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William Chilton ’10

Jonathan Collins ’06

Carlisle Connally ’00

Chuck Freeman ’06

Kristen Godby ’18

Lauren Godby ’15

Meg Hasten

Rockwell Jackson ’11

Camille Kelly ’16

Curtis Knox II ’10

Dr. Christopher H. Komatsu ’10

Justin Light ’05

Avery Meyer ’23

Katita Miller ’12

Dhara Mistry ’12

Samantha Paul ’14

Brazos Pinto ’16

Aro Terrell Umfress ’12

Brianna Vinson ’17

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Aaron Beck

Casey Bell

Tad Bird

Sofia Garza Boschini '12

Lynn Gant

Becky Grimmer

Debra Koppelberger

Angela Kornman

Will Matsuzaki

Emily Nance

Michelle Shepherd

Nicole Stroud

Ashley Sutton

Michelle Symonds

Mary Tracy

Jill Walters

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Mission All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth promotes academic excellence in a nurturing, Christian environment and upholds the Anglican tradition of worship.

Innovate is a semiannual publication of All Saints' Episcopal School.

Outcome Statement

A graduate of All Saints’ Episcopal School will exercise genius within through developing a relationship with God, by engaging the world, and by serving others.

All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth administers its personnel, academic, extracurricular and tuition assistance programs without regard to gender, race, religion, ethnicity or national origin.

Sometimes, less is more. Less with what I write and more of our community mosaic, substantively revealed through the stories which follow. None are pretentious, but they are profoundly personal, corporately meaningful, and community reflective.

In The Good Life: Lessons From The World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, authors Robert Waldinger, M.D., and Marc Schulz, PhD, contend “…a rich life – a good life – is forged from precisely the things that make it hard.” The overwhelming evidence of this longitudinal, 84-year-old study is that a good life is predicated on good relationships. “Good relationships keep us healthier and happier. Period.”

We have an Upper School woodworker who is making simple, but elegant pieces for people and organizations greater than self. I have been the beneficiary of his humble and meaningful pieces, from hand-carved letter openers to wood-inlayed magnifying glasses. Things such as these often serve as reminders of special people in our lives, people who cared well, long after they have moved on.

We have an exceptionally talented parent body, personified through so many family commitments to our parent organizations, and highlighted through our very own Kori and Pat Green, giving back in such a heartfelt way to the School. Pictures are worth a thousand words, we know, and the images portrayed in the Close Up section – from First Year Parent gatherings to Grandparents Day, All Saints’ Day, Fall Rally and so many community-building engagements – are a significant reflection of intentionally fostered relationships.

From Tad’s Desk

The snapshot narratives of our alumni are wonderful representations of a Portrait of a Saint. Each is kindled by a wellspring spirit, fueled by the strength of our mission and expected outcomes, and forged by life-giving (and often lifelong) relationships.

The stories shared in Innovate are compelling, underscoring the importance of our value placement on relationships. Nowhere is this more evident than in the person of Vanessa Morales. Meg’s article pointedly notes the hardship of unexpected loss, but she is careful to share and buoy this with the genuine love and joy Vanessa’s being and presence brought and brings to us.

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew

5:14-16

I am indebted to and celebrate the work, the good hard work of all our Saints. Thank you for sharing your families with us.

Godpseed, Tad Bird Head of School