The Magazine of Episcopal - Summer 2013

T H E M A G A Z I N E O F E P I S C O PA L S C H O O L O F J A C K S O N V I L L E

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On the Covers

Episcopal’s 2013 Commencement Ceremony

45 PA R K S A N D L A S T I N G E R H A L L S

Campus Chronicle

Richard Skinner & Associates, Architects wins Civic-Institutional Addison Mizner Medal

5 I N T E R N AT I O N A L P R O G R A M S W I L L INCLUDE CHINA Chantal Dulieu returns from visiting Beijing and Shanghai

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8 NEW ADMISSIONS TEAM Meet Sam Hyde ’00, ESJ’s new Director of Admissions

10 E S J S O F T B A L L O N T H E F I E L D While young, this team is going far

14 R O W I N G P R O G R A M H O N O R S W I L L I A M H . WA LT O N I I I ’ 7 0 New rowing shell named for rowing great

16 VA R S I T Y B A S K E T B A L L L O O K S

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CLASS OF 2013 COMMENCEMENT Director of College Counseling Ryan Riggs

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ESGN STUDENTS SHARE ESJ EXPERIENCES Selected Website Journalism Students’ Essays

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“ T H E R E I S A LWAY S R O O M AT T H I S I N N ” Director of Fine Arts Sally Maguire Deming Shares

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P E R F O R M I N G A N D V I S U A L A RT S U P D AT E S Katie Black ’95 and Bob Kirk, Chairs

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D A L E . D . R E G A N P L A Z A AT T H E G R E AT O A K D E D I C AT I O N Plaza dedicated March 6, 2013

F O RWA R D Talented team plans for great season

20 S P O RT S T E A M R E C O R D S A N D AWA R D S Athletes, Coaches Recognized

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HONORING DALE D. REGAN THROUGH DESIGN Chris Flagg creates a beautiful memorial A L E G A C Y S TA N D S S T R O N G

by Cutler Renard ’13

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Development

Su mmer 2 0 1 3

46 THE E P I S COPA L FUND New projects thanks to donors

47 THE 5 0 BY FI FTY S OCI E TY

Bill and Theresa Dahl fund The Guardian Gift

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49 MA RY PA CK E R CUMMI NG S S OCI E TY Heather Halliburton Douglas ’94

52 P ROFE S S I ONA L D E V E L OP ME NT P ROG RA MMI NG E X PA NDS Donor Gift Makes Additions Possible

54 J E A N L I NDS AY HONORE D FOR 2 3 Y E A RS OF S E RV I CE TO E S J Glenda Feliciano Joins Advancement Team

Alumni 56 A LETTER FROM

A L EX G RAHA M ’ 0 0 New Alumni Board President Begins Term

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57 A RNI E TRI TT ’ 8 1 NA ME D A L UM NUS O F THE Y E A R Tritt Honored Alumni Weekend

58 REUNI O N WEEK E ND 2 0 1 3 P I CTURE S Classes ending in “3” and “8” Celebrate

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65 A L UM NI S P OT L I G HTS

Alumni Adventures, Successes and Careers

72 CLASS NO TES Updates on Episcopal Alumni

78 I N M EM O RI UM Mason Romaine III, M.D. and J.T. Townsend ’05

79 FROM THE ED I TOR Meg Scheu Sacks, Director of Marketing

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2013-2014 Board of Trustees Claudia Saenz Amlie ’87 James F. Bailey Oliver J. Barakat ’88 Clare Berry ’73 Patricia Blanchard Edward E. Burr Stephen D. Busey Robert M. Clements (Chairman) Angela Corey Jill Langford Dame ’74 William M. Easton John Falconetti ’85 Preston H. Haskell III David C. Hodges Jr. ’90 Susan M. Jangro Wyndel Dickinson LaPrade ’76 The Very Reverend Katherine B. Moorehead Niels P. Murphy ‘88 Helen C. Rowan Derrick W. Smith William N. Steitz III John D. Strom Stephen M. Suddath Herschel T. Vinyard. Jr. Dori Walton The Right Reverend Samuel John Howard, Bishop of Florida (Ex-Officio) Alex Graham, Alumni Board/President (ExOfficio)

Trustees Emeriti Peggy P. Bryan J. F. Bryan IV David W. Foerster Henry H. Graham Jr. † Mark Hulsey † Delores T. Lastinger Allen L. Lastinger J.T. McCormick † Walter A. McRae, Jr. † John A. Mitchell III Jane S. Munnerlyn † W. Wilson Munnerlyn † The Reverend Doctor Robert R. Parks † Gert H. W. Schmidt † Elizabeth Walton † William H. Walton, Jr. † James H. Winston Mary Winston †

Honorary Trustees Michael D. Abney William B. Barnett William B. Bond E. Bruce Bower The Rt. Rev. Frank S. Cerveny Maxwell K. Dickinson

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John W. Donahoo, Jr. J. Dix Druce, Jr. Joan E. Haskell Dr. Ross T. Krueger Hugh M. Magevney III Thad L. McNulty Joan W. Newton Marian B. Poitevent The Hon. Gerald B. Tjoflat The Very Reverend Gustave J. Weltsek, Jr. Katharine K. Zambetti

2013-2014 Foundation Board Joe Jangro (Chairman) Richard H. Jones Thad L. McNulty Robert M. Clements (Ex-Officio) Charles F. Zimmer (Ex-Officio)

St. John’s Cathedral Vestry Hud Berrey Betty Brisbin Tommy Donahoo ’84 Bill Erwin John Falconetti ’85 Bill Fouraker Bonnie Hardman Jim Jamison Ginny Myrick Mark Richardson Ryan Uitti Charlotte Walker Charles Winney Faye Wisner

Editor Meg Scheu Sacks

Design and Production Emily Okie

Copy Editor Karen Kelly Becker

Contributors Charley Zimmer Chantal Dulieu Sam Hyde ’00 Mike Rickey Chip Stroud Kara Mathias Ryan Riggs Sally Maguire Deming Katie Black ’95 Bob Kirk Alex Graham ’00 Heather Halliburton Douglas ’94 Missy Ketchum Lisa Allen Glenda Feliciano Michael Wilbur

Photography Heather Stine Paul Figura Amy Ploss Mike Rickey Jason Hulsey Brandon Westerman ’99 Chantal Dulieu Michael Wilbur

2013-2014 Alumni Board Alex Graham ‘00 (President) Anne Marie Forbes Hulsey ’95 (President-Elect) Charles Chunn ‘98 William Magevney ‘00 Mrs. Heather Halliburton Douglas ‘94 Kevin Vaughn ‘99 Baker Berg ’04 Rushton Haskell Callaghan ’82 Daniel Dill ’82 Susan Knight Feeley ’83 Marlon Francois ‘08 Meredith Wachtel Hines ’90 Katherine O’Quinn Huddleston ‘03 Anne-Marie Forbes Hulsey ‘95 Frances Poitevent Hutto ’88 Bruce Jackson ’79 Tiffany Kidd ’96 Eric Kolar ’84 Mark LaBorde ’84 Michael Lewis ’05 Sean Magee ’98 Eleanor Bryan Mathews ’94 William Milne ’00 Heather Rainey Moseley ’88

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Kerri Cannon Napoleon ’94 Allison Vermillion Needle ’88 Heather Kenyon Oakley ’83 Todd Ogletree ’88 Kelly Pietan ’88 John Ream ’96 Lisa Lampe Rogers ’85 David Smith ‘01 Cris Scott Tennant ’82 Dearing Setzer Thoburn ’88 Peter Thomas ’03 Harold Tool ’84 Arnold Tritt ’81 Sis Van Cleve-Miller ’82 Kevin Vaughn ’99 Deena Bateh Wallace ’00 John Wallace ’00 Erin Wolfson ’01 Randy Wyse ‘84

† = deceased

From the Head of School Episcopal ended the year on the high note of Commencement – 141 students, all heading to great colleges and universities, all readied with what we have taught them, all knowing that they leave behind a school “family” that is grateful for their accomplishments and for their presence in our lives. This is the pinnacle of what it is that we do!

The business of running a school always remains because after every graduating class we welcome new students in the fall, whether they join Episcopal in the Middle

Charles F. Zimmer Head of School

or Upper School. So, we keep trying to be more proficient in our sacred work each year and make the experience here so profound that our alumni take it with them wherever they go. This community is like no other!

As I have written previously, we are moving forward with a comprehensive look

at our athletic facilities and beginning to formulate a plan for what is needed and how we will garner support for an important capital campaign. The Knight campus awaits significant upgrades and the Munnerlyn campus has facilities which need improvement to meet our commitment to provide the best athletic experience possible for all of our students. In addition to the survey of our athletic needs, we will also review the general campus master plan to ensure that it still fits our philosophical and practical vision for the school.

Related to the campus master plan, the Board of Trustees and I will review the school’s strategic plan over the next 12 months. Using input from you solicited through the survey we sent out last spring, we intend to make sure the plan reflects not only our desire to provide the best education and resources available but also to incorporate parental suggestions and concerns. We were very pleased with the results of the survey, knowing that even though there is always room for improvement, the majority of what we do, we do right….in your opinion.

In November Episcopal will host a Visiting Committee composed of individuals representing both the Florida Council of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The purpose is the five-year review of the operation of the school to ensure that we are meeting the standards as required by these organizations. We have been preparing for this visit for over a year and, therefore, we have looked in depth at what is being taught in our classrooms and what we are doing to become better-informed global citizens.

Finally, it is already time to begin planning for the school’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2016! What a great place to be in the timeline of Episcopal. We need to honor our past and cherish our future, and we will be calling on many of you to help us do just that!

The campus is suddenly full of passion again as this new year begins. I continue to be honored to serve as your Head of School, and I look forward to seeing you on campus for any of the myriad events we host.

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Episcopal Exchange Programs Expanding to Include China

As Episcopal’s new International Programs Director, my vision is to expand the international program opportunities offered to our

Chantal Dulieu

students. The first major step in

Episcopal’s New Director of International Programs

this expansion will be to offer our Chinese students the opportunity to travel to Beijing and Shanghai

Studying abroad my junior year in col-

tions of the culture, as well as seeing the

for a two-week cultural and

lege was undoubtedly one of the most

exponential increase in their motivation

language immersion program in the

rewarding and unforgettable experiences

to speak and understand the language.

summer of 2015. In June and July

of my life: I spent a semester in Sevilla,

Nothing could be more gratifying to me

of this summer I had the exciting

Spain, living with a host family and taking

as a language teacher, and I doubt that I

opportunity to travel to China to

courses at the University of Sevilla. Often

will ever tire of being a part of this impor-

begin constructing our 2015 study-

we tend to define ourselves based on

tant experience in our students’ lives.

abroad trip to Beijing and Shanghai.

such variables as our family, our friends,

While I consider myself quite well-

our culture, the school we attend, or the

As Episcopal’s new International Pro-

traveled, I have never been to Asia,

place where we work. Thousands of

grams Director, I have a dream of

and I was thrilled to embark on a

miles away from these defining elements,

continuing to expand the international

new adventure!

I was forced to reassess myself as an in-

program opportunities offered to our

dividual, and being thrust so far out of the

students. The first major step in this

protection of my comfort zone forced me

expansion will be to offer our Chinese

to be even more observant and apprecia-

students the opportunity to travel to

tive of the new culture surrounding me. I

Beijing and Shanghai for a two-week

embraced the immersion and was never

cultural and language immersion program

more motivated to learn the language so

in the summer of 2015. (Episcopal has

that I could communicate more effectively

offered Chinese language courses since

with my new friends and host family, as

the 2009-2010 school year.) In June

well as gain a better understanding of the

and July of this summer I had the exciting

culture and country in which I was living.

opportunity to travel to China to begin

- Chantal Dulieu

constructing our 2015 study-abroad trip When I started teaching Spanish, I

to Beijing and Shanghai. While I consider

wanted to give my students the oppor-

myself quite well-traveled, I have never

tunity to have a similar experience, so I

been to Asia, and I was thrilled to embark

worked hard to established the exchange

on a new adventure!

program with Episcopal’s sister school,

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lona and Paris excursions portion of our current exchange programs.

Colegio Inglés, in Zaragoza, Spain. This

While in Beijing, I met with the CISabroad

has been another of my most rewarding

site director of the Beijing area, who

The preliminary program we worked to

experiences, because each time I travel

worked with me to build a truly custom-

develop for our Chinese language stu-

with ESJ students, I am able to relive the

ized program for our ESJ students.

dents will include three hours of interac-

excitement of that first exposure to a new

CISabroad is the company Episcopal

tive classes at the Living the Language

culture. I love hearing their stories about

partners with to book flights, secure

Mandarin School in Beijing each morning;

their host families and their observa-

medical insurance, and plan the Barce-

students will also participate in excursions

to various historical and cultural attractions

The Temple of Heaven. I also dared to at-

to offer; in addition, they will visit some

during the afternoons and evenings. I

tempt shopping in the Silk Market, which

nearby cities. Some examples of what

visited the Mandarin school where ESJ

was a unique experience in itself!

students will see in Shanghai are The

students will take classes and some of

Pearl Tower and Market, The City God

the sites that our students will see on their

For the last four days of the trip, Episco-

Temple, and the Yuyuan Gardens, as well

excursions and cultural visits. These ex-

pal students will not take classes, but will

as The Zhouzhuang Water City.

traordinary and fascinating sites included

visit Shanghai to apply all that they have

Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City,

learned and to experience the historical

Having been warmly welcomed by the

The Great Wall, The Summer Palace, and

and cultural attractions that the city has

Chinese, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.

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Every moment was a learning experience for me, and I cannot express how grateful I am to have walked through this experience prior to orchestrating a program for our students. Having been to each city and met with all who will be involved in building our specially customized program, I am much more confident in this new role. I know that this will be an extremely special experience for our students, and I am thrilled to play a role in their opportunity to visit China.

As International Programs Director, I am also pleased to begin work on expanding our existing exchange opportunities at ESJ. Currently, in addition to our Spanish program, we have a French exchange program in which we are partnered with a school in Bayonne, France. For both programs, our Spanish and French students host students from the Colegio InglĂŠs and from LycĂŠe LargentĂŠ for two weeks and then travel to the homes of their exchange partners for two weeks during the summer.

Our Latin students are also partnered with a German school that focuses heavily on the classics; they will both host and visit students from Wilhelmsgymnasium, a school more than 450 years old, located in Munich. These programs have been immensely successful in affording our students the opportunity to establish lasting friendships with their exchange partners and create unforgettable memories. Further down the road, I hope to offer a study abroad opportunity to Rome for our Latin students.

Episcopal eventually hopes to open up its international program opportunities to other disciplines beyond the World Language Department. This project will, of course, take time and patience, but I embrace the challenge as an important step in the preparation of our students for the increasingly multicultural world we are living in today.

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CH A NTA L D ULIEU

Dulieu visited Shanghai, where ESJ students will spend the second half of their visits to China.

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Becoming an Episcopal Newcomer – for the Second Time For the second time in my life, I am an Episcopal newcomer. I find myself filled with much of the same excitement and butterflies as I did when entering seventh grade, although this time I didn’t get lost trying to find the Acosta House on my first day! The Episcopal family has offered me the same warm welcome as it did years ago, and I am grateful for the opportunity to once again report to this beautiful campus on a daily basis.

Samantha Hyde ’00 Director of Admissions

It is an incredibly exciting time for our school, and I could not be more thrilled to be a part of it as our new Director of

Education:

Admissions! Thanks to Peggy Fox’s many years of dedicated

Episcopal School of

service, Episcopal Admissions are in a great place as we

Jacksonville, ’00

welcome 198 new students to campus for the 2013-14

University of Alabama, ’04, B.A. in

school year. I look forward to picking up where Peggy left off

Public Relations

as we plan for the 2014-15 school year and beyond, and I’m

Most Recent Work Experience:

especially grateful for Peggy’s continued generous support and

Director of Communications,

guidance along the way.

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The Admissions Team, both in and outside of our St. Elmo Drive office, will serve as an essential asset in advancing

Community Involvement:

Episcopal. All ESJ constituents – from the Admissions Office

Up & Cummers Board (young

and students, to parents, faculty, alumni and board members–

professionals group of The Cummer

are on “Team Admissions,” serving as ESJ’s ambassadors on

Museum of Art & Gardens),

a daily basis. I encourage each of you to talk about our school

President-elect

with friends and colleagues. Reminisce about your days as a

Art & Antiques Show benefiting

student via social media. Wear an ESJ T-shirt to your next 5K

Wolfson Children’s Hospital,

or community service effort. The many wonderful people who make

Volunteer

up the ESJ family today (that includes you!) will be those who help to recruit the wonderful students, families, faculty, staff, and supporters

Interests:

of the future.

Travel; food; Jaguars and Alabama

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football; fashion; the arts; spending

My experience in marketing and communications strategies

time with friends and family,

for independent schools and organizations should prove to be

especially my siblings (Hunter

beneficial in leading Team Admissions as we continue to advance

Hyde ’96 and Martha Hyde Hays

Episcopal and attract Jacksonville’s finest students. I am honored to

’93), siblings-in-law, three nieces,

take on the responsibility of leading our admissions efforts in such

one nephew, and, of course, my

a way that as to ensure that we sustain our tradition of excellence

magnificent parents.

through enrolling the most qualified, well-rounded students possible.

Episcopal’s Admissions Office: Elisa Williams, Robb Smith ’99, Sam Hyde ’00 and Katie Berline ’06.

I am eager to get to know the many members

I welcome you all to stop by the Admissions

of our ESJ family whom I have not yet met,

Office any time for a visit.

or who did not know me in my years as an Episcopal student, basketball player, volunteer,

Thank you all for your warm welcome, as well

thespian, vestry member, or class officer (one

as for supporting Episcopal and serving on

of our school’s great strengths is encouraging

Team Admissions. Go Eagles!

students to explore various interests, an opportunity of which I took full advantage!).

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Episcopal Softball The Episcopal Girls Varsity Softball team has worked hard over the last four years to build a winning program.

This year the team was rewarded for its efforts by taking home the District

to remember how young some of the players are sometimes because they have played for Coach Tracy Jester and me for so long. This year we started one seventh grader, one eighth grader, two ninth graders and our starting pitcher, Bailey Ray, a tenth grader – more than half our starting lineup was underclassmen and Middle Schoolers,” said Coach Rickey. “Many of the young players made key contributions during the season and

Championship and advancing to the

in the playoffs. Eighth grader Farley Callaghan hit a homerun in the

Regional Finals!

District title game and seventh grader Lindsay Poulos scored the winning run against West Nassau.”

“The softball team had an amazing season. I was not surprised by how

Coach Rickey is excited about the future of Episcopal softball –

well they finished because I have seen

with such a talented young team and only two graduating seniors

how hard they worked and how far

(Delaney Rickey, Mike’s daughter, who played third base, and

they have come. I think we surprised

Taylor Dickson who played left field) – the team looks to have

some teams in the post season but we

another promising season in the spring of 2014. The program has

weren’t surprised. The girls believed in themselves and I knew what they were capable of and it showed in the playoffs,” said Coach Rickey, Varsity Softball Head Coach.

The team began their playoff run by defeating Bolles 6-4 in the District Championship game on the road. From there they went on to defeat West Nassau 3-2 and Yulee 2-1 to advance to the Regional Final game which was held at Episcopal. By advancing to the Regional Finals, Episcopal was one of only eight teams in the state to advance that far in the post-season.

While the team had an excellent season, it was not without challenges. “Our biggest challenge this year was that we were still young. It is hard for me

On the Field

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talented players at all three levels. This year, Episcopal had a JV team for the first time in several years and the Middle School team is now consistently competitive in the IMSC. “I believe we can do as well next year as we did this year. It is going to be difficult to replace the senior leadership that we lost. However, the strength of our team over the past two years has been the chemistry and how well all the girls get along with each other. That chemistry will help out during the 2014 season. We have seven returning starters and we will have three seniors on the team leading what is still a young group of players,” said Coach Rickey. “We will have several challenges, though. One of the biggest will be a much more competitive District. We will be in a District with five teams, any one of which have the ability to win Districts. We will also need the three seniors (Emma Andrew, six- year starter; Emily Risdon

ES J S O FTBALL

This year’s team won the District Championship and advanced to the Regional Finals.

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and Darby Monagle) to step up and be strong leaders on the field and in the locker room.”

Coach Rickey’s goal for the program is for the Varsity team to become a contender for the state title on a consistent basis.

Beyond a state title, Coach Rickey’s philosophy over 13 years of coaching softball is to produce not just better players, but better people.

“Softball is just a game and a game that, for all of the players, will eventually end. I hope they learn that the relationships they build, by being part of a team, can help them get through difficult times. I know that this team was there for each other during the tragedy that happened on campus [in 2012],” Coach Rickey shares. “I hope at the end of the season they look back and smile. They can remember the funny things that happened between them and their teammates or them and their coaches. I hope they look back and know they did everything they could have done to help the team be successful. I hope they have become better people and created friendships that will last a lifetime.”

Coach Rickey also wants his players to be willing to work and give their best every time they take the field.

“I expect their best effort every practice and every game. This team has learned how to win. They never give up, they always give their best and they are there for each other. That is what I expect from them,” he said. “I want a player who wants to get better. I want a player that is willing to work outside the regularly scheduled practice times. I want a player who is not afraid of making a mistake but instead is willing to learn from it. To me, the biggest compliment someone can pay a player is not that you are the best on the team; it is that you are the hardest working member of the team. I want and I have those players on my team.”

As a coach, Coach Rickey is thankful for the mentors he has had at Episcopal over the past 17 years. “I cannot begin to tell you how much I have learned from Coach Jester and Coach Ritter. Both of them have a passion for their sport but more importantly, love teaching it to the kids,” he shared. Tracy Jester, who was the first softball player inducted into the University of North Florida’s athletic Hall of Fame, and Coach Rickey have coached softball together at Episcopal for more than 10 years. Lew Ritter was the wrestling coach at Episcopal for more than 20 years and has mentored Coach Rickey for the past 17 years.

“I love coaching at Episcopal because it is the whole package. A major

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league franchise is not successful because of the players, the coach or the front office. It is successful because each piece does their part and they work together efficiently as an entire unit.

Episcopal has all of that. The majority of the kids I have coached work hard and strive to become better athletes. We have parents who support their children and their children’s coaches. I am blessed to have the best coaching staff in the city and an athletic office that makes my job easy. When all of these things are happening, coaching is fun!” said Coach Rickey.

Episcopal softball’s future is bright. The players at all three levels are working hard all year round and that hard work will show during the 2014 season.

Photo cutline: Coach Rickey’s daughter, Delaney Rickey ’13, heads to Florida Atlantic University this fall to play collegiate-level softball. While at Episcopal she was named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association 4A All Academic Team and the 4A All State Softball Team.

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Walton Crew Shell

overlooking the Arlington River. Dedicated January 10, 2004, the Walton Boathouse has become an important fixture for the boys and

Episcopal recognized alumnus, parent, and crew program supporter William (Bill) H. Walton III ‘70 by dedicating an eight-man rowing shell in his honor at a special ceremony on February 23 at the Elizabeth S. and William H. Walton, Jr. Boathouse. Bill’s family, members of the Episcopal crew team, Head of School

girls rowing teams, which have brought home numerous championships since its construction. The children of Elizabeth S. and William H. Walton, Jr. (Bill ‘70, Beppy ‘71, Missy ‘74, Lon ‘77 and Raymur ‘85) made the lead gift to the Boathouse in honor of their parents.

Charley Zimmer, Director of Athletics

In addition to his support of the crew program,

Andy Kidd, rowing program director

Bill served on the Episcopal Board of Trustees

Mike Alton, and other guests were in

from 1998-2004. He and his wife Dori have

attendance. After being christened with

three children, Francesca, Will and Lon.

champagne by Bill’s family, members of the Episcopal rowing team took the Walton on its first row, launching from the dock of the boathouse.

At the dedication, Bill spoke fondly of his days at Episcopal, his parents’ influence and his love of rowing. He began rowing mid-year his freshman year at Princeton University. In 1973, Bill’s boat won the Eastern Sprints and the Thames Challenge Cup at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in England.

The strokeman of that boat was also in attendance at the dedication, as well as Bill’s three-year Princeton roommate who introduced him to rowing. Bill has served as a Trustee at Princeton and is a former president of the Princeton University Rowing Association.

Set at the scenic, 28-acre Knight Sports Complex, Episcopal’s Walton Boathouse gives direct river access to the rowing teams and is regarded as one of the finest facilities of its type in the U.S. The ample bays are capable of holding the program’s many shells and the building is complete with ergometers, work-out facilities, meeting and locker rooms, and a vaulted ceiling club room

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On the Wa The William H. Walton III ’70 on its first row.

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Varsity Basketball Looks Forward to Next Successful Season

Nine Episcopal Student-Athletes Commit on National Signing Day This Year

Episcopal’s Boys Varsity Basketball team finished 16-12 this year, and already Coach Chip Stroud is looking forward to the upcoming season. The team’s first game in 2013 will be November 13 against Ponte Vedra for a pre-season match-up.

With only one senior on the team, Coach Stroud is ex-

“There aren’t a lot of sophomores and juniors in the city

pecting a lot out of his underclassmen. As he says, “Our

with the level of varsity experience our returners have,”

only senior is Cole Wilbur, who is the heart and soul of

he added.

the team. The younger players will definitely look to him for leadership. Key sophomores Isaiah Gibson and Kent

The team’s 2012-2013 successful season included

Thomas will be looked upon for scoring and playmaking

some wins against historically strong programs at Ribault

for sure. Chadwick Feeley, a junior, will also play a key

and Jackson High Schools. The team made it to the

role this year. We have two newcomers who will have

District Semifinals, finally ending their season by losing to

an immediate impact: David Clark, a post player, and

Jackson.

Danny Voss, a wing, have had a great summer playing with the team.”

“I feel the guys played well and surprised some people with the wins we had. Beating Ribault twice and

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With a younger team this year, Coach Stroud expects

Jackson was a surprise to many, I’m sure,” said Coach

that mistakes will occur, but he is pleased with the

Stroud. “I think coming up short to Jackson in the play-

underclassmen’s development, since many of them

offs was a disappointment, because we beat them in

already have a year of varsity experience under their belt.

the regular season, but hopefully we can learn from that

Photos courtesy of Michael Wilbur

game and put it to use this coming season.”

Regionally, Episcopal faces tough teams such as Jackson, Raines, and Ribault. This coming year Coach Stroud anticipates some challenges, but he also expects every game to be a good one.

“I think having underclassmen play at the Varsity level at any school is going to be a challenge,” he adds. “I was very proud of the way Isaiah, Kent, and our underclassmen responded this year. Playing middle school basketball one year and Varsity the next says a lot about their talent level. I was happy to see them succeed.”

During his ten years coaching basketball, Coach Stroud has seen a lot of successes on the court. He spent three years coaching at Valdosta State University before he began coaching high school teams. Before joining the Episcopal family, Stroud coached for four years at Providence School of Jacksonville. While there, Stroud coached University of Florida basketball player Patric Young, who decided this year to finish his senior year playing for the Gators instead of joining the NBA. Young helped Coach

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Stroud with Episcopal’s basketball camp this summer.

Besides striving for a successful season, Stroud’s philosophy is to instill in his players the qualities he believes athletic participation naturally helps to develop in students: character, responsibility, and leadership. “If you can learn those life lessons, then I think you’ve won already,” he says. “Obviously, we want to compete and we want to win on the scoreboard, but having former players coming back and thank you for what they learned as they start a new chapter in life is just as fulfilling.

From a personal growth standpoint, I want them to become better students, better sons, and better people in general.”

Coach Stroud also wants each player to develop a better sense of self by working through challenges, whether during practice, in the weight room, or during a game. “I want them to learn who they are as people during those challenges and to get them to see what type of athlete they really are. You can find out a lot about a person during 6 a.m. conditioning. If you can get them past the mental part, then they start to have more confidence in themselves,” he said. “I think toughness is lacking today in sports in general. I love tough-minded kids.

Talent in basketball always helps, but coaching kids who don’t play scared and are ‘gamers’ makes it fun!”

Besides developing his players, Stroud is always working to better his coaching. “I try to attend as many sporting events and coaching clinics as I can. There are coaches on campus here who have been coaching much longer than I have, so there is always something to learn from them,” he says.

Coach Stroud is grateful for the Episcopal community’s support of the team, the players and himself as head coach: “The support from the administration is great. They really do a great job of working with the students and coaches,” he said. “And the parents are almost as valuable as the players. I have been blessed with great parents at all levels. With JV and Varsity specifically, we have had great ‘team moms’ since I’ve been here. Between the parents, the players, and the administration, I feel like we have everything we need to build a successful basketball program at Episcopal.”

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Playing at the Collegiate Level

The Girls Softball team won the District Championship this year.

Delaney Rickey ’13 will play softball in college.

This fall 14 members of the Class of 2013 will enter college already committed to playing a sport at the collegiate level.

STUDENT

SCHOOL

SPORT

1. John Grube

Colorado College

Lacrosse

2. Delaney Rickey

FAU

Softball

3. Megan Sowell

The Citadel

Volleyball

4. Matthew Stiefel

Sewanee

Lacrosse

5. Marissa Tandron

Lynn University

Volleyball

6. Steven Matos-Torres

Swarthmore

Baseball

7. Dillon Woods

University of North Florida

Golf

8. BJ Dozier

Birmingham Southern

Lacrosse

9. Marilyn Rowell

Birmingham Southern

Swimming

10. Thomas Vinyard

Hampden-Sydney College

Football

11. Brandon Moore

Flagler College

Baseball

12. Justin Jaroszeski

Flagler College

Baseball

13. Laura Johnson

Boston College

Crew

14. Katie Berg

University of South Florida

Crew

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Winter and Spring Sports Records

Winter Sports

Boys’ Varsity Basketball:

Girls’ Varsity Soccer:

15-12 Overall Record

14-9 Overall Record

3-3 District Record

4-2 District Record District Runner-up

Girls’ Varsity Basketball:

Regional Finalist

6-14 Overall Record 0-5 District Record

Varsity Wrestling: 6th Place in Rob Bierbaum Invitational

Varsity Competitive Cheer: Placed 5th in State

6th Place in Wrestling District Tournament Max Sheppard ’13

Boys’ Varsity Soccer: 7-10-1 Overall Record 3-3 District Record District Runner-up Regional Quarterfinalist

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District Champion, Regional Champion, and State Qualifier

Spring Sports

Varsity Baseball: 23-7 Overall Record 6-0 District Record District Champions Regional Finalist

Boys’ Crew: 4th Place in Stanton Invitational 7th Place (1st Place Scholastically) in OARS Regatta 4th Place Scholastically in FSRA State Sweep Championships

Girls’ Crew: 4th Place in Stanton Invitational 5th Place in OARS Regatta 4th Place Scholastically in FSRA State Sweep Championships

Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse: 12-7 Overall Record 5-0 District Record District Champions Regional Semifinalist

Boys’ Varsity Tennis:

5th Place in the Eagle Open

17-2 Overall Record

3rd Place in the Episcopal Invitational

6-0 District Record

4th Place in the District Championship

District Champions Regional Champions

PD McCawley ’14 was district champion

6th Place in State Championship

in 800

Girls’ Varsity Tennis:

Girls’ Track:

13-5 Overall Record

3rd Place in the Eagle Open

6-0 District Record

3rd Place in the Episcopal Invitational

District Champions Regional Finalist

Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse:

4th Place in the District Championship 9th Place in the Regional Championship

9-8 Overall Record 3-0 District Record

Nikki Vandervelde ’14 was district cham-

District Champions

pion in triple jump and pole vault and

Regional Semifinalist

regional champion in the pole vault

Varsity Softball:

Boys’ Weightlifting:

15-9 Overall Record

12th in District Championship

5-1 District Record

Two lifters placed 3rd and

District Champions

4th at Sub-Sectionals

Regional Finalist

Jack Magri ’13 placed 4th at Sectionals 13th overall at States

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Student Athlete Awards Best Male Athlete in a Single Sport –

Athlete Scholar Award Male – Michael Koppel

Dillon Woods

5 Varsity Letters for Tennis

Earned 5 Varsity Letters for Golf at Episcopal

1 Varsity Letter for Soccer

Was team MVP in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012

2011 MVP for Tennis

Regional Champion for Golf in 2012

2012 Coach’s Award recipient for Tennis

Led his team to an 11th place finish in the

Will be attending the United States Naval Academy

state this year.

in the fall.

Will be playing Golf for the University of North Florida this fall.

Athlete Scholar Award Female – Anna Bauman 4 Varsity Letters for Soccer

Best Female Athlete in a Single Sport –

2 Varsity Letters for Volleyball

Marissa Tandron

Will be attending Tulane Universty after earning the

Earned 4 Varsity Letters for Volleyball at Episcopal

Dean’s Honors Scholarship.

Was team MVP in 2010, 2011 and 2012 Helped lead the team to a district championship,

Male Peter Ober Sportsmanship Award –

regional championship and a state final four

Thomas Vinyard

appearance in 2012

4 Varsity Letters for Football

Will be playing Volleyball for Lynn University this fall.

Will be playing football for Hampden-Sydney College this fall.

Best Male All Around Athlete – Jack Magri Earned 3 Varsity Letters for Football

Female Peter Ober Sportsmanship Award –

Earned 3 Varsity Letters for Weightlifting

Libbie Sabo

Earned 1 Varsity Letter for Wrestling

4 Varsity Letters for Cross Country

Was the MVP for Football in 2012

2 Varsity Letters for Crew

MVP for Weightlifting in 2013

1 Varsity Letter for Cheerleading

Will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall.

2012 Coach’s Award for Cross Country Will be attending Clemson University in the fall.

Best Female All Around Athlete – Delaney Rickey Earned 6 Varsity Letters for Softball Earned 5 Varsity Letters for Cross Country Earned 3 Varsity Letters for Basketball 2010, 2012 and 2013 MVP for Softball 2012 MVP for Basketball 2008 Coach’s Award for Softball Will be playing softball for Florida Atlantic University this fall.

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Boosters Recognized Award Recipients JT Townsend Tenacity Award – Abby Gist 4 Varsity Letters for Tennis Two-time Coach’s Award winner for Varsity Tennis 1 Varsity Letter for Basketball Will be attending Florida State University this fall.

Senior’s Choice Award – Coach Amber DeVries Program Director and Varsity Head Coach for Girls Soccer Led her team to a district title in 2012 and the regional finals in 2013.

John Ryan Excellence in Coaching Award Recipients

JV Coaching Recipient – Karry McGuire Coach McGuire is described as “an outstanding coach and great role model for our athletes. The team faced a lot of adversity due to injuries and players moving up to varsity. Rather than letting this impact the season in a negative way, she kept a positive attitude and helped her players learn how to overcome setbacks by working harder and playing with determination. Her players are better athletes and stronger people because of her leadership.”

Assistant Coaching Recipient – Chris Milo Coach Milo is described as “a silent and calming strength not only to the varsity team, but to the entire program. As an assistant, this coach is out there every day taking care of the little things that, towards the end of the season, become big things.

His athletes and fellow coaches are thankful for all of the time, effort and passion he has for the program.”

Middle School Coaching Recipient – Anthony “Amp” Selvera-Damon Coach Amp is described as “passionate about coaching and a very good teacher of the game. He taught the girls an advanced

The Excellence in Coaching Award was established in 1992 by

style of play that is difficult for younger players to grasp. He is

then athletic director, John Ryan. The award was renamed the

honest and up front with the team about his expectations.” Last

John Ryan Excellence in Coaching Award in 1999 in Coach

season, he coached his team to a 14-2-1 record.

Ryan’s memory. This award recognizes the coach whose team reaches its potential in an environment that values and teaches

Career Coaching Recipient – Norm Wein

leadership, performance, self-discipline, integrity and teamwork.

Coach Wein has given his heart and soul to coaching, leading,

This award is given annually to a Varsity Head, Junior Varsity

and supporting Episcopal for a quarter century. He loves

Head, Middle School Head, and assistant coach (any level).

Episcopal athletics and will do anything he can to help them achieve success. He has coached football and wrestling, has

Varsity Coaching Recipient – Dede Allen

served as the athletic director, and now serves as the associate

Coach Allen is described as “someone who definitely deserves

athletic director and director of transportation.

to be recognized for her hard work. She loves the game.

As program director and varsity coach, her dedication, organizational skills, and tireless work ethic provide a great experience for Episcopal students. She always has a positive attitude and motivates her players to do their best and enjoy the game. She sets an example for all to follow in our community.”

Last season, she led her team to a 13-5 record as they won the District title and advanced to the Regional Finals.

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mmencement 2013

Episcopal graduated 141 students on May 18, 2013. Commencement, per tradition, was held on the Acosta House porch. The Invocation was lead by The Very Reverend Katherine B. Moorehead, Dean of St. John’s Cathedral.

Head of School Charley Zimmer welcomed the graduates and their families. Salutatorian Virginia Margaret Smith, valedictorian Nathaniel Scott Lambert Rowicki and senior speaker Zachary Crockett Smith were the featured speakers for the Class of 2013. Diplomas were conferred followed by prayer and benediction led by The Right Reverend Samuel Johnson Howard, Bishop of Florida. Students and their families celebrated at a reception held on the Dale D. Regan Plaza.

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123 Colleges and Universities for Episcopal’s Class of 2013 The Class of 2013 had great success this year with their college admissions.

As the landscape of selective university admissions has grown consistently rockier over time, Episcopal students still navigate the process well, and have wonderful college choices when they graduate. This year ESJ had students admitted to 123 different colleges and universities all across the country, and students will be attending college in states as far away as California, Colorado, and Massachusetts.

RYAN RIGGS

Director, College Counseling Several seniors were admitted to some of the most prestigious universities in the country: Stanford, Duke, Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins, Boston College, Washington University, the United States Naval Academy, MIT, Vanderbilt, UVA, and UNC. In a year when Stanford admitted only 5.7% of the students who applied, and many other selective universities admit rates were similar, our students overcame great odds to gain acceptance into these schools. In state, more than 70% of our students who applied to both UF and FSU were admitted, percentages that are far above these two schools’ average admissions rates.

The College Counseling Office continues to work with all students beginning in ninth grade to help ensure their success in the entire college admissions process. We strive to enhance our programs each year, bringing in outside speakers from several universities to discuss the current college admissions environment to parents and students. Every other year, we have training sessions for our Upper School faculty on writing effective recommendation letters.

Most importantly, the College Counseling Office is open to meet with students and parents at any time. While our main focus in the fall, obviously, is on the seniors who are applying to college during that time, each counselor in our office takes the time to meet with any student who walks in the door with questions. If you would like more information about the Episcopal College Counseling office, please contact Ryan Riggs, Director of College Counseling.

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List of College Acceptances for the Class of 2013 University of Florida

Florida Southern College

Florida Institute of Technology

University of North Florida

Furman University

Tallahassee Community College

University of Central Florida

University of West Florida

LaGrange College

Florida State University

Tulane University

Savannah College of Art & Design

North Carolina State University

Sewanee: The University of the South

Pratt Institute

University of Pittsburgh

Washington & Lee University

The University of Alabama – Birmingham

Flagler College

University of Georgia

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Auburn University

Birmingham Southern College

Florida Gulf Coast University

Clemson University

Georgia Southern University

Syracuse University

Drexel University

Hampden Sydney College

Rhodes College

Emory University

University of Mississippi

Samford University

Duke University

Roanoke College

Southern Methodist University

Johns Hopkins University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Emory & Henry College

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hood College

Vanderbilt University

University of Southern California

Lynn University

University of Virginia

University of California at Berkeley

Radford University

Washington University – St. Louis

University of Chicago

Randolph-Macon College

University of South Carolina

Stanford University

Rider University

University of South Florida – Tampa

The Catholic University of America

Grove City College

The University of Alabama

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

University of Notre Dame

Boston University

State University

Millsaps College

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Arkansas – Little Rock

University of Oregon

College of Charleston

Louisiana State University

Illinois Institute of Technology

West Virginia University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

James Madison University

Florida Atlantic University

Lake Forest College

Wake Forest University

Colgate University

Wittenberg University

Baylor University

Trinity College

Jacksonville University

Boston College

Mercer University

Colorado College

Wheaton College, IL

University of South Florida – St. Petersburg

Rollins College

Berry College

Davidson College

North Carolina A&T State University

Queens University of Charlotte

University of San Diego

Presbyterian College

Westmont College

Texas Christian University

Wofford College

Centre College

Stetson University

Elon University

Rhodes College

University of Denver

High Point University

Trinity University

Marist College

United States Naval Academy

Hampton University

Oxford College of Emory University

Indiana University at Bloomington

Hofstra University

Xavier University

University of Maryland – College Park

Spelman College

Fashion Institute of Technology

University of Michigan

Temple University

Fordham University

Swarthmore College

Mount Holyoke College

American University

The Citadel,

Smith College

The George Washington University University of Miami

the Military College of South Carolina The University of Tampa

Purdue University Ithaca College

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Homeroom is where I succeeded in finding my “stitch” at Episco-

My Stitch in the Episcopal Quilt

pal. In seventh grade, I was fortunate enough to have a homeroom teacher who made me feel comfortable on that first, nervous day of school. My all-girl homeroom with Ms. Chantal Dulieu quickly became my favorite part of the day. All the girls in our homeroom became so close to Ms. Dulieu and each other that when it came time to move on to the ninth grade, we were upset to discover that--because Ms. Dulieu was a Middle School-only advisor--our homeroom family could not continue into Upper School. But we never forgot how much our homeroom family had meant to us in those early, nervous days.

In the long run, that sad change actually ended up leading to a good change. In ninth grade, I became part of a new homeroom family with Mr. Alex Nichols, who soon became one of my favorite teachers. I was a part of his homeroom for four years, and while we may not have had the tastiest treats on Fridays, I believe we had

By D evo n DeLo renzo Class of 2013

the most fun. During my sophomore and junior years, I had the pleasure of having Mr. Nichols twice a day, since he taught me both European and American history. I enjoyed every minute of it, even if

Senior year at Episcopal brings

some days he didn’t!

a whirlwind of emotions. While Homecoming, Spring Fest and

Just as I had in Middle School, I looked forward to those 15 min-

Prom all give us something to

utes of advisory/homeroom every day. I am thankful to Mr. Nich-

look forward to, it’s easy to get

ols for continually pushing me to go beyond my comfort zone at

so caught up in waiting for Commencement that we miss out on just how special our years at Episcopal have been for each of us. The tight-knit community here allows students to excel in multiple ways. In their own individual

Episcopal, especially for encouraging me to keep playing sports my senior year and taking hard courses. It would have been easy for me to take my senior year off and breeze through to graduation.

But, like Ms. Dulieu, Mr. Nichols helped me find my stitch at Episcopal. He taught me the importance of keeping commitments and

ways, the students reflect their

striving for excellence in life. I’ve learned that a stitch can be made

uniqueness through the arts,

loosely with little effort and still hold together a woven piece of cloth,

through academics, or through

but the stitches created with care and true craftsmanship can make

sports. This is just one of the rea-

a quilt last for a lifetime.

sons I will always cherish Episcopal: everyone here is able to find

The faculty and staff at Episcopal are unlike any other I’ve known.

her own little “stitch in the quilt.”

The teachers truly care about their students and want what it best for them. Whenever I was nervous or needed a slight nudge to keep going, my homeroom advisors made me feel safe and at home at Episcopal . I can’t imagine going anywhere else, and I thank my parents for sending me to such an amazing school.

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We decided to build what is known as a raku kiln, which typically fires ceramics at a lower temperature

My Passion for Ceramics

than normal kilns. In contrast to the electric kilns at Episcopal, our raku kiln is fueled by propane, which allows for much more variation in the resulting piece of art than the

By Bi ll y Tot h Class of 2013

same piece fired in an electric kiln.

Consequently, every pot comes out totally unique, with its own distinctive flare.

In eleventh grade I began taking Ceramics at Episcopal. During the first semester the class mainly worked on sculpture and hand-built

During my time at ESJ I have tried my hand at quite a few other

pieces; however, ceramics quickly grabbed my interest when we

art mediums, all of which I have

started throwing on the wheel. At that point, I really started to hone

enjoyed, but none of them became

my skills, and pottery quickly became a passion of my life.

the personal passion that ceramics did. The pleasure of making

Last summer I installed a wheel at my house so that I could make

pottery will stay with me for the

pottery outside of school. My wheel became a place that I would

rest of my life. As a potter, I will

go to routinely every day--sometimes for just a short time, but

continue to mature and explore new

sometimes I would spend hours making pots. This was where

facets of ceramics to expand my

I could go to help get my mind off things; any stress or worries

understanding of the art and allow

that I had at the time would just seem to disappear when I began

my pieces to become ever more

working.

However, I don’t just do ceramics on my own, since a number of my friends also share my love for pottery. In fact one friend of mine, Tommy Goodrich ’13, also has a wheel at his house; at one point, we both ended up with so many unfinished pots that we had to

sophisticated and personal.

Although I will be moving on from ESJ, one thing that I will most certainly take with me is my love for pottery. I owe that to Episcopal and my teacher, Mr. Bob Kirk, for

take them to school in order to fire them. After that experience, we

providing me with the opportunity

decided to build our own kiln.

and giving me the foundation for what has become such an important part of my life.

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Marine Biology & Episcopal’s Unique Opportunities

By Fl etc h e r B a t t e n Class of 2013

Beginning in ninth grade, when I first enrolled at Episcopal, I took

in the deep sea. No other class at Episcopal allows you to swim

classes that were required, but not my favorites. Then, in the

with another species. Swimming with the manatees not only

eleventh grade I chose to take Marine Biology, a course that I

provided a bonding experience for me and my classmates, but

found intriguing. It included a substantial amount of group activ-

it also allowed me to see what manatees are like in the wild. In

ity, including dissection, which was always interesting because it

class we learned facts about them, but meeting them in person

allowed us to interact with the material beyond just taking notes.

and following them around in the water offered us a new lens

I will remember this class more than any others because of ev-

through which we could learn about them.

erything we learned about how the natural world works.

Marine Biology wasn’t the only course I’ll remember, but the way The opportunity to dissect the animals made the school day

we learned the material offered unique opportunities, whereas

more interesting and allowed me to do an activity I otherwise

most classes focus more on learning facts and taking tests. Al-

never would have done. Although I didn’t look forward to the

though Marine Biology did not necessarily teach me what I want

smells, I gained a great deal of knowledge about the various

to do with my life, the activities associated with it made school

features of animal anatomy. At the end of the year we even dis-

more intriguing. When I go to college, I might not remember

sected a shark, which I will never forget.

all the information I learned about algae, but I will definitely take with me the bonding experiences with classmates and the vivid

Marine Biology also allowed us to learn about sea animals, rang-

memories of the field trips we shared. This course represents

ing from many I had never heard of, to those that are considered

just one of the many ways that Episcopal has trained me to get

the kings of the ocean. The course also included three ocean-

the most out of my college experience.

life field trips that included visiting Sea World, swimming with manatees, and exploring Fernandina Beach. All three of these trips gave us the opportunity to learn outside the classroom.

Seeing these animals firsthand gave me a new level of understanding of the material. Because of our school’s investment in that experience, my personal appreciation for the subject was enriched.

Most science classes involve labs and group work, but in Marine Biology we learned about how other species live and work, and we were encountered the fascinating possibility of what may live

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Two Influential Coaches & The Game I Love During my four years at Episcopal, I have had the opportunity to play on four really good soccer teams. My experiences with these teams have made me a better player on the field

B y Ma c ki e C h a pma n

Class of 2013

and a better person off the field. At the Varsity level, I had the opportunity to learn from two great coaches: Andy Kidd, the current Athletic Director at Episcopal, and Tim Broderick. My first experience with Coach Kidd occurred in seventh grade during the summer workouts. When I was younger, I was a pretty shy kid, so I obviously found it intimidating to see all the older high school kids on my first day at the workouts. By introducing me to everyone, Coach Kidd immediately made me feel a part of the program, so I felt more comfortable and continued to go to workouts that summer.

During my ninth-grade year, I played on JV, which offered me an opportunity to improve my skills so that I could play at the Varsity level during the remainder of my high school years. Because of my performance on JV, Coach Kidd gave me the opportunity to play on Varsity at the end of their season. This experience helped me to realize what hard work you have to put in to be successful. After our team won the District Championship against Bolles, Coach Kidd took me aside and told me to remember this experience and what it took to accomplish this win. The hard work that Coach Kidd instilled in that team offered them an opportunity to play at States.

Coach Kidd’s words stuck with me for the rest of my high school career, reminding me every day to work hard, because in the end I will be rewarded. At the end of my junior season, I heard that Coach Kidd was moving to the Athletic Director’s position and would not be coaching soccer anymore. Although I was disappointed that he would not be coaching during my senior season, I was confident that he would leave our team in good

I was very fortunate to have developed a positive relationship with Coach Kidd, so I knew he would find a coach who would continue the soccer program’s success. With his hiring of Coach Tim Broderick, Coach Kidd did just that. Much like Coach Kidd, Tim Broderick was able to make me both a better player and a better person. Both coaches wanted to make sure that we were improving and that we were being gentlemen on and off the field.

During the Fletcher High School game, Coach Broderick took me out at halftime because I wasn’t playing well, and I did not play for the remainder of the game. I was obviously pretty disappointed and asked him later that night on the bus why I hadn’t gone back in the game. Coach Broderick was very honest with me and told me I needed to work on my passing and to become a more confident player. I really respected his honesty, which motivated me to work harder, and the next game, against Bishop Snyder, I got an assist and my first-ever Varsity goal.

Coach Broderick and I developed a positive, honest relationship my senior year, which made us become very close. My experience playing for both him and Coach Kidd have made me a better person and a better player; having become close to both of them, I know that I will stay in contact with them throughout my life.

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State of the Fine Arts; There is always Room at This Inn “The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature of the world: but joy, pleasure, and merriment, He has scattered broadcast. We are never safe, but we have plenty of fun, and some ecstasy. It is not hard to see why. The security we crave would teach us to rest our hearts in this world and oppose an obstacle to our return to God: a few moments of happy love, a landscape, a symphony, a merry meeting without friends, a bathe or a football match, have no such tendency. Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.”

- CS Lewis

I love his perspective and agree with it. Think about it, while we

in the past and join hands and

hearts by being actively

are here on earth Our Lord provides “Inns” for us to reestablish,

present as we ascend and break

new ground. We look

refresh, refuel, react, rejoice, and renew, as we reconnect our

forward to the future and all the limitless possibilities that can

relationship with Our Father on our journey back HOME. I believe

happen here at Episcopal.

this is why Episcopal School of Jacksonville is more than successful. To me, our faith in the Lord is what strengthens, guides,

For alumni, please know you have left a legacy at this Inn that

and distinguishes us from other prestigious college prep schools

we cherish. You left this school in better shape than you found it.

throughout our country.

We are here because of you, our gratitude is endless. We now have your children coming through our doors and know your

This year, as in every year, I remain in awe of how His Holy

trust in us is taken seriously.

Golden Thread is woven through our school community and campus. The tapestry continues in the Fine Arts curriculum and

For our Fine Arts Department and FANS, there is always room at

beloved after school performances, concerts, art gallery open-

this Inn to create, shake it up and try new ways to bring

ings, technical offerings, communication and video projects and

LIFE to our young artists’ worlds. Your wisdom is valuable and

daily innovative workshops and challenging intensives.

deeply appreciated.

I celebrate working more than 33 years here. I can honestly say

My all-time favorite event last year was our poignant and compel-

there “is always room at this Inn.” There is room for all students

ling Fine Arts Chapel during Fine Arts Week. It was truly an align-

to get involved, follow their passion and learn and grow in some-

ment with the Divine, using all of our gifts to the Glory of God,

thing new while creating with the very best! There’s always room

with a pure commitment to excellence. As all of us have made

to share what we create with others through service, chapel,

innovative plans and dates for this new year, we also know

district and state festivals, city art opportunities, elementary and

to leave room each and every day for the Holy Spirit to work

senior centers, community and Fine Arts trips.

through us, with us and in us, as moments are transformed to Light-filled treasures and memories.

For parents, there’s “always room at this Inn” to support, attend, and witness our awesome, talented students whose God-given

I joyfully greet you at our open door, welcoming, upholding and

gifts are challenged in the performing and visual arts disciplines

uplifting our mission at this Inn along the way back Home.

under the Fine Arts Department.

Enjoy your stay with us!

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For teachers, staff and administration there is always room at

Blessings abound,

the Inn to unify throughout campus what we have accomplished

Sally Maguire Deming

ESJ Choral Performs Grease

Episcopal’s Vocal Ensemble put on “Grease” for the Spring 2013 Concert Choral.

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In Performing Arts we are also looking forward to changes in the Middle School curriculum for the coming year. All sixthand seventh-graders will be given the opportunity to participate in each performing art discipline and courses that offer exposure. As eighth-graders, students may choose the art on which they would like to focus for a semester, thus allowing

ESJ Middle School students put on “Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone” this winter, a fun parody of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

them the ability to pursue their passion as soon as they discover it.

Katie Black ’95, Performing Arts Chair If you peek into a performing arts classroom

certs and performances both in school and beyond our walls.

at Episcopal, you’ll be struck first by one

In both Middle and Upper School, our instrumental musicians

thing: enthusiasm! Our artists take pride in

can play in instrumental ensembles during the school day, using

their chosen craft and work with their whole

a range of orchestral and contemporary instruments. Students

hearts and minds to learn and grow as

learn music theory while playing in group settings that stress

performers and technicians. Our classes are

ensemble awareness, as well as individual technique. These

geared both to students who already have

groups play for our school community, as well as for other

a background in and knowledge of their art and to students

schools and at music festivals.

who are ready to explore and learn the art for the first time. All students are offered exposure and training, regardless of their

For Middle and Upper School theatre students, we offer courses

level of ability; all of our faculty members are working artists in

in acting, directing, technical theatre, and advanced perfor-

their fields, performing, directing, and teaching at the School and

mance as they learn theatre genres that range from panto-

around the globe.

mime and movement to musical theatre and children’s theatre.

Students perform in classes for their peers and often have the

Performing Arts at Episcopal offers a full dance curriculum that

opportunity to perform for the school community in assemblies

incorporates training in modern, contemporary, ballet, pointe,

and chapel services. Our advanced class also performs for our

jazz, and hip-hop. Our dance instructors are highly trained,

community and participates in district and state festivals. Theatre

motivated dancers and choreographers. In addition, guest-artist

technicians work behind the scenes weekly in school chapel

choreographers with specialized training visit our classrooms to

services and for many types of productions.

enrich our students’ experiences.

Our media production students work hard to create movies that Our singers are offered a wide range of choral opportunities dur-

both promote upcoming productions and provide our community

ing the school day. Middle School and Upper School students

with highlights of events that enrich our campus. We are excited

alike can choose to take choral arts classes that train the voice

that this program is growing, and we are adding Media Produc-

and teach basic music theory. Various genres of music are in-

tion Levels 3 and 4 in the upcoming year.

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The Performing Arts are alive and well at Episcopal!

Dance Concert

ESJ’s Dance Concert, “Speak To Me.”

Highlights from the 2012-2013 school year in Performing Arts are as follows:

• A large stage production of “Pippin” involving instrumental pit musicians and theatre, dance, and choral students in the Munnerlyn Theatre.

• Episcopal’s annual Christmas Concert at St. John’s Cathedral, featuring chorale and instrumental students performing sacred and secular music that put everyone in the holiday spirit.

• ESJ’s Dance Concert, “Speak To Me,” which highlighted choreography by global artists and students, and emphasized the interconnectedness that exists among us all.

• “Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone”, a Middle School play that underscored the importance and joy of reading. This production was deemed one of the best Middle School performances that the Sikes Theatre has ever seen.

• The yearly Fine Arts Chapel, during which each discipline comes together to perform works of art that point to the Creator and remind us of the place of artistic expression in the worship experience.

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ESJ Visual Arts

2013-2014 School Year, by Bob Kirk, Visual Arts Chair Visual Arts is excited about the new faculty and program initiatives for the upcoming school year. We are happy to welcome Rebecca Hoadley as the Upper School Draw, Paint, Printmaking instructor. We are also pleased to announce that Katie Berline ’06 will be joining us as the new Art History instructor.

Michelle Krueger’s role as the new Middle School Visual Arts Specialist will include being the liaison for cross-curricular initiatives in the Middle School program. She will also concentrate on fostering relationships that will provide art-exhibition and community service opportunities for our Middle School Visual Arts students throughout Jacksonville.

Mark Zimmerman will continue his excellent work with our established and flourishing photography program. This year our Media Production program, under the direction of Diane Bates, will be included as part of the visual arts discipline.

One of our curriculum goals for the coming year is to implement a common design component in all of our visual arts classes. Beginning with the sixth grade, this component will be expanded and then included in all of our visual arts classes through the AP levels.

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own designs. In addition to providing opportunities for collaboration, this common design component will also allow our students to move more seamlessly from one discipline to another as they transition from Middle School to Upper School.

The Visual Arts program hopes to foster communication and understanding that will support students throughout their art experience at Episcopal. I am excited to continue my new role as chair of this outstanding discipline.

B O B KIRK

Visual Arts Chair

Student Ceramics and Photography on display in the Berg Gallery of the Munnerlyn Center for Worship and Fine Arts.

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Dale D. Regan Plaza Dedicated

The Dale D. Regan Plaza at the Great Oak was dedicated March 6, 2013 in a ceremony for the Episcopal community and all those who have given to the Dale D. Regan Memorial Fund. In consultation with Dale’s family, Episcopal determined the building of the Plaza was the best way to create a lasting tribute to Dale using the Fund. The Regan Plaza is 12,000 square feet of wood decking, which will protect and preserve the root system of the Great Oak, which is hundreds of years old, in addition to providing a safe place under the spreading branches of the tree for quiet reflection or study. The Great Oak was important to Dale Regan and was a special gathering place for her and her sons. This particular project was one of Dale’s dreams for Episcopal, making it a fitting way to honor her.

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Chris Flagg There aren’t many who know the bend and flow of the landscape of Episcopal like Christopher D. Flagg, ASLA, President of FLAGG Design Studio. Over the course of his nearly 20-year relationship with Episcopal, Chris’s work has left an indelible mark on the beauty of the Episcopal campus.

His most recent contribution was, for him, the most personal: the Dale D. Regan Memorial Plaza at the Great Oak, a space Chris created in memory of Dale based on years of conversations with her and their shared vision for the Great Oak and the layout of the School.

It was the early 1990s when Chris first began working with Episcopal, almost two decades after he graduated from Louisiana State University’s intensive five-year program in landscape architecture. At the time, Episcopal had planned to remove the red and white bowling alley from the campus that was part of the original Mary Packer Cummings estate. After much discussion, Chris was able to convince the Buildings and

raised through Episcopal’s annual Celebration event.

When Chris presented a plan or proposed an idea during a Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting, “I’d see Dale’s head nodding, and knew I was on a roll,” he shared.

Grounds committee of the Board of Trustees that the quaint building, now the concession stand for the baseball field, be saved, and a new copper roof installed. Over time, through numerous campus planning exercises and illustrative graphics,

After Dale was appointed Head of School in 2006, Chris said that “she and I would walk around campus, saying, ‘I want to do this,” or ‘What do you think of this?’ and ‘How can we do that?’”

he would work to preserve the Acosta House, the Bond-Lane House and Episcopal’s magnificent river view.

In 1990 Chris was one of the designers of the protective wood deck under the 250-year old Treaty Oak in the San Marco area

“I met Dale in that initial meeting,” said Chris. “And I must have made an impression, because she said to me, ‘You and I will be fast friends,’ referring to our mutual desire to preserve the past while creating a dynamic plan for the campus’s future.”

of Jacksonville. “Dale knew we would have to do the same for the Great Oak, but we had other priorities first,” said Chris.

One of these was a new academic facility. Parks and Lastinger Halls, dedicated in January of 2011, were Dale’s vision for the campus.

Later, Chris’s watercolor collage of the Acosta house won an American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) philanthropic

“She dreamed so hard for Parks and Lastinger,” said Chris,

design award and the $80,000 needed to preserve it was

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Honoring Dale D. Regan T

Plaza. His early watercolor depiction of the plaza was enlarged and used to create momentum for the idea, proving once again, the power of a vision.

“Dale and I used to sit under that oak and talk about the tree, and how it was an incredibly special place,” said who designed the Campion courtyard. “When I unveiled my watercolors of her vision of those new academic buildings,

Chris. “We believed that the personality of the Episcopal campus was branded by its trees.”

she started to cry. I wasn’t sure if it was because they were bad or that she loved them that much…She assured me

The campus’s design is in a horseshoe shape, and with

that it was the latter.”

the addition of Parks and Lastinger Halls, the Great Oak became the epicenter of campus.

In 2011, Dale was awarded an Eve Award for education for her determination in raising the funds for Parks and

When Episcopal lost Dale Regan in March of 2012, and

Lastinger Halls and establishing their purpose as centers for

the School and her family reached a consensus that the

interdisciplinary teaching supported by the most advanced

Dale D. Regan Plaza at the Great Oak would be a fitting

technology then available.

memorial, Chris offered, free of charge, his design services to create the Plaza in her memory.

But the plaza under the Great Oak was not forgotten. “’We’ll get back to that one,’ she said, referring to the plaza,” said

Chris says that the final design “embraces the tree and its

Chris.

organic shape respond well to the oak’s natural form” The elevated wooden deck is 12,700 square feet and has a

Always a believer in the art of visual communication, Dale

drip irrigation system underneath it to water the roots during

asked Chris to provide a sketch of a potential Great Oak

dry times. The elevated deck protects the roots from the

hrough Design

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constant impact of foot traffic while creating a contemplative space for study, instruction, prayer or congregation.

“Immediately, students took to it, which is what Dale always wanted,” said Chris. “It is indescribable – there is gratification beyond words in doing this to honor someone – to accomplish a vision Dale and I used to discuss off-the-cuff, this truly is the epitome of what I have done as a professional.”

He says he felt that she was looking over his shoulder during the entire design process.

Over time, Chris has worked with Charley Zimmer and Dale Regan and others to ensure sustainable campus expansion that is aesthetically pleasing while remaining logistically practical. Chris’s touch as a landscape architect and campus master planner has helped to create a beautiful space that transcends time and has made Episcopal known for its unique campus, with the Dale D. Regan Plaza at the Great Oak as the crown jewel.

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A Legacy Stands Strong: The Dale D. Regan Plaza at The Great Oak

by Cutler Renard, Class of 2013 Students sit on a shaded bench, quietly contemplating some

ship for Ms. Regan, as well as a place where every Episcopal

idea or new project. Others stand under stretching limbs, read-

student, faculty, and staff member has walked. Second, they

ing pages in a notebook. Still others walk, in groups large and

hoped to ensure a meaningful and lasting memorial to Ms.

small, across the wooded deck, engaged in animated conversa-

Regan, in the form of the Great Oak’s natural beauty, continu-

tion. Two teachers stand at an entryway, laughing. Following

ity, renewal of life, and peaceful ambiance--all symbolic of her

its dedication on March 6, 2013, the Dale D. Regan Plaza at

legacy—something that will endure and matter for lifetimes to

the Great Oak has become the ideal for everything that Ms.

come.

Regan, her family, donors, staff, and faculty had envisioned in its conception and construction. It has become part of daily life at

The preservation of the Great Oak and its location as a gather-

Episcopal.

ing place for students beneath its majestic canopy was a dream of Ms. Regan’s for many years. After much planning, Mr. Chris

Beginning in the Fall of 2012, a group of faculty and staff, spear-

Flagg, a landscape architect and the owner of Flagg Designs,

headed by Mr. Keesy Goebertus, worked daily and diligently

volunteered his services to design the 12,000-square-foot

with Ms. Regan’s family to plan the memorial at the Great Oak,

plaza, including many fine details to make the plaza both protec-

made possible by the generosity of the many donors to the Dale

tive and functional. An arborist was consulted for advice on the

D. Regan Memorial Fund. The focus of this group was twofold:

best possible plan to protect the root system of this very special

first, they planned to preserve the root system of this magnificent

tree and increase the Great Oak’s longevity. Mr. John McKean,

old oak tree—which, because of its symbolic significance for this

Episcopal Director of Facilities, dedicated countless hours to su-

school, was such a meaningful place of meditation and fellow-

pervising the construction of the plaza, which was built by A.C.

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General, a company that has previ-

Some of the important details developed in the design-and-construction

ously worked with Episcopal on other

process to make the plaza so ideal and multi-functional for Episcopal

campus projects.

life include the following:

At the March 6 dedication service for

• The wood of the deck and docks is a type called ACQ40, ecologically ef-

the Dale D. Regan Plaza at the Great

fective, but treated for outside use, and the wood planks are spaced closely

Oak, colorful banners displaying the

enough for safety, but at a sufficient distance apart to allow water and nutri-

words “Mentor, Love, Faith, Teacher,

ents to reach the tree roots.

Friend, Family, and Legacy” were

• A sprinkler system was built underneath the plaza to ensure adequate

present front and center, reminding all

watering during dry weather.

those present of Ms. Regan’s last-

• All screws used on the deck are stainless steel to resist any rusting, decay,

ing gifts to the Episcopal community.

or damage to the plaza.

Each speaker at the service touched

• Twenty lighting poles have been placed around the plaza, each with

upon one of these qualities, all of

multiple outlets to supply power for multiple uses during evening religious

which embody Ms. Regan’s life and

services, fine arts programs, or other events. At night, the plaza is also il-

spirit. The remarks made by her sons,

luminated by lights located underneath the wood deck.

Duke and John, were particularly

• About 500 square feet of the plaza space has been raised to serve as a

eloquent and poignant for us students,

stage or platform.

since they described the amazing per-

• Plaques dedicating the plaza to Dale Regan are placed at the entrances.

son who was their mom, and explored

• Multiple entrances were planned both to provide easy access and exit for

what the Dale D. Regan Plaza means

group gatherings and to invite all those coming and going from different di-

to their family.

rections on the Episcopal campus to experience the serenity and celebration of life represented by the Regan Plaza at the Great Oak.

Capturing these feelings and everything that the Great Oak and the Dale D. Regan Plaza symbolize, the dedication service program aptly quoted one of Ms. Regan’s favorite poems by e.e. cummings: “(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree/ called life, which grows/ higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide…).”

At the close of the ceremony, the Regan plaza was blessed by The Right Reverend Samuel Johnson Howard, Episcopal Bishop of Florida. As we students sat on the shaded plaza underneath the seemingly boundless radiance and timelessness of the Great Oak, we were--more than ever before--reminded of the same qualities in the foundation and vision Ms. Regan brought to Episcopal.

In years to come, Episcopal students will only know a campus with the Regan Plaza at the Great Oak. They will do exactly what Mrs. Regan envisioned—study, learn, grow, search for answers, ask questions, expand their horizons, and contribute to the wider community.

As for me, a senior, I will take with me a greater appreciation for the love and hard work that went into the conception and construction of this plaza—to honor Ms. Regan’s memory and carry on her joy for life. And, on my last day as an Episcopal student, I know that at some point I will stand on the plaza and gaze upward into the branches of the Great Oak—with a new and richer understanding of what this place is really all about.

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Parks & Lastinger Halls Win Design Award

Episcopal completed the first phase of its campus master plan expansion project with the dedication ceremonies for Parks and Lastinger Halls on January 6, 2011.

Richard Skinner & Associates, Architects, the firm that designed Episcopal’s newest academic buildings, Parks and Lastinger Halls, has been named a recipient of the Civic-Institutional Addison Mizner Medal 2013 for their design of the buildings.

The Mizner award is granted by the Institute

each outfitted with the most updated tech-

of Classical Architecture & Art for the state

nology available.

of Florida and is intended to celebrate individuals and design firms who excel in

The spaces encourage increased collabo-

the advancement and promotion of the

ration between students, interdisciplinary

ideals of classicism and traditional design in

studies and allow today’s student to learn in

architecture, urbanism and the allied arts.

a facility that fosters academic creativity.

The buildings incorporate columns and

Named for one of the school’s found-

Jeffersonian arches, outdoor hallways and

ers, the late Reverend Robert Parks, and

second story open decks with views of the

longtime Episcopal supporters, the Delores

St Johns River and downtown Jacksonville.

and Allen Lastinger family, the two mirroring halls encompass nearly 13,000 square

Former Head of School Dale D. Regan won

feet of classroom space separated by an

a prestigious Eve Award for her determina-

8,000-square-foot courtyard. Each building

tion in ensuring their construction and vision

houses 12, 900-square-foot classrooms,

for their use.

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The Episcopal Fund raised a total of $620,000 this year! Episcopal thanks all who gave to support every aspect of campus life for each student. The Fund gives the School flexibility to create the best possible educational experience for our current students.

Above: Episcopal Fund Leadership 2012-2013 Lon Walton ’77

Jorge Oliver ’99 and Eduardo Oliver ’00

Episcopal Fund Campaign Chair

Alumni Eagle Society Co-Chairs

Melissa and Larry Roland

Janet and Don Kolar

Upper School Parent Chairs

Parent of Alumni Chairs

Christy and Tom Ponder

Sarah and Pat Pattillo

Middle School Parent Chairs

Grandparent Chairs

Keith and Ashley Daw

Marta Pauly

Senior Parent Chairs

Faculty and Staff Chair

William Magevney ’00 & David Smith ’01 Alumni Co-Chairs New iPad Cart

List of Items Funded by the 2012-2013 Episcopal Fund: Left:

Newly Repaired Acosta House

College counseling visits Professional development courses and travel Financial aid Fine arts and athletic budgets New sound system for Semmes Gym Technology training iPad cart 55 passenger Prevost Lemirage Coach Bus Boathouse repairs Some of the office renovation for the Head of School

Left:

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Acosta House – repainted and repaired porch ceiling Additional outside lighting for Lastinger Hall Updated alarm system in the Buck Center

Bill and Theresa Dahl Begun in 2011, the 50 by Fifty Society was established in appreciation of supporters whose lifetime giving to Episcopal is or will be $50,000 or more by the School’s 50th Anniversary in 2016. Episcopal is grateful for the dedication of these members whose faithful commitment sustained the vision of the School’s founders and continues to ensure its future.

Below: Dillon Woods ’13 reads his nomination about Mimi Bryant, Head of Middle School

graciously made a second gift which allowed for two pairs of student-guardian recipients. This year’s winners were Elizabeth Daw and her guardian, Erika Dale, and Dillon Woods and his guardian, Mimi Bryant.

Bill’s son, Baylen, is a member of the Class of 1995.

Q: What is your connection with Episcopal?

I moved to Jacksonville in 1989, when Baylen was a rising seventh grader. I was working full days and was looking for an excellent academic program with a nurturing environment where Baylen would feel comfortable and safe staying after school until I picked him up. From the first time we visited Episcopal, it had such a warm, family feeling that I knew it was the right choice for us.

Q: When did you start to think about creating an annual

50 by Fifty Society members Theresa and Bill Dahl are the

gift for faculty?

benefactors behind The Guardian Gift, one of Episcopal’s most

We had been making donations to Episcopal throughout Bay-

cherished awards that is given annually at the Senior Honors

len’s time there, but most of the gifts were self-serving: if you

Convocation. The Guardian Gift recognizes the lasting influence

gave to Boosters, you got free admission to the games; we

of our teachers on the lives of our students. It is chosen based

refurbished the gym floors because some of the dads played

on essays submitted by students about their teachers, and both

basketball there on Wednesday nights and that was a trade-off.

the teacher and the nominating student receive a cash award.

As time progressed, I developed a strong relationship with a few

The selected student reads his essay about the winning teacher

of Baylen’s teachers (I think they saw the need for an adult in his

at the Senior Honors Convocation. The presentation of this

life). I don’t know anyone who hasn’t had a teacher who didn’t

award has become a highlight of the Commencement season.

have an impact/influence on their lives. The reality is that when kids reach a certain age, they may spend more time with a

For years, the Dahls made an annual gift in the total amount of

teacher than they do with their parents. I was aware that teach-

the cash award to the winning teacher and student.

ers are underpaid, but it was also evident that they weren’t in this for the money. I wanted to give them a cash gift that would

In 2003, the Dahls established an endowed fund that would

honor what they did and also give them a little financial boost.

ensure the perpetuity of the Guardian Gift.

Baylen had so many great teachers at Episcopal. Four particular This past year, for the first time, the judges for the Guardian Gift

influences were Dale Regan, who was Baylen’s advisor; Charlie

could not choose between two nominees, and Bill and Theresa

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John Iorii, his history teacher. Dale really took Baylen under her wing and was very nurturing, while Charlie provided structure and accountability at football, the weight room and even outside of school. Beth was the constant who encouraged him, and John was able to read Baylen pretty well and kept him in check.

He had these four pillars who got him through.

Q: Why was this gift important to you?

It’s important to me because it was a natural progression of my involvement at Episcopal. I saw an unmet need. This particular gift was an opportunity for the students —I wanted the kids to

Elizabeth Daw ‘13 reads her nomination about Erika Dale, Director of Student Activities

be part of it. I knew I did not want to be involved in the decision.

and reinforce my belief that Episcopal’s teachers are a loving

I wanted it to reflect the essence of a true gift.

and caring group of people. This gift enables the students to express their thanks and help them to realize that they will become

Q: How did you establish the criteria for The Guardian

guardians themselves.

Gift as we know it today?

Dale and I had several discussions about how to set it up. We

Q: What were some of the highlights of your years as an

established the underlying purpose as spelled out on the nomi-

Episcopal parent?

nating form. The idea was that the students would be invited to

A: We loved watching the students grow up. I am just amazed

write an essay about a teacher who had mentored them and

at the quality of students coming out of Episcopal. They have

through that experience, helped the students understand that

natural intellectual gifts, but there is also a drive there, a level

they, too, can have a positive influence on someone else’s life. It

of compassion and maturity. As I reach my senior years, it is a

was important to me that the winning essay be the one that was

comfort to know that there is an upcoming generation who will

from the student’s heart and not necessarily about technical writ-

have things under control. They’re qualified to make their own

ing skills. The winning selection was to be judge by peers of the

decisions.

students and educators. Dale established the criteria and took it from there. For many reasons (all self-serving), I did not want

Q: What do you think was Episcopal’s greatest gift to

to be part of the selection committee. From the beginning, the

your son?

idea was that the cash gift would be evenly split between the

In addition to a great education, Episcopal gave him lasting

nominating student and the mentor he or she nominated.

values, perseverance, and how to properly treat people, no matter what walk of life. Episcopal was an incubator of love.

Q: What has impressed you the most about the essays

Baylen graduated from Florida State University and directs inves-

written by the students about their ‘guardian’ teachers?

tor relations for a commercial real estate investment company

The lasting influence these educators have on our children.

in Tampa, where he lives with his wife and two children, with

These nurturing bonds that are established at ESJ lay the

another on the way.

groundwork for some wonderful things. When reading the winning essays, it warms my heart to know that all is well. Theresa

Q: What are you doing now?

and I have had the opportunity to attend the Senior Honors

I am self-employed in timber and securities investing. Theresa

Convocation, and I am always amazed by the relationships that

is involved in real estate with her own brokerage company. For

develop between the students and their teachers. This was

a recent birthday, Theresa asked me what I wanted to do and

certainly Baylen’s experience, and it is rewarding to see that

I said I wanted to go to Epcot. So that’s what we did. We went

Episcopal has not changed in this regard.

to Epcot and sat on a bench and watched all these kids having a ball with joy on their faces. That’s where I am in my life. I enjoy

Q: What do you hope the Guardian Gift accomplishes?

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the simple things. God’s love and a peaceful grin.

Mary Packer Cummings Society The greatest gift my parents ever gave me was when they made the decision to enroll me at Episcopal School of Jacksonville. The door that opened that day changed my future and life forever. For the first time, I was challenged academically in school. I witnessed students and teachers encouraging each other, open dialogue in the classrooms – and respect for each other was demanded. It was cool to be smart! The academic programs taught me discipline and how to manage my time. The word “lazy” does not exist on campus at Episcopal. When you graduate you are successful in college and prepared for success in life.

Heather Halliburton Douglas ’94 with husband, Scott, and son, Hudson

I credit Episcopal with giving me the tools to be successful in

all the faculty and staff. It is a privilege and an honor to be an

both my education and student leadership at the University of

Episcopal Eagle!

Florida, where I received my bachelor’s and master’s degrees and ultimately became a member of Florida Blue Key. After

Episcopal gave me an outstanding education, lifelong friends

graduation, it was because of my Episcopal friendships that I

and a moral compass that guides me today to give back and

landed my first job out of college – which then led me to meet

do good. The foundation Episcopal laid for me in academics,

my husband, Scott.

leadership and moral character made me the person I am today.

I am grateful to the countless donors who gave their time and

Over the last decade my husband has come to understand

money to give me this foundation for life.

that Episcopal is not just a school, but a family that nourishes your mind and soul. Our arts program under Sally Deming’s

My husband and I realize the most important gift we can

leadership is comparable to premier colleges, our athletes

give our son is an education. In that spirit, it is with great love

are state ranked and our academics continue to outshine the

and affection for the faculty, staff and students, and future

competition. Each year I am blown away by the success of the

generations, that my family formally placed Episcopal School

students. Episcopal is a school like no other.

of Jacksonville in our estate planning. It is my great hope that my fellow Episcopal alums and friends of the school will do the

The faculty and staff at Episcopal prepare students to be kind,

same.

giving and prepared leaders for our future. As a member of the Alumni Board, I am amazed at the professional development that

What a gift Mary Packer Cummings gave when she donated the

is continually offered. The faculty are given the tools and support

land our great school sits upon. God bless everyone that has

to be the very best for the students. I will forever be grateful to

ever given their time and money to our great school!

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March 2, 2013

The Celebration Committee was pleased to host 344 members of the Episcopal community in the Buck Student Center for Celebration – Southern Soiree. The fundraising goal for Celebration was $50,000, and the net profit raised totaled $81,000!

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BOB SHANNER, MIMI BRYANT AND KEESY GOEBERTUS ARE HEADING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR EPISCOPAL.

Bob Shanner, Mimi Bryant and Keesy Goebertus are heading the Professional Development initiative for Episcopal.

Episcopal’s Professional Development Program Expanding Thanks to Donor Gift This fall, Episcopal will embark on the first of a three-year professional development program made possible by a generous gift to the School. The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, will give $120,000 over the next three years to expand professional development for the faculty. This gift will enable Episcopal’s academic and administrative leadership to act immediately on a comprehensive program to enrich the School’s strong instructional and intellectual community.

“The timing of this gift is ideal,” says Bob Shanner, Dean of Academic Services.

“During last year’s preparation for our upcoming SACS accreditation, we identified faculty professional development as an area we wanted to expand, and we set a goal of making Episcopal a leader in pedagogy based on sound scientific research. We never dreamed we’d be able to fund this goal so quickly.”

The donors say that they were motivated by a desire to affirm the importance of an excellent faculty.

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“Our decision to make this gift is based on the belief that at the heart of every great school are great teachers,” they said. “There are some great professional development opportunities for our teachers, especially with the innovative technology that can be applied in the classroom today. We hope that this gift will make it easier for the faculty to take advantage of those opportunities.”

Shanner says that Episcopal will continue to underwrite individual faculty participation in relevant conferences, workshops and graduate courses, and the donors’ gift will allow the budget dollars already allocated for professional development to be spent with even greater precision based on individual teachers’ needs.

The donors’ significant contribution will be over and above the School’s investment, creating an opportunity for every member of the Episcopal faculty to explore brain research and its implications for innovative and results-based teaching and learning.

“Researchers have learned and continue to learn how various parts of our brains mature and develop at different rates, how each of our brains have different relative strengths and weaknesses, and how teaching and learning can be customized to improve learning and retention,” Shanner says. “We intend to create a program that

“There is new information coming out all the time and figuring out how to best utilize that research at ESJ for the betterment of our program is captivating to me.”

will establish Episcopal’s faculty as experts in secondary education in the areas of cognitive development, developmental psychology, gender differences in cognition

-Mimi Bryant

and developmental aspects of social judgment.”

“Just the idea of becoming experts in the area of the new brain research in the North Florida area is exciting,” says Mimi Bryant, Head of Middle School. “There is new information coming out all the time and figuring out how to best utilize that research at ESJ for the betterment of our program is captivating to me.”

Bryant and Shanner say that the three-year term of this gift is particularly influential.

“This makes it possible for us to grow our professional community over a period of time and set benchmarks for each phase,” Bryant says. “We’ll be able to assess what we learn during each phase, continue to learn, ask questions and then implement what we have learned in our classrooms and community.”

Head of School Charley Zimmer has oversight of this new professional development initiative, along with Keesy Goebertus, Assistant to the Head of School, Mimi Bryant and Bob Shanner. “Nothing has greater potential to impact education than the quality of teaching,” says Mr. Zimmer. “I am deeply grateful to these donors for allowing us to capitalize on this faculty’s considerable energy for professional growth. This gift will have far-reaching consequences for our students now and in the future. It’s a game-changer!”

The donors are pleased to support the faculty and hope that their gift affirms the importance of good teaching.

“We hope that our gift sends a message to the faculty and staff at Episcopal that we value them and want to support the work they are doing with our children,” they said.

At the opening faculty meetings this fall, Zimmer and Shanner introduced the professional development program to faculty to engage their collaboration and involvement and to establish the operational details of the program.

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Advancement Welcomes Glenda Feliciano, Honors Jean Lindsay’s 23 Years of Service Jean Lindsay joined Episcopal’s Advancement Office in 1990 as Advancement Services Assistant. Throughout her tenure at the school, she was the primary manager of the School’s donor database which records all donations and in-kind gifts to the school. She served the members of the Advancement Office and the Board by providing detailed reports on our fund-raising efforts, and she was instrumental in preparing the School’s Annual Report to Donors.

Jean also was responsible for helping to organize and plan all of Episcopal’s many, many fundraising, alumni and special events. For decades, she greeted Celebration guests and Reunion Weekend attendees, as well as registered golfers and tennis players, and distributed pom-poms to alumni children at Homecoming.

She was the backbone of the Advancement Office and her gentle spirit and institutional knowledge of all things Episcopal will be very much missed.

Episcopal thanks Jean for her 23 years of time and talent!

Glenda Feliciano is the Advancement Office’s new Advancement Services Assistant. Glenda came to Episcopal from the Children’s Hospital and a prior post at Winsor School for Girls in Boston, where she held similar positions. Originally from Tallahassee, she is happy to return to Florida, where her grandchildren reside.

The Advancement Office welcomes Glenda!

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A Letter from Alex Graham ’00 I was fortunate enough to spend 20 years being educated at Episcopal schools. I coached football at Episcopal for two seasons while in law school and I have been involved with the Alumni Board since 2005. In all the years I had spent around Episcopal, I had never read The Purple Book, the report that the School’s planning group published in 1966 which described in detail the vision for Episcopal. On a suggestion from my wife, Caroline Brinton ‘02, I read through it and was truly inspired by the thought, detail and philosophy of the Founders.

In a short time, Episcopal will be 50 years old. To borrow a slogan

provide the lead-

contemporary to the founding of the school, “You’ve come a

ership necessary

long way, baby.” The past five or so years presented challenging

for the genera-

times in the greater world, to which Episcopal was not immune,

tions of Episcopal

with economic uncertainty, national social debate, and our own

graduates that

personal tragedy.

will follow us as Alumni.

During this time, strong leadership, good management, and focusing on the core mission of the School have made Episcopal

The Founders

perhaps its strongest ever. In addition, the School has two new

wrote of the

modern classroom buildings, our always inspiring student body,

need for true

and a master plan to take the School to new places. If you have

leadership in their

walked the campus lately, you have seen the improved grounds

time; opining

and the wonderful new space around the Great Oak, the Regan

that, “by ‘leadership’ we do not mean that all too familiar method of

Plaza. There remain the challenges of funding our collective vision,

leading by promising all men all things they want.” The Founders

continuing our mission to provide a superior college preparatory

sought to train strong leaders with the goal to foster “leadership

education, and keeping up with our ever-changing modern world.

which seeks to find what is really best for man and then seeks to

In this time, we need our Alumni to be leaders, to deepen our

lead him through the rational process of persuasion.” In 2013, our

engagement where we already have an impact and to discover

need for real leaders in the world has not changed.

Alumni Board President Alex Graham ’00

new ways to aid the School.

I am excited for the future of Episcopal and what we as Alumni While The Purple Book is exhaustive in its details as a found-

can accomplish and add to the School. As the School ap-

ing document, it is silent on the future Alumni of the School. The

proaches 50 years I hope that we can all look to our experience at

graduates of Episcopal have evolved and shaped their own path

Episcopal and understand how it shaped our lives and answer the

and forged their own relationship with the School. I applaud the

call to lead as Alumni. As the Founders said, “the goal will not be

work of the Advancement Office, the Alumni Board, and the host

to develop the ‘do-gooder’ but, rather, to develop doers of good

of Alumni who have shaped us. Alumni continue to enrich the

and leaders of men… They will have knowledge of who they are,

experience of current students, recruit future students, open dia-

why they are in this transient world, and wither they are going.”

logues between the School and graduates, and create networking and social opportunities. Our Alumni have personally raised more

Go Eagles,

than $100,000 for Episcopal in the past four decades, including a record $131,000 in 2012-2013. Over the years, our ranks of Episcopal Alumni have grown to 4,498, of which 2,547 reside on the First Coast. Our mission must be to support the School and 56

Alex Graham ‘00

Episcopal welcomed about 400 alumni and their families back to campus for Reunion Weekend 2013.

Classes ending in 3 and 8 celebrated quinqennial reunions this year. Campus tours, an all class party at the Walton Boathouse, an open campus for family picnics and sporting events, as well as individual class parties on the Munnerlyn Campus, with an after party featuring Reunion Band, were all a part of Reunion Weekend 2013.

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Alumnus of the Year

Arnie Tritt ’81 Named Alumnus of the Year, pictured with his wife, Danielle Arnold “Arnie” Tritt ‘81 was named Alumnus of the Year during Episcopal’s annual Reunion Weekend celebrations. This award is given to an alumnus or alumna who has consistently provided exemplary service to Episcopal by enhancing the mission, success, stature, and well-being of the School.

Arnie leads by example in his promotion of and service to the School, whether out in the Jacksonville community or in the boardroom. During his time on the Alumni Board, he has served on the Homecoming, Nominating, Reunion Weekend, and Admissions Committees. He has also been a Career Day Speaker and a phonathon volunteer.

Arnie’s invaluable service to Episcopal in supporting the School’s admissions efforts is second to none. He personally gives private tours of campus to prospective Episcopal families, often enhancing their experience by inviting various department heads to be a part of the tour, based on the specific interests of the prospective student.

Arnie’s law firm, Tritt & Associates, participates in Episcopal’s Corporate Partners Program, and he is a leadership donor. He is also the creator and leader of the Legacy Lawn Party brunch, held on Commencement morning to recognize and honor alumni legacy graduates.

Arnie’s daughter, Lillie, entered Episcopal as a seventh-grader in the Fall of 2013. His son, Lee is in third grade.

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Nineteen Alumni Return to Campus to Share Their Career Experiences with Juniors and Seniors

Nineteen alumni from a variety of educational and career backgrounds returned to campus on Wednesday, March 20, to share their experiences with the Classes of 2013 and 2014 for Episcopal’s annual Career Day. The day helps to expose current ESJ students to as many career and college options as possible as they prepare for life after Episcopal. Three panels of alumni were in locations around campus and three different sessions allowed the students to hear each panel. The day finished with a reception in the Buck Student Center where students had an opportunity to speak with alumni one on one about their college and career path choices.

Alumni included: Gene Nichols ‘88, Charles K. Chunn ’98, Mark Fechtel ’81, Bruce Jackson ‘79, Heather Kenyon Oakley ’83, Dearing Setzer Thoburn ‘88, Arnold D. Tritt, Jr. ’81, Matt Basford ‘87, Meg Haston ‘01, Mark Keister ‘77, Thomas Pauly ‘00, John Wallace ‘00, Jennifer Waugh ‘89, Rick Alexander ‘82, Dave Abney ’99, Matt Holzmann ‘95, Sam Hyde ’00, Lisa Lampe Rogers ’85 and John A. Duncan, M.D. ‘70, a member of Episcopal’s first graduating class.

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Alumni Spotlights After completing his freshman year at Washington & Lee University, Jack Wilbur was ready for an adventure to enhance his studies in global history and geology, and Japanese and Afrikaans. So with the Washington & Lee Outdoors Club, Jack decided to go on a trip to Africa that included a safari and a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

“I wanted to be able to prove to myself I could climb one of the seven summits of the world,” said Jack. Undaunted that his highest climb to date were mountains in Appalachia, he was one of nine out of 14 on the trip (and the youngest by three years) to make it to the top.

Jack Wilbur ’12 Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro

“The hardest part of the climb was summit day. We woke up at 6 a.m., ate breakfast and hiked for five hours from

12,000-15,000 ft. Then we had a break until midnight,” said Jack. “We woke up suited up for -10 degrees Fahrenheit. Forty mile per hour-plus winds were ripping at us as we ascended. The climb up was made in total darkness, with only our headlamps lighting the narrow path. Over the course of eight endless hours from 15,000-19,400 ft., we trudged one foot after another until we reached the summit.”

Jack then watched the sun rise from the top of the mountain.

“It is something I will never forget, standing on glacial fields and seeing the sun slowly bring color to everything around us. It was like watching someone fill in the color to the most beautiful painting I have ever seen. After standing up there for a little bit (we could only stay up there 40 minutes because of lack of oxygen) we began our climb back down all the way to 10,000 ft., and reached camp around 6 p.m. that night. It was easily both the longest and the shortest day of my life,” shared Jack.

After the climb, Jack and his group went on a safari and enjoyed sightseeing after their challenging and exhausting mountain climb. “I saw uncountable amounts of zebra and wildebeest, hyenas, jackals, ostrich, hawks, eagles, black mamba, elephants, hippos, leopards, lions, and even a rhino!” he said.

To prepare for his intense trip, Jack was already involved in spring rugby for the school, and he went camping and took friends hiking in the mountains near Washington & Lee. “Episcopal helped me with meeting and dealing with new people and helping me to collaborate and help the other hikers as we climbed. Episcopal taught me how to study hard and prepare well for my academics, which can easily transfer to other areas in my life,” said Jack. “It was especially helpful in preparing for the climb and those last 100 meters. Those were the steps were my body wanted to give up but my mind preserved and I reached the summit and became one of the few to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. That is something I will be proud of the rest of my life.”

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As part of the PMF program, Alex has been working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The program requires a graduate degree, a minimum of 160 hours of formal training, at least two rotations, and a mentor. During the program, Fellows are encouraged to explore their interests, acquire a breadth of knowledge, and work on challenging projects. Alex was one of 550 Fellows selected from an applicant pool of more than 9,000.

“After completing college, I realized I wanted to serve my country again, and the PMF program looked like a wonderful opportunity,” said Alex.

During his Fellows program, Alex has worked at four different agencies, all with the Department of Homeland Security. In his first year, he supported an intelligence agency in Washington, DC with international affairs, training development, and business support. He then com-

Alex Nickoderm ’12 Works for the Department of Homeland Security through Presidential Management Fellows Program Alex recently completed

pleted a six month rotation at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Ga., developing training courses in the field of behavioral science. For his second rotation, he consulted for another DHS agency in Washington, D.C., building their Supervisory Leadership Development Program.

the prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program

“I love helping people with their professional development and person-

(PMF), a two year leadership

al growth and positively impacting organizational culture and morale. I

development program designed

get to be very entrepreneurial, creative, and innovative, especially with

to cultivate future leaders for the federal government.

Alex spent five years serving in the U.S. Army as part of the 101st

the current budget situation. Also, I get to learn new concepts, ideas, and skills every single day,” shared Alex.

Alex’s last assignment and the position he assumed after completing

Airborne Division. He then used

the program is working in a professional development and training

the GI Bill he earned through his

office within an agency of DHS. He manages a mentoring program,

service to attend the University

develops and teaches workshops and seminars, and manages all

of Florida, where he graduated

training communications and marketing.

in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. At Florida he was

Alex says he’s come a long way since his Episcopal days.

designated a Warrington Finance Scholar. He then completed his master’s in International Business at Florida in 2009, studying abroad in Hungary and the Netherlands.

He then also completed graduate work in international affairs at Texas A&M University.

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“There were so many great teachers at Episcopal who saw potential in me that I did not see myself, and they never gave up trying to help me to succeed. I am also still grateful for all the support I received from the school during my two combat tours,” said Alex.

Jasmine Thornton ’10 Serves God on Mission Trip to Uganda Jasmine Thornton just

with them and each of my team members got to stay in our

finished her junior year

own host village home for a weekend. That was such an experi-

at Florida State Uni-

ence! I got to witness and attend a traditional Ugandan wedding!

versity and spent her

We were guests of honor wherever we went. They treated us

summer in Uganda

like royalty because they felt so blessed by our presence,” said

on a mission trip,

Jasmine.

where she was able to apply her major

Jasmine also learned about the U.S. and Uganda relationship

in family and child

and differences between the countries.

sciences. Jasmine always dreamed of

“Americans have a good reputation among most Ugandans

going to Africa, and she was looking for the opportunity to do

because there have been many American Christian missionar-

something meaningful during her summer. She applied to two

ies that have brought transformation and relief to their country

programs and was accepted to both, one in Ghana and one in

throughout history. It was cool to be held in such high esteem

Uganda.

but also kind of disheartening at times because some of these people had such low self-concept and didn’t see their own

“It was so cool, because it was so clear and awesome that God

value or the beauty in their heritage and culture,” she said. “They

wanted me to go to Africa, which is what I wanted to do; how-

did not quite understand that America is not the Promised Land,

ever, He gave me the option to choose whether or not I would

and just because we are materially more fortunate does not

go for myself or for Him,” said Jasmine. “If I went to Ghana I

mean we have a better quality of life or that God loves us more.”

would be earning academic credits, but going to Uganda meant I got to spread the gospel in a foreign context and carry out

She was able to experience everyday life in the villages she

God’s purposes for me there. So the choice was easy: I chose

visited and to note the cultural differences within the country and

God; I chose Uganda.”

between the U.S. and Uganda.

At FSU, Jasmine is a member of the Navigators, an international

“One really cool thing was a church auction instead of offering.

ministry organization with outreach on many college campuses.

The people would bring in crops and livestock to church, the

Through the Navigators, Jasmine served with their staff in

church would auction it to the congregation, and the church

Uganda as part of their ministries throughout the country. There

would receive the proceeds. It was very resourceful,” Jasmine

are three ministries Jasmine participated in, two in rural areas –

said.

one called “Mission: Moving Mountains” in Mbale, Uganda; and one called “Discipling for Development” in Iganga, Uganda – and

Jasmine also enjoyed seeing much of the country.

a third, urban ministry, at Uganda Christian University in Mukono, Uganda.

“The fact that everything was so spread out meant that every time we traveled it was a sightseeing opportunity,” she said.

“In the rural areas we volunteered with these two ministries

“Just looking at the landscape was beautiful for me. There were

leading workshops, painting their facilities, visiting homes in the

so many mountains, waterfalls, and agriculture. I had no idea

villages, praying for families, leading and participating in Bible

Uganda was so green.”

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Toward the end of the trip Jasmine was able to relax and enjoy the country, including bargaining while shopping, eating at Ugandan restaurants, and attending a cultural show with dancing, music and comedy.

“When we were exploring the capital city of Kampala, it was like the Super Bowl,” said Jasmine. “Uganda was playing another country in soccer, and everyone was out celebrating. There was

One of the best parts about Jasmine’s trip was getting to know the Ugandan people.

crazy traffic and people all in the streets, painted and dressed like the Ugandan flag, with music, dancing, and food every-

David Drew, a student at Princeton

where. It was so exciting!”

University, has always loved talk shows, even if it meant sneaking out

Jasmine also was able to inspire others during her ministry at the

of bed at night to watch them. So he

Uganda Christian University campus in Mukono.

decided to create one of his own.

“I volunteered to give a message on witnessing because I knew

“All-Nighter with David Drew,” a

I had a good testimony but I was so nervous,” she said. “I get

live, late-night talk show that David

really shy and anxious speaking in front of big crowds but God

co-founded and hosts, was se-

used me in a magnificent way because I allowed Him to and I

lected as a recipient of the Alberto

asked Him to help me get past the nerves. Many were encour-

Santos-Dumont Prize for Innovation

aged to share their personal testimonies after hearing mine. It

at Princeton. The award, presented

was so uplifting.”

by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, recognizes

One of the best parts about her trip was getting to know the

unique programs, events, initiatives

Ugandan people.

and projects that were implemented during the academic year.

“They were so wonderful to observe and be among. The best word to describe them is ‘hospitable’ because they were so

All-Nighter’s team of producers,

loving, generous, and kind toward us, even though we were

writers and actors present a show

strangers and they didn’t always have all that much to offer. I

each month featuring musical

was so enriched by their wise words, testimonies, and pas-

guests, comedy sketches, and inter-

sions,” said Jasmine. “God sent me there for a purpose much

views with notable guests such as

grander than I. I learned about community development, poverty

author Jeff Eugenides, diplomat Ann

alleviation, the flawed education system – topics I’ve never taken

Marie Slaughter, and Pulitzer Prize

significant time to ponder or deal with. I’m so fortunate to have

winning poet Paul Muldoon.

had this opportunity. I think is opening up my heart and eyes to opportunities in these fields for the future.”

At Princeton, David had “done improv comedy for two years and

Jasmine will graduate from FSU in the spring of 2014, but she

had been looking for a way to

is not quite sure what she will do afterwards. She plans to go

perform sketch and stand-up with

to graduate school for Social Work and Public Administration

my friends from that group. I took a

so she can use her gifts and passion for helping children and

class my sophomore year on televi-

families. She’s also already been offered a job in Uganda as part

sion journalism with New York Times

of the Navigator’s Mission: Moving Mountains ministry.

TV critic Alessandra Stanley, during which we studied the late night talk

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All-Nighter episodes are available on youtube.com/allnighterprinceton

David Drew ’10 Wins Prize for Talk Show at Princeton show wars and took a field trip to a taping of Saturday Night Live, which was completely amazing and inspiring. When I told my friends about it, we agreed that a talk show would be awesome.”

“All-Nighter with David Drew” was born shortly thereafter.

“We realized that we had all that we needed to put on a successful show - there’s no shortage of interesting people on Princeton’s campus, from professors like Pulitzer Prize winning author Jeffrey Eugenides to students who have participated in the Olympics, and we knew a lot of students interested in comedy writing and acting who just didn’t have an outlet to exercise their talents,” shared David.

So far “All Nighter with David Drew” has produced seven episodes. David plans on participating three more before passing the torch to another student.

At Princeton, David’s interests are broad; he is majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, with a certificate in Creative Writing. This past summer David interned at two different film production companies, evaluating scripts and assisting with research and other development related tasks.

While he would love to work right away on a comedy show – scripted, talk, or variety – he knows that will take a lot of luck and perseverance. In the meantime he plans to work on his own writing and possibly start preparing for law school. And he’s not worried about being able to manage it all.

“Episcopal was an amazing preparation for Princeton in so many ways. Every teacher I had at Episcopal provided amazing preparation for Princeton’s demanding environment, particularly in the awesome AP classes,” he said. “Most importantly, my experiences in all disciplines at Episcopal taught me how to research, from Mrs. Zeiner’s science research seminar to the infamous research paper with Mrs. Pauly.”

He also credits Episcopal with teaching him “how to communicate, whether in Spanish class and the Florida State Spanish Conference or through extracurriculars like Student Senate and shows in the Munnerlyn Center. Both of those skills have helped me tackle a diverse course load and a ton of extracurriculars at Princeton, and are skills that I can take with me anywhere.”

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If you live in Jacksonville, chances are you’ve passed by Grassroots Natural Market on Park Street in Riverside, established by Episcopal alum James Robison, after graduating with an economics degree from the University of North Florida. Robison opened Grassroots in 2006.

James Robison ’00’s Grassroots Natural Market Focuses on Health and Wellness The store’s website is www.TheGrassrootsMarket.com Grassroots Natural Market offers natural and organic food, in-

enjoy confronting. We opened our doors in 2006 with a team of

cluding fresh produce and meats. Suppliers include area farms,

four people: me, my brother, and two others,” said James. “We

dairies, and companies from North Carolina to South Florida who

worked together to shape what has become a well-respected

share the same philosophy as the market. Grassroots offers a

benchmark in the natural products industry. We now have a

juice bar and lunch options as well.

team of 25 individuals with diverse backgrounds, many of which have prior experience in various aspects of the industry, from all

“I have an interest in understanding how things work and causal

over the country.”

relationships between the food choices we make and how they affect our health,” says James. “I started the market because I

Since opening, Grassroots Natural Market has continued to

wanted to turn my hobby of studying health, nutrition and biology

enhance its selection to provide more and more for its growing

to a way of providing much needed access to clean, healthy

customer base.

food to the community.”

“Since we have opened we have chosen to add additional shelvThe name Grassroots Natural Market was a collaborative effort

ing, coolers, equipment, and remodel several parts of the store

of James, his brother Jack, and their father, Jim. James wanted

as well as add additional square footage next door,” says James

the word “market” to capture a certain local, cozy, feel that they

of their rapid growth. “We are just now finishing the construc-

hoped would brand the store. Jim insisted that the word “natural”

tion of a large patio for customers to enjoy our fresh organic

be included in order to properly express what would be available.

smoothies, juices, and prepared food. We see having additional

Jack suggested “grass roots.” After weeks of trying to name

locations eventually as the goal. We definitely don’t want to force

James’s dream and vision, the answer had appeared: Grass-

expansion though; when the timing is right we will begin.”

roots Natural Market.

James credits Episcopal with giving him a solid foundation that “I genuinely enjoy the satisfaction that comes from helping people

has served him well.

with their wellness goals,” says James. “Their sincere thanks make all the long hours more than worthwhile.”

“Being a hands-on operator of a full featured grocery store is a very dynamic, around the clock endeavor, requiring a lot of

Running a market has its own challenges, just like any other or-

inputs and coordinating very many moving parts,” shared James.

ganization; James has had to manage internal challenges posed

“Episcopal’s rigorous educational program as well as running

by the rapid growth of the market.

cross country and rowing gave me the work ethic necessary to thrive in the very competitive grocery market as well as all other

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aspects of my life.”

Kelly Flanagan ’02 Named Vice President of Finance and Planning for Jacksonville Jaguars

Kelly Flanagan has always liked sports – but what really intrigues

opportunity to interact with and support every department in the

her is everything taking place behind the scenes of a profes-

organization, which has provided me with a great perspective on

sional sporting event. Kelly began volunteering at THE PLAYERS

the importance of teamwork.”

Championship while at Episcopal, and realized what great opportunities could exist in sports management.

Kelly doesn’t have a “favorite player,” – she says she takes great pride in supporting all of them. But she “really enjoys seeing the

“I worked to pursue internships in the field while I was in college.

guys like Mark Brunell, Tony Boselli and Jeff Lageman who were

After college, I relocated to the New York City area to begin my

with the franchise in the beginning and are still actively involved in

career in public accounting working within the Entertainment &

the organization.”

Media practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers,” said Kelly. “From there I went on to become the Controller of MetLife Stadium,

In addition to her job, Kelly also still volunteers for THE PLAYERS.

home to the New York Jets and New York Giants. Last season, I had the opportunity to return home to Jacksonville and join the

While at Episcopal Kelly golfed and swam, but “now I’m more of

Jaguars as a member of the organization that I grew up cheering

a spectator,” she says.

for!”

Still, she says “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for Kelly was named the Jaguars’ vice president of finance and plan-

Episcopal – it provided the necessary foundation for my career.

ning on April 1. She is responsible for leading the Jaguar’s finan-

I still remember learning how to balance a check book from Ms.

cial planning and analysis efforts, as well as business planning

Ferlisi’s sixth grade math class.”

of quantitative and analytical support of key revenue initiatives including ticket sales, corporate partnerships and in-stadium

Kelly graduated from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia

spending.

with a B.S. Accounting. She then earned an MBA from St. Joseph’s University, followed by a master’s in sports management

“The most challenging part of my job is probably very similar

from Columbia University in New York City. She is also a C.P.A.

to any role in a fast-paced organization - structuring your time and schedule to best optimize the hours in a day,” said Kelly.

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Elena Neibaur ’02 Working in Mexico with Peace Corps

a new environmental consciousness. Trying to get people to realize the impacts that we as humans have on our environment and how it will affect our future is challeng-

Elena Neibaur ’02 is in is a Mas-

ing. However, I find this to be a difficult task back home as well!” says Elena.

ter’s International Program in Environmental Studies at Florida

After her program is complete and she earns her master’s degree, Elena hopes to

International University in Miami,

continue working in Latin America, helping communities “that are part of the 1.2 billion

but she’s spending 27 months in

people worldwide who don’t have access to clean safe water, through economical,

Puebla, Puebla, Mexico with the Peace Corps. She is doing her thesis work along with her service in the Peace Corps, integrating her volunteer work into her thesis.

sustainable solutions,” says Elena. “In the community where I work, children as young as six years old are responsible for getting water from the closest well that is about a two kilometer trip.”

Elena however, is enjoying the opportunity of being in Mexico.

Elena’s master’s degree will focus on climate change vulnerabilities

“There are a couple things that have been great about my service here in Mexico,

on hydrological resources within

she says. “One, I am in a beautiful country will lots of history and culture, so I feel

small communities.

blessed being able to explore that. My hopes are to shed light on people’s misperception back home on what Mexico is like and its safety. Two, the humility of the

“I am working in a community that

people is inspiring, because often people with nothing are happier and more gener-

doesn’t have access to water and

ous than those you encounter who have a lot of material goods. Lastly, being that

one of the solutions that we are

I am on a volunteer stipend, it’s taught me to more creative, and more conscious

constructing is harvesting rainwa-

about my own environmental impact.”

ter in cisterns. I would like to educate the people on climate change and how that will affect the water supplies in their community, and what measures need to be taken to ensure there is enough clean, accessible water for future use,” said Elena.

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Elena has looked to composting and building furniture to make up for what she lacks in Mexico, and she credits Episcopal with her internal resourcefulness.

“Episcopal has taught me to be a well-rounded person and to help out others in need. With my education and my upbringing I have learned to try to achieve a selfless, simplistic life,” shared Elena.

One of the hardest parts of her

A graduate of California State University at Long Beach, Elena’s major was in environ-

work in Mexico is “trying to impart

mental science and policy, with a minor in Italian.

Class Notes ’75 John Henry Lonie and his wife, Hilary, are living in

welcomed their son, Grant James, on October 16, 2012. He is

Gloucester, England, where he works at Sustainable Direction

adored by his big sisters, Madeline (8), and Gwyneth (4).

Ltd. His job includes lecturing at two universities as a Visiting

’94 Shauna Wuggazer Knott and her husband Korey, and

Fellow at the MSc and

daughter Zoey (3), welcomed their new baby Garrett David on

Ph.D. levels. John also

November 12, 2012 in River Falls, Wis. Shauna is employed as

has taken up rowing with

a Cardiac Rehab Specialist at River Falls Area Hospital.

the Gloucester Rowing

’97 Lacey Keen moved back to Jacksonville after more than a

Club, founded in 1844,

decade in Atlanta. She is an Account Executive with IFS Busi-

and remembers fondly his

ness Interiors, providing products and services to commercial,

years at Episcopal and

educational, healthcare and GSA facilities.

rowing for the school.

’97 Natasha Nickodem Stevens and her husband, Matthew,

His daughter, Catriona,

welcomed son, McClean “Mack” Swanson Stevens, on June

is married and living near

25. They live in Chicago, Ill.

Cambridge, UK. His son,

’97 Brad Sleeth

Elliot, lives near Cambridge, Boston, Mass.

and his wife Elizabeth

’78 Arthur J. Wood III rowed for Episcopal when he was a

welcomed William

student. During a recent crew regatta in Tampa, Arthur, who cur-

Brooks Sleeth on

rently resides in the Tampa area, sought out the Episcopal crew

May 23, 2013, which

team to say hello. Go Eagles!

also happened to be

’84 Mark LaBorde is now the President of the Southeast

Brad and Elizabeth’s

Region at Aetna. He serves on the Episcopal Alumni Board.

anniversary! Brooks

’88 Deborah Johns Rey and her family have moved back to

weighed 5 lb. 8 oz.

the Jacksonville area. They are living in Ponte Vedra Beach.

and was 19 inches

’92 Gordon Speed joined the National Association of Manufac-

long.

turers, Washington, D.C., as the Director of Strategic Develop-

’98 Jonathan A. Stimler has been named a partner with the

ment. The National Association of Manufacturers is the largest

law firm of Latham, Shuker, Eden & Beaudine, LLP, in Orlando,

manufacturing association in the United States.

Fla., and practices with the firm’s litigation department. He lives

’93 Christy Holt Clements lives in Florence, Ala., with her

in Orlando with his wife Melanie, where they celebrated the birth

husband, Sammy Clements, and two children Alex (12) and

of Carson Lee Stimler on August 1, 2011.

Jackson (8).

’99 Carey Wodehouse Burden recently bought and is reno-

’93 Ron Heymann recently moved back to Fernandina Beach

vating a 108-year-old house in The Fan in Richmond, Va., with

from Johnson City, Tenn., to work with Troy Davis ’93 at Da-

her husband, Rob. She is also freelance writing for a leading

vis Capital Management. Ron holds the position of Executive

home decor site, One Kings Lane, and just accepted a position

Wealth Manager, and assists clients with investment guidance

as Senior Copywriter in the Brand Marketing Department at the

and financial planning. He earned the Certified Financial Plan-

Capital One campus in Richmond.

ner (CFP®) designation in 2011. He and his wife, Reagan, are

’99 Emily Humphries Wise and Jervis Wise welcomed a

proud parents of Kate (4) and Jack (2).

daughter, Blakely Jane, on November 13, 2012. She weighed 9

’93 Meredith Tomlin Thacker and her husband, David,

lbs., 4 oz., and was 21 inches long. The family recently moved

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to St. Petersburg, Fla., and Emily is the Director of Public Rela-

’06 After graduating from the University of Florida,

tions and Communications at the Academy of the Holy Names in

Allison Cater entered Georgetown University, from which she

Tampa.

will graduate with a master’s in health systems administration in

’01 Timo Weiland showed his Fall - Winter 2013 Men’s and

2014.

Women’s lines at Lincoln Center as part of New York Fashion

’06 Milena Pajaro van de Stadt is a 2013 graduate of Rice

Week.

University with a master’s in string quartet. She is a member of

’02 Kelly Flanagan has been named Vice President of Fi-

the Dover Quartet and performed in Jacksonville at Friday Musi-

nance and Planning for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Flanagan has

cale for two performances on March 15.

been working with the team as a business planning manager the

’07 Daisy Glasser hiked the entire Appalachian Trail last fall.

past year. Flanagan will serve the Jaguars by leading the team’s

’07 Charles LaPrade , along with hiking partner, Bree Ross

financial planning and analysis efforts.

’08, started in April an attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian ’02 In April 2013, Dr.

Trail. As of day ten, they had hiked about 90 miles in cold, wet

Jerrold M. Jackson

and snowy weather. Their intent is a thru-hike that will take until

married his fiancée

sometime in August if successful.

Nicole in Atlanta, Ga.

’07 James Poindexter was elected secretary of the Duval

One month later, Jerrold

County (Florida) Democratic Party. He expects to graduate from

graduated from the

the Florida Coastal School of Law in 2014 with his juris doctorate

Mount Sinai School of

and master’s in business administration.

Medicine in New York

’08 Lindsay Gerzel is currently attending graduate school at

City with a Ph.D. in

Jacksonville University. She plans to graduate in 2014 with a

Clinical & Translational

master’s degree in marine science.

Research, all while em-

’08 Meghan Green graduated from Elon University in 2012

ployed as a research scientist and adjunct instructor at the Silver

with a bachelor’s in business administration. She is a Financial

School of Social Work at NYU. Jerrold has also maintained a

Services Professional with Financial Design Associates - Mass-

part-time position as a licensed clinical social worker at Mount Si-

Mutual in Jacksonville.

nai Medical Center. This fall the Jacksons will relocate to Atlanta,

’08 Katie Leininger has been working for nearly three years

Ga., where Jerrold will begin a postdoctoral fellowship at Emory

(since junior year) with a small Montreal-based consulting firm

University’s Rollins School of Public Health.

called JMConsulting (JMC). Their focus is on investment pro-

’02 Elena Neibaur is currently in the Peace Corps in Mexico

motion and project management for private and social sector

as well as pursuing her master’s degree in environmental studies.

projects throughout Haiti, primarily in the manufacturing, tourism

’04 Shannon Gleason Capps and her husband Carl wel-

and artisan sectors. The primary goal for all of their projects is

comed Keagan Orion Capps on December 1, 2012. The family

to create sustainable jobs for Haitians, establishing businesses

resides in Jacksonville.

in partnership with locals, in a way that makes sense for Haiti

’05 Carley Glasser completed the Boston Marathon in

and supports local needs. Katie graduated early from SHU in

April. She is in her fourth year of teaching elementary school at

December of 2011 with degrees in international relations and

Beaches Episcopal School in Jacksonville Beach.

French and with a minor in Nonprofit Studies. Katie plans a move

’06 Mycah Lynda Bullard graduated from FSU in 2010

to Haiti this year to continue her work; she is continually inspired

with a degree in marketing. She is currently a Senior Account

by the people she meets and works with there and thinks it is a

Coordinator at The Zimmerman Agency in Tallahassee, Fla.

beautiful country.

She married Todd C. Hunter, Jr., an Assistant State Attorney in

’08 Bree Ross , along with hiking partner, Charles LaPrade

Leon County, on May, 4, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bridesmaids

’07 , started in April an attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.

included Lesley Marchman ’06 and Jennifer Efstathion ’06 .

As of day ten, they had hiked about 90 miles in cold, wet and snowy weather. Their intent is a thru-hike that will take until some

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sometime in August if successful.

training, demolitions and tear gas techniques. Upon completion

’08 Nicole Wein graduated cum laude in May 2013 from

of the first semester of his junior year, Carson secured a semes-

the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s in industrial

ter abroad to Valencia, Spain.

engineering with a mathematics minor. She will be pursuing a

’10 Paige

master’s in industrial engineering in the fall of 2013 at Columbia

Shirley

University.

was recently

’10 David Drew attends Princ-

featured in the

eton University. “All-Nighter with

January 2013

David Drew,” a live, late-night

issue of The

talk show that David co-founded

Vaulter Maga-

and hosts, was selected as a

zine, along with

recipient of the Alberto Santos-

her teammates

Dumont Prize for Innovation at

at the Air Force

Princeton. All-Nighter’s team of

Academy, for

producers, writers and actors

her superb

present a show each month fea-

pole vaulting

turing musical guests, comedy

and academic

sketches, and interviews with notable guests such as author

achievements. Paige is a junior at the USAFA and has jumped

Jeff Eugenides, diplomat Ann Marie Slaughter, and Pulitzer Prize

3.70m.

winning poet Paul Muldoon. The award, presented by the Office

’12 Conor Clark

of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, recognizes unique

recently completed

programs, events, initiatives and projects that were implemented

his freshman year

during the academic year. All-Nighter episodes are available on

and won two awards

youtube.com/allnighterprinceton.

at the Swarthmore

’10 Jessie Drew Hawkins is attending Savannah College of

College Lacrosse end

Art and Design and spent her third semester attending SCAD’s

of season awards ban-

Hong Kong campus for ten weeks.

quet. Coach Patrick

’10 Cadet Carson

Gress and his staff

McKendree attends the

recognized Conor’s

U.S. Military Academy at

achievements by

West Point as a member of

presenting him with the

the Class of 2014. He will

Most Improved Player

graduate with a double ma-

award, as well as the

jor in economics and Span-

Iron Man award, which is given to players who do not miss a

ish. During the summer of

single practice or game.

2011, Carson attended

’12 Ashleigh Watkins is a biomedical sciences (pre-med) ma-

the Sabalauski Air Assault

jor at the University of Central Florida. She volunteers at Orlando

School and attended Cadet

Regional Medical Center.

Field Training. In 2012, following his sophomore year, Carson

’12 Jack Wilbur just completed his freshman year at Washing-

completed an internship at Fort Benning, Ga. After his internship,

ton & Lee University. He completed a climb to the top of Mount

Carson completed Ecuadorian Jungle Warfare School, spending

Kilimanjaro this summer in addition to going on a safari.

six weeks in the jungles near Coco, Ecuador. The training consisted of patrolling, rifle marksmanship, land navigation, survival 75

Upcoming Events

Grandparents’ Day Friday, October 18 The event begins at 10:00 a.m. in The Munnerlyn Center for Worship

October 11, 2013

and Fine Arts and is followed by lunch with your grandchild. Invitation

Homecoming will include various events for all

to come. More information will be available at www.esj.org

ages. The Alumni Office will host the annual Alumni BBQ Friday, Oct. 11 before the Eagles take the field against Baldwin High School at 7 p.m. Visit http://www.esj.org/alumni/homecoming for more information.

Golf & Tennis Tournament November 18, 2013 Episcopal is pleased to hold its annual Golf & Tennis Tournament on Monday, November 18, at Timuquana Country Club.

Join us for a round robin tennis tournament or an afternoon of golf, followed by an evening awards reception complete with the announcement of the winner of our popular Masters Raffle and more! Registration begins October 7 at www.esj.org.

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D ECEMBER 3, 2012 JACKSONVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

Bash is Episcopal’s bi-annual casual fundraising and communitybuilding event, featuring live and silent auctions that focus on the ESJ community. The All Star Bash will be a great event where good times are had by good friends coming together for a great cause. Hope to see you there! More information will be available on www.esj.org 77

In Memoriam Board of Trustees Mason Romaine III, M.D., died on February 25, 2013. He was born on December 31, 1922 in Petersburg, VA. He entered college at age 16 and received his B.A. from Randolph Macon College in Ashland, VA. in 1942. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1945. Dr. Romaine was an Ensign in the US Navy Reserves while in medical school from 1943 to 1945. He was called back into active duty during the Korean War from 1956 to 1957. Dr. Romaine was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and served as a member of the Vestry. Dr. Romaine is survived by his wife of 68 years, Anne Parker Romaine; three children, Mason Romaine IV (Jeannie) of Jacksonville, FL, Randolph P. Romaine of Columbia, S.C., and Douglas P. Romaine (Elizabeth) of Lexington, KY; six grandchildren: Kollen, Mason V., Janie, Anne Mason, Doug and Charlotte; and two greatgrandchildren: Nolan and Virginia Mason, and several nieces and a nephew.

A founding member of Episcopal School of Jacksonville and original Board member, he was a Trustee from 1966 to 1972 and served on the Finance and Health Facilities committees.

Alumni J.T. Townsend ’05 passed away June 4, 2013. His basketball and football jerseys – numbers five and seven – are prominently displayed in the lobby of the Buck Student Center with the words “J.T. Townsend, A Celebration of Courage” written above in gold lettering. J.T. suffered a severe spinal cord injury during a football game while he was a student at Episcopal in 2004. J.T. graduated from the University of North Florida in April of 2013. Members of the Episcopal faculty administration, including Head of School Charley Zimmer, have served on the Board of Directors of the J.T. Townsend Trust or the J.T. Townsend Foundation, which J.T. founded to assist others with spinal cord injuries.

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From the Editor This is the sixth Magazine of Episcopal I have worked on since joining this great them before writing this letter, not wanting to repeat myself! But there was no need – every issue of the Magazine is always different, and with this one we are very excited about the new layout as well.

I have always had an insatiable appetite for stories – for reading them, and for fessional. In that vein, Episcopal does not disappoint. Every time I sit down to outline the next magazine and what it will include, usually even before the ink on the one I am currently working the pages, and I haven’t even asked anyone in particular to contribute yet!

In six issues we have covered new academic courses, new buildings, Middle we have paid tribute to Dale Regan. We’ve highlighted different sports and arts performances and the accomplishments of students, donors, alumni, faculty and staff. We’ve shown off our special events, such as Reunion Weekend, Commencement and Celebration, and we’ve thanked the donors that help to make our work here possible.

Members of our vibrant community are always creating new stories; alumni reminisce about “old” adventures; students share their stories of new experiences; and faculty and staff perspectives are the bridge between students who already have graduated, and those still on campus.

We know there will always be more than enough to share with you in the Magazine! Thanks for reading!

Meg Scheu Sacks

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