Torchbearer Fall 2008 | Volume VI | Issue 1 by Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, The Torchbearer

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The WhippleHill Connection What I Did On My Summer Vacation Teaching Creativity Meet The Trustees

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IPSJ[POT!IFBE!TIBWF Mr. Scott Tucker ’00, Executive Director of Horizons Atlanta, promised his students that if they read a certain number of books over the summer, he’d shave his head. True to his word, and with his wife, Lauren (HIES ’01) serving as cranial barber, Scott now runs an increased risk of catching cold.

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Kendall Gregory shows remarkable artistic talent in Upper School art teacher Ms. Judie Jacobs’ class.

Boo! In one of our school’s favorite traditions, seniors guide their pre-school counterparts in the Halloween parade.

The AP art studio overflows with student paintings. Seniors Kartee and Sam Johnson escort pre-schoolers Hannah Ammari, Delainey Foster, Kenzie West and Bella Marconi.

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Charlotte Taylor looks for a honey jar with senior Eryn DeLaney

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Mission Statement

School Philosophy

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School develops in students a love of learning, respect for self and others, faith in God, and a sense of service to the world community.

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School offers an educational program encompassing academics, arts, athletics and spiritual formation. Through opportunities to grow intellectually, spiritually, physically and emotionally, students develop their individual worth and dignity. The challenging academic program prepares students for higher education and emphasizes learning as a

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pathway toward ethical leadership and a commitment to the common good. The school provides a welcoming and supportive environment, embraces the differences inherent in a diverse community, and embodies the inclusive Episcopal tradition of respect for the beliefs of others. Holy Innocents’ is an active community of faith engaged in local, national and international service to others.

From the Editor

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Nick Roberts MANAGING EDITOR/STAFF WRITER Sarah E. Alexander CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Bonnie Taylor Dunn Neugebauer Tamika Weaver-Hightower June Arnold Michele Duncan Michele Nelson Janet Quirk Mimi Strassner Alice Thompson Steve Vettese Mary Chris Williams GRAPHIC DESIGN Irby Heaton PHOTOGRAPHY Nick Roberts Sarah E. Alexander Bonnie Taylor Alice Thompson CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Scott Coggins Laura Edwards Gemshots Photographic Special thanks to Scott Gibson, whose stunning photographs bring to life the true vitality and spirit of Holy Innocents’.

I remember the first time I used a computer. It was 1986 - my first day at my new job as junior copywriter at a small advertising agency in Boston. I found an Apple II in my office, which someone then had to show me how to turn on. Then they opened a word processing program for me and my world changed. Until then, everything I’d ever written had been scrawled on yellow legal pads, with illegible notes and revisions scattered randomly in the margins. A victim of bad handwriting since birth, I often couldn’t decipher my own edits. Once I’d arrived at a draft I was happy with, I’d break out my Smith-Corona, a sheet of onion paper and a bottle of Wite-Out. It’s hard to believe that was just 22 years ago. Today, pens go dry in my house before they ever meet paper. I haven’t entered a bank in months. And I keep running conversations with friends in Senegal, my brother-in-law in France and college buddies in Tokyo without ever buying a stamp or paying phone charges. Our children are growing up in a different world. To them, postage stamps, checkbooks and typewriters are as relevant as flint-locks and outhouses. Yet it’s our job, as parents and educators, to prepare them for this new world – even though they’re often the ones teaching us about the new paradigm. I remember reading an interview with Pete Townshend of The Who. When asked what he thought of the direction rock music was taking, he replied, “It’s not my job to judge. I just try to stay the heck out of the way.” Granted, Pete may have used a word other than “heck,” but that’s not the point. The reality is that we can’t keep the world of technology at a nice, comfortable point of reference. It moves inexorably forward, and as a school, we either fight to stay current or run the risk of leaving our students unprepared. And that’s one of the many things I love about Holy Innocents’. HIES has embraced technology like no other school in our city. The Laptop Program, the Web site and intranet, and the many classes centered on advanced computer technology prepare our students for the world they’ll enter upon completing their educations. They’re not just learning to ace the SAT’s or write a killer common app essay; they’re learning how to succeed in their lifetimes. And that, I think, is exactly what Mr. Townshend was recommending when, as a teenager, he wrote to his elders: “This is my generation… my generation, baby.”

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Technology At HIES State-Of-The-Arts-And-Sciences Meditations From A Head Football Coach The Anxiety And Excitement Of Pre-Season Camp Teaching Creativity Can Students Learn Imagination? Meet The Board Up Close And Personal With Our School’s Trustees

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Girl Talk New Teacher Spotlight In Memoriam: Elliott Galloway & Sarah Large International Bears

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SPECIAL EDITION 63 | Annual Report 2007-2008

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TorchBearer is published by the Offices of Admissions, Communications and Development of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School. Special appreciation goes to the parents, faculty and staff whose contributions make this publication possible. Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy within this magazine. Please notify the editor of any errors or omissions and accept our sincere apologies.

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Letters to the Editor Please send to the attention of Nick Roberts, at nick.roberts@hies.org, or mail to: Nick Roberts Director of Communications Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School 805 Mt. Vernon Highway, NW Atlanta, GA 30327

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HIES faculty employ the most advanced pens, paper, chalkboards and textbooks available on the open market.

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The Internet arrives at Holy Innocents’ with a BellSouth NetDay Grant. Accounts provided to all divisions and 26 teachers. Thirty parent volunteers spend a spring Saturday wiring the classrooms.

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With the addition of an Upper School, the Riley building computer lab now serves both Middle and Upper School students, with a network of 24 Macintosh LC III work stations, made possible through a gift from the Sadler Family Foundation.

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The full Laptop Program is rolled out, with all 5th-12th grade students receiving MacBooks programmed with a wide variety of productivity, multimedia and research software.

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Tea Time With Sarah

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Eighth-grader Robert Moore has never been to Kenya, but he’s quickly making friends there. Robert is sending shoes to the Compass School in Kikuyu, outside the capital city of Nairobi. His goal is to send 300 pairs for the children this year. Through his mother, Ms. Johnetta Holcombe, Robert met Mr. Gituku, who grew up as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan and now works closely with the Compass School. “I visited with Mr. Gituku one day, and he showed me photos of the poverty these kids live in,” says Robert. “They really need our help. They don’t have even the most basic things that we take for granted, like a pair of shoes.” So Robert decided to do something about it. “First, my mom and I came up with some flyers and we gave them out to some people at our church and neighborhood and I brought some to school. People are generous and they don’t mind giving.” So far, Robert has collected about 100 pairs of used and gently-worn shoes – everything from loafers and basketball shoes to flip-flops and ‘Crocs.’ “We’re getting there,” he says, “but we’ve got a ways to go.” So what will he do when he reaches his goal? “I think we should push it even further,” he says. “We’re doing 300 this year, so maybe we should do 600 next year. You know, aim higher.” Robert already has plans for the next phase of his project. “I think it would be nice to get some other people involved. And we could outreach to different schools and different communities. We’re very fortunate to have what we have and to go to a school like this and live in the houses we do. And these kids don’t even have shoes to put on their feet. So I want to help them.” We think the initiative Robert has shown in his project is a big step in the right direction.

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Walking To Cure Diabetes On October 18, members of the Holy Innocents’ community, including students, parents, faculty, and staff, participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes at Centennial Olympic Park. Team HIES raised over $23,000 to support diabetes research through online and personal letter writing campaigns, paper and sneaker sales, a spirit night at Chick-fil-A, and a frame sale sponsored by Huff Harrington Fine Art. Twenty members of the Holy Innocents’ family are affected by juvenile type 1 diabetes, which led to the formation of the first

Holy Innocents’ walk team in 2006. Juvenile diabetes is a chronic, life threatening disease that occurs most often in childhood and strikes an average of 40 children per day. In recognition of the challenges faced by those living with juvenile diabetes, the HIES walkers wore t-shirts listing the names of members of the HIES community affected by the disease. Since its inception, the Holy Innocents’ team has raised $75,000 to support diabetes research. The team is chaired by Upper School students Kaki Bennett, Christie Huff and Amelie Wendling.

IJFT!Tdipmbst!Sfdfjwf!Bxbset Forty-one of last year’s and this year’s HIES seniors have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) Exams. The program offers students the opportunity to take challenging, college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the exams. At Holy Innocents’: Kit York qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. Nine students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Sean Aiken, Jack Austin, Arsalan Derakhshan, Neil Kimball, Norma Nyhoff, Katherine Quirk, Kyle Strait, Rachel Sullivan and Chris Thomas.

Five students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Taylor Adams, Sarah Allen, Amy Casey, Glenn DeMarcus and Christian Rasmussen. Twenty-six students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are John Aldridge, Sarah Bissell, Daniel Blaustein, Kate Decker, Annie Galloway, Trevor Gillum, Julia Grimm, Jennie Hardin, Chris Herbert, Caitlin Hogan, Drew Hovancik, Kyle Keenan, Lilly Landskroener, Erik Larsen, Davis Lukens, Chris Mann, Emily Martin, Jackie Menk, Meagan Miller, Kate Newman, Melissa Reeder, Collin Rhea, Emily Richter, Lara Sullivan, Carlee Terrell, Alex Wallace and Virginia West. Eleven of these HIES scholars are seniors this year, who can now complete further college-level work and possibly earn another AP award. Congratulations to all of our AP scholars!

In June, 14 Middle School students ventured to Spain where they did a little more than sightseeing. The group visited six cities, Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Seville, Córdoba and Barcelona, in 10 days. Throughout the trip, students not only practiced their Spanish language skills, but also participated in “Learning through Exploration and Actively Participating,” or LEAP!, activities. These included learning to prepare Spanish food in a

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cooking class and dancing the Flamenco, as well as a role-playing activity to enhance their understanding of the Spanish Civil War. “It was kind of like bringing the classroom into real life for them,” Middle School Spanish teacher Eliza Suarez says. “All the activities were really on target and the kids were interested. It was a lot of fun.” The student travelers were: Payton Anderson, Blake Barber, Margaret Crewdson, Elizabeth Gagen, Amanda Graham, Kendall Krebs, Gilly Levy, Katie Maxman, Shannon O’Hanlon, Heather Valentine, Alexandra Thompson (who attends another school), Emma Van Beunigen, Casey Wilson and Freedom Wright. Everyone flamenco!

Each Friday, faculty and students gather in the office of Upper School Chaplain Sarah Wood – not for class, but for something you might call a bit more classy. Welcome to “Tea Time at Sarah’s Place,” where folks gather for good tea, beloved company, and a bit of peace at the end of the hectic academic week. “This place is like an oasis,” says Upper School foreign language teacher Gerard Gatoux. “We come to share camaraderie, a libation and sweets, and exchange ideas.” Upper School religion teacher and 12th-grade boys’ dean Mr. Dylan Deal echoes Mr. Gatoux’s sentiments. “As good as this school is, I still need some sanctuary,” says Mr. Deal. “I always find intelligent conversation, warm welcome and a sense of belonging. This is a testament to Ms. Wood and the grace she offers.” Rev. Wood thought of the idea while chaplain at an Episcopal boarding school in Virginia. “I admire folks gathering in an easy, peaceful and thoughtful way, which inspires an even greater sense of revelation, responsibility and purpose,” Rev. Wood says. “I believe God calls us to become our truest selves with one another.” The elders aren’t the only ones who find ‘Sarah’s Place’ relaxing. “Her demeanor and this room make this a home away from home,” sophomore Bobby Fine says. Sophomore Andrew Morrisett adds, “It’s a place where all of your worries go away.” “Sarah’s Place” isn’t just relaxing; it’s also quite active. On a recent Friday, Rev. Wood pours tea, rinses out saucers and welcomes students to sit on the couch or at chairs around a table. Faculty drift in and out, but rarely empty-handed. Upper School Counselor Claire Staples comes with cupcakes, Mr. Gatoux with a plate inscribed with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words, “Happy is the home that shelters a friend.” Students philosophize, listen to music on their laptops or just plop down and enjoy good conversation. Everyone seems at ease. “I come for the tea and the treats,” sophomore Earnest Finley says while he helps himself to some cake. Rev. Wood laughs, but she can’t sit. No, there’s more water to steep, more chairs to fill, more smiling faces to greet. After all, it’s Friday at Sarah’s and there’s much – or little – to do. Sarah Wood and Dylan Deal relax with students.

Emma van Beuningen, Katie Maxman and Gilly Levy learn the art of Spanish cooking.

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Speaking From Experience: Upper School Girls Mentor Middle Schoolers

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Should Mr. Steve Williams, Upper School English teacher and 10th-grade boys’ dean, ever need to know what’s on his students’ minds, he has some intriguing ways to find out. Mr. Williams is a fully-trained Military Interrogation Specialist, though you’d never guess that from his laid-back and accessible demeanor. “After high school, I was planning to go on a mission for my church, and I had some money saved but certainly not enough for two years,” says Mr. Williams. His solution? Join the Army National Guard. “I joined the reserves as a clerk – went to basic training that summer, went to clerk school in Indiana and then a couple of months later was off on a mission to Argentina,” he says. “Then I came back, started college and transferred over to the National Guard as a Spanish linguist.” Back then, however, there was no such position as linguist in the Army. “Your job had to be something else, and the language was like an add-on. Just like a paratrooper – you’re an infantryman but your specialty is that you jump out of airplanes.” Mr. Williams had joined a Military Intelligence unit. “The two positions that were available to us

were Interrogator or Counter-Intelligence agent,” he says. “All of us in the Spanish section became Interrogators. So we had to go to Interrogator school.” That must have been fascinating, right? “It’s very unexciting, very methodical,” he says. “There are set questions where you try to find the entry point to the person you’re questioning. What do they need? What can you give to them to make them give accurate information? And I remember always having drilled into us that torture and pain produce awful information.” His students will undoubtedly be relieved to hear that. “Whenever I tell people I was an interrogator, they think, ‘oh, like thumb screws.’ But it’s nothing like that.” So does he use any of the techniques he learned in his classes today? “The main thing is just being aware of human psychology and how people act under pressure – reading body language. But also flexibility - that was one thing the military taught me – being able to adapt to grueling, difficult circumstances that were beyond my control.” In other words, don’t expect to get away with, “My dog ate my homework.”

OUR REGAL COUPLE On the evening of October 17th, after a full day of pep rallies and special events throughout our campus, Homecoming festivities came to a head at the football game vs. Fellowship Christian. During halftime, and before an adoring crowd of HIES students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni, the day became even more special 12 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

for two regal seniors, as Mackenzie Sawicki and Collin Rhea were crowned Homecoming Queen and King. The Golden Bears then went on to complete their domination of Fellowship Christian, 49-0. So congratulations, Mackenzie and Collin. And way to go Bears!

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Unless there’s a dire need for Rick Betts to have his car on campus during the day, he plans to walk to and from school. If you don’t believe it, check out his blog. Yes, our silver-haired Associate Head of School is a full-fledged “webizen,” updating his personal weblog, “Bear-ly News,” every seven to ten days. “It’s more of a journal for me and a way of communicating with the school community,” he says. “I write it mostly for parents, but I’d like to think our students look at it, too.” Mr. Betts began his blog as a way to personalize the new technology on campus, such as the HIES Laptop Program and Web site, but quickly discovered his journalistic voice. His topics come from campus, the front pages and education as a whole. He hopes his blog encourages people to explore the HIES Web site, which has a reciprocal link to his Bear-ly News site. “Hopefully people will explore it a bit and discover all the great information that is right at their fingertips. I’d like my blog to serve as a little hook for that,” he says. So far the feedback has been positive. “I hope people enjoy it and maybe offer suggestions,” he says. For now, he gets most of his ideas on his new walk to school.

Katelyn Dramis talks with Middle School girls Top: Girl Talk communications representative Erin Patterson, Evy Mitchell, Courtney Kissack, Katelyn Dramis, Meg Yanda, Girl Talk Founder & Executive Director Haley Kilpatrick, Kara Friedman. Bottom: Amber Abernathy and Ashlyn Masters

Seniors Courtney Kissack and Meg Yanda and junior Katelyn Dramis remember the difficult issues they faced in Middle School. That’s why they began a HIES chapter of Girl Talk, a national peer-to-peer program. “Girl Talk is a program for Upper School girls to provide a safe environment to talk with Middle School girls about issues involved with growing up,” says faculty advisor Kara Friedman. “It is a wonderful program, giving all of the girls a chance to communicate and resulting in really positive growth for all of the students involved.” Courtney brought Girl Talk to campus last year. She says she began it as a service project for her ethics class. “I thought it seemed like a great opportunity to give something back to Holy Innocents’ – a place that has given so much to me.” Courtney says she remembers the dramatic changes that come with adolescence. “Middle School was a tough time for me, but not as tough as for some people. It’s a hard time for girls especially, so I hope that by having these half-hour meetings once a week that we all take a little nugget away about kindness or about pressure.” Being kind, respecting yourself and

embracing inner quirkiness are just a few examples of the topics the girls broach through the program, says Meg. “It kind of serves as an outlet for girls who are struggling or who may not feel like they fit in. Just to come and see high school girls - it’s inspiring for them to learn you don’t have to be a certain way.” Katelyn says she enjoys giving advice to the younger students. “I think it’s great that we can take a kind of ‘been-there, done-that’ mentality. We can give advice because of the different things we’ve been through and put a personal spin on it.” The middle schoolers describe the program Courtney Kissack and Meg Yanda

as both fun and helpful. “I thought it would be a good way to see what other people go through,” seventh-grader Amber Abernathy says. “You get a chance to interact, and it starts your day off really great.” Seventh-grader Ashlyn Masters says Girl Talk helps her discuss important topics with girls she can relate to. “It’s a way to express your feelings, and nobody cares what you look like or what your personality is,” she says. “You know there’s always someone there for you.” Ms. Haley Kilpatrick, founder and executive director of Girl Talk, recently visited HIES to witness the program in action. According to Ms. Kilpatrick, Girl Talk has grown in the past six years to more than 470 chapters in 27 states. “The idea was inspired by my own middle school experience, just feeling left out, hurt feelings, questioning who you are and what you stand for,” she says, adding she feels blessed that there is a successful chapter at Holy Innocents’. “Our national headquarters is less than five miles away, so it’s really exciting to have such a strong Atlanta chapter that we can reach out to.” Reaching out, it seems, is what these girls do best. TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 13

SENIOR SURVEY

BIG BEARS ON CAMPUS

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This fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Bears on Campus are two women who embody the HIES Mission. Not only are they supremely involved with the life of our school, but they also actively seek to improve

the lives of others. So to Ms. Lynch and Ms. Kissack, and on behalf of the entire Holy Innocentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; community, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you!â&#x20AC;?

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Lower School Chaplain. Member of Holy Innocentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; since 1993.

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Active? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an understatement: Just a sampling of Ms. Lynchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities include: the LS chapel program; LS Praise Team; Peer Counselor Mentoring Program; ChurchSchool Relations sub committee; LS Lives Green Recycling initiative; Love and Logic for teachers; LS student and teacher community service initiatives... (space requires that we stop there). Some of her favorite Lower School projects from the past few years (emphasis on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;someâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;): Helping shelve food and do office work at the Community Action Center; playing with and making lunch for the children at the Atlanta Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelter; packaging food at the Atlanta Food Bank; spending time with the clients at the Dorothy Benson Adult Day Care Center; teaching enrichment lessons to children of immigrant families at the Solidarity School; serving at Project Open Hand and the Humane Society; developing a Meals On Wheels route in the Lower Schoolâ&#x20AC;Ś (space requires that â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well, you get the picture) Favorite thing about working at HIES: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can get a dozen hugs before 9 a.m. on any given day.â&#x20AC;?

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Favorite book: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A friend here at school gave me The Shack. I find myself thinking about it often. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to get it back from the person to whom I loaned it so I can read it again!â&#x20AC;? Favorite movie: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Princess Bride and Heaven Can Wait are both favorites.â&#x20AC;?

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Favorite quote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And what I can do, I ought to do. And what I ought to do, by the grace of God, I shall do.â&#x20AC;? - Edward Everett Hale Favorite memory of her time at Holy Innocentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No way can I answer this one. At the end of most every day, I look back and see where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a connection made â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with a student, a fellow teacher, a parent, someone out on service trips. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s these connections that make me hope and pray that I continue to be part of the Holy Innocentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; community.â&#x20AC;? Everything above makes us all hope that Ms. Lynchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prayers are met.

DPVSUOFZ!LJTTBDL! So when does she have time to go home? Besides performing or working crew on virtually every possible theatrical presentation for years, Courtney also: serves as Student Council Executive Board Secretary; is Co-Editor of the Crimson & Gold newspaper; coordinated the National Honor Society talent show; serves with Horizons summer program; founded Girl Talk (see page 13); plays varsity golf; and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; oh yeah â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maintains a GPA that has elite schools drooling. On being an Alpha Omega: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I admit I wavered a bit in 7th or 8th grade. I went to another schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open house and then I came back to campus on Monday and thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why would I ever leave? I love it here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my home.â&#x20AC;? (Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a collective â&#x20AC;&#x153;whewâ&#x20AC;? you hear from the community.) Next year? She hopes to attend Vanderbilt and has only applied to schools in the South. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand the cold!â&#x20AC;? On founding the HIES Girl Talk program: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started it as a service project for ethics class. Holy Innocentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has done so much for me that I wanted to create something that will continue after Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gone. Middle School is such a hard time, with bullying, selfconfidence, dealing with pressure. But I think I get more from it than any of the middle schoolers!â&#x20AC;? Her faculty mentor: â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Fine Arts Director) Joshua McClymont â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he has shaped me into the actress I am today. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just constantly there for me, like an uncle or father figure, pushing me to the next level. Any applause Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten for all the shows over the years, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all because of him.â&#x20AC;? Favorite Class: AP Government with Ms. Logsdon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How cool is it that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 18 and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an election year?â&#x20AC;? Favorite Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simultaneously touching and hilarious.â&#x20AC;? Favorite movies: Little Miss Sunshine, Pineapple Express and Chocolat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also love anything by Pedro Almodovar.â&#x20AC;? Favorite quote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.â&#x20AC;? -E.E. Cummings This is one young woman who has become someone the entire HIES community can be proud of. TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 15

NEW PRE-SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

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Ns/!Hsfh!Lbjtfs!Ñ!Opx!Tipxjoh!Ebjmz When Greg Kaiser was growing up, he dreamed of becoming an actor. While that dream slowly faded, he learned he could use his stage skills to capture the attention of at least one audience: children. “What I love about teaching is that it really is like putting on a performance every day,” says Mr. Kaiser. “Classroom teachers, especially, not only have to be able to entertain their audience, but also teach them something. And you’re playing to one of the toughest audiences you’ll ever find.” Mr. Kaiser is the new principal of the Alan A. Lewis Pre-School, having replaced Janella Brand, who retired last June after more than 30 years at HIES. “I’m stepping into the shoes of a person who was absolutely beloved on this campus, and those are huge shoes to fill,” Mr. Kaiser says. “Janella made this pre-school the place that it is, so I feel a great responsibility to her and to these teachers. But what’s more important, especially to our students and families, is to make sure that this pre-school continues as the happy, positive place it is. And for that we owe a huge debt, not only to Janella, but to our entire faculty, who are absolutely the most professional group I’ve ever worked with. They really know their stuff.” Head of School Kirk Duncan said Mr. Kaiser will bring a healthy evolution to the pre-school. “He’s raising his own small children, so the parents can relate to him,” he says. “I think he can help us improve the program by looking strategically at our entry points, like helping the faculty prepare our youngest students to use technology so they 16 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

will be better prepared for the next level.” Mr. Kaiser has a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University. Before he entered the education field, Mr. Kaiser served in the Navy and then worked as a disc jockey and promotions director for 96 Rock, the Atlanta radio station. He began his education career as a high school teacher in Paulding County, but soon felt pulled toward administration. “I found

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myself thinking, ‘I wish, as a school, we would do such and such,” he says. “I wanted to be a part of that decision-making process, to be a part of making a school the kind of place where I would want to work.” He moved from Paulding County to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in Atlanta, where he served as assistant

principal for four years, then as interim principal. He came to HIES last school year as the Lower School assistant principal. In his new position, Mr. Kaiser has set several goals, such as creating a more interactive chapel program and ensuring that everything done in the Pre-School supports the HIES Mission Statement. “First and foremost, we’re going to teach our kids how to be good citizens of this community, how to take care of each other, to share, to work as a part of a group, to communicate with each other positively, and resolve conflict – all of those things that they’re going to need as they move on to the next level,” he says. Improving communication with parents is another important goal. One of his initiatives to address this is “Friday folders,” a new program to help ensure parents receive all necessary information each week. “We feel that the more we can inform our parents about what we are doing up here, the better we will be able to work with them,” he says. “I feel very strongly that our responsibility as teachers is to support the work of the parents.” Mr. Kaiser said he is very grateful to the HIES community for accepting him and his family and making him feel so welcomed. “It is a big school with a small feel to it,” he says. “I feel very blessed that God brought me here, and I feel a great sense of obligation to give back to this community.” Mr. Kaiser and his wife Nicole, who is a school psychologist in Paulding County, have two children, Chloe, 3, and Benjamin, who is 1-year old.

As a former lawyer, part-time kindergarten assistant Ms. Susan Diaz knows how to command the attention of a room. Those skills will come in handy as she teaches listening skills to her students this school year. “It’s a little more chaotic than the courtroom, but a whole lot more fun,” she says of teaching pre-school. “In kindergarten, everybody is talking at once. That doesn’t happen quite as often in the courtroom.” Ms. Diaz’s 8-year old son, David, was enrolled in the pre-school several years ago and she had been on the substitute list, so she was familiar with the school before joining the staff. “Even though I’ve been a parent and a substitute teacher, I still was completely wowed by the welcome I got,” she says. “I am a new teacher but I feel so much at home.” At the end of the day, the classroom presents more rewards than the courtroom, says the Cornell Law School and Fairfield University graduate. “I feel like every time I open the doors of the pre-school, I’m unwrapping a present from God. I never know what little treasure He has left inside for me.”

When Ms. Heather Berry was deciding on a career, she had two paths to choose from: law enforcement and education. So what made her give up the black and white for the crimson and gold? “I tried working with children and loved it,” says Ms. Berry. Before becoming our new Lower School computer lab teacher, Ms. Berry taught thirdgrade at Woodward Academy and in the Coweta County School System. “I loved teaching third-grade, but I was ready for a change,” she says. Her goal for this year is to work with students on basic computer skills and to prepare them for the Laptop Program. Ms. Berry, whose parents are educators, says what she likes most about teaching is witnessing a child having an “aha” moment, when they grasp a concept and can then apply it. “I love watching them learn,” she says. Ms. Berry received her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of West Georgia and master’s degree in reading and literacy for elementary education from Walden University. “Everyone is so welcoming and friendly,” she says of Holy Innocents’. “It’s a wonderful family environment here.”

Mr. Michael Aaron’s strong subject has always been math. He is also the son of mathematicians. When you put two and two together, it figures that he would have the talent to teach math to others. “I like how logical it (math) is, the step by step processes and rules that build one on top of another,” the new Middle School math teacher says. Mr. Aaron, a University of Maryland, Baltimore County graduate who majored in mechanical engineering and biological sciences, began tutoring students while in college. Afterwards, he served as a substitute in Baltimore. This is his first year teaching full-time. “I really enjoyed substituting, especially for math because I could execute the lessons that teachers left for me in a way students would understand,” he says. Mr. Aaron quickly learned that he had a passion for teaching. He says he especially enjoys challenging his students and witnessing the moment they grasp a concept. “That’s very rewarding,” he says. “I really enjoy figuring out what works with students and what doesn’t.” He describes Holy Innocents’ as “warm, friendly and inviting. I don’t know where else I’d rather be right now than teaching here.”

The last time Ms. Laura Thomas was at Holy Innocents’, she watched eggs hatching and participated in pajama days. She was also six years old. Ms. Thomas, who now teaches Middle School health and is the head varsity softball coach, was a Golden Bear when she was a kindergartener and first-grader. “I knew it was a great school,” she says. “It’s exciting to be back and see all the changes.” Her most recent position was as teacher and coach at the elementary and high school levels in Rabun County. She earned her bachelor’s degree in health and physical education at North Georgia College and State University. This is her third year teaching. She says she entered the education field because she loves equipping young people with what they’ll need to lead successful lives. “I love the kids. Everybody has been really great in all of my classes,” she says. “Also, the faculty and staff have been great. Everybody has been very welcoming.”

When Upper School teacher Mr. Scott Myers competes in triathlons, he gets a lot more than exercise. While teaching at Waccamaw High School in South Carolina, two of his students developed cancer, and that inspired him to begin participating in triathlons to help raise money for cancer research. To date, he has raised about $20,000. “It’s something that I take a lot of pride in,” he says. This is Mr. Myers’s 19th year in education. He not only teaches AP Psychology, U.S. History and Government/Economics, but he also coaches cross country and basketball. “I like the kids. They keep you young,” he says. “And they keep you on top of things that aren’t the major news issues in the world, but are very important to them.” Mr. Myers earned his bachelor’s degree in radio, television and film from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Louisburg College in North Carolina. He is certified in physical education, social science and social studies. Mr. Myers says he enjoys the positive environment at Holy Innocents’. “You sit at the lunch table and people are smiling and talking about good things. That’s amazing to me.”

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ALUMNI CATCH UPS

Sarah Churchman ’97

Doug Davis ’99

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Charisse McAuliffe ’96

The Queen Of Green Charisse McAuliffe is living the “green” life. Through the GenGreen Foundation, Charisse works for the planet. Her organization’s website, www.GenGreenLife.com, features resources to help people become more environmentally conscious. “[The website] is now the country’s largest online resource for people looking to live a ‘green’ lifestyle, with over 30,000 listings across 354 cities nationwide,” she says. “I love that my career makes a positive impact in the world every day.” Charisse says her daughters, Kylah, 5, and Abigail, 3, inspired her to “green up” her life and become the founder and CEO of GenGreen LLC. “They helped me recognize that being environmentally conscious does not require huge sacrifices… and I wanted to help other people realize this, too,” she says. And people are beginning to notice. She recently was named one of the top 40 business leaders under 40 by the Northern Colorado Business Report. In November, she begins a national speaking tour at the Green Business Conference in San Francisco. Charisse, who was on the tennis team and coordinated most of the pep rallies (and senior pranks!) during her senior year at Holy Innocents’, graduated from the College of Charleston in 2000. While there, she helped begin the college’s television station, CTV. After graduation, she worked for Telepictures/Warner Brothers as a producer on various reality shows, including the pilot for “The Bachelor” on ABC and “Big Brother” on CBS. For now, though, she is finding it easy being green.

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Managing A True Just Fine Technophile In her junior and senior years at HIES, Sarah Churchman managed the boys’ Varsity basketball and baseball teams. Now she puts those managerial skills to good use. Sarah works as the Web and Marketing Coordinator for Richard Bowers & Co., Atlanta’s largest independent commercial real estate firm. “I feel lucky to be using the (digital multimedia) degree I got from the Atlanta College of Art. And it’s pretty cool to actually see things I’ve designed put into action,” she says. Sarah graduated with a BA in Religion from the University of Georgia. She then enrolled in the Atlanta College of Art, where she was one of 12 people selected to represent the school on a trip to New York City. “That was the first and only time I’ve been there and it was incredible,” she says. “I’m definitely going back at some point.” Sarah has also volunteered at Eyedrum Music and Art Gallery in Atlanta. Her degree has proved useful outside of her current job, as well. She’s recently gotten serious about cooking as a hobby and created a cooking/foodie blog called “Water Chestnuts Are Gross.” With her Web skills, who knows what she’ll cook up next?

Since graduating from Holy Innocents’, Doug Davis has found a new love: computers. “I took an interim course during my sophomore year in college called ‘build a PC from scratch,’ and I just fell in love with the technology,” he says. “It’s always advancing, which brings along new challenges, programs, networks and hardware to learn about.” A LaGrange College graduate who earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Doug now puts his love to the test as Director of Technology and as a computer science teacher at LaGrange Academy, a K-12 private school which, he says, is similar to HIES. Before entering the education field, Doug worked as a corporate network administrator for five years. He also has participated in the Big Brother program and can often be found visiting his family in North Carolina and Chicago. Doug played Varsity basketball in high school and is the assistant basketball coach for the academy’s Varsity boys team. “I love working with the kids, especially on the basketball court,” he says. “It’s extremely rewarding.” With technology always changing, Doug more than likely has found a love that will last a lifetime.

Claire Abreu ’96

On The Path To TV VIP

While Claire Abreu has not walked the “red carpet,” she has gotten pretty close to it. In 2006, Claire worked on the 78th Annual Academy Awards Red Carpet show for TV Guide. But that was just one of many opportunities she had after moving to LA in 2003. Making a name for herself in the TV industry, Claire served as tape coordinator, camera assistant, technical assistant, technical supervisor, camera technician, grip, camera shop manager and oversized vehicle driver. Her assignments included reality shows, talk shows, news magazine shows, documentaries and pilots. “I met many special people who gave me an opportunity and sound advice. They were irreplaceable,” she says. “It was truly the biggest leap of faith I have ever taken and it was worth all the worry I gave myself and my parents!” At Holy Innocents’, Claire was involved with track, softball, basketball, cheerleading, French Club, The Alpha Omega Society and chorus. She was just as active at the State University of West Georgia, majoring in mass communications with a minor in theatre, and joining Chi Omega. As a member of the social sorority, she served as a Rho Chi for Panhellenic Recruitment and headed up its local philanthropy. After college, Claire visited China for two weeks, and then in April 2008 spent three weeks in India. She has since returned home to Atlanta, where she enjoys the exciting atmosphere at CNN, freelancing in various roles. “I have been working with Newsource Live, providing up to the minute live feeds from all over the country,” she says. “I like the fast-paced environment, up-to-the-minute news and bringing information to people all over the world. Every day brings a new set of challenges.” So stay tuned. One day, she just might surprise us on the red carpet.

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CAMP KUDZU

NEW HIEC DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

HIES Connection To Camp Grows Rapidly

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By Amber Medley Director of Development - Camp Kudzu

Camp Kudzu, Georgia’s premier camp for youth with diabetes, is proud to have among its 2008 volunteer staff several HIES alumni. Collin Hughes (’05), Allison Cole (’05), Greer Homer (’06) and Chris Almond (’07) served as cabin counselors during the 2008 camp season. All four volunteers are valuable and talented members of the Camp Kudzu family. Their contagiously positive personalities and dedication to the campers (not to mention Collin’s dancing) made them very popular among all age groups. Collin has volunteered at summer camp for three summers. But, he doesn’t stop there. He has also assisted Camp Kudzu’s professional staff with camp preparation in the weeks prior to camp and volunteered for several Family Camp weekends. Chris Almond’s story is unique in that he was once a camper. He brings understanding of what it’s like to be a kid with diabetes. Allison and Greer were new to Camp Kudzu in 2008. The campers certainly hope they follow in Collin and Chris’ footsteps and make volunteering with Camp Kudzu a habit! Other HIES families are also a part of the Camp Kudzu community. Dr. Stephen Anderson, a founder, serves on the Board of Directors and as Chief Endocrinologist at camp. Jane Fredrick led research efforts. Jason Toledo and his mother, Cindy, have also volunteered. Jason’s videography course is one of camp’s most popular offerings. HIES students who’ve taken part in Camp Kudzu’s programs include Kaki Bennett, whose father is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Reid Hailey, and Amelie Wendling. Camp Kudzu’s ties to HIES infiltrate the organization’s professional staff, as well. One of Camp Kudzu’s founders, long time board member and Executive Director, Mrs. Alexandra Allen, has a long history at HIES. She and her husband, Dr. Billy Allen, have three children who attended HIES. John attended pre-K through 12th grade. Cammie and Ellis attended pre-K through 8th and 6th grades, respectively. John is a past volunteer at summer camp and Cammie and John have been campers, themselves. Alex Allen served on HIES’ Board of Trustees during a period of tremendous growth at HIES. Having participated in two HIES capital campaigns and on many committees, she appreciated the governance and fundraising processes necessary to a nonprofit’s success. Camp Kudzu and HIES are both missiondriven organizations. Camp Kudzu’s mission is to empower young people with diabetes to live their lives fully, managing their diabetes and not being controlled by it. Camp Kudzu is a nonprofit organization providing camp and other diabetes management education programs in a fun environment for Georgia’s youth with diabetes and their families, which promote self-esteem, leadership and a chance to excel in life. In recent years, Camp Kudzu has hosted two week-long summer camp sessions, two family camp weekends and two gender-specific weekend retreats for teenagers. In 2009, Camp Kudzu will celebrate its 10th anniversary. In honor of that milestone, the organization is adding a third week of summer camp. The number of children served through the program will rise from 455 to 555 and eliminate the current wait list. Camp Kudzu now hosts the largest single session resident camp in the country for children with type 1 diabetes. All of Camp Kudzu’s programs are staffed by volunteers who give unselfishly of their time and talents. Camp Kudzu is ceaselessly grateful to Allison, Greer, Chris, Collin, Mrs. Allen and all the other HIES alumni and families for doing their part to improve the health of Georgia’s youth with diabetes. THANK YOU!! 20 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

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By Leigh (Spence) Jackson ’99

“Full Circle” is a frequently used phrase, but it suddenly has a special meaning to me personally. When I started my first day of second grade at HIES back in 1988, I never imagined that 20 years later I would be walking into my first day of work as Director of Communications/Outreach Coordinator for Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church. My experience in elementary school and as a young adult at HIES was a very positive one. I was at the school during its most aggressive transition period, as it went from a grade school to a high school. I watched the school grow in every aspect. I was a member of the fifth graduating class in 1999 and I have nothing but the fondest memories of my teachers, friends, etc. I feel very fortunate to have had such a great high school experience, and many of my peers would say the same. I can express this with certainty as I continue to have a very close relationship with many of them. Over 15 people from my class were invited to my wedding, which was officiated by the Rev. John Porter. My bridesmaids included Jennifer (Cavanaugh) Brown, Molly Eustis, Lauren (Frederick) Hill, Lisa (Brown) Lazarus and Sarah (Moreland) Sherman. Most people would consider keeping in touch with high school friends a rarity, but with Holy Innocents’ alumni, it appears to be the norm. After graduating from Auburn University as a Public Relations major in 2003, I took an opposite turn in my career and entered the financial world by accepting a job at Smith Barney. While it was a great opportunity at a wonderful company, I felt as though I wasn’t using

my potential to the fullest. Jennifer Brown, who is now a fourth grade teacher at HIES, emailed me the Director of Communications/ Outreach Coordinator opening at the church, and I was immediately intrigued. I never thought I would end up back at the school where I spent so many great years; however, looking at the success that some of my fellow graduates have enjoyed at HIES, it was hard to ignore the possibility of a great career move. It is surreal to walk the halls where I literally grew up. Passing children remind me of my own classmates, and I am constantly reminded of my own happy memories. Now as an employee of the church, I see things in a different light. It is very obvious how far the school and church have come since I graduated in 1999, although I can’t help being amazed at the progress that has been made with the buildings, athletic and academic programs, etc. My career switch to HIEC has been a very positive change for me. I am so excited to begin a new career as communications liaison at the church and to serve as a member on the HIES alumni board. It is also extremely satisfying to be able to utilize my education as a PR major. The staff here has been hospitable, warm and friendly. Holy Innocents’ has been such an important part of my life. It has provided me with a wonderful education, personal growth and incredible friendships. Hopefully now it’s my turn to give something back to Holy Innocents’ as I start down a new but familiar path. TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 21

WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION

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By Robin Gafford Lower School Librarian

Last spring when I reached into my faculty mailbox and found the Greenbaum Family Faculty Enrichment Grant application, I took it back to my desk instead of recycling it as I had in the past. This year was different because this year I was determined to return to a place that had carved a spot in my heart 35 years ago – Okinawa, Japan. Why was I so determined to go back? How would I get there? The grant might just provide the answers. I am an Army brat. I say “am” because maybe you’re always a brat when you’re reared by parents who take you from pillar to post in your daddy’s service to our country. It had been divine for me in 1972 when the 22 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

U.S. government sent my family all the way from Georgia to the subtropical island of Okinawa, where every single thing was different and exotic and the people seemed all to have smiling faces and generous hearts. My grant enabled me to go back and compare technology in Okinawa’s schools to ours here, and to immerse myself in a place where I was able to improve my Japanese so I might more fully contribute to Holy Innocents’ extraordinarily worthwhile Japanese Exchange Program. And I would chronicle it all in a travel blog, a blog I would later realize was really more a love letter and gratitude journal. It took my going all by myself for three

weeks in July to the other side of our planet to realize I am never alone. I felt the love and support of my family and friends. I made new friends from all over the world and they cared for me, helped me, entertained me. I went looking for good and found it. And if home is where the heart is, then I am blessed to have many homes – one with my family and friends, another on Okinawa, others yet to be discovered, and one here, at Holy Innocents’. Thank you to the Greenbaums and to Holy Innocents’. This faculty member has been truly and thoroughly enriched.

This summer I took the big vacation of my lifetime when I traveled to South Africa! I had an excellent time but the two most exciting adventures were a trip to the Lion Park and a visit to a Zulu Village school. When we first went to the Lion Park in Johannesburg, we got to go on a mini-safari to look for African mammals. After the safari drive, we were able to go to a small area of the park where there were ostriches, giraffes, lions and leopards that were in areas that were surrounded with wire fences. We were lucky to feed a beautiful giraffe and some ostriches that were in an area together. But the most exciting part was when we were able to go in an area where baby lions lived. You could walk right up to the baby lion cubs and feel their soft, thick layer of fur. It was amazing! It felt like petting a dog but ten times softer. One of the baby lions growled at me and tried to bite my finger. I think he was just a little afraid, so I left him alone. But the other cubs were sweet and loved being petted. It was so much fun; we went into their habitat twice. While on our vacation we were also able to pet other animals, like a beautiful leopard, a baby Nile crocodile, snakes and lizards. What an incredible experience!!! When we left Johannesburg, we flew in a small airplane two hours north to begin the safari part of our vacation. We stayed in the area where the Zulu people lived. One day we went to a Zulu village where we got to visit a school. This school

their pictures taken and then looking at them on the camera. At the end of recess, we got to go into one of the classrooms that had first, second and third graders in it. When we went

was not anything like Holy Innocents’. It was two really small buildings for all the children in first through eighth grades. There was not a playground or any slides or swing sets. They only had a flat dirt area between the two buildings to play. All the children had uniforms but some of them did not have shoes. They did not have supplies like we have and they shared tables for The Stew art family their desks. But the : Lever (dad), Ja n one thing about all the Lever and (mom), Reed, Lindsay children is that they were all really happy! They loved having

into the classroom, they welcomed us by saying hello in their own language. They then sang and danced for us. Even the teacher danced and was laughing. She was really sweet! When we were leaving, I thought about how little they had, but how happy they looked. It is amazing how they can be so positive when they have so little. When our trip was over, these were two of the most amazing things that I got to experience. I also enjoyed the six days of safaris with a really funny safari guide named Sandela. We saw so many incredible beautiful animals and plants. It was the most amazing experience of my life and I am blessed to have been able to take a trip like this. I hope that I will be able to visit South Africa again one day. I also hope this inspires you to travel there one day, too. TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 23

WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION

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By Sarah Wood Upper School Chaplain

“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” The words of Matsuo Basho, a 17th century Japanese haiku writer, were my touchstone during the summer days I spent in Paris this past July. Daily, I visited these words that titled the Web log I created before departing for Paris in late June. This journey’s blog became a place wherein I could remain in conversation and also be mindful and reflective of the days living abroad. What a gift the time spent in this space was, as the hours afforded me the time to collect myself and the story in pages that might forever be remembered and renewed. Each journey’s posting shared the moments of the day, some creative imagining, and, finally, a request for the readers’ contribution. The days of journeying in Paris, highlighted and shared in those blog hours, communicated a pilgrimage of sorts that had begun years earlier. In my 35th year of living, I had begun to imagine this time in “The City of Lights” long ago. The dreaming of this time was born and delighted in images held, film viewed, and stories told in high school and university French courses. 24 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

Also, later moments experienced here at Holy Innocents’, fumbling through my French speaking with Monsieur Gatoux and meeting the beloved people of Haiti, reminded me of the imagining that had begun so long ago. A scholarship offered by the Greenbaum family then opened up the possibility for me to venture to a home unknown and reacquaint myself with a language long forgotten. Thanks to the application and acceptance, the adventure then began, so to make acquainted the dream in my mind and the very incarnate reality of the place, the people, and the language. In the outskirt suburbs of Paris, I lived with a family and commuted into the city every day, walking alongside and working with a people unknown to me. Studying all day and fellowshipping during the evenings, I began to meet, in the flesh, a greater family very much alive and a part of me. My French family was Muslim, my roommates Polish, Korean, and Mexican, my classmates ten to twenty years my junior, all expressed their great variety and participation in the world. Becoming familiar with this new reality, on a daily basis, pushed me out of my comfort zone, required me to listen very carefully, and demanded my mindful speaking with a newly becoming language and an ever growing community. The gift of the years-old dreaming made flesh and becoming a reality is that all the moments confirmed the essential need for each one of us to remember the family all over the world to whom we are inextricably tied and connected. Thanks to the month spent in Paris, I now participate in one of Monsieur Gatoux’s French classes as well as attend a weekly French night course at a local university. My intention is on making, ever more fully, a dream come true. Ever remembering the dream fancied in years passed and now becoming reality, my hope is that the French language ties me not only to the cobbled streets and tunneled subways of Paris, but also to the humble countryside and so often forgotten people of Haiti. The words, images and reflections posted day after day in Paris were, each one, threads being sewn, tying my human person and journey to the life of that captivating metropolis Paris and also to the beckoning land of Haiti. In and between all the moments, I discovered ultimately we all are pilgrims, discovering all of our journeys are directed in the meeting and discovering of one another, traveling and finding home everywhere.

WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION A Watershed Summer: From Lake Lanier To The Gulf Of Mexico

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By Alex Wallace Senior

This trip was an epic adventure for me. I had been talking about it to my Dad for at least two years and planning it for the last 6 months. I am skilled and competent in outdoor activities and my Dad agreed that I could undertake this trip by myself. I had just turned 17 years old when I left for the Gulf of Mexico. I completed the first leg in March 2008 and paddled from the beginning of the Chattahoochee River above Lake Lanier near Gainesville to Franklin, Georgia. I left on Saturday, June 7 from Franklin, Georgia hoping I could make it to the Gulf of Mexico in 12-16 days. I took all my food, water purification chemicals, camping equipment and 2 cell phones (fully charged). I paddled the entire distance to Apalachicola, Florida at the Gulf of Mexico completing this last leg of the journey in 12 days. I portaged my canoe over dams, saw numerous alligators, snakes, beavers, eagles, wild pigs, deer, turtles, fish and weird insects. I observed the condition of the river and lakes. I endured heavy rain and lightning storms and very hot days. I met people who helped by befriending me and at times feeding me; I also met hostile strangers who ended up helping me after hearing the story of my trip and I encountered a few strange eccentric characters whom I remember fondly. At times I slept in my canoe in the middle of huge lakes tied to buoys and on sand bars in the middle of the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers. I camped overnight sometimes on piers/docks (one belonged to the Coast Guard) and descended to lower levels of the rivers through imposing locks on 3 of the largest dams. My Dad met me in Apalachicola, Florida at the end of my trip. I was so happy to see him and finally to be able to take a shower and eat real food. What a time I had, what an adventure. I still couldn’t believe I had paddled 434 miles, the length of the Chattahoochee and the Apalachicola Rivers, accomplishing one of my greatest dreams, paddling “the river of my childhood.”

By Kara Friedman Middle School Counselor

It has always been important to me to have experiences that stretch my personal boundaries and comfort levels. Whether it was studying abroad, driving the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile across the country, working in a psychiatric hospital or moving to a city alone, I have always enjoyed doing things that are both challenging and exciting. The most recent and powerful journey in my life was given to me by the Greenbaum Grant. I had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with an organization called Cross Cultural Solutions (www. crossculturalsolutions. org) that sends people to cities throughout the world to do volunteer work while also educating the volunteers about the culture they are working in. While in Costa Rica, I was assigned to work at a school for kids with disabilities. What a phenomenal, challenging, exciting and educational experience it was! My responsibilities were to assist the teachers in doing whatever needed to be done to make the classroom run smoothly. I found myself working with the kids one-on-one with their projects, helping them with their lessons, and assisting with daily tasks. This may sound simple, but it was actually quite challenging due to the fact that I speak minimal Spanish. My cooperating teacher and students were all unable to speak English, so I had the challenge of figuring out ways to effectively communicate. Through the use of facial expressions, pointing, hand gestures and Spanglish, we somehow figured out what needed to be accomplished. I went back to the volunteer home nightly to continue studying my Spanish so as to better communicate the following school day.

Because the students were physically and mentally challenged, it was difficult for them to understand the concept that I didn’t know their language. They spoke to me, laughed, shared stories and amazingly, we made it work. I built relationships with the students and the teachers in ways I never thought possible and was able to learn about the “Tico” culture. It was remarkable to not only be able to do volunteer work but to do it in a situation where I was immersed in the culture and challenged to separate myself from my own comforts and to learn about other ways of life. I think it is easy get comfortable in our own “world” and I find it important to step out

and see how others live. It certainly made me appreciate what I have both in my personal life as well as my professional life at HIES. After my daily volunteer work, CCS had cultural immersion programs set up for my group. We learned how to cook local food, dance and we had Spanish classes. We also were taken to see a volcano, a rainforest and an organic coffee farm. It was interesting to be working and spending time with the locals of the country and to see what Costa Rica is all about. I found it fascinating to learn about the geography, history and the way of life. The more time I spent in the country, the more I became attached to the nature and the warmth of the people. I spent two weeks in the CCS program and it was a time I will never forget. My heart will forever be tied to the importance of volunteer work, whether it be abroad or in the United States. I also have a huge craving to learn about more cultures and to see the world beyond the popular travel guides. I hope that I will be able to work with my students in stretching their boundaries not only in the classroom, but also through their entire lives — to help them see things beyond what is physically in front of them and to have the desire to understand themselves so they can contribute to the world in the most effective way. I was challenged and stretched in new and exciting ways… I would only hope to challenge and stretch the knowledge of our students, so they are able to grow and experience as I did. As they say in Costa Rica, Pura Vida! TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 25

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stamp of approval was really special. Elliott One of Holy Innocents’ first Heads of helped establish who we are as a school, the School passed away last July, leaving behind spirit of the community and the whole child a remarkable legacy at our school. and the Balanced Excellence Program – a lot Elliott Galloway, who served as Head of of what we do best.” School from 1965 to 1969, died on July 5, Former Associate Head of School Dorothy 2008, shortly after participating in his 38th Sullivan says when she was the Lower Peachtree Road Race. He was 87 years old. School principal, Mr. Galloway would stop Mr. Galloway left Holy Innocents’ to found by when he was out running in the summerThe Galloway School, but he never forgot time. “I was always impressed that he was about the Golden Bears. “Elliott kept in conso disciplined to do that late in life,” she says tact with Holy Innocents’ over the years and of his determination felt very strongly to keep so active. “I about our school,” always thought that Head of School Kirk was neat – he would Duncan says. “We come in and speak felt strongly about with everybody and him, as well.” have a sip of water.” Mr. Galloway Mrs. Sullivan says continued to attend that Mr. Galloway several HIES events had a true love for over the years, such learning. “His as the dedication Mr. Elliott Galloway with Mrs. Alice Malcolm and philosophy of the ceremony of The Head of School Kirk Duncan lifelong learner, Fred Rowan Family I think, really set the Middle School tone in our early years to promote our own building in 2006. “Afterwards, he said, ‘I had philosophy and mission statement. The way a vision for this building he approached education and children held 40 years ago, and it’s exactly what the true at Holy Innocents’ even after he left. spirit of the school embodies,’” says We’ll miss him.” Mr. Duncan. “That meant a lot. To get his 26 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

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No child’s problem was ever too small for Sarah Large. “She took the time for the smallest problem concerning a child,” former Associate Head of School Mrs. Dorothy Sullivan says. “She would never give up on anyone. She was always there for them and helped them however she could.” Ms. Large, who began the instrumental music program at the school more than 20 years ago, passed away last summer. From 1978 to 1986, she served as fifth-grade assistant and band teacher. Then, from 1986 to the 1993-1994 school year, she taught fifthgrade while also continuing with band. Ms. Large not only cared greatly for her students, but she also cared for what her students would bring her: injured animals. Mrs. Sullivan says Ms. Large was known as a great animal lover. Children brought her injured squirrels, chipmunks and baby birds that she nursed back to health. “It was quite a lesson for the children to see how much she cared for these animals,” she says. Mrs. Sullivan says Ms. Large’s brother, Fulton County Commissioner Tom Lowe, has supported Holy Innocents’ as the school has grown. She also has relatives who graduated Holy Innocents’. “She was an important person in the building of programs that made it possible for Holy Innocents’ to become a fully accredited pre-K through 12th-grade preparatory school,” says Mrs. Sullivan. When Lower School teacher Ms. Linda Evans thinks of Ms. Large, she says she remembers her as a gentle spirit who never uttered an unkind word about anyone. “Even when arthritis made walking difficult for her, I never heard a complaint and always saw her soft smile,” she says. Lower School teacher Ms. Gray Laflamme says Ms. Large will be remembered as a person who, “wore a smile, was a friend to all and had such a kind spirit.”

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To parents of K-12 private schoolchildren, the Internet is as familiar as minivans, soccer fields and PTA bake sales. For a decade, this demographic has banked, shopped and sold online. They’ve traded stock, bought airline tickets, read their news, done back-to-school shopping and even voted for “American Idol” – all online. It’s no surprise that they are clamoring for schools to catch up and bring their children’s academic lives online, as well. “The idea of mailed report cards seems so archaic now,” says Lori Snellings, president of the Parents’ Association at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta and mother of three HIES students. “As parents, we’re so busy that it’s nice to have the grades be one click away when you’re ready to look at them.” Snellings’ savviness is not unusual. A recent study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that in 76 percent of married-withchildren American households, both spouses use the Internet, as do 84 percent of their children, age 7 to 17. The demand for online connections between students and parents is growing stronger, fueled by desire for schools to be more transparent with student data. But this transition to data transparency is gradual, as schools face internal challenges to “turn the Titanic” of school culture.

Starting the revolution |

In the summer of 2006, administrators at Holy Innocents’ revolutionized their school-toparent communications through a Web-based portal system. The school chose a studentcentered communication platform built by the Bedford, NH-based WhippleHill Communications. Independent schools around the country have implemented Podium with dramatic results in increased transparency and streamlined messaging, packaged in a creative public Web site. In its first year following the launch, the site’s slick design generated excitement from the Holy Innocents’ community. But the school still struggled with its internal communications. Each division and each segment within those divisions deployed information in a completely different manner. Parents in the Lower School received information in the form of fliers sent

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TECHNOLOGY home in their children’s backpacks. Middle and Upper school teachers and coaches communicated via strings of emails coming from a deluge of sources – some empowered to serve as spokesmen for the school and some not. Information about a child’s academic performance was disconnected from the memos announcing uniform sales or an upcoming class party. “It wasn’t an efficient system at all,” says Director of Communications Nick Roberts. “It really wasn’t even a system. Depending on what class your child was in, you had to learn the way that your people at school were going to communicate with you. And then your kid would go from fifth to sixth grade, and lo and behold, you had a completely different structure. Considering that many of our families have students here for 13 or 14 years, it just makes sense to have consistency in the way a school communicates with them.” Roberts recognized that the system to unify communications was already in place. Behind the public face of the new Web site, WhippleHill’s Podium makes students the hub of information, connecting parents to advisors, coaches and teachers by identifying the multiple relationships each individual occupies in the school community. The school, Roberts realized, had enjoyed its new site. But over time, the real need to communicate to HIES constituents emerged. “I knew the real value of Podium was its ability to connect students to all factions of the school community,” he says. When a student logs into the portal, he can check his assignments, schedule and grades. A teacher logging in can extend a term paper deadline, and the change shows up in real time on the students’ class page. Watchful parents can also log in to verify the new deadline and ask their child about the progress on that project. This transparency completely changed the interaction within the HIES school community. Parents’ Association President Snellings says she is able to ask her children very specific questions about assignments she has seen on their schedule or an activity in which she knows they are participating. “Sometimes you have to ask the right questions to get something out of a teenager,” Snellings says. “As children get older, that conversation is hard anyway, but it helps when you can ask questions that are meaningful and pertinent to their day at school. Certainly I now know the questions to ask.”

It also enables parents and teachers to form a closer rapport and have a better relationship because it puts the interests of the child at the center. Parents not only know whether a field trip is coming up or when to buy tickets for the autumn musical, but they also know when their child is struggling with class work. A conversation about what should be done can happen immediately, as soon as a parent sees low grades on assignments. “It can be a progression and not just a big explosion of, ‘He failed! How did that happen?’“ says Middle School Principal Theresa Jespersen.

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Improved communications doesn’t come easily. Holy Innocents’ first had to face a hurdle well-known to WhippleHill schools – selling the

teachers on the transformation. Some initially protested that they were being asked to reinvent the wheel when their time was better spent focusing on the students in class. They preferred to stick to their old systems. That argument is familiar to Dr. Peter “PJ” McDonald, headmaster of Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, MA, but he attributes it to anxiety about the ability to grasp technology. “You cannot leave it up to choice,” he says. “You conquer those anxieties by providing training.” Eagle Hill devoted weeks of in-house training to ease the fears of its faculty and follows up with regular smaller-group sessions throughout the year. At HIES, Webmaster Bonnie Taylor has provided the school community with extensive training workshops, accompanied by her own detailed documentation they can use as refer-

ence materials back at their own desks. In conjunction with the database administrator’s strict attention to data correctness, Taylor’s behindthe-scenes work to set up the infrastructure and respond to issues has quelled much anxiety, enabling teachers to focus on the efficiencies the system offers. Assignment grades entered in the Grade Book module can be automatically carried over into the Grading software. Thus, report card preparation became more efficient. Posting assignments online has given parents direct access to material their child has missed. Not having to involve the teacher in the process allows more time for class preparation. Still, not everyone was so easily convinced. Some teachers protested that the new software would jeopardize the fluidity necessary to educate. “They worried that posting the assignments online would force them to adhere to that schedule even if a child didn’t understand a concept covered in a day’s lesson,” Jespersen says. “But they’ve gradually come to see that the flexibility is there, and that Podium can communicate any changes in their plans for the week, immediately to students and parents.” As a tool that manages multimedia content, the school’s new system opened doors for arts teachers, allowing more interaction between the student and his or her coursework. To Holy Innocents’ Fine Arts Director Joshua McClymont, Podium is not about handcuffing his fellow educators, but about creating new opportunities. “We don’t have to be scared about this,” he says. “When the calculators came out, we all thought, ‘Forget it. There goes math. Nobody’s going to learn math anymore.’“ In McClymont’s department, the orchestra director posts mp3s on her pages to help illustrate a concept her students must learn. “We’re breaking out of the boundaries of education being done just at school,” McClymont says. He has seen classroom discussions continue via message boards, and appreciates the flexibility he has to pose a question when he thinks of it instead of waiting until class is in session. Several states to the north, Elizabeth Preston, director of technology at St. Luke’s School in Connecticut, has witnessed the same innovation at her school. She believes some teachers only do the bare minimum because they don’t know enough about the technology at their disposal. Podium users since the 2003-04 school year, the hurdle at St. Luke’s is less about learning to use the software and more about learning

how to integrate the tools available to them. “Sometimes it is just a matter of explaining the terminology,” she says. “Most know that an mp3 could be music, but it can also be a world language teacher reading the alphabet or a recording of a historical speech. Podium’s multimedia content capabilities go so far beyond music and pictures, and have really kicked up what teachers who fully grasp the power of the course page can do.”

Learning to walk |

For schools attempting to launch a full complement of WhippleHill software at once, it is sometimes helpful to overwhelmed teachers if they can focus on a shorter list of priorities. This strategy worked well for the staff of St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, VA. Academic Technology and Information Systems Specialist Hiram Cuevas recalls that administrators decided on a core list of tasks they wanted done and then asked teachers to turn off content categories on their pages to prevent the appearance of inactivity. “We intentionally picked things we wanted to do well and knew our staff could do well,” he says. “It’s all about baby steps.” By selecting the bare minimum, such as course requirements and syllabus, Cuevas says St. Christopher’s has had the opportunity to engage in curricular conversations and connect every aspect of a student’s life. “It has given us the impetus to standardize and develop a common language,” Cuevas says. “The way we articulate our course information school-wide has been streamlined, and our parents really appreciate it.” As more teachers, coaches and advisors become comfortable with the minimum requirements, they can turn on and populate new channels in their portal. “The honeymoon is over, and now we’re exploring all the pieces and parts,” Cuevas says. “There is a tremendous amount of information we can offer if we keep moving forward.”

Sophomore hurdles |

The effectiveness of Podium as a connective platform is dependent on ongoing content creation -- a task too great for one staffer, or even one department. Podium distributes content management responsibilities across the campus. Sharing responsibility vastly expands a site’s content generation, allowing the Group

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owner to act as overseer to multiple contributors. As more content creators populate the system with information, more of the community is drawn to the site. This increased audience is then inspired to contribute additional content. A network of grade-level representatives updates Holy Innocents’ Group pages. Among them is Carmen Kissack, the administrative assistant for the Middle School and also the parent of two Upper School students. Kissack helps educate parents about how to use the system and also populates a number of her division’s pages. She does not take her responsibility lightly. “When parents look at these pages, I want them to see something new and different to make logging in worth their while, even if it is just little pieces of information. It is a little bit more challenging on my part, but there’s so much going on with 360 students that we always have news.” But her frustration is palpable when she shares that her daughter’s grade-level pages aren’t approached with the same enthusiasm. “When you continually go to these Group pages and there’s nothing fresh, you’re going to stop going,” she says. Upper School Principal Chris Durst admits that his division needs more nudging. The

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expectations to use the software have been made clear, but he believes the ultimate goal of complete buy-in is best arrived at organically, as users discover the depth of Podium’s possibilities. Eagle Hill’s headmaster sees things differently. “You cannot waffle on major shifts like this,” McDonald says. “You cannot allow your constituents to hold hands with the future of technology while at the same time holding hands with the past.” At Eagle Hill, teachers were required, not urged, to write a comment a day about every student in every one of their classes. Parents logging in were thus greeted by a wealth of new information specific to their student’s performance at school. “It is the driver for parents to come here,” McDonald explains. “If you don’t have fresh material, there’s no reason to bother.” Parents sometimes need a bit more convincing to start using the system. St. Luke’s School announced its Podium launch with a flurry of handouts and emails explaining how to use the system. Months later, they checked site-use statistics for the first time. “We just thought all our constituents were

logging in and using the site, and they weren’t,” Preston recalls. The content was there, populated by diligent teachers. It wasn’t until the school posted its parent-teacher conference information behind the password that parents started logging in, and the communication possibilities began to reveal themselves. “Once they got on and had a look at what was available, they realized how Podium allowed us to personalize the parent-student experience,” Preston says. Although Holy Innocents’ prides itself on an engaged community of parents, some were intimidated by the technology. A handful simply didn’t even know how to use the Internet. “We’re rounding up the last stragglers of the digital revolution, but they are coming around,” Roberts says. He says he likes to walk technophobes through logging in and navigating their portal on his own computer. In less than five minutes, he is able to ease their apprehension and show them the depth of information they can find behind the password. WhippleHill’s online Help Center enables users to find answers to their questions about functionality with a few mouse clicks. Also, client-generated resources created both by Taylor and other schools, aggregated on the Resources page of WhippleHill’s corporate site, help users train each other. Most pushback isn’t about technology, however. Most parents are already online. Technology has permeated their households and is a central force in their daily lives. “The issue really is that you’re giving people a responsibility,” Roberts says. “You’re turning the responsibility over to them to stay informed as opposed to spoon-feeding it to them. “Logging into Podium is really no different than logging into your banking system,” he continues. “Of course, parents are really busy, but Podium gives them less to sift through. It’s a much more efficient system.”

Changed communications |

Podium was designed by a team who worked at and attended private schools, and understood the unique challenges school communications present. The goal was to keep communications simple, but useful and robust, giving users a single entry point into their information portal. The role-based system has enabled Holy Innocents’ to craft its messages

to the audience it is trying to reach. Behind the password, the system recognizes the user and delivers information specific to his or her child’s classes, activities and teams. Parents of sixthgraders don’t have to wade through orientation materials written for Lower School families. Lower School parents don’t need information on report cards, as they are not used in that division. But the push to have parents log in isn’t just about providing news regarding their own children. Although Podium puts the studentspecific information at the core, it also enables schools to pull parents into the broader community in a way standard email is too inflexible to achieve. The distribution of tasks among content editors enables the Holy Innocents’ communications office to serve as the school’s agency of record, facilitating news coverage to an unprecedented level. “It’s not that the information has changed,” Roberts says. “The same events are going on, but you’re sending the correct information at the correct time to the correct segment of your audience.” Because Podium makes every member of the school community a stakeholder in the process, as more constituents are won over, the school’s Web site grows more robust. Podium’s simplicity and user friendliness allows content editors to build pages without knowledge of HTML coding or site design. HIES Webmaster Taylor says quality control is self-governed, but guided by the consistent look and strong framework Podium’s tools provide. “The Web site is like a living thing that is growing on its own,” she says. “I think we’ve only hit about half of the potential and the power.”

The next generation |

Freed by WhippleHill’s hosted solution, the school’s IT department no longer needs to concern itself with storage, data backup and troubleshooting. Instead, it is able to concentrate on teaching Holy Innocents’ students about technology. That focus, coupled with the new Web site, has not gone unnoticed. “Parents see that we’re serious about taking advantage of every technological, modern feature that we can for the sake of the students,” says Director of Admissions Chris Pomar. “Some of our peer schools and marketplace

competitors haven’t changed their Web sites in the last six years. They probably paid a lot of money for those sites, and yet they don’t have the same depth of information that we do. It’s great when parents see that. Our marketplace competitors are now working to get their Web sites as dynamic as ours.” “It certainly has affected the way we have evolved in admissions and in the way the city of Atlanta now looks at us as a viable option for independent education,” says Holy Innocents’ Head of School Kirk Duncan. “WhippleHill has provided an important piece to that puzzle.” Perhaps the most important change has come from the school’s youngest constituents. Three years ago, the site was irrelevant to students – a static marketing piece intended to attract prospective families to campus. It had little to do with day-to-day operations. Today, they are perhaps the savviest users in the community, picking up the technology without complaint. “To the students, none of this is baffling,” Taylor says. “They just have a much more natural sense of how to use the site and how it can serve them.” Between classes at HIES, it is not uncommon to see students open their laptops, check

their assignments and respond to discussions on course pages. Podium has changed their approach to their own education. They now expect accountability from their teachers, nudging them for the grades to assignments within days of turning in the work. The classroom has been transformed into much more of a two-way communication, McClymont says. “It has become a collaborative process where students are taking ownership of their education and becoming more of a driving force,” he says. Teachers are now guides in the educational process, stepping back to let their students be more active in leading discussions in class and online. “Most find that when they are teaching their peers, they are actually gleaning a lot more information,” McClymont says. As a result, the education is deeper than memorizing facts and parroting figures. “We’re also teaching them how to think. The more ownership of their education we give them, the more we’re making them capable to think for themselves.”

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Since students have received laptop computers, there have been a few changes in eighth-grade History teacher Gary Klingman’s classroom. He does not lecture as much. Students engage in more hands-on activities. And, for the current events assignments, students create their own newspaper and magazine pages instead of simply cutting articles out of newspapers. “The laptops have changed my approach to teaching considerably,” Mr. Klingman says, adding that he uses them as tools instead of replacements for the curriculum. “These kids are growing up in a very technological world, and we are committed to supporting them as digital learners.” The changes in Mr. Klingman’s classroom are just a few examples of how the Laptop Program, which was piloted last school year in the fifth-, eighth- and tenth-grades, has enhanced learning at Holy Innocents’. The program, which includes MacBooks leased from Apple, was expanded this year to include the fifth to twelfth-grades and all teachers. The pilot program was a tremendous success, according to Associate Head of School Rick Betts. “The teachers really embraced it last year and set some excellent precedents that all grade levels have learned from,” he says. Mr. Betts says the laptops allow students to be more engaged in the classroom and 32 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

Mr. Gary Klingman makes History come alive with the help of student laptops.

develop life-long learning skills. “The program has really set us apart. We’re providing our kids with the technological skills they will need in both college and the real world.” Head of School Kirk Duncan says a lot of money has been invested to train the teachers with the computers, but that was not necessary with students because they are already familiar and comfortable with the technology. “That in itself, I think, is evidence that we’re on the right track. I think we’re just going to have a more engaged academic program,” he says. “We’re dealing with kids who learn differently than students even five years ago did, and much differently than any teachers ever did, even our youngest teachers.” According to Mr. Duncan, the HIES program may be the only one of its kind at an

independent school. “From what we know, there’s not another independent school in America that has nearly 1,000 computers in the hands of kids, as we do,” Mr. Duncan says. “The program is not about our being kind of neat or innovative, but simply being respectful of the types of learners these kids are today.” Steve Vettese, HIES Director of Technology, says the laptops enable students to perform innovative projects and assignments. For example, in foreign language classes, students record their own audio files to demonstrate their skill level with pronunciation, which they then email to their teachers. In the music department, students can listen to audio files of the music that they are learning to play. In Upper School physics teacher Michael Poley’s classroom, students follow along with a PowerPoint presentation on their laptops while he displays it simultaneously on his room’s SMART board. He says the laptops also are useful for students to gather and store data for labs and to access class notes online. “They can access notes if they are out of class that day,” he says. “They don’t have to play catch up all the time. It really is a big equalizer in the classroom.” Says Mr. Vettese, “We’re giving our kids the same technology that most adults can’t live without. And we constantly plan for the next development with the technology – it moves so fast, we’ve really got to stay on top of it.”

The feedback from students was very positive last year, Mr. Vettese adds. “The kids were very excited about the program, and they had a lot of nice comments about how it’s affected their ability to do schoolwork and stay organized and express themselves,” he says. “We’ve planned for three years, so to have it finally out there is nice.” While on campus, students can access the school’s Web site for information on their schedules, class updates, assignments or library research links. “Students having access to their group pages is really useful because they can catch up on announcements or see what important dates are coming up,” HIES Webmaster Bonnie Taylor says. “And they can access their assignments, download stuff the teachers want them to use, email with their teachers,” says Ms. Taylor, adding that many times while she is walking down the hallways, she hears students talking about the Web site. “They are very intuitive. It’s like they know how to do this stuff without our ever showing them because they are that generation.” Upper School Principal Chris Durst feels the program has been an enormous success. “I think it brings students closer to the life that they will probably lead when they leave here,” he says, adding that he thinks the program helps to develop lifelong learners. “And I think the technology and the laptops will force the adults in our community to model the behavior that they see in the students.” Middle School Principal Theresa Jespersen says the laptops allow students to apply what they have learned – and not just absorb the information. “I think they have helped the kids feel a little more ownership over what they learn,” she says. “I think it’s another example of how we try to do things that will suit our kids’ needs. And I see our teachers working in concert to make sure this is an effective tool for their students.” Technology Integration Specialist Susie Ross says, “Students use the laptops to turn in their work electronically, make movies and create podcasts and blogs,” adding that last year one class did an entire newscast with the help of the laptops. “It’s not a toy anymore. It’s just part of the way they do stuff. The computer forces you to think. It’s actually a great tool for higher-level thinking and problem-solving.”

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This school year, Ms. Ross says she plans to invite her brother-in-law and sister into the classroom – virtually. She says Web cams would allow her family members to lecture to students from out of state during a science unit. “It is elevating and has elevated how we teach,” she says of the technology. “These days, you just cannot teach the old-fashioned way.” Many students say the laptops have made learning more fun. Sixth-grader Charlotte Merrill explains how, in Spanish class last year, they used iMovie to make one-minute films focusing on certain vocabulary words. She has also used her laptop to create ads, flyers and PowerPoint presentations in class. “We can do so many more things that we couldn’t do without them,” Charlotte says. Junior Cara Murphy says the laptops have “really broadened our learning horizons and enabled us to do a lot more in the classroom.

They make things a lot easier and open you up a little more.” Junior Wood Alter says he thinks the laptops benefit the learning environment. “There are a lot of fun possibilities,” he says. “It provides a connectivity that you don’t really have with paper. It really helps connect the teachers with the students, and you can always email them if you need to ask questions.” And what is next for the program? Mr. Betts says eventually it could be expanded to include the lower grades. “I think we’re seeing an evolution in teaching. Teachers are using and integrating the technology to change the way they teach and the way the kids learn,” he says. “The possibilities are limitless. But what we do know is that, because of this technology, our kids will have the skills to be more competitive once their academic careers are complete.”

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TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY Ms. Margaret Guernsey trains the Middle School Tech Wizards

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I’m very excited about our new Digital Lifestyles class, in which 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders learn a wide variety of advanced technology involved in the art of digital video making. In this year-long course, students will learn to film and produce different types of videos, including, television commercials, a crosscurricular video, a music video and an interview, among others. With these projects, the class will learn to enhance and support their ideas through podcasting, Photoshop, Garageband, iMovie, Final Cut Express, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and FTP programs. They will also learn to create a storyboard, write a script, understand a shot list, fill out proper paperwork and map their ideas with Inspiration software. The first semester will be dedicated to filming, working with audio, setting up lights and finding 34 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

proper camera angles. We will also study the roles of director, gaffer and director assistant, as well as movie and video making terminology. The second semester is dedicated to learning new technologies and working on

final projects - 10 minute documentaries on the theme, “The World Around Us.” Students will map out their ideas, write a complete script and design a full storyboard, as well as maintain a budget and schedule and find peers to serve as actors. The filmmakers will also design posters in Photoshop to promote their movies and make Chris Mann uses iMovie on his team’s video project, trailer teasers of their final “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” documentaries. All of these elements will be on display at our 2009 Media and Film Festival on April 26 at Holy Innocents’. We will have professional judges from Atlanta Film Festival 365 to judge the final films. At the end of the year, the 45 Digital Lifestyle students will be able to use their new skills to make an electronic portfolio of their work. They will have mastered new ways of sharing and communicating their ideas, thoughts and passions to an audience.

These days, the classrooms and halls of The Fred Rowan Family Middle School are a glittering sea of white MacBooks. Students consult eagerly with each other as they explore online resources and collaborate on projects. Many seem confident and proficient on their laptops — particularly the sixthgraders, who greeted their MacBooks like old friends at the end of August. But computers can be confounding, even to this generation of students who are growing up with electronic devices more or less permanently appended to their bodies. On any given day, Middle School Tech Coordinator Ms. Margaret Guernsey receives a continuous stream of students seeking laptop help and asking a flurry of questions. “Why can’t I connect to the Internet?” “How do I add my home printer to my laptop?” “I saved my English paper, but I can’t find it on my computer.” “How do I add sound to my PowerPoint?” Ms. Guernsey is well aware that some questions do not get asked. “Students sometimes can’t quite muster the courage to bring their questions to an adult,” she notes. “Often they feel more comfortable asking a fellow student.” They are also fiercely loyal, supportive and highly receptive to their peers’ opinions. In short, they have great potential for teaching each other, making the Middle School an ideal place for a team of Tech Wizards. The hope is to have 18 to 20 students settled into this new Middle School club by late October. Membership will depend less on students’ technical skills than on whether they can fulfill the extensive time commitment. They will need to devote one tutorial period per week to manning a help station, in addition to attending a weekly 30-minute lunch meeting with the entire Tech Wizard team and Ms. Guernsey. Students must turn in a written

application detailing their reasons for wanting to be a Tech Wizard, what other extracurricular activities might conflict, how they rate their interest in helping others, and what technical skills they possess. They also will be asked to submit a recommendation from a teacher or coach. During the initial phase, before the group swings into action, Ms. Guernsey will give them additional software training, over and above what they have had in fith-, sixth- and

Tech Hogwarts? Future Wizards learn the ropes.

seventh-grade computer classes. They will familiarize themselves with common hardware problems and brainstorm about possible questions students might bring them. “It will soon become clear which Tech Wizards have knowledge in the technical realm and which are stronger in the software realm,” predicts Ms. Guernsey. Their particular strengths will determine which four students will man the two Been Media Center stations every afternoon during tutorial period. One station will focus on hardware support – printers, wireless connection, using the school Web site, accessing teacher ‘drop boxes’ (folders on the school’s server for downloading and delivering coursework). The

second help station will assist students with questions about various software applications used at school — Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Numbers, Excel, the Bearsmail student email program, etc. In the future, Ms. Guernsey would like to see the Tech Wizards expand their involvement to include the i-SAFE Mentor program. This online course trains students to educate their friends about cyber issues and online safety. For instance, what would be the appropriate response if your friend were about to do something on the Internet that you feel is wrong? Why is it important to check the security of a Web site before entering your personal information? What steps can students take if they feel they are being ‘cyber-bullied’? Another topic being considered is effective strategies for Internet research. Among the millions of pages dealing with thousands of topics, how can you tell which is valid as a resource? What is the best language to use when searching the Web? The Middle School faculty regularly teaches students about these topics, but they might hear it differently when it comes from a peer. “The communication is more along the same wavelength,” says Ms. Guernsey. The Tech Wizards will gain something even more valuable than enhanced computer skills and the gratitude of their peers. In fielding the great variety of questions brought to them, there are bound to be some they cannot readily answer. “Being okay with that is part of the learning process,” points out Ms. Guernsey. “Through helping others, they will use problem-solving skills to arrive at the answers.” These skills are the seeds for lifelong learning. They will grow deep and strong, continuing to work their magic long after the laptops have been replaced by technology we can only imagine. TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 35

CHRIS DURST UPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

those teachers who have that ‘something’ that makes learning come alive for their students, and consequently, enrich the entire community with a legacy of excellence and caring? I feel blessed to be in a community with so many dedicated, caring professionals. The culture of caring and support at HI is directly related to the work of our faculty. They have a keen insight into the hearts and minds of our students. Yet cultivating ‘presence’ is a difficult task—I often ask myself how would I measure something we all know is there, yet not easily defined, something artistic and intrinsic, yet so personal and laced with vulnerability. Healthy school communities demand that teachers reach students in a variety of ways and work to cultivate teaching as a soulful art form in addition to madness of methods. At HI, we hope to inspire teachers (so they can inspire students) in the following ways: —The school continues its commitment to professional growth by providing a wide range of opportunities for teachers to improve upon their craft. Not only do we support the pursuit of advanced degrees or seminars/workshops on teaching technique, we encourage teachers to engage in programs that reconnect

themselves with the art of teaching and their passion for working with young people. —The school, through its department and grade level teaming, works to create an environment that embraces vulnerability and encourages teachers to try innovative approaches without undue fear of failure. Now that HI is a laptop school, it is increasingly essential that we provide safe places for teachers to try cutting edge approaches to lesson and unit planning. —Department Chairs are ever mindful of the need for creative curriculum development—curriculum should address student interest as well as best practices, provide a measure of choice, especially for older students, and be experiential as much as possible. Teacher-centered methods are increasingly viewed as antiquated and lacking relevance. —The school needs to recognize the deep connections teachers make with their students and the broader school community. Students and teachers that feel connected will honor each other’s voices and will create memories that will last a lifetime. The school’s legacy is ever dependent upon these deep and lasting relationships.

Recently I had a conversation with another mom about an activity our kids enjoy. “It’s such a fabulous opportunity – when will they get to do something like that again?” she asked rhetorically. It’s an approach that we parents often take toward our children’s activities: that the sport, club, ensemble, whatever is something our children should try now while they may. Once they pass a certain point, those opportunities dwindle. Our Middle Schoolers are presented with a wide variety of extracurricular activities, and we are right to encourage them to try new things. Playing a sport or being in the play, for example, provides a child with a different context for peer relationships, a chance to stretch those wings, develop some confidence, and do a little self-discovery. That’s wonderful,

and definitely part of what we promote in Middle School. Here, though, is the rub, and it is a truism for almost every aspect of the Middle School years: the age of exploration brings with it a great deal of tension. Middle School is also the beginning of the age of specialization. The boy who tries out for basketball for the first time will find himself on the court with boys who have played club ball for years. Curly is working on his dribbling skills while Jacko is working on his bounce pass, making lay-ups, and talking with NBA draft scouts. When Trixie tries out for the play she meets up with Angela, who takes voice lessons and has an agent. These can be tense situations for Curly and Trixie as they try to determine if and how they measure up. It can be difficult for those who watch them, as well. Curly’s dad may be thrilled with his son’s involvement on the team, but Jacko’s mom is curling her hands into fists when Jacko’s teammates can’t complete the pass. The tension is rather wearing on

this dad and mom, but for the boys on the team, the experience is almost as important as the activity. They need this tension so they can grow up. Ideas and change come from tension. Children change because they have to in order to adjust to the changes around them, or changes to them. Pressures to fit in compete with drives to be different, and a child who one minute has to be exactly like everyone else will argue vehemently in the next minute to do something radically different – and this is normal. It can be difficult to confront this when you are driving on the Perimeter, but perhaps it doesn’t always have to be met, at least not in the sense that we adults need to react in any active way. Perhaps it is more important to witness the child’s experience and provide support than it is to engage or intervene. After all, we adults have already gone through this. There is a reason why we have our own building: there is a lot that goes on in Middle School.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

In my previous Torchbearer piece, I wrote on those qualities of schools that make them excellent. One of those benchmarks of excellence is selfless, soulful teaching. One common thread in the student and parent surveys is the excellence of our faculty. The students routinely mention that they are appreciative of those teachers who extend themselves in any way possible to help. They also appreciate the teachers who make learning fun. Students love the teachers who have a passion for their subject matter, but most importantly, have a passion and interest in them as individuals. When asked about the qualities of good teachers, and what I look for in a potential Upper School faculty member, I inevitably recite the same language the kids use. Rachael Kessler, author of The Soul of Education, calls these attributes “presence.” In some ways it’s far easier to spot teachers and teaching that have no presence, no passion, no vulnerability or caring. But how do we recognize and value

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Educational initiatives, such as, “improving students’ understanding, engaging learners, addressing a broad range of learning styles, and igniting the fire of learning” are goals of every dedicated teacher. Certainly, one of the many ways to accomplish these goals is the use of technology. Technology is a tool for teachers and students to use in support of how they want to teach and to learn. It supports traditional methods but can do nothing on its own. Technology provides a new way for students to learn. It opens up many doors for students to do “real” work as they study a particular subject, and therefore enhances their learning. The Lower School teachers facilitate the students’ learning by providing the opportunities to obtain and analyze information, use inferencing skills, and incorporate

the ideas in a final form. Students take ownership of their own learning and the end product may reflect their individual learning style. What is the role of the teacher other than as facilitator? Recently, I read an article about what students consider the top factor contributing to a great school learning environment. It wasn’t the curriculum, the design of the classroom, the homework or the classmates. The teacher was the number one reason a student liked or disliked a class. Perhaps Dalton Sherman, a fifth grader from Dallas, Texas, said it the best. Dalton was delivering the keynote address to the Dallas Independent School District Convocation when he said, “I can do anything, be anything, create anything, dream anything, and become anything – because

my teachers believe in me.” Using technology for the sake of using technology serves no purpose; it is a tool to aid in the integration of the curriculum, to support the learning and to make the learning authentic to the student. When teachers promote a student’s strengths and interests, the student engages with the curriculum, and learning takes place. This is the goal. Technology is just one vehicle teachers use to create an exciting learning environment but it certainly is not a substitute for the gifted teacher.

Several years ago, I was fortunate enough to spend part of a summer at Harvard University. I was participating in a program for education leaders presented by the Principals’ Center, a division of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. My time in Cambridge proved to be invaluable, and I find myself often drawing from the lessons I learned there. Dr. Milli Pierce, the former Director of the Principals’ Center, summed up for me almost immediately what I hoped to get from my experience at Harvard. In her opening remarks, she said, “At the core of being a leader is the need to connect one’s voice with one’s touch.” That one sentence crystallized for me the notion that had been floating around in my head ever since I became a teacher. In hundreds of staff development workshops during those hundreds of in-service days and after school hours, I had heard an overwhelming cacophony of voices, but the question remained: how do we connect what we say with what we do?

I don’t remember when it was that I first decided that I wanted to teach, but I can tell you why I was inspired to follow this path. We all (hopefully), at some point in our schooling, encounter a teacher who is able to reach us in ways that no others have – a teacher who was able to somehow illuminate the world in a way that made it more comprehendible to our young minds. I was very fortunate to have several such teachers. First and foremost was my late mother, Suzanne Kaiser, who taught in inner city Chicago schools until the year I was born. But as for teachers from my school years, I remember Dr. Dennis Stabler, my chorus teacher at Walton High School; Dave Mitchell, a science teacher at Dickerson Middle School; or Howard Jenke, my AP Biology instructor at Woodward Academy. I remember educators who were real people, not afraid to be human with their students. To me, this was a revelation. These men helped me to realize that it is not enough to know your subject. You have to find

a way to pass on what you know in a way that reaches that student who couldn’t care less. These teachers also taught me other valuable lessons: that it is okay to show emotion and to be passionate about something; that no one is infallible; and that it is okay to admit to not knowing everything. Dr. Stabler and Mr. Jenke have both passed away, and Mr. Mitchell has long since retired. But the lessons that they taught stay with me to this day. They did more than just deliver instruction… they were teachers in the truest sense of the word. They connected voice to touch, and as a result, I am better for it. It is this connection that we attempt to make every day at Holy Innocents’. Teaching our children through what we say, but more importantly, by what we do and who we are.

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Until she was 18 years old, Karen Barney, Lower School Administrative Assistant, lived in London, Ontario. She ventured to the U.S. to attend college in Michigan and eventually warmed up to the country so much that she decided to stay. Ms. Barney, a U.S. resident since 1976, says she misses her mother, the gentle nature of the Canadian people, McIntosh toffee and Tim Hortons coffee. One aspect of her native country that she does not miss: Canadian winters. The frigid winters do not prevent her from returning, though, as she tries to visit Canada two to three times a year. Now, both countries feel like home to her. “The U.S. is a beautiful country, as is Canada,” she says. “I love both countries. Each offers something different, and I feel fortunate to have both U.S. and Canadian citizenship.” She also feels fortunate working at Holy Innocents’ for the past 12 years. “It’s so much fun,” she says of the school. “The students are adorable and it’s a very nurturing environment. And the administration is great.”

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Music teacher Mikhail Boguslavskiy, who was born in Ukraine, brings experience as a member of the State Orchestra of Ukraine to Holy Innocents’. In 1980, he moved to Russia, but returned to Ukraine in 1987. In 1993, he emigrated to America, eventually finding his way to Atlanta. His aunt had emigrated to the U.S. and he, his parents and grandfather followed her. “It was a hard time over there,” he says of why they left Ukraine. “It was very exciting to get into America… It still is.” Mr. Boguslavskiy, who has not been back to his native country, says he likes the freedom and acceptance of America. “In the beginning, it was not easy to make your way and learn English,” he says, adding that he likes how Americans are very open and sharing. “Being a musician, you can sense that because you play at churches and see different communities… It makes me feel good.” In 1994, he began at Holy Innocents’, where,

he says, it has been quite rewarding. “It’s a welcoming and caring community. At the end of the day, I feel like I have accomplished something.”

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....When speaking with Michele Duncan, Director of Development, you probably don’t realize something is missing: an English accent. ....Ms. Duncan was born in the Bahamas to British parents. Her father moved there from England because his father needed a warmer climate. And that’s where he met Ms. Duncan’s mother, who was on holiday. As a child, Ms. Duncan attended boarding school in Connecticut, where she first met her future husband, an American. They married after she’d graduated Emory University. The U.S. has been her home for 27 years. Growing up in the Bahamas was a wonderful experience, she says. She especially enjoyed the island country’s laidback atmosphere. “It was great. I loved it,” she says, adding she tries to visit the Bahamas once a year and England every two to three years. “The Bahamas is where my heart is, but I have a lot of friends and family in England.” About five years ago, Ms. Duncan found additional “family members” at Holy Innocents’, which, she says, has been a great place to work. “It really does feel like family here,” she says.

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When Upper School French and Spanish Teacher Gerard Gatoux teaches students to speak a foreign language, he speaks from experience. Mr. Gatoux grew up in France and lived there until he was 24 years old. But opportunity and adventure drew him to America in 1971. “Today, I feel like I am as American as anyone else, but with a French background,” he says. His old life in France couldn’t be more different than his new one here. He was a coal miner and solider, but knew that if he could make his way to the U.S., he could change his life. “The opportunities are so numerous,” he says. “At first, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it because the language and culture were

so different. But America has such wonderful educational opportunities.” True to his French roots, Mr. Gatoux still pines for French cuisine. However, he often gets to visit France and is thrilled that Holy Innocents’ has a new sister school in Briey, outside Paris. This is Mr. Gatoux’s 11th year at Holy Innocents’. “You’re really a member of the community here,” he says.

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....As a native of Peru, Pre-School and Lower School Spanish Teacher Silvia Gonzalez can empathize with her students. “I studied English at school, so I understand the difficulty of learning another language,” she says. “But it is so different when your life depends on your second language skills. I was able to read and write in English, but American people spoke too fast for me and with all kinds of abbreviations I couldn’t recognize. I started losing confidence after several people couldn’t understand what I was saying,” she says. “When teachers from Holy Innocents’ met me, they offered their help, picking me up at school and inviting me to their homes. I was so fortunate to be working here!” In July 2002, she emigrated to the U.S., as Peru’s economic situation had become quite unstable. One month later, she began at Holy Innocents’. “I love this school,” she says. “It is a safe and friendly environment that welcomes diversity.” Ms. Gonzalez, who visits her family in Peru every other summer, says it was difficult getting accustomed to another culture. “In my native country, there is invaluable opportunity to share time with your family and friends, and we enjoyed a more ‘natural’ and simple life,” she says. “The only way to be able to adjust to a new culture is to be open to changes. Now that I am also an American citizen, I feel that I have two homes and a bigger heart where I keep both.”

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countries. Ms. Lopez was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and American mother and grew up speaking both English and Spanish. When she was 18 years old, she came to America for college and then spent a year in Spain, where she met her husband. The couple spent two years in Mexico before moving to Spain in 2000. But after living around the world, she felt the pull of her mother’s American heritage and she and her family moved to Atlanta in 2007. “I have always had a deep respect and love for this country,” she says. “There’s such an abundance of choice here.” Ms. Lopez says she has lovely memories of Mexico, a country filled with energy and history. But living in Spain solidified her Latin identity. “The Spanish are so passionate,” she says. Ms. Lopez, who now visits Spain more than Mexico, since her husband’s family lives there, has been at Holy Innocents’ for a year. She says she likes the openness of the school. “Everyone here is very nice,” she says, “I couldn’t be happier.”

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Caring and friendly. These are words Latoya Moore, Executive Assistant to Head of School, uses to describe not only Holy Innocents’, but also her native country of

Jamaica. Ms. Moore was born in the island nation and lived there until she was 13 years old. She moved to the U.S. with her mother in 1991. “It was exciting to know I was going to be visiting somewhere new that I had heard so much about,” she says. “But once I got here, it really wasn’t what I expected.” She says she had been accustomed to the friendly nature of Jamaicans, who are involved in each other’s lives on a daily basis, but that was not always the case in New York. “The best part about growing up in Jamaica was the community aspect of it,” she says. “It kind of shapes you to be a better person, because you tend to be more aware of the choices that you make, knowing that there are always people around who care about your well-being.” Ms. Moore, who visited Jamaica last year, says when she first came to this country she was fascinated with the buildings and easy access to so many consumer goods. At the time, she says, Jamaica was not as developed as it is now. “As an adult, I love America for all of the opportunities that it offers,” she says, adding that Holy Innocents’ has been a wonderful place to work. “I enjoy the people. Everyone at this school is just so friendly, respectful and caring.”

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When you enter the House, Development Assistant Maria Reed could greet you in Portuguese. She is not, however, from Portugal, or even Brazil. She was born on the island of Fogo in the Republic of Cape Verde (pronounced “Cap Vaird”), about 300 miles off the west coast of Africa. She and her family journeyed to the U.S. when Maria was seven years old. Her uncle already was working in this country in the medical field. “I grew up in the U.S., but I still speak Portuguese fluently,” she says. In Cape Verde, she says, the people believe that it takes more than one person to raise a child and they support people in their times of both need and glory. She says the islands are abundant with tropical fruits such as papaya and mangoes, and on a windy day, sand from the Sahara Desert blows all the way to the island. “I appreciate the culture of the people I come from. They’re hard-working people who strive for a better life,” she says, adding she tries to go back at least every three years. “As soon as I get there, it feels like home… I guess my heart is still in Cape Verde.” This is Ms. Reed’s third year at Holy Innocents’ and she says she likes the school’s

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sense of community. “You can achieve so much here in the United States,” she says. “I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

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Rosanna Rocca, who works in the Business Office, is a frequent visitor to Peru. But while she was born in the South American country, she did not live there long. She was only six years old when her family moved to Atlanta. “The economy in Peru was getting really bad,” she says of the reason her family came to the U.S. Ms. Rocca says she still has family in Peru and tries to visit them every year. “I like to go back just because of the range of things to do and places to visit. You have the beach and you have the mountains and the desert and the jungle,” she says. “I still have family there, so it’s still sort of home.” Ms. Rocca says that while Peru is modernizing, she could not imagine living there. “I’m used to the lifestyle here now,” she says, adding job security is still not very good and safety is sometimes an issue in Peru. “People must be very conscious of their surroundings.” Ms. Rocca has been working at Holy Innocents’ since July. “It’s very welcoming. The people couldn’t be nicer,” she says.

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Science Department Chair Janet Silvera not only has a background in science, but also in Jamaica. The eighth-grade science teacher was born in Jamaica and lived there until she was 26 years old. While her father is Jamaican, her mother is American, and she made sure her daughter was registered with the U.S. Embassy. The rules of U.S. citizenship, however, state that one must live in the U.S. for two consecutive years, so Ms. Silvera moved to New York City. “I really came here for the freedom of being able to travel,” she says, adding her parents later moved to Atlanta. Ms. Silvera has been at Holy Innocents’ for 28 years. “When I first started, I had no intention to stay here that long. But this place grows on you.” She says some friends and family members remain in Jamaica, so she visits them as often as she can. “I’m always in awe of the beauty of the country whenever I visit Jamaica,” she says. “I love that people tend to make the time to visit and sit and talk, have a cup of tea. But the U.S. really is home to me now.”

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Amaz Zivony, who teaches History and Religion in the Upper School, comes from a country rich in both subjects: Israel. Mr. Zivony came to the U.S. as a student when he was 23 years old, after performing his required service in the Israeli military. He says he married an American who did not want to move, so he remained in the U.S. “It was unusual for me at that time,” he says of his first impressions of America. “Now, things are different.” Mr. Zivony tries to visit Israel once every two years, as he still has family living there. “The country has changed immensely since I first came to America,” he says, explaining that it has seen a tremendous amount of development. “In fact, it’s so Americanized that sometimes I wonder, when I go in some of the big cities, if I’m not in an American city. Of course, the signs and whatnot are different, but it seems the same.” He says he has enjoyed living in America – and working the past four years at Holy Innocents’. “I love the students. It’s great to be with them, and I think the staff is great. Everybody is wonderful.”

were still learning English and whose academic background was very can’t help but be amazed at their resilience and inner-strength. When different from ours. I was worried not only about the effect it might they smile, it just lights up a room. I’ve learned so much from them.” have on our classrooms, but also on the Johnson kids themselves, As for the Johnsons, themselves, they now look optimistically suddenly dropping them into a group of high-achieving American kids. toward their futures. “I never thought I’d have the chance for an eduThat’s not an easy decision.” cation,” says Sam. “When Holy Innocents’ took us in, it was kind of “But Chris quickly put things into perspective for me,” says Mr. scary. But everyone was very nice, so that really helped. I don’t know Duncan. “He said, ‘Kirk, we’re an Episcopal school – we have to do how I can thank this school. When I graduate, I’d like to come back this. It’s what our mission is all about!’ And, of course, he was absoand help the school somehow.” lutely right.” And when he’s finished his education? “After a couple of years, I’d Mr. Pomar remembers the day in early summer of 2007 when the like to move back to Africa and work with kids in a refugee camp,” he Johnsons first came to HIES. “They came with a few folks from Holy says. “I want to help them with their education or work with kids who Innocents’ Church. (Upper School Math Teacher) Meredith Many just don’t have medical care, so the camp can be more safe for them.” happened to be here that day and she was captivated by the kids. So Sometimes, it seems, a student has the most to teach us. she began tutoring them and also had several of our students come by each day, giving up their summer time to review the basic math skills needed at their grade levels. (Upper School History y, staff, S, a group of facult Teacher) Claire Logsdon also tutored them, along with more first arrived at HIE vide ns pro so d hn lpe Jo he the HIES students. And Niki Simpson worked with them all sumSince ioners have clergy and parish mer on their English. Everyone was so impressed by these and supplies that ng thi parents and HIEC clo r, lte she kids – their work ethic, dedication and charm – that (Upper cessary food, advice and them with the ne ily, as well as the School Principal) Chris Durst and the admissions office agreed y together as a fam . These needs, ca eri Am allow them to sta in that if Niki, who’s been the department chair for years, felt they y wa them make their thing could get by with their English, let’s enroll them here.” directions to help re is always some e to grow, and the The Johnsons began at HIES in August 2007 and quickly ancial fin al ion dit ad however, continu es t requir adapted to campus life. “They’re such remarkable kids,” says son hn eds attention or tha Jo ne t the tha rt w po ne sup Ms. Many. “I can’t imagine the things they’ve seen and experiwould like to help or enced. But when you see the joy of living and learning that all resources. If you r School Counsel pe Up ct nta co please an of them have, and watch them going about their days here, you family in any way, or Ms. Julie Maxm

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Nfejubujpot Gspn!B! Ifbe!Gppucbmm!Dpbdi By Dunn Neugebauer HIES Sports Information Director with Ryan Livezey Middle School History Teacher and Varsity Football Head Coach

What is it…Newton’s Law? When things go wrong, they can. Or they will. The copier isn’t working. You put the paper in and all you see is a picture of a wrench on the screen. “Call for service.” You sigh. You fret. You find another copier. It’s 12 noon straight up. The kids and their parents are all here. You’re off to camp today for the next four-plus days – camp being the most important part of preseason. Things must go well. The team must gel. Xs and Os must be followed to the letter, so to speak. Information must be crammed into adolescent heads. They must soak it up like sponges on steroids. Parents kiss kids goodbye. Kids, embarrassed, pull away. They act aloof. Still, they smile and muster a wave. They say they’ll behave, mind their manners, listen to their coaches, all that. Two very large buses and a van head for I-85 north – destination, Seneca, South Carolina, wherever that is. It’s in the middle of nowhere – and it’s planned that way. Nothing but football. It’s 1 p.m. and your cell phone rings. One of the kids, it seems, forgot his equipment. Could they possibly pull over on I-85 and wait for the father to bring it to him? An executive decision is made, the first of a million over the next three months. You ask the bus driver to pull over. You wait. Exactly how many wind sprints will this kid have to run to make this up? What is a fitting punishment? It doesn’t work into your agenda, but such is life. Life is, after all, what happens when you’re making other plans. You put down your clipboard and wait. 42 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

You just ran the Sunday night meeting. Captains were named – Jack Farrell, Connor Randall, Cam Loughery and Mo Green. You like the selections. They’ve earned it. In a new spin, you let the seniors and the captains run the meeting. You want the players to have some control over the team, let them mature a bit. Let the pride instill them, fill them, and blend onto that field come opening day. Riverwood beckons, as well as a region schedule that won’t quit. No rest for the weary, they say. Then again, exactly who are they? It was Newton’s Law, wasn’t it? You’re in the middle of your first practice, not a single X or O has been implanted in these young heads. A bee, without any particular agenda or awareness of the upcoming season, stings sophomore Zac Scott. Twice! Scott, as fate would have it, is allergic to bees. Off he goes to find his EpiPen. You’ve never experienced this before, yet you are the head coach. He is, after all, your responsibility. You rush off to find Zac. He’s gone to wherever his meds are, whatever room he’s in. You find him. You watch while the trainer does her thing. Thank goodness Scott is okay. You’ve learned something. And now, the show must go on. Time waits for no one, even a football team that has a player with two bee stings. You get back to coaching, and preaching, and teaching and motivating. You do love this line of work in spite of everything. You smile. You put them through the two-mile run. All make it, including the coaches – Stillwell, Miller, Forrester, everybody’s getting into the act. All is smooth again – except for the fields. They are a dust bowl. It hasn’t rained up here since Carter was president. The lines are all straight – thanks to coaches Railey and Green – but there is nothing but dirt out here. You’re blowing gunk out of your nose so alien they could make a movie out of it. It’s now an official part of camp. It invades

your staff, the players. You soldier on. You give the kids a break. Let them go swimming. Let them bond. Coach Forrester slips down, bumps his head on the dock. You’ve worried so much about the players, you forgot to think about the coaches. Forrester – concussion – day-to-day. You’re even thinking in terms of injury reports already. Not a good sign. Another day, another injury. You’re holding out Jay Curnin. He, too, got a good bump on the noggin and will sit. An injury – to a coach or a player – isn’t anything to mess with. You don’t have to think long about implications, warnings from doctors and athletic directors. He sits. It’s an easy decision. You wish they were all that easy. You know they won’t be, though. It’s Tuesday. Man, what happened to Sunday and Monday? Tempers flash. Players push and shove. The great Georgia Bulldog announcer – Larry Munson – refers to these as “chess matches.” Coaches intervene. They actually expect this. After all, it is Tuesday, also known as “The Wall” where camp is concerned. Marathoners have their wall and so do pre-season football players. You see good things from these kids. Very good. You see bad things from these kids. Very bad. At times you want to pat your coaches and yourself on the back. Until the next play. Then you berate, you get frustrated, you wonder. High expectations? Really? Did they just see that play? Would they understand? You blow your whistle. You tell them to line up and do it again, and for God’s sakes, get it right this time. Sure, you can get away with that on some dirt field in South Carolina. Back in Atlanta, though, it’s six points for the opponent. If you had more hair, you’d pull it. You take it out on your hat. Wednesday. Last practice. The players, when finished, will enjoy a cookout, perform skits, laugh, bond, enjoy. They will be kids again. It’s the one mistake coaches and par-

ents often make: forgetting that these boys are only 15 or 16 – prone to break out in song or an impromptu game of hackey sack or Super Mario Brothers. Taylor Hammond gets the biggest laugh. His impersonation of Strength and Conditioning coach Peter Tongren is spot-on. The players/kids/future adults appear at ease. The cookout and skits have served their purpose as all unite, enjoy, feast and slap backs in unison. It’s great to be a coach sometimes, isn’t it? You enjoy the moment. After all, sometimes it isn’t. Since it’s the last practice that law shows up again – you know the one. Wait – it’s Murphy’s Law – that’s it. Not Newton – he’s the guy who figured out gravity. Well, Murphy’s Law makes Connor Randall, your potential Division I football recruit, tweak his ankle. And it wasn’t even during a contact drill! He just rolled it. You look at your depth chart. You look at Connor’s ankle. You look at it again. You worry. Maybe you should’ve gone to med school after all. You were smart enough, weren’t you? You put Connor on the sideline. You send trainers and any form of medical help you

can find to his side. The Riverwood game is sitting heavy in your head. Like a migraine, it won’t let up and there’s no relief in sight. You finish practice. You try to make sense of it all. Yes, it was a good camp. Concussions, bee stings, lack of equipment, tweaked ankles, broken copiers and sinus problems notwithstanding, you got a lot accomplished. The kids, with not too many distractions, have been instructed, whistled at, yelled at, prompted, goaded, influenced, coached, congratulated, laughed at, and then some. How much more room is there up there in those crowded adolescent minds? Can they fit more? Will they? You’re going back to Atlanta today, hopefully with all your kids and all their equipment. There’s an intra-squad scrimmage tomorrow. No rest for the weary. You’ll tell the reporters, if they ask, how much you got done, how well they played. It will sound so effortless when it comes out in print, so final, so A-to-Z without any hitches in the middle. Words, summaries, what do they know? Would they understand unless they were here? You don’t know, but you don’t have time to worry. You must pack. Load up U-Hauls. Clean up after yourself. Get the kids home in time. Get back to your family. Speaking of whom… your cell phone rings. It’s your wife. You’re in charge of dinner tonight. You must get home, get the kids situated, pick up your girls, spend time with them, do laundry, unpack and make dinner. So many roles, so little time. So many Xs, so many Os. Depth charts. Injury reports. Scouting reports. A scrimmage. And do you make lasagna or spaghetti? Are your girls ready for school? Do you have any more laundry detergent? Will your wife tolerate your cooking? Will we play well tomorrow? After all, it’s your last scrimmage. Only a few practices left before… well, you know. You put down your cell phone and you smile. After all, how can you not?

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Hannah Gilman Kathryn Robinson

Freedom Wright and Carter Holland

Rebecca Hamm E.J. Thurmond, Jason Grimes and Stewart Brumbeloe

HIES Athletics Department Unveils Wall of Fame Since adding an Upper School in the mid 90s, Holy Innocents’ has already established a rich tradition in varsity sports. Now, thanks to the generosity of the Booster Club, that tradition will be preserved in the gym with the addition of the new Wall of Fame and History of Achievement. Placed adjacent to midcourt along the catwalk of the gym, the large plaques are testaments to the teams that have earned state and region titles and berths to postseason tournaments, as well as individual athletes’ successes. “This Wall and History of Achievement was sponsored by the Booster Club to help create a clear and consistent level of achievement for the HIES athletic program,” Athletic Director Rob Weltz says. “It provides the opportunity to celebrate the past and present as it relates to outstanding team and individual achievement.” Among the first honorees were teams that won state titles in girls basketball, baseball, boys tennis and boys and girls soccer. And, fortunately, the book isn’t yet closed. This fall alone, the girls volleyball team advanced to the Final Four, the cross country teams were represented at state and the football team is in its second consecutive year of postseason play. “Thanks to the Booster Club’s generosity, this Wall of Fame displays a quality that now matches the facilities in our program,” Associate Head of School Rick Betts says. “This is an impressive way to honor our athletes, past, present and future.” It is now common to see students, when walking into the gym, stop and admire the new addition.

Nicole Farmer Spencer Mitchell

Cameron Loughery

Upper School photography teacher Ms. Alice Thompson gave her class the assignment to capture the action and emotion of HIES athletics. Some of the images her students submitted appear on these pages.

Jim Voyles and E.J Thurmond

Wills Aitkens

Parker Ford

Kirk Barry and Earnest Finley Brooke DeVore

Corinne Bicknese

Tay Rivers Hannah Gilman

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ARTS DEPARTMENT

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Teaching Creativity Christina Christina Callaway Callaway

Michelle Westmoreland

Who painted the “Mona Lisa”? Cubism evolved during which decade? And Claude Monet is considered what type of artist? These sorts of questions have definitive answers, which teachers can dictate to students. But how can a teacher Ms. Judie Jacobs with one of her develop students’ Upper School art classes. imaginations so they actually create quality art? In other words, how do you ‘teach’ creativity? “Many times students and adults will say, ‘I’m not creative; I can’t draw or I can’t paint.’ My answer is usually, ‘you do it every day and probably don’t realize you’re doing it,’” says Upper School art teacher Judie Jacobs. “Every time you choose clothes to 46 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

wear, you’re designing, putting together patterns and colors. More than likely when you have your hair cut or styled, you’re concerned about how it frames your face. When you purchase a car or house, you’re considering lines, shapes, space and colors – and price!” Josh McClymont, Director of Fine Arts/ Upper School theater, says he thinks people have different levels of creativity. For example, he says there are people who can design a house and then there are others who can follow instructions to build a house from scratch. “I think creativity is not taught as much as it’s drawn out from individuals,” he says. “I believe the ‘drawing out’ or ‘extracting’ process comes from things like teaching about past artists and techniques and then asking the right questions that force the students to become introspective about their own points of view, or even allowing a student to struggle through a process rather than jumping in and doing it ‘right.’” Teachers can inspire students, as well. “I challenge the teachers, including the visual arts teachers, not to think of

themselves merely as teachers, but as mentors. We’re really trying to mentor and foster a love for art,” says Mr. McClymont. Art is a skill-based subject, and people who become professional artists tend to have more highly-developed innate skills, Ms. Jacobs says. “Some people are more skilled as athletes, others are more talented in other disciplines. But if you don’t practice and study your discipline, you won’t improve or rise to the level of accomplishment you’d like,” she says. “Students who continue to develop their artistic skills, who closely observe the world around them and make art a priority in their lives usually are better able to take risks and express themselves in their chosen technique.” Ms. Jacobs says the visual arts are, by nature, subjective. “As students study art, they learn techniques and skills that they eventually can stretch to make their own pieces more personal. I endeavor to help each child as they enter the more advanced classes to develop a personal vision and learn to be comfortable in taking the risks necessary to successfully express themselves,” she says. “Occasionally there may be projects produced that I’m not personally drawn to, but if a person has shown a strong work ethic and done the best they can, who am I to say that they’re not the next Picasso?” Technology also plays a role in helping students to use their creativity. Ms. Jacobs has incorporated Photoshop, which can allow students to create photomontages and collages and manipulate digital photos of their traditional paintings. “Some students who may not be as strong in the traditional techniques often soar when technology is introduced,” she says, adding that technology also provides students with the opportunity to build electronic digital portfolios that provide a chronology of their art projects. “I’m always looking for new ways to explore

and incorporate more technology into the curriculum without compromising the traditional methods of making art.” Ms. Maria-Louise Coil, Middle School art teacher, said she does not teach creativity, but that she tries to teach creatively. “Students bring their own creativity. If anything, my job is to not take it from them,” she says. “I think you can show teachers how to teach creatively, but I don’t think you can teach creativity.” She says she is open to students veering from the parameters of a project if it enhances their creativity. With students who doubt their skills, she tries to convince them that they do have potential. “I want them to be excited about the work they come out of here with,” she says, adding that new technology, such as Photoshop, can help instill confidence in students who don’t believe they’re inherently “creative.” Students, themselves, have a variety of thoughts on the matter. Senior Kendall Gregory says Ms. Jacobs encourages students to explore ideas and become inspired by what they see in museums and the world around them. “She doesn’t put a lot of boundaries on creativity. I think that’s why people enjoy her class so much.” Senior Michelle Westmoreland says she enjoys using technology in the classroom. “Photoshop adds a new aspect to everything. It makes the process a lot more interesting, and you can take things to the

next level,” she says. Senior Christina Callaway says the artists in her family encourage her creativity. Also, she says, Ms. Jacobs inspires creativity by helping students to think “outside the box.” “She doesn’t really tell you what to do. She lets you do whatever you want and then she explains how it might be improved in some ways.” As an aspiring interior designer, senior Marley Sapp says different design schemes, colors and magazines inspire her creativity. She says she thinks creativity can be taught to a degree. “I think, in the end, creativity has to be from you, from within yourself.”

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MEET THE BOARD As an Episcopal school and a non-profit organization, Holy Innocents’ is run by a Board of Trustees. But what does that mean? What exactly does the Board do? And who are the people serving as our school’s Trustees? According to our official by-laws, the Board, “Which is intended to take into account the interests of the parents, Church parishioners and other members of the School and Church communities, fulfills the Church’s mission for establishing an Episcopal school by remaining connected to the Church which founded and continues to support the School and by following the Mission, Philosophy, and purpose of the School.” Obviously, a lawyer wrote that. And without pulling direct quotes from the rest of these lawyerly by-laws, we’d like to explain, briefly, our Board’s role. To wit: (sorry, we had to throw that in there…) The Board consists of at least 12 and not more than 25 members. Automatic membership goes to the Head of School (Kirk Duncan) and the Rector of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church (John Porter). A member of the vestry of HIEC – elected by the vestry – also serves (currently Peter Vaky). Members serve three-year terms, though not more than two terms consecutively (except the Head of School and Rector, who serve on the Board for as long as they hold their positions). Basically, the Board has three main jobs: determine and adopt an annual operating budget for the school; develop and put into execution the longrange planning for the HIES campus and facilities; and search for and appoint a new Head of School when that position becomes vacant. There are lots of details in the bylaws about the roles of committees and election procedures, etc. But those three main jobs are essentially the scope of the Board’s responsibilities. So who are these people? We asked each member to fill out a quick questionnaire. Their answers appear to the right and on the following pages. 48 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

Name:

David S. Aldridge

Maria Arias

Tom Bell

LeDonna Bowling

Jim Decker

Kirk Duncan

Bruce Ford

James B. Hannan

William (Bill) Hollett

Howard Lukens

Trustee since

2007

2006

2007

2003

2007

2008

2006

Committee memberships

Endowment (Chair); Executive; Finance; Development

Development; Long Range Planning

Finance (Chair); Endowment; Executive

Long Range Planning; Committee on Trustees

Finance

Executive

Facilities (Chair); Executive; Compensation; Joint

Finance

Long Range Planning

Current position:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Superior Essex Inc.

Physician, Atlanta Women’s Specialists

Chairman & CEO, Cousins Properties Incorporated

Community Volunteer

Managing Director, Head of Financial Restructuring, Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc.

Head of School

EVP Transwestern Real Estate Services Company

CEO & President, Georgia-Pacific LLC

Regional Director for America’s Capital Partners (a commercial real eastate investment and operating firm)

Vice President Sales Infinera Corp

Other board Board, Treasurer and memberships/ Chairman of Finance activities: and Endowment Committees for Canterbury Court, a Retirement Facility in the Buckhead community.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Executive Committee at Northside Hospital

Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation; Emory Healthcare; Regal Entertainment Group; 24 Hour Fitness; AGL Resources; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

HIES Moms In Touch; Tour Volunteer for HIES Admissions; Cathedral of Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church

Director, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors; Director, Turnaround Management Association; Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy

National Association of Episcopal Schools, Board of Governors

Childspring International

Atlanta Historical Society; Woodruff Arts Center; The Commerce Club,

Central Atlanta Progress; NAIOP Atlanta

Spouse

Dana

Dr. Jerrold Levy

Jennifer

Anthony

Marcia

Lizzie

Laurie

Susan

Amy

Ann

Children

Radford (Sophomore at Wake Forest University), John (Senior HIES), Creighton (8th Grade HIES)

Gillian Levy

Devereaux, Kevin and Hannah Bell

Darius and Lauren

Natalie (HIES ’10), Jake (HIES ’12)

Emily, 22 and Tyler, 12

Parker (HIES junior), Caroline (HIES 5th grade)

Emily (9), Maddy (6), and Norah (2)

Sara HIES ’08, Kate ’12, Annie ’10

Davis & Samm

College

UNC-Chapel Hill, ’77

Georgetown University, ’77

University of Tennessee; NYU

Purdue University ‘84

Vanderbilt ’82; George Washington University ’84; Wharton School ’89

BA History, Occidental College, Los Angeles ’79; MS International Education Administration, USC ’94

Wake Forest University ’85

California State University – East Bay

Southern Methodist University ’84, BBA

George Mason University ’81

Grew up in

Raleigh, NC

Teaneck, NJ and Quito, Ecuador

Memphis, TN

Chicago, IL

Tulsa, OK

Los Angeles (Glendale), CA

Sewickley, PA and Bronxville, NY

Danville, CA

Indianapolis, IN

McLean, VA

Hobbies

Golf, all sports, pleasure reading

Reading, food and wine

Golfing, bird hunting, boating

Reading, aerobics, shopping

Skiing, golf, gardening & wine

Golf, surf, read a lot, hang out with my family

Golf, travel

Golf, reading

golf, tennis

Skiing, climbing & cycling

Something the rest of the board probably doesn’t know about you:

Played varsity basketball and golf (MVP in 1971-72) in high school.

Having grown up part-time in a third world country and having served as a Peace Corps Volunteer, I have participated in medical mission/ education trips to Latin America and plan to continue doing so in the future.

I’m a partner in a winery in Tuscany.

I like to roller skate!

Stayed out of jail and lettered 8 times in 3 varsity sports in high school!

I can open beer bottles with my teeth.

Serve as a Verger in the Episcopal Church.

Played on basketball and track & field teams in high school.

Attended 27 straight Indianapolis 500’s.

I have a rock climbing gym in my basement.

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MEET THE BOARD

Name

Jack McMillan

Melody Pratt Palmore, MD

Robin S. Phillips

Louie A. Pittman

John Porter

Jim Price

Janet Quirk

Melisa RathburnStewart

Julie A. Skaggs

Lever Stewart

Dave Stockert

Pete Vaky

Trustee since

2006

2005

2001

2008

2003

2005

2007

2002

2003

2007

Committee memberships

Long Range Planning; Development

Committee on Trustees

Long Range Planning; Committee on Trustees

Facilities

School/Church Committee; Executive

Development; Long Range Planning

Committee on Trustees (Chair); Executive; Compensation; Finance

Student Life; Development; Long Range Planning

Finance; Endowment

Executive; Development (Chair); Facilities

Chairman of the Board; Executive; Compensation; Committee on Trustees; Joint

Joint; Executive

Current position:

N/A

Medical Director, Women’s Infectious Disease Clinic, Emory University

Residential real estate attorney with Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Chairman, Pittman Construction Company

Rector, Holy CEO, President Innocents’ Episcopal and Director of Church TurboChef Technologies, Inc.

Project Management, JQ Construction, LLC

Orthodontist/Private Practice/Atlanta Orthodontic Specialists

Principal, Willis Investment Counsel

President and CEO, Delivery Specialists Inc.; President, MLQ Attorney Services Inc.

President and CEO, Post Properties

Managing Partner & Co-Founder of VVS Capital

Other board Georgia Court Apmemberships/ pointed Special activities: Advocates (Chair); Community Health Charities of Georgia (Chair)

Advisory Board, Living Room Org.; Sterling Institutional Review Board; Outreach Committee, Cathedral of St. Philip

Phoenix Society of Atlanta, Co-Chair of 2008 Gritz at the Ritz benefiting Shepherd Center; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association; Community Associations Institute

Board of the American Concrete Paving Association

N/A

Board of The POSSE Foundation; Examworks, WRS Inc. and several other private companies.

Sandy Springs Society (Co-Chair for the Spirit of Sandy Springs Award Committee this year); UGA Parents’ Council

American Dental Association; American Association of Orthodontics; National Speakers Bureau for Invisalign and Suresmile orthodontic techonologies

English for Successful Living (Chair); Society of International Business Fellows; Facilitator, Central Eurasia Leadership Academy

Childspring Int’l (Chair); Gwinnett Childrens’ Shelter; Strategic PlanningHIEC (Chair)

Metro YMCA; Buckhead Coalition (Chair); Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Safehouse Outreach; GA Housing Search

Member of the Vestry at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church; James Brown Contracting, Inc.; Advisory Board of Verus Carbon Neutral Partnership

Spouse

Teresa

Marvin

Barry

Carolyn

Mary

Christina

Marty

Michael

N/A

Jan

Cameron Ives

Debbie

Children

Matthew, Samuel

Sarah Alison Palmore, John (Jack) Alexander Palmore

Emily, Sophomore at University of Alabama and alumnus of HIES and Callan, Sophomore at HIES

Louie A. Pittman, III (Arnie) Jennifer Pittman Cantrell (Grandchildren: Will & Louie Cantrell; Anne-Clair, Virginia, Mary Beth & Ce Ce Pittman)

Susanna Mees (HIES 5th grade teacher); Geoffrey Porter (HIES LS IT Coordinator)

Katie and Nicole

Daniel (Senior at UGA, HIES ’05), Katherine, Freshman at UGA, HIES ’08, Allison, freshman at HIES

Alexis Stewart, HIES ’12, Tyler Rathburn, HIES ’05, UVA ’09

Kate Borden (10th Grade), Ben Borden (4th Grade)

Lindsay (14), Lever (12), Reed (10)

Olivia, Emily and Joe

Benjamin (27); Christopher (24); Katherine (16)

College

Georgia Tech ’77; Harvard Business School ’83

Wright State Univ. ’81, Dayton, OH

University of Georgia BA ’81; Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, JD ’84

Georgia State

Georgetown University, ’62

University of Georgia, ’81

UNC-Chapel Hill ’82

LSU ’82; Marquette University School of Dentistry ’88; Emory University of Postgraduate Dentistry ’90

BME, Murray State University; JD, University of KY College of Law; LlM, (Taxation), University of Miami College of Law

Dartmouth College ’81

Univ. of Colorado ’84

DePauw University ’75

Grew up in

Quincy, FL

Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, West Africa; Kettering, OH

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta. GA

Brooklyn, NY

Atlanta, GA

Raleigh, NC

Port Arthur, TX and New Orleans, LA

Owensboro, KY

Charlottesville, VA

Arvada, CO

Bethesda, MD

Hobbies

Golf

Travel, Tennis

Spending time with my Golf & playing with family at St. Simons the grandchildren Island, Alabama (and Georgia) football, reading and crossword puzzles.

Waterskiing, wake boarding, wake surfing, snow skiing and traveling.

Running, tennis, reading

Traveling, skiing, hiking, and coaching

Traveling, learning about other cultures, teaching English, gardening, reading, biking

Tennis, dramatic arts

Skiing, tennis, working around the house

Golf, collecting antique maps, Motown music

Something the rest of the board probably doesn’t know about you:

I survived a typhoon (hurricane) while stationed on a remote island (Enewetak) in the Pacific.

I was Miss World A’fair, 1981.

I married my high school sweetheart who wasn’t even old enough to drive when we started dating.

I love playing Guitar Hero with my daughters but I stink at it. Katie and Nicole beat me every time we play but I refuse to give up.

I am training to run my 10th marathon.

I have four wonderful step-children ranging in age from 28-38 and two grandchildren.

Was a facilitator in Central Eurasia Leadership Academy in Turkey in Summer of 2008.

Was a bartender at the local “Cheers” in Charlottesville.

Had one job in high school that involved wearing a bear suit.

I was born in the deep South – Buenos Aires, Argentina; met my wife on a blind date – love at first sight!; I played in the Australian baseball Minor Leagues – the Mossman Whales!

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I am color blind.

I was in the Cleveland Indians’ Minor League system – Bloomingdale, NJ, batted against Herb Score (I struck out on four pitches).

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SCHOOL BUSINESS

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When the moonlight hits Monte Carlo, the fun begins… and we are thrilled to announce this year’s GALA, “Moonlight Over Monte Carlo.” Mark your calendars for March 28, 2009 and prepare yourself for a night of glamour and entertainment at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Enjoy dinner, dancing, a silent and live auction, and this year’s special treat – casino tables. As you play, you will have the opportunity to win several unique raffle prizes. So bring your lady luck! GALA is the premier fundraising event of the year for the Holy Innocents’ Parents’ Association. The evening directly benefits our children by enhancing the financial aid program, the laptop program and our students’ daily activities at Holy Innocents’. The class art projects are sure to wow, as a uniquely designed print will be created from each class or student groups’ original art or photographs. We have lined up some fantastic Teacher’s Treasures and will be auctioning them online in December. Can you say great Christmas present idea? This will also give you and your children a chance to coordinate their gift with the teacher or coach prior to the end of the school year. The GALA Committee needs donated items to make this year’s event successful, such as: r r r r r

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Get your donation in by the end of 2008 to receive a tax deduction for this year! For more information or to donate an item, please contact any of the GALA Committee members below. Stephanie Ungashick, GALA Chair consultsju@aol.com Denee Sizemore, Silent Auction Acquisitions Co-Chair dssizemore@aol.com Terry Johnson, Live Auction Co-Chair Johnsons555@comcast.net Cheryl Hix, Live Auction Co-Chair cseayhix@bellsouth.net 52 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

The Class of 1997’s gift to the school has been retired

ttttThe class of 1997’s senior gift to the school was the former sign in front of the Riley Building. It has since been retired and replaced with a new sign.

Davies Family donates $265,000 to Enhance Academics at HIES

HIES parents Nancy and Bill Davies have established a Charitable Lead Annuity Trust that will provide significant support over the next five years to support academic innovation at our school. The first installment has been used to provide SMART Boards in every classroom in the Upper School. Faculty members are thrilled with this wonderful gift and it will have a direct impact on every student in the Upper School. The Davies family came to Holy Innocents’ in 2003 and have two sons, Ben (4th grade) and Nate (6th grade).

McCrorie Family provides

Celebration Of The Arts over $100,000 in The Fine Arts Alliance is proud to announce the bi-annual Celebration of the Arts, to be held on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. “Where Art Meets Science” is the theme

Financial Aid Support

This past Spring, Madelaine and Phillip McCrorie approached the school to see how they could help with financial aid support at Holy Innocents’. In response to the school’s needs, they have provided a very generous donation which has had a significant impact on our financial aid program. Their gift will provide aid to three students over the next two years. The McCrories have two students at HIES, Ryan (3rd grade) and Harrison (7th grade).

FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Boovbm!Gvoe!Ljdlt!Pgg" Hpbmt!bsf!%2-261-111!boe!211&!Qbsfou!Qbsujdjqbujpo In an economy such as this, the importance of participation cannot be overstated. Did you know that every Holy Innocents’ student receives financial aid? It’s true. Tuition covers only 86% of the actual cost of a Holy Innocents’ education. The Annual Fund helps fill the gap for each student. Because every child benefits, we ask every family to support the Annual Fund at the level appropriate for their circumstances. Every gift - of any size – helps us elevate our percentage of participation. A high participation rate, in turn, helps us raise money from foundations whenever we undertake capital campaigns. Each year, Annual Fund dollars are used by the school wherever they are needed. In 2007-2008, they bolstered faculty salaries and benefits, helped make possible teaching assistants

in the Pre-School and the Lower School and gave behind-thescenes support to the laptop program by supplying an additional technology staff member and a greatly increased technology work area. The Annual Fund also helped provide updated classroom equipment and made possible the full range of sports and fine arts programs available to our students. The 2008-2009 Annual Fund has already received the support of 100% of its Board and 100% of our faculty and staff. With this solid foundation, the campaign now seeks the support of 100% of HIES parents, at whatever level appropriate for their circumstances. Our needs will be just as great in the coming year. The efforts of our Annual Fund Chairs and our Grade Chairs are invaluable, and we are grateful for the leadership they provide for our school.

Annual Fund Leadership

Beautification of the Lower School Courtyard Lower School Principal Terri Potter and Catherine Kelly

(Upper School and Middle School)

Parent Chairs

(Lower School and Pre-School)

Parent Chairs

Past Parent Chairs

Grandparent Chair

Alumni Chair

Julie and Randy Brehm

Kitty and Alston Correll

Karen and Ace Martin

Earl Dolive

Raine Crumpler Hyde ’96

Grade Chairs Early Learners (3 Year-Olds) Representatives Emily and Aaron Gilcreast

of this special family evening that features the achievements of students from all the Fine Art divisions of Holy Innocents’. Visual, theatrical and musical arts will be showcased for the hundreds of attendees at this year’s exciting new venue. Guests of all ages will enjoy Fernbank’s natural history exhibits and hands-on sensory exhibits, as well as an IMAX show. A light buffet with dessert in the Starlight Gallery will round out the evening.

ttttHoly Innocents’ is very grateful to Catherine Kelly and her family for donating the funds to landscape the Lower School Courtyard in memory of her son, Geoffrey James Kelly II ’93. Geoff attended HIES through sixth grade. The landscaping of the courtyard has given the Lower School students a wonderful space to enjoy the outdoors between classes.

Pre-Kindergarten Representatives Bonnie and Grant Leadbetter Kindergarten Representatives Jennifer and Brannan Hatfield Pre-First Representatives Michele and Scott Nelson 1st Grade Representatives Alison and Greg Sample 2nd Grade Representatives Kelly and Heath Morgan 3rd Grade Representative Jenny Cantrell

4th Grade Representatives Laura and McKee Nunnally

8th Grade Leadership Circle Jody and Dan McGrew

5th Grade Representatives Mary and Mike Chambers

9th Grade Representatives Tracey and Mark Allen

Pre- and Lower School Leadership Circle Kitty and Alston Correll

9th Grade Leadership Circle Cindy and Paul Warley

6th Grade Representatives Jayne Ann and Clay Milling

10th Grade Representatives Joanie and Sam Ehlers

6th Grade Leadership Circle Kelly and David Asbury

10th Grade Leadership Circle Pam and Darren DeVore

7th Grade Representatives Clare and Michael O’Shaughnessey

11th Grade Representatives Beth and Andre Touzet

7th Grade Leadership Circle Vanessa and David Birdwell

12th Grade Representatives Susan and John Farrell

8th Grade Representatives Susan and Rick Ballou

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LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

On September 25th, the Development Office held a

Nicole and Dean Mathison, Rick Betts and Gina and Marty Spearman

Lori and Clay Snellings

reception for members of the HIES Leadership Circle. These are members of our community who have been exceptionally generous with their contributions to the Annual Fund, contributing $1,959 and more on an annual basis (the amount reflects the year our school was founded). The reception was held at the beautiful Chastain Horse Park Clubhouse. A good time was had by all, as evidenced by the photos on these pages. Karen and Clay Rolader

Greg and Leslie Gates

Scott and Michele Nelson

Bonnie Leadbetter and Gerri Lewis

Carter and Hank Boughner

LeDonna Bowling, Lori Ainsworth and Anthony Bowling

Theresa Jespersen, Jim Meathe, Rick Betts and Marilyn Kimball

Selena and Darren Bridges

Michele Duncan and Kirk Duncan

Mary Meathe

Randy and Julie Brehm and Mary Bev Barrett

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Peter and Yuwadee Landskroener, Susan and John Farrell and Lever Stewart

Gary and Verdery Newell

Allan Merrill and Amy and Bill Hollett

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CLASS NOTES

If you would like to submit class notes for the spring issue of TorchBearer, please contact Tamika Weaver-Hightower at tamika@hies.org or 404.303.2150 ext 181.

CLASS OF 1995 Class representative: Nicole (Thomas) Thibo: nicthm@yahoo.com

Holli Austin-Belaski, ’95, graduated from the University of Wyoming, College of Law on May 17, 2008. She earned her Juris Doctorate with honors in the top 10% of her graduating class, making her eligible for Order of the Coif, one of the highest honors for law school graduates. Holli and her husband, Jeremy, currently live in Laramie, WY with their three Siberian Huskies. She accepted a position as an associate attorney with Pence and MacMillan, LLC, one of Laramie’s oldest law firms. Jeremy is employed by the City of Laramie as a firefighter. Audra Mullen Thompson, ’95, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter Hollis Marie. Hollis was born July 25, 2008 and came into the world at 7lbs. 13oz. Audra is married to Harry Thompson and they currently live in the East Cobb area.

CLASS OF 1996 Class representative: Jenny (Graham) Beeson: jagraham1978@yahoo.com

Claire Abreu, ’96, has returned to Atlanta from Los Angeles. She is freelancing with CNN Newsource and happy to be home! She makes the CNN i-Reports available to affiliates and fields archive requests from over 800 domestic affiliates. David Dixon, ’96, recently changed real estate firms to NAI Brannen Goddard.

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CLASS NOTES

Charisse Boyd McAuliffe, ’96, is excited to announce that her company, GenGreen, has partnered with Co-Op America. This is a very exciting time for both organizations. At 25 years old, Co-op America is one of the oldest environmental non-profit organizations in the country. They are very selective with the companies they partner with and she felt honored they have chosen her venture for this collaboration. Charisse says that GenGreen has a lot of really exciting things happening and looks forward to making some other big announcements in the future. Adriana Evans Morehead, ’96, Adam, and big sister Audrey welcomed Celeste Ann into their family on April 28, 2008. Adriana says “it has been fun with two girls and Audrey does great with her and is her big helper. It’s great to see them interact with one another, Celeste is always entertained by her sister.” Additionally, in September Audrey started preschool! She is doing great and enjoys going to ‘big girl school.’

Jenny Graham Beeson, ’96, her husband, Bryan and big sister, Avery Grace, welcomed a new baby girl to the family on April 28, 2008! Kaylin, who they call “Kaylee” was 8 lbs 10 ozs, and is doing great. The Beeson family lives in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas where Jenny works one day a week as a developmental therapist for children with disabilities.

Anne Rivers Gunton, ’96 and her husband, David are thrilled to announce the May 15, 2008 birth of daughter Lucinda Dean Gunton. Anne recently resigned from her job as a children’s book editor at Penguin/Viking to care for Lucy full-time, while her husband remains a litigation attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell in Manhattan. The family moved from Greenwich Village and now lives on a tree-lined street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where fellow alumna, Shannon Friedrichs ’96 is a favorite visitor.

CLASS OF 1997

CLASS OF 1998

Class representative:

Class representatives:

Emilie (Collins) Murphy: emiliecmurphy@gmail.com

John Morgan: Jfmua2@aol.com Effie (Swartwood) Thompson: effies21@hotmail.com

Kiley Driskell, ’97, married Christopher Manetta on June 28, 2008 in a beachfront chapel at the El Dorado Royale Spa Resort in the Riviera Maya of Mexico. Chris and Kiley met during medical school in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Emilie Collins Murphy ’97 was a bridesmaid in this destination wedding celebration. Kiley returned to Dayton, OH, after the honeymoon, as she started her second year of residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Married life is Great!

Erica Barbakow, ’98, moved to Nashville to teach high school English at Ensworth School and is loving it! Caroline Catts-Xie, ’98, has finally moved back to Atlanta after living in Beijing, China for five years. She moved with her husband Ricky, two-year-old son Aiden and two cats, Chairman Meow and Tarhead. Caroline has also started her own company, Chinese Nannies, a selective nanny placement agency offering parents sought after, hard-to-find Mandarin speaking childcare professionals in their home. Please take a look at her site at www. chinesenannyforyou.com or write caroline@chinesenannyforyou.com for more information.

Lisa Hawthorne Ulmer, ’98, and her husband had their first child on May 23, 2008. His name is Charles ‘Charlie’ Dixon Ulmer, and he entered this world at 6 lbs 4 ozs In the same month, she graduated from UGA with her PhD in Special Education. The couple is currently living in Watkinsville GA.

CLASS OF 1999 Class representatives: Jennifer (Cavanaugh) Brown: Jennifer.Brown@hies.org Samia Hanafi: samhanafi@gmail.com

Meg Herbert, ’97, and her husband TJ are continuing to live happily ever after in Melbourne, Florida. TJ has opened his own practice in historic Cocoa Village. She is still teaching at Indian Harbour Montessori School.

Merrit Kuh Miller, ’98, got married on June 21, 2008 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. She is a speech language pathologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and her husband, Duncan William Miller, is an attorney at Morris, Manning, and Martin, LLP. They currently reside in Midtown. Alumni in the wedding included: Katie (McGoogan) Weeks ’98 as maid of honor, and Effie (Swartwood) Thompson ’98 and Julie (Smart) Campbell ’98 as bridesmaids.

Drew McDonald: tam1980@gmail.com

Katie Kelly, ’99, was married at the end of August in Belize to David Braun.

Brooke Sibley Dewey, ’96, her husband, Chris, and her 8 year old son, Cole, welcomed a new baby girl on September 10. Ava Grace Dewey was born at 10:21 pm, weighing 7 lbs and 5 oz.

Anna Williams,’97, competed in the Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2008. It was Anna’s first full marathon.

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CLASS OF 2000 Class Representatives: James Capo: jhcapo@gmail.com Nitara Carswell: nitaracarswell@hotmail.com Sarah Oddsen: sarahodd@hotmail.com

Kate Bachman, ’00, received the Employee of the Year award at Children’s Restoration Network’s 10th Annual Celebrate the Children Candlelight Gala in July. Children’s Restoration Network (CRN) is a non-profit organization based in Roswell that offers direct programs and services to 128 homeless shelters and group homes throughout 19 metro-Atlanta counties. To become involved with CRN, please email Kate at Kate@childrn.org or call her at 770-649-7117.

CLASS NOTES

Lindsay Kittrell Morton, ’00, married Brian Morton on June 28, 2008 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Buckhead and had the reception at Capital City Club in Brookhaven. Joe Popkowski ’00, Page Rast ’00, and Lauren (Fryer) Tucker ’01 were members of the wedding party. Alex Allen ’00, Bettina Hall ’01, Tisha Lanier ’00, and Scott Tucker ’00 also attended. Brian and Lindsay met at the University of Georgia, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. She is currently a fourth grade special education teacher in Alpharetta, Georgia. The couple recently bought a house in Dunwoody.

CLASS OF 2002 Class Representatives: Katie Kirtland: kirtlkr@bellsouth.net Alley Pickren: alleypic@uga.edu

Rachel Knox, 02, and Dean Lucas, her boyfriend of 4 years became engaged on May 31, 2008. They will be getting married on May 23, 2009 at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Marin County California!

Tony Tarantino, ’03, recently accepted a position at North Cobb High School teaching engineering and technology. He has been named the 9th grade boys basketball coach and will finish graduate school in May. Tony will have a masters of education in engineering and technology. He became engaged in May to Melissa, his girlfriend of 4 years. The wedding will be in July 2009. Melissa is currently a labor and delivery nurse at Northeast Georgia Hospital and they will look to buy a house in the springtime.

CLASS OF 2004 Class Representatives: Amy Fore: amyfore@uga.edu Collins Marshall: HCM04@fsu.edu Gordon Silvera: gordon.silvera@gmail.com

Laura Anne Bachman, ’00, married William Herbert Andrews, Jr. on July 19, 2008. The wedding and reception took place at The South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston. Kate Bachman,’00, twin sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Other alumni in the wedding party included Jen Bachman, ’04 and Colleen Leo, ’00. Following the wedding, the couple enjoyed a weeklong honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean. Laura graduated from Furman University and received her Master’s degree in French Education from the College of Charleston. She is a French teacher at Sangaree Middle School in Ladson, SC. Billy is pursuing a degree in Hospitality and Tourism at Trident Technical College in Charleston.

CLASS OF 2003 Class Representatives: James Jackson: JJDAWG84@UGA.EDU Emily Weprich: wepriep@auburn.edu Caroline Wimberly: caroline.wimberly@duke.edu

Laura Tison, ’00, was engaged to Sebastian Meis (of Germany) in July. They met 5 years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand while she was studying abroad and he was getting his masters in law at the University of Canterbury. They both live in Atlanta, where he works as an attorney and she is a nurse for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. They are planning a wedding on the south island of New Zealand for December 2009.

CLASS OF 2001 Class Representatives: Matt Freeman: msfreeman@gmail.com Ellen Williams: ellenwilliams@mindspring.com

Alex Aughtry, ’03, received her BA degree from Tulane University in May 2007 with a major in English and double minors in Art History and Sociology. She returned to Tulane that fall to pursue a master’s degree in social work. In August 2008, she had the opportunity to travel to India, volunteering briefly at Mother Theresa’s Center in Delhi before traveling on to Dharamasala to work with Tibetan refuges for three weeks. She will complete her masters in December 2008 and plans to remain in New Orleans working on some of the post-Katrina issues facing the city. Dave Immerman, ’03, is the lead guitarist for the Irish pop rock sensation Leslie Roy. Dave now resides in Los Angeles and toured with Roy and the band around the country in the fall!

CLASS OF 2005

CLASS OF 2006

Class Representatives:

Tyler Rathburn: tratt@comcast.net

Kaitlin Duffy: duffykc@auburn.edu

Rachel Shunnarah: rach521@uga.edu

Miller Edwards: edwardm@auburn.edu

Kate Sternstein: kasternstein@davidson.edu

Anna Pickren: annapic@uga.edu

Allyson Young: youngan@auburn.edu

Amy Schwartz: amy8700@hotmail.com

Cameron Bornholm, ’05, is a senior in the Honors Program at Kennesaw State University majoring in biology and marketing. This past spring, she was inducted into the Beta Beta Beta Society, Order of Omega, and the Gamma Sigma Alpha Society. After graduation, Cameron plans to attend pharmacy school. She is an active member of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority and will be serving as the new member educator for the new class this fall.

Justin Bower, ’06, attended AFROTC Field Training this summer for the United States Air Force. His primary training took place at Maxwell AFB, AL but closed with a mock deployment to the Joint Forces Training Center at Camp Shelby, MS. Justin graduated from the unit with several honors and in the top third of his class. He is currently back at the University of Georgia to finish his degree requirements before his commissioning in May 2010.

CLASS OF 2007

Jennifer Bickley, ’04, recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in marketing and a minor in Spanish. She is working for CGI, an IT consulting firm in Atlanta and has moved to the Virginia Highlands area. Nicole Honeycutt, ’04, is attending graduate school at Mercer University to get her MBA. She should be finished by the end of next summer (1 year program) because she is taking 4 classes each semester. Kate Stice, ’04, graduated from FSU Magna Cum Laude with a degree in public relations/minor in English. Currently, she is globe-trotting - 16 countries in five months, all on her own (aside from visiting Caroline Greenbaum, ’05, in Sydney). She is an aspiring travel writer - check out her blog at www.worldwidekate.com.

Charlotte Bissell: cmb123@comcast.net Sarah-Elizabeth Kirtland: kkirtla@clemson.edu Taylor Pack: pack_t@bellsouth.net Emily Phillips: goldengirl188@aol.com

Heather Lee Taylor, ’05, graduated Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in May of 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in child and family development. On June 7, Heather married Brent Taylor. The wedding was held at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta and the reception was at The Georgian Club. Heather and Brent have been together since 2004. Katherine Cochrane and Laura Thompson, also Class of ’05, were bridesmaids in the wedding. Alumni attendees from the Class of ’05 were Katie Downs, Monica Miklas, Jason Harms, Rachel Shunnarah, and David Vaughan. Heather and Brent currently live in San Diego where Heather is working with a pediatric therapy company and Brent is a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Pendleton.

William Fochtmann, ’07 is President of the Clemson Men’s Lacrosse Team for the 2008-2009 school year. http://clemson.ialax.com

Bettina Hall, ’01, Competed in the Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2008.

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CLASS NOTES

SCIENCE CLASS Science department chair Janet Silvera works with Chandler Cook and William Rasmussen

Clover Street, ’07, finished his internship at the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo in Minnesota where he took care of over 70 different reptiles and amphibians and did educational presentations/shows with them. It was a great opportunity and has aligned him with contacts at other other reptile facilities to network. He sent two pictures: one is of him holding a 15foot Burmese python named Bella and the other is with his boss, Jamie Pastika, holding an albino reticulated python, which is the largest snake species on the planet. He was a former zookeeper at Disney World taking care of their reptile collection.

Caroline Thomas, ’07, was on the Dean’s List at Georgia College and State University spring semester.

LOST ALUMNI Carter L. Hatcher Ian A. Marshall Holly P. Bond Jordan Q. Brown Christopher T. Dwyer Christopher L. Lardner Kimberly A. Munro Katherine L. Schultz Stephanie M. Scurlock/ maiden name: Spottswood 60 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996

Benjamin J. Gaudreault Andrew B. Hess Peter M. Nagle Kimberly A. Perisino Keith A. Cooper Tibor G. Cseley Morgan M. Fleming George M. McCord Laura H. Bond Elizabeth M. Fowler Lauren D. Friedrichs John P. Gallagher Kyoko F. Sadoshima Robert A. Schiess Emily F. Tonge Alexandra J. Allen Katharine M. Duke Jasmine Nadja M. Smiri Slade J. Hill Andrew J. Maxfield Shannon F. Vaughn Patrick M. Anderson Sean P. Coughlin Matthew A. Nickerson Shaquita N. McWilliams Hailey M. Appling Alexandra B. Lunday

1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2004 2005 2005

We are missing contact information for the above alumni. If you are in contact with any of the above HIES graduates, please encourage them to get in touch with the alumni office. You can also log on to the Web site at www.hies.org and click on “Alumni.” If you have never logged onto the site before: Your username is firstnamelastnamegraduationyear (i.e. TamikaHightower97) Your password is your date of birth (i.e.MM/DD/YYYY) this includes the slashes. We have included a postage paid postcard for alumni to update their contact information, as well.

ALUMNI HAPPENNINGS Alumni Day of Service Saturday, November 22 9:00am Been Media Center Alumni Holiday Party Thursday, December 18 6:00pm French American Brasserie

Winterfest Reception for Past Parents and Alumni Friday, February 6 6:30pm Gymnasium Skybox Senior/Alumni Picnic Friday, May 15 12:30pm England Plaza Alumni Summer Social Saturday, June 6 5:30pm Rio Grande

REUNIONS Class of 1998 celebrated their 10-year reunion Thanks to Effie Smartwood Thompson and Erica Barbakow! The class of 1998 had a blast at their 10-year

reunion at The Spotted Dog on May 10, 2008. Here are two photos. Class of 1999 10-Year Reunion SAVE THE DATE The Class of 1999’s 10-year reunion will be held in Saturday, August 1, 2009. Please send us your updated contact information to receive an invitation. Committee Members Jennifer Cavanaugh Brown – Jennifer.brown@hies.org Leigh Spence Jackson – ljackson@holyinnocents.org Drew McDonald – tam1980@gmail.com Brian Hall – bhall@brianwhall.com

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

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One Saturday morning about five years ago, our then seven-year-old son, Tyler, was sitting in front of the television set playing a video game. Open on the floor at his side was the game’s instruction manual, from which he had derived the Web page for an Internet site that would help him better understand the game. He had asked his mom to help him find the site on our laptop computer, which he had on his lap. When I walked into the room, Tyler said, “I broke the game code all by myself!” He was beaming. Awakening The scenario was a wake up call for me as a parent and educator. Our son was similar to hundreds of thousands of seven-year-olds around the globe. He was educating himself by using a multitude of tools - the written word, the Internet, a video game and the television - all in one sitting! Then the challenging thought emerged in my mind: how in the heck will we as teachers be able to keep the attention of this new generation of multitasking, information - collecting, problem-solving digital learners? Certainly, sitting in tidy rows in a traditional classroom working from textbooks was not the answer. Genuine Interest In 1897, the education visionary John Dewey wrote, “To repress (a student’s) interest is to substitute the adult for the child, and so to weaken intellectual curiosity and alertness, to suppress initiative, and to deaden interest. To humor the interests is to substitute the transient for the permanent. The interest is 62 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

always the sign of some power below; the important thing is to discover this power. To humor the interest is to fail to penetrate below the surface and its sure result is to substitute caprice and whim for genuine interest.” Motivation At HI, we believe our primary responsibility is supporting and engaging our students by being attentive to who they are and listening for what they value. Most of our students have grown up or are growing up using technological tools - laptops, cell phones, video games, etc. - in order to communicate, solve

problems, gather information and entertain themselves. Dewey believed that true understanding is developed when the teacher discovers the individual student’s motivation for learning. The reality of our children’s lives

- for now - tells us that we need to integrate technology into their learning experience or we run the risk of substituting, “caprice and whim for genuine interest.” Mission-Centered Innovation Our students use technology to gather knowledge, collect information and communicate with one another. Sometimes, in a laptop classroom setting, the students know more than the teachers about how to access information or solve a particular problem. The Laptop Program allows us to help each student to “penetrate below the surface” to find their “genuine interest.” Because of their potential to engage our students on their terms, the laptops allow us to uphold our statement of philosophy, which calls for us to, “develop individual worth and dignity.” Providing the Tools In 2003, there were about 300 computers on the HI campus. In 2008, there are about 1200 laptops. This is an astounding, exciting and dynamic development. According to our research, we now have the most extensive laptop program of any independent school in America. In and of itself, this is an empty distinction. However, coupled with our Episcopal school mission, implemented by our innovative faculty, inspired by the ingenuity and industriousness of our students, the Laptop Program will continue to spark our collective imagination and take us into exciting new territory. It is a wonderful time to be a teacher and learner at Holy Innocents’!

Annual Report

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2007-2008

ANNUAL REPORT

Contents 66 Board of Trustees School Development Comittee School Administration Office of Development Alumni Advisory Board

88 Memorial Gifts

67 Annual Fund Volunteers Campaign Chairs Grade Level Chairs Faculty/Staff Annual Fund Leadership

89 Gifts-In-Kind Library Gifts Curtis Gifts Malcom Library Corporate and Matching Gift Companies Foundations Special Gifts

68 Parent Participation by Grade Parent Participation by Division Annual Fund Financial Support Chart

90 Scholarship and Endowment Gifts Scholarship and Endowment Funds The Caritas Society

69 Annual Fund Summary 2007-2008 Leadership Circle

91 Parents’ Association 92 Fine Arts Alliance

70 Annual Fund Honor Roll of Donors 93 Booster Club 80 Alumni Gifts 81 Grandparent Gifts and their Grandchildren

Message from the Development Office

94 HIES Operations Summary HIES Income Portrait

85 Honorary Gifts

The 2007-2008 year was a rewarding one at HIES. We completed the Living Our Mission Capital Campaign, raising $17.6 million. We were thrilled with the response from the community and, because of this support, we were able to complete 11 acres of athletic fields, a tunnel under Mt. Vernon Highway, a 28,000 square foot gymnasium, the 41,000 square foot Fred Rowan Family Middle School building, and a $2 million endowment. We were also able to raise funds to go toward the purchase of contiguous property. We would like to acknowledge and thank in particular Lever Stewart, Board Development Committee Chair, and the Development Committee for all of their help in completing the capital campaign and securing funds for the land acquisition. Outstanding leadership was provided to the 2007-2008 Annual Fund by Parent Chairs, Lori and Clay Snellings (Upper and Middle School) and MaryBeth and Mac Gibson (Pre-School and Lower School), who mobilized parent volunteers to contact the families of every Holy Innocents’ student, securing the support of 81.3% of parents. Past Parent Chairs Mary and David Haddow, Grandparent Chairs Carol and Bart Miller, and Alumni Chair Erica Barbakow ’98 all worked with their peers to garner additional support. With thanks to all who contributed, we express our sincerest gratitude for the efforts of the volunteers, who rolled up their shirt sleeves to persistently, yet diplomatically, pursue both our dollar and participation goals.

The Annual Report was published by Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School’s Development and Communications Offices. Gifts listed in this report were received from July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008. Every attempt was made to ensure the accuracy of this report. Please let us know of any errors or omissions and accept our sincerest apologies. Contact Michele Duncan, Director of Development, at michele.duncan@hies.org.

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Michele Duncan Director of Development

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Emma Brown, Hailey Wilson and Christopher Cotton

2007-2008

ANNUAL REPORT Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School 2007-2008 Board of Trustees Mr. David P. Stockert Acting Chairman of the Board Mr. Thomas D. Bell Treasurer Mrs. Janet H. Quirk Secretary Mr. David S. Aldridge Dr. Maria E. Arias Mrs. LeDonna G. Bowling

The Rev. Richard C. Britton, Jr. Mr. James D. Decker Mr. Bruce G. Ford Mrs. Madeline E. Hamill Rabbi Philip Kranz Mr. Howard P. Lukens Mr. Jack O. McMillan Mr. William E. Moore Dr. Melody P. Palmore

Mrs. Robin S. Phillips Mr. Louie A. Pittman, Jr. Dr. Melisa A. Rathburn-Stewart Ms. Julie A. Skaggs Mr. Lever F. Stewart Mr. Van A. Westmoreland The Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander (Ex-Officio) Mr. Paul Quiros (Ex-Officio)

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School Development Committee Dr. Maria E. Arias Mr. David S. Aldridge Mr. Mark Crosswell ’82

Mr. Jack O. McMillan Dr. Melisa Rathburn-Stewart Mrs. Lori Sours

Mr. Lever F. Stewart Mr. Ben Voyles

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School 2007-2008 School Administration Kirk R. Duncan, Head of School Frederick B. Betts Associate Head of School The Rev. Jeffrey H. Reichmann Head Chaplain Janella S. Brand Principal, Alan A. Lewis Pre-School

Terri F. Potter Principal, Dorothy Sullivan Lower School Theresa L. Jespersen, Principal, The Fred Rowan Family Middle School Christopher W. Durst Principal, Upper School

Michele D. Duncan Director of Development James E. Griffin, Business Manager Chris N. Pomar Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School 2007-2008 Office of Development Michele Duncan Director June Arnold Associate Director

Maria Reed Development Assistant Tamika Weaver-Hightower Director of Alumni Relations and Special Events

Mary Chris Williams Data Base Administrator

D.C. Aiken ’80 Erica Barbakow ’98 David Barry ’84 Amy Forrestal ’83

MaryBeth and Mac Gibson Pre-School/ Lower School Chairs

Raine Crumpler Hyde ’96 Leigh Spence Jackson ’99 Aida Mahmutovic ’98

Lori and Clay Snellings ’82 Middle/ Upper School Chairs

Grade Level Chairs Early Learners Kelly and Colin Kelly Pre-Kindergarten Alison and Andy Jabaley Elizabeth and Scott Bertschi Kindergarten Lucy and Mark Crosswell ’82 Pre-1st Grade Patsy and Chad Plumly ’84

2007-2008 Alumni Advisory Board Drew McDonald ’99 President Jennifer Cavanaugh Brown ’99 Vice-President Miriam Garrett ’80 Secretary

Annual Fund Volunteers Campaign Chairs

1st Grade Anne and Peter Symbas Jude and Sean Rasmus Sonya and Tim Damewood 2nd Grade Peggy and Brent Farnham Dana and Dave Patton Torey and John Dobson

3rd Grade Kelly and Heath Morgan Karen and Frank Fallon

8th Grade Missy and Hunter Keith Cindy and Paul Warley

4th Grade Alexis and Kevin Vear Paige and Jon Wright

9th Grade Joanie and Sam Ehlers Julie and Randy Brehm

5th Grade Linda and Mark* Basham Lucy and Mark Crosswell ’82 Brindley and Mike Johnson

10th Grade Molly and Mark Klopfenstein

6th Grade Leisa and Jim Carter Kitty and Alston Correll 7th Grade Gail and John Jokerst Lorin and Matthew Middelthon

11th Grade Hope and Reid Hailey Diane and Marlan Wilbanks 12th Grade Leslie Blythe and Aris Georgakakos Amy and Bill Hollett (*) Deceased

Faculty/Staff Annual Fund Leadership

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Upper School Laurie Spigener

Lower School Ginny Dolan ’ 82

Middle School Maurine Eustis

Pre-School Susan Staples

Administration Sam Hyde

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ANNUAL REPORT Annual Fund Summary Parent Participation by Grade 100%

86.4

84.7

84.2

80%

81.9

86.5

83.6

91.4 74.7

66.7

92.8

88.1 72.6

73.3

74.6

71.4

70.8

Campaign Goal Total Raised Board of Trustees Participation Faculty and Staff Participation Overall Parent Participation

60%

Constituents

40%

Board of Trustees Faculty/Staff Current Parents New Parents Alumni Grandparents Parents of Alumni Friends/Others

20%

P-1

3YR

Parent Participation by Division 75.9

Pre-School

78.7

Lower School

20%

40%

60%

TOTAL

$1,176,546

Annual Giving General Donations Special Gifts

$1,176,546 $5,365

The Leadership Circle recognizes and cultivates the school’s most loyal and generous supporters, those contributing $1,959 and more on an annual basis. Members receive invitations to a year-end Leadership Circle event and invitations to other special events throughout the year. In 2007-08, there were 195 families in the Leadership Circle.

80.9

Upper School

$71,495 $44,705 $724,231 $101,600 $4,291 $87,638 $102,882 $39,704

2007-2008 Leadership Circle 89.2

Middle School

$1,100,000 $1,176,546 100% 100% 81%

100%

80%

The Holy Innocents’ Leadership Circle includes six giving levels: Founders’ Club ($25,000 or more) Recognizing those whose generosity is the cornerstone of philanthropy to our school. Bishop’s Council ($10,000 - $24,999) Recognizing the school’s historical link to the Episcopal Church.

Annual Fund Financial Support Chart 6%

Trustees’ Circle ($7,500 - $9,999) Remembering the members of the Board of Trustees who helped establish and have provided distinctive leadership to Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School since 1959.

4% 1% 1%

Current Parents

Board

New Parents

Faculty/Staff

Grandparents

Alumni

Lillabel West Society ($5,000-$7,499) Recognizing the memory of the first Director of Holy Innocents’ Parish Day School. In 1959, seventy-two students were enrolled in three-year old through first grade classes under the leadership of Mrs. Lillabel West.

Parents of Alumni

Friends

Head of School’s Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Recognizing the commitment and prestige of the eight headmasters who have led Holy Innocents’ since 1959.

9% 62%

1959 Society ($1,959-$2,499) Commemorating the 1959 founding of Holy Innocents’ Parish Day School in Northwest Atlanta.

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1% 6% 7%

Tuition and Fees

Investment Income

2007-2008

ANNUAL REPORT Annual Fund Honor Roll of Donors Founders’ Club - ($25,000 and above) Anonymous Anonymous Mr. Earl Dolive, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Mack Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Rowan II

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Watts Mr. and Mrs. Terry R. Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Wells Mr. John Woodruff Mr. and Mrs. Jon S. Wright Mr. and Mrs. William D. Young

Bishop’s Council - ($10,000 - $24,999) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan W. Been, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Bell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Boughner Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Carlos Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hackett, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William Parker Hix Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Kuniansky Mr. and Mrs. Dean S. Mathison Mr. and Mrs. James K. Price Drs. Melisa Rathburn-Stewart and Michael Stewart Mr. and Mrs. B. Clayton Rolader The Patricia Bowman Terwilliger Family Foundation

Head of School’s Circle - ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Scott W. Ainsworth Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bailey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David P. Baker Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. David Barry ’84 Mrs. Linda Basham and Mr. Mark Basham (*) Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Baskin Mr. and Mrs. John W. Baumstark Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Bernard III Mr. and Mrs. Scott F. Bertschi Mr. and Mrs. Darrell E. Borne Mr. and Mrs. Randy S. Brehm Mr. and Mrs. Darren W. Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Conrad A. Bulak Ms. Jennifer Pittman Cantrell ’86 Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo C. Carvalho Mrs. Lois Berg-Craig and Mr. Kinley Craig Mr. and Mrs. Rick Cravey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Davis III Mr. and Mrs. M. Travis DeHaven Dr. and Mrs. Henry L. Diversi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk R. Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Fallon Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. France Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Freides Mr. and Mrs. Reid T. Funston, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Garvin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Greg B. Gates Mr. and Mrs. Boyd P. Gentry Mr. and Mrs. A. McCampbell Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Glatting Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jeffrey Glazer Mr. and Mrs. J. Clinton Glover Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Grainger, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Gregory Mr. George W. Gwaltney Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Hardin Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Harrington

Trustees’ Circle - ($7,500 - $9,999) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. G. Hutchings Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Molloy Lillabel West Society - ($5,000 - $7,499) Mr. and Mrs. David S. Aldridge Mr. and Mrs. David H. Asbury Mr. and Mrs. David R. Birdwell Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Bowles Mr. Phillip Matthew Brunson Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Coggins Mr. and Mrs. Alston D. Correll III Mr. and Mrs. William S. Creekmuir Mr. and Mrs. William J. Davies Mr. and Mrs. William W. Espy Mr. and Mrs. David L. Fentress Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Landskroener, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. McCrorie Mr. and Mrs. Jack O. McMillan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allan P. Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Louie A. Pittman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Arnie Pittman III ’85 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Snodgrass Mr. and Mrs. Lever F. Stewart III Ms. Cameron Ives and Mr. David Stockert Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Thomas Miss Amanda Turner ’13

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Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Henley Mr. and Mrs. William Matthew Hereford Mr. and Mrs. Kirk F. Holland Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hollett Mr. and Mrs. Michael N. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. King Dr. Maria Arias and Dr. Jerrold Levy Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Lukens Mr. and Mrs. William R. MacIntyre III Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Mason Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. McGonnigle Ms. Candace A. McNair Mr. and Mrs. James B. Meathe Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. D. Matthew Middelthon Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gilbert Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Newell Mr. and Mrs. William R. Olsen Mr. and Mrs. William F. Parsons II Mr. and Mrs. R. David Patton Mr. and Mrs. Hal M. Philipson Mr. and Mrs. William B. Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Piligian Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Price Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rhea Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rich III Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sapronov Dr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Shaw, Sr. Ms. Julie A. Skaggs Mr. and Mrs. J. Clayton Snellings ’82 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Sours Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt M. Spearman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Sport Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stanek Mr. and Mrs. John E. Stephenson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Teel Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Theos Mr. David Michael Thurber Mr. Jeffrey Scott Tucker Mr. and Mrs. David G. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Kevin H. Vear Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ventulett III Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. Warley Mr. and Mrs. Van A. Westmoreland Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Woodring Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Young

Catherine and Marguerite Bernard

1959 Society - ($1,959 - $2,499) Anonymous Mr. Thomas Arasi Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ballou, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Bitzis Mr. and Mrs. James H. Brock Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. D. Michael Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Charron, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cochran Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Mark Crosswell ’82 Mr. and Mrs. James D. Decker Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ernst Mr. and Mrs. John J. Farrell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Forrestal ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Aaron A. Gilcreast Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hall Mr. and Mrs. T. Kent Hammond Dr. and Mrs. Brannan H. Hatfield ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Hayek Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. H. Fletcher Homer III Mr. Steve Inglett Dr. Laura and Mr. Mark Kale Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kallis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Colin K. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. G. Mark Kelsey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Andrew Kendrick Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Kimball Mr. and Mrs. Park W. Lenhart III

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lewis II Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Link II Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Mace Mr. and Mrs. J. Alan Maloy Mr. and Mrs. J. Bart Miller Mr. and Mrs. R. Clay Milling II Mr. and Mrs. Heath D. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Morris, Jr. ’86 Mr. Geoffrey E. T. Nance Mr. and Mrs. W. Gregory Null Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Reece Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Robinson Dr. and Mrs. William H. Rousseau Mr. and Mrs. Todd H. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Brad Swanson Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Symbas Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thurber Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Wammock Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Widener Mr. and Mrs. R. Kelly Williams, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. R. Moody Williams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Windler Mr. and Mrs. John Yankauskas Ursidae Society - ($1,000 - $1,958) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John H. Almeter Mrs. Jane Frederick and Dr. Stephen W. Anderson The Rev. and Mrs. Eddie J. Ard Mr. and Mrs. James E. Armstrong

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Arnold Mrs. Marjorie P. Beare Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Betts Mr. and Mrs. F. Coll Bowen III Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Bowling Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Brindell Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Brogdon Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Broms Mr. and Mrs. Rickman P. Brown Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cangelosi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cantrell Mrs. Michael Carlos Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Christenson Mr. and Mrs. Reginald D. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Tony Cox Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Davidson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. La Fon C. Dees Mr. and Mrs. J. David DeShong Mr. and Mrs. Darren W. DeVore Mr. and Mrs. John T. Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Dramis Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson Dunlap, Jr. Ms. Ceree Eberly Mr. Curt Fochtmann Mr. and Mrs. Greg N. Ford Miss Amy Fore ’04 Mrs. Carolyn Fore Mr. and Mrs. John B. Foster IV ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Joseph Franke ’80

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Mattes Morris, Allie Creekmuir, Kendall Bennett

Mrs. Miriam Garrett ’80 and Mr. Michael Stacio Mr. and Mrs. Alon Goren Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gould II Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Griffin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Thomas Gunnigle Mr. and Mrs. David F. Haddow Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Hamer Mr. and Mrs. John B. Harrison, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hudgins Ms. Mary A. Isele and Mr. W. J. Blane Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Joe Mr. and Mrs. Leston J. Juneau Dr. Elizabeth Steinhaus and Mr. William Kessler Dr. and Mrs. Cengiz M. Kilic Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Klopfenstein Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Laflamme Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lewis III Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Magruder Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Malcolm ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Mangelsdorf III Ms. Margaret H. Masters and Ms. Mary Beth Westmoreland Mr. and Mrs. Darrell J. Mays Mr. Kevin George McCloskey Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. McGrew III Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. McKay Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. McWhirter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Menk, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Miller Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson B. Miller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. King Milling Mr. and Mrs. M. Daniel Mills 72 | TORCHBEARER FALL 2008

Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mitchell III Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas Money II Dr. and Mrs. Tony Musarra Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Newburger Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKee Nunnally II Mr. and Mrs. Marc R. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. O’Shaughnessey Drs. Melody and Marvin Palmore Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Pardue Mr. and Mrs. John Shepard Parke III Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Pomar Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Alan Quigley, Jr. ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Quirk Mr. and Mrs. Sean A. Rasmus Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Reams Dr. and Mrs. Ashok S. Reddy Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Reticker Mr. and Mrs. James Rose Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Rottner ’87 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Sample Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schoen III Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Schrock Ms. Christine Schwartz Dr. Donna and Mr. Gary Session Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Shaughnessy Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Simons Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Skinner Dr. Rodothea Milatou-Smith and Dr. Kevin Francis Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sokolowski, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Sprinkle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stoughton Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Sutter Dr. and Mrs. Peter Swann Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Taft Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Knox R. Thompson Dr. Anisa and Mr. Robert Threlkeld Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Trigony Mr. and Mrs. James B. Voyles Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Walters, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David B. Weiss ’85, ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Larry H. Weitzner Mr. and Mrs. Marlan B. Wilbanks Mr. and Mrs. Neal L. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Ridley Williams Mr. Thomas M. Willingham Mr. and Mrs. J. Grant Wilmer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Wolfe

Mr. and Mrs. L. Lin Wood, Jr. Mrs. Jane Woodruff Mr. and Mrs. John J. Woods Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Woodyard ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jerry Wright Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Wypyski, Jr. Anniversary Club - ($480 - $999) Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Alter Drs. Susan and Peter A. Andersen Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James H. Andros Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Adam T. Ballantine Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Barrows Ms. Caroline Barry Mr. Robert S. Beauchamp, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Erik L. Belenky Mr. and Mrs. L. William Bergin Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Biasucci Mr. and Mrs. Karsten Bicknese Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Bogart Mr. A. Scott Bolden Mr. and Mrs. V. Scott Bond Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee Brand, Jr. Mr. Richard Braund ’99 Ms. Ana M. Brenninkmeijer Mr. and Mrs. Steve M. Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Bubes Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cahill Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Capps Mr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Chura Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Copeland Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Crewdson Mr. and Mrs. William J. Crombie Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Crouch Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Crown III Mr. and Mrs. John A. Curtiss Mr. and Mrs. William M. Decker, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. DeNicola Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Devine Mr. and Mrs. William A. Dial, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Dobbs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Donahoo Mr. and Mrs. Sean S. Doughtie Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Douglass, Jr. Ms. Terri Lynn Dramis Mr. and Mrs. James Russell Duncan III Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Dunn, Jr.

Our Little Bear cheerleaders

Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Earle Mr. and Mrs. William S. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Eustis Mr. and Mrs. Brent L. Farnham Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Fendler Dr. and Mrs. John I. Foster III Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Fowler, Jr. Drs. Jan and Richard Fujimoto Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell G. Galloway Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Garber Mr. and Mrs. David R. Gillon Mr. and Mrs. Littleton Glover Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Graham Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Griffith III Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Rankin C. Hailey Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hamilton Mr. Charles D. Harman III Mr. and Mrs. Scott K. Harris Miss Kelly Harrison ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hecht Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Heintzelman Mr. and Mrs. William C. Huff Mr. Raymond Inglett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Jenkins Mrs. Kathy K. Jockisch Dr. Richard B. Johnston III Mrs. Helen Abbott Jonas ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jones Mr. and Mrs. George Jones Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Jordan Dr. Alka Kaushal Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kauten Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Kelso Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Klein Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Koriwchak

Dr. and Mrs. Donald F. Langenbeck Judge and Mrs. John S. Langford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Langlais Mr. and Mrs. W. Scurry Laws Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Levy Mr. and Mrs. Archibald F. Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Lyles Mr. and Mrs. John C. Main Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey T. Malcolm ’75 Mr. John D. Marshall, Jr. Dr. Leisa Lifer Marshall Mr. and Mrs. John K. Martin III Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Massaro Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Mavity Mr. and Mrs. William H. Maxman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jaime H. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. McGaughy Mr. and Mrs. Joel G. McMinn Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Meier Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mellott Mr. and Mrs. David J. Merkel Dr. and Mrs. Drew V. Miller Mr. and Mrs. John W. Miller II Mr. and Mrs. John G. Minano Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell Mitchell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. David Mixon Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Morrisroe Mr. and Mrs. James W. Morton Drs. Deepti and Arun Munjal Mr. and Mrs. William C. Nussey Ms. Sylvia M. Ogle Ms. Sophia Papadakis Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pellissier Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Pilkenton Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Plumly II ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Poch

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery C. Pope The Rev. and Mrs. John J. Porter Mr. and Mrs. John R. Price Mr. and Mrs. David A. Radaszewski Mr. and Mrs. Tyson D. Rahmeier Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Rahn Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randolph Mr. Tyler P. Rathburn ’05 The Rev. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Reichmann Mr. and Mrs. David L. Robertson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. R. Paul Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Sadlowski Sage Dining Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Sawicki Mr. and Mrs. Stacey J. Schacter Mr. and Mrs. Ellis L. Shamburger Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Schmidt. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Shelton Dr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Smith Mrs. Maria T. Sparkman Dr. and Mrs. William C. St. Amant Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Staples III ’86 Mr. Craig R. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Terrance C. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm R. Hastings Ms. Ruthanne Suttles Mr. and Mrs. John H. Thomas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Thomas III Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thomson, Jr. Mr. Mike Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Understein Dr. Claudia Venable Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Ventulett ’84 Dr. and Mrs. Guy T. Vise, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brent Vitters

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ANNUAL REPORT Mr. Richard Walker Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Watts, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tod F. Webster Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wendlandt Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Willetts Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Howard J. Williams III Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jackson L. Wilson III Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Woods ’97 Mr. and Mrs. David A. Yelich Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Young Crimson and Gold Circle - ($250 - $479) Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James A. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. James D. Anderson Ms. June Borg Arnold Art Sandy Springs, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Asbury Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Austin Dr. Alise Jones-Bailey and Dr. Erroll Jerome Bailey Mr. Gary E. Baldwin Mr. Jay M. Barber Ms. Karen M. Barney Mr. and Mrs. James E. Barton Mr. John Bealle ’86 Dr. Kelvin Keith Belcher Mr. and Mrs. David N. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Best

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Betts Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Betz Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Bolton Mr. and Mrs. James S. Bomar IV Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bomar Mr. Daniel K. Borden Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Bristol Mr. and Mrs. Brad S. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Brown Ms. Tishann Brown Dr. Terese DeGrandi Busch and Dr. Michael T. Busch Mr. and Mrs. David M. Calhoun Dr. and Mrs. Robert Capparell Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Catherman Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Chambers Mr. and Ms. R. Keith Chambless Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Cheek Mr. and Mrs. G. Howard Clark Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Clendenin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Conklin III Mr. and Mrs. John M. Connor, Jr. Ms. Mary Ann Davis Mrs. Katie Arnold and Mr. Dylan Deal ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Denny, Jr. Dr. M. Catherine Doering Dr. Mary Segars Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Chris S. Doughtie Mr. and Mrs. C. Samuel Ehlers Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Farmer Mr. and Mrs. James B. Felton Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Fine

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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Ford Mr. Louis Foster Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Frank II Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Gatoux Ms. Leslie Blythe and Dr. Aris Georgakakos Mr. and Mrs. William M. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goldwasser Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Goodwyn Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Graham Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Gray Mrs. Elizabeth Greene The Rev. and Mrs. Ronald J. Greer Dr. Letha and Mr. James Griffin Dr. Sharon and Mr. Joseph Hamm Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Henry Dr. and Mrs. Lonnie Herzog Mr. and Mrs. F. Bartow Hester, Jr. Mrs. J. G. Hiles Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Hodgson Dr. and Mrs. N. Wilson Holland Ms. Karen Inglett and Mr. Leo Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Jabaley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Jensen Ms. Theresa L. Jespersen Dr. Thomas Christopher Jespersen Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Johns Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson III Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Keith Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Koehler Rabbi and Mrs. Philip Kranz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Larsen Ms. Susan C. LaRue Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Latty Drs. Lizabeth and Charles Lee Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Lewis III Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Maier Mr. and Mrs. John L. Marconi, Jr. Ms. Virginia Martin Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Massie III Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maziar Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McClain Mr. and Mrs. Ivan R. McCloskey Mr. William B. McCrary Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Menefee Mrs. Agnes Miller-Landers Mr. and Mrs. Barry Mills Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Minnear, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Minotto ’82 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Monde Mrs. June H. Money

Mr. and Mrs. Royce F. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hilton Mulherin Ms. Gia Partain and Mr. Paul Murphy Mrs. Deborah McCarty and Mr. John Myer Mr. and Mrs. Larry Edwin North Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Nyhoff Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. O’Hanlon Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory O’Neal ’88 Mr. Louis W. Otterbourg Dr. and Mrs. Paul L. Ouellette Mr. and Mrs. William E. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Pfohl Ms. Michelle Renee Pitts Mr. and Mrs. Ken Plank Mr. and Mrs. Bradley C. Pope Ms. Terri Potter Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ray, Jr. Ms. Susan Reeder Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Rieger Dr. and Mrs. Glen P. Robinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Oskar H. Rogg Mrs. Sallie Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Tim Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Sherk The Honorable and Mrs. Charles H. Shook Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. David M. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Vic Spigener Mr. Robert Steinmetz Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Stroman Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Suto Mrs. Eileen Vickery Thurmond Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Tomkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Andre C. Touzet Mr. and Mrs. Jeromy W. Trask Col. and Mrs. John T. Trout Ms. Marguerite E. Tyrrell Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Ungashick

Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik A. van Beuningen Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bradner Walker Mr. and Mrs. George M. Weaver Ms. Tamika M. Weaver-Hightower and Mr. James Hightower III Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Weinhoff Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Weiss Drs. Laura and Thomas B. West Ms. Aleta Michele Wolf Mrs. Anne Carson Wray Dr. and Mrs. George Williamson Wray III ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Wright Dr. and Mrs. Randy J. Yanda Mrs. Susan Young The Torchbearer Club – (Up to $249) Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. David B. Adams Mr. Edward B. Addison III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Affleck III Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Ahler Ms. Erin Ainor Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Aitkens Mr. and Mrs. David D. Alkhazraji Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Allen Ms. Lauren Allen Mr. and Mrs. Spencer R. Allen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall K. Alley Mr. and Mrs. Martin Altolaguirre

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Anderson Ms. Iris R. Anderson Mrs. Ruth Anderson Ms. Anne E. Andrews Ms. Amy Virginia Arant Ms. Mary Ann Arant Mr. and Mrs. John M. Armata Mr. and Mrs. Brent D. Armstrong Ms. Randi Aton Mr. and Mrs. John B. Austin, Sr. Ms. Louise M. Bach Miss Kate Bachman ’00 Miss Laura Bachman ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Marshall J. Bachman Ms. Cynthia Sours Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Baldwin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Balfour ’97 Mrs. Marci Ball Ms. Erica Barbakow ’98 Mr. John J. Barich Mr. and Mrs. James C. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Brantley Barrow Miss Rebecca Anne Barrow ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Beauchamp, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Belcher Ms. Christina R. Bender Mr. and Mrs. Justin F. Berman Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bernot Mrs. Barbara Parrott Berryman Mr. Steve W. Beshara Mr. Eric Bielenberg Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Bird, Jr. ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Bissell Mr. and Mrs. John F. Black Mrs. Ellen Garrard Blake Ms. Jascintha Blake

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ANNUAL REPORT Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Adam Blass Dr. and Mrs. David N. Blaustein Ms. Judy Blumenau Ms. Nancie H. Boedy Mr. and Mrs. Chris Boehme Mr. Mikhail Boguslavskiy Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Bolterstein Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Bomar ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Jon K. Bornholm Ms. Kelly Jean Beard and Dr. David Bottoms Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Bowers Mr. and Mrs. Thad Bowers Ms. Eleanor J. Bowles Mr. and Mrs. Keith L. Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Russ Bozeman Ms. Marci L. Bozeman Mr. and Mrs. David D. Brensinger Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Bridges III Ms. Mary Ann Brindell The Rev. and Mrs. Richard C. Britton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip W. Brooks Mr. Bill Brower Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bryan Brown IV ’99, ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whitney Brown ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Jason Browning Dr. and Mrs. John W. Bruce, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Brumbeloe Mr. W. Michael Bryant Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bucher Mr. and Mrs. Lauren O. Buckland Mr. Charles Bullard Mr. and Mrs. Chris H. Burnett Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Burton Mr. and Mrs. Edward Byrd Mr. and Mrs. James A. Caldwell III Mr. and Mrs. W. Laird Canby Mr. William T. Cantrell Dr. and Mrs. James L. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Carter Ms. Barbara F. Cartmill Mrs. Caroline A. Catts ’98 and Mr. Ricky Xie Mr. and Mrs. Rufus A. Chambers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Champion Ms. Emily Cheshire Mr. Jongsuk Chun Mr. and Mrs. John W. Church Ms. Kathleen B. Coates Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Will Coil ’94

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Cold Stone Creamery Mr. and Mrs. William Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Colton, Jr. Ms. Adrianne Cone Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Conklin II Mr. and Mrs. John M. Conway Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Costello Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cowden Mr. and Mrs. Harry Creekmuir The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Crewdson Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cross Ms. Nancy Crosswell Mr. and Mrs. Tim Crow Mrs. Gera-Lu Crumpler Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Curnin Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Daly Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Danzig Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Davenport Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scott Davenport Mrs. Phyllis Yvonne Britton-Davis and Mr. George Perry Davis Mrs. Bonnie Taylor and Mr. Sterling Davis Mr. Eric Edgardo De Fino Ms. Kimberly Maria De Fino Ms. Terry Williams and Mr. Dwight Deans Mrs. Janet L. Dee Mr. Paul Lewis DeLaney Mr. and Mrs. Andy Dimenstien ’91 Mr. Michael B. Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dolan ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Joseph Domescik ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Jed E. Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Dower Mr. Brandon Downs ’99 Miss Katie Downs ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Drake Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Durst Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Duttera Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Dye Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart Eads Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Easom Mr. and Mrs. William L. Eckman Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Edwards, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vernon Elliott, Jr. Mrs. Maurine Eustis Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Evans, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fanning III Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fay Mr. John Feeley Mrs. Annette Fields Major and Mrs. Ernest N. Finley, Jr.

Ms. Allison Fishman ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Fishman Ms. Kathryn Shannon Flinn Ms. Susan Neathery Fochtmann Mrs. Carolyn Foster Mr. and Mrs. David Fowler Mrs. Cevonna M. Frazier and Mr. Mark Grbac Mr. and Mrs. Kerry A. Frederick Ms. Sandra Goodman Freeman Ms. Kara Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Fugitt III Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Gafford Mr. David H. Gale Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Galla Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Gansereit Mrs. Debbie Norris Garrison Ms. Melissa L. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michael Gilman Mrs. Brunhilde Glasgow Mr. and Mrs. George Glaze Ms. Josefina Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gooch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Allan M. Gottlieb Ms. Rachel B. Grabow Mr. and Mrs. Morrese B. Green Mr. and Mrs. Ron Green Major and Mrs. Wesley L. Green, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Greer III Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Grigsby ’91 Dr. Susan and Mr. Mark Groesbeck Ms. Pamela Fischer and Mr. Bruce Grulke Ms. Margaret A. Guernsey Miss Kelly Haddigan ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alan Hahn Ms. Heather R. Hahn ’91 Miss Bettina Hall ’01 Dr. Madeline and Mr. Paul Hamill Ms. Katie Hammond ’06 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hammond Mr. and Mrs. Jerald R. Hanks Mrs. Cynthia C. Harder Mr. and Mrs. C. Dale Harman Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Mike A. Harner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Harps Mrs. Katherine Marie Harrell Mr. and Mrs. David A. Heidel Mr. and Mrs. William L. Henning Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Henry Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Herbert

Go Bears! George Perkins, Elizabeth Kendrick and Annie Sullivan show school spirit at a football pep rally.

Mrs. Petrina Dorothy Smith and Mr. Craig John Heyrman Ms. Eleanor F. Hickok HIES - First Grade Dr. and Mrs. John M. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hingson ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Tom McEver Hodgson Ms. Georgia W. Holcombe Ms. Ruth Hollis Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hovancik Mr. and Mrs. J. Marcus Howard Mr. and Mrs. Stafford W. Huff Mr. and Mrs. John C. Huffard Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hughes Ms. Meridy L. Hurt Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hutcherson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Huttenbach ’88 Ms. Karen L. Hutto ’80 Ms. Samantha T. Hyde Mr. Richard Andrew Ienuso Mr. James A. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. James M. Jackson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Warren D. Jacobs Mr. Adam Janiak Mrs. Korlis Jefferson Miss Becky Johns ’99 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Johnson Ms. Jill H. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jokerst, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. K. Bruce Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Jones Mrs. Linda Kane Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Katz

Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Keen Dr. and Mrs. David L. Keenan Mr. and Mrs. Rodrick T. Kellogg Mrs. Joyce A. Kelly Mrs. Eddie Mae Kimble Mr. Will Kimzey Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael King Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Kirkwood Mr. Kenneth Kiser Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kissack Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Klepper Mrs. Cindy Batten and Mr. Gary Klingman Miss Elizabeth A. Knapp ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Van Buren Knick II Mr. and Mrs. Chip Knickerbocker Mr. and Mrs. Bryan T. Kovacs Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Krebs Dr. and Mrs. Henry Krebs Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Kreinheder Ms. Jenny Kroncke Mr. and Mrs. David R. Kruse Ms. Penelope D. Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kunberger Mr. and Mrs. George J. Kunzmann Ms. Allender Laflamme ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Lamback Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Latimer Mrs. Janet Leadbetter Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lee Mr. Michael G. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Lee III Ms. Tania Lehman Mr. David O. Lewis Ms. Elizabeth O. Lewis Mrs. Gerlene S. Lifer Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Lilly Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Livezey Mrs. Mary Ellen Locklear

Mr. Mel Brian Locklear Ms. Claire S. Logsdon Mr. and Mrs. Earl Long Ms. Lisa Lopez and Mr. Carlos Moreno Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Loux Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Luttery Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lyles Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Andrew MacLellan Mr. and Mrs. John P. Maguire Mr. and Mrs. J. Matthew Maguire, Jr. Ms. Aida Mahmutovic ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Maitski ’84 Mrs. Owen H. Malcolm Ms. Christine Stah and Dr. David Mann Mr. and Mrs. James W. Manry, Jr. Ms. Meredith Many and Mr. John Eatman Ms. Allyson Marbut Cantor Donna Faye Marcus and Mr. Michael Prolman Mr. and Mrs. John Margeson, Sr. Ms. Amy Marler Mr. and Mrs. Jose M. Marrero Ms. Kelsey H. Martin ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Lane E. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Louis Martin Mr. and Mrs. Jorge G. Matthiessen Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. May, Jr. Col. and Mrs. E.H. McCarter Ms. Holly M. McClure ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua McClymont Ms. Sonya L. McCullough Mr. Drew McDonald ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Doug McGinnis Mr. and Mrs. John C. McGoogan III Mr. Kenneth H. McKay ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Torin J. McKellar Mr. and Mrs. William T. McKenzie

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ANNUAL REPORT Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey McMullen Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. McNeil Mr. and Mrs. John G. McNicholas Ms. Jane McRae ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kent McReynolds Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mees ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Mehre III ’84 Ms. Tia D. Merriweather Mrs. Ethiopia Gebremedhin and Mr. Dawit Kebede Mersa Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Raymond Miller ’02 Mrs. Ashleigh J. Miller Ms. Lauren Miller Ms. Nancy Miller Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Ty B. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Fernando G. Milo Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Mitchell Dr. Helen Selser and Mr. Robert D. Moffat Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moody III Ms. Latoya S. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Patrick N. Moore Mr. Robert Edward Moore Mr. and Mrs. William E. Moore Mrs. Marguerite Moose Mr. and Mrs. Grant G. Morain Ms. Brandy Lorie Morgan Mr. and Mrs. John F. Morgan, Jr. ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Russell Morrisett Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Muse Dr. Sally Wiedmann and Mr. Richard Nelson Mr. Dunn Neugebauer Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Carter B. Noland, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Norris Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley Northcutt IV Ms. Lauren O’Brien ’89 Mr. and Mrs. John M. O’Kelley, Sr.

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Mr. Jeremy Oliver Dr. and Mrs. John O’Shaughnessey Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson D. Pace Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Palatine, Jr. Dr. Judy and Mr. Edwin Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Constantin Papadopoulos Ms. Wendy J. Wolff and Mr. Frederick R. Paprin Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Parker Ms. Mekisha R. Parks ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Parrish ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Parrish, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Payne Mr. and Mrs. John H. Peavy Ms. Laura Marie Peavyhouse Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Peery Mr. and Mrs. Wade Pepper Mr. and Mrs. David Peterson ’99, ’99 Mr. and Mrs. William G. Pierce Ms. Margaret E. Pitkin Ms. Wendy S. Plage Mrs. Lucille Poch Mr. and Mrs. Michael O. Poley Mrs. Beryle E. Ponce Mr. Geoffrey O. Porter Mr. and Mrs. John A. Poulos Mr. and Mrs. Ken Powell Mr. and Mrs. Roland S. Pritchett Drs. Anees and Arshed Quyyumi Ms. Holly Raiford Mr. and Mrs. William G. Railey Mr. and Mrs. George Brian Raley ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Sean G. Randall Mr. and Mrs. Gus Raney Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Raney Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Rapoport Mr. and Mrs. Quincy D. Reed Dr. David Reeder Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thomas Reid Mr. Benjamin Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rice Ms. Melinda Wells and Mr. James Richter Ridgemere Homeowners Association, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Risner Mrs. Pyrrha Rivers Mr. Quintin Rivers The Rev. Patty and Mr. David Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Robinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Avery S. Rodts, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David Rogers Ms. Shaun Renee Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Stan Ross Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Routman Ms. Beverly J. Rucker Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rudolph Mrs. Mary Foster Sadler Mr. and Mrs. Tom Santora Mrs. Allison Hallman Sapp ’’97 Mr. and Mrs. Ian P. Savage Mr. and Mrs. Clay H. Schell Mr. and Mrs. Rob Schochet Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schoen IV Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schuber Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Dan Scothorn Ms. Starlene Scott-Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery J. Seay Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Seibert Mr. and Mrs. William H. Seiple Mr. and Mrs. Alexander A. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Corey L. Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Todd Shulenberger Mr. and Mrs. Randall T. Sienon Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell S. Silvera Dr. and Mrs. R. Ben Sims Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Sizemore Mr. and Mrs. John S. Smashum Ms. Heather Smith Ms. Jacqueline Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Smith, Esq. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Robinson and Mr. Allen Dwight Spence Ms. Leigh A. Spence Jackson ’99 and Mr. Brian Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Stafford Ms. Claire Staples Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Staples, Jr. Ms. Sarah E. Steinmann Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Stephens Ms. Carol Fromhagen Sterrett Dr. Laura and Mr. Kirk Stevenson Ms. Patricia Stevenson Mrs. Turea Stewart Mr. Forrest C. Stillwell Mr. Davis Stitt ’05 Miss Keeley Stitt ’02 Mr. and Mrs. William D. Stitt Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jeff H. Stone ’89 Ms. Tali Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Stout Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Strassner Ms. Martine A. Strueben Mr. and Mrs. Scott Douglas Suarez ’99, ’99 Dr. and Mrs. Ramon A. Suarez Mr. and Mrs. Shea Sullivan Ms. Brandi Supratanapongse Mr. and Mrs. Dick Surdykowski, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Swann Mr. and Mrs. David Swanson Ms. Diane Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Dau T. Tang Mrs. Jacki Tedhams Mr. and Mrs. Jim E. Temple Ms. Janice D. Thacker

Ms. Jean A. Theros and Mr. Peter Hedin Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Dana A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson ’95 Mr. and Mrs. D. Scot Thompson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Thrower Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thurmond, Sr. Ms. Mary Ashton Thurmond ’97 Mrs. Janet P. Tiller Mr. Steven A. Tiller Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Tippett ’77 Mrs. Charlene Lane and Mr. Gary Toman Mr. Peter F. Tongren Ms. Carrie Wall Tregellas Mr. and Mrs. Zane R. Trott Ms. Catherine Brown Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hearne Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Tucker ’00, ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Tuff Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Uber, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Valentine Mr. and Mrs. Jerold L. Van Scyoc Mr. and Mrs. Dirk J. Vande Beek Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. S. Vanderver Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Vanderver Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Vaughan Mr. and Mrs. Steven Vettese Mr. and Mrs. Daron J. Vroon ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Waddell Mr. Quinton P. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Jeff A. Walrich Mrs. Frances Watson Mrs. Cheryl Waxelbaum Mr. Tom Waxelbaum

Dr. Kristine Anderson and Mr. Hulan Webb Mr. and Mrs. Jace Weeks ’98 Mr. J. Henry Wells ’07 Miss Katharine Wells ’07 Mr. Thomas M. Wells IV ’02 Mr. Robert Andrew Weltz Mr. Robert Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Daniel White Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. White Mr. and Mrs. Hugh P. Whitehead III ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiggs Ms. Kim M. Wilkie Mr. and Mrs. James T. Wilkins, Jr. Miss Anna L. Williams ’97 Miss Ellen V. Williams ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Williams, Jr. Mrs. JaeLynn Curtis Williams Mr. James Williams ’04 Mr. Steven Michael Williams Mr. Thomas R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. C. Furman Wood The Rev. Sarah Anne Wood Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Woodring Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Wooten, Jr. Miss Lara Wooten ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Derek Yaniger Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Yokelson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. York, Sr. Ms. Katharine L. Zambetti Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony Mrs. Jeanette E. Zuker Drs. Whitney and Matthew Zygmont (*) Deceased

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ANNUAL REPORT Alumni Gifts Class Of 1972 Andrew L. Malcolm Class Of 1974 Merrell (Jackson) Woodyard Class Of 1975 Geoffrey T. Malcolm Class Of 1977 Michael R. Tippett Class Of 1980 Stacia D. (Poulos) Franke Miriam Garrett Karen L. Hutto Class Of 1981 Richard A. Bird Melinda (Dolive) Quigley Laura (Inglett) Parrish Class Of 1982 Mark Crosswell Virginia A. (Greene) Dolan Marc J. Minotto John C. Snellings Class Of 1983 Kenneth W. Bomar Amy (Valentine) Forrestal Hugh P. Whitehead Class Of 1984 David Barry Lori Fisher-Maitski Harry J. Mehre Patsy (Conn) Plumly Thomas P. Ventulett Class Of 1985 Kenneth W. Brown L. Arnie Pittman Kimberly C. (Cronkright) Raley David B. Weiss Michelle (Moss) Weiss Class Of 1986 John M. Bealle Jennifer (Pittman) Cantrell Brannan H. Hatfield Donald M. Morris Max H. Staples

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Class Of 1987 Eric J. Domescik Laura (Boone) Foster Emily H. (Stewart) Hingson Jay M. Rottner Class Of 1988 Charlotte Ann (Hall) O’Neal William P. Huttenbach Class Of 1989 Dorothy L. O’Brien Jeff H. Stone Tiffany M. (McRoberts) Wray Class Of 1990 Jane McRae Julie (Williamson) Vroon Class Of 1991 Andy Dimenstien Julie L. (Walker) Grigsby Heather R. Hahn

Class Of 1999 Richard W. Braund Jennifer K. (Cavanaugh) Brown Jesse B. Brown Charles B. Downs Rebecca E. Johns Thomas A. McDonald Melissa L. (Clapp) Peterson David B. Peterson Leigh A. Spence Jackson Scott D. Suarez Eliza A. (Scully) Suarez Class Of 2000 Laura A. Bachman Katherine L. Bachman Scott L. Tucker Class Of 2001 Bettina B. Hall Allender G. Laflamme Lauren (Fryer) Tucker Ellen V. Williams

Class Of 2002 Keeley M. Stitt Thomas M. Wells Class Of 2004 Kelly E. Haddigan James B. Williams Class Of 2005 Katie T. Downs Elizabeth A. Knapp Kelsey H. Martin Tyler P. Rathburn Davis B. Stitt Lara K. Wooten Class Of 2006 Kathleen A. Hammond Class Of 2007 Rebecca A. Barrow Kenneth H. McKay James H. Wells Katharine R. Wells

Grandparent Gifts and their Grandchildren Mrs. Ruth Anderson Matt Webb

Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Bolterstein Regan Kelly

Class Of 1994 Maria-Louise H. (Evans) Coil

Ms. Mary Ann Arant Cassidy Arant Beau Blackshaw

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bomar Parker Bomar

Class Of 1995 Audra M. (Mullen) Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Armstrong Courtney Armstrong

Class Of 1996 Kelly B. Harrison Helen (Abbott) Jonas

Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Barnes Carole Malcolm

Class Of 1993 Susanna B. (Porter) Mees

Class Of 1997 Sarah E. (White) Balfour Dylan T. Deal Holly M. McClure Allison L. (Hallman) Sapp Mary Ashton Thurmond Anna L. Williams Kevin B. Woods Class Of 1998 Erica B. Barbakow Caroline A. Catts Allison L. Fishman Aida Mahmutovic John F. Morgan Mekisha R. Parks Katherine S. (McGoogan) Weeks

Mrs. Marjorie P. Beare Trevor Gillum Alexandra Juneau Paxton Juneau Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Beauchamp, Sr. Bo Beauchamp Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Belcher Lauren Belcher Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Betts Emily Ann Betts Gracen Betts Ansley Betts

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Bond Katelyn Bond Harrison Bond Mr. and Mrs. Thad Bowers Hines Bowers Ms. Mary Ann Brindell Boden Brindell Mr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Bryant Joe Chapman Hugh Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Burton Burton Trask Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cantrell Will Cantrell Louie Cantrell Mrs. Michael Carlos Catherine Carlos Christina Carlos

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Chambers Rufus Chambers Adair Chambers Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Champion Alex Champion Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Conklin II Sarah Catherine Conklin Charlie Conklin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cowden Maggie Gunnigle Mr. and Mrs. Harry Creekmuir Allie Creekmuir The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Crewdson Kathryn Claire Crewdson Margaret Crewdson Mary-Holt Crewdson Ms. Nancy Crosswell Reidar Crosswell Maria Crosswell Ellie Crosswell Mr. and Mrs. John A. Curtiss Connor Jensen

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ANNUAL REPORT Mr. and Mrs. La Fon C. Dees Andrew Earle Ansley Earle Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Denny, Jr. Wright Griffith Dr. and Mrs. Henry L. Diversi, Jr. Cole Hanks Mr. Michael B. Dolan Clint Dolan Connor Dolan Morgan Sawicki Mackenzie Sawicki Macnair Sawicki Mr. Earl Dolive, Sr. Anna Dolive Alan Quigley Mary Camille Quigley Mr. and Mrs. Chris S. Doughtie Kennon Doughtie Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Douglass, Jr. Will King Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart Eads Nathan Eads Caroline Eads Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Fowler, Jr. Kathleen Ford Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Gatoux Shayne Gatoux Mr. and Mrs. William M. Gibson Madeleine Gibson Amanda Gibson John Gibson Mrs. Brunhilde Glasgow Reese Simpson Mr. and Mrs. George Glaze Gretchen Glaze Natalie Glaze Mr. and Mrs. Littleton Glover Amelia Connor

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Ms. Josefina Gonzalez Sam Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gooch, Jr. Stewart Hammond Hailey Hammond Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Grainger, Sr. Grainger Reeves Drew Reeves

Mr. and Mrs. George J. Kunzmann Caitlin Hogan Erin Hogan Judge and Mrs. John S. Langford, Jr. Bill Hayes Tyler Hayes Mrs. Janet Leadbetter Griffin Leadbetter Ava Leadbetter

Mr. and Mrs. C. Dale Harman Eliza Harman Lacey Harman

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Lee III Caroline Lee

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hecht Callen Olsen

Mrs. Gerlene S. Lifer Calder Marshall

Ms. Georgia W. Holcombe Robert Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lyles Bailey Lyles Carter Lyles

Ms. Candace A. McNair Lauren Bond

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Magruder Kennan Luther Chase Luther

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. McNeil Madison McNeil Austin McNeil

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Maguire Tal Kelsey Claire Kelsey

Mr. and Mrs. J. Bart Miller Will Miller Price Miller

Mrs. Owen H. Malcolm Carole Malcolm Kent Malcolm Owen Malcolm Libby Malcolm Mr. and Mrs. John Margeson, Sr. William Maier Johnny Maier Sarah Margeson Robert Margeson

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Huffard Evans Schneider Mr. Raymond Inglett, Jr. Madison Inglett Andrew Parrish Brian Parrish Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Johnson, Jr. Kerry Martin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson Ashley Patton Rachel Patton Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson Ginger Johnson Mr. and Mrs. George Jones Callan Phillips Mrs. Linda Kane Kane Chambers Nate Chambers Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Kirkwood Lauren Duncan Russell Duncan Brent Duncan Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Krebs Kendall Krebs

Mr. and Mrs. John K. Martin III Martin Hermetz Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maziar Jake Maziar Cory Philipson Paige Philipson Col. and Mrs. E.H. McCarter Tara Martin Trent Martin

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Mr. and Mrs. John M. O’Kelley, Sr. Jack O’Kelley Jamie O’Kelley Dr. and Mrs. John O’Shaughnessey Jamey O’Shaughnessey

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rice Clara Forrestal Daniel Forrestal Emma Forrestal

Mr. Louis W. Otterbourg Allie Creekmuir

Dr. and Mrs. Glen P. Robinson, Jr. Avery Robinson Susy Robinson Parker Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. R. King Milling Clay Milling

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Parrish, Sr. Brian Parrish Andrew Parrish

Mr. and Mrs. J. Mack Robinson Sara Forsey Laura Forsey

Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Mitchell Katie Cross

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Pepper Clayton DeHaven

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schoen III Sarah Kate Schoen Will Schoen

Mr. and Mrs. C. David Mixon Kane Chambers Nate Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. Louie A. Pittman, Jr. Will Cantrell Louie Cantrell Anne Claire Pittman Virginia Pittman Mary Beth Pittman CeCe Pittman

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moody III Jay DeShong Mrs. Marguerite Moose Jake Muse Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mullen John Crumpler Anna Crumpler Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Newburger Gabi Silver

Mrs. Lucille Poch Maddie Poch Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randolph Luke Wright Kate Wright

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schuber Maggie Belenky Mr. and Mrs. William H. Seiple Lauren Seiple Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Skinner Mackenzie Suttles Margaret Suttles Mrs. Maria T. Sparkman Reidar Crosswell Maria Crosswell Ellie Crosswell

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Raney Sally Raney

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ANNUAL REPORT Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Staples, Jr. Carson Staples Jack Staples Ms. Patricia Stevenson Drew Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Stone Luke Stone Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sullivan Annie Sullivan Sam Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. Peter Swann Boden Brindell

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thurber Kylie Thurber Travis Thurber Kinsley Thurber Mrs. Janet P. Tiller Rachel Tiller Katie Tiller

Mr. Thomas M. Willingham Elizabeth Williams Jean Williams Austin Willingham

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Trigony Jordan Taft Erin Taft

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wolff Oliver Paprin Eliza Paprin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Understein Brittany Rottner Evan Rottner

Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Woodring Whit Woodring

Mr. and Mrs. David Swanson Lexi Swanson Sophia Swanson Maddie Swanson

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Valentine Daniel Forrestal Clara Forrestal Emma Forrestal

Mrs. Jacki Tedhams Austin Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Vanderver Kate Vanderver

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Teel Ginny Lewis Ellie Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Teetz Hank Nelson Mac Nelson Mrs. Pat Terwilliger Ava Leadbetter Griffin Leadbetter

Mr. and Mrs. Neal L. Williams Elizabeth Williams Jean Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ventulett III Will Ventulett Dr. and Mrs. Guy T. Vise, Jr. Collins Vise Mrs. Frances Watson Alex Wallace Mr. Robert Whitaker Anna Marie Sokolowski Richie Sokolowski Ryan Sokolowski Susanne Sokolowski

Mrs. Jane Woodruff Ally Woodruff Mrs. Anne Carson Wray Jack Staples Carson Staples Kate Wray George Wray Mrs. Susan Young Joe Chapman Hugh Chapman Mr. and Mrs. William D. Young Hailey Young Mrs. Jeanette E. Zuker Kathryn Claire Crewdson Margaret Crewdson Mary-Holt Crewdson

Kindergarteners Hailey Hammond, Sarah Austin, McLean Hamer, Kate Redding and Addie Gaudet

Honorary Gifts In Honor of the 8th Grade Teachers 2006-2007 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weitzner In Honor of the Admissions Staff Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Pomar In Honor of Erin Ainor Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin In Honor of Keller Anderson ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Anderson In Honor of Cathy Armata Dr. and Mrs. Brannan H. Hatfield ’86 In Honor of Courtney Armstrong ’08 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Armstrong In Honor of John Austin ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Anne Bachman Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Kuniansky In Honor of Erica Barbakow ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin In Honor of Mary Bev Barrett Mr. and Mrs. C. Samuel Ehlers In Honor of Blair Barrows ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Barrows In Honor of Lauren Belcher ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Belcher

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In Honor of Janella Brand Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Bird, Jr. ’81 Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kunberger Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Morris, Jr. ’86 Mrs. Allison Hallman Sapp ’97 Mr. and Mrs. David Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Carter S. D. Taylor In Honor of John Bridges ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Bridges III In Honor of Boden Brindell ’20 Ms. Mary Ann Brindell In Honor of Emory ’Buster’ Brown Ms. Mekisha R. Parks ’98 In Honor of Mike Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Jack V. Walz, Jr. In Honor of Louie Cantrell ’22 Mr. William T. Cantrell In Honor of Will Cantrell ’18 Mr. William T. Cantrell In Honor of Jack Carpenter ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Adair Chambers ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Chambers In Honor of Kane Chambers ’15 Mrs. Linda Kane Mr. and Mrs. C. David Mixon

In Honor of Maggie Belenky ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schuber

In Honor of Nate Chambers ’16 Mrs. Linda Kane Mr. and Mrs. C. David Mixon

In Honor of Barbara Berryman Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Morris, Jr. ’86

In Honor of Rufus Chambers ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Chambers

In Honor of McKenzie Bolden ’13 Mr. A. Scott Bolden

In Honor of Kathryn Claire Crewdson ’11 Mrs. Jeanette E. Zuker

In Honor of Margaret Crewdson ’13 Mrs. Jeanette E. Zuker In Honor of Mary-Holt Crewdson ’18 Mrs. Jeanette E. Zuker In Honor of Katie Cross ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Mitchell In Honor of Jody Davenport Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Morris, Jr. ’86 In Honor of Jonathan Davis’ Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon W. Davis, Sr. In Honor of Dylan Deal ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin In Honor of Brad DiNardo ’99 Ms. Mary A. Isele and Mr. W. J. Blane In Honor of Chris Durst Mr. and Mrs. James M. Jackson, Jr. In Honor of Carolyn Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. Jack V. Walz, Jr. In Honor of Barbara Dye Mr. and Mrs. Dan Scothorn In Honor of Caroline Eads ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart Eads In Honor of Nathan Eads ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart Eads In Honor of Kimberly and Steve Earle Anonymous In Honor of Laurie Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Morris, Jr. ’86 In Honor of Betsy Frank Ms. Melinda Wells and Mr. James Richter TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 85

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Upper School’s Allison Rogg with the Pre-School’s William Welden and Maddie Poch

In Honor of Meg Frederick Dr. Laura and Mr. Kirk Stevenson

In Honor of Trent Martin ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Martin

In Honor of Annie Galloway ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony

In Honor of Emily McCloskey ’14 Mrs. Elizabeth Greene

In Honor of Mary Glen Galloway ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony

In Honor of Matt McCloskey ’09 Mrs. Elizabeth Greene

In Honor of Gerard Gatoux Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin

In Honor of Spencer Mitchell ’09 Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell Mitchell, Jr. Claude A. & Johann S. Petty Family Foundation

In Honor of Trevor James Gillum ’08 Mrs. Marjorie P. Beare Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Sam Gonzalez ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Pomar In Honor of Rachel Grabow Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin In Honor of Brooke Greer ’04 The Rev. and Mrs. Ronald J. Greer In Honor of Patrick Greer The Rev. and Mrs. Ronald J. Greer In Honor of Wright Griffith ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Denny, Jr. In Honor of Julia Grimm ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jackson In Honor of Peter Grimm ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jackson In Honor of Dr. Susan Groesbeck The Rev. Patty and Mr. David Roberts In Honor of David Haddow Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Suto In Honor of Carol Hahn Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Betz Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Mavity In Honor of Heather Hahn ’91 Dr. and Mrs. Brannan H. Hatfield ’86 In Honor of Cole Hanks ’15 Dr. and Mrs. Henry L. Diversi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerald R. Hanks

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In Honor of Betty Ann Henning Dr. Laura and Mr. Kirk Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Larry H. Weitzner In Honor of Bentley Heyman ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Lower School Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Bernard III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stoughton In Honor of Pre-School Assistants Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Morris, Jr. ’86 In Honor of Sara Hollett ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Karen Hutto ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Boughner In Honor of Adam Janiak Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin In Honor of Connor Jensen ’21 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Curtiss In Honor of Landon Jonas Mrs. Helen Abbott Jonas ’96 In Honor of Alex Johnson ’95 Ms. Mary A. Isele and Mr. W. J. Blane In Honor of Ginger Johnson ’21 Anonymous In Honor of Regan Kelly ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Bolterstein

In Honor of Barbara Klein Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Evans, Jr. In Honor of Kendall Krebs ’13 Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Krebs In Honor of Allender Laflamme ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Scothorn In Honor of Anna Grace Langenbeck ’22 Dr. and Mrs. Donald F. Langenbeck In Honor of Hampton Langenbeck ’21 Dr. and Mrs. Donald F. Langenbeck In Honor of Mitchell Lanik ’21 Anonymous In Honor of Claire Logsdon Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin In Honor of Davis Lukens ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Mrs. Alice Law Malcolm Anonymous In Honor of Calder Marshall ’10 Mrs. Gerlene S. Lifer In Honor of Kerry Martin ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Tara Martin ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Martin

In Honor of Pam Mullen Dr. and Mrs. Brannan H. Hatfield ’86 In Honor of Maddie Poch ’21 Mrs. Lucille Poch In Honor of Pam Pomar Mr. Christopher N. Pomar In Honor of Chris Pomar Anonymous In Honor of Alan Quigley ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Katherine Quirk ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Amaz Zivony In Honor of Frances Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Frank II In Honor of Austin Roberts ’11 Mrs. Jacki Tedhams In Honor of Brittany Rottner ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Understein In Honor of Evan Rottner ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Understein In Honor of Lindsey Sample ’16 Art Sandy Springs, Inc. In Honor of Louie Santora Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fay In Honor of Lauren Seiple ’09 Mr. and Mrs. William H. Seiple

Kat Conway, Bailey McDearis and Ellie Locklear

In Honor of Holly Elizabeth Shaw ’14 Dr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Shaw, Sr. In Honor of Gabrielle Silver ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Newburger In Honor of Reese Simpson ’18 Mrs. Brunhilde Glasgow In Honor of Jonathan Smith Ms. Jacqueline Smith In Honor of Anna Marie Sokolowski ’11 Mr. Robert Whitaker In Honor of Richie Sokolowski ’11 Mr. Robert Whitaker In Honor of Ryan Sokolowski ’14 Mr. Robert Whitaker In Honor of Susanne Sokolowski ’16 Mr. Robert Whitaker In Honor of Sandy Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Evans, Jr. In Honor of Dorothy Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bailey Ms. Mary Ann Davis Mr. and Mrs. Eric Joseph Domescik ’87 In Honor of Derby Sutter ’13 Ms. Penelope D. Kuhn In Honor of Evan Thomas ’16 Anonymous

In Honor of Audra Thompson ’95’s Second Grade Class Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon W. Davis, Sr. In Honor of Jack Thomson ’12 Anonymous In Honor of Ashton Thurmond ’97 Mrs. Eileen Vickery Thurmond In Honor of Burton Trask ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Burton In Honor of Amanda Turner ’13 Mr. and Mrs. David G. Turner In Honor of Will Ventulett ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ventulett III In Honor of Louisa von Steinruck ’18 Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Adam Blass In Honor of Elizabeth Williams ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Neal L. Williams In Honor of Jean Williams ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Neal L. Williams In Honor of Kate Wright ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randolph In Honor of Luke Wright ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randolph In Honor of Diane Yelich Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Bernard III

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ANNUAL REPORT Gifts in Kind

Memorial Gifts In Memory of Mr. Mark Basham Ms. Marci L. Bozeman Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bernot Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Charron, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Coggins Mr. and Mrs. C. Mark Crosswell ’82 Mr. and Mrs. J. David DeShong Mr. and Mrs. Greg B. Gates Mr. and Mrs. David R. Gillon Mr. and Mrs. David F. Haddow Mr. and Mrs. Rankin C. Hailey Mr. and Mrs. F. Bartow Hester, Jr. HIES - First Grade Team HIES – Fifth Grade Team Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hudgins Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Joe Mr. and Mrs. Mike Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John D. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Leston J. Juneau Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Keith Mr. and Mrs. G. Mark Kelsey Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Koehler Mr. and Mrs. Jaime H. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Maier Mr. and Mrs. Darrell J. Mays Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. R. Clay Milling II Mr. and Mrs. James W. Morton Mr. and Mrs. W. Gregory Null Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Peery Mr. and Mrs. John A. Poulos Mr. and Mrs. Sean A. Rasmus Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Reece Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Rieger Mr. and Mrs. Oskar H. Rogg Mr. and Mrs. Jay Rottner ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Sport Mr. and Mrs. Lever F. Stewart III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stoughton Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Thomas III Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Widener In Memory of Mr. Gil Crumpler Mrs. Maurine Eustis

In Memory of Mr. Ike Feldman Mr. Roderick H. Cantey, Jr. Tower Financial Services In Memory of Mr. Tom Harder Ms. Janice D. Thacker In Memory of Mrs. Tommie Heidel Mr. and Mrs. David A. Heidel In Memory of Anne Jackson’s beloved dog, Schatzie Louise Ms. Ellen Blake Ms. Mary Martin Buckalew Ms. Gera-Lu Crumpler Ms. Maurine Eustis Ms. Debbie Koehler Mrs. Carol Miller Ms. Eileen Thurmond In Memory of Drs. Turkan and Nizam Kilic Dr. and Mrs. Cengiz M. Kilic In Memory of Mr. Jim Kluksdahl Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dwyer In Memory of Mr. Charles Koriwchak Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Koriwchak In Memory of Mrs. Anna Belle Lehman Dr. George W. Hall In Memory of Mr. Alan A. Lewis Ms. Janice D. Thacker In Memory of Mrs. Mary Maxwell Dr. and Mrs. Scott W. Ainsworth Mr.and Mrs. Lauren O. Buckland

Mr. and Mrs. A. McCampbell Gibson Mr. and Mrs. J. Bart Miller

Drs. Melisa Rathburn-Stewart and Michael Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Morris, Jr. ’86 Dr. Laura and Mr. Kirk Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Carter S. D. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Larry H. Weitzner

Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson Dunlap, Jr. Mr. Farrell Bennett Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Evans, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fay Mr. and Mrs. A. McCampbell Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John D. Jones

Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Koehler Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Laflamme Mr. and Mrs. Ty B. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Roland S. Pritchett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stoughton

Ms. Maurine Eustis Ms. Debbie Koehler Mrs. Owen H. Malcolm

Mrs. Carol Miller Ms. Eileen Thurmond Mr. and Mrs. Larry H. Weitzner

IBM Corporation IDI ING Financial Services Corporation Intercontinental Hotels Group Philanthropic Programs Kaplan, Inc. Key Foundation Keystone Steel & Wire Kimberly-Clark Foundation, Inc. Macy’s Foundation Marsh & McLennan Companies McKesson HBOC Foundation, Inc. Media Sciences Medtronic Foundation Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Morgan Stanley

Novartis Matching Gift Center PBG Foundation Pfizer Foundation RBC Capital Markets Regions Financial Corporation The Rockdale Foundation, Inc. RSUI SAP Matching Gift Program Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc. SunTrust Bank of GA Foundation Time Warner Foundation UBS Foundation USA UPS Foundation Wachovia Corporation of GA Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program

SunTrust Directed Funds: Harriett McDaniel Marshall Trust Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. & Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

Claude A. & Johann S. Petty Family Foundation Patricia Bowman Terwilliger Family Foundation Tull Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Hari K. Iyer

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Nussey Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Phillips, Jr.

Alan A. Lewis Pre-School Library Ms. Toni Nunn and Mr. Richard B. Gaudet Dr. and Mrs. Brannan H. Hatfield ’86 Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kunberger

Curtis Library

In Memory of Mrs. Patricia Dixon Dr. and Mrs. Scott W. Ainsworth

In Memory of Mrs. Helen Otterbourg Mr. Louis W. Otterbourg

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Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Chesser Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson Dunlap, Jr.

In Memory of Mrs. M. A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Evans, Jr. HIES - First Grade Team Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Koehler Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Laflamme Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Rapoport

In Memory of Mrs. Pan Phillips Mr. and Mrs. John M. Armata Mr. and Mrs. John B. Austin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dolan ’82 HIES - First Grade Team Mrs. Nancy Peacock Ike Dr. and Mrs. Warren D. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Massie Ms. Lois McEdwards Mr. and Mrs. Doug McGinnis Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ray Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hearne Tucker Mrs. Jean Barry Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Jack V. Walz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Weissinger In Memory of Mrs. Ruth Silsbee Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Fryer Mr. and Mrs. Vernon C. Whitman In Memory of Mrs. Eva Theros Ms. Jean A. Theros and Mr. Peter Hedin In Memory of Mr. Glenn Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Martin In Memory of Mr. Lloyd H. Thomas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Thomas III In Memory of Mr. Carl Umphreyville HIES - First Grade Team In Memory of Mrs. Jeri Vassil Mr. and Mrs. Justin F. Berman In Memory of Mr. James Edward Waddell Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Koriwchak

HIES - First Grade Team Dr. and Mrs. Scott W. Ainsworth Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Bernard III Mr. and Mrs. Lauren O. Buckland Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Chesser Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon W. Davis, Sr.

Malcolm Library Ms. Ellen Blake Ms. Mary Martin Buckalew Ms. Gera-Lu Crumpler

Corporate and Matching Gift Companies AMB Group, LLC American Express Foundation American International Group, Inc. Avaya Bank of America Matching Gifts Program BellSouth The William Carter Co., Inc. Clorox Company The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Countrywide Cares Matching Gift Program Deutsche Bank Equifax GE Foundation Genentech BioOncology John Hancock Funds, LLC

Foundations (with support in 2007-2008) Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous John Coggins III Foundation Elizabeth Corbett Foundation

Special Gifts Anonymous Elizabeth Corbett Foundation

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ANNUAL REPORT Scholarship and Endowment Gifts General HIES Parents’ Association HIES Student Council Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church Mr. and Mrs. David F. Haddow Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bishop Mr. John K. Coggins, Jr. Ms. Vicki H. Coggins National Honor Society Mr. and Mrs. Larry Edwin North Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. McCrorie Mr. John B. Williams Beare-Jones Financial Aid Fund Mr. Roderick H. Cantey, Jr. Dr. Susan and Mr. Mark Groesbeck Mr. and Mrs. Leston J. Juneau Tower Financial Services, Inc. Rasmus Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sean A. Rasmus Bruce E. Mitchell Financial Aid Fund Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John H. Almeter Mr. and Mrs. James A. Alspaugh II Mr. and Mrs. Marshall J. Bachman Mr. and Mrs. Wayne S. Bailey Mrs. Merrily Baird Mr. and Mrs. David P. Bergeron Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Bird, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Black

Parents’ Association Mrs. Nora T. Blair Ms. Clairose P. Brannen Mr. and Mrs. James S. Browne Mrs. Claudia M. Burke Mr. and Mrs. James K. Cahillane Ms. Barbara F. Cartmill Mr. and Mrs. Clement Chandler Mr. Robert L. Charmoli Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Colgin Ms. Leigh Anne Cooper Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Larry Faulkner Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilham, Jr. Mr. King W. Gore Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Grant Mr. and Mrs. James E. Grigg Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Grodzicki Dr. Susan and Mr. Mark Groesbeck Mr. and Mrs. Joel K. Gustafson Mr. and Mrs. David F. Haddow Ms. Kathryn Joan Hirning Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Holt Mr. Raymond Inglett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Andrew Isakson Mr. and Mrs. K. Robert Lea, Jr. Ms. Linda Wilson and Mr. D.J. Leary Mrs. Jeanine H. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Pickens M. Lindsay Dr. and Mrs. Richard Little Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lortz Mr. and Mrs. James E. Martin Mr. and Mrs. William Matz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bart Miller Mrs. Ruth Mitchell

The Parents’ Association supports and enriches the academic programs of the school, serving as a liaison to promote communication between the parents, the administration, and the faculty and staff. In addition, Fundraising and Community Life committees marshal the resources, talents and efforts of hundreds of parent volunteers to provide the “extras” that enrich the lives of HIES students. Last year, Parents’ Association fundraisers such as the annual Gala , tuition drawing, and the Sally Foster/Virginia Diner sale collected almost $300,000 which was given directly back to the school. Allocations went toward renovations of restrooms in the Upper and Lower schools, increasing the financial aid fund for children of faculty and staff and those of families in need, and also paid our second $100,000 installment of a $400,000 pledge to the school’s laptop initiative. Alex Jespersen, Mackenzie Sawicki and Betsy Mellott

Mrs. Bruce E. Mitchell Mr. Reginald P. Mitchell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. O’Shea Mr. Michael Pacilio Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Perkins Ms. Faye P. Popper Mr. James H. Rasnake, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Rayle Mr. and Mrs. Marion P. Rivers III Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Salisbury Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Salisbury Mr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Saunders, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Shilt Mrs. Christine Smith Mr. and Mrs. James W. Spencer, Jr. Ms. Cameron Ives and Mr. David Stockert Mr. Gary Stokes Mr. and Mrs. Cole Stratton Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Summerlin Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sywassink Ms. Frances Westbrook Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne I. Yohe Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Zazworsky

Scholarship and Endowment Funds The Beare-Jones Financial Aid Fund Frank L. Butler/Marilyn Butler Blane Scholarship Excellence in Moral Courage Award Fund for Faculty Enrichment General Endowment for Financial Aid The Greenbaum Family Grant for Faculty Enrichment

Margaret W. Kaminer Memorial Financial Aid Award Fund for Learning Resource Center, the Ma-Ran Foundation Alan A. Lewis Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Loridans Teaching Fellowship Alice L. Malcolm Headmaster’s Award

Bruce E. Mitchell Financial Aid Fund National Honor Society Scholarship Alex W. Patterson Scholarship Fund Rasmus Family Fund Fund for Spanish Language Education in the Lower School Dorothy Sullivan Financial Aid Fund

vides a legacy of financial strength for the school and its mission.

Mr. Raymond Inglett, Jr. Mrs. Jeanine H. Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. Moreland Mr. and Mrs. Louie A. Pittman, Jr. Drs. Melisa Rathburn-Stewart and Michael Stewart

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Mr. and Mrs. James D. Decker Dr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goldwasser

The list below represents the major financial sponsors for the activities of the Parents’ Association, but does not account for the many countless volunteer hours and in-kind gifts donated by generous parents. For these many gifts, the Parents’ Association is eternally grateful. Fundraisers and their major sponsors: Gala 2008 Whitehead & Associates, Inc. Reicon Capital Allied North America Pittman Construction Company R.J. Griffin and Company Dr. Michael Stewart and Dr. Melisa Rathburn-Stewart National Energy Services, Inc. Miller Brothers Ltd. Idea Associates The Proper Potter, LLC Davis Paul Company Lawrence Printing National Distributing Company The Coca-Cola Company M. Deane Johnson, Inc. RetailSouth Development White Horse Advisors, LLC IHG - Angela Brav and Tony Bulak Ronus Properties Cornerstone Bank Snellings Walters Insurance Northern Trust First Insurance Network, Inc. Aitkens & Aitkens, P.C. Jena and Steve Young Janice and Grant Wilmer NSORO

Harry Norman Realtors Michele and Scott Nelson Susan and Jim Hannan Krist and Ben Voyles Georgia and Bob Watts Merry and Chris Carlos Brindley and Mike Johnson Lorin and Matthew Middelthon Sana and Don Thomas Elizabeth and Scott Bertschi Leanne and Chris Shaw Tara and Mark Widener Grace and John Foster Lorri and Forrest McClain Jennifer Pittman Cantrell ’86 Lisa and David Baker Pattilyn and William Dial Linda and Nick Theos Mary Bev and John Barrett Kelly and David Asbury Lori and Clay Snellings ’82 Jaimie and Peter Hardin Meg and Scott Harrington Marilyn and Curtis Kimball Susie and Alon Goren Shannon and Spencer Taft Nora and Darrell Borne Janet and Joseph King Lori and Scott Ainsworth

Cathy and Mitch Galloway Karen and Bill Lenhart Torey and John Dobson Beth and William Rousseau Donna and Gary Session Meridy and Woody King Laurie and Bruce Ford Mary and Mike Chambers Amy and Charles Bowen, Jr. Lynn and Rob Brindell Ashley and Joe Chapman Mary Grace and Mack Garrett Kitty and Alston Correll Jan and Lever Stewart Lynda and Clay Schell Maria Arias and Jerrold Levy Spring Fling (Fun Run, Family Picnic and Kidz Carnival) Merrill Lynch-James Carter The Coca-Cola Company SunTrust LogoBuy - Nancy and John Cohen Cornerstone Bank Sassy South Caroline Wood/ Jane Morton Harry Norman Resource Real Estate Partners Way Cool Moonwalks Mayfield Dairy Farms Smoothie King Other Fundraisers Throughout the Year: Community Partners Uniform Resale Sally Foster Gift Wrap Virginia Diner Tuition Drawing Holiday Meal Sale TORCHBEARER FALL 2008 | 91

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ANNUAL REPORT The Fine Arts Alliance

The Booster Club

Since its founding five years ago, The Fine Arts Alliance has grown steadily with the help of parental support and an expanded board. During the 2007-2008 school year, the Alliance raised funds through Balanced Excellence dues, Christmas card sales, and concession and box office sales for drama productions. The Alliance hosted Family Movie Nights for our Pre-School and Lower School students in the Fine Arts Building. The highlight of the year was the first Fine Arts Alliance “A Heart for the Arts” art and fashion show held in February, 2008. This successful fundraiser featured artists from the Holy Innocents’ community and beyond. A very entertaining fashion show, highlighting our own teachers, parents and staff, was also part of this special event.

The Holy Innocents’ Booster Club serves as a support group for all of Holy Innocents’ athletic teams and its Athletic Director. The Booster Club provides funds and volunteer services with the goal of increasing school spirit and fan support for each Holy Innocents’ team that is in competition. This parent organization also provides Holy Innocents’ coaches with the equipment, facilities and services that they need to make their programs, and their athletes, more successful.

The Fine Arts Alliance organizes parent volunteers to support chorus, band, orchestra, hand bells, drama and visual arts programs. Parent volunteers assist in many areas including receptions, concessions, box office sales, drama productions, Fine Arts bulletin boards and holiday decorating. In 2007-2008, the Fine Arts Alliance gave the largest gift in its history to the Fine Arts Department. These funds were allocated toward lighting and sound equipment, supplies for the visual art programs and the newly created FAA Costume Guild. The continued success of the Fine Arts Alliance is because of the gifts of time and financial support of many. We extend thanks to all of our generous sponsors, especially: A Heart for the Arts $2,500 Sponsor Level Jayne Hammond Nancy Juneau $1000 Sponsor Level Nora Borne Eugenia Jackson Nick Snider Susan Westmoreland Diane Wilbanks Merrell Woodyard ’74 $500 Sponsor Level Maria Arias

Mary Bev Barrett Ana Maria Brennikmeijer Jenny Cantrell ’86 Grace Foster Anna Gillon Phyllis Gray Lyn Gregory Wendy Hackett Jamie Hardin Leah Henry Leslie Holland Marilyn Kimball Carmen Kissack Janice LaPointe Maggie Muse Michele Nelson

Dee North Robin Phillips Alicia Pinkston Laurie Prichett Carla Rogg Susan Sapronov Carol Smithwick Alexis Vear Cindy Warley Kathryn Wright In-Kind Sponsors Karen Inglett Anne Symbas Elizabeth Ventulett Jena Young A scene from The Music Man

The Booster Club raises money through a number of annual campaigns, and parents and friends of Holy Innocents’ have opportunities to support the Booster Club through ads in the Fall Program, membership in the Crimson and Gold Club, and participation in the Golf Tournament. Over the past two years, the Booster Club has contributed funds to support many programs and initiatives, including the acquisition of much-needed foul weather gear for the football team, the retention of a strength and agility coach for the benefit of all sports, the acquisition of a concussion-detection program for our athletes, transportation and lodging connected with tournament trips for our athletic teams, and construction of a state-of-the-art weight room. The Booster Club recently paid the remainder of its $300,000 pledge to the Living Our Mission Capital Campaign, which assisted in the acquisition of the athletic fields across Mount Vernon Highway and the stadium at the track. Some of the generous donors to our 9th Annual Golf Classic include: Premier Team Sponsors The Snodgrass Foundation Patron Sponsors Allied North America America’s Capital Partners Barrett, Woodyard & Associates, Inc. Merry and Chris Carlos IDI King & Spalding R.J. Griffin & Co. Sojourn Condominiums Drs. Melisa Rathburn-Stewart and Michael Stewart Wachovia Insurance Services Atlantic Mutual Insurance Foursome Sponsors Asset Preservation Advisors Bank of America Lou and Pete Bailey John Baumstark Cornerstone Bank Deloitte & Touche Eddie Bozeman ExamOne Twyla and Jeff Fendler

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Woody King Mike Chambers Bert Hogeman Park Lenhart Mike Johnson Primerica Resource Real Estate Partners Richard Robinson Snellings Walters Insurance Rick Taylor UBS Hole Sponsors Dana and David Aldridge Alston & Bird LLP Artisan Partners Bank of North Georgia BB&T Copy Central Cousins Properties, Inc. First Fidelity Companies The Grimes Family The Haddow Family Hartman, Simons, Spielman & Wood LLP HIES Varsity Softball Team HIES Varsity Golf Team HIES Volleyball Team

HIES Basketball Cheerleaders HIES JV Girls Soccer HIES Girls Tennis HIES Middle School Football Team HIES JV Football Cheerleaders HIES Middle School Cross Country Hodges-Mace Benefits Group Juneau Construction Logobuy, Inc. Mail Sort McGriff, Seibels & Williams Miller Brothers Ltd. Dr. Randy Muecke, DDS National Energy Services Resource Real Estate Partners LLC Phil W. Sadler Soft Tissue and Chiropractor Center SunTrust Bank Rick Taylor – State Farm Insurance The Whitehead Family The Staubach Company Jeff Tucker Wachovia Wachovia Bank Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

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2007-2008

ANNUAL REPORT Reece Bernard and Janella Phillip

2007-2008 Holy Innocentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Episcopal School Operations Summary REVENUES

Tuition & Fees Contributions & Gifts Investment Income Other

$22,060,400 $1,847,800 $200,900 $1,352,900

86.6% 7.3% 0.8% 5.3%

TOTAL REVENUES

$25,462,000

100%

Property, Plant and Equipment Value Endowment

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$37,885,000 $16,250,000

805 Mount Vernon Highway, NW Atlanta, GA 30327 www.hies.org

EXPENSES

Employee Compensation and Benefits Physical Plant & Plant Replacement 4% 1% 6% Instruction and Student Support 2% Auxiliary Operation 7% Insurance Interest Expense 7% General Administrative and Other

$17,094,800 $2,748,500 $2,181,900 $1,395,200 Current Parents $227,800 New Parents$579,400 $992,400 Grandparents

Friends Board

14%

Parents of Alumni

A scene from Much Ado About Nothing

Faculty

$25,200,000

TOTAL EXPENSES

67.8% 10.9% 8.7% 5.5% 0.9% 2.3% 3.9% 100%

Alumni

59%

2007-2008 HIES Income Portrait 0.8% 5.3% 7.3%

Tuition and Fees

Investment Income

Contributions and Gifts

Other

86.6%

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