Bruiser Bee Finds Virtual Success

BRUISER BEE BRUISER BEE fi nds VIRTUAL SUCCESS

DAYS BEFORE BRUISER BEE | TRIVIA EDITION was to be set up in the GPS main gym, the school campus closed due to the global pandemic. So instead of a trivia contest complete with decor, dinner, and donations, the Bee was canceled while the online auction went on as planned.

While not ideal, the virtual event proved to raise even more money for the GPS annual Impact Fund than last year’s Bruiser Bee due to generous donors and ticket holders. Nearly twice as many auction items were donated and won, and virtual paddles were raised to bring in an additional $105,700 for the school’s science program.

Huge thanks goes to the more than 50 volunteers who solicited and distributed auction items, planned for the event, and quickly regrouped to make the virtual event a success. Plus we extend our esteemed gratitude to those who supported the event with sponsorships, contributions, and donations. Your generosity will be felt by the GPS community for years to come.

Bruiser Bee Recap

Special thanks to our alumnae, parent, faculty and staff volunteers. Your enthusiasm and dedication to the GPS community is greatly appreciated.

EVENT CHAIRS

Caroline Caulkins Bentley ’83 Jenny Johnston P’23

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRS Laurie and Jason Eck P’20, ’21

SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE

Jeff Scotchie (Chair) P’24 Julie Betts Brandao ’84, P’17, ’21 Ashely Rowland Davenport ’97, P’25 David Elliott P’23, ’25 Leah Gerbitz ’87, P’22, ’24 Leah Golden P’26 Will Kline P’18, ’19 Dori Thorton Waller ’99

AD SALES

Ashley Rowland Davenport ’97, P’25 Erin Davis Sizemore ’98, P’24 Lara Watson P’24, ’26

ONLINE AUCTION CHAIRS

Jessica Crutchfield P’26 Wendy Elrod P’24 Becky Houston P’25 Michelle Scotchie P’22, ’22 Bruiser Bee Event Chairs Caroline Caulkins Bentley’83 and Jenny Johnston P’23

ONLINE AUCTION COMMITTEE

Amy Arrowsmith P’18 Emily Bronze P’24 Gretchen Davis P’25 Heather DeGaetano P’24 Brenda Grant P’25 Michelle Hutcherson P’22 Kelly Johnson P’22 Jordan McCarter ’96 Jessica Middlebrooks P’26 Amanda Austin Miller ’94, P’24 Linda van der Merwe P’18, ’21 Mary Hadley Eiselstein Ozburn ’94, P’26 Amy Thomas P’10, ’14 Caroline Thomas ’10 Dori Thorton Waller ’99 Lara Watson P’24, ’26

ALUMNAE ENGAGEMENT LIAISON

Emily Poe Collier ’98

AUCTIONEERS

Christine Benz Smith ’72,

P’97, ’03, GP’17, ’25 Glenn Morris P’16, ’21

DECORATIONS AND EVENT LOGISTICS

Jenny Johnston P’23

PADDLE RAISE COORDINATOR

Kim Leffew

PARENT COUNCIL LIAISON

Karen Maynard P’23

SECRETARY & WRAP-UP

Colleen Mann P’23

TABLE ARRANGEMENTS Caroline Caulkins Bentley ’83

TRIVIA LOGISTICS

Tonya Pace Botts ’87, P’23 Suzanne Morris P’16, ’21

VIP GLASSES

Amy Arrowsmith P’18

VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS

Karen Maynard P’23 Amanda Austin Miller ’94, P’24

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES

Jordan McCarter ’96 Susan McCarter P’96

Erin Davis Sizemore ’98, P’24

Bruiser Bee Gifts-in-Kind

423 Pottery Studio A Grazing Plate Alice Blue Boutique LLC Alice Davenport Interiors Apple Spice Box Lunch & Catering Co. Amy and Ted Arrowsmith Astro Jump Athens Distributing Balance Studios, LLC Balfour Co., John Williams & Associates Balloon A’Fair Barnsley Gardens Sue and Billy Bartlett Belle & Bee Caroline ’83 and Larry Bentley Beth Wingfield Photography Black Creek Country Club Blue Orleans Seafood

Restaurant Bodies...The Exhibition Carley Boehm Carter ’96 and Glenn Breazeale Brewhaus Bright School Brody Jewelers Bruce Baird & Co. Bud Floral & Home By Amy Walters Cadek Conservatory of Music Cansler Photography Center MedSpa Chanticleer Inn Charlotte’s Web Chatt Trivia Chattabrew Tours Chattanooga Bakery Chattanooga FC Academy Chattanooga Football Club Chattanooga Presents Chattanooga Red Wolves Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association Chattanooga Theatre Centre Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2024 Class of 2025 Class of 2026 Clumpie’s Ice Cream Co. Community Pie Coughlin ’88 and Jed Cooper Creative Business Forms Creative Discovery Museum Curate Chattanooga, LLC CYCLEBAR Debbie Wilson Photography Divine Goods Dollywood Easy Bistro & Bar Edley’s Bar-B-Que Educational Outfitters Elder’s Ace Hardware Elizabeth’s Moving and Storage Emily Lester Photography Epperson’s, Inc. European Wax Center Fast Break Athletics Firefly Slumber Parties Five Wits Brewing Co. Framewrights Front Runner Athletics Gil and Curt Girls Preparatory School GPS The Bow Lisa ’87 and Brad Grafton Brenda and Steven Grant Jessica Grifis Jamie and Steve Harrison Helene Hamn Interiors Hemline High Museum of Art High Point Hoff & Pepper, LLC Huntsville/Madison County

Convention & Visitors Bureau I Go Tokyo Il Primo Interior Care Jenny and Hamp Johnston K. Wakefield Designs Kyle House Fitness Larimar Medspa Learning Express Toys Pamela and Brian Lockhart Lookout Mountain

Fairyland Club Lucidity Float Center Marithyme Seafood Company Massage Envy Maria ’75 and Dennis Matthews Brian May Karen and Gary Maynard Mbellish Salon Michele and Owen Megahee Midas Auto Ming Ming Nail Spa Carolina and Patrick Molloy Suzanne and Glenn Morris Mountain Escape Spa Mountain View Auto Group Mr. T’s Pizza Cate ’83 and Dan Mueller NailWorks Nashville Zoo at Grassmere Nell’s Home, Gifts, and Interior Design Nessa’s Notions,

Vanessa Nunley Beth and Alan Nichols Niedlov’s Norspring Nothing Bundt Cakes Vanessa and Ronnie Nunley Lauren Odell Ole Smoky Distillery Orange Theory Fitness Meg Patton '87 Petty Marketing Plum Nelly Shop and Gallery Pro-Ad Sports, Inc. Raspberry Row Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center Wendy Reisman ’90 Rob Riddle River City Apparel River Street Deli Rodizio Grill at Hamilton Place Royal Highnies Ruby Falls Sam Edelman Scout & Cellar Shire Facial Plastic Surgery Shuptrine’s Gallery Signal Mountain Golf Club Signal Mountain Travel SockWell Socks Songbirds Sophie’s Sound Force Southern Squeeze Southern Star Southside Social Spanx Spare Time Entertainment St. Nicholas School Stone Cup Roasting Co. Stray Dog Designs Studio B-3 Sugarlands Distilling Co. Summerfield Studios Sweet and Savory Classroom Sweetens Cove Golf Course Tennessee Smokies The Blowout Company of Chattanooga The Edwin Hotel The McCallie School The Morris Family The Pottery Place of Chattanooga The Sandbox The Tap House The Tennessee Aquarium The Twig, A Branch of Trendy Tree Amy and Jamie Thomas Thread & Ink Tivoli Theatre Totto Sushi and Grill Travel First Horizons Two Sisters & Jane Jennifer and Greg Verville Vine Street Market Vive for Women VK Salon Clay Watson Whimsy & Giggles

Teepee Parties Julie Wiedmer Wolf Mountain Vineyards and Winery Yacoubian Tailors, Inc. Yoga Landing

Thanks to Our Supporters

Maxine and Paul Adkins Alpine Camp for Boys, Inc. AM Investment Strategies, LLC American Insurance Managers Kelly and Justin Arnold Amy and Ted Arrowsmith Atlas Bolt and Supply Lara and Austin Watson Danna Bailey ’89 Maggie Barrie ’97 Kerri ’75 and Richard Bartlett Caroline Bentley ’83 Lauren and Peter Boehm Bowers Automotive

Group Box 1, Inc. Brainerd Baptist School Julie Brandao ’84 Carter ’96 and Glenn Breazeale Brock Insurance Agency Mr. Charlie Brock C&D Recycling Cansler Photography Allison Carroll ’89 Champion Cleaners Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Center for Oral Facial & Implant Surgery Chattanooga Hair Station Chattanooga Veterinary Center Cleveland Boat Center Courtney ’87 and Brad Cobb Coca-Cola Bottling

Company United, Inc. Joanne and Allen Coffman Emily Collier ’98 Tammy and Steve Cox Jessica and Paul Crutchfield Melissa ’85 and

Michael Curtis Ashley ’97 and

Ward Davenport Gretchen and Jason Davis Julia Dooley ’84 Natasha and Reed Durst Stacy and Kyle Eiselstein Elliott Davis Embellish Johnel Evans ’92 Eye Care Chattanooga Rachel ’94 and

Christopher Farris First Horizon Bank Forte Fitness Angela Borras and

Carlos Garcia Georgia Carpet Finishers Katie Gooden ’98 GPS Board of Trustees GPS Parent Council Grant, Konvalinka, & Harrison P.C. Steven W. Grant Autumn and Vann Graves Sheri Greene ’84 Danielle and Jack Greer Hair Benders International Holly ’84 and Marc Harwell Tonya Hathorne Kristy Hemsley ’84 Maribeth Hood ’98 Becky and Tony Houston Hugh Huffaker Husch Blackwell LLP Michelle and

Deston Hutcherson Sarah Jackson ’06 Jenny and Hamp Johnston Anne-Marie ’02 and Jay Jolley K Boutique Cathie Kasch ’72 Betsey Kates ’97 Kathryn King Jennifer and Will Kline Lindemann Financial Group LogistiX Cara Lyons ’84 M & M Industries, Inc. Leslie Maclellan ’84 Colleen and Thomas Mann Maria and Phil Mantel Mark's Tree Service McCallie School Susan McCarter McGriff Insurance Services Miller & Martin LLP Amanda ’94 and Aon Miller Robin Moldenhauer ’84 Suzanne and Glenn Morris Mountain View Auto Group Oracle Wealth Management Mary Hadley ’94 and Mike Ozburn Patty & Young,

Attorneys at Law Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics of

Chattanooga Phaltless Seal, Inc. Heather and Jaime Ponce Marcy Porter Portraits, Inc Pratt Home Builders Kim ’89 and Dan Pratt Presley Law Firm Pro-Ad Apparel Raymond James Charitable Revival Dr. Terri Rieth RJ Young Barbaranelle and Chris Rowe Michelle Ruest Sage Dining Services Schwab Charitable Jessica and Jeff Scotchie Michelle and Jimmy Scotchie Shadowbox Paperie Erin ’98 and Dr. Jay Sizemore Chris ’72 and Trip Smith Splash Smiles St. Nicholas School St. Peter's School Becca Stimson ’73 and Tom Jenkins Alisa and Mike Stipanov Stone Source Suntrust now Truist Tennessee American Water Tennessee Oncology Tennessee Reproductive

Medicine The Bright School The Lighting Gallery Amy and Jamie Thomas Tickled Ink Tremont Tavern TU Parks Anna Turley ’97 Jan and Ben Vance Emma and Joe Veys Dori ’99 and Blake Waller Jennifer Ward ’84 Clay Watson Wealth Preservation Advisors Carol and Thad Whitfield Mandy and Chad Young

Special Thanks

2020 BRUISER BEE CO-CHAIRS Caroline Caulkins Bentley ’83 Jenny Johnston P’23

HERE’S TO THE GIRLS SPONSOR Mountain View Auto Group

KALEIDOSCOPE SPONSOR First Horizon