluated the status of all St. Martin’s programs and curriculum and has worked tirelessly to best al-locate staff and resources in every department from the Cottage to the Upper School, all within the framework of St. Martin’s mis-sion statement, core operating principles, and strategic plan. Her vision for St. Martin’s is not one of change, but one of enhance-ment—taking St. Martin’s from great to greater and making our strengths stronger while keeping our beloved traditions intact. And we, the Board of Trustees, believe she is carving out a path which will not only allow St. Martin’s to continue to be one of the best schools in the metro area, but move us into the national forefront of 21st century education.

St. Martin’s learned a lot from our 10-year accreditation visit from the ISAS/SAES committee in January. Its construc-tive recommendations are the basis for some of the changes we have already set in place this semester. We will continue to work tirelessly to maintain and enhance St. Martin’s Episcopal School’s academic rigor, while preserving its commitment to faith, service, and competitive athletics. I must also take this time to commend the hard work of the Board this year. We are diligently working on the refinement of St. Martin’s financial model, not only to ensure its continued strength, but to maintain long-term sustainability in these chal-lenging times for all independent schools. We are also refining St. Martin’s campus master plan to assure that our facilities remain mission-appropriate in the decades to come. I am looking forward to the coming year as St. Martin’s Board Chair. I am also happily anticipating my sons’ third grade and kindergarten years at St. Martin’s. As I stated at the start, time is flying by. It seems like just yesterday that I was a St. Martin’s Lower School student, yet I just participated in my 35th class reunion. As the Class of 1978 celebrated 35 years since graduation, I took pride in knowing that the St. Martin’s we know and love is in good hands and moving forward with the times.

Michael F. Nicoladis ’78

Members of the Class of 1978 at the Alumni Spirits Party. Standing-Sherri Strain, Michael Nicola-dis, Vicky Fleetwood Ginger, Leah DeLoach Farber, Betsy Frank Baumann, Toni Martinsen, Betsy Ayerst Alquist, Brigid Keeley, seated: Evelyn Lazear, Julianne Pulvirenti, Terie Trinchard Capella, Liz Martin Armstrong, Amy Threefoot Valeiras

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St. Martin’s Episcopal School proudly announces Mrs. Linda Trevino as the recipient of the 2013 Dorothy Porter Service Award, which was presented to her during the school’s annual Alumni Spirits Party. The Dorothy Porter Service Award was established in honor of our beloved long-time teacher, who was a part of St. Martin’s from its beginning. Even after her retirement in 1983, Mrs. Porter was actively in-volved in the school. She exemplified grace, commitment, historical love for the school, and an enduring spirit that is admired by everyone who is a part of St. Martin’s. With the Dorothy Porter Service Award, we honor the late Mrs. Porter and her commit-ment to St. Martin’s. The award’s recipient must be an exemplary St. Martin’s citizen who has consistently served the school with time, talent and treasures and who represents the motto, philosophy and mission of St. Martin’s-Faith, Scholarship, Service. Linda Trevino has been an integral member of the St. Martin’s community since September of 1969 when Headmaster E.O. Van Slate hired her to join the Physical Education Depart-ment. During her 41 years at St. Martin’s, Mrs. Trevino coached every girls’ sport at St. Martin’s except cross country and tennis. She began the softball and track and field programs here at St. Martin’s. Mrs. Trevino also served as Upper School senior advisor and on the faculty council for the National Honor Society. She is a member of the St. Martin’s Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and the Ye Olde College Inn New Orleans Prep Hall of Fame. Coach Trevino was also honored as a Southeastern Louisiana University “Legend in Coaching,” and received the LHSAA Distinguished Service Award. Linda continues to dedicate time to St. Martin’s since retir-ing in 2010, working closely with our Alumni Office. She is also a volunteer for the Jefferson Council on Aging Meals on Wheels Program, The Mahalia Jackson Theater of Performing Arts and East Jefferson General Hospital. Linda and her husband Al, who is also a long-treasured member of the St. Martin’s community, are the proud parents of daughter Breck, a 14-year-club graduate of StM and member of the class of 1994. Head of School Merry Sorrells heartily concurred with the selection of Mrs. Trevino as the 2013 Dorothy Porter Service

Award recipient. “It has been a privilege getting to know Linda Trevino this school year. During a recent alumni trip to New York I observed the warm interaction between Linda and her former stu-

dents and colleagues, and learned about the respect and dedication she earned from the students she coached. It is easy to understand her selection as recipient of the Dorothy Porter Award, as she rep-resents the best of what makes St. Martin’s so special!” Past recipients of the Dorothy Porter Service Award include Doro-thy Porter (2002), Jim Marsalis ’62 (2003), Belle Johnson (2004), The Rev. Gedge Gayle (2005), Eileen Beckman (2006), Bill Rosenbaum (2007), Wally Porter ’76 (2008), “Miss Janet” Russo (2009), The Rev. John Stone Jenkins (2010), Lynn Coatney (2011) and Karen Sullivan (2012).

Introduction of Linda Trevino by Jim Marsalis ’62

It is a rare circumstance indeed, when a man gets the op-portunity, in a few brief but pithy phrases, to extol the virtues of not one, but a pair of beautiful women—two lady friends that he

has dearly loved, and he is able to do so with his wife’s full approval. Dorothy Porter: When I was a student at St. Martin’s, I saw Mrs. Porter as a nice lady, the new young wife of Tony Porter, and a pretty good social studies teacher. In spite of my youth, I think that was a fair assessment. Imagine my surprise, thirteen years later, when I

returned to our school as a wet-behind-the-ears teacher, and immediately recognized that Dorothy had become so much more to our school. Not only had she smoothed off some of the rough edges of Chief Porter, but she had had a similar effect on the en-tire school. Dorothy Porter had truly become our “grande dame.” When we asked the question, “What should a St. Martin’s teacher be?”, we needed only to look at this elegant, compassionate, and

StM Celebrates the 2013Dorothy Porter Service Award Recipient

Linda Trevino

The Trevino Family, Al, Linda and Breck ’94

Jim Marsalis ’62, Linda Trevino and Merry Sorrells

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brilliant lady to find the answer. Furthermore, for two decades after her retirement, Dorothy continued to be a force for good at St. Martin’s, a confidant of headmasters and an inspiration to her former colleagues. Linda Trevino: Mrs. Trevino is St. Martin’s most honored faculty member. One of the first presidents of the Louisiana volleyball coaches’ association, one of only 14 members of that organization’s hall of fame, 700+ wins, nine teams in the state volleyball finals, four state championships. A few years back, New Orleans’ premier sports historian, Ron Brocato, listed Linda as one of the top 100 most important sports figures in Louisiana prep history in the last half of the 20th century. And recently, as her penultimate honor, Linda became one the 84 inaugural members of the New Orleans Sports Hall of Legends. How big a deal is that? There are only two—you heard me right—two female coaches who have received that accolade. You don’t believe me? Next time you’re wolfing down a po boy at Ye Olde College, check out her plaque on the wall of legends. But all of that has almost nothing to do with why she is receiving this greater honor. That has more to do with the fact that, in the 1970’s, when women’s athletics were on the cusp of emerging from the Dark Ages, Linda was a driving force that made it happen, both at St. Martin’s and throughout our state. However, perhaps the most important reason that we honor her tonight is linked to the fact that she is not just “Coach” Tre-vino. Linda has been and continues to be a wonderful educator who realized that “physical education” goes far beyond sports and speaks to the needs, aspirations and dreams of our young charges, both male and female. In short, if you still don’t get it, let me put it this way: Linda Trevino is winning “The Dorothy” because right now, Mrs. Porter is nodding her ghostly head and smiling; smiling with that amaz-ing toothy grin of hers and saying, “Well, it’s about time!”

Linda Trevino Accepts the 2013 Dorothy Porter Service Award

Thanks, Jim, NO ONE likes to follow him! I am honored and humbled to be the 13th recipient of the Dorothy Porter Service Award. It is truly great to see so many former colleagues, friends, and alumni here tonight. I would like to take the credit for such a great turnout. However, I am not naïve, and I know that free Lucky Dogs, crawfish, beer, wine, and friends are also great moti-vation for attendance. Coaching has taught me to make a point quickly. I’m used to a 60-second time out, the distance between the green and the tee, or pulling someone to the sideline on the field or in the gym for a short directive. Coaching conversations always had to be quick and to the point. I realized that a teenager’s attention span was short at best. Tonight, however, I am addressing adults

whose attention spans may have improved, but tonight alcohol could be a deterrent. So this is my coaching “time out.” Jim mentioned that I’ve received several awards and honors,

but none can compare to this one. Dorothy was my friend. During our time together at St. Martin’s, she was a mentor, an outstanding teacher, and a great supporter of our school. When I first came to St. Martin’s and started attending faculty meetings, Mr. Van Slate, our headmaster, would refer to his master teachers. I know many of you remember being taught by them: Mike Berard, Belle Johnson, Harold Graf, Drew Van Horn, Jim Latham, Hilda Lobenstein, and of course Dorothy. He looked to them for input and decision-making on important issues or policy concerning our school. I would watch, listen, and learn. Dorothy exemplified dedica-tion, service, commitment, and a historical love of this school. I also admired her total devotion

and love for Tony (or, as she called him, “The Chief”)! After her retirement, we remained close friends. There was never an age barrier with Dorothy. She could talk with everyone and make them feel that they and their ideas were unique and special. There was never a dull topic and she always asked ques-tions. She enjoyed faculty gathering, parties, Wednesday Night at the Square (I still see her, tapping her foot to Marcia Ball), group reciting “’Twas the Night before Christmas,” leading tours at the Historic New Orleans Collection and NOMA, enjoying Friday afternoons on the Loggia, sipping wine—Dorothy loved being with people. We would tease Dorothy that she always looked so dressed up, so proper, so elegant, always a lady, but she needed jeans in her wardrobe. Then she finally gave in, bought and wore her first pair of blue jeans to a faculty gathering. I am sure she bought them at Ann Taylor. Even wearing her jeans, she was elegant and so much the lady. Dorothy loved her former students. If she were here tonight, she would be surrounded by them; they would be eager to talk with her and to share stories of their past and their present (and she would be delighted and pleased). After an event, when asked if she had a good time, her an-swer was always with her trademark laugh, and “It was MARVEL-OUS—I HAD THE BEST TIME OF ANYONE!” And truly she did! OK, you clock watchers, thinking “She implied 60 seconds and it’s been 2½ minutes.” I only ask for 45 seconds more. I am truly blessed to have had Dorothy, and all of you, in my life. I’d like to recognize and thank my best friend and husband Al, our daughter Breck for her quick trip across the pond, my parents, and my extended family for their support throughout the years. Thanks to you for being here to share this MARVELOUS event with me. Oops, I think I’m hearing Tony’s whistle, so I’d like us to raise our glasses to Dorothy whose memory is forever strong and will always, always be a part of this school. Tomorrow I will say, “I had the best time of anyone!” Thank you.

Linda Trevino, Dorothy Porter and Sue Edwards

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For the past few months, St. Martin’s Episcopal School has been working with Dr. Robert Arensman, Kyle Sclafani ’92 and Dr. Michael Sullivan ’92 to establish a scholarship fund in Don and Donna Lewis’ names at the school. Don and Donna wanted to see this fund established while Don was still alive, both to honor the family’s commit-ment to St. Martin’s and so that Don would know of the impact this scholar-ship fund would have on students. Though Don lost his battle with lung cancer on April 18, he was able to take an active role in the planning of the fund. The Lewis Lagniappe Fund for Students—a name chosen by Don and Donna themselves—will help promising students in financial need with costs that would not otherwise be covered by the school. Examples might include a musical instrument for a talented trom-bone player; the entry fee for a regional art show for an outstand-ing art student; shoes or equipment for an athlete; a student’s graduation jacket; or other important needs for school functions that he or she could not otherwise afford. These are exactly the types of things that Don and Donna did for so many St. Martin’s students over the years—things which enriched the educational experience for the student and helped ensure that he or she received everything needed to go on to success in college and in life. We hope that you will join us in making Don and Donna’s wish come true. By helping current and future students just as

they helped past students, a legacy of “paying it forward” will be firmly entrenched in the school community they love so much. Don and Donna joined the St. Martin’s community in 1971 when their oldest daughter Allison entered first grade. That was

the start of a 42-year (and counting!) relation-ship with St. Martin’s in which Donna volunteered, served as a substitute teacher, taught first grade, served as Director of Ad-mission, and now serves on the Board of Visitors. Don, although frequently traveling in his long career as a pilot and captain for Delta Airlines, was an avid volunteer as well, serving with the Dads’ Club and co-chairing the Annual Giving Campaign. Together, Don and Donna put Allison (Allison Lewis Wagner ’82, also a former

faculty member) and her younger sister (Melissa Lewis Salus ’84) through school at St. Martin’s. Their granddaughter Taylor Mi-chals is also a St. Martin’s alum, Class of ’09, as is their nephew Beau Bethune ’92. All the while, Don and Donna lived directly across the street from the school, further reinforcing a relation-ship that has benefited both the school and the Lewis family, not to mention the decades of students touched by Donna. For more information on The Lewis Lagniappe Fund for Students or to make a donation, please visit www.stmsaints.com/lewisfund or contact the St. Martin’s Development Office at (504) 736-9914.

StM Introduces

The Lewis LagniappeFund for Students

Don and Donna Lewis

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St. Martin’s is very excited to launch our first annual Innova-tion and Design Workshop this summer. Designed in partnership with the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, this inaugural summer program will be an experiential learning workshop. It will be hands-on and student-directed. Participants will take their ideas into reality by being an inventor, innovator or entrepreneur. Project field areas are endless...music and film industry, food industry, creative writing, business development, graphic design, computer programming, software/app design, fashion design/jewelry design, architecture or interior design. Students will work in multidisciplinary teams, with high levels of individual attention. Students will learn how to identify problems and/or oppor-tunities; along with their mentors, will go out into the community to learn more about their identified problem or opportunity; and will learn brainstorming, communication, design, and prototyp-

ing skills which they will in turn apply to create their own unique solution. The outcome of this experience will be the development of a working prototype of the product they have designed.The summer workshop is the start of this lab and program which will be an ongoing aspect of the curriculum at St. Martin’s. St. Martin’s new Director of Innovation and Design, Garrett Mason, will be joined in this summer by StM parent Dr. Ralph E. Maurer, who is the Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneur-ship professor at Tulane’s A. B. Freeman School of Business. They have designed a curriculum built around new idea and design thinking. They, along with Tulane MBA students and StM faculty, will be the mentors for the summer program. If you have any questions or would like more information on Innovation and Design at St. Martin’s, please contact Garrett Mason at garrett.mason@stmsaints.com or (504)220-1417.

Innovation and Design at St. Martin’s

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GET YOUR WHEELS TURNING!

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From Good Fri-day until the Sunday following Easter, eight St. Martin’s juniors and one sophomore were in Cuba on a mission trip with StM Spanish teacher, Glendora (Kiki) Stelly, Chaplain The Rev. Dr. Walter Baer, and some parents. The purpose of the trip was for students to interact in a people-to-people way with Cubans, particularly in Church and school settings. The group visited several Episcopal Churches, including the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and Calvary Episcopal Church in Havana, and the Episcopal/Presbyterian

Seminary in Matanzas which functioned as the sponsor for the trip. The group took close to 200 Spanish Bibles and a number of Spanish Episcopal Prayer Books with them in their luggage. These were distributed among the various churches that were visited. The students were also exposed to a very broad range of Cuba’s history, economics and culture. There have been long ties among Episcopalians between Cuba and the New Orleans area. Fr. Prospero Mesa, his wife Raquel, and his family came to New Orleans as part of the Mariel

Boatlift in 1980 on a boat sponsored by Grace Episcopal Church in New Orleans. Fr. Mesa was the chaplain at St. Martin’s School for many years in the 1980s and early 1990s. His three children

are graduates of StM (Ana Mesa Ortega ’85, Carlos ’87, and Alfredo ‘89), and now two grandchildren (Diego Ortega ’18 and Sofia Ortega ’21) are part of the StM family. One of the joys on the trip was a visit to Calvary

Church in Havana, where Fr. Mesa was Rector from 1968 until 1978. This church building is currently being rebuilt with aid from a British church. The old building collapsed in the 1980s and services are held in the Rectory. One of the parishioners, at whose wedding Fr. Mesa officiated many years ago, sent a letter

with the group back to Fr. Mesa and his wife. It was a great joy to deliver it to them. The St. Martin’s group plans a fundraiser to help Calvary Church in its rebuilding process, working through the British connection. Another trip is planned for Easter break 2014. On that trip, the students will

help youth from Cuba in the building of their Episcopal Church camp (Camp Blankenship) in central Cuba. The land for this camp was obtained in the 1950s by Episcopal Bishop Romualdo Gonzalez, but the revolution prevented the development of the camp. It happens that Bishop Gonzalez’s son and grandchildren live in New Orleans and are active members of Trinity Church. Also, Bishop Blankenship, an earlier bishop in Cuba, has a son who lives in New Orleans and is an active member of Christ Church Cathedral. This makes St. Martin’s involvement with the Episcopal Camp there something very special. The ties between Cuba and New Orleans are deep and extensive. The mission group was proud to be part of a long con-nection and hopes to continue this work for years to come.

St. Martin’sMission Trip to CubaRenews Old Ties

StM Group at Calvary Church, front row: Daniel Amoss ’14, Hunter Sikaffy ’14, Hailee Barrett ’14, Mrs. Stelly, middle row: Mrs. Beth Harris, Dr. John Barrett, Andrew Holdiness ’14, Amy Clement ’14, Ms. Jan Hayden, Fr. Walter Baer, back row: Joe DeCorte ’15, Aiden Harris ’14, Brandon Roohi ’14, Andrew Lang ’14

Letter from Martiana Suerra Beber being delivered to Fr. Mesa: Mrs. Kiki Stelly (US Spanish teacher), Fr. Prospero Mesa, Diego Ortega ’18, Raquel Mesa, Fr. Baer

Martiana Suerra Beber and her husband on her wed-ding day in the 1960s, with Fr. Mesa officiating

Fr. Baer addressing the congregation at Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral with The Very Rev. Juan Ramon de la Paz, retired Dean

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St. Martin’s Day 2012’s theme was “We Are One in the Spir-it!” For the school service project, St. Martin’s chose to support the Greater New Orleans Therapeutic Riding Center in LaPlace, Louisiana, which was flooded during the most recent hurricane. This non-profit organization’s mission is to provide horse-assisted activities for children and adults with disabilities in the greater New Orleans area. It is owned and operated by StM alum Anita Koek Hefler ’82. Our Upper School students are frequent volun-teers at the Center. St. Martin’s students in all divisions collected and earned monetary donations for the Therapeutic Riding Center in the weeks leading up to St. Martin’s Day. The school was very proud to present a check to Anita during our StM Day celebration for $5,818.00. We were definitely one in the spirit on St. Martin’s Day 2012!

St. Martin’s Day Speech by Student Council President Alex de Gravelle ’13 Hello, and welcome everyone to St. Martin’s Day! Today is the day that the entire student body comes together for our annu-al family gathering. It is a day filled with scavenger hunts, music, games, and my favorite, free food! But ask yourself, is there more to this day than getting off at 12:30 and being free from class? At first I didn’t think so, I was convinced that this was just a freebee day for everyone to chill.

But not to anyone’s surprise, I was wrong. St. Martin’s Day is much more than all that other jazz I listed. It unifies us as one distinct community. Although we are separated by grade level, we all share a common goal—that is to enjoy our time at this wonder-ful school, and beat the chickens out of Country Day tonight. Can I get an Amen? Back to a more serious note, although seriousness isn’t one of my strongest qualities. All right let’s be really artsy and pretend the phrase “We are one in the spirit” is written in the sky over our heads right now. (Remember we are pretending. If you actually think you see these words in the sky then you should go see Nurse Smilari now.) So “we are one in the spirit”? Jeez, that just sounds like a really catchy phrase that the administration came up with to use as this year’s theme, wait I’m wrong again. Shocker! This theme represents much more then that. Think about it. We could analyze this line Mrs. Beckman style, but that might be a little too advanced for the younger ones here and for myself! Instead we can analyze Alex de Gravelle style. Now, when I think of this line, three things catch my atten-tion. They include the words We, One and Spirit. We as individuals come together to form ONE community. But we are not alone, we are guided by the spirit. Whether you embrace it or not, St. Martin’s is not like other schools. We need each other to succeed. As a whole, we are able to raise generous amounts of money for a cause that touches our hearts. We help each other with everyday strug-gles. We succeed together or we fail together. It is a team effort.

St. Martin’s Day 2012

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National Honor Society St. Martin’s Episcopal School’s chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 19 new members during its fall tapping ceremo-ny. Members are selected based on their outstanding academic performance, demonstration of service and leadership within their community and school and strength of character. The new members are: Alexandra Kern, Ali Lange, Gabrielle Danna, Amy Clement, Megan Hoolahan, Kathryn Favaloro, Anna Catinis, Jes-sica D’Amico, Emily Diaz-Brenes, Lauren Triay, Tia Schlesinger, Kincy Gibson, Miranda Martinez, Ian Kuehne, Joseph D’Amico, Paul Chamorro, Tiimothy Birdsong, Sam Hurley and Neil Ripley.

2012-13 Belle Johnson Scholars The Belle Johnson Scholars Foundation was established by her family in honor of Mrs. Johnson, who was a teacher and vibrant part of St. Martin’s for over 30 years until her death in 2010. Mrs. Johnson’s children, Doug Johnson ’60 and Glenn Johnson Brady ’65, are proud alumni of St. Martin’s and serve on the recipient selection committee. For the past 12 years, the Belle Johnson Scholars Foundation has provided financial aid to quali-fied students in grades six through twelve. The Belle Johnson Scholars are selected on the basis of their academic performance, promise, citizenship and extracurricular involvement. The Belle Johnson Scholars for the 2012-2013 school year were: Lane Davis, Maansi Solanky, Abby Sims, Gabby Danna, Kayla Gerard, Ali Lange, Tiffany Tavassoli and Mya Carter.

Project Princess at StM St. Martin’s Upper School student organization, Clothes for Cause, recently hosted a dress drive called Project Princess for the upcoming high school prom season. Project Princess’ mission

was to give gently used dresses to girls who may not be able to afford a new prom dress, and in turn make their prom night as special as it could be. St. Martin’s Clothes for Cause hosted a two-week dress drive and collected over 75 dresses! The dresses were delivered to All Souls Episcopal Church in the Ninth Ward, and the Household of Faith Family Worship Church International on the west bank.

StM Quiz Bowl team headed for National Competition The St. Martin’s Quiz Bowl Team traveled to Natchitoches, Louisiana in March to compete in the Louisiana Association for Academic Competition state rounds. St. Martin’s team had already placed first in Division II for its region. The team placed

2012-13 Belle Johnson Scholars and the Johnson Family

Clothes for a Cause members: Trinity Barriere, Miranda Martinez, Kincy Gibson, Court-ney Taylor, Megan Hoolahan, Kathryn Favaloro, Erin Bahn, Ilana Springer and Emily Bryan, seated: Kayla Gerard, Elise Ripley, Bonnie Cash and Allison Baird

Quiz Bowl Members Ian Kuhne, James Conatser, Ben Bonner and Joey DeCorte getting ready to compete at state!

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third at the state finals. Team captain James Conatser and players Ben Bonner, Joey DeCorte, and Ian Kuehne made the trip along with their faculty sponsor, Mrs. Lee Klebba, and faculty member Mr. Warren Lind. The team will compete at the national level here in New Orleans at the end of May.

St. Martin’s Episcopal School Gives 2013 Leadership Award Mr. Roland von Kurnatowski, founder of the Tipitina’s Foundation, has been named the recipient of the fourth annual St. Martin’s Episcopal School Leadership Award. The award was presented in front of the school’s student body on Tuesday, May 7, in the Solomon Theater. The St. Martin’s Episcopal School Leadership Award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated leadership by having a positive impact upon the Greater New Orleans area. The award recipient is selected by a student-driven process in which eight students representing grades 8 through 12 research potential nominees, make presentations to a Selection Committee and then plan the award presentation event. A native New Orleanian, Roland von Kurnatowski graduated from Fortier High School and proceeded to Tulane University, where he earned B.A., M.B.A., and J.D. degrees. Other than brief stints in Texas - economic forecasting at Texas Instruments in the

late 70s and practicing law in Houston in the early 90s - he has spent the last 33 years developing and managing real estate in the Gulf South. Working with his wife, Mary, and various partners, he owns and operates Fountainbleau Management, LLC, a company specialized in rehabilitating depressed and neglected properties and placing them back into commerce. Under Roland’s direc-tion, and through the efforts of the individual managers, these complexes support local charities and philanthropic efforts, and offer in-house programs to improve the quality of life for residents including low-cost or free breast cancer screenings; after-school care programs and tutoring; and seminars with chefs on healthy cooking, and with physicians on preventative lifestyle measures. For Roland, the involvement and ultimate ownership of Tipitina’s came about through an unexpected avenue. In 1995,

Roland and his partners converted the by-then defunct Bayou Plaza Hotel (formerly Fountainbleau Hotel, hence the company name) to a combination of self-storage, apartments, and retail uses. A unique aspect of this project led to his involvement in the Tipitina’s Music Club and to founding the Tipitina’s Foundation: Transforming the hotel room configurations into band rehearsal spaces. Initially offered as artist studios, the demand for band rehearsal spaces was so strong that ultimately, the top three floors were converted into 85+ rehearsal spaces and a recording studio. A direct result of this interaction with the music community was Roland’s decision to invest in Tipitina’s Music Club, securing what he originally thought of as a place for these musicians to showcase their talent. In 1996, with a growing awareness of the unique status of Tipitina’s as a musical icon in the local culture with a world-wide fan base, Roland and his partners acquired full ownership of the club. Never having aspired to become music club owners, Roland and Mary eventually came to the realization that the “highest and best use” of this shrine was to further the mission of a non-profit entity dedicated to the support of New Orleans’ music culture at the grass roots level. The Tipitina’s Foundation formed in 2003 with a single mission: Providing high quality band instruments to local public schools in support of their band programs. To date this endeavor has provided more than $2.5 million worth

of instruments to more than 75 schools, reaching more than 4,000 students a year. In post-Katrina New Orleans, the Tipitina’s Foundation became the major, and sometimes sole, source of instruments to the struggling Recovery School District and the remaining Orleans Parish Schools, and has been credited with saving the band programs at a number of these schools. In the aftermath of Katrina, the Tipitina’s Foundation, without hesitation, agilely expanded its mission to play a significant role in providing direct aid to musicians and their families trying to return and re-establish themselves in New Orleans. Through the as-sistance of Fountainbleau Management, the Foundation provided housing and aid to stranded artists and their families and served as a resource center to the musical community. Since that time, and in response to an increasing awareness of the needs within the musical community, the Tipitina’s Founda-tion has developed a variety of additional programs and services designed to fulfill its expanded mission of helping to preserve the musical culture of New Orleans and Louisiana.

Members of the St. Martin’s Leadership Award student committee with Mary and Roland Kurnatowski (center) Austin White ’16, Kalee Gibson ’16, Isabelle Celata ’15, Adam Bernberg ’13, Savannah Watermeier ’17, Joseph D’Amico ’14, Anna Catinis ’14 and Rodney Rice ’15

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In summary, the Tipitina’s Foundation focuses on the fun-damental aspects of music development as a cultural resource: instruments for band programs, practical training for young musi-cians and technicians, and career support for working musicians. For Roland von Kurnatowski, the Tipitina’s Foundation endeavor is rewarding because, while not glamorous in nature, these are the areas that allowed those interested in music careers to ap-proach it properly equipped and better prepared for success.Merry Sorrells said, “Roland von Kurnatowski is an outstanding example of leadership in the Greater New Orleans community. On behalf of our students and faculty, we are most proud of the opportunity to honor his commitment to and tremendous impact upon the city we all love.” Prior recipients of the St. Martin’s Episcopal School Leader-ship Award include Mr. Doyle Coatney (2009), businessman, St. Martin’s grandparent of alumni and generous benefactor; Mr. Brian Bordainick (2010), then-Executive Director of 9th Ward Field of Dreams; Mr. Ron Forman, (2011) President and CEO of Audubon Nature Institute, Inc.; and Mr. Doug Thornton, Senior Vice President, (2012) Stadiums and Arenas, SMG.

Consequences of Impact In March, St. Martin’s Episcopal School students in grades 7-12 participated in Consequences of Impact, a mock crash involving impaired driving. Pre-selected student actors acted out a fatal crash scenario in front of their peers. Consequences of Impact is a reinforcement activity that is promoted through the Sudden Impact Program offered, through a partnership, by the Louisiana State Police and Interim LSU Public Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center. This significant teaching event allowed our students to see first-hand how distracted driving and poor decision-making affect everyone. This exercise also stressed the importance of using seat belts and how the emotional suffering of families endures long after a fatal crash occurs in reality.

StM Science Olympiad in State Championships Medal winners were: Benjamin Bonner: 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal, Ian Jenkins: 1 bronze medal, Paden Gallagher: 1 bronze medal, Ian Kuehne: 1 bronze medal, Joseph D’Amico:

1 bronze medal, Joseph De-Corte: 3 bronze medals, Alex-ander Monier: 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal and Iris Palazzolo: 1 bronze medal. Good job Saints! Diversity at St. Martin’s by Antoine Barriere St. Martin’s Episcopal School is a true example of the meaning of diversity. Diverse in its ethnicity with races cross-ing the spectrum from Asian to Caucasian to Indian to the handsome African-American such as myself. Diverse in its religion from the very roots in

which the school was founded, Christianity, to Judaism, to Bud-dhism, to Muslim, to no religion at all. Diversity is not just skin color or race; it goes much farther than having a different culture or a religion from someone else. Diversity is the mixture of ingredients in Gumbo Pot of God. He created us very differently but all for a specific purpose. Short or tall, light or dark, male or female, etc., we are all unique; we are all diverse; we are all created by God. In a diverse atmosphere everyone feels welcome. As 1 Cor-inthians 12:12 says, “You can easily enough see how this kind of thing works by looking no further than your own body. Your body has many parts—limbs, organs, cells—but no matter how many parts you can name, you’re still one body.” To be a great commu-nity you have to have different parts. The academic side of StM puts students on the road to excellence and success in life. The artistic side brings creativity and life to our community. The athletic part of school makes kids strong and teaches us how to be responsible. And last but not least, our school helps us achieve through growing relationships with our teachers, coaches, and administration as they give us hope and confidence to know who we are, to believe in ourselves, and to make the right choices in life by doing the right things at all times. At StM, we are Diverse in God!

HALO wins National Recognition Two Years in a Row Last year, our Upper

School newspaper, The Halo, was entered into the American Scholastic Press Association’s Scholastic Newspaper Awards Competition. In addition to the competition, the ASPA sends a critique of high school news-papers, and then new faculty sponsor Al Tritico thought the

Consequences of Impact

Science Olympiad medal winners Joey DeCorte ‘15 and Ian Kuehne ‘14

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feedback would be invaluable in developing StM’s paper. To the staff and sponsor’s humble surprise, the Halo won third place overall. This annual competition is open to college and high school newspapers, and there are hundreds of en-tries. Schools compete against other schools with similar enrollment nationwide. This is, in short, the big leagues for scholastic news-papers. This year the Halo won second place overall! Led by James Conatser ’14 and Claire Adams ’14, the Halo staff’s dedication, hard work, and talent has been nationally recognized for the second year in a row.

Senior Leadership Day Sermon by Ellie Stefani ’13 Becoming a leader is something that everyone has the pos-sibility of doing. But what makes this task so difficult? It could be that you are a shy person and are afraid of what people will say about your ideas. Or it could also be that you’re afraid that you will fail as a leader. Both of these answers have one common element: Fear. The hardest part of being a leader is the fear to do anything that might bring a bad change. For myself, one of the constant fears of being a leader is not being good enough. My great-grandma, who just turned 97, is a great inspiration to me when I begin to doubt myself as a leader. She was married to my great-grandpa until he died in his forties due to a heart at-tack. When he first passed away, she decided that she’d continue her backyard cement company in her husband’s name, and Carlo Ditta Inc. was born. She would wake up every morning and hose off the trucks and then send them off to their jobs and every night she would wait to hose them off again. She did all of this despite the hardships of raising a family by herself and starting a compa-ny, especially because she was a woman in a man’s world during this time. It always amazes me that she was able to take on such a job, without second thought. She didn’t let fear keep her from opening a cement company of her own. For the 40-plus years she worked there, she made tough decisions that no other person was able to make, even if there were consequences to her ac-tions. She was the type of person to own up to her mistakes and take responsibility for them, just as a true leader should. By tak-ing those steps, she was able to live her life to the fullest. When Katrina hit and we all had evacuated into a two-bed-room house that managed to fit 9 of us, she got sick. She called me into her room and sat me down so that she could talk to me. She said, “Ellie, for the first time in my life, I feel old.” She was 89 at the time. My first thought was, “Really? You starting to feel old

now?” But then she continued. She said, “I feel old because this is the first time in my life where I haven’t told people what to do, they’ve been telling me what to do and I haven’t been able to take care of anything. I can’t even look after The Plant because I’m stuck in this bed two hours away. It’s one of my favorite things on this Earth.” In that moment, I realized how fulfilling it was to be a leader. Despite all of the hard work, she was still able to create some-thing that she loves. And that’s the true characteristic of being a leader. It’s leading a group of people doing something you love, despite the fear of messing up. When something goes wrong, there is always a chance to fix it but when something finally does go right, it can be the most satisfying feeling in the world. You all have the potential to become a leader. One day, like today, you will have to lead the school. Senior Leadership Day represents what it is like to be a leader. It shows that everyone has the possibility to rise to the challenge and become a leader. Just do not let your fear get in the way of the changes that you can make during your life and even on Senior Leadership Day. Thank you.

StM Homecoming 2012 Homecoming week at St. Martin’s is always a frenzy of activi-ties and excitement. The entire campus is set with great anticipa-tion of the big game, the alumni and the Homecoming dance. And StM Homecoming 2012 did not disappoint! The traditional all school pep rally was held in the Adkerson Gym on Friday afternoon. StM cheerleaders fired up the Saints and their fans for the big game against the Ridgewood Eagles. The annual Home-coming Barbeque was held that evening on the Lower School playground. Alumni and StM families enjoyed hamburgers, hotdogs and a lot of school spirit! The crowd filled the new StM bleachers and the Saints were greeted with tremendous cheers as they stormed the field! St. Martin’s 1962 football captains Jim Vaughn and Bob Walters, along with our 2012 Saints football captains, tossed the coin to determine first possession. Visiting alumni cheered along with 2012 Homecoming court and all the fans as the Saints trampled the Eagles 42-3.

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On Saturday night the Home-coming dance was held in Saints Hall with the presentation of the court in the adjacent Solomon Theater. The 2012 Homecom-ing Queen was Joanna Smilari. Members of the 2012 court were: Hannah Mayeux, Kayla Gerard, Paige Holcomb, Anna Catinis, Amy Clement, Alexandra Kern, Madeline Davis, Hannah Della Croce and Jessica Tan.

Update from aUxiliary ClUbs

Mothers’ Clubby rachel s. Jurisich I can’t believe how fast this school year has gone by. The Mothers’ Club has had a very busy and successful year. We decided at the end of last year that our new commitment to StM was to provide the funding for the new bleachers on Tony Porter Field. Our first event this year was the “Food and Wine Experience.” This was a wonderful time for new members of our community to meet our great families here at StM, as well as for old friends to get together. It was truly a fine way to start off the year. We also continued with some of our old favorite events like Original Arts, Family Fest, Santa Secret Workshop, and Christmas Greens. After Christmas we moved full speed ahead towards our annual spring Gala that was held at the Mardi Gras World Grand Mansion. This night was truly an “Evening of Southern Charm.” The ambiance, food, music and camaraderie made it a night that will not be soon forgotten. To end the year, we had our third An-nual Rummage Sale that we co-host with the Dads’ Club. Being Mothers’ Club President has been a wonderful and enlightening experience that has left me feeling very proud of all of our accomplishments. I could not have done it without the con-stant help of my board members and all of my committee heads. You all have gone above and beyond and I am truly grateful. I leave the Mothers’ Club in the very good hands of Donna Gorum Glenn who will lead the Mothers’ Club into the new school year.

Dads’ Clubby scott Hall ’90 The St. Martin’s Dads’ Club, once again, had an extremely successful year. Working with this energetic group of StM dads has been a pleasure for me. Our meetings and events were well attended and our volunteer efforts never disappointed! We embraced our traditional events like Donuts with Dad, Homecom-ing Barbeque, StM Day, and Carnival Day with great enthusiasm. In addition, we expanded our role in the StM Rummage Sale, on which we work alongside the Mothers’ Club. Next year looks to be another great year with Rob Norton as our new president. Plan on

more good times with the Dads’ Club next year! In fact, mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 27, 2013 for our Night Out at the Zephyrs! This is always a fun kick-off for StM dads to reconnect after the summer and get to meet dads who are new to the StM community.

Guild of Fine Arts by Holly Heine The 2012-13 year for the Guild of Fine Arts has been one of transi-tion. The Guild of Fine Arts is made up of parents who truly want to support our students and fac-ulty involved in all forms of artistic expression. I am continually amazed by the

dedication St. Martin’s staff and faculty have to drawing out any bits of talent or desire our children may have. Thank you to all of you! It has been an honor to be “in the background” supporting that effort in whatever way we could as a Guild. In order for the Guild to be the best support possible, this year we got a little bit more organized—identifying our role as a group, defining the roles of our officers, and developing an up-to-date set of by-laws. We structured our meetings in an effort to include more members and accomplish more business. We bet-ter defined a couple of our regular processes that happen each year. The Guild of Fine Arts is set to offer even more support than ever to our students and faculty next year. Now, what we need is PARENTS! Be on the lookout for information for that first meeting of the school year. You won’t regret getting involved!

Booster Clubby richie pigeon It is hard to believe that the 2012-2013 school year is com-ing to a close. This year has been an all-around success. There have been many positive changes across the StM campus, and the Booster Club has contributed to this progress. Our student athletes have been given many opportunities and have accom-plished many goals. As we look ahead to the next school year with much enthusi-asm, our main goal is to make our StM Booster Club stronger and to magnify our school spirit. Let us all work together and give our talented students the support they need. We welcome new ideas and fresh faces, so feel free to contact me at any time. Thank you for your support.

Parents’ Councilby brian Kuehne The Parents’ Council had a very productive 2012-13 school year. We covered a lot of ground and discussed many topics of interest to both parents and administration. This year was also a transitional year for the Parents’ Council. We started moving to a

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more open format with the emphasis on improving communica-tion within the St. Martin’s community, and we invited all inter-ested parents to attend some of the meetings. In every meeting we had updates from Merry Sorrells and the Board of Trustees. All school heads, Debbie Flanagan, and Coach Frank Cazeaux also presented during the year. Topics discussed included school accreditation, security, enrollment, St. Martin’s financial overview, the college application process and results (information for all grades), Middle School homework, the athletic program, and fundraising. We also reviewed and revised the Parents’ Council bylaws and agreed that most of next year’s meetings will be open to all St. Martin’s parents, teachers and administrators. Our purpose and mission is to provide a vehicle to promote open and free communication between St. Martin’s Episcopal School parents, teachers, administration, and the Board for the betterment of the St. Martin’s community. I think the new group of officers and the administration is well-positioned to fulfill that mission. The officers for next year are Brad Bartholomew as presi-dent, Alicia Dean as vice president, and Denise France as secre-tary. They have already started to suggest topics for next year’s meetings that I know will be of interest to all parents. I encourage everyone to attend next year’s open meetings and participate in the dialog. Finally, I want to thank my fellow officers, Jason Adriance and Donna Glenn; the council members; Merry Sorrells; and all the school heads for all their help and support.

StM’s 2012 Duke TIP Scholars: left to right front row: Rimi Mandal, Maansi Solanky, Ol-ivia Fernandez, Evan McCollum, Harrison Hedgpeth, Khaja Bradley, Bruce Miller, Bryce Monier, Alexandra Bartholomew and Chloe Bartholomew, back row: Elizabeth Kuehne, Gabrielle Bennett, Sarah Millican, Chase Descant, Andrew Devall, Jules France, Andrew Dongieux, Taylor Cummings and Anoush Stamm

StM’s 5th grade visits the World War II museum

StM Fall Athletics

Cross CoUntryboys - 2012 district 1a Cross Country Champions2nd in stateall districtIan Jenkins and Alex MonierlHsaa all academic state teamIan Jenkins and Tejas Shah

football2nd in districtall district first teamJack Jenkins, Kellen Ruffin, Ethan Robarts and Chandler PattonlHsaa all academic state teamGrant Reggio, Austin Falk, Ian Jenkins, Tyler Dean, Neil Ripley and Paul Chamorro

swimmingdistrict - Girls placed 4th and boys came in 2ndstate - Boys team finished in 4th place and the girls finished in 3rd place

Volleyball2nd in districtall district first teamAmber Perkins, Alayna Adolph and Kayla Gerard

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HOMECOMING 2012

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Those being recognized today have excelled in four areas: service, scholarship, leadership and character. Coincidentally, the mission of this school is expressed in its mission statement as follows: “We prepare students to thrive in college and in life through faith, schol-arship and service.” Those individuals being recog-nized have been the first to recognize and excel in the four critical qualities that the school has been trying to instill in its students since its inception. Notice I said “the first to rec-ognize and ex-cel” as sooner or later all of us come to the realization that the qualities of service, scholarship, leadership and character are essential to a rewarding, happy and purposeful life. In 1987 (before any of today’s honorees were born), I was sitting in an assembly just like this one when this process un-folded at St. Martin’s during my junior year. I look back and am amazed that I thought I was going to be one of the honorees. I was convinced that my body of work and life to that date had exhibited true excellence in the areas of service, scholarship, leadership and character.

Let’s look at these individually. Leadership. I felt the strongest about leadership. I was a captain of the basketball team. I was the president of the student council and probably one of the most self-confident members of the Class of 1989. Looking back, I was certainly in positions of leadership but was I a true leader? Leadership can be defined as “an act or instance of leading, guidance or direction.” In all fair-ness, although I held positions of leadership, I never was a leader in the truest sense of the word because I never took those posi-

tions and used them to lead, guide or direct anybody. I probably misled myself on that one a little bit. I now run a law firm and my clients, partners and staff rely on me to lead, guide or direct them on a daily basis so I have a better appreciation for what being a

leader means. Let’s look at the next quality. Scholarship. I still felt pretty confident on scholarship. I had mostly B’s, some C’s. I had good SAT scores, I was a National Merit Semifinalist, so I assumed that would get me over the hump on scholarship. The definition of scholarship is knowledge acquired by studying. In all honesty, I passed through much of my

educational career without ever getting any knowledge based upon studying. I certainly memorized a bunch of facts, I looked at a lot of material on the eve of a test, remembered 80 to 90, some-times 100% of it, and got through whatever test I had to take. That, coupled with good standardized testing ability, got me into college and law school but really I never excelled at scholarship and did not truly start to acquire knowledge through study until I got much older. To me, service is when somebody is willing to subordinate their wants, desires or needs for the greater good. I will tell you a quick story I read last night about people on Wall Street. (Yes, I am going to try and work Wall Street into a talk about service.) There was a group of people that excelled at scholarship, who were leaders who probably had some character. All were a little bit older than you and they got offered jobs at Goldman Sachs, the biggest, most profitable investment bank in the world. They went to Goldman Sachs and made hundreds of thousands of dollars in their twenties with bonuses that went into the mil-lions. One day a partner told all of these new young Goldman

National Honor SocietyFall Tapping Ceremony address by

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Sachs employees (and there were 30 something of them) to meet him in a conference room on Friday at 5:00 p.m. before the Me-morial Day weekend. As you may or may not know, in New York, much of Wall Street has the ability to go out to the Hamptons and go to the beach and celebrate and have a party and spend all of the money they were making over the holiday weekend. Hour after hour went by and these hot shot, young, smart, successful guys and girls were waiting for the partner who was their boss to show up. After a few hours, they began to grumble. After a little longer, three of these young hot shots with degrees from Wharton or Kellogg or another of the big business schools said, “Enough is enough. Who does this partner think he is to keep us waiting here?” They told their friends, “See you later; we are out of here.” The rest of the people waited. They didn’t want to but they bit their lips and waited. Ultimately, the partner showed up with a single piece of pa-per and asked everyone who was present to sign it. He explained to them that he had kept them waiting for five hours because one day they were going to be out meeting with a billionaire like Bill Gates or Warren Buffett on behalf of Goldman Sachs. That millionaire might make them wait for hours and their job was to subvert their wants, their desires, their impatience for the good of the firm. Well, that is an interesting little anecdote and I just read it so I thought I would share with you but it illustrates a larger point. You can’t be of service to your neighbor, your family, your community as a whole unless you are willing to subordinate your wants, desires and needs or in this case patience for the greater good. To me, true service is being able to do that on a consistent basis. It probably wasn’t until I had children that I came to truly understand what service to another was really about. Trust me, your parents routinely set aside their own interests to support you in this school and beyond.

When I think of someone with character (as a lawyer and as a bookworm), my mind always goes to Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Ask yourself: If we are judged by what we do, what have you done to exhibit character? Have you laughed along with the bully or have you stood up for the person being bullied? Have you shown true character? I was a state and federal prosecutor. I have prosecuted hundreds of people. I have seen the result of people going through life without character – from white collar fraud, political corruption and even murder – character is the most perilous quality to be without. It is also one of the easiest to exhibit on a daily basis. I re-cently heard someone summarize character as always doing “the next right thing.” We are confronted on a daily basis with different situations that we can respond to in a number of ways. No matter what has happened in the past, when confronted with a situa-tion, we always have the choice to do the next right thing. Remind yourself of that the next time you are confronted with a situation and must decide how you are going to respond and if you are go-ing to do the next right thing. Reflect on all of this if you are not an honoree. If you are an honoree, good for you, keep it up, you are running a marathon not a sprint. You are at the beginning of a very long race and just got out of the starting blocks. Keep excelling at these areas. You deserve all of the accolades that you get and all of the recognition that is coming your way. If you are not an honoree today, don’t despair, keep pushing. Think about these things. Excel at them. They are the reason you are at this school that your parents are sacrificing to send you to. You too have just gotten out of the starting blocks in a marathon. Congratulations to today’s honorees and good luck to all.

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Bringing Tradition Home: Update on the Annual Giving Campaign 2012-13

At the start of the 2012-13 school year, St. Martin’s set an ambitious goal: Raise $375,000 for our Annual Giving Campaign and increase parent participation above 50% for the first time in four years, and also increase alumni participation over last year. To accomplish these goals, we enlisted our Annual Giving Co-Chairs Julie and Larry Stokes (parents of Brandon ’20 and Taylor ’22). Aided by a cadre of parent volunteers and Alumni Class Agents, this outstanding team has succeeded in exceeding our goals already. The theme of this year’s Campaign—Bringing Tradition Home—reflected our delight in the fact that new Head of School Merry Sorrells and her husband Kim have made the Van Slate House their home, representing the best that St. Martin’s has to offer—a proud heritage and a bright future. Annual Giving is so important to the quality of our experience at St. Martin’s. It has an immediate, direct and positive impact upon today’s stu-dents by funding highly qualified teachers who grow stronger with professional development; unmatched arts and athletic facilities; state of the art technology in classrooms; and financial aid for well-qualified students. We are proud to tell you that our generous school com-munity has given over $380,000 to date, or 101% of our goal of $375,000.

Even more important than the monetary goal of our cam-paign is the goal of strong parent and alumni participation in Annual Giving. We have now achieved 56% parent participation, which is critical, because a culture of philanthropic support by our parents demonstrates a healthy school. Moreover, at 14%, alumni participation is ahead of last year, and demonstrates a continued increase in support over the past several years. Most importantly, we look forward to continued growth in participation

by our parents and alumni, for the remainder of this school year and into the future. From the elegant and beautiful Found-ers Dinner in October at the home of Sandra and John DeMartini ’80 to May’s all-school student-led-and-produced “lip-dub” perfor-mance in the Solomon Theater to thank our community for their generous support, it has been a year of optimism. Under the able leadership of Merry Sorrells, St. Martin’s is now a strong, stable institution. To the nearly 900 who have given already, we thank you once again. If you have not yet supported Annual Giving, there is still

time. We ask that you show your support for our school by giving to the Annual Giving Campaign. Supporting Annual Giving is easy, and the most important fact is that any amount is enough—no matter what you can and wish to give, it’s the giving itself that counts. You can donate by mailing your check in the enclosed gift reply envelope; donate securely online at www.stmsaints.com/ag; or call the Development Office at (504) 736-9910 with a credit card number. Once again, thank you for your generous support of St. Mar-tin’s.

From the

Development Office by Lisa Newman Sibal ’77

ANNUAL GIVING DONOR LEVELSHeadmaster’s Circle $15,000+ Saint $10,000 - $14,999 Scholar $5,000 - $9,999 Fellow* $3,000 - $4,999 Founder** $1,500 - $2,999

Supporter $500 - $1,499 Benefactor $100 - $499 Friend $1-$99

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We invite you to create a legacy to ensure that St. Martin’s exists in perpetuity as the superior independent school in the Greater New Orleans area. Planned gifts, whether immediate or deferred, increase the size of the school’s endowment, creat-ing a sustainable source of funding for St. Martin’s and enrichment of its programs. Gift planning can take many forms depending upon your personal goals. Your financial and/or legal advisor can help you with your planning once you have thought about what, when, and how you want to give. Depending upon the gift vehicle selected, you may obtain some or all of the following benefits:• Income tax reduction• Avoidance of capital gain taxes• Increase in spendable income• Elimination of federal estate tax• Fulfillment of philanthropic goals

Following are some of the more common planned giving vehicles:• Bequests (Gifts by will)• Gifts of Life Insurance• Gifts of Retirement Benefits• Charitable Remainder Trusts (Provides income during your life while St. Martin’s receives the remainder interest in the trust)• Charitable Lead Trusts (Allows you to make a gift to St. Martin’s while retaining property in your family)

Housed within The Legacy Societies of St. Martin’s Episcopal School are several soci-eties based upon the value of the planned gift, where that value is known. The planned giving levels are as follows, with accompanying benefits described below:

$500,000+: The O.E. Haring Society Benefits: Desktop crystal piece, individual profile in The Bell, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

$250,000-$499,999: The Van Slate Society Benefits: Diamond lapel pin, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certifi-cate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

$100,000-$249,999: The Bell Society Benefits: Sapphire lapel pin, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certifi-cate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

$50,000-$99,999: The 1947 Society Benefits: Ruby lapel pin, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

<$50,000: The Shield Society Benefits: Recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

If you have planned a legacy gift for St. Martin’s and wish your name to be recognized, or if you are interested in learning more about planned giving and how it can secure the future of St. Martin’s while providing benefits to you, please the Development Office at (504) 736-9910.

Not intended as legal, accounting, or other profes-sional advice. For assistance in planning charitable gifts with tax and other financial implications, the services of appropriate advisors should be obtained.

Members of the Legacy Societies of StM

Mrs. Margaret Stainbach Adams ’75Mrs. Carol AppelMr. Conrad Appel Mr. Brian Bossier ’78 Mrs. Margaret Dannenberg Bossier ’78 Mr. Alan Brackett Mrs. Linda Eckles Brackett Mrs. Jennifer Buckley Mr. Sam Buckley Rev. Daryl Canfill* Mrs. Lynn Coatney Mr. Michael Coatney Mrs. Ethel G. Coupland* Mr. Sean Daly Mr. John DeMartini ’80 Mrs. Sandra DeMartini Mr. F. Otway Denny Mrs. Beth Hughes DePass ’79 The Rev. Fred Devall IV ’87Dr. Dee Dee Estes Mr. Michael A. Flick Mr. Lawrence Gibbs Mrs. Marian Gibbs Mr. John Girault ’55 Mrs. Murrell Girault Dr. Tejas Godiwala Mr. John Graham Mr. Robert Holden Mr. Tom Huber* Mr. Tim Hurley Mr. Hans A.B. Jonassen ’58 Mr. John P. Labouisse Mrs. Meredith Labouisse* Mr. Dan LeGardeur ’69 Mr. Jon King Mayer* Mrs. Mary Anne O’Neil* Mrs. Anthony Porter* Mrs. Mary Sue Roniger ’60Mrs. Charlotte Smith* Mr. Gary N. Solomon, Sr. Mr. Doyle Spell ’52 Mrs. Billie Poag Walters ’63 Dr. Susan Wilkie

*deceased

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The St. Martin’s Family Endowment in-cludes the restricted funds outlined below, as well as unrestricted funds. The school’s goal is to increase the size of the endow-ment through additional scholarship funds, special purpose funds, and other planned gifts. For more information regarding the establishment of a scholarship fund or an endowment gift, please contact the Devel-opment Office at (504) 736-9914.

alumni financial aid fundEach year, the first $10,000 received from alumni in Annual Giving is placed in this fund. Proceeds help provide tuition as-sistance for children of alumni who qualify for financial aid.

dorothy dorsa porter scholarship fundMrs. Porter established and outlined this fund in her estate plan. Proceeds assist students with financial need and strong academic promise.

w. brooks emory scholarship fundMrs. Porter established and outlined this fund in her estate plan in honor of her dear friend, Dr. Brooks Emory ’60. Proceeds from this fund are awarded to an entering junior who exemplifies the motto of the school, “Faith, Scholarship and Service,” and who is in need of financial aid.

belle Johnson scholars foundationThis Foundation was established in 1998 by Doug Johnson ’60 in honor of his mother, Belle, who taught at St. Martin’s for 30 years. The Foundation meets annually to select student recipients who exhibit a combination of financial need, strong aca-demic performance, promise, citizenship and extracurricular involvement.

tad Huber memorial scholarship fundDianne and Tom Huber created this fund in memory of their son, Tad. Revenue from the fund provides financial assistance to a high school student who, in addition to exhibiting financial need, shows promise in academics and extracurricular activities.

rigdon family scholarship fundThis fund was established by Jan and Larry Rigdon on behalf of the Rigdon family. Income from the fund is awarded to a stu-dent or students based on academic merit and financial need.

ruth U. fertel scholarship fundThis fund was established by the Fertel Foundation in memory of Ruth U. Fer-tel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. Proceeds from the fund are awarded to a Middle School student based upon diver-sity, academic merit and financial need.

audrey b. michaud scholarship fundEstablished by StM alum Beau Bisso ’90 in memory of his grandmother, this scholar-ship fund provides tuition for the senior year of a female student in need of finan-cial aid who exhibits academic promise and is a well-rounded student athlete.

st. martin’s board of trustees faculty recognition scholarship fundThis scholarship fund was established in May 2007 by the St. Martin’s Episco-pal School Board of Trustees as special recognition for the long service of certain retiring faculty members. Proceeds from the fund will be awarded to students based upon academic merit and financial need. To date, the Board of Trustees has estab-lished Faculty Recognition Scholarships in honor of Dianne Greer, Stephenie Pittman, Pedro Perez, Gloria Siegel, Susan Godch-aux, Betsy Kaston ’72, Sue Shaw, Carolyn Busenlener, Linda Trevino, Linda Trotter, Jim Marsalis ’62, Dr. Rex Mooney, Chick McGeehan, Eileen Beckman, Jane Guillory, Doris Baron and Julie Dieth.

michael edward wanek lectures for faculty and family enrichment fundEstablished in 1998 by Michael Wanek’s loving family, this memorial fund is dedi-cated to supporting faculty and parents in continued professional development and learning opportunities. Proceeds from the fund provide for our bi-annual Wanek Lecture Series, bringing prominent national speakers to our campus.

mildred ellis Herron fundEstablished in 1993 in memory of Millie Herron ’88, this fund provides assistance for a student who exhibits strength in aca-demics and athletics in addition to need, as set forth by Millie’s family.

godiwala fellowship award for innovation in educationSeema and Tejas Godiwala endowed this fund for the express purpose of recognizing and rewarding creative academic programs at St. Martin’s. Faculty members may submit professional development requests which highlight innovation and collabora-tion, as well as an indication of a lasting and positive impact on the St. Martin’s community.

stuart Kemp peyton student Center fundEstablished in 1991 in memory of Stuart Kemp Peyton ’93, funds received con-structed the Stuart Peyton Student Center our Upper School students enjoy today.

Harold graf memorial fundThe Class of 1973 established this fund in memory of Mr. Graf to raise money for sci-ence lab renovations. To date, $9,000 has been raised toward a goal of $25,000.

barbara H. ryan leadership fundThis fund supports a scholarship or finan-cial aid, as well as an award recognizing a member of the St. Martin’s staff who demonstrates leadership and positive influence in his or her role at the school. The creation of the fund was based upon a grass-roots effort by members of the school’s staff, who wish to honor the many years of service and the positive impact and influence Barbara has had on so many people at St. Martin’s.

the lewis lagniappe fund for studentsThis fund will help promising students in financial need with costs that would not otherwise be covered by St. Martin’s. For more information, see page 3.

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One of the feature articles of this issue of the Bell is about this year’s Dorothy Porter Award recipient, Linda Trevino, who was nominated by Jim Marsalis ’62. In order to identify individuals who fit the criteria for the Dorothy Porter Award, the Alumni Ath-letic Hall of Fame, and the Martin de Tours Award, the selection committees rely on alumni like you to nominate people like Mrs. Trevino. So, what are the criteria for each of the awards? the dorothy porter service award is named for long-time StM teacher Mrs. Dorothy Dorsea Porter. Mrs. Porter was a part of St. Martin’s from its beginnings in the 1950s. Even after her retirement in 1983, Mrs. Porter was actively involved in the school. She exemplified grace, commitment, historical love for the school and an enduring spirit that is sought by virtually every reunion class. With the inception of the Dorothy Porter Service Award, we honored Mrs. Porter and her commitment to St. Mar-tin’s. Mrs. Porter, considered an honorary graduate of St. Martin’s Episcopal School, passed away in September, 2003. This award is given to an exemplary St. Martin’s citizen who has consistently served the school with time, talent, and treasures; a graduate of St. Martin’s, or long-time volunteer, faculty, grandparent, par-ent, trustee, or friend. The recipient must be able to attend the ceremony, unless the award is given posthumously.

the alumni athletic Hall of fame is the newest of the alumni awards, and recognizes individuals and teams who distinguished themselves in interscholastic athletics as players, coaches, athletic trainers, or administrators while at St. Martin’s. Nominees must be a minimum of 15 years out of St. Martin’s. Nominations must be submitted to the Alumni Director (Anne Honeywell) no later than May 1. If you have someone in mind, please go ahead and send the nomination in now for the following year. Nominations remain on file from year to year.

the martin de tours award is only given to alumni, and is St. Martin’s highest alumni honor. It is named for the pa-tron saint of the school, Martin de Tours, and focuses on service to the community.

The recipient must be an exemplary citizen who has con-sistently served his/her community; has demonstrated a commit-ment to the highest standards in his/her chosen field of endeavor; and has shown leadership in the community. He or she must have attended St. Martin’s for a minimum of three consecutive years; must be at least 35 years old; and must be able to attend the awards ceremony. The recipient’s service must reflect the ideals of St. Martin’s, and serve as an inspiration to fellow alumni and to the current student body. It must reflect the motto, philosophy, and mission of St. Martin’s Episcopal School (Faith, Scholarship, Service). The recipient shall have an outstanding record of service of his/her community through philanthropic and/or civic activities, and in the service of humanity in professional and/or volunteer activities. The recipient will have contributed greatly to one (or more) of the following areas:

• The overall welfare of children and their education• Church and/or community and/or profession• The environment

He/she will have shown leadership in business, religion, education, arts, human services, sciences, and/or government, and will actively promote tolerance, human development, and excellence. Nomination forms for all three awards are available on the website www.stmsaints.com/alumni. Now that you know more about the criteria for the awards, please take a moment to think of someone whom you would like to nominate for one of the three awards, and fill out the nomination form. Also, please keep in mind that the more details you provide, the easier it is for the selection committees to evaluate a nominee. Nominations which provide little more than a name and year of graduation do not tell the story of why that individual should be selected for the award. Every year, deserving individuals in the St. Martin’s community receive these awards. Please help ensure that anyone you feel should be considered for one of the above awards is nominated.

Message FromAlumni Board President

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Alumni Spotlight: StM talks to

Beth Hughes DePass ’79

StM: Tell us a bit about the roles you have had here at St. Martin’s since you graduated. You are definitely one of our most active and supportive alumni ever! BHD: I don’t know about that! There are so many involved alums. I started out as a room mother when William and Nicholas were in lower school and for a very long time thought that my role at StM was in or near the classroom. I was invited onto the Board of Trustees in 2000 and from 2003-2005 served as Board Chair. My term ended in 2008.

StM: What is keeping you busy these days? BHD: Wow! Lots! I continue to serve on non-profit boards and maintain my business interests here in Louisiana, but am most excited about my two latest projects, a business in Boca Raton, Florida and Chick, Chick Hooray! Splitting our time between New Orleans and South Florida has been a fun new adventure for Keith and me. StM: How are your two boys doing? What’s up with them?BHD: They are wonderful! Wil-liam graduated from Tulane in Economics. He is working with Keith and me, and has started his own domestic crawfish farming operation, Mudbug Willy’s. He is looking forward to his first season. William is also pursuing photography with a par-ticular interest in New Orleans culture and enjoys collecting and restoring motorcycles. Nicholas is at SCAD in Savannah pursu-ing his degree in Graphic Design and Motion Media. He is very focused on his art and was recently invited to show at a gallery in New Orleans. William and Nicholas remain very interested in Asian culture and will be traveling to South Korea in June.

StM: So tell me about how you came to be a part of this book, Chick, Chick Hooray!BHD:Two years ago, I brought together a group of friends with a shared desire to positively impact the lives of young girls. We

brainstormed ideas and came up with the idea for Chick, Chick Hooray! At first, we were going to write a book more targeted at tweens, but with the help of Bill Rosenbaum realized that the is-sues we were concerned with started much younger.

StM: This is the first in a series of Chick books? BHD: Yes. The second book is already written and ready to be

sent to the illustrator. It is another sweet story that deals with the importance of being inclusive.

StM: So what is the Six Chicks mission?BHD: To inspire young girls to recognize their own self-worth and to achieve their highest potential, while supporting and nurturing others so that they may do the same.

StM: What is the movement you chicks want to create?BHD: In a nutshell, KINDNESS! There is so much peer pressure out there. Why can’t kindness be the new peer pressure? Our goal is to make kindness cool!

StM: St. Martin’s is excited to be a part of that movement. What’s next?BHD: In addition to a series

of books, we are creating a curriculum whereby Six Chicks can be brought into the classroom. More specifically, we want to enlist upper school girls to present the Six Chicks curriculum to lower and middle school girls. Not only would this allow the upper school girls to gain service hours, but we believe it will effect change in the lives of both the older and younger girls. We were excited to meet with Merry Sorrells and were thrilled by her enthusiasm for bringing Six Chicks into the classroom.

Learn more about Six Chicks at www.sixchickswithamission.com.

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Thank you for the honor of choosing me as the recipient of the 2012 Martin de Tours Award. St. Martin’s certainly has many distinguished graduates, and it is quite an achievement to be se-lected. When I saw the list of past recipients, I noticed the name of Bob Livingston. Our long-term Congressman was the initial honoree in 1990. I emailed Doc, as we call him, and said that I had finally made it 22 years later. He said, “Yes, but you made it.” Another thing that I observed reading the list of past nominees is that we all had one trait in common, and that is that you have to be old to receive this honor. I can’t help but wonder which one of you will be receiving this award 50 years or so from now. Being on campus today brings back a flood of memories, all good ones. We were a good group of kids, and we had a great faculty. There was a real sense of belonging. I don’t remember acrimony of any sort whatsoever. I remember everyone trying to do the right thing.

While my parents initially gave me my foundation, principles, and ideals, St. Martin’s and Father John Jenkins fostered, devel-oped and spiritually enhanced them. Having read several other award speeches, I confirmed what I thought – Father Jenkins made a lasting positive impact on all of us. Then there was Tony Porter, whom we all called “Chief.” Similarly, all past honorees singled out the Chief as well. Everyone respected him. Although I never had him as a coach, I felt a spe-cial relationship with him. Believe it or not, his nickname for me was “Muscles.” I remember one day with both guys and girls in the gym; he told me to take off my shirt. I thought that maybe he was trying to get me a date or two. But it didn’t work. I remember him having enough faith in me to allow me at gym time to go and run on my own to get ready for the high school golf champion-ship. I was happy to bring back the individual championship, and

we won the team one as well. And there was John Acker. What a character he was. He, above all of our teachers, got me to begin to think. At Tulane I breezed through my freshman English class with an A merely by reciting what I had learned from Mr. Acker. I remember so well most of the books that we studied: The Red Badge of Cour-age, The Bear, The Heart of Darkness, The 90-Yard Run, and Falling Through Space. I can still re-

member Kurtz in The Heart of Darkness saying, “The horror…the horror…” when he realized what he had become in his journey down the Congo River. Two Acker stories that I want to share with you: One day in English class while he was talking, I made an innocent motion with my hand only to hear him say, “Blessey, I am not shovel-ing anything.” I had no idea what he meant. It was classmate and later to be famed St. Martin’s teacher Jimmy Marsalis who educated me. And naturally little plastic shovels started showing up in class. Another time we were in Mrs. Beasley’s class and she said, “Hold the floor. I will be right back.” Well, Ray Fontenot and I jumped and held the floor. A prolonged throat clearing from the back of the room revealed Mr. Acker. And I learned a not-to-do from Mr. Acker. When we broke for the summer between our junior and senior years, Mr. Acker gave us a list of books and said that he would give us a point on our final grade for every book that we read and gave him a verbal report on. Well, I read and reported on 20-some books. When I got a C on my final report card and asked him about it, he just said that I didn’t deserve an A. Well I probably didn’t without the reports, but with them I certainly did and that was the deal. So the lesson is to do what you say you are going to do even if you don’t like the outcome. I could go on and on. But those were the three figures who stand out the most to, I believe, all in our class. As we get older, I believe that it is natural for us to want to give advice. For if we have no advice to give, what was the jour-

Walter E. Blessey ’62Accepts the Martin de Tours Award

Walter E. Blessey ’62 addresses the StM student body

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ney all about? What was the meaning of it all? I try not to do such unless I am asked. I guess that at a function like this it is appro-priate to give some pearls of wisdom. One, with regard to your career, do something that you love. Don’t necessarily take the highest paying job. I took the lowest paying job at $12,000/year versus the highest one at $15,000. Take the one that is the most stimulating, the most challenging, the one that gives you the most opportunity, the one that you love. If you love what you do, you will never be at work. One thing that I noted among my peers is that you tend to become what you do. Over 20 years a dull boring job will have a negative effect on you, just as a challenging one will have a positive effect. We tend to become what we do. And when you are deciding on a job, look carefully at the culture of the company that is interviewing you. Two, with regard to your dreams for the future, I give you this thought that I gave to my children. However you think that life is going to be, it is going to be different. Not necessarily better or worse, but different. So you are going to have to be able to adapt. Such was so true for me. Marriage and family are and were the most important things in my life. My first marriage failed, I was a single parent, I unsuccessfully learned to cook, at one point my car business was down $12 million, I had a family member stealing from us, I had to deal with mental illness. All of these events tested my mettle and were not in my plans for my future when I was in school. On the other hand, I never dreamed that our company would grow to be one of the largest marine energy carriers in the United States, much less that I would own a marine company. Life is so easy now. I have been married to the love of my life for the last twelve years; I have two wonderful daughters, three wonderful step-daughters, three great sons-in-law, and seven grandkids. So my point is that life can be difficult and you may have to suck it up at times. There are going to be rocks on the road of life. Three, with regard to your values, make them your priority. I consider the values that my parents instilled in me (and which were then reinforced by St. Martin’s) the key to whatever success I have achieved. Hold close the Christian values that you have learned. Embrace conduct that manifests honor, integrity, kind-ness, and most importantly love. Yes, fill your life with love. As a business owner, I consider the trust of the folks working with me my most important asset. How can you have a great corporate culture if the rank and file feel like the boss is a BS expert?

Four, with regard to guilt, avoid it at all cost. Never do something that you know in your heart of hearts is wrong. As Cal Thomas says, “Who you are in the dark is what you are in the light.” Always follow your moral compass. Guilt is what messes people up. Five, with regard to happiness try to make each year the best year of your life. At a party I was asked if I could take one year of my life and live it for 30 years, which year would I take? Without much thought I said, “This year.” Another person said the year when he drank beer all day and was a surfer dude. I think that if you can keep the mindset that every year is your best one, you will be the happiest. Six, seek out mentors. My father was my life mentor. I did

not have a business mentor. If you can find someone that you respect, see if they will be your mentor. I try to mentor young folks who are desirous of advice and counsel. And seven, don’t ever stop learning. At 68, I am still learning by reading, observing, and contemplating. I acknowledge my wife and True North, Jane Ann. I acknowledge my two daughters, Lane Watkins and her husband Jason, and Laura Todd and her husband Clark. I also acknowledge my step-daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Wisner. I acknowledge two great co-workers who are St. Martin’s graduates, our VP of Finance and Controller, David Fried from the class of 1980, and our VP of Corporate Af-fairs/Human Resources and General Counsel, Beau Bethune, the class of 1992. Interest-

ingly enough, I was recently involved with two lawyers handling a case for me at Baker Donelson, Steve Griffith and Ben Janke. Imagine my surprise when I learned that they were both St. Mar-tin’s graduates. I know that, armed with the great foundation that St. Martin’s has given you with both Christian values and an excellent educa-tion, you will be well equipped to succeed in life’s journey. I leave you with a final thought. Way back in the summer of 1961, one of the books that I read, that I didn’t get a point for from Mr. Acker, was The Brothers Karamasov. As I remember the story, the main character led a pretty sordid life – a lot of bad and some good. As he reached the end of life’s journey, he looked back on his life and concluded that all that mattered was little acts of love and kindness between people. I submit to you that there is a great deal of truth to this. Thank you for 2012 Martin de Tours Award. May God bless you and yours.

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The Rabe Family: Mo, Lacy Williams ’87, Clara and Lilly

The Corcoran Family: Chuck ’88, Valerie, Kate and Audrey Layne

The Lewis Family: Don, Donna, Allison Lewis Wagner ’82, Sam Wagner, Jackson Wagner, Spencer Lee Wagner, Melissa Lewis Salus ’84, Taylor Michals ’09, Josh Michals and Brett Salus

The Farber Family: Guy ’82, Liz, Will ’12, Lainey and Emy

The Wood Family: Jeff, Lindsey Jackson ’87, Ellie, Jack and Charlie

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Scattered Saints 1951 Class Agent: William T. Doswell, 275 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201, (413)442-4448, Wmdoswell@aol.com

1952 Want to be a class agent? Contact Anne Honeywell ’83 at 504-736-9913 or anne.honeywell@stmsaints.com

1953 Class Agent: Kathleen Wolfe Kemp, #3 River Bend Lane, Covington, LA 70433, (985)893-0884, kwkms@bellsouth.net

1954 Class Agent: Lucile Smart Hawkins, 451 Gateway, New Wilmington, PA 16142, (724)974-0735

1955 Class Agents: John Girault, 9 Maryland Dr., New Orleans, LA 70124, (504)484-7571, jgirault@cox.netEric Phillpott, 1212 Aurora Avenue, Metairie, LA 70005, (504 837-6914, eddgcon@cox.net

1956 Want to be a class agent? Contact Anne Honeywell ’83 at 504-736-9913 or anne.honeywell@stmsaints.com

1957 Class Agent: Robert Wehrmann, 4738 Sugar Mill Road, Dallas, TX 75244, (972)803-4144, bobwehrmann@gmail.com

1958 Class Agents: Philip and Natalie James, 30 Stilt Street, New Orleans, LA 70124, (504)288-8605, izones@bellsouth.net

The class of 1958 had a good 55th reunion weekend. Dinner Friday night at Southern Yacht

Club was shared with the class of 1957. Saturday night was the annual Spirits Party at school; because of bad weather, the party was inside in the gorgeous new Saints Hall. In attendance were linda Chotin prilliman, Jean broders murlin, alma slatten, anita gaffron Hughes, natalie James, phil James, Hans Jonassen, donald Hessemer, wiley steen, tommy Zander, bobby yeargain. Unfortunately durel landry could not be with us as he was home recouping after heart surgery. To those traveling abroad, we missed you—Mary Jane, Sue, Margie, Lynn, Ann, Hera and Richard. See everyone in 5 years!

1959 Want to be a class agent? Contact Anne Honeywell ’83 at 504-736-9913 or anne.honeywell@stmsaints.com

1960 Class Agent: Mary Sue Nelson Roniger, 2108 Pine St., New Orleans, LA 70118-5417, (504)866-6863, msroniger@gmail.com

Hjalmar breit, after a success-ful double knee surgery, is still working in marine surveying, but will eventually retire to his home north of Covington, LA. Jean barnetson brousseau has ten grandchildren! Hackett Cummins, and his wife Nan, are now living in Pass Christian, MS, but spend five months of the year in Highlands, NC. sonny flettrich moved from the French Quarter to the Marigny. Jerry friedrichs enjoyed his first year of retirement, and patti fullilove is still on the Gulf Coast selling antiques and collectibles in Bay St. Louis, MS. barbara Hammett enjoyed all seven days of the 2013 Jazz Fest and Judy Harlow and her husband Steve spent three months traveling in Croatia doing research for his new book. Other classmates who reported doing well are: diana diamond, martha frost, mary sue roniger, Charlotte rosshandler, louvin skinner and Charlie steen.

1961 Class Agent: Mo Emory, 1212 Hesper Ave., Metairie, LA 70005, (504)828-7417

1962 Class Agents: Ray Fontenot, 145 Fairway Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124, rayfontenot@cox.netMartha Nelson Frost, P.O. Box 427, Pearlington, MS 78962-5117, frostmar-tha@bellsouth.net, (225)533-9242

The class of 1962 was saddened by the death of Judi Zatarain greer in March. Judi had returned to New Orleans with her husband Jack, from retirement in Oregon, purposefully to be part of the rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina. Her civic efforts are well documented, but she also was the moving force for a number of years in drawing together people from the StM class of 1962, which culminated in the 50th reunion last year. Her efforts are appreciated and she will be missed. A number of the class of 1962 enjoyed lunch together recently. Some of those attending reported this: gretchen wiegand bosworth is still in New Orleans, and on the Board of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Her son Graham Bosworth is running for

Criminal Court Judge in 2015. bill monaghan moved back to Robert Street in New Orleans this past December with his wife Elizabeth and sons William, age 2 1/2, and Fergus, age 1 1/2. As with Judi, Bill became involved with the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina via the nonprofit “Build Now” organization which he formed, which also involved his daughter Tess. ralph ross is now fully retired after having taught part time at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is looking forward to spending more time traveling with his bride Nina to see more of granddaughters in Atlanta and Washington D.C. diane finley is fully retired from practicing pulmonary medicine in Baton Rouge, and now does community service in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. allen paterson is retired and living in Baton Rouge. Both of his daughters live there also, along with two grandchildren. He works with St. James Church in the food pantry, the Stephen Ministry, and a church concert series. ray fontenot and his wife Claudia split their time, post-Katrina, between Fort Collins, Colorado and New Orleans. Ray is retired, and spends part of his time composing crossword puzzles, some of which have been published in the New York Times.

Class of 1958 at the Alumni Spirits Party

The Martin Family: Michael ’78, Judy Becker ’80, William ’12 and Gerald ’15

The Gouners: Greg and Liz Leveque ’84

The Pickens Family: Rick, Shannon Conatser ’84, Lainey ’19, Jessie ’19 and Ricky ’23

The Selby Family: Scott, Candice Carbo ’97, Heidi Cay, Beau and Lovie

The Vining Family: Robert ’85, Rhonda, Parker Beth and Cooper

The Snyder Family: David ’84, Jane, Caroline and Abby

The Manzella Family: Tony, Melanie Branton ’87 and Tony ’18

The Bossier Family: Steven ’82, Barbara Delchamps ’82, Caroline ’12, Stephanie ’14 and Ashley ’16

The Bass Family: Ricky, Stephanie Sumner ’90, Sumner and Gibson

The Bass Family: Barrett ’05 and Brooke Conroy ’05

The Monsted Long Family: Jolie, Anne Monsted ’93, Ellis and Atlas

The Whitlow Family: Jim, Lana Prudhomme ’83, Jimmy, Jacob and Julia

The Favaloro Family: David ’85, Laura Schuler ’85, Courtney and Allison

The Roohi Family: Bill ’83, Alma Quiroz ’83, Madeline ’12 and Brandon ’14

The Schwing Family: John, Elizabeth Conway ’91, Ansley, Jack and Brent

The Becnel Family: Becket ’83, Kathryn Weekley ’86, Jane and Chris-tian

The Talbot Family: Kirk ’88, Julie, Anna Beth ’19 and Michael ’22

The Lindley Family: Courtney, Stephanie Jones ’95, Addison, Corson and Kaitlyn

The Vartania Family: Nishan, Tori Hodges ’96 and Paul

The Maggio Family: John, Lauren Gatti ’95, Louise, Rosemary, Char-lotte and J.R.

The Renshaw Family: Justin, Lynne Churchill ’88, Beverly and Emerson

The Dieth Family: Edmund ’93, Suzie Shaw ’92, Wes and Drew

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1963 Class Agents: Ann Cunningham, 155 Bogey Drive, Abington, VA 24211, (276)356-1790, acunningham@bvu.netKathleen Kiker Parker, 1330 W. Esplanade Ave., #E, Kenner, LA 70065 (504)247-5611, kathleenkparkerphoto-graphy@gmail.com

It was a very special weekend, May 10-12, as the Class of ’63 celebrated its 50th reunion. Of the 61 classmates, 33 gathered together for the celebration. They traveled from California, Texas, Indiana, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Colorado, Florida, and even London! From parties to luncheons, both planned and

spontaneous, we had a grand time. The weekend started off Thursday evening at the Neutral Ground Coffee House listening to classmates, Hazel d’inginni schlueter and her husband larry schleuter and their band, The Delta Ramblers, play bluegrass. Then on Friday, we had coffee with Merry Sorrells, Head of School, followed by participation in the Upper School chapel service and a tour of the campus. Friday evening, Kathy Harmon friedrichs and husband Wynne hosted a party at their home in Metairie. Good food, drink and music provided by Benny Grunch and the Bunch, were topped only by the amazing fellowship of reacquainted friends. The Alumni Spirits Party allowed for one more time of reunion as the Class of ’63 began to think

about the next opportunity for getting together. patsy mooney dittes, editor of the Shield 1963, created a “Shield, 50 Years Later” based on the biographical information and photos provided by each classmate. Everyone enjoyed the reunion and is ready for the next one!

1964 Class Agent: Bill McHugh, 81309 Brightpenny Road, Bush, LA 70431-2512, (985)892-6734, wmchugh@williamrmchugh.com

anne sinclair buescher and husband Frank were blessed with their first grandchild, Rowan Anne Buescher, last autumn. Both of their sons now live in Memphis. Anne has retired from nursing and is on the board of Poydras Home in New Orleans. Lower School classmate Johnny thorn spent another year as a special needs teacher at Alaska’s Wasilla High School, which he refers to as “the alma mater of Sarah Palin’s formative quasi-academic nurturing.” He lives in a cabin that abuts the Little Susitna River near Hatcher Pass, where he can view the Northern Lights and “the international artistic extravaganza of ice sculptures.” In his first novel, The Replacement Son, walter Culpepper spins a masterfully wrought tale of family heritage and individual struggle for identity, spanning more than a century of New Orleans history from the late 19th century cotton and coffee trades to the early 21st century devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Walter’s publication release party will be at the Garden District Bookshop in the Rink in Uptown New Orleans on Friday, July 7.

1965 Class Agent: Gaynell Reese, 82 Oriole Street, New Orleans, LA 70124, (504)283-6383, greese19@cox.net

1966 Class Agent: Tommy Merrick, 4701 Pitt St., Apt. D, New Orleans, LA 70115-4006, (504)899-6589, tmerrick@canalbarge.com

1967Want to be a class agent? Contact Anne Honeywell ’83 at 504-736-9913 or anne.honeywell@stmsaints.com

1968 Class Agent: Ed King, 4704 Rue Laurent, Metairie, LA 70002, (504)885-1772, egking3@cox.net

barbara oster has moved to Traverse City, MI and is enjoying all of the cultural opportunities available in that beautiful resort city. ralph bridges retired from his career with the Florida state government in Tallahassee, and he and his wife Rachelle, have moved to Grassy Creek, NC and opened an alpaca farm. michael pettit’s new book, Artists of New Mexico Traditions, was published by the Museum of New Mexico Press in November 2012. And in December, a companion documentary video, Living Traditions, premiered at the 2012 Santa Fe Film Festival. Both are about traditional/folk art in New Mexico. dan legardeur recently retired from Chevron after about 30 years of service. He and his wife, Barbara, moved back to the New Orleans area. ellen Jonassen brierre recently retired from Tulane Law School. Ellen and her husband recently adopted a Chihuahua mix puppy named Otis. The American Society for Clinical Pathology presented fred H. rodriguez, Jr., md, masCp, the 2012 ASCP Mastership during the ASCP Annual Meeting this past fall in Boston. He was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of pathology and the Society. Fred is the Emma Sadler Moss Professor of Pathology at Louisiana State University

The Class of 1963 gathers for a photo at the Alumni Spirits Party

50th Reunion Class of 1963 stops for a photo by the bell during their campus tour on Spirits weekend

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(LSU) School of Medicine, New Orleans. He joined the faculty in the Department of Pathology at the LSU School of Medicine in 1977. He also holds the conjoint position of Professor in the Department of Medical Technology at the LSU School of Allied Health. Since 1984, he has also served as Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the

Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center in New Orleans. From 2002 until 2008, he held the appointed position of National Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He is excited that a new VA Medical Center is being built to replace the one that was destroyed by Katrina. “To have designed the laboratory of my dreams and seeing it built is really exciting.”

1969 Want to be a class agent? Contact Anne Honeywell ’83 at 504-736-9913 or anne.honeywell@stmsaints.com

1970 Want to be a class agent? Contact Anne Honeywell ’83 at 504-736-9913 or anne.honeywell@stmsaints.com

1971 Class Agent: Dr. Louise Harris Saik, 211 Mulberry Dr., Metairie, LA 70005, (504)831-3246, Louise6677@aol.com

1972 Class Agent: Elizabeth Pedrick Sartain, 329 Hills Prairie Road, Bastrop, TX 78602, (408)410-3288, mslib5@yahoo.com

1973 Class Agents: Adolphus & Mela-nie Fanning Dunn, 8828 Brentfield Road, Huntersville, NC 28078-5817, (704)987-1237, adolphus.w.dunn@aexp.com

The Class of 1973 celebrated our 40th reunion with a social hour before the Spirits Party on May 11. At the Spirits Party, in addition to catching up with our fellow classmates, we enjoyed seeing many teachers and other classes’ alums and celebrated when Linda Trevino received the Dorothy Porter Service Award! Joan staggers ahrens, Corie sullivan arrowood and Doug, Cindy Cable stentz, sandra platter denny and Otway, roger durham, meryl patterson fink and Boyd, falvey fox, burt Kemp (catering the Spirits Party with awesome jambalaya, boiled crawfish, and fried catfish), ric mostert and grace, deloris

Hesni muller, rick murphy and Debra, wendy schulz ruckman and Doug, richie rusch and Louise, marie buffington summitt and Dan, and Carter wright and Stephanie were there from the south and north shores of the lake. linda Kimble powell and Jim (Birmingham, AL), Chip garrard and Linda (Montgomery, AL), mark fisher (Oakland, CA), elizabeth bankston Cavenaugh (Barrington, IL), melissa perrett Cook (Chicago, IL), meg Hunter brown and Barry (Murray, KY), Janet fink Howard and Randy (Charlotte, NC), Carole touzet allen (Knoxville, TN), Jean mecom Hierholzer and Rusty (Kerrville, TX), Kathie williams wolford and Scott (The Woodlands, TX), and pippa morgan mulryan (Salt Lake City, UT) were the out-of-town attendees. We had a great time with classmates—enjoying some great food and drink and talking about the good old days. Next plans: our 45th reunion on Saturday, May 19, 2018. You’ll want to be in that number so save the date!

1974 Class Agent: Walter F. Becker, Jr., 26 Newcomb Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70118, (504)866-0078, becker@chaffe.com

1975 Class Agent: Martha A. Jones, 239 10th Street, New Orleans, LA 70124, (504)488-6760, poppymollyjones@aol.com.

raymond stephens is the Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. He is working to prevent radicalized Kenyan Muslim youth from being recruited by al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s East Africa affiliate. Raymond was promoted to the diplomatic rank of First Secretary in the 2012 State Department’s annual promotions list.

1976 Class Agent: Wally Porter, 3808 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, LA 70006, (504)455-6908, LondonWP@aol.com

1977 Class Agent: Rob Ayerst, 8654 Dogwood Oaks Cove, Germantown, TN 38139, (901)757-8841, rayerst@bellsouth.net

1978 Class Agent: Evelyn Fried Lazear, 2218 McClendon, Houston, TX 77030, (713)942-9999, freedomknot@gmail.com

The Class of 1978 held its 35th Reunion at Little Gem Saloon. Classmates from as far as California, Massachusetts,

The Class of 1973 at the StM Spirits Party

Judy Johnson ’74 and her daughter Madeline Davis ’13

Raymond Stephens ’75 hosts an Iftar in Mombasa, Kenya, to break the daily Ramadhan fast

The Shannon Family: Jay ’84, Connie, Collin, Colby, Collette and Chloe

The Abbott Family: Will, Kendra O’Connell ’88, Blake, Cate and John

The Armstrong Family: Bill, Liz Martin ’78, Lindsey, Serra, and Jack, Leigh

The Fowler Family: Bill ’80, Cassandra, Camille ’18, Colleen ’22 and Charlotte

The Broxson Family: Mike ’87, Suzanne, Sydney, Ben and Anderson

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Colorado, and Norway enjoyed dinner, jazz music and catching up with each other. Many thanks to Vicki fleetwood ginger and lise Hartwell Cameron for their help in the planning. lucy fried dinner received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College. She has been a rabbi for 25 years and celebrated her 20th year as rabbi at Temple Beth Or in Raleigh, NC.

1979 Class Agent: Carolyn Ashby Allen, 103 Chula Place, Mandeville, LA 70471, (504)845-4679, cackie103@charter.net

1980 Class Agents: Tara Schultz Carvin, 9625 Stoney Ridge Lane, Alpharetta, GA 30022, (770)992-5050, tscarv@bellsouth.netJack Gordon, 1930 S. Dupre Street, New Orleans, LA, 70125.Eric L. Holtzman, 21 Richmond Place, New Orleans, LA (504)861- 9155, eric.holtzman@att.com

Dr. Amy Sandridge, sandridge@sand-mews.demon.co.uk

1981 Class Agent: Karen O’Meallie Gundlach, 35 Audubon Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70118, (504)866-6054

1982 Class Agent: Patti Micklin, 721 St. Andrew’s Lane, Louisville, CO 80027, (303)593-0099, pmicklin@comcast.net

gibby andry, The Andry Law Firm, LLC, announces the relocation of its law office to 828 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70113.

1983 Class Agent: John Burlingame, 1515 Stanford Place, Charlotte, NC 28207, (704)375-3113, jburlingame@carolina.rr.com

The Class of 1983 celebrated 30 years over the Spirits Party weekend. Kathryn and becket becnel hosted a party at their home on Friday night. angele andry mueller brought some delicious eats from her kitchen in Mississippi. Her business’ kitchen that is! Angele is the owner of a very successful restaurant and catering company in New Albany, Mississippi, The Tallahatchie Gourmet. devan pailet flew in from California to join the fun, as

did george diliberto and his wife from Washington D.C. susan shackelford gashaw drove in from Destin, Florida, where she lives with her husband Scott and their two daughters, Maggie and Mary Katherine. paige yeargain ritchey made the trip from Birmingham, Alabama and Cara macy redmond traveled from Stockton, New Jersey to have some fun for the weekend with old friends. Other classmates in

attendance were: michael Harold, shauna storey grissett, alice atkinson, sarah ferguson, bonnie baber depoi, alma Quiroz roohi, bill roohi, lana prudhomme whitlow, remi fransen ottelin, Karen Kuebel Cameron, who was in town from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jeff

armstrong, don aleman, anne dunlap Honeywell, douglas mcCollam, susan bower, John andry, Kim weller Henry, John durham and sally owens leman who flew in from Austin, Texas where she lives with her husband and two daughters Claire and Meg. A great time was had by all.

1984 Class Agent: Peyton Pettit Greene, 1409 Homestead Ave., Metairie, LA 70005, (504)835-9543, PeytonG00@cox.net

andre berot spring is still living in Bucks County, PA; her kids are in 5th and 1st grades. Andre joined Glaxo Smith Kline in December of 2011 as a Director of Marketing in their Oncology business.

1985 Class Agent: Jim Rogers, 3 Shadow Lane, Metairie, LA 70005, (504)834-5225, James.Rogers@arlaw.com

Ginny Erwin Sierra ’82 and Rebecca Fullilove Choate ’82 enjoy Billy Joel at Jazz Fest

1983 classmates Angele Andry Mueller, Michael Harold, Remi Fransen Ottelin, Devan Pailet and Shauna Story Grissett

Kathryn Weekley Becnel ’86 and Becket Becnel ’83 show their StM spirit at a party in Aspen, Colorado

Christina Noya ’11 and Stuart Gayle ’84 at the NYC StM reunion

Cheryl Lambert Riess ’77 shows off her St. Martin’s senior ring along with her son, Trevor Wilson ’14 on his Ring Day

The Class of 1983 at the StM Spirits Party

The Richardson Family, Scott, Julie Lyeki ’94, Jackson and Emme

The Huber Family: Stephen Huber ’89, Shannon, Harris ’23, Rus-sell ’26 and Meredith

The Luckett Family: Brandon, Kelly Norwood ’92, Elizabeth and Emily

The Hammer Family: Allen, Shelby Snyder ’89, David and Betsy

The Ellefson Family: Todd, Stacy McGeehan ’89, Chase, Lexi, Riley and Reese

The Evans Family: James, Catherine Verlander ’91, Max and Zoe

The Osborne Family: Lance, Carole Miranne ’96, Anna Hilton and Evelyn

The DeMonte Family: Todd ’87, Victoria, Thomas, Emma and Julia

The Honeywell Family: Anne Dunlap ’83, Katherine ’11 and Jefferson ’14

The Corcoran Family: Jim ’85, Amy, Claire and Gracie

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1986 Class Agent: Holly Kueble Mentz, 331 Fairway Drive, New Orleans, LA 70123, hmentz@cox.net

1987 Class Agents: Rachal Gately Moriarty, 210 Sena Drive, Metairie, LA 70005, (504)831-4018, rgmoriarty@bellsouth.netLacy Williams Rabe, 230 Midway Drive, River Ridge, LA 70123, (504)737-9598, lacerabe@cox.net

1988 Class Agents: Lynne Churchill Renshaw, 3729 Wickersham, Houston, TX 77027, (713) 963-9883 home, (713)320-0397 cell, Lynne.Renshaw@BP.comCharles Schaefer, 276 Greene Street, Mill Valley, CA 94941, (415)383-2036, charles.schaefer@comcast.net

The Class of 1988 celebrated their 25-year reunion during Spirits weekend in May. Friday night the group partied late into the night at the newly renovated Lucky Dogs Inc. Headquarters in downtown New Orleans. Kirk talbot and his wife Julie opened up the gorgeous party space in the building for the event.

1989 Class Agents: Ruth Mora Marshall, 5213 Sanford Street, Metairie, LA 70006, (504)304-0596, ruthanalise@aol.comCharlee Marshall Williamson, 1104 Nashville Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115, (504)861-3809, cwilliamson@neworleans-food.com

1990 Class Agent: Kelly Petro Bridgforth, 3855 Bridgforth Rd., Olive Branch, MS 38654, (662)893-4250, kelly.bridg-forth@butlersnow.com

1991 Class Agent: Sam Dunn, 4440 Hastings Street, Metairie, LA 70006, (504)813-2844, samueldunn22@me.com

1992 Class Agent: Jennifer Adams, 423 Brockenbraugh Court, Metairie, LA 70005, (504)828-6793, jadams@dkslaw.com

beau bethune married Kathlyn Perez on April 20, 2013 at Kathlyn’s family home, Stella Plantation. Groomsmen included Class of 1992 alums brett simpson, paolo messina, Claiborne schmidt, Christian daigle, and Carter wood. Beau continues to enjoy his position as General Counsel and Vice-President of Corporate Affairs at inland tankbarge operator Blessey Marine Services, Inc., owned by Walter E. Blessey, Jr., ’62.

1993 Class Agents: Katie Faught, 5100 Purdue Dr., Metairie, LA 70003, (504)887-6977, kpfaught@yahoo.comSteve Griffith, 1220 Octavia St., New Orleans, LA 70115, (504)899-4442, sgriffith@bakerdonelson.comNikki Corcoran Jordan, 7002 Merrilee

Lane, Dallas, TX 75214, (214)240-2037, nchrisjordan@aol.com

ashley tappin-doussan was honored by The NCAA Women’s Final Four Salute Premier for her work with her own Hartley’s Heart Foundation.

1994 Class Agent: Jason Griffith, 2580 Anthem Village Drive, Henderson, NV 89052, (702)650-5011, jason@dejoyagriffith.com

barbara farris was honored by The NCAA Women’s Final Four Salute Premier for her community service commitments. She has worked with such organizations as Read to Achieve and the Boys’ and Girls’ Club.

1995 Class Agents: Bill Schroeder, 2811 Hardeman St. #B, Austin, TX 78704, William.Schroeder@gmail.comCindy Perret, P.O. Box 8073, Clinton, LA 70722, (225)658-6481, cindyaperret@gmail.com

1996 Class Agents: Stacy Weber Houston, 10151 Betty Jane Lane, Dallas, TX 75229, (214)366-3120, Stacy.houston@att.netCarole Miranne Osborne, 3975 Chatfield

Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, (225)610-0688, carolemosborne@gmail.com

stephanie sharple was recently promoted within Marriott to Director of Sales for their D.C., Arlington and Northern Virginia Hotels. She is looking forward to her 3-week vacation in Paris in September. andrea andersson and her husband John Cable recently celebrated their daughter Emmanuelle’s first birthday. They look forward to the summer, when they, together with sister Lise Andersson Logan ’93, will descend upon the home of their eldest sister, Dita Andersson Everett ’90, in Toronto, where Andrea will be opening the second installation of the exhibition she recently curated, Postscript: Writing After Conceptual Art at the Power Plant. tatum truax aicklen is currently living in Northern California with her husband, Michael, and four children: Lily (4), Renshaw (5), Henry (3 months) and Annabelle (2).

1997 Class Agents: Steven Sherman, 2715 Kansas Avenue, Kenner, LA 70062, (504)463-0278, lsusherm1997@yahoo.comStephen Faust, 2517 Watkins Lane, Birmingham, AL 35223, McCray37@aol.com

1998 Class Agents: Nihal Tejas Godiwala, 82 Linden Street, New Haven, CT 06511, (212)965-5119, nihalgodiwala@hotmail.comAndrea Roohi Bonnette, 200 Papworth Ave., Metairie, LA 70005, (504)837-2470, Arbonnette@bellsouth.net

andrew Crawford has published his first novel, titled Sailor of the Skysea. It is available on Amazon.com as an ebook and in paperback. nihal godiwala will be moving to Washington D.C. this summer to start his fellowship in Pediatric Critical

Whitney Johnson ’88, Toni Caserta and Mario Caserta ’95 at The Yale Club during StM’s New York reunion

The Class of 1988 gets together at Lucky Dogs, Inc.

The Bozeman Family: Travis, Ashley Woods ’85 and Ella ’25

The Kinler Famiy: Doug, Monique Detraz ’85, Jack and Clay The Meyers Family: Paul, Lauren Vedros ’87, Grayson and Christian

The Bowes Family: David ’85, Ann Wooten ’85 and Bay

merry christmas 2012The Barclay/Choate Family: Rebecca Fullilove ’82, John, Brady and Thomas

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Care Medicine at Childrens’ National Medical Center. He just finished his residency in Pediatrics at Yale early this summer. He, his wife Michelle and son, Cooper, look forward to being near fellow StM friends, Mark Angehr and Zak Baig.

1999 Class Agents: Malain McCormick, 4729 34th Street, Apt. B, San Diego, CA 92116, mmc-cormick@eliteracing.comBrittany Olson Rosenbloom, 233 South Scott Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, (504)891-1876, bmolson1@gmail.comJessica Resignola Skelly, 703 Metairie Lawn Drive, Metairie, LA 70001, Jessica.Skelly@yahoo.com Diane Gerken and david sharple were married at Grace Church of Providence in Rhode Island on October 13, 2012. In attendance were best men danny trahant and Kendall Chauvin; grooms-men Chris rodriguez, Jason brown and al minor; bridesmaid Stephanie Sharple ’96. Diane and David honeymooned in Amsterdam; Cologne; Colmar, France; Freiburg, Germany; and

Positano, Italy. Diane is the Director of Finance at the Newport Marriott Hotel, Newport, RI; David is the Director of Group Sales for New York City Marriott Hotels.

2000 Class Agents: Ondina Canales, 1366 Burbank Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122, (504)875-0938, ondina.canales@gmail.comSarah Tuuri Coleman, 16417 B Pinehu-rst Street, Ft. Polk, LA 71459, (225)763-9775, sar1bran@gmail.comZachary Wool, 404 Notre Dame, #9, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504)885-8853, zacharywool@gmail.com

2001 Class Agents: Jessica Boe Duhe, 110 Timbermill Loop, Garyville, LA 70051, (504)391-2005, jesboe@gmail.comDavid Christian, 1778 S Johnson Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, dwchrist@gmail.comLauren Malone Keller, New Orleans, LA, (504)905-2030, laurenmalonekeller@gmail.comAshley Mohrmann, 4 Sanctuary Lane,

Metairie, LA 70006, akmohrmann@yahoo.com

2002 Class Agents: John Caine, 1442 Steuart, Baltimore, MD 21230, (540)449-1657, jcaine3@gmail.comLindsey Greer, 10167 Bonnet Cove Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70810, (504)443-2738, GreerLD@gmail.comDavid Coons, 4916 Cleveland Place, Metairie, LA 70003, (504)451-9475, davidccoons@gmail.com

2003 Class Agents: Sadiha Ahmed, 54 Granada Drive, Kenner, LA 70065, (504)583-6585, sadiha5@hotmail.comJohn Baker, 15725 Paschal Pl., Apt. 2935, Addison, TX 75001, (504)466-4483, john.baker2@marriott.comDimitri Loupakos, 121 Ruffled Feathers Drive, Lemont, IL 60439, Dloupako@indiana.eduJonathan Lu, 809 Roseland Pkwy., Harahan, LA 70123, (504)738-1850, Lu2007@alumni.rice.edu

2004 Class Agents: Melanie Matthews, 5225 Cleveland Place, Metairie, LA (504)444-3977, Melanie.v.matthews@gmail.comChristine Stanley, 1211 Chaucer Way, Apt. L, Fairborn, OH 45324, (937)750-5188, stanleyatc@gmail.comSarah Wallace, 6371 Collins Road, Apt. 718, Jacksonville, FL 32244, slwal-lace14@gmail.com

2005Class Agents: Anna Coons, 2000 North Pkwy., Box 1479, Memphis, TN 38112, (504)554-1667, cooam@rhodes.eduRebekah Smith, rebekah05@gmail.com

preston eiswirth, andrew matthews, and neema patel graduated from LSU Medical School last May. Preston will be completing his residency in Internal Medicine at Tulane before heading to St. Louis to complete his residency in

Children of Tatum Truax Aicklen ’98: Lily (4), Renshaw (5), Henry (3 months) and Annabelle (2)

Lauren Delinger ’98 and Al Trevino at Krewe of Corks celebration

David Sharple ’99 and his wife Diane on their wedding day

Sean Loving, David Sharple ’99, Chris Hel-frich, Chris Rodriguez ’99, Jason Brown ’99, Al Minor ’99, Kendall Chauvin, Danny Trahant ’99: David’s wedding groomsmen

Alma Quiroz Roohi ’83 and Kelsey Vogt Napier ’06, StM’s Pre-Kindergarten team

StM alumni together for Zach Tyson’s ’01 wedding: James Bunn, Bradley Johnson, Georg Venturatos, Bryan McManus, Nathaniel Rogers, Ryan Evans, Chris Johnson, and Zach Tyson, front

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Radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University. Andrew will be staying in New Orleans to complete his residency in Radiology at Oschner Hospital. Neema is heading to Jacksonville, Florida to complete her residency in Radiology at the Mayo Clinic. garet patterson graduated from LSU Dental School in May. Before joining her father in private practice here in New Orleans, Garet will be completing an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency at the V.A. in Birmingham, Alabama. gretchen Hoffman is now Manager of Software Services at Achieve Technology, and is concurrently pursuing an MBA at the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.

2006 Class Agents: James Pfeiffer, james.pfeiffer@gmail.comKelsey Vogt Napier, Kelsey.vogt@gmail.com

2007 Class Agents: Kate Hoolahan, hoolahan@email.unc.edSarah Beth Pansano, sarahbeth.np@gmail.comLauren Waters, lewater@emory.edu

Members of the class of 2007 gathered for their 5-year reunion

in November. Kate Hoolahan, who coordinated the reunion at Bruno’s Tavern during the Thanksgiving holidays, is working in Affiliate Sales and Marketing for ESPN.

2008 Class Agents: Shayan Ahmed, shayanakahmed@gmail.comAlex Humphries, stm08@hotmail.com

2009Class Agents: Robert Breaux, rbrea17@tigers.lsu.eduMaryclaire Manard, maryclaire.t.manard@vanderbilt.edu.Taylor Michals, Taylor.Michals@gmail.comAaron Nussdorf, stmnussy@hotmail.com

Caroline burglass graduated in May from Cornell University and will be attending LSU Veterinary School in the fall. taylor michals graduated in May from University of Richmond and will be returning to New Orleans with the Teach for America program.

2010Class Agents: Spencer Schlesinger, spencercoe1029@gmail.comConway Solomon, conway5400@gmail.comnick dimaggio had his first collegiate start this season, playing baseball for Tulane. Julian schardt, a sophomore at LSU, is studying this spring semester at Sichuan University

in Chengdu,China. Sichuan University is one of the top 5 universities in China. He really likes it and he says the Chinese students are very friendly, and of course he loves the food!

2011Class Agents: Ben Amoss, bmamoss10@aol.comKatherine Honeywell, katherine22193@aol.com

Chloe george will be interning this summer for Mayor Bloomberg’s office in New York City. Christina noya will also be in NYC this summer interning for Mark by Mark Jacobs. StM Cross Country MVP paul freese set the school record for Loyola University running the 5K for the Wolves. The Loyola basketball team, with StM MVP point guard ben amoss on board, enjoyed a winning season.

2012Class Agents:Caroline Bossier, cbossier@gmail.comWill FarberMallory Young

UVA student william martin is part of a student design team who created a football helmet design that has piqued the interest of the NFL.Their design is being reviewed and considered as a new and safer option.

Jonathan Schoen, M.D. ’03, Neema Patel, M.D. ’05, Margaret Patterson D.D.S.’05, Preston Eiswirth, M.D. ’05, and Andrew Matthews, M.D. ’05 graduate from LSU’s Health Sciences Center

The Class of 2007 celebrates their reunion at Bruno’s Tavern

The Celata sisters Olivia’11 and Isabel ’15

Sal Caserta ’89 with 2012 Heisman award winner Johnny Manziel at House of Blues New Orleans Super Bowl Weekend

Ellen Lu ’12, Jessica Herbert ’12 and Will Farber ’12 were visiting the Upper School on Santa Fe Chicken Day

BirthsWilliam Lewis Bravender, born April 18, 2013, son of Rebecca Rogers Bravender ’99

Jack William Strahan, born January 7, 2013, son of Jeff Strahan ’98

Catherine Mallon Stedman, born May 22, 2012, daughter of Matthew Stedman ‘00

Brantley Oliver Vogt, born December 18, 2012, son of Brett Vogt ’02

Stella Elizabeth Vartanian, born April 15, 2013, daughter of Victoria Hodges Vartanian ’96

WeddingsDavid Sharple ’99 and Diane Gerken on October 13, 2012

Lauren Waters ’07 and Mark Everett Knapp on March 30, 2013

Zach Tyson ’01 and Kristina Bernard on April 5, 2013

Beau Bethune ’92 and Kathlyn Perez on April 20, 2013

MemorialsThe Rev. John B. Austin, former Director of Religious Studies

Connie Benton ’51

Ann Estes Blessey ’62

Walter Calloway ’58

Kay Carr, former faculty

Billy Franklin Carvin, father of Jessica Carvin ’00

Dr. Robert T. Cook, father of Robert “Ty” Cook, Jr. ’71 and Jim Cook ’77

Barbara Jane Mayo Deal ’59

Eugenie Lyons “Boodie” Fransen, mother of Remi Fransen Ottelin ’83, Chris Fransen, Rebecca Fransen Worley and Matt Fransen ’90

Brad Girault ’82, father of Kody Girault ’07; brother of Ginger Girault Smits ’76, Johnny Girault ’77, and Cathy Girault Duane ’79; son of John Girault ’55

Judith Zatarain Greer ’62

Myles K. Gaupp ’74

Harley B. Howcott, co-founder of the Mildred Ellis Herron Scholarship Fund

William A. Kimble, former StM trustee; father of Steve Kimble ’67, John Kimble ’69, Linda Kimble Powell ’73, and Bill Kimble ’78

Don Lewis, husband of Donna Lewis (former personnel); father of Allison Lewis Wagner ’82 and Melissa Lewis Salus ’84; grandfather of Taylor Michals ’09; uncle of Beau Bethune ’92

Dr. T. W. Melius, Jr., father of Tim Melius ’66

Jane Hine Merrick, mother of Tommy Merrick ’66 and Courtenay Merrick Matthews ’67; grandmother of Caroline Merrick McDowell ’98 and Edwin T. Merrick V ’00

Rene William Netto, husband of Harriet Aguiar-Netto (former personnel)

Mary Ann O’Neil, former StM trustee and former Board of Visitors member; mother of Sean O’Neil ’86 and Christian O’Neil ’90

Alan J. Robinson, father of Beth Robinson Carroll ’68 and Linda Robinson Paquette ’72

Dorothy Eversmeyer Schuber, grandmother of Sally Belenky ’90 and Scott Schuber ’93

Theodore George “Teddy” Solomon, Sr., former Board of Visitors member; father of Gary Solomon, former StM Trustee and Glenn Solomon ‘84; grandfather of Gary Solomon ’04, Sam Solomon ’07, and Conway Solomon ’10

Jack White, father of Mitchell White ’05

Lilian Donnally Williams, mother of Patti Donnally Leathers ’60 and John Donnally ’63

Betty Zivitz, grandmother of Sam Lange ’11, Zac Lange ’13, and Ali Lange ’14

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The Class of 2013 was accepted to the following universities and colleges:

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The University of Alabama • American University • Arizona State University • University of Arkansas • Auburn University • Barnard College • Baylor University • Boston University • Brandeis University • Brevard College • University of California at San Diego • University of California at Santa Barbara • University of California at Santa Cruz • Carleton College • Case Western Reserve University • Centenary College of Louisiana • Centre College • College of Charleston • University of Chicago • University of Colorado at Boulder • Delgado Community College •University of Denver • Drexel University • Eckerd College • Emerson College • Florida Southern College • Fordham University • Furman University • The George Washington University • Gordon College • Guilford College • Hampshire College • Harvard University • Hendrix College • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Indiana University at Bloomington • The University of Iowa • Ithaca College • University of Kentucky • Kenyon College • Lafayette College • Lehigh University • Lewis & Clark College • University of Louisiana at Monroe • Louisiana State University • University of Louisiana • University of Louisville • Loyola University New Orleans • Lynn University • University of Mary Washington • University of Miami • Millsaps College • Mississippi State University • University of Mississippi • Montana State University, Bozeman • The University of Montana, Missoula • University of New Orleans • New York University • Northern Arizona University • Northwestern University • Oberlin College • Oglethorpe University • The Ohio State University • Ohio University • Oxford College of Emory University • Pepperdine University • University of Redlands • Reed College • Rhodes College • University of Richmond • Roanoke College • University of Rochester • Rollins College • University of San Diego • University of San Francisco • Santa Barbara City College • Santa Clara University • Scripps College • Sewanee: The University of the South • Southeastern Louisiana University • University of Southern California • Southern Methodist University • University of Southern Mississippi • Southwestern University • Spring Hill College • St. Edward’s University • Stanford University • Syracuse University • The University of Tampa • Texas A&M University, Galveston • Texas Christian University • Trinity University • Tulane University • Wake Forest University • Washington University in St. Louis • University of Wisconsin, Madison • Wofford College • Xavier University of Louisiana Bold = Attending