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OLLAND HALL MAGAZINE CONNECTING ALUMNI & FRIENDS
17th Head of School
John D.
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Marshall Family With over 20 years of experience in independent schools, John Marshall takes the helm at Holland Hall starting July 2011.
Holland Hall Board of Trustees Robert L. Hughes ’84
Geoffrey Butler Interim Headmaster Philip B. Allen ’73 Chair
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward J. Konieczny Diocesan Bishop Frederick P. Koontz ’81
Cara Shimkus Hall ’84 Vice Chair
Tammie L. Maloney Elizabeth R. Muratet
David Keglovits Secretary
Gail Newman Charles K. Lamson Treasurer
Elizabeth G. Hagans Sanford J. Roberds ’93 Alumni Association President
Susannah Hocutt Adelson ’85 Britani Bowman
Harold W. Salisbury Rhonda Chastang The Rev. Shelby H. Scott Andrea Pitman Doyle ’97 Keith C. Goddard ’87 Chair Elect
Deborah Vetal Parents’ Association President
ADMINISTRATION
Content
Geoffrey Butler Interim Headmaster
Richard Hart Director of Admission & Financial Aid
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From the Interim Headmaster
Liz Anderson Director of Communication
Steve Heldebrand Athletic Director
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Holland Hall Happenings
Joel Bicknell Head of Middle School
Kathy Housh Director of College Counseling
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Chaplain’s Corner
Dennis Calkins Head of Upper School
Leslie Kelly Chief Financial Officer
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How it Works: The College Counseling Program at Holland Hall
Steve Dyer Director of the Walter Arts Center & Fine Arts
Brad Shelley Director of Institutional Advancement
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Handwriting Without Tears: A Multi Sensory Writing Curriculum at the Primary School
Henry Finch ’76 Director of Technology
Jo-An Vargo Head of Primary School
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Spotlight: Mr. Erik Ellis, Middle School Latin Teacher
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Development News
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John D. Marshall: Holland Hall’s 17th Head of School
Holland Hall Magazine is a biannual publication. Holland Hall is an independent coeducational college preparatory school affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma serving students from 3-year-olds through 12th grade. The School shall provide equal opportunity in education and employment for all persons without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, military service, sexual orientation or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies.
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Cover photo courtesy Tammi Nowack Photography tamminowackphotography.com
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Preserving Family Histories: A Cross Divisional Project
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Choreography: The Language of the Body
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Alumni Association Board
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Class Notes
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Homecoming 2010 Wrap up and Photos
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Dutch Athletics Review
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MAGAZINE CONNECTING ALUMNI & FRIENDS
17th Head of School
John D.
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Marshall Family With over 20 years of experience in independent schools, John Marshall takes the helm at Holland Hall starting July 2011.
Holland Hall Magazine welcomes letters to the editor on subjects raised within the pages of the magazine. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Please include a name, address and daytime telephone number with all correspondence. Address changes, corrections or omissions and material for publication are also welcome.
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Special thanks to Michele McManus, Karen Moult, Rhonda Chastang, Jen Sharpe Shirley Sokolosky, Harry Lentz for photo contributions.
o n th e c o v e r John D. Marshall, Holland Hall’s 17th Head of School, his wife Rebecca, their children Luke (6-years-old), Kate (4-years-old) and Will (2-years-old).
Holland Hall Magazine Institutional Advancement 5666 East 81st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137-2099 Phone: (918) 481-1111 Fax: (918) 879-4793 Questions concerning the magazine, please contact Liz Anderson, Director of Communication at landerson@hollandhall.org. Questions concerning alumni, please contact Judy Warren, Director of Alumni Relations at jwarren@hollandhall.org. For more information about Holland Hall and the Office of Institutional Advancement, visit www.hollandhall.org. HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE
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From the Interim Headmaster
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he appointment of a new headmaster at an independent school is an exciting time, which can lead to much anticipation. Transition inevitably means that there will be change. To some, transitions represent the opportunity and process of growth and expectation of better things to come. To others it can be unsettling. While we may like the excitement and energy stimulated by change, we all desire the sense of security that the status quo provides. At Holland Hall we are a community where much of the activity is intensely personal and dependent on relationships. Consequently, members of the community have an emotional stake, not only in the present, but also in the future.
Throughout the search process, the search committee looked carefully and strategically at the future needs and direction of Holland Hall. At the same time, the trustees maintained a clear focus on mission, traditions and values that define the school. The meetings and survey of school constituents clearly identified a number of Holland Hall’s strengths: • • • • • •
A balanced, broad and challenging educational program; A strong and dedicated faculty; A strong sense of community; A wonderful campus with exceptional resources; A diverse and talented student body; and A continuous drive for excellence.
The search, therefore, was designed to help identify the candidate who will continue to build on the existing strengths of the school while possessing the vision and leadership qualities needed to guide Holland Hall successfully in the rapidly changing world of 21st century education. The trustees sought a leader who possesses the “compelling combination of personal humility and professional will” as described by Jim Collins in “Good to Great and the Social Sector”. I believe the trustees accomplished this task well in the selection of John Marshall as the 17th Head of School for Holland Hall, effective July 2011. The future for Holland Hall is filled with opportunities to strengthen the school’s resources in order to enhance the educational experience and to make Holland Hall accessible to more families. The master facility plan is nearing completion and the vision of improving the campus for future generations is clear. With John Marshall’s leadership will come renewed energy and vision for Holland Hall to remain a leader in the nation, region and city. The future is bright, and I look forward to great accomplishments in Holland Hall’s new era.
Geoffrey C. Butler Interim Headmaster
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Holland Hall Happenings
Holly Cole, Heidi Virdell and Lori Zahn volunteered during the Holland Hall Annual Fund Phone-a-thon on November 9. Thank you to all the volunteers for helping raise funds to benefit the school!
Interim Headmaster Geoffrey Butler, featured artist Helene Pfeffer, Chair of ARTworks 2010 Julie Tate Allen ’74 at the Patron Dinner Sunday, October 25. This year’s ARTworks event raised over $27,000.
Salem Bennett ’21 participates in the games at the All School Welcome Picnic on September 24.
Caroline Thomas ’23 shares school with her grandmother during Grandparents and Special Friends Days on November 22-23.
Malia Cogert ’24 and her grandparents play games during Grandparents and Special Friends Days on November 22-23.
Holland Hall raised $26,692.30 — the most money of any school in the nation for the American Heart Association through Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart in 2009-2010. Helping hold the awards, Luke Sorrels ’20 and Abie Koch ’20.
Captain Dutch draws the winning raffle ticket for the 2011 Auction Jeep Raffle. Congratulations to winner Zak Helmerich ’74!
Cindy Saliba ’12 and Jenny Moffett ’12 enjoy Holland Hall’s 2010 Field Day. The annual carnival-like event featured a variety of games and activities, including the traditional octopus toss.
Holland Hall senior Brandon Wilson ’11 was honored as the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy by the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on November 9.
A Family Affair!
The Zahn family stays close together with nine cousins attending Holland Hall. Parker Zahn ’25 Berkley Zahn ’24 Kennedy Zahn ’22 Hunter Zahn ’22 Taylor Zahn ’22 MiKaela Zahn ’19 Chloe Zahn ’16 Camden Zahn ’15 Chelsea Zahn ’10
If you have any photos you would like to submit, contact Liz Anderson, Director of Communication at (918) 481-1111. Email photos to landerson@hollandhall. org or mail to 5666 E. 81st St., Tulsa, Okla., 74137.
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Chaplain’s Corner Dear Holland Hall Community, This past year has been a time of transition for Holland Hall with the departure of one Headmaster and selection of a new Headmaster. Through all the uncertainties and challenges Holland Hall has continued to fulfill the mission of our school to educate, nurture and empower our students for lifelong learning. This can be attributed to the incredible faculty, staff, Board of Trustees, parents, and students whose commitment has made Holland Hall one of the best schools in the nation. We have also been successful during this time due to the excellent leadership of our Interim Headmaster Mr. Geoffrey Butler. We have been blessed by Mr. Butler’s presence and I invite all of you to join me in expressing our heartfelt thanks for a job well done! I am excited about the future of our school, and as the Bishop proud that Holland Hall is a part of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. Faithfully,
The Rev. Robert L. Bibens Primary & Middle School Chaplain
There is an air of charitable giving that surrounds us this time of year. It’s so palatable that you can almost reach out and touch it. We know that we feel good when we give of ourselves, and we know that we are making our world a better place. This is a lesson, that parents share with their children … and most of us can remember those initial moments when it really hit home for us that it is indeed “more blessed to give, than receive”. As a teenager, I vividly recall that special moment when on Christmas morning, I was as interested in watching someone open a gift from me, as I was in opening my own gifts. Then as each year passed, it became a goal of mine to see if I could make someone else’s eyes sparkle because of something I had made or purchased just for them! Giving is infectious. Once you have experienced the warmth and joy of giving, you just can’t seem to give enough. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, food pantries for the poor and homeless get restocked, angel tree gifts are delivered to grateful recipients and children receive toys and clothing from total strangers, thanks to the giving spirit that is a part of our holiday traditions. But my call to you is to consider how we spend those other 11 months of the year. What of the person who is hungry in May? What about the elderly couple with no air conditioning during the heat and humidity that August always brings to Oklahoma? Whose responsibility is it, that several of our public school children are without proper shoes? Who among us is watching over the single mom that can’t afford medicine for her children? Or the foster parents who are doing the best that they can, in spite of the difficult economy? Unfortunately, sometimes we feel that we’ve finished our giving once the holidays are past.
Our giving is intended to be a thankful response to God’s love and blessings so freely given to each of us. God gives to us year-round. Our blessings are as bountiful in January as they are in June. Let us look with loving kindness upon this world of ours, that so desperately needs the time, talent and treasure which we have to offer. May we each cherish Let us look with loving kindness our many blessings as we respond to oththroughout the coming year in a spirit upon this world of ours, that so desperately ers of compassion and gratitude. It is my hope prayer, that our children will follow such needs the time, talent and treasure and a selfless and generous example, which will frame their lives for countless years to come! The Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward J. Konieczny Bishop of Oklahoma
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TEAM UP!
greatly appreciated the yearly opportunity to introduce students to what we do. Freshmen aren’t the only ones interested in how the College Counseling curriculum works across all four years at the Upper School. So here is a short course on how College Counseling keeps all students on track.
How It Works The College Counseling Program at Holland Hall By Kathy Housh, Director of College Counseling
After stressing the benefits of a good grade point average and some outside activities during freshman year, we make sure all sophomores are introduced to the admissions tests currently necessary to get into college. All sophomores take the PSAT. They will take it again their junior year but this is a completely “safe” practice SAT test as the scores are not used for any reason other than teaching students what areas they might need to work on before testing again their junior year. This year, when the scores come back, we will introduce a new program to the sophomores that will allow them to better understand what they might have missed on the test and how to practice for next year. This program will also offer other information to help sophomores get ready for college. We have, for two years, offered the PLAN, a practice ACT, to sophomores on a volunteer basis but hope to give this test to all freshmen starting next year.
How many extracurricular activities should I have if I want to get into a good college? Which college is the best for me if I want to study political science? How does the college counseling process work through the years at Holland Hall?
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hese were among the questions asked of college counselors as they spoke to freshmen during Freshman Wellness this past November. Freshmen were studying goal setting and that gave us the perfect opportunity to chat about the goal of going to college. We showed freshmen what a transcript needs to look like, how our school profile and course list inform admission offices of our curriculum at Holland Hall, and how a good resume might be formulated. This year’s freshmen made a very attentive audience and we
Thank you to all the parents who have attended our new “Team Up With College Counseling” series. To meet the needs of our parents we schedule the sessions at 7:15 a.m. and a brown bag lunch at noon. We will have two more “Team Up” times this year – Monday, Feb. 7 and Monday, April 11. Please join us!
Junior year is when the serious business of the college search starts. Every junior is enrolled in Junior Seminar, a semester long course that covers all aspects of the admission process. (See the syllabus in the College Counseling section of the website.) In January of the junior year we hold Junior Parents’ Night where parents are given the College Counseling Handbook and the name of their junior’s college counselor. Parents are then asked to make an appointment with that counselor to discuss the process. Parents also fill out surveys regarding their child in order to help in the search for the right fit.
During the senior year every student meets once per cycle with his or her college counselor. Students are always responsible for meeting their own deadlines but counselors work very hard to make sure applications, essays, testing and teacher recommendations are coordinated in that final package that goes to the university. This year’s seniors are now happily receiving notice of admission to those colleges with rolling admission. By April 1, they will have received word from all the others. Go seniors! HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE
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Handwriting
Without Tears A Collaborative Writing Project By Karen Moult, Holland Hall Parent and Contributers Susan Steinmeyer, Betty Rains, Tish Griffith, Cindy Brill & Jo-An Vargo
Holland Hall kindergartener Grant Byrd, says he is an expert at writing the letter G. Sitting in a circle with his class mates, Grant is practicing his handwriting on a small slate chalkboard. The 4” x 6” slate is framed in wood and has a smiley face on the top left corner. With a small child size piece of chalk in hand, Grant leads the group in writing a capital G on the slate. “Start at the top,” he says. “Then Magic C and a little line.” Admiring his G, Grant leans his head to one side and grins.
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indergarten teacher, Betty Rains, sits cross-legged with Grant and her kindergarten students on the floor for the handwriting lesson. Today they are using the Wet-Dry-Try method to practice correct letter formations. The tools for this lesson are a small wet sponge cube (wet), a crumpled tissue (dry), and a small piece of chalk (try). She asks the class to pick up “wet” and remove the G from the slates. The next letter the group will practice is H. “Start at the starting corner. Big line down, frog jump up, big line down, and little line in the middle,” says the group. Once H is complete, children use “dry” to clean their slates. Next, the children will use chalk to “try” writing the letter on the slates. The group has previously sung along with taped musical ditties on the letter formations.
Tomorrow Rains’ class will practice a new capital letter by first building the letter with wooden pieces as they look at a model on a letter card. The wooden pieces are in the shape of “big lines, little lines, big curves, and little curves”. Letters are built on an 8” x 10” blue mat with a bright yellow smiley face in the top left corner. The smiley face indicates the “starting corner”. It is an orienting symbol that helps promote top-to-bottom and left-to-right directionality. Gone are the days of wide lined paper, big thick pencils, and repetitive letter writing. Instead, primary students are practicing handwriting through a multi-sensory writing curriculum called Handwriting Without Tears. The program was added to the HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE
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primary school curriculum three years ago, and all teachers are now trained in Handwriting Without Tears teaching methods. “We instituted Handwriting Without Tears because the variety of teaching methods appeals to all learning styles. We now have consistency in the way handwriting is taught from one grade to the next because we use similar words, methods, and lingo throughout a student’s primary school years. This creates familiarity and success. Many children were struggling with handwriting and, therefore, the writing process was tough for them. Developing good handwriting skills in the early grades make the writing process more efficient as the writing demands increase in later grades,” says Jo-An Vargo, Head of the Primary School. Preschool students begin the foundation of handwriting by developing small muscle strength and control. Small muscle control enables students to have a firm and appropriate grip when using a writing tool. “Handwriting is fun in the preschool because we use a lot of manipulative tools which help the students gain an interest in writing and letter recognition,” says Vargo. Preschool students use Handwriting Without Tears materials and methods to develop prewriting skills. Music and circle time activities are incorporated to help teach body awareness and directionality. Coloring, drawing, and painting help develop fine motor control. Children use “Roll-a –Dough” to make dough snakes. The rolling of the dough is tactile and the dough snakes are then used to form a capital letter on a tray lined with a letter card. They also use wooden pieces to build a letter from a model, and then they trace the wooden pieces using correct formation of the letter. Children use the “Stamp and See Screen” to form a letter using magnetic stamps on the 10
screen then later tracing the letter using the attached stylus. Eventually, students use crayons or markers to practice writing the letter formations in their names. “In preschool, the children learn capital letter formations first. Capital letters are easier for young children to learn to write. They are all the same size, and they all start at the top,” explains Vargo. In kindergarten, handwriting instruction becomes a bit more formal. Although students still use the familiar multi-sensory materials that were introduced in preschool, kindergarten children are transitioned from readiness skills to correct formations of both upper and lower case letters. Emphasis is placed on proper pencil grip and efficient letter formations. “We were having trouble with the students using an unconventional pencil grip,” says Vargo. “Through the Handwriting Without Tears program, the students develop a proper grip by using small pieces of chalk or crayon nubs. Small pieces allow for students to grasp using their fingertips, and this promotes a tripod grip. Even the stylus on the “Stamp and See Screen” helps teach pencil grasp in the right way because it has a slanted end so students have to hold it correctly in order to write on the magnetic board.” Vertical lines are the easiest to form, so they are mastered first. Students then move on to horizontal lines, diagonals and curves. Letters are introduced in a sequence that starts with the easiest formations first. Letters with similar strokes are grouped together to reinforce consistent formation. A workbook is incorporated for further handwriting practice. First and second graders continue the consis-
tent handwriting practices introduced through Handwriting Without Tears. They concentrate on good habits for letter formation, correct placement, and correct orientation of letters. By third grade, students are writing in cursive. The Handwriting Without Tears cursive program is more vertical in style, making it easier to write and read. Children who master handwriting skills can write more efficiently and legibly. This is essential for productivity as they encounter increased writing demands. “Most importantly, their skill progression and increasing self-confidence as writers is seen in their process writing. We see longer sentences and paragraphs throughout their journey through the primary grades. Our students do not get as tired when writing because they have developed the right grip and the proper way to write. This stamina allows them to express their ideas and creativity more fully. The program as a whole has created consistency through the grades and has created students who are strong writers,” Vargo says.
Spotlight Mr. Erik Ellis, Holland Hall Middle School Latin Teacher Interview by Nahrie Chung ’12, Holland Hall Student
Q: Where are you from? A: Well, I grew up all over the place. I was born in Louisiana, lived in Kentucky, Texas and California. I guess I claim California. I went to school in Texas, at Baylor University. I got my undergraduate in Greek and Latin, and earned a master’s degree in History. Q: Where were you teaching before Holland Hall? A: I taught at Baylor University in their undergraduate History program for a little while and also taught at Jenks High School and Middle School directly before coming here. Q: What’s your educational philosophy? A: [laughs] This is a deep question. I believe very strongly in the tradition of liberal education; the idea that education isn’t about training for a job. Education is liberal in the sense that it frees you — it makes you a rational actor in the world. It enables you to make your own decisions, prepares you to be a free human being in the best humanist sense. It frees you from prejudice, frees your mind and gives you a logical background from which to argue things. I think Latin is interdisciplinary in the sense that it has connections to all other subjects and is propaedeutic to almost all subjects. That’s my opinion as a teacher, but I definitely agree with [this philosophy]. There’s another philosophy that has been prevalent in the last 100 years: The idea that education is more training for a job, whereas even if Latin had no practical application, I still think it’d be a worthwhile subject to prepare the mind for deep thought, and to break free and fully realize itself. Q: I am, myself, a Latin student; I’ve been taking Latin for five years now. I
remember when I was in middle school, I decided to take Latin over Spanish and French, and everyone said to me: “Latin loser! Who uses it anymore? It’s a dead language.” What do you think about that? If it were a living language today, how do you think that fact would change the way live? A: Well, I’ve moved to teaching Latin more as a living language than as a strictly dead language. I think it’s much more appropriate to call it an acquired language in the idea that there are no native speakers, but no one calls Esperanto a dead language. In fact, I would say that English is an acquired language. Even native speakers of English in Oklahoma have to study it. There are always two levels to any language. I think that if Latin is going to regain any sort of place in wider culture it will have to be more creative and productive than it has been recently. I like to encourage my students to play with Latin; to make it their own and make it a medium for expression, rather than just studying an ancient culture. We tend to consider Latin as the language of the Roman Empire, but it was also the language of the Christian church and to a certain extent it still is today. Latin is the language of philosophy, law, medicine, but really until Napoleon of the 19th century anything done at the academies was conducted in Latin - even through the 19th century and even somewhat into the 1960’s and 70’s. So it’s a learned language, not a dead language. I really do think that to be truly educated you need to have some exposure to Latin — even in our own language, it’s full of Latin terms. In any advanced subject you encounter the vocabulary of Latin, so you will have to learn it at that level.
Q: What inspired you to become a teacher? A: I come from a line of teachers; both my parents are teachers, and both of my parents’ parents were teachers, so it’s a family business, as it were. It’s what I love to do, it’s what I’m good at, and I don’t really have any other talents or interests, so I’m pretty much stuck. [laughs] Q: What is the last book you read? A: I’m someone who reads four or five books at a time. [pauses] The last novel I read was “Decline and Fall” by Evelyn Waugh. Well, right now we have a new baby daughter, so we’re making our way through Andrew Lang’s “Fairy Book” series. Q: Actually, my next question was about your daughter. What’s it like being a new dad? A: She’s just about six-monthsold. You know, we’ve had to redefine what “enough sleep” is and get used to all that. It totally changes your life and reorders your priorities. My wife and I have had to adjust but it’s totally worth it. She just started laughing and screaming and pointing and smiling. The first three months were really hard, but now we’re getting to the point where we can interact. Q: If you could meet anyone, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be? A: There’s a man named Cassiodorus and he lived in the sixth century after the fall of Rome. I read his books and read a lot about his life; it’s really interesting to me because civilization was totally gone six
hundred years after Rome, it was snuffed out. And Cassiodorus took it upon himself — and he was a very wealthy man — to copy books. He founded a library and copied the great classics. Thanks to him we have the books that we have. The books that have survived, these thousands of years since the fall of Rome, are solely because Cassiodorus decided to collect them. I admire him very much and I’d like meet him and talk to him about his educational philosophy. (Cassiodorus also started his own school.) Q: Everyone around the school says you look like Superman. How do you feel about that? A: [nods and smiles] Well you can fight it or accept it. I’ve accepted it. I always wonder which one, because there are so many artists that have drawn Superman and so many actors that have portrayed him. Am I the platonic idea of Superman? Do I look like Christopher Reeve or do I look like Dean Cain? And it’s always interesting when people say I look like Superman, because I don’t think I look like Superman, I think I look more like Clark Kent.
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developmentnews NEW ANNUAL FUND VIDEO A new video encouraging support of Holland Hall’s Annual Fund was released in November to much acclaim. Students, parents, faculty, staff and at least one surprise guest encouraged viewers to do something unexpected. If you haven’t had a chance to see the acting debut of many in the Holland Hall community, the video can be accessed from the main page of the school website, www.hollandhall.org, or by visiting YouTube: HollandHallTulsa.
WHY I
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Why I give to the Annual Fund:
Ken Busby ’85 Executive Director & CEO of the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa Dual Bachelor of Arts in Communication & French, The University of Tulsa Master of Arts in Journalism, Indiana University at Bloomington
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Since graduating from Holland Hall, I have had the good fortune to be president of the Alumni Association and serve on the Board of Trustees for ten years. I’ve always supported the Annual Fund, but these roles allowed me to have an even better understanding of what it takes to make Holland Hall great — and the dedication that faculty, staff, and trustees have in ensuring Holland Hall’s success. As president of the Alumni Association, I would speak at the annual Senior Class Luncheon the day before Commencement, and I would always welcome the soon-to-begraduates as our newest alumni members. I would remind them that our Holland Hall Family continued as they went off to college, that we would always be a resource for them, and that we wanted them to stay in touch. Then, about six years ago, I had the idea that for the seniors to be fully vested in the Alumni Association, they each needed to make a gift to the school; to “give back” to their alma mater and help pave the way for the next generation of students. And so, I decided to give that first gift on behalf of each graduating senior. The Alumni Office
sends each of them an acknowledgment letter, welcoming them to the Alumni Association. I can’t tell you the number of notes that I have received over the years from seniors thanking me for the gift in their honor, and telling me that they would continue to contribute because of the great education that they had received. It has been extremely rewarding, and I plan to continue the tradition. Special Holland Hall memory: I have many special memories, most focused on the faculty: Ed Hooker and Biology class, speech class with Frank Ward, hanging out in Ted Sloan’s office, Art Club with Eleanor Carmack, Alice Price reading “Beowulf ” aloud in Middle English, Carlos Tuttle as Abraham Lincoln, Elva Harmon always knowing exactly where to guide me on any research topic, Craig Benton admonishing our class that, “if one grade will make you or break you, you’re already broke.” The thing I remember most is how accessible the faculty was. You connected with them on a more personal, individual level than simply student-teacher. That interaction really prepared me for college and life after.
developmentnews WHY DONATE? Annual Giving is an integral part of Holland Hall. It helps provide the essential tools to maintain an exemplary educational environment.
ANNUAL FUND 2010-2011 CAMPAIGN
Each year, Holland Hall conducts a fundraising drive between June 1 and May 31 to raise unrestricted funds in support of the annual budget. The $855,000 raised in this campaign is combined with tuition, fees and endowment earnings to balance the school’s budget (tuition pays only 85 percent of the annual budget).
Schureman Circle
Every gift — large or small — supports Holland Hall students on their journey to become the leaders of tomorrow. The giving levels listed below recognize donors for their contributions. Donors of $1,000 or more are included in Holland Hall’s Schureman Circle and will be invited to recognition events during the year.
$25,000 & above
Visionaries
$10,000 - $24,999
Stewardship Society
$5,000 - $9,999
Hallmark Society
$2,500 - $4,999
1922 Founders Society
$1,500 - $2,499
Leadership Circle
$1,000 - $1,499
Headmaster Circle
$500 - $999
Partnership Circle
$250 - $499
Benefactor
$100 - $249
Affiliate
Up to $99
Supporter
If you would like to make a donation to the Annual Fund, please visit www.hollandhall.org or contact Brad Shelley, Director of Institutional Advancement, at (918) 879-4750 or bshelley@hollandhall.org.
The Annual Fund is Holland Hall’s most important fundraiser. After tuition is collected and applied to the operating budget, there are still numerous programs, events and activities to be funded. These are not “extras”, but the very core of what we value in the Holland Hall education: innovative curriculum, outstanding faculty, one-on-one college counseling, teaching assistants, exceptional arts offerings, successful athletic programs and much more. In order to balance the budget, almost $2,800 per student must be raised from parents, grandparents, alumni, alumni parents and friends of the school. The leadership of the 2010-2011 Annual Fund campaign recently presented a mid-year progress report to the Institutional Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees, announcing that more than $750,000 has been raised to date. Parent co-chairs Amy Lollar (Primary School), Jaya Richardson (Middle School), Susannah Adelson ’85 and Rhonda Chastang (Upper School) also announced goals for increased participation from current parents, alumni and faculty.
Schureman Circle Giving Society Grows The Schureman Circle Giving Society, named after Holland Hall’s first headmistress, Miss Winnifred Schureman, is comprised of dedicated parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff and friends who give $1,000 or more in a fiscal year to the Holland Hall Annual Fund. They give generously so that our students continue to receive the highest quality education available anywhere. Although the 20102011 Annual Fund campaign has only been underway for several months, there are already 158 Schureman Circle members, with many of them new to the Giving Society this year. There is a Schureman Circle recognition event held each year in the spring to honor members. For more information or to become a member of the Schureman Circle, please contact Beth Lieser Goddard ’86, Director of Annual Giving, at 918-879-4766 or bgoddard@hollandhall.org.
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17th Head of School
John D.
Marshall
“How you spend your time defines your destiny.” Please tell us about your experience in independent schools.
school, serving an amazing range of students, culturally, ethnically and economically. During the past several years, boarding enrollment grew more than 50 percent, AP and SAT scores increased significantly, and all our sports teams became competitive. Several teams have won conference championships. We started a football program two years ago and will have our first varsity team in 2011. Athletics is as strong as the Arts today at Rabun Gap.
My first job after college was as
a teacher, coach and dorm parent at Darlington School, a boarding and day school in Rome, GA. It was ideal because my main interests in college (at Davidson and UNC-Chapel Hill) were baseball, American and European History, and serving as a resident advisor in a dormitory. As any teacher knows, that first year of teaching was not my own: five classes, “two preps,” coaching, and evening and weekend dorm duty left little time for anything else. But the relationships I had with my students were extraordinary, in part because I was not much older than they were. Those years had a profound influence shaping my view of education. I have worked in independent education for more than twenty years. The schools where I have been that are most similar to Holland Hall are Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School and St. John’s School in Houston. Both are nationally-known, and I was fortunate to work closely with outstanding heads. They taught me a great deal about leadership and were extremely patient. We often learn more from our mistakes in life, and they encouraged me to try new things and to take measured risks. I am especially excited about returning to the SPC. At St. John’s, I coached baseball. Without question, the SPC is a unique athletic conference. I hope my own children will be able to participate in SPC athletics. Please share with us some of your accomplishments while at Rabun Gap.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is truly a unique boarding/day
Perhaps the most important achievement academically at RGNS has been the strengthening of the learning center to assist students with learning differences. The center also assists teachers in understanding how to support students with different learning styles. Howard Gardner’s concept of multiple intelligences has had an impact on my approach to education. The finest independent schools today recognize that students have an enormous range of gifts and talents. It is our responsibility to help young people discover and develop these gifts. The strongest schools celebrate these diverse gifts and they increasingly recognize that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is as important as IQ to a child’s success in life. Top-tier schools such as Holland Hall develop the whole child. That philosophy drew me to the school. Please tell us about your experience outside of independent schools, in the corporate world. What is the most valuable lesson learned while working at Celestial Seasonings and Kraft?
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really wasn’t in the corporate world for long, only four years, but I learned a great deal about marketing, advertising, professional development, and management. Schools are not businesses, but I will say that my experiences at Kraft Foods and Celestial
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Seasonings Teas impressed on me the relevance of professional management practices to education. Companies invest significant resources in developing people. Independent schools, historically, have not invested much. I think school leaders are growing more aware that the most self-aware, ambitious teachers and coaches desire regular, candid feedback and it takes resources to help them grow and develop. What are some of the reasons you decided to come to Holland Hall?
Rebecca and I were looking for a superb
We heard that message from many Holland Hall people who are excited about the school’s future. I turned 49 this fall. I would like to lead a school for roughly another twenty years. Perhaps I am being idealistic, but it would be
... there is tremendous potential for Holland Hall to transform itself from a great to an even greater institution.
independent school for our three young children. I was looking for a professional leadership opportunity at a mature, stable school that still had great growth potential — and a compelling vision — to advance to a new level of excellence. From what we have heard and seen, there is tremendous potential for Holland Hall to transform itself from a great to an even greater institution.
gratifying to me for all of my children to graduate from Holland Hall. Former heads John Bird and Mark Desjardins have told me that Holland Hall will be a wonderful place for my children. That message came through from everyone with whom we visited! Getting my own children through Holland Hall will take up the bulk of those twenty years. Being at a school for that length of time would provide me an opportunity to make a significant impact. What do you think will be areas of focus once you begin at Holland Hall?
From talking to the board of trustees, it is clear there are major
facilities projects in the works that will require several years to fund and complete. A majority of my time in independent schools has been spent in advancement and admission, and I have been involved with campaigns at four schools. I enjoy building the relationships with donors and trustees that form the core of any successful fund raising effort.
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he writes is insightful and accessible to the typical adult. I recently Importantly, the board and I want to see Holland Hall’s enrollment, which has declined a bit in recent years due to the recession, begin finished “Outliers”. For my birthday, Rebecca just bought me to grow again … steadily and consistently. Attracting mission“Dethroning the King”, an account of upper management inside appropriate students from Greater Tulsa is essential for our school the Anheuser-Busch dynasty. Having lived in St. Louis and being a to grow and flourish. Cardinals (baseball) fan, the Busch There is nothing I aspire to be collaborative family fascinates me. more important to a successful school than There are three books I have read in and to seek consensus a robust and gifted recent years I would recommend to student body. Holland Hall parents who are eager in making decisions. to prepare their children for the 21st It is also essential for century: “The Global Achievement the school to continue Gap” (Tony Wagner); “Mindset: The to support and nurture its teaching faculty. Raising funds for New Psychology of Success” (Carol Dweck); and “Five Minds for faculty professional development will be a high priority for me. A the Future” (Howard Gardner). commitment to professional development is necessary to ensure that teachers remain lifelong learners, and that they model learning What do you and your family like to do for fun? for students. e love to exercise. Rebecca and I enjoy tennis, hiking, snow How would you describe your leadership style? skiing, and jogging. Our children are active (many would say hyperactive!) and are into a variety of sports and activities. Living closer aspire to be collaborative and to seek consensus in making to the Rocky Mountains appeals to us because we enjoy mountain decisions. A head of a large, complex school such as Holland activities. Rebecca is from Colorado Springs. We also enjoy cultural Hall must be able to communicate constantly and openly to activities, especially live music and theater, and are thrilled with all constituencies and be comfortable delegating to trusted, how much Holland Hall and Tulsa have to offer. Rebecca and I try capable colleagues. I see a great deal of talent in the Holland Hall to get to Manhattan a couple times a year to take in shows and jog administration, staff and faculty. through Central Park. As you can imagine, New York City is quite a contrast from life in the Southern Appalachians! For better or worse, I am action-oriented, love to work with a great variety of people to accomplish big things for an organization, and What are you and your family looking forward to most enjoy keeping score, which is why admissions and development in Tulsa? have appeal for me. Everyone who has worked with me (including my wife!) knows I can grow restless with the status quo. I look e are looking forward to getting to know the people of forward to partnering with the Holland Hall community to chart Holland Hall and Tulsa. As a history teacher, I am interested in an ambitious course for our school’s future! learning about the history of Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma. Rebecca and I have been taken with people’s genuine friendliness What is your favorite book and why? and warmth. We are full of anticipation at the prospect of moving our growing family to a dynamic city. alcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors. Everything
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Preserving Family Histories A Cross Divisional Project By Mark Johnson, Middle School Seventh Grade English Teacher
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f all the essays, short stories, memoirs, and poetry I read each year, it is the stories about the lives of my students’ grandparents that I look forward to the most. They are proud of these family histories chronicling special moments in the
lives their grandparents lead when they, too, were young. This year, I’ve been reading stories about first cars, dancing to Elvis and Chuck Berry, roping coyotes, and surviving tornados. One student wrote about her great grandmother and grandmother baking the first Girl Scout cookies in Tulsa. Another documented the seven years her grandfather survived as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. For one of those years his cell mate was John McCain. This year all the third and seventh grade students at Holland Hall are working together on this project. The seventh graders are writing
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about events that happened when their grandparents were teenagers, while the third graders asked their grandparents to tell them stories set in primary school. The two grades have met together three times over the past month sharing their progress and their final drafts.
for Christmas that year. “Both of my grandmas got all teary-eyed and everyone was very thankful and impressed,” Marlena said. When Cindy Spain’s daughter Emily was in my class, she discovered her grandfather had lived in a TB sanatorium for two years when he was 11 and 12 years old, something neither Emily nor Cindy had known before. I am sure that many students, this year as well, listened to stories they had never heard before and in writing them down are more likely to remember them forever. When my oldest son was in the eighth grade, he interviewed his grandfather and heard a story about how my father ran out of gas in West Tulsa and decided to walk back to a friend’s house across what was then a railroad trestle over the Arkansas River. When a train came roaring across the trestle, Markham had to swing down below the tracks and hang on as the train passed overhead.
When Margery Armstrong’s daughter Marlena Kuhn was in my eighth grade class, she interviewed both sets of her grandparents and wrote about when they first met. “My granny and papa lived across the street from each other when they were four-years-old and she would say that she knew she was going to marry him the first day she saw him.” Marlena gave the stories she wrote to her grandparents
Each story we hear from parents or grandparents becomes part of that preserved family history, that fabric of memories that binds us together. From my father’s stories, my sons learned that he, too, had once been a teenager, that he was devoted to his friends, he was brave, and he did not always make the best decisions. There are so many wonderful stories in each family that are perhaps never told and yet can be preserved if we only take a little extra time to listen.
focus on arts Tuscan Sky in Tulsa Upper School Head Dennis Calkins, Holland Hall art faculty Mazen Abufadil and Interim Headmaster Geoffrey Butler in front of, “Tuscan Sky in Tulsa” from Mazen’s latest project entitled “Aether”. The photo-fresco consists of plaster slab, framed in rough cedar and accented with brass inlays. Each piece begins as a black and white or color photographic image, where the image is then etched into a copper plate and inked up, or where the pigment is laid down directly on some substrate. Somewhat similar in concept to slaked-lime frescos, the pigment is then applied “a la fresco” into wet plaster. The plaster absorbs the pigment to produce the final piece. Mazen donated this as a gift to the school on November 17, 2010 in appreciation of the support he has received as an artist, teacher and parent at Holland Hall. Mazen is in his 12th year of teaching Photography and Advanced Art at Holland Hall. You may view the art hanging in the SMT Commons of the Upper School.
The following Holland Hall students were accepted into the National Children’s Honor Choir: Lauren Bowman Mallory Brander John Connor Kate Ichinose Avery Jacobs
Caroline Kelly Johnny LaFortune Lexi Lake MacLeod Lawson Lilly Sallinger
National Middle School/Jr. High Honor Choir: Dakota Christian Morgan Connor
Not pictured in group photo: Morgan Connor
ARTworks Holland Hall Presents Santa Fe Artist Helene Pfeffer The Holland Hall String Orchestra was awarded a Superior rating at the OSSAA (Oklahoma State Secondary Schools Activities Association) State String Orchestra contest held November 16 at Edmond Santa Fe High School. This award is the highest rating an ensemble can receive. This year marks the first time the Holland Hall String Orchestra has achieved this rating at the state contest level.
The 33rd installment of the Holland Hall ARTworks program was once again a resounding success. Thanks to all of our ARTworks patrons and parent volunteers who made it possible for featured artist Helene Pfeffer to spend a week in residency at Holland Hall sharing her creative talents with our students. In addition to her large group presentations, Ms. Pfeffer conducted “hands on” workshops for every student in both the Primary and Middle Schools with an extended Master Class for Upper School Advanced Art students. Utilizing a wide variety of collected materials, aspiring young artists learned first hand the techniques of ‘collage’ and ‘layering’ as they created their own original works of art.
Holland Hall’s Middle School Technology and Media Arts teacher Dave McPherson is a talented and accomplished musician, songwriter and performer. Dave recently released his first solo studio album on Chicago’s Hi-Style Records. The album, “Signs & Signifiers” is a mix of rock n’ roll and rhythm & blues. HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE
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Choreography
The Language of the Body By Sarah Joyce-Dyer & Karen Ford '11
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o you remember when family entertainment was “The Lawrence Welk Show” and “The Arthur Murray Party”? When reality TV was “American Bandstand” and “Soul Train”? When “Solid Gold” was pushing the limits of prime time decency? It was an era during which trained dancers and even regular folks got to be on television because they had all the right moves, and the lines between real and rehearsed were first blurred — much to the delight of those watching at home. In recent years, television programmers have re-introduced this form of entertainment that leaves us entranced and intrigued. These days, dance shows are featuring everything from tango and hip-hop to ballet and Bali-wood. Such shows as “Dancing with the Stars”, “So You Think You Can Dance” and “America’s Best Dance Crew” can be watched any night of the week and on every basic cable channel. What you may not know are the names of the choreographers who are creating, teaching and rehearsing all those dances for our over-coffee critiques the next day. These are the unsung talents behind the sequins and the spandex. They are the brains behind the box step and the smarts behind the samba. This fall, Holland Hall had four Upper School dancers try their hand or foot if you will at the Art of Choreography. Karen Ford ’11, Evyn Larsen ’11, Ellen Humphreys ’11 and Haley Baker ’12 took on the personal challenge of inventing, teaching and
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polishing dances to be performed by their fellow Holland Hall Modern Dance Repertory Ensemble members. Choreography, an upper level arts course offered to level 3 and 4 dance students, is part independent study, part private tutorial, and part trial-by-fire. The course requires that a student spend numerous hours alone in an empty dance studio, playing the same music over and over. (I always say it is a good sign of creative progress when you love a song, grow to hate it, and then can finally tolerate it again.) After designing a series of dance moves, each choreographer must then show the work by performing solo in front of the teacher and await the barrage of critique correction and compromises that always follow. And, most difficult of all, the student choreographer must teach these movement sequences to a cast of her peers. Some days this is like working with the graceful talents of the Bolshoi, other days it feels like coaching a synchronized swimming team of cats. Here is what these four dancers had to say about what sparked their creativity and desire to choreograph: Ellen Humphreys: This summer, during a theater workshop at Northwestern, I had two entirely unrelated topics thrown at me, both of which caused me to think — ooh, I ought to base a dance around that! The first was my study of Viewpoints, a technique for actors that provides a vocabulary for thinking about and acting upon movement and gesture based in kinesthetic response. My second inspiration came from a play I saw, “On The Wire”, based on Philippe Petit’s illegal 1974 high wire walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center. Because of its basis around a person, and not necessarily the confinement of a single emotion, this dance is the re-telling of a story. It’s not abstract or interpretive, necessarily, by my way of conveying the human state in, what I imagine, would be its freest possible form. My dance, “Nobody Falls Halfway”, is the story of this 24-year-old Frenchman and his love affairs — one with a young associate, Annie, and the other with a long stretch of wire and a 1,350 foot drop. The piece is very much based in Kinesthetic response and spontaneity, so there will be stuff happening on stage that we’ve never technically rehearsed. Essentially, the cast members are acting to music just as much as they are dancing. Evyn Larsen: My inspiration came from an eye-opening conversation with fellow student Arda Bulak. Arda is quite the musician, and he is the person who taught me to better appreciate music without lyrics, and more specifically, the work “A Song for Our Fathers” by the group Explosions In The Sky. For the purposes of designing choreography, I now find that instrumental music can tell a more effective and complete story because it is open to interpretation by the listener and isn’t restricted to the specific story being told by a singer/songwriter. Arda shared with me the story of war that he heard when listening to “A Song for Our Fathers”. For me, his
story of bloodshed and hardships was so very powerful, and it caused me to ask the question in my dance “Is The Battle Worth The Sacrifice?” I realized that I could most effectively express my feelings of confusion, anguish, and admiration for soldiers and their families, through the movement of dance. The actual sequences include sharp gestures when dancing in groups, and softer movements for soloists. Marching, fighting, explosive energy. Contrasts between internal thoughts and external reality. Karen Ford: Almost all of us have heard the famous Shakespearean soliloquy ‘To be or not to be: that is the question: whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings of arrows of outrageous fortune / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles…’ This, along with the song “Mouthwash” by Kate Nash, got me thinking one summer afternoon — what does it mean to be? Is it possible to simply ‘be’ without interruption? Are you ‘be-ing’, or are you ‘do-ing’? Is living ‘be-ing’? Is ‘be-ing’ more or less? My dance project, “To Be”, sets out to explore these questions. In order to get help finding this answer, I presented my dancers with the concept of ‘be-ing’. I told them that through this semester-long journey, they will form their own answers. The entire cast has taken to the conundrum, and together we search for an answer by allowing the question to flow through our bodies and inform our movements, which are proving to be very modern and lyrical, and are capturing emotion within the motion. Haley Baker: My inspiration came right out of my many years of taking dance classes, but more specifically, from my discovery and appreciation of the variety offered by Modern dance. I have studied classical ballet for years. Starting in Modern class revealed a whole new world of dance options I had never seen before, full of movement possibilities that I could investigate and adopt. Like me, the dancers in “Caught At The Threshold” start off feeling unified and content with the world in which they live. But, then they discover that beyond their comfort zone is a world of broadened options and excitement. With this discovery, however, the dancers must make a decision: to explore new possibilities or remain content in familiar surroundings. Each dancer must decide for herself if she will cross the threshold. The movement motifs I chose for this dance are smooth, flowing and graceful. It is a play on traditional dance that is ballet-inspired, yet contemporary in execution. HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE
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Alumni Board Association Mr. Sanford Roberds ’93 President
From the President of the Alumni Association Board
Ms. Virginia Miller ’71 Past President Mr. Clint Brumble ’93 Vice President Ms. Ashley Parrish ’93 Secretary Mr. Brett Baker ’89 Treasurer
I am excited about the opportunity to serve as President of the Alumni Association. I would first like to thank Virginia Miller ’71, our outgoing President, for everything she has done to grow our alumni support. Virginia is one of the most passionate Holland Hall alumni I have had the pleasure to get to know and I hope you will let her know what a great job she has done. We are off to an exciting and historical time at Holland Hall. We are pleased to announce that John Dodds Marshall has agreed to become the 17th Head of School, commencing in July 2011. John is currently the head of Rabun GapNacoochee School in Rabun Gap, Georgia.
Ms. Sandra J. Alexander ’69 Mr. Andrew S. Allen ’77 Mr. Robert Butler ’92 Ms. Farryl J. Stokes ’59 Ms. Allison G. Warning ’62
We had a wonderful turnout for the Alumni Reunion Weekend, which was held on October 8-9 this year. The weekend kicked off with the Alumni Awards Ceremony. The Tim S. O’Halloran award is presented to a faculty member for excellence in teaching and selected by the class year celebrating its 10-year reunion. This year the class of 2000 selected Richard Spencer as the faculty member to honor. In addition to the Tim O’Halloran award, we introduced a new award this year, the Young Alumni Achievement Award. The Young Alumni Achievement Award recognizes the graduate from the last 15 years who has made a significant mark in his/her university or community, and excels in their profession or pursuit of education. Chris Gates ’05 was selected as our first recipient. Chris has followed through on a passion that he has had since high school. Chris established the Janada L. Batchelor Foundation for Children, Inc. named for his grandmother. JBFC provides a safe and loving home, education, and health care to over 40 girls in Africa. After the Alumni Awards Ceremony, we all gathered for a cookout to see old friends and faculty and watch our Dutch beat Greenhill. I hope everyone was able to come out to see our Dutch in action on the football field … congratulations to the team for one of the best seasons in school history. We also had a wonderful turnout at Saturday’s Alumni Brunch. It was fun to see everyone walk the halls with their families reminiscing of their days in school. Of course, we can never forget our annual Trivia Night. This event has been and continues to be a great success. If you have not participated in this event, I would encourage you to consider participating by creating your own team or joining other alumni teams. We have experienced a growth in our alumni teams the last few years and it would be great to see this trend continue. We hope you will mark your calendars for January 29, 2011 and plan on attending this exciting event. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the annual fund last year. Last year we reached our goal of 12 percent alumni participation. Holland Hall helped us all build a foundation to face all the obstacles we have encountered in our lives. We built many memories, knowledge and friendships. With the tough economy, Holland Hall continues to reach children, many on scholarships, throughout our community, and it needs your help to grow and prosper. Please visit www.hollandhall.org for more information on ways to give. I hope everyone will take some time to bring your family out to participate in this new and exciting year for the Alumni Association. I would encourage you to make it a habit to follow the Alumni Association on our new website and also watch for announcements regarding our 2010/2011 events. I want to give a special thanks to Judy Warren, Director of Alumni Relations and Brad Shelley, Director of Institutional Advancement for all they have done to help make our Association more accessible and noticeable. Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing each of you at one of our events. Wishing you a Happy Holiday and a wonderful 2011. Go Dutch! Sanford J. Roberds ’93 President, Holland Hall Alumni Association
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1970 Class Correspondent: Leigh Hooker Standingbear 10640 Harreld Road, Beggs, OK 74421 918-585-5131 or leighstandingbear@beggstelco.net
Twenty of the 36 graduates from the Class of 1970 celebrated our 40th Reunion! Classmates attended festivities at the Holland Hall campus and fun began later that Friday evening when Susan Miller Scott ’70 hosted a Girls Only Friday Night gathering! It was as if we picked up right where we left off so many years ago. Our Saturday night event was hosted by Annette (Biggs) Ellis ’70 and her husband, Bob. Thirty-six attended including spouses, significant others, faculty members, and members of other classes. Classmates and faculty attending: Annette Biggs Ellis ’70, John Bennett ’70, Ann Billington Cassell ’70, Fred Hewgley ’70, Joanna (Holliman) Potts ’70, Brian Howard ’70, Michelle (Jewell) Treichler ’70, Kirk Kerekes ’70, Richie Lawrence ’70, Roger Marshall ’70, Peter Mayo ’70, Susan Miller Scott ’70, Melissa Morgan Young ’70, Jeff Moore ’70, Janie Sanditen Kolman ’70, Susan Starr ’70, Leigh Hooker Standingbear ’70, Rant Tandy ’70, Don Tyler ’70, Bruce Buford ’69, Jane Duenner ’71, Holly Fultz Sweet, Kathy Lyons, Eric Grimshaw, Judy Berry Ingraham ’69, Eleanor Carmack, and Charlie Brown.
1976 Class Correspondent: If you would like to be the class correspondent for the class of ’76, please contact Judy Warren at jwarren@hollandhall.org
John Sellers ’76 has accepted a call to serve as Senior Pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Billings, Montana.
1983 Class Correspondent: Douglas Allen 995 Hopmeadow Street Simsbury, CT 06070 (860) 968-9749 dallen@westminster-school.org
Linda Bass Quisenberry ’83 worked in radio for 12 years, and is now at home with her son Jack (8). She has been married for 17 years and is living in Houston, TX. Lynnley Browning ’83 is living in Greater New Haven, CT, where she is writing for the New York Times and The Daily Beast and writing a narrative non-fiction book on Swiss banking.
The names of deceased classmates were remembered: Tom Ozment ’70, Elizabeth Bowen ’70, and Steve Clark ’70. It was a special moment for Leigh (Hooker) Standingbear ’70, when classmates decided to contribute nearly $1,000 to the Holland Hall Scholarship Fund in memory of her father, former faculty member, Ed Hooker. Since the class of 1970 had the most gifted and intelligent graduates of any class ever to have graduated from Holland Hall, a great evening was spent finding out what we are all doing with our talents! Geniuses, musicians, artists, teachers, surgeons, CEO’s and film makers dominated the scene. Former faculty members, Eleanor Carmack and Charlie Brown, honored us with their presence.
After months of planning, a small group managed to meet up in Boston last spring. Pete Lackey ’83, Tony Mascarin ’83, Roger Roberts ’83 and Doug Allen ’83 all gathered with their families for a too-brief lunch between baseball games, soccer practices, and piano lessons. It was wonderful to pick up conversations where we left off while also sharing notes on child-rearing and juggling careers and family.
What a great showing of classmates for a very special and memorable evening!
Left to Right adults: Douglas Allen ’83, Roger Roberts ’83, Ariel Balter (married to Roger), Amy Allen, Tony Mascarin, Sonya Lackey, Pete Lackey. Left to Right children:Thomas Allen, Anna Roberts, Lauren Allen, Sam Lackey, Michael Lackey.
Ken Levit ’83 reports “I ran the Tulsa Run, with hope of making it in less than twice the time I completed it in 12th grade, which was 69 min. A low bar but I made it. My two kids are now at Holland Hall —Nathan ’16 and Rebecca ’20 so I get to re-live those salad days (a phrase I picked up from Mary Parker) once more. I like it better this time.“ Please email or call with updates and milestones, otherwise future class notes sections will contain a mixture of cut-and-pasted Facebook updates and pure fiction. My goal is to help the class reconnect, so if you have contact information, especially for classmates who transferred before graduation, please let me know. In the words of Jerry Maguire, “Help me, help you.” Thanks! Doug.
1997 Class Correspondent: If you would like to be the class correspondent for the class of ’97, please contact Judy Warren at jwarren@hollandhall.org
Sarah Jeanette Stanford ’97 and Jason L. Freed were married Sept. 18, 2010, at the bride’s parents’ home in Tulsa. The Rev. Richard Read, Associate Pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church, officiated. A reception followed at Southern Hills Country Club. The bride is the daughter of E. Michael and Susan M. Stanford of Tulsa. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs.Tom Glasscock and Goldia Johnson. The bride graduated from Holland Hall School and Oklahoma State University. She is a research associate with OU-Tulsa Early Childhood Education Institute. The bridegroom is the son of Tammey Holte of Coweta and Jeff Freed of Albion, IN. He is the grandson of Mary Lou Freed, and Bud and Liz Strong. The bridegroom graduated from Garrett High School in Garrett, IN. He is an internal servicewriter with Lexus of Tulsa. Charlie Stanford was the ringbearer. Ushers were Chad Stanford ’93 and Jeremy Stanford. The wedding was witnessed by Nate Sorg and Susan Stuart Peterson ’97. Wedding music included soloist Mark Bennett ’99. The bride wore a strapless gown of tiered ruffles, called “Rebeca” by Pronovias. She carried a bouquet of yellow garden roses. Wedding colors were red and yellow. Following a honeymoon to Antigua, the couple will reside in Bixby, OK. HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE
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1998 Class Correspondent: Kate Rusley Gorman k8gorman@yahoo.com
shooting commercials for The OKC Thunder, Remington Park, Taco Mayo, and both WinStar and River Wind casinos.”
Ashley (Hightower) East ’98 got married on October 9 to Carter East. Ashley and her husband are working together and growing her catering business called, “Dinner at Home“ (founded in 2003). Ashley now has her own kitchen after seven years. In January Ashley and Carter will be spending their honeymoon in Kauai.
Natalie (McKnight) Lewis ’98 is celebrating the birth of her first child, Roosevelt Jacques Lewis III. Little Rosie was born on September 13, 2010 and weighed 8 lbs, 11 oz and measured 21.5 inches long. Natalie and her husband, Roosevelt Lewis II, just celebrated their two year wedding anniversary, They currently reside in Memphis, TN. Natalie works as a Materials Planner at Cummins and is enjoying motherhood.
Carrie (Gomez) Shaked ’98 got married on May 27,
2010 to Tal Shaked in Los Gatos, California. The wedding took place outdoors on a private estate tucked in a fairytale setting of redwood trees, a small pond, and children’s sculpture garden. They now live in Mountain View, California. Carrie is a licensed architect in California. She is freelancing for a design-build firm in San Mateo as well as taking on a few private architecture and graphic design clients. She also developed a line of products available at www.etsy.com/shop/designlaughter. Carrie’s husband Tal is a software engineer for Google, and has achieved the title of Chess Grandmaster. For Carrie’s honeymoon she went to four islands in French Polynesia, (Tahiti, Rurutu, Moorea, & Tikehau). They swam with humpback whales, went scuba diving with sharks and manta rays, and hiked to beautiful waterfalls.
Kate (Rusley) Gorman ’98 and husband Patrick moved earlier this year from Yuzhno, Russia to Okpo, South Korea with their three kids, Colby (7), Kelly (6), and Connor (3), following Patrick’s career in Project Management with ExxonMobil. The Gorman family have enjoyed traveling around the Asia Pacific region including; Russia Far East, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, and South Korea. Ragan Butler ’98 has made the move from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City to take a position with Ackerman McQueen Advertising Agency. She was recently promoted to Traditional Broadcast Producer, meaning that she is in charge of producing all of her company’s commercials that air on TV. Ragan says, “It’s been a big transition from the world of episodic TV and film to commercials, but I’ve been privileged to work with amazing clients, 24
Suzanne (Sharp) Dodson ’98 is living in Tulsa with her husband Ryan and two daughters Emery and Avery. Suzanne works part time at Magellan Midstream Partners as an Asset Integrity Engineer. She also volunteers with the Society of Women Engineers. She is the Leadership Coach for a six state area, and gets to do a bit of traveling with the society, giving presentations on strengthening leadership within various chapters of the society, and helping coach women in their career goals. Suzanne is on the board of a few engineering organizations in town.
Amanda (Campbell) Josser ’98 and her husband just welcomed their second child, Campbell Rose. She was born on March 31. Amanda lives in Tulsa and continues to work as a Speech Pathologist.
2000 Class Correspondent: Margaret Rosene Robinson alieze@aol.com 918.640.0735
Marc Abernathy ’00 is excited to share that he recently was named as Chief Operating Officer at Winston Media of Tulsa. Winston Media is an internet marketing agency in Tulsa.
The Class of 2000 celebrated their 10-year reunion this year. We celebrated at an intimate gathering with food and drink. Several classmates and Back: Brady Dillingham Carlson, Pollard, Maggie Rosene spouses were in Clint Robinson, Staci Robinson Tackett attendance. We missed those of Front: Wendy Thompson, Brooke you who were Hobbs Duckett, Sarah Blessing Losey, Meredith Gray Grener. unable to make it and hope to see you at the next one. As always, if you have notes you would like published, please contact me. The class of 2000 has our own Facebook page to keep you apprised of class events. Please join if you haven’t already. Also, if you would like to receive class communications, please make sure I have your updated address and email. You can email me at hhclassof2000@ aol.com. Thank you! Maggie
2002 Class Correspondent: Bryan Lieber 146 Ivy Drive, Apt. 12 Charlottesville, VA 22903 Bryan.lieber@gmail.com
Kara Beair ’02 married Grant Butler on October 16, 2010. They were married at Asbury United Methodist Church and had their reception at the Oklahoma Aquarium. Kara is in her final year of medical school at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Grant works in Gas Management at Williams Companies. They currently reside in Jenks, OK.
Ricky Thomas ’02 has a new position at ConocoPhillips in Australia. He and his wife Maureen have moved and are living full-time in Perth, Australia.
2003 Class Correspondent: If you would like to be the class correspondent for the class of ’03, please contact Judy Warren at jwarren@hollandhall.org
Bennie Shenelle Thierry ’03 completed in June a year of service with City Year Chicago, an Americorps program. She is currently in her final year of graduate school working towards a master’s degree in public administration and is currently interning in customer feedback at Chicago Transit Authority.
2005 Class Correspondent: Sam Plost 3225 Turtle Creek Blvd. #1120 Dallas, TX 75219 sam.plost@gmail.com
Scott Allen ’05 competed in the 2010 Ford Ironman in Louisville, Kentucky. The triathlon consisted of a 2.4 mile swim in the Ohio River, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run around
the Kentucky countryside. He completed the triathlon in 13 hours and 34 minutes. Scott is planning on training for two more next year. Tana Kanchanakpan ’05 was recognized by the WNBA for leading the league in season ticket sales. Tana was recently promoted to Senior Account Executive with the Tulsa Shock after the 2010 season.
Amanda Kee Harris ’05 with her class in South Korea. She is teaching English speaking kindergarten in South Korea.
After years of claiming that she would meet Howard Stern one day, Chloe
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appearances on the Howard Stern Show. She enjoys spending her time pursuing a career in modeling and acting. Chloe has done multiple photo shoots and earned a top ten placement in the Smashbox Modeling competition. Chloe was Princess Leia at Comic-Con 2010, a worldwide comic book and popular arts convention, and will be playing Princess Leia in the upcoming movie, “Paul,” starring Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, and Seth Rogan. In addition, Chloe is the new official face for the Star Wars character, Mara Jade. Chloe currently lives in Tulsa but is planning on relocating to a city where she can continue her acting career.
2006 Class Correspondent: Grant Plost 101 NE 53rd St #3121 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (918) 289-1041 grant-plost@ouhsc.edu
Alison Zarrow ’06
co-founded Top Shelf Premium Beverages LLC. The company’s first product is Top Shelf® Ultra-Premium Kombucha, a champagne tea that is hand-crafted on Northern California’s peninsula. To learn more about the drink, visit www.topshelfkombucha.com and become a fan on Facebook. In addition to working full time on her beverage company, Alison is attending classes toward a master’s at Stanford University. Thanks to everyone who submitted class notes. Please continue to send updates to grant-plost@ouhsc.edu so that I can include them in the upcoming Spring/Summer issue. Remember to mark your calendars for our fiveyear class reunion on May 13-14, 2011. I hope to see everyone there!
Lizzie Bender ’06 has traveled three
times to Tanzania, East Africa to volunteer at the Janada Batchelor Foundation for Children (JBFC), most recently in December 2009 when she led a group of accounting students from the University of Denver. JBFC, founded by Holland Hall alumnus Chris Gates ’05, operates an orphanage in Mwanza, Tanzania for abandoned street girls as well as a school for 250 children from surrounding villages. Lizzie assisted with various projects such as painting buildings, planting vegetation, and teaching the girls about business. Lizzie, who will graduate in June 2011 with her Bachelors and Masters in Accountancy from the University of Denver, has also done some accounting work for JBFC. For more information about JBFC, log onto www.jbfc-online.org.
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J.P. Bennett ’06 married Ann Bartlett ’07
on July 24, 2010 at Bridle Creek Horse Ranch and Resort in Sperry, OK. Daniel Knight ’06 and Travis Purser ’06 served as groomsmen while Kyle Detwiler ’06, Grant Detwiler ’06, and Spencer Pittman ’06 were ushers. Jessica Beustring ’07 was a bridesmaid. JP graduated from the University of Arkansas and is now working for Green Analytics, a startup company that does energy efficiency consulting and installation. Ann attends the University of Arkansas and enjoys doing professional photography. The newlyweds currently live in Bentonville, AR but hope to one day return to Tulsa, OK. Picture of J.P. Bennett ’06 and Ann Bartlett ’07 is courtesy of Madison Vining Photography.
Class Correspondent: If you would like to be the class correspondent for the class of ’09, please contact Judy Warren at jwarren@hollandhall.org
Alexandra Vasquez ’09, was selected to be part of a summer stock dance company that traveled to Paris, France, to perform the works of international dancer/choreographer Michael Foley. During her month abroad, Vasquez took multiple daily classes with several French instructors, Claudia Lavista (Mexico) and Foley (USA). When not in class, rehearsal, or performance, the company had the opportunity to explore the city’s museums, neighborhoods, shops and gardens. While there, Foley facilitated the debut of a new
Class Correspondents Needed! 1945-49, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 The class notes of the Holland Hall Magazine is a popular section; please consider being a class correspondent for your class. Contact Judy Warren at jwarren@hollandhall.org if you are interested.
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dance, “Drift”, for which Vasquez contributed choreography based on her experiences with the people, events and impressions of Paris. Vasquez is currently pursuing a degree in dance at the University of South Florida.
2010 Class Correspondent: If you would like to be the class correspondent for the class of ’10, please contact Judy Warren at jwarren@hollandhall.org
Art major Stephania Dulowski ’10, had three examples of her work selected for the freshman art show at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she is currently a student. On display were a selection of Dulowski’s photographic multi-media pieces consisting of
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cyanotype images developed on hand-treated photo-sensitive gauze. The delicate fabric images were then sewn to an ebony back cloth and hung in the style of tapestries.
Marriages
Carrie Gomez ’98 and Tal Shaked May 27, 2010 Ann Bartlett ’07 and J.P. Bennett ’06 July 24, 2010 Sarah Stanford ’97 and Jason Freed September 18, 2010 Ashley Hightower ’98 and Carter East October 9, 2010 Kara Beair ’02 and Grant Butler October 16, 2010
Births
Amanda Campbell Josserand ’98 and Jeremy Josserand - Campbell Rose born March 31, 2010 Natalie McKnight Lewis ’98 and Roosevelt Lewis II - Roosevelt Jacques Lewis III born September 13, 2010
In Loving Memory
Jean Bangs Phillips ’42 – June 24, 2010 Andrew (Andy) Chayim Dickson ’81 August 12, 2010 Cynthia Laverne Staab ’83 November 20, 2010
December 16, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m. University Update Dinner Holland Hall SMT Commons
March 4, 2011 @ 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Alumni Association Board Meeting Holland Hall Middle School, Alumni Center
December 18. 2010 @ 10:30 a.m. Alumni Basketball and Soccer Games US Gym and Soccer Field
April 7, 2011 @ 6:30 p.m. Alumni Reception in Albuquerque, NM Location TBD
January 29, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m. Trivia Night Upper School Commons
May 9, 2011 Holland Hall Golf Tournament The Golf Club of Oklahoma - 11:30 a.m. Registration 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start
February 10, 2011 @ 6:30 p.m. Alumni Reception in Houston, TX Location TBD
May 13-14, 2011 Alumni Reunion Weekend
The Alumni Association Board meets each month at 8 a.m. in the Alumni Center on the Holland Hall campus. For more information on alumni events, visit www.hollandhall.org.
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Geoffrey Butler welcomed the group, informed everybody of the new Head of School John Marshall and presented the future master plan for Holland Hall.
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Holland Hall Michael Swartzendruber ’84, Clayton Hosterman ’84, presented Libby Libby Yandell ’02 and Charlie Brown. Yandell ’02, our Dallas Chapter Representative, with a gift for her planning and organizing of the event. She did a beautiful job locating the venue, arranging the room, food, drink, and assisting the alumni office with invitations, phone calls and emails to the Dallas/Ft. Worth alumni. It was a tremendous evening. Thanks to all who attended: Courtney Bowline ’99, Amy Brechin ’74, John Brechin ’77, Michael Cheng ’93, Charles Hatfield ’96, Clayton Hosterman ’84, Brandon Lee ’98, Melissa Martin ’98, Kevin McCormack ’85, Rod Reppe ’80, Ashley Bowline Russell ’98, Michael Swartzendruber ’84, Gina Schuman Tolmas ’74, Jayme Willis ’99 and Libby Yandell ’02. Faculty and staff in attendance: Charlie Brown, Geoffrey Butler, Dennis Calkins, Steve Heldebrand, Brad Shelley and Judy Warren. Many alumni attended the field hockey, volleyball and football games on Thursday and Friday. Several who attended the reception attended the athletic events the following day. If you were unable to attend, you missed a terrific event. We hope to Geoffrey Butler and Brandon Lee ’98 see you next year. Mark your calendar and plan on attending the next Dallas Alumni Reception scheduled for November 2011.
Upcoming receptions: • February 10 – Houston, TX • April 7 – Albuquerque, NM
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There was plenty of reason to celebrate during Holland Hall’s 2010 Homecoming Weekend. The fun-filled weekend began with field hockey and volleyball victories against Dallas Greenhill and Episcopal School of Dallas and a football win against Dallas Greenhill. The festivities continued with the Alumni Awards Ceremony. Over fifty were in attendance to honor faculty member Richard Spencer and alumnus Christopher W. Gates ’05. Mr. Spencer was presented the Tim S. O’Halloran Faculty Award for his excellence in teaching. The recipient is selected by the class celebrating its 10-year reunion. Pamela O’Halloran-Blevins, Sean O’Halloran and Kelsey O’Halloran made the presentation. Receiving the Young Alumni Achievement Award was Christopher W. Gates ’05 for his significant mark in the global community. Interim Headmaster Geoffrey Butler presented his parents, Carene and Ron Gates, with the award. Due to his work in Africa, Christopher was unable to attend. The audience was treated to wonderful acceptance speeches by both Mr. Spencer and Mr. Gates. Following the Awards Ceremony was the Alumni Reception/Cookout under the tent. Approximately 125 alumni enjoyed food and fellowship. Added activities by the Alumni Association for alumni children this year were jupiter jump, obstacle course and a balloon man. Thirty-five alumni enjoyed visiting with classmates and faculty at the Alumni Brunch on Saturday. The class of ’85 was well represented. Many alumni from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s wandered the halls of the Upper School Commons recalling their days at Holland Hall. Interim Headmaster Geoffrey Butler presented Betty Butler Miller ’45 a gift in honor of her 65th reunion year. Photos and speeches from Homecoming Weekend are available for viewing. Visit www.hollandhall.org and click on alumni.
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Football team ties school record for most wins The Holland Hall football team finished the year 10-1, tying the school record for most wins and competed in the Division I SPC Championship game for the seventh time in the past 10 years. Although the SPC Championship game did not end the way the team had hoped, it does not define the football team’s success this season. Some of the bright moments of the year included defeating cross town rival and defending 3A Oklahoma state champions Cascia Hall 34-27, defeating the 2A defending state champions Lincoln Christian 51-19 and going undefeated for the regular season. If you look at the size of schools in SPC Division I football, Holland Hall is about half the student population of the other Division I schools. The school’s choice to compete each year with the best conference has to offer is credited to the high expectations of the coaching staff, leadership by the senior athletes and the commitment of everyone in the football program to compete at a highly competitive level. All SPC performers were: Seniors RB/DB Kwame Sexton, QB Brad Kragthorpe, FB/ LB Luke Frizzell, OL/DL Billy LaFortune and WR/DB Caleb Lade. Congratulations to the 2010 Dutch football team on an exciting year of football.
Boys Cross Country Finishes in top three
The boys cross country team finished 3rd place at SPC behind Austin St. Andrew’s and Dallas St. Mark’s. All SPC performers for the Dutch: Senior Taylor Moult (5th place), Sophomore Nathan Stewart (9th place) and Junior Mitch Hill (16th place). Every runner set a personal best on this championship course. The cross country team moved up nine places from last year (12th place in 2009). For the year, the boys finished in the top three at four out of six meets. The boys cross country team has now finished in the top three, 15 out of the last 23 years. The cross country team continues to be a consistent performer at the top of the SPC each year. Congratulations to Coach Greg Spencer ’99 and our 2010 boys cross country team.
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volleyball sets school record for most wins in a season The Dutch set a school record for most wins in a season with 22 and its highest finish ever at SPC, 5th place in Division I at SPC. In the regular season, the Dutch won the Catoosa Port City Classic, defeated several 6A and 5A volleyball programs and were featured in the Tulsa World as a team on the rise. The Dutch lost in the first round at SPC to eventual SPC Champion, Austin St. Stephen’s, 3-1. The Dutch bounced back in the afternoon to defeat Hockaday, 3-1. In the 5th place match, the Dutch defeated Fort Worth Country Day, 3-1. This program is continuing to make great strides in both the SPC and Oklahoma and will be a strong contender at SPC in years to come. All SPC performers were: Senior Christina Bayliss and Junior Jaime Rice. All North Zone were: Senior Christina Bayliss and Junior Ashlyn Terrell. Congratulations to the 2010 Dutch volleyball team.
girls cross country wins first SPC North zone championship The girls cross country team finished 8th place at SPC, only two points shy of seventh. All SPC performers for the Dutch: Freshman Savannah Smith (14th place) and Junior Cindy Saliba (18th place). Every runner set a personal best on this championship course. This group of girls finished four spots higher than they did in 2009 and is the best finish since 2005. This is the first year the girls have competed in the 5K at the conference meet. The team won their first SPC North Zone championship in October. With the return of every runner, strong leadership and some young talent, this program has an exciting future. Congratulations to the 2010 Dutch girls cross country team.
Congratulations to Senior Andrea Joyce who signed a national letter of intent with the University of Kansas for crew. Andrea is the daughter of John Joyce ’84 and Isla Joyce.
Dutch Field Hockey win all home matches
Cheer squad heading to nationals The Holland Hall Cheerleaders finished third place at the ASC Regional competition in Tulsa, OK in November. The third place finish and a qualifying score provided the squad a bid to Nationals in January for the fifth consecutive year. These girls have worked extremely hard at both preparing for this cheerleading competition and supporting our football teams this fall. The cheer squad is led by seniors Kia Taylor, Monica Mireles, Christine Basora and Melissa Tomasko. Congratulations to Coach Sarah Cox and the Holland Hall Cheerleaders.
The Dutch found themselves in the Division II bracket at SPC, after tying for fourth place in the North Zone by losing out on a tie breaker to the eventual SPC Division I champion, Hockaday. The Dutch had a bye for the first round and lost a heartbreaker to Episcopal School of Dallas in the second round on Thursday, 1-0. In their match on Friday, the Dutch defeated Dallas Greenhill, 2-0. The Dutch field hockey program finished the year 11-5-2. They won all five home field hockey matches. For a program that travels nearly every weekend, these girls have competed extremely hard and had some exciting victories throughout the season. All SPC: Senior Cameron Keylor. All North Zone: Senior Sherene Iskander and Junior Lily Swab. Congrats to the 2010 Field hockey team.
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