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Episcopal Because…

CHORAL ACADEMY LEADERSHIP JAZZ & RECORDING

“EHS shaped my life. I believe that Episcopal made me who I am. The independence, the lessons learned, and the obstacles that were overcome all gave me perspective on how to live my life with my family, my work, and my faith.”

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Be a part of the Episcopal High School experience this summer as a day or overnight student.

These special summer programs offer students entering grades 7 through 12 the opportunity to enjoy days and nights on Episcopal’s campus, learning from exceptional teachers and alongside talented peers.

YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP June 24-28, 2012 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE June 24-28, 2012 FIELD EXPERIENCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE June 24-29, 2012

Each year, Episcopal alumni, parents, and friends give generously to the Roll Call, the School’s annual fund. Because of their support, students are able to enjoy the wide variety of opportunities offered at EHS, allowing them to live, learn, and grow in a place that is like no other.

CHORAL ACADEMY June 24 - July 1, 2012

YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

In recent months, funds from the Roll Call have been applied directly to: • Experiential education opportunities, including scuba diving at a local aquatics center • Washington Tour Program – trips to local points of interest such as the Kennedy Center and coursespecific tours of Washington’s museums and cultural centers, including a CIA simulation • Advisory Activities – dinners in faculty homes, birthday and holiday celebrations, and game nights.

• Student Publications and Clubs – Chronicle, Whispers, Daemon.

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Inspired Entrepreneurs Episcopal Alumni Attribute Their Success in Business to Lessons Learned on the Hill

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The Pursuit of Interdisciplinary Studies at EHS An Examination of Interdisciplinary and Experiential Learning at Episcopal

Class Notes

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In Memoriam

Campaign Update Townsend Hall, Athletics Center LEED Silver Rating, and The Parents’ Promise

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Highlights of the 2011 Strategic Plan A Look at the EHS Strategic Plan

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Headmaster: Rob Hershey Director of Development: Bob Eckert Director of Communications: Christina Holt Editor: Jen Desautels Contributing Editors: Rebecca Carelli-Sennett, Christi Wieand Class Notes: Elizabeth Watts Cover Photography: Bill Denison Photography: Elizabeth Watts and Bill Denison Printing and Design: Fannon Fine Printing, LLC

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From the Headmaster

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write on an absurdly beautiful February day, with a clear view out my window of students walking by in short sleeves in 70-degree weather! For those of you who have spent time on the Hill, or have had children do so, you know the gift of these wholly unexpected, glorious days, which counter the time-honored reputation of the “February doldrums” in the world of boarding schools. This winter’s climatic conditions have generated conversation, even puzzlement, and most importantly evoked a spirit of spontaneity and delight. On the eve of spring break, I can attest that this has been the most delightful winter at EHS, virtually without single mention by students (or faculty for that matter!) of winter doldrums! Now, in these very contentious political times, I do not want my observation to be interpreted as taking a stance on the climate debate!

As I shared with you in earlier correspondence, I am very excited about the development and adoption by the EHS Board of the Strategic Plan, which will guide our thinking and allocation of time, people, and resources in the coming chapter of the School’s life. The absolute joy of working in the field of education, and specifically being at Episcopal, is the excitement and optimism we share daily about our future. In fact, in a recent chapel, Chaplain Gideon Pollach articulated that which truly defines my purpose for getting up in the morning each day at EHS: quoting theologian Jürgen Moltmann, “A life driven by a passion for the possible.” To me, this is the ethos that imbues Episcopal High School and any organization ambitiously facing the future. The strategic process is most aptly described by Professor of Management Studies Henry Mintzberg of McGill University, when he states, “Strategic thinking is about synthesis. It involves intuition and creativity. The outcome of strategic thinking is an integrated perspective on the enterprise.” It is this holistic vision, undergirded by creativity, commitment, and energy, that powers EHS!

This is the very spirit so evident in the profiles of the entrepreneurial ventures of EHS alumni in this edition of the EHS magazine.

This spirit also carries over to the intellectual and personal experience offered to current students.

We have already initiated action emerging from our strategic plan to thoroughly examine our current program through this lens. The Academic Planning Task Force has been established to conduct a comprehensive review of our entire academic program, focusing on global literacy, the development of “capstone” senior courses, expansion of the Washington Program, the appropriate place for service and experiential learning, interdisciplinary course offerings, and innovative and integrated teaching across the curriculum.

This Academic Task Force will “shake all of these ingredients lightly” and develop just the right blend to assure that the final product delivers the identified core competencies that have served EHS graduates for many generations.

Of course, now back to reality – all of these dreams must be funded! The remarkable EHS community of alumni, parents, and friends has responded with incredible generosity to support the ambitious $85 million EHS Promise Campaign. As I write, we are poised at the $75 million mark, ready to close the gap in the next 15 months. The Parents’ Promise has just been launched under the direction of current parents Lisha and Halsey Wise ’83 (Olivia ’15) and Marcy and Rip Wilson (Taylor ’11 and Elle ’13). They have heralded parents to join the alumni in leading the campaign across the finish line. For those of you who have chosen to contribute, I offer my deep appreciation; for those who have not yet done so, I encourage you to put down this magazine and find your checkbook…. just kidding! In all seriousness, thanks to each and every member of the EHS constituency for all that you do to support this revered institution that continues to strive to offer the most exciting and rewarding educational experience for young people.

On our way rejoicing!

Sincerely,

F. Robertson Hershey Headmaster

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Around Campus Student Art Exhibition

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he student art exhibition opened in late January, featuring work from students in ceramics, painting, photography, and drawing classes from this past fall. Visual Arts Teachers Frank Phillips, David Douglas, Nat Duffield, and Liz Vorlicek prepared the exhibition and collaborated as curators for the students’ work.

The exhibit also includes works from the Student Association for Visual Arts, Cartoon Club, afternoon arts, and the fall semester AP and upper-level visual arts classes. The students’ work was featured in a slide presentation during the performance of Modest Mussorgsky’s, “Pictures at an Exhibition” by The National Chamber Players. “‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ presentation highlighted the student art show along with artwork by the students from various art-related organizations on campus,” explained Vorlicek. “The Student Association for Visual Arts, Cartoon Club, and afternoon art contributed works to the presentation along with other student artists. David Douglas, Sara Kathryn Mayson ’12, and I worked together to create the presentation.”

Additional student artists included Jack Blaine ’12, Jacqueline Clayton ’12, Blair Dewing ’13, Maggie Boozer ’12, Elizabeth Buyck ’12, Tyler Duerson ’12, Eleni Hadjis ’12, Chase Hughes ’12, Klara Leschanz, Julian Lee ’14, Andrew Major ’12, Patrick McLendon ’12, Ji Hong Min ’12, Eunice Mok ’13, Kiki Nix ’12, Anderson Pearce ’12, Holly Reynolds ’13, Gillian Sarofim ’13, Drew Styles ’14, Kaitlyn Ugoretz ’13, Rob Williamson ’12, and Jennifer Zhang ’14. n

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EHS Students and Faculty Attend Annual NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference

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n December, six students and three faculty members attended the annual National Association for Independent Schools (NAIS) Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in Philadelphia, Pa. This is the third consecutive year Episcopal students have attended the conference.

Weibo Fu ’14, Teresa Kim ’13, Lory Nguyen ’13, Jordan Rose ’13, Lee Stewart ’13, and Nicoya Taylor ’13 were accompanied by Science Teacher and Dean of Multicultural Affairs Carolyn Lewis, French Teacher Eleanor Moore, and Social Studies Teacher and Director of Multicultural Affairs Rachael Flores.

During the conference, the students and faculty attended separate programs.

The students attended two days of intense training and learned how to be better leaders and spokespersons for issues of diversity and justice in their school.

According to NAIS, the SDLC “is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9–12) from around the country.

Participants examine issues of social justice, develop effective cross-cultural communication skills, practice expression through the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies. Now in its 18th year, the Student Diversity Leadership Conference encourages students to apply the leadership principles they develop within their own communities after the conference.”

“The SDLC was unique and uplifting,” said Stewart. “We all chose to attend and took our topics on with a

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(Front row: Lee Stewart ’13 and Weibo Fu ’14; back row: French Teacher Eleanor Moore, Science Teacher and Dean of Multicultural Affairs Carolyn Lewis, Jordan Rose ’13, Nicoya Taylor ’13, Teresa Kim ’13, Lory Nguyen ’13, and Social Studies Teacher and Director of Multicultural Affairs Rachael Flores.)

full heart. I have never felt so respected and understood by so many people. The SDLC is an eye-opening experience, and I wish everyone could experience something so great.”

While the students were at the SDLC, EHS faculty members attended the corresponding People of Color Conference (PoCC), which focused on issues related to creating equitable, inclusive, and diverse environments in independent schools.

As described on the NAIS website, “NAIS hosts an annual PoCC as the flagship of NAIS’s equity and justice initiatives. The mission of the

conference is to provide a safe space for networking and a professional development opportunity for people, who, by virtue of their race or ethnicity, comprise a form of diversity termed ‘people of color’ in independent schools. PoCC serves as an energizing and revitalizing gathering for people who experience independent schools differently.”

“The conference consisted of keynote speakers and workshops that help to accomplish this mission,” stated Flores.

“The Episcopal community members who attended the conference are currently making plans to implement what they learned on our campus.” n

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Looking Sharp, not an Issue!

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t is hard to imagine a time at Episcopal without athletic issue, the ubiquitous shirt and shorts worn by EHS students for afternoon athletics.

Long-time EHS Coach and Athletic Director Jim Seidule recalls the days preceding the mid-1950s implementation of athletic issue when students would arrive for practice in rag-tag, mismatched, and even torn apparel of all colors. Coach Seidule took great pride in the School’s athletic issue and the laundry operation which made it possible. When he describes the “rental system,” as athletic issue was known in his day, as a “thing of beauty,” it is not just a statement on the sharp appearance of the students at practice, but also the efficiency of the operation which supported it. Athletic issue was owned by the School, and the fee for its use was billed to the students’ families.

Basic “white issue,” consisting of a white T-shirt, maroon shorts, an athletic supporter, and towel, was distributed to each student, one set at a time. At the conclusion of practice, a student would exchange his dirty set for a fresh set. Athletic issue was only worn on the court or the field.

During Seidule’s nearly 20 years at Episcopal, there was very little loss or theft of athletic issue, so few in fact that the incidents clearly stand out in his memory. In one instance, two basketball uniforms had gone missing, and Seidule was incensed. He knew the students respected and followed the system of returning their athletic issue to the laundry room in the gym, so he conducted a stake out. One evening, Seidule hid among the sweat pants in the athletic issue room in the gym. At approximately 10 p.m., he heard someone walk down the hall and unlock the door. It turned out to be the security guard, who was pilfering the School’s athletic issue. Despite the fact that the security guard had a gun, Seidule confronted him, and the security guard was dismissed the next day.

Because loss and theft were so rare, athletic issue would literally be worn out. As athletic issue became unpresentable, it would be decommissioned to the E-Club, which would sell the used athletic issue each spring as a fundraiser.

When Ed Rice arrived in the 1970s, the School still distributed “white issue.” His impression of them was, “They were the nicest looking things.

They were special order and cost more.

Other schools did not have T-shirts like them.” During Coach Rice’s tenure, Episcopal transitioned from the white to the gray shirts that we know today with “Episcopal” printed on the front in maroon. The gray shirt of the 1990’s and today has become iconic and is regarded by alumni, who wear it with a sense of school pride.

During Coach Rice’s tenure, athletic issue became known as the “bucket system.” As in Seidule’s day, the students did not own their athletic issue. It was owned by the School and washed communally as a part of the laundry bucket system. Coach Rice

explained, “You would bring your dirty shirt in a bucket and trade it for a clean one. The system was as much a part of the School’s systems as seated dinner or chapel.” For a student to fail to return athletic issue was an honor offense.

Alumni can be assured they would recognize today’s athletic issue system and could easily follow the program.

Individually owned issue is now communally managed by the laundry strap system, whereby one set of issue, consisting of a T-shirt, pair of shorts, a towel, and a pair of socks, distributed to each student at the beginning of the year, is threaded onto a washable strap with the student’s number. After practice, the strap is returned with the dirty issue wear, laundered, and returned to the student, via a cubby hole labeled with the student’s number. While the athletic issue is laundered communally, the student wears the same set of issue throughout the year. While the system has evolved over the years, Episcopal High School students continue to look sharp at practice and continue to wear their issue as alumni. n

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The 2nd Annual Winter Carnival and Student-Faculty Basketball Game are a Success

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n Wednesday evening, Feb. 8, the community enjoyed the second annual Winter Carnival.

This year’s carnival had a Fourth of July theme, encouraging students to show their red, white, and blue pride. The event was planned by Associate Dean of Students Stacie Williams, with the help of the Winter Carnival Committee, headed by Sarah Claiborne ’12 and Celeste Jones ’12.

“The Winter Carnival was a great success thanks to the many campus groups that came together to help out,” explained Williams. “The Winter Carnival Committee, Sarah, and Celeste were all hard working and creative and led the entire community to come together for a fun night!”

The Winter Carnival kicked off with a summer picnic in the dining hall. After dinner, the evening continued with the student-faculty basketball game in Centennial Gym. The stands were packed and fans were excited to see the two teams matchedup. With the faculty winning last year, the students were geared up and ready to steal the title. Headmaster Rob Hershey and Director of Student Activities and Residential Life Jeff Hoisington served as referees. Director of Academic Tours Peter Goodnow served as the official time keeper.

During halftime, English Teacher Whit Morgan and Jack Bai ’15 met on the court to play the final match of a campus-wide ping pong tournament organized by Tom Keaton ’14. It was a competitive and exciting game but in the end only one would prevail as the winner. After a hard fought match, Morgan triumphed as the victor.

When the basketball game resumed, it became obvious that it would be a close one. Both teams fought until the very last second, however, with a lastminute comeback the students came out on top.

After the game, everyone joined in the dining hall for an evening of games, music by the band Casper, a

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Showing their patriotism from left: Byron Jones ’14, William Hennessey ’14, Math Teacher and Associate Dean of Students Stacie Williams, Liz Martinelli ’14, and Addison Ingle ’14.

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Taking the Headmaster’s Challenge

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he 2012 Headmaster’s Challenge ran from Jan. 10 to Feb. 8.

This was the fifth consecutive year Episcopal has held the contest, but this year’s challenge was structured a bit differently than in years past. This year’s challenge was measured in three parts: • Part 1: Energy! Each dormitory was checked by the dorm teams at random times between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to ensure students were not leaving on lights, televisions, radios, etc.

• Part 2: Paper Use! The printer usage in all academic spaces was measured and students were asked to be mindful of unnecessary or wasteful printing.

• Part 3: Food Waste! The dining hall was equipped with separate receptacles for food waste, beverage waste, and recyclable trash. Each was measured in order to calculate the

Sadie Hawkins dance, face painting, photo booth, hula hoop, and costume contest. The Duke vs. UNC basketball game was on display in Blackford.

“The first Winter Carnival was such a huge success that Celeste and I really hoped to make it even better than last year,” explained Claiborne. “The student-faculty basketball game was a huge hit, as always, and the ping pong championship at halftime was great fun.

Everyone seemed to have as much fun attending as we did planning!”

“Working off the ideas of last year’s committee, we were able to bring back some favorites and add some new ideas,” remarked Jones. “Returning from last year, Casper was a big hit once again. Everyone seemed to like the theme, as the Fourth of July and summer picnic edition brought out some impressive outfits. I think it was the best Winter Carnival yet!” n

amount of waste produced.

The goal for all three parts of the challenge was to reach a 90 percent success rate and to encourage students to be mindful and not wasteful.

While focusing on energy, the student body achieved an 89 percent passing rate, earning nine points.

The second week, which focused on paper use, a 35 percent reduction rate was achieved, and they earned 13 points. During the third week, the focus was on food and liquid waste in Laird Dining Hall. The students achieved a 10.6 percent reduction, and they were awarded 10 points.

Headmaster Rob Hershey awarded the community for their successful energy conservation efforts with a Headmaster’s Holiday on Thursday, Feb. 8. n

Freshmen Emily Salvant, Jordan Daniel and Ann Mason enjoying the Headmaster’s Holiday.

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Episcopal Students Participate in the 2011 Folger Shakespeare Library’s High School Fellowship Program

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uring the fall semester, Tyler Duerson ’12 and Wonhee Lim ’12 participated in the 2011 Folger Shakespeare Library’s High School Fellowship Program. Both students, along with 13 other students from the D.C. metropolitan area, were chosen after a rigorous application process.

“The Program seeks to broaden students’ understanding of and connection to William Shakespeare’s plays by exposing them to the perspectives of scholars, theater artists, and audience members,” described the Program’s Director of Education Robert Young.

Throughout the semester, Duerson and Lim attended class twice a week during which they engaged in a series of workshops with local and nationallyrecognized scholars, professors, actors, directors, and designers while they studied “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Othello,” and “The Merchant of Venice.”

At the end of the program, students produced a final project or performance that showcased selected scenes from the plays with which they worked, reflecting their analysis and interpretation of the texts.

“Studying at the world’s leading institution for Shakespeare was an invaluable experience that I greatly cherish,” said Lim, “both for the quality of learning it provided and for how it made my past semester a very enjoyable time. I am thankful for the opportunity to have been able to study under prominent scholars of Shakespeare, explore the works of the Bard, and find my place within a community of students

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Seniors Tyler Duerson ’12 and Wonhee Lim ’12 participated in the 2011 Folger Shakespeare Library’s High School Fellowship Program.

who relished his literature just as much, if not more, than I. “The project I produced resulted in a work that I thoroughly invested myself in. My composition and the research that preceded it allowed me to analyze ‘Othello’ in a less conventional manner, but without the guidance of my teachers at the Folger Library, meaningful literary depth in the motifs I presented would have been absent.”

Duerson also found the experience rewarding. “The program’s experience was sublime,” she said. “We were taught by a different speaker each session ranging from Michael Witmore, director of Folger; Barbara Mowat, the senior editor of all 40-plus editions of the plays the Folger edits and prints (and the editions we use here at EHS), as well as all the

directors of the three productions we focused on. My favorite aspects of the program were the behind-the-scenes tour our class received of the rare books, restoration department, and the exclusive shelves of the Folger’s renowned library, as well as our individual research projects. I chose to explore the liberation that Jessica, from ‘The Merchant of Venice,’ and Desdemona, from ‘Othello,’ experienced through marriage and how positive or negative this was on their lives. In conjunction with this, I produced a photography study of their characters, taking pinhole and regular photos of several Episcopal girls to demonstrate their change in perception through Shakespeare’s texts. The program was honestly an experience of a lifetime.” n

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Reverend Marc Andrus Returns to Episcopal as the Theologian in Residence

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n late January, The Right Reverend Marc Handley Andrus, former EHS chaplain and current Bishop of California, returned to campus as the 2011-12 Theologian in Residence. Since July 22, 2006, Andrus has served as the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California. Prior to his election as Bishop of California, Andrus served as Bishop Suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.

Andrus was born on Oct. 20, 1956, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He received his bachelors of science in plant science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1979, and a master’s in social sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1982. After receiving his master’s, Andrus went to work as a regional planner for the AccomackNorthampton Planning District Commission on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

In 1987, Andrus was awarded a master’s of divinity degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. After being ordained deacon on June 20, 1987, he became senior associate at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pa. While at Church of the Redeemer, Andrus was ordained priest on April 25, 1988.

From 1990-97, he was Episcopal’s chaplain, but left to serve as the rector of Emmanuel Church in Middleburg, Va. He remained rector of Emmanuel until his consecration as Bishop Suffragan for the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama on Feb. 7, 2002.

The bishop is married to Sheila Andrus, Ph.D, former director of the Sparkman Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Public Health. They have two daughters, Chloe and Pilar ’00.

During his visit to Episcopal, Andrus spoke in chapel, met with the Vestry, attended seated meals, met with old friends, and visited classes, including Perry Epes’ English 4 AP class. Two nights before Epes’ class, during Vespers, Andrus discussed the theme of “Beauty and the Beast.” At the end, he asked the

community, “Why in the story pattern of ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ also seen in the myth of Cupid and Psyche, does the divine presence in the forest of the unconscious, the kindly one, so often appear to us as a Beast?”

Epes’ AP students had just finished term papers on “Hamlet,” and were asked to reflect on how the myth might relate to what they had been studying in their English class.

“Bishop Andrus is a brilliant preacher, but even more, he is a beautiful listener,” said Epes. “After participating with the class during 10 minutes of reflective writing, he did not so much lead as join in with the lively discussion.”

During the class period, students readily saw numerous connections between “Hamlet” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Johnny Bond ’12 observed

that both the play and the fairy tale are “about fear of the unknown or judging someone without learning about who they really are.” Austin deButts ’12 described Ophelia as “a Belle who can’t see the kindness beneath Hamlet’s show of coarse masculinity” and noted that Hamlet compares his adulterous mother to “a beast that wants discourse of reason and transfers much of his disgust at his mother to all women, including Ophelia.”

“In his chapel talk on Monday night, Andrus forecasted that our revelations in the forest may have to come from our struggles with loss, or they may come from a flooding in of love,” said Epes.

“In English 4 AP, we had our struggle with our term papers, and then our class with Bishop Marc was like a flooding in. As Hamlet said, ‘The readiness is all… let be.’” n

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Winter Athletics Wrap-Up

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he Episcopal winter athletics season was filled with historic victories, thrilling finishes, and some top achievements by student-athletes.

Basketball was back on the court after stellar seasons a year ago; squash’s global growth has also hit The Holy Hill as many students were introduced to the game this year. Track & field and wrestling rounded out the winter season and both enjoyed some outstanding performances. Many of our top young student-athletes will move on to college to continue to use their athletic talents as they represent EHS at the next level. Thirteen studentathletes have committed to competing at the Division I and Division III level with a few others still in the process.

The Maroon headlines were highlighted by the boys’ basketball team’s run to the State Championship final where they fell 61-62 in a hard fought game with Paul VI. After an early season loss to the eventual state champions Paul VI, the Maroon went on a 24-4 run on the season, only dropping one regular season IAC game in an overtime thriller against Landon. EHS finished the season with a No. 2 state ranking and a No. 9 ranking against the top area schools in The Washington Post All-Met Rankings. The girls’ team continued their improvement from last year, and new Head Coach Mady Gobrecht led her team to a 10-16 record and a run to the A Division ISL Tournament semi-finals.

Both squash teams enjoyed successes of their own including qualification to the National High School Squash Championships in Connecticut.

The boys’ team went 8-7 for the year, retained the Amos-Willett Cup in their rivalry against Woodberry Forest, and placed first in the team competition at the first Mid-Atlantic Squash Organization (MASO) tournament hosted in the Goodman Squash Courts. The girls also retained the Hayden-Faunce Trophy in their annual rivalry matchup against the Madeira School. The strength and

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Arnaud Adala Moto ’12 has committed to Wake Forest University.

Haley Lyerly ’13 dribbles down court in a game against St. Andrew’s.

Mariela Mendoza ’15 serves in a match against Potomac.

Patrick McLendon ’12 helps the Maroon claim first place in the MASO tournament.

popularity of squash was also highlighted by the combined boys’ and girls’ junior varsity records of 24-3 overall in competition.

The track & field and wrestling programs enjoyed some encouraging accomplishments from some young

talent and seniors leaders. Quinn Caslow ’12 become only the second wrestler in School history to qualify for the National Tournament all four years, and Chris Wasden ’12 finished third in the state finals, qualifying him for the National Tournament.

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Scholar in Residence: Dr. Ryan Calsbeek

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Jennifer Simpson ’12 earned a personal best in the 1000m during the winter season of track & field.

n mid-February, Dr. Ryan Calsbeek visited campus as the 2012 Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence.

Calsbeek is an assistant professor of biology at Dartmouth College and studies the evolutionary biology of Bahamian anolis lizards. He is active in educational outreach in the Bahamas, working with high school and elementary students at the Island School and Cape Eluthera Institute.

“It was such a wonderful experience for the students to have a chance to meet with such a dynamic and motivating academic,” said Science Department Chair Kim Olsen.

“Dr. Calsbeek really challenged the students and seemed to revel in the opportunity to work with our community. The students were truly fascinated in their discussions of evolutionary biology, and we were all sad to see his visit end.”

Calsbeek began his visit by engaging the entire student body during a community meeting. Throughout the week, he met with biology, AP biology, and AP environmental science classes.

“Dr. Calsbeek talked with our kids about a variety of topics regarding his research on lizards including the role of sexual vs. natural selection and indirect vs. direct benefits of mate choice,” said Science Teacher Ashley McDowell. “He was incredibly engaging, funny, and involved with our students all week, and it was fun to watch their eyes light up as they listened to his stories and findings.

The 2011 Scholar in Residence, Dr. Ryan Calsbeek, is an assistant professor of biology at Dartmouth College.

Dr. Calsbeek made the students feel incredibly comfortable asking questions, and I was proud to hear all of their thoughtful and creative insights.

We are very lucky to have had such an inspiring, relatable role model on our campus all week.”

Calsbeek was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times article, “Six islands, 1,300 lizards and the evolutionary biologists.”

The Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence Program was established in 1998 by an anonymous donor. The program brings talented scholars and artists to Episcopal High School to work with students. n

Worth Smith ’12 and Coach Steve Castle talk strategy during the Alexandria City Championships.

A young track & field team had some great overall performances including the girls’ team runner-up team trophy at the Hoxton Invitational, and the boys placing third overall at the same competition. n

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Winter Musical: Guys and Dolls

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he winter musical, “Guys and Dolls,” with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, opened on Feb. 23 in Pendleton Hall. There were shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.

The production’s company included Chino Agulanna ’14, Sam Armm ’14, Benjamin Arp ’15, Lucy Catlett ’15, Leigh Channell ’15, Joslyn Chesson ’13, Justin Choi ’14, Eric Chow ’13, Porter Collett ’13, Ania DeJoy ’14, Tyler Duerson ’12, Wilbur Earp ’13, Sam Falken ’12, Grace Falken ’14, Annabelle Gibson ’15, Caroline Hagood ’12, Abby Halm ’13, Madison Hardaway ’15, Anders Hedman ’13, Liz Helm ’12, IV Hendrix ’15, Sam Henriques ’12, Madison Hughes ’15, Emily Hunt ’14, Andrew Jyan ’12, Jenny Kang ’14, Natnael Kassaw ’14, Tom Keaton ’14, Paul Kim ’13, Heyward Lathrop ’15, Julian Lee ’12, Wonhee Lim ’12, Liz Mao ’15, Liz Martinelli ’14, Elisabeth Merten ’13, Ji Hong Min ’12, Eunice Mok ’13, Jenny Mok ’14, Augusta Nau ’15, Lory Nguyen ’13, Baker Patton ’12, Russell Pierson ’12, Elizabeth Redd ’14, Amy Ren ’12, Holly Reynolds ’13, Vicky Reynolds ’15, Teo Rogers ’12, Emily Salvant ’15, Will Slade ’14, Drew Styles ’14, Carter Thomas ’13, Kaitlyn Ugoretz ’13, Celeste Vandeventer ’13, Annalee Walton ’14, Olivia Wise ’15, Virginia Wright ’13, Sam Wu ’13, and Jackson Zyontz ’13. “‘Guys and Dolls’ is one of the most well-known shows from the golden age of American musical theater, featuring many familiar songs including ‘Luck be a Lady,’” remarked Director of Theater Meg O’Connor. “Our company features 60 students who have spent the winter months learning new skills and practicing in order to bring the songs, sets, costumes, and lighting to life. We’re delighted to have so many strong freshmen and sophomores in the cast this year, and thankful for our many veteran crew members, most of all, we’re lucky to have Tyler Duerson ’12 as our stage manager. She’s fantastic at her job, and knows exactly how to keep the entire company on track and moving forward.” n

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Paul Kim ’13 as Nicely Nicely Johnson.

Virginia Wright ’13 as Sarah Brown.

The Hot Box Club Dancers, front row: Caroline Hagood ’12 and Grace Falken ’14; second row: Emily Hunt ’14, Madison Hughes ’15, Annalee Walton ’14, Joslyn Chesson ’13, and Liz Martinelli ’14; third row: Elizabeth Merten ’13 and Holly Reynolds ’13. Sam Falken ’12 (far left) observes.

The Gamblers, from left: Augusta Nau ’15, Sam Falken ’14, Baker Patton ’12, Sam Armm ’14, Paul Kim ’13, Wonhee Lim ’12, and Eric Chow ’13.

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Episcopal Students Attend Model UN Conference

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uring a weekend in February, 24 students attended the 35th Old Dominion University Model United Nations High School Conference in Norfolk, Va. Episcopal students have attended the conference for over 15 years. The conference provides the students an opportunity to learn about international affairs in a setting outside a classroom.

The Episcopal students represented two nations, Finland and Senegal, and two non-government organizations, Health and Right International and the African Peace and Conflict Network.

During the conference, the participants discussed and voted on issues ranging from the transparency of tactical nuclear weapons to human rights in

Front row: Kaitlyn Ugoretz ’13, Jenny Wok ’14, Elisabeth Merten ’13, Sara Kathryn Mayson ’12, Caroline Magee ’12, and Maria Faidas ’13; second row: Kyle Al-Shafei ’14, Lucy Douglass ’13, Ashton Yarnall ’13, Trip Horan ’13, Nick Deitz ’14, Grace Weisinger ’13, Francis Beach ’13, and Christian Von Hassell ’12; back row: Drew Styles ’14, David Febrillet ’15, Wick Waller ’14, Patrick Byrnes ’12, Justin Choi ’14, Sam Henriques ’12, and Jackson Zyontz ’13.

Not pictured: Olivia Black ’12, Brian Mascatello ’12, and Holly Reynolds ’13.

Myanmar to prevention of defamation to religion.

“Last year, my partner and I served on a much smaller committee called the Security Council, so this year, we had many more opportunities to voice our opinions,” said Elisabeth Merten ’13.

“This year we were placed in a conference with 79 other countries represented. As a result, it was much more difficult to come to a consensus on many of the topics discussed, and we hardly passed any resolutions that

seemed to account for all the interests of the different countries represented.

This was an eye-opening experience, as I realized the challenges the real UN is posed with on a daily basis, and how vital they are to the maintenance of peace in the international community. Being a part of Model UN was a great learning experience about diplomacy and compromise, two traits which are equally important for the future leaders of the world to possess.” n

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Fall Varsity Athletics Awards

Front row: Worth Smith ’12, Parker Reed Carr Award for Most Valuable Runner for boys’ cross country; Foster Joseph ’12, Most Improved Player for football; Charlotte Hunt ’14, Coach’s Award for girls’ tennis; Marshall Weisiger ’12, Most Improved Player for girls’ tennis; Jack Blaine ’12, John Strubing Coach’s Award for football; Johnny Bond ’12, Alexander Spotswood Award for football and Winniett Peters Award for football; Austin deButts ’12, Moncure Award for Most Valuable Player for football; Marion Williams ’12, Ruth K. Riney Award for Most Valuable Player for field hockey; and Emma Holt ’12, John J. and Mary Turner Tilman Corson Award for Most Valuable Player for girls’ soccer.

Back row: Julian Lockhart ’12, Most Improved Runner for boys’ cross country; Liz Helm ’12, Most Valuable Player for volleyball; Sara Kathryn Mayson ’12, Most Valuable Player for girls’ tennis; Joslyn Chesson ’13, Most Improved Runner for girls’ cross country; Ross Higgins ’12, Coach’s Award for boys’ soccer; Kate Bickley ’13, Coach’s Award for girls’ cross country; Babbie Andrews ’14, Most Improved Player for field hockey; Matt Valcourt ’12, Coach’s Award for boys’ cross country; Celeste Pritchard ’14, Most Improved Player for volleyball; Schillo Tshuma ’12, Peyton S. Hawes III Award for Most Valuable Player for boys’ soccer; Ali Alford ’13, Coach’s Award for girls’ soccer; Somer Glubiak ’13, Coach’s Award for volleyball; Bobby Burke ’13, Most Improved Player for boys’ soccer; Alessandra Gavin ’13, Most Valuable Runner for girls’ cross country; Mary Robert Carter ’13, Most Improved Player for girls’ soccer; and Ryan Bennert ’12, Coach’s Award for field hockey. n

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M OT H E R O F W I L L I E ’ 1 4

Why did you choose to send Willie to EHS?

Going to Episcopal was all Willie’s idea at first! My initial reaction was like most of my family’s first reaction – why would you go to a boarding school that is a 10-minute drive from home? The more I thought about it, the more I saw the wisdom in Willie’s choice.

As an only child, Episcopal would give Willie the experience of living with others, preparing him for college, and life as a young adult. Since I am a single parent, Episcopal would give him some excellent male role models – not just in a teaching role, but outside of class in their roles as citizens, coaches, husbands, and fathers. I work full-time, and Episcopal would provide so many more opportunities for sports, social, and cultural events than my limited time would allow. I also knew Episcopal would be academically challenging, yet offer support on campus if Willie needed it.

the construction of an addition to Willie’s former school and never got to use the new gym and cafeteria, because they opened after he graduated. However, that didn’t stop us from giving to that school’s campaign, because Willie had benefitted from previous school renovations that we had not made a contribution to.

You are a member of the Parent Roll Call Committee. Why do you feel that it is important for you to volunteer your time to the School?

Volunteering for the Parent Roll Call Committee enables me to give the gift of time to the School in a way that fits my schedule and my belief in supporting the School financially. Plus, it gives me an opportunity to interact with other Episcopal parents, with many of whom I share reasons for supporting Episcopal.

Tell us about your favorite EHS experience.

What is your philanthropic philosophy?

We live in community that can accomplish great things when we all contribute. By combining my time and resources with others, I contribute to making the world a better place.

Besides, as humans, it’s in our nature to give!

Why do you feel it is important to support Episcopal’s annual fund and The EHS Promise Campaign?

I would have to say that it is the Performing Arts Showcase that is part of every Parents’ Weekend. It’s the perfect blend of choral and instrumental music, with a touch of theater. It’s always quite entertaining, and the students pour their hearts out to make it a very special occasion. My son is not in any of the groups, but I always make it a point to be there for the event.

Tell us some things we probably don’t know about you.

I know that tuition doesn’t fully cover the true expenses of each student, and I feel, for me personally, that it’s important to try to make up the difference each year. It’s been my philosophy since Willie was in preschool. That philosophy came from my father, who had a strong savings plan as I was growing up, enabling my parents to pay for most of my college education as well as my brother’s. I also believe that high parent participation in the annual fund sends a message that parents believe in the School. I want to be sure I am part of that message of support!

Giving to The Promise Campaign is a tribute to so many who have given to campaigns that make the facilities, programs, and scholarships what they are today. We lived through

I would have loved to have attended Episcopal as a student.

As a teen, I was always trying new things, loved being around people, and had a real sense of adventure. This led me to travel first to Israel and then to India shortly after college. I had a friend who was a missionary in southern India at an international school. It was a dangerous time to be there due to political unrest and then the gas explosion at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal shortly before my arrival. We traveled around together for 10 days, visiting other missionaries in various settings, witnessing incredible poverty and amazing resilience.

My friend had never been up to Agra, so we did take a side trip to see the Taj Mahal! n

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Voices David Kelso ’70

The Beginning of Senior Seminar

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t was a cold and wintry March, 1970 evening when Mike Miller’s apartment on the third floor of McGuire Hall provided the setting for the genesis of what is now known as the Senior Seminar program. Those were the days of Saturday classes and Mondays off for visits to Bradlee Shopping Center, the dentist, and the barber – hair had to be above the ears and collar line. Off-campus trips were generally limited to athletic contests and the occasional mixer with Madeira, Foxcroft, and Holton Arms – 10 demerits for double clutching on the dance floor. In other words, we didn’t get out much.

It was also a time when the college acceptance die had been cast – although we wouldn’t know the results for several more weeks; no early decision back then and spring semester grades didn’t mean much, unless you totally went off the rails. The remainder of my senior year could therefore be characterized by six weeks of boredom with little activity – a nice recipe for mischief. Plus, the cloistered experience of the last four years was perhaps not the optimal platform for entering the real world of scheduling your own time, frat parties, dorm room doors, and no lights out/first bell for breakfast.

So, this combination of searching for something useful to do in the waning days of life at EHS and the desire to have at least modest exposure to a world off The Holy Hill before graduation led to the aforementioned brainstorming session. Why not, our thinking went, allow and even encourage seniors to travel off-campus for work

in a congressman’s office, a medical facility (as a quasi orderly, I wheeled patients in and out of the emergency room of D.C.’s Children’s Hospital), or an Alexandria food kitchen? With the idea gaining momentum, we went to Headmaster Flick Hoxton ’35 who enthusiastically endorsed the program.

(In addition to generating opportunities for us to give something to the community, Mr. Hoxton was probably envisioning the unnerving prospect of 64 18-year-old males with lots of idle time on their hands.)

If memory serves, more than onethird of my classmates signed up that very first year, and I understand that virtually all seniors now participate in the program, pursuing a wide range of activities that both expand horizons and make real contributions to a variety of government, private sector, and charitable organizations. Good

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ideas can last longer than concrete.

It’s gratifying to see that a notion germinated from a conversation in a building no longer standing has blossomed into a full-fledged fitting end to the Episcopal experience. n

Since 1970, Senior Seminar has developed into a program with more diverse opportunities for students. Ashley Stevens ’10 (above) spent her Senior Seminar with the Alexandria Fire Department.

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Nick Styles ’10

Today’s Senior Seminar Experience

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o, you’re selling your soul to the devil.” The sentiment, jokingly offered by a close friend of mine, was one that I had heard repeatedly from friends and family when I told them where I would be spending my Senior Seminar. While the majority of my classmates would pass their final month at Episcopal interning on Capitol Hill, working at one of many museums in the District, or volunteering with the Alexandria Fire Department, I elected to use my four weeks in the “real world” to learn more about an industry whose nature and reputation fascinated me: political lobbying. To that end, I secured a job interning for Peck, Madigan, Jones & Stewart, Inc., a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. Though not my first experience with the professional world, all my prior jobs had been with businesses or programs to which I had previously been connected.

With this internship, however, I was stepping into the unknown. This was actually a positive feeling; after all, the intent of Senior Seminar is to expose students to interesting communities and new opportunities, and so it was with excitement that I stepped out of the elevator on that May morning into the offices of Peck, Madigan for the first time.

I was immediately whisked into the main conference room, past a table piled high with stacks of daily political newspapers like Politico and The Hill, into the first staff meeting of the day. I would come to know that table well, as every day I would grab each of the papers and read through them to find any legislation or action issues that could impact the firm’s clients.

After the meeting, I was formally introduced to my boss, Peter Madigan, and we discussed my work for the next month. I learned that I would be reviewing congressional hearings and legislation for client interest, and that I would be coordinating with research assistants and lobbyists to develop issue briefs for topics ranging from environmental activism to defense spending.

On my way out, he handed me my reading assignment for the program: Jon Meacham’s “American Lion,” a biography of Andrew Jackson.

Over the next four weeks, I gained significant insight into the world of lobbying and political consulting. I observed many congressional hearings on issues of domestic and international importance, I followed legislation that impacted clients, and I sat in on strategy meetings. The most important conversation I had, however, occurred over lunch with Mr. Madigan midway through my internship. I brought up the topic of the industry’s public perception, and we discussed lobbying as an ethical practice. After a back and forth about corporate influence, he offered a thorough insight into the role of lobbying as a tool for creating political access, concluding that by helping corporations – and the employees they represent – navigate government, lobbyists were providing an avenue for people and businesses in all forms to make their voices heard. Or, to borrow a phrase that Meacham attributed to Jackson, “the people, sir, – the people will set things right.”

My experience forced me to reconsider my views on lobbying and the political world as a whole, and proved

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to be a transformative moment in my academic career. I have entered one of Yale’s competitive majors – ethics, politics, and economics – in the hope of better understanding the interconnectivity between these three disciplines as they relate to business and government. I am confident that my career will connect to the political sphere, either through lobbying, marketing, or consulting. Episcopal’s Senior Seminar strives to provide its participants with an insight into a field of interest, working to instill a passion that will stay with them as they continue through university and beyond. My internship with Peck, Madigan, Jones & Stewart, Inc. gave me this opportunity and helped me discover my passion for an industry and a practice that I intend to pursue after college. For me, that was the greatest benefit of Senior Seminar: through one month of work in D.C., I developed a curiosity that would stay with me beyond The Holy Hill.

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Episcopal alumni follow their dreams – whether it is to start their own company or devote time and energy to the development of a successful business.

These alumni all have one thing in common: they attribute the core and foundation of their success to the faculty at Episcopal and the opportunities they had on the Hill.

supporting a friend’s vision Michael Holt ’83 Initial Investor, Angie’s List

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ichael Holt ’83 is quick to deflect any attention that he receives for his involvement in the success of Angie’s List, which went public in November of 2011. Holt is a founding investor of the organization and makes it clear that he is not a founder. Angie’s List is a membership services company that compiles consumer ratings of local service companies and contractors, and Holt lauds the founders Bill Oesterle and Angie Hicks for their hard work and vision that led to the company’s creation in 1995.

Holt readily expresses his gratitude for the opportunity to work with Hicks and Oesterle, a classmate of Holt’s from Harvard Business School. Holt used his financial expertise to work on analytics, modeling, and scenarios that ultimately helped launch the company into a successful and nationally known organization. During the first 10 years of the company’s existence, Holt was busy working off the side of his desk for the organization, understanding the economics of the business that was evolving, and he also served on its board of managers. During that time, his dayjobs were first at Burlington Industries and later Holt Hosiery Mills. It was in 2006 that Oesterle convinced Holt to join Angie’s List officially as its executive vice president.

“I understood my role and how I could help my family, help my friend,” Holt said, “and do something that was adding value as being part of a team.”

Holt believes that leadership can be found in all forms, whether as a CEO of a company or as part of the support or management team that works behind the scenes to ensure the cohesiveness that is paramount to the success of a company. He attributes this understanding of teamwork and leadership to his days at Episcopal.

“I hold dearer my time at Episcopal than anywhere. Lessons learned there continue to support me today, and I am sure they will Michael Holt ’83 (second from right) and his family, from left: daughter Emma ’12, wife Trina, and daughter Mandy ’14.

as I move forward.”

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Holt arrived at the Hill in the 10th grade and was very active in sports; he remembers playing basketball as one of his most significant experiences.

Holt played varsity basketball for three years, and in 1982, during his junior year, was the starting point guard of Episcopal’s first IAC championship team.

“It was my job to play tireless defense and to get the ball to our scorers, Danny Miller ’82 and Paul Utt ’83. I was not the most talented player, but I was part of the team,” he remembered. His coach, Tony Shaver, taught him the value of being a team member and working hard to accomplish things together, everyone playing their part.

“He was tough,” Holt said of Shaver. “He played for Dean Smith at North Carolina and had a very demanding work ethic.”

By working hard in not just athletics but also in the classroom, Holt finished first in his class. He says that relevant and challenging material presented in the classroom by smart and thoughtful teachers helped build

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a strong academic foundation for him.

“Without a doubt, Mr. Stubbs’ math class challenged me,” he said. Holt was also Head Monitor and a member of the Honor Committee.

“I was the first Head Monitor that Mr. Ainslie selected,” he remembered.

“I saw him this past year at the Spirit of The High School Dinner and had the chance to thank him for the opportunity.”

Holt earned a full scholarship to Davidson and upon arriving there his freshman year, realized how prepared he was for studying, working hard, and managing his time, all skills he easily traced back to the academic rigor and structure of EHS. “It helped me get off to a great start and created good momentum. The challenging academics and Holt attributes teachers like Mr. Stubbs his understanding and my economics teacher, Dr. Miller – those men of teamwork and left lasting impressions on leadership to his me.”

After graduating magna days at Episcopal. cum laude from Davidson with a B.A. in economics, Holt went to work for Merrill Lynch as an investment banker, and then after a few years, he went back to school to earn his M.B.A. at Harvard Business School (HBS). It was there that he met and forged a friendship with Oesterle. After Harvard, while Oesterle went off into the venture capitalist world, Holt decided to return home to the South to work in manufacturing. “[Working in manufacturing] helped me learn about working with people.

I had been in finance and I wanted a manufacturing experience. I think I was the only HBS grad who went to work on the second and third shifts at a manufacturing plant.” Holt believes that working in smaller businesses that offer the opportunity to be more of a

generalist is a valuable experience. “I think there is a cumulative impact of what we do.

“If you end up switching jobs, it doesn’t mean that you don’t take something with you along the way,” he offered when asked if he had any advice for students considering their future career paths. “So I would worry less about what you want to do and worry more about working hard to find yourself in a position where you are doing something interesting and challenging; you are going to contribute and learn. I think I have.”

“There is a common perception about HBS that they don’t groom you to be anything other than the head of a company. But I understood that I could do something really special by being part of Angie’s List, and I feel very lucky to have been around people like Bill and Angie.”

Holt said that being part of the Episcopal community is one of his most important life experiences. “I hold dearer my time at Episcopal than anywhere. Lessons learned there continue to support me today, and I am sure they will as I move forward.”

Holt, his wife, Trina, and daughters Emma ’12 and Mandy ’14 live in Burlington, N.C. ●

living in a world of art M. Franklin Boyd ’95 Founder and Director, Boyd Level LLC

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uring her first year in law school, Franklin Boyd ’95 conceptualized the idea for Boyd Level LLC. According to the firm’s website, Boyd Level “offers private collectors and corporate clients interested in collecting today’s art a level of access and service previously available only to major collectors and established artists.” While at Episcopal, Boyd might not have had access to all the arts opportunities that are commonplace today, but she can easily attribute the components of her entrepeneurial spirit and success to the faculty members who presided over her classes.

“I couldn’t be happier to see the truly remarkable advances that EHS has made in terms of its visual arts offerings and facilities,” Boyd said. “Let’s face it, in the early days of and those before coeducation, the visual arts weren’t exactly a priority.

“That said, the faculty at Episcopal have always encouraged independent thinking, exploration, and resourcefulness – qualities which are essential for any entrepreneur.”

Boyd remembered her chemistry classes with Joe Shelor ’52 and said that while she might not have always agreed with some of his methods, “It was tough to miss his message that if you start something, you absolutely finish it.”

History Teacher Charlie Skipper insisted on clear and concise communication, Boyd said. “It takes more time to write a short letter than a long one.”

Boyd was especially inspired by English Teacher Dr. Bill Hannum for “whom I remember more for how he taught than specifically what,” she said. “Thinking back on his lectures, I am struck most by how much preparation it must have taken for them to seem so effortless; how much enthusiasm there was for each book, and how infectious that can be; and finally how rewarding it can be

“... the faculty at Episcopal has always encouraged independent thinking, exploration and resourcefulness – qualities which are essential for any entrepreneur.”

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to always approach what you are doing from a position of true generosity.”

Boyd does not remember specifically articulating she wanted to one day be a business owner, but is certain that being an entrepreneur was always appealing to her. “The advantages that come with being an entrepreneur have always been important to me; autonomy is a big part of it, but even more appealing is the opportunity to constantly try out new ideas to see what works and then jettison what doesn’t,” she said. “I thrive on meeting new people and encountering new ideas, all of which I can do as my own boss.”

After graduating from Episcopal, Boyd attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown and graduated a year early. She decided to use the extra year to explore her interest in contemporary art and attended the Christie’s program for art market studies and connoisseurship in New York. While there she became particularly interested in issues of intellectual and cultural property. This interest motivated her

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to head off to law school at New York University, intending to focus on art law. She found that to become an art lawyer it required a very broad base of experience. She joined Cravath, Swaine and Moore, LLP as an associate and had the opportunity to gain this experience.

Boyd said that when she left Cravath, she intended to recapitalize and focus on the arts business that she had founded in her first year of law school, Boyd Level LLC, but determined that “focusing is not what [she] does best!”

“Simultaneously, and somewhat accidentally, while building Boyd Level LLC, I was also building a general commercial legal practice, with, conflicts permitting, a concentration in arts,” she said. Boyd also now teaches art market and art law courses at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in both the professional programs and M.B.A. program.

“Now after many years of working closely with collectors to understand contemporary art and the “I think anyone who market,” she said, “Boyd Level wants to turn his or her is currently undergoing a passion into a business transformation to function more as an ‘art business needs to understand that accelerator.’ We’ll be trying to make money focusing on assisting other from something you love entrepreneurs with business ideas that serve the fine art is a great way to either community in one way or not make money or to another.” stop loving it as much.

Boyd is candid about the challenges and successes she has encountered as she has built her businesses. “There have been the usual bumps in the road, literally having the ceiling collapse, as well as the unexpected highs,” she said. One such high is when Boyd had the opportunity to walk through the 2009 Armory Show with reporters from The Wall Street Journal, sharing her expertise on art as an investment.

“I think the day-in-day-out challenge is figuring out what parts of ‘running a

business’ actually suit my abilities,” she said. “It can be disappointing to slowly – or suddenly – realize that you may not have 100 percent of the necessary skills.”

She said this can be initially disappointing and frustrating, but that it is important to recognize when you might not be good at something simply because you don’t really enjoy it. Finding the right people to help or “pivoting the business to de-emphasize the weak spots” can be exciting to figure out.

When asked if she had advice on turning a passion into a business, she said, “I think anyone who wants to turn his or her passion into a business needs to understand that trying to make money from something you love is a great way to either not make money or to stop loving it as much.

“Few are the businesses that can survive without compromise, and if that isn’t tolerable to the entrepreneur then my advice would be to keep the passion as simply that: something that is enjoyed purely for its own sake.” She went on to say that it in addition to understanding the necessity of compromise, it is necessary to realize that earlystage companies need to be flexible.

“If you like the risk and embrace change, then write the business plan, seek some feedback, start the business, and go for it,” Boyd said. “There’s almost no way it will turn out as you planned, but the twists, turns, and unexpected encounters along the way will certainly be more rewarding and fruitful than anything you could have predicted in the initial plan!”

In addition to her work with Boyd Level and her separate legal practice, Boyd serves on the board of three artfocused nonprofit organizations: Zer01 (San Jose, Calif.), Art in General (New York, N.Y.), and SmartSpaces (New York, N.Y.). ●

putting pursuits to paper Hanna Nation Seabrook ’05 Founder, GADABOUT

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anna Nation Seabrook ’05, an illustrator and graphic designer, owns GADABOUT, a stationery and graphic design business in South Carolina. Art and design has been a lifelong passion for Seabrook, and she credits the faculty at Episcopal for encouraging her to pursue her passion, specifically Art Teacher Frank Phillips. “He taught me to use some of the design programs I still use today. His appreciation for our work and thoughtfulness in how he displayed it made me respect the industry as whole,” she said.

In addition to the Episcopal faculty, Seabrook remembers the facilities on campus as being instrumental in her artistic development. “I was among the first classes to use the Ainslie Arts Center and having access to that sort of work environment at that age just inspires you. It makes you feel limitless,” she said.

Seabrook launched GADABOUT in 2008 while studying at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. She said that looking back, she cared about the company before it even was one. She found early doodles in the margins of her Episcopal notebooks. “When you have found something you love, it continues to find you,” she said.

Her interests always pushed her toward graphic design, and she pursued educational opportunities that would prepare her for owning her own business. Seabrook was a business economics major in a college that did not have an arts department. She was not able to take a graphic design class, but was determined to teach herself to use the programs necessary to pursue her passion. She let nothing limit her.

“I didn’t have a studio to produce and ship my cards,” she said, “yet I made it work in my tiny dorm room. Though I have always been an illustrator, there were obstacles that made me work for

“Episcopal was such an incredible and thorough experience, that I know it had a huge hand in shaping me as a person.”

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the end result. My advice is to treasure those initial obstacles; they will become the reminders of how far you have come and the moment you realized it was all worth it.”

While she built her company, Seabrook worked in Atlanta during her first year out of college as a personal assistant. She found it to be an incredibly valuable learning experience. “You have no idea how organized you can be or how much you learn to accomplish when someone else is depending on it,” she said.

Seabrook finds inspiration for her work in the life around her, particularly her South Carolina roots where good manners and adhering to traditions are paramount to the way of life. “I grew up in a place that looks back more often than it looks forward. Time is slow, and no one is in a hurry,” she said. “Cocktails go hand in hand with

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hospitality, strangers ask you about your day, and good manners are a sign of style. Growing up in the South has made me most of what I am. It has made me an entertainer, a gadabout, and an illustrator for an industry that is just as eager to champion those gestures as I am.”

According to her website, Seabrook’s designs “often draw from cultural artistry, textiles, interior design, vintage books, fashion, hobby, and turn of Seabrook drew phrase.” Her colthese whimsical lection represents characters to depict “glimpses of where the personality, she has been and spirit and passion of where she hopes to the women behind venture.” Seabrook’s The Cardigan & signature drawing The Cook. is a faceless young woman with flawless hair and impeccable style, her outfits changing with the season and occasion. Seabrook’s GADABOUT girl appears in the stationery line and in the work that she does for companies.

“The best part about owning GADABOUT,” she said, “is how often I get to enjoy and work with thoughtful, creative people.” Seabrook carefully considers each client that she works for, their passions, their mission, and their identity, crafting a unique design that they can incorporate into their websites, company information, and note cards. She worked with two women in California, who are friends living in wine country, and blog about topics such as shopping, food, and wine.

Seabrook gathered enough information from their partnership, The Cardigan & The Cook, through photos and conversations to create illustrations to be used for their identity on their website.

Seabrook believes the biggest challenge in owning a business is balancing work and play. “You make your own schedule so success and failure feel so

closely linked to what you put in and how many hours you clock,” she said.

“It is very easy to start sitting at your desk all day because of how much you care about and love what you do.

“But you have to take a step back.

Enjoying yourself so often goes hand in hand with finding new inspiration and being creative. You can’t have one without the other.”

Seabrook’s advice for starting a business is simply stated: start now. “You will never have a better opportunity. Of course, it will come with the insecurity of self-dependence, but if you cannot imagine doing anything else with your life, it will be worth the shaky start.”

Seabrook’s contagiously upbeat attitude and energy are demonstrated in the bright illustrations and candidly personal look into her life on her company website and blog. She is constantly connected to the world around her using social media tools, reaching out through Facebook and Twitter to share ideas and thoughts and cultivate new ideas. Using the grace of good manners as her guide and way of life, Seabrook shares with her readers and customers lively anecdotes and flashes into her life as a GADABOUT: an ambitious pleasure seeker; a traveler in search of enjoyment and amusement the one who roams or roves for social activity; the first to put their pursuits to paper.

Seabrook and her husband, Nelson, live in Charleston, S.C. A closer look at her work and inspirations can be found by visiting www.aGADABOUT.com. ●

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s an underclassman, most days after eating in Laird Dining Room, Christopher Summers ’08 would leave and head off by himself to the Ainslie Arts Center, where he would spend some time alone playing the trumpet. On one such day after playing for awhile, he saw that the recording studio had been left open. For a few weeks, Summers had observed other students in the studio playing instruments and recording their music. He had never joined them.

But this day, with the microphone still set up from a previous session, Summers went in and pulled up a beat on Pro Tools, an audio software, and positioned himself in front of the microphone. It was at that moment, as his voice and sound were being recorded, that Summers discovered that his passion for music went further than his talent on the trumpet.

Summers shared the recording with kids on his dorm, and soon the song was sent to an upperclassman. Before he knew it, everyone knew who he was.

“It was an embarrassing way to get into this kind of music,” said Summers.

He said he wasn’t a particularly good singer, but suddenly everyone was talking about the music he was able to make.

Summers grew up in what he calls a “sheltered home,” where his weekends were spent playing video games and spending time at home. When he arrived on the Hill, he was shocked by the differences of the boarding school environment and was slow to adjust to the pace of life, taking awhile to make friends and find his niche on campus.

Playing music in the arts center became his respite and solace from the busy life on campus.

After his first recording, Summers began to find other ways to be involved in music and music production on

“I had to find the equilibrium,” I grew up a lot while learning to balance music and schoolwork.”

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campus. During his sophomore year, Summers had the opportunity to deejay for the first time. A professional deejay who was scheduled to be at an ice cream social was stuck in traffic, so Summers went to get his laptop and speakers and performed for an hour as a deejay for the community.

“Some people were laughing at me, saying, ‘That nut!’” Summers remembered. But soon he was known as DJ Summertime and became a regular deejay for events on campus.

In 2006, Summers began assisting with a variety of projects on campus as a music producer and continued to study and research music production. He also taught himself how to play the piano and bass guitar.

By the time he was a senior, Summers had gained more experience in the studio and had begun to work with classmates who shared the same passion and interest for music and recording.

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For Senior Seminar, Summers and Tajh Restrepo ’08 recorded an album, working with other students who sang, rapped, and played instruments. They titled the album “Final Release.”

“We called it that because it was our final year at Episcopal,” Summers said, “and we wanted to release our talents to the School before our final goodbyes.”

With his increasing education in music and music production, Summers felt inspired to put his name on something more substantial and lasting. “I took the knowledge I was gaining at Episcopal,” he said, “and when I was a senior in high school, started my own record label—1Side Music.”

Determined to continue in music production while also concentrating on his Playing music in academics, this label went with him when the arts center he graduated from became his respite Episcopal and he aded to Ohio University, and solace from “I had to find the the busy life equilibrium,” he said.

“I grew up a lot while on campus. learning to balance music and schoolwork.”

Soon after arriving at Ohio University, Summers befriended Jean P. Johnson. Together the two took 1Side Music, which initially focused on music production, to a new level.

Jean P. pitched the idea of rapping. The two recorded their first song, and soon, Johnson was recording an album with Summers as the producer. The label now has a roster of six artists and celebrated its four-year anniversary earlier this year.

Since his days at Episcopal, Summers has become known as DJ iShine, which stands for “Doing Justice, I Shine.”

Summers said he created the name to represent all of the components of his life that bring out the best in him, including his academic accomplishments at Episcopal and his strong family relationships.

Summers offers powerful advice to Episcopal students who are working to develop their passions. “You were put on this earth to do something,” he said.

“Chase your dream. Chase the passion.

The only one who will stop you, is you.”

Summers is in his fourth year at Ohio University, producing music and looking forward to the continued growth and development of his music label.

To read more about Summers and his upcoming projects and releases, visit www.1sidemusic.org. ●

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One such goal is to “pilot academic programs that will lead to greater global information ‘literacy,’ interdisciplinary study, and distinctively ‘EHS’ programming.” While Episcopal begins to make strides toward accomplishing this mission, it is evident in the classroom that a number of faculty have already embraced the desired initiatives outlined above.

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Fielder believes that these programs are incredibly valuable to students.

“They are able to see that knowledge is not compartmentalized by discipline,” she said. “There is a term, consilience, that I think of in the context of E.O. Wilson, a Harvard scientist and researcher, who explored the idea that we need to start looking at knowledge without the walls of discipline, without different disciplines separating it, because everything is connected. “[Interdisciplinary programs] give students the opportunity to think critically in a much more effective way because they are pulling information from more than just one compartment of knowledge. It makes them more flexible thinkers and more powerful and persuasive in their arguments.”

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“Students crave the connections that they can make, and we just need to be more intentional about it,” said Fielder.

You can make connections in a U.S. history course with ‘The Great Gatsby,’ but if we are more intentional about it, there will be a richer result for students.”

“[Interdisciplinary programs] give students the opportunity to think critically in a much more effective way because they are pulling information from more than just one compartment of knowledge. It makes them more flexible thinkers and more powerful and persuasive in their arguments.”

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n n n Streed’s enthusiasm for Latin is palpable. The School’s Jeffcollection of rare books has transformed a typical Latin classroom into an archaeological adventure. The students in Streed’s Advanced Latin class wear white gloves and delicately turn the pages of such historic works as Henry VIII’s Book of Hours and the Nuremberg Chronicles.

“They are putting their hands on this book from 500 years ago,” said Streed. “They are translating things that have never been translated before. It’s brand new, fresh research. It’s a cool game to play.”

Streed recalled a story he heard from one of his former students who is now a freshman at Brown University. “He went to the library and asked for access to the rare books room,” Streed said. Apparently the librarian balked at the idea of a freshman entering and wouldn’t allow it.

“Most kids won’t get access to things like this for years. I don’t know any high school in the country that has books like these,” he said.

Stuart Agnew ’12, a member of Streed’s Advanced Latin class, finds the opportunity to actually handle and turn the pages of these rare books to be an incredible learning experience. “Being able to pull out a rare book and use it as if it were a normal text has really made me appreciate what resources I have available to me at Episcopal,” said Agnew. “In class, we talk about the books, but using them each class period brings the information to life.”

Streed hopes that there will be time and opportunity to collaborate with other teachers and classes so that they might have the chance to view the books within the context of their own studies. He recently shared the collection of rare books with Social Studies Teacher and Director of Multicultural Affairs Rachael Flores and her AP Art History class.

With the translation of the newly received first edition math text on the horizon, Streed is excited to get started and expand learning opportunities and discovery in his class.

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“You are more likely to retain what you learn in a hands-on class than any other kind of class because of the trial and error process you go through, collaborating with your group and analyzing which design works best.”

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“Most kids haven’t seen this before,” said Pohjola. “It’s an introduction to programming. It gives students an idea of cause and effect. If your robot hits a wall, you can program it to do something. It is very basic, but it’s a great introduction.”

When Pohjola first pitched the class to the community, he explained that it would bridge the gap between the lab-based, more theoretical AP science classes to the actual freshman engineering courses found at an engineering school.

Programming robots is only a small part of the engineering class. When the class completed a project designing and building roller coasters, they were assigned with preparing proposals for their rollercoaster designs.

“I put it in the framework of turning it into a future boss as a proposal,” said Pohjola. He showed them the basic format of the report and took them beyond just printing pages and stapling them together, asking for an electronic document with all the compilation of all the materials. “A lot of them really bought into the idea of it being the real world.”

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said. “Writing the reports was a valuable exercise because Mr. Pohjola challenged us to explain how we arrived at our final product; we learned from ideas that may not have worked, problems we ran into, and how we developed solutions to make our project work.”

One of Pohjola’s other students, Eleni Hadjis ’12, particularly enjoys the experiential design of the curriculum and class.

“A hands-on learning class is the most fun,” Hadjis said, “and the most rewarding way to learn because it demands creative thinking and determination to turn a design into a successful reality.

“You are more likely to retain what you learn in a hands-on class than any other kind of class because of the trial and error process you go through, collaborating with your group and analyzing which design works best.”

At the beginning of the year, Hadjis was uncertain what she would study when she heads off to college but Pohjola’s class has opened her eyes to new possibilities, and she said she would really like to continue engineering in college.

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“It is important for students to see their teachers interested,” said Slack. “The style of this class allows for real, authentic conversation.”

The idea to team teach “organically developed” through conversations they had with one another, said Reynolds. As neighbors on dorm, they were able to discuss what each was doing and studying with their class, and they were able to devise a plan and formulate ideas for the class.

Now one of the biggest challenges they face is finding the time to work together. “We have to make sure we are consistent with things like grading and evaluating,” said Reynolds.

Under the direction of Slack and Reynolds, the class, made up of primarily seniors, studies not just Latin American history, but also current events and cultural issues and trends.

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“Mr. Reynolds has phenomenal background knowledge in analyzing the political, socio-economic, and military conflict side of Latin American history,” said Drucker. “Mr. Slack speaks the language, has spent ample time in Latin America, and could offer a unique perspective of the difference in Latin American culture, while also providing his own analysis on the historical side of things.

“I encourage juniors and underclassmen to take this class so that they can experience the wealth of knowledge that two teachers can bring to the table.”

“It is important for students to see their teachers interested. The style of this class allows for real, authentic conversation.”

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Halm’s Freshwater Ecology class has been around for close to 10 years, always with a certain degree of experiential work tied into it.

“When it started off, it was a more textbook, typical class,” said Halm. “Since the opening of [Baker Science Center], it has been morphing in the direction of the focal point being the research and science experience. We don’t even use a textbook anymore; we pick up what we need to know to do a particular field experience and go from there.”

When Baker Science Center opened, Halm was able to spread out the class equipment and allow projects to go on for a long time. “We have dedicated space, and we don’t get in other people’s way.”

But in a class like ecology, a great deal of time is spent in the field, collecting samples in streams near and far.

“The challenge of ecology, looking at big ecosystems like my class is doing, is that there is not time to look at multiple streams or take hundreds of samples,” said Halm. The class will drive two hours to streams in rural Virginia, where they can get scores of samples in one net, but those opportunities are difficult to do often because students and Halm have to devote an entire day for the trip.

Julian Lockhart ’12 is a student in the freshwater ecology class, and is experiencing firsthand the value of an experiential class. “The textbook would just be pages of theories without any observational data to support or disprove what is printed,” Lockhart said. “The hands-on experience is what truly affirms

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our understanding of what we read, and it often opens our minds to sometimes think beyond what the textbook or notes say.

“Experiential learning requires much more student engagement than the classic classroom setting, and active engagement can motivate students to take what they learn more seriously.”

Halm is working with Math Teacher Dave Collins to build a relationship between his ecology class and Collins’ statistics class. Currently their schedules and curricula do not line up perfectly for the classes to work together. As a sort of preview to the collaboration, Halm’s students took data from their research to Collins, who has been named the “statistical consultant” for the class. Collins helped them not just analyze the data, but also made them ask pertinent questions such as “What does this mean? What should we expect now?”

“I worked with them on creating confidence intervals,” said Collins. “They needed to look at the data and determine how confident they felt about their results and whether things just happened by chance.”

The next step for Halm and Collins is to work closely together to align their curricula and schedules so that the students in the statistics class will have developed the necessary tools to assist students in the ecology class at the appropriate point in their research. Both classes will then have the opportunity to add a real-world element to what they are learning; the theory of interdisciplinary studies demonstrated at its best.

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SPRING 2012

The EHS Promise is a campaign that aspires to strengthen and secure the very core of the Episcopal experience.

Significant priorities of The Promise include the construction of a new athletics complex to meet the needs of 43 interscholastic teams, the transformation of the David H. March Library into a true hub of intellectual life on campus, and the renovation of the West Wing as the academic center of campus.

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In addition, this effort acknowledges the School’s greatest assets – students and faculty – with an innovative expansion of financial aid support for middle-income families and an increase in the availability of campus housing for Episcopal’s outstanding faculty.

TOWNSEND HALL: BREAKING GROUND IN JUNE A decades-old vision, an iconic building, and an extraordinary academic center of campus.

ATHLETICS CENTER ACHIEVES LEED SILVER RATING The magnificent new facility fulfills the promise of LEED certification on all new construction.

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The Parents’ campaign is off and running with great progress toward the goal of 100 new commitments during the 2011-12 school year!

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Lastly, The Promise includes a high priority of environmental and fiscal sustainability that includes the care of our campus, a commitment to LEED certification for all new construction, and the Roll Call, our annual fund that provides critical yearly support of the School’s program and mission.

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A VISION THAT INSPIRES TOWNSEND HALL TO REALIZE A DECADES-OLD VISION OF AN ACADEMIC CENTER OF CAMPUS

“The design team has taken much care and consideration to honor the 1945 master plan. The architecture and presence of the new academic facility will blend seamlessly with the existing buildings on campus.”

SARAH AKRIDGE KNUTSON ’96 TRUSTEE AND CHAIR OF THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE

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hen the EHS Board of Trustees called for a “possible renovation” of the Academic West Wing in the 2005 Strategic Plan, it was the beginning of what has become the capstone project of over a decade of significant campus improvements. This June, the School will break ground on Townsend Hall, bringing that project to fruition and anchoring Episcopal’s exceptional academic program in an iconic building in the heart of campus.

The project began as an exploration into what was desirable – ideal even – for the building that houses Episcopal’s English, Social Studies, and Theology departments. Much has been written in campaign brochures and articles about the larger and more numerous classrooms, the flexible learning spaces, and the ideal environment for teaching and learning.

“The new classrooms are designed with the ultimate flexibility to accommodate varying teaching styles and techniques. The lighting and the interior finishes of the classrooms are timeless and appealing,” described Sarah Akridge Knutson ’96, Trustee and Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee.

EHS Chair of English Mason New noted, “The esthetics of a space sets the mood, and the mood is really a critical important part of learning, any role that physical space can play in relaxing the student opens the mind and is so essential to what we do.”

What few people know, however, is that a 67-year-old illustration from a long-ago campus master plan inspired a vision for a principal feature of the exterior design: the stately entrance. “That illustration was an inspiration to create a front entrance where a back entrance currently exists,” explained EHS Chief Executive Officer Boota deButts ’76.

What’s in an entrance?

First, there is the very practical. As Headmaster Rob Hershey put it, “This is my 14th year at EHS, and when someone asks for directions to a particular classroom in the

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“ It is a committed statement to a liberal arts education. This is where we are putting our resources, where English and history are taught. This is what academics mean to us. When you make this kind of commitment in time and resources, it really defines what your school is about.”

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West Wing, I find I simply have to take them there. There is no good way to explain how to enter or how the floors are configured.” This point is abundantly clear as parents follow their children’s schedules and scramble from class to class during the fall Parents’ Weekend, taking a wrong turn into the kitchen basement or finding themselves confronted by a dumpster where it seems a door should be.

Then, there is the symbolic. This is the building in which the humanities are taught. Stories of the revered masters of Episcopal High School’s English and Social Studies departments go back generations, and the tradition of life-shaping lessons flowing within those same departments continues today. “My expectations for the English Department is one of remaining true to the great traditions and love and passion that the teachers of long ago always had,” said New. “I am thrilled that this design creates an appropriately grand entrance on the west side of campus – emphasizing Episcopal’s focus on academics,” said Knutson.

piscopal is thrilled to announce that the new athletics center was awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Silver Rating. This is exciting campaign news because The EHS Promise includes a commitment to environmentally sound facilities maintenance and LEED certification for all new construction.

“It is the right thing to do,” explained EHS Chief Financial Officer Boota deButts ’76 when asked why the School has made this commitment.

“Episcopal is committed to sustainability. It is important for us to demonstrate this commitment in all areas of the School, with construction being one of them.” deButts explained that the commitment actually began with the Baker Science Center, which is also LEED certified.

The LEED green building rating system takes into consideration five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality.

One of the architects of the athletics center, Grant Rogers of Cannon Design, said that reusing and incorporating the existing Centennial Gymnasium into the project was both the greatest challenge and the most interesting aspect of the work. “Especially challenging was fitting in new mechanical, plumbing, and electrical equipment, ductwork, and piping into the sometimes space-restricted and oddly configured existing spaces,” said Rogers.

He continued, “The Materials and Resources Credit for Building Reuse gave the LEED process a great opportunity to reuse, maintain, and showcase the existing, original Centennial Gymnasium building as a part of the overall project. The building has a new lightness and grace, all the while keeping a wonderful sense of history and continuity. Both the exterior features and interior spaces provide absolutely recognizable links to the former building, while exuding a new freshness and sense of vitality and optimism for the campus.”

“The athletics center is amazing,” said Emma Holt ’12. “They really thought of everything, and it gives us – the students – the opportunity to achieve whatever athletic goals we set for ourselves. The fact that it is environmentally friendly and LEED certified is more than just a plus; it’s a source of even greater pride.”

For more information on Townsend Hall, please go to www.episcopalhighschool.org/promise/inspire.

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THE PROMISE CONTINUES HEADING INTO ITS FINAL YEAR

The EHS Promise is rounding the corner and soon to head into its final year. With $10 million remaining of the $85 million goal, construction about to begin on Townsend Hall, and the Middle-Income Financial Aid Initiative yet to be fully funded, the dedication of the entire EHS community will be the key to fulfilling The Promise.

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arents are ushering in the final phase of the campaign. The inspired leadership of Parents’ Promise co-chairs Lisha and Halsey Wise ’83 (Olivia ’15) and Marcy and Rip Wilson (Taylor ’11 and Elle ’13) has led to a goal of 100 campaign commitments during the 2011-12 school year. The emphasis is participation, because in these challenging economic times, it will take many gifts to complete this campaign.

“It is entirely appropriate that the final focus of this campaign be one that inspires community and teamwork,” said Director of Development Bob Eckert. “These are, after all, among the great strengths of EHS, and when united and with a mission, this community can achieve anything.” n

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Co-Chairs: Lisha and Halsey Wise ’83 (Olivia ’15) Rip and Marcy Wilson (Taylor ’11 and Elle ’13) Lucinda and Chris Jones (Bennett ’11 and Isabelle ’14) Nina and David King (Hale ’12 and Thayer ’15) Peter and Valerie Page (Annie ’13) Britton and Sheila Sanderford (Spencer ’13) Ted and Hope Smith (Teddy ’14) Karen and John Walker (Nancy ’11)

To learn more about The EHS Promise and become part of the great tradition of stewardship that has enabled Episcopal to pursue excellence in all areas of school life for generations, please call, write, or email: The EHS Promise Campaign Episcopal High School 1200 North Quaker Lane Alexandria, VA 22302 Toll Free 877-EHS-1839 Robert C. Eckert Director of Development 703-933-4056 rce@episcopalhighschool.org PROMISE OF 100 GIFTS As of March 30, 2012

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AT THE HEART OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN is Episcopal High School’s clarity of purpose: “to prepare young people to become discerning individuals with the intellectual and moral courage to lead principled lives of leadership and service to others.” The goals herein reflect an unwavering commitment to delivering this mission in a world that is evermore interconnected and in which the characteristics of leadership, honor, and integrity, coupled with intellect and wisdom, are absolutely critical. The students understand that the Episcopal experience is a privilege and that much will be expected of them upon graduation.

When they go out into the world, alumni must have internalized the knowledge, skills, and values that prepare them as much to give of themselves as to achieve.

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is defined around a core experience that serves its students well. Careful analysis of the experiences of current students and young alumni and of the School’s position in the marketplace indicates that energies are well placed and academic priorities are on target. Secure in that knowledge but ever mindful of the fact that programs must continually evolve and grow, the School has identified in this Strategic Plan challenging areas in which programs can be improved.

Through the strategic thinking that undergirds this planning process, the EHS Board of Trustees and administration are confident that “dramatic change” is not called for at this point in the School’s history. Rather, they seek to ensure that the historically unfolding mission is delivered in an increasingly effective way. As exhilarating as the past decade of construction has been for the EHS community, the focus will now be on an infusion of fresh thinking, energy, and spirit into all programs, with the students at the center of every discussion. An academic community thrives on addressing the tough questions and responding with new ideas and creative approaches.

Through this process, EHS will sustain a trajectory that positions the School among the leading boarding schools in the nation, never resting on laurels.

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AC A D E M I C S At the core of the Episcopal High School experience is an exceptional education that prepares students for intellectual challenges in college and beyond.

The School aspires to create and deliver a curriculum that is rigorous, innovative, and evolving. Outstanding academics rely on a capable and committed faculty, so one of the School’s highest priorities is to provide an environment that makes EHS the top choice for a talented faculty who embrace boarding school life. At Episcopal, the faculty collaborates with each other and with students to develop within students the knowledge, understanding, curiosity, and ingenuity it takes to succeed, contribute, and lead in a changing world.

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Empower students to live lives of consequence in an increasingly global, connected, and technologically sophisticated world.

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Recruit and retain outstanding faculty who are committed to EHS values and who significantly contribute to the intellectual, ethical, emotional, spiritual, artistic, and athletic lives of the students.

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Establish an institutional focus on effective teaching methodology and innovation, and encourage and support faculty in their professional pursuit of these objectives.

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STUDENT LIFE Student Life is the “field of action” on which students and faculty are able to harness the powerful impact that culture and peers have on individual student goals and achievement. Because Episcopal is 100 percent boarding, the occasions that faculty have to teach, model, and engage with their students are countless; opportunities for personal growth through community life, athletics, and spiritual reflection abound.

Episcopal students want to excel, and a comprehensive, intentional, and personalized Student Life Program empowers students through a wide range of experiences that develop self-confidence and a deeper understanding of personal responsibility.

G OA L O N E C A M P U S C U LT U R E

Promote a culture that serves as a foundation for healthy, balanced, spiritual, and fulfilled lives.

G OA L T WO I N T E G R I T Y AND RESPONSIBILITY

Develop within each student a sense of personal integrity and responsibility for self, school, community, the nation, and world.

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C O L L E G E COUNSELING After graduating from EHS, young alumni look forward to the next phase of life’s journey on college campuses throughout the region, nation, and world. As personal and empowering as the School strives to make the EHS experience for each student, it is with the same energy that the School is committed to working closely with each student to secure placement at the best college for him or her. While at Episcopal, students become young adults, living up to high standards and expectations as contributing members of a close community. Similarly, expectations should be high for a challenging and rewarding experience after EHS, and the School desires nothing less than to find and achieve the right fit for each graduating senior.

G OA L P R O G R A M ENHANCEMENT

Enhance the College Counseling Program by delineating, aligning, and communicating expectations among students, parents, and the School to ensure that our graduates thrive in their pursuit of a challenging and rewarding academic experience after EHS.

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A D M I S S I O N S M A R K E T I N G A N D S T U D E N T B O DY G OA L S T U D E N T B O DY

Attract and develop an academically talented, diverse, and passionately engaged student body by determining and pursuing the appropriate balance within the School’s student body with regard to academic achievement, extra-curricular talent, gender, and socioeconomic, international, racial, and geographic diversity.

VA L U E PROPOSITION It is essential to communicate a clear and compelling articulation of the unique and exceptional value of the Episcopal experience. The first step is to help prospective families understand and embrace the strengths of boarding schools in general; on that platform, a convincing case for Episcopal’s distinctive strengths and value can be built.

G OA L D E F I N E A N D C O M M U N I C AT E VA L U E

Define and effectively convey to all constituencies the unique, exceptional, and enduring value of the EHS experience.

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RESOURCES Disciplined stewardship of the School’s resources is vital to securing a strong future for EHS. In addition, it is clear that revenue generated from a healthy endowment directly impacts the School’s ability to deliver an exceptional secondary boarding school experience to a highly talented and diverse student body.

G OA L E N S U R E E S S E N T I A L RESOURCES

Ensure resources essential to accomplish the School’s mission through effective management, creative and cost-effective funding solutions to strategic thinking proposals, and increased endowment for students and faculty.

Class Notes 1931

Merrick Thomas ’66 sent this memorial about his father, Llewellyn Thomas ’31: “My father, Llewellyn C. Thomas ’31, died peacefully on Oct. 26, 2011, 10 days short of his 98th birthday. Llew thought so much of his experience at EHS that he insisted that I attend as well. This was one of his greatest gifts to me.

“Llew went from EHS to Princeton and on to U.Va. for law school, where he was notes editor of the law review.

After graduation, he clerked for the D.C. Federal Court of Appeals and went on to practice law in Washington, D.C. Although he could have been deferred as a parent of two, he left his practice to serve in the Navy as an officer on a destroyer in the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

“On his return from the war, Llew resumed his law practice and helped rear his, soon to be, four children. He pled cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, but he was more proud of his service on the Episcopal ecclesiastical court. The trial concerned a minister who, against his bishop’s orders, had allowed women to give communion in his church. Llew’s meticulously researched dissenting opinion laid the groundwork for the eventual ordination of Episcopal women clergy. He was delighted when EHS chose to admit women.

“Llew was all that EHS could wish of its alumni. He always conducted himself as a Christian gentleman. He fought as a citizen soldier. He studied and read to within weeks of his death.

He was the epitome of a lifetime scholar. He was a devoted parent. To his dying day, he demonstrated a personal integrity that had been nurtured by our Honor Code.”

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John Melvin P.O. Box 1770 Pawley’s Island, SC 29585 (H) 843-237-9815 jmel@webtv.net John Melvin had a good chat with Bill Waxter, who lives in Broadmead, a retirement community in Baltimore.

He also had phone visits with Frank Dusch and Dave Carr, who are both doing well. John still enjoys playing golf three or four times a week.

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Henry Burnett writes, “I continue to practice law, golf, and tennis with diminishing results.”

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Bill Hart 6449 Walters Woods Drive Falls Church, VA 22044 (H) 703-941-8346 henry5cat@verizon.net Bob Estill, who is the retired bishop of North Carolina, was one of the featured speakers in the Lenten Preaching Series at Christ Church in Raleigh, N.C. One of the other preachers was Episcopal’s chaplain, The Rev. Gideon Pollach.

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Barbara Baker Pendergrast (left) and Ann Bissell Pendergrast ’07 are the daughter and granddaughter of Archie Baker ’47.

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Hugh Richardson 1819 Peachtree Road, NE, #200 Atlanta, GA 30309-1850 (O) 404-351-0941 Calling all members of the Class of ’47.

You will be relieved to know that Harvey Lindsay ’47 has volunteered to be your class correspondent, beginning with the EHS Magazine’s fall 2012 issue. Unlike this digital Dumbo, Harvey has email. It’s harveylindsay@ harveylindsay.com, and Harvey’s Norfolk telephone number is 757-6408202. Please send your news to Harvey.

It was good to hear from Tommy Gregory ’47. His father, Quenton Gregory, graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1902 and was sent to China with British American Tobacco. When he returned to the States, Mr. Gregory married a lady 18 years younger than he. Tommy, who captained both basketball and baseball at Episcopal, got his diploma at UNC 50 years after his father and is happily married to his second wife, Tina, who is 18 years his junior. As Tommy says, what goes around, comes around.

Dr. Miles Gregory ’48 lives in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., the same city as older brother Tommy. A noted pediatrician, Miles was alternate captain of the 1947 football team that sent more

of its members to play college football than any other squad. While at EHS, Miles was All-Metropolitan, named

by Coach Male as one of his best 11 players, and later was a member of North Carolina’s football team. Some remember a fall weekend evening in 1947 when word came that Alexandria or Fairlington tough guys were headed to Episcopal looking for a fight. They were led by a fellow named Jim Moore, no relation to Ben Moore ’48 or Sam Moore ’48. A bunch of us went down to a small pond inside of the School’s wall near the main gate and saw Jim Moore and his townies. It was a relief for us “chickens” when it was decided that it would not be a free-for-all but Miles Gregory would fight the Moore fellow one-on-one. Miles got in some good punches and probably would have decked Moore, but the cops arrived and made everybody disperse. From then on, Miles was our hero.

Dick Paynter ’47, who died in 2006, was honored posthumously at the 60th Reunion of his class at Princeton.

An engraved stone in the university’s chapel was unveiled which reads, “Richard Kates Paynter III ’51, secretary of the class for 35 years, dedicated to his memory on the occasion of the 60th Reunion of the Class of 1951.”

Present for the ceremony were Dick’s son, David, his wife, and their two

daughters, and Dick’s daughter, Ann, and her husband. Old Boys who were classmates of Dick’s at Princeton include Bob Akeley ’47; the Rogers twins, Bo ’47 and Bob ’47; Neil Schaller ’47; Dan Sullivan ’47; and Ben Weems ’42.

No longer with us is Neil Craig ’47, a successful Nashville businessman, a generous contributor to the annual fund, and an EHS trustee. As students, we could get Nashville’s 50,000-watt radio station, WSM, on our turneddown radios after lights out. Neil’s cousin, Francis Craig, had a dance band and his music would be broadcast over WSM. A song the orchestra often played, “Near You,” became a hit. It can still be heard on Sirius satellite radio once in a while.

Late last December, Eddie Leake ’47 boarded a 700-passenger cruise ship (no connection to the one whose captain ran it ashore in Italy in January) in Bermuda sponsored by Cavalier Travels, which caters to University of Virginia alumni. Eddie’s voyage took him to Brazil with stopovers along the way.

One was St. Kitts, West Indies, where a close relative of Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Jefferson, is buried. Eddie arrived back in his native Richmond in time for this year’s birthdays of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 16) and Robert E. Lee (Jan. 19) but passed them up in favor of having lunch with visiting Doug Mackall ’49. Thomas Jefferson’s birthday is April 13, and you can bet Eddie will be in on those festivities.

Eddie’s new Richmond address is 5100 Monument Avenue, #410, Richmond, VA 23230.

Archie Baker ’47 is the father of Barbara Baker Pendergrast, mother of Ann Bissell Pendergrast ’07, a fine athlete who rowed crew and played basketball for the Maroon. Twenty-five years ago, Ann Bissell Pendergrast’s paternal grandfather, Tom Pendergrast, Norris Broyles ’48, and John Wood (father of EHS trustee Jenner Wood ’70), and their wives formed a mixed-doubles traveling tennis troupe. They pounded the yellow fuzzy ball not only at U.S. resorts, but also in Southern France and Mexico. Speaking of tennis, it was not on the athletic list of Gardner

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Mason ’47, who was at Episcopal for one year. However, tennis became a serious sport for Gardner, and he lettered in it at Auburn University. Gardner’s parents were from Montgomery, Ala., where his father was an aviator and instrumental in building that city’s first airport. Flying was in Gardner’s blood, and after college, he flew AD Skyraiders for the U.S. Marines. Then he was a pilot for Delta Airlines for 34 years flying the big jets to European cities. Upon retiring from Delta, Gardner owned and flew a Cessna 140. Then he built from a kit a 1929 vintage, twoseat, open-cockpit plane with a wooden fuselage. When Gardner takes to the air, think of “Smilin’ Jack.”

EHS caricaturist supreme Alexander Scott Hamilton III ’48 died on Oct. 10, 2011, after a battle with lung cancer. Ironically, Alex wrote a popular column in The Monthly Chronicle about Egypt called “Smoke Rings.” Alex came from horse country, Warrenton, Va., where his father raised thoroughbreds.

One horse, Blue Aster, raced at various tracks, but Alex never got around to telling us where Blue Aster finished.

Alex graduated from U.Va. having majored in business and served in combat with the Marines in Korea. He married the former Carolyn Ballard, who predeceased him, and they were the parents of three sons and a daughter. After holding positions with General Electric and Proctor and Gamble, he settled in Corinth, Miss., where he married his second wife, the considerably younger Donna Brumfield (sounds like Tommy Gregory). Alex had participated in The High School’s production of “Twelfth Night,” and one of his main interests, Donna said, was assuming roles in Corinth’s community theater. He played Marley’s ghost in “A Christmas Carol,” Fagin in “Oliver,” and Eliza Doolittle’s father in “My Fair Lady.”

Bob Richardson ’48, no relation alas, the starting shortstop for Coach Bill Ravenel’s 1948 baseball team, fondly remembers Alex’s uncle, George Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton was Bob’s guardian while Bob was growing up, and Bob says that George Hamilton was a master at Episcopal from 1929-32.

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Joby and Frank Meade ’48 like the living in Bishop’s Garden, a super senior citizen’s community in Charleston, S.C. Frank, who captained the Maroon netmen his senior year, writes, “Unlike most, I look forward to growing old…puts me in an older age bracket for tennis with a better chance to win.”

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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 We lost two wonderful classmates over this past summer – Dave Wiecking on July 22 in Charlottesville and Jim Innes, who was a resident of Greenwich, Conn., for over 47 years on Aug. 29. By now you have received reports from The High School of their deaths and splendid lives.

Dave served as Virginia’s chief medical examiner and led the lab in conducting the nation’s first successful DNA-based prosecution for capital crimes – a case which revolutionized forensic medicine. The current chief medical examiner, Dr. Leah L. Bush, says, “He steered the office in the right direction, such that more than 20 years later, Virginia is considered a model system.” Another colleague, Dr. Marcella Fierro, described him as “... an exceptional forensic pathologist. He was the best I ever knew.”

Dave shared with his wife, Mary Jane, a passion for train travel, riding almost every passenger track in the contiguous 48 states. He was also close to his family, and they had just departed to their homes all over the

country after a happy reunion when he died quietly in his sleep.

Jim practiced internal medicine and gastroenterology in Greenwich from 1964 until 1997. During those years, he was also active in medical education, including an appointment at Yale, as well as in multiple local activities including service on the Board of Education and the town legislative body. After retirement, he continued volunteering, including reading with first grade students. So he taught from the first grade to Yale! His daughter, Deborah, wrote me that, “He lived a full and important life, and has left a wonderful legacy through his career and volunteer work. The outpouring of support and the memorials have meant the world to us.”

As I write these words, I am reminded of the words of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes written when he was over 90.

He reflected that even after a jockey has crossed the finish line, there is still a little canter out to the end when the cheers of the crowd can still be heard.

Having been in touch with Dave’s and Jim’s families, I hope and believe that they did have such a deserved and rewarding canter.

Other news: Jim McNeely reports, “2011 was a banner year for my architectural firm. Let’s hope that means there is an economic recovery on the horizon.”

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Walter Reed (H) 707-448-3347 waltnloli@earthlink.net Dear Friends, First of all I know that we all are so very proud of the turnout for our 60th Reunion (22 of us). Also, though Loli and I missed it due to health matters, we were there in spirit. I also am so very grateful for the beautiful plaque sent to me by the attendees; it will occupy a place of honor in my little office though, to be honest, I do not feel that I am worthy of it. Thank you so very much.

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a task but an extreme pleasure. First of all there was the BIG weekend of the Woodberry football game, which involved so many other events including a tour of the Virginia Theological Seminary (thanks to Lee Marston), where we heard about plans for rebuilding the church, where we all worshipped (and gazed longingly at the young girls), as well as tours of the new science building, and the expanded gymnasium at EHS. Talks by Rob Hershey (the Honor System and zero tolerance on drug use) and our own Julian Robertson’s take on the economy were most informative I am told. Apparently, thanks to Dick Rutledge’s considerable skill and the cooperation of our school representatives, everything went smoothly and everyone had a grand time.

And here’s what I learned from my most recent calls: Frank Boxley: Frank rode up with Jim Hickson who was checking out his Bedford properties, and they had a great chat en route. Frank, as our former team co-captain participated in halftime ceremonies and praised the entire experience. He sat next to my roommate, Bill Calvert, at The Game, really enjoyed the class dinner at a downtown Alexandria restaurant (which nobody could name), and got around pretty well despite a cane. He will be undergoing a hip replacement soon.

Bill Calvert: Confirmed a nice chat with Frank Boxley and confesses that he passed a stress test with flying colors recently and that both he and Marion are in good shape. He still sings with his local barbershop quartet group in Portland, Ore. Their next target is July 6. He is cleaning up the house and putting in shelving, etc., but, like us, now has a cleaning lady coming in to do the heavy work. He had a nice chat with Palmer Stearns at The High School, and he agrees with us about the power of prayer. He may make our 65th!

Bob Fishburn: Bob has had more than his share of health problems but is very confident in his doctors, who are tops in their field. Bob confessed that his school life at EHS was often not pleasant but the reunion was wonderful.

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This meshes with my own feelings and a major factor in why I write this column. We are all in our later years now and fully mature. Our interests and discussions are backed by years of experience and reflect clear judgment regardless of what one sees on the TV screen. Bob, like others I talked to, says Julian did a grand job in his offthe-record chat with all who attended.

Pegram Harrison: Pegram still enjoys good health and had a great time at the reunion. When I was making my early calls about changing our reunion date to include such a big event with all the students there, many of us were not sure they could make it unless Pegram was going to be there, too. I know just how they felt and, sure enough, we ended with the largest class reunion for any 60th in the history of the School. Since it was a celebration of the 20th as a coed school, we discussed it and Pegram, from his experience on the Washington and Lee Board of Visitors, pointed out the many positive aspects of such a course, i.e. grade point averages soared and the true diversity led to easier adjustment when our grads entered college.

Jim Hickson: Jim is another of us who has experienced more than his share of illness, but he hasn’t let it slow him down a bit. This is the first year that he has not had a ski pass, and I believe he did not go hunting either.

He now stays busy playing bridge and reloading ammo for his many guns. With the economy in tatters, I gave him my opinion that a gun will serve one well during the hour or so it will take the police to respond to your call. He reported chatting with Jim Rumsey, Nigel MacEwan, Bobbie Page, Frank Boxley, Otto Lowe, and Bill Calvert. He is adding (building) a 1,558-square-foot house to his Bedford properties for rental income. It will have a geothermal heat pump fed by a pond on the property, which will lower his electricity bill considerably.

Fred Hutchins: Fred says he still works three hours a day, five days a week just to stay busy. His Barbara has a fear of flying so they have a cabin in

the North Carolina mountains, where they can get back to nature. So far it’s working and he’s in wonderful health.

He had planned to attend the reunion but an emergency came up at the last moment. He will make the 65th!

Lee Marston: I had a brief chat with Lee who carried the heavy load of the class tour of the VTS. Lee has just written a book on his dad, The Reverend H. Lee Marston, and it’s a collection of stories from friends and family. He just sent me a copy, which I will read as soon as this report is finished. I confided to Lee that I too am setting about organizing a book about my parents for my family as well but how difficult it is these many years later. Lee reports that our church is most successful world-wide with many African churches providing input in a most positive manner.

During our talk I made a note saying “everybody must play” but, for the life of me, I cannot remember what it means. Undoubtedly, it somehow refers to today’s world and the many complaints about human behavior.

I’m sure I will hear from Lee when our next magazine is out.

Nigel MacEwan: A brief chat but Nigel sounds strong and healthy. He and Judy will be running up to their yacht club resort on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Nigel is one of those Pegram guys who knew Pegram since kindergarten and after The High School, they attended Harvard at the same time. We discussed movies, of all things and, after my insistence, he agreed to see “Hugo,” which is one of the best in my book.

Hardy Patten: A nice long chat with Hardy, who keeps me informed on The High School since he lives in Alexandria and visits the School regularly. Hardy too really enjoyed every aspect of the reunion including Julian’s talk and Dick’s behind-thescenes management of every event – everything on time and someone from the School always there to assist.

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every aspect of school life. Well done, ladies.

Jim Rumsey: We had a fine chat and Jim was delighted to see many friends, especially those from Charleston, S.C., from other classes.

We remarked how class association faded so much while personal contact becomes paramount over the years.

Jake Mitchell: What a pleasure for me to talk with Jake again. He and Sandra are doing well and what a wise move it was for them to sign up for a physical therapy class at the town open house. I, too, was in one for several years and now my Loli and I use our treadmill for morning exercises rather than as a place to hang clothes.

Loli and Walt Reed: And as for us, we are recovering from Loli’s lung cancer. Her surgery cost her one third of her right lung but our surgeon removed all the cancer and best of all it had NOT metastasized. Regular CT scans will insure that any reoccurrence will be dealt with quickly and eventually my love will be back to normal – fully cancer-free. My warmest gratitude to all whose prayers have helped to bring us God’s loving care.

We are here to do the same for you – don’t forget. In closing it’s not too early to plan for our 65th. In-as-much as most attendees remarked on how enjoyable it was to meet again as older (and wiser?) men, Dick and I think that these friendships would again flower in the same environment in November of 2016, so keep this proposal in mind, Loli and I will do our best to join you there. Affectionately, Walt Reed.

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Fred Cleveland (H) 817-870-2087 FredClev@sbcglobal.net 60th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

Don Faulkner is living a happy, active life in Rockbridge County, Va. He stays busy with agricultural family farming, fresh local food, and conservation projects.

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Ed Mullins (H) 803-782-3027 (O) 803-733-9401 ed.mullins@nelsonmullins.com 60th Reunion: 2013

Donna and Peter Page still maintain their Alaska residency by spending more than six months a year at their home in Juneau, where summers are spent salmon fishing and pulling crab pots.

They spend the winters at their home on “Oakland,” which has been in the family since 1717. They are working on placing the latter in a conservation easement so that it retains its rural farming character in perpetuity. They made the grand crossing on the QM2 last year and visited the Duxford Air Museum, which houses some of the aircraft Peter flew in the Air Force, one of which is an F-86 that is still flying. He asked the pilot if he would lend him the keys for a spin, but for some reason, the pilot didn’t think it was a good idea.

Jim (aka) Simmonds says everything is going well in Charlottesville with him and his wife, Monique. Their health is good, and they have been able to get to France for about a month each year for the last 15 years. His French is still lousy but Monique is a native speaker.

At the 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Jim was awarded the coveted Warner T. Koiter Medal. It was established in 1996 to recognize distinguished contributions to the field of solid mechanics with special emphasis on the effective blending of theoretical and applied elements, and on a high degree of leadership in the international solid mechanics community. The medal honors the late Dr. Warner T. Koiter (1914-97), world-renowned authority in the field of solid mechanics, and it commemorates his vast contributions as research engineer and teacher.

Jonathan Bryan and his wife, Judy, celebrated their 50th anniversary with a gathering of their three middle-aged offspring and three teenage grandchildren at a 10-day house party on Big Pine Key, Fla., over Christmas and New Year’s. Also, he has enjoyed writing and

(self ) publishing five books, “ Life of Love, Love of Life” (about his mother and father); “CrossRoads: Musings on a Father-Son Pilgrimage” with his son Alex, to Ireland; “Nonetheless, God Retrieves Us: What a Yellow Lab Taught Me about Retrieval Spirituality” (an argument for a reasonable, affirmative theology to counter some more strident versions afloat); “Questings: A Parable” (a sort of novel that puts the abstractions in “Nonetheless” into the plot of a character’s life); and “ The Whole Biblical Narrative” (the plot of the Bible laid out as a coherent story from start to finish, with illustrative passages, in 100 pages -- substantiates the premise in the previous two books. See www.nonetheless.us. He still lives near Alexandria and would welcome any of his class when you’re nearby.

Mayo Read and his wife, Ellen, continue to enhance their reputation as travel gurus. They put together a great trip to Spain last September. They spent a wonderful week in a villa near Barcelona with Nelson Weston ’54, Charlie Merriman ’51, Carlo Oates ’52, and Hunter deButts ’47.

After retiring from part-time positions as chairman of a bank holding company as well as an insurance company, Ammon Dunton has continued to act as managing partner of a nineman law firm (Dunton, Simmons & Dunton) in rural Virginia. His wife, Kathy, and he live in a colonial home (on the National Register) raising corn, wheat, and soy beans, and keeping sheep. They have four successful and happily married children and hope to see some old friends at our 60th class reunion next year.

Sam Holt is closing in on 60 years off The Holy Hill. After too much schooling and gigs at CBS, PBS, NPR, Discovery, and the Library of Congress, and, based on his quest for consulting work of various sorts, is retired, if not voluntarily. His wife of 35 years died in 2005, but their three daughters thrive. Two are married. One is writing, another is getting a Ph.D. in Russian studies at Columbia (the school in New York, not the town in South Carolina, where so many schoolmates live), and

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the third is coping with two young girls in D.C. He sees classmates and fellow alumni rarely now but would welcome any chances at doing so.

Bailey Patrick is still practicing with K&L Gates but not at the same old pace. He and Rose are traveling some.

They went to Paris last November, and Bailey had a solo trip to Russia this past summer. He spends weekends in Linville, N.C., in the summer. He had dinner with Nelson Weston ’54 there this past summer. He and Rose have three grandchildren at The High School now, and two more have graduated in the last three years. All of them have had very positive experiences, he is happy to report. As a consequence, he has had recent opportunities to visit EHS. He was most impressed by the campus and saw many changes but all for the better.

Ed Hutchins and his wife, Lenora, who is from San Diego, reside in the border town of Mesquite, Nev. Ed waited to find the best and was 40 years old when he met Lenora Lee Warden while he was doing some winter skiing in Aspen. They were married shortly thereafter. Ed got graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of South Carolina, worked for an investment banker in New York, and then for the Bank of America in San Francisco for five years. After deciding that he did not want to be a banker, he moved to Las Vegas and got into the gambling business. He spent 40 years in that business and retired 12 years ago from the Desert Inn, now known as the Winn, as a public relations executive, which in the gambling world is known as a “pit boss,” one of the duties of which is to assuage the feelings high-profile folks who have suffered a substantial loss. He does not have a cell phone or a computer but works out most days when he is not playing golf and allegedly weighs the same as he did when he was at EHS. We are all hoping he and Lenora will grace us with their presence at our 60th reunion.

Ed Mullins and his wife, Andrea, still live in Columbia, S.C., where their two sons and four granddaughters also reside, and around the corner

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from his EHS roommate, EHS football Hall of Famer and captain of the 1958 University of South Carolina team, Dr. Nelson Weston ’54. Ed is still on the rock pile, as of counsel to his law firm. He is handling mediations and arbitrations and travels extensively as a board member of the National Center of State Courts and of the American Inns of Court and as a representative of South Carolina on the National Uniform Law Commission. He also travels some between Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough’s 12 offices from Tallahassee through Atlanta, the Carolinas, West Virginia, D.C., and Boston, trying to meet all of its 420 attorneys.

Jack Duer retired from his truck farming and interstate produce sales business 10 years ago, and he and his wife, Marjorie, whom he met when they were attending William and Mary, moved to a retirement home at Mallard Landing, Md. He has a granddaughter (Jacqueline Clayton ’12) currently at EHS and plans to attend her graduation and our 60th reunion.

Austin Moore’s lovely wife, Plum, passed away early this year. He still has several children and their spouses as well as many grandchildren to keep him company. They had finished a grand addition to their home at scenic Lake Murray just outside of Columbia.

Austin intends to show it off with a garden party in late spring and would welcome any of the Class of 1953. He is planning to attend the 60th EHS class reunion in 2013 as well as his 55th at the University of Virginia and his everyfive-year reunion of his Marine officers’ basic school at Quantico, Va., in 2012.

Fritz Van Winkle is retired from Van Winkle and Associates, an advertising and marketing company, he established 27 years ago after breaking off from a large Atlanta advertising company, and now has turned over to his son, Alex. He has been attending the Columbia Theological Seminary and is assisting the chaplain of the renowned Shepherd Spinal Center. He and his brother, Ed ’48, still successfully compete in regional and national doubles tournaments.

Greig Cummings sent this report: “I am in my second year of retirement from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney after spending 50 years in the investment industry. We are enjoying our family and our seven grandchildren in Northern Virginia (5) and Hartsville, S.C., (2). International travel has been and continues to be our other interest.

I continue to be active in the United States Rotary Golfing Fellowship as well as the International Golfing Fellowship.

I would welcome hearing from classmates traveling to the Washington, D.C., area.

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Charlie Covell (H) 352-336-0127 (O) 352-846-2000 Ext 251 covell@louisville.edu 60th Reunion: 2014

Darrell Jervey reports, “I am still married (52 years) to same gal, Pat, who was my date at Finals in 1954.

We have four children, but our youngest daughter, Jinks, was lost to breast cancer in January of 2009. We have 10 grandchildren, enjoy music (guitar and keyboard), and play regularly in several groups both blue grass and church. I am a semi-retired ophthalmologist – still work three days a week. I was the recipient of the “Outstanding Humanitarian Award” from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2010 and the same award from the South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology in 2008. That related to 35 years of mission work in eye care in Haiti. I still enjoy hunting, boating, and travel.”

Morton Boyd writes, “Anne and I are trying to grow old gracefully and so far, so good. We spend about four months a year at Sea Island, Ga., playing a lot of golf. We have five wonderful grandchildren, aged 3 to 13. All live in Louisville, where we still make our home. I am involved with a private charitable foundation, which occupies about one-third of my time. We enjoyed a wonderful weekend back at EHS this fall when the undefeated football team of 1953 was inducted into EHS Athletics Hall of Fame. The School still seems very

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healthy with outstanding faculty, staff, and student body. Enjoyed renewing old friendships.”

Charlie Covell enjoys his part-time job at the Florida Museum. His daughter is married but his two sons are not – no grandchildren, yet!

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Sandy Wise (H) 614-766-1511 (O) 614-447-0281 hawppmd@aol.com 60th Reunion: 2015

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Terry Cooper (H) 434-202-8065 (O) 703-931-8172 terry@cooperresearch.us

Bruce Rinehart ’56 (right) at the Episcopal-Woodberry game with Hunter Faulconer III, who accepted the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame honor on behalf of his father, Hunter Faulconer, Jr. ’57.

60th Reunion: 2013

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Louie Gump (O) 423-282-3933 lhg703@yahoo.com 55th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

Chip Woodrum is serving as chairman of the Library of Virginia Board.

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Surry Roberts (H) 919-828-2245 surryroberts@adventure777.com 55th Reunion: June 2013

John Briddell -- After Episcopal, John Briddell went to the University of Virginia for one year, then to Virginia Tech to study animal science. He then went to the University of Pennsylvania for veterinarian school, and followed this with his large animal practice of veterinary medicine in Charlottesville from 1966-78. The next 25 years encompassed work as director of technical services in animal health (pharmaceuticals and biologics) at Mallinckrodt in Doylestown, Pa. (1978-88); Pitman Moore, Inc. in Illinois (1988-97); and Schering Plough in Annandale, N.J. (1997-98). John has written numerous scientific articles in his work and has taught seminars for veterinarians and business associates.

Shep Ansley ’57 with his daughter, Anna Ansley Davis (left), his granddaughter, Anna Boyce Davis, and his wife, Boyce Ansley, at Mount Vernon. Boyce served as vice regent for Georgia on the board of trustees of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association from 1986 until 2007, when she was appointed regent of the association. She and Shep enjoy visiting Mount Vernon twice each year.

John retired with his family to Bloomington, Ind., in 1998. He first taught himself sailing while building a Penguin sailboat. Hunting was a transient interest as he almost had a Dick Cheney experience. He loves history, particularly reading books about our presidents, as many as one a week. He served on the vestry twice for Trinity Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania.

He attended the University of Indiana School of Journalism and heard diverse talks from such people as Al Sharpton,

David Brooks, and Wesley Clark.

On reading James Herriot’s “All Creatures Great and Small,” John was able to identify with the opening scene.

After delivering a dairy calf in a barn in midwinter, he drove home in a TR-6 with no heat, cold and wet, just like his fellow vet.

John clearly remembers making small payments in the dining room for dropped trays! “On Our Way Rejoicing!” will be the closing hymn at his funeral service. He was inspired

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by Mr. Phillips and Mr. McLaughlin, and in turn he thought that Mr. Phillips challenged him the most. John recalls President Eisenhower’s grandchildren riding Mr. Ravenel’s five-person sled down the hill in front of EHS. There was only one Secret Service agent at the top of the hill and only one at the bottom. Things have changed!

Tim Burnett – Following Episcopal, Tim attended the University of North Carolina as a Morehead Scholar and graduated in 1962 with a degree in math and as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Order of the Grail. Tim graduated from Harvard Business School with distinction in 1965 and was on the faculty for another 18 months. He served six years with Citizens & Southern National Bank (now Bank of America) in Atlanta.

Now living in Greensboro, Tim’s career has been with Bessemer Improvement Company dealing in commercial and industrial real estate, serving as president for many years.

Tim has had a long and distinguished record of service to the University of North Carolina. He has served as a member of the board of trustees, and as chairman, and also on the board of visitors and as chairman of that group. Tim received the William Richardson Davie Award, the highest recognition given by the board of trustees and also the General Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Medal. He was on the committees for the Bicentennial Campaign and the Carolina First Campaign. He is presently vice chair of the board of directors of the UNC Health Care System, on the board of UNC-CH Foundation, Inc., and vice chair of the trustees of the Morehead-Cain Foundation. He has been a generous supporter of the Carolina Performing Arts, the North Carolina Botanical Garden, and distinguished professorships and student success programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. Tim is a member of the Lux Libertas Society, an organization of UNC’s most devoted supporters. For his outstanding service, Tim recently received from the University an honorary doctor of laws degree.

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Tim enjoys saltwater fishing, especially offshore scuba diving. He holds a master diver’s certification. Besides business reading, he presently enjoys Tom Clancy. He has been active in support of his Presbyterian Church and at Episcopal High School, where he served on the Board of Trustees.

The greatest value from Episcopal was working hard for the first time and living with the honor system. His most respected teacher was Mr. Callaway and most feared, Mr. Karlson. Tim and Tim McCoy threw Alex Spotswood ’60, a wise rat, out the bathroom window on first McGuire fully naked into the snow, and there stood Mrs. Thompson. Alex set a still existing record to race to the end of the dorm. A nice break from the grind was for a few members of the track team to visit the Stewart Gym apartment, where Billy Boothe ’43 lived, to see “Have Gun, Will Travel” on Saturday evenings.

Tom Goodwin – After EHS, Tom graduated from Washington & Lee in 1962 with a degree in political science.

He lettered all four years in football.

The 1961 and 1962 teams were undefeated, and the Washington Touchdown Club chose the 1961 team as the Outstanding Small College Team in the country, designated since 1973 as the National Small College Champion.

Coach Lee McLaughlin was National Small College Coach of the Year in 1961. Tom was chosen Little AllAmerican, All-State, and the MVP of the 1961 homecoming game. In 2008, the 1961 team was inducted into the W&L Hall of Fame. Tom was also president of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

After a year of law school at U.Va., Tom joined the trust department of First National Exchange Bank in Roanoke in 1963. The bank later joined the holding company Dominion Bankshares Corp. in 1973. Tom attended the graduate thesis program of the National Trust School at Northwestern University, along with extensive graduate training at multiple schools, primarily in business.

First Union Corp. bought Dominion Bankshares Corp. in 1993, with Tom as an executive vice president in charge

of non-bank operating companies, corporate real estate, security, and purchasing. The day after separation from First Union, he began Goodwin & Company, which he later merged with Days Construction Company, both Roanoke commercial construction companies. They specialized in building healthcare facilities across the Southeast.

In 2000, they switched their emphasis to the hospitality industry and formed Affordable Suites of America, Inc. This is an “extended-stay company with both company-owned and franchised operations.” Tom still works full time as president of Affordable Suites of America, Inc. Besides tennis and woodworking, Tom has had a lifelong interest in sailing, both lake and ocean. He was very active in transporting boats from as far north as Boothbay Harbor, Maine, to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, going through open ocean for 1,000 miles pre-Loran and GPS. Tom’s wife, since 1973, died in 2007 after a year’s bout with cancer.

Hayne Hipp had Tom over with his next door neighbor, Joe Logan, brother of George Logan ’63, for drinks on New Year’s Eve! Surry Roberts – After EHS, Surry attended UNC and majored in history and travel – visiting Green Giant Pea Cannery, Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall, 4 Lazy F Ranch in Wyoming, and being bag boy twice for the Lyon College tour to Europe.

After UNC Medical School, the only internship near good surfing was at the U.S. Army’s Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu, which was followed by Vietnam. After service with the 82nd Airborne Division, there were extensions with the 5th Special Forces Group to serve with the Montagnards in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Since the Montagnards came as refugees from Vietnam in 1986, sponsoring families and building Habitat houses for them have been challenging and rewarding. We are nearing completion of the film, “Abandon Allies” about the Montagnards of Vietnam.

After residency in Charleston and rheumatology in Charlottesville, a

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three-year odyssey around the world was planned to serve as a physician – an ER in Kingston, Jamaica, further training at Scripps Clinic in California, and the Auckland Hospital in New Zealand, as well as six months with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the Outback of Australia, and several months on a mountaineering expedition in Nepal. Travel was by foot, thumb, bus, train, and plane with six months around India! Rheumatology practice in Raleigh extended from 1976 and ended in 1983 with decreased vision. Trips to over 100 countries have included six returns to the Himalayas including Zanskar, perhaps the most remote kingdom in the world; a 500-mile walk with camels across the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia; and one of the first trips down the Tatshinshini-Alsek river system in Alaska with the Explorer’s Club of N.Y.C. Following medicine, business has been exciting! The game has included raising sheep, going into debt to purchase farms and timber near Raleigh, real estate development, and renovating historic homes for the National Register.

A major pursuit has been youth leadership development through conservation and environmental protection. Through young people, business, and other initiatives have been fun and easy. Presently, we have 18 Seaboard Restaurant in Raleigh; CMS Website Services in Jaipur, India; Sugar Hollow Retreat in Tennessee; and a cattle operation in Bland County, Va. Favorite books are “Endurance” and “Rudder: From Leader to Legend.”

Episcopal made a major impact on me. EHS and the military both taught that each of us, in whatever small way, can make a difference. It was a privilege to be inspired by the teachers and also by the students, to see that achievement occurs in line with the honor system, hard work, leadership, teamwork, and high integrity. Hopefully, we all walked out with a full cup of these qualities. Mr. Callaway definitely made the biggest impact on me. After skipping off to

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Washington a number of times, I was unexpectedly made a Monitor while friends walked off demerits. The next day Mr. Callaway “invited” me to stop by his office for a “chat.” That 20-minute “chat” perhaps had more impact on my life than any other single event.

Chuckles occurred when Herr Whittle heard German mispronounced and when Jimmy Watts expounded on the merits of improvisational jazz – a creative challenge, to be sure!

Allen Simpson – After Episcopal, Allen graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1962 with an A.B. in history. He followed this with an M.B.A. in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career at Smith Barney Investments in New York City, then later (1971-80) joined Smith Barney in Philadelphia as a financial advisor. He founded Simpson Capital Management Co. in Philadelphia in 1980, which provided “investment strategy, portfolio management, security evaluation, and international economic analysis to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and private corporations.”

Allen was active in tennis, sailing (Delaware River and South Carolina), and hiking (Valley Forge and all over), with significant travel to England, France, Russia, and Argentina. He was a member of the Union League in Philadelphia and a number of business organizations. He wrote articles and was frequently quoted in business magazines and also appeared on CNBC’s “Kudlow and Cramer.” He was active in the local Episcopal church, where he served as a member of the vestry and more. In March 2009, Allen sustained a stroke with residual difficulty in speech and with his right side, which slowed but did not eliminate his wheelchair travels.

He is very active in rehab. His mailing address is: Waverly Heights Ltd. – M245, 1400 Waverly Rd., Gladwyne, PA 19035. Allen can be reached on his cell phone at 215-421-4389. On a recent birthday, several girlfriends showed up, one wearing hot short shorts. Allen’s reputation has grown immensely!

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J. D. Simpson (H) 501-663-8631 (O) 501-377-2110 jdsimpson@stephens.com 55th Reunion: June 2014

After more than 40 years in the steel and ship building industry, Sandy Hutchison has retired. He hopes the Class of ’59 can have a 55th Reunion.

Don Haddock reached the mandatory retirement age for his position as judge in Alexandria, and he intends to enjoy hunting, fishing, farming, and grandchildren.

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Bill Drennen (H) 304-876-1236 (O) 304-876-6400 bill@billdrennen.com 55th Reunion: June 2015

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Bill Julian (H) 434-202-8859 waj43@msn.com 55th Reunion: June 2016

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Bev Eggleston (O) 804-359-4840 bevegg@cavtel.net 50th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

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Cotten Alston (O) 404-310-0541 cottenalston@gmail.com 50th Reunion: June 2013

Chad Young is enjoying retirement.

In 2011, he traveled west to Little Big Horn Mountain and visited the three lower 48 states that he had not been to before. He planned to go to Hawaii for Christmas to complete all 50.

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Alex Jones ’64, director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, signs the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Book of Members, a tradition that dates back to 1780. Alex was among 177 of the nation’s most influential artists, scientists, scholars, authors, and institutional leaders who were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious learned societies, at a ceremony in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Alex Jones (H) 617-497-2387 (O) 617-496-2582 JonesAlex@aol.com 50th Reunion: June 2014

The Class of ’64 had some members who started with us, but for one reason or another didn’t make it to the end.

As far as I’m concerned, they are still part of “us,” but aren’t carried on the official roster. One such was especially memorable – John Peden. Those of you who went to the Eljo’s and Georgetown University Shop clothing shows that we occasionally had will probably also remember John particularly well. He was, even then, an elegant dresser and a particular crony of Crow’s, which meant that he also had a sense of humor.

As I was utterly clueless about clothes, it was John who at some point took me in hand and gave me instruction in such things as the essential nature of owning a pair of Weejuns. Who knew?

I thought all loafers were alike and all loafers that had a slot for a penny were especially alike. If you read this and don’t know that that is utterly NOT the case, then you are still as blinkered in the very basics of High School sartorial

standards as I was. Encouraged by John, I bought a pair of Weejuns and felt as though I’d joined a club.

When I was living in New York, I got reacquainted with John, but then lost track of him and only recently re-found him through a mutual friend. I asked for an update, and here are some of the highlights.

John is – and has been – a professional commercial photographer, and quite a successful one. He helpfully sent along some web links: www.pedenphoto.com.

He writes: “At 66, I must admit it’s slowing down a bit. A nice way to put this is I’m trying to be more selective about the projects I’m shooting. One that is getting a bit of press is this book that I was one of three photographers for (I can hear the ERB now – ‘Don’t end a sentence with a preposition’) www.theguitarcollectionbook.com.

“I’ve continued my interest in music, musicians, and vintage guitars. I’m lucky enough to be able to merge my profession with my hobby. Be kind and don’t ask which is the profession and which is the hobby. I’ve started a small web business that involves my tinkering with old tube guitar amps: www. pedensvintage.com/index/home.html.

If you go to the gallery page of this website there is a slideshow, a sort of retrospective of musicians and guitars I photographed over the years.

“My wife, Pauline, has an antique store up in Litchfield County, Conn., where we have a house. www.dawnhillantiques.com/. She works very hard to keep it afloat even in this economy and I’m pleased to report business has picked up over the last six months.

“Our son, Taylor, is 26. He met his partner, Jen Munkvoid, at the Art Center in Pasadena, where they were photography students. They are now a photo team living and working out of L.A. www.pedenmunk.com/home. php#. They hit the ground running after graduating out there and now they are starting to work for some magazines and clients here in New York.

“We have a great time with them. We are all hard core ‘foodies’ so cooking together and finding new restaurants is a passion we all share.”

John is eager to hear from old EHS friends, and you can get him at john@ pedenphoto.com.

Other news: Buz Male is in his 38th year of coaching cross country and track and field. This year his boys’ cross country team placed second in AAA meet, and he was named one of the top 10 coaches in Virginia by Milestat. His son, Brian, is 40 and daughter Jennifer is 38, and he has two grandchildren.

Time flies!

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Jim Sullivan (H) 615-292-3536 (O) 615-327-5759 jsullivangrayson@gmail.com and Richard Lee (H) 617-497-4523 dlee60@verizon.net 50th Reunion: June 2015

Your Class Notes Editorial Board has come to empathize with former reporters, Richard Gwathmey, Saint Pinckney, and Humphrey Tyler on the matter of persistence in casting a wide net. Some badgering is required.

Fortunately, our solicitations have not

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Class of ’65 law firm that never was…Haltiwanger, Cathcart, and Seibels.

reduced the entire polity to the status of “grumpy old men,” Dr. David Patterson excepted.

In the “world-of-diminishing-expectations” category, we applaud the fortitude attending Jamie Totten’s report that he did go shopping on “Black Friday” – no doubt, a more daunting exercise than the desultory mechanics of his “lion bearding.”

Jim Sibley, looking beatific, and his wife, Jane, are pleased to announce the birth of their first grandchild, the enchanting Ms. Claire Sibley Underwood. When it comes to pure joy, one cannot do much better than a grandchild – particularly the first.

And, Will Haltiwanger sends a photo from an October sail with classmates George Cathcart and Bob Seibels. Will describes it as a “rare event” and an opportunity to “catch up.” It would seem that 40 years ago they missed out on a great name for a law firm.

Should any among you be taking grandchildren to the Aquarium in Charleston, S.C., at feeding time, look for George Cathcart in scuba gear being chased by sharks and less agile (though equally earnest) sea turtles, as he spoons out chum. George does this for fun. Have the kids wave to him as he darts by with a Mako in pursuit.

And those of you who have interest in nature photography could do worse than to check out his work at http://

www.finsfeathersfoto.com. They are remarkable pictures. Apparently, George and Wes Walker are the two talented “class” artists in this medium – at least, that we are aware of.

Brooke Spotswood reveals all the hallmarks of a contented family man and lawyer residing in Gloucester, Va., though with some uncertainty as to just how he pulled it off. He does remain haunted, however, by his failure to reach the pinnacle of first year opprobrium at Episcopal – that of being voted “freshest rat.” The best we can do is to offer him a recount accompanied by, possibly, a plaque suitable for framing.

Our “High Society” editor enthusiastically reports Richard Gwathmey’s attendance in Wilmington, N.C., at the marriage of David Eggleston’s son, John. Apparently, it constituted a miasma of EHS alumni, and was subject to all the irrational exuberance that one would expect of any Eggleston event. We deeply regret that our staff photographer was on assignment elsewhere and could not be present – particularly after 10 p.m.

And, Jack Glenn weighed in on a D.C. lunch with pre-EHS childhood friend, Saint Pinckney as follow-up to last June’s reunion dinner. Jack comments on the dearth of ’65 attendees.

(We suspect that folks are simply girding themselves for the encroaching 50th.)

Jim Sibley ’65 with granddaughter “Miss Claire.”

It is clear that the European debt crisis has done nothing to dampen Ward Carr’s peripatetic ways in Germany. Still engaged in raising three children with wife, Anna, and teaching at a host of institutions, he is back and forth to England interviewing the last survivors of the storied BismarckHood naval engagement. His first volume on the ship is out, accompanied by a website, www.diebismarck.de.

This effort remains one of his many devoted to cataloging first-hand experiences among a dwindling population of German WWII veterans.

Somehow, he also finds time to direct a summer sports camp dedicated to exposing German young people to American football, baseball, and lacrosse. Those among you not graced by Herr Whittle’s ever-patient ministrations can still discern the kids’ enthusiasm for newfound skills. (See the ASC American Sports Camp on YouTube…U.S. athletic hegemony at its best.)

We close with a nod to baseball’s Black Leagues pitcher, Satchel Page, who advised, “Don’t look back.

Whatever’s there may be gainin’ on ya…”

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Jack Sibley (O) 404-614-7551 (H) 404-237-2803 jsibley@hplegal.com 50th Reunion: June 2016

Bruce Forrester reports that he “is still out of jail and working hard on flying saucers, UFOs, and free energy machines.”

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Charles Coppage (H) 252-473-3893 (O) 252-480-2568 charles@nccoppagelaw.com 45th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

Holly and Geoff Snodgrass ’71 at Mardi Gras 2011.

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Class Correspondent Needed.

Please call Elizabeth Watts, class notes editor, to volunteer: 703-933-4046.

45th Reunion: June 2013

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Kinloch Nelson (H) 585-385-3103 (O) 585-264-0848 kinloch@rochester.rr.com 45th Reunion: June 2014

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David Clarke (H) 703-938-8577 (O) 703-293-7223 (O) 703-691-1235 dclarke@bklawva.com 45th Reunion: June 2015

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Geoff Snodgrass (H) 504-895-4200 geoff@snodgrassplc.com 45th Reunion: June 2016

Burke Haywood writes, “I’m a special deputy attorney general, who litigates condemnation actions for the North Carolina Department of Transportation throughout eastern North Carolina.

My wife, Terri, works for the North Carolina Appraisal Board as an investigator. My two boys are still in school – Burke, Jr. at VCU medical school (third year) and John at UNC law school

(second year). I see Brodie Burwell every so often and talk to Bo Root once in a blue moon.”

Steve Roberts received grants from the Vermont Studio Center and the North Carolina Regional Artists’ Project to be a poet in residence at the Vermont Studio Center during the month of March. Steve has been writing poetry and living the good life in Wilmington, N.C. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of reading Steve’s poetry, you can visit his website at www. steverobertspoet.com. You can also view his poetry readings on YouTube.

Cheshire Rhett reports, “I am still alive living in Charleston, S.C, with two kids (female), two dogs (female), and one wife (female).”

Walter Holt reports, “I am nearing my eighth anniversary with Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham and have enjoyed a reasonably good year in commercial property management despite a slow economy. I continue to teach the RPA designation classes at night for BOMI Institute. I was re-elected to the board of directors of BOMA/Raleigh-Durham for a final two-year term and was on the steering committee that hosted the BOMA Southern Region Conference in April.”

There is a rumor circulating that Steve Roberts is trying to line up a rematch with Collegiate. Joel Stoudenmire assures me that he is

Ford Fitts, son of Lewis Fitts ’71, with his dog.

ready to QB and has lost none of his prowess on or off the field. As for your humble correspondent, I can’t remember anything before Bud Cox laid me out when I made an ill attempt to tackle him on the practice field. Is it true I was one of Mr. Hoxton’s favorites? I have some consolation, however, Bud’s hair is now white and mine is still dark (mostly). On that note, I hasten to add that Bud has earned his mane. He is head of upper school at Poly Prep Country Day School in New York, where he also teaches English.

Mac Wade’s son has just returned

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from a tour in Afghanistan, where he served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps. Before he left, he participated in air/ground combat training in California, where he was piloted by my son, Palmer, who flies the Huey UH 1N helicopter.

Mac and Downing Mears are still in Houston, where they enjoy getting together for Mexican food lunches and lamenting the changes that come with middle age. Downing took a sailing trip with Wade Walker on the upper Chesapeake Bay last October.

Downing writes that Wade and his brother, Tom, have done a terrific job resurrecting the oyster and clam business on the Chesapeake Bay as well as the seaside coast via aquaculture. Check out their website at http://www.jcwalkerbrosclams. com. Downing also reports that he stays in touch with Joe Gilchrist, Stoudenmire, and Alec Kempe via frequent emails.

John (Bananas) Moncure is employed by the Financial Times in New York, where he has a front-row seat monitoring the collapse of the world economy. John’s clever wit remains as sharp as ever. He still enjoys generating laughs at the expense of others, especially yours truly.

Finally, if you have never participated in the Mardi Gras bacchanal, I offer an open invitation. As you can see in the photo, Holly and I enjoy parodying the events of the day. Last Mardi Gras, Col. Gaddafi and his Ukrainian “nurse” paid a visit. Alas, they won’t be with us this year.

Skip Fox continues to travel the U.S. to visit clients, speak at many conferences, and attend the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel meetings. In addition to his other duties, he joined the ACTEC Executive Committee last year and continues to teach at U.Va. and the American Bankers Trust School.

Other than that, he’s not very busy.

Hey Skip, take it from me, retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s much better.

Catlin Cade went to Vanderbilt and U.S. Navy after EHS, then back

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to the University of Alabama for master of tax accounting degree.

He has been in public accounting in Birmingham since 1981 and started a CPA firm in ’86 and a cholesterol testing lab business in ’88 (sold it in ’99). He says that he has been fortunate/blessed through the years. Married “up” (Fran Cade, St. Catherine’s Class of ’73, from Tuscaloosa, too). They have four kids: two girls, Frances ’00 and Ann; and two boys, Catlin and Frank. Frances and Frank are now married. There are not a lot of EHS folks in Birmingham. He saw Carl Benton at Vanderbilt through those years, and saw Gilbert Butler and Judd Cutino while in Charleston, S.C., in the Navy days. He only made it to the 20th reunion and had a good visit with Wade Walker and Mark Gardner then. He sees Skip Fox when he travels the Tax CPE circuit to B’ham most years. Saw Geoff Snodgrass in Phoenix, Ariz., some years ago at a CPE meeting and again in New Orleans this past June (met for a drink at his lovely Garden District home before dinner). He hears from Steve Roberts from time to time.

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Beau Wilson (H) 212-588-9363 (O) 212-603-6185 beau.wilson@mssb.com 40th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

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

David Carr writes, “I attended the Episcopal Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony for the 1972 lacrosse team.

It was great seeing Kin Nevitt, Chip Compton, Henry Morgan, Tony Chase, and Eddie Broyles along with all the ’72ers. It was nice to know some Hall of Famers. Now Hank Osborne is not alone. John Walker attended, and it is always great to see him.”

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Bill Stokes (H) 919-493-7481 (O) 919-490-7141 billstokes972@yahoo.com and Gilliam Kittrell (H) 919-788-8171 (O) 919-876-7411 Gilliam3rd@aol.com 40th Reunion: June 2014

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Willie Moncure (H) 703-836-2596 (O) 703-816-8888 w.moncure@raymondjames.com and Hunt Burke (H) 703-768-1705 (O) 703-684-1645 huntandmolly@verizon.net 40th Reunion: June 2015

Hunt: William, I keep having this recurring dream where I’m clutching the pet dog and whispering, “I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore To-To.” Willie: Huntly, you have got “Yearbook Remembrance Syndrome” or maybe they are out to get you at the bank!

H: Ha! The Burke Clan is armed, and we have Pinkertons, too! But on to other matters; How wonderful for Wells Goddin to have married Laurie MacArthur Barnett this past December.

W: A great Christmas gift and a good party, too; Splendiferous indeed – with too long a list of the usual suspects to recount here.

H: What fun it was catching up just last week with Rob Saunders, up from Newport News for continuing ed/law, in town to force us to drink and listen about Joe (18) and Grace (15).

W: You and I know that story as do so many in our class. Those kids do make us proud, and they do make us shake our heads at times. Can you hear your Mom and Dad whispering to you right now, Hunt?

H: NO! I’m hiding.

W: I hear you, Huntly. Now boys, on two tough subjects most of you already know about, Higgins and Hoon. Mel

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Broughton sent in the following, and I thought it should be shared: Herrick Higgins was my roommate my senior year (or as Herrick would say, my second senior year), until his abrupt departure around Christmas. He and I always kept in touch and Herrick was always the first to every reunion. Always knowing the most about what was going on with our classmates, who was where and what were they doing.

I was in Richmond in 1983-84 and got to attend Herrick and Dee’s wedding. Black tie, no less. I bumped into a big producer from Wheat, where I was working at the time. He seemed curious as to why I was there, thinking that I should have been on the wait staff.

I explained that the groom and I had been roommates at The High School and all was good! Herrick even got me to play on the flag football team at Anderson and Strudwick. I guess they needed someone to block.

Willie Moncure, Herrick, and I were all in the same business as investment advisors. Once Willie joined my firm, Scott & Stringfellow, we all three talked about what was going on, sharing our successes and disappointments. Every January, S&S has a firm-wide meeting in Richmond. Willie has been my roommate for at least 10 years, and yes, he does snore. Every year we could count on Herrick to rescue us on Friday afternoon around 4:30 as we slipped out for refreshments. It was great fun to sneak away, and we did not even have to stuff our beds. The three of us would catch up on our families, how the wives and children were doing. All the important things. It was the highlight of the weekend. We three talked during the year, swapping ideas and encouraging one another. Especially the last couple of years.

Last June when Willie called, I thought it was just to check in, but he sounded different. After a bit, he said he had some bad news and told me about Herrick. After a few details, I told Willie I had to go. I hung up and I cried.

Life is crazy and quite often not fair.

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offer. The next time we are together, I hope we can share a toast that might go like this: Herrick we loved you, sometimes we wanted to strangle you, but we will always miss you!

H: Well said, Mel. Herrick was followed by David Hoon just over a week later after 54 separate chemo treatments – a Guinness World Record! Tenacious is the only word I can think of, and I don’t even know how he found the will to do that!

W: That is all true, Hunt. What I want to point out is the debt of gratitude we all owe to Anne and Stewart Grainger for taking David into their home for the last few months of his life.

Stewart and Anne took the compassionate step that none of us would willingly take; from life-long friend, to brother, they took David in to help him on his last journey. For that act, we are in their debt and are again reminded that we all learned more than just books and sports as we grew up together, up on the Hill.

H: We are grateful to them both and to Charlie Nulsen for organizing and having the Class of ’75 fund a getaway trip for the Grainger’s as a small, small, token of our appreciation and admiration for what they did for our classmate “The Hoonster.”

W: When I think of David, I see that smile, and I hear that little laugh. Both Hunt’s and my best to us all.

In January, Cary Brown deployed to Afghanistan for a six-month assignment with the U.S. Special Operations forces.

His family is looking forward to his safe return this summer.

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Bill Hughes (H) 203-861-1641 hughesbill@aol.com 35th Reunion: June 2014

Frank Holding is currently serving as chair of the North Carolina Chamber, a statewide organization involved in business advocacy.

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Staige Hoffman (H) 813-287-9887 (O) 813-781-3184 staigehoffman1@aol.com 35th Reunion: June 2015

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Seward Totty (H) 859-268-8673 (O) 859-514-6434 sewdog@insightbb.com 35th Reunion: June 2016

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Boota deButts (H) 703-998-1487 (O) 703-933-4092 whd@episcopalhighschool.org 40th Reunion: June 2016

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John Baicy (H) 336-774-8086 (O) 336-722-7768 jbaicy@ImmediaPrint.com 35th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

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

“The Iron Way: Railroads, The Civil War, and the Making of Modern America” by Will Thomas ’82 was published by Yale University Press. Will was the Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence at EHS in 2008, and in the book’s acknowledgements, he thanks the members of the faculty who gave him feedback on the book.

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Dave Coombs (O) 804-934-4707 david_coombs@cable.comcast.com 30thReunion: June 8-9, 2012

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Frank Vasquez (O) 888-343-6245 Ext. 5249 (H) 804-767-5096 rfvasquez@yahoo.com 30thReunion: June 2013

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Sam Froelich (H) 336-288-5711 samfroelich@aol.com 30thReunion: June 2014

Laura French, mother of Alexandra French ’07, Headmaster Rob Hershey, Tate Lambeth ’95, and former faculty member Wortie Ferrell enjoyed Episcopal’s reception in Dallas.

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Thorne Gregory (H) 203-655-7139 (O) 212-500-3049 TGregory@marathonfund.com 30thReunion: June 2015

EHS basketball teammates (left to right), Paul Utt ’83, Michael Holt ’83, and Ken Tyler ’83 got together at the Washington Duke Inn after a Duke game in January.

Lee Hobson ’83 and his wife, Ann, hosted the Dallas alumni reception. Left to right, Peter Read ’83, Wilkie Colyer ’03, Lee Hobson ’83, and Campbell Henry ’01.

The Class of ’85 spans the globe. Jesus Grave de Peralta is in Tallahassee, Fla. Henry Bowman is his own boss in Alabama. Call him if you need a wood palette. Chris de Movellan is in Detroit. Jeff Burnett is a trader at an investment firm in Charlottesville.

Robert Avinger lives in Nashville and coaches leadership and will also provide his leadership again this year to the Collier Lilly Ride 4 Life in Davidson, N.C., on June 2, 2012. Learn more, make a gift, or register for the ride at www.collierlillyride4life.com.

Chris Bickford spent part of the summer in Panama documenting the excavation of one of Henry Morgan’s lost ships for Captain Morgan Rum. He also completed an assignment for National Geographic Traveler on the Big Island of Hawaii, which came out in the September issue. He is currently working on completing a photo book called “After the Storm: a Life of Surf on the Outer Banks,” which should be released next summer.

I don’t have any weddings to announce, because I was not invited to any, which does not mean that there were none.

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William Coxe (O) 803-404-0984 williecoxe@gmail.com

Worth Williamson (H) 864-421-9089 (O) 800-354-4205 worthwilliamson@gmail.com

25th Reunion: June 2016

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Tom Goodrum writes, “My family and I are relocating to Austin, Texas, where I’ll be taking a new position with Dimensional Fund Advisors. After spending the last 15 years in both Los Angeles and New York, Austin will be a great change of pace.”

Chuck Jones is consulting at his alma mater, Rumson Country Day School, while completing his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

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David Haddock (H) 703-403-8760 (O) 703-854-0334 dshotr@yahoo.com

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Cal Evans (O) 706-425-3444 hotcarlevans@gmail.com

25th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

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Will Burdell (H) 912-638-1790 (O) 912-638-3611 WillBurdell@seaisland.com

20th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

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Walker Lamond walkerlamond@mac.com (H) 202-885-9676

25th Reunion: June 2013

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20th Reunion: June 2013

William Townsend (H) 919-664-8401 townsendjk@earthlink.net 25th Reunion: June 2014

Elizabeth and Croom Lawrence are enjoying life in Washington, D.C., with their 1-year-old daughter, Eleanora.

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Zan Banks (H) 404-252-7848 (O) 404-467-6384 zan@innovolt.com 25th Reunion: June 2015

Adrian Brettle recently spoke at the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Va. He discussed how Gen. Marshall balanced his personal and professional lives and the extent to which they became blurred before, during and after World War II. The video of his lecture is on the Foundation’s homepage www.marshallfoundation.org/library/ brettle. Adrian is working on his Ph.D. in history at the University of Virginia and did research in the Marshall Foundation archives last summer.

In May 2011, Alex Lesman began a new job with Prisoner’s Legal Services of New York in Ithaca, N.Y.

Greetings from Kuwait, which is a lot like Texas except you can’t drink and you can marry up to three wives. So maybe more like Utah. (Zing!)

I hear Legare Smith and his wife just moved back to their hometown of Charleston, S.C., after a stint on the West Coast, where Legare worked as an oceanographer. He just took a job as a fishing boat captain, so he’ll be bouncing around the Bahamas through the spring and summer. Legare, keep an eye out for Lawrence Rowland. He was last seen flying the Jolly Roger on a 50-foot Albemarle somewhere between Bimini and Palm Beach.

In January, Nathan Michel’s band, Hospitality, released its debut album and promptly received a four-star review in some rag called Rolling Stone.

Jon Bradner just finished up an

M.B.A. at University of Rhode Island and is on active duty orders with the Navy Reserves. He’s back in Arlington, where he helps run a science and tech non-profit called CRDF Global, which I hear has offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Jon, if you find yourself visiting Mother Russia, I highly recommend you stop in on Igor (Ermolov) Anatolyevich. You may remember that Igor came to EHS as an exchange student and ended up finishing his education at Dartmouth before returning to Russia, where he quickly rose to the top of the oil and gas industry. He can also translate “Sweet Home Alabama” to Russian as I learned when we both attended the wedding of Stephen Bierman ’92 in Moscow a few years back.

Chris Gordon is living in Burlington, Vt., with his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Mae. Despite the high latitudes, Chris is able to smuggle some decent Carolina barbeque across the Mason-Dixon whenever family and friends come to visit. Chris is a big shot at an operation called Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, which if I’m not mistaken, is a pioneer in the development of maple syrup as an alternative fuel. He tells me that by 2013 he should have Riley Deeble’s old Barracuda up and running on some Grade A dark amber. In January, Cary Goodwin and his wife, Willow, welcomed their second child, Howard Coleman Goodwin. Cole will be starting at linebacker for the Maroon next fall.

Tom Wolf, whom I have known since our days at a Catholic elementary school in Maryland, is a mechanical engineer living outside Baltimore. He had a bit of health scare when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2009, but I am happy to report that, after a tough fight, Tom is now lymphoma free. He is keeping an incredible journal of his experience on his blog, which would serve as an excellent resource for anyone that might be facing a similar ordeal. However, the much bigger miracle is that Tom’s son, Stefan Thomas Wolf, was born in October.

Congratulations Tom!

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Walker Lamond ’93 in Petra, Jordan.

Chris Jacobs ’93, Victor Maddux ’93, and Murdoch Matheson ’92 attend a business conference.

Ande Jenkins ’92, Victory Maddux ’93, Willy Clarke ’92, Chris Jacobs ’93, Murdoch Matheson ’92, Luke David ’93 enjoyed a mini-reunion with children.

Gary Graham ’93 and one of his pet turkeys.

Ham Morrison ’93 and his #74 HubeeDee’s truck.

Luke David and Victor Maddux are partners in a fast-rising media startup called Automatic Sports. They have created a network of amateur athletes and coaches and a platform for distributing high-end sports videos that is revolutionizing the college recruitment process. Proving once and for all there is great value in a getting your college degree in lacrosse. Sorry, Jon Ylvisaker, there is a statute of limitations on submitting your game tapes for All-IAC consideration.

I’d like to thank Cary and Luke for heading up the ’90s Legends Committee that is working really hard to light a fire under some of those Old Boys and Old Girls that have been a little derelict in giving a few bucks back to The High School. No one’s expecting you to donate a new gym, just a small, consistent gift so we can at least look better than those slackers in the Class of ’92. Right now Craig Dixon is doing the heavy lifting for our class, so a hat tip to him. You can make a gift online faster than Gary Graham buys turkey feed and buckshot on redneck. com. (Zing, again!) Finally, I leave you with this bit of heartening news... our 20th Class Reunion is fast approaching. So get off the couch and dig out your issue shirts, because I hear we have a Holy Hill Decathlon in the works, which may or may not include a Stuball Tournament, Berk vs. Dal Iceball Rumble, Steam Tunnel Relays, and a Hummel Dorm Pillow Fight...to the death. Or, until our wives come get us, whichever is first. Inshallah!

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Adair Graham ’93 and Peryn Harmon Graham ’94 were thrilled to welcome their daughter, Banning, on May 10, 2011.

Banning, also known as The Jellybean, is well-protected by her older brothers, McKoy (8) and Charles (7), and her three canine brothers, Waylon, Zopf, and Tigger. As you can imagine, all is completely calm in their house.

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Emily Fletcher Breinig (O) 214-234-4242 fletchee@hotmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2014

Ashley and Topher Patterson’s son, Charlie, was born Nov. 9, 2011.

Congratulations!

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Class Correspondent Needed.

Please call Elizabeth Watts, class notes editor, to volunteer: 703-933-4046.

20th Reunion: June 2015

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Temple Forsyth Basham (H) 804-447-4238 ltforsyth@hotmail.com and Randy Shelley (H) 843-346-7950 (O) 843-577-3396 randyshelley@hotmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2016

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Alexis Lambeth ’95, Kate Lummis ’00, Schuyler Williams ’00, Tate Lambeth ’95, Emily Fletcher Breinig ’94, and Caitlin Smith ’04 enjoyed the Dallas alumni event.

From Randy: I recently received an email from EHS regarding career networking with “Legends of the ’90s.” Menard Doswell was featured from the Class of 1996.

Perhaps the most legendary part of the excerpt for me was not necessarily Nardo’s comments, but the fact that he still has the same perfect “Ken doll” haircut that he had senior year. Well done, Nard. By the time you are all reading this, I hope to have confirmed this assumption, since Menard and I are planning a fishing trip in Texas this summer.

Luke Zehner would like to extend a “Haw” to his classmates according to his response to my Facebook post attempting to gather alumni updates. Thanks, Luke. Haw yourself.

I visited Kent Lowry in Florence, S.C., back in November for his 34th birthday. The celebration was held at an old restored school house outside of town. James Ervin ’95 and Kent have put together an exceptional band of musicians – complete with cousins, brothers, friends, former teachers, and even a Woodberry graduate (Worth Liipfert WFS ’96). Kent has found the perfect instrument for someone of his stature and rhythm capabilities – the stand-up washtub bass. It was quite a performance.

Candy Vaughan visited Asheville,

N.C., over New Year’s. Candy and I had a great time catching up and even took a laughable trip down “memory-loss lane” when I discovered an old copy of Whispers in the basement.

From Temple: October proved to be a month of “Baby Boy Joy” for two EHS Alums.

Anderson Noyes King, son of Gray MacNair King and husband Andrew, was born Oct. 6, 2011. He joins big brother, Hayes, who is 2. Gray is still at Fannie Mae in Capital Markets.

Sources tell me that the Hayes is currently training to star on Episcopal’s lacrosse team, Class of 2027. Hampton Moore Eubanks gave birth to Guy Benjamin Eubanks III on Oct. 17. She works remotely in Richmond for Qorvis Communications, a firm based in D.C., and assures me that Guy is “very smart” and will attend The High School as soon as possible.

Brian Knutson got an Apple TV for Christmas, along with some new clothes to help him revamp his style from slouch to skinny-jeaned phenom.

Sarah Pugh Kadish is still living in Seoul, Korea, with Mike and son Henry.

She wins the international relations award, as she saw EHS alums on three continents this past year!

I received a very sweet Christmas card with a cute picture of Garland

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Anderson Noyes King is the son of Andrew and Gray MacNair King ’96.

Guy Benjamin Eubanks, son of Ben and Hampton Moore Eubanks ’96.

Lynn’s son, Garland, Jr., posing in a tire swing. He looks like both his father and mother, Jacqueline. The Lynns are still in Charleston, S.C., though Garland travels a lot for work doing something related to systems engineering that I am not smart enough to even pretend to understand. That’s our valedictorian for ya!

Fellow techie, Gretchen Gutting Curtis, is taking the I.T. world by storm! I was so impressed when I heard about her career success that I emailed her to tell me more…too bad I didn’t understand most of what she does (notice a theme here?), but it’s impressive, nonetheless. She writes: “In spring 2011, I left NASA to start Piston Cloud Computing. Our product, Piston Enterprise OS, is an enterprise cloud operating system with advanced security features. You can read more about the product and company at www.pistoncloud.com. It’s kind of dry, boring stuff for normal folks, but typically pretty exciting for the geeky community here in Silicon Valley. The most exciting part to me is that I am one of only a handful of female tech entrepreneurs focused on a traditionally “non-female” market. I’ve been busy building the company the last year but in the future plan to take a more active role in inspiring more girls

– including my two daughters – to pursue careers in STEM and take leadership roles in the tech community.”

All is well in Richmond, where I do my best to mother (i.e. chase) two very young and very demanding boys.

Thank goodness for girls’ nights out with friends like Carter Hancock Johnston ’97, who frequently travels south from New York City. She recently hosted a very successful holiday trunk show in Richmond for Jane Pope Cooper, whose gorgeous jewelry can be seen on her newly revamped website, balboajewelry.com. Going out with girlfriends is crucial to my mental stability (what little remains). My physical stamina remains strong, however, thanks to the rigorous training I received playing soccer under Coach Carroll…And that’s how Forsloth got her groove back.

By the way, I just finished reading the hilarious memoir written by Jane Borden ’95, “I Totally Meant to Do That.” I laughed out loud. Go buy it this instant! Happy 2012, fellow ’96ers. Keep in touch and don’t be shy – I give you permission to boast about all of your industrious, illustrious achievements!

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Bill Allen (H) 919-781-0805 (O) 919-716-2195 williamwallen@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

Greetings from the frozen, 70-degree tundra of Raleigh! So far I have gotten great feedback for attendance to our 15-year reunion in June, so all of you guys sitting on the fence should

definitely reconsider. As our favorite knickers-wearing Washington Quarter teacher Nelson McDaniel used to say, “All the best people will be there!”

Bennett White wrote in from Birmingham, Ala., to basically tell me that, like most of us, he has no interesting stories to tell. Between working as an attorney (a chip off the old block) and hanging out with his wife and two kids at home, there is no time left for base jumping, spelunking, or his favorite hobby of all, being a roadie for Bob Seger on tour. He did take a break from the doldrums of domesticity to go to the BCS Championship in New Orleans to watch his beloved Crimson Tide win their dubious national championship, where he met up with his old roommate, Lucas Tomlinson.

That was a great connection, especially in light of the fact that Lucas has been working in Afghanistan and, to my knowledge, hasn’t been stateside very often lately. As Lucas described it to me, after he finished his active duty in the Navy and after spending some time in the private sector, the spirit of adventure was too much for him to ignore. He has been in Zhari District of the Kandahar Province (birthplace of the Taliban), which is considered the most dangerous part of Afghanistan.

His primary responsibility is to study the Afghan people in an attempt to help the Army better understand the tribal dynamics and complex relationships that exist over there. It is intense, hard work, but Lucas is very proud of it, as he well should be. Bennett said that Lucas is basically the same, except for the thick beard he sports these days. It helps him blend in among the Afghan people better and among the Bourbon Street revelers he encountered at the BCS Championship. Also, in December, Lucas had an article about the Army-Navy game published in The Wall Street Journal.

Finny Akers caught me up on quite a bit of stuff lately, and again, a good chunk of it is unfit for print in this publication. In essence, he moved back to New York last year and is still having a blast working for Ralph Lauren. He has worked very closely with the style

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magnate to develop their Rugby brand.

Finny is essentially running that area of the business, which includes designing product, print and web marketing campaigns, and helping execute new store openings across the world. He has plans to head to Japan next fall for a few weeks to get their second store up and running over there. He spends quite a bit of time with Mr. Lauren, but there haven’t been any offers to let Finny drive the Bugatti again. I can’t say I blame Ralph Lauren for withholding that offer.

Finny also wrote that Caldwell Clarke took a break from his World’s Strongest Man training to hang out in New York and compete in another, albeit more pedestrian, physical challenge – the World Police and Fire Games. This is where I have to “radio edit” the rest of what Finny wrote in.

He, Caldwell, and Nick Carosi also competed in something called the Tough Mudder in Wintergreen, Va. From what I can tell, it is a 10.5 mile race in the mud, and maybe there’s some wrestling involved … and log throwing.

Caldwell has turned into quite the competitive adventurist lately. He is giving his neck and forearms a break to compete in an Ironman Triathlon in New York, which, in all seriousness, is a huge deal. In case you don’t know, an Ironman involves a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112-mile bike race, and finished with a 26.2-mile marathon.

It’s pretty amazing. Caldwell will no doubt be aggressively posting updates on his training and finishing times on Facebook.

In a follow up to something from the last issue, Garrett Schulten Schreeder did have a baby girl on Sept. 8, 2011, and her name is Sarah Margaret Schreeder. Congratulations, Garrett and Marshall!

In career news, Scott Harris and his legal team left their Raleigh-based law firm to start their own practice. Rather than working for the man, Scott now is the man. It’s a very exciting move, and Scott has been running a mile a minute since executing the jump last fall.

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degree in history from James Madison University in May. He has been coaching varsity football and wrestling.

There isn’t a whole lot new on my end to report since last time, either.

Living in Raleigh, I see a number of Old Boys (sorry girls) on a pretty frequent basis. I actually work with three of them, so that skews the tally quite a bit. John Pace ’77, Paul Elam ’87, and B. Reeves ’95 all work in my office at Morgan Keegan, which is a lot of fun, and only reinforces the fact that boarding school people have much weirder senses of humor than anyone else on the planet.

That about does it, as at this point, we all seem to be tapped out with adventures. As I said at the top, it sounds like we will have great turnout for our 15th Reunion in June, and I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone! Let me hear from you in the meantime!

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Katherine Houstonn Schutt (H) 804-788-8981 katherine.schutt@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2013

Bill Cherkauskas has been in the Army since graduating from Penn State back in 2002. He spent three years in Germany right after college, followed by a year at Fort Gordon, Ga., then four years in Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

His service included tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He is currently living in Montgomery, Ala., and will be attending the Air Force’s version of graduate school until next June. Bill and his wife, Jennifer, are expecting their second child, a girl, in January which he says will be an interesting dynamic from having just a 6-year-old boy in the house.

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Davis White davis.c.white@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2014

Gray Hardee Yelle writes, “My husband, Marc, and I welcomed a baby boy on June 3, 2011. His name is William

David Yelle, and we are calling him Liam. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the past few months with him. We are moving to Boston in June 2012 for Marc’s new job as an anesthesiology resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. I’m hoping to continue my career in advertising sales in the Boston area when we move. I currently work for Time Warner Cable Media and have been selling spot cable and online advertising for six years. If anyone knows of an open position in this field in in Boston, any information would be greatly appreciated.”

The Class of 2000 would like to extend our most heartfelt condolences to the family of Dash Pierce and to his fiancée, Charlotte Wesstrom. Dash was kind, creative, and incredibly thoughtful.

He lived life deliberately and touched us all. We are all better people for having known him, and his spirit will never be forgotten.

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Schuyler Williams schuyler13@gmail.com and Maisie Cunningham maisie.cunningham@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2015

From Maisie: Lots of exciting developments on the horizon for the Class of 2000! I am marrying my boyfriend of three years, Andrew Short, on April 21 in Washington, D.C. Andy works in the film businesss so it looks like we will be in Los Angeles for the long haul – come see us if ever you are on the left coast.

Lillian Smith is getting married in her hometown of Wilmington, N.C., just one week before me. She and her fiancé, Michael Teer, plan to move back to Wilmington right before the wedding.

Jordan Phillips is also engaged and targeting an August wedding. Hopefully, we will have some pictures from all of these weddings in the next few editions.

In addition to weddings, there are some new family members to welcome.

Houston and Brice Lohr Barnes had

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Both of Episcopal’s Mary Cunninghams live in Los Angeles now. Mary (Maisie) Cunningham ’00 (left) and Mary Cunningham ’97.

everyone in N.Y.C., but The High School contingent is pretty strong in Big D, and her job allows her to travel back to New York. In fact, she just returned from a trip and had a chance to catch up with Hattie Gruber and Elizabeth Hossfeld. Elizabeth moved back to New York City a few months ago and is working for a real estate development firm.

Zsolt Parkyani wrote in from Warsaw, Poland, and reports that he, his wife, and daughter are all doing well.

He is working for Citigroup and welcomes any visitors.

Emily Anderson is living in Sindelfingen, Germany, and is hoping to find other EHS alumni in that part of the world. Her email is eander05@ vt.edu.

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Taylor Gillis Clement (O) 910-693-0032 tgclem@gmail.com and Leah Kannensohn Tennille lktennille@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2016

Millie Pelletier Warren ’00 (center) with her daughter, Elizabeth Graye Warren (Betts), and sisters, Graye Pelletier ’03 (left) and Ann Gordon Pelletier ’08.

their second son, George Caldwell Barnes, on Oct. 5, 2011. Mom and dad and doing great! Willis and Millie Pelletier Warren welcomed Elizabeth Graye Warren (“Betts”) to the world on Dec. 21. This summer, the Warrens will move to Virginia, where Millie will begin her residency in dermatology.

David and Betsy Metcalf are expecting their first child on July 3, eight years to the day after they were married at EHS. They recently found out it’s a girl! Congratulations to all of the new parents.

Schuyler Williams is enjoying being a true Texan after living in Dallas for exactly one year! She is still doing online advertising sales at The Wall Street Journal and loves it! She attended the EHS Dallas alumni reception last month at the home of Ann and Lee Hobson ’83 and had a chance to see Lyle Farrar ’04, Andrew Farrar ’02, Kate Lummis, Campbell Henry ’01, Menard Doswell IV ’62 and his son, Menard Doswell V ’96. Tate Lambeth ’95 and Alexis Lambeth ’95 were also present. Schuyler misses

Wow! We have a lot of exciting news this time, and I’m thrilled to hear from some people we haven’t heard from since our class notes started. Keep the news coming!

Gene Hooff got engaged to Megan Frawley in December, and they’re planning a fall wedding. Congrats, Gene!

John Vogler is living in WinstonSalem where he works for his family’s business. John is getting married to Katherine O’Herron this summer in the North Carolina mountains. Congrats, John!

Taylor Gillis Clement and her husband, Baxter, have started a Johnny Cash and June Carter tribute show and have four dates scheduled to play in Southern Pines. They’re hoping to branch out and make this an excuse to travel. Can’t wait to see your June Carter hair, Taylor!

Peter Anthony writes, “I graduated from Berkeley Law School in 2010 and have been clerking for federal judges since then, first for a district court judge

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Kim Obradovich Holman ’01 and her son, Jonathan.

The Sayers family (left to right): Hanley IV (3), Hanley III, Mac (2), and Beezie McLaughlin Sayers ’01 welcomed a new family member on Feb. 6 with the birth of Mary McLean Sayers.

Libby Lombard is the daughter of Caroline and Will Lombard ’01.

Denise and Beau Johnson ’01 had an exciting Christmas with the birth of their son, Richard Maus Johnson IV.

in New York City and now a circuit court judge in New Jersey. Afterwards, I will be returning to D.C. to join a law firm. I haven’t lived in D.C. since EHS, but I am very excited to finally be returning home.” So glad to hear from you, Peter!

Thomas Whitney is still living in Little Rock, where he and Charlie Porter ’98 have been “slaying ducks and deer all winter long.”

Libby Seaton Porter is still in Atlanta and recently started working at Marist School, where she teaches skills and strategies for success. She’s working on building a learning lab to support students in their careers at Marist.

Libby finished her master’s in behavior and learning disabilities at Georgia State in December. She and her husband, Allen, just bought a house in Dunwoody and are getting settled in after moving off the Brandon Hall School campus in August.

Jonathan Lee writes, “It’s been great hanging around Episcopal for faculty basketball after dinner on Thursdays.

It has brought out a great mix of old grads such as Chawan Barnes ’98, Bryson Spinner ’99, T.K. Mante ’99, Bernard Carey ’00, Gabe Jones ’05, and me. Tim Jaeger and Doc Hoisington were so kind to even grace us with their presence. On a side note: If any of you are around campus during the weekdays or weekends please stop by and cheer on the current kids as they represent the Maroon and Black. They would welcome your support!”

Jack Halloran reports, “I am living in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, and I run a surf school called Surflife. It’s great.

I work with kids all day and love life.”

Check out the website: www.Surflife. co.za.

And now, lots of baby news!!

Leigh Beal Sheppard and her husband of almost seven years live in Fort Worth, Texas. Their twins, Margaret

Ann and Storey, were born on Feb. 2, 2011. Loved hearing from you, Leigh!

Congrats!

Kim Obradovich Holman writes, “Things are going well in Montgomery, and I have the happiest news to share! My husband, Derek, and I were blessed with a beautiful baby boy at 3:49 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2011 – after two very short hours of labor! Jonathan Daniel Holman (Class of 2030?) was three weeks early but weighed a healthy 6 pounds and 14 ounces. He’s just perfect!” Congrats, Kim! Will Lombard and wife Caroline welcomed Elizabeth Wesley Lombard “Libby” on Dec. 13, 2011. Lauren and Andrew Dorman and Dre and I co-hosted a baby shower for the Lombards in October and had a blast!

Beau Johnson writes, “Denise and I spent all of Christmas day in the hospital and on Dec. 26 at 7:52 a.m., Richard Maus Johnson IV was born.

Maus weighed 9.3 pounds and was 20.5” long. We are very proud and somewhat sleep-deprived parents.

Denise is doing great with her recovery. I have also been consumed with my company, Johnson Custom Boats, Inc., as it has continued to grow at a steady pace.” Congrats, Beau!

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Beezie McLaughlin Sayers writes, “I’m living in Houston, Texas, with my husband, Hanley, who works at Goldman Sachs. I’m a stay-at-home mom at present and loving it. We have two little boys, Joseph Hanley Sayers IV (Hanley), who is 3 years old, and Hodges McLaughlin Sayers (Mac), who is 2, and our daughter, Mary McLean Sayers (Mamie) was born on Feb. 6.

We see Emily Klim all the time, and recently attended the Houston EHS alumni reception at the home of Isabel and Ransom Lummis ’80, where we saw Mr. Hershey and many local alumni and parents.” Congrats, Beezie!

Things are great here in Atlanta.

In January, I took over as president of Strategic Funding Group, and my Dad is enjoying his semi-retirement babysitting three days a week for my niece, Abigail (daughter of Caitlin Kannensohn Elam ’03). I’m always looking for good contract grant writers, so if any alumni are interested in applying, please send your resume to me: leah@sft-inc.net.

Thanks again to those who contributed to this round of class notes. Hope to hear from even more of you in the fall!

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Lyle Farrar ’04 (left) and Andrew Farrar ’02 at the Dallas alumni reception.

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Anne Arnold Glenn (H) 540-371-6370 anne.a.glenn@gmail.com and Millie Tanner Rayburn (H) 919-370-7496 millierayburn@gmail.com

Goodloe Harman ’02 with some of his students in the Republic of Georgia, where he is serving in the Peace Corps.

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Jae Won Lee Chung graduated from law school this past summer and started working at a law firm in New York City.

She also got married!

Randolph Doffermyre is engaged to Kathleen Belk from Richmond, Va. They live in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Goodloe Harman has been serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Georgia since April of 2011. He is living in a small village teaching English.

Jeff Fuge married Erin Stagmaier (now Erin Fuge) in Palm Beach, Fla.,

Betsy Wright is the daughter of Doug and Anne Lummis Wright ’02.

on April 2, 2011. Lots of EHS folks were in attendance. Jeff and Erin live in Bethesda, Md., and he works for a broker dealer called BGB Securities.

Annie Rayburn is the daughter of McCord and Millie Tanner Rayburn ’02.

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Millie Tanner Rayburn and her husband, McCord, welcomed a baby girl, Annie Pell Rayburn, on June 23, 2011.

They love being parents to their sweet daughter.

Anne Lummis Wright and her husband, Doug, also welcomed a little girl, Frances Elizabeth Wright (Betsy) on Dec. 30, 2011.

Hugh Antrim married Katharine Bradshaw on Nov. 12, 2011. He is currently living in Charlotte working as the in-house graphic designer at the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Beverly Mebane Helms is featured in a short film called “The Debutante Hunters” about women who hunt in South Carolina. It was shown at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Peggy Albertson ’04 (right) and Calvert Coley ’04 in New York City.

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Alden Koste (H) 443-783-4659 alden.koste@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2013

I hope that everyone from the class of 2003 is doing well and keeping busy. It is always wonderful to hear from people, so please don’t hesitate to send updates with what you have been doing.

Brad Tubesing reports that married life is wonderful. He was married on Oct. 15, 2011. M.R. Rowe and her sister, Julia Rowe ’06, were in attendance.

After having traveled to Mexico for their honeymoon, Brad and his wife, Laura, are now enjoying their life in the D.C. area. Over the holidays, Brad was able to meet up with John Nisbet, Will Nisbet ’01, and Case Anderson in Glover Park.

John is currently living in China, so everyone was very excited to spend some time with him while he was home.

Case Anderson is in his second year teaching English and writing at Commonwealth Academy in Alexandria.

Additionally, he is coaching middle school basketball and is helping out with wrestling at Episcopal, whenever he can.

Michael Barraza graduated from medical school in Charleston, S.C., in May. He is now completing his internship in surgery in New Orleans, before doing the rest of his residency in radiology back at his alma mater, Vanderbilt.

When Caroline Inman ’03 married Jed Dyson in Atlanta on Nov. 11, 2011, many EHS family and friends gathered to celebrate. Front Row, left to right: John Hooff ’67, Blair Harbour ’02, Robbie Harrison ’57, Caroline Inman Dyson ’03, Jed Dyson, Susanna Inman ’02, John Hooff ’95, Walker Inman ’99, and Alec Hooff ’02; second row: Anne Sanders ’03, Graye Pelletier ’03, and Edward Inman ’68; third row: Kelley Farris ’03, Elizabeth Mathison ’02, Sara Caughman Ragsdale ’03, Marla Woodford ’03, Wilkie Colyer ’03, Hannah Baldwin ’03, Cameron Leppard Kluttz ’03, Clarence Mills ’03, Tyler Baldwin ’06, Lauren Pirrung ’03, Elizabeth Pope ’03, and William James ’01.

He occasionally runs into Andrew Clements and is hoping to meet up with John DePriest ’04, Will Jordan ’04, Luke Anderson ’02, and Reeves Price when time permits. He ran into Shaw Cornelson ’04 on New Year’s, which was a pleasant surprise. Additionally, Barraza is very excited about his upcoming May wedding in New Orleans. John Nisbet, Sanford Zeigler, and Easley

Hooff ’04 will all be part of the wedding party, and there will (hopefully) be lots of EHS graduates in attendance.

On a side note, Barraza reports that he misses seeing Sanford Zeigler and Cord Smythe on an almost daily basis.

After three years of working at the White House, Jordan Whichard left his job and moved from D.C. down to Charlotte, N.C., where he is working on

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the Democratic National Convention Committee. While he has enjoyed being back in North Carolina, he definitely misses those familiar D.C. faces. He hopes to be back up in D.C. by early 2013.

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Caitlin Smith caitlin.ann.smith@gmail.com and Harrison Gilchrist (H) 804-443-5247 chgilchr@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2014

Thanks to everyone for your submissions! Harrison and I just love hearing from you all. I attended an EHS Dallas alumni reception in January – what a throwback! It was great to catch up with Lyle Farrar and to hear Mr. Hershey speak about the fabulous things happening on campus. I can’t wait to hear more from you all in the coming months, and see you next year at the Reunion!

Katie Walls is pleased to announce her engagement to Ryan Kruger, her former news anchor at the ABC affiliate in Southern Illinois. The couple now lives in Fort Myers, Fla., where Katie is a meteorologist, and Ryan a reporter for WINK, the CBS station. The couple will wed in April 2012 at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Her bridal party will include classmate Sissie Strope, Sally Flynt ’03 and Sarah Wood ’03.

Odie von Werssowetz is now living in Charlotte, working for Wells Fargo in their financial sponsors group. Whitney Brooks and Dorothy Hutchison are in Charlotte, as well; Whitney recently passed the bar exam, and Dorothy is in nursing school at Queens University.

Anna Henderson is also in the area, studying at the Levine School of Interior Design. She is engaged to Dane Brantley, and they will be married in Savannah, Ga., in June!

Molly Leibowitz writes, “As of Jan. 5, I have lived in N.Y.C. for three years.

In conjunction with that milestone, I started a new job at a travel PR agency, Geoffrey Weill Associates, as a senior account executive, working on hotel

Riddick Beebe ’04 married Callie Ellis on Oct. 1, 2011, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The wedding party included Courtenay Beebe ’02 as the best man, Kevin Coale ’04, Eamon Coy ’04, and Robertson Greenbacker ’04. Alumni in attendance included Odon von Werssowetz ’04, Sarah Montz ’06, Nat Hendricks ’01, Easley Hooff ’04, Lyle Farrar ’04, and Case Anderson ’03.

Riddick and Callie met at Washington and Lee University. Callie is an alumna of the Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Ga. Riddick and Callie live in Atlanta, where Riddick teaches at Marist School, and Callie works for the Cartoon Network.

The Webb family gathered in Fort Meyers, Fla., for the wedding of Elya and Michael Webb ’04. Left to right: brother-in-law Bruce Easterling (holding daughter Mary Pinckney); sister Katherine Webb Easterling ’95 (with daughters Seabrook and Simmons Easterling); father T. Ladson Webb, Jr. ’69; Elya Webb; Michael Webb ’04; mother Kristin Webb; sister-in-law Xandria Webb; and brother T. Ladson Webb III ’97. John Henderson ’04 also attended the wedding.

clients in Ireland, Italy, and South Africa.

I celebrated my new position with Phil Glaize and Sam Duke, who are just across the bridge in Brooklyn.”

We have a published author in our ranks! L.P. Scott writes, “Last October my first book (a fantasy novel

called “The Overlord Rising: Dragon Touched”) was accepted by a publisher!

The book came out on Jan. 5 of this year and is the first in a series. I’m still living in Madison, Wis., with my husband but I am now working full-time as a writer on my second book.” Congrats, L.P.!

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Katie Walls ’04 with her fiancé Ryan Kruger.

Kate Spencer ’03 is working at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. Last summer, Sydnor Kerns ’13 (left) and his family visited the Lewa Wilderness Lodge and met Kate there.

Madeline Burke is living on Capitol Hill, working as a realtor for Long and Foster in Virginia, and scheming to start a farm. She is looking forward to coaching the EHS crew team again. She adds, “Last year, I got to work with a fantastic group of novice rowers who ended up doing really well and ending the season by winning the state championship in their category.”

Calvert Coley is rounding out her fourth year in N.Y.C. She has kept in touch with many EHS alums, including Peggy Albertson, Brittany Bell Moye, and Sissie Strope. Calvert most recently got together with Maria Reuge and Meredith Breuer Spitz. Earlier

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Left to right: Maizie Clarke ’04, Clarissa Chenoweth ’04, and Calvert Coley ’04 in Pittsburgh.

Congratulations to Emily Glass ’04 and Cole Flannery ’04, who tied the knot on Sept. 24, 2011, in Sewanee, Tenn. It was quite the EHS reunion, with alumni old and young in attendance.

Front row, left to right: Rob Rinehart ’68, Cole Flannery ’04, Emily Glass Flannery ’04, Mary White Martin ’04, and Lyle Farrar ’04; second row: Charlton Miles ’04, Elizabeth Colyer ’04, Parker Woltz ’04, Madison Penninger ’04, Whitney Brooks ’04, DeWitt Tillett ’04, Wilkie Colyer ’03, and Lee McLaughlin ’03; back row: Marshall Worth ’05, Easley Hooff ’04, Robertson Greenbacker ’04, John Garner ’04, Jim Sibley ’65, Sean Flannery ’95, Edens Davis ’04, Mac Sullivan ’04, and Rodger Rinehart ’74.

in the fall, Maizie Clarke and Calvert traveled to Pittsburgh, where Clarissa Chenoweth is finishing her third year at Duquesne Law School.

Michael Webb and his wife, Elya, love their busy newlywed life in South Texas, where Mike is completing the final stages of the Navy’s jet training program. The couple was married in March 2011. Mike writes, “Off to Key West in February. I’ll be flying out to the USS Bush aircraft carrier to qualify in carrier

landings. This is one of the last few tests before graduation from flight school and pinning on Navy pilot Wings of Gold in March. With both Ladson ’97 and me getting married last spring and the birth of the fourth child for our sister Katherine ’95, 2011, was certainly a year full of excitement for the whole Webb family. But looking to 2012, Elya and I wait with anticipation to see what adventure the Navy will send us off to next!”

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Chris Mixon (H) 212-249-2432 cmixon.mxn@gmail.com and Lila Warren (H) 540-592-3609 lilawarren@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2015

From Chris: How are you! It has been a busy end to 2011 for all of us. In January, I would normally air my grievances here, but this year my goal is to channel more inner peace, so I shall allow you now to pass over into February.

Andrew Monson is working at Stryker Orthopedics, a medical supply company. He does operations and distribution, but he did just inherit a cat.

The cat’s name? Great question: Tucks Gumbo Thibodaux Spaghetti Chuck Norris Shark Attack. What does he call it for short? Cat. And, he has an open invitation to all to join him for Mardi Gras. Get your beads, ’05.

Colin Lockhart has deployed and been protecting our country zealously.

He was married in May, also zealously.

Deep and sincere congratulations to Colin!

On other active-duty reports, Elijah Vidal is still deluxe, son.

And David Addicott just got back from Afghanistan! He is headed to the British Virgin Islands to hang out for a bit and then he goes back to work in Georgia. Congrats to David.

Thomas Gottwald has nothing to report, but he wishes you all well.

Henry Kegan is still in D.C. working now as a consulting associate for Cambridge Associates. He does important investment management things that I could barely begin to understand.

He meets up regularly with Oliver Ginsburg, who is back from Africa and now working for National Geographic on the television end.

A special congratulations to Marshall Washburn who will be marrying Libby Weiskittel in June! He has moved to Fairfax and works for a company called CGI, where does financial development work. Marshall finished his master’s in

Holly Casey ’06, Frances deSaussure ’06, Harrison Jobe ’06, Elizabeth Harrison ’06, Calvert Coley ’04, and Eleanor Cooper ’06 enjoyed seeing each other at Episcopal’s New York City celebration of the 20th anniversary of coeducation in October.

CS (computer science, not Counter Strike – sorry Ted Casey) at Clemson.

For those keeping score at home, do not worry about Marshall trying to plan this wedding – he’s letting all the important decisions be made by his better half.

Collective exhalation of relief.

Erin Burke receives extra points for heading back to the WFS-EHS basketball game. Meeting up with Mitchell Cobb (who is traveling on a motorcycle through India), Peebles Squire, Chris Swaim, Megan Coolidge, Bryant Kultgen ’04, Kinjal Changela, and Joe Swaim ’04. Wow, what a crew!

Will Damron is about to begin season-two as an actor for Colonial Williamsburg. He has also completed the first draft of his first novel.

Lila Warren is in her second semester as a graduate research assistant at Tennessee Technological University. She is working on her M.S. in fisheries biology and studying Muskellunge!

Taylor Embury graduated this past winter with his M.S. in engineering and technology management from the Colorado School of Mines. Taylor is currently looking for a full-time job as a minesweeper (just kidding), but he did just make it on the active roster of the Kentucky Stickhorses (a professional indoor lacrosse team). Sick!

Chris Swaim is working in the creative and digital department in a

political ad agency. She is getting busier by the second – so that means once you have finished reading this update, she will have done more work than she had done before you read this blurb.

Wrap your head around that one. Chris moved into a new apartment that was decorated and painted by, wait for it…

Kate Hollo! Special thanks to Kate for being such a good friend.

Chris also updates us on her visit to the annual Varipapa cookie party.

Apparently she arrived too late and the cookies were gone. For shame.

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Margaret von Werssowetz margaretvonw@gmail.com and Molly Wheaton (H) 504-288-1990 mewheaton@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2016

Class of 2006 – It was so much fun seeing everyone at the reunion in June.

I think we proved, as we and everyone else already knew, that our class is the best ever.

As usual, I have the privilege of seeing lots of EHS alums on a regular basis here in D.C., and even more over New Year’s Eve, as Chris Williams and Molly Wheaton helped to plan an unforgettable black-tie bash at Hill

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Country Barbeque at which we all acted in an entirely respectable manner. Chris is still gainfully employed, living in my ‘hood (with Mark Battin), and looking great. Molly has kindly agreed to be my new class notes co-writer (look out for issues to come…issues of class notes and maybe issues between me and Molly).

She is currently in D.C. as well, living with Sarah Vance and working at an advertising agency with Carrie Coker.

Also in D.C., Sarah Montz is now officially a CPA and tearing up audits left and right. Peyton Killeen works at a hospital (no, she’s not a doctor) and by all accounts seems to have joined the Girl Scouts. I bought cookies from her, so I don’t know what other conclusion I can draw. She lives in the same building as Cameron Pastrick, who is still enjoying her job doing event planning.

Kingsley Trotter is here working for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and we are lucky enough to have wonderful morning bus rides on the D6 together from time to time.

Julia Rowe also lives in D.C. with Susanna McElroy and is working on the Hill. Julia is engaged to be married to Clarke Wise in July at The Greenbrier. Congratulations! Katharine Pelzer is also in town and has moved on from the National Wildlife Federation.

She is now working for a clean-tech startup company for which she handles energy procurement and energy efficiency project management.

Mac Amos, who is a better communicator than most of his peers, writes “I’m living in D.C. I’m currently a paralegal at Pasternak & Fidis, PC in Bethesda. I’m also working part time as a contract worker for National Geographic in their games production department. I’m brewing beer with my brothers and with Fletcher Dunn in an attempt hopefully one day to open my own brewpub. I wish I had a dog, but I don’t. I am hoping to stay in the D.C. area for another year or two, but eventually I’ll be moving back south with grad school aspirations. Possibly Charlotte, Charleston, or Atlanta.”

Another classmate looking to make moves in the future is Rutledge Long, who writes: “I’m ski bumming in

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beautiful Big Sky, Mont. Working for the resort and skiing every chance I get has its perks. My diet consists primarily of rice, canned beans (all types), and pancakes. My Brazilian friends can really cook. Favio, my Peruvian roommate, doesn’t speak much English, so he’s really helping me with my Spanish.

Last fall, I completed my college course work and will be receiving a degree from Bowdoin College this May. Last year, in addition to taking classes in poetry and politics, I also worked with men from the Star Gospel Mission homeless shelter, tutored second graders at Burns Elementary, and represented Live Vibes LLC as a sales executive. By the time people are reading this, I’ll either be in Barcelona, Washington, D.C., Jackson Hole, or Charleston. I just can’t decide!”

Caitlin Dirkes is currently living in Charleston working for a small interior design firm downtown called Cortney Bishop Design. She’s working hard but really enjoying herself – and looking forward to beach season. Lucky.

Back in Virginia, Miller Cornelson is enjoying living in Charlottesville on the downtown mall and working in sales for SNL Financial. He sees a good amount of Thomas Light, Walker Francis, and Daniel Gottwald, as well as us lucky folks in the D.C. crowd. As Thomas reports, they threw a going-away party for Daniel in Richmond in mid-January before he made the big move to London. Along with Thomas, Miller, Walker, and Daniel, Carrie Coker, Elizabeth Harrison, John Milam ’05, and Daniel’s brothers joined in the festivities. Thomas is still working in Richmond for now but is moving to Atlanta in June.

In Atlanta, Thomas will join Anne Womble and Jackson Tucker, who – contrary to his appearance at the reunion – is not currently a struggling artist. Anne is still living the dream, no longer working as a nanny but for GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Awareness Centers in Atlanta. She is the manager and site coordinator.

Gigi’s Playhouse is a free education and therapy center for kids of all ages with down syndrome. They are 99 percent

volunteer run, so Anne is the only employee at the Atlanta location, meaning she has be somewhat of a jack of all trades. She does things like plan all of their events, coordinate families and volunteers, outreach, fundraising, etc.

She absolutely loves it. Gigi’s Playhouse is run completely by donations, so it would be worth everyone’s time to check them out online.

Thanks to Anne, I also have the most important news about Jackson. As of early February, “Jackson is running his first half-marathon this weekend [Feb. 10-12]. He had plans to attend a beer festival this Saturday, but his girlfriend informed him on Monday that she had signed him up for a half-marathon. He no longer will be attending the beer festival. He thinks he will be able to make it nine miles but isn’t sure about the rest.” I know it must be hard having that artist/athlete split persona, but I think he can do it.

In North Carolina, David Hannon is just finishing the last semester of his M.B.A. He has his fair share of run-ins with the old EHS crew in Charlotte, and he and Preston Snow went to UNC hoping to watch them beat up on Duke in February. Tough luck, gentlemen. David Lambeth, another tar heel enthusiast, is still in law school at Chapel Hill.

Honour Alston Thornton has abandoned the South for newer horizons.

Shortly after getting married in June, her sister got married in Charleston, and then her husband, John, got a job offer from Google. They have now moved to California to be close to Google headquarters, and Honour will be working at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto.

Fresh off her Fulbright Journalism Fellowship, Mary Lane landed her dream job with The Wall Street Journal, as a foreign correspondent covering the euro crisis and culture – including fashion, art, and film – in their Berlin bureau. She celebrated by touring Europe with Ashley Litzenberger ’07.

Mary spent Christmas at Ashley’s home in Belgrade.

Last but not least, we still have a good crowd of EHS alums in New York City.

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Jack Pitney is there working in the music department at William Morris Endeavor and looking forward to visiting all of us in D.C. this spring. Holly Casey is also still living in New York and is the advertising coordinator for Women’s Wear Daily and Style.com/ Print, where she manages the global distribution of all Fairchild Fashion Media publications and assists the publisher. She still spend lots of time with Elizabeth Harrison – in fact, 2012 marks their 10th anniversary of being best friends! Congratulations to the happy couple. Harrison Jobe and Eleanor Cooper are still roommates, and Harrison works for NPR. I hope everyone is happy and doing well. Please shoot me or Molly an email with any news you might have!

2007 Front row: Taylor Bapsped, Lucy Shaeffer, Marguerite Kleinheinz ’08, Clay Dunan ’08, and Leah Andress ’08; second row: Amanda Weisiger ’08, Liz McLean ’08, Ann Gordon Pelletier ’08, and Carson Roberts ’08; back row: Grover Maxwell, Shaw Cornelson ’04, Wes Graf ’08, and Gilbert Gomez.

Catherine Coley (H) 407-629-1787 catherinegcoley@gmail.com and Warner Blunt (H) 804-784-0233 wlbluntiv@gmail.com 5th Reunion: June 8-9, 2012

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Lucy Glaize (H) 540-667-3097 lglaize@gmail.com 5th Reunion: June 2013

Wes Graf ’08 (left) and Shaw Cornelson ’08 (right) escorted Amanda Weisiger ’08 at her debutante ball.

Four years ago at this time the Class of ’08 was experiencing the nostalgia of getting ready to graduate from The High School as well as the excitement of entering the college world. Now, many of us feel nostalgia along with a big mix of many more emotions, as we are getting ready to graduate college and enter “the real world.” It’s almost as if college flew by faster than high school did! While our class is lacking in notes this time compared to the past, I am confident that everyone is well and will be ready for graduation and whatever comes next.

Tess Waldrop has spent her senior year living in a cabin near Sewanee with Parham Barber and three other girls on 75 acres of land in the middle of a forest

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that includes a lake, a two-mile trail, and much more! They see wildlife all the time, and have had a bunch of parties for their friends. Sounds like paradise.

Tess says not much else has changed; everything’s going well!

Leigh Ainsworth is finishing up her last year at Trinity. She got to celebrate the New Year in D.C. with Alex Mannix, Brooke Butler, Ali Shepard, and Anna Brooks Whichard ’06. She also saw Grace Fenstermaker while she was up there! It was lots of fun. Leigh is excited to graduate, and is not quite sure where she’ll be after this last semester.

Leah Andress is moving to D.C. this summer to start work as an analyst at an investment bank. Leah, Wes Graf, Amanda Weisiger, Carson Roberts, Ann Gordon Pelletier, Liz McLean, Clay Dunan, Shaw Cornelson ’04, and Marguerite Kleinheinz spent Marguerite’s 22nd birthday in Taos over winter break. They had a blast skiing and spending time together.

Wes Graf, Shaw Cornelson ’04, Ann Gordon Pelletier, Eliza Coker, and Eleanor Galloway celebrated Amanda Weisiger’s debut over Thanksgiving break in Charlotte at the Charlotte Country Club. Wes and Shaw were Amanda’s escorts. Of course, Amanda was a gorgeous debutante!

Over Christmas break at home, I got to briefly catch up with Lindsey deButts on a dinner date at Thai Shirlington.

While it was short but sweet, I’m looking forward to traveling down to Princeton to see one of her last lacrosse games this spring. Should be exciting!

For now, I’m finishing up my last semester at UVM. I recently committed to the Oregon Health and Science University masters of dietetics program starting this fall. So for the next two years, I’ll be a west coast transplant out in Portland.

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Spencer Moore reports that he has loved being at W&L and living in Lexington, despite how small and rural it is. He

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is majoring in neuroscience and plans to go to medical school after graduation. He spent a semester in Scotland studying at St. Andrews. It was a great experience, and he enjoyed having time to travel around Europe.

Elle Czura is a junior at Wake Forest with a double major in economics and English. She spent the fall semester in Prague and traveled around Europe on the weekends.

Smith Marks writes, “My family and I would like to thank the EHS community for sending their strength and support over the past two months. It has helped us continue to get through a tough time in our lives.”

to the Area Program in Poetry Writing as a part of my English major. Over the summer, I spent a month in New York interning for Will Mebane ’91.

I met Will when he and Martin Hyers brought “Empire,” their striking photographic portrait of American life, to Episcopal my senior year. Working for Will provided a unique and incredibly fulfilling experience of the ever-exciting photography world of New York.

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The new year finds the Class of 2011 spread across the country getting acquainted with new people, joining organizations and groups, becoming parts of fraternities and sororities, making new friends, visiting old friends, and overall enjoying the next stage in all our lives.

Many members of our class returned to The Holy Hill on Nov. 12 for the Woodberry game. It was a great weekend full of getting reacquainted with friends we hadn’t seen in months and enjoying the spirit of The High School one more time.

Cat Lambert and Mark Herzog are both playing rugby at their respective schools. Cary Hairfield played last semester on the Williams field hockey team.

Also having a great time in college is Tamika Jones. She has joined the UC Bearcat Marching Band and had the chance to perform in the Liberty Bowl. She’s also a member of Latinos En Accion, which is an organization to help Latino students at the University of Cincinnati. Tamika has also been a strong member of the African-American Cultural and Resource Center, which helps prepare students to become effective leaders. And, this spring she will be playing club lacrosse.

After spending an amazing semester in London, Maria Hewko is excited to get settled at Hamilton this semester.

In December, Liz Heebe-Russo and Sophie Dick came out as debutantes

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Not far from old stomping grounds in Alexandria, Paul Blake is continuing his study of international affairs at George Washington University. Paul is also working as a producer for the BBC, a job that began during his Senior Seminar while at Episcopal.

This semester Lily Merrill transferred from Trinity College to American University in Paris. She already loves the Parisian lifestyle, where her classes take advantage of all the city has to offer. Lily looks forward to having a rendezvous with fellow EHS classmates Reddin Woltz and Connor Williams.

Reddin is studying abroad in London for the semester, and Connor is studying in Rome. The ladies have yet to set a destination for meeting up, but Marrakech may be in their sights!

Over holiday vacation, Robert Kittrell, Anthony Juker, James Dorsett, Barry Hughes, Gene McCarthy, and Rachel Hurley enjoyed a reunion at Snowshoe in West Virginia.

After spending a year in Morocco and France, Stewart Cory began her first year at Washington and Lee, where she has reunited with many familiar EHS faces.

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marriages Wellington Goddin, Jr. ’75 to Laurie MacArthur Barnett, Dec. 21, 2010

Jake Meredith ’11 (left) met John McCain ’54 in October in Hilton Head, S.C. They discussed the impact Episcopal had on Sen. McCain’s life. He told Jake,“I would not be where I am today, if it were not for Episcopal.”

at the Infirmary Ball, which helps raise money for the New York Downtown Hospital, the first hospital to respond to 9/11. Many other 2011 graduates attended the event, including: Juliana Salibello, Corina Benitz, Ruffin Mitchener, Cameron Baker, Sarah Hulbert, Addison Bortz, Mary Frantz, Anne Maxwell Douglass, Charlotte Cusano, Preston Brown, T.R. Wall, George Thorne, and Amaury Dujardin.

Also over Christmas break, Anne Maxwell Douglass, Caroline Weston, Sarah Hulbert, and Caroline Andress took a quick trip to the Poconos in Pennsylvania.

So far I’ve loved U.Va. and getting to know the school and the people here.

Over Christmas break, I enjoyed the company of Episcopal friends when Amanda Acquire, Cat Lambert, Collin Wiles, Elizabeth Henderson, Jack Janes, and Maria Hewko came back to Alexandria for a few days.

We were able to go back up to EHS for one of the boys’ varsity basketball games, where we saw Pen Agnew, Solly Thomas, Franco Brunet, Taylor Wilson, Nancy Walker, Mackenzie Nichols, Dominique Badji, and Angie Phillips.

Sarah Margaret Schreeder to Marshall and Garrett Schulten Schreeder ’97, Sept. 8, 2011 Charleston Mitchers Cox to Sarah and Philip Cox ’99, Nov. 24, 2011

Hugh Taylor Antrim, Jr. ’02 to Katharine Bowdre Bradshaw, Nov. 12, 2011

William David Yelle to Marc and Gray Hardee Yelle ’99, June 3, 2011

Emily Caroline MacDougald Inman ’03 to Jed Dyson, Nov. 12, 2011

George Caldwell Barnes to Houston Barnes ’00 and Brice Lohr Barnes ’00, Oct. 5, 2011

Bradley David Tubesing ’03 to Laura LaFalce, Oct. 15, 2011

Elizabeth Graye Warren to Willis and Millie Pelletier Warren ’00, Dec. 21, 2011

Cole Whelan Flannery ’04 to Emily Meriwether Glass ’04, Sept. 24, 2011 Honour Augusta Alston ’06 to John Thornton, June 25, 2011

births Eleanora Margaret Lawrence to Elizabeth and Croom Lawrence ’89, Dec. 2, 2010 Howard Coleman Goodwin to Willow and Cary Goodwin ’93, Jan. 22, 2012 Banning Graham to Adair Graham ’93 and Peryn Harmon Graham ’94, May 10, 2011 Stefan Thomas Wolf to Thomas Wolf ’93, October 2011 Charlie Patterson to Ashley and Topher Patterson ’94, Nov. 9, 2011

Jonathan Daniel Holman to Derek and Kim Obradovich Holman ’01, Oct. 23, 2011 Richard Maus Johnson IV to Denise and Beau Johnson ’01, Dec. 26, 2011 Elizabeth Wesley Lombard to Caroline and Will Lombard ’01, Dec. 13, 2011 Mary McLean Sayers to Hanley and Beezie McLaughlin Sayers ’01, Feb. 6, 2011 Margaret Ann and Storey Sheppard to Judson and Leigh Beal Sheppard ’01, Feb. 2, 2011 Annie Pell Rayburn to McCord and Millie Tanner Rayburn ’02, on June 23, 2011 Frances Elizabeth Wright to Doug and Anne Lummis Wright ’02, Dec. 30, 2011

William Wilshire Teer to Alison Lukes Teer ’95 and Emerson Teer ’95, July 18, 2011 Guy Benjamin Eubanks to Ben and Hampton Moore Eubanks ’96, Oct. 17, 2011 Anderson Noyes King to Andrew and Gray MacNair King ’96, Oct. 6, 2011

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In Memoriam LLEWELLYN CRUIKSHANK THOMAS ’31 of Charlottesville, Va., died Oct. 26, 2011.

At Episcopal, Mr. Thomas was a waiter, librarian, and a Monitor. He was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, the track team, choir, and the Chronicle board.

After graduation, Mr. Thomas attended Princeton University and the University of Virginia Law School, where he served on the Law Review and was elected to The Raven Society. He clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals and later was a lawyer for a Washington, D.C. law firm. He opened his own practice in Maryland specializing in trusts and estates.

During World War II, Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Rooks in the Pacific. He loved history, research, exploring

his community, hiking, swimming, and building. He was active his whole life in the Episcopal church, and served as presiding judge on the Ecclesiastical Court of the Diocese of Washington, D.C. Upon retirement, Mr. Thomas and his wife moved to Charlottesville, where they were very active members of Trinity Episcopal Church and the University of Virginia.

He is survived by four children including his son W.M. Merrick Thomas ’66, five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

EHS relatives include brothers James W. Thomas ’25 and George T. Thomas ’32.

LAWRENCE HUNDLEY DIMMITT, JR. ’33 of Clearwater, Fla., died Nov. 9, 2011.

At The High School, Mr. Dimmitt was a substitute waiter. He was a member of the choir, track team, Fairfax Literary Society, and Missionary Society.

Mr. Dimmitt matriculated at the University of Florida, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Mr. Dimmitt enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as an officer in the North Africa campaign.

Mr. Dimmitt took over his father’s automobile dealerships and continued to run the

family’s business throughout his career and later with his sons. He was instrumental in the development of numerous community institutions in Clearwater. In addition, he was also a longtime member of various local social organizations. He enjoyed travel throughout his life and visited every continent except Antarctica.

He is survived by his wife, Marge, two sons, two daughters, 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

GAYLORD CLARK LYON, SR. ’41 of Mobile, Ala., died Dec. 4, 2010.

At EHS, Mr. Lyon was a member of the football and boxing teams and the Fairfax Literary Society.

After graduation, Mr. Lyon went to work for Strachan Shipping Company in his hometown of Mobile. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. After his military service, he founded Gaylord C. Lyon & Co., Inc., a real estate, mortgage brokerage, and insurance company. While serving as the company’s president, 72

Mr. Lyon expanded into real estate appraisal business and received his MAI designation.

Mr. Lyon served on the board of Mobile Gas Service Corporation, Mobile Gas, Energy South, and Mobile Board of Realtors. He was an active member and served on the vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his wife, Betty, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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NORBORNE BERKELEY, JR. ’41 of East Hampton, N.Y., died Dec. 29, 2011.

On the Hill, Mr. Berkeley was a Senior Monitor, and a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, “Whispers” board, Missionary Society, E Club, and Hop Committee. He was a member of the varsity baseball, basketball, and football teams.

After Episcopal, Mr. Berkeley graduated from Yale University, earned his law degree from the University of Virginia, and completed the advanced management program at Harvard Business School. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Field Artillery, First Army V Corps, and participated in five major campaigns including the Normandy invasion.

He was the president of Chemical Bank and Chemical N.Y. Corp., now JPMorgan Chase.

He retired as chairman of the executive committee. He served on many corporate, educational, and charitable boards. Mr. Berkeley was appointed by President Gerald Ford to serve on the U.S. Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and continued to do so under President Jimmy Carter.

He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, two daughters, a son, and three grandchildren.

EHS relatives include cousins, Alfred R. Berkeley III ’62 and Richard M. Berkeley ’70.

GEORGE PERKINS WHITE ’42 of Philadelphia, Pa., died Dec. 24, 2011.

At Episcopal, Mr. White was a member of the track and tennis teams.

Mr. White matriculated at the University of Virginia, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and after being discharged, he managed concert artists and musical attractions in the Southeast, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and was the assistant festival manager in Alpine, Colo.

Mr. White was called into service during the Korean War, and was stationed in Yokosuka,

Japan, where he served as the adviser to the Yokosuka Musical Society. After returning to the U.S., he was the executive secretary of the San Francisco Symphony Foundation; was a publicist in Chicago; and worked in public relations in Philadelphia. He was the owner of a travel agency in Philadelphia for more than 20 years. He was a member of the vestry at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and served on the board of the Opera Company of Philadelphia.

He is survived by three nephews and one niece.

THOMAS HODGE ’43 of Hendersen, Ky., died Dec. 27, 2011.

On the Hill, Mr. Hodge was a Monitor. He was a member of the Missionary Society, Fairfax Literary Society, and the varsity basketball and track teams.

After The High School, Mr. Hodge received his bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army for three years during which he served in the European and Pacific theaters.

After his military service, Mr. Hodge joined his family business and served as the president of Hodge Tobacco Co. Mr. Hodge continued his career as a stockbroker at Hilliard Lyons, where he worked for more than 20 years.

He is survived by his wife, Martha, three daughters, three sons, and 23 grandchildren.

EHS relatives include brother, William G. Hodge ’44.

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CHARLES KILBOURNE NULSEN, JR. ’43 of New London, N.H., died Dec. 10, 2011.

At The High School, Mr. Nulsen was a head waiter and Monitor. He was a member of the football and baseball teams, the Missionary Society, the “Whispers” board, Hop Committee, E Club, and the Fairfax Literary Society.

After graduation, Mr. Nulsen enlisted in the U.S. Army and after graduating from Infantry OCS at Fort Benning, Ga., he entered the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. After graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of infantry. Throughout the years, he served the military in many capacities. He attended infantry officer’s advance course and earned his master’s in international relations from Tulane University. He served in Vietnam twice, and after his second assignment attended the U.S. Army War College. Mr. Nulsen retired

from active military duty as the director of joint and strategic forces directorate, concepts analysis agency in Bethesda, Md. He retired from the Army in 1975 and then went to work for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and remained there until his retirement in 1988.

Mr. Nulsen received multiple awards including the Silver Star, CIB, Master Parachutist Badge, and the Ranger Tab. During his retirement, he served the town of West Springfield, N.H. in many capacities and was also a member of the Chevy Chase Club, Army Navy Club, and St. David’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, Alice, a daughter, a son, Charles K. Nulsen III ’75, and five grandchildren, including Jordan I. Nulsen ’11 and Hailey E. Nulsen ’14.

JOHN HENRY MULHOLLAND ’47 of Fort Myers, Fla., died on Dec. 11, 2011.

At Episcopal, Mr. Mulholland played football and tennis.

Mr. Mulholland graduated from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. After he completed medical training at Johns Hopkins Medical School, he joined the staff at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md. Mr. Mulholland was chief resident at Johns Hopkins and served as the assistant dean of medicine and assistant professor of medicine

at his alma mater. He also worked at Union Memorial Hospital, where he served as chief of medicine for 20 years. During that time, Mr. Mulholland maintained a small private practice and continued his passion of teaching medicine. He also worked for Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Maryland and Doctor’s Health Organization.

He is survived by his wife, Parksie, three children, and seven grandchildren.

ALEXANDER SCOTT HAMILTON III ’48 of Corinth, Miss., died on Oct. 10, 2011.

On the Hill, Mr. Hamilton was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society and the “Whispers” and Chronicle boards.

After graduation, Mr. Hamilton earned a degree in business from the University of Virginia. He was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict.

Throughout the years, Mr. Hamilton worked for Southbridge Plastics. He also managed finance companies and was the district circulation manager for The Daily Corinthian. He

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Mr. Hamilton was very active with CorinthTheatre-Arts and starred in “My Fair Lady,” “Oliver,” “A Christmas Carol,” and many more. He was a member of the Church of the Crossroads.

He is survived by wife, Donna; four children, two-step children, multiple grandchildren and step-grandchildren, and many friends and family.

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JAMES WALKER INNES ’50 of Greenwich, Conn., died on Aug. 29, 2011.

At The High School, Mr. Innes was a member of the varsity football team and the Blackford Literary Society.

After serving in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Innes graduated Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors from Williams College. He attended Cornell University Medical College, where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He trained at New York Hospital and Yale University Medical Center.

Mr. Innes practiced internal medicine and gastroenterology in Greenwich for over 30 years, during which he held multiple leadership

positions in medical organizations. He was a member of the Legislative Advisory Committee for the Fairfield County Medical Association and the House of Delegates of the Connecticut State Medical Society. During his retirement, Mr. Innes continued to serve his community in many capacities, including volunteering at a local elementary school and at his church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; a brother, John P. Innes ’49; two daughters, two grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

STROUBE JACKSON SMITH ’52 of Lewisburg, Pa., died on Oct. 30, 2011.

At The High School, Mr. Smith was a member of the varsity football and tennis teams. He was a member of the Chronicle and “Whispers” boards, the Fairfax Literary Society, and the Missionary Society.

Mr. Smith received a degree in English from the University of Alabama. He began his career at Alabama Tuscaloosa News and later moved to the Birmingham News. He traveled overseas to work for Stars and Stripes in Germany and later for The New York Times in Paris.

Upon returning to the U.S., Mr. Smith worked for the now-defunct Washington Star.

He continued his career at U.S. News for 20

years during which he was a senior editor and columnist on regulatory and federal court issues. He retired from full-time journalism in 1992 but worked on the copy desk of The Washington Times through 2005.

He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Md., the Washington Writers Association, and the Stars and Stripes and Washington Star alumni associations.

He is survived by his wife, Jean, two sons, three daughters, 10 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

JULIAN TUCKER BAKER, JR. ’57 of Raleigh, N.C., died on Feb. 16, 2011.

On the Hill, Mr. Baker was a Monitor, captain of the track team, and a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, E Club, glee club, and Advisory Board.

After graduation, Mr. Baker attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He served in the U.S. Navy, as a Naval Aviation Observer with VQ-2 and also A3B Navigator with Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two in Rota, Spain. He attended the University of Texas School of Law and after graduating, practiced law in New Orleans, La. He attended

the graduate school of landscape architecture at Louisiana State University.

Mr. Baker spent multiple years as vice president of White Rivers, Corp. Upon retirement, he dedicated his life to his passions, archaeology and photography. He enjoyed his friends, traveling, his photography collection, and volunteer work.

Mr. Baker is survived by his brother, Benjamin W. Baker ’57; a sister; and a nephew. EHS relative include his father, Julian T. Baker, Jr. ’29.

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WILLIAM MARSHALL COLE ’60 of Fort Myers, Fla., died on Feb. 3, 2011.

At EHS, Mr. Cole was a member of the Missionary Society. He was on the football, baseball, and soccer teams.

After graduation, Mr. Cole received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia. He went to law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mr. Kinnard served as a U.S. Navy JAG officer and practiced law in Alexandria, Va. He worked

as the director of the Virginia chapter of the Nature Conservancy. During that time, he helped preserve the Ivy Creek Natural area. Mr. Cole taught eighth grade science and organized educational trips until his retirement. During his retirement, he was active in the outdoors, sailing, reading, and music.

He is survived by his wife, Betty, a daughter, a brother, and many relatives.

CLAIBORNE HOLMES KINNARD V ’63 of Franklin, Tenn., died on Aug. 16, 2011.

At The High School, Mr. Kinnard was a Senior Monitor, co-alternate captain of the track and basketball teams, and a member of the football team. He was a member of the Honor Committee, Advisory Board, Hop Committee, Blackford Literary Society, and Missionary Society.

After Episcopal, Mr. Kinnard studied at Vanderbilt University and graduated from the

University of Alabama. He began his career at J.C. Bradford, an investment banking and brokerage firm. Later, Mr. Kinnard opened and managed the Nashville office of Prudential Bache Securities until his retirement.

He is survived by his wife, Gloria, two children, three grandchildren, a sister, a brother, two nieces, and a nephew.

RUFUS CALVIN BARKLEY III ’74 of Laguna Beach, Cali., died on Dec. 3, 2011.

At Episcopal, Mr. Barkley was a waiter and a member of the football, basketball, and tennis teams.

Mr. Barkley matriculated at the University of Virginia. During college, he studied in Heidelberg, Germany, with Up With People, an international education organization.

Mr. Barkley founded Riverside Commerical Investors, a large scale industrial development

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company located in Riverside, Calif. He was an avid surfer and hunter and loved spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his mother, a son, two daughters, a sister, a brother. EHS relatives include his father, Rufus Calvin Barkley Jr. ’48 and nephews, J. Miles Barkley, Jr. ’11 and James C. Barkley ’14.

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JOHN MACON CORNICK ’77 of Raleigh, NC, died May 13, 2011.

On the Hill, Mr. Cornick was a member of the varsity baseball team.

After Episcopal, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Mr. Cornick was a CPA and worked in public accounting, private practice, and private industry. He worked as the chief financial officer for Southern Industrial Constructors.

Mr. Cornick served his fraternity after graduation as house manager, alumni advisor, and board member. He was the chairman of the board of trustees with Edenton Street United Methodist Church. He was the treasurer of the board of The Nation Society of President James Madison Family Descendants.

He is survived by his wife, Gina, two daughters, and multiple nieces, nephews, and cousins.

LAWRENCE FRENCH PERCIVAL IV ’82 of Abingdon, Va., died on Nov. 6, 2011.

At The High School, Mr. Percival was a member of the Admissions Committee and the “Daemon” and “Whispers” boards. He was on the cross-country, track, tennis, and lacrosse teams.

After The High School, Mr. Percival

continued his education at Washington and Lee University.

He is survived by two brothers, William C. Percival ’84 and Edward A. Percival ’95, and cousin, Zachary S. Anderson ’96.

ROBERT PITTMAN PIERCE III ’00 of Farmville, N.C., died on Jan. 28, 2011.

While at Episcopal, Mr. Pierce was the captain of the varsity wrestling and tennis teams. He was a tour guide and waiter, a member of the Blackford Literary Society, and “Daemon” and Chronicle boards. Mr. Pierce participated in School Year Abroad in Beijing, China.

Mr. Pierce matriculated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, he returned to China to continue to study,

work, and travel. He was fluent in Mandarin, which enabled him to work as the China manager for Harrison Assessments International, Inc. in Kunming, Yunnan Province.

He is survived by his fiancée, Charlotte Wesstrom, his mother, his brother, Charles E. R. Pierce ’03, his grandparents, and multiple aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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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 these donors who contributed to EHS from Oct. 16, 2011 to Feb. 15, 2012.

memorial gifts In Memory of Mr. Charles Edward Allen ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77 In Memory of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Anderson ’97 Mr. Joshua Spencer Glazer ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Miller Robbins, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Skipper In Memory of Ms. Kristin Ashley Armistead ’00 Ms. Harriet Wooten Cooper Gruber Mr. and Mrs. John Percy Moores ’97 In Memory of Dr. Lauren Michelle Armistead ’97 Mr. and Mrs. John Percy Moores ’97 Ms. Shriti Bharat Patel ’97 In Memory of Mr. Norborne Berkeley, Jr. ’41 Mr. and Mrs. Middleton Elliott Randolph, Jr. ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. West ’41 In Memory of Mr. David Jeter Blalock ’86 Mr. Robert Whitehill Robinson ’85 In Memory of Mr. George P. Brown ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Andrew Brown III ’72 In Memory of Mr. Patrick Henry Callaway Mr. William Anderson Parker, Jr.

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In Memory of Mr. Edward Codrington Carrington, Jr. ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrew Owens II ’60 In Memory of Dr. Robert Spann Cathcart III ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamilton Cathcart ’60 In Memory of Mr. Carter Standard II 1914 Mr. and Mrs. Carter Lee Cole ’54 In Memory of Mr. John Macon Cornick ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77 In Memory of Mr. George Carruthers Covington ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77 In Memory of Mr. Jay Norman Cowden Mr. Richard M. Stubbs In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cooper Dawson, Jr. ’27 Mrs. Marion Dawson Robinette In Memory of Dr. Alexander Colclough Dick, Sr. ’23 Dr. and Mrs. Macdonald Dick II ’59 In Memory of Mr. Robert A. Douglas Mrs. Robert A. Douglas In Memory of Mr. George Thomas Dunlop III Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Memory of Dr. Edward Ryant Dyer, Jr. ’35 Mrs. Edward Ryant Dyer, Jr. In Memory of Mr. Lloyd William Edgerly Mrs. Marie Edgerly In Memory of Mr. John Harvey Edwards II Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey Edwards III ’90 In Memory of Mr. John Chauncey Everhart ’08 Mr. John Rutherford Richey ’08 In Memory of Mr. Robert Wiatt Farrar ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Koonts In Memory of Mr. William Weems Gates ’93 Mrs. Harold E. Barrett In Memory of Mr. Lucien Minor Geer Mr. and Mrs. John F. DePodesta Mr. Alexander Yin-Hwa Liu ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitehill Robinson ’85 Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Skipper Mr. Richard M. Stubbs Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Chacko Thomas ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coale Tylander In Memory of Mr. Charles Pierson Gilchrist, Jr. ’41 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pierson Gilchrist III ’67

In Memory of Mr. Arthur Powell Gray IV ’64 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Brown Vranian In Memory of Mr. Ernest Helfenstein III ’50 Mr. and Mrs. J. E. G. Craig, Jr Mrs. Catherine Cay Dreese ’96 and Mr. James Dreese Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77 In Memory of Mr. L. Herrick Higgins, Jr. ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Melville Broughton III ’75 In Memory of Mr. Thomas Hodge ’43 Mr. Frank Amiss Dusch, Jr. ’43 In Memory of Mr. Charles Rapley Hooff, Jr, ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rapley Hooff III ’58

In Memory of Col. Charles Kilbourne Nulsen, Jr. ’43 Mr. and Mrs. David Wilkinson Carr ’43 Mr. and Mrs. John Burwell Melvin ’43 In Memory of Mr. William Boxley Parrott ’56 Mr. and Mrs. John Cromwell Parrott II ’60 In Memory of Mr. Lawrence French Percival IV ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Leavenworth Ferrell In Memory of Mr. Allen Carleton Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Love Taylor, Jr. ’57 In Memory of Mr. Robert Pittman Pierce III ’00 Dr. and Mrs. James Manly Stallworth, Jr. ’63 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stallworth ’00 Mr. Joseph S. Stallworth ’03

In Memory of Mr. John Luther Walker ’54 Mrs. Jane W. Kerewich In Memory of Mr. Jere Field White, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrew Owens II ’60 In Memory of Dr. David Kerndt Wiecking ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Benton T. Boogher, Jr. ’50 In Memory of Mr. John Cummins Wulbern ’54 Mr. and Mrs. James Jeremiah Slade ’52

honor gifts In Honor of The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Dodson In Honor of Ms. Anne T. Carver Mr. and Mrs. John N. Richardson

In Memory of Mr. Charles Rapley Hooff, Sr. 1902 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rapley Hooff III ’58

In Memory of Mrs. Yvonne Tomanelli Pinckney Lt. Bryan St. George Pinckney ’98

In Memory of Mr. Archibald Robinson Hoxton, Jr. ’35 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Memory of Mr. Landon Haynes Roberts, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Montgomery Cart, Jr. ’73

In Memory of Mr. Reid Neisler Hunnicutt ’90 Mr. Minor A. Hunnicutt

In Memory of Mr. Matthew Thompson Scott ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Haines Marston ’82 Mr. and Mrs. John William Scott III ’52

In Honor of Mr. Tench Coxe ’76 Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter de Butts III ’76 and Family Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Leonard Rhyne III ’76 and Family

In Memory of Mrs. Virginia N. Settle Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Honor of Mrs. Amy Fannon Cupic ’94 Mrs. James H. Fannon, Jr.

In Memory of Mr. Collier Cobb Lilly ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitehill Robinson ’85

In Memory of Mr. Cornelius Van Leuven Stewart ’54 Mrs. Charles C. Fenwick, Jr.

In Honor of Mrs. Anita B. Doyle Dr. Katherine Anne Close Mr. and Mrs. John N. Richardson

In Memory of Mr. Howard Fisher Marks III ’07 Mr. Smith Alexander Marks ’09

In Memory of Mr. John Philip Strubing ’93 Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Clark ’92

In Memory of Mr. Peter Armstrong Leggett Mrs. Katherine Leggett Mabry ’00 and Mr. Jason Mabry

In Honor of Mr. Elwood Brogden Coley, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Carr, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Honor of Mr. William Perry Epes III ’65 Mrs. Sara Caughman Ragsdale ’03 and Mr. Harry Ragsdale Mr. Jack Alexander Yeh ’99

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In Honor of Mr. Matthew Byron Jordan ’00 The Hon. Thomas Cass Ballenger ’44

In Honor of The Rengers Family Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Skipper

In Honor of Mr. William Eriksen Jordan ’04 The Hon. Thomas Cass Ballenger ’44

In Honor of Mr. Edward Adams Rice Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Honor of The Ministry of Caleb King ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Honor of Mr. Julian Hart Robertson, Jr. ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Zack H. Bacon, Jr.

In Honor of Ms. Madison Armstrong Murray ’05 Mr. and Mrs. William Gray Murray, Jr.

In Honor of Mr. Lawson Lee Sanford ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sandlin

In Honor of Mr. William Gray Murray III ’03 Mr. and Mrs. William Gray Murray, Jr.

In Honor of James M. Seidule Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Honor of Mr. John LeRoy Townsend III ’73 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Armfield IV Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burn III ’62 Mr. and Mrs. David Wyatt Dorman Mr. and Mrs. John Conger Glover ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Honor of Mr. Brooks Emerson Nelson ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Nelson, Jr.

In Honor of Mr. Joseph Badger Shelor ’52 Mr. and Mrs. John Lockman Appleby ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77

In Honor of the Undefeated 1961 EHS Football Team Mr. James M. Seidule

In Honor of Mr. David Frederick Upton Stover ’08 Mr. and Mrs. George Woodward Stover II

In Honor of Mr. John M. Walker, Jr. Mr. William Ruffin Cox III ’71 and Ms. Jo-Ann Menchetti

In Honor of Mrs. George Woodward Stover III ’04 Mr. and Mrs. George Woodward Stover II

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crenshaw Watts III Mr. and Mrs. George Woodward Stover III

In Honor of Ms. Carter Louise Patrick ’14 Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralston Wells In Honor of Mr. William Wells Patrick ’12 Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralston Wells In Honor of Rev. Gideon L. K. Pollach Mr. and Mrs. George Edward Lukes

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In Honor of Ms. Mary Helen McNatt Tarbutton ’15 Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Hugh M. Tarbutton In Honor of Ms. Miranda Elizabeth Kaylor Thompson ’00 Mr. Timothy S. Thompson and Ms. Alice J. Kaylor

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CHORAL ACADEMY LEADERSHIP JAZZ & RECORDING

“EHS shaped my life. I believe that Episcopal made me who I am. The independence, the lessons learned, and the obstacles that were overcome all gave me perspective on how to live my life with my family, my work, and my faith.”

DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY YOUNG WRITERS

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Be a part of the Episcopal High School experience this summer as a day or overnight student.

These special summer programs offer students entering grades 7 through 12 the opportunity to enjoy days and nights on Episcopal’s campus, learning from exceptional teachers and alongside talented peers.

YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP June 24-28, 2012 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE June 24-28, 2012 FIELD EXPERIENCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE June 24-29, 2012

Each year, Episcopal alumni, parents, and friends give generously to the Roll Call, the School’s annual fund. Because of their support, students are able to enjoy the wide variety of opportunities offered at EHS, allowing them to live, learn, and grow in a place that is like no other.

CHORAL ACADEMY June 24 - July 1, 2012

YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

In recent months, funds from the Roll Call have been applied directly to: • Experiential education opportunities, including scuba diving at a local aquatics center • Washington Tour Program – trips to local points of interest such as the Kennedy Center and coursespecific tours of Washington’s museums and cultural centers, including a CIA simulation • Advisory Activities – dinners in faculty homes, birthday and holiday celebrations, and game nights.

• Student Publications and Clubs – Chronicle, Whispers, Daemon.

S U P P O R T E P I S C O PA L B Y :

• Sending a check • Donating online via Episcopal’s secure website: www.EHSRollCall.org • Calling toll-free at 877-EHS-1839 F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N A B O U T T H E R O L L C A L L , P L E A S E C O N TA C T :

Elizabeth Woodcock, Director of Annual Giving 1200 N. Quaker Lane Alexandria, VA 22302

Phone: 703-933-4148 Email: rollcall@episcopalhighschool.org www.episcopalhighschool.org

JAZZ & RECORDING WORKSHOP June 24 - July 1, 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY: A CRASH COURSE IN PHOTOGRAHIC PRACTICE July 21-28, 2012 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Helen Woolworth, Director of Academic Summer Programs Episcopal High School 1200 North Quaker Lane Alexandria, VA 22302 703-933-4199 summer@episcopalhighschool.org

REGISTER ONLINE To register for the Episcopal High School 2012 Summer Programs visit:

www.episcopalhighschool.org/ summerprograms

U.S. Postage PA I D Alexandria, VA

1200 North Quaker Lane Alexandria, VA 22302 703-933-3000 1-877-EHS-1839

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THE MAGAZINE OF EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL • Spring 2012

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Interdisciplinary Studies at Episcopal CA M PA I G N U P DAT E :

Breaking Ground on Townsend Hall

REUNION

2012

JUNE 8 AND 9

RETURN TO EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL Reunion 2012 will be held June 8 and 9 for the Classes of 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007.