EHS Magazine Fall 2008 by Episcopal High School

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THE MAGAZINE OF EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 60, NO. 2 • FALL 2008

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE .19.

A Magical Season Undefeated Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team Wins Virginia Independent School Championship .22.

Beyond Appearances Rosalind Wiseman Helps EHS Students Find the Leader Within .25.

Grads Gone Green

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Episcopal High School Alumni Focus on the Environment

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From the Headmaster

Volunteer Profile

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Chris and Lucinda Jones, Co-Chairs of the 2008-09 Advisory Council

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Around Campus Class Notes .57.

In Memoriam

On the cover: The captains of the EHS girls’ varsity volleyball, field hockey, soccer, and cross country teams pose with the first Seminary Hill Cup trophy. (See page 11.) Top row, from left: Haley Morgan ’09, Ali Pierson ’09, Chelsea Jack ’10, and Frances Stone ’09; second row: Kelsey Knutson ’09, Abbott Matthews ’09, Claire Channell ’09, and Catherine Harrison ’09; bottom row: Carly Linthicum ’09 and Caroline Moncure ’09. Episcopal High School admits students of any race, gender, color, sexual orientation, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. EHS does not discriminate in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or other School-administered programs.

Headmaster: Rob Hershey Dir. of Development: Bob Eckert Dir. of Communication: Christina Holt Editor: Kathy Howe Contributing Editor: Kathleen Lawton-Trask Class Notes: Elizabeth Watts Cover Photography: Elizabeth Watts Photography: Elizabeth Watts, Jenny Ward ’11, Michael Gunselman, Frank Phillips Printing: Fannon Fine Printing, LLC

Published by Episcopal High School for alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends. © 2008, Episcopal High School Please send address corrections to: Alumni Office Episcopal High School 1200 North Quaker Lane Alexandria, VA 22302 or by e-mail to dwr@episcopalhighschool.org

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From the Headmaster

his is unquestionably a unique time in the history of our nation,

I invite you to find a quiet corner in your world to get a glimpse of

with financial turmoil challenging our nation’s economic

life at EHS through the lens of this magazine. You will find a very

wellbeing and generating uncertainty in institutions and individuals.

interesting feature on alumni who have focused their professional lives

Although EHS is certainly not immune to any of this, I want to

on environmental issues. This is a growing passion for our students,

assure you that the School is in a strong financial position. I have

under the leadership of the Environmental Club. The idealism and

often stated that the strength and beauty of Episcopal High School

energy evident in the lives of these alumni is alive and well in this

is the blend of its strong legacy with the openness and flexibility

generation of EHS students.

to address emerging issues. We have been incredibly blessed across the years by capable leadership and strong financial stewardship,

This issue also features an article on Rosalind Wiseman’s work with

resulting in sound decision-making which has equipped the School

our students on social justice and leadership. Rosalind is a nationally

to confidently meet today’s challenges. Those of us charged with the

recognized expert on adolescence, perhaps best known as the author

leadership of the School today hold the institution in trust, and we

of the book “Queen Bees and Wannabes.” Finally, we are very

will continue to make prudent decisions to sustain the EHS legacy

proud to highlight in this edition our Virginia Independent School

founded on financial strength and institutional vitality.

Champion Boys’ Soccer Team, who concluded their magical 2008 season undefeated and ranked #13 in the nation!

In spite of the angst and disillusionment beyond the gates, this has been a wonderful fall for students and faculty on the Hill. The tone of

Thanks for your sustained commitment to EHS. I wish for you and

community life is always established by the senior class, and the Class

your family a wonderful Christmas season and hope that you will

of 2009 is an extraordinary group that has set a positive standard.

make a resolution in 2009 to visit the campus to see firsthand all that

They are capable, earnest, and thoughtful – what more could we

we describe in this magazine.

want? The quality of education distills down to two key ingredients: the quality and commitment of the faculty and the capability and motivation of the students. We are blessed by the people of Episcopal High School, young and old!

Sincerely,

F. Robertson Hershey, Headmaster

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Around Campus Dream About A Better World

IN SURPRISE VISIT TO EHS, ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU PRAISES YOUTH WHO WORK FOR PEACE, JUSTICE

he first time The Rev. Gideon Pollach met Archbishop Desmond Tutu, he was 11 years old, singing in the choir at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. “He signed my hymnal,” Episcopal’s head chaplain recalled. Pollach was moved by Tutu’s story; that meeting, he said, was “one of the moments…that compelled me and propelled me towards ordained ministry in the church.” The hymnal sits on his bookcase as one of his most treasured possessions.

Archbishop Tutu speaks in Callaway Chapel. He encouraged EHS students to “continue to be idealistic…dream about a better world.”

Archbishop Tutu greets David KaguluKalema ’10 and other EHS students with connections to Africa. During his time on campus, Tutu met with members of the Vestry and had lunch with Episcopal students. From left, Kagulu-Kalema, Given Kaplinde ‘09, Justin Combs ‘09, Archbishop Tutu, Schillo Tshuma ’12.

In December, Archbishop Tutu visited Episcopal High School. “To be able to give our kids that same gift” he received when he was a child was “a joy,” Pollach said.

Billy Hackenson ’09 was amazed by the visit. “I never would have thought I’d be in the presence of a man who changed the face of the world and the path we take.”

The former Archbishop of Capetown, South Africa, Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his work against apartheid, South Africa’s oppressive system of racial segregation, through peaceful protests and the encouragement of divestment. After apartheid ended, Tutu chaired South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which investigated apartheid-era crimes. His commitment to forgiveness and reconciliation became a model for post-conflict reconstruction. The Archbishop chats with members of the Vestry before the service.

Speaking at Thursday chapel, Tutu praised the role of young people in bringing change. He recalled college students protesting so that their colleges and universities would divest from South Africa, and young Americans working all over the world through the Peace Corps. “God uses young people,” he said, citing biblical figures such as Joseph, David, Jeremiah, and even

Mary. “God says, ‘Help me to realize my dream, that my children will know they are members of one family: the human family.’” In a powerful moment, the Archbishop spoke of the intrinsic value of every human being. “God tells us that none of us is an afterthought,” he said. Human worth, he said, is “intrinsic. It

is not something you earn, not something that is bestowed on you—it is something that, as it were, comes with the package.” Those who discriminate on the basis of color, nationality, or other differences are falling prey to “a horrific irrelevance…it was on this basis that so much suffering was visited on God’s children.”

The day before Tutu’s visit, without knowing he was coming to campus, social studies teacher Betsy Metcalf ’00 showed her “Finding Hope in Africa” class an interview with the Archbishop and told them that he was “truly the most loving, humble, forgiving, and intelligent man alive.” She was stunned and touched to find him praying in Callaway Chapel before the service. “The most admirable thing about Archbishop Tutu is that he lives how he preaches. He chose to come to EHS because he loves people. Tutu had nothing to gain by being here; he did it out of love and service to others.” The Archbishop continues to work for peace and justice, and is a member of The Elders, a group of leaders including Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, and Jimmy Carter who foster change globally. n

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Austrian Students Visit Campus

Fall Parents’ Weekend

his fall, 12 students from the Theresian Academy (Theresianum) in Vienna, Austria, visited EHS as part of an exchange program between the two schools. The three boys and nine girls stayed on dorm with student hosts, who will travel to Austria in March to complete the exchange, visiting classes and touring the city. German teacher Rick Dixon, who initiated the exchange with the Austrian school 15 years ago, said the school is “the finest in Vienna, perhaps in Austria,” and that the host students were “a great group,” noting that the students got to know one another by e-mail before the Austrians arrived on campus. Robert Amico ’11, who has been taking German lessons for almost 10 years, said deciding to host a native speaker “was a no-brainer.”

Students and teachers from the Theresian Academy in Vienna, Austria, visited campus this fall. In March, EHS students will visit Vienna to complete the exchange.

Sophie Helm ’11, who was born in Germany, hosted an Austrian student because she wanted to hear the language again. She said that the exchange “really taught

me to think outside of Episcopal to everyday lives of other kids my age,” as she compared the Austrian students’ perspectives to her own. n

Monitors

ach year the faculty and student body elect the Monitors, a group of seniors who serve as School leaders and mentors for new students, with the Headmaster’s endorsement. This year there are 24 Monitors, led by Head Monitor Edward Pritchard. n

Nick Styles ’10 enjoys some time with his father, Keith Styles, over Parents’ Weekend.

ore than 350 parents and relatives of EHS students visited campus over the weekend of Oct. 24 to 26, meeting with teachers and learning about school life during Parents’ Weekend. On Friday, parents attended one-on-one meetings with faculty as well as athletic events, class dinners, a showcase of the arts, and mini-class sessions. Saturday brought more meetings with teachers and college counselors and thrilling, though rainy, athletic contests. Monday’s holiday offered more opportunities for students to spend time with their families, on and off campus. n

Front row (left to right): Senior Monitor Smith Marks, Senior Monitor Sarah Soderbergh, Senior Monitor James Williams, Head Monitor Edward Pritchard, Senior Monitor Olivia Vietor, and Senior Monitor Lester Batiste; second row: Hill DuBose, Allanté Keels, Elizabeth Motley, Eliza Hadjis, Ginna Oates, Catherine Harrison, and Justin Taylor; third row: Katelyn Halldorson, Ben Shuford, Carly Linthicum, Ali Pierson, Bridgette Ewing, and Caroline Moncure; back row: Spencer Moore, Beau Perona, Alex Helm, Patrick Hardy, and Eric Streed.

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Exhibition: “Points of View in Oil and Clay”

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oints of View in Oil and Clay,” an exhibition of sculptures by visual arts teacher Liz Vorlicek together with paintings by her college design teacher Claire Owen, welcomed visitors into a world that is at once bold and elusive in the Angie Newman John Gallery from Sept. 15 through Oct. 31. “It was wonderful to have the opportunity to show with my teacher. Claire and I were able to put our heads together to install the work in the best kind of collaboration – one where the ideas flowed and visual relationships sparked in the beautiful gallery space,” said Vorlicek. Owen’s work is displayed in dozens of collections, including The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; The National Gallery, Washington, D.C.; and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. In her artistic statement she explains, “The primary theme I am exploring is that of human’s relation to the animal world, as it has been interpreted through myth, fairy tale, and children’s literature.” “Claire’s paintings and my sculptures share a sense of something being held, a stored energy,” wrote Vorlicek in her curator’s notes. “It

Elizabeth Vorlicek, “Cobalt, Checker, Crunch”

Elizabeth Vorlicek, “Cinnamon Pink Cloudburst”

might be in the luminous eyes of a house, or of a child that gazes out at the viewer and invites them forward, or in a crisp apple that is perched and about to topple from its nest of white ribbons into the hands of one who stands by.” The closing reception for the exhibit was held during Parents’

Two panels from Claire Owen’s series,“Between Shadowed Walls, The Forest Tilts”

Weekend. “The reception had particular resonance with me as an artist and teacher,” explained Vorlicek, “as I was able to share the

evening with my first teacher from college and to present the artwork to the extended Episcopal High School community.” n

Library Director Learns “History of the Book” GRADUATE’S GENEROSITY ENHANCES EPISCOPAL’S LIBRARY PROGRAM

of a fifth-century Roman book, one of the oldest in the world, and to a traditional Lyonnais bistro dinner.

Taught by Sandra Hindman, Northwestern University professor and owner of a rare books company in Paris, France, the class covered several topics, including illustrated bibles, secular works, books of hours, and manuscripts printed in the early days of the printing press in Europe. Students studied the rare book collection in Lyon’s municipal library and attended a lecture given by the library’s rare books director. They were treated to a viewing

“It was a memorable experience to meet and dine with other students who traveled from all over the world to attend these classes: there were professors from other universities, independent scholars, librarians, and book collectors,” Scharankov said. “I was also fortunate that on three other evenings I was treated to wonderful meals and the good company of Wayne and Sandra Holman. The classes were helpful to me in our library here, as we have a lovely collection of rare books, also donated to us by Wayne, and I was able to learn about their history and care. Specifically, we have several books of hours and one biblia sacra, all made from the 13th to the 14th century.” n

his September, Wayne Holman ’53 sponsored Jane Scharankov, director of Episcopal’s March Library, on a one-week seminar in Lyon, France. The seminar, “Gothic Illuminated Manuscripts: A Chapter in the History of the Book,” was offered by the Institut d’Histoire du Livre in Lyon, a consortium of institutions comprised of the Museum of Printing, the Bibliothèque Municipale, and the École Normale Supérieure.

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Episcopal Catches Election Fever

or the past year, the eyes of the nation have been glued to the 2008 presidential election, which culminated in an intense contest between Sen. John McCain ’54 (R) and Sen. Barack Obama (D). The Episcopal community was equally focused on the election, and the School held several events during the fall to help students gain a better understanding of campaign issues and to provide a forum for political discussion. The School hosted speakers who represented different political views at three campus-wide events in October. The first was Mark Ellmore, a Republican candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 8th District. Ellmore focused on local politics, sharing the difficulties he faced during his campaign against an entrenched Democratic incumbent. Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee Terry McAuliffe took a more global view, commenting on national polling and voting trends. Finally, the Young Moderates Club hosted Richard Swett, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark and former New Hampshire congressman (D), who discussed today’s political climate of partisanship and how other countries view American politics. On Oct. 28, students held a debate, presided over by the Young Moderates. Nick Styles ’10 and James Williams ’09 represented Sen. Obama’s platform, while David Block ’09 and Will Winkenwerder ’10 represented the views of Sen. McCain. Chelsea Jack ’10 and Paul Blake ’10 moderated. The debaters addressed seven key election issues: President Bush’s tax cuts; government bailouts to the banking industry; reducing the budget deficit and national debt; whether the Afghanistan war or Iraq war should be the new administration’s priority; the best way to win the war on terrorism; proposed health

Democrat Pat Griffin (left) and Republican Peter Madigan discussed the candidates’ stances on election issues with Episcopal students and faculty.

Two political experts, Peter Madigan and Pat Griffin, were the key speakers at an EHS community event on Oct. 29. Madigan is a Republican who worked on Capitol Hill during the Reagan and Bush administrations, while Democrat Griffin was the assistant to the president for legislative affairs during the Clinton administration. They shared their observations about candidate’s stances on the Iraq conflict, tax plans and economic growth stimulation, easing the ongoing financial crisis, and the personal and professional attributes that make a candidate best suited to be president. Some classes also used the election as a learning tool. The Honors Government students conducted polling in Washington, D.C., to determine the most important issues for voters in this election, and then analyzed the candidates’ positions on those issues. They also attempted to predict electoral votes on a state-by-state basis and examined selected races for the House of Representatives to identify and analyze trends, which they then compared to “real world” events during a visit to a local campaign headquarters.

Students participated in a debate addressing key campaign issues, including the state of the U.S. economy and the war in Iraq, on Oct. 28. Clockwise from left: David Block ’09 and Will Winkenwerder ’10 represented Sen. McCain, and Nick Styles ’10 and James Williams ’09 represented Sen.Obama.

insurance changes; and national energy policies. “It was really interesting to watch students represent their respective candidates, especially in a debate,” said Jack. “The debaters had to

put a lot of time into preparation, along with having to think on their feet. A debate is always a challenging setting, and efforts by both pairs of debaters were impressive. It got rather heated at times, and that made it much more engaging.”

“This fall, our students had the opportunity to interact with people from across the political spectrum. This exposure, combined with the ability to ask questions and grade responses, gave them access to new ideas and vehicles for testing their previously held views on politics and government,” said EHS social studies teacher Peter Goodnow, who coordinated the campus election events. “The goal is to create better-informed citizens and responsible voters, for some in this election, for most others in the future, while trying to avoid the knee-jerk partisanship that has so often characterized modern American politics.”

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EHS Cheerleaders Finally, the election coverage culminated with a campus-wide mock election on Nov. 4. Each student was provided with an access code that allowed them to vote only once online. Sen. McCain won the popular vote

by a narrow margin, 55.6 percent to 42.4 percent, and the electoral vote definitively, 375.5 to 162.5. n

The 2008-09 cheerleaders are eight seniors chosen by the community to be the School’s spirit leaders. Left to right: Lester Batiste, Jamie Utt, Claire Channell, Bess Trotter, Carly Linthicum, Elle Czura, Beau Perona, and Edward Pritchard.

Honor Committee Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, visited campus in October to speak to students about national polling and voting trends, and how they relate to the Democratic Party.

Responsible for sustaining the values of Episcopal’s Honor Code, the 2008-09 Honor Committee is composed of seven seniors and four faculty members. Front row (left to right): Alex Helm, Edward Pritchard, Olivia Vietor, Chair of the Honor Committee James Williams, Catherine Harrison, Smith Marks, and Hill DuBose; back row: faculty members Patrick Thompson, Rocío Mendizábal, Frank Phillips, and John Walker. n During the campus-wide mock election, each dorm was divided into electoral colleges by floor, with a proportionate number of votes awarded according to number of residents. The chart above shows the voting breakdown by floor.

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New Additions to Episcopal’s Faculty SONIA BERTRAND French M.B. Institut Supérieur du Commerce Baccalauréat, Maison d’éducation de la Légion d’honneur

orn in Paris, Sonia grew up in Montmartre, France. She was educated at the Maison d’éducation de la Légion d’honneur, and she received her master’s degree in business from Institut Supérieur du Commerce in Paris. Since 1998, she has been a substitute French teacher at both EHS and Burgundy Farm Country Day School, and she has given private lessons. In addition to teaching French, Sonia translates video games and manuals into French for a Japanese company and manages a yoga studio. She lives in Old Town Alexandria with her husband, Nils.

DAVID W. COLLINS Mathematics M.S.Ed. Old Dominion University B.S. Rutgers University

seven-time national rowing champion, David won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics as a member of the U.S. rowing team. He graduated with honors from Rutgers University and completed his graduate degree in secondary education at Old Dominion University’s Darden College of Education. In addition to teaching mathematics in public high schools, Dave has worked for the North Carolina Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education. He has coached both high school and college crew, including the Rutgers and Georgetown University teams. At Episcopal, Dave teaches math and coaches the girls’ crew and boys’ junior soccer teams. He lives on Dalrymple Dormitory with his son, Gabriel.

ABIGAIL J. CROSS Librarian M.A. Tufts University M.L.S. Simmons College B.A. Pomona College

music specialist, Abby graduated cum laude from Pomona College, where she majored in music. She holds master’s degrees in both library and information science and music composition. She has worked in Pomona’s music library and the Tufts University Music Library. Most recently, Abby was a reference and instruction librarian at Tufts University’s Tisch Library. Now a librarian at the David H. March Library, she works with the EHS music collection and sings in the faculty ensemble. Abby and her husband, Andrew, both play in the Episcopal community orchestra. They live in Alexandria.

NATHANIEL T. DUFFIELD Visual Arts B.F.A. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University

at graduated cum laude from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. He spent many years as a production potter in Seattle, Wash., and was resident artist at the Pottery Northwest studio in Seattle. More recently, he was a resident artist at the Art League School in Alexandria and taught pottery and figure sculpture. At EHS, Nat teaches ceramics and is the agricultural technician for the Baker Science Center, where he helps take care of the greenhouse. He is an avid gardener and works with the EHS Environmental Club in the School’s organic garden. Nat lives on Harrison Dorm with his wife, EHS art teacher Liz Vorlicek.

KRISTY L. NEWTON Librarian M.A. University of Missouri (Information Science and Learning Technology) M.A. University of Missouri (Religious Studies) B.A. Arkansas State University

ate earned master’s degrees in both religious studies and information science and learning technology from the University of Missouri. She completed her undergraduate degree in philosophy from Arkansas State University. Before joining the EHS faculty, Kate worked in the libraries at Idaho State University and the University of Missouri. In the David L. March Library, Kate combines her teaching and research experience to assist students with their academic and extracurricular needs. She lives in Centreville, Va., with her husband, Josh.

MOLLY W. PUGH English M.A. Middlebury College A.B. Princeton University

olly is a graduate of Princeton University, where she was an English and pre-med major. She earned her master’s degree in English from Middlebury College. She then taught at The Taft School in Connecticut and Charlotte Country Day in North Carolina. Most recently she taught English for two years at the Chinese International School in Hong Kong. At Episcopal, Molly teaches English and coaches the girls’ varsity volleyball and JV basketball teams. She also is a member of the Anderson Dorm Team. Molly and her husband, Bill, live in Old Town Alexandria.

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MICHAEL S. REYNOLDS Social Studies M.A. The Citadel-University of Charleston B.A. Presbyterian College

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Hightower Visits Campus, Inspires Team

ike completed his undergraduate degree in history at Presbyterian College, and earned his master’s degree in history through a joint program at The Citadel and the University of Charleston. He has taught at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, S.C.; The Citadel; and the University of South Carolina. He has been published in “The South Carolina Encyclopedia” and The South Carolina Historical Magazine, and he is currently a candidate for a doctoral degree in history from the University of South Carolina, which he expects to complete this year. Mike teaches U.S. history and coaches JV football and track at EHS. He lives on McGuire Dorm with his wife, Catherine.

THE REV. HEATHER A. VANDEVENTER Assistant Chaplain M. Div. Seabury-Western Theological Seminary B.A. Yale University

eather earned her bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University and her Master of Divinity from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. She has held a wide variety of ministerial roles, including head sacristan, Bible study leader, premarital counselor, and chaplain on call at Evanston Northwestern Hospital in Illinois. Heather previously served as associate rector at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Wilmette, Ill. She teaches biblical theology at Episcopal, in addition to assisting with chapel services and the Vestry. She lives next door to EHS at the Virginia Theological Seminary with her husband, David, and their two daughters, Cassie and Miriam. n

FL Football Player Tim Hightower ’04 (center), a member of the Arizona Cardinals, visited EHS and the varsity football team when the Cardinals were in town to play the Redskins in September. Hunter deButts ’10 was inspired by Hightower’s visit: “He said he wasn’t any different from any of us and that the only thing holding you back from realizing your full potential is yourself.” Hightower’s career with the Cardinals is taking off; through 11 games he rushed for 320 yards and scored nine touchdowns. From left: Evan King ’09, Lester Batiste ’09, Tim Hightower ’04, Coach Mark Gowin, and Brandt Gess ’09. n

Fall Play: “Loot”

Inspector Truscott (Chris Lopez ’10) threatens Hal (Robert Amico ’11).

Hal (Amico) asks Dennis (Matt Fisher ’11) about his new love interest.

piscopal’s fall play, Joe Orton’s “Loot,” entertained audiences in the Breeden Black Box Theater from Nov. 5 through 7. A black comedy, “Loot” follows two thieves, Hal (Robert Amico ’11) and Dennis (Matt Fisher ’11), who rob a bank and hide the money in a coffin belonging to Dennis’ recently deceased mother. When Inspector Truscott (Chris Lopez ’10) arrives to investigate, Hal and Dennis try to throw him off their trail. n

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Chillum Youth Project Brings Together EHS Students, Local Children

Leonard said that “playing with children offers older students the opportunity to let down their self-conscious barriers…It builds empathy and a sense of responsibility to those who are younger or who have less power that I think is vital to a high schooler’s growth.”

tudents in two afternoon option groups hosted children from Chillum, Md., in October, leading them in crafts projects and theater exercises as part of the School’s community service program. Theater Director Chuck Leonard said the afternoon theater group led the children in several exercises that “helped them explore their imaginations in silly ways.” For example, he continued, “We had a little girl raising and lowering her arms to conduct the rest of us, who were making animal noises in an environmental orchestra.” “Whispers” yearbook participants helped children decorate photos of their group, yearbook advisor Eleanor Moore explained. “We always try to do something with a picture with them, since that’s so much of what we are about.” She said

Yearbook students Sabrina Santana ’09 (left), Lauren Marshall ’09, Alexa Williams ’10, and Frances Ainsworth ’11 help Chillum Youth Project students decorate photos of their group.

that students form a strong bond with their “buddies” from Chillum in the course of the visits. “I always come away from an activity with the Chillum Youth feeling happy.” Paul Blake ’10, one of the student hosts, agreed. “You will

often see the Episcopal kids getting just as excited about arts and crafts as the younger kids. When it comes time for the Chillum Youth to leave, both the Episcopal kids and the Chillum Youth are unwilling. By that time your ‘buddy’ is no longer a stranger, but a friend.”

Gideon Pollach, head chaplain and coordinator of the School’s community service offerings, said of the program, “I am extraordinarily proud of the students in our afternoon options and their work to reach out to those in need. This event was a perfect example of groups of students finding ways that they can be involved in the lives of children at risk – even with all the difficulties being a teenager at a boarding school entails.” The Chillum Youth Project brings the children to EHS several times a year for activities with Episcopal students, including an annual holiday party. n

Episcopal’s Legacy

piscopal enrolled 40 legacy students for the 2008-09 school year. Legacy students are those with relatives who attended or currently attend Episcopal. At the opening of school, some of these students and their alumni family members gathered on the steps of Stewart Gymnasium for the annual legacy photograph. n

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Dr. Sam Pickering is Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence

The girls’ volleyball team won the last game of the Seminary Hill Cup, 3-0. Both humorous and profound, Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence Sam Pickering’s thoughts on writing and literature made an impact on the EHS community. From left: Peter Addess ’09, Dr. Sam Pickering, Margaret Tolmie ’10, Edward Pritchard ’09, and Alex Helm ’09.

n Oct. 23, the culmination of the inaugural Seminary Hill Cup saw the girls’ volleyball team clinch the tournament for Episcopal High School with a 3-0 win.

rom Nov. 9 through 12, Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence Sam Pickering, Ph.D., shared his unconventional teaching style with EHS students and faculty.

The competition between rivals EHS and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School was a season-long competition in girls’ athletics, with athletes on the varsity and junior varsity teams competing. In all, EHS competed against SSSA in nine matches in tennis, cross country, volleyball, field hockey, and soccer. As part of the tournament, the girls’ varsity and JV volleyball teams sold “Dig Pink” wristbands to support the fight against breast cancer. The proceeds from the sales will help fund breast cancer research through the Side-Out Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Virginia developed to help support breast cancer research through the sport of volleyball. n

Currently a professor of English at the University of Connecticut, Pickering inspired the character of Mr. Keating (played by Robin Williams) in the film “Dead Poets Society.” During one speech on campus, he ranged through diverse topics from earthworms to poetry, exploring the nature of writing and reading, and the capacity of literature to “expand your world.”

The girls’ cross country team ran against SSSA on Oct. 11. EHS’ varsity team beat SSSA. Pictured above: Coles Lawton ’10 and Catherine Harrison ’09.

Born and raised in Nashville, Tenn., Pickering attended (and later taught at) Montgomery Bell Academy. He specializes in 18th- and 19th-century literature, children’s literature, and the familiar essay. The author of more than 20 books of personal essays and literary criticism, he holds a B.A. from the University of the South; a B.A. and an M.A. from Cambridge University; and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. Established in 1998 by an anonymous donor, the Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence Program brings talented scholars and artists to campus each year to work with EHS students. n

The girls’ JV and varsity soccer teams held their own against SSSA on Oct. 23, the last day of the competition. Above, Elle Czura ’09 defends the ball against a Saints player.

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EHS Goes West

EPISCOPAL STUDENTS HIKE, RAFT, AND CLIMB IN WESTERN STATES

do out there matters. You have to be responsible.”

leven EHS students spent three weeks out West this summer, on a wilderness trip sponsored by John L. Townsend III ’73. The trip, called the Diamond Acre Expedition after Townsend’s Diamond Acre Ranch in Yellowstone National Park, included hiking and camping in Montana and Wyoming; whitewater rafting on the Salmon and Snake rivers in Washington State; and climbing the Grand Teton in Wyoming. The students, who were selected on the basis of an application and a faculty recommendation, say the expedition brought them together in a new context – and showed them strengths they didn’t know they had. According to Tim Jaeger, assistant head for student life, the trip gave students the opportunity to come together as a group while learning about themselves as individuals. “To succeed as a group, the students had to learn new skills, demonstrate physical endurance, confront self-doubts, and persevere in the face of challenges,” Jaeger said. Townsend, who started rock climbing as an adult and has summited most of the major peaks in the West, initiated the trip to give EHS students a chance to challenge themselves and learn about outdoorsmanship. “I thought that if even two or the three of the kids developed a lifelong interest in the outdoors, that that would be an extraordinary thing, and could be transformational for them.” According to the participants, the trip surpassed Townsend’s hopes. Head Monitor Edward Pritchard ’09 had been west of the Mississippi only once before, as a young child, and said the trip broadened his horizons. The West, he said, is “a really different place. It’s a whole new world.”

Emmie Burns ’10 said she didn’t know what to expect at the outset of the trip, but said she is “so glad I did it.” When she and Perez-Sanz started the climbing portion of the trip, they were hesitant about getting all the way to the top of the Grand Teton. “The whole idea of falling off a mountain was not appealing to us,” she joked. The girls were assigned a separate guide for the second day of the climb, so that they could climb a lower peak. But the guide took them up the Grand Teton instead, without telling them. When the girls realized they were at the top of the mountain, Burns said “we started hugging each other. I’ve never been so awestruck by something I had accomplished – not just that I had done it, but that Martha was with me and we’d done it together.”

Townsend, too, was impressed by Burns’ and Perez-Sanz’s summit experience. “They discovered that they had the fortitude to do things they never expected. [All the kids] made it to the summit of the Grand: that’s something they share and no one can ever take that away from them.”

2 Hunter deButts ’10, who had been on wilderness trips before, said the two-day trip up the Grand Teton was the stand-out experience for him. “[The climb] pushed the limits of what I thought I could do.” Pritchard agreed: “It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done. Something different, something I’ve never really known.” DeButts plans to take more wilderness trips, possibly as soon as next summer. Martha Perez-Sanz ’10 was inspired to go because of her experience on the ninth-grade Burch trip (see p. 15 for a

description of this year’s trip). “I knew it was going to be fun,” she said, “but honestly, it was one of the best things I’ve done in my whole life.” She plans to go on a wilderness trip next summer, and says that the expedition taught her that her choices have consequences. “Everything you

To Burns, the most important part of the trip was how the group came together. “Just living out in the wilderness for that long – you’re really depending on each other, and you learn to appreciate what’s around you.” n

Students hiked and camped in Wyoming and Montana during the Diamond Acre Expedition. Here Emmie Burns ’10 (center) and Edward Pritchard ’09 (right) are pictured with one of the expedition guides.

John Townsend ’73 with the students from the Diamond Acre Expedition. Top row, from left: Townsend, an expedition guide, M.C. McClellan ’10, Jack Kelemen ’09, Patrick Hardy ’09, Edward Pritchard ’09, and Hunter deButts ’10. Bottom row, from left: Ben Shuford ‘09, Emmie Burns ’10, Martha PerezSanz ’10, one of the expedition guides, Eleanor Blaine ’10, and Coles Lawton ’10.

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Four New Collegiate Athletes

ongratulations to Episcopal’s newest college athletes – Greg DiNardo ’09, who has committed to play soccer at Loyola College in Maryland; Given Kalipinde ’09, who will play basketball at Loyola Marymount University; Carly Linthicum ’09, who will join the Vanderbilt University lacrosse team; and Shadow Sebele ’09, who will play soccer at West Virginia University. n

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Students said the trip gave them an opportunity to get to know one another away from campus, in a new context. From left, Coles Lawton ’10, Emmie Burns ’10, and M.C. McClellan ’10 with the Grand Teton in the background.

The most challenging part of the course, the two-day summit of the Grand Teton, was also the highlight of the trip, students said.

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Faculty and Staff Accomplishments ANNE CARVER, assistant learning specialist and English teacher, volunteered this summer as a writing coach for College Summit, an organization that works with high schools across the country to increase the college enrollment rate of low-income students. Each summer, the organization conducts intensive workshops at partner colleges and universities to help students select schools, complete college applications, write personal statements, and navigate financial aid. Anne helped students draft their college essays during a four-day workshop at the University of Richmond. EHS English teacher CRAIG CETRULO received his Master of Education in Organization and Leadership degree from the Klingenstein Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College. ABBY CROSS, new librarian at the March Library, was commissioned to write a piece for the T.J. Anderson Tribute Concert at Tufts University in October. The piece, written for piano and entitled “5-Chord Meditation,” was performed at the concert by Boston pianist Don Berman, alongside other premieres and commissions in honor of Maestro Anderson. Learning specialist ANITA DOYLE attended a weeklong “Mind, Brain, Education” institute at Harvard University this summer. The institute brought together researchers in the fields of cognitive theories, brain development, and education to further the understandings of these interrelated areas. Music teacher JOEY HALM has spent the past four semesters working toward a master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Loyola College in Maryland. She interned as a crisis and grief counselor at

Capitol Hospice in Washington, D.C., last spring, and she is currently interning at Cornerstones in Fairfax, Va., an inpatient center for clients with alcohol and drug disorders. She expects to complete her degree in 2009. TYLER HODGES spent July and August as dean of students for the Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented Youth in Alexandria, Va., which focuses on the needs of students with exceptionally high academic abilities. Tyler supervised 26 program assistants and coordinated the afternoon activities program, as well as handling discipline cases and working with the academic counselor to see that the emotional and social needs of students were met inside and outside of the classroom. This summer THOM HUMMEL, chair of Episcopal’s Theology Department, gave a lecture on English Protestant and Russian Orthodox pilgrims to Jerusalem in the 19th century at the Swedish Christian Study Centre in Jerusalem. He also participated in and presented a paper at a conference on the Armenian Presence in Jerusalem, sponsored by the Gelbenkian Foundation of Portugal and the Armenian Convent in Jerusalem. He has been asked to edit the volume of the conference proceedings, which will collect the contributions of the 20 participating scholars from France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, and the United States. Social studies teacher HEIDI HUNTLEY studied the Silk Road at Yale University this summer through the Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER) Institute. She spent two weeks in the classroom, listening to lectures on a variety

of topics related to the Silk Road, watching films, and learning interactive activities for students. Heidi was then selected as one of 12 participants to travel on the field study portion of the program, which followed the Silk Road through China. They also visited Dubai and Istanbul to see where different trade routes merged and cultures collided. “It was incredibly interesting and has brought a wealth of knowledge and resources into my classroom,” Huntley said. New faculty member MOLLY PUGH presented at the International Baccalaureate Pan Asian Annual Conference in Beijing, China, this October. “This was a great opportunity professionally because there were so many administrators and teachers at the conference who were interested in social justice and social responsibility in schools,” Molly said. “Furthermore, it was wonderful for me on a personal level because I just moved here from Hong Kong and so was able to catch up with friends, re-immerse myself in the fascinating Chinese culture, and practice a little Cantonese.” She gave her presentation, “It’s Not Fair: Developing a Social Justice Curriculum for Junior Middle Years Program Students,” to the EHS faculty this fall. ALETA RICHARDS, Episcopal’s assistant director of counseling, wrote a paper with Linda Hartling, Ph.D., at Wellesley College. “Fostering Care, Fostering Connections: Relational Possibilities for Child Welfare” was published by the Wellesley Centers for Women this year. JULIE WANG-GEMPP attended the 2008 Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) Summer Study Abroad

Program in Beijing from June 23 to July 5. The program was funded by the Office of Chinese Language Council International of the People’s Republic of China, with sponsorship from Beijing Language and Culture University. “The workshop deepened my understanding of Chinese culture and Chinese language teaching pedagogy. I have learned new teaching methods and made valuable contacts with peer educators from China and the U.S.,” Wang-Gempp said. Social studies teacher BOBBY WATTS was a reader for the AP U.S. History Exam in Louisville, Ky., this June. While there, he made an EHS connection – his table leader was Dr. Fred Jordan of the Woodberry Forest School faculty, whose daughter is an Old Girl – Elizabeth Jordan ’04. n

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Ninth Graders Gain Confidence on Burch Trip

he Class of 2012 spent five days on the Appalachian Trail on the annual Burch Trip, an Outward Bound experience that was established by EHS graduate Lucius Burch ’59. Kathleen Lawton-Trask, assistant director of communications for electronic media, joined one group on their trip. Because I’m not a teacher, I don’t spend as much time with EHS students as I’d like, but on my five days in the backcountry with my Burch Trip group, I found that everything I’d heard about our students – and then some – is true. The kids in my group were smart, focused, kind, generous, and in pretty good shape! They left me in the dust regularly. As we started the trip, none of the students knew each other. We were just three weeks into the start of school, and the groups for Burch are arranged so that kids aren’t with their advisee groups or other students they know well. The first night was a quiet one; everyone was tired and nervous about spending the next four days backpacking and camping on our own.

Kathleen Lawton-Trask, assistant director of communications for electronic media, joined one group of ninth graders for their trip.

the adults). One morning, the student who was supposed to wake everyone up woke us two hours early! We were too grateful to go back to sleep to give him much of a time about that.

whether they’d be doing a solo of some sort. I knew they’d be pretty near each other, but since they were put in their places after dark they felt really alone out there. When we came back together the next morning, the kids were thrilled to see one another and exhilarated at what they’d done. It was then that I realized how much they’d come together as a group.

On our last evening on the trail, the Outward Bound instructors sent the students on an individual solo. They were to sleep on their own on the trail. The kids were really nervous about this part of the trip – they knew it was a possibility, and they kept asking us

Back at the Outward Bound Baltimore Basecamp, the students received patches commemorating their hard work and learned about other outdoor adventures they could take. I imagine not all of them will end up in the woods again, but I’m hoping a few will. n

Ninth-grade students on the annual Burch outdoors trip survey the view from a ridge near their campsite, made all the prettier by the hills they climbed to get there.

As the days went by, though, I watched the students in my group grow closer and more comfortable with outdoor challenges. Leadership classes, team-building games, and even mishaps in cooking and tarp-hanging brought the group together and showed individuals they had skills they didn’t know about. One of my favorite moments of each day was listening to the kids under the tarps at night, talking about the day and then settling down to sleep (often only with encouragement from

New Web Site Launched

piscopal unveiled its redesigned Web site this fall. The new design provides a streamlined, easy-to-use interface and allows for increased multi-media offerings, such as photo galleries, audio, and video. Guests can also learn more about the School via Flash presentations, such as the interactive campus tour and the “History of Episcopal High School” online exhibit. The site also offers enhanced, passwordprotected sections for students, parents, and alumni, including online directories, targeted news feeds, and the ability to send private messages to other site users. Alumni also can access class pages, where they can read and upload class notes and view online bios for other EHS graduates. n Visit the site at www.episcopalhighschool.org.

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hree Episcopal students used a school holiday in October to learn more about environmental responsibility and sustainability issues. On Oct. 27, Environmental Club co-president Claire Battis ’09, Hoxton Dorm representative Caroline Liddick ’10, and club member Maria Cox ’11 represented Episcopal High School at the first annual “Students 4 Sustainability” conference, held at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School. They joined more than 150

The conference featured small group discussions, time for networking, and a keynote speech by Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, a grassroots non-profit dedicated to raising awareness about global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. A waste-free lunch (only recyclable and compostable products were used) ended the conference, and the group returned to EHS with new ideas and inspiration to enhance Episcopal’s environmental club. n

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embers of the Vestry are chosen by the head chaplain and the students from the previous year’s Vestry to help provide spiritual leadership for the School and to assist with Chapel services. n

The varsity football team (top) and girls’ varsity soccer team (center) played under temporary stadium lights in Hummel Bowl on Oct. 10. A crowd of more than 3,000 came out to cheer on their team (left).

his fall, Episcopal athletes played as they never have before – under bright lights in Hummel Bowl. On Oct. 10, the boys’ varsity football and girls’ varsity soccer teams played under temporary, 100-foot stadium lights, marking the first time EHS athletic teams have played in a lit stadium at home. A crowd of more than 3,000 students, alumni, parents, and friends gathered to cheer on the teams.

Front row (left to right): Assistant Chaplain Thom Hummel, Lizzie Goodnow ’10, Frances Ainsworth ’11, Senior Warden Ali Pierson ’09, Patrick Mealy ’09, and Reid Nickle ’11; back row: Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach, Vincent Mariano ’10, Eliza Hadjis ’09, Liz Ward ’09, Warden Elizabeth Motley ’09, Will Winkenwerder ’10, Whitley Raney ’09, Beirne Hutcheson ’10, and Assistant Chaplain Heather VanDeventer.

The soccer team lost 1-4 to Flint Hill School, but the varsity football team defeated St. Albans School 38-21. In addition, the Service Council sponsored a concession stand that raised more than $1,000. A portion of the proceeds will go to Pardada Pardadi Educational Society in India. n

National Geographic Editor Speaks on Climate Change

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Fall Academic Award Winners

n Sept. 16, the fall academic awards were presented to students based on work completed during the previous school year.

Dennis Dimick, executive editor of National Geographic Magazine, visited campus to discuss global warming and the ways students can influence environmental policy.

n Nov. 5, the entire EHS community attended an environmental student life assembly with keynote speaker Dennis Dimick, executive editor of National Geographic Magazine. In a presentation called “Changing Climate: Where Energy and Global Warming Meet,” Dimick used photography from National Geographic feature articles, as well as data from recent scientific reports, to educate students about the climate challenges facing the planet. He spoke about melting glaciers and ice caps; cataclysmic storms; rising seas; and longer, hotter summers as evidence that the planet is warming.

Front row, left to right: Baobao Zhang ’09, Excellence in Studio Art and Sewanee Award for Excellence in Writing; Claire Battis ’09, Excellence in French; Eliza Hadjis ’09, Excellence in English; Lanier Olsson ’11, Excellence in English; Phil Dujardin ’09, Excellence in Photography; Charlie Haley ’09, Excellence in Physics; and Beirne Hutcheson ’10, Excellence in English and Excellence in Chemistry.

Along with the research and photographs, Dimick focused on what communities and individuals can do to change the warming trend, ultimately reversing it in the coming decades. He implored students to think about the choices they make, the policies they can influence, the careers they choose, and the businesses they support, telling them that, as young global citizens, they will inherit the planet and must work to solve climate problems. n

Back row: Terry Chun ’09, Excellence in Mathematics; David Block ’09, Dartmouth College Book Award for Outstanding Work in Social Studies; Tom Peabody ’10, Excellence in Instrumental Music; and Don Tucker ’09, Excellence in Drama and the Middlebury College Award for Excellence in Foreign Language. n

Second row: Robert Amico ’11, Excellence in Introduction to Art; Nick Styles ’10, Excellence in Biblical Theology; Cathy Bai ’11, Excellence in Mathematics; Kira-Lee Jones ’09, Excellence in Spanish; and Collin Wiles ’11, Excellence in Latin. Third row: Stockett Marr ’09, Excellence in Chinese; Ik Soo Kwon ’09, Excellence in German and the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science Engineering Medal/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Certificate for Outstanding Work in Mathematics and Science; Mark Herzog ’11, Excellence in Social Studies; Chelsea Jack ’10, Excellence in Social Studies; Jung Eun Choi ’10, Excellence in Mathematics; James Williams ’09, Excellence in Biology and the Harvard University Award for Scholastic Achievement; and Tay Smith-Kiawu ’09, Excellence in Vocal Music.

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Donor Spotlight .JOHN CROSLAND, JR. ’47. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Crosland’s leadership skills have benefitted EHS since his time on the Hill. He was a Monitor and captain of the tennis team as a student. After graduating, he served two separate terms as a Trustee (1987-91 and 19972003). As chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, he supervised construction of the Ainslie Arts Center, Hoxton Dormitory, Crosland Alumni Cottage (dedicated in 2007), and several faculty homes.

hilanthropy has long been a passion for John Crosland, Jr. ’47. In 2001, he established the Crosland Foundation, and through that organization he supports Episcopal High School, Davidson College, and the Foundation of the Carolinas. He’s been recognized for his work with several awards through the years, and former President Jimmy Carter visited Crosland to honor the work his real estate firm, Crosland, Inc., had contributed to Habitat for Humanity.

One focus of Crosland’s generosity has been improving services for Episcopal students with learning differences. Each year, his gift to the School is designated to support the programs, led by learning specialist Anita Doyle, that help such students thrive at Episcopal. EHS uses an innovative approach to assisting students with learning differences: teach to the deficit using the strengths. Each student is evaluated based on his or her individual needs, and the School’s learning specialists act as academic coaches, developing a program

designed to work with a student’s academic strengths. Crosland’s support helps fund the School’s three learning specialists, provide tutoring help and diagnostic testing for scholarship students whose families cannot afford to pay for assistance, and support the exam preparation program. It also purchases textbooks for the Kurzweil computer system, which provides reading, writing, and study skills for students with learning differences. The Kurzweil

system was originally purchased for the School with a grant from the Crosland Foundation. During the 2008-09 academic year, approximately 50 students will benefit from these services. Currently chairman emeritus for the board of directors at Crosland, Inc., Crosland has received numerous awards for both his professional and philanthropic work, including an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte in 2003. n

Episcopal’s learning specialists, (from left) Anne Carver, Anita Doyle, and Scott Conklin.

“Missed By All”

his fall, Episcopal said goodbye to the oldest tree on campus – the black gum tree located in the yard of the Headmaster’s house. Since the earliest days of EHS, the tree’s spectacular fall foliage has been a highlight of the School’s landscape. The tree’s age was estimated at between 200 and 225 years, and it had developed a cavity in the base of the trunk so large that 60 years ago a person could stand in it. Recently the tree contracted a phytophthora, a fungal-based disease, and the stress of the illness, combined with the destruction caused by a bad storm in 2006, caused the tree’s decline. “I was heartbroken to see it taken down,” said Jess Evans, EHS grounds supervisor. “It will be missed by all.” n

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Season

The team celebrates its 4-0 victory over Norfolk Academy in the championship game on Nov. 8.

he varsity boys’ soccer team ended its undefeated 2008 season as both Virginia Independent School Division I State Champions and Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) Champions, Episcopal’s first IAC soccer championship in 27 years. The team also was ranked #13 in the country by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Over the course of the season, the team scored 79 goals, setting a new school record. They shut out nine opponents while only allowing 15 goals in 23 games – just one team scored twice on EHS all year. Eight players received All-State or All-Conference honors, and Given Kalipinde ’09 was named Co-State Player of the Year for Virginia Independent Schools, an honor teammate Shadow Sebele ’09 earned in 2007.

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he remarkable thing about this team is really how humble these kids have been all along,” said Head Coach Rick

Wilcox. “Because of their ‘team first’ attitude, they were able to overcome any challenge they faced. I think that because the team’s chemistry was so strong, the kids were able to find enjoyment in all of the hard work – we didn’t have a bad practice all year, because they just like to play and to compete hard.”

Wilcox said he is particularly proud of the team’s high

Episcopal students traveled in a “Fan Van” to Richmond to cheer the team on to victory.

character. “I have received an overwhelming number of congratulatory e-mails and calls from other coaches, and they all commented on our players’ extraordinary sportsmanship.”

Will Addis ’09, one of the team’s

co-captains, was named first team All-State, first team All-Met, and All-Conference. He had seven assists and three goals, including a game-winning free kick in the team’s last conference game.

Shadow Sebele ’09 had 18 goals

Team Co-Captain Greg DiNardo ’09, named All-Conference, scored four goals during the state playoffs, including the game-tying goal with less than two minutes left in the state semi-final.

Given Kalipinde ’09 was named a

2008 Co-State Player of the Year for Virginia Independent Schools and the Washington Post Player of the Year. He was named Man of the Match for his two-goal, oneassist performance in the Virginia Independent School Division I Championship game.

and nine assists in just eight games before he had to miss the majority of the season due to a badly broken wrist. The team co-captain took the field in the last minute of the semi-final game and scored the fifth and decisive penalty kick that landed EHS in the championship.

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Ranked #13 in the nation, the boys’ varsity soccer team are the 2008 Virginia Independent School Division I State Champions and Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) Champions.

Yao Sithole ’09 started every game at center back during his two-year career at EHS, part of the defensive unit that shut out nine opponents and allowed just one team to score twice during the 2008 season.

Alex Smith ’10, a new junior at

EHS, stepped into the center midfield role when Shadow Sebele ’09 was injured early in the season. He scored eight goals, had 11 assists, and earned second team All-State and All-Conference honors.

In his first year on the team, Schillo Tshuma ’12 tied for the team lead with 18 goals and had 11 assists. He also was named first team All-State and All-Conference.

James Williams ’09 was a three-

year starter for a defense that gave up just 15 goals in 23 games during the 2008 season. He also contributed five assists in support of the attack.

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Wiseman works with the 2008-09 Monitors at a training session before the beginning of the school year.

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t Episcopal, students learn many lessons. Some are academic, such as how to translate a phrase into Latin or solve a physics problem. Others concern their future: Am I more of an athlete or an artist? How should I decide which college to attend? However, some of the hardest lessons are also the most important: Who am I? What kind of a person do I want to be? Navigating the challenges of growing up is difficult for any teenager. Epsicopal strives to instill within its students empathy, responsibility, resilience, and mutual respect, and to prepare them to be leaders. In order to foster an environment that allows students to learn these important life lessons, EHS looks to its students and faculty to work together to find the answers. In the last few years, Episcopal also has brought in an outside expert to facilitate the process: Rosalind Wiseman.

Wiseman has spent her career working with young people, but she is probably best known as the author of “Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence,” which was the basis for the film “Mean Girls.” She grew up in Washington, D.C., and attended Maret School and Occidental College. After graduation she began working with teens at schools in the D.C. area, teaching a course on life skills. As the number of schools she worked with grew, Wiseman developed a curriculum she called “Owning Up,” from which she still teaches. Wiseman’s message centers on the idea that students can understand social injustice by examining how society teaches young men and women. In teaching students to challenge injustice and to respect themselves and their peers, Episcopal gives them the tools they need to serve as leaders and as examples to others. Her extensive work with teens on leadership and social justice made Wiseman an ideal resource for Episcopal. She first came to EHS in the fall of 2006, when she began working with the Monitors to tackle the tough issues that come with being a peer leader. Wiseman uses role play, interactive games, writing exercises, and frank discussion to teach these seniors leadership tools, conflict resolution, and media literacy, and she encourages student leaders to help make Episcopal the kind of school they want it to be. “Rosalind is especially effective with our students because she is not afraid to challenge them with hard questions,” said Stacie Williams, associate dean of students. “She has been working with our school and our students for long enough that she knows the culture here and knows when students are giving her a polite answer instead of a real answer.”

These tough questions are meant to challenge the students’ preconceptions and inspire them to expand their understanding of Episcopal’s culture. Each year, Wiseman asks the Monitors: “What are the traditions of the school that you’re proud of, and what are the traditions you think need to be changed?” This October, she came to Episcopal for a Monitor workshop on a complicated idea – what it means to be tolerant and accepting. “Can a school value its traditions and have a tradition of valuing everyone, being a place of openness and inclusion, when you have individuals in the community who may not respect the traditions of the school? If a school is truly accepting of its members, does that include also the members that do not want to be part of the institution’s traditions?” Wiseman asked the Monitors. “This is the conversation that we’re getting to – here’s the goal, right here. And the way in which you’re doing it is the goal. That has integrity.” In addition to formal, beginningof-the year training, Wiseman returns to campus several times throughout the school year to have informal dinners with the Monitors. She also keeps in touch with them via e-mail. Boys and girls e-mail her about the leadership challenges they face and ways to overcome them. For example, Wiseman says it’s a “rite of passage” for student leaders to face a challenge of their loyalties – are they loyal to their peers, or to the administration? How can they reach out to their peers when there are issues with those peers’ behavior? “What does leadership really mean? What do you do, how do you handle it, how can you be proud of yourself? It’s getting beyond the appearances of a leader and getting into the messiness of it,” Wiseman said.

Wiseman keeps in touch with the Monitors, such as Justin Taylor ’09 and Katelyn Halldorson ’09 (center), via e-mail throughout the year.

in their words…

students on working with rosalind wiseman “She’s great! She asks such great questions that make us think, and challenges us to find the best practical answer. I feel like she really knows what she’s talking about, she really cares about what she’s talking about, and she honestly wants us to see how important these things are. She’s a brilliant woman that’s willing to dive into problems and situations that most people try to stay out of on a regular basis.” Monitor Eric Streed ’09

“I have seen things from a completely different perspective because of Rosalind Wiseman’s work with us – like how the non-students see things. I think I have been more affected as a person than as a leader, because I, too, am a member of the community which I am learning about. I guess the only way one can really lead is by taking what Rosalind has taught us, the students, and putting it into action.” Monitor Olivia Vietor ’09

“Rosalind’s work with the Monitors has been immensely valuable in the sense that she has a very solid knowledge of people our age. This, combined with a natural ability to work with people, has made it easy for us to open ourselves to her. This results in a collaboration where the real issues are discussed and often times resolved.” Monitor Spencer Moore ’09

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Wiseman (left) works closely with school leaders, such as Assistant Head for Student Life Tim Jaeger and Assistant Dean of Students Stacie Williams, to design training for students and faculty.

Among the students, Wiseman has a reputation for being easy to confide in – she considers herself a “quasi-faculty member,” but she’s also outside the school and not an authority figure. This allows the students to be open with her, to share “what’s really going on” and to be open about the challenges they face. She keeps their confidences, though she says that many of them face very similar issues. Wiseman also provides training for Episcopal’s adult leaders, the faculty and coaches who serve as examples for the students. She holds workshops for faculty members on conflict mediation, promoting social justice, student culture, and the ways teachers can support students during difficult periods. She provides specialized training for faculty who work on the dorms, and this year she is working with the advisor program. Wiseman holds training sessions for the advisors in conjunction with advisor/advisee meetings. The goal is to help advisors have difficult conversations with students, as well as to train advisors to help students set goals for themselves and then empower students to accomplish those goals. “With the goal of strengthening our advisor system, we invited Rosalind to conduct a workshop for our entire faculty this fall during faculty orientation,” said Tim Jaeger, assistant head for student life. “Through role playing and small group discussions about specific case studies, the faculty

shared best practices and learned new skills that should help them in their role as mentors for the students. As always, Rosalind’s energetic and frank communication has inspired the faculty to feel comfortable negotiating and sometimes penetrating the teen social world.” But her role has expanded beyond simply providing training. Wiseman e-mails regularly with faculty members to discuss issues they face with student culture, just as she does with the students, and two seniors, Trina Brady ’08 and Wes Graf ’08, interned with her during last year’s Senior Seminar. Wiseman and her family even attend EHS athletic events, cheering on the Maroon and Black. She has been involved in the classroom as well. Last year she worked with Tim Jaeger’s creative

writing class, presenting her new novel. Each week, the students would read a chapter and give feedback, and Wiseman says their input helped her improve the book. The novel is set in a high school in the Midwest, a far cry from the hallowed halls of EHS, but it explores universal themes: the way high school feels to a student, the abuse of power, and standing up for one’s self. Although Wiseman works with hundreds of schools each year, her relationship with Episcopal is special – EHS is one of only a handful of schools at which she is on retainer. She says her relationship with EHS is based on trust and the School’s active role in fostering leadership. “I work with a lot of schools, and I strongly believe that the faculty leaders of this school really understand the larger context for why you have kids in positions of leadership – what the vulnerabilities are to that, that they could abuse it, that they are going to make mistakes that are going to be the last thing you want to hear about,” Wiseman explains. “I believe they thoughtfully, and in a considered way, create strategies for kids to learn what leadership really looks like.”

Wiseman says she’s learned a lot through her work with Episcopal’s students, and that she hopes to continue to expand her work here, formal and informal. She says that every student at EHS has leadership opportunities – in positive or negative ways – and that she wants to help the School and the students explore and learn from those opportunities. “It is invaluable (to teach these concepts to teenagers) for so many different reasons, and I really learned this through being a part of the Monitor program,” Wiseman explains. “If you educate them, and give them the skills and resources they need, and the adults are in the background guiding the student leaders, then the students have a profound ability to effect positive change among the student body. To see students and teachers work together to solve problems like that is extremely inspirational. I have seen over and over again faculty and students work together in a way where it’s not equal, but it’s respectful, and through the process they’re able to really effect change with somebody who’s struggling…and one of the primary reasons is because the School has invested in the Monitor program in a meaningful way.”

rosalind wiseman and the girls of 2009 As one of Wiseman’s first initiatives with EHS, she developed a relationship with the girls of the Class of 2009. Then sophomores, the girls would meet with Wiseman to discuss issues that face many teenage girls: carrying themselves with respect, demanding respect from others, dealing with their feelings, and being truthful with themselves, to name a few. Over the years, Wiseman has continued to meet with these girls regularly. They also discuss issues related to self-esteem, body image, relationships with boys, and the way boys treat girls. Wiseman encourages the girls to examine what they’re feeling and to be honest with themselves and others – to say what they feel, not what they might think they are supposed to feel. These girls know they can e-mail her about their problems, or just to say hello, and she will respond. Now, the girls say, they know that if they have an issue they can stand up for themselves, instead of being non-confrontational. Wiseman teaches them to step outside their comfort zone, since those experiences are the ones that will help them grow. And in today’s culture, when “Gossip Girl” is queen, she tells them that being catty with one another only opens them up to the same kind of treatment, and that it’s better to treat peers with respect. “There are still issues – I mean, it is high school – but the way we’re able to address those issues is more constructive than it would have been without Rosalind,” said one senior girl.

Grads Gone Green episcopal high school graduates are working to conserve land, promote healthy food, and protect the environment. Weldon Schenck ’67 • Liz Tylander ’01 • Bruce Herbert ’75 • Bev Eggleston ’84

Weldon Schenck ’67 at Hammond Ranch in Zimbabwe, on top of a kopje (small granite mountain). He stands next to centuries-old Shona ruins; the pile of rocks (center) was formerly a defensive wall.

Weldon Schenck ’67

The Conservation Land Company, Charleston, S.C.

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’ve been involved in conservation all my life, but now I find myself spending more and more time working on environmental matters.”

During a 20-year corporate career, Weldon Schenck ’67 served on the board of trustees of The North Carolina Nature Conservancy and helped create Cheeha-Combahee Plantation, Inc., which protected 12,000 acres south of Charleston, S.C., from development by placing the property under a conservation easement. After leaving corporate America, Schenck began devoting more of his time to conservation. “You’ve got to work hard to make your way and build and support your family at the outset, and as you get older, you give back,” Schenck said. Today, he is board chair of The Conservation Land Company in Charleston, a board member of the non-profit Yemassee Revitalization Corporation, and president of Cheeha-Combahee Plantation, all organizations he helped found. He serves on the board of the Sand County Foundation, a Wisconsin-based organization devoted to extending the land ethic of Aldo Leopold, one of the conservation movement’s earliest leaders.

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In 1996, he and his family bought a 31,000-acre cattle ranch in southeastern Zimbabwe and returned it to its natural state, which they maintain as a wildlife reserve. They incorporated their property into the Save Valley Conservancy, 22 contiguous properties that form the largest private game reserve in Africa – nearly 900,000 acres. “The owners all agreed that game ranching was a more economical and sustainable land use than cattle. They sold their cows, restocked the land with indigenous animals, and tore down the fences between their properties to provide the vast open spaces needed by large species like elephants, Cape buffalo, and lions. “On our place, it has been a great land transformation to watch, and it took our whole family to do it. Today, we have elephants drinking out of the sprinklers in the yard, hear lions and leopards roaring at night, and have to bang pots and pans to chase baboons out of the garden!” Schenck and his wife, Kathy, now spend three or four months a year in Zimbabwe, trying to navigate the morass of President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, and Schenck serves on the executive committee of the Save Valley Conservancy. Their three sons, now grown, join them when they can. When asked what he would tell others about conservation, Schenck said, “What I have learned is that focusing on just conservation is not enough. We have to foster human well-being and opportunity at the same time.” Such work is not easy. It involves bringing people together who initially come from opposite sides of an issue. “We have to build consensus among all the people who share the land. We must work to meet the objectives of the conservation community, who want to protect land, but we also have to meet the needs of rural people for jobs, affordable housing, and economic opportunity. A friend of mine, speaking about the Save Valley Conservancy, put it this way: ‘We can’t be a green island of prosperity in a brown sea of despair.’ This is just as true in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as it is in Africa.”

why land conservation? As a child, Schenck remembers nothing his father loved more than trout fishing. “He bought land surrounding trout streams,” he recalled, “and my interest in land conservation grew out of the stewardship of that land.” Schenck credits his years at EHS for fostering in him some of the skills it takes to succeed in his work. “I learned a lot at EHS about leadership, the importance of it, and how to develop as a leader,” he explains, “and I learned how to communicate clearly, especially how to write. Many of my classmates talk about Mr. Ravenel, because he helped us all learn these skills early on, and I especially remember Mr. Howard.” William B. Ravenel III and John W. Howard were revered members of Episcopal’s English department faculty for many years. Schenck has no plans to slow down. “When you can use your abilities to help people beyond just yourself and your family, well, that’s what we all need to be doing…that and maintaining the ability to laugh at ourselves and overcome our failures.”

Liz Tylander ’01 helped organize a community garden project to give the residents of a D.C. neighborhood access to better food.

Liz Tylander ’01

Garden Cycles, Washington, D.C.

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see a ripple effect of working with local communities. There is a connectedness that leads to meaningful lives.”

In 2005, Liz Tylander ’01 was a community organizer, working to revitalize neglected green spaces in Washington, D.C. She was struck by the lack of real grocery stores in the urban neighborhoods where she worked. “There are communities where all that is accessible are fast food restaurants, corner stores, and liquor stores,” Tylander said. “They are literally food deserts.” Herein, Tylander saw an opportunity. Working with D.C. Greenworks, Casey Trees, and the D.C. Urban Forestry Administration to create unique and vibrant green spaces in the most unlikely of city blocks, she knew that those spaces could serve the residents of those blocks in a more useful way. “So I helped get a community garden project started, the 7th Street Garden,” Tylander explained. In a locked-up space about three row houses wide, there was an abandoned garden originally maintained by Shaw Ecovillage. Seeing beautiful fruit trees going to waste in a neighborhood where fresh produce was all but out of reach for most residences was motivation enough for Tylander. “We got it started again. People in the

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community come by each week now and work some hours in the garden, and at the end of the week they take home a fresh bag of produce.” The group also holds after-school classes about how to grow food in the city.

Bruce Herbert ’75 speaking at Greendrinks, an international organization, for those working in the sustainability field.

Sharing her knowledge of urban gardening is particularly rewarding for Tylander, and she says she is thrilled when a connection is made and someone exclaims, “Wait a minute! I can grow that in a bucket on my apartment balcony!” With such revelations, she accomplishes her mission: to increase the amount of green space in the city while enabling residents to become more self-sufficient and put fresh produce on their tables.

cycling for gardens While working at D.C. Greenworks and on the 7th Street Garden Project, Tylander and two friends came up with the idea of going on a bicycle journey to document farm and garden projects throughout the northeast. In July 2007, the three friends set off on a three-month trip from Washington, D.C., to Montreal – and back again. “At first we wanted to see alternatives to our industrial food system, but what we encountered was a ‘new’ American farmer. Families, immigrants, and young people are getting involved in farming either out of necessity; in response to the changing, unhealthy diets in America; because it is important for keeping strong cultural ties to land; or because it is a meaningful way to exist,” Tylander said. “Farming is so many things to so many people.” The friends found their journey featured in The Washington Post, gardening publications, and local papers along the way. They even filmed a documentary, “Garden Cycles Bike Tour,” which premiered at an environmental festival in rural Virginia in September.

south of the border In late October, Tylander and her partner began a six-month stay in Chile, where Tylander works on orchard and vegetable farms outside of Santiago and in Puerto Montt. “In Chile, I hope to build skills and expand my knowledge of orchards,” Tylander explained. Specifically, she looks forward to returning to the city and applying orchard techniques to urban gardens. Tylander looks forward to a full career of “work with people and plants.” She said she feels most fulfilled when working outdoors, something that takes her back to her days at Episcopal. “Joe Halm was great. In AP Environmental Science, he really got us out in the field, like doing stream work at Four Mile Run. That kind of experiential learning was great for me.” “At Episcopal, I got a great education and incredible connections with teachers and students,” Tylander said. “I want to continue to grow, to understand the privileges I’ve been given, and to be a conscious member of the community in which I live.”

Bruce Herbert ’75 Newground Social Investment Seattle, Washington

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ur goal is to see as many investors as possible link their values with their dollars, and to do so in a way that is genuine, lasting, and not undercut by dealing with firms that only view them as the latest, hot marketing segment.” Bruce Herbert ’75 knows the world of finance. Prior to founding Newground Social Investment, he spent 10 years as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch and Progressive Securities. His rise to success was swift: he led Merrill Lynch in new business development after just three years with the firm and was then hired by Progressive to establish and direct Washington state operations. Just as swift, however, was the pace at which he became active in many environmental and social advocacy groups. Herbert has focused on Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) since 1986, but in 1994 he merged his investment expertise with his powerful environmental and social convictions and founded Newground Social Investment (www.newground.net). His clients are individuals and organizations who seek positive change without a sacrifice to financial performance. Today, Herbert is a sought-after speaker and advocate, and Newground Social Investment was named one of Seattle Magazine’s “Best Personal Wealth Managers” in both 2007 and 2008. Newground is a national leader in shareholder advocacy and community investment, and there are countless stories to tell. In one, Newground, with the Sierra Club, saved Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from a 50-year strip-mining operation. Following a two-year process, with Newground leading shareholder negotiations, Herbert said, “DuPont permanently retired its mining rights, invested in the creation of a world-

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class educational center at the gates of the park, and donated more than 16,000 acres of land to permanently protect the park – the largest conservation gift ever made in the history of the state of Georgia.” In another effort, Newground led shareholders in a multi-year negotiation with Champion International when it was the country’s fifth-largest pulp and paper producer. The issue concerned a mill whose pollution “was so bad, canneries refused to buy crops from fields downstream of the facility,” explained Herbert. “The process resulted in the mill being sold to become a worker-owned cooperative that now makes paper without toxic bleach chemicals.”

why the environment? Herbert grew up exploring the fields and woods of a Virginia farm that has known five generations of his family. One day, he approached a favorite place that the family called “Woodside Water Wonderland,” and discovered that it had been timbered. “Trees were thinned, and cut limbs were piled in the streambed … what had been the living focus of the ‘Wonderland’ was obliterated. I could not imagine what motivation could possibly lead to such a thing … I suppose that may have been the start of understanding how differently I measure value in the world.” At Episcopal, one lesson Herbert learned had a significant impact on his life’s course. Herbert had a poetry class with John Walker, who is still a member of the English Department faculty. “There was one particularly lovely poem that Mr. Walker and I discussed ahead of the class, and he, too, was moved by the poem’s central image. But in class the next day … my classmates – all boys, in those days – heaped abuse on the poem, perhaps afraid to step beyond male posturing and bravado enough to acknowledge the sensitivity, joy, and eventual loss represented in the poem,” recalled Herbert. “But in that setting I, too, became afraid and went along with the class – adding my negative quips to the others’ dismissive put-downs. I’ll never forget Mr. Walker’s frustration with the class, and the look of dismay, if not betrayal, in his face when my voice joined the Greek chorus. In that moment I felt such shame that I have never forgotten it. The power of peer pressure can be pervasive, intense, and instantaneous. Since that day, I have tried never to bow to peer pressure, and to take a stand not just for what I believe, but for the people, issues and communities who in that moment may be voiceless.” Whether it is addressing issues or being an early proponent within the SRI movement, Herbert credits EHS with his motivation to take a stand for the common good.

Bev Eggleston ’84

EcoFriendly Foods, Mendota, Va.

do you know where your food comes from?

n 2001, when Bev Eggleston ’84 founded EcoFriendly Foods, his primary focus was the ethical treatment of farm animals and organic, holistic farming. Though his farm continues to harvest and market grassfed animals today, the goal has widened. Eggleston sums up the drive behind his efforts: “We are working to liberate food producers across the country so people can have alternatives to what is produced by industrial agriculture.” He knows this is an ambitious goal, and is quick to add, “We are small guys in a big guys’ environment, but we are profoundly motivated.” Increasing awareness is a big part of the battle, and as he and others in the sustainable agriculture arena work to get the word out, the client list of EcoFriendly Foods grows. Indeed, the list of restaurants on the farm’s Web

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site, www.ecofriendly.com, is extensive. Some of the finest eateries in the Washington, D.C., and New York City areas are on that list, which means another of Eggleston’s messages seems to be getting through: “Happy food is better tasting food.” To increase access to food produced on small, sustainable farms, and for small farmers to earn a professional income, “We have to create a new model that is transparent, small, multi-species, and local,” Eggleston said. Unapologetically ambitious, he explained why he believes such a thorough overhaul is necessary. A new model needs transparency “because consumers like to know what’s on the end of their forks, where it has been, how it was raised, and how it got to their table.” Consumers can visit Eggleston’s farm and see firsthand how it is run, something he says is just not possible with big industrial agriculture entities.

Rather than expanding current facilities and increasing output, Eggleston said, “the way we will grow is by replicating our business in different regions. It’s exciting and we’re thinking big. We want to help farmers in other regions keep their families on the land and on the farms in a sociologically profound way.” In the 1984 issue of “Whispers,” Eggleston’s EHS Spanish teacher, Heslett K. Murry, referred to him as “an eternal optimist.” Eggleston’s relationship with Heslett was a special one: “He helped me understand who I was,” Eggleston recalled. Today, Eggleston knows just who he is and where he is going. His mission is both personal and professional, and Ecofriendly Foods is the launch pad. “We’re defying gravity and doing what couldn’t be done!” For this “eternal optimist,” it seems, nothing less will do.

Small farms offer better quality, too, Eggleston said. “You don’t get quality from large. In large, you compromise the animals’ well-being; either nutritionally, characteristically, or both. Large will beat us in efficiency, but we will beat them every time in quality.” Another important aspect of the model is maintaining balance, according to Eggleston. That means a significant reduction in, if not elimination of, dependence on chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides. “When you take out that balance of humans, plants, and animals, you have to Band-Aid with chemicals,” he explained. “The sensible thing to do is to bring it back to balance.” Finally, local farms offer fresh, seasonal food, lower energy dependence, and a higher level of accountability. They also connect producers with consumers by more than just a spreadsheet. “The modern movement is going back to the local economy – local food and local investment.” Eggleston asserted. If Eggleston is right, and an entirely new model for food production is what the nation needs, then his EcoFriendly Foods just might be the prototype. Eggleston raises his own livestock, processes it in his own arbitoire, and sells the meat to fine restaurants, home-buying clubs, and at regional farmers’ markets. He also serves his local growers’ network in a number of ways. “Local farmers can sell me their animals and I process them for sale, or they can pay to have their animals processed and then sell the meat themselves. This supports that relationship that is so important between the farmer and the community, the producer and the consumer. That relationship is unique to small farms and impossible within today’s industrial agriculture structure.”

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Volunteer Profile CHRIS AND LUCINDA JONES WINSTONSALEM, N.C. EHS ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS, 2008-09

n WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO SEND BENNETT ’11 TO EHS? We would love to have a great story about how we searched the country for the perfect fit and discovered Episcopal, but the truth is that Bennett made the decision. We were familiar with the School through various family and friends who had either attended, sent their kids, or taught at EHS. Bennett never even wanted to look at other schools, and once he was accepted, he never looked back.

n WHY DID YOU FEEL IT WAS IMPORTANT TO VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO THE SCHOOL? We love being a part of the EHS family. Being able to get to know the kids, the teachers, and the staff makes us feel like we are part of a greater family that is raising Bennett right now.

n HOW DID YOU BECOME INVOLVED WITH EPISCOPAL’S ADVISORY COUNCIL? We saw this participation as an opportunity to become more active in our son’s education and development. We spent last year working with the Advisory Council in their mission to capture the Essence of the EHS Experience in a concise, easily communicated statement. It was probably our overzealousness that led EHS to ask us to chair the committee this year.

n WHAT DOES EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL MEAN TO BENNETT? TO YOU? At this point in our lives, EHS means a surrogate family to Bennett and to us. We have completely trusted them to take care of Bennett during his time here. Whether it is emotional, character, or intellectual development, we have placed complete trust in the people he is with every day to help him grow and mature. (It sounds a lot easier than it is.)

n TELL US YOUR FAVORITE EHS STORY. All of our best EHS stories have been from impromptu visits to campus, where we had the chance to just hang out and observe the way the community enjoys each other and has welcomed us.

n FINALLY, WHAT IS SOMETHING WE PROBABLY DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? We backpacked around the world together for a year before we were married.

n WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THIS YEAR’S COUNCIL? HOW WILL THE COUNCIL’S WORK BENEFIT THE GREATER EHS COMMUNITY? This year’s goal is to examine, evaluate, and ultimately better the ways in which Episcopal interacts with our alumni and parents. We are going to tackle this topic through the lens of events and programming, volunteer opportunities, and School communications. This important work will benefit the greater EHS community in that alumni and parents will become more deeply engaged with the School.

n THE SCHOOL’S MISSION IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO “LEAD PRINCIPLED LIVES OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.” HOW DO YOU FEEL THIS HAS IMPACTED BENNETT ’S EXPERIENCE AT EHS? Bennett’s life is touched daily by members of the EHS community who are living this ideal. Whether it is an upperclassman, a coach, or a teacher, the people around him model these ideals in the way they conduct themselves and live their lives. Ideals like this are learned much better by observing people who live these principles instead of just preaching or teaching.

n WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE THE VALUE OF SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY? These students are some of the best and the brightest. They are also exceptionally blessed. The earlier they learn to give back to the community and world the many blessings that have been shared with them, the better leaders and human beings we will be sending forth after high school. Chris and Lucinda’s son, Bennett ’11, was goalkeeper for Episcopal’s undefeated boys’ varsity soccer team this fall.

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Ralph Chamblin writes that his wife, Isabel, died in 2005, and he is now married to Helen Clark McCluer. They are enjoying travel and activities at church and in their retirement home.

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Gib Semmes 11640 Partridge Run Lane Potomac, MD 20854-1210 (H) 301-299-3855 (O) 301-299-8775 J. Faison Thomson of Goldsboro, N.C., practiced law in Wayne County for 50 years after graduating from Wake Forest School of Law, but his other passion led to the Boy Scouts of America Tuscarora Council, and in 1937, he attended the World

Happily, Frank Dusch continues to supply a few items of news. He has been in contact with Henry Mackall ’45. Frank also plans to attend the Miami-Virginia football game in Charlottesville this fall. He hopes to see Dave “Farmer” Carr at the game.

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Jesse Couch 6015 Pine Forest Road Houston, TX 77057 (H) 713-789-0050 (O) 713-789-3624 jcouch@PDQ.net

On a recent day the word was “senescence,” the definition of which is “the state of being old: the process of becoming old.” How did it know? From the dearth of information I receive from our classmates, I believe we are all suffering from that condition.

1946 & 1947 Former EHS Trustee Arthur Howell ’36 celebrated his 90th birthday on Aug. 24 in Atlanta. Left to right: Peter Howell ’67, Jim Sibley ’37, Tom Dashiell ’66, and Arthur Howell ’36; seated: Cam Dorsey ’35.

Jamboree. This High School classmate passed away Dec. 20, 2007, leaving daughter Martha T. East and her husband, Jeff, of Raleigh, as well as daughter Laurie T. Moore and husband Michael of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., and numerous grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. (See obituary on p. 58.) Carrington Herbert reports that he is “working on three cylinders.” He enjoys his vegetable garden, planting trees, and raising puppies.

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John Melvin P.O. Box 1770 Pawley’s Island, SC 29585 (H) 843-237-9815 jmel@webtv.net I have a word-a-day calendar which occasionally gives me pause.

Gaylord Clark 1706 Hillside Road Stevenson, MD 21153 (H) 410-653-0810 GClarkMD@webtv.net I have had recent correspondence with our “low profile” classmate, Bill Stoney. He sent me a printout from the Internet describing his book, “Pioneers of Cardiac Surgery.” Bill himself has been no shrinking violet in that field. We have talked on the phone several times, and he sent me a volume of his work. It is an easy read that is based on personal interviews with, or personal histories of, these pioneer surgeons. Many of them

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came out of the Johns Hopkins axis and have been either friends of mine or my senior faculty. Without the vision and courage of these pioneers, many of us who are living today would not be around to read this. I have also talked with Bill Daniel, who, as I write, is having his 10th anniversary check-up at the Cleveland Clinic for his heart transplant. We of the Class of 1946 have stepped (or are stepping) over the threshold of 80 years of age and going into the next decade. Bill also wrote a book called “Young At Heart,” which describes his experience as a heart transplant patient 10 years ago. This is an account from his perspective of that experience. If you haven’t had the opportunity to read it, I recommend you do so. Larry Sprunt ’45 of Wilmington, N.C., has privately published the following pamphlets: “The Past – A Stairway to the Future,” “An Amendment to The Past – A Stairway to the Future,” and “The Second Amendment to The Past – A Stairway to the Future.” The books are a collection of fun reminiscences and short stories collected from around his home at Orton Plantation. They have the flavor of a modern Uncle Remus. Bo Roddey reports that he had a very pleasant reunion in June with Hugh Morgan. Hugh and his son, Hugh III ’83, participated in a father-and-son tennis tournament

Dulany deButts ’41 provided this picture from his granddaughter’s wedding on May 31 at Fairfield in Hume, Va. Left to right: Dulany deButts ’41, Harriett deButts, groom Matthew Hand, bride Alyssa Braybrooke deButts Hand ’94, and her father, Edward Carrington deButts.

(super-senior category) with Bo and his son, Hunter, but there were no winners in the crowd. Dee Dee Shepherd is enjoying life in Rockbridge County near Lexington, Va. He and Lola have been married 55 years. He still rides his quarter horse three times a week. I haven’t kept my promise to phone everyone for news. This is a weakness that is, from my observation, hardwired in the human condition. I apologize. Please write to me at any time when excitement comes into your life. My wife, Gery, and I are still living on the family farm, Carriage House Farms, with Gaylord III ’76 and his family. He is raising poultry as well as continuing his commercial fishing business in the North Pacific and Bering Sea. I have had a total hip replacement, which is doing great, and now I am working on getting back in the saddle on my draft horse mare, Kali, as well as planning to return her to harness for driving my Meadowbrook carriage. Send me some news about yourself, your family, or your publications.

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Hugh Richardson 1819 Peachtree Road, NE #200 Atlanta, GA 30309-1850 (O) 404-351-0941 Because of requests from classmates unable to attend our 60th and final official Reunion, I have included the group picture with names. Unfortunately, Tommy Birge, Jack Clarkson, and Chris Holland missed the photo shoot by Episcopal’s photographer, Elizabeth Watts. We had a record number of 14 attendees for a 60th Reunion (15 if you count Doug Mackall ’49), and a remarkable 28 percent of the Class of ’48’s living members. Earlier in the year, Dick Cocke got everybody’s attention by sending out a newsworthy invitation and a clever caricature. To kick things off, Alumni Programs Director Lindsay Whittle ’99, who is the great-great niece of former Episcopal Master Robert “Herr” Whittle (EHS 1906), arranged a private seated dinner in the new Crosland Alumni Cottage, named for major contributor John Crosland ’47. Reunions are for reminiscing, and master of ceremonies Ben Moore began by discussing the scarlet fever epidemic in the winter of 1945, when students were quarantined

on campus. Phil Duckett, a day student, was told to either stay home or become a boarder. He said his parents didn’t want him hanging around the house, so he joined the boarding boys. Norris Broyles, whose nickname now could be “Indiana Jones” for the large brown felt hat he’s been pictured wearing because of his and Shirley’s exotic adventures and travels, exclaimed that he was living in Blackford Hall and had to move to another dorm because Blackford was transformed into an infirmary. Janet and Henry Schacht, the 1948 basketball captain and leading pitcher for three years on the baseball team, drove to the Reunion from Vero Beach, Fla. There, Henry has been the successful owner/operator of Henry Schacht Groves with the finest grapefruit and oranges south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Roanoke native Echol Marshall, who now lives in Austin, Texas, was the most comfortably dressed for the oppressive humidity. Decked out in a golf shirt and madras shorts, he regaled the group with rambling remarks about his old bunkmate and baseball pitcher, “Wild Bill” Hagan ’47, who still lives in Roanoke. Tommy Birge was unable to attend the deluxe dinner, but his lovely wife, Sally, came with Doug Mackall ’49. Tommy and Sally live in Fairfax, Va., not far from his son, Robert. Tommy chuckles that granddaughter Emily, age 20, leads him on a merry chase. Over the weekend the Birges had a full house and three-quarters of the starting

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backfield on the 1947 champion ship football team. Besides Tommy, EHS Athletic Hall of Famer and the captain and fullback, were halfbacks Phil Duckett and Chris Holland, plus Chris’ good looking wife, “Sugar.” Watching Pete Eastwood, a breakaway back for the 1947 gridiron champs, ease up to the bar at the Crosland Cottage for a drink, he looked almost as young as he did 60 years ago, and you wondered if the bartender would ask for his ID. Danville has produced some outstanding wearers of the Maroon, like football’s Harry Meade ’47, football and basketball’s Frank Talbott ’47, and 1948 tennis captain Frank Meade. Frank and his winsome wife, Joby, now reside in Hilton Head, S.C., where the climate is milder for tennis. Frank continues to be a strong force in Southern tournaments. He is the father of three: son Frank, Jr., who went to Woodberry before the University of Virginia and is a banker in Richmond; daughter Allison, who graduated from Williams College and Yale Law School, is an attorney in High Point, N.C.; and son Ed, who attended Elon College, graduated summa cum laude from U.Va., received his law degree from The University, and practices in Richmond. Ben Moore was happy that his son Benjamin Allston Moore III ’83 was also at The High School Reunion Weekend. Not with the old folks, but with his classmates celebrating their 25th Reunion. Our Ben is the proud grandfather of 11. Paul Barringer said he met his wifeto-be, Merrill Underwood, at an Episcopal dance. Was she his blind date? No, Paul said. Merrill was there with Jack Lee ’49. “Lightning Bug,” as he was good naturedly nicknamed, must have really lit up when he first saw Merrill. Saturday’s buffet breakfast in Laird Dining Hall was the equivalent of eating in a five-star hostelry like Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel, for the spread included juice,

a private bath. Not quite. Kirk says that in the middle of the night someone opened their room door and turned on the light. Maybe it was the 2007-08 Head Monitor running a bed check on Jack, the 1947-48 Head Monitor.

Norris Broyles ’48 (left) and Lester Kinsolving ’45 enjoyed a visit during Reunion Weekend last summer.

The Class of ’48 at their 60th Reunion. Front row (left to right): Hugh Richardson, Frank Meade, Bill Dunn, Pete Eastwood, Henry Schacht, and Echol Marshall; second row: Paul Barringer, Doug Mackall ’49, Ben Moore, Dick Cocke, Phil Duckett, and Norris Broyles. Not pictured: Tommy Birge, Jack Clarkson, and Chris Holland.

fresh fruit, cereal, real eggs, toast, bagels, etc. It was a far cry from what dietician Miss Beatrice Coates and her partner and chef, Stanley, would dish out in the old dining room like powdered eggs, fried apples from Mr. Daniel’s orchard, milk occasionally spiked with saltpeter, and treacle (a.k.a. syrup). Mid-morning found Paul Barringer, Pete Eastwood, Frank Meade, and Ben Moore on the tennis courts. Somewhere in heaven, ’48’s workout leader Burwell Manning has got to be smiling that these classmates stay in such good condition. “Stars Fell On Alabama” when George “Pete” Eastwood married

Grace “Punky” Brooks in August 1952. They met as freshmen at the University of Alabama, where he was a DKE and she belonged to Kappa Delta sorority. Punky Eastwood is the youngest of seven children, all of whom attended Alabama – a university record. At this writing, Pete and Punky are pleased that the Crimson Tide is ranked No. 2 in college football. They are more than pleased that their grandson, Shepard Chalkley ’11, attends Episcopal and plays on the varsity soccer team… Saturday arrivals were Sugar and Chris Holland from Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Kirk and Jack Clarkson, who slept in Hoxton Dorm, where Jack had promised Kirk that there would be

Bill Dunn flew in from Santa Cruz, Calif., and would have received the long-distance award had there been one. He was compensated by knocking back glasses of red, make that Maroon, wine. He told how he got his football letter senior year. You had to play in 18 quarters, and he had been in 17. He was riding the bench late in the final game with Woodberry. A mellowed Bus Male knew Bill needed to play another quarter, and told Bill to go in and block for the late great Rufus Barkley. Bill did, but three Woodberry behemoths knocked him down, and Rufus took a loss. Bus yanked Bill after that one play but it was enough to guarantee him a varsity “E.” Dick Cocke joined St. Anthony Hall with Frank Meade and went out for freshman football at Virginia under the direction of Bus Male, who had departed the Holy Hill in June of 1948 for Charlottesville. In the pre-season drill, Dick, subbing for Rufus Barkley at quarterback, took three snaps from center and placed them in an unfamiliar spot in Dick’s hands. Dick fumbled three times and laughed and said, “Three times and you’re out.” From other classes: Alumni Programs Director Lindsay Whittle ’99, who captained the field hockey team and played basketball while at Episcopal, graduated from the University of the South. In the spring of 2008, when then-presumptive Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency, Arizona Sen. John McCain ’54, came to EHS, Lindsay helped coordinate his visit. Fortunately, she said, McCain’s point man was her classmate, Davis White ’99. Anna Hurt Jones Arrington, one of the loveliest members of Hollins

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we had great fun with them. Unfortunately, since they live in Africa, we don’t see them that often. We do have Skype, however, and that helps a lot.

College’s May Court, is the mother of Joel Hurt Jones ’78. Anna remembers meeting Raymond “Kip” Kimbrough’s sister, Cynthia Kimbrough; his mother, Dr. Janet Kimbrough, a distinguished physician; and his grandmother, Mrs. May Coleman. Then, Mrs. Coleman was living in the historic St. George Tucker home in Williamsburg, and Anna says that Mrs. Coleman, without realizing it, taught her more about Virginia history than anyone else. Although this was our class’ last official get-together, nobody will forget Jack Clarkson’s motto: “None so great as ’48.”

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your correspondent hinted at apostic thinking on the presidential election, c) dislocation of left little finger, reducing your correspondent to a hunt-and-peck typist, and d) an Alaska Grizzly – they are all over the neighborhood – ate my report.

60th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

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John Ritchie 1848 Westview Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 (H) 434-984-4729 jritchiejr32@yahoo.com and Gish Anderson 109 Oak Hill Lane New Bern, NC 28562 (H) 252-635-6562 gishgay@earthlink.net From John Ritchie: Jim Nichols believes that his family is one of only two families to have three sons at EHS at the same time. His brothers are John ’49 and Robert ’52. What a great endorsement for The High School! Your class correspondent regrets that this is all the news he has at deadline. A combination of factors created this calamity, including the following: a) severe depression caused by the threatened collapse of Wall Street and all 401ks, as well as the dismal start of U.Va.’s football season, b) classmate Don Scott’s smothering solicitude since

Walter Reed (H) 707-448-3347 waltnloli@earthlink.net Dear classmates, many messages left on answering machines and few e-mails received, but here is what news I have. Jim Hickson – Jim was back in Bedford, Va., on business, but I had a grand talk with Mildred. She was recovering from a fall but in fine fettle as we discussed our kids and times gone by. I was surprised to hear that Rob Hershey had been a student of hers back in Richmond, where she taught Latin and English. Clearly she did a fine job. Also, her daughter, Ellen, ran a medical clinic in Kenya for a while (she’s now a pediatrician in Colorado), which led to my comments about my daughter, Patricia, who is a vet in the Republic of the Congo. For me, the sound of Mildred’s Virginia accent was music to my ears as my most formative years were spent in Hampton, Va.

Tom Hunter – I had several enjoyable talks with Tom, which led to him send me a package of his works (DVDs of the movies “The Final Countdown” and “The Hills Run Red” and his book, “Softly Walks the Beast,” on CD). Countdown was a big Hollywood effort about a Nimitz-class carrier time shifting back to 1941, and The Hills was a spaghetti cowboy movie that Tom made during his 10 years in Italy. He is also working on his biography, titled “Memoirs of a Spaghetti Cowboy,” and he included two chapters of the script for me to read. I enjoyed all of them and offered to make them available to anyone in the class who wants to enjoy them, too. Tom is in good health, living in Providence, R.I., and, judging from the fact that he visits his 103-year-old mother down in South Carolina frequently, he may well continue his work in the years to come. Julian Kelly – Julian concurs with my statement that if we’re going to fall apart gradually we may as well do it comfortably and gracefully – how true. He tells me that he is keeping younger by seeing his 1year-old granddaughter, who lives nearby. Amen to that, Julian. We just had two of my grandchildren with us for the month of August, a granddaughter just 6 and a grandson aged 10 months, and once we hid all the breakables and secured all drawers and light plugs, and cushioned all sharp corners,

Lee Marston – I had another really enjoyable visit with Lee, who was out on his bicycle but made it back in time to talk. Lee is one of the few who see The High School often since he is on the Seminary Board. He supped with Alex Hamilton ’52 recently, and says Alex is holding up well. Also, he once again emphasized the value of his standing offer to his grandchildren of a trip anywhere they wished to go when they reach 12 years old. The conditions are that the destination is approved by the grandparents, the children can bring one friend (same age and sex), and they keep a journal that the grandparents can read. Also, a portion of the trip will be by train. Talk about a wonderful way to broaden their experience before they become distracted by the teen years. I plan to give it some keen thought before 2014! Hardy Patten – Hardy relates this year’s football exploits, including the upcoming night game against St. Albans. He also describes how amazing soccer is now with the old Hoxton Field covered with Bermuda grass. My old roommate, Andy Anderson ’52, would really appreciate that. Hardy says there are 400+ students on The Hill this year. Wow, where can they walk penalty tours, one wonders? Regarding our advanced age, his priority activity is health club visits three times per week. I endorse that completely, as I do it also at our nearby Travis Air Force Base. How about the rest of you? Jim Rumsey – Jim reports all’s well, and he tells of previous trips to visit his kids in Seattle and Los Angeles. He is staying close to home now due to the economy. I guess we are all watching our portfolios pretty closely since Congress seems rather indifferent to the collapse of our financial

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system. One would think it worth their while to study 1929 and its aftermath.

Charlie Covell (H) 352-336-0127 (O) 352-846-2000 Ext 251 covell@louisville.edu

Dick Rutledge – Dick is his usual type-A person and very much into tennis and his “Men on Fire” project with the men of his Episcopal Church in Greenwich, Conn. He visits The High School often and is another one of those who puts his money where his mouth is.

Pete Van Blarcom – Pete reports that he has finally retired (welcome to the club) and is living in a retirement community while enjoying visits to his second home in St. Michaels, Md. Julian Robertson – Thanks to Dick Rutledge, I have some more info on Julian’s extraordinary generosity. Inasmuch as his son graduated from Duke, and Julian was a UNC grad, he has established 120 free scholarships annually in perpetuity for students at those two schools. Of course we all know of his contributions to The High School – well done thou good and faithful servant. And, finally, myself. Well, we are still retired and living in Vacaville, Calif., near Travis AFB. The love of my life, my Loli, underwent major back surgery last October but her recovery faltered about four months ago, and we are now working with the doctors on a program to manage the pain and strengthen the body so that she

Carl Ragsdale (H) 252-726-3811 Crags1234@aol.com 55th Reunion: June 2013.

55th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

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Sandy Wise (H) 614-766-1511 (O) 614-447-0281 hawppmd@aol.com 55th Reunion: June 2010.

Frank Shoup – I was delighted to hear from my old friend, Frank Shoup. He is well and quite active in many areas (including tennis and flying) and recently spent time with his two kids, who are both in military service. He really impressed me when he modestly spoke of piloting flight simulators for his daughter’s Blackhawk helicopter and his son’s Super F-18. It’s all I can do to control my little Subaru on Interstate 80. Anyway, Frank sums it up by admitting that he is living a life of calm serenity – yeah, sure.

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can resume teaching her dance class in the near future. Last August both of our daughters pulled off a surprise 50th wedding anniversary for us at the Marine Memorial Club in San Francisco. It was great fun with many old friends in attendance, but we challenged them to do better at number 100! I do hope that all of you will drop me a line in the near future – I intend to call around more often. All the best! P.S. If any of you wishes to review any of Tom Hunter’s works (“The Final Countdown” and “The Hills Run Red” or hear “Softly Walks the Beast”), just let me know and I will send it to you with the understanding that you will return it when you are through.

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After 30 years in Florida working for the Tampa Tribune, Bentley Orrick and his wife moved back to their native Maryland last summer. They now live in a wooded lot on the headwaters of the Chester River on the Eastern Shore. They are enjoying the round of seasons that were sorely missed.

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Bill Saunders (H) 757-596-5436 (O) 757-727-8181 william.saunders@wachoviasec.com and Nelson Durden (H) 757-723-1492 (O) 757-727-6147 ndurden@courts.state.va.us 55th Reunion: June 2011.

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Louie Gump (O) 423-282-3933 lhg703@yahoo.com 55th Reunion: June 2012.

Fred Cleveland (H) 817-870-2087 FredClev@sbcglobal.net

Phelps Madison is still living in Baton Rouge, La., and is in the banking business.

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David Hall continues to practice law and enjoys long-distance bike riding. He and his wife are planning a ride in Quebec.

Ed Mullins (H) 803-782-3027 (O) 803-733-9401 ewm@nmrs.com Ed Mullins has been appointed to serve on the board of trustees of the American Inns of Court Foundation, a legal mentoring organization.

Henry Blake reports from Alexandria, La., “All is well. Just trying to dodge hurricanes. Gustav got us, and there was lots of flooding with Ike.”

Peter Sevareid was pleased to see so many classmates doing well at the 50th Reunion in June. He is now living in Pattaya, on the Gulf of Siam south of Bankok, with his Thai boyfriend. He would love to see any EHS friends who visit Thailand. Peter’s e-mail is petersevareid@hotmail.com.

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J. D. Simpson (H) 501-663-8631 (O) 501-377-2110 jdsimpson@stephens.com 50th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

Tom Pinckney retired in May 2008 after 30 years of teaching. His son, Thomas Pinckney III, was married the same month. Page Dame is still active as the assistant head of school for finance at Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center, Vt. In addition to counting the money, he has made a number of recruiting trips overseas for the school’s boarding program, most recently to Dubai in February and to Taiwan in July. Jack Cann was presented with the Navy Cross Medal, First Class, the highest honor that can be conferred by the chief of staff of the Portuguese Navy to a foreign national. The medal is awarded to military personnel and civilians who “demonstrate high competence, extraordinary engagement, and relevant personal qualities on the professional and technical scope, having considerably contributed to the effectiveness, prestige, and mission accomplishment of the navy.” Jack, a retired U.S. Navy captain, received the award for his second book, “Brown Waters of Africa: Portuguese Riverine Warfare 1961-74.”

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lonely weekend nights when the dining room was one-third full and no masters were around. Kent, who was in a worldly mood, seized the occasion to put on a display of his culinary knowledge.

Bill Drennen (H) 304-876-1236 (O) 304-876-6400 bill@billdrennen.com 50th Reunion: June 2010.

Bob Segrest and his family live in Athens, Ga., where he has a firm, JBRS Architecture.

“I’m going to show you how to make salad dressing the way it ought to be made,” he declared, with the authority of a gourmet.

Bill Cole now teaches science at the Pueblo Indian School in Jemez, N.M. Paul Cathcart writes, “Polly and I retired last summer. Some friends with whom we had traveled overseas and who seem to travel everywhere had been to China twice but were now going again, including Tibet, and asked us last September to join them for part of their trip. We went to Beijing, Xian, Lhasa, and then to Shanghai, all quite memorable. I was befriended briefly by a Tibetan herbal doctor/salesman in the streets of Lhasa, Tibet (see photo).” Kenan Rand reports that he is a grandfather again. His son, William Baxter Rand ’87, had a son named Cooper Baxter Rand in early March. Another son, Kenan S. Rand ’84, already has two sons. The Rand Dynasty appears well set for the future! Jim Howard retired at the end of 2007 but still does some consulting for the business.

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Paul Cathcart ’60 and a Tibetan herbal doctor/salesman in Lhasa, Tibet.

involved in real estate investment and management and is president of Kanawha Village Apartments, Inc. He has three children and is expecting his third grandchild.

was mentioned in a tribute put together by friends and family members. I hadn’t seen him in more than 45 years, which I suspect is true of most of us.

Mills Thornton recently returned to the U.S. after spending a year as the Pitt Professor of American History at Cambridge University in Britain.

As you may recall, he was from a family whose principal livelihood came from orange groves in Lake Wales, Fla., south of Tampa. Kent returned there and made his life as citrus farmer. He got a master’s degree and was at one point president of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – remarkable especially because he was the only person elected to that position who wasn’t a graduate of the University of Florida, which apparently has a lock.

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Cotten Alston (H) 770-434-2212 (O) 404-310-0541 rca3@mindspring.com 50th Reunion: June 2013.

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Alex Jones (O) 617-496-2582 (H) 617-497-2387 JonesAlex@aol.com 45th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

50th Reunion: June 2012.

Kent Gooch ’62 died of cancer in March (see obituary on p. 62). I learned of his death from Norman Stallings, who kept up with Kent over the years, and I admit that it hit me unusually hard. I think I am right that he is the first of our class to die of natural causes – as opposed, for instance, to the very untimely death of Pete Gray in a military training accident.

Bob Chilton has lived in Charleston, W.Va., since he graduated from Hampden-Sydney. He is

Kent left EHS after two years, but it evidently meant enough to him that his time at Episcopal

Bill Julian (H) 757-627-2885 (O) 757-686-1973 waj43@msn.com 50th Reunion: June 2011.

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He was also a cattle rancher where he specialized in Crackers, the Florida equivalent of Texas Longhorns. In the tribute, he was said to enjoy golfing and “making others laugh.” That last line jogged a memory in me. Kent’s planter family background meant that he came to EHS with a certain sophistication regarding food, or perhaps an effort at sophistication would be a more accurate way to describe it. I arrived with no sophistication of any kind, so I was quite prepared to accept Kent as my tutor in such matters. I was among a motley group of unsophisticates sitting together at dinner on one of those

He managed to persuade our waiter to go out into the kitchen and gather several ingredients that were not readily available. And then, with genuine aplomb, he constructed what I later came to recognize as the first vinaigrette dressing I had ever beheld. In my home town, it was usually thousand island, or – for the swells – Roquefort. I remember his clear pleasure as he dazzled us with his meticulous measurement of the vinegar relative to the oil, with a little mustard, a squeeze of lemon juice, then salt and pepper. I don’t think anything more exotic was available. He demonstrated how to whisk it in a coffee cup with his fork as though he were performing a sacrament. Throughout, he was also mocking himself and camping up the roll of the great chef. He made us laugh. It was one of the only evenings in that dining room that I considered fun and funny, and I suspect that such performances were how he made people laugh all his life. He lost his wife a few years ago, but is survived by a son who I am sure knows how to make a killer vinaigrette. Kent, bon voyage.

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Humphrey Tyler (H) 860-322-4021 hstyler@comcast.net 45th Reunion: June 2010.

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45th Reunion: June 2011.

45th Reunion: June 2013.

Juno Brantley is still enjoying his medical practice in Rocky Mount, N.C.

The Greater Washington Board of Trade named Lyles Carr the 2008 Leader of the Year, an annual award recognizing an individual’s extraordinary service to the greater Washington region and its business community. Lyles is senior vice president of The McCormick Group. He was honored at the Board of Trade Recognition Dinner on May 14 at the Capital Hilton.

Jack Sibley (O) 404-614-7551 (H) 404-237-2803 jsibley@hplegal.com

Jon Barrett (H) 704-348-1776 (O) 704-444-3504 jbarrett@mayerbrownrowe.com

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Charles Coppage (H) 252-473-3893 (O) 252-480-2568 charles@nccoppagelaw.com 45th Reunion: June 2012.

Peter Howell won his combined 100th victory in his fifth year as head coach of the Oglethorpe University men’s and women’s tennis teams. The men’s team finished fifth in the very tough Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 12-7 record, their highest finish since joining the conference in 1991, and were ranked No. 16 in the Atlantic South division of NCAA D-3. Peter’s youngest daughter, Olga, graduated from The Westminster Schools in May and will attend the University of Georgia. Middle daughter Sophie will be a senior at UGA and is in Cortona, Italy, studying art this summer, and oldest daughter Adair continues with her modeling career after being on the cover of Cosmopolitan. Life is going to be different as an “empty nester.”

Left to right: Jack Sibley ’66, Lexa Sibley Remmes ’97, Evan Remmes ’96, Jack Sibley ’03, and Jim Sibley ’92 at Macchu Picchu, Peru, in May 2008.

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Kinloch Nelson (H) 585-385-3103 (O) 585-264-0848 kinloch@rochester.rr.com 40th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

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David Clarke (H) 703-938-8577 (O) 703-293-7223 (O) 703-691-1235 dclarke@bklawva.com 40th Reunion: June 2010. Seven EHS alumni ran into each other at a member-guest golf tournament at Onteora Golf Club in Tannersville, N.Y. Left to right: Syd Gervin ’66, Chuck Clay ’69, Lucius Clay ’67, Dina Clay ’06, Garth Ainslie ’84, Luke Clay ’02, and Pete Hayward ’66.

Skip Fox (H) 434-293-6567 (O) 434-977-2597 cfox@mcguirewoods.com 40th Reunion: June 2011.

Weldon Schenck played in the Episcopal-Woodberry Golf Challenge. He and Kathy are enjoying their new grandchild, Dailey Schenck (10 months). Weldon spends most of his time on land conservation projects. (See article on p. 25.) Will Ravenel reports that he and his girlfriend, Maggie, bought a house in Austin, Texas. They both work at Castle Hill Fitness, where Maggie teaches Pilates and Will is a structural integration practitioner.

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During Parents’ Weekend, Stewart Bova ‘11, Craig Stewart ‘11, and Jake Meredith ‘11 drove a tank at the National Museum of Americans in Wartime. Craig’s father, Craig Stewart ‘70, is president of the museum.

Geoff Snodgrass wrote in September that Holly and he were ensconced in Atlanta, making their way back to New Orleans from Virginia Beach following their evacuation in advance of Hurricane Gustav. Geoff says that after a few more storms, there won’t be anything to go back to, and he can relocate to friendlier climes. Younger son Chris (22) weathered the storm in Baton Rouge, where he is a senior at LSU. Palmer (27) is a captain in the Marine Corps flying helicopters and is on deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Geoff is looking forward to the next major Reunion (in 2011)

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and hopes that we can get a much larger turnout than at the 35th in 2006, as he has not seen some of our classmates since graduation and wants to show off his young wife.

George VanMeter writes, “I will always be thankful for my education, experiences, teachers, coaches, and friends at Episcopal High School.”

Steve Roberts, who is down in Wilmington, N.C., writes that he has no news. Kenneth Royall ’65, who taught many of us math, and Steve were trying to “guestimate” the number of toilet flushes a student heard in the course of a year in what were then fairly noisy dorms. According to Steve, “Thirty students a floor times three plus an average of 20 in the locker room equals at least 100 times a day times approx. 250 days = 25,000, but that seems conservative – can’t you hear the flushing?”

Paul Taylor (H) 828-252-8485 (O) 828-259-0655 pbtay@charter.net

The weekend of Sept.19, Beth and I were able to make it to the School to see our oldest son run in a cross-country meet. It was one of those beautiful Friday afternoons with clear skies and cool air which seemed to say that fall was coming. There was a lot of activity, but the nice thing was to see how happy the students seemed to be and how well the School seemed to be running. While there, Rob Hershey, the headmaster, mentioned that he was coming down to Charlottesville to see David Walker ’43, who taught some of us math at the School, because Harry Burn ’62, who also taught some of us math, had contributed to naming a faculty residence on campus in Mr. Walker’s honor, and he was going to give Mr. Walker a picture of the residence. To me, it was one example of how different teachers at Episcopal have influenced students over the years and how students later in life choose to remember the positive influences that teachers at Episcopal have had on their lives.

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Beau Wilson (H) 212-588-9363 (O) 212-603-6185 beau.wilson@smithbarney.com 40th Reunion: June 2012.

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35th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

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Class of ’72 July 4th Golf Reunion: For the third year, classmates gathered in Blowing Rock, N.C., to play golf, have dinner, and hear still-untold stories from the Hill. Right to left, kneeling: Scotty Farrar, Heath Alexander, and Pinkney Herbert; standing: Elliot Wood, Chuck Patton, Andy Brown, Howell Morrison, and Beau Wilson. Make plans to be there in July 2009 for the reprise of Pinkney’s heretofore-undisclosed story of the D.E.A. agent’s Lincoln Continental and the champagne bottle!

Willie Moncure (H) 703-836-2596 (O) 703-836-9755 wmoncure@scottstringfellow.com and Hunt Burke (H) 703-768-1705 (O) 703-684-1645 huntandmolly@verizon.net 35th Reunion: June 2010.

Nancy and Bruce Herbert are looking for a new house in Seattle – relocating from lakeside to ridge top to avoid rising sea levels! Bruce recently gave a presentation on “Sustainable Business and the Law” at the Seattle University School of Law’s Center on Corporations, Law, and Society. (See article on p. 25.)

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Bobby Prevatt ’73 and Bethany Wenger were married in Cashiers, N.C., on Nov. 20, 2007. Left to right: Bobby Prevatt ’73, Bethany Wenger Prevatt, Henry Burnett ’44, and Preston Prevatt ’44.

Billy Bell’s son, William ’03, will graduate from Tulane University in May 2008 with degrees in biology and art. He will attend the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University in Philadelphia in the fall. His daughter, Helena, graduated from St. Catherine’s School in 2000 and Sophie Newcomb College at Tulane University in 2004. She has an M.F.A. in poetry from Southern Illinois University and will begin law school at Washington University in St. Louis this fall.

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Porter Farrell (H) 817-732-4315 (O) 214-329-4218 pfarrell@farrellcompany.com 40th Reunion: June 2013.

Tucker Beaumont’s company is building a new dorm at Virginia Tech, and that is keeping him very busy.

Boota deButts (H) 703-998-1487 (O) 703-933-4092 whd@episcopalhighschool.org 35th Reunion: June 2011.

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John Baicy (H) 336-774-8086 (O) 336-722-7768 jbaicy@ImmediaPrint.com 35th Reunion: June 2012.

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Jim Clardy (H) 704-332-4195 (O) 704-339-2015 Jim_ClardyJr@ml.com 35th Reunion: June 2013.

Gene Brooks’ daughter will graduate from the University of Alabama in May. He also has children at UNC-Asheville and Mercer.

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boys spend a lot of time there hunting and fishing. Sounds like Scott has it mostly figured out.

30th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

Bob Bradshaw is our expat classmate. He is living in Dar-esSalaam, Tanzania, and is doing all kinds of interesting work over there for the Centers for Disease Control. He currently is managing all of the CDC’s construction and renovation projects there. He recently was back in the United States and made it up to Richmond to visit with Paul Sheehy and Moultrie Dotterer ’82. He encourages us all to come visit.

Bill Hughes (H) 203-861-1641 hughesbill@aol.com

Rodney Rice will be preaching and leading a forum at the American Cathedral in Paris on June 22. For the past five years, he has taught upper school English at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore.

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Staige Hoffman (H) 813-287-9887 staigehoffman1@aol.com 30thReunion: June 2010.

Tom Garland and Diana Farrell were married on May 10, 2008. The wedding was held at Huntingfield Farm in Afton, Va. The reception that evening was held at Springhaven Farm in Charlottesville. My wife, Tricia, and I attended. We were joined by Becka and Jeff Flynn for the weekend and, as you can see from the photo, many other EHS Alumni were in attendance. A great time had by all.

A crowd of EHS friends and family gathered for the wedding of Diana Farrell and Tom Garland ’80. Left to right: Cliff Fox ’75, Will Barber ’77, Jeff Flynn ’80, John Garland, Jr. ’76, Jack Barber ’75, Staige Hoffman ’80, Bruce Rinehart ’81, Tom Garland ’80, Ed MacMahon ’78, Landon Hilliard ’79, Parks Duffey ’80. Not pictured: Charley Matheson ’81, Phil Thomas ’81, Robert Matheson ’91, Murdoch Matheson ’92, John Garland ’49, and Jack Rinehart ’52.

for missing it...Please send a huge high five to all the classmates! As George Dunlop quoted from Shakespeare, ‘Those friends thou has, and their adoption tried, grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel!’”

Hope all is well with all of our classmates. Please do not hesitate to write, e-mail, call, or notify the Alumni Office directly of any news that you want to share with our class. Thank you.

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Seward Totty (H) 859-268-8673 (O) 859-514-6434 stotty@insightbb.com 30thReunion: June 2011.

On April 2, 2008, Deirdra Adams and Juergen Taylor ’81 were married in a private ceremony at sea by the boat’s captain in St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Allan Goldsmith does apparently read the alumni magazine, because shortly after I asked after him in an earlier edition of this very column, he fired this off to me: “I read the class notes and saw where you asked where Allan is. I am in Columbus, Ga., currently working for a telecommunications company called Acom Communications. This is the town where Terrell Bowers ’79 grew up, and, yes, I

am told that he created quite a stir here in his younger days before going off to Episcopal. Becky and I have just recently celebrated our 20th anniversary. We have three children: Lara Allan (17), Julianna (14), and Gabriel (11). All is going well. Thanks very much for inquiring and for keeping the class notes current and well informed. I am sorry for missing the Reunion and can offer no excuses

I recently caught up with Scott Cornelson. I tell you how in a minute. Scott recently bought a farm about 30 minutes from Greenville, S.C., and is running a development company with friend of his. As Scott tells it, “About seven years ago a buddy of mine in the business and I started talking about establishing a company that specializes in rural land sales in the upstate region of South Carolina. At the time, there were very few companies focusing on raw land, and we thought we were the guys to fill the void. Overall, it has been a very rewarding partnership and a somewhat profitable one. I enjoy the work because I spend a lot of time outdoors with typically very nice people. Wearing jeans to work is a bonus.” Scott is raising his three boys, ages 17, 15, and 12, and managing to get to a few Clemson football games. He loves his farm, though, and he and the

It’s an election year and Thomas Mills is busy working hard to, as he puts it, “make every state blue.” For his take on all things political, please visit Thomas’ Web site at www.tmccampaigns.com. Walter Rand needs your vote. If you live in Wake County, N.C., that is. Walter has tossed his hat into the political ring and is running for district judge there. We will keep you abreast of the election news, and there is no doubt that Walter will issue some landmark rulings from the bench should he triumph. Bill Hughes ’79 was kind enough to drop me an e-mail complimenting me for my work on the class notes Reunion edition. As Bill is the Tom Wolfe of class notes, you can be sure that I flattered by his praise. I will return the gesture and say for publication that I thought Bill’s recent effort that paired his classmates to songs popular during their EHS years was a masterstroke. Okay, so how am I in the loop with all these people? Facebook. Like many parents, I stumbled into social networking in general – and Facebook in particular – as a way of monitoring my oldest child’s Internet activity. When I registered I gave some basic information about myself – schools, hometown, and other generic facts. Well, Facebook took that seemingly innocuous data

and helped me find other people who I may know who also have a Facebook page. I also discovered that EHS has an alumni page and as a result of this I started to find some of our classmates. Then I began stumbling across old friends from Woodberry, VES, U.Va., and even Virginia Beach Junior High School. It was incredible. I soon began to understand why the venture capitalists are so excited about the far-reaching possibilities of social networking and why companies are paying fantastic sums to acquire fledgling networking sites. I find the site to be immensely useful and think that it would be an easy means of staying in touch with you all. I am not a compensated Facebook endorser, and despite my initial misgivings about venturing into what is undoubtedly a phenomenon more fully embraced by a younger generation, my fears are unfounded. Facebook is mainstream. Ongoing communication between boarding school classmates is a perfect application of the Facebook technology. If you are familiar with Facebook, then you will know what I am talking about. If not, then I encourage all of you to check it out, especially if you have children. Chances are your children have a Facebook page, so it would behoove you all to get a page for yourself for that reason alone. I hope that everyone has a great fall, and please be sure to stay in touch with news, updates, or anything else that may be of interest to the members of the Class of 1981.

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Dave Coombs (O) 804-934-4707 david.c.coombs@sprint.com 30thReunion: June 2012.

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Frank Vasquez (O) 888-343-6245 Ext 5249 frank.vasquez@tabs.toshiba.com 30thReunion: June 2013.

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Ken Tyler writes, “I have taken a new position as director of athletics at West Virginia Wesleyan College, an NCAA Division II school in Buckhannon, W.Va. It is an outstanding academic institution with a broad-based and successful athletic program. I hope to be sending my son, Jordan, and daughter, Logan, to EHS in the next several years to begin the fourth generation of Tylers at Episcopal!”

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Sam Froelich (H) 336-288-5711 (O) 336-889-4725 downhomesam@mac.com 25th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

Ross Cheek says he is “rolling along” with his work in medical sales and his three children. John Cobb has two sons, ages 10 and 4, and enjoys being a Cub Scout den leader. Bev Eggleston raises pigs at Emerald Family Farms in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The pigs are fed organically on pasture grass and a variety of nuts and are sold to chefs for restaurant use. (See article on p. 25.) Drew Howell describes himself as “the luckiest person in the world.” He has been married for 16 years and has four children: three daughters, ages 12, 8, and 7, and one son, who is 4. He is in the commercial real estate business. Rob Hoxton writes, “We are still living down on the farm here in Shepherdstown, W.Va., and are excited that our son, Quin ’12, is a freshman at EHS this year. Unlike his old man, he’s a pretty good student and will hopefully not join the ranks of us five-year boys. It is great to have a reason to be back at The High School this fall.” Charles Tarbutton works for the Sandersville Railroad in Sandersville, Ga., and has three children, ages 10, 8, and 4.

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Jack McKinney reports that he is celebrating his 10th year in business at Voges Drilling.

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Clint McCotter (H) 843-568-0282 dcmccotter@yahoo.com 25th Reunion: June 2010.

1986

Worth Williamson (H) 864-421-9089 (O) 800-354-4205 wwilliamson@tsihealthcare.com 25th Reunion: June 2011.

The Class of 1986 has a lot of things going on these days. Lots of folks responded to my e-mails asking for information. Chuck Jones is pleased to announce the birth of Cooper Samuel Jones on Sept. 2, 2008. Mom Shea and Cooper are doing well. Cooper joins big brother Charlie and big sister Reece as the terrors of Winston-Salem! David Opie e-mailed the following: “I’m still trying to wrap my head around two bits of news from your last update: Alex Bolen as CEO of Oscar de la Renta and Bill FitzGerald as a major in the Special Forces. Wow! I thought that the EHS community might be interested to know about the publication of “Monkey and the Engineer,” a children’s picture book that I illustrated (published by Redpsych Productions). It’s based on the song that was covered by the Grateful Dead. The book is available on Amazon.com, and I’m also selling inscribed copies through my Web site, where you can see lots of examples of my work from other projects (www. spacemandave.com). Now based in Chicago, I’ve been doing freelance illustration, mostly in the children’s educational market, and teaching computer graphics and drawing classes at the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago.” Art Taylor e-mails that: “Yeah, it’s true: I’m an assistant professor at

George Mason University now, not too far from The High School. I am also reviewing mysteries and thrillers for The Washington Post these days, working as a contributing editor for Metro Magazine in Raleigh, and writing freelance for a few other places. And I am still writing my own fiction – another story is coming out in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine sometime soon (my third one there).” We also heard from Clark Graninger. Clark lives overseas and updated everyone on things in Japan: “I have been in Tokyo for almost 12 years. I never planned it that way but it is just how it worked out. I was probably fleeing the trauma of multiple flashbacks of the beating Burrhead and Arnold gave me on my first day as a rat – and many years of self-medication through drinking multiple Bud tallboys just couldn’t make it go away. But anyway, I originally came here with an investment bank after business school, and now I am CEO of a public company called APLUS that provides credit cards and consumer loans here. I am married and have a son. Graham Trask came through about a year and a half ago and we caught up. I am looking for a good strategy to get back home – if you have any clever ideas let me know.” Ashley Moretz chimed in from his outpost in Central Asia: “One of the ‘stans’ is right...am writing from an Internet cafe in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, but have been living in Ashagbat, Turkmenistan, for the last three and a half years while working for USAID. Prior to that, I was in Tajikistan (1.5 years), also with USAID, and Kazakhstan (2000-03), first as a volunteer with MBA Enterprise Corps and then working on a USAID-funded small business development project. If anyone gets lost in central Asia, let me know. It would be great to meet up over here. Not surprisingly, visitors are few and far between.”

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Steve Cook has relocated to Greenville, S.C., where he is an instructor at Furman. According to Steve: “I am teaching Old Testament classes for a year (a sabbatical replacement position). I am all-but-defense on my dissertation and the job at Furman is a great opportunity for me. And, I have a closet full of tweed.” Charlie Parker writes: “I have two kids, daughter Lily (9) and son Pierce (7), who keep me busy while not at the family business selling gas, diesel, and propane for a living (think “King of the Hill”). My daughter wants to be an illustrator. My wife, Michelle, and I live on a lake in southern Virginia on the North Carolina line.”

Jennifer and David Wafle’s third son, Dylan, was born on June 4, 2008. He joins big brothers Owen (3) and Luke (1).

A group of classmates enjoyed a summer visit at Litchfield Beach, S.C. Left to right: Jon Brownlee ’89, Alec Bounds ’89, Jeff Clarke ’89, Chuck Baldecchi ’89, Bill Wiley ’89, and James Wilson ’89.

Jeff Clarke writes, “On May 7, 2008, my amazing wife, Nina, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy – Charles Brenner Clarke. Charlie was 8 pounds and 1.5 ounces and 20 inches long. He has a great head of hair, like his dad, and is a real cutie, like his mom. The extra treat is that Charlie and I share a birthday. Nina and I are so excited.”

Rob Baker reported in that he is “enjoying life in Dallas, where he spends a lot of time coaching his children and is in the final stages of opening a store dedicated to vegan-related products.” He says that has been a professional dream of his for years Finally, the following are some of the members of the “wall of shame” for not having an e-mail address on file for me to bug you – Bobby Rimmer, Bob Tweel, and Will Owen. Send me an e-mail to get off the list!

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David Haddock (H) 703-403-8760 (O) 703-854-0334 dshotr@yahoo.com 25th Reunion: June 2012.

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Will Burdell (H) 912-638-1790 (O) 912-638-3611 WillBurdell@seaisland.com 25th Reunion: June 2013.

Jonathan Beane lives in New York City and works at Time Warner Inc. as the executive director of multicultural initiatives. In his role, he is responsible for managing Time Warner’s educational philanthropic portfolio,

Charlie Clarke is the son of Nina and Jeff Clarke ’89.

in addition to the company’s corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives. Jonathan is married to Jodie Roure-Beane, and they have 2-year-old twins, Jonathan and Anani. David Roper won the 5K Fun Run during 2008 Reunion Weekend.

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William Townsend (H) 919-664-8401 townsendjk@earthlink.net 20th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

Shawn Banerji and his wife, Rebecca, have been living in New York City for the past 13 years and thoroughly enjoy the city life. Their 7-year-old son, Julian, is a first grader at The Cathedral School in Manhattan and their 4-year-old daughter, Beverly, will begin kindergarten next year.

Don Haddock is now a judge in the General District Court in Alexandria, Va. He was sworn in by his father, Don Haddock ’59, who is chief judge of the Circuit Court. Matt Stewart reports, “Mary Fletcher and I have three girls: Caroline (8), Lily (7), and Anna (2). We live in Buckhead area of Atlanta, where I work for Trimont Real Estate Advisors doing asset management for real estate, which is like being one of the ‘janitors’ for the current mess in the real estate market. I keep in touch with Harrison ‘Deal Maker’ Coleman ’87, Joe ‘Baitcaster’ Oliver, and Dave ‘The Student’ Crist ’88.”

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Zan Banks (H) 404-252-7848 (O) 770-290-1540 william_banks@danka.com 20th Reunion: June 2010.

Brian Morgan sent this report, “After graduating from EHS in 1990, with the stupidest hair cut around, I met my wife, Beth, while at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. We both graduated from ASU in 1994 and moved back to Raleigh. After getting married in 1995, Beth and I lived in Raleigh until 1997 and then moved to California so I could attend Fuller Theological Seminary while Beth taught elementary school. While at Fuller, God called me to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church, and I was able to transfer to Virginia Theological Seminary in 2000 and graduate in 2002. It was strange being back on Seminary Road again, but it also brought back some great memories. I saw Dr. Hannum one day while I was out jogging. “After Virginia Seminary, where daughter Hannah was born, we moved to Concord, N.C., where I served as the associate rector/youth pastor for All Saints’ Episcopal Church. While we were serving in Concord, our second child, Noah, was born. “In August 2007, we moved to Mt. Pleasant, S.C., so I could start a new job at St. Andrew’s Church (www.samp.cc). Thankfully I have changed a bunch since EHS. Jesus and my family have really changed me for the best. I was a pretty lonely kid while at EHS and that has changed so much. “I love to exercise and lead worship; listen to Allison Krauss, David Crowder, The Allman Brothers, and bluegrass; and read and weight lift. Having moved four times since we got married, God has really used a wide variety of things and experiences to influence and make imprints upon Beth’s and my souls. If I am not out exercising, then I am probably

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at home spending time my family or reading. Although I was only at EHS for two years, anytime you come down to Charleston, give me a call, and we can hang out. I have a few personal goals for this year: I hope to do a triathlon and learn to surf. Give me a call anytime or come by the church.”

working, he is active in the BMW Car Club of America and will be certified as an instructor by March of 2009. He often takes his track car up to the VIR track in Virginia and races against other BMWs and other exotic sports cars. Chris Jacobs and his wife, Sassy, are living in the D.C. area and welcomed their third child, Finlay “Fin” Roberts Jacobs, to the world on Sept. 5, 2008. Fin joins sister Lucy (3 ½) and brother Christopher, Jr. (1 ½).

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William Coxe (O) 803-404-0984 williamcoxe@yahoo.com 20th Reunion: June 2011.

Former ESU student Adrian Brettle writes, “I have accepted an Archibald Craigie Fellowship for graduate study in history at the University of Virginia for the academic year 2008-09.”

EHS friends John Pattisall ’92 and Steve Sztan ’92 enjoyed a joint family vacation in Nags Head, N.C., last summer. Left to right: John Pattisall ’92, Ryan Pattisall (5), Cathy Pattisall, Jackson Pattisall (3), Keely Pattisall (7), Steve Sztan ’92, Tricia Sztan, and Elizabeth Sztan (2).

John Akridge’s family continues to grow. On Aug. 15, he welcomed his fourth child, Isabelle “Izzy” Grace Akridge.

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Cal Evans (H) 706-355-3923 (O) 706-543-2164 hotcarlevans@gmail.com

William Adams is finishing his tour of duty in Germany and will come back to the U.S. in January. He will spend a year in Fort Benning, Ga., before being reassigned.

20th Reunion: June 2012.

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Don Pocock (H) 336-917-5908 (O) 336-774-3300 donald.pocock@nelsonmullins.com

Lynn and I are happily living in Winston-Salem, N.C. I am working for the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbough. My practice is heavily involved in financial services litigation, although I still handle some construction disputes, which I really enjoy. This summer we cruised the southern Caribbean and had a great time sailing in Aruba and St. Thomas.

20th Reunion: June 2013.

Victor Maddux writes, “I am living in D.C. and my wife, Michelle, and I are expecting another boy (our second child) in September. I get a chance to see Luke David, Walker Lamond, Chris Jacobs, Ande Jenkins ’92, and Willy Clark ’92 here every so often. Everyone is doing great. Luke just had a documentary that he has been working on for about four years shown on PBS and mentioned in Sports Illustrated. Recently we were all at a Nationals game, and Walker caught a foul ball by out-jumping Chris in the stands. Wow, how things have changed. That never would have happened in our high school years.” Adrienne Werner is working on a second master’s degree. This

Liz Jacobs Tuff reports that she and her husband, Alex, are happily living in Connecticut with their two kids, Oliver (3) and Adelaide (1).

Jamie and Geoff Kane ’94 after their wedding in New Zealand.

1994 Isabelle Grace Akridge is the daughter of Lindsey and John Akridge ’93.

Edward Burks McCaskill is the son of Matthew and Beverley Logan McCaskill ’94.

one is in homeland security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. She will graduate in December 2008.

and Courtney. Katelin has just begun first grade and loves school. Courtney is enrolled in 4-year-old preschool and is also very happy. Kevin has recently taken a position with SAP software as a software implementation consultant. Jen teaches part time when not being a full-time Mom. When Kevin isn’t

I see Kevin Nierle from time to time, since he and Jen Pohanka Nierle ’94 live in Greensboro. They have two daughters, Katelin

Emily Fletcher Breinig (H) 602-288-9168 fletchee@hotmail.com and Sally Baldwin Sickles sazbs@hotmail.com 15th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

Caroline Fitzpatrick wrote, “I am a high school English teacher at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Md. I love my job! Life is treating me very well.

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I heard from Geoff Kane, too. He and Jamie were married March 12, 2008, in Queenstown, New Zealand. They traveled to a few places in Australia and then to Hong Kong. He sounded very good, and they are planning to attend the Reunion.

I am living in Bethesda and am very much enjoying being back in the area again after so many years spent away and abroad.” Jon Lohr e-mailed me, and he plans to be at the Reunion with his wife. He wrote in and shared, “I got married in May of 2007 to Alison McPheely, originally from Greenville, S.C. We moved from Chapel Hill to Atlanta shortly after our wedding and have enjoyed our time here very much. I am still in healthcare software and billing where I hope to be for the rest of my career. I see Chris Lanigan regularly in Atlanta, and he is doing really well with his entrepreneurial endeavors. He and I played in a basketball league this fall. It wasn’t pretty despite our ‘old man game’ efforts, complete with runners and junior sky hooks. In the off-season I am training in a bowling league with Wake Forest friends and a ‘pull your hammy’ kickball league with my wife’s coworkers. I also see Brooks DuBose in Charleston regularly. The two of us ran into Steve Budge ’95, who looks exactly the same and is doing great. Brooks still plays in a band, conducts ‘bidnis’ for Verizon, and just finished sixth in a triathlon. He attributes his success to ‘carbing up’ at the starting line and having the mental edge over the other competitors in the 15-and-under division. David Bashford recently got engaged to a long-time friend from college and is doing very well. All of his closest friends were notified via text message. Our prayers are with his fiancé, Jen. Page Sands is still in Baltimore enjoying single life and bikram yoga (the hot stuff ).” Teddy Chapman reported, “All is well here in Charlotte, N.C. Priscilla and I are expecting our third child in January. We already have a 4-year-old girl (Anne Carden) and a 2-year-old boy (Austin). I am still working in commercial real estate, and Priscilla is in residential real estate. Looking forward to seeing everyone next June.”

We had a fantastic vacation in the spring to Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Otherwise, we are enjoying Arizona and are just hunkering down into the whole marriage thing.

Left to right: Eliza Hoffman Brewer ’95, Alison Lukes Teer ’95, and Helen Lambeth Wells ’95 met in May for a girls’ weekend in Florida.

Thanks to all who wrote in! It is always so great to hear from you! Looking forward to seeing you all at the Reunion in June! Emily/Fletch

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Bill Goodwin ’95 with daughter Virginia Neal Goodwin, who was born on June 13, 2008.

Helen Lambeth Wells (H) 910-763-9279 helenlwells@ec.rr.com and Bill Goodwin (O) 919-755-9113 (H) 919-280-2799 Bill.Goodwin@LCGsearch.com 15th Reunion: June 2010.

Michael Harrington ’95 with his family after completing a marathon.

Jung Woo (J.W.) Lee writes, “I recently finished a postgraduate study in economics at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, and am now working at the International Energy Agency, OECD, in Paris, France. I am enjoying my life in Paris and plan to be in Paris for the next couple of years.” Will Ginsler reports, “I am celebrating the one-year anniversary of successful operation of my consumer rights and bankruptcy law firm, Debt Advisors, PC. We are currently serving the North Willamette Valley and Portland, Ore. My sister firm continues to operate in the Wisconsin market with offices in Milwaukee, Madison, and Waukesha. We will be expanding to Salem, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., in the coming

Kate Wheaton, daughter of Neal and Bobby Wheaton ’95.

months, and hope to open a Seattle office in early 2010.” I was in touch with Aladdin Freeman recently. He is still at ESPN. He is traveling a lot now for football. He is in touch with Ian Thomas and Calvin Nelson. He’d love to hear from Tim Senkeeto or Darion Jones. Last he knew Tim was in Denver, and Darion was in Pennsylvania.

Helen Lambeth Wells writes: Hi to the Class of 1995. Bill and I have developed a Facebook page for our class. It is a great tool for keeping in touch! If you are a Facebooker – our group is called EHS Class of 1995. Please join. No news on my end. I do know that Dorothy Cavanagh has been living in Jackson, Wyo., for the past few years and is engaged to be married in January. Courtney Gunter Rowson had a baby girl named Sally Beatrice on Sept. 20. Congratulations to both of them! T.J. Wilt writes: “Betsy and I just had our third baby boy on April 30, 2008. Elijah (Eli) Thompson Wilt was 9 pounds and 6 ounces and all are happy and healthy. We now have a Toby (4 ½), Hudson (2 ½); and Eli (1 month). Toby and Hudson made their first trip up to EHS last November (2007) to watch their first victory over Woodberry (see photos). They

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also see King Mueller ’93 and his fiancée quite often. They are planning a wedding in Charleston next spring.”

enjoyed the game almost as much as they did staying with ‘Uncle Jonny,’ as Jon Carlini refers to himself now. The Carlinis were nice enough to host us for the weekend, as well as give us the pep talk on having three boys. I believe the phrase was ‘a quantum leap into insanity’ that Dr. Carlini used to describe going from two boys to three boys. “I have broken bread with a few of our classmates recently, as Nashville continues to gain Old Boys as residents. Most of the ‘Lost Trailers’ clan now lives in Nashville and I had breakfast with Geoff Nielson. He seems to be doing great and please everyone look for their new single out this year. You can buy their album on iTunes. I was also able to catch Sims Lenhardt for lunch, who is also a Nashville resident now. A few others include Chad Stone ’94 and Lee Vaughan ’93, among others. I have heard that Lee or Chad is trying to organize a local EHS/WFS golf tourney. I am looking forward to getting that ball rolling.

Neal and Bobby Wheaton are proud to announce the arrival of their first child, Kathryn “Kate” Powell Wheaton, born May 29. She weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces at birth and is growing fast. Kate and the new parents are doing very well and enjoying their time together. They just bought a new home in their hometown of Griffin, Ga., in August.

Marine Captain Lee Hemming ’95 and his helicopter.

Pence Craddock Scurry writes: “J.P. and I had baby Thomas (John Peyre Thomas Scurry), on March 4. He is 6 months old and really starting to develop a personality.” Danny Van Clief ’s news: Danny completed his M.B.A. from the Australian Graduate School of Management and returned to Charlottesville with his wife, Anna, and their 15-month-old son, Daniel, in July. He is working as vice president for sales and marketing for Sol Sage, Inc., a solar energy systems provider based in Virginia.

Hudson, Toby, and Eli are the sons of Betsy and T.J. Wilt ’95.

“Brad Burleson and I are playing in a golf tournament here in Nashville in June and plan to bring home the hardware. I convince Brad and Laura to make it up to town from time to time from Birmingham to let all our kids play together. We will send some pics the next time they all get together. I hope to catch up with several more of our classmates over the next few years and really look forward to our next Reunion.” Darcy Heurtematte Langdon writes: “We had a little boy in March named Berkes. He’s great and our daughter, Grace, loves him – at least so far!” Cassie Miller Birtwistle writes: “I got married in May to Mike Birtwistle. I figured if I was going to marry an Englishman, I might as well find the one with the most

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Brentt Brown (H) 415-317-7594 brentt@nedlc.org and Garland Lynn (H) 843-991-2150 garland@alumni.virginia.edu Hudson and T.J. Wilt ’95 cheer for the Maroon at the 2007 WoodberryEpiscopal game.

uniquely English last name! The wedding was at River Farm in Alexandria, and I was very happy that Margaret DeRamus was able to attend and members of the EHS maintenance crew were able to ferry guests back to their hotel in EHS buses! I moved to London two years ago and finished an M.A. in film studies at UCL. I’m now working for an independent cinema doing marketing and events.”

Toby Wilt at his first WoodberryEpiscopal game.

Kim Zenz writes: “I’m still playing elephant and horse polo, which is fun, flying helicopters again, too, which I also like. I’m currently officially based in D.C., but will start splitting my time 50/50 between here and Moscow in January, which I’m really looking forward to. That’s the basics!” Alison Lukes Teer writes: “We’ve enjoyed catching up with Sophie and Val Hawkins ’93, who live near to us in Georgetown. We

15th Reunion: June 2011.

Note from Garland: In an effort to keep the Class Notes fresh and new, I again decided to tap the services of an official writer, Mr. Randy Shelley. While I like to leverage these pages to amuse myself (and hopefully my devoted readers as well), I thought maybe you could benefit from a professional as opposed to an amateur. As any good editor, I can’t help but add a few comments at select places. These will be highlighted with brackets, and Randy should not be judged on those comments.

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From Randy: Greetings Class of ’96, I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since our five-year Reunion. Well, we got a pretty overwhelming response this issue – thanks to the veteran technology of e-mail, since one was sent to the entire class citing that we weren’t asking for money. It’s amazing how responsive people can be when they realize you aren’t expecting anything from them. [Don’t worry; none of you were intentionally left off, but we only have those that have kept their e-mails up to date. You might not be so lucky when the Roll Call sends out their flyers.] I have some bad news. It is with a heavy heart and shaky pen that I write you with the following news – Jane Pope is getting married. For those of you gentlemen who, like me, were holding out that there was a God; that the forces of some divine universe would miraculously reprogram the laws of nature and attraction, and its application – it’s over. That’s right, after nearly 12 years of Jane spurning my romantic advances, she has opted to settle down with someone much taller and more handsome than myself (I know, it’s difficult to imagine.) Congratulations, Jane and Tyler! Also, Jane’s jewelry made its debut on the red carpet at this year’s Emmys. “Entourage”’s very own Perrey Reeves gave Jane a wonderful mention in her pre-Emmy interview. Jane and her jewelry were also featured in Vogue last spring. I was watching TV one night this fall and stumbled across an interview on the GAC channel with The Lost Trailers, a band that includes EHS alumni “Potter,” “Ryder,” and “Stokes Nielson ’95.” Some of you may remember them as Jeff Potter, Matt Lee, and Geoff Nielson ’95, but to the world that is mainstream country, they are stars. They just signed a record deal with Willie Nelson’s label. They’ve been quite busy touring the U.S. and making young girls everywhere “shake

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Beck Basham (right), son of Temple Forsyth Basham ’96, and Jack Knutson, son of Sarah and Brian Knutson ’96, enjoy playtime together.

their sassafrasses.” Nice work, fellas. [I must say, guys, I have become obsessed with researching Lost Trailers YouTube videos and fan sites.] Meg Furlow Parker writes that she and her husband are enjoying a quaint little life in Athens, Ga., with their 1-year-old son, William. She is working as the vice president of the regional brokerage firm, Morgan Keegan. Meg is looking forward to seeing some familiar EHS faces this December at Jane Pope’s wedding. See you there, Meg. I’ll be silently protesting at the hotel bar. Crystal Taylor-Simon is super busy teaching, coaching volleyball, and attending graduate school. Matt Koerner is living in the D.C. area with his wife, Claire, and dog, Charlie. They met in the Peace Corps in 2004, and then both went to graduate school at Johns Hopkins. Matt writes that he and Claire just bought a home in a neighborhood called Petworth and that they are both teachers. His school, the Maret School, occasionally plays EHS. Also, Matt says that he recently heard The Lost Trailers on the radio. John Seale reports that he is enjoying his first semester of law school at Saint Mary’s in San Antonio. After finishing his masters in public affairs at UT-Austin, he spent some time in San Francisco working at a global public relations firm

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Jack Knutson, son of Sarah and Brian Knutson ’96. They hope to take Jack to his first football game at Hummel Bowl this fall.

called Fleishman-Hillard. John says public relations didn’t suit him, so he’s back in Texas studying law. [John also mentioned that he celebrated his 30th Birthday with Brentt Brown, Andy Smith, and their better halves, and would like to offer his belated thanks to his gracious hosts.] He adds that he’s looking forward to Eric Madry’s wedding this November in Austin. Eric is marrying a lovely girl from Corpus Christi. Tuck Fauntleroy lives in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he’s selling real estate. I’m sure Tuck is finding plenty of time to enjoy some skiing as well. Claiborne Guy is working as a legislative assistant for Arthur Regan, LLC, in Washington, D.C. Hansell Watt is living in Valdosta, Ga., with his wife. Hansell is an attorney there. Fagan Cheatham got married to James Oscar Goodwin last April in Ashville, N.C. They live in Henderson, N.C. Wilson Steele received a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Drexel University in 2006 and married Silvia Pineda on Sept. 1 of the same year. They live in Huntington Beach, Calif. They just purchased their first house and are in the process of re-modeling it. Kent Lowry lost a 10K race to his wife, Ashley, here in Charleston last spring. He is eagerly looking for other races to compete in, so that he can redeem himself. We all

know how important running and exercise have always been to Kent. This must have crushed him. On a related note, in an attempt to further showcase his dancing abilities, Kent and Ashley took up professional shagging. Honestly, there was a class involved – I’ve seen the diploma. I tried to catch up with Kent and Ashley recently when I was home visiting my mother. Unfortunately, said reunion did not occur thanks to Clemson’s football performance and Kent’s desire to take his anger out on a covey of doves. Also, after the dove hunt, the Lowrys were busy “supper clubbin’,” presumably with some shagging. Tyler Bates Novak works as a corporate attorney with the firm Bradley, Arant, Rose, and White in Birmingham, Ala. Barbara Kennedy Harty is enjoying living in London with her husband, Edgar, and their 1-year-old daughter, Claire. Menard “Office Cowboy” Doswell recently got engaged to Sarah Stepp of Fort Worth, Texas. I had the pleasure of meeting Menard’s future bride at another wedding this summer, and I think she is up for the task of taking good care of Menard. They live in Fort Worth. In his spare time, Menard enjoys skeet shooting, dancing the two-step, handling rattlesnakes, and playing “Cowboys and Indians.” Thomas Dickinson completed his M.B.A. at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and is engaged to be married this July. Gretchen Gutting Curtis writes that she has welcomed the arrival of another healthy baby girl. Stella Margaret Curtis was born on Dec. 27, 2007, and weighed in at 8 pounds and 9 ounces. Gretchen’s other daughter, Natalie, is now 3 and loves being a big sister. Gretchen says being a stay-athome-mom is the hardest job she has ever had, but definitely worth it.

Candy Vaughan relocated to Nashville and is teaching English at Montgomery Bell Academy (all-boys grades 7-12.) She loves it because it reminds her a lot of EHS. She is also enjoying living closer to her brother and spending more time with her niece, McAulay. Candy adds that she is grading a lot of papers, and trying to keep pace with the cross country team. Also, that she misses her friends here in Charleston – namely me. Landon Anderson is working as an architect in New Orleans. He is happily married to Susan Chatman Anderson, and they have a bulldog named Okra, who has been known to carry quite a tune. [Lanny mentioned that Gustav was far from scared of his firm’s building, ripping off the top and raining on 30 years worth of drawings and 25,000 sheets of paper.] Sarah Pugh Kadish and her husband just returned to the states after living overseas in London. They currently reside in Charlottesville, where she is teaching and he is a graduate student of the Darden School of Business. Glynne Barber Bassi spent the summer outside of Milan with her daughter, Beatrice. Her son, Grayson, was born 15 weeks early while they were on vacation in Europe last June. Glynne is happy to report that he is doing well, and they hope to be discharged from the hospital by mid-October, so they can return home to Minneapolis. Temple Forsyth Basham and her husband, Andrew, are living in Richmond. They have a new baby boy, Beck. Temple writes that they enjoyed a visit from the Knutsons, who also have a new baby boy named Jack. Temps adds that, judging by the wrestling match the boys had, they will be “besties” down the road. Brian and Sarah live in Alexandria. The family is frequently seen at the local farmer’s market, where Brian

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selects his weekly produce. Brian maintains that he has begun enjoying an occasional meal of sushi, nothing fishy though – probably a California roll. He is training for a “Modified Iron Man,” which includes one straight hour of jumping rope and doing one-armed push-ups. Bri, if you need a training partner, rumor has it that Kent has been known to hold his “Thread the Needle” yoga position for hours. Apryl Grasty hails from Brooklyn that she just finished her second master’s in dance movement therapy and counseling. She is working for the Blue Man Group in the Blue Man Creativity Center, with a dual role in teaching and admissions. She is starting to take on clients in psychotherapy. Apryl is also still performing. James Rizzo just graduated from MIT with a master’s in science. He is engaged to Rebecca Carr, who is an attorney in D.C. They are getting married next spring. Rickety Rackety, Rizz! Chris Pritchett says he and his fine Irish wife, Steph, were expecting their first child in October. They are both still lawyering in Bristol and playing rugby and music in their spare time. Hampton Moore Eubanks is living in Richmond with her husband. She is working for Qorvis, one of the nation’s largest independent communications firms. Thomas Beckner is living is New York with his girlfriend, Marie. He lives near my sister, so we often get together for a drink when I’m in town. The last time I saw him I couldn’t tell if he’d paid more for his haircut or his jeans. Thomas also has recently taken up Pilates. [Oh Randy, Thomas has always done Pilates. He is currently working on a documentary following the campaign trail.] [Also in New York and on the campaign trail, Allison Davis

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O’Keefe wrote to me today, as I have caused us to be late yet again. “Things in N.Y.C. are good. I am a political producer for CBS News, so it is all politics all the time. But it is an awesome and exciting election, so I can’t complain too much about the long hours. I also put up some of my photographs from the campaign trail on my Web site: www.allisondavisokeefe.com.” Allison, given my quick glance at the site, it doesn’t look like you are supporting fellow EHS grad John McCain ’54.] Brentt Brown writes that his days as a trophy husband are over, thanks to the addition of a Bernese mountain dog named Sam to their household in San Francisco. His band, Pirate Radio, just finished recording its second album, “Welcome Home,” which is available on CD Baby, iTunes, and Rhapsody for your listening pleasure. Brentt adds that he is finishing up his graduate studies in public policy this spring. Luke Zehner and his wife, Lacy, joined Brentt and Andy Smith in the Bay area. Luke has returned to school there to study copywriting and advertising. Luke writes that his new grad school friends are the coolest people he’s ever met; they even knock back pitchers of beer together after classes and talk about old Kung-Fu films. Andy seems to feel that Luke is spending too much time with his new friends. I caught up with Henry Cleveland recently at a birthday party. Henry spent the majority of his time at the party trying to sell overpriced real estate to people like me, who can only afford to report a small amount of income. Think of a really, really, really low number and then divide that in half. Anywho, Henry and his wife, Liza, are still living here in Charleston, and Henry spends his spare time as a gamer. I think these are the guys who compete professionally playing video games.

Laura Morton Michau writes from her Verizon Handheld Blackberry that her second favorite thing in the world, besides living in Santa Barbara with her husband, Court, is touring with The Lost Trailers’ “Holler Back” tour. Guess Morton still enjoys “shakin’ that sassafras.” Tevan Green is a captain in the Air Force and is stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va. He recently returned from a special operations deployment in Afghanistan. Tevan and his wife, Chy, have two sons, Cevan and Falcon. Garland Lynn and his wife, Jacquelin, bought a new house down the street from me. I see a good bit of them around the neighborhood, usually at cookouts, where Garland entertains other adults on the merits of his fantasy football team. I usually pretend to enjoy his words so that he will let me borrow his lawn mower. [Over Labor Day, Jac and I went to Mexico and got the opportunity to spend some time with Ham Morrison ’93 and his wife, Mimi. The modified beer bong we made out of a foam swimming noodle was only topped by Ham scaling a wall in his best re-enactment of Peter Parker. Kent and I tore up the Whistler Blackcomb backcountry. The guide thought my name was too hard to say and immediately called me ‘G-Nar’. I told him that he could simply call us T.J. Burke (me) and Dexter Rutecki (Kent). I am also renovating a house and watching the stock market tank almost daily (hopefully it has stabilized by the time this has printed).] As for me, I’m still saving the world – one cubicle at a time, writing for several local publications. My biggest accomplishment as of late was finally getting my dog interested in sports. That’s right, after almost four years he has finally succumbed to enjoying some swimming and light retrieving. After years of rigorous embarrass-

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ment and awkward moments at the beach and park, I can now breathe. Also, I’m still plugging away at the great American novel. The good news is that I’m one year closer to finishing it. In the meantime you can read excerpts on my Web site, http://fatkidsare hardertokidnap.com. I can’t say with a high degree of certainty that the content on this Web site is appropriate for everyone, but my mother reads it, and she still loves me. [I am sure that if this article was online or in soft copy, Randy’s site would be blowing up with Class of ’96ers clicking on the hyperlink. However, since the Web address is in print, requires typing, and the alumni mag is usually read in the bathroom or bedroom, I am guessing this number may drop. Randy forgot to mention that he also owns a boat that one would think doesn’t float given how many times it has made it in the water.] Class of ’96, I see none of you took my advice from the last class notes I wrote – the advice about slowing it down some as we hit 30. Thanks to most of you, I have a doggone “save the date/baby announcement” collage on my refrigerator. In all seriousness, I take some comfort in knowing that most of you are succeeding in school, work, parenthood, and life in general. I, on the other hand, am going to continue to leave room for improvement in pretty much everything I attempt, so maybe you can take relative strength in that. Yours Always, Randy [Please send e-mails and pictures so the Kid doesn’t resort to a phone-a-thon next writing. G]

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up on Facebook. I’m so excited about all of this family expansion! I’ve certainly loved almost every minute of fatherhood, and I love hearing this kind of news.

Friends from the Class of ’97 celebrated the wedding of Meg Smoot ’97 and Bryan Stonehouse on May 5, 2007. Left to right: Kristen Edwards Marquart, Meg Smoot Stonehouse, Jed Davies, Lindsay Wolfington Collins, and Jennie Berry Chandra.

did holler back are up to some very exciting things. I can only assume that the rest of you are simply out being highly productive members of society. If that’s the case, I have a little bit more room to ad lib on this page. In a nod to my own vanity, many of you have complimented me on the quality of the commentary. Thank you, but it is due (mostly) to the fact that you’ve been willing to send me a note when I beg you to.

Jane Goldstein, the daughter of Jeremy and Lucy Whittle Goldstein ’97, shows her school spirit. She could be in the EHS Class of 2026. Jane has a great birthday – 8/8/08!

friends via Facebook, and I gave her a little bit of a hard time about it. At the time, I wasn’t aware of just how addictive Facebook actually is, and since then I have in fact been sucked into it with full force, and it has completely replaced any modicum of a social life that I had prior to discovering it. Apologies to Claire, and shame on anyone who doesn’t find Facebook ridiculously awesome. Now on to the eagerly anticipated updates. It may be a little short this time, because feedback was a little sparse. Could it be that we’ve all gotten boring in our old age? I doubt it, because those of you who

We’ve had a couple of family expansions since the last notes. Caldwell Clarke welcomed a son, William Parker Clarke (Will), back on May 6. I have to admit that I am partial to the name William, and, in a weird way, I’m returning the favor to Caldwell (more on that later, in the autobiographical portion of the notes). Caldwell also bothered to tell me that he isn’t really up to anything else, but he will let me know when that changes. Thanks, Caldwell! Additionally, Lucy Whittle Goldstein welcomed Jane Stuart Goldstein on Aug. 8. Scott Harris welcomed a son, Cole Crissman Harris, as well. I’ve actually seen Cole in person, and he is doing very well – 10 fingers, 10 toes! Finally (at least as far as I know), Price Balderson and his wife are excited about their new daughter, Isla. He didn’t tell me that; I cheated by looking it

I have managed to squeeze a few first-time updates out of some folks this time around; I guess it pays to be a stain. Jon Constable is living in Baltimore, where he just got a master’s degree in real estate from Johns Hopkins, and he’s working for Furbish Company. They are a green/sustainable builder in that area. As he put it, he is still a bit of a tree hugger. With all the talk of climate change and energy efficiency, I suspect that isn’t such a bad niche to be in these days. Thanks for sending me your first update since graduation! I think Shep Rose also dropped in for the first time. After calling me a wanker (also a first), he let me know that once he gets his M.B.A., he’s going to move to Dubai and work for a real estate development company. No ideas how long it will last, but I think whenever he gets back he’ll still be moping about his Georgia Bulldogs getting throttled by Alabama in Athens this fall. As I think I mentioned before, we seem to have large contingents of both lawyers and teachers in our class. Chris Shepherd wrote in to tell me that he’s still teaching English at the Rabun GapNacoochee School in Georgia. Thomas Joyce, another teacher, has had an interesting summer. He spent a week sea kayaking and rock climbing on the coast of Maine. No rest for the weary, however, as school started back in mid-August for him – he’s teaching middle school math and taking classes at USF towards a master’s degree. I think teaching middle school anything – much less math – is one of the last jobs on earth I think I would volunteer to do, so my hat is off to Thomas! Additionally, Thomas concurs with Claire and me about how awesome Facebook is. Elizabeth Wainwright also writes

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in to tell me that, after several years of teaching at the Country School in Easton, she has moved to New York to tutor and pursue writing. She said that several members of our class have been helpful during her move, and that she is always looking for extra chaperones in the city. Good luck with your writing! As for the lawyers, I only heard back from Tad McLeod, who graduated from law school back in May and is clerking for a judge in Columbia, S.C. Hopefully he’s found out by now whether or not he passed the bar exam. He ran into Bryan Pinckney ’98 at the Georgia-South Carolina football game recently, and he is sad to report that his beloved Gamecocks lost. Again.

Left to right: Jennings Morrow ’97, Peyton Grubbs ’97, Devie Deland (J.W. Perry’s fiancée), J.W. Perry ’97, Joe Segrave ’97, Bill Allen ’97, and Jim Goodwin ’97 at an engagement party for J.W. and Devie.

Also in New York is Mary Cunningham, who moved there in April. She said she loves being in the city, but misses the L.A. crowd: Lindsay Wolfington Collins, Marc Carlini, and Rob Seals. She gets to travel a lot with her job as global music industry marketing manager for Nokia, which seems to just help her pass the time until she can go back to exploring N.Y.C., writing a book, and taking pictures of everything. Two writers in our class? The last time I heard from Carter Hancock, she mentioned that the Web site for her store was about to go live. I went to the Web site, and at the time most of it was written in Latin or Ancient Greek. It was really weird, and I was about to give Los Angeles fashionistas a lot of credit for being able to interpret the site, but Carter informed me that what I saw wasn’t a finished product. She has informed me, however, that the site is now live. The store, which she owns with Jennifer Cochran Mastracco ’95, is doing extremely well. Please go to www.shopsienna.com to check it out. My wife also saw a reference to Sienna in one of the fashion magazines that she reads. Carter, there is nothing wrong

place to visit, until you know why. The girl he has been dating is originally from Bulgaria, and she asked Da Bick to accompany her back to the motherland (his term, not mine). He said it’s a great place with lots of interesting people. He also took a trip back to the mid-1970s when he saw Peter Frampton perform at Busch Gardens. He said it was pretty sweet, especially the part where he and Frampton managed to have a brief conversation during the show. If you really want to know how the conversation went, you’ll have to ask Bickford. Work is the same, and he surfs whenever he has a chance. Caldwell Clarke ’97 and his son, William Parker Clarke.

with shamelessly self-promoting your Web site via class notes. I am happy to oblige! Also from Los Angeles, Alex Dickerson works freelance in fashion and beauty public relations, which she loves. She’s also working on her M.B.A. in her “spare” time, as she put it. She’s happy to report that she is a neighbor of Tyler Gilbert’s, and she sees him all the time. He didn’t write to me, but

I will point out that Tyler has appeared on YouTube several times. If you search carefully, you will see him in a series of videos titled “Sport Shorts.” Very funny stuff. As was the case last time, I can’t repeat most of what either David Bickford or Finny Akers had to say verbatim, so what follows has been edited for content. Bickford said he went to Bulgaria recently, which sounds like a really strange

Finny seems well on his way to succeeding Ralph Lauren as the CEO of Ralph Lauren. No word yet about whether or not he’ll change the name of the company. He said he’s been working pretty closely with old Ralph as the man in charge of the flagship store for Ralph Lauren’s new Rugby line of clothing. In addition to being new best friends with Ralph Lauren, Finny has managed to take on the burden of rescuing a Boston terrier named Rocky. Finny,

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ever the wordsmith, needs to be directly quoted here, so I don’t screw anything up in translation. “Jackson turned 4 this past July 7 – they grow up so fast. We celebrated by viciously beating not one, not two, but three Spiderman piñatas until sweet candy rained down on us like the threes Tyler Gilbert used to drop in EHS b-ball games.” Also, “after work, three days a week when I don’t have Jackson, I am training to be a mixed martial arts cage fighter. It pays pretty well as a hobby on the side, and I actually get to harness God-given, evolutiondriven, man-pride aggression into something productive and rather therapeutic.” If there was one person in our class that I could see doing that 11 years down the road, Finny is that person. Hanging out with Ralph Lauren during the day and beating people up in a cage at night doesn’t sound too bad at all.

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When Alyson Evans ’98 was married in May, a group of her EHS friends attended the festivities. Left to right: Elizabeth Wellons Hartman ’98, Elizabeth Boothby Krusen ’98, Alyson Evans Beha ’98, Wray Barber ’98, Margaret Kopp ’98, and Katherine Houstoun Schutt ’98.

Shriti Patel is still in Gainesville, Fla., training to shrink heads. She said she’s looking forward to prescribing Ritalin to those worthy enough to need it. She is also happy to have Emily Owens ’98 down in Gainesville with her. When she wrote in, she said she was on her way to Austin City Limits and that she would let me know if she ran into any other alumni there. I never heard back from her, so I can only assume that she came home disappointed. I think I mentioned last time that Jim Goodwin moved to Charleston back in November. I also mentioned that he had recently gotten engaged. I’m happy to say that the wedding is still on, and he and Courtney are getting hitched in January 2009. A bunch of friends recently got together and threw an engagement party for them, and I was sorry that Jessica and I couldn’t make it. We were there in spirit of course, and as hosts – some of our money made it up there to assist with what I’m sure was an exorbitant bar tab. Jim really has it rough, telling me that he surfs, plays

They also plan to rendezvous with J.W. Perry, Paul Mashburn, and Jennings Morrow in November for a little trip to Las Vegas. I’d love to be there, but don’t think I can make the trip (again, I’ll elaborate in the autobiographical section). Lastly, Jack Moores is in Houston, adjusting to life as a father. At the time of this writing, his son, Walker, is 9 months old and should be crawling soon. He also plans to meet up with Seth Kenney at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver in October. I will be there in spirit, Jack. Andrew Nielson ’98 and Katherine Maybank ’98 had a visit after The Lost Trailers performance at the Alabama State Fair. The band, featuring Jeff Potter ’96, Ryder Lee ’96, Stokes Nielson ’95, and Andrew Nielson ’98, has a successful new album entitled “Holler Back.” Former EHS teacher Jim Ellington also attended the concert.

golf, rides bikes, sails, and goes fishing as often as possible. Pretty rough, Jim! He and Joe Segrave took a trip to Alaska in September. The plan was to take a floatplane

from Kodiak Island to what Joe described as “the middle of nowhere” to go salmon fishing. No word about their fishing success, but I’m sure the trip was a blast.

As for what’s been going on with me lately, the biggest news is that our family is expanding by one as well. Jessica and I are expecting our second boy to arrive in early December. To thank Caldwell for naming his son after me, we plan on naming ours Charles Caldwell Allen, Charlie for short. I’m really kidding about paying homage to Caldwell that way, though; he

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would love it, but I can’t do that to his already swollen ego. It also happens to be Jessica’s maiden name, so it fits well. Otherwise, there isn’t much to tell. I’m still plugging along as a financial advisor in Raleigh, updating my Facebook page, and trying to keep Ward from pulling our dog’s tail off at any given moment.

Annapolis, Md., and hopes to make it to Reunion next summer. Burke Boger reports that he a real estate broker with Sotheby’s International in Atlanta and is playing the harmonic at lots of different venues. Victor Jung visited the EHS campus in September. He is living in Seoul, where he works for a large bank in the real estate investment area. Victor and his boss were in the Washington area looking at real estate.

I look forward to hearing from all of you again in six months. Until then, don’t accept any wooden nickels.

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January ’09; she lives in Orlando, Fla. I hear from Pat Carlini that he is working on his M.B.A. at UNC-Chapel Hill and having a ball. I saw Ravenel Richardson in Washington a few months ago; she is living in Charlottesville, Va., and is in the second year of her Ph.D. in English and related literature through the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

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Kyle Armstrong and Yasine Mogharreban were married on Sept. 13 in Carbondale, Ill. They are now living in Albuquerque, N.M, where Kyle is an attorney with the law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

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Davis White (O) 202-456-2231 davis.c.white@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

From Lindsay Whittle: While Davis White is on the campaign trail for Old Boy John McCain ’54, I will fill in for this go-round. I hope everyone is doing well! I can’t believe it, but it has been almost 10 years since we graduated from EHS. Please mark your calendars for June 5-6, 2009, for our 10th Reunion. It will be a great weekend, and I hope to see you all there! Working at EHS is great, and I am lucky to be in touch with a lot of our classmates. Most recently I saw Mary Buford and Morgan Guthridge on campus for Friday Night Lights, when the Maroon crushed St. Albans. It was wonderful that they made the trip from Richmond. I saw Ben Geer, Chris Pracht, and Reid Phillips in Charleston, S.C.,

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Archer Antrim Dansby is the son of David Dansby ’94 and Bettie Antrim Dansby ’99.

this past August, and we had a great time catching up. Ben just started med school at MUSC in Charleston. Chris just graduated from College of Charleston Law School and is clerking for a judge in Greenville, S.C. Reid is working for a school and is earning her master’s in education at College of Charleston. Bettie Antrim Dansby and David Dansby ’94 welcomed a new baby boy, Archer Antrim Dansby (see photo), in April. Bettie, David, and Archer live in Washington, and Archer has even been to lunch in the EHS dining hall. I also get to see Prather Smith and Lauren Campbell often. Prather loves living in New York City and is doing recruiting for a headhunter up there. Lauren has her own interior design business and will marry Dave Ayers in

Hannah Huffines Amick married Justin Amick last spring (see photo), and the happy couple lives in Atlanta. Katie Kaufman served as maid of honor in Hannah’s wedding and also recently spent the summer in Beijing working for the Department of Defense. Pat Clifford writes, “I graduated from the University of South Carolina and served four years in the United States Navy. I am now getting my M.B.A. at Wake Forest University. Looking forward to the Reunion.” Becky Kellam lives in New York City and started school at the French Culinary Institute this fall (she’s loving it!). Tyler Brown writes, “These days I’m working as the communications director for Virginia Victory (with the RNC) and helping John McCain ’54 get to the White House by winning Virginia.” Wynne Liedtke Brown and her husband, Lewis, live in Dallas, Texas, and have a beautiful baby girl named Bessie. Ron Ginyard is now a basketball coach at the U.S. Naval Academy in

Schuyler Williams schuyler13@gmail.com and Maisie Cunningham maisie.cunningham@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2010.

Greetings, Class of 2000. Schuyler Williams here. After a wonderful summer with weekends spent in the Hamptons, we 20-somethings are enjoying the novelties of a quintessential fall season: a buzz of excitement and energy returns to the city as perfectly crisp weather descends and social life is revitalized with football watching and catching up with those you missed over the summer. The state of the economy and the highly anticipated presidential race consume conversation, but New Yorkers remain optimistic about the future and life as we know it hasn’t changed drastically, at least not yet. Although we have yet to partake in our quarterly “power dinner,” I keep in touch regularly with Hattie Gruber, Philip Nuttle, Jamie McNab, and James Doswell. I still hear from Jordan Phillips pretty often and can vouch that he is alive and well. In fact, he spends most of his time in Cabo, Mexico, working on his newest project. He claims it isn’t as glamorous as it sounds, but I think we’re all still a little jealous. Brenton Hardee ’02 came through the Big Apple for a wedding last month and found time to visit

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Hattie, Becky Kellam ’99, and me. Washington, D.C., and a new puppy seem to be treating her very well. Becky just started French culinary school, and I plan to make myself a “guinea pig” of her education. For those of you who missed the last edition of our class notes, James Doswell is getting married to Lucy Long (a friend of Jamie McNab’s from Davidson) on Oct.11! By the time you read this, James will be wearing a ring. Not to worry though; James played out his last single days in style with a joint bachelor party in Las Vegas. Price Smith writes that Vegas “was outrageous,” despite Philip Nuttle’s absence, an embarrassment that I will restrain from exploiting for Philip’s sake. Chase Peterson and Steve Claggett were along for the ride, in addition to a number of our friends from U.Va. In summation, a bunch of postcollege men undoubtedly wreaked havoc on the city. Although Price flew in and out of N.Y.C., he couldn’t be bothered to catch up with the rest of us. Speaking of engagements, this year the Class of 2000 is getting it done. The first three “updates” I received involved engagements or marriages! Here we go…James Barmore was engaged this spring and is getting married on Nov. 15 to Kathryn Calder of Wilmington, N.C., who went to Camp Seafarer with Hattie. North Carolinians are incestuous, as we know. I’m looking forward to seeing a handful of EHS alumni next month! Ted Maffitt, who is in James’ wedding, gave us a final update on Barmore, pre-marriage: after winning a couple of local wing-eating contests and a sauerkraut-eating contest, he was successfully recruited to be on the IFOCE (International Federation of Competitive Eating) circuit. Look for him in the future on ESPN2. Aside from meager attempts at being a comedian, Ted works for Clark Construction in Washington, D.C., and his current project involves ridding Dulles

Meg Andrews ’01 was married to Jason Schwartz on April 26, 2008, at Princeton, where they met. Jason graduated from Princeton in 2003 and Meg graduated in 2005. Left to right: Miranda Thompson ’00, Kate Leggett ’00, bridesmaids Libby Seaton ’01 and Elizabeth Horsey ’00, EHS faculty member Whit Morgan, Meg Andrews ’01, EHS faculty member Jeff Streed, former faculty member Julie DiRemigio, Lisa Manning ’00, and former faculty member Rob Pierce ’78. Meg and Jason currently live in Philadelphia.

airport of the shuttle system. For those of you who travel through D.C., you will be overjoyed at this news! On to the next engagement… Summers Clarke and her boyfriend, Taylor, were engaged over Labor Day weekend! They hope to have a spring wedding. Summers still lives in Charleston and just started the second year of her two-year clerkship for a federal judge. She looks forward to seeing Lillian Smith and Hattie Gruber in October when they are in town for James Doswell’s wedding. I had a chance to catch up with Lillian Smith during my family summer vacation in Wrightsville Beach this past August. She still loves her job at O Magazine (Oprah’s magazine) in Charlotte, N.C., and sees Alison Jones and Alicia Ravenel on a regular basis. Anne Perry is next on the list… she was recently engaged to her boyfriend and looking forward to wedding planning very soon!

Millie Pelletier Warren was married this past June and is still in “never-ending” medical school. Congratulations to all of the newly engaged and married alumni! Elizabeth Hossfeld and I had a chance to catch up over dinner with Becky Kellam ’99 in N.Y.C. a few weeks ago. Elizabeth has been bouncing back and forth between Florida and Long Island, keeping her tan in check. I’m obviously envious of her seasonal lifestyle and hope to visit her this winter in the Sunshine State! Maisie Cunningham has followed the trend and moved to West Hollywood in L.A. (or “Lala Land,” as she referred to it) on Oct. 1. She invites everyone to visit by way of cheap Virgin Atlantic flights – the newest domestic airline addition. Did we need any more? Maisie, best of luck to you and please keep me updated since I won’t hear about your antics through the D.C. grapevine anymore!

In Maisie’s absence, Becky Arnesen is the new reporter for Washington, D.C., gossip, or so I’m naming her! Becky recently started a new job as project manager at a new design firm in McLean called Akseizer Design Firm, which focuses on high-end luxury condo projects from New York to Florida. (Do you come to N.Y.C.?) She retired from the Georgetown/Glover Park area to Alexandria and is now within walking distance of Betsy Watts Metcalf and Brittanny Wildman. Bernie Carey still works in property management in Alexandria, Va., and spends time with Ryan Egle, T.K. Mante ’99, Manny Jones, Will Collier, and Alix Dejean. Over the summer, Bernie and I saw each other while cheering for a mutual friend in the New York City triathlon. Note: we were spectators, not participators. Moving to the southern region…Will Blocker still represents the Lone Star State

and enjoys working for a land management broker in Fort Worth. John Simons and his wife (married last year – one of the “early birds”) traveled during the summer to the Hamptons, New Orleans, and the beach in North Carolina, where they reside. John stays in touch with William Stallworth and P.X. Head, who are both living in Atlanta with many other EHS grads, including Paul Morgan ’01. I hear Paul is into sponsoring rappers these days, but not sure if there is any real truth to that rumor…although, let’s be honest, it isn’t that far fetched.

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Price Smith, which I’m sure he doesn’t recall. (I’ve seen him during Cup Match, and it isn’t pretty. The whole “Bermudian/British” accent gets old pretty quickly.) Over Thanksgiving, Lisa will head out west to San Diego to visit her sister Robin Manning ’98. Unfortunately, Robin’s husband, Brian, will not be there as he is on his second deployment to Iraq. (We are all grateful for his loyalty to our country.) Lisa is quite the jet-setter these days but hasn’t forgotten to make time for the D.C. EHS alumni happy hours, which have become a popular event in D.C.!

Miles McGrane moved to West Palm Beach, Fla., and works as an attorney with the firm Cole, Scott & Kissane. Miles has been appointed to the executive board of the Young Lawyers Section of the Palm Beach County Bar and to the Federal Court Practices Committee of the Florida Bar. Looks like we should all “act freely” the next time we’re in Florida – Miles has our backs.

David Harris has exciting news – he and his wife are expecting a baby boy on Jan. 13! Congratulations, David – you are the first member of the Class of 2000 to officially grow up! David still works for IBM as a senior consultant in SAP Basis Administration in northern Virginia.

Continuing on the law track… Katie Elmore Thomson finished her clerkship with Judge Grubbs in Cobb County, Ga., and began working as an associate in commercial litigation for Raley & Sandifer, P.C., in Atlanta. She and her husband, Russell, are adjusting to married life and being parents to their English bulldog, Rocko. Katie keeps up with Lauren Kemp and her boyfriend, Ed, as they visit Atlanta on a regular basis. Lauren is in her third year at Mercer Law School in Macon, Ga.

Frances Cade is a busy lady. Between two degrees, two jobs, and taking care of a golden retriever, she writes that “life is good!” She is in her second year of law school at Cumberland, working on her M.B.A. as an additional degree, holding down a job in her father’s accounting practice (Catlin Cade ’71), and working for a professor researching child trafficking in the international adoption scene. Wow! Luckily, her parents live three miles away from her recently purchased home in Birmingham, so she has some familiar faces to keep her sane.

Lisa Manning just started her first year in the global M.B.A. program at George Washington University and loves it! Over the summer, she went to Meg Andrews’ ’01 wedding in Princeton, N.J. (see photo). She had a great time catching up with Meg, Elizabeth Horsey, Miranda Thompson, Libby Seaton ’01, and Kate Leggett. Lisa also went to Bermuda for the annual Cup Match tournament and ran into

I love to end our notes with the always interesting update from Dennis Clancey. No need to paraphrase here…he writes: “I am still in Colorado working for the Army Space Command. In July, I was in Spain (Pamplona) filming the documentary that I am producing and directing. I will be returning next year for a final year of filming. We have good support for the project – the top bullfighting critic

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in Spain, the mayor of Pamplona, etcetera. Gordon Winn (former Spanish teacher at Episcopal) was one of the interpreters for my crew. He flew into Pamplona the day after a music gig in D.C. Ivey Balderson ’03 was one of the cameramen and a great addition to the group. We spent several days visiting the famous bull breeding ranches in Andalucia and 12 days and nights filming in high definition during the fiesta in Pamplona. No injuries from running with the bulls to report. I flew down to Ocala, Fla., last month (36hour flight) to attend a friend’s graduation from the University of Florida. Knowing that Scott Stearns is from Ocala (his Dad is the congressman there), I contacted him. We met up briefly and had a beer and Scott seems to be doing well. I still keep in touch with Jimmy Webb (son of Sen. Jim Webb) and recently had vegan food with Chris Hutchins ’03 in N.Y.C. I started a business in Pamplona, renting out balcony spots for tourists to view the running of the bulls. I am in the process of beginning a social networking business in Colorado Springs. I complete my Army commitment in June 2009. Nine months left! Anyone want to hire me?” Dennis, who wouldn’t want to hire you? I’m impressed, as always, with what you’ve accomplished in the last six months. Thanks to everyone for responding to my obnoxious e-mails and making our class notes as interesting as they are! Please keep me updated and send pictures if you feel so inclined – I don’t receive many of those – although with all the upcoming weddings I suppose that might change.

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Anne Arnold Glenn (H) 540-371-6370 anne.a.glenn@gmail.com and Millie Tanner (H) 919-370-7496 millietanner@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2012.

Jeff Fuge is living in Rosslyn, Va., and working at Friedman Billings Ramsey. He enjoys seeing many Episcopal classmates. Suzanne Pinckney is living a nomadic life and seems to be moving about every six weeks. She plans to move to Portland, Ore., and then is heading back to India for her third winter on the Ganga. Lila Putney is engaged to Justin Mygatt, whom she met at Washington and Lee. They both live in Bethesda, Md., now. Allison Pullins reports, “Even though I’m still living in the D.C. area, I recently made some big changes. My husband and I moved into the city (north Dupont area) from Arlington several months ago, and we love it. I also switched jobs around the same time and now work for the Advisory Board Company, where I manage relationships with hospital executives that partner with the firm. I’m lucky enough to see Lindsey Gowin every day, since she works at the Advisory Board as well! Recently, the two of us walked our dogs on the EHS campus and reminisced about our high school days. I also had time to connect with former classmates Laura Faulders, Brenton Hardee, Joy Harper, and Kat Hutchison at the EHS Women’s Alumnae Luncheon in March.”

10th Reunion: June 2011.

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Matt Berry (H) 914-235-5303 matt.s.berry@gmail.com and Alden Koste (H) 443-783-4659 alden.koste@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2013.

From Alden: I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. The turnout for our Fifth Reunion was really wonderful. It was great to see all of those who could make it, and we missed those who couldn’t. We love to know what everyone is up to, so please send us e-mails to keep us updated. My second year of law school is going well. I am still amazed at how many alums have remained in the D.C. area. I frequently see John Wright around Georgetown. John recently graduated from George Washington University. Lee McLaughlin also moved back to D.C. this fall. He is living in Arlington with Andrew Farrar ’02 and is currently a sixth-grade science teacher at St. Stephen’s. Case Anderson continues to work at Bearing Point, a global management and technology consulting firm located in southeast D.C. After graduating from the Air Force Academy in May, Chris Tubesing moved to California to begin his service. Ian Beed is enjoying life in London, where he works for UBS Investment Bank. Last winter he met Sarah Pugh Kadish ’96 with a group of other American ex-pats. Ian has taken up polo and plays for his company’s team (see photo). Matt Berry is working in Indonesia for the National Democratic Institute for Inter national Affairs. He was recently in southern Thailand, where he spent several days traveling with John Nisbet, who just completed a year of work in South Korea.

Ian Beed ’03 is a member of the UBS polo team in London.

Left to right: Gray Murray ’03, Joe Stallworth ’03, Elliott Pierce ’03, Jim Stallworth ’63, and Peggy Stallworth. Joe and his friends enjoyed a visit at the Stallworth’s home on the coast of North Carolina.

M.R. Rowe just began her first year of law school at the University of Richmond after a year of paralegal work. She notes that she frequently runs into Wiley Grandy ’04, who is also a first-year law student. Tommy Clark is a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras. He is working as a water and sanitation technician and helps communities improve their water systems. He is traveling in his free time and having a wonderful experience.

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Caitlin Smith (H) 337-477-2205 caitlin.ann.smith@gmail.com 5th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.

Welcome to the real world! It sounds like our class has dispersed across the country and globe as we transition out of college life and into the job force. I moved to Dallas in July, where I work for Neiman Marcus as an assistant buyer. It’s an amazing job, and the city is fantastic! I actually ran

Ashton McRae ’03 (right) graduated from the University of the South with a degree in theater. He is now working in Dayton, Ohio, for the 3rd district congressional campaign. He is pictured here with his advisor, Dr. David Landon.

into McKenzie Bennett one night. She barely recognized me, but I wouldn’t let her get away. This summer I traveled a lot, visiting friends from W&L, and was able to see a few EHS grads. Over the 4th of July I spent some quality time with Odie von Werssowetz

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in Charleston, S.C., and then caught up with Anna Henderson in North Carolina. Since work started I’ve taken a quick trip to D.C., and it was really fun to see Elizabeth Ladwig. I’ll be back several times this fall, and I’m looking forward to meeting up with everyone else! Thanks so much to everyone who contacted me for this issue. It was great to hear from y’all, and I hope we can continue to keep in touch. Get excited for our 5-year Reunion, June 5-6, 2009! Many of our alums now live in New York City. The crowd includes Anna Henderson, James Kurek, and John Kibuka. Anna lives with a few girls from N.C. State and works for Tod’s in their public relations department – lots of event planning, which she loves. James works for Deloitte and Touche; he and John both live in the financial district. Richard Hagerty also lives in N.Y.C., working in production. His most recent job was production coordinator for Fashion Week. Eleanor Noell is attending Columbia University, finishing up pre-med courses and looking forward to med school. A group of our classmates migrated to the D.C. area as well. Mary Peterkin really likes her job in the admissions office of The Langley School. She sees a lot of Mary White Martin and DeWitt Tillett, fellow Sewanee grads. Elizabeth Ladwig has recently moved to D.C. and looks forward to catching up with everyone. Parker Woltz and Elizabeth Colyer see each other very often in Atlanta. Parker works for Deloitte Consulting Company, and Yibba has a marketing job for an IT company. Stewart Wallace, Edens Davis, and Easley Hooff also live in Atlanta. Ginny Hopper will be joining the crew in January – she and Yibba will be moving in together, yet again. Ginny estimates that they have now been roommates for nine years.

Alexander Keevil ’04 worked at a Christian AIDS orphanage in South Africa last summer.

Peggy Albertson, and Charlton Miles. Peggy wrote in with this update for a group of girls: she moved to Raleigh in July and is working as an account executive at a company called 919 and loving it! She sees Brittany Bell, who lives in Raleigh and works in the Pediatric Specialty Clinic at UNC Children’s Hospital. They both see Lilly Haywood, who is incredibly busy taking classes at N.C. State and finishing her vet school applications. Peggy, Brittany, and Lilly all went to the beach for a mini-reunion, and they were met by Katie Arnold, who is now in Winston Salem, N.C., at Wake Forest Law School, and Calvert Coley, who recently moved to New York for a job as an analyst at Citigroup. Wiley Grandy lives in Richmond and attends law school at the University of Richmond. Shaw Cornelson will graduate from N.C. State in December with a B.S. in textile supply chain management/logistics. After graduation, he plans to move to Jackson Hole, Wyo., for the ski season. Madison Penninger earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing and real estate from the University of South Carolina. Since then she has decided to switch gears and is now working on her degree in pharmaceuticals, also in Columbia.

Lyle Farrar ’04 in Salta, Argentina.

She also realizes that it’s getting “a little creepy.” Ginny has plans to travel to China next spring to teach English, and she will definitely meet up with Caroline Mathison, who is currently living in Shanghai. Last I heard from Caroline, she was heading to Tsingtao for the Chinese beerfest. Along with Caroline, several alums have also traveled outside the country this fall. Blake Murphey is in Prague teaching business English and looking for an internship in international finance. Odie von Werssowetz is doing the

same in Vienna. Sissie Strope is spending time in Costa Rica, living with a host family and taking Spanish classes as well as earning her TEFL certificate. She hopes to teach English as a second language in Central or Latin America when she completes her studies. Katharine Ragsdale and Allie Tanner live together in Raleigh, N.C. Katharine does graphic design for Maxwell 3, a promotional marketing firm, and Allie works at Brown Law Firm. They see Dorothy Hutchison often, along with Shaw Cornelson,

Charlie Williams has returned to EHS to work in the Development Office. He says, “It is great to be back and I have really enjoyed seeing my younger brother, James Williams ’09, around campus.” This summer he worked at Camp Virginia again with several EHS people, including Peter “Petey” Hanan ’08, David Dutton ’09, and Wortie Ferrell. Charlie keeps in touch with classmates Jesse Davidson, Joe Halbert, Phil Glaize, Lilly Haywood, Mary Peterkin, and Michael Fulks. Michael is taking a year off before

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missing college football, though, that’s for sure.”

John Henderson is finishing up his senior year at Washington and Lee, taking Chinese, journalism, and economics classes; he’s also the editor for W&L newspaper the Ring Tum Phi. This past summer he worked as a business journalism intern at the Charlottesville Daily Progress for nine weeks, wrote 25 articles total and 17 front-page stories. Next spring he hopes to study abroad in China before graduating.

Harrison Gilchrist moved to Jackson Hole, Wyo., with several college friends after graduation from Ole Miss.

Will Jordan is attending school at UNC-Wilmington, getting a degree in music. He really enjoys his classes, especially since one of his professors is famous bassist Steve Bailey. Alexander Keevil is in his fifth year at U.Va., earning his master’s in teaching. This past summer he volunteered at a Christian AIDS orphanage in South Africa called Refilwe. He writes, “However cliché it may sound, it truly was a life-changing experience. At Refilwe, we worked with children, landscaped, built structures, and brought food and medicine to individuals in neighboring townships. It was one of the best summers of my life!” McKenzie Bennett graduated cum laude from Rollins College in May 2008. She is now living in Dallas, Texas. Lyle Farrar writes, “I am currently living in Argentina, working at a private bilingual school, putting my Spanish major to work. I am tutoring kids that need help in English, and am doing other jobs around the school. The city I am in is named Mar del Plata. I got here in August, and I’ll be here until December. Things are great. I am

Riddick Beebe graduated from Washington and Lee University in June with a B.A. in English. He now works for Woodberry Forest, teaching ninth and tenth grade English, coaching ninth grade football, varsity wrestling, and track, and living on the “A” Dorm. He confessed that he will be cheering for the Tigers at Woodberry Weekend, but hoping that The High School will win. Tim Hightower was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the NFL draft! He gets a lot of playing time and has scored nine touchdowns, so be sure to watch for him in the future. He visited an EHS varsity football practice this fall, when he was in D.C. for the RedskinsCardinals game. (See article on p. 9.) Cole Flannery graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South this past spring. He currently attends Vermont Law School, where he hopes to receive his J.D. in 2011 with a focus on energy and natural resource law. David Breeden is back at Stanford, earning his master’s in computer science, and he’d love to hear from anyone else in the San Francisco area. That would include Lydia Pound, who is living in the Upper Haight neighborhood and working for San Francisco Parks Trust as their development and campaign associate. She says, “The West Coast is pretty awesome, but we’ll see how long it takes for me to really miss the South.”

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Ellie Frazier (H) 540-886-8634 kef3a@virginia.edu 5th Reunion: June 2010.

Jamie McCardell was named to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s All-Conference men’s tennis team. Jamie earned first-team, All-Conference honors for the second straight season, and he achieved a team-best 19-8 singles record and a 10-9 doubles record this year. He received firstteam recognition at No. 4 singles and second-team laurels at No.1 doubles.

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Margaret von Werssowetz vonwemr0@sewanee.edu and Jack Pitney john.pitney@trincoll.edu 5th Reunion: June 2011.

Katie Conklin is majoring in anthropology and history at the University of Delaware. She participated in an archeology dig in England and worked at two sites. One was a Bronze Age Church and cemetery and the other was a small town in West Halton. She did research at her university this summer. Mary Lane loves Middlebury, where she pledged the social house Omega Alpha, learned to ski and snowboard, and joined the women’s rugby team. She spent her summer in China as an interpreter and foreign teams coordinator for Team China men’s and women’s basketball as they toured the mainland playing foreign national teams. Tamas Parkanyi returned to EHS last summer to see friends from the Class of 2008 graduate. He has enjoyed the University of Edinburgh and is spending this year studying engineering at the University of California at

Berkeley. He is enjoying life in the San Francisco area.

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Catherine Coley catherinegcoley@gmail.com and Warner Blunt wlb5m@virginia.edu 5th Reunion: June 2012.

The year was 2004, and thoughts of freshmen year were as passé as last Monday’s Brangelina break-up rumors. We could stroll through Blackford like real veterans of Hummel and Anderson, whether we were the brain, the athlete, the princess, the rebel…but who needs any more references to “The Breakfast Club” – that was high school. Here’s what people are up to now: Shawn Weger transferred to Cornell’s School of Hospitality Administration, but says she will miss Boston College and perhaps will return to the city for graduate school. Over the summer, she saw Marte Meighan, Katie Grover, Henry Benedict, Will Reavis ’06 and Anneka Wisker at Elysian Fields, Clay Schutte ’06’s inaugural music festival. Other than that, she spent most of her summer working as a food and beverage department intern at the Westin at Tysons Corner. Alexandra French lived with Caroline Dashiell this summer, interning in New York City. Alex worked for Oscar de La Renta, and Caroline worked for Michael Kors. They had to sacrifice their living conditions for socialite status: “We didn’t have air-conditioning, and it was very hot, but we had fun and got to see lots of EHS people.” Not to name drop, but why not! The duo dined with Will Obre, lunched with James Becker, saw Gil Lamphere, ran into Adrian Serjeant (who was working at Victoria’s Secret), and went out on the town with

Caroline Kelso, who was in the city for summer classes. After all that, they visited the Charleston crew and saw Aimee Barraza, Kidder Williams, Diana Trimble, Clark Barber, Anna Belk, Jeb Leva, Griffin Johnson, Hunter Coffey, Ansley Stewart, Claire Schmitt, Franny Kupersmith, and J.T. Jobe. Anderson Hackney also visited with us that weekend. She later came to stay with Alex and Caroline in N.Y.C., where, according to Alex, “we shopped till we dropped!” Their summer sounded like an episode of “Gossip Girl,” and that was all before Alexandra finished her e-mail with a subtle “As for me, today I am heading on a family trip to Romania and Budapest and then starting my sophomore year at Northwestern!” Phew – what a summer! Ned Burns worked as a chaperone/assistant on the EHS Summer Program in France. He had a great time. He spent the rest of his summer in Africa with his relatives. Stephen Peters is doing all right. He worked for a mortgage company this summer and is having a good time at Sewanee. Victoria Friedman transferred to Sewanee and is very happy there. She played on the lacrosse team this spring and worked in Charlottesville for the summer. Katharine Farrar has completed her first year at Washington and Lee and was a member of the 2008 ODAC Conference championship lacrosse team. You go, girl! Down in my hometown, Renee John was inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, the honor society at Rollins College, and she moved from Queens, N.Y., to Jacksonville, Fla., in August 2007. Herng Lee spent most of his summer in Manchester, N.H., doing a program called Breakthrough,

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where he taught middle-school kids math and science for six weeks. Jeb Leva verified that he, Clark, Griffin, J.T., and Hunter lived in Charleston in the gravel pit next to Anna, Claire, and Franny. I had a chance to see most of them at the Charlotte, N.C., Debutante Party. David Glaize submitted this fine chronicle, stating, “What you will be most interested in is that I have been playing music with Fritz Reuter at the Red Fox in Middleburg, Va. Fritz kills it on lead vocals and guitar while I lay back and hit on some drums, including a Jamaican steel drum. Basically, we get funky and the crowd loves it. I have seen other Episcopal folk around, but just in passing or maybe even a quick hello. I do see Zack Hoisington ’06 a lot, especially because we are in the same class out at Colorado. I’m just living at home working on a farm and being a ‘manny’ for a second cousin.” Just living the life, it seems.

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correlation between drooling and the proximity to fresh baklava, among other fascinating endeavors. I see Kristina quite frequently along with Claire Schmitt, both members of Chi O, as well as Leah Andress ’08 and Tommi Coxe ’08. Spotting James Browning around campus is becoming a common occurrence, though he flies past on his bike without much time to chat. In a recent visit to U.Va., I saw Katie Grover, Ann Cowden, Ned Burns, and Warner Blunt, who was eager to write this spring’s class notes – just kidding. The weekend was great fun and their “second year” status seems to fit each of them nicely. Well, that’s about it, folks! I’ll be heading up for The Game this year. Please keep in touch and check out the new Web site for class notes.

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Lucy Glaize lglaize@uvm.edu 5th Reunion: June 2013.

Also living the life: Danny Coale, who recently ruined my hopes that Carolina football might be good this year with a debut at UNC’s Kenan Stadium as Virginia Tech’s number 19. Once the game’s pace changed, my family decided that it’s always safer to cheer for the Maroon, even if it is a different shade. His performance in that game earned him the most catches and yards of a Hokies wide receiver this season. Ray-Rah, DCoale. This summer, I traveled to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand on a UNC program, taking in the unique culture as well as a few credits. It was awesome to be abroad, and almost even cooler to be in communication with other Old Boys and Gals – Kristina Fondren studied in Istanbul, Turkey, where she researched the

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Robert Doyle Prevatt ’73 to Bethany Jane Wenger, Nov. 20, 2007

Cooper Samuel Jones to Shea and Chuck Jones ’86, Sept. 2, 2008

Isla Balderson to Nicole and Price Balderson ’97

Charles Brenner Clarke to Nina and Jeff Clarke ’89, May 7, 2008

William Parker Clarke to Lauren and Caldwell Clarke ’97, May 6, 2008

Thomas Jerome Garland ’80 to Diana Farrell, May 10, 2008 Jerry Juergen Taylor ’81 to Deirdra Adams, April 2, 2008

Dylan Wafle to Jennifer and David Wafle ’90, June 4, 2008

Alyssa Braybrooke deButts ’94 to Matthew Hand, May 31, 2008

Isabelle Grace Akridge to Lindsey and John Akridge ’93, Aug. 15, 2008

Geoffrey R. Kane ’94 to Jamie Kane, March 12, 2008

Finlay Roberts Jacobs to Sassy and Chris Jacobs ’93, Sept. 5, 2008

Jonathan Waite Lohr ’94 to Alison McPheely, May 2007

Edward Burks McCaskill to Matthew and Beverly Logan McCaskill ’94, Sept. 25, 2008

Catherine Cover Miller ’95 to Mike Birtwistle, May 30, 2008 Fagan Cannady Cheatham ’96 to James Oscar Goodwin, April 2007 Margaret Wight Smoot ’97 to Bryan P. Stonehouse, May 5, 2007 Kyle Anderson Armstrong ’98 to Yasine Kristin Mogharreban, Sept. 13, 2008

Jane Stuart Goldstein to Jeremy and Lucy Whittle Goldstein ’97, Aug. 8, 2008 Cole Crissman Harris to Becky and Scott Harris ’97, Aug. 24, 2008 Archer Antrim Dansby to Bettie Antrim Dansby ’99 and David Dansby ’94, April 24, 2008

Charlotte Corcoran Berry to Leslie and Hal Berry ’95, Aug. 6, 2007 Virginia Neal Goodwin to Neal and Bill Goodwin ’95, June 13, 2008 Berkes Alexander Langdon to Darcy Heurtematte ’95, March 16, 2008 Sally Beatrice Rowson to Carter and Courtney Gunter Rowson ’95, Sept. 20, 2008 John Peyre Thomas Scurry to J.P. and Mary Spencer Craddock Scurry ’95, March 4, 2008 Kathryn Powell Wheaton to Neal and Bobby Wheaton ’95, May 29, 2008 Elijah Thompson Wilt to Betsy and T.J. Wilt ’95, April 30, 2008 Stella Margaret Curtis to Mike and Gretchen Gutting Curtis ’96, Dec. 27, 2007 Gary John Knutson II to Sarah Akridge Knutson ’96 and Brian Knutson ’96, May 1, 2008

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In Memoriam

seaton grantland barnes ’32

rooker john white, jr. ’33

At Episcopal, Mr. Barnes was a Monitor, vice president of the Blackford Literary Society, and a member of the “E” Club, Missionary Society, and Wilmer Literary Society. He lettered in baseball and competed on the football, basketball, and track teams. In 1936, Mr. Barnes earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University.

of Griffin, Ga., died Oct. 2, 2008.

Mr. Barnes spent several years as a clerk for The State Bank in Griffin, Ga., before entering the U.S. Naval Reserve as an ensign in 1942. During World War II, Mr. Barnes served in several locations, including the Aleutian Islands and Washington, D.C. After the war, he founded Griffin Ready Mix Concrete. He also developed real estate and farmed family land. He is survived by a sister; a brother; two daughters; two sons-in-law, including Edward H. Inman II ’68; and five grandchildren, including Samuel W. Inman ’99, Nathan V. Hendricks IV ’01, Susanne G. Inman ’02, and Emily C. M. Inman ’03.

of Baltimore, Md., died Oct. 2, 2008.

frank leslie watson, jr. ’34

of Jacksonville, Fla., died March 28, 2008.

george rogers clark stuart ’41

On the Hill, Mr. White played football and baseball and ran track. He was a Monitor, secretary of the Fairfax Literary Society, and a member of the “E” and Tormentors clubs.

As a student, Mr. Watson won a Whittle Prize and was a Senior Monitor, treasurer for the Blackford Literary Society, business manager for “Whispers,” and Gymnasium Director. He also participated in the Wilmer Literary Society, Choir, Missionary Society, “E” Club, and Hop Committee. Mr. Watson ran track and played football, basketball, and baseball. On the baseball team, he was an alternate captain.

During his time at EHS, Mr. Stuart was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society and received a Whittle Prize. He captained the 130-pound football team and played basketball and tennis.

After graduation, he attended the University of Virginia. Mr. Watson earned his law degree in 1939. He was an attorney with Giles J. Patterson until 1941, when he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a special agent. In 1945, he returned to Jacksonville, Fla., where he founded the law firm Freeman, Richardson, and Watson.

After the war, Mr. Stuart completed his law degree at the University of Virginia. He spent two years with law firm Burns and Lively before joining his family’s firm, Penn, Stuart & Phillips.

After Episcopal, Mr. White attended Hampden-Sydney College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He was a corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving as an aerial engineer and gunner. He is survived by six nieces. Other EHS family members include his cousins John A. Mapp ’31 and George W. Mapp ’33.

of Abingdon, Va., died Aug. 23, 2008.

Mr. Watson was a member of the board of governors for the Florida Bar Association, and he was past president of the Jacksonville Bar Association, Children’s Museum of Jacksonville, and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife, Frances; three daughters; six grandchildren, including Cynthia A. Hill ’95, one of Episcopal’s First 48 Girls; and one great-granddaughter.

After Episcopal, his education was interrupted by World War II, in which he participated as an infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Bridge at Remagen.

Mr. Stuart served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, and he was elected president of the Virginia Bar Association in 1969. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Oxford in England. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters; two stepchildren; two grandchildren; and other relatives, including James E. B. Stuart ’01, Cornelius T. Partrick III ’06, and Cynthia S. Partrick ’08. Other EHS relatives include his brother, William A. Stuart, Jr. ’42, and cousin, James W. Stites, Jr. ’44.

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memoriam

julius faison thomson, jr. ’41

william alexander stuart, jr. ’42

ernest milmore stires ii ’43

james walker stites, jr. ’44

As a student, Mr. Thomson played tennis and ran varsity track. He attended the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

While on the Hill, Mr. Stuart played varsity football, ran varsity track, and was president of the Athletic Association. He also was a Monitor, waiter, and member of the Choir, Advisory Board, Blackford Literary Society, “E” Club, Chronicle, and “Whispers.”

At Episcopal, Mr. Stires was a member of the Choir, Stewart Athletic Club, and tennis team. After graduation, he studied at Harvard University and Dartmouth College before earning his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College.

As an EHS student, Mr. Stites played basketball, football, and tennis. He received the Watts Cup and was named Best Player for basketball. He also was a member of the Blackford Literary Society.

During World War II, Mr. Stuart served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was discharged as a lieutenant. He then completed his education at the University of Virginia.

He trained as a Navy pilot during World War II. After the war, he had a career as an advertising executive with NBC and CBS. In 1962, Mr. Stires left the business world to devote himself to music and studied with composers in Boston.

of Raleigh, N.C., died Dec. 20, 2007.

His time at UNC was interrupted by World War II, during which Mr. Thomson spent three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He returned to UNC after the war and completed his undergraduate degree. Mr. Thomson earned his law degree from Wake Forest University, where he joined Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. After graduation, he joined his father’s law practice, and he maintained the practice after his father’s death. A great supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, he worked with the organization’s Tuscarora Council and attended the 1937 World Jamboree. He was a Shriner, a Mason, and active in the Kiwanis Club, Jaycees, Elks Lodge, Huguenots Society, and Society of the Cincinnati. He is survived by his two daughters, four grandchildren, a brother-in-law, and several nieces and nephews.

of Rosedale, Va., died June 28, 2008.

Mr. Stuart was vice president and general manager of Stuart Land and Cattle Co., which encompasses 20,000 acres in Virginia. It is the oldest continuously operated cattle ranch in the country. The ranch also provides sustainable timber harvesting as part of The Nature Conservancy’s Conservation Forestry Program. Last year, the organization received the 2007 Virginia Outstanding Commercial Producer Award from the Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association. He is survived by his wife, Lynda; a son, William A. Stuart III ’69; two daughters; a stepson; a stepdaughter; and 13 grandchildren, including James E. B. Stuart ’01, Cornelius T. Partrick III ’06, and Cynthia S. Partrick ’08. Other EHS relatives include his brother, George R.C. Stuart ’41, and cousin, James W. Stites, Jr. ’44.

of Cornwall, Vt., died May 4, 2008.

Mr. Stires was a prolific composer of pieces for piano, symphony orchestras, operas, chamber ensembles, and soloists. His music has been played by national and international musicians. He mentored music students, teaching them basic theory and composition. One of those students was the lead guitarist for musical group Phish; Mr. Stires composed rock music for the group. A founder of the Consortium of Vermont Composers, he worked with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Bennington Composers Conference. He is survived by his wife, Judith.

of Louisville, Ky., died July 24, 2008.

After graduation, Mr. Stites entered the V-5 naval aviation program at Emory and Henry College and pre-flight school in North Carolina. After World War II, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Williams College. He attended law school at the University of Virginia, but left to take a full-time position with First National Bank. He later earned his law degree from the University of Louisville. Mr. Stites also served two years in the Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Stites returned to Louisville and joined his father’s law firm, now Stites & Harbison. His philanthropic work included stints as chairman of the board of the Louisville Public School System, as president of the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and as a trustee for Episcopal High School. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter; two sons; eight grandchildren; a sister; two brothers, Temple B. Stites ’49 and William F. Stites ’60; and many nieces and nephews. Other EHS family members include his cousins, George R. Stuart ’41 and William A. Stuart, Jr. ’42.

stayton montgomery bonner ’45 of Wimberley, Texas, died May 29, 2008.

On the Hill, Mr. Bonner was a Monitor and editor-in-chief of the Chronicle. He was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, Missionary Society, and “Whispers” board, as well as playing basketball, baseball, and varsity football. He received the Boyd Taylor Cummings Memorial Prize in 1945. He left EHS to attend the University of Texas, where he earned his business and law degrees. There he was president of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity and a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Mr. Bonner joined the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve in 1944, but was never called to action. Mr. Bonner practiced law in Wichita Falls, Texas, focusing on estate planning, oil and gas, and general law until his retirement in 1991. He served on the city council, as head of the library board, and as chairman of the March of Dimes and City Charter Committee. He was active with the United Way and in his church, First Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his son, Stayton M. Bonner, Jr. ’70; a daughter; two step-children; and nine grandchildren, including Stayton M. Bonner III ’98, Walter N. Bonner ’00, Katherine B. Alfaro ’04, and Jessica C. Alfaro ’07.

chappelle heath manning ’45 of Columbia, S.C., died May 25, 2008.

As a student, Mr. Manning ran track and played tennis and football. He also was a member of the Missionary Society. After Episcopal, he attended the University of Virginia and then joined the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Mr. Manning returned to Columbia, S.C., and founded the Manning Company, a real estate firm, and, later, Palmetto Utilities, Inc. During the 1960s, he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Mr. Manning owned Lugoff Farms, where he spent time with his family. He had a passion for riding horses and was past president of the Columbia Polo Association and chairman of the U.S. Polo Association Handicap Committee and Training Foundation. He is survived by two daughters; four sons, including Chappelle H. Manning, Jr. ’71; and seven grandchildren, including John L. Manning ’96. Other EHS relatives include his father, Burwell D. Manning ’16, and his brother, Burwell D. Manning, Jr. ’48.

memoriam

rodger richmond rinehart, jr. ’45 of Ivy, Va., died Oct. 10, 2008.

edward relgner (brockenbrough) neal, jr. ’46 of Richmond, Va., died Oct. 3, 2008.

At Episcopal, Mr. Rinehart was a Monitor, varsity football player, and member of the Blackford Literary Society, “E” Club, and Missionary Society. Mr. Rinehart attended the University of Virginia, where he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He spent 14 years as director of sales promotion for Visible Filing Equipment Co. before entering a construction partnership in 1965. Two years later he joined Virginia National Bank, where he rose to the position of vice president. In 1974, he became the owner of a concrete company in Staunton, Va. He retired in 1995.

While at EHS, Mr. Neal competed on the varsity football and track teams. He was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, and “E” Club. He attended the University of Virginia and served in the Army Signal Corps during the Korean War. Mr. Neal had a varied professional career, ranging from banking to the tobacco market. He was a member of the Country Club of Virginia and of St. James Episcopal Church, where he served as a senior warden and taught Sunday school. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca; two daughters; and five grandchildren.

Mr. Rinehart was appointed to the Albemarle County School Board, and had been both president and director of the board of the Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the EHS Old Boys’ Council from 1969-74. He is survived by his wife, Mary; five children, including Rodger R. Rinehart III ’74; 14 grandchildren, including Sean K. Flannery ’95 and Cole W. Flannery ’04; and a sister.

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william renwick smedberg iv ’47

of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., died July 8, 2008.

churchill jones gibson, jr. ’49 of Alexandria, Va., died April 9, 2008.

Adm. Smedberg was a Monitor, vice president of the Missionary Society, and member of the “E” Club, Fairfax Literary Society, Glee Club, and rifle team. He played varsity football, varsity baseball, and JV basketball.

At Episcopal, Rev. Gibson was a Monitor, treasurer for the Fairfax Literary Society, and member of the Missionary Society, Choir, and “E” Club. He played soccer, ran track, and was on the varsity football team.

After Episcopal, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy. Adm. Smedberg later earned a master’s degree from The George Washington University.

Rev. Gibson graduated from the University of Virginia in 1953, where he was a member of Chi Phi and Lambda Pi fraternities and T.I.L.K.A. Society. He went on to earn his Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in 1956, and later received an honorary degree from Washington and Lee University.

His 31-year military career included combat in the Korean and Vietnam wars, as well as five sea commands and five tours in the Pentagon on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. Adm. Smedberg graduated from the Naval War College and National War College. He served as operations officer for the Sixth Fleet, stationed in Italy, and as senior aide to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in Belgium. Adm. Smedberg retired from active duty in 1982, but continued to consult for the military in the Washington, D.C., area until 1995. He is survived by his wife, Ann; his brother, Edwin B. Smedberg ’52; a sister; a daughter; a son; and four grandchildren.

In 1966, he joined St. Stephen’s School as chaplain, a post he held until 1977. Rev. Gibson then joined the VTS faculty as chaplain. In 2008, the seminary honored him with the title of Professor Emeritus in recognition of his 22 years of service. Rev. Gibson also served as chaplain at Shrine Mont, an Episcopal diocesan camp, for 20 years, and as assistant rector at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va., for 33 years. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four children; 10 grandchildren; and two sisters.

memoriam

john day seely, jr. ’50 of Naples, Fla., died March 11, 2008.

As an EHS student, Mr. Seely was a Monitor and participated in the Dramatics Club, Chronicle, Missionary Society, and Blackford Literary Society. He played squash and football, managed the varsity tennis team, and was rifle instructor for and a member of the EHS rifle team. Mr. Seely attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall fraternity, and later graduated from the Cornell School of Hotel Management. He had a varied professional career: he was a hotel manager, real estate broker, stockbroker, and worked in property management and financial planning. Mr. Seely also was a past commander of the Hilton Head Power and Sailing Squadron. He is survived by his wife, Diane; two daughters; two sons; and six grandchildren. EHS relatives include his brother, James L. Seely ’52, and cousin, William H. Williamson III ’49.

benjamin huger rutledge moore ’55 of Ridgeland, S.C., died July 12, 2008.

At Episcopal, Mr. Moore was a Senior Monitor, cheerleader, and chairman of the Honor, Hop, and Chapel committees. He was president of the Missionary Society and vice president of the Wilmer Literary Society and Glee Club. He participated in Choir, Press Club, Blackford Literary Society, Follies, and on the varsity football, basketball, and track teams. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. After graduation, Mr. Moore joined Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith & Co. in 1959, and was elected the company’s vice president in 1982. In 1988, he became a partner at J.C. Bradford and Company. He retired from the industry in 1999. Mr. Moore donated conservation easements to the South Carolina Lowcountry Open Land Trust and the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service. He was a board member of the University of Virginia Alumni Association and Jefferson Scholars Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Elfrida; three daughters; and seven grandchildren. EHS family members include his brother, Benjamin A. Moore, Jr. ’48; his nephew, Benjamin A. Moore III ’83; and his cousins, T. Ladson Webb, Jr. ’69, T. Ladson Webb III ’97, Katherine Webb Easterling ’95, and Michael M. Webb ’04.

kent johnson gooch ’62 of Plant City, Fla., died Mar. 22, 2008.

As a student, Mr. Gooch participated the Chronicle, Missionary Society, Dramatics, Fairfax Literary Society, and Wilmer Literary Society. He competed on the football and varsity track teams. Mr. Gooch attended the University of Virginia, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Centre College. A citrus farmer and cattle rancher, he held a master’s degree in citrus management. He helped found the Three Gee Dee Company, a farm and citrus product business, in 1966. He was well-respected by the University of Florida agricultural community as a citrus-industry expert. Mr. Gooch was elected president of the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the only non-U.F. graduate to be elected. He is survived by his son, brother, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews. EHS family members include his father, Stapleton D. Gooch, Jr. ’31, and his uncle, William R. Gooch ’34.

george mason iii ’67 of Colonial Beach, Va., died March 19, 2008.

On the Hill, Mr. Mason was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Choir, Chronicle, Missionary Society, “E” Club, and Fairfax Literary Society. He ran track and played football and basketball. After graduation, he attended the University of Virginia, earning a bachelor’s degree in drama. Mr. Mason earned his law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. Mr. Mason began his long legal career as a partner at Mason, Williams & Mason, and later was president and manager of Lawyers Title of Westmoreland. He held several public offices, including Westmoreland County Commonwealth Attorney, County Attorney, Colonial Beach Town Attorney, and council member of the Virginia State Bar. He was appointed a general district court judge in 2003 and a circuit court judge in 2005. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; two sons; a sister; and three nephews. EHS relatives include his cousins Richard G. Lewis ’60, James M. Lewis ’64, and William L. Lewis ’69.

memoriam

kevin mcdonald haythe ’89 of Boulder, Colo., died July 3, 2008.

robert reino miller, jr. ’03 of Palm City, Fla., died April 24, 2008.

At EHS, Mr. Haythe played varsity soccer. He graduated cum laude from Mercer University, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in English, Spanish, and philosophy.

As an Episcopal student, Mr. Miller was an acolyte, peer mentor, tour guide, and waiter. He was captain of the JV lacrosse team and a member of the Dorm Council.

He attended Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, completing an M.B.A. in finance and marketing. Mr. Haythe also studied existential philosophy and Christianity at Oxford University’s St. Peter’s College and Spanish at the University of Seville in Spain.

After graduation, Mr. Miller attended Stetson University, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2007. He was a financial advisor at Fidelity Investments.

Mr. Haythe was a product developer and manager in the outdoor sporting goods industry before joining consulting firm Exetor Group as a partner in 2005. A great lover of the outdoors, Mr. Haythe biked, skied, kayaked, backpacked, and climbed mountains. He successfully climbed the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, Mt. Aconcagua.

Mr. Miller spent time fishing, wake boarding, and sailing on the Wye River. He also played on county league athletic teams, competing in lacrosse, soccer, and ice hockey. He is survived by his parents, Robert and Patricia Miller; a sister; and a grandmother.

He is survived by his father, Winston Haythe; mother, Glenann Arnold; two sisters; a nephew; and several aunts and uncles.

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Memorial and Honor Gifts M

any donors choose to make memorial gifts to Episcopal High School as a way to pay tribute to friends and loved ones. We are grateful to the following donors, who contributed to EHS between July 1, 2008, and Nov. 1, 2008.

memorial gifts In Memory of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Anderson ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Miller Robbins, Jr. In Memory of Mr. Seaton Grantland Barnes ’32 Mr. John Gray In Memory of Dr. Robert Spann Cathcart III ’57 Dr. Edward F. Good In Memory of Mr. Cassius Bailey Dixon ’49 Mrs. Cassius Bailey Dixon In Memory of Mr. Robert Wiatt Farrar ’07 Mr. Edward Stringfellow Burns ’07 Ms. Laura Hungerford Canfield ’02 Mr. and Mrs. H. Rocker Channell Ms. Sally Stewart Channell ’07 Mr. Christopher Blaise Della Rocca ’07 Ms. Laura Elizabeth Faulders ’02 Mr. and Mrs. James G. Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fritsch Mr. Edward Douglass Grover ’06 Ms. Katheryn Gamble Grover ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dun Grover Ms. Louise Anderson Hackney ’07 Ms. Helen Amelie Hereford ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Holt, Jr. ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Johann Mr. and Mrs. A. Easley Johnson, Jr. ’73 Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Johnson, Sr. Ms. Frances Dabney Kupersmith ’07 Ms. Juliana Marie Ladwig ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Ray, Jr. Mr. Thomas Winfield Wilson III ’02

In Memory of Mr. Lucien Minor Geer Mr. and Mrs. Fred Washington Bailey III ’86

In Memory of Mr. Matthew Thompson Scott ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Haines Marston ’82

In Memory of Mr. John Gravatt Goodwin ’38 Ms. Betsy Goodwin

In Memory of Mr. William A. Stuart, Jr. ’42 Dr. and Mrs. W. Levi Old, Jr. ’42

In Memory of Mr. Gary Lyn Hadwin Jr. ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Frank A Clark, Jr.

honor gifts

In Memory of Mr. Kevin McDonald Haythe ’89 The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Ammons Mrs. Sarah H. Rhyne In Memory of Mr. Malcolm Matheson, Jr.’32 Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Matheson III ’55 In Memory of Mr. Sture G. Olsson ’38 Mr. Benjamin Weems Dulany ’39 In Memory of Mr. Allen Carleton Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rathborne Graham Hobson ’49 In Memory of Mr. Rodger Richmond Rinehart, Jr. ’45 Mr. William P. Moore, Jr. In Memory of Mr. Landon Haynes Roberts, Jr. ’73 Ms. Kate Henry Ms. Anne Roberts In Memory of Mr. Frank Walter Rogers, Jr. ’47 Mr. Beverley P. Eggleston III ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers Vaden ’67

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sanford Ainslie, Jr. ’56 Mr. Allen M. Wallace In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Brogden Coley, Jr. ’73 Mr. G. Kinsey Roper III In Honor of Mr. E. Howard Goodwin ’38 Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Blaine In Honor of Mr. James Archibald Hardison III ’75 Mr. G. Kinsey Roper III

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Summer Programs

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Expand Your Mind, Broaden Your Horizons

Be a part of the Episcopal High School experience this summer, as a day or boarding student. These special summer programs offer students entering grades seven through nine the opportunity to enjoy days and nights on Episcopal’s campus, learning from exceptional teachers and alongside talented peers.

Young Writers Workshop

Session 1 – June 14-18, 2009* Session 2 – June 21-25, 2009* This workshop provides instruction in creative, persuasive, and analytical writing skills, as well as opportunities to practice public speaking. Attendees will share their work with their peers in a poetry reading/ storytelling event at the week’s conclusion. Successful authors will make guest appearances, and students will experience field writing in D.C.’s Botanical Gardens. (Boarding or day students entering grades seven through nine) *Duplicate sessions

Field Experiences in Environmental Science

June 21-26, 2009 In this field-based study program, students will learn to perform physical and chemical tests to determine the target ecosystems’ environmental quality and learn about their different biological species. Campers will study environments in Washington, D.C., and the Blue Ridge Mountains, allowing for a comparison between systems with varying degrees of human impact. (Boarding or day students entering grades seven through nine)

For additional information, please contact: Damian Walsh Director of Summer Programs

EHS Leadership Institute

June 28 – July 2, 2009 Students will explore personal and service leadership, as well as “realworld” examples of leadership in politics and popular culture. Participants will probe their own leadership attributes through exercises such as ropes courses and journaling, and examine the ways leadership exists in popular culture. Campers also will spend a day in the nation’s capital meeting government leaders. (Boarding students only, entering grades seven through nine)

Broadway Bound Musical Theatre Camp

June 28 – July 2, 2009 Young actors will expand their talents and strengthen techniques for acting in musicals. Attendees will train with professional actors, preparing songs, dances, and scenes from hit Broadway musicals. The finale of the camp is an open performance, which will be recorded and made available for purchase on DVD. (Boarding or day students entering grades seven through nine)

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