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MIAMI VALLEY SCHOOL5151 DEMISE DRIVE

DAYTOn, OHIO 45429

A World Within Miami Valley School

The first day of school is always a day

full of both surprises and long faces. A

yearning for the lazy days of summer and a

desire to see friends and greet another year

are juxtaposed in the m ind of a student. The

beginning of the year started off smoothly

for all. The first day formed the usual atmo­

sphere of friendliness. O ld and new faces

alike appeared through the doorways of MVS and started off the 1991-1992 year

with the coziness of the annual lapsit, a

familiar event to the veterans of the school, an unusual sight to the newcomers. A ll stu­

dents adjusted well from the carefree days of summer, as sports kicked off and classes

kicked in.

1. Smile, first graders. 2. Myron Callier,

how graceful! Chris Premarxandan, Mike

Dalichau, Jenny Kim, Liz Magnuson,

Myron and Valerie Louis prepare for the

lap sit. 3. M iam i Valley's charming future:

Daron Standifird and Erik Paff. 4. W hat a

charming smile, Andre Collares. 5. Best of

friends: Kalpana Reddy, Matt Gunlock,

Angela Maurice, Dee Ballal, Lauren

Christopher and Brendan Cartwright.

1. Cherishing moments — Shivani Kakde and Manish Kalvakota. 2. First

cheers for MVS from Caithn Powell, Mandy Gutmann, Emily Margolis

and Leigh Fritz. 3. Oh, my God! Jenny Kim. It's Amy Eikenbery, too. 4.

What intense studying, Eunice Kim. 5. John Apesos, you're sooo cute! 6.

Beautiful poses by Erica Weis and Jennifer Johnson. 7. Becki Quam is

hard at work. 8. Peek-a-boo, Benjamin Skidmore.

A World Within Miami Valley School

1. Patrick Carroll and Vanita Kumar, "Do

we have to smile?" 2. The second graders

after recess. 3. Erica Weis with a w inning

smile. 4. Elizabeth Heritage sitting down

for lunch. 5. W illiam in a G Q pose. 6.

The Schmallmaester.

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1. Vivi Verity and Netsanet Kiffle show off their smiles. 2. The Bunch —

watching a girls' soccer game. 3. Ronika Motley with her devilish buddy,

Bethany Levy. 4. Story time in the Lower School. 5. Here I am! 6. Dennis

Cleary and Alex McAulay, THE STUDS! 7. Netsanet and Amy Glisson

show their teeth. 8. Iris Littaye and Alisha Gandhi take a break from

school.

A World Within Miami Valley School

1. Katie Nutter and M inda Hook. 2. The

senior cuties — Melissa Beasley, Shelly

Lofino, Anne Witty, and Alice Nakfour. 3.

The traditional lapsit. 4. Ana Patwa,

Anitha Reddy, and Bridget Tinney pose

for the camera. 5. Shelly studies intensely.

6. Erin Castle and Meredith Glueck before

announcements on the first day of school.

1. W ho is that Care-Bear, Mrs. Kretzler? 2. Amelia Fuhrer and Coach

Mosier. 3. Mrs. Constan hugs Bethany Levy. 4. Senior bonding: Kisha

McClure and Julie Huey. 5. Lower school is entranced at assembly. 6. Lorie

Margolis, Iris Littaye and Chris Kretzler: mouth painting? 7. Don't they

make an adorable couple? Rahel Kiffle and Darren Davis. 8. Watch out for

Melissa Waltherl

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Julie Huey

"W H E N THE SKY HAS FALLEN

LIKE A BLANKET O N YOU R

SHOULDER

A N D THE M O O N IS LIKE A

M OTHER

L O O K IN G OVER YOU FOREVER

A N D THE D A W N IS SO FAMILIAR

YOU WERE MEANT TO BE

TOGETHER

LIKE A FOG A R O U N D A

M O U N T A IN — FOREVER"

- J. NAPOLITANO

Shelly Lofino

"Take your time, think a lot,

why think of everything you've got,

for you will still be here tomorrow,

but your dreams may not."

— Cat Stevens

Melissa Beasley

" In complete darkness we are all the same.

It is only our knowledge and wisdom

that separate us.

Don't let your eyes deceive you."

J. Jackson

Anne Witty

"The best way to prepare for life is to

begin to live."

— Elbert Hubbard

Erin Castle

"There is no need to run outside

For better seeing, .. .

.. . Rather abide

At the center of your being;

For the more you leave it.

The less you learn.

Search your heart and see . . .

The way to do is to be."

— Lao Tzu

Dennis Cleary

"It were not best that we should

think alike; it is difference of

opinion that makes horse races."

— Mark Twain

Meredith Glueck

"Everything in the universe is

connected, everything is osmosis.

You cannot separate any part from

the whole; interdependence rules the cosmic order."

— Taisen Deshimarv

Jenifer Van Vleck

"I choose to be a figure in that light,

half-blotted by darkness, the color

of stone greeting the moon, yet more

than stone: a woman. I choose to

walk here. And to draw this circle."

— Adrienne Rich

Eunice Kim

"Dost thou love life? Then do not squan­

der time; for that's the stuff life is made

of."

— Benjamin Franklin

Colin Upham

"Although I laugh and I act like a clown,

Under this mask I am wearing a frown."

— J. Lennon

— P. McCartne-y

Andre Pabarue

"Slow down; you move too fast. You've

got to make the moment last."

— Simon and Garfunkel

Michael Thurow

"First when the last tree was cut down,

the last river was polluted and the last

fish was caught, you will realize that

you can't eat money."

— unknown Native American

John Baines

"In the end, we will conserve only what

we love, we will love only what we un­

derstand, we will understand only what

we are taught."

— Baba Dioum

Valerie Weis

"Keep your face to the sunshine and you

cannot see the shadow."

— Helen Keller

Ravi Singh

"In the days of my youth I was told what

it was to be a man. Now I've reached that

age I've tried to do all those things the

best I can."

— Led Zeppelin

Jennifer Johnson

"You will admit that if it was not life, it

was magnificent."

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Alice Nakfour

“We know what we are, but know not what

we n\ay be."

— Shakespeare

"Hamlet"

Alex McAulay

"Dulce Periculum"

— Motto of the McAulay Clan

Amelia Fuhrer

"Is life, then, a violent burst of light, like

flint struck sharply in the dark? If so, I must

continually strive to exist between the day and the day."

— Jamaica Kincaid

Vanita Kumar

"I wonder why. I wonder why.

I wonder why I wonder.

I wonder why I wonder why

I wonder why I wonder,"

— Richard P. Feynman

Packy Moran

"M undus vult decipi." (The world wants

to be deceived.)

Scot Grimes

"Maybe there isn't any moral to this sto­

ry; maybe it's just a bunch of stuff that

happened."

— Homer Simpson

John Czarnota

"I want to know the M ind of God — the

rest is detail."

— Albert Einstein

Kisha McClure

"There will be the time

When everything will shine

So bright it makes you colorblind."

— Prince and the New

Power Generation

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Graduation

1992The graduation of

the class of 1992 took

place on June 7 at the

Victoria Theatre. The

graduation included

the traditional high­

ligh ts of the slide

show, the beautiful

candlelit procession, and speeches made

by twenty-three of the twenty-six mem­bers of the senior

class. The class pre­

sented its banner and class gift to headmas­

ter Tom Brereton.

The class gift was a wooden stand that will hold the college

brochures in the hall­way of M.V.S. A l­

though it was a tear­fu l day for bo th

students and friends alike, it was also a day of joy.

1. Erin Castle and Eunice

K im in a friendship hug. 2.

Dennis and Shelly, the col­

lege buds. 3. Packy Moran

with his student council

partner, Jenifer Van Vleck.

4. Senior women stand tall.

5. Graduating seniors wait

to be seated. 6. W hat a row­

dy bunch of women! 7.

Meredith accepts her di­

ploma with a handshake.

Class Of 1992

Amanda Apesos teaches her horse to ski.John Baines opens a barber shop.Melissa Beasley becomes social director of a professional basketball team. Erin Castle becomes editor of a feminist magazine. Emerald Castle. Dennis Cleary runs for President and chooses Bob Kerrey as his running

mate.John Czarnota becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.Matthew Diggs buys McDonalds, fires Grimace and hires Super Squirrel.

Amelia Fuhrer returns to MVS to direct community service projects. Meredith Glueck founds a women's college in the wilderness.Scot Grimes becomes disciplinarian at a prestigious independent school. Julie Huey is lauded as a female Stephen King after a series of horror

films and novels.Jennifer Johnson becomes the first female director of the F.B.I.Eunice Kim replaces Vin Romeo as tennis coach at MVS.

Predictions

Vanita Kumar films documentaries about " IN " issues.

Shelly Lofino becomes manager of Lofino's in Beavercreek and hires her brother, Mike, to be a stockboy.

Alex McAulay organizes a new musical group, "Carnivorous Carrots".

Kisha McClure takes Motown by storm with her new singing group, Kisha and the Clurettes.

Packy Moran is Ohio delegate to the Republican National Convention.Alice Nakfour raises horses for the Kentucky Derby.

Andre Pabarue becomes intercontinental wrestling champion of the WWF.

Ravi Singh cans his laughter and earns millions.Michael Thurow heads a multi-national organization based in Salzburg.Colin Upham is the first to go bald from wearing a hat all the time.Jenifer Van Vleck becomes curator of the Reagan library.

Valerie Weis learns to speak Texan and can't be understood when she returns to MVS to visit.

Anne W itty marries someone whose last name begins with "A " so that she can be first in line for a change.

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Faces

1. Colin Upham. 2. Andy

Kim. 3. Rebecca Ripley. 4.

Samuel Jun. 5. Dusty Bran­

non. 6. Michael Thurovv. 7.

Mamta Desai. 8. Travis Co­

hen. 9. Ronika Motley and

Libra Lucas. 10. Max Lake.

t. Suraj Waikhom, Jamie

Moyle and Aileen Wagnet.

2. Steve Collier, 3, Ben

Huttsell. 4. Anne Carpen­

ter., 5, Kenneth Lee. 6. Ali

Kardan. 7. Teresa Barrow.

8. Suman Patil. J

Kathryn Priest

Third Grade

Anne Kuntz

Early Childhood

Extended Day

Phyllis Constan

Lower School PrincipalBillie Gardner

Fifth Grade

Cherie Craig

Lower School Librarian

Peter Camm

N inth Grade Dean

French

Mary Heuser

Chairman of Science

Dept.

Anne Griffith

Science

Vincent Romeo

Dean of Junior Class

Chairman of English

Dept.

Linda Kretzler

Upper School Art

Nancy Jackson

First Grade

Thomas Brereton

Headmaster

College Counselor

Bruce Huntsbarger

Fifth Grade

Jeanne Nathan

Skills Specialist

Suzanne Powell

Early Childhood

Betsy Hughes

Director of College

Counseling

English

Susan Carr

Fourth Grade Jf (

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Nancy Etter

MusicRobin Rhee

Second Grade

Florence Krahiing

English, Latin, Speech

Chairman of Foreign

Language Dept.

Marite Caillat

French

Brian Brogan

Science

Ellen Kay

SpanishLinda Shaver

Third GradeTana Eikenbery

Sixth GradeMichelle Black

Early ChildhoodW illiam Glisson

Social Science

Stephen Blunt

Sixth GradeMarilou Nevius

Early ChildhoodAlycia Lash

Assistant to the

Business Manager

Bryan Czarnota

ScienceJon Graetz

Mathematics

Dennis M anning

Maintenance Supervisor

Transportation

Barbara Cleary

English

Jan Carlson

Secretary to the Lower

School Principal

Chad Speight

Social Science

Nancy Trepanier

MathematicsJoy Wyckoff

Music

Dwight Burgess

Director of Athletics

Health, Physical Ediiration

Joy Barnett

Chairman of Health and

Physical Education Dept.

Peggy Stichter

Second Grade

Carolyn Christy

Early Childhood

Karyl Bright

Director of Admissions

Ellen Smith

Chairman of Fine Arts

Dept.

Tom Elmer

Upper School Principal

College Counselor, Latin

Carol Raker

First GradePamela Elmer

Chairman of Library and

Media Services

Librarian

Maria Ferraro

Dean of Sophomore Class

Chairman of Mathematics

Dept. Mathematics

Karen R inn

Dean of Middle School

English, Skills Specialist

Alex Georoff

Business ManagerRita Heckmann

Secretary to the Upper

School Principal, Word

Processing

Fran Inbody

Chairman of Social

Science Dept.

Judy Johnston

Speech Therapist

Joyce Barnes

Early Childhood Aide

Amy Rollins

Campaign/Public

Relations Asst.

Sandra Hartman

Fourth Grade

Ann Baldwin

Counselor

Julie Paul

Early Childhood

Terri Turner

Early Childhood

Extended Day

Theresa Brytus

Psychologist

Lyn Weyrich

Early Childhood

I'oiJ

Mary Connolly

Nurse

Debbie Corpus

English

Pat Mutersbaugh

Early Childhood

Meg Green

Secretary to Headmaster

Sally Dolson

Asst, to Director of

Development/

Communications

Susan Rudd Breen

Lower School Physical

Education

Gloria Hurwitz

Asst, to Director of

Development/

C ' < tT»n?ur*ic tiops

Early

Anjuli Agarwal

Joshua Allen

Andrew Arnett Sidney Bieser

Meredith

Blankenheim Eric Blazar

Nicholas Brammei

Amanda Cameron

Elizabeth Carlton

Maura Cartwright Alex Combs- Bachman

Megan Cook

Sarah Corral

Renee Dabbas

Bailey Denmark

Ethan Dreyfuss

Teddy Durkee Blake Eilers

Aimee Everman

Reid Fritz

Alisha Gandhi Corey Glisson

Brett Gordon

Donnica Hawes-

Saunders

Krista Hook

Sean Huff Beth Johnson

Shivani Kakde

Christopher

Kretzler

Allan Lanton

John Lavin

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Childhood

1. It's play time for Lorie Margolis. 2. Chase Spalla and

Corey Glissoii give their best smiles. 3, Early Child­

hood shows creative genius. 4. Stephanie Tortorici,

and Donnica Hawes-Saunders learn to share the tricy- ^

c h . 5. 'We'-^ learned toispell our names/’ Allisjon *

Moore, Shivani Kakde and Corey Glisson.

Jessica Levy

Iris Littaye

Lorie Margolis

Ben Manuel

Christina Marshall Nicole Martinez

Brian McClure

Allison Moore

Joshua Nizny

Erik Paff

Michael Palmer

Dane Ranney

Dylan Rueth

Ian Rymer Jenni

Schneiderman

Brad Serruto

Matthew Shea

Shelby Simes

Benjamin Skidmore

Chase Spalla

Daron Standifird

Jacob Thomas

Dugan Tinney

Stephanie Tortorici

Erin Vacchiano Jeffrey Walker

Locke Weiborn Brittany Wilkinson

Tyler Williams Merrell Wood

Adam Wyckoff

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First Grade

Gavin Becker

Aaron Bernie

Justin Brammer

Rebecca Brereton

Mark Cameron

Tommy Clark

Shayna Epstein

Leigh Fritz

Mandy Gutmann Dori Handel

Marissa Hayes

Joseph Heritage

Andy Holland Adonya Jackson

Beau Johnson

C.J. Jones

Emily Margolis

Clarissa Mays

Stephanie Millar Hamed Mohammad

Vivian Nanagas

Christina Ochs Alexis Phillips

Caitlin Powell

Second Grade

1. MtSv Jackson's class "does lunch", 2. "Do you like

see-food?" Gavin Becker. 3. Lauren Coyne lives to

shop. 4r. Secoad grade students gather for story time. S.S

Mrs. Jackson's first grade class. 6. Beau Johnson, Jeff

Probst, Shayna Epstein, and Justin Brammer are hard

at work. 7, Mr?. Constan helps Carrie McDermott-

Johnson start her day^ ff well. 8. Mrs. Rhee's class o ^

second graders, 9. Jenny Moore enjoys recess# ^

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Ian Bales Jackie Bliss

Susan Braulin

Emily Camm

Bass Cheek

Rudy Cheek

Paul Christy

Lauren Coyne

Melanie Dodson

Paul Durkee Claire Enterline

Annie Ervin

Bourtai Gold

Dustin Gordon J.D. Haley

Carrie McDermott-

Johnson

Sonia Nizny Ashley Faff

Erin Purdy

Shanthi Ramesh

Timothy Shea

Juliana Subashi

Joshua Ward

Jared Williams

Caleb Wyckoff

Tyler Young

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Third Grade

Andrew Bernie

Emily Bernie Ian Buffington

Nick Buttino

Emily Carroll

Caitiin Cartwright

Rosie Combs-

Bachmann James Cook

Lena Dabbas

Andrea Georoff Brent Gutmann Jonathan Handel

Stacy Haught

Reina Hayes

Elizabeth Heritage

Alicia James

Kortney Jeter

Jennifer Lavin

Mona Littaye

Liam McDonnell

Merrillee Millar

Stephen Phillips

Brynna Pietz Stephanie Potts

Paul Robinson

Sylvia Tozbikian

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Fourth Grade

1. Third grade buddy bonding. 2» Alicia James stops

for a picture. 3. Third graders are always busy. 4,

Justert England does his monkey impression. 5. Mts. ^

Hartman's class likes to pose for the camera. 6. Mrs.

Priest's third grade class smiles for the camera 7. "Us?

Guilty? — O f course not." 8. Pioneer Blake Nolan, a

prize student 9. Back to the old days in pioneer school!

10. Paul Kwak g'vec n« a Viig cmilp•

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Martha Bernstein

Robert Cheek

Michael Cleveland

Katie Cluley

Steve Dinkins

Ben Durkee

Justen England

Rishi Gandhi

Temujin Gold

Aaron Horenstein

Manisha Kumar

Paul Kwak

Bethany Levy

Vivek Mahajan

Travis McKell Blake Nolan

Fifth Grade

Dipti Bailal

Alexander Brown

Matthew Camm

Brendan Cartwright

Katie Chenoweth

Lauren Christopher

Zak Dabbas Kurt Eikelberg

Kristen Fryburg

Matt Gunlock

Matthew James

Alexis Krivian

Katherine Kunz Scott Lagedrost

Angela Maurice

Nena McMahon

Jessica Moyle Chethra Muthiah

Nina Nandy Morgan Pietz

Kalpana Reddy

Kavitha Reddy

Colin Rymer Rob Signom

Brian Sorkin Flint Spitler

Heather Vice

Andy Welton

Lindsey White

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Sixth Grade

John Apesos

Emmanuel Araya

Jason Burris

Jess Castle

Nicole Cheek

Ryan Cohen Wendy Czarnota

Nisha Desai

Sarah Enterline

Andrea Heberling

Bert Kramer

Jon Landis

Crawford Louthan

Varun Mahajan

Chad Marshall Jonathan Nutter

Jack Omer James Ostrowski James Patchett

Ana Patwa

Mandy Rahimi

Anitha Reddy

Bridget Tinney

Nathaniel Young

Seventh Grade

Alexander Caillat

Brent Carroll

Alex Christy

Andre Collares

Chad Cotta

Tania Davison

Bret Eikenbery Deepak Gupta

Gareth Hipwell

Minda Hook

Nithin Kalvakota

Ali Kardan

Ryan Morrison-

McKell

Sid Patwa

Dustin Payne

Shawn Smith

Tad Suiter

Nicholas Toussaint Wesley Young

Eighth Grade

i . Adam Sorkin and Deepak at the Hall'oweleiv^arty.^

What a mouthful, Deepak! 3, Look at Katie^Nutfb e*

the gingerbread house. 4, Great smile, NitKin. 5. Hovv

cate, M inda and Chrissy. 6. H & H, Heather Davis and

Harriet Kramer. 7. The Middle School choir. 8, Teddy /

Goldenberg waits for the game. Hope you're patienf 9.

Tim Georoff and Josie Cleveland pass an orange at the |

Halloween party. 10. W hat a smile from Bret Eiken-

bery. 11. Josie hangs out in the Commons. 12. Neela ^

Banerjee.

Neela Banerjee

Josie Cleveland

Heather Davis

Ashley England

Kathryn Ervin

Tim Georoff

Ted Goldenberg

Jill Hanning

Kevin Harper

Samuel Jun Harriet Kramer Kavita Kumar

James Landis

Ronald Lanton

Tommy Lin Tara Martin

Matthew McHale

Chandar Muthiah

Laurie Nathan

Katie Nutter

Jude Smith

Adam Sorkin

Vince Spalla

Kevin Spitler

Anish Wadhwa

,WfYeshmen

Libra Lucas Aronne Merrelli

Ronika Motley

Jamie Moyle

Chris Olszewski Eugene Polonsky

Jon Preisser

Emily Rahimi

Rebecca Ripley

Tim Shaw Kiyomasa Suzuki

Jenny Taylor

Laurence Toussaint

Gary Tozbikian

Vivi Verity Aileen Wagner

Sura) Waikhom

John Witty

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1. Rahal, Max, and Eugene show their poses. 2. The^j.

"hanging" freshmen. 3. Sophomore bonding among

Debi, Laura, Molly, and Jon. 4. Sophomore unity. 5.

Motorcycle mamas — Amy and Laurence. 6. Christ- ^

mas gift pleading by Becki. 7. Let's see some magic. 8.

An ju and Jenny try to study. ^ ^ ■;

Samantha Baker

Teresa Barrows

Danny Beaty

Phillip Carroll

Jenny Chun

Brent Craig Mamta Desai

Liz Dysert

Amy Eikenbery

Brandon England

Ryushi Fujii

Zach Glueck

Anju Gupta

Molly Jackson Laura Kersh

Lisa Kersh

Jon Nathan Rebeccah Quam

Melissa Walther

Debi Weis

Ken Williford

Sam Winston Anya Young

JuniorsMyron Callier

Anne Carpenter

Steve .Collier

Michael Dalichau

Darren Davis

Scott Ervin

Craig Horenstein

Krista Isaacs

Manish Kalvakota

Rahel Kiffle Andy Kim

Jennifer Kim

William King

Amanda Langley

Wilbur Lin

Valerie Louis

Elizabeth Magnuson

Vijay Nuthakki Suman Patil

Chris Premanandan

Tangee Pruitt Jason Schmall

Lee Ann Wasson

Erica Weis

1. Juniors

celebrate a

wonderful

dance.

Thanks, Jason

and Myron. 2.

Smile pretty.

3. Best friends

lennifer and

Erica. 4.

Darren and

Andy between

classes.

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and Shelly scare off

the Halloween monsters. 2.

Dennis putts away. 3. All

dressed up for the interna­

tional Banquet. 4. Aileen,

Rebecca and Emily enjoy

the holiday dance. 5. Andy

Kim. 6. Wake up, Liz. 7.

Let's play cowboys and In ­

dians. 8. Vijay Nuthakki.

9, Jon Preisser. 10. Do I

really want that Life Saver?

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LowerSchool

The Lower School

was abuzz with activ­

ities this year. The

s tudents were i n ­

volved in many spe­

cialized days includ­

ing a Sports Day.

They were also treat­

ed to a Pep Rally for their champion boys'

soccer team. Many of

the Lower School

classes ventured out of the classroom on

school-related trips. This included going

to Lake Erie and Washington, D.C. As

u su a l, the Lower

School students kept their teachers on their

p's and q's.

1. Reading time — Shh! 2.

Mr. Brogan and Mrs. Ei-

kenbery chat over lunch. 3.

Katie Chenoweth is all

sm iles to her audience

while Jack Omer patiently

waits his turn. 4. Andy

Holland enjoys the excite­

ment of Sports Day. 5.

Grades four, five, and six

shine with more than just

talent. 6. The sixth grade is

off to Lake Erie. Looks like

a quiet ride? 7. Bethany

Levy.

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Halloween

FunAs the tim e for

Halloween drew near,

p repara tions were

made and there was a

feeling of anticipa­

tion in the air. While

children anxiously

aw aited beggar's

night, decorations ap­

peared in the hall­ways, classrooms and

even outs ide the

school. Because of the new “Little Sibs” pro­gram, this year saw

the beg inn ings of brand new traditions. M id d le Schoolers took on the ghoulish

project of creating a haunted house for the younger ch ild ren .

Lower School stu­dents once aga in

dressed up in won­derful costumes for their annual march through the Upper School. However, this year Upper Schoolers

jo ined the fu n by dressing up and put­

ting on their own pa­

rade. A delightfully fr ig h tfu l time was had by all, and the ac­tivities among older

and younger students

dem onstra ted the true MVS spirit.

1. “Hey! W hat are you

looking at?" 2. It's Cat

Woman. 3. Lower School

students take in Halloween

spirit. 4. Is this a normal

day? 5. Mrs. Elmer as an

ab ian manr' • e

Hal' .A'een spirit. 7. "He', there! ' neorw hat^"

Lower

School1. Zak, Lena and Renee

Dabbas arrive at school on

the first day. 2. Play time!

3. Paul Kwak plays for the

International Banquet. 4.

Fifth graders shout, "H ur­

ray!" 5. Spirit reigns dur­

ing the pep assembly. 6. Si­

mon says . . . 7. Robin

Hood and the princess.

The Lower School was full of energy this year. The stu­

dents were actively

involved in pep ral­lies for the Lower

School boys soccer,

the Halloween pa­rade, and many other

activities. Students also spent their days learning along with

occasional play. Spir­

its were high during field trips to exciting

places such as Lake Erie, the Sm oky

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LowerSchool

The Lower School's

second French Day

was once aga in a

huge success. Lower

Schoolers got to par­

ticipate in a wide va­

riety of special activi­

ties lasting the whole

day and pertaining to

French in some way.

There was a Tour de

France, and the tradi­

tional French game of bacci ball or partici­pated in a biathlon.

Fifth graders put on a

play about the French R e v o lu t io n and fourth graders the

story of R apunze l w ith a ll lines in French. There were exhibits on French- speaking countries in

Africa and the Carib­bean, Sw itzerland and New Orleans. The S ix th grade served everyone

French crepes. When Marite Caillat who organized the affair was asked why she put it together, she said, "for fun."

The annual musi­cal for p r im ary

grades was a huge success. After many weeks of preparation,

the b u d d in g stars performed Dinosaur Valiev. Many thanks

to all who helped.

1. Annie Ervin — a knight

of medieval France. 2. Mar­

tha Bernstein and Mona

Littaye in French costume.

3. Madame Caillat — the

brains behind French Day.

4. Paul Kwak is ready to do

some serious bicycling. 5.

Red, white, and blue —

ready for the T our de

France. 6. Lower School

trees are ready for the play.

7. Vijay Ramesh makes a

great dinosaur.

SpringFair

T his year the

Spring Fair returned

to its traditional time slot — three to six

Friday afternoon. The

annual Parents' Asso­c ia tio n fund ra ise r

was held on May 15

and for once the

weather was beauti­ful. Students enjoyed

games like "Shoot the

M ummy," darts, and

the "Pepsi-can Toss," where they competed

to earn prizes and

more tickets. In addi­tion to the games there were lots of de­

lic ious edibles, as well as a flower and

herb sale (just in time for spring planting!)

The Spring Fair has

always been a time for the school to come together as a commu­

nity and celebrate the return of spring. A big thanks goes out

to the Parents' Asso­ciation for providing

us with this opportu­nity and for a job well done!

1. Students of all ages en­

joy the games. 2. Stephanie

Tortorici relishes her cot­

ton candy. 3. Kathryn Er­

vin uses her artistic abili­

ties to beautify a young

hand. 4. The Spring Fair

Clown — he must be up to

something! 5. Alex Christy

cuddles with a kitten. 6.

"Really, did you think we

would fall for that old 'ar­

row -through-the-nose '

gag?" Lauren Christopher

and Mrs. Smith. 7. The

girls anxiously wait for the

music to begin at the Cake

Walk.

SuccessionsYearbook under the familiar direc­

tion of Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Griffith

had a hard working year. Pictures to

take, stories and captions to write,

pages to create and the usual Saturday

morning meetings created a team

striving to finish a book full of won­

derful memories for the entire student

body. As the book was under a tighter

budget than last year, the staff adjust­

ed to make ends meet and produce a book of pride. Congratulations to the

staff and advisors.

1. 1st row: Brent Craig, Teddy Goldenberg,

Heather Davis, Laura Kersh, Ashley England,

Adam Sorkin, Matthew McHale, Chandar

Muthiah. 2nd row; Sally Humphrey, Jenny

Chun, Lisa Kersh, Liz Dysert, Lee Ann Wasson,

Rahel Kiffle, Mamta Desai, Shelly Lofino, Tan-

gee Pruitt, Ronika Motley. 3rd row: Anne Car­

penter, Krista Isaacs, Melissa Beasley, Julie

Huey, Andy Kim, Chris Premanandan, Alice

Nakfour, Elizabeth Magnuson, Tommy Lin. 4th

row; Kisha McClure, M olly Jackson, Erica

Weis, Jenny Kim, Debi Weis, Michael Dali-

chau, W ilbur Lin, Darren Davis, Katie Nutter,

Aileen Wagner, and Josie Cleveland. 2. Ashley

England works in the yearbook meeting. 3.

Debi Weis and M olly Jackson look for pictures.

The 1991-92 Phloem & Xvlem staff

experienced a few firsts this year headed by a four person editorial

team, consisting of Erin Castle, Ame­lia Fuhrer, John Baines, and Valerie

Weis. Led by Dr. Barb Cleary, a small group of staffers ventured to Chicago for the JEA/National Scholastic Press Convention from November 14-16.

The paper itself did not go through many physical changes this year as it

won a gold medal from the Columbia National Scholastic Press Association on the basis of its design. The pursuit for publication excellence continues.

1. Liz Magnuson works on layout at the Mac. 2.

John Baines and Steve Collier during a lunch

time meeting. 3.1st row: Becki Quam, Meredith

Glueck, Vanita Kumar, Erin Castle, Ron Lan-

ton, Dustin Payne. 2nd row: Michael Thurow,

Elizabeth Magnuson, John Baines, Valerie

Weis, Scot Grimes, Neela Banerjee, Kevin

Harper, Kavita Kumar. 3rd row: Steve Collier,

Matt Diggs, Myron Callier, Jason Schmall,

Anju Gupta, Amy Eikenbery, Ken Williford.

Phloem & Xylem

ForensicsThe 1991-92 season was one of the

most successful the National Forensic League has ever had. The team was led

by returning sophomore members, by several new freshmen and a few

eighth graders. Repeatedly, M iam i

Valley students placed at local area

tournaments and attended several

competitions in the Toledo and C in­

cinnati areas. Becki Quam, Aileen

Wagner, and Danny Beaty qualified for state competition, and Danny

Beaty was first runner-up to compete

at the national level in an unprece­

dented three categories. President Danny Beaty and Secretary/Treasurer

Laura Kersh were both pleased with the year, and all involved are looking

forward to next year.

1. Front row: Lisa Kersh, Liz Dysert, Lee Ann

Wasson, Danny Beaty, Rebecca Ripley, Mrs.

Krahling. Second row: Pat Carroll, Aileen Wag­

ner, Becki Quam, Mamta Desai, Netsanet Kif-

fle, Melissa Walther. Third row: Heather Davis,

Laurie Nathan, Kavita Kumar, Laura Kersh,

Kathryn Ervin, Neela Banerjee, Jon Nathan. 2.

Danny Beaty practices. 3. Mrs. Krahling with

state speech contestants, Aileen Wagner, Dan­

ny Beaty, and Becki Quam.

The Aesthesia staff had a very pro­ductive year under co-editors Jen Van Vleck and Alex McAulay. The staff met every Monday and read students' works. The staff then decided if they should publish them. This year the staff also raised money to cover print­ing costs through a candy guess and

car wash. There were many submis­sions to the annual Cover Design Contest. The Aesthesia staff were led by Mrs. Krahling and Mrs. Hughes.

1. Sam Baker reads a story while at a lunchtime

meeting. 2. Jill Hanning and Laurie Nathan. 3.

First row: Mrs. Krahling, Meredith Glueck,

Anne W itty, Lee Wasson, Kathryn Ervin, Ka­

vita Kumar, Tara Martin, and Mrs. Hughes.

Second row: Danny Beaty, Lisa Kersh, Zack

Glueck, Jen Van Vleck, Alex McAulay, and Scot

Grimes.

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Model United nations

The Model United Nations team,

headed by Fran Inbody, had another

successful year. The team worked all

year in preparation for their competi­

tions at the University of Dayton and

their participation in the National

H igh School Model United Nations.

The teams were awarded three awards

of outstanding participation for their

countries at U.D. They then travelled

to New York City where their por­

trayal of Australia and Norway unfor­

tunately did not result in the same

victory.

1. Front row; L. Kersh, A. Eikenbery, A. Gupta,

D. Cleary, V. Kumar, J. Johnson, L. Wasson, R.

Kiffle, A. Carpenter, S. Lofino, K. Isaacs, M.

Walther. Second row: W. Lin, C. Horenstein, M.

Jackson, A. Young, L. Magnuson, S. Patil, D.

Davis, A. McAulay, S. Grimes, M. Beasley, A.

W itty, M . Thurow, J. Van Vleck, J. Nathan, B.

Quam, Mrs. Inbody. Third row: J. Baines, L.

Kersh, K. W illiford, M. Kalvakota, P. Moran, Z.

Glueck, M . Glueck, A. Pabarue, E. Castle, D.

Beaty, V. Nuthakki. 2. The delegation from

Burking Faso was awarded at U.D. for their

efforts. 3. The delegation from USSR received

an award of outstanding distinction for their

effort 3.

Amnesty had a full year. The mem­bership of Amnesty increased and was very productive. W ith the efforts of all the members, co-presidents Vanita Kumar and Jen Van Vleck and faculty advisor Mr. Speight, the letters were written with much zeal and enthusiam on Fridays at lunch. Mem­bers were pleased with the turnout for

Amnesty Fest which was moved to the end of the school year. The highlight of the year was a mock arrest that occurred during announcements on

Human Rights Day, which provided the school community a chance to view what Amnesty fights against. Congratulations on another success­

ful year.

1. Mr. Speight disguised as a uniformed guard.

2. Jen Van Vleck during Human Rights Day. 3.

Front row: Molly Jackson, Anju Gupta, Becki

Quam. Second row: Vanita Kumar, Manish

Kalvakota, Amelia Fuhrer, Patrick Carroll,

Chris Premanandan, Laura Kersh. Third row:

Nick Fuhrer, Erin Castle, Julie Huey, Michael

Thurow, Mamta Desai.

Amnesty

Muse MachineOnce again Muse Machine offered

an interesting array of events to

choose from. The students attended

various activities in the community.

Those that are not members also had a

chance to experience the fine arts

when different companies came to the

M iam i Valley School. Highlights were

the Dayton Contemporary Dance

Company, Dayton Ballet and the Hu­

man Race.

1. Human Race presents a play about a student

adjusting to school. 2. The Dayton Ballet

thrilled us with grace and strength. 3. Front

row: Ryan Morrison-McKell, Gareth Hipwell,

Tad Suiter, Matt McHale, Andre Collares, Jude

Smith, Shawn Smith, Alex Christy, Ashley En­

gland. Middle row; Danny Beaty, Melissa Wal-

ther, Liz Dysert, Mrs. Kretzler, Kisha McClure,

Lee Ann Wasson, Tangee Pruitt, Aileen W ag­

ner, Kavita Kumar. Back row; Becki Quam , Lisa

Kersh, Rahel Kiffle, Liz Magnuson, Josie Cleve­

land, Kathryn Ervin, Tara Martin, Jill Hanning,

Neela Banerjee.

Student Council had a productive year under President Packy Moran and Secretary-Treasurer, Jenifer Van

Vleck. The year began with an all­school wienie roast and continued throughout the year with such activi­

ties as the Halloween Dance, Spirit Week mixer, and Anything-Goes- Day. Student Council's annual fund­

raiser, the fruit sale, was extremely successful with sales exceeding recent years. Another successful venture this

year was the faculty appreciation breakfast held at the Golden Nugget Pancake House. Student Council funds were used to help fund a P & X

trip to Chicago and buy a new micro­wave oven. Let's hope that next year will be as good as this one was!

1. Mr. Brereton, Packy Packy, Mrs. Inbody and

Neela Banerjee at a typical Wednesday meeting.

2. Shelly, J.J., and John are hard at work during

the Student Council can drive. 3. Front row;

Sam Winston, Tad Suiter, Alex Christy. Middle

row: Mr. Brereton, Danny Beaty, Craig Horen-

stein, Kisha McClure, Pat Carroll, Kavita Ku­

mar, Neela Banerjee. Back row: Chris Preman­

andan, Dennis Cleary, Jen Van Vleck, Vanita

Kumar, Ben Huttsell, Laura Kersh, Jon Preisser

and Mrs. Inbody.

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stamp ClubTwo students and Mr. Romeo dis­

covered the history, cuhure, and faces

of many countries without picking up

a single history book. Stamps can de­

cipher the history of a country as well

as having a monetary value. The two

students and their faithful guide cata­

logued the stamps as well as looked at

the Philatelic Catalog. Members also

increased the size of their collections by buying and selling their own stamps.

1. The stamp club: W illiam King, Lee Ann Was­

son, Mr. Romeo. 2. Lee Ann checks the cata­

logue for a stamp identification. 3. W illiam and

Mr. Romeo examine a stamp from Obock.

The chess club, advised by Mr.

Graetz, completed a successful year of "check mates". The chess team com­peted against other schools and went 3-2. The team was led by John Czar-

nota, Eugene Polonsky and Craig Horenstein. The team could have been more successful but for two forfei­tures due to scheduling problems. The

chess team looks forward to next year and hopes for more "check-cess".

1. Eugene Polonsky takes a break from the

game. 2. Craig Horenstein and John Cazarnota

concentrate on their game. 3. Front row; Lee

Ann Wasson, Matt Diggs, Jennifer Johnson,

Michael Thurow, Andy Kim, Vijay Nuthakki,

W ilbur Lin, Erica Weis, Craig Horenstein. Back

row; Max Lake, David Czarnota, John Preisser,

Rebeccah Quam, Andre Pabarue, Myron Cal-

lier, Chris Olszewski, Aronne Merrelli, Mat­

thew McHale, Mr. Graetz.

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A World Of Clubs

Amy Glisson and Netsanet Kiffle

are sorting cans. 2. Two dancers from

the Dayton Ballet. 3. The Jamaican

U.N. group poses after w inning an

award at U.D. 4. Samantha Baker

struts her stuff. S. Dusty Brannon

makes his move. 4 A n unorthodox

Amnesty demonstration. 7. They

need more practice. 8. The Dayton

Ballet group shows us their interpre­

tation of today's work force.

A World Of Assemblies

Miam i Valley stu­

dents were treated to

many assemblies this

year sponsored by the

MVS Parents' Associ­

ation and by Muse Machine. The Artist

Series of Wright State University brought

us the Amherst Saxo­phone Quartet and M icha la Petri and Kazuhito Yamashita, a recorder-guitar

duet. Muse Machine brought in perform­

ers from the local H u­m an Race Theater and Dayton Ballet.

We also had guest speakers such as a young author named Jayna M ille r and

M rs . Rom eo w ho

talked about A IDS and Lucinda Adams, an Olympic medalist.

Music was brought to us by Mr. Polonsky and a quartet featur­ing Lower School par­ents playing Renais­sance m us ic .S tudents, teachers

and parents partici­pated in the annual Martin Luther King,

Jr., assembly.

1. Mrs. Romeo answers the

audience's questions about

AIDS. 2. The Amherst Sax­

ophone Quartet is picture

perfect. 3. Jayna Miller and

her book Too Much Trick

or Treat. 4. The Dayton

Ballet performs. 5. Kazu­

hito Yamashita, guitarist,

and Michala Petri on the

recorder in duet. 6. The

parents Renaissance Quar­

tet. 7. The Reverend Mr.

Graetz explains life in Ala­

bama during the Martin

Luther King, Jr., assembly.

Anything

Goes Day

Did below average

cold weather plague

this year's Anything

Goes D ay? W e ll,

kinda, but this short­ened Anything Goes

Day was still appreci­

ated by the students

as they braved the

cold and rainy weath­

er. Included in the games were the fam­

ous Tug-o-War and

the new Fruit Lam­bada, or in other

words, the apple pass. A stress-relieving Primal Scream began

the festivities which ended with the tradi­

tional shaving cream

f ig h t — no ho lds barred.

1. First A n n u a l P rim a l

Scream. 2. Liz Dysert. 3.

Ken Williford. 4. Jenny

Kim. 5. Jason Schmall. 6.

Matt Diggs. 7. Pudding

Slurp.

A World Of

Dances1991-92 was a great

year for dances —

turn out was better

than it has been in

years and it seemed

like everyone who

came had a good

time. Student Council

sponsored their tradi­

t io n a l H a llow een Dance, the highlight

of which was a per­

formance by Vegetar­

ian Meat. The Junior

class did a wonderful job putting together

the Christmas Dance, and the Freshmen sponsored the year's other sem i-formal

event on Valentine's Day, and the Middle

School sponsored a spring dance. Cer­ta in ly , th is year

proved that dances can be terrific even in a small school!

1. Danny Beaty and Kisha

McClure — or maybe it's

Fred and Ginger. 2. Myron

Callier and Krista Isaacs. 3.

Valerie Louis poses with

Santa Claus. 4. "W hat do

you want for Christmas?"

M an ish Kalvakota and

C hris P rem anandan . 5.

John Baines and Rajitha

Avva. 6. The Junior Class.

7. Laura Kersh and Sam

W inston.

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1. Jenny T aylor, Brent

Craig, and Amy Glisson sit

one out, 2. "O f course

we've been good!" Scot

Grimes, Santa, and Andre

Pabarue. 3. Jenny K im and

Michael Dalichau. 4. Anya

Young, Melissa Walther,

Leslie, and Jill Hanning

prepare to sing at the Val­

entine's Day Dance. 5.

Manish and Packy; Vege­

tarian Meat performs at the

Halloween Dance. 6. Rahel

Kiffle. 7. Becki Quam and

Mamta Desai. 8. Kisha M c­

Clure and Pat Carroll.

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Prom 1992

"Unforgettable”

The 1992 Prom was

held in the lobby of

the Kettering Tower.

A delicious dinner of

chicken or pasta was

catered by the King

Cole and relished by a ll chow-hounds.

This year's theme,

“Unforgettable," was

evident in the distinc­tive black and silver

decorations. Black

also seemed to be the

color of choice for the

attire of many girls,

while the guys went

with traditional black

tuxedos, sometimes accented with print

or jewel-tone vests, bow-ties, or cummer­

bunds. To make the

evening even more

"unforgettable” the junior class gave each guest a m em ory

book, cham pagne glass, and a picture

frame. The event con­cluded with Natalie Cole's version of her

father's classic song,

"Unforgettable."

1. Craig Hornstein and

date. 2. Krista Isaacs and

Steve Co llie r look like they're having fun, 3. Vijay

N u th a k k i and A nya

Young are just waiting for

the right song. 4. Lee Ann

W asson and fr iend . 5.

Shelly Lofino and Darren Davis make a cute couple.

6. The senior girls are

ready for one last night on

the town. 7. Brent Craig

and Kisha McClure pose

for a picture.

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"I

Weis escort chaperone

Rgmeo. 3. Mamta Desai

and .Scott Ervin. 4, M ike

Dalichau and Julie Huey. 5.

Alex McAuIay and Amelia

Fuhrer dance the n igh t

away. 6. Suman Patil and

Zach Glueck. Andy Kim

and Eunice Kim. 8. Valerie

Weis and Packy Moran.

Spirit

WeekS p ir it W eek, a

week defined by en­

thu s iasm , student

p a r t ic ip a t io n , and

school sp ir it , was

once again a success. There were the usual

sightings of pajamas

and twins on Tues­day and Wednesday,

bu t no one knew

what they were wear­ing on Thursday un­

til they stepped out into the light. And Friday was red and

b lue. The creative minds of all the class­es were demonstrated in the d e lig h t fu l

skits, followed by the tournament games. The festivities of the

even ing in c luded dining, dancing, and

sports, and finally the b ig announcem ent was made . . . Con­gratulations to the class of of 1994, the w inne rs of S p ir it Week.

1. Robin and his merry

band of sophomores. 2.

Hey Waldol Where are you

off to next? 3. The boxing

match of the century. 4.

Juniors outline the corpse

of the recently deceased

spirit. 5. Freshmen gather

for their spirit finale. 6.

Those rowdy seniors. 7.

The culture of the eighth

grade.

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Little

SibsThe Little Sibs pro­

gram was a joint ef­

fort of all the grades

in the Upper School.

Students of all grades

were equally enthusi­

astic about the pro­

ject. Upper School

s tuden ts en joyed

time with their little sibs, bo th reading

and drawing, as well as taking their sibs to

the annual all-school sing-a- long. A l ­

though time manage­

ment has been a diffi­

cult factor, both the

Upper School s tu ­dents and little sibs

have en joyed the mixture of the grades.

Students have com­m ented tha t they have been waiting a

long time for a pro­

gram of this nature and hope to see it grow in the future.

1. Boy isn't this fun? 2.

Valerie Louis spends time

with an EC junior. 3. Scot

Grimes is taking his sib to

new heights. 4. Vanita Ku­

mar and Jenifer Van Vleck

are engaged in an activity

with their sibs. 5. Wendy

Czarnota and younger sib,

Adonya Jackson. 6. M i­

chael Thurow reads to his

sib. 7. We're tough!

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DramaThe Upper School's

actors and actresses

were once again busy

this year. Grades nine

th ro u g h twelve

staged two produc­

t io n s . The f irs t.

Glimpses, performed

in November, was a

collection of sketches

w r itte n by young

playwrights. The cast

enjoyed the great va­

riety and creativity found in the emo­

tions and ideas por­trayed. The winter play, The Night Tho-

reau Spent in Tail, by Robert E. Lee, was an intense drama about

the important events in the life of philoso­pher Henry D av id

Thoreau. The cast found the challenge of portraying charac­

ters from a past time period en joyab le . This year's M iddle School p roduc tion

was unique because it was an original musi­cal written by the ac­tors using Broadway songs. The show . Stage D o o r , was

about a group of kids who help each other work out their prob­lems at a performing arts camp. 1991-1992

was a success for the drama department, creatively showcas­ing the talents of M i­ami Valley students.

1. Becki Quam struts her

stuff in "Red Shoes". 2.

Danny Beaty and Jen Van

Vleck portray Henry Da­

vid Thoreau and Deacon

Ball. 3. Samantha Baker

displays her acting abili­

ties. 4. Jenny Chun shows

the passion of acting. 5,

Kathryn Ervin, Laurie Na­

than and J i l l H an n in g

sing. 6. Danny Beaty and

Liz Dysert share an inter­

esting conversation. 7. Ai-

leen Wagner plays a char­

acter who is afraid of the

dark.

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All

School

Sing-A-

LongM iam i Valley's an­

nual A ll School Holi­

day Sing-a-Long was,

once again, a smash­ing success. Upper and Lower School

students paired up

for the event, allow­ing Big and Little

Sibs a chance to be to­gether. Everyone en­

joyed singing tradi­tional Christmas and H a n u k k a h songs

while gathered in the

commons. This year, teachers performed an in s tru m e n ta l number that students

seemed to appreciate. The school always likes this opportunity to get ready for the

holidays, and, surely, in the air was that

special feeling that comes with the holi­day season.

■h

1. M rs . C h r is ty , M rs .

Breen, and Mrs. Powell

display their musical tal­

ents. 2. Andrew Arnett

'feels the rhythm'. 3. Rahel

Kiffle has two new friends

— Lorie Margolis and Erin

Vacchiano. 4. No, really —

I've had enough! Manisha

Kumar and Sehar Siddiqi.

5. Paul Kwak and Craig

Horenstein are all smiles!

6. Mandy Langley, Erica

Weis, and cohorts enjoy

the holiday spirit. 7. Krista

Isaacs shows Iris Littaye

the best way to eat a candy

cane.

Immersion

photograPhy

Leadersh1

During Photography

Im m ers ion 1992, the

class developed many

skills using a manual

camera. W ith hard work

and determination ev­

eryone created a beauti­fu l b lack and w hite

portfolio. Highlights of

the immersion included

trips to Clifton Gorge,

C in c in n a t i , Y e llow

Springs, Aullwood and

the Dayton Art Insti­tute. The class made fre­

quent trips to Cox Arbo­

retum to prepare for a presentation of the pic­

tures. Overall, the class learned and enjoyed something they will al­ways remember.

Part of the Immersion class;

A m y E ikenbery , M ichae l

Thurow, Colin Upham, Jenny

Chun, Eunice Kim, Debi Weis.

The Effective Leader­sh ip Im m ers ion was more than just learning about how to be an ef­fective leader. Subjects

from personalities to group interaction were

studied. O ff campus ac­tivities were also attend­ed such as interviews with established leaders and company meetings. Camp Kern was a great learning and fun experi­ence for the group. To put their new abilities to work, a cultural simula­

tion game was played with the seventh, eighth

and ninth grades. Learn­ing of one's self, every­day life, and leadership

were only a few of the many things that were

learned in E ffective Leadership.

The Effective Leadership Im ­

mersion class: Lee Ann Was­

son, Andre Pabarue, Valerie

Weis, Sally Humphrey, Mr.

Graetz, M att D iggs, V ijay

Nuthakki.

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ImmersionThe 1992 Filmmaker:

The Critic studied many

aspects of movies in ­

cluding genre, shooting

techniques, lig h t in g ,

and plot. After studying

some specific Hitchcock

techniques, we were able

to relate his ideas with

some more modern sus­

pense movies. The class

also ventured out to

movie theaters to cri­tique new ly released

films. The group then

split into three groups

to write three individ­ualized scripts for a

movie which would not

be produced. This was a good way to prepare ourselves for the movie

that would be shot on- location.

1. The Filmmaking class cele­

brates Mr. Romeo's birthday.

2. Mr. Romeo, Teresa, Myron

and Erica during a film ing

shot. 3. Darren Davis prepares

for a shot.

Independent Living was an exciting, worth­

while experience. The fou r eager s tudents learned the basic skills

necessary to make it on their own. They learned how to sew and they completed four articles of clothing. They also

enhanced their cooking skills and each made n u tr it io u s meals on their own. As well as

hands-on experience, the students v is ited many places and learned

some vocational skills like banking, insurance, working on an assembly

line, and interviewing for jobs. We learned a

lot and had a great time.

1. Danny Beaty works with an

MVS first grader. 2. Molly,

Anju and Mamta enjoy some

homemade cookies. 3. The In ­

dependent Living class on a

job interview.

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ImmersionSun, fish, blue water.

What do these have in

common? They are the

elements that Marine

Ecology Immersion had

to brave during their

stay at Andros Island in

the Bahamas. The group

also had to brave the

p r im it iv e fa c ilit ie s

w h ich inc luded cold

showers. Many of the

students submerged un­der the water witn scuba

and snork ling equip­

ment to take pictures of

the multi-colored fish and coral. The students

most of all learned an appreciation for the wa­

ter and its inhabitants.

1. Zach Glueck poses by the

beautiful Atlantic Ocean. 2.

Scot must be telling quite a

story. 3. Taking a break inside

the cave. 4. J.J. enjoys a quiet

moment with a book.

E igh t s tudents learned about Native Land, A frican Labor, and European Freedom

with Mr. Speight. They did a lot of reading, had a slavery debate, and put the white man on trial for his crimes against the Native Americans. The highlight of the class was the trip to Co­lo n ia l W illiam sbu rg , Jamestown, the Pamun- key Indian Reservation,

and the M o n tic e llo P lantation. The class

helped to teach the stu­dents to look at both history and the present

from a more diverse viewpoint.

1. Sam W inston tries out a

harpsicord. 2. What did Liz

Dysert, Anne Carpenter and

Sam Baker do to end up in the

stocks? 3. At Monticello Sam

Winston, Phil Carroll, Sam

Baker, Mr. Speight, Anne Car­

penter, Brent Carroll, D iz Dy­

sert, Becki Quam, W illiam

King, and Mr. Lang.

ImmersionSeven students had

the opportunity to study R u ss ia n and Soviet

U n ion history. Then

they were off to Mos­

cow, St. Petersburg,

Kiev, Vladimir and Suz­

dal. Highlights of the

trip included St. Basil's Cathedral, the Kremlin,

Red Square, the Hermit­

age, a Russian jazz club,

and an evening at the

Merenski ballet. Unique

aspects of the trip were

the home visits and the

group's traveling com­panion, journalist Tom Archdeacon.

1. Russian tour guide, Sasha,

helps Jon Nathan celebrate his

sixteenth birthday overseas. 2.

Packy Moran and Russian

friend, Andrew Mizonov, en­

joy a day in St. Petersburg. 3.

Laura Kersh inside the Krem­

lin on a cold Moscow day.

For eight senior girls. Immersion was quite a change. For two weeks, they left the normal,

luxurious conventions of their homes for a cab­in in the Vermont wil­derness. The women

lived in a cabin without running water and cen­tral heating learning to

saw wood and cross country ski for drinking

water. However, the Im ­mersion taught more than the basics of sur­vival; it also taught com­

munal living and the need for cooperation

amongst a group of peo­ple.

1. Anne works diligently on

the Cleary's new sign. 2. Ame­

lia, Meredith and Jenifer con­

centrate on the construction of

the new book shelves. 3.

Shelly Lofino, Erin Castle,

Meredith Glueck, Vanita Ku­

mar, Amelia Fuhrer, Jenifer

Van Vleck, Julie Huey and

Anne W itty stand in the cold.

Russ•

1a

Women

And

nature

ImmersionEarth

Sc1

ence

Ind1

V•

1

dua11ze

The freshman class

was not quite sure what

to think of four weeks

of earth science, and

four weeks together. We

went through a unique

and unforgettable expe­

rience. As we learned

geology, plate techton-

ics, earth history, and a tm ospheric science

from Mr. Camm, Mrs.

Heuser, and Mr. Hough,

we were learning about

ourselves in our values class with Mr. Elmer. M eanwhile, our field

trips and trip to Camp Kern provided an alter­

native to class.

1. Emily Rahimi, Jenny Taylor

and Amy Glisson enjoy a

stroll by the lake at Camp

Kern. 2. Patrick Carroll rides

at Camp Kern. 3. Ronika, Emi­

ly, Patrick, Nick, Netsanet

and Gary at the planetarium in

Cincinnati.

In 1992 Individualized Im m ersion programs were very interesting

and represented a wide variety of interests; John Baines — auto racing; M e lissa Beasley — broadcasting ; Alex McAulay — computer; Ravi Singh — animal care; Michael Dalichau— m edicine; Tangee

Pruitt — psychology; W ilbur Lin — engineer­

ing; Valerie Louis —

education; Rahel Kiffle— architecture; Dennis Cleary — politics; Kisha McClure — opera & the­atre.

1. Individualized Immersion

students Tangee Pruitt, Melis­

sa Beasley, John Baines, M i­

chael Dalichau, Dennis Cleary

and W ilbur Lin. 2. Kisha Mc­

Clure and a friend she met at

the opera. 3. Mrs. Krahling in ­

troduces M ichael Dalichau

and Rahel Kiffle at Immersion

Open House.

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This year I decided to experience an independent Im ­

mersion, by spending three weeks with two doctors, both

specializing in orthopedics. I interned with two orthope­

dic medical doctors. Dr. Mannarino, a sports medicine

doctor, and Dr. Camacho, who specializes in hands. This gave me a taste of both worlds. Out of the twenty patients

Dr. Mannarino saw on average every day, about twelve

had knee-related injuries. W ith Dr. Camacho, the num ­

ber of wrist injuries was high, but not nearly as high as

the number of knee injuries that Dr. Mannarino saw. I

i| understand now the reasons that doctors become doctors, ii. The rewards are immeasurable.

Mike Dalichau Melissa Beasley

5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 , a very familiar phrase and memory of Immersion, 1992. For my Immersion, I spent

four weeks studying sports broadcasting. I was able to study both the television and radio aspects, focusing pri­marily on television. Statewide travel allowed me to con­

duct interviews in both Columbus and Cincinnati. Local­ly, I was fortunate enough to have a week-long internship with Channel 22's May Lee. During this time,

my job permitted me to accompany May as she prepared her daily news stories.

John BainesA long time ago, I had dreams of being a racecar driver

on the formula circuit in Europe, (or at least the back-

roads of Middletown) That dream has been pushed aside for a more realistic goal of working with a racing team, as an engineer. After working with Team Highball Inc. in

Raleigh, North Carolina, I chose an Immersion that would test my future. I didn't want to get into something

that I had put on a plateau as a youth and find out that those dreams were only dreams. If I were to ask what the most important thing that I learned with Team Highball was, I would still say that I want to get involved in racing

as an engineer, and possibly some day as a driver.

As someone who has always been interested in politics and political campaigns. I was delighted to learn that I would be able to intern with the Kerrey Presidential Campaign headquarters in Washington D.C. for my in ­dependent study. As it turned out, I was able to work

with each of the departments of the campaign. A national campaign office is organized very much like a business, with departmental responsibilities clear. M y own daily activities varied from sending out information and plat­

form positions to transmitting "actualities" — sound bites from Bob Kerrey's speeches — to radio stations across the country.

Dennis Cleary

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7thGradeProjectPeriod

Seventh grade stu­

dents c u lm in a te d

their study of Ohio history with an expe­

r ie n t ia l p rogram fo cu s in g on the

settlement and devel­

opment of two Ohio

cities: Dayton and

Cincinnati. Through­out the program, the

students were in ­volved in learning

our loca l h is to ry through tours of local historic sites such as the Johnston Home­

stead in Piqua, Sun- watch V illage and

Fort Ancient, hearing a guest speaker pre­sent in fo rm a tio n about local Native American tribes, and

a 3 day trip to Cincin­nati. Cincinnati high­lights included a tour of the historic Taft Museum, a riverboat ride, and a spectacu­lar meal at a Japanese steakhouse.

1. Seventh graders grind

corn at Sunwatch Indian

V illage. 2. The seventh

grade w ith the R om an

General, C incinnatus. 3.

Ready for a carriage tour of

Cincinnati. 4. Roller skat­

ing at Sawyer Point Park.

5. Shawn Smith and Dee-

pak Gupta hard at work on

Cincinnati "orienteering."

6. Enjoying a new culinary

experience. 7. Alex Caillat

is put to work at Sunwatch

Village.

8thGradeProject

PeriodEighth grade stu­

dents c u lm in a te d

their year-long study

of American history

with an experiential

program focusing on

the birth of our na­tion and the early set­tling of Pennsylva­

nia. Throughout the

program , students

were involved in vari­

ous ac tiv ities and events in c lu d in g

group work on quilts made in traditional Amish patterns and

the creation of a pro- ject period scrap­book, Quaker guests

who told of their cul­ture and a four day trip to Philadelphia. The Philly trip in ­cluded a walking tour

of historic Philadel­phia, a Phillies game, tours of Valley Forge, Amish farm country,

and Hershey Park. Good food and fun

were had by all.

1. Bus trips are so exciting!

2. Laurie Nathar\ ready to

roll. 3. We're not tired.

Really weje not! 4. Jill

H a n n in g and C handar

Muthiah pose with Rocky.

5. Ted Goldenberg learns

to sew?! 6. So does Neela

Banerjee?!

UpperSchool

1. Packy. 2. Zach and Debi

relax. Ryushi. 4, Kisha and

Melissa. 5. Jon, Liz, and

Dennis participate in a seder.

6, Darren overpowers Erica,

7, Myron and Mike. 8. jenny

Kim. 9. Tim, Melissa, Zach,

J.J., Sam, and Craig — what

smiles! 10. Laurence

Toussaint with Vivi Verity.

1. Amy Glisson and Myron

Callier. 2. Mamta Desai,

Brent C raig and Becki

Quam. 3. Vivi Verity and

Anya Young. 4, Dennis

Cleary and Liz Magnuson.

5. Mandy Langley and Ra-

hel Kiffle. 6. Spanish I at­

tendants. 7„, Dennis Cleary.

8. Jennifer Johnson and

Sam Baker.

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rsity

Coach Dw ight Burgess

This year's boys varsity soccer team had a record of 8-

8-2. The season was filled with many highlights, in ­

cluding new coach EHvight

Burgess. The team also did

well in the sectional tourna­

m ent, w in n in g the ir firs t

game against W aynesville

and then losing in the second

round to Bellbrook. An excit­

ing game was the come-from-

behind w in over Eaton 4-2,

scoring three goals in the fi­

nal twelve minutes. Three players were recognized for

their talent. Myron Callier was chosen first team all Day­

ton district team. W ilbur Lin made the second team all south D ayton along w ith M ike Dalichau who was giv­en honorable mention.

V ;ds

i . ’ iises Is he

Front row; Tim Shaw, John Czarnota, Vijay Nuthakki, Packy Moran, M ike Dalich Wilhford. Second row: Brent Craig, Michael Thurow, David Czarnota, Andy Davis, Ken

W ilbur Lin. Back row; Coach Burgess, John Baines, Jason Schmall, Myron Calli’er n** Premanandan. Coach Czarnota. ' “ ’'sndon Englani

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(VS

1st Row: Am y Eikenbery, Amy Glisson, Amelia Fuhrer, Liz Magnuson, Shelly Lofino, Jenny Kim, Julie

>visJ Huey. 2nd Row: Jennifer Johnson, Netsanet Kiffle, Vanita Kumar, Anju Gupta, Liz Dysert. 3rd Row:

lanac Jenny Taylor, Melissa Beasley, Erin Castle, Meredith Glueck. Back Row: Coach Mosier.

Girls'

Varsity

Soccer

Coach Kenneth Mosier

The girls' varsity soccer

team ended the season with a 4-7-2 record which was an im ­provement from the previous year. The girls suffered many

obstacles this year due to a number of injuries/ especially

the loss of their goalie for one-fourth of the season.

Girls took second place in both the Yellow Springs tour­nament and the MVS tourna­ment. Shelly Lofino and Erin

Castle, who was named all­area hono rab le m e n tio n ,

played in the all-star game at Northmont. Anju Gupta, a sophomore, was named sec­ond team all-area. Although

the team w ill be losing a ma­jor portion of its body, nine seniors, the remaining mem­bers are a very talented group who will make up for the loss.

1. The girls gather for a picture with

their trophy after placing second in

the M VS tournament. 2. Vanita Ku­

mar comes off the field after a d iffi­

cult game, 3. Am y Glisson attempts

the fly slide. 4. Amelia Fuhrer with

the throw-in. 5. A game well played

by both MVS and Bethel.

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Girls'Tennis

Coach Vin Romeo

The 1991 girls' varsity ten­

nis team had a phenomenal season. They breezed through with a 19-3 record and fin ­ished the season ranked third in Division II. The success of their seasoii closed with Eu­nice K im finishing fourth in

sectionals, Molly Jackson sec­ond, and Debi and Erica Weis

finishing thifd and nearly qualifying for state. The team

of excellent balance and expe­rience will return five of the eight varsity players next year. Six of the girls wer|

elected as all-area recipients^ In doubles, Krista Isaacs and Anne W itty received honor­

able mention as Debi and Eri­ca Weis were named to the

first team all area. In singles, Euiiice Kim was named to the third team and Molly Jackson was named to the first-team all area. At the closing awards ceremony, M o lly Jackson took Most Valuable Player

and Eunice Kim accepted the team player award.

1. Erica Weis with a look of determi­

nation, 2, Eunice Kim snickers at her

competition. 3. M olly Jackson, Debi

Weis, Anya Young — the future of

MVS tennis. 4. Anne Witty. 5. Eunice

with a superb volley. 6. A backhand

winner by Debi Weis.

Coach Romeo, Eunice Kim, Valerie Weis, Anne Witty, Molly Jackson Erira W pJc Krista Isaacs, Debi Weis, Anya Young. ' '

Girls'JuniorVarsityTennis

w

Coach Susan Rudd

Looking back on the girls'

Junior Varsitythe team members feel ,they#^ can truly say it was a success not because of their outstan^ ing win-loss record, but Jje-' ’ ,cause of everyone's improVe- ^

ri^rf.T h is 'ye^ ,the#e Were*"^' pnly two returning members^,, and seven new faces; Four of these new players were even ^ new to the game. Thi^team decided to concentric on playing well^and improving father than’ ^on just-^'Svin- ning". This year Lisa Kersh was named Most fi^ ro v e d ^ Player. Mamta Desai stated,^^ “We had a good time.-'Next ^ year w ill be even""bette^^^ thanks to the experience we gained." '

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Front Row: Rebecca Ripley, Amanda Apesos, Laura Kersh, Vivi Verity, Aileen Wagner. Back Row: Ronika

Motley, Rebeccah Quam, Lisa Kersh, Mamta Desai, Coach Breen.

1. Becca Riley creat«$ her own stroke.2. Aileen searches intfently for the

ball. 3. Becki Quam — what a reach!

4. Vivi Verity in perfect form. S,

Hm m . . , what did you say th^ score

was? — Ronika Motley.

JuniorVarsitySoccer

Coach Bryan Czarnota

This year's J.V. soccer team grew and matured throughout the season. Although their record was not impressive, they showed great improve­ment and determination. The team suffered from a lack of people but was helped out by upper classmen. This year's JV showed gireat promise for future MVS teams.

Front Row; Eugene Polonsky, Ben

Huttsell, Am it Gandhi, Rahul

Ballal, Gary Tozbikian, Aronne

Merrelli, Jon Preissier. Back Row:

Suraj Waikhom, Dusty Brannon,

Andre Pabarue, Zach G lueck,

Max Lake, Coach Czarnota.

1. The JV Boys stop for a smile

before heading off to a game. 2.

Andre Pabarue dribbles down for

a shot.

Coach Maria Ferraro

The golf team accepted the

challenge of rebuilding this year. Despite their valiant ef­forts, they finished with a 2-

11 record. Coach Maria Fetra- ro was hopefu l, however.

Ryushi Fuj’ii finished as the school's medalist with an av­

erage of 49 for the season, and Kiyomasa Suzuki broke the school record for freshmen

with a 53 shot average.

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1. Ryushi Fujii prepares to tee-off.

2. "I could have sworn I just saw a

ball there," Steve Collier after an

intense shot.

Front Row: Chris O lszewski,

Kiyomasa Suzuki, Dennis Cleary,

Ryushi Fujii, Coach Ferraro. Back

Row: Pat Carroll, Steve Collier,

Phillip Carroll, Manish Kalva-

kota, Jon Nathan.

I.

Front row: Chad Cotta, Ryan

Morrison-McKell, Alex Caillat,

Nick Toussaint, Deepak Gupta,

Bret Eikenbery, Sid Patwa. Second

row: Miss Trepanier, Tad Suiter,

Wesley Young, Brent Carroll,

Matthew McHale, Jude Smith.

Back row: Tommy Lin, Ted Gol-

denberg, T im Georoff, A n ish

Wadhwa, Chandar Muthiah, Ke­

vin Harper, James Landis.

1. The team warms up. 2. Team

huddle. 3. Anish goes for the ball.

4. Practice, practice and more

practice.

Middle School Sports Luncheon:

Harriet Kramer, Katie Nutter,

Miss Barnett, Katie Ervin, Tara

Martin, Heather Davis and Minda Hook.

Front row: Jill Hanning, Heather

D av is , M in d a H ook , Shaw n

Smith. Back: Kathryn Ervin, Lau­

rie Nathan, Harriet Kramer, Katie

Nutter, Tara Martin, Kavita Ku­

mar, Miss Barnett.

M.S. Boys'

Soccer■iiPi

Coaches Tom Elmer, Nancy Trepan­ier

The Middle School boyV soccer record doesn't show the hard work they contribut­

ed. During the season, they had 2 goals scored by Alex Caillat and Brent Carroll. This season the boys im ­

proved and began to play as a team. Thanks for the hard

work and determination.

Tjennis .

Coach Joy Barnett

Even though the Middle School girls' tennis team only h a d ^ tw o m atches, they learned a great deal. They

won their two matches. A highlight: a three hour match

played in first singles by Heather Davis. Because o l an

injury in the first match, M inda Hook was out for the

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L.S. Soccer Boys

I

Coaches Blunt, Sreen, Hunt barger

This year's Lower School boys were awesome. They h id a record of 12-0-1 ar\d placed first in their division. It took excellent effort by every team member. Thanks to the whole team and the co-captains Ryan Cohen and C o lin Rymer for a great season.

1st Row: Matt Gunlock, Scott La-

gedrost, R yan C ohen , C o lin

Rymer, Matt James, Alexander

Brown. 2nd Row : N a th an ie l

Young, Andy Welton, Brendon

Cartwright, John Apesos, James

Ostrowski, Johnathan Nutter,

Jon Landis. 3rd Row: Crawford

Louthan, Bert Kramer, Varun Ma-

hajan, James Patchett, Matthew

Camm, Jess Castle, Jack Omer.

Back Row: Coaches Breen, Hunts-

barger, and Blunt.

John Apesos. The team takes a

break from a hard working prac­

tice.

Girls

Coaches Priest and Carr

The Lower School girls' soccer did very well this sea­son, They had a lot of fun arid were dedicated. They even made it to the second round of touirnament. Everyone played to their best ability. Thanks to the team and coaches.

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Nena McMahon and Bethany

Levy taking a break. Manisha Ku­

mar and Kristen Fryburg ready

for action.

First Row: Kavitha Reddy, Lauren

Christopher, Nena M cM ahon,

D ip ti Ballal, Kristen Fryburg,

Kalpana Reddy. Second Row:

Alexis Krivian, Anitha Reddy, Sa­

rah Enterline, Bethany Levy,

M an isha K um ar. Back Row;

Coach Carr, Sehar S id d iq i,

Chethra Muthiah, Martha Bern­stein, Angela Maurice, Heather

Vice, Coach Priest.

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0Front row: Dusty Brannon, W ilbur Lin, Darren Davis, Craig Horenstein. Back row: Coach Jay Smith, Scot

Grimes, Andre Pabarue, Jason Schmall, Packy Moran, Colin Upham, Phil Carroll, Ben Huttsell, Rahul

Balia, Coach Victor Gionotta.

Boys

Varsity

Basketball

Coach Gionotta

This year's basketball sea­son brought about many new events. First was the hiring of a new varsity coach, a UD graduate, Victor Gionotta. Secondly, the old rtibber floor was replaced with a new hard­wood floor and new bleachers were installed. Finally, a new program was started with a young varsity team.

Throughout the season there was a great deal of im ­provement and excitement. In the season opener the team lost to Spring Valley by twen­ty points. However, the boys came back strong in the sec­ond game to defeat S.V.A. Ex­citement came when, for the first time in the schools his­tory, the team went into triple overtime against Wellington.

1. The basketball studs — Colin, Dar­

ren, and Jason 2. The team, taking a

rest 3. Scot calling for the ball. 4.

Scott Ervin waiting to shoot 5. Watch out, Phil! 89

Girls'Basketball

Coach Bill Glisson

This year the girls' basket­ball team was primarily made up of underclassmeri. A l­

though there was a lack of ex­perience on the team, they

still managed to have a suc­cessful season. Amy Eiken- bery, Laura Kersh, and Liz Magnuson led the team in re­bounds. Liz Magnuson and

Anya Young were high scor­ers for the season averaging six points per game. The

freshmen will provide strong foundation for the years to

come. The team's record was 7-8. Team player was Shelly Lofino, Offensive Player was

Anya Young and Defensive Player was Amy Eikenbery.

1. Shelly Lofino dribbles down the

court. 2. Anya goes in for a layup. 3.

V in Romeo shares his game plan

with the team. 4. Am y Glisson pro­

tects the ball from her defender, 5.

"Let's get this game started!" 6. Eu­

nice K im and Liz Magnuson get in

position for free throws.

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Coach Christine Meswig, Amy Glisson, Netsanet Kiffle, Amy Eikenbery, Anya Young, Eunice Kim , Laura Kersh, Liz Magnuson, Anju Gupta, Jenny Taylor, Shelly Lofino, Coach Bill Glisson.

Kenneth Lee, Suraj Waikhom, Pat Carroll, Am it Gandhi, Gary Tozbikian, Brent Craig.

JuniorVarsityBasketball

Coach Burgess '

The JV basketball team had a great season under Coach Burgest. The team worked on mechanics such as dribbling,, passing,, ind §hootiiig. Thk team also improved on team­work and their own skills. Their Skills were polished and most of the team will par­ticipate on the Varsity squad next year. The team spirit and strong effort the JV team put forth resulted in a very suc­cessful season.

£ Craig concentrates on his shot. 2,

Brent Craig looks for the ball to come

his way. 3. Ram hustle by Craig

Hornsteitt, 4. Ben Huttsell in action.

5. Ken has control.

MiddleSchool

Boys

Coach M ike Lang

The Middle School boys' basketball team was split into

seventh and eighth grade teams with both coached by

M ike Lang. The seventh ^rade team led by Brent Car­

roll and A li Kardan had a great season with a record of

1-6. The eighth grade team with talent and great attitude accomplished a 6-4 season — one of the best ever!

Alex Christy, Bret Eikenbery, Sid

Patwa, A li Kardan, Tad Suiter,

Brent Carroll, Wesley Young,

Alex Caillat, N ith in Kalvakota,

Gareth Hipwell, Deepak Gupta,

Coach Mike Lang.

Front row: Tommy Lin, Adam

Sorkin, Chandar Muthiah, Vince

Spalla, Ronald Lanton, Back row:

James Landis, Tim Georoff, Anish

Wadhwa, Kevin Spitler, Ted Gol-

denberg.

Girls

Coach Joy Barnett

The Middle School girls' basketball team may not have

had the record they wanted (2- 8X but they had fun. The new coach. Miss Barnett, stressed the basics and wanted the game to be enjoyable. The

highlights were Heather Da­vis, the leading scorer, with

8.9 steals per game and Tara Martin with 9.2 rebounds per

game.

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Go for it, Tara. Whose ball is it?

Jill's?

Kavita Kumar, Kathryn Ervin,

Katie Nutter, Josie Cleveland,

Harriet Kramer, Tara M artin ,

Laurie Nathan, M inda Hook, Jill

Hanning, Heather Davis, Neela

Banerjee, Coach Barnett.

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Lower School

Basketball

Coach Breen

Coach Huntsbarger

Coach Black

The l^ower School boy's

basketball team was split into a 5th grade team and a 6th grade team. Both team^, each with a record of 2-8, were en­

couraged by good teamwork, individual skill improvement,

and great team spirit. The Lower School G ir ls ' team showed improvement In ball handling skills and team spir­it.

1. Coach Breen, J. Apesos, J. Burris,

V. Mahajan, J. Pattchett, k Kramer,

C. Marshall, J. Nutter, J. Landis, N.

Young, Coach Huntsbarger. 2. Front

row: R, Signom, B. Sorkin, M . Pietz,

A. Brown, P. O'Shea. Second row:

Coach Breen, M . Camm, K. Eikel-

berg, A. Welton, F. Spitler, Z. Dab-

bas. Coach Huntsbarger. 3. Front

row; A. Reddy, S. Enterline, J. Moyle,

L, White, N . McMahon, L. Christo­

pher. Second row; N. Cheek, A.

Patwa, K. Chenoweth, K. Fryburg, D.

Ballal H. Vice, Coach Black.

Boys

Tennis

Coach ¥in Romeo

The varsity boys' tennis team completed a successful season, led by Mr. V in Ro­meo, with a 19-2 record. Dur­

ing the season, Mr. Romeo broke the number of career wins as a tennis coach in the state of Qhio. The team was helped by strong perforr

mances by freshmen, Suraj

Waikhoin and Am it Ghandi, who played 2nd and 3rd sin­gles respectively. Led by 1st singles player, Andy Kim,

who won a spot on the 3rd All-Area Team, 1st doubles players W ilbur Lin and Dar­ren Davis followed suit by be­ing named to the 2nd team All-Area, and Manish Kalva-

kota with Myron Callier was named to the 3rd All-Area Team as the 2nd doubles team. W ilb u r and Darrren shared the most improved award as a doubles team. Manish and Myron qualified for the district tournament for some additional honors. The team ranked 8th overall, and with all 7 players return­ing next year, the number one position is in sight. Congrat­

ulations to Most Improved Players, Darren Davis and

W ilbur Lin.

1, Andy Kim ready to return a serve.2. Darren Davis ready to serve. 3.

Suraj W aikhom looks up, 4. Amit

Gandhi comes in for a volley. 5. M y­

ron Callier gets ready to slam the

ball. 6. W ilbur Lin looks to returrt a

shot.

Suraj Waikhom, Amit Gandhi, W ilbur Lin, Myron Callier, Andy Kim, Manish Kalvakota, Darren Davis,

Coach Vin Romeo.

D a * Front row: Ben Huttsell, Rahul Ballal, Jamie Moyle, Patrick Carroll, Travis Cohen. Second row: Coach

Huntsbarger, Jon Nathan, John Baines, Danny Beaty, Zach Glueck, Dennis Cleary, Ken Williford, Phillip

Carroll, Sam Winston.

Boys' Junior Varsity Tennis

Coa£h: Huntsfeargto #

The JV boys' tennis team finished theit season with a 4-

9 record. They showed great potentiai for the future. Led by Seniors John Baines and Dennis Cleary, the tennis

team showed great improve­ment throughout the season. Coach Bruce Huntsbarger provided the added spark to the team this year by return­

ing to the coach's position. Dennis Cleary received Team

Player for his playing this season. The excellent singles playing of sophomore Phil Carroll and freshman Rahul Ballal were highlights for the team this year.

1, Ben Huttseli. 2. Jamie Moyle fol­

lows through after a serve. 3. Jon Na­

than stretches to hit the ball. 4. Den­

nis Cleary crosses the line after

serving. 5. Zach Glueck returns the ball.

Varsity Baseball

Coach Chad Speight

Once again the boys' varsi­ty baseball team was playing, after a year off. They opened up with strong pitching and good defense. In their first home opener and last game of the season, the team jumped from a seven run deficit to win the games by two. Steve

, Collier, a new member of the team and new to the Miami Valley School, was a valuable asset to the team, as was vet­eran Packy Moran, who was named team player, Steve was named MVP of the year with his excellent batting average. Seniors Andre Pabarue, Packy Moran, Scot Grimes, and M i­chael Thurow were a great help to the team and will be missed next year, but rising freshmen promise to give the team an extra boost.

1. Brent Craig knows how to handle a

bat. 2. Jason Schmall tosses his catch

to the pitcher. 3. Dusty Brannon and

Chris Premanandan field the ball. 4.

Andre Pabarue and Steve Collier wait

in anticipation. 5. Ryushi Fujii con­

centrates on the game. 6. Packy

Moran pitches the strikes.

Front: Craig Horenstein, David Czarnota, Max Lake, Brent Craig, Dustin Brannon, Ryushi Fujii; Back:

Coach Chad Speight, Scot Grimes, Michael Thurow, Chris Premanandan, Jason Schmall, Packy Moran, Andre Pabarue, Steve Collier. ^

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Varsity

Softball

m Coach:. Jo'^'Barnett ;f

The varsity softbail team had a 'lpec:taeuter,-seiscii,#Tte i team had tons of s|>irit while cheering*'on fellow team-* mates. The team improved d ram atica lly in ba tting , throwing, and fielding. They also enjoyed new uniforms. The highlight of the sTason was a 28-24 win against Cei^ tral Baptist. Eunice Kim p r ^ vided leadership for the team, and she was awarded the Team Award for her, contri­butions. Along with Eunice, Amy Glisson received the Most Improved Player award. Miss Barnett, the coach, did an outstanding job coaching and supporting the girls. She was very organized and en­joyed working with the team. Miss Barnett, along with teammates, provided support and spirit which made them come closer together as a team.

u/ii;®* Front row; Vivi Verity, Jenny Taylor, Netsanet Kiffle, Becki Quam, Suman Patil, Teresa Barrows. Second

row; Laura Kersh, Anju Gupta, Lee Ann Wasson, Emily Rahimi, Amy Eikenbery, Debi Weis, Sally

Humphrey, Coach Barnett.

1. Amy Glisson releases a pitch, 2.

Sally Humphrey waits for "her"

pitch, 3. Becki Quam leaps for the

ball. 4. Debi Weis — what a slugger!

S. Eunice Kim is ready at first.

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Middle School

Boys Tennis

Coach Susan Rudd Breen

The Middle School boys tennis team completed a great season with a record of S-3 under Coach Susan Rudd Breen. The highlights of the season were a second place finish by Anish Wadhwa in the Princeton tourney and the team victory over Princeton, the first time in three years.

Front row: Alex Christy, Dustin

Payne, Sid Patwa, Alex Caillat, Brent

Carroll, Tommy Lin, Deepak Gupta.

Second row: Adam Sorkin, Andre

C o lla re s , A l i K a rd an , A n is h

Wadhwa, N ith in Kalvakota, Chad

Cotta, Kevin Harper, Coach Breen.

1. Tommy Lin comes to the net for

a w in n in g vo lley . 2. A n is h

Wadhwa is ready to return a

serve. 3. A slam from Anish.

Cheerleading

The cheerleaders' season start­ed out slowly. They missed the first few games because their uniforms hadn't arrived. The coach, Maureen W illiam s , worked hard to get a set and de­termined team. Although some dropped out, the rest kept on go­ing. The team consisted of Vivi Verity, Ashley England, Anne Carpenter, Libra Lucas, Ronika Motley, Tangee Pruitt, and Re- baccah Quam. They also had a little help from Annie Ervin.

1. Tangee Pruitt shows her win­

ning smile. 2. The cheerleaders in

a dynamite pyramid with Coach

Maureen Williams and mascot,

Annie Ervin. 3. Libra Lucas, Ash­

ley England, Ronika Motley, and

Vivi Verity in performance.

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Top — Vivi Verity, Middle —

Tangee Pruitt, Ashley England,

Libra Lucas. Bottom — Anne Car­penter, Becki Quam.

Sports

1. Katie Nutter takes a break. 2. Ben Huttsell warms up, 3. Suraj Waikhom. 4. Lower schooiersi 5. Eunice K im just ,ets to. 6., Th^ Carrolls endure

the rain. 7, Kiyomasa

\ Suzuki checks his club. 8. Tad

■ Suiter takes the throw. 9, Colin, Darren and lason prepare for the game.10. Middle

10 schoolers.

A World Of

Sports

1. Netsanet Kiffle and Liz

Dysert are on the lookout.

2. "Water!" Rahul Ballal

cries. 3. The Eunice shuffle,

4. "It's mine," calls Jenny

Taylor, 5, Heather Davis. 6

Amy Eikenbery waits to

pass, 7. Ashley Englana

and Becki Quam, 8. Con­

centrate Anya, 9. The M id­

dle School team gathers for

a new strategy. 10, Andy

Kim stands his ground.

1. Anya Young and Amy

E ikenbery p lay a great

game. 2. FiercrEurtlfci Kim

concen tra tes . 3. C o lin

Upham, Craig Horenstein

and Jason Schmall take a

breather. 4. Myron Callier

poses with his hands on

his hips, S. Laura Kersh

hits a w inning backhand.

6. Andy K im concentrates

on his serve. 7. Throw that

ball, Sam Baker. 8. Deepak

Gupta is ready for the

game.

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A WOFILD OF MEMORIES

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Current Events

I. People everywhere rejoiced as hos­

tages — including Terry Anderson —

were finally released. 2. The nation

was stunned when basketball star

Earvin "Magic" Johnson revealed

that he had AIDS. 3. We all eagerly

watched Americans compete in the

1992 Winter Olympics, held in A l­

bertville, France. 4. Country became

"the most popular music in Ameri­

ca," a feat partially due to mega-star

Garth Brooks. 5. Americans were ap­

palled to learn that their Congress­

men were "bouncing" checks. 6. Fox

Television's hit show "Beverly Hills

90210" became a teen phenomenon.

7. After thirty years Johnny Carson

retired from his position as host of

"The Tonight Show". 8. Theodore

(Dr. Seuss) Geisel, beloved author of

The Cat in the Hat, passed away at

age eighty-seven. 9. Jeffrey Dahmer

shocked m illions with his gruesome

murders. 10. The world saw commu­

nism crumble in the former USSR.

I I . After the verdict of the Rodney

King trial, LA exploded with riots

and racial violence.

A World Of

Memories

Fall may have start­ed off slowly, but school picked right up as students found themselves fu lly emerged in the les­sons before them. Be­fore long, fall was winter, and winter, spring. There was no turning back. Stu­dents worked hard enjoying the breaks in between and Im­mersion in March. There was an energy that flowed through the high school and lower school that kept friendly smiles on the faces of faculty and students alike as the end of the year approached.

1. Wake up Annel 2. Kisha

and Melissa posing before

class. 3. Becki Quam is a

new munchkin in Oz. 4.

Julie Huey and Michael

Dalichau: AH! Spring love.

5. Bridget Tinney, Mandy

Rahimi, Nisha Desai, and

Ana Patwa: Places to go.

People to see! 6. UP . . . 2

. . . 3 . . . 4. 7. Rudy Cheek

sh ines w ith h is ruby

cheeks.

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1. Just a few proud men. 2,

Just hanging out. 3, Mr.

Giisson and his cooking

crew. 4. Go get 'em, men. 5.

Scott is showing us those

manly muscles again.

The teachers show us their

musical ability. 7. Anju sit­

ting amongst her subjects.

8. Twin witches consulting

the all-knowing oracle.

A World Of

MemoriesAriother year at

Miami Valley gone and as summer ap­proaches, the stu­dents are filled with dreams of lazy days. The year was a re­m inder of tests, homework assign­ments, and anxiety over the future for both juniors and sen­iors, but it was also a rem inder of good friends and wonder­ful times. Memories of dances, collecting food for the hungry, Spirit Week, talented guests that enter­tained and informed at assemblies, as well as great classes. It was a full year for ev­eryone and a won­drous year of more than education.

1. Jenny K im giving us her

best. 2. Gary, have a nice

nap. 3. W ilbur hoping for a

little chat with Erica. 4.

Matt Diggs is turning into that fat, jolly, purple thing

— what's it called again? 5.

Rahel, control yourself! 6. Meredith G., Erin C., Eu­

nice K., and Anya Y. are

s it t in g pre tty . 7. Lisa

Kersh, what's up?

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1. Scholar athlete, Eunice

Kim, with Male and Fe­

male Athletes of the Year,

Packy Moran and Shelly

Lofino. 2. The high school

choir sings for the Activity

Awards Assembly. 3. Dr.

Cleary talks about P & X. 4.

J enny and V iv i , the

spokeswomen. 5. Aileen

Wagner is hands up. 6. Ja­

son is Lost In School! 7.

Manish Kalvakota in the

deep thought realm. 8. Me­

lissa Walther is taking it

easy.

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