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Volume 4, Issue 1 Fall/Winter 2012

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of Inspiring Students 1963-2013 This historic year will be full of great events. See page 30 for more details! For more information, contact co-chairs Frasher Hudson Pergande â&#x20AC;&#x2122;81 and Cynthia Rimmer Prince â&#x20AC;&#x2122;87 at advancement@fwcd.org

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Paul W. Mason Middle School Expansion

The Middle School Expansion received its certificate of occupancy on Monday, August 13, just in time to start the 2012-13 academic year. Members of the FWCD community celebrated the expansion’s formal dedication on October 19 during Homecoming week festivities.

32 Lead, Learn, Serve: FWCD’s Ecuador Interdisciplinary Trip

In June 2012, sixteen FWCD students and three faculty members traveled to Ecuador, where they put their commitment to service into action, improved their Spanish language skills and explored the ecological riches of the Galapagos Islands.

38 Enrichment at FWCD: Adding Value to Students’ Learning and

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Enrichment at FWCD is a well-established term, and the School’s commitment is second to none. Through the fall, spring and summer learning enrichment series, Breakthrough Fort Worth and the Duke TIP program, students from FWCD benefit from enhanced learning opportunities, and the local community is introduced to the School’s forward- thinking learning process.

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Message from the Head of School It has been an exciting academic year thus far—I can’t believe we are at the end of the first semester. It all began on Monday, August 20, when students returned to the classrooms with new school supplies, crisp uniforms, colorful hair bows, smiling faces and positive can-do attitudes. What certainly defined this first day of school was the opening of the Paul W. Mason Middle School Expansion. After a yearlong building process, the expansion opened its doors with 10 new classrooms; eight new Middle School teachers; an increased common area that accommodates all-School gatherings and assemblies; an enhanced office location; and a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure. It is simply breathtaking and forward thinking in its design. See page 16 for the full story on the Middle School Expansion. Evan D. Peterson, Jud Voight ’25, Merrill Bumstead ’20, Bass Bumstead ’19, Phillip Drez ’21 and Patrick Drez ’24

The excitement builds this spring as FWCD celebrates 50 years of inspiring in its students the passion to learn. The 50th anniversary celebration kicks off at Founders’ Day on March 6 with the raising of the 50th commemorative flag, a display of the time capsule buried 25 years ago and our guest speaker, Mayor of Fort Worth Betsy Price. More events are planned throughout the celebration year. For details, view the ad on page 30. Co-Chairs Frasher Hudson Pergande ’81 and Cynthia Rimmer Prince ’87 have created a program that appeals to everyone. We want to keep the FWCD community informed and connected and one way we are doing this is through our FWCD Informational 101 videos. We’ve released two so far. In November, Tom Mitchell, chief financial officer, detailed the process the School and Board of Trustees goes through to establish an annual budget. In December, Frank Gendusa, athletic director, gave an overview of FWCD athletics. We archive each video on the FWCD website, so you may view them at any time. Visit fwcd.org/fwcd101. This issue of the Falconer only touches on some of the great things FWCD, its students, parents, faculty/staff and alumni are involved in. Our success stories abound. Share them—with one another, with us, with prospective families. We have also included the 2011-12 Annual Report. Thank you to those who support the School through financial gifts. Whether your contribution aided the FWCD Fund, Falcon Club or Supporting C.A.S.T., your thoughtfulness allows the School to advance and prepare the next generations of leaders in our local and global communities. I wish you all a safe and relaxing winter break. I look forward to seeing you in the new year. Sincerely,

Volume 4, Issue 1 Fall/Winter 2012 Administrative Team Evan D. Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head of School Steve Stackhouse . . . . . Assistant Head of School Tom Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . Chief Financial Officer Joe Breedlove ’78 . . . . . . Director of Breakthrough Frank Gendusa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Director Rob Hereford . . . . . . . . . . . Head of Upper School Barbara Jiongo. . . . . . . . . Director of Admissions Shari Lincoln. . . . . . . . . . Head of Lower School John Stephens. . . . . . . . . . Head of Middle School Sandra Tuomey. . . . . . . . Director of Advancement Steve Uhr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Technology Shannon Rossman Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor Lisa Koger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art Director Contributors Shannon Allen Emily Bintliff Paige Farris Chisholm ’87 Yolanda Espinoza Mary Lou Hilliard Mel Hurst Barbara Jiongo Zane Lincoln ’14 Renee Pierce Sandra Tuomey Lisa Wallace The Falconer is published biannually for Fort Worth Country Day families and friends by the Advancement Team. Opinions represented may not necessarily be the position of the Board or Administration. Fort Worth Country Day has an institutional commitment to the principles of diversity. In that spirit, FWCD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or national origin in admissions, the administration of its educational policies, financial aid, athletics and other school-administered programs. Send Falconer comments to shannon.allen@fwcd.org or 817.302.3244.

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Fort Worth Country Day hired a record-high 19 faculty members to share their expertise and guide the learning and character development of students at the School. “During the yearlong hiring process, we reviewed 1,200 resumes and, as a result, have found a diverse group of teachers who are truly the best of the best and will work cohesively with our talented returning faculty,” says Evan D. Peterson, head of School. “It is an exciting time for Fort Worth Country Day.” The new faculty members are impressive. Here are just a few interesting facts and figures about the group: • Teaching experience ranges from a teacher’s first year to 33 years, with an average of 10 years • Four teachers relocated to Fort Worth • Fifteen of the new teachers are local • Thirteen teachers have state certification • The group is well educated: Eleven have graduate degrees; one has a JD • Seventy percent graduated with honors from college As a result of these new hires, Fort Worth Country Day now boasts 137 full-time faculty. Brady Benoit Assistant Varsity Football Coach, Head Baseball Coach, Program Director for Baseball, PE Brady brings to FWCD 11 years of coaching experience at both the high school and community college levels at Ridgewood Preparatory School and Archbishop Rummel High School (both in Louisiana) and Delgado Community College in New Orleans. He attended the University of New Orleans on a baseball scholarship and earned a BS in Marketing. While he has served as a coach since 2001, Brady has also spent time in the academic classroom teaching American, world and Louisiana history; western civilization; sociology; and pre-algebra. Mark Brady Track Program Director, Middle School Football Coach, PE Mark was recognized as Coach of the Year in 2012 as a result of winning the boys and girls 5A track state championships and for his extensive 31-year career in the DeSoto Independent School District. He was head track coach and taught biology.

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On the side, he has engaged in public speaking; is a published writer; and has produced a video, “The High School Coach’s Blueprint for Success,” to help high school coaches strengthen their track programs. Mark holds a BA in Physical Education and Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington. Nicholas Cheadle Middle School French/Spanish Nick is a cum laude graduate of Northwestern University in Illinois, with a BA in History and Spanish. He spent last year as an English teaching assistant in Creil, Picardie, France, and last summer as an English teacher in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Nick is fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese, and participated in language immersion programs in Quebec, Canada; Chile; and Brazil. He participated in a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for one year in Colombia. Jami Curtis Lower School French Jami earned an MEd in Education from the University of North Texas in Denton and a BA in Political Science and French from the University of Nevada, Reno. She brings experience teaching at both the secondary and elementary levels. Jami has 14 years of formal study of the French language, which includes a term studying abroad in Pau, France. She also hosted a French exchange student in her home for a year to share cultural experiences. Jami taught at Weatherford and Azle high schools, and most recently worked at Eagle Heights Elementary School in Fort Worth. Tara Finn Sixth-Grade History/English Tara earned a BS in Secondary Education-Social Studies as a magna cum laude graduate and an MEd in Secondary Education from Texas Christian University. She participated in TCU’s study abroad program in Italy in 2009. Tara served as both an enrichment tutor and intern locally at McLean Middle School and as a middle years program teacher at Bladins International School in Sweden while pursuing her bachelor’s degree. Tara also serves as FWCD’s JV volleyball coach.

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Cathy Gullo Technical Theatre Director Cathy graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Theatre Arts and an MA in Elementary Education from Texas Wesleyan University. She has been in the classroom since 1997, serving at Keller High School and Newman Smith High School in Carrollton. Cathy most recently served as the theatre arts technical director at Birdville High School. She holds several certifications at both the elementary and secondary levels and has received several honors and awards. Cathy was voted VIP Teacher of the Year in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Her design work was featured at the Kennedy Center through the American College Theatre Festival. Teresa Hoppe Lower School Academic Support Coordinator Teresa is the parent of two Lower School children (Benjamin ’24 and Christopher ’21) and the wife of current Math Department chair, David Hoppe. She brings 26 years of experience in education in Texas; New York; and abroad in Japan, England, Norway and Iceland. Teresa holds a BA as a summa cum laude graduate and an MS from the College of New Rochelle in New York, along with an MS in Education from the Bank Street College of Education in New York. Teresa had been serving as interim learning specialist since January 2012 and in several other capacities at FWCD, including Duke TIP instructor, ISEE proctor, AP exam proctor and substitute teacher since 2008. Darlene Ignagni Fifth-Grade Humanities Darlene returns to FWCD after a twoyear absence from the classroom. She earned a BA in Elementary Education with a minor in Social Studies from Michigan State University and an MA from Texas Christian University. While in the Lower School, she was named The Perry and Nancy Lee Bass Distinguished Teaching Chair in Lower School in 2007. She brings more than 25 years of experience to the classroom. Esther Mulqueen Middle School Pre-Algebra/Algebra Esther is a familiar face across campus, having served as a substitute teacher since 2005 and in many volunteer capacities. She has three children at FWCD: Sydney ’15, Reagan ’16 and Westen ’18. A cum laude graduate

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of Texas A&M, Esther earned a BS in Computer Science with a minor in Industrial Engineering. She brings with her a broad background, having served as a design engineer on the F-16 while with General Dynamics and as IT systems manager with Millers Insurance Group. Esther speaks Spanish and is proficient in a long list of software applications. Killian Naylor Seventh- and Eighth-Grade English Killian graduated cum laude with a BA in English Literature and a minor in History from the University of Oklahoma. She comes to FWCD from Killough Middle School in Houston. While teaching regular and pre-AP language arts at both the seventhand eighth-grade levels and serving as cheerleading coach, she received the 2012 Young Teacher of the Year Award. Killian has been active with Teach For America, the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth and the Impact Young Lives Foundation. Killian was an exchange student at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, where she studied literature and South African history and culture. Maggie Philpot Upper School English Maggie has five years of teaching experience, having served as Upper School humanities teacher at Covenant Classical School. She holds a BS in Elementary Education from Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) and an MA in Humanities from University of Dallas. Maggie attended OBU on full academic scholarship and was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, international honor society in education; Omicron Delta Kappa, national leadership honor society; and Mortar Board, national college senior honor society. She also served as a full-time foreign volunteer at Development and Education Program for Daughters and Communities, a children’s development center dedicated to preventing child trafficking in northern Thailand. Chelsea Procter Assistant Athletic Trainer Chelsea earned a BS in Athletic Training from Angelo State University and an MS in Athletic Training from Ohio University. She served as the head athletic trainer at Eastern High School and was the winner of the 2011 Back into Action Scholarship. She holds training licenses in both Texas and Ohio, along with various certifications.

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Zach Reimer ’03 Seventh- and Eighth-Grade History Zach returns to his alma mater—this time as a teacher. Since 2009, he has been teaching history through the AP level at Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth. Zach is a master’s candidate at the University of Texas at Arlington. He holds a BA in International Studies from the American University in Washington, D.C., as a summa cum laude graduate. Zach attended the U.S. Air Force Academy for two years, followed by Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University in Russia for two years. He has intermediate skills with the Russian language and a basic knowledge of both Arabic and Spanish. Christine Spikes Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Life and Physical Science Christine earned a BS in Kinesiology from Texas Women’s University, as a magna cum laude graduate, and an MEd in Educational Administration from Lamar University. She brings nine years of experience from the Northwest Independent School District in North Texas where she served as athletic coach, instructional coach, science teacher and department chair. She has been active with People to People Student Ambassador Program and American Council of International Studies as a delegation leader traveling to more than seven countries. She has also facilitated and designed several professional development trainings. Robert Stovall Performing Arts Department Chair/ Choral Instructor Robert’s involvement with state music associations has allowed him to promote fine arts throughout Texas. His extensive history of service and participation includes the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), Texas Choral Directors Association, American Choral Directors Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association and The Texas Music Administrators Conference. A past president of TMEA, Robert continues to serve in many capacities for the organization. He also served as site chair for several Southwest American Choral Director Association (ACDA) conventions, as well as national ACDA conventions in Los Angeles, Miami and Oklahoma City. A native of West Texas, Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music Education from Angelo State University.

Bree Stubbs Fifth-Grade Humanities Bree earned a BA in English from Texas A&M University. She is a familiar face to many of our athletes, having served as coach for JV softball and assistant for varsity volleyball from 2007-10 at FWCD. She taught English in the Birdville Independent School District and has held various coaching positions, including softball, basketball, volleyball and track. She played softball in college and at Keller High School, winning state and district championships along the way. Sara Teegarden Upper School History Sara holds a BA in Government from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law. With four years of experience, Sara comes to FWCD from the Brock Independent School District, where she taught history and served as head softball and assistant volleyball coach. Elizabeth Tooze Middle School Spanish Elizabeth earned a BA in Spanish from Davidson College in North Carolina as a cum laude graduate and an MA in Spanish from Middlebury College in Vermont. She taught business English classes for an Argentine company in Buenos Aires and volunteered as an assistant teacher at San Jeronimo Bilingual School in Cofradia, Honduras, in 2010. Elizabeth also served as a private tutor in Madrid in 2008 through a Syracuse University study abroad program. She is also helping to coach seventh-grade field hockey at FWCD. Rita Wilson Eighth-Grade Science Rita is the mother of Carolyn ’99. She joined the Science Department filling a mid-year vacancy last year. With 24 years of experience teaching in the sciences, she holds a BA in Biology and an MEd in Secondary School Supervision from the University of North Texas in Denton. She has taught in Frankfurt, Germany; Tampa, Florida; and locally at Brewer Middle School, All Saints’ Episcopal School and Trinity Valley School. Photos courtesy of Glamourcraft School Photography

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Why I Give. Dan Bloch â&#x20AC;&#x2122;H06

I came to Fort Worth Country Day in August 1969. At the time, I was the only fifth-grade homeroom teacher covering all subjects. I also taught fourthand fifth-grade boys PE. Now, in my 44th year, I have taught in the Lower and Middle schools, conducted classes for kindergarten through eighth grade and coached sports in all three divisions. My daughter, Valerie Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x2122;01, was an FWCD Original. She now teaches Spanish in our Middle School and coaches field hockey. I have had the privilege of knowing three generations of FWCD families. Seeing our traditions passed on to new families who will become part of our history is a great satisfaction. I give to the FWCD Fund to support an exceptional conduit for learning and growth. Our graduates

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become the type of people who can influence the direction of our community in a positive way because of their strong academic and values-based education. I also contribute to the Beverly Ann Robinson Faculty Endowed Scholarship Fund to provide the resources to make an FWCD education possible for many highly valued students, and I give to Breakthrough Fort Worth for all it does to demonstrate our commitment to promote learning for all in our extended community. Finally, I give to the FWCD Fund because only through such contributions can the School have the means to identify, attract and develop the most superior educators in the business: people who are lifetime learners themselves and dedicated to instilling that characteristic in others.

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Lower School Celebrates Election Day Second grade sponsored this year’s Presidential Election in the Lower School. Students filled out voter registration cards in order to be eligible to vote and then cast their ballot in boxes labeled by grade. All ballots were cast by 10 a.m., and secondgraders counted them and shared their results: Romney/Ryan: 206 Obama/Biden: 55 Johnson/Gray: 4 Stein/Honkala: 8 In a fun school vote, the first-grade classes also voted on their favorite way to eat corn: popcorn, corn-on-the-cob or caramel corn. Students did a bit of campaigning by creating large index-card sized signs to share their choices. The results were:

A group of FWCD students formed Colonial Kids for a Cause, and each year they man a lemonade stand during the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial golf tournament to raise funds for a special cause. This year, they raised money for Henry House Foundation in support of J.J. Henry, PGA golfer and FWCD dad, knowing the proceeds would benefit Cook Children’s Medical Center. The lemonade sales brought in a whopping $20,000 with Henry adding $5,000 for grand total of $25,000. Henry House Foundation is a nonprofit organization that generates public awareness and supports community-based programs that focus on the health care and well-being of children in the community.

Popcorn: 45 Caramel Corn: 15 Corn-on-the-Cob: 11 Write-in Votes: Corn Bread: 3 and Cut Corn: 2

Reading Comes to Life The Lower School Atrium was alive with creatures, sports heroes and Harry Potter characters as third-graders presented their much-anticipated Book Character Assembly on October 26. Students spoke—in character—about their adventures in the books of their choice and urged audience members to find out more by reading the book themselves. The Book Character Assembly is a tradition at FWCD. Students choose a book and dress up as their favorite book character for what is usually their first solo performance in front of an audience. The opportunity provides students a chance to explore themselves and their characters, as well as delve deeply into some of their most beloved books.

Third-graders Justin Morris, Banner Robinson, Anna Hooton and Jenna Schaffer were excited to cast their votes on Election Day.

Third-graders Kaylee Chisholm and Joaquin Castro-Balbi

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Toolkit to Success in Lower School Reading The creation of the Lower School leveled library last year certainly whet students’ appetites and generated a love of reading. As a result, this summer, Lower School students read 4,055 books and had a 99 percent participation rate for the Reading Blackout Bingo program. To support all of the wonderful reading that is taking place in the Lower School, Mitchell Alexandre, assistant head of Lower School, feels that the addition of the Reading Comprehension Toolkit will further strengthen the School’s reading program. “One of my roles when coming to Fort Worth Country Day was to look at our reading program and determine what was needed,” he says. “Our ultimate goal was to provide a K-4 program that allows students to successfully tackle reading.” A strong and successful reading program includes phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, reading comprehension and

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vocabulary development (which is also tied to spelling). The School found the Reading Comprehension Toolkit, developed by Harvey and Goudvis, after Joan Massey, second-grade teacher, saw the Toolkit in action at a Houston lower school. “The program, piloted by second grade, met many of the division’s needs,” Alexandre says. “Most of all, the Lower School Curriculum Committee feels the Toolkit provides continuity and a common language that allows for consistency within the classroom from grade to grade. We wanted a program that could be carried out in grades K-4 in order to maintain program integrity.” The hope is that the common language and experience will increase student success related to fluency and comprehension. “Without strong fluency, there will be a disconnect in comprehension,” Alexandre says. “Our goal is to shape fluent, independent readers.” The Toolkit uses six strategies, with a common vernacular, yet the

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strategies are simplified for the different grades. The strategies are: 1. Monitor Comprehension—Students use their awareness to steer their thinking as they enter texts. They go beyond retelling the story to interact and connect with the text. 2. Activate and Connect—Students use their background knowledge (or “BK”) to gain a better understanding of what they are reading. It allows students to make connections with what they may already know as they acquire new information. 3. Ask Questions—Students further research and inquire beyond what is read. The asking of questions enriches the reading experience, allowing for a deeper understanding. 4. Infer and Visualize—Students take what they know and merge it with clues in the text to figure out something that is not explicitly stated. 5. Determine Importance—Students learn to distinguish the information that is helpful to them in understanding the text. 6. Summarize and Synthesize— Students learn the “big picture”; they are asked to “collect their thoughts” before moving on. While some of these strategies are certainly more “upper level,” they allow for a consistency, or familiarity, so that students can build upon their reading within the program and achieve higher levels of comprehension as a result of the strategies learned and used. They can be used for all types of reading: guided reading in the classroom, literacy circles with peers and in independent reading. The program uses all types of texts—fiction and nonfiction—to expose students to a variety of genres.

Second-grade teacher Joan Massey discusses with Tripp Stroube his text-to-self observation.

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The strategies are parsed out in the classroom so students learn and master them one by one. “We focus on a few strategies at a time to model in the classroom so as not to overwhelm students,” says Sara McCullough, secondgrade teacher and Roach Family Lower School Primary Chair. “This builds

Through the Reading Comprehension Toolkit, students learn different strategies to help them successfully tackle reading. Here a student uses post-it notes to relate.

confidence in reading, which translates into success.” Massey adds: “I can already tell that my students have picked up the language concepts and common vocabulary. I’m sure there are many parents out there who are hearing their students talk about text to self, text to text and text to world.” Students in Massey’s class recently read Patches Lost and Found by Steven Kroll. The cover shows a young girl drawing with an open cage in the background. “Can you guess what this book is about based on the cover?” Massey asked students. Hands reached for the sky to answer the question. Massey then asked students to think about a time they may have lost a pet to make a text-to-self observation. Students who had a similar lost-pet experience, immediately identified with the main character. “Reading is invisible,” Massey notes. “This program reveals comprehension skills and teases out what we automatically do as we read as an adult. The ‘worksheets’ we use include post-it notes, so we can track our thinking. I always ask my students to be aware of their thinking as they read: Was your brain talking to you as you read that page? What did it say?” Ultimately, this Toolkit allows teachers to teach literacy—not merely literature. It is learning at its very best.

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FWCD Alumnus Educates Students for a Kindergartener’s Homecoming Strother Norman ’25 joined his kindergarten classmates on Fort Worth Country Day’s campus for the first time on October 1. Strother’s dad, Darin Norman, is a graduate of the Class of 1990. To prepare for Strother’s arrival, the Lower School hosted a program in September featuring FWCD alumnus Rob Ritter ’06.

function below the T2 vertebrae. He has endured four major surgeries with the likelihood of more in the future as he grows. Remarkably, he has full use of his arms and has retained great dexterity in his hands. Unfortunately, he has no feeling below his chest.”

For those of you who haven’t yet met Strother, here’s just a portion of his story, as written by his mother, Blythe Norman, in a blog titled StrotherStrong [www.strotherstrong.com], which details Strother’s journey:

During the months of August and September, Strother underwent rehabilitation at The Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago, one of the best facilities in the U.S. for pediatric spinal cord injuries. Instead of attending kindergarten classes and focusing on reading, writing and mathematics, Strother was “hard at work building muscle mass, learning about the limitation of his disability and pushing the envelope to overcome it,” Blythe wrote.

“On June 23, 2012, a healthy, happy and very bright little fiveyear old boy named Strother Norman was involved in a tragic car accident. He was rescued by the ‘jaws of life’ and flown to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, where he spent 44 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Strother suffered a spinal cord injury at his T3 and L3 vertebrae, and has no spinal cord

Shari Lincoln, head of Lower School, welcomed Lower School students to the program on Friday, September 21, and told them that while Strother had not been in school with them, he’d been doing some learning on his own— learning how to use his body in different ways. Lincoln also shared that “Mrs. Lamsens’ class was pushing a wheelchair around campus to better understand the different routes to their classes and what will work for Strother and what will not,” as well as the timing involved in walking between buildings. To keep in touch with Strother and his family, Caroline Lamsens ’99, Strother’s kindergarten teacher, and her students had been Skyping with him weekly since school started, and Lamsens had been creating videos on her iPad of different activities to share with Strother and keep the class connected.

Caroline Lamsens’ class skypes with Strother Norman ’25.

Ritter was asked to speak to the Lower School students about a life-changing injury. Ritter has been confined to a wheelchair since the end of October 2008 when he was involved in a car accident and sustained a spinal cord injury similar to Strother’s. After the accident, Ritter had to relearn how to take care of himself, how to get around and how to live on his own.

“I love to play sports. One of my favorite things to do is to water ski, and the best part is wiping out,” Ritter said with a smile, which produced giggles from his audience. He shared a PowerPoint

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presentation full of photographs that showed him engaging in all of his favorite activities. “I also play wheelchair rugby in special chairs that can crash into each other and enjoy shooting pool.” Ritter stressed that he is just like everyone else except he cannot use his legs. Ritter demonstrated how he can move in and out of his wheelchair using the strength of his arms, which he built up over time. “Strother might not be able to do this right now, but he will soon,” he said as he maneuvered himself out of his wheelchair to sit on the floor with the students. He talked about the wheelchair as an extension of his body—in effect, the wheelchair serves as Ritter’s legs. Ritter and Theresa Fuss, Lower School counselor, together stressed the importance of not touching Strother’s wheelchair. “Should we just run up to Strother and push his chair for him?” Fuss asked Ritter. Before he had a chance to answer, the students replied, “No.” “You’re absolutely right,” Ritter replied. He added that if you run at him and start to push him, he may not be prepared and it could hurt him, rather than help him. “Strother needs to build up his strength and learn to do things on his own, and he will ask if he needs help,” he said. “If Strother asks, then you should definitely help.” Ritter also shared how he lives on his own and drives a shiny red truck to and from work every day. He gets into his truck from his wheelchair, then removes the chair’s wheels, folds it up and stores both chair and wheels in the passenger seat of his truck. “I can also go down steps easily,” he shared as he demonstrated a wheelie and a one-handed wheelie. “I need a little help going up the steps though, so I will ask for assistance.” Ritter’s presentation was eye-opening, informative and inspirational, and certainly provided FWCD families with discussion points as a follow up. Strother’s grandparents, Marty and Jim Norman, were present for the program, and, later, Marty posted a blog, titled “In Preparation” on StrotherStrong.

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Rice Babies “First grade has been birthing rice babies for 21 years,” says Sheri Fuller, first-grade teacher. The idea came to FWCD by way of teachers in New Orleans who presented about their success with the event at an Independent Schools Association of the Southwest conference. For the Lower School, rice babies is a rite of passage and truly signifies the start of school. “The kids are excited as they gather the supplies needed, yet have no idea what their babies will look or feel like until they are actually created,” Fuller notes. Students are asked to bring rice to school—equal to their birth weight—along with a special blanket, pacifier and button for the belly button. Teachers, outfitted in matching scrubs, and room moms help the students create their rice babies. “The room moms have become so creative in their special gifts for the babies,” Fuller adds. “First-grade parents help their students fill tea-dyed socks with the rice, add wiggly eyes, a pacifier and a belly button. The babies are then swaddled in their baby blankets, many of which were the first-graders special blankies when they were babies.”

Once the students create their rice babies, they take complete ownership. Fuller says even the boys are bonding with the babies by the time they walk back to the classroom. The first-grade teachers promise to take care of the babies over the weekend, and the babies are kept at school for several days as the students take part in various activities with them. “The kids read to their babies; take them to music and sing lullabies; and bring them to art, where they draw their pictures,” Fuller says. The lesson teaches students about caring for their babies, but also serves as a way to introduce math concepts of weight, measurement, time and dates, as well as birth order in a family. “Rice babies have become such an FWCD tradition that seniors have even reported having their rice babies—11 years later,” Fuller exclaims. Sherrilan Gilley, Lower School administrative assistant, brings in her daughter’s rice baby each year. Ariana is a freshman this year. “The excitement of rice babies fills the whole school,” Gilley says. “You definitely know the new school year is in swing now.” FALCONER

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Equation Mobile Students in Melisa Dorsey’s seventh-grade math class brought mathematical equations to life through the Equation Mobile Project. Now in its sixth year—this year’s FWCD seniors were the very first students to tackle this project—the Equation Mobile Project has evolved. The object of the assignment is to create and display the steps in writing, solving and checking an equation in a creative way. At the start of the project, Dorsey provided each student a different mathematical sentence, such as “28 less than a number is negative 14.” Before creating their mobiles, students must write their mathematical sentence as an equation and solve it on paper so that Dorsey can verify that they are doing the work correctly. After that, it’s creation time! Students had approximately one week to complete the mobile—both in class and at home. Dorsey judged each class period to determine a winner for most creative. “This year was tough,” she said, “as these are some of the best and most creative mobiles I’ve seen.” Congratulations to all the students for a job well done—both mathematically and creatively.

Winners of Melisa Dorsey’s seventh-grade Equation Mobile Project are Coleman Fortson, first place for his computer-themed mobile; Adelaide Kelly, second place for her presidential election-themed mobile; and Sara Bessant, third place for her art-themed mobile.

Middle School Debate Through logical reasoning, factual accuracy and emotional appeal, the Middle School Debate team has embarked on its second season. The team’s most recent debate against All Saints’ Episcopal School concerned whether or not the U.S. should alter the way in which it elects its president from the Electoral College system to a direct popular vote system. The team worked diligently to prepare arguments for both sides and were ultimately given the task of supporting the Electoral College system.

Nick Cheadle and Chaka Cummings with debate team members Robert Todora ’17, Stephen Chang ’17, Will Brumley ’17, Joanne Wu ’17, Jack Carvalho ’17 and Finn Connor ’18

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The Debate Team will take on The Oakridge School in February as well as participate in a roundtable debate with Oakridge, Trinity Valley School and All Saints’. fwcd.org

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FWCD Middle Schoolers Turn Their Back On Drugs – Red Ribbon Week In October, Fort Worth Country Day joined forces with schools across the nation to celebrate Red Ribbon Week, in honor of Enrique Camarena, the first Drug Enforcement agent to give his life trying to stop illegal drugs from entering the U.S. The week highlights a personal commitment to a drug-free lifestyle. Middle School students enjoyed theme days, such as “Turn Your Back on Drugs” and “Put a Lid On It.”

The National Family Partnership annually sponsors the National Red Ribbon Week Celebration. This year’s theme was “The Best Me is Drug Free.” The goal of the week is to educate the broader community, especially the student population, about healthy, drug-free choices. The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign is to present a unified and visible commitment toward the creation of a drug-free america.

Sky Ranch Fifth-graders experienced outdoor education at its best in October when they spent three days and two nights at Sky Ranch in Van, Texas. Students took part in four engaging classes: Limnology, the study of inland waters; Forces in Nature, a course that teaches about gravity and friction while using a four-story zip line; Sky Ranch Expeditions, where students observe reptiles, mammals and invertebrates; and Fishing, which covers hook safety, knottying, casting and bait selection. This year, a record was set with 50 fish caught and released. “The Forces in Nature course was a favorite,” said Laura Terry, Middle School math teacher. “The students worked as a team to make their teacher go faster—or slower—[on the zip line] depending on the activity’s directions.” It wasn’t all work and no play for the students. There were three pools to enjoy; a waterslide; fun with friends in Fall/Winter 2012

the comfortable cabins; endless games of Nukem, a volleyball-like game in which the ball is thrown over the net and caught; and bouncing on the Jumping Pillow, a giant in-ground bounce house. Games ruled the trip as well: There was the Gaga Game, an Israeli variant of dodge ball that combines dodging, striking, running and jumping with the objective of hitting opponents with the ball below the waist

while avoiding being hit themselves. An organized game of live “Clue” also took place. Students were charged with solving a mysterious crime using their teamwork and problem-solving skills to dig up the facts through their teachers and chaperones to unravel the fun-filled mystery. The trip was “epic” as the fifth-graders would say, Terry shared.

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Falcon{ on Parade Halloween on campus brought out all the goblins and ghosts for Lower and Middle school students. The seniors were even treated to a ghoulish feast. Photos by Tiffini Crum and Lisa Koger

Fifth-graders Solana Adedokun, Kennedy Smith and Olivia de La Giraudiére

Fifth-grader Sean Conroy “plays” the cello. Photo by Rex Bozarth

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President Barack Obama (Ned Newton ’20) and former Governor Mitt Romney (Andrew Porter ’20) made a special appearance at FWCD.

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Seniors Hanna Stephens and Maddie Relyea see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.

FWCD found Waldo—in Carden Kimball ’24.

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Fifth-graders Evan Barnard, Mia Fleischer, Caroline Staniford and India Turner took first place for their handmade Dum Dum Lollipop wrapper dresses.

Lower School art teacher Rebecca Bell and her second grade “Community Heroes”: Kay Robinson, Joan Massey, Sara McCullough and Jeff Rozanski

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Middle School Expansion Dedication

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MIDDLE SCHOOL Fort Worth Country Day’s Paul W. Mason Middle School Expansion received its certificate of occupancy just after noon on Monday, August 13, with faculty, both new and returning, and staff excited to walk the halls sans hardhats. After a yearlong building process, the Middle School opened its doors with 10 new classrooms; an increased common area that accommodates all-School gatherings and assemblies; and a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure that includes the latest Promethean software, white boards and interactive projection. “The building is breathtaking,” says John Stephens, head of Middle School, “but it is merely a tool to achieve something bigger, better and different. The look of the building and the flexibility it allows in terms of collaborative learning will make teaching and learning at FWCD even more engaging.”

students with a rich learning experience.” Dorsey collaborates with Esther Mulqueen, pre-algebra/algebra teacher. Spanish teacher Elizabeth Tooze is excited to begin her teaching career at FWCD. “I’m blown away by the detail put into the expansion,” she says. “It’s all cutting-edge from the technology right down to the moveable, puzzle-piece-like desks, which were designed to allow for individual work and group collaboration. From the moment I visited for an interview early in the year, I’ve felt welcome here. Being a teacher and teaching at FWCD is a dream come true.”

When thinking about the design of the expansion, an emphasis was placed on the “Six C’s” of 21st-century learning: creativity, character, critical thinking, communication, cosmopolitanism/ cross-cultural competency and collaboration. “These qualities describe what many believe schools should be teaching students,” Stephens notes. “All of our Middle School lessons will be viewed through the lens of these skills, so it makes sense that our physical space should connect back to these qualities as well.” While the expansion allows for an additional entry point to effectively support the existing kindergarten and ninth-grade entrance points, it also provided the School and Stephens with the unique task of hiring some of the best and brightest teachers (See “FWCD Boasts 19 New Faculty Members” on page 4).

The Middle School Expansion houses a much larger common area in the Amon G. Carter Foundation Commons and an enhanced office location in the Ed and Vicki Bass Administrative Suite, as well as 10 additional classrooms.

“The interview process was exciting. In my years here, I’ve had the opportunity to hire only two new teachers,” Stephens notes. “We have created an even stronger team as a result of the addition of eight new Middle School teachers, all whom are committed to the FWCD mission of fostering the intellectual, physical, emotional and ethical development of students.” As a result of the faculty addition, Middle School teachers are working together in teams for the first time. “It’s a very creative team that is enjoying new perspectives and the ability to collaborate,” Stephens says. “Just about every Middle School teacher now has a partner, which makes for more meaningful teaching experiences, as well as more meaningful learning for the students.” Melisa Dorsey, math teacher, is in her 12th year teaching at FWCD. “This year gives me a renewed sense of excitement because it’s almost as if I’m starting fresh,” she says. “I’m excited to work as a team this year and use each others’ perspectives to provide our Fall/Winter 2012

Classrooms have modular seating to allow for individual and group learning, as well as a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure.

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The Dedication There was pomp and circumstance within the Paul W. Mason Middle School Friday, October 19, as faculty, staff, eighth-grade students and donors came together to formally dedicate the Middle School Expansion.

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The building concept, designed by Fort Worth architecture firm Bennett Benner Pettit (formerly Gideon Toal), was completed in time for the 2012-13 academic year. The expansion has 10 new dedicated classrooms with modular seating and state-of-the-art technology infrastructure. The building houses a much larger shared student area in the Amon G. Carter Foundation Commons and an enhanced office location in the Ed and Vicki Bass Administrative Suite.

Jill and Charles Fischer cut their ribbon while humanities teacher Bryan Carlson and Assistant Head of Middle School Chaka Cummings look on.

The benefits of this growth are significant. Parent access and student monitoring is improved, especially during the busy drop-off and pick-up times. It allowed the hiring of eight additional Middle School teachers, ensuring an optimum student/faculty ratio of 11:1 in the division. It also created a much-needed entry point for new students in the prime middle grades. This better serves families with students in area elementary programs and allows new students the quality time they need to adapt to FWCD’s rigorous learning program before entering the demanding Upper School program. Evan D. Peterson, head of School, recognized the FWCD Board of Trustees for its vision; Randy Gideon, former Board president, for leading the charge to raise the money necessary for the expansion; Bennett Benner Pettit for its contemporary building design; SEDALCO for its superb construction services; and the donors—with a special “shout-out” to Girl Scout Troup 2543––who made the expansion a reality.

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“As Fort Worth Country Day gets set to celebrate its 50th anniversary, we must continue to be forward thinkers,” noted L. Russell Laughlin, current FWCD Board president. “I can

The Paul W. Mason Middle School was formally dedicated Friday, October 19. The ribbon cutting was performed by L. Russell Laughlin, FWCD Board president; Tom Kader, SEDALCO president; Bobby Brown, Amon G. Carter Foundation Board Vice President; Randy Gideon, former FWCD Board president; John Robinson, Amon G. Carter Foundation executive vice president; John Stephens, head of Middle School; Karen Redrow of Bennett Benner Pettit; Carter Martin, Amon G. Carter Foundation representative; and Evan D. Peterson, head of School.

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Bank of America Trust Officer Aaron Rumfelt cuts the ribbon to the Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust Classroom.

Robin Willis, Middle School Math teacher, looks on as Allison Wagner cuts the ribbon on one of two Wagner classrooms.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL assure you that this will not be the last enhancement or expansion of our School.”

walk into this beautiful commons, and I am inspired to teach and students are inspired to learn.”

For John Stephens, head of Middle School, the dedication was a transformational moment. “We pride ourselves on continual improvement,” he said. “As educators and innovators, FWCD leadership is always looking for ways in which we can improve.”

She spoke of the camaraderie and community that exists within the Middle School and the amazing ideas that come to fruition. “Just this month, I saw a Mayan ritual game being played out, experienced a Colonial marketplace, watched students create a movie about the Great Barrier Reef—it is all simply amazing,” she said. “What these students were able to create is a result of this facility and the vision of the School.”

The growth allows for more hands-on interactive time between the students and teachers, as well as a common planning period to enhance collaboration and increase productivity and classroom planning. “I have seen how these changes energize the faculty,” Stephens added.

Following the program, the donors for individual classrooms and other areas dispersed into the School for individual ribbon cuttings.

Middle School teacher Darlene Ignagni spoke passionately about what it means to teach at FWCD. “It is because of the vision and commitment of Fort Worth Country Day that I am here today,” said Ignagni, who had served as a Lower School teacher for 10 years before taking time off from teaching and returning this year. “I

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Rob Kelly, president at William E. Scott Foundation, cuts the ribbon to the Scott Foundation Courtyard.

Assistant Head of School Steve Stackhouse, John David and Leslie Moritz cut the ribbon to the Moritz Classroom.

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Toby and Joanie Darden prepare to cut the ribbon on the Darden Classroom.

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PFA President Gynna Harlin and Tamara Reese, president elect, cut the ribbon on the FWCD Parent Faculty Association Classroom.

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The Paul W. Mason Middle School Expansion Donor wall plaque was also hung the morning of the dedication. It highlights those individuals, organizations, foundations and trusts that made the Middle School Expansion possible.

Allie Arnold ’18, Robert Arnold ’14, Ben Alexander ’20 and Kate Alexander ’22 watch as Carol Alexander cuts their classroom ribbon.

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Grandparent/Grandfriends’ Day Photos by Tiffini Crum and Lisa Koger

Joelie Boenker ’22 gets a ride from her grandfather Al Boenker. Kindergarteners Nicholas Foster and Sloan Howard perform in Plight of the Turkey.

Paxton Matthews ’23 shares a story with his grandfather Mark Yamagata.

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Gage Fowlkes ’22 with his grandparents Sara and Dave Durham

Barbara Massey with grandchildren Stella Finley ’19 and Addie Finley ’23

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Martha Cedillo, Karina Cedillo ’20, Carlos Coscia, Julian Cedillo ’17, Graciela Coscia and Isabella Coscia ’20

Martha Bruner with granddaughter Katy Jane Ayers ’22

John Roach, Hannah Bailey ’18 and Jean Roach tour the new Middle School Expansion.

Yolanda Espinoza and Roy Espinoza III pose with granddaughter Jazmine Gomez ’22

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Wilkes Head ’25 shows his grandpa Mike Stinson the iPad.

Bryce Evans ’24 and his grandmother Rosie McAfee

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A Falcon at Heart Sarah Memon ’15 is one of 20 students nationwide to earn a $1,000 Wildlife Conservation Youth Engagement Grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Memon is passionate about solving the mystery surrounding the decline in the kestrel population. To help these small falcons, she established three kestrel nesting boxes and installed wildlife cameras inside each of them that run on either solar power or with a power pack. Two were placed on Fort Worth Country Day’s campus, the other on a privately owned portion of the Fort Worth Prairie. The cameras send a constant live feed to her computer to monitor kestrel activity. Memon worked with the American Kestrel Partnership (AKP), in case any significant data supporting the birds’ decline was discovered. While the nesting boxes did not house any kestrel nests, Memon notes that they were established during, not before, the spring nesting season. She is excited for the next mating season and will continue to monitor these boxes for a few years in hopes of gaining insight into the population decline.

Sarah Memon ’15 installs a wildlife camera inside a kestrel nesting box.

The success of Memon’s project revolved around the fact that she raised awareness related to the kestrel population. She spoke to fellow Upper School students at Fort Worth Country Day; Ted Turner, founder of CNN, at an environmental symposium at a local school; at Prairie Fest; and at Health Habitats meetings. “Before my project, no one in my area knew about or was trying to help kestrels,” she says. “Now they are aware of kestrels and are helping.”

FWCD Students Participate in Inaugural Feast of Sharing Fort Worth November 6 wasn’t just Election Day. It was also Fort Worth’s debut Feast of Sharing event. Fort Worth Country Day’s junior class and all members of TEAM Service, grades 9-12, participated in the event at the Will Rogers Coliseum. In all, 120 students volunteered at the first seating. H-E-B, the parent company of Central Market, started serving holiday dinners to the public 24 years ago in Corpus Christi. There are now 30 Feast of Sharing events throughout Texas. Each feast’s fixin’s included 2,000 pounds of sliced turkey, 1,500 pounds of cornbread dressing, 1,000 pumpkin pies, 1,500 pounds of mashed potatoes, 80 gallons of giblet gravy, 6,000 dinner rolls and 60 gallons of cranberry sauce. “Feast of Sharing was a great opportunity to help people in need and better understand the struggles of many community members on a daily basis,”

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Michael Wittman ’14, Meghann Kasal ’13, Mike Bowman ’14, Tyler Steele ’14 and Olivia Black ’14 joined their classmates to serve at Fort Worth’s first Feast of Sharing event in early November.

Emily Wilkinson ’14 says. “I felt like a lot of people really appreciated our work. I was glad I could help out.” For Rita Zawalnicki, Upper School registrar and community service coordinator, it was the first time she

took such a large group to an event. “We have such special teens here in the Upper School, and they gave of themselves in a truly wonderful way,” she says. “And, most importantly, the kids had a great experience and a feeling of satisfaction after the event.” fwcd.org

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College Day 2012 Boasts 215 Colleges and Universities This year’s College Day, hosted by Fort Worth Country Day’s College Counseling Office, was bigger and better than ever. On Friday, September 14, admission counselors from 215 colleges and universities from across the country were represented. In attendance were junior and senior students from FWCD, All Saints’ Episcopal School, The Oakridge School and Trinity Valley School. For the first time, 18 Breakthrough Fort Worth students also participated in the morning’s events. Kristin Vaughn, director of College Counseling, attributes the success of College Day to the quality of students at FWCD, as well as the “red carpet” treatment of the admission counselors by the College Counseling team. “There is no cost to the college or university to attend, and we treat them to a healthy breakfast and make the event as easy as possible,” Vaughn notes. Vaughn also shared that College Day was listed on the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers website for the first time, which most likely drew additional representatives to the campus. Student participants were encouraged to do preliminary research on the schools they were interested in so they could use their time to engage in meaningful conversations with the colleges’ representatives. Many students were also registered at gotocollegefairs.com in order to make it

easier to share basic address information with the schools in which they were interested. Students filled out an online form and then printed out a barcode that was unique to them. They took the barcode to college fairs that employed the use of a pocket-sized laser scanner. By allowing a college to scan the barcode, the information is transferred to that college’s database for follow up. It diminishes the time needed to fill out forms at the fair and enables students to further engage in meaningful interactions and really put a face with a name for both the admission officer and the student. Many of the colleges and universities in attendance at College Day also come to FWCD for individual visits with students. Each fall, the College Counseling Office hosts approximately 80 individual college visits. The in-office visits allow for deeper

conversations about the school, giving students an opportunity to learn more by asking their specific questions. At FWCD, the College Counseling Office is dedicated to making the transition from high school to college a smooth and enjoyable experience. The primary goal is to provide support for all students, helping each one find his or her appropriate match. The college counselors work closely with juniors and seniors––starting at the beginning of the junior year––with a weekly college counseling class. Topics of discussion include understanding admission selectivity, writing college essays and applying for scholarships. Vaughn notes: “We expect our students to be knowledgeable and ready to navigate the college process no matter where they choose to apply.”

FWCD Joins Frogs for the Cure The cause won out over the rain, which did not dampen the spirits of 50 Fort Worth Country Day Upper School students who joined forces with TCU Frogs for the Cure in the filming of its annual music video. Tim Halperin of American Idol fame penned another song—“Cross That Line” about the challenges of fighting breast cancer and what it takes to win that fight—for this year’s video. It’s the second song he’s written in tribute to breast cancer survivors. FWCD students were among thousands of others present for the filming of the video, which was played at halftime of TCU’s November 10 football game against Kansas State. “Cross That Line” is available on iTunes. Pictured left are juniors Krista Madrid, Kathryn Kientzy, Maddy Stripling and Caroline Carvalho with Halperin. Fall/Winter 2012

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FWCD Scholars National Merit Semifinalists Fort Worth Country Day announced eight National Merit Semifinalists on September 12. Seniors Alex Allsup, Lilly Cowan, Matthew Devine, Patrick Dillon, Cade Fuller, Siddharth Gutta, Morgan Pergande and Ethan Rohrbach are among the 16,000 semifinalists that were announced nationally. These academically talented FWCD students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for the 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered in the spring. Approximately 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Texas semifinalists is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship Award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing and more than half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship earning the Merit Scholar title. National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced beginning in April 2013 and concluding in July 2013. “Such an honor for our FWCD students also acknowledges the quality of our curriculum and course instruction,” says Evan D. Peterson, head of School. “It is satisfying to know that the quality of an FWCD education enables students to perform well on their standardized testing and gain such recognition.”

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National Merit Semifinalists Front row: Alex Allsup, Matthew Devine, Lilly Cowan and Patrick Dillon Back row: Cade Fuller, Ethan Rohrbach, Siddharth Gutta and Morgan Pergande

National Merit Commended Students Front row: Jackson Hull, Hira Chaudhary, Haley Pigman, Ben Phillips, Sara Shah, Campbell Bishop, Meghann Kasal and Oliver Newberry Back row: Kalli Goodrich, Cheryl Haston, Kaelyn Scoville, Grace Cowan, Alexandra Bratton and Zane Goetz Not pictured: Joseph Lubrano

Commended Scholars Fifteen FWCD seniors were named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of commendation from FWCD and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented to the following scholastically talented students on September 26: Campbell Bishop, Alexandra Bratton, Hira Chaudhary, Grace Cowan, Zane Goetz, Kalli Goodrich, Cheryl Haston, Jackson Hull, Meghann Kasal, Joseph Lubrano, Oliver Newberry, Benjamin Phillips, Haley Pigman, Kaelyn Scoville and Sara Shah.

Approximately 34,000 commended students throughout the nation were recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

National Hispanic Scholars In August, the School announced its two National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars (NHRP): seniors Lilly Cowan and Grace Cowan. The NHRP was initiated in 1983 to identify outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. This fwcd.org

UPPER SCHOOL year, the NHRP recognized approximately 5,000 Hispanic/Latino students selected from a pool of more than 253,000 who took the 2011 PSAT/NMSQT/PAA and identified themselves as Hispanic/Latino.

Wall Wins All-Expense Paid Trip to France

Senior Stanley Brown was recognized in October as an Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement Program.

“The banana peel. The banana peel has served its purpose in slapstick comedy when people slip on it. But has anyone bothered to think of where that banana peel should have been placed in the first place? The answer? The compost bin.” And so begins junior Haley Wall’s winning presentation for the Green Connection 2012 contest.

The National Achievement Program is sponsored by the National Merit Corporation and recognizes outstanding African-American students who performed well on the PSAT. Brown was recognized among 3,100 outstanding participants in the National Achievement Program when he took the 2011 PSAT. Outstanding Participants have shown academic promise, but do not continue in the competition for Achievement Scholarship Awards.

As a result of Wall’s submission, she was one of 12 student laureates to receive a grant from The Consulate General of France in Houston and the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France in the United States to travel to France and participate in an educational and scientific trip from July 2-13. The GoodPlanet Foundation is the Partner of the Green Connection 2012: Exchange for Forest Protection and Conservation.

National Hispanic Scholars Lilly Cowan and Grace Cowan

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“In April, Madame [Andréanne] Annis [Middle and Upper School French teacher] brought to our attention a contest challenging American high school students to submit individual proposals for local or personal environmental protection initiatives,” Wall says.

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Wall was motivated to enter the contest because she and her environmentally minded family have been composting for as long as she can remember. “Why should we compost?” she asked in her proposal. “It’s easy, free and sensible. Composting makes nutrients from waste and reduces the municipal trash burden.

It’s the little things that make the big things possible.” The all-expense-paid trip took Wall to Paris and through the South France countryside, adhering to the 2012 environmentally conscious theme and emphasizing forest protection and conservation. Participants engaged in a plethora of activities, including many hikes; educational visits to a sawmill, a wood boiler, various nature reserves and farms; and stopovers in local villages where they learned about the inhabitants’ ways of life. “On a farm, I learned to milk a cow. In the village of Presles, I had the best vanilla ice cream I ever tasted,” Wall says. “We saw homes with grass roofs and, next to them, were homes with solar panels. The French seamlessly blend applications in advanced technology and sustainable energy with very basic and simplistic ways of life.” Wall’s favorite part of the trip was the breathtaking landscape. “The wide open landscape, all the wildlife roaming free— sheep, chickens, cows, goats—was a sight to be seen,” she says. It was also an opportunity for Wall to hone her French language skills, as well as meet students from all over the U.S. who study French and share an interest in preserving the global environment. “Study abroad opportunities such as this are so valuable for students,” she notes. “I still cannot believe I experienced France, and I can’t wait to return.” FALCONER

FWCD Homec Photos by Tiffini Crum and Lisa Koger Seniors Austin Meadows and Kirstin Mullins were crowned Homecoming king and queen during halftime of the Homecoming football game on Friday, October 19. Homecoming 2012 festivities included the formal dedication and ribbon cutting for the Paul W. Mason Middle School Expansion (see “Paul W. Mason Middle School Expansion Dedication” on page 16), an Alumni Awards reception and dinner honoring six exemplary FWCD alumni for their achievements in professions ranging from filmography to education and nonprofit fundraising (see “Remarkable Alumni” on page 52), as well as the induction of eight former Falcon athletes into the Athletic Wall of Fame in recognition of their collegiate athletic careers (see “Stellar Athletes—2012 FWCD Wall of Fame” on page 51). Of course, by the end of the Friday night football game, with weather hinting of a quickly approaching fall, the weekend was made all the better by a rousing victory as the Falcon football team dispatched the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Crusaders, 42-19.

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Homecoming court: (front row) Elizabeth Pruitt, Kamryn Conway, Sara Shah, Madi Bass and Kirstin Mullins (back row) Morgan Pergande, James McKeachie, Jonny Clum, Austin Meadows and Nathan Bowser.

John Fredian ’16 cheers from the shoulders of classmate Brandon Evans ’16.

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Seventh-graders Emma Rooker and Maggie Brants

Isabel Juliao ’20 and Head of School Evan D. Peterson

Thomas Anderson ’05 and Chloe Bade Anderson ’05

Austin Meadows and Jonny Clum

Barbara Jiongo visits with Clayvia Yates-Ford ’02 and her husband, Ataleo.

The Voight family enjoys the cookout before the game. Jason, Jud ’25, Lisa (Carrington) ’92 and future Falcon Sawyer.

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Thomas Mullins ’17 and mom Denise react as Kirstin Mullins ’13 is crowned Homecoming queen.

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The Power of Books What do The Alchemist, Defending Jacob, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Last Lecture, Night, Nineteen Minutes, Secret Life of Bees, Sea of Thunder, Shift, Unbroken and

A student summer reading program in the Upper School has long been a tradition at Fort Worth Country Day. Many years ago, students were simply assigned three books to read. After attending a conference of the Association of Independent School Librarians seven years ago, Debby Jennings, head librarian/department chair, brought back a new approach: Something more “book-club oriented,” where a faculty or staff member sponsors a book, leads a discussion at the start of school and grades students placed in their group on their book knowledge and understanding.

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Here’s how it works: Faculty/staff select their books in May. The list is released to students, who preference five book options via a survey. Students are then assigned one book on their list. Students are also assigned a universal book—this year it was Breaking Night by Liz Murray—and a grade-specific book connected to their English courses.

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“The ultimate goal of our faculty-sponsored summer reading program is to promote reading for pleasure,” Jennings shares. “Faculty and staff chose books that were not tied to the curriculum; books that any high school student could read and understand without instruction. It’s reading at its very best.”

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They were all book choices in the Upper School’s facultysponsored summer reading program. And these were not the only summer reading choices. Fifty books were sponsored by faculty/staff across the division.

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A graded discussion is also connected to the faculty-sponsored book and this piece of the puzzle took place in late August. “The discussion aspect encourages dialogue and conversation among the students and with the book’s sponsor,” Jennings added.

Lacks died, but years later, billions of these cells, now referred to as “HeLa” cells, are used in laboratories around the world. The book focuses on science, human relationships and the profound themes of racism, ethics and illiteracy.

“I believe the summer reading program reinforces to our students and parents that reading is important in the development of student’s ability to do well at FWCD and beyond,” notes Jackie Rains, Middle School English teacher/department chair. “We want to develop lifelong readers. At the Upper School level, we use summer reading to help frontload some of the tests that will establish a foundation for the beginning of school, unify our community with the universal book, and allow students to choose a book of their liking and have a discussion with peers and a book leader who comes from the FWCD community. This allows many faculty members, administrators and staff to show students that we also love the power of books.”

“This was my pick because I think everyone whose family has been touched by cancer, and that’s most of us, should know about Mrs. Lacks,” shares Hamilton who has been involved with the FWCD facultysponsored summer reading program for seven years. “We owe her a big debt.” This is the second year she sponsored this book, and the six students in her discussion overwhelmingly agreed that she should choose to share it with summer readers again because the themes are so complex and meaningful.

Senior Ethan Rohrbach read Imagine: How the Brain Works by Jonah Lehrer, a book that has since been recalled by the publisher because the author admitted to fabricating quotes by musician Bob Dylan. Joan Massey, second-grade teacher, was the faculty sponsor. Rohrbach chose to read the book because of his interest in psychology and anatomy. “After learning midway through the summer that parts of the book had been made up or stylized without significant factual evidence, the book’s offered knowledge was immediately degraded in my mind,” he says. “This book [and its subsequent discussion] taught me to have a more critical view of published work. Just because it was written by a professional doesn’t mean it is always completely accurate or sufficiently supported.”

This year, she sponsored the book Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat because the writer/ main character realizes that even the most educated human has so much to learn about being humane. “The irony is that he learns this lesson after living with ‘vicious’ wolves that taught him about their culture, families and respect for each other,” she says. Sharon Hamilton, Upper School science teacher, chose The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a nonfiction book based on Henrietta Lacks, a poor AfricanAmerican woman born in 1920, whose cells were taken from a tumor removed during her treatment for cervical cancer.

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Abby Noel, associate director of College Counseling, discusses The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides with a group of juniors and seniors. Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices) by Cassandra Clare was the faculty-sponsored book for Alison Robinson, Modern and Classical Languages Department chair and Upper School Spanish teacher.

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FWCD Celebrates

of Inspiring Students 1963-2013 This historic year will be full of great events. Here are a few dates to remember! March 6, 2013 – Founders’ Day We will open our keen celebration with the raising of the 50th commemorative flag. We will display the contents of the time capsule buried 25 years ago and have a hip guest speaker, Mayor of Fort Worth Betsy Price, at the Founders’ Day program.

April 18, 2013 – “Love Is All You Need” This groovy musical performance will showcase Beatles music performed by our Upper School jazz combo and choir students. We will also enjoy the memories of some of our original students from the 1960s!

September 9, 2013 – “Looking Back” This all-day, campus-wide event will be spent hangin’ loose. Students will participate in educational activities reminiscent of the 1960s, ending with a party celebrating the day the first students came on campus in 1963.

September 9, 2013 – Reception Honoring our Founding Families A reception honoring the original founding families of FWCD will take place in the Martin Campus Center. We are excited to invite these wonderful families back to campus, many of whom haven’t seen our award-winning new facilities!

October 23-25, 2013 – Homecoming Weekend Homecoming weekend will be a gas, beginning on Thursday with the Alumni Awards Dinner and the opening of our Alumni Art Show. Friday’s football game will be full of excitement with special food selections, bands and commemorative 50th items for children of all ages! You will want to be there at the end of the game for our big 50th surprise! Saturday, we hope you will get decked out for our 50th Anniversary party at the Cendera Center.

March 6, 2014 – Founders’ Day We will close our outta sight celebration by lowering our 50th flag and burying our 25th and new 50th time capsules!

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The Captain David R. “Chip” Herr, Jr. ’80 Memorial Lecture Dr. Christopher B. Howard Hampden-Sydney College president

This lecture series, which celebrates the life and extraordinary military service of one of FWCD’s very own, featured Dr. Christopher B. Howard, Hampden-Sydney College president, on Monday, September 17. Dr. Howard attended middle school and high school in Plano. Even as a young man, he was on a path to become a great leader. “I wore a tie on the first day of school,” he shared. “I knew I wanted to be important; I wanted to be someone significant.” In high school, he joined the Army Junior ROTC program. He said he was “the only guy in a tie three days a week and an ugly green uniform the other two. I wanted to go to West Point.” Now, years later, he is one of the youngest college presidents in the United States and has an impressive scholastic and leadership resume. “Dr. Howard is the type of leader our students need to interact with,” Bill Arnold ’86, James S. Garvey Chair in History, shares. “A scholar, a service man, an all-American sportsman—all in one. At FWCD we focus on our commitment to learn and our commitment to service. It is so important that we introduce students to courageous leaders to emulate.” Dr. Howard is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he received the Campbell Award, the highest academic award in the country for a collegiate football player. A Rhodes Scholar, he earned a doctorate in politics from Oxford University and an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School. He is co-author of the book, Money Makers: Inside the New World of Finance and Business, which was released in spring 2010. A lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve, Dr. Howard earned a bronze star for his military service in Afghanistan. He also served as the U.S. Reserve Air attaché to Liberia. While on active duty, Dr. Howard served as intelligence operations and plans officer with the elite Joint Special Operations Command.

Dr. Christopher B. Howard, Hampden-Sydney College president, spoke to select Upper School students prior to his evening presentation.

Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton and Harry Truman, among others. Afterward, those in attendance were able to speak with Dr. Howard and mingle among themselves. Dr. Howard also met Connie Herr, Chip’s mother; Sally Hollenbeck, Chip’s sister; and Colonel Parker Schenecker ’80, USA (Ret.), Chip’s best friend from FWCD and Washington and Lee. The lecture series honors Chip’s heroism and leadership. Chip’s helicopter malfunctioned and crashed in eastern Saudi Arabia during a noncombat mission on February 3, 1991. Chip is the only FWCD graduate who has died in service to his country. Following the lecture, Connie laid a wreath on Chip’s memorial stone, [a duplicate of the headstone that marks his grave] in the FWCD Veterans’ Garden, in memory of her fallen son.

He is a co-founder and trustee of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a nonprofit organization that brings South African students of color to the U.S. for summer educational and cultural tours. He is also one of the few college CEOs in the U.S. to be invited to join the prestigious Young Presidents Organization. Dr. Howard has appeared on CNN and has been featured on NPR, by the Associated Press and in the Washington Post. President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Howard to the National Security Education Board; he was confirmed by the Senate in 2011. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Dr. Howard’s speech highlighted interesting points related to leaders and leadership, citing some of his favorite leaders, including Fall/Winter 2012

Bill Arnold ’86; Dr. Christopher B. Howard; Connie Herr, Chip’s mother; Sally Hollenbeck, Chip’s sister; and Colonel Parker Schenecker ’80

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Lead, Learn, Serve:

FWCD’s

Ecuador Interdisciplinary Trip By Shannon Allen

Fort Worth Country Day’s interdisciplinary trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands was years in the making. It began as an idea in the minds of Bill Arnold ’86, James S. Garvey Chair in History, and Alison Robinson, chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. They dreamed of an experience for their students that would combine service to the greater good and Spanish-language immersion. “I was intrigued by Ecuador and the possibility of merging service and language,” Arnold notes. “When I approached Evan [Peterson, head of School] about the possibility, he thought it sounded like something FWCD students should experience. He asked us to put together a plan.”

A Fact-Finding Mission The country’s culture and storied history mirrors Arnold and Robinson put their plan into action its diverse landscape. Like much of South America, in April 2011, as they embarked on a weeklong Ecuadorian culture blends the influence of Spanish discovery trek through the Ecuadorian provinces of colonialism with the resilient traditions of preImbabura, Pichincha, Cotopaxi and Tungurahua Colombian people. Located in western South in order to determine the feasibility of an America and situated between Peru and Colombia, interdisciplinary trip with students. This fact-finding Ecuador offers an unbelievable variety of landscapes mission was made possible because of a connection and culture. It is divided into three continental Arnold had made years earlier with Blanca Puma. regions—the Costa (coast), Sierra (mountains) and She serves as coordinator of projects at FEDICE, a Oriente (east)—as well as the Galapagos Islands, a nongovernmental organization that works together with rural indigenous groups and civilian society region about 620 miles west of the mainland. These within Ecuador to help them deepen the search regions extend the length of the country from north for their own identity and social commitments to south and are separated by the majestic Andes to promote a just, sustainable and integrated Mountains. development. With the help of Puma and her husband, Luis Jara, Arnold and Robinson Opposite page: FWCD students pose at the Mitad del Mundo experienced Ecuador. (Middle of the World) monument, located north of Quito. FALCONER

The duo’s journey began in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador and the second-most-populated city in the country. Their travels ultimately took them to Otavalo, Latacunga, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Pupana, Romerillos, the Cotopaxi National Park, Salcedo, Baños and more, where they experienced Ecuadorian history, culture and ways of life first hand. It was in San Francisco that they found the child care center that would become the focal point for the service aspect of the School’s interdisciplinary trip. “When we arrived in San Francisco, we were able to visit the child care center that is currently housed in the home of a member of that community,” Arnold and Robinson noted in the Project Ecuador Report. “There are 50 children that attend that center daily, and the community’s biggest need is to build an adequate facility for that number of children.” Upon their return home, they recommended that FWCD proceed with the planning of a student/adult interdisciplinary trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for summer 2012, with a trifold purpose of service, language immersion and scientific study. Perri Carr, science teacher, joined Arnold and Robinson’s cause, adding her biology expertise to the mix.

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A First at FWCD

Service to the Greater Good

The Ecuador Interdisciplinary Trip took place June 11-23—it was the first of its kind at FWCD and what Arnold hopes is only the beginning. Their mission: to perform needed service to the children of Ecuador, to improve their Spanish language skills, to explore the ecological riches of the Galapagos Islands and to make lifelong friendships. Sixteen Upper School students (See “Student Roster” sidebar) joined Arnold, Robinson and Carr for the journey, which took them to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands to study its cultural, historical and ecological riches while continuing the School’s long tradition of community service. The trip gave students the chance to see the world and its people from two different perspectives: service and exploration. FWCD’s commitment to service was put into action, and students enhanced their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills—all of which are consistent with the mission and core values embraced by the School. “The service aspect was profound,” Arnold shares. “As a group, we worked side-byside with indigenous Ecuadorians in their efforts to create a better, more sustainable life for their children through the building of a much-needed child care center in San Francisco. It truly was Fort Worth Country Day at its best.”

In the highlands of Cotopaxi in the San Francisco community, the 16 students were divided into two groups: one that focused on aiding in the construction efforts, the other focused on the care of the children at the center. For those five days, students worked side-by-side, helping to build a day care center and connecting with the children who will ultimately benefit. “Our goal was to help build a day care center and, in turn, change the lives of hundreds of people,” says Morgan Pergande ’13. “We sifted dirt for concrete, helped mix concrete, moved cinderblocks and leveled a dirt floor by about a foot. It was hard, dirty work. The experience was humbling for me. The core values I’ve been taught at Fort Worth Country Day make me want to give more of myself. In the end, I was changed by this among experience.”

“Yet even hardships, their faith and hope was extraordinary. The trip was important to gather perspective about the truth of what is important in life.”

Kaitlyn Frantz ’13

Under the direction of FEDICE volunteers, the students and adult leaders spent five days in San Francisco working to build the child care center before embarking on a scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands.

For Kaitlyn Frantz ’13, the trip fed her passion for service. “I have longed to have the opportunity to travel abroad,” she says. “One of my favorite parts of the trip was the day we arrived at the day care center. All the children greeted us, almost as a parade. Everyone was given a foam flower, which I have on my shelf in my room, and sweet hugs from the children.” Frantz also enjoyed working with Marco, the construction supervisor, and learning about his life through his stories. “I learned that the people, no matter how little they have, do not give up and always have smiles on their faces,” she says. “This impacted me, and I could not help but to smile, too.”

Cultural Immersion The trip was eye opening for the students in that they also became more globally aware of poverty. “While we see poverty within the United States, it does not come close in comparison to Ecuador,” Frantz says. “Yet even among hardships, their faith and hope was extraordinary. The trip was important to gather perspective about the truth of what is important in life.” The importance of speaking Spanish was stressed throughout the trip. Pergande had never spoken a word of Spanish prior to the trip. Over time, he began to pick some up, but he never felt that the language barrier was a hindrance. “The children were expressive and so caring,” he says. “They flocked to us and wanted us to play games and other activities with them. There was no loss for communication.” Opposite page, top left: La Hacienda Tilipulo Seniors Madi Bass, Victor Flores and Kaitlyn Frantz work together at the day care center in San Francisco. Alison Robinson, Perri Carr and Bill Arnold encounter a Galapagos tortoise (C. n. porteri) on Santa Cruz Island. (Left to right) Morgan Pergande ’13, Víctor Flores ’13, Jack Livingston ’14, Alec Petsche ’13, Connall McCormack ’15, and Perri Carr (center front) receive a warm welcome from a child in San Francisco. This page, left: Mattie Karsten ’13 works with children of San Francisco.

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Frantz became more confident when speaking the language. “When forced to speak a foreign language in a foreign country, one certainly learns to be comfortable,” she says. “The Ecuadorian people’s gratitude toward me, who knows little Spanish, was truly humbling.” Robinson put the trip into perspective based on FWCD’s core values. “Beyond the obvious—helping others—I think we came home with a sense that we had accomplished something, but perhaps more importantly, we left feeling we had developed friendships with the people alongside whom we worked,” she notes. “Without fail our students employed all of our core values. They consistently demonstrated the courage to face new situations in a language not their own and they showed integrity in all of their actions.”

Exploration in Paradise The trip continued with the exploration of the Galapagos Islands, where students could observe the density and behavior of animals with little exposure to humans. In five days, the students discovered the magical biodiversity and biogeography of the world famous archipelago, got “up-close-and-personal” with Blue-footed Boobies, Galapagos tortoises and marine iguanas; walked in Darwin’s footsteps and explored the sites that inspired his legendary theory of evolution; learned about conservation initiatives and research programs at the Charles Darwin Station; and snorkeled with sea lions and other marine wildlife. The itinerary was chock-full and seemingly endless with enriching and engaging activities.

Carr was excited about the ecological aspect of the trip after a 2008 visit as a Toyota International Teacher. “We chose the Galapagos Islands for two reasons: First, much of the life seen there is endemic to that archipelago and extremely endangered. Students can clearly see species that have evolved after ancestral species traveled from the South American mainland. Second, the islands are a microcosm for the concept of sustainability and illustrate the results of human habitation on an environment.” The Galapagos Islands are a World Heritage site and are extremely at risk due to the steep rise in population over the last 20 years. The need to protect the environment has led to more ecofriendly projects, such as the installation of wind turbines to supply a third of the electricity on San Cristobal. The reduced dependence on oil helps protect the ecosystem from more oil spills like the one that occurred in 2001.

Embracing All That Is Ecuador Mattie Karsten ’13 enjoyed standing on the equator. “The ironic thing is that earlier in the year in AP Spanish Language, we read an article about how the exact site we were visiting was built before GPS technology, so the monument was actually a couple of degrees off,” she notes. “The seniors took a photo on the line. It was one of those moments when I realized the sense of community that Country Day has and the opportunities we have as students.”

Carr led the science expedition. “We did a land-based trip to the Galapagos,” she says. “Unlike the majority of visitors, we did not stay on a ship and cruise between the islands. This type of tour gave the students the opportunity to see the people, the cities and have more interactions with the wildlife.” The group stayed on the island of Santa Cruz, and later San Cristobal, and day trips were planned to the more remote islands, such as Bartolome, where the group hiked up Pinnacle Rock and snorkeled with penguins. On land, students observed wild tortoises migrating to the highlands, as well as captive tortoises bred in the Darwin Research Center in order to repopulate the endangered tortoises on other islands.

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She also gained a new appreciation for other cultures. “The Ecuadorian people focus so much on others,” Karsten says. “They are naturally selfless because of the way their communities are set up. Each person raises one type of animal or grows one crop for the entire community, and, together, they provide enough food for each family to eat. It’s eye-opening.” This study and service abroad trip helped to engender a change of attitude in the students and adult leaders about the broader world. “Learning to speak another language gives the speaker a new lens through which to see the world,” Robinson notes. “Places, customs and languages are different, but human hopes are very similar. We all have aspirations, and we all want to make the world a better place for our children, now and in the future. The people of San Francisco are no different. Nor are the communities in the Galapagos. Working with and studying in those communities help to highlight our common dreams and allow us to forge connections with those who share them.”

Student Roster Mariano Aufiero ’12 Madi Bass ’13 Isabella Chieffalo ’14 Victor Flores ’13 Kaitlyn Frantz ’13 Samantha Hubbard ’14 Mattie Karsten ’13 Meghann Kasal ’13 Hannah Kelly ’14 Audrey Laker ’12 Jack Livingston ’14 Connall McCormack ’15 Madison Nelson ’14 Morgan Pergande ’13 Alec Petsche ’13 Haley Pigman ’13 Fall/Winter 2012

Opposite page: Snorkeling around Bartolomé Island (left to right back row) are Perri Carr, Audrey Laker ’12, Mariano Aufiero ’12, Bill Arnold ’86, Alison Robinson, (left to right front row) Samantha Hubbard ’14, Hannah Kelly ’14, Kaitlyn Frantz ’13 and Morgan Pergande ’13. Alison Robinson, Mattie Karsten ’13, Audrey Laker ’12, Mariano Aufiero ’12, Meghann Kasal ’13, Madi Bass ’13, Jack Livingston ’14, Haley Pigman ’13 and Víctor Flores ’13 pose in Bartolomé Island. This page: The group enjoys a stop at La Mamá Negra in Latacunga. Welcoming committee on Bartolomé Island: a marine iguana. Haley Pigman ’13 in a tortoise shell. Audrey Laker ’12, Kaitlyn Frantz ’13 and Madison Nelson ’14 paint a mural at the day care center in San Francisco.

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Enrichment at FWCD

Adding Value to Students’ Learning and Life Experiences By Renee Pierce

en · rich · ment (ĕn-rĭch-mənt) noun—the act of Enrichment at Fort Worth Country Day is a well-established term, and the School’s commitment to it is second to none. From learning chess or Mandarin Chinese to building critical thinking skills by creating Lego villages, enhanced and supplemental learning opportunities abound and are an important part of FWCD’s approach to college-preparatory education. The School also utilizes onsite enrichment programs, Breakthrough and Duke TIP, to attract new students and introduce its forward-thinking learning process to the community.

Fall, Spring and Summer Learning Enrichment Series Interestingly, the School’s start with enrichment classes began with an after-school chess club that remains a popular part of the lineup. Since then, it has advanced one intriguing move after another while retaining its founding purpose—to provide meaningful learning experiences that extend beyond the required curriculum. Aimee Jenkins, enrichment director, coach and PE teacher, manages the summer series aptly named Falcon Fun in the Sun, plus the fall and spring school-year sessions. “My first year in the program was 1999. It was summer-only then, and Upper School teacher Kara Crawford was leading it,” Jenkins says. “The program has consistently grown, but the most significant increase has been in the past 10 years—the summer schedule and number of students has doubled. Instead of classes for just Lower School children, we have courses and training for youth from pre-K to 12th grade. Each of the past five summers, we have served 1,200-1,350 students. Now, we’re offering school-year courses as well.” Today, there are 90-100 classes offered year-round. In addition to the expanded Lower School offerings, older students have options that include tutorials to increase academic confidence for the

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upcoming year and a variety of art subjects, such as music history, ceramics and creative writing. Many Upper School students also take advantage of service-learning opportunities by assisting with the pre-K and kindergarten camps. It’s a wonderful benefit for the students, who have opportunities to acquire new language proficiencies; explore the fun in science principles; create visual art pieces; study computer-generated animation; gain targeted skills in sports; and much more.

as much to the interest of faculty and instructors as it can to the community’s interest. New team members have brought with them different options for the series. Lower School photography was introduced in 2011 by Sarah Bibb, first-grade teacher. This year, Mandarin Chinese was introduced by Josh Wulf, a new outside instructor. The Lower School science camps were pioneered for the summer series by Lower School science teacher Barbara Meyers, who now teaches the Kindergarten Science Camp.

As to the favorites, Jenkins notes: “The Lego Mania! camps are incredibly popular, and it’s really fun to see the kids so immersed in their building projects. The Falcons Off Broadway is an annual sell-out, and it’s gratifying to see students in Upper School performances knowing that their summer participation helped spark that interest. The influence of sports camps is the same. The courses fill one-third of the schedule and as varsity-level students apply the techniques they learned in summer,

“I have been involved with summer camp for many years. Introducing entering kindergarten students through the summer series is a wonderful way for new students and parents to get acquainted with classmates, classrooms and the campus at a less hectic time of the year,” Meyers remarks. “It allows me the opportunity to work with the children, and I think recognizing a familiar face in August is invaluable in the life of a new kindergartener.”

Amari Covington ’24 shows his drawing of a cow and its Chinese character he learned in Chinese summer camp.

making fuller, more meaningful or rewarding (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

you realize that our many efforts for the summer series is worth it.”

A factor that increases the fun component is that the classes are open to more than just FWCD students. In the summer, area students can take courses, and Falcon families are encouraged to promote the programs to neighbors, family members and friends. It’s typical to see out-oftown youth participating who are visiting grandparents or cousins for the summer. “It’s a great bridge for the School to the community as well as our alumni who are visiting the area again,” Jenkins explains. “Plus, much like the Breakthrough and Duke TIP programs here, expanding the enrichment options to youth beyond our immediate student community provides our students a broader range of peer interaction and the opportunity to team with high-achieving youth from a variety of backgrounds.”

A parent fan of the series, Helen Todora, gives high praise and encouragement to families considering the classes, “We love the enrichment classes because they are such a great opportunity for the kids to be introduced to new areas of interest (like Chinese culture or chess) and to work on skill development in sports or art classes,” she says. “Plus, the convenience of having the classes on campus means we don’t have to worry about driving them all over town. We always look forward to seeing the new offerings each semester and summer. The relaxed atmosphere of the summer makes it hard for the kids not to have fun, and we have actually planned a couple of summer vacations around the Falcon Frenzy sports camp schedule!” The program’s growth can be attributed Fall/Winter 2012

Vivian Haddaway ’25 learns about trees in Kindergarten Science Camp.

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Breakthrough Fort Worth Foundationally, the purpose of enrichment activities is to expand students’ life experiences, and some FWCD programs build community awareness by taking students into the community or bringing the community to them. The Breakthrough Fort Worth program is a prime example, and it has several development aspects. First is its core purpose as a supplementary learning program designed to help highly capable students from under-resourced backgrounds build the academic and leadership skills they need to successfully pursue college goals. Originated as Summerbridge, FWCD established the first site in Texas in 1993 to serve 40 seventh- and eighth-grade students from two under-represented public middle schools. These students were provided two summer sessions of classes that prepared them for accelerated academics. Today, more than 40 seventh-grade students are recruited each year from all 18 Title 1 middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District. For six years, these students participate year-round in age-appropriate classes and workshops from grades 7 to 12. They build academic confidence, focus on values-based character development and fulfill a four-year journey through the college admissions process. Annually, 270 students are served and the program’s name was changed to Breakthrough in 2008 to better reflect its growth of services to and purpose for the students. Jessica Godwin, a senior at R. L. Paschal High School, relates the program’s effectiveness for her. “Breakthrough has not only played an influential role in my academic career, but has also supplied me with resources and opportunities I would have not received otherwise,” she says. “I feel a strong self-assurance compared to my peers because of how well Breakthrough has prepared me.” The second enrichment aspect is in the program’s distinct students-teaching-students model that engages high school and college youth to serve as classroom teachers in the program. They fulfill an intensive two-week training session; are monitored and evaluated by professional educators; and plan lessons, lead classes and conduct weekly student assessments. It’s a grueling, yet rewarding, experience that inspires many to pursue careers in education, and many FWCD students and alumni have participated. Relating her own experiences, Amna Syed ’13 imparts encouragement to other students who want to get involved. “I have been a part of Breakthrough Fort Worth for three summers. As a teacher, the students have helped me view the world in a different perspective,” she says. “They made me understand that helping others

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can really have a huge impact on that person’s life. I have enjoyed my experience at Breakthrough, hanging out with a lot of hardworking, cool kids while helping them gain a better education.” The teacher component prompts the third aspect of enrichment: service-learning, a process that utilizes community service to help students learn the practical applications of their development. The method is growing in value as a means to socially educate and enrich today’s youth, and having the Breakthrough program on campus makes it an ideal benefit for FWCD students. More importantly, Falcon involvement has become vital to the program. “Through the years, FWCD students have had tremendous impact on the program,” explains Joe Breedlove ’78, boys’ basketball coach and Breakthrough’s executive director. “The Upper School students enhance the program as instructors, tutors and program aides. Their example of the School’s core values motivates Breakthrough students to adhere to the program’s conduct standards. Plus, the kids’ admiration for FWCD students often inspires them to become part of the Falcon family,” Breedlove notes. “There are currently 13 Breakthrough students at Country Day.”

Breakthrough students Malaika McNatt, Arlington Heights ninth-grader, and Fernando Leyva, Marine Creek Collegiate High School ninth-grader, listen to the student teacher’s instruction.

“Another FWCD student contribution is the Breakthrough Boutique, a one-ofa-kind summer learning experience for Breakthrough students that is made possible solely by the determination and creative skills of Falcon students,” he continues. “The School’s students also aide volunteer recruitment by encouraging upper/high school students from area schools, such as All Saints’ Episcopal, Trinity Valley, Paschal and Arlington Heights, to become involved. Student service makes a difference.”

Participating in the July 2012 Breakthrough Champions Day, Head of Middle School John Stephens and FWCD Trustee Judie B. Greenman observe Breakthrough students Maria Parra, Arlington Heights ninth-grader, and Giselle Flores, Morningside Middle School eighth-grader, as they review their class assignment.

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Academic Adventures at Fort Worth Country Day, A Duke TIP Program Another community-bridging program that opens the FWCD campus and its students to outside peer students is the Duke TIP Academic Adventures Program. The name itself sounds like the best in enrichment opportunities and for the academically gifted and talented fifth- and sixth-grade students participating in the series, it is. The program is presented by Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP), and the nonprofit is dedicated to identifying, recognizing and providing a variety of learning services to scholastically talented youth. Students participating in the FWCD program are among the top 1 percent in academic promise as identified by the Duke TIP Talent Search Tarrant County area. Part of the program’s mission involves local classes for students and according to the program website, “Programs for students, families, and educators will be of such excellence that they will become models for the education of academically talented students worldwide.” In 2010, FWCD earned certification to be a Duke TIP site for its commitment to highability students through accelerated coursework, financial aid and outreach.

New student Nicholas Epperson ’18 participated in last year’s classes. “My son had a wonderful experience at the FWCD Duke TIP Academic Adventure’s program,” relates his mother, Dr. Minerva Cordero-Epperson, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington. “The Duke TIP Academic Adventures series at FWCD is an important enrichment opportunity for children in the greater community. Providing a setting for enrichment experiences that go beyond classroom learning is an essential part of gifted education. We were so impressed by the teachers and the environment at FWCD that we subsequently decided to consider the School for him.” There’s growth on the horizon for the program. Kathy Lott and Stacy Sanford, program coordinators, recently conducted a research and development visit to the Duke University campus in Durham, North Carolina. They participated in a program observation for Duke TIP’s Scholars Weekend series, an overnight component that provides enrichment classes for older students in grades 8 to 10. The duo is researching expansion of FWCD’s program to include this series for students who will advance to this age group over the next several years.

Students in Jon Shipley’s Power of Programming Duke TIP course on campus Academic Adventures is As the lead initiator for the were engaged as they learned the internal logic of computer programming and a fun-filled journey of site, Lott is thrilled to have how that translates into specific programming syntax. discovery through learning the program at FWCD. “The concepts that would Duke TIP program is a select challenge many high school learning opportunity, and students. Classes are designed to be interactive and engaging. it validates the School’s work that students must be identified as They must promote a hands-on environment and introduce gifted and talented by the Duke TIP search process to participate,” topics not generally available in local schools. FWCD is the only Lott says. “Every event provides FWCD great community visibility North Texas site and has a 150-mile radius to the next available and opens the admission door to students who attend. For the program. Students travel hours to attend and take advantage of the faculty who qualify to teach in the program, their participation challenging coursework. Once here, they experience classes like: provides opportunity for them to branch out and explore new curriculum. Plus, our selection as a Duke TIP program site • Animazing—Exploring the exciting world of motion art reinforces our success as a college-preparatory program and the productions and computer animation accelerated coursework we offer. Simply put, it’s a win, win, win!” • Up, Up and Away!—A mission-control rocket launch that examines Newton’s Law, the principles of momentum and From summer camps to Breakthrough classes to Duke TIP aerodynamics Academic Adventures, enrichment programs at Fort Worth • Diplomat for a Day—Address an international dispute that Country Day bring rewarding experiences to campus for spans the matters of sovereignty, intervention and conflict the School’s students, families and teachers, and welcomes resolution interaction with friends from surrounding cities and North Texas • Mystery in Mexico—Learning Spanish to solve a mystery neighborhoods. It’s an effort that creates a legacy of community • A Day at the Improv: Adventures in Ad-Lib—Developing friendships and engaging memories for all who participate. Jenkins key techniques to express creativity, tap your imagination and sums it up best for FWCD students: “Every experience enriches improve your ability to think quickly. their lives, and that’s what it’s all about.”

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“Pride and Prejudice”: A Stunning Display By Mel Hurst

Photos by Glen E. Ellman

The Upper School’s fall play, “Pride and Prejudice,” was a dazzling production directed by Natalie Bracken ’05, Middle and Upper School ballet and theater teacher. The play is Bracken’s theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel of the same name and several other versions of the play. Thirty-one actors transported the audience back in time to England in the 1800s. The elegant set was artfully designed by Cathy Gullo, technical theater director. The period-perfect costumes were assembled by Tricia Franks, costume designer, and her assistant, Jane Wittman. Set during the turn of the 19th century when marriage was the only path to financial security for most women, “Pride and Prejudice” captures the spirit and verve of Austen’s world. It chronicles free-thinking heroine, Elizabeth Bennett, played by Mary Geren ’15, an unmarried, intelligent and opinionated woman, who is pressured to find a husband by her mother and sisters. After meeting a string of unsuitable suitors, Jane meets the single, handsome, rich and arrogant Mr. Darcy,

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played by Ben Phillips ’13. Added to the mix is Mrs. Bennett, played by Eleni Michaelides ’15, a woman desperate to find husbands for all five of her daughters, and Mr. Bennett, Michael Wittman ’14, her bemused and stately husband.

The play’s actors were cast in May and spent the summer learning their lines. They were “off book” at the very first rehearsal. Since the rehearsal schedule was two weeks shorter than usual, everyone had to be fully prepared, including their spot-on British

Standing from left: Kristin Robinson ’16 as Lydia Bennett and Branson Nelson ’16 as Mr. Wickham Seated from left: Katherine D’Souza ’16, Michael Wittman ’14 and Katharine Carvalho ’13

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PERFORMING ARTS accents. Students wrote character bios so they could examine and understand how and why their character behaved a certain way. Bracken uses emotional recall and method acting to help the actors relate to their characters. She urged them to look within themselves and see how the same emotions may be hiding inside of them. She had character bonding nights to help the young cast be fully invested in the part they played. Rehearsals weren’t just for the people on stage practicing their scenes. Bracken had the off-stage actors engaging in team building exercises. At the end of the show she was presented the Pride and Prejudice book signed by the cast, with many thanks to her for the personal growth they experienced.

FWCD Students Advance to State and Regionals

Three Upper School choir students were selected to the Texas Private School Music Educators Association Region II All-Region Choir: Kaelyn Scoville ’13 (soprano), Hasan Shah ’16 (tenor) and Jazmine Monreal ’14 (soprano). Jazmine and Hasan placed high enough in the audition to advance to the TPSMEA All-State round of auditions, which took place Friday, November 2. The region clinic and concert is January 11 and 12, 2013, at the Episcopal School of Dallas. Eleni Michaelides ’15 as Mrs. Bennett and Coleman Walker ’15 as Mr. Collins

Gullo praised the technical students and the cast for their hard work. She said, “The students showed the true meaning of collaboration: when you can’t tell where one person’s idea ends and another’s begins.” After-school work calls were issued and “techies” and actors worked side by side painting. She also praised Jacob Edwards ’13 and Ryan Burke ’15 for showing tremendous leadership. The stunning set featuring tall panels that illustrated letters between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy was completed in three weeks. Franks and Wittman were responsible for completing the step back into time with their attention to detail in their costuming. Franks bought hair by the yard and crafted it into wigs that reflected the time and character. Jewelry, right down to the ring that glinted when held out of the carriage was as exact as the clothing. Fall/Winter 2012

FWCD orchestra students Logan Lawrence ’15 (violin), Michael Chan ’18 (violin), Nicholas Epperson ’18 (violin) and Stephen Chang ’17 (cello) were selected to perform in the Texas Music Educators Association Region 7 Orchestra. More than 200 students auditioned for a limited number of openings. The clinic and concert take place January 25 and 26, 2013, at Western Hills High School in Fort Worth.

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Association the day, wearing Carnival or FWCD T-shirts, and participating in the raffle, with prizes galore! The Middle School raffle took on a “Let’s Make a Deal” format. Prizes included Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, a Google Nexus Tablet, Target gift cards, a Karaoke machine and more. The Lower School Raffle included an iPad with an iTunes gift card, an electric Razor scooter, a Nook, an iPod Nano, movie baskets and more.

Shipwrecked: Carnival 2012 Photos by Tamara Roberts Shiver me timbers! Carnival 2012 was a raving success! The Shipwrecked theme was the collaborative creation of Carnival Cochairs Heather Senter and Laurie Wade. “Each year, the two chairs come up with the theme,” Senter says. “This year, Laurie and I wanted something that was popular and would be fun for both boys and girls. Pirates have been big for the past few years, and there are so many fun ways to develop this theme.” As a result, the co-chairs and Carnival Committee transported students and families back in time and transformed the football field—complete with a giant inflatable pirate ship, pirate flags and treasure chests. Carnival is a long-standing tradition at Fort Worth Country Day and THE family event of the fall. The first FWCD Carnival was in fall 1988 and was intended to be just a fun family event, not a fundraiser, Senter shares. It was chaired by Suzie Russell and Becky Beasley, who now has two grandchildren at FWCD. Their goal: to break even. The event turned out to be

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And, of course, there was the Pumpkin Patch and Boo-tique. “Last year, the carnival chairs took the Pumpkin Patch to a whole new level,” Senter notes. This year’s team led, by Leslie Daly, Jen Rios and Molly Snyder, outdid itself. The pumpkins were lavishly embellished, decorated and hand-painted to represent the latest cartoon trends, shabby-chic styles and more. The pumpkins were donated by Central Market.

such a success that the money they made was put toward some new additions to the Lower School playground. Carnival has continued ever since and is now one of the largest PFA fundraising events. This year’s event included Carnival games and prizes, inflatable obstacle courses and slides (as well as the pirate ship!), a flipbook booth, Sweet Sammie’s Sweet Walk, an interactive DJ and the Central Market food truck. The flip-book booth allowed students to step behind a camera and make a short video clip. In less than 90 seconds, the video clip was transformed into a personalized flip book that the students took away with them. “We were thrilled to partner with Central Market, who donated all the food and food service for the event,” Senter says. The food truck fare included Black Beard’s Burger, Captain Hook’s Veggie Burger, Buccaneer Junior Burger, Jolly Roger Hot Dog, Treasure Fries, Dubloon Chips and drinks. Lower and Middle School students relished

Billy Serralta ’21 wins a basketball at the Lower School raffle. Top left: John Stephens calls out another Middle School raffle winner.

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The Sweet Sammieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sweet Walk was a Carnival favorite.

FWCD art teachers created one-of-a-kind pumpkins for bidding.

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Jennifer Drez and Cindy Barnard shop for pumpkins.

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Find All Your Spirit Wear Needs in the Falcon Nest Did you notice a gathering forming around a shiny red trailer at the Falcon home football games? If you made your way over to check it out, you learned it’s the Falcon Nest, the Falcon Club’s new 16-foot trailer full of spirit wear, sportswear and other Falcon-related fun! Margaret and Stuart McDonald, Falcon Club presidents, are carrying on the charge set by Past Presidents Cameron and Huck Newberry ’77. The idea for a trailer dates back even further—to Kimberly and Randy Ferguson, 2010-11 Falcon Club presidents. “Randy and Kimberly had the idea,” Cameron notes. “At that time, the FWCD campus store moved to the Round Gym and didn’t really have the same type of display and storage space, making it difficult to highlight Falcon Club merchandise. We realized that we needed to come up with another way for our community to purchase spirit wear.” In 2011-12, the Falcon Club raised more money than ever before. “That year, we had more members join at the higher levels,” Cameron says. “It was also the first full year that the FWCD staff produced the three sports programs in-house, saving us thousands of dollars in set-up costs.” When the money was divided among the coaches, there was enough left over to purchase the trailer.

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It was Athletic Director Frank Gendusa who located the “gently used” trailer. “I saw other schools using the same type of thing, and it just seems to work,” Gendusa says. “Having to tote out the merchandise and set up tents and tables for every home game was a huge undertaking for this group. This trailer solves the storage problem, as well as allows the Falcon Club to best showcase what they have to offer our fans.” This year’s Falcon Club presidents have taken on the merchandising, storage and selling aspect of the Falcon Nest. Margaret has enlisted the help of Linda Murphy, who has a merchandising background, and Julie Belton, who used to work in retail. “Linda brought a lot of great ideas from a school in Waco,” Margaret says. She is the “designer” behind the red FALCONS women’s T-shirt and the new navy T-shirt. Belton noticed that the spirit wear was not really student-friendly. She paid attention to detail, suggesting added touches like the Falcon head on the back of caps and shirts. The white tank was also added because Margaret noticed her daughter and all her camp friends wearing them. “We’ve added so much in order to provide variety and cater to both the students and the adults,” Margaret adds. “We have also worked hard to keep prices down. We are about saturating the School with spirit.”

While looking at their stock and ordering new designs, the women needed some organization within the trailer. Clovis Murphree and Dewayne Dodgin from Plant Operations built intuitive shelving that allows for the merchandise to be carefully stored in waterproof tubs, gives Falcon Club volunteers a nice range of motion while working the games and allows fans a professional-looking visual of the merchandise for sale. Falcon Club is the volunteer group whose purpose is to create school spirit, support and enthusiasm for FWCD athletics. Last year, Falcon Club memberships, sports program ads and merchandise sales raised $65,000 to purchase equipment and other much-needed items for FWCD athletics and PE classes that are not included in the School budget. There are a number of ways to get involved in the Falcon Club. The most important is to become a member. Membership levels range from $100 to $1,000 with perks and gifts at each level, including reserved parking for home football games, fan buses to out-of-town games and pregame parties before in-town games. To download the Falcon Club Membership form, visit fwcd. org, log in to the Falcon Portal and click on the Athletics tab. Falcon Club is located in the top navigation under Athletics Overview.

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National Signing Day Nathan Bowser commits to the Citadel Senior Nathan Bowser signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball at The Citadel on National Signing Day, Wednesday, November 14. Nathan was recognized during Upper School announcements with his peers, faculty and family. Basketball Coach Joe Breedlove ’78 spoke on Nathan’s behalf. “Basketball aside,” he says, “the most impressive thing about Nathan is his spirit of giving back to his community and his leadership ability.” The FWCD community looks forward to following Nathan as he takes his game to the collegiate level. Photo right: Nathan Bowser with his grandparents William and Marian Ware and parents Leslie and Melvin Bowser

FWCD Wins the Battle of Bryant Irvin

Frasher Pergande ’81

The Battle of Bryant Irvin trophy is back at FWCD. After a hardfought, back-and-forth battle, the Falcons emerged victorious over the Trinity Valley Trojans, 33-14, on October 26. The game was neck and neck until the fourth quarter when the Falcons got two late touchdowns to widen the gap. The final touchdown was a QB sneak by senior Morgan Pergande, who ran 40 yards for the score.

Eighth-Grade Football Goes UNDEFEATED!!!

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Eighth grade football capped off a perfect season with a 41-0 win against Trinity Valley School. The team finished the season with an 8-0 record. The Falcons outscored their opponents 262 to 52. Coach Mark Brady said, “This was a great group of athletes with a great work ethic. They worked hard, and they worked together as a team. They were a lot of fun to coach.”

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Verizon Community Leader: Morgan Pergande ’13 Senior Morgan High Honor Pergande was honored Roll throughout September 5 with the his high school Verizon Community career. He was also Leader Award. named a National Instituted in 2010, the Merit Semifinalist. award is presented to “Academic exceptional student excellence is no leaders in the Dallassmall feat at Fort Fort Worth high school Worth Country sports community. Day,” Chisholm Verizon recognizes notes. “Morgan individuals who is a member of are leaders in their the Cum Laude activities at school and Society and has in the community received College and who exhibit Board recognition Verizon’s core values: for his PSAT. integrity, respect, While working performance, excellence hard to maintain and accountability. In outstanding grades, spring 2012, Verizon he also is a member solicited nominations of three Varsity Senior Morgan Pergande was honored September 5 with the Verizon Community Leader Award. from more than 250 athletic teams schools in the metroplex. Verizon donated $1,000 in Pergande’s name to the Falcon Club, the School’s athletic booster club. (football, soccer Pergande is one of only and lacrosse).” 10 students honored with School’s behalf, citing his natural leadership this distinction this academic year. From a community service perspective, skills and his willingness to participate Pergande is committed to thinking in all aspects of School life. His many As a Verizon Community Leader Award globally, especially after taking part in accomplishments include serving as varsity winner, Pergande was profiled on NBC 5 a two-week summer interdisciplinary football co-captain and FWCD student Inside High School Football. Verizon also trip that took him to Ecuador and the body president; co-founding the Fantasy donated $1,000 in Pergande’s name to the Galapagos Islands with 16 of his FWCD Football Club, one of the most popular Falcon Club, the School’s athletic booster peers. During this trip, Pergande and his clubs on campus; performing in school club, which supports all teams at the varsity, classmates worked alongside indigenous theater productions and as a member of the junior varsity and middle school levels, as Ecuadorians, aiding them in their efforts Improv Troupe; playing tenor saxophone in well as the overall Lower and Middle School to create a better, more sustainable life for the orchestra and jazz band; participating physical education program. their children. For a week, they helped to in Texas Boys’ State, an American Legion build a day care center in San Francisco, “learn-by-doing” government education “As a young man who has done so much a small village outside of Quito, before program; and working as a counselor and for his school and community, Morgan embarking on a scientific expedition to the horseback riding instructor at Camp La was elected student-body president by his Galapagos Islands. (See more on page 33.) Junta in Hunt, Texas. peers. I think that says volumes about his leadership, caring and dedication,” says “Fort Worth Country Day’s service trip to “Morgan is an excellent leader and role Evan D. Peterson, head of School. “This Ecuador showed me that there is so much model at FWCD, but the best description I is the first in what I am sure will be many more that can be done to make the world can give about Morgan is that he is the type honors and recognitions given to Morgan a better place. While moving cinderblocks of kid you hope your son turns out to be,” now and in the future. Fort Worth Country and leveling dirt, I befriended people who says Frank Gendusa, athletic director and Day prides itself on developing tomorrow’s made an impact on my life,” Pergande head football coach. leaders, and Morgan is such a leader.” says. “I hope we made a small difference in their lives.” Pergande has expressed interest Pergande also excels in the classroom; Paige Chisholm ’87, field hockey program in returning to Ecuador to continue his he takes a challenging load of Advanced director and sports information manager, service endeavors. Placement courses and has been on the nominated Pergande for the award on the

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“The pool gets smaller each time because the selectors pick you,” Wilkinson notes. “At Nationals, there were about 500 players [representing the top 13 percent of kids in America.] At the Junior Olympics, there were only about 100 players.”

The Golden Falcon By Zane Lincoln ’14 When most of us were sitting on our couch watching the London 2012 Olympic Games this summer, Elizabeth Wilkinson ’14 was winning gold in the Junior Olympics in Houston. Wilkinson came to Fort Worth Country Day as a freshman—with no experience in field hockey. “When I came to Country Day, field hockey looked really fun, so I tried it out and ended up loving it,” Wilkinson says. “I’d always played soccer, so another field sport sounded fun.” Varsity Field Hockey Coach Paige Farris Chisholm ’87 played a large role in getting Wilkinson involved with the team and coaching her as a goalie. “She was so friendly and energetic,” says Wilkinson about her coach. “Our team needed a goalie, so I volunteered.” This wasn’t Wilkinson’s first rodeo, however. Years of soccer helped her quickly become accustomed to the game of field hockey. Having played goalie for years in a select soccer league, she felt comfortable being in the goal.

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At each tournament, there were college coaches scouting for high school girls to play at the next level. “There are also USA ‘selectors,’ who take notes on your gameplay and then conference together to reach a decision on who they want to send to the Junior Olympics,” Wilkinson says. Leading up to the first game, Wilkinson was nervous. “Since the Yale assistant coach was mine for the tournament, and I would love to go to Yale, I felt like I couldn’t mess up in front of her,” she says. “In the second half of the championship game, the score was tied. It was going to be a battle, and I knew that if they didn’t score on me, we would win. My only job was to keep the ball out of our net.” With only a couple minutes left in the game, Wilkinson’s team scored a goal, putting them ahead. As the clock ran down, the excitement built. “It all happened so fast,” Wilkinson says. “The referee blew his whistle, signifying the end of the game. Everyone rushed at me and dog-piled me. I’d done my job, and we won the game. The best feeling was looking over at my coach’s face and seeing how proud she looked.”

Elizabeth Wilkinson ’14 won the gold medal at the Field Hockey Junior Olympics.

Wilkinson’s skills progressed as FWCD’s varsity goalie, which helped her make it to the Junior Olympics. Wilkinson, along with some of her varsity teammates, participated in the Futures Field Hockey program this past spring. This program is run by an organization that allows athletes to complete 27 hours of instruction and then play in their respective Regional Tournament. From there, athletes are able to progress to Nationals, Junior Olympics and Futures Elite through a selection process.

Wilkinson’s field hockey days are far from over. She traveled to Palm Beach, Florida, for the National Field Hockey Festival over Thanksgiving weekend. She is also traveling to California for Futures Elite. As a junior, Wilkinson is already thinking about college field hockey. As of September 1, colleges and aspiring high school athletes are able to communicate with one other. Colleges are regularly emailing Wilkinson, expressing interest. “I don’t know for sure if I want to play in college,” Wilkinson says. “I never dreamed of going to the Junior Olympics or even Nationals. But in the end, everything worked out and, for that, I am blessed and thank God every day.” FALCONER

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Class Reunions Alumni from the classes of ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97, ’02 and ’07 celebrated reunions during Fort Worth Country Day’s Homecoming festivities on Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20. Reunions took place at local restaurants and alumni homes. Those who gathered were excited to reconnect and share their latest news. Do you have news to share? We want to hear from you! Email Mary Lou Hilliard, alumni relations coordinator at marylou.hilliard@fwcd.org.

Class of 1977 Mike Olcott, Shelly Seymour, and Huck Newberry

The Class of 1972 celebrates at Joe T. Garcia’s. Front row: Tera Garvey (spouse), Kay Collins, Monique Decker (spouse), Doug Decker, Eve (McMahon) Gaddy Second row: Robin Laughlin, Tori (Olin) Ross, Cyndi (Reilly) Anderson, Claire-Lise Knecht H’06, Sharon Foster H’05, Cris Clayton Back row: Larry Kleuser, Richard Garvey, Scott Summers, Bruce Gilbert, Tad Sanders

The Class of ’87 held its reunion at the home of Jeff Fraley. Pictured is Kathryn Kibbie Laird, Jennifer Berry Anderson, Cynthia Rimmer Prince, Heather Flynn Angel, Hope Harvison Anthony, John Holt Smith.

The Class of 2002 held its reunion celebration at the home of Adelaide Moncrief Royer. Pictured are Merrick Rutledge Bean, Kendall Karr Kostohryz, Adelaide Moncrief Royer, Blaine Dangel, Clayvia Yates-Ford and Kathleen Ross Cammack.

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Class of ’87 Jeff Fraley, Brad Lamensdorf, Pete Chambers

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FWCD honored members of the Class of 2007 for their accomplishments in college athletics during halftime of the Homecoming game. Pictured are Brett A. Stephenson ’07; Rob Hereford, head of Upper School; Maddie Relyea ’13, accepting on behalf of her sister Hillary ’07; Kaitlin Elledge ’07; Laura Barron ’07; Matthew L. Johnson ’07; Michael Edward Levy ’07; Rachel Stepp Pinckard ’07; and Evan D. Peterson, head of School.

Stellar Athletes— 2012 FWCD Wall of Fame Eight Falcon alumni from the Class of 2007 were honored during halftime of the Homecoming Football game on Friday, October 19, for their accomplishments in collegiate athletics. These honorees lettered in a Varsity sport at their college or university. Brett A. Stephenson attended Texas Christian University, where he participated in the athletic training program for football, basketball, volleyball, tennis and soccer. Brett was awarded the T. Ross Bailey Athletic Student Training Leadership Award in 2012. Eric Wright attended Texas Tech University, where he played baseball. Hillary Relyea attended Rhodes College, where she competed in field hockey. Kaitlin Elledge competed for four years with the Austin College women’s soccer team, where she was the starting goalkeeper all four years. Laura Barron attended Trinity University, where she was a shooting guard for the women’s basketball team. Fall/Winter 2012

Matthew L. Johnson attended Texas Christian University, where he competed as a member of the 2009 Mountain West Conference Champion men’s golf team, a team that also qualified for three additional NCAA Championships. Michael Edward Levy attended Texas Christian University, where he competed as a member of the 2009 Mountain West

Conference Champion men’s golf team, a team that also qualified for three additional NCAA Championships. Rachel Stepp Pinckard played women’s soccer for both Baylor University and the University of Texas. While at the University of Texas, Rachel was a member of the 2007 Big 12 women’s soccer championship team.

2011 Wall of Fame Inductees In addition to the 2012 Wall of Fame inductees, seven members of the Class of 2006 were honored for their accomplishments in collegiate athletics. Because of the torrential rains during last year’s Homecoming football game, halftime festivities were cancelled. These individuals were highlighted at this year’s Homecoming game for lettering in a varsity sport at their respective college or university. Curlee Morrissette, DePauw University Soccer Team Axton Reilly, Sewanee, The University of the South Equestrian Team Courtney Corbeille, University of Oklahoma Cheerleading Squad Jessica Varnell, Hendrix College Volleyball Team Jamie Robinson, Sewanee, The University of the South Girls’ Basketball Team Madeline Merrill, Sewanee, The University of the South Swimming and Diving Team and Crew Team Whit Richardson, Rhodes College Football Team

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Remarkable Alumni It was a festive evening for six members of the Fort Worth Country Day community on October 18 as they were honored for significant contributions in their personal and professional lives, as well as for giving their time so freely and generously to FWCD. The celebration started with a reception in the Lou and Nick Martin Campus Center followed by a dinner and awards presentations in the Goff Rooms of the Fischer Dining Pavilion. Jonathan Eades ’91, head of school at St. Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, spoke of how he fully appreciated this honor as he serves as head of school at St. Mary’s Hall in Houston. “I have always wanted to be a headmaster,” he said. “I love teaching; I love kids. I chose education because of my experience here at Country Day. I desire to be a lifelong learner, and I haven’t left school yet. I really feel as if I am living my dream.” For television and film writer Chad Feehan ’97, the honor was as meaningful. “You don’t understand the lessons you’ve learned at Country Day until you’re in the real world,” he said. “I am impassioned to do my best every day.” He juxtaposed coming to FWCD as a fourth-grader and moving to Hollywood—not knowing anyone or having any connections. He found a support system quickly at FWCD in Joe Murph and Joe Breedlove ’78. “There are no words to express how much they impacted me,” he said. “They supported me in my success and failures.” Entrepreneur, author, community volunteer and public servant, Elliot Goldman ’90, brought his report cards to the evening—a great conversation starter! He spoke of the nurturing environment at FWCD and how hard his parents worked for him to be there. “My father worked hard for me to go to school, and my mom was always first in the carpool line,” he said. “Their support meant everything to me. Without my FWCD education, I would not be where I am today.”

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2012 Alumni Award recipients: Jonathan Eades ’91, Chad Feehan ’97, Jon Snyder ’78, Eleanor Mauze Snyder ’83, Elliot Goldman ’90 and Bill Baker H’12

An FWCD Original, Jonathan Eades ’91 received the Distinguished Alumnus award for his commitment to the field of education. “My academic and athletic experiences at Country Day instilled in me a deep passion for independent school education and launched my career path. More specifically, I learned how to be a critical reader, to write well and to engage in effective public speaking.” After earning a BA in History with honors from Williams College in Massachusetts, Jonathan joined The Harley School in Rochester, New York, as a history teacher and coach. He then went on to serve as dean of students, history teacher and coach at Episcopal High School in Houston. After earning a master’s degree from Columbia University, he took a job as head of upper school at Wichita Collegiate School in Kansas, and later returned to Texas as assistant head of school/head of upper school at Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, where he now serves as head of school. Eleanor Mauze Snyder ’83 and Jon Snyder ’78 received the Jean Webb Service to Alma Mater award for their dedication and love for their school. They have watched the School grow and returned as parents. Their son, James, is a graduate of the Class of 2010, and their daughter, Margaret, will graduate in 2013. The couple’s commitment to community service is strong as well. Eleanor served as a Fort Worth youth soccer coach for four years and has taken on numerous volunteer posts at FWCD from the Falcon Feeder to team mom

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ALUMNI NEWS to Lost and Found/Used Uniforms. Jon served as a Little League baseball coach, a YMCA basketball coach and a Summerbridge/ Breakthrough advisory chair. He, too, gave of his time to FWCD, and takes on any job the School asks of him. Together, they were Falcon Club membership chairs for 2011-12. The Snyder family is thankful for Fort Worth Country Day’s commitment to academic excellence. “FWCD does an outstanding job of preparing students,” they said. “Students have the opportunity to participate and excel in sports, music and the arts, as well as academics. Teachers and coaches at FWCD challenge students to be the best that they can be.” Bill Baker received the 2012 Honorary Alumnus award for his more than 39-year tenure at Fort Worth Country Day. He is the beloved history teacher—who never fully retired! He served the School for 39 years before “retiring” in 2010, only to return to FWCD to substitute teach the very same subject. He came to FWCD after earning a bachelor’s degree from Texas Wesleyan University [where he played basketball and tennis], and teaching in the Fort Worth Independent School District for eight years. At FWCD, Bill was the sole Middle School history teacher. He had never coached a sport until he arrived on campus, but by his second year at FWCD, he was coaching six sports a year in the Middle School and later added Upper School sports. Bill served as head coach of Middle School tennis, as well as head coach of girls’ basketball and assistant coach of football for both divisions. One of his fondest memories is leading the Upper School girls’ basketball teams to the Division II Championship in both 1977 and 1978. Bill has spent more than half of his life at Fort Worth Country Day. While fully immersed in the life of the School, Bill’s sanctuary remained the classroom. A dedicated teacher, Bill will go down in FWCD history for his years of service. He is a member of Club Viginti, established in 1997 for faculty and staff who have given 20 or more years of service to FWCD. Chad Feehan ’97 was awarded the Falcon Star. A native of Texas, Chad earned an MFA from the American Film Institute. Upon graduation, he independently produced his thesis, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Immediately thereafter, Harvey Weinstein acquired worldwide rights for a staggering $3.5 million. Chad made his writing and directorial debut in 2009 on Beneath the Dark, a psychological thriller starring Josh Stewart and JamieFall/Winter 2012

Lynn Sigler. In 2011, Chad optioned William Gay’s southerngothic novel, Twilight, and adapted the book into a powerful script titled Beyond the Pale. In early 2012, he performed writing duties on Paranormal Activity 4 for Paramount Pictures. Chad is currently a member of the writing staff for TNT’s Southland and slated to pen episode 506. He is developing his own TV series, Blood Sweat & Tears, which sold to CBS in August. Set in Fort Worth, the series explores the world of amateur bull riding. “Country Day holds a special place in my heart,” Chad said. “Obviously, the education is the best—bar none; I learned to think critically, remain open-minded and value the benefits of hard work and intelligence. Both students and teachers challenged me daily and demanded excellence. FWCD’s coaching staff provided me with tools to succeed in the real world; they aided my abilities in terms of leadership and teamwork. I was supported in failure and success, and then inspired to perform to the best of my ability. All are tools paramount to victory in Hollywood.” Elliot Goldman ’90 was honored with the Service to Humanity Award. He began his career in public service working at the White House in the Office of the Vice President of the United States and as a campaign aide and staff assistant to U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. He later ventured into the business world founding and nurturing dozens of start-up companies, including his current venture as CEO of GL2 Partners. He is chairman of the board for the National Leadership Foundation, one of the country’s top leadership education organizations. As a result, he has authored two books on 20thcentury American military leaders and heroes. He has received recognition from The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, The U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and the Marine Corps League for programs in which the foundation has participated. Elliot and his wife, Heather, volunteer and contribute to many local and national charitable organizations. In 2008, they created “The Greatest Gift Catalog Ever” (GGCE) a unique holiday catalog that showcases the programs and services of local charitable organizations and helps those organizations tell their stories and attract new donors. In four years, the GGCE has made more than $1.75 million worth of charitable impact on the community. Elliot and Heather, a third-grade teacher at FWCD, have two children who are students at the School: Grace ’18 and Grant ’20. “Over the years, the School has been different things to me,” Elliot said. “First as a place to learn, then as a place for my children to learn and now as a place that allows my wife to do what she loves most: to teach.” FALCONER

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Tori Olin Ross ’72 was thrilled to visit Hulya Baykam Aslantas, FWCD’s 1972 foreign exchange student, in Istanbul in September. They had a fantastic reunion and enjoyed looking at pictures of Hulya’s surprise party. The bridge connecting Europe and Asia over the Bosporus provided a lovely backdrop to a perfect evening!

1980s Myriam Knecht Graham ’81 is assistant head of lower school and dean of student life at Parish Episcopal School in Dallas. Thomas T. McGrath III ’88, a chef instructor in the Tarrant Area Food Bank Community Kitchen, was named Texas Chef of the Year by the Texas Chefs Association for his contributions to that organization and its goals. He was selected for the honor from among 13 nominees who had each been named Chef of the Year by their respective association chapters. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, McGrath has an extensive background in catering, including operating his own company, Ultimate Cuisine & Events.

Monica K. Smith ’02 describes her photo to Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during the Art in Embassies best in show awards ceremony at the Pentagon.

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1990s Darren Boswell ’94 completed the Iron Man event in New York City at 10 p.m. in Riverside Park, Manhattan, on August 11. There were 2,000 participants from 24 countries in the race. Neil Stewart ’96 was nominated for an LA Ovation Award for Best Director of a Play for a production last spring, titled “The Elephant Man.” The play, lead-produced by his wife, Monica Raymund Stewart, received three other nominations, including Best Production of the Year. Alison Rose Essaye ’99 had a baby boy named Thomas, born April 8.

2000s Rebecca Tatum Brown ’02 and her husband, Michael Brown, welcomed their daughter, Charlotte Ann Brown, born May 13. An article titled “A New Horizon?: The Need for Improved Regulation of Deepwater Drilling,” written by Lauren Hunt Brogdon ’05, was published in the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law. Brogdon is an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, in Houston.

Monica Smith ’02 is one of 12 “Best in Show” awardees in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Arts in Embassies and the U.S. Department of Defense’s “Serving Abroad … Through Their Eyes” photography contest. Her photograph, titled “Compassion without Borders,” was displayed on Verizon Center’s 7th Street video marquee on November 28, 29 and 30 from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. The images themselves were on display at the U.S. Department of State on November 30 and were installed as part of the new U.S. Embassy’s permanent art collection in Kabul, Afghanistan. Smith flew to Washington, D.C. for a dinner at the Smithsonian with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Last year, military, civil service and Foreign Service personnel where invited to submit photographs illustrating their life while serving abroad. More than 3,200 images were submitted, from which 161 finalists were chosen and 12 “Best in Show” were identified. The photographs depict themes of friendship, places, faces, loss or triumph, providing a window of the complexity, diversity and courageous work performed by America’s heroes throughout the world. Smith is a former U.S. Army sergeant, who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is an editor for the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Broadway actress Courtney Corbeille ’06 returned to her FWCD roots in November to visit with students in Advanced and Freshman Acting, as

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CLASS NOTES well as Middle, Upper and After School Ballet classes. Courtney is currently in the ensemble of “Bring It On The Musical” at the St. James Theatre on Broadway in New York City. She shared playbills, programs and video clips from the musical, telling her story and encouraging others to pursue their passion. Courtney earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public relations with Spanish and exercise science minors. “I didn’t want a desk job,” she says. “I wanted something different. Fifty-six shows was all that was promised after the audition process. Now, I’m living a dream.” Michael Levy ’07 returned to TCU, his college alma mater last September as a development officer with the Frog Club. Levy’s primary focus is increasing young alumni membership, cultivating new donors and devising programs that relate to young professionals. He also assists in TCU’s Frog Club social media initiatives, as well as securing sponsorships with Frog Card merchants. Most recently, he oversaw and implemented the Legacy Brick Program at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Levy was also inducted into FWCD’s Wall of Fame at Homecoming festivities in October.

Alison Wamsley ’08 married Daniel Burgett at the Marty Leonard Community Chapel in Fort Worth on May 19, nine days after graduating from Texas A&M University. Alison graduated with a BS in Horticulture; Dan earned a degree in visual studies. Diana Dunigan ’07 served as maid of honor. After the couple honeymooned in Niagara Falls, they moved to Woodbridge, Virginia, where they are both currently employed in their respective fields.

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Taylor Arnold ’11, Stephen Tetirick ’11, Shannon O’Brien ’11 and Keller Reese ’10 met up at the FWCD vs. Episcopal High School football game in Houston.

Erin Lafferty ’09 and Zeke Blackwell ’09 worked for Far Corners Community Musical Theatre (FCCMT) in Monteverde, Costa Rica, this past summer. FCCMT is committed to providing opportunities in the performing arts in places in which, due to socioeconomic situation or geographic isolation, such opportunities are either limited or nonexistent. This summer’s production was Once on This Island, a vibrant show about a young girl who, in her search of her own purpose in life, brings together an island divided. This was Lafferty’s third year with the program, which she has seen triple in staff size allowing the program to be more developed in every aspect. She has served as choreographer and outreach director, and, this year, took on the role of program coordinator, which encompasses all activity not directly related to the performance. This was Blackwell’s first year to be involved in the program.

2010s Alex Manson ’11, currently a sophomore at Chapman University in California, participated in a summer internship with AnQi, a high-fashion restaurant and club at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California.

Stay Connected! As a member of the FWCD community, you share a bond with your former classmates and teachers. It is an honor to be an FWCD graduate, and we want to ensure you are using our resources to your advantage. The FWCD website is a great tool to help you stay connected to your friends and the School. Benefits of the FWCD website: • Connect with former classmates, friends and faculty • Locate business opportunities • Discover ways to get involved with the School or Alumni Association. Please email marylou.hilliard@fwcd.org to update your contact information so you can be informed about Falcon news and upcoming events.

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Spotlight Richard Barajas

Richard Barajas is executive vice president, chief credit officer of Southwest Bank. He is a member of the Board of Directors for both the bank and its parent company, First Texas BHC, Inc. He has more than 30 years of banking experience in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Prior to joining Southwest Bank in 2007, Barajas was chairman, president and CEO of Community Bank of Texas, N.A., a national bank he organized to serve the Arlington, Grand Prairie and Fort Worth markets. Richard also served on the Finance Committee last year. He has a daughter, Lola, who is in second grade at FWCD. “We feel very fortunate that Lola is a student at one of the best college-preparatory institutions in the region,” Richard notes. “As a parent, I take great comfort knowing she is surrounded by caring faculty members who are dedicated to providing students with a nurturing learning environment. Lola is proud to attend the same school as her mother [Suzanne Bahan ’86], uncles and aunts.” His commitment to service stems from his “give back” mentality. “As a community banker, I’ve always believed that it is important to give back to institutions that give to our community. FWCD excels at preparing students for their future academic pursuits. Many of our students will ultimately become leaders of their respective communities,” he shares. “One of my missions will be to strongly support the vision and core values of the School. Leaders with these values will continue to make a positive difference in our world.”

Stuart McDonald, M.D.

Stuart McDonald is immersed in the life of Fort Worth Country Day, along with his wife, Margaret, and their daughter, Sarah Jane ’17 and son, Malcolm ’14. Together, Margaret and Stuart are serving as Falcon Club presidents; they also served together as chairs of the FWCD Fund in 2009-10. Stuart has also accompanied his children on the Middle School field trips to Sky Ranch, Austin and Vicksburg as both a chaperone and doctor. Stuart is a physician in private practice with Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants, P.A. He completed medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and did his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the chair of the Board of Trustees for Texas Medical Liability Trust, serves on the Baylor Health Care Board of Directors and TCU Brite Divinity School Board of Trustees, and is chief of staff at Kindred Hospital in Fort Worth. “FWCD provides a challenging, but supportive environment for our kids,” Stuart notes. “We chose FWCD because of its excellence in academics, athletics and the arts. Margaret and I wanted our children to be exposed to a variety of opportunities in order to choose and follow the path that most appeals to them. We feel that FWCD is the ideal setting where they are stimulated and nurtured in every aspect of their academic careers.”

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Jane Nober

For Jane Nober, Fort Worth Country Day runs in the family. She and her husband, Roger, are the proud parents of Andrew ’21, Ben ’17 and William ’14. A lawyer by training, Jane has been involved with nonprofits for nearly two decades. She spent 14 years with the Council on Foundations, a national association of charitable grant makers in Washington, D.C., where she advised charitable organizations on all aspects of governance, administration and grant making. Nober is the author of numerous publications on legal and administrative issues faced by public charities, private foundations and corporate grant makers. She is currently working on a primer for small-staffed private foundations on hiring and retaining employees. At FWCD, Jane has served as PFA treasurer (2011-12) and treasurer-elect (2010-11). She has also done the full gamut of parent volunteering: room parent, library mom, Bingo treasurer, book fair coordinator, FWCD Fund volunteer and more. A graduate of an independent school, Jane knows the importance of a solid educational foundation. “I want my children and all the students at FWCD to have the opportunity to learn and grow so they can achieve their full potential,” Jane says. “I believe the School should focus not only on academics, but also on the importance of community, so that students leave FWCD ready to be leaders in whatever place they find themselves. I was eager to serve on the Board so that I could support the School’s mission and help keep FWCD strong. In my few months of Board service, I have seen that its members are united in their commitment to ensure the future of the School.”

Stephen Butt

Stocking grocery shelves at age 7 and checking out customers at 12, Stephen Butt spent much of his formative years preparing for his 33-year career with H-E-B. During his career with H-E-B, Stephen has held a variety of positions, including store director, district manager, director of marketing, vice president of grocery marketing and vice president of H-E-B’s “Own Brand.” Since 2001, Stephen has led H-E-B’s entry into the Dallas/Fort Worth market where the Central Market Division is based. Central Market, H-E-B’s most unique format, operates stores in five major market areas: Austin, San Antonio, Houston and the DFW metroplex. In February 2012, Central Market opened its ninth store at Preston and Royal in North Dallas. Stephen earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity University, an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and participated in Harvard Business School’s Executive Education program. Stephen and his wife, Susan, have two daughters: Sarah, a senior at Baylor University, and Shelby, a sophomore, at Fort Worth Country Day. Prior to his FWCD Board service, Stephen was a Trustee for six years at The Hockaday School in Dallas, where his daughters attended, before moving to Fort Worth. He served on the Executive, Finance and Long-Range Planning Committees. “At FWCD, we appreciate the strong sense of community that runs through the students, faculty and parents. Also we have been impressed with the School’s strong commitment to the fine arts as well as the multigenerational history of the School,” Stephen says. “Susan, Shelby and I look forward to becoming an active part of the parent/student body, helping to support the School.”

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An Angel Among Us—Virginia Tate Photos by Sodi Matthews Fort Worth Country Day lost one of its own on Thursday, September 20. Evan D. Peterson, head of School, received a phone call late in the afternoon from his friends at Baylor All Saints who told him that FWCD’s beloved kindergarten assistant, Virginia Tate, passed away at 3:15 p.m. She had been fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband, Wally, was by her side when she passed. Virginia will long be remembered for her wonderful smile, her “can-do” attitude and her genuine love of life, even when she was battling for her own. “Virginia was the most positive person I’ve ever met,” says Stacey Cherry, kindergarten teacher. “Her mantra was ‘It’s all good.’ She made me a better teacher—and a better person.” Stacey worked with Virginia for three of her four years at FWCD. Virginia had been part of the FWCD family since the 2008-09 academic year. She came to the School from First Presbyterian Day School with 16 years of

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experience teaching 4- and 5-year-olds. In her application to FWCD, she wrote: “I truly enjoy working with this age child. They are so full of life and energy and eager to learn about the world and all that is around them. I feel blessed to have been a part of so many children’s lives and would love to continue to work in this way.” The kindergarten team remembers her ability to always see the positive in everything and her extraordinary connection with the children she taught. “She was simply amazing in how she gave of herself to the students,” Kris Johnson notes. “Even when she must have been feeling her worst after a chemotherapy treatment, she came into work the very next day. You would have never known she was sick.” Mallory Alexander recalls her precision in teaching her the art of handwriting. This was an area of expertise for Virginia. “I will never live up to her standards,” she says. “She taught the students proper

penmanship, and they rewarded her with letter after letter, especially when she was in the hospital.” Shari Lincoln, head of Lower School, spent time with Virginia just days before she passed away. Virginia’s spirits were high, as always. Shari says: “Virginia was the most gracious person I know. She was appreciative of every little thing. When I came by, she showed me thank you notes in her perfectly formulated penmanship that she’d been writing to her students for their gifts, notes and flowers. They were mailed on Wednesday [September 19], so some of our students received a letter after she left us. Can you even imagine how special that is?” Virginia was a person who always advocated healthy choices to her colleagues and students. “She was a runner and worked out religiously, made good choices in her diet and taught the students how to make their own good lunch choices,” Stacey says. “She really lived life to its fullest; she was positive and uplifting, yet fwcd.org

never made anyone else feel as though her choices were better.” Virginia never judged or asked “why me?” She was a woman who was strong in her faith and had great conviction. “She always said ‘God is good,’” Cynthia Reyes says. “She never wavered, never questioned. She just lived life.” Sheree Kinnaird recalls how the children were so drawn to her. “While out on the playground, if the students would approach us [the teachers], we would encourage them to go back to their friends and interact with one another,” Sheree says. “When they came to Virginia she would bask in their attention—and they would not leave her side. It’s almost as if they knew how much she needed them.” Parents loved Virginia just as much as the students. “She had more friends than anyone I know,” Meg Rubin says. “She made a point to get to know everyone

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in the kindergarten building: teachers, students, parents. She was drawn to people; they were drawn to her.” For Caroline Lamsens ’99, Virginia “exemplified true beauty inside and out. You would never have known Virginia was sick. She was always thinking of others.” She was never worried for herself—it was always about someone else, Beverly Michael notes. “She would worry about Wally or her own grown children, Will and Ford, and what they were going through. She would say, ‘I’m not stressed; it’s in God’s hands’.” Virginia loved her needlepoint and listening to 92.5 on the radio. She loved Steven Tyler. “I knew Virginia at TCU when we were Kappas together,” Meg says. “She was vivacious. There was an aura about her then, too. She was just an amazing person and everyone seemed to know that.”

Plans are in the works to remember Virginia on campus through various memorial projects. A memorial service for Virginia was attended by many friends and family on Thursday, September 27. In lieu of flowers, friends were welcomed to make gifts in Virginia’s memory to First Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth Country Day or the Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The kindergarten team agrees that there was something poignant about the time Virginia died. “She left this world at 3:15 p.m., the very same time that School lets out,” they share. “Virginia taught so many how to be strong and gracious under the most difficult circumstances. She dearly loved the FWCD children, and, even when she was undergoing the harshest chemotherapy, she tried to be here as often as she could. The FWCD children were probably one of the best therapies for her.”

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Annual Report Dear Fort Worth Country Day Family, What an outstanding year it has been! As we approach the 50th anniversary of the founding of our exemplary school, it is with great pride and thankfulness that we reflect on the many leaders, students and faculty that have made Fort Worth Country Day what it is today. Thanks to the leadership of our founders and their successors, FWCD has enjoyed a remarkable history and created a tremendous legacy. As we look ahead to the next 50 years, I am excited by the great opportunities that lie ahead, driven by the momentum of our past accomplishments and a strategic eye toward the future. This fall, we celebrated the completion of the Paul W. Mason Middle School Expansion. The conscious planning on the part of the School’s leaders, the generosity of our donors and a collective focus on building—and strategically utilizing—our endowment made this transformational project possible. We will continue to look to the future—financially and academically. Growing our endowment will allow us to do just that. This year, our financial report showcases another strong year. I am proud to report that parent participation in the annual FWCD Fund reached 71 percent, and staff and faculty participation reached 99 percent. Total annual giving to the School was $1.2 million, with $929,000 in unrestricted giving. The FWCD endowment portfolio provided more than $1.7 million in support for School programs and operations this year. The continued gifts and commitments to the School’s endowment will ensure future financial stability and continue to open doors to new initiatives and capital projects that will only enhance the outstanding education of our current and future students. Our many accomplishments this past year reflect a team effort and strong leadership at FWCD. Our gratitude goes to the volunteer leaders of our FWCD family: Parent Faculty Association President Amy Robinson, Falcon Club Presidents Cameron and Huck ’77 Newberry, FWCD Fund Chairs Trish Thompson Sheats ’86 and Mo Sheats ’86, Alumni Council President Cynthia Rimmer Prince ’87, and Supporting Cast President Bill Behr. The 2011-12 school year went smoothly and exceeded our expectations, and we thank you for contributing to that success. The dedication and countless hours of service you all provide guarantee the very best for our students and their families. We are eternally grateful for your gifts! As your Board president and a current and past parent, I am truly honored to serve this great community. The 50th anniversary celebration and our work to initiate the next phase of the School’s strategic plan will engage and excite our students, families, alumni, faculty, staff and donors. We congratulate the entire FWCD family on an extraordinary year. Each and every one of you should take pride in our successes, and we look forward to your continued support in the coming year. Best,

L. Russell Laughlin President, FWCD Board of Trustees

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FINANCIAL REPORT for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 TOM MITCHELL, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVENUE | 2011-12

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and Fees Endowment Support Annual Fund Other Income

$ 19,463,120 1,757,305 920,602 189,220

TOTAL REVENUES

$ 22,330,247

Endowment Support

87% 8% 4% 1%

Annual Fund Other Income

EXPENSE | 2011-12 Salaries and Benefits Financial Aid Instructional Plant Operations Administrative Debt Service

$ 15,829,710 1,666,795 966,158 1,937,449 1,547,924 382,211

TOTAL EXPENSES

$ 22,330,247

Salaries and Benefits

71% 7% 4% 9% 7% 2%

Financial Aid Instructional Plant Operations Administrative Debt Service

ENDOWMENT BY CATEGORY AND YEAR Designated Purpose

6/30/2012

General Endowment $ 14,430,358 Financial Aid 15,707,826 Faculty Salaries 7,032,880 TOTAL ENDOWMENT $ 37,171,064

6/30/2011

6/30/2010

6/30/2009

6/30/2008

$ 16,146,759 17,621,414 7,951,149 $ 41,719,322

$ 15,347,182 14,262,538 6,569,340 $ 36,179,060

$ 13,046,816 12,314,141 5,772,235 $ 31,133,192

$ 16,209,425 15,053,792 6,753,805 $ 38,017,022

BOARD OF TRUSTEES FINANCE COMMITTEE

ENDOWMENT PERFORMANCE CHART 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% -2%

Last Year

-4% -6%

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5 year

Inception

David Ekstrom ’75, Chair Laura Alexander ’88 Richard Barajas Brent Clum Randy Eisenman ’93 Rosalind Evans John Geesbreght, M.D. Judie Greenman Jane Nober Reed Pigman John Smitherman Russell Laughlin, Ex Officio John Fant, Ex Officio

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2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Capstone ($20,000 + ) Anchorage Foundation of Texas Mr. Marc Melcher Vicki and Ed Bass Buehler Family Foundation Vivian and Hans Buehler Mr. and Mrs. David Tierney Terri and John Fant FWCD Falcon Club FWCD Parent Faculty Association Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Tera and Richard Garvey ’72 Cami and John C. Goff Mr. and Mrs. John Kleinheinz (Marsha Harrison ’79) Mr. and Mrs. Terry R. Montesi Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Parker Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Reese

Developer ($10,000 - $19,999) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Kirt Black Dr. and Mrs. William F. Bonnell DuBose Family Foundation Ms. Tori Adams H’10 and Mr. Jim DuBose ’75 Mr. and Mrs. David C. Haley The Meadows Family Fund of the National Christian Foundation North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Jay Meadows Mr. and Mrs. John David Moritz Clifton H. and Sheridan C. Morris Fund Mr. and Mrs. Clifton H. Morris, Jr. Once Upon A Time… Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Raynor Mr. William R. Pakis Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Petsche Mr. and Mrs. Arnold E. Petsche Mr. and Mrs. David M. Porter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Self Mr. and Mrs. Terry Siegel ’71 (Cynthia Courtney ’71) Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Wagner ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Williams

Architect ($5,000 - $9,999) Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Alexander (Laura Bonnell ’88) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baldwin Lise and Tom Bessant Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Butt Mr. and Mrs. Trey Carmichael Mr. and Mrs. Orlando P. Carvalho

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Club Viginti Mr. and Mrs. Brent Clum The Richard K. and Lois B. Craig Family Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Dr. and Mrs. G. Sealy Massingill Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden (Kim Williamson ’75) Mr. and Mrs. Glenn K. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. David Ekstrom ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Patrick N. Fischer ’91 Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming ’80 Lisa and Ben J. Fortson III ’78 Priscilla and John M. Geesbreght Dr. and Mrs. David Gray Dr. Shelly and Mr. Holman Harvey ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. E. Randall Hudson III ’79 (Carolyn Tarride ’77) Jane Klabzuba Korman Kathryn and Russell Laughlin Dr. Deborah and Mr. Anthony Loth Luther King Capital Management Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lydick The Ella C. McFadden Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Brien, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Pergande (Frasher Hudson ’81) The Roach Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Julie J. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ryan IV Mrs. Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine ’88 and Mr. Gabe Sunshine Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Todora The Dick and Emilie Varnell Family Foundation Fund of The Dallas Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Varnell Mr. and Mrs.* Kenneth Waltrip Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Waltrip

Builder ($1,500 - $4,999) Dr. and Mrs. James Aldridge + Carol J. and R. Denny Alexander Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Denny Alexander Carol Margaret Allen Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson (Tasa Lefler ’88) Debby and Bill Arnold ’86 + Ms. Suzanne Bahan ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Tull Bailey (Amy Roach ’85) Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Baine Ms. Laura C. Baldwin ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baldwin ’96 Mr. Forest Barber Mrs. Ann Barksdale

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bates Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baumeister Mr. and Mrs. John Beadles ’88 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Beebe Kara and Brian Bell Mr. and Mrs. William R. Belton III ’81 Mr. Stephen H. Berry ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Byron G. Biggs Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Bird Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gordon Blahitka Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bloch H’06 + Mr. and Mrs. John P. Boswell ’78 (Elizabeth Steele ’81) Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bowen Kim and Marshall Boyd ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bratton Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Brenner Mr. and Mrs. Bradley G. Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Jon S. Brumley Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buechele Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bumstead Mr. and Mrs. R. Gantt Bumstead Mr. and Mrs. Bill Burton (Lisa Fortson ’81) Mr. and Mrs. William Butler ’96 (Anjie Landreth ’94) The Mark Bynum Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mrs. Denise D. Bynum Dr. and Mrs. Brian K. Carlile Mr. and Mrs. John R. Casement Mr. and Mrs. Quintin Cassady Dr. and Mrs. Darren M. Chapman Drs. Jill and Gray Chilcoat Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Chovanec Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Clark (Julie Moore ’79) John R. and Mary Margaret Clay Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John R. Clay Mr. Greg Clifton Mr. and Mrs. Craig M. Collins Congressman and Mrs. Mike Conaway Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Condrey (Georgina Moncrief ’94) Mr. Hugh G. Connor II Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Coscia Mr. and Mrs. William Cowan, Jr. ’80 Dr. Julie and Mr. David Crawford Tyler and Brian Crumley ’92 Mrs. Lucy Darden Jordan and Adam Davidson (Jordan Beasley ’96) Mr. and Mrs. Craig Davis (Lori Roach ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matt E. Devine Mr. and Mrs. Vittorio B. DiGiorgio Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dike ’88 Dr. and Mrs. Jason R. Disney Drs. Monte and Christine Dobson

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Ms. Terilee East Mr. Randy Eisenman ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Marty H. Englander Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lorenzo Evans Mr. and Mrs. Rob Felton The Peter W. and Peggy H. Field Foundation Mr. and Mrs. G. Emerson Maddox Mr. and Mrs. David Fischer ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Russ Fleischer (Liz Stapp ’84) Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Fowlkes Carey and Alex Geesbreght ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Pete M. Geren III ’70 Mr. and Mrs.* Preston M. Geren, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gerrish (Wendy Davis ’87) Mr. and Mrs. Tim Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gideon (Beth Runyon ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ginsburg Mr. and Mrs. Gary Guion ’95 Dr. and Mrs. William R. Harlin Mr. and Mrs. George Harvick Sue and John Harvison The Hazelwood Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Kleberg Dr. and Mrs. James P. Herd ’79 Mrs. Doreen Hillard Michelle and William Holloway Joni and Dwight Horton ’75 Mr. and Mrs. T. Mack House (Ann Barksdale ’82) Dr. and Mrs. Brian Howard (Teresa Fischer ’86) Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Howard Stan and Nancy Kay Howard Mr. and Mrs. Brian Howell Ann and Edward R. Hudson, Jr. The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Sam Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. Brodie Hyde III ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Imber Mr. and Mrs. Tyrous W. Ingram III Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jiongo + Dr. and Mrs. Harold V. Johnson Leslie and Dan Johnson Mrs. Sheila Broderick Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Nataraj Kasal Mr. and Mrs. James J. Kerrigan Mr. and Mrs. William Kirtley (Melissa Miteff ’82) Dr. and Mrs. David G. Klein Holly and Josh Korman ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Laker Dr. James R. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. William Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lattimore Thomas S. Leatherbury ’73 and Patricia J. Villareal Mr. and Mrs. George Franklin LeBus IV ’77 Alicia and Steve Lindsey (Alicia Rattikin ’78) fwcd.org

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Dr. and Mrs. Frank Lonergan Mr. and Mrs. Scotty MacLean Dr. Michelle and Mr. Roger Marcincuk Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Markwardt Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. McCall, Jr. Margaret and Stuart McDonald Mr. John W. McMackin Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Medaris, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Michener, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom W. Mitchell + Dr. Dorris and Mr. Curlee Morrissette Mr.* and Mrs. Clint Mullins Dr. and Mrs. Jay N. Murphy III Janis and Larry Murphy Mr. and Mrs. J. Fulton Murray III Mrs. Pamela Corbett Murrin ’83 Laura and Ed Nelson ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Steve R. Newton Jane and Roger Nober Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Nolan ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Packer Mr. and Mrs. David W. Pakis Mr. and Mrs. Major W. Park, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Park Mr. and Mrs. Graham Pate Sherri and Robert L. Patton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Evan D. Peterson + Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Philpott (Anna Melissa Harrison ’77) Pam and Reed Pigman, Jr. Cynthia and Scott Prince (Cynthia Rimmer ’87) Mr. and Mrs. Tom Purvis ’77 (Michelle Miteff ’78) Mr. and Mrs. David Rascoe Mr. and Mrs. T. Breck Ray, Sr. (Shannon Young ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dan Reese ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Rekieta Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Richey Nancy and Roy Rimmer Mr. and Mrs. John Roach Mr. and Mrs. Randy Rodgers ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rooker Mr. William Ryan ’86 Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Sankary ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Morris Scales Mr. and Mrs. Ryan T. Senter Rev. Fabian and Dr. Vicky Serralta Mr. and Mrs. Mo Sheats ’86 (Trish Thompson ’86) Ms. Judy Smith Lois and John Smitherman Nancy and John Snyder Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John C. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Jon Snyder ’78 (Eleanor Mauze ’83) Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Stackhouse + Fall/Winter 2012

Mr. William Steele ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sterling Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Todd Strain Target-Take Charge of Education Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Terry Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. Tetirick Mr. and Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson ’77 (Carla Kemp ’75) Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program Mr. and Mrs. Troy Tuomey + Mrs. Lissa Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Eric Werner Mrs. E. Louis Werner, Jr. Mrs. Robert H. Widmer Mr. and Mrs. Justin H. Wilks Mrs. Vivienne B. Williams Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Wroten Mr. and Mrs. Marshall R. Young, Sr. ’81

Groundbreaker ($1 - $1,499) Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Abercrombie Mr. Pepper D. Ackers ’92 + Mr. and Mrs. Bob Adams H’04 Dr. Cristi and Mr. Robert Aitelli Mr. and Mrs. Jehan Akhtar ’96 Albertsons Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Alcorn (Betty McBride ’71) Mr. and Mrs. Adam Alexander + Mr. Mitchell Alexandre + Mr. and Mrs. Butch Allen + Mr. Ken Allen + Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Dr. Jessica and Mr. Mark Allsup Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Alvear + Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson Mr. Chris Anderson ’01 Mrs. Doc Anderson Mr. Gordon Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Anderson (Jennifer Berry ’87) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson ’05 (Chloe Bade ’05) + Mr. and Mrs. Alan Annis + Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Andy Anthony (Hope Harvison ’87) Mr. and Mrs. David Anton ’92 (Lauren Meekins ’93) Mr. and Mrs. Juan Arechar + Ms. Lidia Arenas + Mr. and Mrs. Jack Armstrong ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arnold ’84 Mr. Roberto Arroyo + Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Atherholt Mrs. Candace Garner Atkins ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Murray Atkinson (Lesley Anderson ’82)

Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro R. Aufiero Mr. Fred Auld Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Avena Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ayers (Mary Jane Bruner ’84) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey III Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Baker H’12 Mr. and Mrs. Brad A. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Edward Baker ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Baker, Jr. Mrs. Kara Baker Mr. Robbie Baker Mr. and Mrs. Michael Banister + Ms. Erin Banks ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Barbolla ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Barker + Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Barnard Mrs. Cindy Kelly Barnes ’75 Dr. Louis H. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Mack Barnhart Mr. and Mrs. Tony D. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bates III Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Bean (Merrick Rutledge ’02) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Beasley + Beasley Foundation Dr. Becky Beasley and Dr. Roger Gates Austin and San Juan Becera + Mr. William Beckworth + Ms. Julie Behr Mrs. Dora Belew Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bell Ms. Rebecca A. Bell + Mr. and Mrs. Jack Belton ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Berry ’76 (Marilyn French ’81) Mr. David A. Berthold, Jr. ’99 + Mr. and Mrs. Don Bescher III Ms. Sarah Bibb + Mrs. Emily Bintliff + Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Edward Black Mr. and Mrs. David Blair + Mr. and Mrs. James R. Blair Mrs. Margaret Blair Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Blake ’93 Mr. and Mrs. James R. Blake Mr. and Mrs. Terry R. Blake Ms. Lou Ann Blaylock Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bliok Dr. and Mrs. E.J. Blumberg Mr. Eric Boberg + Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Boenker IV Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Bollinger Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Boneberg + Mr. and Mrs. Bob Booth + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bornitz (Leigh Taylor ’95) Ms. Mary Boschini ’08

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Boswell Mr. and Mrs. Mike Boswell Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Boucher Mr. and Mrs. Robby Bourgeois + Mr. Brian D. Bowden ’74 Ms. Lizabeth Lambert Bowden ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bowser Mr. and Mrs. Rex O. Bozarth + Ms. Natalie Bracken ’05 + Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breedlove, Jr. ’78 + Mrs. Doreen Brigati Mrs. Susan Brinkley Mrs. Anne Brogdon Ferguson and Mr. Carter L. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brookman ’80 (Bari Buckner ’83) Mr. Tyler Brous ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Justin Brown Mr. Lawrence Brown Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown (Jennifer Thompson ’95) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown (Rebecca Tatum ’02) Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Browning Mr. and Mrs. Reagan R. Browning (Celia Moncrief ’02) Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brumley Ms. Claudia Brummett Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bruner ’86 Dr. and Mrs. C.B. Bruner Mr. Kyle Bryson ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bryson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Buck III + Mr. William B. Buechele ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Buis Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Burgos Drs. Ron and Sherri Burke Mr. and Mrs. Steve Burke Dr. Clinton J. Burkett ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Ken Burleson + Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Butler H’98 Dr. Kathleen Calder and Mr. Martin McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cameron (Kirsten White ’80) Mrs. Kathleen Ross Cammack ’02 Camp Fire USA First Texas Council The Robert S. and Joyce Pate Capper Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Capper Mr. Ryan Carlock ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Carlson + Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Carr + Ms. Alessandra M. Carrasco + Dr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Carrington Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casanova + Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Castro Holly and Jason Cauble

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2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Mrs. Kelly Maura Cavanaugh and Mr. James Vestal Mr. and Mrs. Julio C. Cedillo Col. and Mrs. Christopher S. Ceplecha, USAF (Ret.) Mr. Drew Chambers ’01 Ms. Flaminia Chapman ’99 Dr. Vanessa and Mr. Rob Charette Mrs. Tanya Charfen and Mr. Hugo Del Pozzo Charity Motors, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Johnny Cheng (Rebecca Stovall ’94) Mr. and Mrs. Li Chou Cheng + Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chisholm (Paige Farris ’87) + Dr. and Mrs. Michael Cimo Ms. Sarah Clayton ’07 Mr. Travis Clayton ’05 Mrs. Holly N. Clifford-Waters + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Clifton (Amy Street ’86) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clinkscale Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Clinkscale Dr. Noelle and Mr. Patrick Cloven Mrs. Joanne Clum Coca-Cola Refreshments Mr. and Mrs. Randy Cody + Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Coffee Mr. and Mrs. Greg Coffey Mr. Richard T. Collier Mrs. Catherine M. Collins + and Mr. Mauricio Vecino Mr. and Mrs. Earl Collins Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Collins Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins Drs. Susan and Peter Conroy Mr. Thomas Coon Mrs. Martha R. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cooper (Sharon Maberry ’86) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cordell Mr. and Mrs. John Cordell + Ms. Ana Coscia Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Coslik Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cotten Mrs. Cathlene Cox Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Cox Ms. Shannon Cox ’99 Mr. Toby Cox Ms. Teresa Crafton + Mr. and Mrs. William C. Crain Mrs. Rose Anne Cranz Mr. Ed Craver Mr. and Mrs. Craig Crockett Ms. Katie Croft ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cross Ms. Paula Croxton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cruce ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Crum + Mr. and Mrs. John W. Crumley

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Mr. and Mrs. Chaka Cummings + Mr. and Mrs. Atlee Cunningham (Diana Bonelli ’67) Ms. Karen Curella + Mr. and Mrs. Bill Daly Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Daly Ms. Cara Darden ’09 Mr. Christopher Darden ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Darden + Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Darner Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davidovich Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson Mrs. Patricia Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis + Mr. and Mrs. Gideon O. Davis Mrs. Kendall Davis and Mr. Anthony D. Marlar + Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis Dr. and Mrs. Sinai Davis Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dean Mr. Webster Dean ’74 Ms. Dorrine DeChant + Mr. and Mrs. Edward Deegan (Elizabeth Hill ’00) Mrs. Grazia DeFranco Mr. and Mrs. Tom Delaney + Delta Kappa Gamma Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee Denton Mr. and Mrs. David Derber + Mr. Joseph DeSantis Mr. and Mrs. Leo R. Desormier + Keri DeVos ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. DeVos Mrs. Beverly Diamond Dr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Diamond Dr. Janet Maberry Dickerson ’78 and Mr. Robert C. Dickerson ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Dickey ’89 + Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dietrich Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Dike Mr. and Mrs. Fred Disney Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dolins Ms. Nayelly Dominguez ’11 Donlan Foundation Mrs. Mary Dornan Mr. and Mrs. Dodd Dorsey + James and Dorothy Doss Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Brown ’94 (Amy Knight ’94) Mr. and Mrs. David Knight ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Menard Doswell (Patricia McMackin ’84) Mr. Colin Douglas ’06 + Mr. and Mrs. Randy Drake Mr. and Mrs. David Drez (Jennifer Gaines ’90) Mr. and Mrs. Cosme D. Duarte + Ms. Anna A. DuBose ’07 Mr. Ralph Duggins

Mrs. Susy Laughlin Duggins ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Duncan Mr. David L. Dunn + Ms. Olgalidia Duran and Mr. Silvestre Castro + Mr. and Mrs. Dave Durham Mr. and Mrs. Paul Duva (Diane Walworth ’83) Dr. and Mrs. David Dyslin Mrs. Irene Dzurilla Ms. Luci Dzurilla Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Eastwood + Mr. and Mrs. Denver Edmunds + Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Edwards Mr. Leland Ekstrom Mr. and Mrs. Juan Elizondo + Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Elkind Ms. Danielle N. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Ellman Mr. and Mrs. Chip Emms Mr. and Mrs. Ruben H. Escobedo eScrip Dr. Anna and Mr. Alexander Espinoza Mr. and Mrs. Roy Espinoza + Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ethridge Dr. and Mrs. Von L. Evans, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Oyeyemi Fabuyi Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fanning + Mr. and Mrs. Brian Farda + Ms. Emily C. Farlow Mr. Matthew J. Farmer + Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farris Mr. and Mrs. K. Max Faulkner Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ferguson Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferney Ms. Laurie Fields + Mr. and Mrs. Chip H. Finley Mr. and Mrs. Laurens B. Fish, Jr. Mr. James D. Fitzwilliam ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Florsheim ’96 Dr. Cindy and Mr. Kevin Ford + Mr. and Mrs. Troy A. Fore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Forrest + Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Fortson Mr. and Mrs. Josh Foster Mrs. Sharon Foster H’05 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Foust + Mr. and Mrs. David Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Hedricks Fox Mr. Matthew Franks ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Franks + Dr. Susan F. Franks and Dr. G. Frank Lawlis Mr. and Mrs. Felton Frantz Mr. and Mrs. William F. Frantz Mr. and Mrs. Bob Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Lee Freese Mrs. Dianne Fried Mrs. Sanae Fulkerson

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fuller + Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fuss + FWCD Alumni Association FWCD Security Mr. and Mrs. Brian O. Gaffin Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Gaines III Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gallovich (Jamie Fried ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Toby M. Galloway Ms. Maria L. Garcia + Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Garnett Dr. and Mrs. Robert I. Garrett + Dr. and Mrs. Richard Garrett + Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gee + Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Gendusa + Mr. and Mrs. Nick Genua (Kay Anderson ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gibbs ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilbert ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gilley + Mr. Chad T. Goetz Mr. Paul C. Goetz III Mr. and Mrs. Jim Goin + Mrs. Carol Gold Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Goldman ’90 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldman Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Golemon Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goodin Mr. and Mrs. Chris Goodwin (Anne Marie Siddons ’86) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. T. Patrick Gordon, Jr. Mr. Thomas P. Gordon III ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Justin C. Grace Dr. and Mrs. Walter D. Gracia Mr. and Mrs. John Grant (Bobette Withers ’69) Mr. and Mrs. Kyle G. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Richard Green Mr. Frank P. Greenhaw IV ’89 Rabbi and Mrs. Brad Greenman ’86 Mr. and Mrs. David Greenman ’88 Rabbi and Mrs. Jeff Greenman ’87 Mr. Richard A. Greenman Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Greenman Ms. Dorothy Gregg ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Griffin (Andrée French ’80) GR’s Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gruber (Laura Ward ’80) Mrs. Mary Ann Guly Ms. Lizbeth Gutiérrez Dr. and Mrs. Kumar Gutta Mr. and Mrs. Melvin R. Haas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Haase Andrea Payne Halbach ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Halbach + Mr. and Mrs. Tracy D. Hale Mrs. Jane Hall Mr. Rex Hall fwcd.org

July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Hall + Mr. and Mrs. David Hamburg (Blair Hyde ’87) Ms. Anna L. Hamilton + Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton + Mr. and Mrs. Brad Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Mitch W. Hanzik (Mindy Willis ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hardwick + Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Hardy Mrs. Priscilla Harrier H’11 Mr. and Mrs. James Harris Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harrison (Laura James ’69) Mr. John L. Harrison ’10 Mr. Joseph J. Harrison ’04 Capt. and Mrs. Robert H. Hartzell Mr. and Mrs. Ben A. Harveson Mr. Hunter Harvison ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Randall W. Harvison Mr. and Mrs. Pat C. Hawkins II Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawks (Bee Dowling ’75) Mr. and Mrs. Brent Hawthorne ’85 Mrs. Holly Rader Hayes ’76 Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hazel Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Head ’94 (Hannah Stinson ’94) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heath Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heflin Mr. and Mrs. Dennis K. Heinrichs + Mr. and Mrs. Matt Heinzelmann + Ms. Harriet Henderson Mr. Jim Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Henry Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Henry Mrs. Connie Herr Mr. Nolan E. Hightower + Mr. and Mrs. James Hill ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill Mr. and Mrs. Tony Hodnett ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Ty Hoffer ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Holbert, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill B. Holcomb + Dr. and Mrs. Bob Holland Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Holland Ms. Ella J. Hood Mr. and Mrs. Lane Hooton Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hoover + Mr. and Mrs. Justin Hoover ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hoover + Mr. and Mrs. David O. Hoppe + Mr.* and Mrs. Phillip H. Houston Mr. and Mrs. Ward A. Howard ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hudak Mr. Don Hudecek Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hulce + Dr. and Mrs. Alan Hull Mr. and Mrs. Brent Hull Fall/Winter 2012

Mr. Todd Humble ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hunt Ms. Erin M. Hunter ’08 Ms. Annalee Hurst ’09 Ms. Debbie S. Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Keven Hurst + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huston (Mary Ann McBride ’74) Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hutton + Mr. Brett K. Hyde ’85 Mr. C. Brodie Hyde II * Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hyde Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde Mr. and Mrs. Brent Hyder ’69 (Tracy Shaffer ’79) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Isham (Joy Nelson ’91) Mr. and Mrs. David Itz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson Ms. Laurie G. Jamieson Mrs. Tommie Jefferson and Mr. James Huling Ms. Aimee Jenkins + Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jennings + Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jiongo Ms. Jessica Johns ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Johnson + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Johnson Mr. Grant Johnston ’10 Ms. Randi Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jones + Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Jones Dr. and Mrs. Mark Jones (Elizabeth Murphy ’88) Dr. and Mrs. Stinson Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Sam Juliao ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Karpel (Lisa Gluck ’87) Mr. and Mrs. Ben L. Karr Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Karr ’99 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kaufmann Mr. William H. Kelley Ms. Anne R. Kelly ’02 Mrs. Eileen Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kelly (Caroline Keyes ’93) Mr. and Mrs. Todd Kelly ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Whit Kelly ’80 Mrs. Jean Kemp Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Kendall Ms. Vera Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Bud Kennedy (Shelly Seymour ’77) Mrs. Fredna Kennimer Dr. and Mrs. George S. Khammar Dr. and Mrs. Shujaat Khan Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kientzy Kilpatrick Insurance Agency, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Kinnaird + Ms. Colleen Kleuser ’76 Mr. and Mrs. John Knecht (Claire-Lise H’06) Mr. and Mrs. Francis Koch

Mr. and Mrs. Nate S. Kogan + Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Koger + Mr. Jeffrey E. Kollmeier Mr. and Mrs. John Kostohryz (Kendall Karr ’02) Dr. and Mrs. Demitris A. Kouris Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kovachev (Missi Olson ’89) + Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Kovuru Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Krieger (Gail-Ann Bradshaw ’91) Kroger Share Card Program Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Kulig (Melissa Sanders ’01) The Kwan Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kwan ’88 Mr. Jack Labovitz Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamsens (Caroline Corpening ’99) + Mrs. Jayne Landers Mr. Chad Landreth ’99 Mr. Edward Landreth ’03 Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Landreth ’01 Lands’ End, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lange (Shannon Taylor ’92) Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Langford Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Langley Mr. and Mrs. Chance H. Lankford Mr. Roger Latham Mr. Russell D. Laughlin ’08 Mrs. Deb Lawson and Mr. Greg Vanhoose + Dr. Danielle LeBlanc ’91 and Mr. Matthew Wallace Ms. Ellen LeClaire Mr. Gary LeClaire Mrs. Celia Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Lee, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James Lee + Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Lee Mr. and Mrs. H. Tal Lefler ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Lefler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Lehman (Meg Kendall ’90) Mr. and Mrs. Doug Leibinger (Rebecca Siegel ’86) Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Scott Leonard The Dorothea Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas Ms. Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lesok Mrs. Margaret E. Lester Mr. and Mrs. Al Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lewis (Amanda Killinger ’97) Dr. Suzanne Lewis + Mr. and Mrs. Chad M. Liberto (Jessica Peacock ’92) Dr. and Mrs. Hoonsik Lim

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. Jongyoon Lim ’08 Mr. John S. Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lincoln + Dr. Richard A. Linsky ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Cue Lipscomb ’85 Mrs. Lujuana C. Lipscomb Ms. Lauren Lively Mr. and Mrs. David Lofquist + Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Lott + Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Louden ’99 Mrs. Rosalie W. Louden Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Louden ’03 (Mary Powers ’03) Dr. and Mrs. Philip Lubrano Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Luengas Mr.* and Mrs. David Luskey Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luskey Mr. and Mrs. Michael Luskey Mr. Stephen Luskey ’01 Dr. and Mrs. James D. Maberry Dr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Maberry ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mack Mr. and Mrs. John MacLean Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Maddux + Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Madrid Ms. Eulalia F. Magana + Mr. Jerry Mahle + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mallick ’84 Mr. Michael Malone ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Malone (Katherin Bond ’71) Mr. Michael C. Mancini + Mr. and Mrs. Scott Alan Manning Dr. Judith A. Maples ’86 and Dr. Nalin Kumar Dr. and Mrs. Ted E. Margo Dr. and Mrs. G. Scott Marlow Dr. and Mrs. Warren Marrow Meg and Jay Martin Ms. Leova Martinez + Ms. Reyna Martinez + Mrs. Olivia Gouger Mason Mr. and Mrs. James Massey Ms. Nancy Mathisen Sheridan Matina Ms. Jeanette Matthews + Mr. and Mrs. Curt Matthews (Saori Yamagata ’91) Mrs. Suzanne Mauze Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Maynard Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mays Mr. and Mrs. Chris R. McBee Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. McBroom Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. McConnell ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Lee McConnell Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCormack + Mr. Gregory L. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCoy III ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan McCullough + Dr. and Mrs. M. Dwain McDonald

FALCONER

2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Mr. and Mrs. Bobby McGehee, Jr. ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. McGlothlin + Mr. and Mrs. Jes McIver Dr. and Mrs. Bruce McKee Mr. and Mrs. Keeley McLarty + Ms. Alison E. McManus ’95 The Meadows Foundation Ms. Hannah Meadows ’06 Mr. and Mrs. William W. Meadows Mr. and Mrs. Bill Merritt (Amy Buis ’93) Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Craig M. Meyers (Kelly Kuperman ’99) Judge and Mrs. Lawrence Meyers + Mr. and Mrs. Andy Michael + Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Michel (McKenna Keller ’94) Mr. and Mrs. Matt Milliorn Mr. and Mrs. Mike Milliorn Mr. Russ Mischel ’79 Ms. Nicole Misiraca + Dr. and Mrs. Matt Mitchell Mr. David G. Mitchell ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Meto Miteff Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mock Mr. Richard W. Moncrief, Jr. ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Sabino Monreal Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Montgomery (Valerie Bloch ’01) + Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Mooneyham + Mrs. Clarabeth Moore Mr. and Mrs. Link Moore (Tisha Tennant ’86) The Sally P. and Scott W. Mooring III Charitable Gift Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mooring Mosby Lincoln Foundation Mr. Jeffrey A. Moten Mr. and Mrs. George Mulqueen Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Mulqueen Mr.* and Mrs. Cecil E. Munn Mr. Joe Murph + Drs. Emily and Rhodes Murphey ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Clovis D. Murphree + Mr. and Mrs. Philip Murrin Mr. Viran Nana Mrs. Leigh Ann Hyer Nager ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nason Mr. and Mrs. Bales Nelson ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Nelson, Jr. Mr. Parker W. Nelson ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Huck Newberry III ’77 Mr. Duane D. Nguyen ’91 Mr. Cody N. Nicholson Dr. Lloyd Nietling Ms. Abigail C. Noel + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nolan ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Tim P. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. R. Blair Norman Ms. Ashley Norris +

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Mr. and Mrs. Eric Novak (Meredith Houpt ’97) Dr. Scott Nowlin ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Wade T. Nowlin Mr. Martin D. Oakes Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Oakes Ms. Patricia O’Brien ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. O’Connell Mr. and Mrs. Steve Oden Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ofner (Sarah Watson ’00) Mr. Mario A. Olmos Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Olson Mr. Rush Olson ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Olvera + Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. O’Neal Ms. Martha Oswald ’99 Ms. Jenny Pace ’93 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Packer Mrs. Janice Paden Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Padfield Dr. J. Mark Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Brett L. Pardue Mr. and Mrs. David E. Parker ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Parker + Mr. and Mrs. Scott Parker Kathy and Jim Parr Mr. and Mrs. Belker D. Paschall III Mr. and Mrs. Anil M. Patel Mrs. Hemangini Patel and Dr. Gopal H. Doshi Ms. Maya Patel Mr. Rashmi Patel Mr. and Mrs. Mark Paukune Mr. and Mrs. Richard Payne ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Chad Peacock + Mr. and Mrs. James A. Peacock Mr. and Mrs. Rick Peeples Mrs. Olive Pelich Ms. Emmanuelle E. Pelletier + Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pelosi (Bridget O’Brien ’91) Mr. and Mrs. George W. Pepper Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pepper Dr. Carmina Perez-Hermesmeyer and Mr. William Ernest Hermesmeyer The William C. Perry and Paula A. Nelson Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Foster Nelson Dr. Angelene Pete Mr. Laurence Pete Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Phillips Mary Ashton Phillips ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Phillips, Jr. (Nancy Norris ’72) Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Phillips Mr. Michael C. Philpott ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pierce +

Dr. and Mrs. Kirk J. Pinto Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Podell Merl and Alma Pohler Mr. and Mrs. B. Phillip Poole (Jessica Ross ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Pope Sally Blanton Porter and Robert Porter Mrs. Ruth Newberry Porterfield ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Buck Portwood Mr. and Mrs. Gib Portwood Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Posey Ms. Olivia Potts Mr. and Mrs. Nick Prince ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pruitt (Terry Brown ’79) Mrs. Sheila R. Pryor Mrs. Suzanne Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Pyron Mr. and Mrs. Cody G. Quisenberry Ms. Paula Quisenberry Mr. and Mrs. Olin Ragsdale Mr. and Mrs. James Rains + Ms. Shelley Rains + Ms. Elizabeth A. Ramirez + Mr. and Mrs. Allen Randall (Katy Conley ’97) Mr. and Mrs. Neil Randel Mr. and Mrs. Nowlin Randolph ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rapfogel (Marsha Ghormley ’71) + Mr. John Rascoe Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rattikin ’82 Ms. Misty K. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ray III ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ray, Jr. Mrs. Sarah Ray Dr. and Mrs. James C. Readinger Drs. Allison and Robert Readinger ’91 Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Reaves Mr. and Mrs. Michael Redmon Mr. Keller M. Reese ’10 Mr. Axton Reilly ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Relyea Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Relyea Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Reyes + Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Richey Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Rios (Jennifer Lipscomb ’85) Mrs. Molly Risewick Zeno + and Mr. Oscar Zeno Ms. Megan Rivers ’00 Dr. and Mrs. Dwayne L. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Mike Roberts Dr. Susan Roberts Ms. Claire Robin + Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robinson + Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Robinson + Mr. and Mrs. Marshall T. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson + Mr. and Mrs. Rick Robinson ’82 Mr. Ronald G. Robinson

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. Billy R. Rockmore* + Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rodgers ’90 Mr. and Mrs. George Rodriguez Ms. Amy Roe + Dr. John Rohrbach and Ms. Joan H. Massey + Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roland Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Rollins Dr. and Mrs. Julius Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rosenthal Ms. Julie Ann Rosenthal Ms. Holly Ann Ross Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Rozanski + Dr. and Mrs. John Rubin + Dr. and Mrs. Bill Runyon, Jr. ’80 Dr. David Rutledge ’85 Mr.* and Mrs. Edwin S. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Win Ryan, Jr. ’77 (Patricia Hughes ’77) Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Ryan Ms. Jennifer S. Rymell Mr. and Mrs. John Sabat, Jr. (Shireen Khan ’91) Ms. Lauren Sable + Ms. Cristina Salas ’02 Ms. Annie Samuelson ’07 Ms. Emily M. Samuelson ’10 Ms. Madeleine Samuelson ’05 Dr. and Mrs. Todd E. Samuelson Mr. Michael D. Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sanders Mr. and Mrs. David Sanford ’78 + Lynny and Eddie Sankary Mr. and Mrs. Joel Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Sberna (Lindsey Duran ’99) Mr. Howard Schack Ralph and Gloria Schack Dr. and Mrs. Herman Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schisel Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Schlegel Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schofield + Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Schollmaier ’85 Mrs. Holly Schreier ’81 and Mr. Gregory Housewirth Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schreier Ms. Tina Schreier and Mr. Rick Klompus Dr. and Mrs. Tom Schulze Mr. Scott B. Schuster Mrs. Patricia Schutts Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sciuto (Demar McGuire ’99) Mr. and Mrs. Ron Segal (Jill Greenman ’85) Mr. and Mrs. Geoff R. Seiber Mr. Tim Seiber ’06 Drs. Robin and Jonathan Selinger (Robin Blumberg ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Semple ’01 fwcd.org

July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Semple ’95 Service Learning Texas Mr. and Mrs. William L. Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. Rizwan Shah Mr. and Mrs. Randy Shaw + Drs. Heather and Joseph Shelton Mr. and Mrs. John L. Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shield (Elizabeth Turner ’90) Mr. and Mrs. Andy Shields ’69 Mr. Jonathan E. Shipley + Ms. Darlene F. Shue Mrs. Eve Ettinger Shulman ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Siegmund Mr. and Mrs. John Simms Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Simpson Mrs. Polly Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Danny P. Skiff Mr. and Mrs. Paul Skiff Mr. and Mrs. Craig Slayton + Mr. and Mrs. James Small (Alison Weir ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Boston Smith (Cindy Lipscomb ’71) Mr. and Mrs. Jay Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeff S. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Holt Smith ’87 (Sarah Akhtar ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Smith (Mary Hallman ’03) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith (Beverly Gardner ’84) Mr. and Mrs. Spencer K. Smith + Mr. and Mrs. Don S. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Snyder ’93 (Wesley Van Wyk ’94) Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sorensen + Mr. and Mrs. Gene St. John Mr. Robert Stackhouse Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Stanford (Jill Gordon ’86) Mr. and Mrs. George Steele ’86 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew H. Steele Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stephens + Mr. and Mrs. Rod Stepp Ms. Alexandra Stevens ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. David Stevenson ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Stevenson II ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stewart Mr. Fred Stewart + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stoltz ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Stouffer ’68 Mr. Shawn Stovall ’81 Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Strock Ms. Jenna M. Strom + Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stroube Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Stroube, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Vernell Sturns Fall/Winter 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Summerville + Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Sweeney Mrs. Mary McKinney Swift ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ed Swindle Drs. Samira and Kamal Syed Ms. Chelsea Tabor ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Tapp ’88 Mr. and Mrs. David Tardiff (Ann Barber ’76) Mr. and Mrs.* Walter Tate + Ms. Carter Tatum ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tatum ’01 (Carly Mills ’00) Mr. and Mrs. James C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Neel Teague ’71 Mr. C.B. Team ’01 Ms. Lisa B. Team ’77 and Mr. Brian Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Terry + Mr. and Mrs. Guy Tetirick Dr. Brad Thigpen Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Chad Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Jay Thomas (Simone Webb ’79) Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thomas Ms. Lanelle Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Thompson Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson ’69 (Melissa Garrett ’74) Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Thompson + Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson Ms. Jewel Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Thompson III ’93 Nancy and Andy Thompson Patsy and Randy Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Randy Tierce + Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tipton Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tower (Katherine McDermott ’86) Mr. and Mrs. J. David Tracy Mr. Butch Traeder + Ms. Nikki A. Triggs + Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tuomey Mrs. Sue Cutler Turner ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Tom F. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Twinam + Mr. and Mrs. Steve Uhr + Mr. and Mrs. John Uselding Mr. and Mrs. Nitesh Vallabh Dr. Avinash Vallurupalli and Mrs. Malathi Ravi Mr. and Mrs. Jim Van Buskirk ’78 Mr. and Mrs. James Van Buskirk (June Van Buskirk H’09) Mrs. Kathryn Van Nostrand Mrs. Estil A. Vance, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vanderpoel Ms. Mary Kay Varley + Ms. Kristin Vaughn + Mr. Greg Vick Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Vincent +

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Von Kolen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wade (Julia White ’84) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Wade Ms. Peggy R. Wakeland + Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Walker Mr. and Mrs. John Walker (Blair Taylor ’99) Mr. and Mrs. W. Wade Walker Dr. and Mrs. George Michael Wall Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. Wallace + Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wallace Ms. Stacy Walsh Mr. and Mrs. David Walters Ms. Kathleen Walton Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Wamsley + Ms. Mary Washuta Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Washuta Mrs. Jane Boyd Watson Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Watson Dr. and Mrs. John Watt Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weatherholt + Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Weaver (Katherine Allen ’96) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01) Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Weir + Mr. and Mrs. Lon T. Werner Mr. and Mrs. Ron Westendorf + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen X. Westermann Mrs. Amanda Whalen + and Mr. Robert S. Hereford + Mr. and Mrs. Lenny R. White Mr. Hood Whitson ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Widawski Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilkie Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Lee V. Williams Ms. Melissa D. Williams + Dr. Newell Williams and Rev. Sue McDougal Mr. and Mrs. Tom Williford ’88 Mr. and Mrs. J. Don Willis, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Willis ’80 + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Wilson Mrs. Vivienne H. Wilson Mrs. Rachel B. Wittich and Mr. Quincy T. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Wittman Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wolford + Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Wong Mr. and Mrs. Doug R. Woodcock Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Woodson IV ’85 Ms. Anne-Lise Knecht Woods ’85 + Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wray Dr. Shannon Sweeney Wright ’74 Dr. and Mrs. Eric Wroten ’92 Dr. Biqiang Xu and Mrs. Shuang Qi Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yamagata

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mrs. Clayvia Yates-Ford ’02 and Mr. Ataleo Ford Mrs. Rita Zawalnicki +

Alumni Participation by Class Class of 1967

Diana Bonelli Cunningham Bill Curtis Ward Howard William Landreth Mary McKinney Swift 15.15% (5 out of 33) gave

Class of 1968

Paul Stouffer 4.17% (1 out of 24) gave

Class of 1969

Jim Fitzwilliam Bobette Withers Grant Laura James Harrison Brent Hyder Gail Widmer Landreth Andy Shields George Thompson 17.5% (7 out of 40) gave

Class of 1970

Susy Laughlin Duggins Pete Geren III Randy Rodgers 6.67% (3 out of 45) gave

Class of 1971

Betty McBride Alcorn Kathrin Bond Malone Marsha Ghormley Rapfogel Cynthia Courtney Siegel Terry Siegel Cindy Lipscomb Smith Gordon Teague 15.91% (7 out of 44) gave

Class of 1972

Richard Garvey Nancy Norris Phillips 5.56% (2 out of 36) gave

Class of 1973

Candace Garner Atkins Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo Thomas Leatherbury Frank Stevenson II 10.26% (4 out of 39) gave

FALCONER

2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Class of 1974

Brian Bowden Lizabeth Lambert Bowden Webster Dean Mary Ann McBride Huston Ruth Newberry Porterfield Melissa Garrett Thompson Shannon Sweeney Wright 15.22% (7 out of 46) gave

Class of 1975

Cindy Kelly Barnes Kim Williamson Darden Jim DuBose David Ekstrom Bee Dowling Hawks Dwight Horton Carla Kemp Thompson 15.22% (7 out of 46) gave

Class of 1976

Michael Berry Holly Rader Hayes Colleen Kleuser Ann Barber Tardiff 8.51% (4 out of 47) gave

Class of 1977

Carolyn Tarride Hudson Shelly Seymour Kennedy George LeBus Huck Newberry III David Parker Anna Melissa Harrison Philpott Tom Purvis Patricia Hughes Ryan Win Ryan, Jr. Lisa Team Kelly Thompson 19.64% (11 out of 56) gave

Class of 1978

John Boswell Joseph Breedlove, Jr. Robert Dickerson Janet Maberry Dickerson Ben Fortson III Kay Anderson Genua Beth Runyon Gideon Mindy Willis Hanzik Alicia Rattikin Lindsey Scott Nowlin Michelle Miteff Purvis David Sanford Jon Snyder James Van Buskirk 23.73% (14 out of 59) gave

Class of 1979

Jack Armstrong Julie Moore Clark Jay Herd Randall Hudson Marsha Harrison Kleinheinz

FALCONER

Tracy Shaffer Hyder Russ Mischel Simone Webb Thomas Bryan Wagner 12.68% (9 out of 71) gave

Class of 1980

Steve Berry John Brookman Kirsten White Cameron Bill Cowan, Jr. James Fleming Andrée French Griffin Laura Ward Gruber Whit Kelly Shannon Young Ray Michael Dan Reese Bill Runyon, Jr. Robin Blumberg Selinger Alison Weir Small Joe Willis 20.59% (14 out of 68) gave

Class of 1981

Bill Belton III Marilyn French Berry Elizabeth Steele Boswell Lisa Fortson Burton Kenneth Cruce Brodie Hyde III Todd Kelly Frasher Hudson Pergande Holly Schreier Shawn Stovall Marshall Young, Sr. 15.07% (11 out of 73) gave

Class of 1982

Lesley Anderson Atkinson Andrea Payne Halbach Ann Barksdale House Melissa Miteff Kirtley Steve Nolan Jeff Rattikin Rick Robinson 9.72% (7 out of 72) gave

Class of 1983

Bari Buckner Brookman Diane Walworth Duva Pamela Corbett Murrin Eleanor Mauze Snyder 6.25% (5 out of 80) gave

Class of 1984

Charles Arnold Mary Jane Bruner Ayers Jack Belton Patricia McMackin Doswell Liz Stapp Fleischer Trey Gordon III Stephen Maberry Stephen Mallick Beverly Gardner Smith

Sue Cutler Christie Julia White Wade 11.22% (11 out of 98) gave

Class of 1985

Amy Roach Bailey Marshall Boyd David Fischer Brent Hawthorne Brett Hyde Cue Lipscomb Richard Payne Jennifer Lipscomb Rios David Rutledge Taylor Schollmaier Jill Greenman Segal Alexandra Stevens Anne-Lise Knecht Woods Patrick Woodson IV 17.72% (14 out of 79) gave

Class of 1986

Bill Arnold Suzanne Bahan Andrew Bruner Amy Street Clifton Sharon Maberry Cooper Anne Marie Siddons Goodwin Brad Greenman Tony Hodnett Teresa Fischer Howard Rebecca Siegel Leibinger Judith Maples Tisha Tennant Moore Rush Olson William Ryan Scott Sankary Trish Thompson Sheats Mo Sheats II Jill Gordon Stanford Bill Steele George Steele Katherine McDermott Tower 27.27% (21 out of 77) gave

Class of 1987

Jennifer Berry Anderson Hope Harvison Anthony Paige Farris Chisholm Windsor Davis Gerrish Charlie Gibbs Jeff Greenman Blair Hyde Hamburg Lisa Gluck Karpel Jim McCoy Leigh Ann Hyer Nager Cynthia Rimmer Prince John Holt Smith David Stevenson 16.25% (13 out of 80) gave

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Class of 1988

Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine Laura Bonnell Alexander Tasa Lefler Anderson John Beadles Michael Dike David Greenman Elizabeth Murphy Jones Wilson Kwan Bobby McGehee Michael Tapp Thomas Williford 13.10% (11 out of 84) gave

Class of 1989

Chris Baker Stephen Dickey Frank Greenhaw IV Missi Olson Kovachev Ed Nelson III Patricia O’Brien Paul Ray III 9.59% (7 out of 73) gave

Class of 1990

Laura Baldwin Jennifer Gaines Drez Elliot Goldman Holman Harvey Ty Hoffer Meg Kendall Lehman Nowlin Randolph Jason Rodgers Elizabeth Turner Shield Michael Stoltz 13.7% (10 out of 73) gave

Class of 1991

Clinton Burkett Lori Roach Davis Patrick Fischer Jamie Fried Gallovich Joy Nelson Isham Gail-Ann Bradshaw Krieger Danielle LeBlanc Richard Linsky Saori Yamagata Matthews Wesley Moncrief, Jr. Rhodes Murphey Duane Nguyen Bridget O’Brien Pelosi Jessica Ross Poole Robert Readinger Shireen Khan Sabat Sarah Akhtar Smith 21.52% (17 out of 79) gave

Class of 1992

Pepper Ackers David Anton Brian Crumley Alex Geesbreght Michael Gilbert fwcd.org

July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Justin Hoover Sam Juliao Josh Korman Shannon Taylor Lange Tal Lefler Jessica Peacock Liberto Bales Nelson Eric Wroten 14.94% (13 out of 87) gave

Class of 1993

Lauren Meekins Anton Andrew Blake Randy Eisenman Caroline Keyes Kelly Amy Buis Merritt Jenny Pace Eve Ettinger Shulman Marcus Snyder John Thompson III 12% (9 out of 75) gave

Class of 1994

Amy Knight Brown Jason Brown Anjie Landreth Butler Rebecca Stovall Cheng Georgina Moncrief Condrey Hannah Stinson Head Tyler Head McKenna Keller Michel Wesley Van Wyk Snyder 12.86% (9 out of 70) gave

Class of 1995

Leigh Taylor Bornitz Jennifer Thompson Brown Gary Guion Alison E. McManus Rob Semple 6.58% (5 out of 76) gave

Class of 1996

Jehan Akhtar Raymond Baldwin III William Butler Jordan Beasley Davidson Charlie Florsheim Katherine Allen Weaver 9.09% (6 out of 66) gave

Class of 1997

Katie Croft James Hill Amanda Killinger Lewis Meredith Houpt Novak Katy Conley Randall 5.06% (4 out of 79) gave

Class of 1998

Erin Banks Geoffrey C. Butler (H) David Knight Carter Tatum 4.11% (3 out of 73) gave

Fall/Winter 2012

Class of 1999

David Berthold, Jr. Flaminia Chapman Shannon Cox Todd Humble Brandon Karr Caroline Corpening Lamsens Chad Landreth Malcolm Louden, Jr. Kelly Kuperman Meyers Martha Oswald Lindsey Duran Sberna Demar McGuire Sciuto Blair Taylor Walker 15.66% (13 out of 83) gave

Class of 2000

Kyle Bryson Elizabeth Hill Deegan Jessica Johns Colin McConnell Sarah Watson Ofner Nick Prince Megan Rivers Carly Mills Tatum 8.60% (8 out of 93) gave

Class of 2001

Chris Anderson Craig Barbolla Tyler Brous Ryan Carlock Drew Chambers Melissa Sanders Kulig W.A. Landreth Stephen Luskey Michael Malone David Mitchell Valerie Bloch Montgomery Hunter Semple Stephen Tatum C.B. Team Jean Webb (H) Hood Whitson 16.67% (16 out of 96) gave

Class of 2002

Merrick Rutledge Bean Rebecca Tatum Brown Celia Moncrief Browning Kathleen Ross Cammack Dorothy Gregg Anne Kelly Kendall Karr Kostohryz Lauren Lively Mary Ashton Phillips Cristina Salas Clayvia Yates-Ford 12.79% (11 out of 86) gave

Class of 2003

Edward Landreth Taylor Louden

Mary Powers Louden Mary Hallman Smith 4.30% (4 out of 93) gave

Class of 2004

Bob Adams (H) Keri DeVos Joe Harrison 3.26% (3 out of 93) gave

Class of 2005

Chloe Bade Anderson Thomas Anderson Natalie Bracken Travis Clayton Sharon Foster (H) Madeleine Samuelson Chelsea Tabor 7.61% (7 out of 92) gave

Class of 2006

Dan Bloch (H) Christopher Darden Colin Douglas Claire-Lise Knecht (H) Hannah Meadows Axton Reilly Timothy A. Seiber 7.29% (7 out of 96) gave

Class of 2007

Sarah Clayton Anna DuBose Matthew Franks Anne Samuelson 4.26% (4 out of 93) gave

Class of 2008

Mary Boschini Hunter Harvison Erin Hunter Russell Laughlin Jongyoon Lim Michael Philpott 6.45% (6 out of 93) gave

Class of 2009

Bryant Buechele Cara Darden Annalee Hurst June Van Buskirk (H) 4.17% (4 out of 96) gave

Class of 2010

Tori Adams (H) John Harrison Grant Johnston Parker Nelson Keller Reese Emily Samuelson 6.32% (6 out of 95) gave

Class of 2011

Nayelly Dominguez Priscilla Harrier (H) 2.04% (2 out of 98) gave

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Faculty/Staff Donors

Pepper D. Ackers ’92 James Aldridge Mallory Hull Alexander Mitchell Alexandre Cynthia Allen Ken Allen Christy Alvear Chloe (Bade) Anderson ’05 Andréanne Annis Lupe Arechar Lidia Arenas Bill Arnold ’86 Roberto Arroyo Shilo Banister Dean Barker Andrew Beasley San Juan Becera William Beckworth Rebecca Bell David Berthold, Jr. ’99 Sarah Bibb Emily Bintliff Ann Blair Dan Bloch H’06 Eric Boberg Sara Boneberg Gaby and Bob Booth Courtney Bourgeois Rex Bozarth Natalie Bracken ’05 Joseph Breedlove, Jr. ’78 Kimberly Buck Lynnette Burleson Bryan Carlson Perri Carr Alessandra Carrasco Angeles Casanova Silvestre Castro Carrie Cheng Paige (Farris ’87) and Ed Chisholm Holly Clifford Kay Cody Catherine Collins John Cordell Teresa Crafton Tiffini Crum Chaka Cummings Karen Curella Betty Darden Karen Davis Kendall Davis Dorrine DeChant Tom Delaney Christine Derber Leo Desormier Stephen Dickey ’89 Melisa Dorsey Colin Douglas ’06 Cosme Duarte Rachael Duncan

FALCONER

2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors David Dunn Deborah Eastwood Denver Edmunds Esperanza Elizondo Yolanda Espinoza Ellen Fanning Brian Farda Matthew Farmer Laurie Fields Kevin Ford Tara Forrest Dan Foust Tricia Franks Sheri Fuller Theresa Fuss Maria Garcia Janie Garrett Judith Garrett Alison Gee Frank J. Gendusa Sherrilan Gilley Angie Goin Heather Goldman Melodee Halbach DeAnn Hall Anna Hamilton Sharon Hamilton Stacey Hardwick Dennis Heinrichs Joni Heinzelmann Rob Hereford Nolan Hightower Robert Holbert, Jr. Tammi Holcomb Aaron Hoover Steve Hoover Teresa and David Hoppe Chris Hulce Mel Hurst Terri Hutton Aimee Jenkins Debby Jennings Barbara Jiongo Kris Johnson Dan Jones Sheree Kinnaird Nate Kogan Lisa Koger Missi (Olson) Kovachev ’89 Caroline (Corpening) Lamsens ’99 Deb Lawson Judy Lee Suzanne Lewis Shari R. Lincoln Mandy Lofquist Kathy Lott Chuck Maddux Eulalia Magana Jerry Mahle Mike Mancini

FALCONER

Leova Martinez Reyna Martinez Joan Massey Jeanette Matthews Lori McCormack Sara McCullough Jay McGlothlin Kellie McLarty Barbara Meyers Beverly Michael Nicole Misiraca Thomas Mitchell Valerie (Bloch) Montgomery ’01 Chuck Mooneyham Joe Murph Clovis Murphree Abby Noel Ashley Norris Maria Olvera Lisa and Michael Parker Chad Peacock Emmanuelle Pelletier Evan D. Peterson Renee Pierce Jackie and James Rains Shelley Rains Elizabeth Ramirez Marsha (Ghormley) Rapfogel ’71 Cynthia Reyes Molly Risewick-Zeno Claire Robin Alison Robinson Ginger Robinson Kay Robinson Billy Rockmore * Amy Roe Jeffrey Rozanski Meg Rubin Lauren Sable Stacy Sanford Debbie Schofield Jay Shaw Jon Shipley Craig Slayton Spencer Smith Sharon Sorensen Stephen Stackhouse John Stephens Fred Stewart Jenna Strom Amy Summerville Virginia Tate * Laura Terry Edwena Thompson Randy Tierce Butch Traeder Nikki Triggs Sandra Tuomey Leslie Twinam Steve Uhr

Mary Kay Varley Kristin Vaughn Michael Vincent Peggy Wakeland Lisa Wallace Carol and Allen Wamsley Paula Weatherholt Mary Weir Bobbi Westendorf Melissa Williams Robin Willis Tammy Wolford Anne-Lise (Knecht) Woods ’85 Rita Zawalnicki

Grandparent Honor Roll

Mr. and Mrs. Denny Alexander Ben Alexander (2020) Kate Alexander (2022) Allie Arnold (2018) Robert Arnold (2014) Mrs. Carol Margaret Allen Allen Taylor (2018) Mark Taylor (2019)

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson Joe Atkinson (2019) Julia Atkinson (2019) Mrs. Doc Anderson Walker Anderson (2023) Mr. Gordon Anderson Katie Anderson (2016) Michael Anderson (2018) Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Atherholt Kenna Wong (2022) Mr. Fred Auld Cole Vick (2015) Hunter Vick (2012) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey III Boyd Bailey (2019) Tallia Bailey (2016) Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Baker, Jr. Christopher Baker (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baldwin Brooke Baldwin (2024) Mrs. Ann Barksdale Brindley House (2013) Gaddis House (2013) Thomas House (2013)

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. Mack Barnhart Mack MacLean (2018) Turner MacLean (2015) Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bates III Cassidy Bates (2015) Cooper Bates (2018) Dr. Becky Beasley and Dr. Roger Gates Will Davidson (2024) Mrs. Dora Belew Campbell Bishop (2013) Mary Catherine Bishop (2016) Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bell Conally Bell (2023) Emily Bell (2021) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Black Hudson Black (2019) Olivia Black (2014) Mrs. Margaret Blair Maggie Blair (2021) Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bliok Justin Morris (2022) Dr. and Mrs. William F. Bonnell Ben Alexander (2020) Kate Alexander (2022) Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bowen Wyatt Wilson (2020) Mrs. Susan Brinkley Camilla Collins (2022) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Browning Alexander Allsup (2013) Wyatt Allsup (2018) Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brumley Allison Moore (2020) Ms. Claudia Brummett Austin Meadows (2013) Megan Meadows (2015) Dr. and Mrs. C.B. Bruner Katy Jane Ayers (2022) Laurie Bruner (2016) Matthew Bruner (2019) Audrey Christian (2013) Jackson Christian (2017) Mr. and Mrs. Hans Buehler Katelyn Tierney (2015) fwcd.org

July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Buis Alexa Merritt (2021) Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bumstead Bass Bumstead (2019) Merrill Bumstead (2020) Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Butler Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;98 Ward Butler (2024) Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Castro Julia Hanson (2021) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Clinkscale Avery Clinkscale (2020) Julia Clinkscale (2023) Mrs. Joanne Clum Jonathan Clum (2013) Kathleen Clum (2018) Mr. Richard T. Collier Ann Staniford (2017) Caroline Staniford (2020) Mac Staniford (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Earl Collins Waldron Collins (2020)

Ms. Paula Croxton Olivia Lincoln (2017) Zane Lincoln (2014)

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ethridge Georgia Ethridge (2023) Jack Ethridge (2021)

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Daly Carter Daly (2022) Kate Daly (2024)

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farris Farris Chisholm (2019) Kaylee Chisholm (2022) Patrick Gordon (2014) Tara Gordon (2012)

Mrs. Lucy Darden Lauren Hughes (2019) Rachel Hughes (2013) Samantha Hughes (2014) Haddy Self (2013) Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson Will Davidson (2024) Mrs. Patricia Davidson Juliebeth LeBus (2017) Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis Sutton Howard (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis Dylan Davis (2024) Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis Devon Davis (2015) Anna Gerrish (2020)

Congressman and Mrs. Mike Conaway Conally Bell (2023) Emily Bell (2021)

Mrs. Beverly Diamond Jordan Diamond (2021) Sidney Diamond (2018)

Mr. Thomas Coon Jake Vinson (2012)

Mr. and Mrs. Vittorio B. DiGiorgio Annie Dzurilla (2013)

Mrs. Martha R. Cooper Christopher Cooper (2017) Claire Cooper (2020) Scott Cooper (2024)

Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Dike Ben Dike (2019) Marshall Dike (2016)

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Coscia Julian Cedillo (2017) Karina Cedillo (2020) Isabella Coscia (2020)

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dolins Lily Hyde (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Randy Drake Kaylie Graves (2021)

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Crain Will Tuomey (2020)

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Durham Gage Fowlkes (2022)

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Crumley Rogan Crumley (2021) Teeg Crumley (2024)

Mrs. Irene Dzurilla Annie Dzurilla (2013)

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cross Allie Cross (2024) Gracie Cross (2022)

Fall/Winter 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edwards Andy Edwards (2024) Mr. Leland Ekstrom Mary Claire Ekstrom (2014)

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferney Ainsley Bescher (2020) Brayden Bescher (2018) Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Fischer Emily Fischer (2015) Meg Fischer (2019) Mr. and Mrs. Laurens B. Fish, Jr. Burke McCoy (2018) Jake McCoy (2015) Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Fortson Christopher Burton (2012) David Burton (2016) Benjamin Fortson (2015) Coleman Fortson (2018) Mr. and Mrs. David Fowler Hannah Fowler (2014) Mr. and Mrs. Hedricks Fox Reagan Smith (2014) Mr. and Mrs. Felton Frantz Emily Frantz (2021) Kaitlyn Frantz (2013) Matthew Frantz (2016) Mr. and Mrs. Lee Freese Margaret Snyder (2013) Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Gaines III Patrick Drez (2024) Philip Drez (2021) Richard Tatum(2014) Priscilla and John M. Geesbreght Joe Geesbreght (2023) John Geesbreght (2022) Vivian Geesbreght(2024) Mr. and Mrs.* Preston M. Geren, Jr. Mary Geren (2015) Mrs. Carol Gold Jordan Diamond (2021) Sidney Diamond (2018)

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goodin Will Thigpen (2018) Mr. and Mrs. T. Patrick Gordon, Jr. Patrick Gordon (2014) Tara Gordon (2012) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Green Jake Willis (2014) Mrs. Mary Ann Guly Garrett Jamieson (2012) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Haase Caroline Korman (2021) William Korman (2021) Capt. and Mrs. Robert H. Hartzell Joseph DeSantis (2018) Mr. and Mrs. George Harvick Grace Elizabeth Cauble (2020) Mimi Cauble (2023) Mr. and Mrs. John Harvison Hayley Ann Harvison (2014) Heath Harvison (2012) Heather Dawn Harvison (2014) Merrett Watson (2020) Abigail Woodcock (2021) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heath Lottie Lydick (2022) Robert Lydick (2022) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heflin Mitchell Crawford (2022) Ms. Harriet Henderson Abbie Kate Henderson (2021) Taft Henderson (2015) Mr. Jim Henderson Abbie Kate Henderson (2021) Taft Henderson (2015) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Henry Connor Henry (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Holland Blake Waltrip (2012) Will Waltrip (2014) Mr. and Mrs. Stan Howard Hayes Howard (2020) Parker Howard (2018) Mr. Don Hudecek Sydney Hudecek (2022)

FALCONER

2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hudak Karina Hudak (2012) Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr. Edward Hudson (2014) Graham Pergande (2015) Morgan Pergande (2013) Spencer Pergande (2017) Dr. and Mrs. Alan Hull Georgia-Rae Hull (2015) Harriette Hull (2018) Jackson Hull (2013) The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Sam Hulsey Mack Newberry (2018) Oliver Newberry (2013) Sydney Phillips (2015) Mr. C. Brodie Hyde II * Riley Hamburg (2017) Ryan Hamburg (2020) Anna Brett Hyde (2017) Blake Hyde (2020) Brodie Hyde (2017) Campbell Hyde (2020) Hunter Hyde (2023)

Mrs. Jane Klabzuba Korman Caroline Korman (2021) William Korman (2021)

Mr. and Mrs. John MacLean Mack MacLean (2018) Turner MacLean (2015)

Dr. and Mrs. Jay N. Murphy III Sam Jones (2020) Will Jones (2017)

Mr. Jack Labovitz Mason Cheng (2022) Hannah Cheng (2024)

Mr. and Mrs. James Massey Addie Finley (2023) Evaline Finley (2021) Stella Finley (2019)

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nason Brailey Connor (2022)

Dr. James R. Lambert Peter Bowden (2012) Mrs. Jayne Landers Walker Payne (2017) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Ward Butler (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Langford Lillian Buchanan (2023) Stephen Buchanan (2013) Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Langley Lauren Mitchell (2023)

Mrs. Suzanne Mauze Margaret Snyder (2013) Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Maynard Alyssa Cole (2019) Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mays Alexandra Harvey (2021) Hayden Harvey (2019) Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. McCall, Jr. Campbell Boswell (2014) Fontaine Boswell (2014) Ford Morris (2019)

Dr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Lefler, Jr. Walker Anderson (2023)

Dr. and Mrs. M. Dwain McDonald Malcolm McDonald (2014) Sarah Jane McDonald (2017)

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde Emily Hyde (2015) Kat Hyde (2012)

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Leonard Chloe Pyron (2017) Emma Pyron (2021)

Mr. and Mrs. Jes McIver Oliver Newberry (2013) Mack Newberry (2018)

Mr. and Mrs. David Itz Kacey Chapman (2023)

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lesok Austin Westermann (2016) Joseph Westermann (2019)

Mr. John W. McMackin Alex Doswell (2016) Annabelle Doswell (2017)

Mrs. Margaret E. Lester Amari Covington (2024)

Mr. and Mrs. John Michener, Jr. Abigail Henderson (2021) Taft Henderson (2015)

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jiongo John Jiongo (2012) Maddie Jiongo (2014) Dr. and Mrs. Harold V. Johnson Sadie Johnson (2019) Vee Johnson (2023) Mrs. Sheila B. Johnson Josie Martin (2015) Edward Martin (2017) Dr. and Mrs. Stinson Jones Will Jones (2017) Sam Jones (2020) Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Kendall Kendall Lehman (2022) Marshall Lehman (2024) Mrs. Fredna Kennimer Kalison Nix (2014) Mr. and Mrs. Francis Koch Gabby Pettit (2021)

FALCONER

Mr. and Mrs. Al Lewis Sadie Paul (2024) Mrs. Lujuana C. Lipscomb Maddie Relyea (2013) Isa Rios (2023) Sam Rios (2022)

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Milliorn Madeleine Milliorn (2022) Ryan Milliorn (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Meto Miteff Will Kirtley (2014)

Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Nelson, Jr. Reese Nelson (2021) Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Oakes Brandon Oakes (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Steve Oden Rick McBroom (2022) Robert McBroom (2018) Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Olson Mia Kovachev (2020) Mr. and Mrs. James Packer Allie Arnold(2018) Mary Madison Arnold (2014) Robert Arnold (2014) Will Arnold (2013) Mrs. Janice Paden Eric Skiff (2014) Mr. William R. Pakis Kyle O’Brien (2014) Nicholas Pakis (2022) Will Pakis (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Major W. Park Jr. Katie Park (2016) Megan Park (2018) Robert Park (2018) Mr. and Mrs. James A. Peacock Benjamin Liberto (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pepper Erik Pepper (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Arnold E. Petsche John Davidson (2015) Alec Petsche (2013) Eric Petsche (2016) Julia Petsche (2020)

Mr.* and Mrs. David Luskey Madelyn Luskey (2015)

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mooring Webb Mooring (2024)

Dr. and Mrs. James D. Maberry Christopher Cooper (2017) Claire Cooper (2020) Scott Cooper (2024) Kristin Dickerson (2016) Allison Maberry (2021) David Maberry (2023) Jonathan Maberry (2018) Samanna Maberry (2017)

Mr. and Mrs. Clifton H. Morris, Jr. Campbell Beebe (2023) Brailey Connor (2022)

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Phillips Riley Dean (2015)

Mr. and Mrs. George Mulqueen Reagan Mulqueen (2016) Sydney Mulqueen (2015) Westen Mulqueen (2018)

Sally Blanton Porter and Robert Porter Alexander Fleischer (2020) Amelia Fleischer (2020)

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

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July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Buck Portwood William Portwood (2020)

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rosenthal Matt Davis (2012)

Mr. Robert Stackhouse Robbie Stackhouse (2014)

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Posey Vail Dickey (2024)

Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Ryan Morgan Pergande (2013) Graham Pergande (2015) Spencer Pergande (2017)

Mr. and Mrs. Rodd Stepp Randall Felton (2016)

Ms. Paula Quisenberry Cooper Quisenberry (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Olin Ragsdale Eden Harveson (2019) Henry Harveson (2020) Mr. John Rascoe Carlyle Rascoe (2015) Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ray, Jr. Isabella Ray (2020) Paul Ray (2023) Mrs. Sarah Ray Mary Geren (2015) Carson Ray (2013) Isabella Ray (2020) Megan Ray (2013) Paul Ray (2023) Taylor Ray (2013) Dr. and Mrs. James C. Readinger Caroline Readinger (2023) Mr. and Mrs. Mike Reese Connor Reese (2015) Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Relyea Camden Relyea (2018) Hayden Relyea (2020) Maddie Relyea (2013) Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Richey Evelyn Richey (2022) Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Rimmer, Jr. Ryan Prince (2017) Mr. and Mrs. John V. Roach John Callaway (2014) Dylan Davis (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Mike Roberts Caroline Pierce (2022) Grant Pierce (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Marshall T. Robinson Kristin Robinson (2016) Dr. and Mrs. Julius Rosen Michael Jacobson (2016)

Fall/Winter 2012

Dr. and Mrs. Eddie M. Sankary Benjamin Sankary (2014) Jack Sankary (2016)

Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Stevens Kyra Gibbons (2024) Katie Park (2016) Megan Park (2018) Robert Park (2018)

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Scales Patrick Rekieta (2016)

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stewart Webb Mooring (2024)

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schack Brandon Schack (2020)

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stroube Trip Stroube (2023)

Dr. and Mrs. Herman Schaffer Jenna Schaffer (2022) Jessica Schaffer (2019)

Mr. and Mrs. Vernell Sturns Alex Sturns (2015) Samuel Sturns (2019)

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schreier Jacqueline Housewirth (2017)

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomas Rogan Crumley (2021) Thomas Crumley (2024)

Ms. Tina Schreier and Mr. Rick Klompus Jacqueline Housewirth (2017)

Ms. Lanelle Thomas Paxtin Stimson (2022)

Dr. and Mrs. Tom Schulze Gil Wroten (2023) Luke Wroten (2022)

Ms. Jewel Thompson Sabrina Strain (2015) Sofia Strain (2019)

Mr. and Mrs. John Simms Julia Hayes (2019) Tucker Hayes (2016)

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Thompson, Jr. Clark Sheats (2018) Patrick Sheats (2022) William Sheats (2016)

Mrs. Polly Simpson Reed Simpson (2014) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Skiff Eric Skiff (2014)

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tuomey Will Tuomey (2020) Mr. and Mrs. John Uselding Matt Leonard (2014)

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith Harrison Todora (2020) Robert Todora (2017) Vivian Todora (2023)

Mrs. Estil A. Vance, Jr. Alexandra Galloway (2019) Rebecca Galloway (2019)

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Smith Ryan Prince (2017)

Mrs. Kathryn Van Nostrand Reese Nelson (2021)

Ms. Judy Smith Ben Blahitka (2023) Savana Blahitka (2018)

Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Varnell Caroline Sanders (2023) Charles Sanders (2021) Robert Sanders (2023) Virginia Sanders (2019)

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Snyder John Randall Gideon (2014) Isabella Ray (2020) Paul Ray (2023) Holt Smith (2023)

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Von Kolen Jordan Cyprian (2023) Nicholas Cyprian (2020) Sydney Cyprian (2022) Mrs. Lissa Wagner Noel Wagner (2021) Mr. and Mrs. W. Wade Walker Evi Scaling Brown (2024) Ms. Kathleen Walton Andrew Farlow (2020) Lauren Farlow (2022) Mr. and Mrs.* Kenneth Waltrip Blake Waltrip (2012) Will Waltrip (2014) Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Washuta Taylor Washuta (2012) Mrs. Jane Boyd Watson Charlie Boyd (2017) Claudia Boyd (2014) Andrew Ryan (2013) Mimi Ryan (2016) Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Watson Cade Fuller (2013) Boston Juliao (2024) Isabel Juliao (2020) Dr. and Mrs. John Watt Billy Serralta (2021) Johnny Serralta (2015) Mrs. E. Louis Werner, Jr. Gibson Werner (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Widawski Brandon Rosales (2014) Mrs. Jeanette Widmer Wade Butler (2024) Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williams Brennan Cox (2023) Mrs. Vivienne B. Williams Phillip Diffley (2012) Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wray Brooke Baldwin (2024) Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Wroten William Portwood (2020) Gil Wroten (2023) Luke Wroten (2022)

FALCONER

2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yamagata Grayson Matthews (2024) Paxton Matthews (2023)

Senior Parents Honoring the Class of 2012

Mariano Aufiero Cecilia and Alejandro Aufiero Amy Barrett Jackie and Tony Barrett Matt Beasley Kelli and Andrew Beasley Thomas Boucher Saokaew and Henry Boucher Peter Bowden Brian Bowden Liz Bowden Claire Buechele Wendy and Bill Buechele Christopher Burton Lisa and Bill Burton James Chilcoat Jill and Gray Chilcoat Abby Cox Toby Cox Matt Davis Penny and Gary Davis Dane Dyslin Katie and David Dyslin Emily Englander Marilyn and Marty Englander Ashley Escobedo Jan and Ruben Escobedo Kelly Puls Kami and Brian Gaffin Harrison Genua Kay and Nick Genua Riley Genua Kay and Nick Genua Tara Gordon Trey Gordon

FALCONER

Chase Hale Suzanne and Tracy Hale

Thomas Samuelson Dede and Todd Samuelson

Jack Bradford ’24

Allan Hall Jane Hall Rex Hall

Colton Siegmund Melinda and Scott Siegmund

Janie Bradford ’21

Marylynn Smitherman Lois and John Smitherman

Mrs. Kim Buck

Callie Strock Christy and Louis Strock

Katie Bynum ’20

Heath Harvison Pam and Randy Harvison Allison Hunt Karen and Dave Hunt Garrett Jamieson Laurie Jamieson John Kouris Terry and Demetris Kouris Audrey Laker Charlotte and Tom Laker Margaret Lee Cynthia and Ron Lee Devon Loth Deborah and Tony Loth Whit Maddox Lisa and Emerson Maddox Christopher Manning Carol and Scott Manning Hunter Marrow Bobbie and Warren Marrow Reid Meyer Debby and Gregory Meyer Alex Morrissette Dorris and Curlee Morrissette Kevin Murphy Larry and Janis Murphy Ashley Parker Shannon and Chris Parker

Hunter Vick Greg Vick

Mr. and Mrs. Preston Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Preston Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis The Mark Bynum Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mrs. Denise D. Bynum Mr. Bryan Carlson

Kate Wall Janet and George Michael Wall

John Callaway ’14 Mr. Ed Chisholm

Blake Waltrip Letty and Mike Waltrip

Mr. and Mrs. John Pergande (Frasher Hudson ’81)

Taylor Washuta Mary Washuta

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chisholm (Paige Farris ’87)

Errett Williams Sue McDougal and Newell Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Deegan (Elizabeth Hill ’00) Class of 2001

Honor Tribute Gifts

2000 Falcon Football Team

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tatum ’01 (Carly Mills ’00)

Class of 2006

Advancement Team Co-workers

Renee and Tony Pierce Dr. James Aldridge

John Callaway ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson Mr. Bob Balch

Suzanne Tatum Purcell Ms. Catherine M. Collins

John Callaway ’14 Mr. John Cordell

John Callaway ’14 Mrs. Anna Hazel Crotty ’92

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hazel

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rapfogel (Marsha Ghormley ’71)

Mrs. Karen Davis

Vicki Bass

Joseph O. DeSantis ’18

Holly and Jason Cauble

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Meadows

Mrs. Valerie D. Hancock

Mrs. Emily Bintliff

Mr. Michael Dike ’88

Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Lott Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Strock

Mrs. Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine ’88 and Mr. Gabe Sunshine

Kunal Patel Maya Patel

Andrew Blumberg ’05

Mrs. Devon Snyder Doby ’92

Dr. and Mrs. E.J. Blumberg

Mr. and Mrs. Don S. Snyder

Wynne Philpott Anna Melissa and Peter Philpott

Mrs. Courtney M. Bourgeois

Mrs. Ellen R. Fanning

Erin Parker Lisa and Michael Parker

Walker Ryan Mary Lou and John Ryan

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01)

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01)

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July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Mr. Kevin Ford

Mr. Nate S. Kogan

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roach

Mrs. Edwena Thompson

John Callaway ’14

Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis

Mrs. Sharon Foster H’05

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Leyh

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Ms. Mary Kay Varley

Dr. and Mrs. James Aldridge Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rapfogel (Marsha Ghormley ’71)

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis

Dr. Suzanne Lewis

J.D. Robinson ’16

Mr. and Mrs. Von Honsberger

Ms. Jessica Johns ’00

Mr. and Mrs. Dodd Dorsey

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Madden

Mrs. Brooke L. Rollins

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01)

Chester and Ann Hardy

Mrs. Chloe Bade Anderson ’05) Ms. Sarah Bibb Mrs. Sherri Fuller Mrs. Alison Gee

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Meadows

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rose

Vicki, Ed and Madi Bass

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Mrs. Barbara Meyers

Mrs. Meg Rubin

Ms. Mary Kay Varley

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Coslik

Mr. Eric Boberg Ms. Catherine M. Collins Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Nate S. Kogan Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. Wallace

Mrs. Courtney J. Mitchell

Edythe and Julian Russell

Mr. and Mrs. David Williams

Mrs. Chloe Bade Anderson ’05 Ms. Sarah Bibb Mrs. Sherri Fuller Mrs. Alison Gee

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Murchinson

Dr. and Mrs. Todd E. Samuelson

Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins

Mr. and Mrs. Tom O’Rourke

Mrs. Tad Sanders

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rapfogel (Marsha Ghormley ’71)

Mr. Daniel G. Foust

Ms. Mary Kay Varley Mr. and Mrs. Dan Foster

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

James N. McKeachie ’13

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Frankel

Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins

Mrs. Norma Wilkerson H’07

Elizabeth A. Gaffin ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dietrich

Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas (Simone Webb ’79)

Kathryn A. Gaffin ’08

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dietrich Mrs. Alison Gee

Holly and Jason Cauble

Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ruxer

Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins

Mrs. Priscilla Harrier H’11

Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton Ms. Lisa Hazel ’97

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hazel Mrs. Lee A. Henry

Mrs. Chloe Bade Anderson ’05 Ms. Sarah Bibb Mrs. Sherri Fuller Mrs. Alison Gee Anna L. Hooton ’22

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson

Sadie Paul ’24

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lewis (Amanda Killinger ’97)

Mr. Hunter Semple ’01

Mr. and Mrs. Evan D. Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Rich Sheehy Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Butler H’98 Dr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Carrington Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luskey Mrs. Cynthia Prince ’87

FWCD Alumni Association

Mrs. Evelyn Siegel H’99

Dr.* and Mrs. John D. Pumphrey

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rapfogel (Marsha Ghormley ’71)

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Craig Hooton

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Mrs. Ann Shepherd

Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jackson

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Ms. Dana Snyder ’96 Jackie and James Rains

Mrs. Debby Jennings

Mrs. Claire-Lise Knecht H’06

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rapfogel (Marsha Ghormley ’71) Mr. and Mrs. John Knecht (Claire-Lise H’06)

Elle M. Snyder ’24 Mrs. Jennifer L. Rios ’85

Mrs. Chloe Bade Anderson ’05) Ms. Sarah Bibb Mrs. Sherri Fuller Mrs. Alison Gee

Mrs. Mary Jo Berryman Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins Mrs. Iris Faye Bratton Mr. and Mrs. William Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Christine Collins ’05 Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins Mrs. Cathy Conlin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith (Beverly Gardner ’84) Mrs. Jerry G. Detwiler Judie B. and Bob Greenman

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schisel Ms. Jenna M. Strom

Mr. and Mrs. John Pergande (Frasher Hudson ’81)

Mrs. Molly Risewick-Zeno

Mrs. Laura Terry

Ms. Nayelly Dominguez ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Forrest

Ms. Anne-Lise Knecht Woods ’85 Fall/Winter 2012

Mary Ann Auld Joni and Dwight Horton ’75

Mr. and Mrs. Don S. Snyder

Ms. Shelley Rains Mrs. Priscilla Harrier H’11

Mr. Salvatore Anicito Ms. Anne-Lise Knecht Woods ’85

Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Janis and Lane Hooton

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson

Mr. Tyler Brous ’01

Tribute Memory Gifts

Mr. Pete Allen Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Weaver (Katherine Allen ’96)

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Ann and John Fant Terri and John Fant Doug Foster ’87 Mrs. Sharon Foster H’05 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huston (Mary Ann McBride ’74) Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Robinson

FALCONER

2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Mr. Donald Foust Ms. Mary Kay Varley

Mr. Robert D. Harrell Dr. and Mrs. John Rubin

Percy Suzanne Tatum Purcell

Richie Garvey ’07 Ms. Tori Adams H’10 and Mr. Jim DuBose ’75 Carol J. and R. Denny Alexander Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Denny Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson ’05 (Chloe Bade ’05) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bailey Ms. Lou Ann Blaylock Mr. and Mrs. Mike Boswell Camp Fire USA First Texas Council Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cotten Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davidovich Mr. and Mrs. David Derber Ms. Keri DeVos ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. DeVos Donlan Foundation Mrs. Sharon Foster H’05 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Freeman Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Garvey ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Goodwin GR’s Foundation Joni and Dwight Horton ’75 Mr. and Mrs. John Knecht (Claire-Lise Knecht H’06) Thomas S. Leatherbury ’73 and Patricia J. Villareal The Dorothea Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas Ms. Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lincoln Mrs. Rosalie W. Louden Mr. and Mrs. Scotty MacLean Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Malone (Kathrin Bond ’71) Mrs. Olivia Gouger Mason Mr. Gregory L. McCoy Mosby Lincoln Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Petsche Mr. and Mrs. John Roach Lynny and Eddie Sankary Mr. and Mrs. James C. Taylor

Barrett Havran ’98 Mr. Gregory L. McCoy Ms. Carter Tatum ’98 Joanne and Tom Turner

Mrs. Nancy L. Perry Mr. and Mrs. William Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69)

James Green ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Butler H’98 Judie B. and Bob Greenman Mrs. Eileen Kelly Emery and Colin McConnell ’00 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Taylor Mrs. Mariellen Harper Mr. and Mrs. James C. Taylor Mr. Riley Harper Mr. and Mrs. Keven Hurst

FALCONER

Captain David Herr, Jr. ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gruber (Laura Ward ’80) Mrs. David R. Herr Mr. C. Mack Hood Ms. Ella J. Hood Katherine Hooton ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Mr. and Mrs. David Derber Mr. and Mrs. Lane Hooton Noble Corporation Mrs. Julie J. Robertson Mrs. Barbara Howell Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins Mr. and Mrs. William Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Tiffany Hunnicutt ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilbert ’92 Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter Ms. Erin M. Hunter ’08 Mr. Eric Hyden Mrs. Vivienne H. Wilson Mrs. Jane Johndroe Mr. and Mrs. William Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Mr. Frank Kelly Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Robinson Mrs. Ireta Lambert Ms. Lizabeth Lambert Bowden ’74 Mr. Mike Lipscomb Mr. and Mrs. Cue Lipscomb ’85 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Rios (Jennifer Lipscomb ’85) Mrs. Oma Nell Marter Mr. and Mrs. James C. Taylor Mr. David Oberzan Ms. Keri DeVos ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. DeVos

Mr. Charles E. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Butch Allen Kim and Marshall Boyd ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bratton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dike ’88 Mr. and Mrs. David Ekstrom ’75 Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lorenzo Evans Priscilla and John M. Geesbreght Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gideon (Beth Runyon ’78) Judie B. and Bob Greenman Mr. and Mrs. Mack House (Ann Barksdale ’82) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hubbard Kathryn and Russell Laughlin Alicia and Steve Lindsey (Alicia Rattikin ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Brien, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pergande (Frasher Hudson ’81) Pam and Reed Pigman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Purvis ’77 (Michelle Miteff ’78) Mr. and Mrs. T. Breck Ray, Sr. (Shannon Young ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Sankary ’86 Mr. and Mrs. John Smitherman Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Waltrip Joey Pollard ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shield (Elizabeth Turner ’90) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stoltz ’90 Hazel and Ross Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson Mrs. Ruth Ross Mr. and Mrs. William Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Mrs. Phyllis Rowan Mrs. Olive Pelich Mr. Edwin S. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. James R. Blake Mrs. Rose Anne Cranz Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Menard Doswell (Trish McMackin ’84) Mr. and Mrs. Lee Freese

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garvey ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hubbard The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Sam Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. John Kleinheinz (Marsha Harrison ’79) Mr. and Mrs. William Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Mr. John W. McMackin Mr.* and Mrs. Cecil E. Munn Mr. and Mrs. Huck Newberry ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Wade T. Nowlin Mr. and Mrs. John Pergande (Frasher Hudson ’81) Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Reilly Mrs. Patricia Schutts Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01) Mrs. Vivienne H. Wilson Ms. Joan I. Samuelson Mrs. Eileen Kelly Calyx and Beau Schenecker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gruber (Laura Ward ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01) Mr. P.O. Settle Mrs. Olive Pelich Mr. Paul Stevens Ms. Vera Kendall Kilpatrick Insurance Agency, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Jay N. Murphy III Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. James C. Taylor Mrs. Evelyn Dugger Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. DeVos Ms. Keri DeVos ’04 Mrs. Mary Dornan Ms. Tori Adams H’10 and Mr. Jim DuBose ’75 Mrs. Sanae Fulkerson Mr. and Mrs. Scotty MacLean Mrs. Olive Pelich Mr. and Mrs. Breck Ray (Shannon Young ’80) Dr. and Mrs. Todd E. Samuelson Jillian C. Thompson ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown (Jennifer Thompson ’95) Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Coffee Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Thompson Bradley Thornton ’03 Mr. and Ms. Craig Barbolla ’01

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July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Andrea Leigh Tomlinson ’79 William J. and Patricia P. Nolan Trust of Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mrs. Patricia J. Nolan

Mr. and Mrs. John Sabat, Jr. (Shireen Khan ’91) Mr. and Mrs. John Holt Smith ’87 (Sarah Akhtar ’91)

Dorothy and A.B. Waldron Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jiongo

Falcon Club

Mrs. Mary Helen Ware Mr. and Mrs. David Ekstrom ’75 Mrs. Jean Kemp Mrs. Olive Pelich Mr. and Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson ’77 (Carla Kemp ’75) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01)

Mr. and Mrs. John Boswell ’78 (Elizabeth Steele ’81) Mr. and Mrs. Brent Clum Mr. and Mrs. Rob Felton Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fortson III ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Lee Freese Mr. and Mrs. Pete Geren ’70 Dr. Shelly and Mr. Holman Harvey ’90 Dr. and Mrs. Jay Herd ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jiongo Mr. and Mrs. John Kleinheinz (Marsha Harrison ’79) Dr. Deborah and Mr. Anthony Loth Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. McCall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McGarry Mr. and Mrs. John David Moritz Mr. and Mrs. Huck Newberry ’77 Dr. and Mrs. Steffen Palko Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Petsche Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Tom Puff (Lauren Schmuck ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Breck Ray (Shannon Young ’80) Mr. and Mrs. John V. Roach Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ryan IV Dr. Jean and Mr. Matt Tuggey Mr. and Mrs.* Kenneth Waltrip Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Young ’81

Mrs. Betty Wayne Watson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ofner (Sarah Watson ’00) Mr. Robert Widmer Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Butler H’98 Mrs. Olivia Gouger Mason Mrs. Olive Pelich Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Pratt Mr. and Mrs. John Roach Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Stouffer ’68 Dr. Don and Mrs. Jeanette Williams Ms. Melissa D. Williams Mrs. Ellen Williams Mr. and Mrs. Butch Allen Jason A. Wingard ’91 Dr. Clinton J. Burkett ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick N. Fischer ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gallovich (Jamie Fried ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Isham (Joy Nelson ’91) Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Krieger (Gail-Ann Bradshaw ’91) Dr. Danielle LeBlanc ’91 and Mr. Matthew Wallace Dr. Richard A. Linsky ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Curtis B. Matthews (Saori Yamagata ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Moncrief, Jr. ’91 Drs. Emily and James Murphey ’91 Mr. Duane D. Nguyen ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pelosi (Bridget O’Brien ’91) Mr. and Mrs. B. Phillip Poole (Jessica Ross ’91) Drs. Allison and Robert Readinger ’91 Ms. Holly Ann Ross

Fall/Winter 2012

Falcon Force ($1000 +)

Falcon Flyer ($500 - $999) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Arnold ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Tull Bailey (Amy Roach ’85) Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bass Mr. and Mrs. Kirt E. Black Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buechele Mr. and Mrs. Bill Burton (Lisa Fortson ’81) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Butt Mr. and Mrs. Orlando P. Carvalho Drs. Jill and Gray Chilcoat Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Coslik Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cowan, Jr. ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Crockett Dr. and Mrs. Von L. Evans, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Josh Foster Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garvey ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gideon (Beth Runyon ’78)

Dr. and Mrs. William R. Harlin Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Horton ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Meadows Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Brien, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Padfield Mr. and Mrs. John Pergande (Frasher Hudson ’81) Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Reed Pigman Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Raynor Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roland Mr. and Mrs. Robert Self Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tipton Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Waltrip

Falcon Fanatic ($250 - $499) Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Alexander (Laura Bonnell ’88) Dr. Jessica and Mr. Mark Allsup Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arnold ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bates Mr. and Mrs. William B. Beebe Mr. and Mrs. Bill Belton III ’81 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bennett Mr. Stephen H. Berry ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bishop Dr. and Mrs. Sam W. Buchanan Drs. Sherri and Ron Burke Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cameron (Kirsten White ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Quintin Cassady Mr. Rodger Chieffalo Ms. Marcia G. Clifton Dr. Noelle and Mr. Patrick Cloven Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dean Drs. Christine and Monte Dobson Mr. and Mrs. Randall W. Harvison Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Mack House (Ann Barksdale ’82) Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hudson III ’79 (Carolyn Tarride ’77) Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr. Mrs. Sheila B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. James J. Kerrigan Mr. and Mrs. William Kirtley (Melissa Miteff ’82) Mr. and Mrs. Tom Laker Mr. and Mrs. L. Russell Laughlin Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Lee Drs. Mary and Tom Livingston Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Markwardt Mr. and Mrs. Lee McConnell Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCoy ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Jes McIver Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Patton Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold E. Petsche

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Dr. and Mrs. Rob J. Reeb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reese ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Rekieta Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Smitherman Mr. and Mrs. Jon Snyder ’78 (Eleanor Mauze ’83) Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stephens Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Strock Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. Tetirick Mr. and Mrs. David Tierney Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wade (Julia White ’84) Mr. and Mrs. David Walters Mr. and Mrs. C. Gregory Williams

Falcon Founder ($100 - $249) Dr. Cristi and Mr. Robert Aitelli Mr. and Mrs. Denny Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Dave Appleton Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Avena Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Beasley Mrs. Dora Belew Mr. and Mrs. Al Buis (Myra Matthews ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maxwell Bunch, Jr. Mr. Neal S. Callaway ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Chovanec Ms. Concepcion Contreras Dr. and Mrs. Sinai Davis Mr. and Mrs. Matt E. Devine Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dike ’88 Ms. Luci A. Dzurilla Mr. and Mrs. Nick Genua (Kay Anderson ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Gary Griffin (Andrée French ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Tracy D. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Jayson Hammett (Sheryl Newton ’87) Ms. Harriet Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Houston Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hubbard The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Sam Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Kanehl Mr. and Mrs. Tom A. Karsten Mr. and Mrs. Todd Kelly ’81 Mr. Chad Landreth ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Levy Mr. John S. Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lindsey (Alicia Rattikin ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Cue Lipscomb ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Scotty MacLean Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Madrid

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2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Dr. and Mrs. G. Scott Marlow Ms. Nancy Mathisen Dr. and Mrs. Stuart McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Meto Miteff Mr. and Mrs. Larry Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Nelson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Nolan ’82 Mrs. Patricia J. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. Rob Park Mr. and Mrs. Kortney Paul Mrs. Ella Dean Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Merl C. Pohler Mr. and Mrs. Steve Relyea ’79 (Adrienne Lipscomb ’81) Col. and Mrs. Christopher S. Ceplecha, USAF (Ret.) Mrs. Shannon Ricca Mr. and Mrs. Rick Robinson ’82 Mr. and Mrs. George Rodriguez Dr. John Rohrbach and Ms. Joan H. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rooker Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan (Amy Boyd ’80) Mrs. Nancy R. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sankary ’86 Mr. and Mrs. R. Iain Scoville Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Danny P. Skiff Mr. and Mrs. Sean Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Stackhouse Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Terry Mr. and Mrs. Robert Totten II Mrs. Kelly Cavanaugh and Mr. James Vestal Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey P. Vinson Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Marion Walker Ms. Mary Washuta Mr. and Mrs. Stephen X. Westermann Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Wood Dr. and Mrs. Eric Wroten ’92

Falcon Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Dodd Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Foust Dr. and Mrs. Robert I. Garrett Ms. Nannette M. Jolicoeur Ms. Nicole U. Misiraca Mr. and Mrs. Michael Parker Ms. Kristin Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Wamsley

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Supporting C.A.S.T. C.A.S.T. Director ($1,000 +) Mr. and Mrs. Kirt E. Black Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mrs. Patricia J. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. John David Moritz Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Petsche Mr. and Mrs. Pete Geren ’70

C.A.S.T. Producer ($500 - $999) Mr. Forest Barber Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bratton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Butt Mr. and Mrs. Craig M. Collins Mr. and Mrs. David Ekstrom ’75 Mr. Marc Melcher Mr. William R. Pakis

C.A.S.T. Artist ($250 - $499) Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bessant Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cameron (Kirsten White ’80) Dr. and Mrs. Denzil G. D’Souza Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garvey ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Stan Howard Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jiongo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lattimore Dr. and Mrs. Frank Lonergan Mr. and Mrs. John Michener, Jr. Mr.* and Mrs. Clint Mullins

C.A.S.T. Sponsor ($100 - $249) Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Alexander (Laura Bonnell ’88) Mr. San Juan Becera Mr. Bill Behr Mr. and Mrs. Henry Behr Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bumstead Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bynum Mr. and Mrs. Denis D’Souza Mr. and Mrs. Troy A. Fore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.* Preston M. Geren, Jr. Capt. and Mrs. Robert H. Hartzell Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hubbard The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Sam Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Maynard Mr. and Mrs. Lee McConnell Dr. and Mrs. Jay N. Murphy III Mr. Cody N. Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. Reed Pigman Dr. Harriette Livingston Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Richey Mr. and Mrs. George Rodriguez

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Shaffer Mr. Bill Stella Mr. Charles Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilkie Dr. and Mrs. Eric Wroten ’92 Mrs. Ernestine Siddle Mrs. Melinda Vance

C.A.S.T. Advocate ($50 - $99) Dr. and Mrs. Darren M. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Lu Christ Mr. and Mrs. Hedricks Fox Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Nelson, Jr. Col. and Mrs. Christopher S. Ceplecha, USAF (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Marshall T. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Terry Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tuomey Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Wong Mrs. Preston Carpenter Mrs. Irene Dzurilla

C.A.S.T. Friend ($1 - $49) Mr. and Mrs. David Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Julio C. Cedillo Mr. Joseph DeSantis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldman Mrs. Margaret Lester Mr. and Mrs. Michael Luskey Ms. Nancy Mathisen Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nance Mr. and Mrs. Todd Strain Mr. and Mrs. John Uselding Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vanderpoel Dr. and Mrs. George Michael Wall

Breakthrough Donors Collaborative Partners The Breakthrough Boutique Team (2012 Captain, Madison McDade ’13) Fort Worth Independent School District The Junior League of Fort Worth, Inc. Texas Christian University

Degree Champions ($20,000 + ) Anonymous The Rees-Jones Foundation Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Commencement Champions ($10,000 - $19,999) Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Bird The Junior League of Fort Worth, Inc. Adeline and George McQueen Foundation

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Once Upon a Time... Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust, Bank of America

Procession Champions ($5,000 - $9,999) Mr. and Mrs. Tull E. Bailey (Amy Roach ’85) C. B. Baird, Jr. Foundation Amon G. Carter Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Craig Davis (Lori Roach ’91) The Discovery Fund Jr. Advisory Council Graham and Carolyn Holloway Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John V. Roach The Ryan Foundation William E. Scott Foundation Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation

Mentoring Champions ($2,500 - $4,999) The Gerald and Candace Alley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bass Dr. and Mrs. William F. Bonnell Breakthrough Collaborative Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden (Kim Williamson ’75) Eyeworks Group, Dr. Katherine Chu and Dr. Robert Chu ’93 Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garvey ’72 GWR Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mrs. Lawrence G. Rawl Moritz of Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. John D. Moritz The Meadows Family Fund of the National Christian Foundation North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Jay Meadows Dr. and Mrs. Steve Palko The Gary Patterson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gary Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Petsche

Study Champions ($1,000 - $2,499) Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Alexander (Laura Bonnell ’88) All Saints’ Episcopal School Mr. and Mrs. Bill Burton (Lisa Fortson ’81) The Mark Bynum Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mrs. Denise D. Bynum Colonial Country Club Charities Con-Real, L. P. Dr. and Mrs. J. Leslie Derdeyn fwcd.org

July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

DuBose Family Foundation Tori Adams H’10 and Jim Dubose ’75 Mr. and Mrs. David Ekstrom ’75 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fant Fifth Avenue Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Geesbreght ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Hamilton Hodges Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mr. Leland A. Hodges, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin M. Jackson ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kolba Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Polenz Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Rollins Rotary Club of Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Schriber III Sedalco Mr. and Mrs. Terry Siegel ’71 (Cynthia Courtney ’71) Texas Christian University Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Todora UNT Health Science Center The Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation

A Honor Roll ($500 - $999) Carol J. and R. Denny Alexander Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Denny Alexander Mr. and Mrs. James Beckman Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bishop Mr. Lawrence Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dike ’88 Higginbotham and Associates Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Joshua M. Korman ’92 Mr. and Mrs. L. Russell Laughlin Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Nober Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Patton, Jr. Mr. William J. Van Wyk III ’93

B Honor Roll ($250 - $499) Mr. Jeff Davis Dr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Diamond Dr. and Mrs. Claude D. Dickerson III ’94 (Elyse Stoltz ’93) Mr. and Mrs. Marc N. Epstein Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton Dr. and Mrs. William R. Harlin Mr. and Mrs. T. Mack House (Ann Barksdale ’82) Mr. and Mrs. Scotty MacLean Mrs. Pamela Corbett Murrin ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Packer Mr. and Mrs. John Holt Smith ’87 (Sarah Akhtar ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Justin Wilks Dr. and Mrs. Eric S. Wroten ’92

Honor Roll ($100 - $249) Anonymous Fall/Winter 2012

Mr. and Mrs. William T. Arnold ’86 Ms. Suzanne M. Bahan ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bloch H’06 Mr. and Mrs. Orlando P. Carvalho Mr. and Mrs. John R. Casement Col. and Mrs. Christopher S. Ceplecha, USAF (Ret.) Dr. and Mrs. Darren M. Chapman Dr. and Mrs. Johnny Shu-Luan Cheng (Becca Stovall ’94) Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Crumley ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Matt E. Devine Drs. Christine and Monte Dobson Mr. and Mrs. Dodd Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edmonds Mr. Randy Eisenman ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Russ Fleischer (Liz Stapp ’84) Dr. Andrew Fort and Ms. Sharon Voros Mrs. Sharon Foster H’05 Mr. and Mrs. Pete Geren ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gideon (Beth Runyon ’78) Mr. and Mrs. Damon R. Hickman Ms. Annette S. Hughes Ms. Joyce Jurado Mr. and Mrs. Dee J. Kelly, Jr. ’78 Dr. and Mrs. Shujaat A. Khan Dr. James R. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Henry Lehman (Meg Kendall ’90) Mr. and Mrs. Chad Liberto (Jessica Peacock ’92) Drs. Mary and Tom Livingston Dr. Joyce Goldberg and Dr. Stephen Maizlish Dr. and Mrs. G. Scott Marlow Dr. and Mrs. Stuart McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Terry R. Montesi Mr. and Mrs. Philip Murrin Mr. and Mrs. Rob Park Mr. and Mrs. O. Graham Pate Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pergande (Frasher Hudson ’81) Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Philpott (Anna Melissa Harrison ’77) Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Reed Pigman Ms. Elizabeth Pratt ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Prince (Cynthia Rimmer ’87) Mr. and Mrs. Cody G. Quisenberry Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rattikin ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ray III ’89 Mr. and Mrs. T. Breck Ray, Sr. (Shannon Young ’80) Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds Ms. Shannon Ricca Mr. and Mrs. Michael Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rooker Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ruyak (Carolyn Davol ’95) Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Roy Topham Trinity Valley School Mr. and Mrs. Gary Walker Dr. and Mrs. George Michael Wall Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Waltrip Mr. and Mrs. Ron Westendorf

Friends ($1 - $99) Mr. and Mrs. Butch Allen Mr. Kendricks D. Allen Mr. San Juan Becera Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breedlove, Jr. ’78 Ms. Alessandra M. Carrasco Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cheng Senator Wendy R. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Roy Espinoza Ms. Laurie Fields Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Foust Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Galvin Dr. and Mrs. Robert I. Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Greenman Mr. and Mrs. Keven G. Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamsens (Caroline Corpening ’99) Mr.* and Mrs. Clint Mullins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Robinson ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stoltz ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Terry Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Terry Mr. and Mrs. Paul Velasquez, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Vincent Ms. Peggy R. Wakeland Mr. and Mrs. Bill G. Webb (Jean Webb H’01) Mr. and Mrs. Dirk E. Weeks Mrs. Desiree C. Beyart and Mr. Marcos H. Zamorano

In Honor The Breakthrough Team: Joe Breedlove ’78, Alessandra Carrasco, Anna Hamilton and Eric Mosley Renee and Tony Pierce Mr. Joe Breedlove, Jr. ’78 Dr. and Mrs. J. Leslie Derdeyn Mrs. Kim Darden ’75 The GWR Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas; Mrs. Lawrence G. Rawl

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

In Memory Riley Harper Mr. and Mrs. Keven G. Hurst Calyx and Beau Schenecker Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb (Jean Webb H’01)

Gifts In-Kind Eyeworks Group / Dr. Katherine Chu and Dr. Robert Chu ’93 Madison McDade ’13 Renee Pierce Ms. Shannon Ricca

Community Partners

Albertson’s Kroger Target Tom Thumb

Matching Gift Companies

AEGON Transamerica Foundation Bank of America BNSF Foundation CA Technologies Chevron Matching Gifts Program Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc. EnCana Cares USA Foundation GE Foundation Matching Gift Program The Hartford Noble Corporation Noble Foundation Northrop Grumman Foundation Protiviti RBC Foundation Textron Matching Gift Program

Restricted Gifts Alumni Endowment Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bruner ’86

Barrett Havran ’98 Memorial Ms. Erin Banks ’98 Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee Denton Mr. Carter L. Ferguson and Mrs. Anne Brogdon Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. James Harris Mr. and Mrs. William A. Landreth, Jr. ’67 (Gail Widmer ’69) Ms. Sheridan Matina Mr. Gregory L. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Eric Novak (Meredith Houpt ’97) Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ed Swindle Mr. and Mrs. Tom F. Turner

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2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FWCD Fund Donors Betty Reese Memorial Endowment Fund

Ms. Anna L. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hoover Mr. and Mrs. Mike Reese Mr. and Mrs. David O. Hoppe Beverly Anne Robinson Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hutton Ms. Aimee Jenkins Endowed Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Nate S. Kogan Dr. and Mrs. James Aldridge Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Kovachev Mr. and Mrs. Adam Alexander (Missi Olson ’89) Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Alvear Dr. Suzanne Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Alan Annis Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lincoln Ms. Lidia Arenas Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Maddux Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Baker Mr. Michael C. Mancini Mr. and Mrs. Dean Barker Ms. Leova Martinez Mr. David A. Berthold, Jr. ’99 Ms. Joan H. Massey and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bloch H ’06 Dr. John Rohrbach Mr. Eric Boberg Mr. and Mrs. Ryan McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Bob Booth Mr. and Mrs. Keeley McLarty Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breedlove ’78 Judge and Mrs. Lawrence Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Buck, III Mr. Joe Murph Mr. and Mrs. Ken Burleson Ms. Abigail C. Noel Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Parker Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Carr Mrs. Sheila R. Pryor Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casanova Ms. Shelley Rains Mr. and Mrs. Li Chou Cheng Ms. Elizabeth A. Ramirez Mrs. Stacey Cherry and Mrs. Molly Risewick Zeno and Mr. Austin Hardwick Mr. Oscar Zeno Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chisholm Ms. Claire Robin (Paige Farris ’87) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robinson Ms. Holly N. Clifford Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Randy Cody Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Coffee Mr. and Mrs. Billy R. Rockmore * Mrs. Catherine Collins and Ms. Amy Roe Mr. Mauricio Vecino Dr. and Mrs. John Rubin Mr. and Mrs. John Cordell Mr. and Mrs. Spencer K. Smith Mr. Ed Craver Mr. and Mrs. Michael Summerville Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Terry Mrs. Kendall Davis and Ms. Nikki A. Triggs Mr. Anthony D. Marlar Ms. Kristin Vaughn Ms. Dorrine DeChant Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Vincent Mr. and Mrs. David Derber Ms. Peggy R. Wakeland Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Dickey ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Dodd Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Wamsley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weatherholt Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Eastwood Mr. and Mrs. Ron Westendorf Mr. and Mrs. Denver Edmunds Ms. Melissa D. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Brian Farda Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wolford Ms. Laurie Fields Ms. Anne-Lise Knecht Woods ’85 Dr. Cindy and Mr. Kevin Ford Mr. and Mrs. Joel Forrest Christine Collins ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Foust Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Earl Collins Dr. and Mrs. Robert I. Garrett Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins Dr. and Mrs. Richard Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gee David Herr ’80 Memorial Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Gendusa Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gilley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Foust Mr. and Mrs. Jim Goin Mrs. Connie Herr Mr. and Mrs. Joe Halbach Mr. and Mrs. Todd Hall

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Doug Foster ’87 Memorial Mrs. Sharon Foster H ’05

Financial Aid – Non-Spendable Mr. and Mrs. John Kleinheinz (Marsha Harrison ’79)

Financial Aid – Spendable Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Roy Espinoza Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jiongo The Ella C. McFadden Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas

Frank Kelly Memorial Mrs. Eileen Kelly

Jillian C. Thompson ’01 Memorial Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown (Jennifer Thompson ’95) Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Thompson

Joey Pollard ’90 Memorial Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shield II (Elizabeth Turner ’90) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stoltz ’90

Katherine Hooton ’04 Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Mr. and Mrs. David Derber Ms. Keri DeVos ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. DeVos Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson Mrs. Julie J. Robertson

Library Mr. and Mrs. Butch Allen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson (Chloe Bade ’05) Ms. Sarah Bibb The Mark Bynum Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mrs. Denise D. Bynum Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gee

Middle School Expansion Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Coslik Frost National Bank Girl Scouts Circle T Council Troop 2543 Mr. and Mrs. John David Moritz Dr. and Mrs. Arvind Nana Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Petsche The Ryan Foundation William E. Scott Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Wagner ’79

New Keystone Member + Faculty/Staff

* Deceased

Restricted Spendable Fund Anonymous Kim and Marshall Boyd ’85 Dr. Clinton J. Burkett ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden (Kim Williamson ’75) Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Patrick N. Fischer ’91 Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming ’80 FWCD Falcon Club FWCD Parent Faculty Association Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gallovich (Jamie Fried ’91) Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Tera and Richard Garvey ’72 Mr.* and Mrs. Phillip H. Houston Mr. and Mrs. Mark Isham (Joy Nelson ’91) Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Krieger (Gail-Ann Bradshaw)’91 Dr. Danielle LeBlanc ’91 and Mr. Matthew Wallace Dr. Richard A. Linsky ’91 Luther King Capital Management Mr. and Mrs. Curtis B. Matthews (Saori Yamagata ’91) Meadows Foundation of the National Christian Foundation North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Jay Meadows Mr. Richard W. Moncrief Jr. ’91 Mr. and Mrs. John David Moritz Mr. and Mrs. Terry R. Montesi Drs. Emily and James Murphey ’91 Mr. and Mrs. J. Fulton Murray, III Mr. Duane D. Nguyen ’91 Once Upon a Time… Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Raynor Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pelosi (Bridget O’Brien ’91) Pam and Reed Pigman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. B. Phillip Poole (Jessica Ross ’91) Drs. Allison and Robert Readinger ’91 Ms. Holly Ann Ross Mr. and Mrs. John Sabat, Jr. (Shireen Khan ’91) Service Learning Texas Mr. and Mrs. John Holt Smith ’87 (Sarah Akhtar ’91) Ms. Mary Kay Varley The Dick and Emilie Varnell Family Foundation Fund of The Dallas Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Varnell

Gifts in Kind Buzz Custom Fence Mr. and Mrs. John D. Moritz Silver Creek Materials Mr. and Mrs. Joel Simpson fwcd.org

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