Kinkaid Summer Magazine 2024

A Message from Our Head of School

Dear Kinkaid Community,

As we celebrated our founder Margaret Kinkaid’s 150th birthday on April 29, it is important to note the incredible pioneer that she was. As a young married person, when she became pregnant in the early 20th century, she was forced out of her teaching position in HISD, as was the custom at the time. Recognizing the need for strong educational opportunities in a Houston that was growing in population, Mrs. Kinkaid was not deterred and started her own school out of her house. And look at her Kinkaid today! I am honored to follow in Mrs. Kinkaid’s footsteps and further advance her vision of “balanced growth” for all our students, centered on the “Three A’s” – Academics, Arts, and Athletics. There are many schools that do one or even two of those three “A’s” well, but Margaret Kinkaid was bold and ambitious in her strong desire to produce well-rounded students “who are strong citizens who will be well equipped to face a chaotic world; the kind of citizens who will cherish and maintain this democracy.” How forward thinking, and her words read as if she wrote them in 2024!

Of equal importance, Mrs. Kinkaid also valued the “wholly healthy child.” While fostering high achieving scholars,

2023-2024 Board of Trustees

Chair

Edwin H. Frank III ’68

Vice Chair

Steven P. Mach

Trustees

Brandt C. Bowden ’96

Jessica Kilbourne Brazelton

Annette E. Brissett

Stephanie Aliquo Cockrell

Kenneth D. Cowan

William Leslie Doggett ’75

Jonathan E. Eades, Ex-Officio

artists, and athletes is at the heart of the Kinkaid mission, Mrs. Kinkaid understood that you must support the physical and psychological wellbeing of our students, faculty, staff, and parents in order to foster such achievement. Wellbeing is of equal importance for success, and it remains a primary focus for us today.

Mrs. Kinkaid and I also clearly share the belief that the key to a successful school with strong outcomes is the caliber of the people supporting our students. I’ve shared many times that “a school will never exceed the quality of its faculty and staff.” I am often asked what I feel is the most important part of my job as Head of School. Without hesitation, I say “hiring and mentoring great faculty and staff.” Similarly, Mrs. Kinkaid was committed to the “skillful and qualified teacher - one who can instruct, counsel, guide, and inspire.”

I am confident Mrs. Kinkaid would take pleasure in how Kinkaid has evolved (she would surely be in awe of our ambitious, state-of-the-art ALL IN campaign building plans!), but she would be most pleased to see that our four Core Values of Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, and Kindness serve as the bedrock foundation of our school. In the pages of this magazine, Mrs. Kinkaid would also surely take delight in seeing the School’s purposeful commitment to developing compassionate leaders of empathy and integrity. And, I think she would take pride in the many traditions she started that continue to excite and engage our community today. Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Jonathan Eades Head of School

Ashley Morgan Hanna ’93

Michael Edwin Hanson Jr. ’00

J. Boyd Heath III

Lisa N. Helfman ’93

Helena Papadopoulos Johnson ’82

Evan H. Katz

Charles Berdon Lawrence Jr. ’96

Alicia Diane Lee ’98

Cecil J. Looke III

Walter G. Mayfield ’81

Billy McCartney

Elisa Stude Pye

Bethel M. Quander

Carlos A. Solé III

Asha Jamal Virani

Darryl L. Wilson

Neil A. Wizel

Life Trustees

E. Staman Ogilvie

Thomas M. Simmons

William M. Wheless III

Life Trustees Emeriti

Linda Andrews

John B. Beckworth

O. Holcombe Crosswell

Stewart Cureton Jr.

Frances Hopper Jeter ’74

Mary Nell Jeffers Lovett ’63

Stuart Yudofsky

Trustees Emeriti

J. B. Coskey

T. Dan Friedkin

C. Berdon Lawrence

Corbin J. Robertson Jr.

David M. Weekley

Eugene Werlin Jr.

ADMINISTRATION:

Jonathan Eades Head of School

Peter Behr Assistant Head of School

Goldie Arriola Director of Human Resources

Krista Babine Head of Lower School

Charlie Gramatges Head of Middle School

Alex Spencer Head of Upper School

Iris

Peggy

David

Ed

Scott

Director

Joanne

Tom

Mujidat

Vinnie

Mike

and Props

“Community Service Council brought a unique group of students together this year that was able to make real effective change happen in our community” – Hayden Lewitton

From Classroom to Community: Kinkaid Students Learn Through Service

By Kacie Horton, Upper School Coordinator of Service Programs

UPPER SCHOOL

The mission of the Community Service Leadership Council is to encourage the Kinkaid Upper School to give back to the community at large. The Council strives to connect students and faculty with different organizations and communities through a variety of service opportunities, focusing on projects that include face-to-face interaction. The Council leads and facilitates service activities that provide students with fun, rewarding experiences and that inspire students to be more involved in the community. There are more than 100 volunteer opportunities throughout the school year and these are a few highlights from student and teacher experiences.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

During the months of January, February, March, and April our 8th Grade Falcons worked with Books Between Kids! A program where, “children who have the privilege of their own home libraries can donate the books they have finished reading to help other children in Houston.”

LOWER SCHOOL

The Kinkaid Lower School strives to connect students, faculty, and families through a variety of service opportunities, focusing on projects that include opportunities for our youngest Falcons to interact with people both on campus and in the greater Houston community. These leadership and service activities aim to provide students with fun and rewarding experiences that inspire them to lead and serve in their communities.

“I liked packing lunches for other kids. It was really special.” – Campbell Legget

“It was a nice opportunity to give to people who don’t have what we have and to show generosity.” – Kayah Fisher

“Creating Sets

for The River with Z Ostrosky, Amanda Evans, Camille Weber, and Grace Wizel” – Kate Lambert

Kinkaid Celebrates Our FounderMargaret Kinkaid!

“The spirit, the determination, and the foresight of Margaret Hunter Kinkaid are what made her little school different from Houston’s several private schools at the turn of the century, and what made Kinkaid outlast them all.” - KINKAID and HOUSTON: 75 Years by Susan Hillebrandt Santangelo

On April 29, 2024, the Kinkaid community celebrated the 150th anniversary of Mrs. Kinkaid’s birth. That day marked the beginning of a lifetime of dedication to not only education, but to each and every student who passed through her school. Mrs. Kinkaid’s approach to education in terms of “the wholly healthy child” created the foundation for the balanced excellence Kinkaid encourages today.

Starting in 1904 with a class of seven students around a dining table in a small cottage on the corner of Elgin and San Jacinto, The Kinkaid School has grown to a population of nearly 1,500 students learning in facilities located on 64.5 acres. Since day one, The Kinkaid School has placed an emphasis on academic excellence, compassionate leadership, and our Core Values of Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, and Kindness. According to Mrs. Kinkaid, “the intellectually capable boy or girl of sound character whose talents, interests, and uniqueness are educational assets for other Kinkaid children.” Over a century of providing exceptional education to more than 7,000 graduates, today’s Kinkaid still reflects the original vision Mrs. Kinkaid had for her small neighborhood school by realizing a student’s full potential and providing balanced growth for each child.

Margaret Kinkaid was a trailblazer and far ahead of her time in recognizing the importance of educating the whole child, not just in the basics but in a variety of extracurricular experiences.

“Mrs. Kinkaid thought that school should be interesting, full of surprises, a source of knowledge about the world outside of books, particularly the worlds of art, music, and current events.”KINKAID and HOUSTON: 75 Years by Susan Hillebrandt Santangelo

She always wanted to know the students’ views and took a personal interest in each boy and girl. “She was very modest in her manner, yet more than efficient. She had the dignity of a queen, the energy of a leader, the outlook of an optimist, and the patience and understanding of a mother. She took an individual interest in each one of Kinkaid’s boys and girls…No child could present a problem too big for her to cope with; and no matter how bad he was, she could always find some good about him.” - Lynn Cummings, Written for the Falcon newspaper in 1951 about Margaret Kinkaid. Mrs. Kinkaid stressed as a founding value “concern for others,” and insisted that students participate in community service, a legacy that continues to thrive today. Community building has always been at the core of the Kinkaid experience, and it started with Mrs. Kinkaid who encouraged students and their families to come together and create bonds and traditions that would last generations. From the School’s colors of purple and gold, to the Kinkaid seal, and the creation of the School song, “Kinkaid, My Own Kinkaid” and the Falcon mascot, Mrs. Kinkaid truly allowed the students to make Kinkaid their own. An experience that today’s students carry on and make The Kinkaid School a place “Where You Belong.”

By the 1920s, The Kinkaid School had outgrown Mrs. Kinkaid’s house, and under her direction, the first Board of Trustees was tasked to “secure a site for a school, and to build, equip, maintain, and operate such school plant, provided, however, that the classes embrace classes of at least junior high school work.” - KINKAID and HOUSTON: 75 Years by Susan Hillebrandt Santangelo. The new facility and grounds would become known as the Richmond Campus. This new space allowed the School to expand even further into a full K-12 program in 1934 and served the student body for the next 33 years.

A Pioneer, a Game-Changer, and a Mold-Breaker are all words that can describe Margaret Kinkaid but the most fitting is Educator. Mrs. Kinkaid’s vision for what a school can be has stood the test of time and has impacted the lives of thousands of students and their families for over a century. The Kinkaid School proudly celebrates the legacy of Margaret Hunter Kinkaid everyday and continues the mission to which she dedicated her life.

“My school is not a preparation for a student's life; it is his life. Mothers always want the best for their children, but it takes a good teacher to bring out the best in those children.”

– Margaret Kinkaid

Graduation 1913

The Kinkaid Family c1930

The Kinkaid School Class of 1912

Original school house

Learning Beyond the Classroom Interim Term 2024

CENTER FOR WELLBEING AND SUCCESS

By Peter Behr, Assistant Head of School

According to a report by the American Psychological Association, the mental health of students is currently in crisis. Faced with a significant increase in demand for care, educational institutions are focusing on creating a broader culture of wellbeing and equipping their faculty to support students effectively. At Kinkaid, a significant step in this direction has been the conceptualization of The Center for Wellbeing and Success, which is beginning operation in the 2024-2025 academic year. With the support of the Head of School, Jonathan Eades, a committee was established in the fall of 2024 that laid the groundwork for the Center, including the creation of a purpose statement consistent with Kinkaid’s Mission and Core Values.

The Center for Wellbeing and Success is committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive, and enriching environment for the entire Kinkaid community.

Consistent with Kinkaid’s Mission and Core Values, the Center encourages and nurtures children to develop strong character and to prepare them with personal and life skills to cultivate empathy, resiliency, and a growth mindset; identify their own strengths and challenges; teach them how to care for self, set boundaries, and find balance; and positively contribute to the wellbeing of society.

The Center aims to provide a safe, inclusive, and enriching environment for the entire Kinkaid community, where wellbeing is success in and of itself! The Center seeks to advance these goals through educational programming and training for students, parents, faculty, and staff, curricular offerings, student support services, student-led programming, and community events.

In line with these pursuits, the School has hired a Director for the Center, Dr. Laura Lomax-Bream

Administrative Team. A trusted counselor and psychologist in Kinkaid’s Upper School for thirteen years, Dr. Lomax-Bream will take the helm of the Center beginning this July. She is excited to begin to develop new wellbeing programming and coordinate Kinkaid’s existing wellbeing initiatives. In this way, Kinkaid can ensure that students are taught appropriate wellness topics at developmentally appropriate times, that unnecessary duplication is reduced, and that coordination of wellbeing programming is improved.

In the 2024-25 school year, the Center for Wellbeing and Success, under Dr. Lomax-Bream’s leadership, will begin many initiatives:

• Working in association with the Upper School’s Student Wellbeing Advisory Board, the Center will foster a significant student role in the enhancement and development of new peer and community wellbeing programming.

• The Center, together with our Health and Wellness Parent Education representatives from the Parents’ Association, will implement and expand parent education opportunities through speakers and seminars. The Center will also explore strategies to increase caregivers' active participation in wellness education efforts.

• The Center will enhance faculty and staff wellbeing opportunities and education, knowing that the community's adults are role models for our students.

• Curricularly, the Center intends to build on the strong wellness programming in the Lower School to continue the knowledge and learning through the Middle and Upper Schools. Dr. Lomax-Bream has also been assigned to develop and teach a wellbeing class to the 8th-grade students in the upcoming year.

With its new center, Kinkaid is fostering an environment that assures the wellbeing and success of all associated with the institution. This proactive approach to mental health also aligns with the School's commitment to nurturing supportive mentoring and peer relationships among students, faculty, and parents. Beginning next year, the Center for Wellbeing and Success will become “a light for all of the Kinkaid Community.”

NEW DIRECTOR BUILDS ON STRONG FOUNDATION

Dr. Laura Lomax-Bream has been tapped as Kinkaid’s inaugural Director of the Center for Wellbeing and Success. Laura joined Kinkaid as an Upper School Psychologist in 2010, and she quickly developed a strong reputation for her in-depth knowledge of child and adolescent development and her expert care to students and community members.

Since joining Kinkaid, Laura has co-created the Upper School to Middle School peer mentoring program, presented various mental health and wellness topics to faculty and parents, and served as a guest lecturer on wellness topics for multiple classes in the Upper School. Laura’s leadership is anchored in her extensive Kinkaid experience, Kinkaid’s Core Values, and her desire to build programming to enhance the wellbeing and success of all within the Kinkaid community. As a new member of Kinkaid’s Senior Administrative Team, Laura will be part of a process that can support and promote positive change, capitalize on existing strengths, and make plans for future challenges and synergistic opportunities.

CLEF: BY THE NUMBERS

Laura shared the following related to her excitement and hope for the new center, “What a gift to be able to take a global, wholistic view of our wellbeing strengths and challenges! I am so enthusiastic to get to work with such a great foundation and the potential to really address some recurrent struggles I’ve watched over the past 13 years.”

Before her work at Kinkaid, Dr. Lomax-Bream was in private practice treating children, adolescents, and adults. She also served as an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Houston. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.A. in Psychology from Trinity University.

The Gordy Family Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Finance hit the ground running in its inaugural year, implementing courses and programs in leadership, business, finance, and investing.

The Leadership Honors Program hosted seven seminars with distinguished leaders. More than 160 students participated in the program, and 25 seniors earned the Commendation in Leadership honor.

The entire 9th-grade class took the newly-revamped Decisions for Healthy Living and Leadership course. More than 100 juniors and seniors took the new Fundamentals of Business and Finance (BizFin) course. Twenty-eight juniors took BizFin and the new Interim-Term internship course, Principles of Investing, which was taught by Kinkaid’s faculty and professional financial investment advisor, Keen Butcher. These juniors qualified to become the founding members of Kinkaid’s Student Investment Managers, managing $100,000 of Kinkaid’s endowment – actually, $100,000+ AUM with Nvidia’s gains! The Center will roll out more transformative classes next year: the Middle School 8th-grade Entrepreneurship and Leadership course; the Upper School pilot Entrepreneurship INCubator course; and a new Macroeconomics course.

Dr. Laura Lomax-Bream

International Fair

This year, Lower School enjoyed the 23rd International Fair, celebrating the countries of Chile and Fiji, during which students enjoyed a rich, interactive experience! As is tradition, International Fair kicks off with an assembly the week prior to the event, with a parade of flags through the Lower School and into the Brown Auditorium. At the assembly, students were treated to an exuberant Fijian dance performance and an incredibly special performance of the Chilean National Anthem. The following week, students excitedly traveled to Chile and Fiji. In Chile, students sand surfed through the Atacama Desert, left geoglyphs on an Atacama cave wall, climbed the Andes mountains, and boated through the Marble Caves. In Fiji, students identified animals in the rainforest, sat around a fire pit outside a Fijian house, boarded a submarine in search of local sea life, and swam with sharks! Our travelers were immersed in sights, textures, and activities as they journeyed through two wonderful countries.

Ninth And Tenth Grade Party

On Saturday, February 3rd, Kinkaid 9th and 10th graders enjoyed a “Night in Vegas!” The event was well attended and a good time was had by all. Students enjoyed a variety of activities including face painting, corn hole, inflatable axe throwing, blackjack tables, and DJ. Students snacked on treats from Whataburger. Raffle prizes included several Apple products and Yeti cups.

Middle School STEM Night 2024

Time to Party Middle School

Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Embracing the Future

The Kinkaid School recognized the 10th Annual Celebration of African American Heritage and Culture (CAAHC) in February. The evening began with a multi-divisional vocal ensemble leading the audience in a performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Students from the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools showcased their multiple talents while honoring the Black experience of yesterday, today, and tomorrow and recognizing "Kinkaid Trailblazers" who have made this event possible. This production, supported by a committee of dedicated faculty and staff members, was open to the entire community and served as a foundational element of the larger observation of Black History Month and the other events that took place throughout the month of February across the divisions.

Dust Off Your Boots for Go Texan Day!

2024 Holi and Basant Festival

Sporting Clays Benefit

The Kinkaid community enjoyed a wonderful day at the Greater Houston Sports Club in support of the 21st Annual Sporting Clays Benefit. The event was chaired by Daniel Jenkins ’97, Scott Frankel ’99 served as the vice chair, and the School honored Ed Frank ’68, current Chair of the Board of Trustees. We are proud to report that over $220,000 was raised for the endowed teaching position in honor of the late Ruth Ereli, a beloved Middle School teacher who taught at Kinkaid for over 35 years.

Please save the date for next year’s benefit on Friday, March 21, 2025!

Tom Moore, Scott Frankel, Daniel Jenkins, Jonathan Eades, and Ed Frank Kelly Koster and Virginia Williams

TRACK COACH CROWNED WARRIOR KING

By David

There is a king in our midst.

Track coach Mr. Robert Martey was crowned the “Asafoatse” or warrior king of the Gbugbla tribe in Teshie, his hometown in Greater Accra, Ghana, six months ago.

“I was shocked,” he said. “This was my great-grandfather’s throne and it has been vacant for 50 years.”

The process of becoming king begins with the “mormor” ceremony, where the paramount king and the elders of the town capture him and felicitate him. Mr. Martey was made to stay in a shrine for two days where he learned about the traditions of his people.

Mr. Martey’s brother, the king of the Gbugbla people, Mr. Nii Martey Layea, explained the significance of the two nights spent in the shrine.

“People say it’s all about ghosts, ghosts, ghosts,” he said. “That’s not true. Your ancestors come to you. They teach you how to behave, your tasks, where you go, where you sit.”

And indeed, Mr. Martey, sleeping on the concrete floor of the shrine, experienced visions of his ancestors speaking to him.

“I really believe that my forefathers embraced the idea of me becoming king,” Mr. Martey said. “ The sleep wasn't that good, but it doesn't have to be a comfortable thing. But the few times I fell asleep I got visions of what it entails, what I'm supposed to be doing, how I'm supposed to be helping. I was really, really excited by that.”

On the last day, Mr. Martey was dressed in

royal finery and embraced by the community in a public reception and series of rituals, a surprise to Mr. Martey since for most of his life he hadn’t fully grown up in the village.

“I moved away at a young age and went to a very selective boarding school in the Central Region of Ghana,” he said. “Coming back, there were a lot of people that knew what I did and what I've been doing, who gave me some love. I felt the love; I felt the unity between myself and my family.”

As warrior king, Mr. Martey is the “Gontei” or “thumb” and must be consulted by the king of the tribe for any major decisions.

“They can’t really do anything without me,” said Mr. Martey. “Because we have a saying in my country that ’you can’t tie a knot without the thumb’. And that is how I serve. I serve my town and my community.”

In the words of Mr. Martey, he is the “Julius Caesar” of his tribe, working to protect the Gbugbla community and serve the needy.

In the past, protecting the tribe might have meant war or violence.

“In the early days, and I mean centuries ago, people lived to survive,” said Mr. Kwame Ofori, a friend of Mr. Martey and member of the Akan people group of Ghana. “Every tribe, including my group, had a warrior king or something similar. A warrior king was necessary in order to raise troops and protect the tribe.”

For the Ga clan, of which the Gbugbla are a part, this was even more crucial since the Assyrians persecuted them.

“The history of Coach’s group, the Ga group, by oral tradition, is one of migration,” Mr. Ofori said. “So supposedly, they left Israel to go to Egypt. They were driven from Egypt by

the Assyrians into Ethiopia, then pushed further through Sudan, to Niger, then Nigeria, a place called Ifé. They continued on migrating down to Dahomey, the old name for Benin and Togo, which is next to Ghana. Then they settled in Ghana simply because they felt welcome.”

Today, when forced migration and all-out war between tribes are less common, the duties of being a warrior king are mostly symbolic.

“His mandate after becoming King was to lead efforts to expose or to bring awareness to his community,” Mr. Ofori said. “He has informed me that he has recently attended some meetings and is gradually introducing himself to people.”

Mr. Martey was chosen to be warrior king primarily because his cousin trusts him deeply.

“As a warrior, there is no specific trait you must have,” Mr. Layea said. The one thing is you must know the whereabouts of me, the king, first thing each morning, and then go about your business. The warrior protects the king.”

As part of his mission, Mr. Martey aims to establish connections within the Houston community to raise awareness and attract investment for his tribe in Ghana.

“I am working with a Knight and through my own nonprofit to bring school supplies, food, and other necessities to the needy in Teshie,” he said. “If for nothing else, then to bring a smile to these kids’ faces.”

Mr. Martey also works closely with the office of the President of Ghana and the Accra regional government to develop policy for the tribal community and ensure peace and contentment.

Liu ’25 and Eshaan Mani ’24

“Another goal of mine is to bring peace to all the tribes throughout the region,” he said. “The central government works with us, regardless of which political party is in power, because it is a democracy.”

Mr. Ofori said that he is confident Mr. Martey will do a superlative job as warrior king.

“He's taking it very seriously,” said Mr. Ofori. “He believes in this. And I believe the Paramount King himself realizes the unique opportunity that they have with him being here, right. So as a result, he is very determined that by the end of this year, he will be able to set up certain projects that ultimately would benefit the society. “

Before coming to Kinkaid, Mr. Martey was a professional long-jumper who competed in the African Championships, having received multiple accolades, one of which was the Gold Medal for long-jump in 2003 African Junior Championships.

“I went to the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but age wasn’t on my side and I had a bad injury,” Mr. Martey said. “I couldn’t compete properly, and my pride was wounded because I had insisted that I would not let any knife cut me during my career. But I had to. But I made my recovery much faster than any doctor could have predicted.”

Moving from Ghana to Germany to the Netherlands and finally to the US, Mr. Martey competed for various private teams. He began

his athletic career playing for the Ghanaian Customs team and then got a contract from continental Europe.

“Mr. Eades very kindly reached out to congratulate me,” he said.

“I have heard from students who tell me, Coach Martey, I want to go to Ghana, I want to see how it is. It will be great for students to see where slavery started. I welcome everyone to Ghana to come and see the beauty of the ’gateway to Black civilization.”

– Coach Robert Martey

“It was a means to an end in Ghana,” he said. “I had a job, yes, and I also could compete on the side. It’s all about money, and I wanted to get away from that.”

He was mentored by coaches from all nationalities and backgrounds over the years he competed. After his athletic career came to an end, he became a track coach and has been coaching at Kinkaid for the past six years.

As a track athlete, money was never the goal for him.

“It was about getting there,” he said. “Getting the opportunity to travel, to see the world, and to compete in almost every country on

every continent was a deciding part for me.”

Mr. Martey has carried down the lessons of grit and determination he learned in his cross-continental journey to student-athletes as a track coach.

“I will say there's been a lot of athletes I've worked with and I'm really glad to be a part of Kinkaid,” he said. “We’ve broken several records and I’ve seen some stars, like Micah Bell, ’23. I channel some of the lessons that I learned as a professional athlete into my coaching at Kinkaid because I would have loved to know those things.”

Mr. Martey shared that students, faculty and administrators have reached out as the news has spread across campus.

“Mr. Eades very kindly reached out to congratulate me,” he said. “I have heard from students who tell me, Coach Martey, I want to go to Ghana, I want to see how it is. It will be great for students to see where slavery started. I welcome everyone to Ghana to come and see the beauty of the ’gateway to Black civilization.’”

This article first appeared in "The Falcon," Kinkaid's student magazine, in the spring of 2024.

Coach Robert Martey, dressed in the traditional attire of the Gbula warrior king, sits among friends and family in Teshie, Ghana, for his coronation ceremony. Photos courtesy of Robert Martey.

SCAN THE CODE

Visit The Falcon Online to watch a mini-documentary about Mr. Martey's coronation ceremony

A SPIRIT THROUGH COACH MARTEY'S LIFE

By Jack Susman ’25

Coach Robert Martey’s journey from a humble upbringing in Ghana to becoming a successful track coach in the U.S. is a testament to his resilience and determination.

Raised by a single mother who struggled to make ends meet, Mr. Martey learned the value of hard work from a young age, balancing laborious duties with a commitment to his education.

When he was a schoolboy, Mr. Martey discovered his athletic prowess during recess, and his talent in volleyball caught the attention of a teacher who encouraged him to pursue track and field.

He excelled in his new sport and earned a spot on Ghana’s junior national team, despite facing financial constraints that prevented him from attending college.

He joined the military to support his family and continued to train as a track athlete, showcasing his selflessness and dedication.

Despite encountering racism while competing in Germany, Mr. Martey persevered, eventually finding a supportive environment in the Netherlands before fulfilling his dream of moving to the U.S.

He faced visa limitations and financial challenges, but Mr. Martey transitioned to a career as a cash handler before reigniting his passion for track by becoming a trainer at Equinox, a fitness club. His exceptional performance led to rapid advancement within the company, eventually attracting the attention of a client who offered him a coaching position at The Kinkaid School.

With the support of his wife and son, Mr. Martey also pursued his entrepreneurial dreams, establishing his own training business.

Now a full-time trainer, Mr. Martey finds fulfillment in both his career and family life and considers the U.S. his home.

His journey exemplifies perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity, embodying the belief that hard work and determination can overcome any obstacle.

This article first appeared in "The Falcon," Kinkaid's student magazine, in the spring of 2024.

STUDENTS LEAD THE WAY FOR BELONGING AT KINKAID

The Student Diversity Leadership Board (SDLB) is a student-driven organization which engages in meaningful dialogue and necessary action regarding socially relevant topics and supports such efforts by identifying, exploring, and promoting multicultural programming to create an inclusive school community.

SDLB AT A GLANCE:

Actively develop and execute diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that will benefit the entire school community.

Attend and promote at least one annual diversity leadership conference.

Support the work of other heritage and diversity groups on campus.

Engage in meaningful dialogue on socially relevant topics at weekly meetings.

STUDENT QUOTES:

“SDLB is an organization that I have had the privilege of having membership in for the last three school years. One of the many reasons why I love being a part of the Board is because diversity and inclusion are integral to the lived experience of students. Through the efforts of SDLB, students feel that they have a space and community tailored to them within Kinkaid, which is an indicator that our mission has been fulfilled.

“I hope that the legacy of SDLB is that there is a space for everyone at Kinkaid. Each person in our community is important in their own unique way and makes our school the wonderful place that it is. I hope that all students come to school feeling confident in their own skin knowing that there is a community rallying behind them supporting and advocating for them.”

- Ava Winn ’24

“I got to experience working on the Upper School to Middle School subdivision of SDLB this year, and I really enjoyed it. Our biggest initiative in this subdivision was to present to the 8th grade class on micro-aggressions. I think the 8th graders were able to learn about an important topic from people who were close to them in age. They excitedly participated and asked many questions when we met with their entire class. It was a growing experience, and it showed us where we need to improve and where we are excelling. Another initiative I took part in was helping create the Bingo terms for SDLB’s Lingo Bingo. In this event, we used the familiar game of Bingo to teach Upper Schoolers new terms related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The event had a great turnout, and students were able to learn about DEI in a fun but educational way!

“I want people to know that SDLB works to make Kinkaid a more inclusive place for all types of people, so they feel they belong at our school. At the same time, I think this is a goal that requires continuous work and improvement, and we need the input of our community. So I hope if people have any suggestions, they will share them with us and let us know how we can work to ensure everyone feels they belong.”

- Unaisah Saeed ’26

Kinkaid Where You Belong

HONESTY RESPECTRESPONSIBILITYKINDNESS

Upper School Science Symposium

Art Car Parade Through Kinkaid!

Field Day 2024

WHATADAY!

WHATA-way to celebrate the 99th annual Field Day! It began with a battle between Purple and Gold. Each team ran, jumped, and potato-sacked their way to the finish line. When the dust settled, Purple pulled out a victory over Gold. Families then enjoyed the carnival on the Falcon Green. Traditional activities like train rides, whirley bird, and the dunk booth were a hit. This year also included a new Human Claw machine and a massive 24’ Rock Wall!

The raffle was a HUGE success with a record number of tickets sold. The prizes were amazing, including a precious Labrador puppy. The raffle tent was packed with high hopes and crossed fingers, ending the day with Mr. Eades calling the lucky winners.

Special thanks to the 2024 Field Day chairs Katie Ingram, Blair Loocke, and Dara Frankel, all the booth chairs, and the facilities team for their tireless efforts. WHATA-success it was!

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Luncheon

History Comes Alive in Fourth Grade

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n May, a culmination of fourth graders' learning was on display in the Living History Museum. Through a fun process, students select notable figures to study — both from history and current times — who demonstrate a positive impact. After identifying their figures, students collect relevant information using school databases and books from the Jacomini Family Library. They identify important and relevant information about their person's childhood, middle and later years, what they are remembered for, features of their good character, obstacles and challenges they faced, and people who helped or hindered their success. Importantly, they prepare to deliver all of their learning in person, to parents, fellow students, faculty, and staff with the goal of teaching and highlighting each individual's relevant contributions.

A Night at the Races

This year’s 11th- and 12th-grade Prom was a memorable evening for all. Prom was chaired by Elizabeth Karkowsky, Danielle Schmulen, Julie Berman, and Alisha Murray. The prospect of rain for the evening taunted the chairs; however, only a few sprinkles came down and cooled off the teens as they entered the party. The girls and boys dressed in “Kentucky Derby” attire with boys decked out in vibrant-colored and striped jackets and pants and girls donned in elegant flowered, long dresses. The prom featured a high energy dance vibe highlighted by the infamous DJ Senega, high-tech video panels with intriguing visuals, colored water geysers, special effects, Derby décor, a confetti canon, a race track betting game on a gigantic screen, casino tables, tattoo artists, amazing raffle prizes, a live miniature horse adorned by purple roses for photo ops, and a late-night Chick-Fil-A snack for all. The student prom committee played a key role in deciding on theme, décor, play list, and raffle prizes. Lifelong memories were made with photos from retro photo booths, and students celebrating on the packed dance floor helped to bring a wonderful end to the night at the races.

Asian American Pacific Islander Night 2024

Embracing New Technologies: Delivering on Mrs. Kinkaid’s Vision

By Vinnie Vrotny, Director of Technology

Since ChatGPT's release in late 2022, AI has captured public attention. Companies are competing to create better AI tools, sparking widespread discussions about the impact of this technology. This is particularly relevant in education. Ethan Mollick, an AI expert at the University of Pennsylvania, noted that the recent ChatGPT update in May has created "an interesting time for education" because:

“GPT-4o can do almost all the homework on Earth. And it writes much better than GPT-3.5, with a lot more style and a lot less noticeable ‘AI’ tone. Cheating may become ubiquitous, as will universal high-end tutoring.” (1)

When Mrs. Kinkaid founded The Kinkaid School, she created an environment to encourage active learning, stimulate skills of inquiry, and promote problem-solving and risk-taking to prepare students to lead, serve, and become contributing citizens. While she could not have anticipated the emergence of educational technology, and more recently the transformational possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI), there is no doubt she would have embraced the opportunity to harness these tools in a student-centric, human-first way. So while other schools have been braking hard as they encountered this new slippery slope, Kinkaid leadership, faculty, and staff have dedicated time, energy, and resources to determine how to utilize AI and GenAI tools to support teaching and learning in a safe, ethical, and appropriate manner consistent with Mrs. Kinkaid’s vision.

In February 2022, the School created an AI Research Committee, consisting of faculty, staff, and administrators, which has been testing various tools and conducting research projects to integrate generative AI into various classroom activities and to support professional productivity. These experiments have allowed us to learn what works, and what doesn’t work, at this time. In addition, the School has gathered feedback from faculty, students, and staff through focus group discussions, surveys, and post-assignment reflections. This data has shown both the great potential and the promise of new possibilities as well as highlighted

areas where the use of GenAI doesn’t work well for our educational outcomes. We will continue to be methodical and reflective in our AI exploration in order to provide the best environment for our students.

In support of fulfilling Mrs. Kinkaid’s vision, it is incumbent that we provide students the foundation to understand how AI works and strive to make the best and most powerful tools available for their learning. Since 2019, we have included lessons and activities teaching algorithmic literacy in our technology and computer science courses across all three divisions. These experiences have shown students, even before the release of ChatGPT, where and how AI is embedded in their lives, how AI works, and why they can generate false or biased information; and in older grades, how to create their own AI programs in computer science courses. From these activities, we want students to understand the five big ideas about artificial intelligence as defined by the organization AI4K12 (ai4k12. org) – that computers are able to “see” and “hear” the world around them; how computers can be programed to reason and understand inputs; that computers can learn from the data they are presented; that computers now can interact with us naturally, through speech, text, images, and video; and the social impact and implication of this growth.

During the second semester of last year, we conducted a pilot using a platform called FlintK12, which has provided us with further insights and helped identify new areas of strength while discovering new challenges. FlintK12 provides subscription level access to OpenAI ChatGPT 4o, arguably the most state-of-the-art AI tool available. Teachers loved the fact that using FlintK12 allowed students to get real-time, personalized feedback, which is especially helpful when they are working on tasks outside of class or when the teacher is working with other students in the classroom. The use of GenAI and FlintK12 allowed students to generate ideas and become “unstuck” when faced by a blank page and not knowing where to start. Many students were creative and grasped the possibilities, taking off in an exponential way. However, teachers do acknowledge that this reimaging and rethinking takes more time initially, just like

any new invention, to learn how to best harness the tool for students.

Based on the success of our pilot, we are excited to announce that we have entered into a partnership with FlintK12 (flintk12.com) to continue our partnership for the 2024-25 academic year. This will provide a balance of powerful tools built for independent schools which provide essential safeguards for a secure environment for our administrators, faculty, staff, and students. When permitted by teachers, and for specific use on assignments or activities in a developmentally appropriate way, students in grades six through twelve will have the ability to use FlintK12 to access the best generative AI model currently available. FlintK12 provides teachers with the ability to view the students’ prompts and the AI’s replies to better ensure academic integrity and guide our students in the responsible, ethical, and effective use of these tools. Having this partnership with FlintK12 provides us with a school-approved, common platform for permitted use of generative AI.

Prior to the start of the new school year, faculty and staff will participate in a wide range of learning opportunities to explore how to use this new tool effectively and ethically. Teachers will also be given the time to collaborate and develop appropriate learning opportunities for our Middle School and Upper School students. We look forward to supporting faculty, staff, and students and are excited about the potential and possibilities of this transformative technology.

(1) Ethan Mollick, One Useful Thing, “What OpenAI Did”, May 14, 2024.

Lower School Awards

2nd Grade

Character Education Award

Rayan Inayatali, Margaret Hogan

3rd Grade

Character Education Award

Daniel Webster, Lauren Beaupre

John Cooper Award

Olivia Huang, Albert Massey

4th Grade

Character Education Award

Alex Lemus, Bobby Wilson

John Cooper Award

Stefanie Chen, Margaret Brown

Glenn Ballard Award

Nithya Tam Tam, Wells Anderson

Middle School Awards Honor Day Awards

5th Grade

5th Grade Academic Award

Mateo Vicens, Natasha Dhanani

Charles B. Sanders Jr. Award

Barrett George, Lauren Labanowski

6th Grade

6th Grade Academic Award

Patrick Grimm, Lisa Zhang

Leigh Weld Award

Casen Curry, Katherine Otjen

7th Grade

7th Grade Academic Award

Kartik Dimino, Sophia Nguyen

Greg Gephart Award

Milo Cohen, Elizabeth Smith

Fine Arts Award

Nifewa Famurewa, Clarisse Heghinian

Jack Hanagriff Award

Dylan Gompers

Jan Braden Award

Presley Coleman

8th Grade

Tom Peden Academic Achievement Award

William Raynes, Anna Savitz

Arthur E. Goddard Award

George Eades

Emma Jane Miller Award

Ellie Long

Fine Arts Award

Logan Baxter, Ella Lighvani

Jack Hanagriff Award

Adam Guy

Jan Braden Award

Parker Johnson

Dr. Chelsea Pope Collins Award

Catherine Clampitt

Glenn Ballard Award

Alex Magid

Third Grade John Cooper Award Recipients

Second Grade Character Education Award Recipients

Fourth Grade John Cooper Award Recipients

Third Grade Character Education Award Recipients

Fourth Grade Glenn Ballard Award Recipients

Fourth Grade Character Education Award Recipients

Fifth Grade Award Recipients

Sixth Grade Award Recipients

Seventh Grade Award Recipients

Eighth Grade Award Recipients

Upper School Awards

COMPUTER

The William S. Kilroy Computer Award

James Prendergast

ENGLISH

The English I Award

Peyton Taylor

The English II Award

Gretchen Merman

The Jeanne S. Alsup Award for American Literature Studies

Anna Consoli, Amanda Evans

The Junior Class of 1953 English Award

Jack Denechaud

The Callie B. Law Writing Award

Catherine Moursund, Stella Hall

HISTORY

The Ninth-Grade History Award

Felix Riley

The World Civilizations Award

Hudson Holton

The American History Award

David Liu

The Mike Moncrief Debate Award

Jesus Lara, Kaveen Shah

The Twelfth-Grade Social Science Award

Drew Adler

The Damon Wells Award

Camron Baldwin

MATH

The Kathryn Wade Geometry Award

Lara Alp

The Algebra II Award

Ellison Anderson

The Class of 1980 Mathematics Award for Pre-Calculus

Audrey Koo

The Statistics Award

Bess Brazelton

The Calculus Award

Onyi Ndee

The Malcolm Cravens Award

Travis Ainsworth

The Four Year Math and Science Award

Michelle Chen

MATH/SCIENCE

The Goettsche Physics Award

Lilly Lucas

The Papadopoulos Award for Biology Recipient

The John Cooper Award Recipient Athletic Awards Recipients

SCIENCE

The Monroe Rust Biology Award

Emma Huddle

The Chemistry Award

Kyle Yang

The Advanced Chemistry Award

Travis Ainsworth

The Papadopoulos Award for Biology

Katie Whiteley, Lilla Eades

The Linda Miller Physics Award

Will Silva

The Four Year Science Award

Ryan Stubbs

The Herder Fellowship for Science Research

Audrey Koo

WORLD LANGUAGE

The Lucette Topper Level III

French Award

Ayla Patel

The Stone Award for French IV

Rosie Heghinian, Lucas Fang

The Schlumberger Award for French V

Cole Hartung

The Spanish III Award

Tiffany Zhang

The Haynes Award for Spanish IV

Ellie Mehta

The Francita Stuart Award for Spanish V

Eshaan Mani

The Latin III Award

Leah Bream

The Dorothy Rice Cooper Award for Latin IV/V

Maithreyi Asthagiri

The Mandarin IV Award

Peter Frandina

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

The Lauri Jones Shepler 2-D

Art Award

Audrey Brown

The 3D Art Award: Ceramics

Evelyn Mach

The 3D Art Award: Sculpture

Harris Cockrell

The Photography Award

Marguerite Pyne

The Filmmaking Award

Ella Gillentine

The A.J. Carothers ’50 Award for Creative Writing

Caroline Searls

The Journalism Award

Jack Susman

The Yearbook Award

Patsy Buck

The Band Award

Joline Sun

The Choir Award

Ben Evans

The Orchestra Award

Grant Smith

The Dance Award

Stella Hall

The Technical Theatre Award

Ryan Hay

The Margaret and William Kinkaid Award Recipients

The Alumni Award Recipients

The Elena Semander Scholarship for Arts and Athletics Recipient

The Acting Award

Pierce Markowitz

The Tom Boyd Musical Theatre Award

Isabelle King

ATHLETICS

The Cathy Merrill Award

Onyi Ndee

The Dan Hart Award

Miles Roeder

The Levy Garrett Award

Katie Whiteley, Nico Gomez

ALUMNI

The Alumni Award

Rohan Yalamanchili, Ella Schmulen

ACADEMIC MERIT

9th Grade Love of Learning Award

Mary Silva

10th Grade Love of Learning Award

Jackson Pryor

11th Grade Love of Learning Award

Sam Ferber

12th Grade Love of Learning Award

Eshing Ji

9th Grade Dedication in Learning Award

Gabriela Gompers

10th Grade Dedication in Learning Award

Ellison Anderson

11th Grade Dedication in Learning Award

Bennett Bowman

12th Grade Dedication in Learning Award

Caroline Schillaci

CHARACTER

The Class of 1978 Award for Ninth Grade Citizenship

Takori Bradford, Hale Muir

The Mark Lester Award for Tenth Grade Citizenship

Kathryn Khalil, Fife Famurewa

The Class of 1953 Award for Eleventh Grade Citizenship

Isabel Huddle, Reisha Neelapu

The Class of 1975 Award for Twelfth Grade Citizenship

Molly Gottsegen, Ammar Ali

The Elena Semander Scholarship for Arts & Athletics

Maddy Billipp

The Maby/King Scholarship for Arts & Athletics

Isaac Ly

The John Fontaine Memorial Scholarship

Gavin Johnson

The Falcon Leadership Award

Kristopher Carlson

The Independent Study Award

Ellison Anderson

The Kendall Award for Community Service

Grace Wizel

The Cooper Award

Oliver Eades

The Margaret & William Kinkaid Awards

Ava Winn, Sanjna Pandit

The Maby/King Award Recipient

The John Fontaine Memorial Scholarship

Visual and Performing Arts Awards

The Citizenship Awards

Retirees

24 Years of Service

Germaine "Geri" Fabian

Business Office Accountant

24 Years of Service

Nancy Simpson

Lower School Counseling Psychologist

Legacy Society Inductees

24 Years of Service

Germaine "Geri" Fabian

Business Office Accountant

24 Years of Service

Nancy Simpson

Lower School Counseling Psychologist

24 Years of Service

Keith Guehring

Web Administrator

Keith Guehring and Geri Fabian

Jonathan Eades presenting The Legacy Society board

Nancy Simpson

Geri Fabian

2024 Grant Awardees

The Glenn Ballard Fellowship

Rebecca Leahy

Middle School Science Teacher

The Jennifer Hicks Memorial Fund for Faculty Continuing Education

Lauren Taylor

Lower School Art Teacher

The Joseph Barry Moss and Gary Brent Moss Fellowship in Humanities

Kristen Bird

Upper School English Teacher

The Continuing Education Leadership Grant

David Berthold

Middle School Histor Teacher

The Jennie & Charles Simmons Summer Sabbatical Fund

Shannon Hardie Upper School Interim Head Dean

2024 Faculty and Staff Awards

The Columbiana Award

Nancy McMillan Director of Visual Arts, Fine Arts

Faris D. Virani Memorial Award

Krista Babine Head of Lower School

The STEM Award for Excellence in Teaching

Krissy Venosdale

Lower School Innovation Coordinator, Technology Chair

The Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award

Shelia Washington Middle School Administrative Assistant

Shelia Washington, 2024 Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award recipient

Nancy McMillan, 2024 Columbiana Award recipient

Krissy Venosdale, 2024 STEM Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient

Krista Babine, 2024 Faris D. Virani Memorial Award recipient

Kristen Bird

David Berthold

Shannon Hardie

Rebecca Leahy

Lauren Taylor

The Kinkaid School Board of Trustees Updates

Kinkaid’s Board of Trustees held its annual election of directors and officers on Tuesday, May 7. Following are the new Trustees, Trustees elected as officers, and Trustees rolling off the Board (all effective August 1, 2024).

THE FOLLOWING THREE PEOPLE WERE ELECTED TO THEIR FIRST NEW THREE-YEAR TERM TRUSTEES:

Meredith Hopson Beaupre '98

Mrs. Beaupre and her husband Andy are parents of Lauren ’33 and Brooke ’34. She is a member of the All In Campaign Cabinet and helped start the Kinkaid Women’s Networking event for alumnae and parents. She is a Market Executive/Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase.

Michael K. Oldham

Mr. Oldham and his wife Kristi (2023-24 PA Co-President) are parents of Kenan ’22 and Oliver ’24. He served on the DEI Council from 2019-2022. Mr. Oldham is a trial attorney and Partner at Reynolds Frizzell LLP.

Eno E. Ukpong

Mrs. Ukpong and her husband Uwem are parents of Kima ’23. She previously served on the Advancement Committee. Mrs. Ukpong is the Global Director, People & Culture T.EN X at Technip Energies.

FOR ELECTION TO A ONE-YEAR TERM OFFICERS OF THE KINKAID SCHOOL, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Chair: Steven P. Mach

Mr. Mach and his wife Joella are parents of Priscilla ’20, Bennett ’21, and Evelyn ’24

Vice-Chair Evan H. Katz

Mr. Katz and his wife Nicole are parents of Sam ’30, Alexandra ’31, and Roxy ’34

Secretary Jessica Brazelton

Mrs. Brazelton and her husband Fred are parents of Avery ’22, Bess ’25, and Lewis ’27

Treasurer Neil Wizel

Mr. Wizel and his wife Jennifer are parents of Grace ’24, Henry ’24, Anna ’28, and Camille ’30

Former Board Chair Walter G. “Tad” Mayfield ’81 was elected to serve as Life Trustee Emeritus. He and his wife Sheila are parents of Walt ’11 and Mike ’12.

Honoring Service to our Community

The Board honored Helena Johnson for her service on the completion of two three-year terms as a Trustee. She and her husband Thomas are parents of Anna Maria ’18 and Will ’25

As you conclude your tenure, we extend our deepest gratitude for your dedicated service and unwavering commitment. Your leadership and guidance have been invaluable, leaving a lasting impact on our school. We are immensely grateful for your vision and efforts, which have steered us towards a brighter future.

Thank you for your extraordinary contributions and tireless dedication.

Kinkaid is ever vibrant, exciting, and stimulating, and at Kinkaid, time never seems to stand still. Not surprisingly, and since we’re Falcons, the last three years as our Board Chair have flown by.

It is an incredible privilege to be a Kinkaid graduate and an even greater privilege to have three daughters, Mary John Frank ’99, Louise Pennebaker ’01, and Catherine Martin ’12, have the Kinkaid experience. Fortuitously, it’s been a privilege to give something back serving on Annual Fund campaigns, Co-chairing the Fields and Dreams Initiative, and serving as a Trustee and Board Chair.

When viewed up close, one sees our administration, faculty, and staff’s total dedication to making Kinkaid a little better each day and witnesses our students responding and flourishing in the atmosphere that is Kinkaid. We are blessed to have Jonathan Eades as our leader, and it’s been an unforgettably special privilege to work alongside Jonathan. You should also know our Trustees are dedicated people sharing the same goals, working together, and, likewise, making Kinkaid a little better each day.

Looking back three years, it is impossible not to mention the ALL IN Campaign. Commencing three years ago with a goal of

$125 million, today over $142 million has been raised, and the goal is now $180 million! In an incredibly short time, Harrison House has been replaced with a new 70,000 sq. ft. multi-use building, the Doggett Fieldhouse became reality, and the new Upper School’s foundation has been poured and its steel skeleton foreshadows the future. However, ALL IN is not just about physical changes to our beautiful campus. New programs for student wellness and the Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Finance will continue Kinkaid’s imprint into the next century. The Campaign’s leadership team of Charles Lawrence, Evan Katz, and Leslie Doggett, along with Brandt Bowden, Neil Wizel, Tom Moore, and again, Jonathan Eades, almost make these accomplishments look easy. But let’s not forget our community of farsighted donors. Their financial support is the envy of every independent school.

As our Board’s leadership transitions to Steve Mach, let there be no doubt that Steve brings experience, skill, and wise counsel to the Chair position. Kinkaid will be the beneficiary of Steve and Jonathan’s partnership. As a result, Kinkaid will continue to get a little better each day.

Lastly, a sincere thanks to our entire community including our administration, faculty, staff, fellow Trustees (past and present), parents, Kinkaid classmates, and especially Cathy Frank for their ever-present support. GO FALCONS!!!

Celebrating Our Parent Volunteers!

Serving the Parents’ Association Board for the 2023-24 school year has truly been an honor. On behalf of The Kinkaid Parents’ Association, we want to thank all volunteers for being essential to our community. By generously giving your time, you make Kinkaid an extraordinary place where academics, arts, athletics, and wellness remain at the forefront of the School's endeavors. We continue to hear countless stories of how Kinkaid's volunteers, past and present, make a tremendous impact serving our community. Supporting our families,

faculty, and students, we are very grateful for all the ways you gave of yourself this year and undoubtedly will in the years ahead.

Thank you for your commitment to fostering a community where everyone feels a sense of belonging. Have a great summer!

Kristi Oldham and Kristen Weber 2023-24 Parents’ Association Presidents

A Bird's-eye view at the CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS of

The Kinkaid Upper School

CELEBRATING THE SPRING ARTS EVENTS: A Showcase of Unmatched Talent and Creativity

By Scott Lambert, Director of Visual and Performing Arts

This spring, Kinkaid blossomed with an array of artistic showcases that highlighted the boundless creativity and dedication within our vibrant community. The spring season kicked off with a dazzling display of theatrical talent. The 8th-grade musical, "Madagascar Jr.," set the bar high with a record-breaking cast of 116 students. They brought the lively story to life with unparalleled energy, captivating the audience with every note and movement in what became the largest onstage cast in recent memory.

Meanwhile, Middle School actors shone brightly in their respective plays, "Goldilocks on Trial" and "The Enchanted Bookshop."

These productions were bubbling with youthful enthusiasm, drawing the audience into their whimsical worlds and showcasing the burgeoning talent of our fifth, sixth, and seventh graders. Not to be outdone, the Upper School’s rendition of "Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella" not only enchanted sold-out crowds but also earned several prestigious Tommy Tune Awards, further cementing its profound impact on our arts program.

In visual arts, our Spring Visual Arts Exhibition was a feast for the eyes. Students from the Upper School exhibited remarkable works

2023-2024 Arts Booster Club

PRESIDENTS

Ava Markowitz

Tracy McMullen

VICE PRESIDENTS

Shelley Daly

Jeryn Mayer

across diverse mediums, including drawing and painting, mixed media and printmaking, photography, graphic design, sculpture, and ceramics. Each piece reflected hours of dedication and an incredible breadth of creativity, offering a true testament to the talent within Kinkaid.

At the heart of these festivities was the annual coffeehouse hosted by the Fine Arts Leadership Board in the Ogilvie Lobby. Approximately 200 students gathered for an evening filled with music, creative writing readings, and captivating art displays, creating a warm and inspiring community atmosphere.

The SENIORITIS Art Exhibition gave senior artists a poignant platform to showcase their four-year artistic journeys. Their personal and thought-provoking works highlighted not only their growth but also the mastery they had achieved, leaving a lasting impression on all who attended.

Dance enthusiasts were treated to the dazzling Student Choreography Showcase, where eleventh and twelfth graders presented innovative pieces spanning ballet, hip hop, jazz, and Bollywood. This event demonstrated their diverse dance skills and creative visions. The Middle School dancers also put on a spectacular spring concert,

celebrating an array of genres and promising a bright future for our dance programs.

A significant highlight was the representation of 150 Kinkaid students at the ISAS Arts Festival in Austin. Their exceptional performances and displays shone brightly among other elite programs, showcasing the level of talent and creativity fostered at Kinkaid.

Film also took center stage with our first-ever Middle School Film Festival, spotlighting the groundbreaking work of eighth-grade filmmakers. The innovative narratives and visuals left the audience eager for more, underscoring the future potential of our young filmmakers.

Music was in the air with the Upper School Pops Concert, a joyous celebration featuring stellar jazz performances and vocal excellence by our honors students. Their passion and musical prowess captivated the audience, making it a memorable highlight of the season.

Senior directors showcased their skills during an engaging evening of one-act plays, each unique and captivating. Their collaborative efforts and directorial talents created an immersive theatrical experience that was both entertaining and thought-provoking.

The inaugural Falcon Arts Fest was a crowning achievement, encapsulating the essence of the arts at Kinkaid. This expansive celebration featured everything from one-act plays to film screenings; performances by the band, orchestra, and symphonic orchestra; vocal

solos; creative writing readings; and dance performances. Interactive art activities added a dynamic and engaging dimension, making it an incredible showcase of our students' artistic talents.

Children’s Theatre captured young hearts with "Wylie, The Worm," a delightful new show performed both on campus and around the city, spreading joy and excitement to its audiences.

Adding to the literary celebration, the release of the yearly edition of "FALCON WINGS" was a highlight of our creative writing readings. This publication championed the literary talents of our students, offering them a platform to share their imaginative works.

The semester concluded with vibrant performances by our Middle School choirs, bands, and orchestras, all leading up to the highly anticipated Broadway Bound celebration. This culmination of musical theatre was a fitting end to a semester brimming with artistic achievements and passion.

Spring at Kinkaid was an exhilarating journey through the arts, celebrating the theatre, dance, visual arts, and film talents of our students. The commitment, hard work, and creativity displayed by our students and faculty set a new standard of excellence, ensuring the arts continue to thrive and inspire within our community.

Here's to the vibrant spirit of Kinkaid's arts program and to many more seasons of creativity and brilliance!

ISAS ARTS FESTIVAL

This year’s ISAS Arts Festival was electric, the sharing of creativity, the unstoppable schedule of arts happenings, and the pure collegiality of the entire event was—and is—a highlight of any year in Independent School Arts. From its inception, rather than a competition for prizes or rankings, the ISAS Arts Festival has been designed as a celebration of sharing and learning with critiques by professional artists and performers. This approach has fostered creativity and experimentation and has proven to be an exceptional opportunity for students to come together to understand and to appreciate qualities in one another’s programs and other facilities. During the three-day event students perform, receive visual and performing arts critiques, see performances from other schools, and have the opportunity to participate in workshops.

Kinkaid Triumphs at the TOMMY TUNE AWARDS

The Kinkaid School has solidified its place as a powerhouse in the realm of high school musical theatre, achieving spectacular success at the 20th annual Tommy Tune Awards (TTA). Celebrating the educational value, artistry, and community of high school musical theatre in the Greater Houston Area, the TTAs honor the hard work and dedication of student-artists and educators alike. This year, Kinkaid's outstanding production reigned supreme, securing their position as a premier school among the region's most talented and committed theatre programs.

The competition saw 63 high schools producing full-length musicals adjudicated by a team of volunteer, professional Houston-based music and theatre artists. Over 50,000 student-artists from across the region brought their creative visions to life on stage. Kinkaid outshone many of these formidable productions, emerging as an Outstanding Musical Finalist. This honor allowed Kinkaid to perform a mesmerizing selection from their show at the prestigious Hobby Center, much to the delight of an enthusiastic, sold-out audience.

Stellar Performances and Record-Breaking Achievements

Kinkaid's representatives delivered awe-inspiring performances during the ceremony. Among them were Outstanding Lead Performer nominees Payton Daly ’25 and Reese McMullen ’25, Outstanding Supporting Performer nominee Pierce Markowitz ’24, Outstanding Singer nominee Isabelle King ’24 and Show Shirt representative Ben Evans ’24. Their exceptional talents captivated the audience, showcasing the extraordinary caliber of Kinkaid’s theatre program.

In an unprecedented achievement, Kinkaid received an impressive 27 semifinalist nominations and tied our school record with 12 finalist nominations, ultimately taking home six awards – the highest number ever received by Kinkaid. This incredible feat not only underscores the exceptional quality of Kinkaid’s production but also highlights the dedication and skill of our students, faculty, and staff.

Honoring Excellence in Theatre

Breaking new ground at this year’s TTAs, Kinkaid won multiple prestigious awards, celebrating first-time wins in several significant categories:

Outstanding Musical: Marking Kinkaid’s second win in this category, the first since their 2015 triumph with "A Chorus Line."

Outstanding Direction: Scott Lambert’s visionary leadership was recognized with this award, a first in Kinkaid’s history.

Outstanding Choreography: Danyale Williams’ innovative and compelling choreography earned well-deserved accolades.

Outstanding Music Direction: Charles Harrison and Alexandra King ’24 clinched this award, a groundbreaking first for Kinkaid.

Outstanding Lighting Design: Mark Sell and Ryan Hay ’24 received this award, a testament to their exceptional technical prowess.

Outstanding Singer: Isabelle King’s ’24 outstanding vocal abilities were celebrated, making her the first recipient from Kinkaid of this two-year-old award.

Scholarship Success

Adding to the celebration, two talented Kinkaid students, Alexandra King ’24 and Isabelle King ’24, were awarded the prestigious Tommy Tune Award scholarships. These scholarships recognize their extraordinary contributions to the arts and provide valuable support as they pursue their academic and artistic aspirations in college.

A Bright Future

The resounding success at the 2024 Tommy Tune Awards is a testament to the dedication, creativity, and hard work of Kinkaid’s students and educators. The school community takes immense pride in these accomplishments, which reflect the exceptional quality of Kinkaid’s arts program and the vibrant spirit of its participants. Kinkaids triumph at the Tommy Tune Awards not only celebrates our current achievements but also inspires future generations of student-artists. With such a strong foundation in place, the future of Kinkaid’s theatre program shines brightly, promising many more seasons of outstanding performances and artistic excellence. Here’s to celebrating the vibrant spirit and remarkable successes of Kinkaid’s arts program—and to a future filled with even more creative triumphs!

RECOGNIZING WELL-ROUNDED EXCELLENCE Athletics

By David Holm, Director of Athletics & Physical Education and

Chair in Athletics

students. Starting with our youngest Falcons and watching them run, jump, skip, throw and catch, and play “games” to help them develop motor skills that they will use for a lifetime. I always enjoy seeing their newly developed skills on display at the end of year “Field Day” contests. It is their “Super Bowl” in front of an adoring and supportive crowd. I think about our Middle School and how we transition from a PE experience to putting on the purple and gold and representing our community in competition. I marvel every year at the growth of our seventh and eighth graders striving to get better, building their mental and physical endurance, and participating in the HJPC and the conference contests and championships. Ultimately, I marvel at the athletic journey our students travel during their time at Kinkaid. A whole set of emotions as they navigate the complexities of their

age, development, and the world in which we live. Watching them grow is special as they head through the Upper School and ultimately conclude their Kinkaid sports journey as graduating Seniors. A very emotional time for all, and for me personally because of the realization we will not be seeing them again competing for the Falcons. In May, we celebrated our Varsity Student-Athletes at our year-end celebration. Largely run by our student-athletes themselves, it is a really special night. This night was no different from the previous celebrations except for the fact that a week before we were hit with a destructive storm that kept us out of school for days. This Varsity Recognition Ceremony was the first of many major events that we crammed into three days, and it happened before we were actually back in school. I wanted to share part of that evening with you.

Below are the remarks I made that early evening about our graduating class of student-athletes and the importance of education-based sports programs.

“As I was putting together my final remarks and thinking about how to honor and celebrate our student-athletes, coaches, trainers, support staff, parents, and the Class of 2024, I couldn’t help thinking about the following: maybe it could fit the definition of irony, or maybe it is just a simple but meaningful observation from one individual, me. I think I’ll go with the latter. Four plus years ago, when our Seniors were getting ready to begin their Upper School sports journey, and we were dealing with and subsequently coming out of our COVID restrictions in our Kinkaid community, it was athletics that started up first. We were the first to go, charged with leading us back to school. This week, and under a much different, but significant, set of circumstances, it is once again, athletics that is charged with bringing us back to finish the year. Could we do it, could we start it back up? Four years ago, you answered the call and did just that, and tonight, we are doing it again. I say this not in a gloating manner and not to diminish the impact of what this most recent storm has had on our community and beyond. Many people and families, some whom we know personally, and others we do not know, have suffered greatly and are experiencing hardship. Our thoughts, prayers, and service to them are with them. No, I do not say this in a gloating manner, but in a recognition of the great and profound importance of education-based athletics and what it means to a community, our community. Sports have a way of energizing a community. It brings people together and provides a source of joy and spirit like nothing else. Playing sports for Kinkaid is important, and we take tremendous pride in our teams. It is part of our DNA, part of our culture. We celebrate it, and the life-lessons and experiences that we get from it, and we support those who give so much of themselves to be a part of it.

The Monteleone

“What we do in athletics here at Kinkaid is special. An education-based sports program is different from other sports programs. It is part of our school day. It is part of our students' continued growth and development. The student-athlete experience. It is a place where they work to master fundamentals and competition strategies. It is a journey filled with life-lessons to help prepare our young people for the challenges that they will face tomorrow, next week, next year, and beyond. It is a place where we celebrate championships along with personal bests. More than anything else, it is a place where our student-athletes make lifelong friendships and memories. I know this to be true. If you don’t believe me, go to one of our “Senior Nights”. On many of those nights, a script is read introducing the player, sharing the players accomplishments, and then sharing what that player has listed as either what they will miss the most or their most memorable experience. Yes, they will share experiences about winning a championship, beating a rival, or scoring an important goal, but what you will hear most often are things like the bus rides with my teammates, the SPC weekends, the team dinners, dancing in the locker room before or after the game, and simply spending time with my closest friends. There is nothing like wearing the Kinkaid uniform and playing for your school. You get a short window to do it, and so many of you have made the most of it. I hope that your athletic experience has been meaningful and impactful.

“I am so very proud of all our student-athletes, coaches, trainers, and support staff. You truly do remarkable things on a daily basis and it is really fun to watch it happen. Thank you for being the “people in the arena” and putting yourselves out there in public view and in front of others. Thank you to our amazing facilities and security teams for enhancing the student-athlete experience. Thank you to all of our teachers and counselors who help navigate our hundreds of athletic contests with their academic and social support. Thank you to our Administration for your belief in what we do and the resources that you help to provide. Thank you to our Booster Club Presidents Kelly Cubbage and Kate Skubitz and all of our parent volunteers who helped with concessions. A huge thank you to our parents and our team parents. Being a parent of a Kinkaid student-athlete is a full-time job on top of what you also have to do and it does not go unnoticed. Thank you for your flexibility and support. During this past year that flexibility from our parents and our student-athletes took on a whole new meaning with major construction on our campus. From parking and shuttling, to early morning practices before school started because of the excessive heat, to having to move some home contests off campus because of seating capacity limitations. Thank you for all of the adjustments that you needed to make for us to continue to play our games and have our teams.

Boys

Varsity Golf 2024 SPC Champions

Middle School Track Meet

Varsity Wrestling vs St. John's School at 2024 War on the Floor

“And finally to our Senior class. You have accomplished so much in your time here. You have distinguished yourself in so many positive ways. Over the course of the next sixty hours or so, you will have a number of people who will speak about you, and I am sure you will hear the words resilience and adversity multiple times. On the athletic front you will hear about the number of championships, All-SPC recognition, and those of you going on to play your sport in college. I do not want to steal their thunder from their speeches that they will make, particularly because one of those speeches will come from my boss. But, I will leave you with what I think is an extraordinary achievement. When we were hit with COVID and sports just immediately shut down, there was a great deal of uncertainty regarding what would happen with youth sports and participation rates. A major concern was that when sports stopped, young people would find other things to do and when they stopped playing and lost the opportunities to be on a team, there was the belief that many young people would just stop playing altogether and never come back to playing sports. Since then, on a national level, this concern was realized and there was a dramatic drop in youth sports participation, even when it was okay to go back to play sports. That didn’t happen here and didn’t happen with you. Yes, we still have an athletic participation requirement so it is a bit of comparing apples to oranges, however, the number of multi-sport athletes in this class and the number of threesport varsity athletes in this class is one of the highest I have seen in my seven years at Kinkaid. We said you need to play something, but you said we were going to play more and more. You have gone against two national trends in youth sports – participation and multiple sport participation. Let that be one of your legacies and something that you pass down to others in this room and the classes that will follow you.

“I love the class of 2024. What a cast of characters. Thank you for what you have done here. I can’t imagine not having you around next year. So do us a favor and come back often and check in with us. It’s a great day to be a student-athlete, and a great day to be a member of the class of 2024! And It’s always a great day to be a Falcon!”

An enormous thank you to every member of our Kinkaid community for a great year in physical education and athletics.

It is indeed – A Great Day to be a Falcon!

Girls Varsity Tennis 2024 SPC Champions

Girls Varsity Softball 2024 SPC Runner-Ups

Boys Varsity Basketball vs Lutheran North Academy

2023-2024

CHEERLEADING

UCA Camp Awards:

1st Place - Game Day Routine

2nd Place - Rally Routine

All American Awards:

Season Recap

BASEBALL - 4th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Richie Klosek, Isaac Ly

BOYS GOLF - SPC Champions

ALL-SPC - Evan Rhode, Bo van Winden

Abby Bale, Blakely Brown, Ryan Horlock, Rayya James, Haley Patolia, Mauli Patolia, Ella Schmulen, Grace Wizel

Sportsmanship “Pin it Forward” Awards: Rayya James, Haley Patolia

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY - 6th Place SPC

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY - 3rd place SPC

ALL-SPC - Maya Bernal, Tori Walton

FIELD HOCKEY - SPC Runner Up

ALL-SPC - Caroline Raynes, Jackie O'Donnell, Grace Essalih, Aby Deverka

All American - Caroline Raynes - 1st Team, Aby Deverka - 2nd Team

FOOTBALL - SPC Runner Up

ALL-SPC - Nico Gomez, Miles Roeder, Oliver Eades, Read Liuzzi, Will McMackin

BOYS VOLLEYBALL - 9th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Mason Howes

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - 5th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Onyi Ndee

BOYS BASKETBALL - 8th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Ethan Williams

GIRLS BASKETBALL -SPC Runner Up

ALL SPC - Sydney Marshall, Lauren Hall

BOYS SOCCER - 3rd Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Grant Petersen, Eric Wang, Teddy Curry

GIRLS SOCCER - 6th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Charlotte McTaggart

BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING - 6th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - John Patterson

GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING - 8th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Olivia Hamilton

WRESTLING - 3rd Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Garrett Clark, Morgan Tannery, Nico Gomez, Will McMackin, Blake Butler

State Dual Championships 3rd place

State Individual Championships 4th place

Individual State Place Winners:

2nd- Will McMackin, Nico Gomez, Morgan Tannery

3rd- Garrett Clark

4th- Blake Butler and Huxley Johnson

GIRLS GOLF - 3rd Place SPC

BOYS LACROSSE - 3rd Place SPC, THSLL- State Champions

ALL-SPC - Colton Silverstein, Preston Shields, Daniel Patterson

All State - Preston Shields

All District - Daniel Patterson

All American - Colton Silverstein

GIRLS LACROSSE - 5th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Caroline Schillaci, Courtney Whittaker

All State - Caroline Schillaci, Haley Alexander, Isabel Huddle, Courtney Whittaker

All District - Caroline Swanson, Natalie Harvin, Bess Brazleton, Grace Essalih

Academic All American - Caroline Schillaci

All American - Courtney Whittaker

SOFTBALL - SPC Runner Up

ALL-SPC - Avery Landry, Lauren Gibson, Lindley Bowman

BOYS TENNIS - 4th Place SPC

ALL-SPC - Gabriel Xu, Ammar Ali

GIRLS TENNIS - SPC Champions

ALL-SPC - Ellie Morrow, Chloe Brissett, Jasmine Nguyen

BOYS TRACK & FIELD - 4th Place SPC

ALL SPC

Mason Howes

Shot Put - 1st Place

Discus - 1st Place

Austin Howes

Discus - 2nd Place

Rob Satcher

Triple Jump - 2nd Place

Adrian Rendon

300m Hurdles - 3rd Place

Ethan Williams

High Jump - 3rd Place

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD - 5th Place SPC

ALL-SPC

Catherine Gordon

400m Dash - 3rd Place

Tori Walton

1600m - 3rd Place

Caroline Raynes, Maddie Billip, London Norris, Catherine Gordon

4x400m Relay Team - 1st Place

Tori Walton, Maddie Billip, Maya Bernal, Caroline Raynes

4x800m Relay Team - 1st Place

Falcons Headed to the Next Level

2023-2024

Chloe Brissett - Tennis Washington University St. Louis

Aby Deverka - Field Hockey Pennsylvania State University

Alec Easterby - Lacrosse Wesleyan University

Nico Gomez - Football Washington University St. Louis

Izzy Hendrick - Field Hockey Rhodes College

Ryan Horlock - Cheer The University of Texas at Austin

Rayya James - Cheer Blinn College

Richie Klosek - Baseball Avon Old Farms SchoolPost-Graduate Year

Ellie Morrow - Tennis Purdue University

Sabrina Nader - Golf Trinity University

London Norris- Track & Field University of Kansas

Miles Roeder - Football Trinity Christian University

Caroline Schillaci - Lacrosse Hamilton College

Ella Schmulen - Cheer Wake Forest University

Preston Shields - Lacrosse Roanoke College

Colton Silverstein - Lacrosse University of Delaware

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

2023-2024

ADVISORS

Stacey Marshall

Steve Maas

Katie Whiteley ’24 - President

Sanjna Pandit ’24 - Vice-President

Grant Petersen ’24 (Leader)

London Norris ’24 (Leader)

Emily Camp ’25 (Leader)

Maddy Billipp ’25 (Leader)

Madison Price ’24 (Leader)

Catherine Gordon ’24 (Leader)

Will McMackin ’24

Josh Sweetland ’24

Gabriel Xu ’25

Isaac Ly ’25

Gavin Johnson ’25

Charlie Schmidt ’24

Morgan Tannery ’26

Hudson Holton ’26

Parker Kubitza ’24

Nico Gomez ’24

Blake Butler ’24

Oliver Oldham ’24

Benjamin Farahbod ’25

Ella Ou ’25

Fife Famurewa ’26

Anna Ferber ’24

Grace Essalih ’26

Onyi Ndee ’24

Caroline Schillaci ’24

Evan Paris ’26

Caroline Raynes ’25

Ellison Anderson ’26

Kate St Julian ’26

Lyllian Walton ’25

Student Athletic Trainers

2023-2024

10TH GRADE

Kacey Harvin

11TH GRADE

Marisa Boué

Shelby Haskett

12TH GRADE

Helena Adham

SPC Sportsmanship Team Awards 2023-2024

Winter – Boys Basketball Spring – Boys Lacrosse

HJPC Championships and Runner Up 2023-2024

FIELD HOCKEY Champions

GIRLS SOCCER Champions

GIRLS SWIMMING Champions

WRESTLING Runner Up

BOYS TENNIS DOUBLES Champions

GIRLS TENNIS DOUBLES Champions

GIRLS TENNIS SINGLES Champion

GIRLS TENNIS TEAM Champions

BOYS LACROSSE Champions

Four Year Letter Winners

2023-2024

Drew Adler - Tennis

Ammar Ali - Tennis

Carsyn Austin - Tennis

Chloe Brissett - Tennis

Blake Butler - Wrestling

Thomas Carr - Swimming

Harris Cockrell - Wrestling

Gianna Cruz - Soccer

Aby Deverka - Field Hockey

Anna Ferber - Volleyball

Andy Guy - Baseball

Ella Gillentine - Cross Country & Track & Field

Nico Gomez - Wrestling

Catherine Gordon - Track

Mason Howes - Track

Tyler Karkowsky - Golf

Richie Klosek - Baseball

Hayden Lewitton - Tennis

Tori Livingstone - Cross Country

Pierce Markowitz - Tennis

Madison Marshall - Basketball

Garrett Masterson - Tennis

Will McMackin - Wrestling

Ellie Morrow - Tennis

Ford Montgomery - Golf

Sabrina Nader - Golf

Onyi Ndee - Volleyball & Basketball

London Norris - Volleyball & Track

Sanjna Pandit - Soccer

Grant Petersen - Soccer

Madison Price - Soccer

Miles Roeder - Wrestling

Adrian Rendon - Track

Caroline Schillaci -Volleyball & Lacrosse

Preston Shields - Lacrosse

Colton Silverstein - Wrestling & Lacrosse

Ryan Stubbs - Track

Eric Wang - Soccer

Katie Whiteley - Cross Country & Softball

Three Season Varsity Letter Winners

2023-2024

FIRST YEAR

Matthew Berman ’25 - Football, Swimming, Baseball

Maya Bernal ’27 - Cross Country, Swimming, Track & Field

Connor Cubbage ’25 - Football, Basketball, Lacrosse

Izzy Hendricks ’24 - Field Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse

William Scott ’27 - Cross Country, Wrestling, Track

Anya Somcio ’27 - Cross Country, Swimming, Track

Victoria Walton ’27 - Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field

Courtney Whittaker ’26 - Field Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse

SECOND YEAR

Maddy Billipp ’25 - Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field

Blake Butler ’24 - Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Harris Cockrell ’24 - Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Penelope Gustafson ’25 - Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field

Will McMackin ’24 - Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Merritt Skubisz ’25 - Field Hockey, Soccer, Track

Katie Whiteley ’24 - Cross Country, Basketball, Softball

THIRD YEAR

Emily Camp ’25 - Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field

Nico Gomez ’24 - Football, Wrestling, Baseball

Madison Price ’24 - Field Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse

Miles Roeder ’24 - Football, Wrestling, Baseball

Ryan Stubbs ’24 - Volleyball, Soccer, Track & Field

HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES

2023-2024

Blake Butler - Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Harris Cockrell - Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Ella Gillentine - Cross Country, Track

Nico Gomez - Football, Wrestling, Baseball

Will McMackin - Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Onyi Ndee - Volleyball, Basketball

London Norris - Volleyball, Track

Grant Petersen - Football, Soccer, Track

Madison Price - Field Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse

Miles Roeder - Football, Wrestling, Baseball

Caroline Schillaci - Volleyball, Lacrosse

Colton Silverstein - Wrestling, Lacrosse

Ryan Stubbs - Volleyball, Swimming, Soccer, Track & Field

Katie Whiteley - Cross Country, Basketball , Softball

Honoring the Senior Class of

2024

Members of the Class of 2024 said their goodbye as they received their diplomas on Friday, May 24 in front of family, friends, and devoted teachers in the beautiful Barnhart Stadium.

After a crazy storm ripped through Houston and left Kinkaid without power for several days, the Baccalaureate ceremony was held on Sunday, May 19 at the Arena Theatre with special efforts made by Raquel and Andrew Segal, parents of alumni

Sam ’18, Henry ’22, and Eliza ’22. The event kicked off with a welcome from Head of School Jonathan Eades. Speakers included student-elected speaker Pierce Markowitz ’24 and Brad Deutser ’83, former member of the Kinkaid Board of Trustees, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, and President and CEO of Deutser. The week of senior celebrations included a dinner generously hosted at the home of Lisa and Michael Holthouse, parents of Hudson ’24

Power was restored to the campus and graduation night was a marvelous evening with guests returning to the bleachers. The audience heard from Head of School Jonathan Eades, Governing Council President Lindsey Karkowsky ’24, Senior Class President Shade Ayoade ’24, and Head of Upper School Alex Spencer

Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Come Back to See Us Soon!

Class of 2024 Cum Laude

On Monday March 4, 32 students from the Class of 2024 were inducted into the John H. Cooper Chapter of the Cum Laude Society during an assembly held on Kinkaid’s campus in the Brown Auditorium.

Travis Ainsworth

Camron Baldwin

Blakely Bruce

Thomas Carr

Michelle Chen

Jack Denechaud

Kate DeWalch

Oliver Eades

Caroline Girard

Catherine Gordon

Stella Hall

Cole Hartung

Austin Howes

Eshing Ji

Alexandra King

Hayden Lewitton

Eshaan Mani

Pierce Markowitz

Onyi Ndee

Julia Nguyen

Oliver Oldham

Sanjna Pandit

James Prendergast

Lauren Shu

Will Silva

Grant Smith

Ryan Stubbs

Josh Sweetland

Eric Wang

Katie Whiteley

Rohan Yalamanchili

Peyton Young

Class of 2024 Valedictorians

Pierce Markowitz and Julia Nguyen

“Now remember, as we embark along our diverse paths, don’t forget to embrace your inner child. Enjoy the moment, don’t take yourself too seriously, and never, ever live with regret. I want to leave you in the only way I see fit, with a quote from the author that embraces childhood better than anyone, Dr. Seuss. “Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all… And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)”

- Pierce Markowitz ’24, Valedictorian, 2024 Baccalaureate Speech

“Though we are setting our sights on the future, let us do so with gratitude for the incredible experience we have shared. And let us always remember that no matter where life may take us, we will forever be united by the special bond that binds us as classmates, friends, fellow graduates and soon-to-be alumni. As you step out into the world, I encourage you to carry the values and principles instilled during your time at Kinkaid. Remember the importance of lifelong friendships, curiosity, learning and staying connected to Kinkaid. Stay true to yourselves, pursue your passions with unwavering determination, and never stop striving for greatness.”

- Lindsey Karkowsky ’24, Upper School Governing Council President, 2024

Class of 2024 Matriculations

Austin Community College

Avon Old Farms School

Babson College

Bates College

Baylor University

Berklee College of Music

Blinn College

Case Western Reserve University

Claremont McKenna College

Colorado School of Mines

Cornell University

DePaul University

Duke University

Elon University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Hamilton College

Harvard University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New York University

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Pennsylvania State UniversityMain Campus

Purdue University - Main Campus

Rhodes College

Rice University

Roanoke College

Savannah College of Art and Design

Southern Methodist University

Spelman College

Stanford University

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas Christian University

Texas State University

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of the South

Trinity University

Tulane University of Louisiana

University of California - Los Angeles

University of Chicago

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Delaware

University of Florida

University of Kansas

University of Miami

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Mississippi

University of Notre Dame

University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of Virginia - Main Campus

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Vanderbilt University

Wake Forest University

Washington and Lee University

Washington University in St. Louis

Wesleyan University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Yale University

Senior Class of Honoring the

2024

Spotlight: Alumni Internship Hosts

The Summer Internship Program for the rising seniors has continued to grow within the Gordy Family Center for Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Finance and with the help of the Alumni Association Board. This year 42 organizations are participating to allow 90 rising seniors real world experience to help guide their paths after graduation, through college choices, and beyond. This growth would not be possible without the alumni, parents of alumni, and parents of current students who answered the call to host a rising senior for a week. We asked a few of our alumni hosts to share about their experience.

Elizabeth Robinson Kendrick ’07

Founder - Ann + Reeves Kids

Children’s Clothing Brand

“Our summer intern, Cami, created two new designs for Ann + Reeves and not only made the designs, but built the social and email campaigns that we will use for preorder and launch. I was so impressed by what she accomplished. Cami also got an opportunity to spend some time virtually with one of my team members who has had roles that align with her interests. I think it was worthwhile!”

Brad Dinerstein ’95 Chief Executive OfficerThe Dinerstein Companies Real Estate Development

“First off, I am (always) happy to help the school in any way that I can. We also have a formalized intern program for college juniors and seniors making it fairly easy to “plug and play” our three high school interns. Last, I love the opportunity to learn from them. On the final day of the program, the interns presented what they liked, didn’t like, and what could have been done better at Texas A&M, one of our core student markets.”

Victoria Pappas Bludorn ’07

HR & Marketing DirectorBludorn Hospitality Group

Hospitality

“We loved having a Kinkaid intern spend time with us at Bludorn Hospitality Group this summer. I've always believed the restaurant industry has something for everyone and wanted to share that understanding with students at Kinkaid. I also believe mentorship is exceedingly important throughout life because getting a glimpse into the possibilities ahead can have lasting impacts. Our intern, Daphne, shadowed in the Marketing Department at BHG where fairly new buckets have emerged due in part to the changing landscape of social media. She assisted us in social campaigns and photoshoots as well as weekly management meetings that cover updates from a breadth of departments — from operations, to financials, to pastry, to HR, and all things in between. We look forward to more eager students joining us in the future, with all types of interests!”

Carly Gray Lukefahr ’12

Donor Relations SpecialistNick Finnegan Counseling Center

Nonprofit

“We were excited to show a rising senior how Nick Finnegan Counseling Center is providing affordable and high-quality counseling services and expanding outreach efforts in the Houston community. Our team was so impressed by our intern, Tiffany! Her clinical project about depression and anxiety in youth was exceptional. Wishing her the best in her senior year at Kinkaid and beyond.”

If you are interested in learning more about hosting a Kinkaid intern, please contact Alumni Activities Manager Emily Dominique at emily.dominique@kinkaid.org.

The Kinkaid School Alumni Association Board

The purpose of Kinkaid’s Alumni Association shall be to act as a liaison between the School and its former students, to offer beneficial and stimulating activities for alumni, and to maintain and promote alumni participation in the development of the School. The Alumni Association Board meets quarterly and assists with various events and projects throughout the year, including the Alumni Holiday Party, Interim Term in a Night, the Distinguished Alumni Awards, the Alumni Booth at Field Day, Senior Alumni Awards at Upper School Honor Day, and fundraising.

NEW ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS 2024-2025

Monica Bailey Bickers ’95 graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Retail Merchandising. After graduation, she moved to New York City, where she worked in the advertising department of Giorgio Armani and later as an Account Executive for Susan Becher Public Relations, where she represented clients including Pierre Frey, Waterworks, and multiple nationally known interior designers and architects. Monica moved back to Houston in 2003 and has been at PaperCity magazine for 20 years; she serves as the publication’s Group Publisher, overseeing the Houston and Dallas editions. Monica and her husband, Curtis, have two daughters at Kinkaid, Bailey ’30 and Ali ’33. In her free time, Monica enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and cooking at home with her daughters.

Geer Blalock ’02 graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. Geer has spent his career in energy finance and is currently a Partner at Trace Capital, an energy private equity firm based in Houston. Geer and his wife Libba have two kids at Kinkaid, Winn ’31 and Geer ’35. He enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors.

René Bell ’73 graduated from Austin College in Sherman, TX with a BA in Business and from The University of Texas at Austin with a JD/MBA. Since graduation, he has practiced law, focusing on real estate and finance, and previously worked with a boutique law firm now known as Wilson, Cribbs and Goren and served under Richard Everett as general counsel to Century Development/Campus Living Villages. Since 2009, he has worked for the City of Houston as an Assistant City Attorney, initially focusing on affordable multifamily housing development and currently serving the Houston Airport System. Bob Franklin ’73 introduced René to his wife Terry, and they are the proud parents of Charles ’13. In his spare time, René windsurfs, mountain bikes, and sporadically attempts to learn golf.

Megan Altman Walker ’06 graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BA in history and a BBA in finance. She obtained a JD from The University of Texas at Austin. She returned to Houston and started practicing at the law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright. She currently works in the legal department at Hanover Company focusing on real estate development and project finance work. Megan met her husband, Blake, when she moved back to Houston and they have two young sons, Benjamin and Patrick. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, especially on the water. She also enjoys live music, expanding her knowledge of art and history, and playing Mahjong.

Barbara Graham Williams’ Bequest Establishes Endowed Faculty Chair to Support Excellence in Teaching

When the late Barbara Graham Williams moved to Houston in 1967, she had already researched the best educational opportunities for her children—third grader Mary Margaret ’77 and kindergartener John ’81. “Luckily, we were able to start at Kinkaid,” Mary Margaret says. “Several years later, my mother started teaching at Kinkaid as well.” Barbara went on to teach Latin in the Middle School for 30 years.

Following a career dedicated to teaching and mentoring children, Barbara included a bequest to the School in her estate plan to ensure that her support of Kinkaid students continues for future generations.

“Education was very important to my mother, which is evident by how she created the best possible opportunities for my brother and me,” Mary Margaret says.

Barbara was a huge supporter of her children’s activities. “We both played sports every season, and she was at all of our games,” Mary Margaret says. “After we graduated, she continued to be a tireless cheerleader for Kinkaid. She was the faculty sponsor for the Middle School cheerleader squad for many years and helped sponsor the annual eighthgrade trip to Washington, D.C., spring break ski trips, and summer study programs in the U.K.”

Because Barbara’s gift was unrestricted, Mary Margaret chose to direct the funds to create an endowed faculty chair for Middle School Latin to both honor Barbara’s contribution to Kinkaid and support excellence in teaching for years to come.

Mary Margaret hopes sharing the story of her mother’s philanthropy will inspire generosity in others as they consider the legacy gifts they could leave to support Kinkaid’s future.

Katherine Susman Howe Includes a Bequest in Her Will to Provide Funds for Kinkaid’s Libraries

When Kinkaid’s current campus was two years old, the late Katherine Susman Howe ’64 was bussed there as an eighth grader to obtain the best preparation available for college and a professional career. Kath went on to earn a B.A. in art history and an M.A. in museology and enjoyed a 40+-year career with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

In gratitude, Kath included a percentage bequest in her will to provide unrestricted funds for use by the libraries at The Kinkaid School.

George ’64, Kath’s husband of 51 years and fellow Kinkaid alum, says “Kath’s bequests were made specifically to the libraries of the institutions that shaped her: her high school, her college, her church endowment, and especially the library of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, where she did much of her

research for her lectures, publications, academic journals, the magazine Antiques, and several major exhibition catalogues and books.

“Kath was active for many years on the Kinkaid Alumni Association Board,” George continues. “She enjoyed helping at school functions like Field Day and the annual Book Fair and serving on committees when our daughter, Kate ’95, was at Kinkaid. Kath was recognized as a Distinguished Kinkaid Alumna in 2011, and Kate as a Distinguished Kinkaid Young Alumna in 2016.”

George encourages others to consider a planned gift to support what is most important to them. “Kath and I were fortunate to have attended Kinkaid and to continue on through graduate school into our chosen professions, which enabled us to lead responsible, contributory lives,” he concludes. “We always believed we should

support our formative institutions if we were able. And while we are not wealthy, we are comfortable enough to do just that.”

New York City Alumni Party Wednesday, February 28

Austin Alumni Party Monday, January 22

Washington, DC Alumni Party Tuesday, February 27

Nina Ha '87, Chris Boyd '80, and Aerin Kalmans '18

Jonathan Eades and Charlie Brown '55

Whitney Weems Mogavero '96. Tom Moore, Alexis Lipshultz Moses '96, Kelli Roosth Cooney '96, and Boy Hay '96

Alumni Pickleball Social

Saturday, May 4

Monday, February 12

Interim Term in a Night

This year's annual Interim Term in a Night, hosted by the Alumni Association, was held on Thursday, January 18 during Interim Term, Interim Term in a Night is an evening for alumni and parents to be students again! Dinner is followed by two class sessions of the attendee's choice. This year’s offerings included: Demystifying AI: Get to Know Your New Digital Assistant with Vinnie Vrotny, Kinkaid

Director of Technology; The Houston Food Bank – Food for Better Lives with Amy Ragan ’81, Chief Development Officer; The Empty Chair with John Semander ’88; and The Key to Happiness is Blue with faculty members Christa Forster and Kristen Madison

Don't miss Interim Term Night 2025 on Thursday, January 23!

Class Reunion Parties

Class of 1974 – 50th Reunion

Class of 1979 – 45th Reunion

Class of 2009 – 15th Reunion

Class of 1994 – 30th Reunion

Class of 2004 – 20th Reunion

Class Notes & Alumni News

1950-1957

Page Thomson Steele ’54 23714 Cansfield Way Katy, Texas 77494

713-504-3792

1958

Lucy Lee Lamme 21 Briar Hollow Lane Unit 803 Houston, Texas 77027 lucylamme@att.net

The ’57ers seem to get little ink in this magazine, so here is some. They were the last class to graduate from Richmond and we ’58 girls wore the daisy hoops at their beautiful outdoor celebration. The raindrops started falling on their mortar boards, so we ran to the Little Gym for the brief shower. No doubt Mrs. Kinkaid wasn't too sure about the move West, but lots of Falcons have followed ever since, so she rests in peace.

Cousin Irene Lee Pagan ’57 and late husband Charlie ’50 moved to San Miguel de Allende years ago but she's back. Her "like a cousin" Cora Amerman Blackbird ’57 has lived in Austin forever, and established a foundation for the Eanes Independent School District. So that's why Westlake keeps winning State! Sister-in-law Barbara Underwood Blackbird ’57 is in a retirement home, like lots of us, in Kerrville. Tami Baird Dyer and husband Pat, along with Nina Perlitz Wickman ’57 are at the Tradition. Charles Burrell ’57 and his wife are in Louisiana, as always. He and I were dates to UT's 1958 Round Up, and no, we didn't go in a covered wagon. John ’57 and Penny Butler's townhouse is at the foot of our midrise condo. John and my husband Lin were Delts at Stanford and John was well known for an unusual welcome to the Delt's driveway, which he probably can't reproduce, mercy. More next year, please on GREAT grandkids, we must have lots, including Lin's and mine. More Falcons! 1959

John David Hagerman

24800 I-45, Suite 100

The Woodlands, TX 77386 johndhagerman@hotmail.com

Dianne Gordon - Lives on a ranch in New Ulm, TX. I have one great grandson who is a lot of fun to be with.

Marsha Milligan - Went from Central Texas to Houston today, February 23, to a wonderful luncheon for those of us in Class of ’59. Lee and Glenn Seureau were marvelous hosts and Glenn cooked!

Lee Seureau - It is a delight to have Kinkaid friends here (in Houston) for the Lunch Bunch.

Barbara Harberg - I am traveling and loving it and grateful I still feel well.

Emily Crosswell - Traveled to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe for a most adventurous trip. My 12 grandchildren are doing well and blessed to be in Houston. Love keeping up with the Class of ’59. We sure had fun!

Jack Moriniere - Recently serving as a trustee for the dean of the McGovern School of Arts at U of H. Also supporting a youth Rice grad in development of a medical device.

Ellen Stuart - Had so much fun with Dianne helping to organize a recent Kinkaid Class of 1959 luncheon and that sweet Lee and Glenn Seureau hosted at Star Motor Cars. Glad to see those that attended.

Steve Cochran - New great grandson named after me.

John Hagerman - Glenn Seureau and wife Lee hosted the Kinkaid Lunch Bunch at Star Motor Cars on February 23, 2024.

Sally Byrd Ohrstrom lost her younger sister Susan Byrd ’61 on January 12.

1960

Sassy English Stanton 1404 Potomac Houston, Texas 77057 713-266-9919 sassy@stanton-pinckard.com

Allan Port Houston, Texas allan.port@att.net

When Robert Robins visited Houston in October (from his homes in the California Bay Area and Lake Tahoe) those classmates available gathered for lunch at Taste of Texas. Pictured are Allan Port, Rob Robins, Ann Gardner Arens , Fred Knapp, Stuart Davis Blackshear, and Skipper Vaughan Skipper Hamilton reports from New Braunfels that he has a few health problems, but “a checkup earlier this month was encouraging and I might be around for a few more years.” That’s likely a report common to many of us at this stage. Your scribe wonders how we marched to the front of the class notes in such a short time?

1962

Adrian Turner Ross Houston, Texas adrian@rexross.com

Greetings, Class of 1962 - Thank you to everyone who reported in for this issue. John Butcher reports that he hasn’t visited any exotic sites like some classmates, but is still traveling throughout the South. “This past year we experienced the Huntsville Space Center, and enjoyed short trips to Nashville, New Orleans and Point Clear. Otherwise, preparing for another hot summer”.

Toni Walsh Duperier says that she and Henry are enjoying life in the Woodlands. Their children are grown and three grandchildren are in college at UNC, Georgia, and Virginia Tech. She has lunch about once a month with former classmates, Randi Fay Yokum, Virginia Myers Chandler, Claudia Turner.

Aycock, Leslie Southworth Brinkoeter, Jean Merritt Johnson, and Carolyn Ferguson Means. I hope in the next issue she will contribute some news from that fun group.

Tony Kupermith has been hanging out in the Northern Neck of Virginia near Irvington, messing about in boats and with old cars. He says “How I wish we'd kept that old green Morgan”. He says even though he is almost fully retired, he still wanders into the office in Alexandria, Virginia, occasionally.

Susan Cooper Gaudet and husband Bob, still live in West Roxbury, MA, a good combination of country and city living since their home backs up to Hancock Woods near Boston. Both of their daughters live not too far away. One of their daughters, Lindsey, and her husband left the tech world and now own a bagel shop which has been very successful. The other daughter, Caroline, is an engineer

with Boston Scientific. Susan has three “grand-dogs”. Susan keeps contact with Sandra Moffett Provost by phone and each summer when the Provosts visit their home in Ipswich. Susan donates her time to the local library and to a couple of homeless programs.

Van Russell weighed in from Austin saying “I just turned 80. If I’d known I was going to live this long…I’d have taken better care of myself! And no matter what I do, Catherine is still 11 years younger than I am! But during our almost 38 years of marriage, I’ve learned that…I wear the pants - but she picks them out!”

Summing up the report from our class this year is an appropriate quote from Gibson Carothers: “Thank God for the Rolling Stones! They’re older than we are.”

Have a great summer everyone.

1963

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1964

Claire Andreae Murray Celebration, Florida claire.murray@verizon.net

This spring heralded our 60th Reunion and lo and behold 35 of our highly esteemed classmates showed up for an evening of wining, dining and reconnecting with friends of old. Our delightfully motivated Reunion Committee ( Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, David Bradshaw, JB Jones, Lorna Allen Sorley, Rocky McAshan and myself) threw themselves into the quest for the idyllic venue replete with fine dining and dare I say wining at Ouisie’s Table. Attendees included; Roy and Ruth

1960 Classmates Allan Port, Rob Robins, Ann Gardner Arens (fs), Fred Knapp, Stuart Davis Blackshear, and Skipper Vaughan

Beery, John and Maggie Bock, David Bradshaw and Joan Gurasich, Peter Ceccotti, David Crocker, George Dillingham, Victoria Foxhall Doporto, Tony Geiselman and Cathy Lightfoot, Dan and Marilee Hedges, George Howe, JB and Marie Jones, Bonnie and Gary Brigance Leadbetter, Rocky McAshan, Pati and Don MengdenEckhardt , Claire and Gregory Andreae Murray, Mary Dee Neal and Roy Holtzapple, Flo Hargrove Ray, Mike Rose and Cyndi Brookshire, Christiane Schlumberger, Lorna and Mike Allen Sorley, Sandy Tomich Hockensmith, James Vaughan and Gini Tennant.

Hard to believe how dedicated our class is to gathering. Bonnie and Gary Brigance Leadbetter schlepped all the way from Pennsylvania and Christiane Schlumberger, David Bradshaw and Joan Gurasich all came from California. Not to mention Greg and myself from Orlando. In addition, many drove their wagons with great gusto across the state of Texas to lead the festivities.Bonnie sums up our experience of the evening, “Had a great time at the Reunion!! So much fun reconnecting with old friends”. Although unable to attend in person Missy Wood shares, “thanks for sending out everyone's email addresses, I got an email from Ibby Seale Jeppson, someone I have not seen or heard from for over 52 years!!!! We are going to get together at some point and when we do, THAT's when I will really have some news to report “.

And this resounding report from Mike Rose, who as usual helped turn out the troops along with Tony Geiselman , “Much enjoyed our Reunion that Claire and her Team worked so hard on. Interesting to see who/where/what we have all been doing. Was a great Successful/ Fun Evening.. Was somewhat disappointed in the 'Maturity ' we all are exhibiting....maybe age related ?!! But as they say..."We may be Old--but we ain't Cold"...so go get'em! Have a Great Summer to All”.

We can only hope for an even

bigger turnout for our 65th as long as Houston is above water and the storms have abated at last. Not saying it is reminiscent of Sodom and Gomorrah but perhaps some of us are paying for our youthful misdeeds….. Until then, keep the faith and stay in touch with each other.

1965

Tami Fox Brau Austin, Texas tazmazan@gmail.com

The big news for the Class of ’65 is our 60th reunion is April 4 & 5, 2025. Our class is in the early stages of planning with Jay Allison and Ruddy Cravens leading the effort. There’s a lot of interest and we will keep classmates updated by email.

I had a nice chat with Anne Cronin who is an avid snow skier. She is already planning for the next ski season. When the slopes aren’t calling, she enjoys gardening and creative sewing projects which included making a balaclava for skiing. Anne is also doing a bit of backyard birdwatching. In the late Spring she had a beautiful Indigo Bunting visit her backyard.

Jay Allison sent a nice update. Although he continues to practice pediatrics with Texas Children’s Hospital, he works only about half time. Jay and his wife Ann enjoy vacationing in Estes Park and Santa Fe. When in Colorado and New Mexico he practices telemedicine. Jay and Ruddy Cravens manage to have lunch nearly every Friday, a tradition they began over forty years ago. In his spare time he enjoys reading, photography, and lately, playing bridge. Jay is looking forward to our 60th Reunion next year!

Hal Martin reports he is alive and well and playing lots and lots of pickleball. A year and a half ago he sold Hal Martin’s Watch and Jewelry store to his manager/partner. Hal puts in several days a week as he still

loves watches (his hobby since the 60’s) and visiting with so many customers and friends he has made over the 50 years in the business. Some of his customers are third generation. When not selling watches, Hal’s favorite pastime is Pickleball. For the past 15 years, he has spent time at his second home in Punta Mita, Mexico where he introduced pickleball to the resort and was instrumental in having pickleball courts built. In 2022 Hal was the club champion in pickleball. In his quest for more and more pickleball, Hal is opening his own pickleball facility in July 2024. Pickleball Country Club will house 13 indoor courts, a pro-shop and the One More Game Bar. Hal writes, “Recently I attended a pickleball social on a Saturday at Kinkaid. I think they are considering a fundraiser for pickleball in the future. Hope to see many of you at our 60th reunion and hopefully some of you on the Pickleball Court.”

Rick Sline reports he and wife Annette are doing well and looking forward to our class reunion.

The recent focus for me, Tami Fox Brau, is my big move. Because I am downsizing to a much smaller space, I needed to go through a lifetime of possessions. The whole experience has sparked a lot of great memories. Looking forward to seeing everyone again as we celebrate our 60th.

1966

Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh Houston, Texas plkfc@hotmail.com

Wonderful Class of 1966! As most of us have recently or will soon celebrate our 75th birthdays (how in the world can that be?), it is good to hear from several of you who are living the life with travel, volunteer activities, and family. I am sad to report that Becky Witmer Lorino’s husband, Bobby Lorino, (son of Mrs. Lorino who worked in the Upper School office when we were there and brother of Susan Lorino) passed away in January. Becky lives in the Woodlands near her brother, Worth.

From David Boldrick: How time flies now! Already halfway thru a year! Still doing some design engineering work. Not big stuff but good to keep the mind active. Talked with Killer (Rob Wilson) and Ford Frost a few times. Did the Best and Worst lately--had a big sailboat for a few years (worst); Sold it last month (best)! So got that going for me! Going to Alaska in July to see the family, do grandkid stuff, do some fishing, and get out of Dallas heat! Wish all the best as always. Still miss the Senior Lounge! Boldy!!!

From John Diffey: Our news, probably like others’, is a mix of volunteer work, family fun, and age-related planning.

Our current board chair and I are finishing up co-chairing a successful capital campaign at the Garth Newel Music Center in Warm Springs, VA—despite being Covid-closed for two years, 40% over goal. An encouraging outcome given the challenges faced by performing arts organizations.

The kids picked the South of France for our family gathering this year, so we will spend two weeks together in the foothills of the French Alps.

Appropriate to our ages, and important given our kids’ living in Colorado and England, is getting our home spruced up and our beginning to think about the timing of an eventual move to a CCRC. Given my 40-year career in that field, feel welcome to let me know, Kinkaid friends, if I can be helpful as a sounding board.

From Ernie Graham: Janice and I are now living in Cedar Creek (central Texas), and I still have a condo in Austin. I’m semi-retired but work with my son, Corbin, developing apartment projects. We have a project we’re finishing up in Austin and one we just finished outside of Omaha. Everybody in my family is well. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Jim Tang: Elizabeth and Jim had a trip in April 2024 to the West Coast for Jim's 50th Stanford Medical School Reunions. While there, they visited Monterey and got in rounds of golf at Pebble Beach, Spyglass, and Spanish Bay. Jim's brother, Allan Tang '72, and his son Colin joined us at Pebble Beach. We are enjoying watching our three grandchildren Kelly (5), Rayan (2), and Reiya (1), grow. Elizabeth and I are also looking forward to a cruise around Iceland in July.

From Bubba Koenig: Hope this finds you and all our classmates safe and healthy. Things going OK but, due to lack of rain, we are watching Lake Travis disappear. It’s currently over 50 feet below full-pool level, making it only a paltry 42% full. We are fine-tuning our rain dance skills! Take care, and my best to all.

From Debbie Warren Rommel: Ross and I have just returned from a twoweek trip to Italy with our friends from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kerrville. This was our third trip together and included the Holy Land and Paul’s journeys in Greece. This one was fast and furious, and we saw many wonderful places. We are now ready to stay home and enjoy our precious granddaughter, Sarah Ross! From Rob Wilson : Saw Stones in Houston last month for 56th time. Keith Richards still has wedding ring

Snaps from the 1964 Reunion at Ousie's Table

on from his marriage to Patti Hansen in Cabo, Dec 18th, 1983, at Hotel Finisterre. Very fun event!

I, Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh stay very busy teaching from my home as there aren’t enough dyslexia reading specialists in the area. Teachers teach, and I am fulfilled every day. Margaret Frederking Barton and husband Richard Shullaw stayed with me for several days in March. Tom Moore gave us a personal tour of the new construction on campus. Wow is all I can say! It was wonderful to be with Rod and Linda Crowl in April to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. My Chapelwood United Methodist Church Chancel Choir recently performed a beautiful concert at Carnegie Hall. What an amazing feeling it is to stand on that stage where so many incredible artists have also performed! I am off to Africa for three weeks in June/ July. I’ve decided that I need to do these long trips while I can still walk! I’ll take suggestions for the next faraway location---Patagonia, India, or Australia? Good health and seven beautiful and brilliant grandchildren bless me daily.

Bill Fogle shared, “We just moved to The Woodlands after 20+ years in the country.”

1967

Ann Lents Houston, Texas alents@heaneylents.com

Alex Diffey writes: “Last year was good. Good health, lots of golf, a UK/ Norway cruise, and some short cruises on our boat. Wife Sherylle is still teaching history online. I'm still doing the yard work.” He and Sherylle celebrated their fifth anniversary last fall, and enjoy their shared family: “Two girls are 15, one girl is 14, one grandson is 13 (with an 80 mph fastball), and the younger kids are 10 and seven. Delighted with school plays, g-kids' sports, hearing of classes reading Shakespeare, etc., remembering Dr. Moss' classes - what a gift we received from Kinkaid. Three rounds of golf with my brother John ’66 at the Homestead last fall. He and wife Martha will be joining us at our cottage near Washington, NC (first Washington named for George) for golf and cruising the Pamlico.”

Steve McCary reflects that “life has had joys and disappointments, successes and failures, good health and injuries and illnesses, personal accomplishments and setbacks, and happiness and sadness, etc. Yet, I am still here and hoping to be here for some days, weeks, months and/ or maybe even years. Wife Deanna

is a theological novelist and mostly retired attorney. Son Kevin is an attorney. Daughter Kirstin is an elementary school teacher. We have three grandchildren just doing their best to survive growing up. I am very proud of all of them and I love all of them. I think I may be ’the weakest link’ in the family.”

Buddy Trotter and wife Jeanie are keeping busy singing oldies at retirement centers in the Katy area. “We had 53 bookings in 2023, and have commitments from some of them all the way to this coming December. It's a blessing to us, as the residents enjoy the performances so much; they sing along with us, give us generous applause, and tell us afterward how much they enjoyed our songs bringing up past memories for them. And it's a lot of fun!” Buddy fell and broke his leg in November and hopes to get off a walker soon. “It's way too slow of a healing process for me.”

Steve Adger has had his own leg problems, with almost three years of infections and problems with a knee replacement; he finally had to opt for amputation. Always upbeat and resilient, he is finding that getting used to the new leg is not easy. He wrote: “At some point I'll get back on the golf course, hopefully months - not years. It's been a crummy three years, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel.” Steve retired from Donnelley Financial in 2020 after 24 years, and is now associated with GPG Ventures, a private equity firm out of Dallas and Houston, where he helps with their fundraising for medical related early stage companies.

Steve continues: “On the family side, I am in a 32-year relationship with Anny Whyte and between us we have two daughters, two sons, one grandson and five granddaughters. Anny works with Origin Bank as a business development professional. Aside from my leg, we are all healthy and life is good.”

Laurye Rutten Tanner writes from Albuquerque: “I talked my son and his family into moving in with me. It's been five years. I realize that I need their help every once in a while. I've taken my family on two major vacations, a Disney Cruise and Xcaret, Mexico. I highly recommend both of them. Besides water exercise and board meetings for the Bead Society of New Mexico, I bead daily. I donate to five charities and Emilie's elementary school. This year my goal is to make 3,000 pieces of jewelry. Most will go to Operation Christmas Child.”

Sarah Hodell writes that she’s “had her head in the sand” dealing with various illnesses, but is doing better now. (She must be feeling better to salt her email with cheery Hawaiian slang!)

Larry Knapp still practices law. “My two daughters graduated from Kinkaid and one is married and I have a grandson (3.5). My son works for a Kinkaid grad who has a company cleaning and fixing up trashed out garages.” Larry has attended the Kinkaid Alumni Holiday Party for the last several years and really has enjoyed going back to the school. He says “this year everyone should try and attend!”

Last and least, David Heaney and I had our 50th anniversary in 2023; we are celebrating with a trip of a lifetime to French Polynesia in June. Our kids Elizabeth Heaney Ziccardi ’03 and David Lents Heaney and their families each live just a few blocks away from us in Houston, so we get to see grandsons Patrick (5) and James (3) Ziccardi and John Heaney (1) frequently. What could be better than three little guys who are always glad to see you?

Please send me a note to say what you’re up to—it’s such a joy to hear from everyone!

1968

Annie Owen Houston, Texas anniedowen@me.com

Elizabeth Topper Nash San Marcos, Texas enash@grandecom.net

1969

Bonnie German Chandler Harvard, Massachusetts bchandler1@charter.net

Our 55th reunion was at Carrabba's Italian Restaurant on April 6. Twelve class members came, and several spouses as well, arranged by a hastily assembled, rather last-minute committee consisting of Scott Talbot

and me (Bonnie German Chandler). There were just enough of us to fit nicely around a single gigantic table in Carrabbas’s private dining room, but we were having such a good time greeting old friends and enjoying our first chance to meet Sam Wright’s new wife that the restaurant staff had a hard time getting us to sit down to eat the prepared meal. Atttendees were: Pam Kidson Adger, Kathleen Hazelhurst Bywaters and Ban Bywaters, B onnie German Chandler and John Chandler, Jeff and Elise Cross, Don Pickels, Carole and David S mithwick-Kiebach, Rick Suman, Scott and Eva Talbot, Marianne Tatum, Marcy West Beard and David Beard , Welcome and Anita Wilson, Sam Wright and his wife Phyllis MacMillan.

I include here Don Pickels’ colorful rendition of the evening: “About 20 of us showed up for delicious Italian food, and our cocktails were paid for by the great, funny Welcome Wilson! I sat next to Rick Suman and Scott Talbot, and we gossiped a bit about our craven classmates who never show up or contribute. Too busy? Sam Wright was amusing and eloquent as his new wife smiled at our old stories. Sam and I reminisced about anchoring our undefeated 1969 Prep Bowl team on KPRC TV. Halfway through dinner Marcy stood up and begged our two fine vocalists Marianne and Bonnie to sing. They led us in singing the Do Re Mi song from ’The Sound of Music.’ It was magical and lovely. Reminded me of winning our 1969 Talent Show singing ’Gloria.” Gloria was shocked! That’s what reunions are for, honoring old friends and keeping in touch. I salute my classmates who share their lives and contribute!”

One addition to Don’s story: We shared Carabbas’s private dining room that evening with another large group, some high school seniors celebrating their prom night, and they joined us in singing “Do Re Mi” and clapped and cheered afterwards. It really was very heartwarming.

Alex Diffey’s 74th birthday gathering with Sherylle and family in November

Since the reunion, a few class members have sent updates. Peggy Whitmore Douglass sadly lost her husband last year to a sudden heart attack. She also writes, “I'm a grandma to a five-year-old and two-yearold that live only five minutes away. My son, who lives in Florida, visits often. Therapy dogs keep me busy with multiple visits to nursing homes and rehab facilities every week. Still ride my thoroughbred but let the younger generation jump him. Would love to visit on the phone. I have a great George Bush story to share!”

Rick Suman had sad news, too: “My lovely wife and partner of thirty-two years, Mary Guthrie Suman, died this past August of pancreatic cancer. This March I took my son, Andy (’88), and three grandsons, Henry, Knox and Charles, to the Bahamas to fly fish for bonefish. In late April I traveled with my brother, Tio (’70) and his wife Anne to the Canary Islands and Morocco on a ’Flying Longhorns’ trip. My plan is to spend as much of the summer as I can at my house in Jackson Hole.“

Mark Lewis hasn’t posted in several years, so he had a lot to say: “After ’surviving’ the pandemic, Ivy Gold, my girlfriend of 8 years, and I got married. In 2022, after forty-plus years in technology hardware, software, and services sales, I retired from my last paid gig, an eight-year stint in management consulting. Post-retirement, I project managed a Nonprofit Security Grant Program project, completed in February 2024, to harden and upgrade the security of my Arlington, TX synagogue.” In retirement Mark and Ivy have remodeled their home. In November 2023 Mark and Ivy went to Washington, DC, for Ivy’s son’s wedding, then spent several weeks in the area visiting with Ivy’s family members, exploring the area, and “puppy sitting” their grandpuppy, a Bernedoodle.

Now he has started two new careers: Personal concierge in Dallas for a partially disabled 83-year-old retired businessman from San Francisco. “We have a blast weekly working on projects around his home, going to movies and museums, and basically just hanging out.” His other job is as the volunteer coordinator for Dallas Children’s Hospital’s Sunrise on Wheels program in conjunction with the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center of Dallas. Since 2009 the Sunrise Association has run summer-long day camps where children with cancer and their siblings can continue their medical treatment and still enjoy the summer. Most of the other programs have been on the East Coast, as well as Israel and beyond. Mark hopes that the new Dallas program will lead to more Sunrise Day Camps in the Southwest

in the future.

I visited with Michael and Michelle Minns during my trip to Texas and found them living temporarily at Mike’s Law Office in Houston, while waiting for the well at their Brookshire farm to be repaired. Mike is still pursuing his law career but taking fewer cases while he and Michelle spend a lot of time taking care of their grandchildren.

Richard and Anne Frachtman have just returned from a trip to Japan and South Korea with friends from Houston. They flew to Tokyo, then cruised to Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, and other locations. “We saw a Sumo wrestling tournament, which is a very big deal over there, full of ceremony and tradition, and marveled at the Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima and the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. The scenery was beautiful at Miyajima Island near Hiroshima and in northern Japan. City streets were spotless, and the people were extremely polite and friendly. The society is quite homogenous, structured, and tech-oriented, although the economy is in trouble, partly because of a low birth rate. There was no car horn honking or road rage. I think the bottom line is that the people respect themselves and each other much more than in the U.S., although I have no plans to move there.”

It was great seeing those who came to the reunion. I hope more of you can come to the next one. Start preparing early – don’t sign up for any cruises or world tours in early April 2029!

1970

Malcolm Waddell

Houston, Texas

mwaddell@waddellinvestments.com mwaddell@sba-skincare.com

It’s early June in Houston, and “The heat is on!” as Glenn Frey (of Eagles’ fame) sang. And I have also got all the hot news from our classmates. And speaking of other hot news, our 55th reunion will be held the weekend of April 4-5, 2025. I have dubbed it the “double nickel” reunion. Plans will begin for a memorable gathering in earnest in August when our committee first meets. If you are interested in being part of that planning group whether you live here or afar, we would love to have you be part of the planning. That’s what Zoom is for!

Let’s kick off with a quick report on a mid-April lunch where Neal Anderson, Browne Baker, Paul Barnhart and I got together and

swapped stories about friends –those who are living and those who have passed. Paul and I work out at The Houstonian Club, and he was the energy behind this get together. Paul, who has always been an incredible athlete throughout his life, shared stories about his latest passion, auto racing in Baja, CA. He and his team, which includes his son Paul, just completed the Baja 500 in June. Neal continues to work for Anderson Oil, the family business, and Browne is still working as well when he’s not traveling with the Hale’s and hitting the links as often as he can.

Frank McGuyer was one of the first to check in for this issue. Pre-Covid, Frank sold his very successful home building business and as part of that deal agreed to stay on for five years. He writes, “I have a little under two years left on my earnout since the sale of my company. I will probably transition into a lot bank and development company. I am looking forward to spending some time in Montana after the completion of a remodel started back during Covid. Ann’s and my granddaughter is here and doing well at Kinkaid. We also have a grandson doing well at St. Francis. Our other grandson is enjoying California. Other than that, I am trying to play more golf when possible.”

Bonnie Robbins Coburn also shared exciting grandbaby news, “We are waiting for the arrival of TWIN girls. They should be here around ’The 4th’ if not before. Mickey and I will head to Florida as soon as we hear! All the kids and all the other grandchildren are doing great. We have been spending most of our time with Little League and Select Baseball. I had my cardiology checkup, and my numbers look good, so I should be around a while longer. Mickey is healthy as the proverbial horse. I think it is because he spends all of his time outside working on ’the farm’. I am still working two days a week, I just can’t seem to give it up. Otherwise, we just got back from having a great time on another cruise on Carnival’s newest ship, the ’Jubilee’. We already have another cruise set for November.”

Alan Gerger also responded to my request for what’s-new-with-you: “I retired from my law practice a few years ago. Arlene and I are still in Houston and recently moved to the Museum District. It is a great move for us. Our daughters, Emily ’03 and Tracy L ’08s, are doing well. Emily and her family moved to Vancouver, BC, and Tracy and her family live in Houston. We enjoy traveling, mostly to Vancouver, and spending as much time as we can with our grandchildren.”

Larry Jacobs, who had been absent from this column for a while, wrote,

“For once we have some news. Our daughter Jacqueline is engaged to marry Adam Tynan of Ft. Collins, Colorado. The wedding will take place in Denver on September 14th of this year. We are very excited to have Adam in our family. But that's not all. Jacqueline will also complete her PhD studies in Clinical Psychology and get her degree from University of Denver in late August. We are very proud of her. It took much effort on her part in what has been a busy year for her. Our son Scott is doing well also. He's just not getting married, so he gets second billing.”

Betty Ericson Jones and I have been Facebook friends for years. Betty lives in Camden, TX, a small community of about 1,200 residents in East Texas. Betty left Kinkaid in 1965, but we have stayed in touch, and she fondly remembers Kinkaid and the friends she made there. She has wanted to make one of our many reunions, and she has the April 4-5, 2025 dates for the 55th on her calendar. So, hopefully 2025 will be the year to have her back on campus. Bob Frachtman, my gastroenterologist guru in Austin for the past two years during my cancer journey and for whom I am very grateful for his advice and concern, wrote, “Daughter Adrienne (32), who is a speech pathologist, will be starting dental school at UTSA (ranked #7 in the U.S.). Sherrie and I are VERY proud of her. Son Brandon and Natalie (St. John's grad) just had baby girl number two, Gemma, and Lily is a great big sis. Julian and Leah's Gabriel just got into St. Andrews, so that makes 4 generations of Southwestern Prep Conference (SPC) Frachtmans, and young brother Levi is matriculating at the UT Lab School. I'm still working full time, and Sherrie is still immersed in non-profits in Austin.”

Phil Salvador, who lives just north of Houston, regularly checks in, and this issue is no exception. Phil shares, “The Salvador family continues on a steady course. Daughter Carla is still studying in South Korea. She has about another 2 years to go to graduation. Son Lucas continues with chip lithography powerhouse ASML. He works in Connecticut two to three times a week, and the rest of the time from his tiny apartment in NYC, where all his friends also live. He seems very happy with these choices so far. My bride Christiane continues with all her projects. She frequently practices Tai Chi with a local group, bakes bread, and propagates prickly pear pads (we will have cactus jelly someday). She is currently tussling with Tesla to trade in her 5-year-old Model 3 for a new one. The optics of Tesla customer support in this case are not good. However, they may have run out of

curve balls and schedule changes, and Christiane should get her new ride here in May. I continue with my kayaking. I lead local trips and training with my local kayak club and go further afield for more fun and experience – Florida and Costa Rica so far this year, Lake Superior later on. I enjoy the mental, physical, and social stimulation. I am also working a bit harder to have what are said to be the right nutrition, exercise, and intellectual activities to slow down natural physical and mental decline Mother Nature has programmed into me. So far, so good.”

Carroll Robertson Ray checked in with a kind note (as many of you do) about my health. Carroll, many of ours’ classmate in Mrs. Shultz’s kindergarten class in 1957-58, her only year as a Kinkaidian, says, “Many thanks for all you do to keep us up to date with each other. Of course, I am a lurker in terms of actually being a Kinkaid graduate!” Despite just being with us for a single year, Carroll has been a big contributor to our school. She is a fellow member with me of the Barry J. Moss Distinguished Speakers Committee. She may not have graduated from Kinkaid, but her kids did and grandkids are Kinkaidians. Carroll and Husband Hugh are Honorary CoChairs for the current All In Capital Campaign which besides providing funds for a new, state-of-the-art high school is also financing a true overall transformation of our campus. 55th reunion tours will make you go “Wow”.

Glenn Smith and I shared some memories during our email exchange. Glenn wrote, “I am loving Life. My youngest grandson (13) and granddaughter (15) are excelling in Texas High School Rodeo Association which keeps me young, at heart anyway. They'll be roping calves and steers all summer in several Hill Country series.” We talked about high school rides. Glenn confirmed my memory of his and a favorite Bill Blomdahl story: “Yes, I drove a '65 El Camino w/327. I couldn't catch Ellen Harrison's 396 or Roy Cullen's 442 or Ed Little's SS396. I remember the "have you got chili on your mouth", lol (Editor’s note: Bill’s slight offtake on Gary Puckett and the Union Gap’s “Woman, oh woman, have you got cheating on your mind?” lyric). I hope to cross paths with Bill when he's hunting near here next season.”

Janet Lee Cohen checked in from New Hampshire: “On May 25th, our twin granddaughters had their bat mitzvahs. The day after that, Rick and I celebrated our 50th anniversary. It was a full celebratory weekend. We’re taking all three kids and all seven grandkids to Lake Como in two weeks to continue the celebration.

We were supposed to attend our 50th Penn reunion the weekend of May 18 but decided against it at the last minute – too much going on and with campus protests abounding, we didn’t want to get caught up in that scene. I have some regrets about not going but not many. It was exciting to hear about plans for our 55th reunion next April. God willin’ and the creek don’t rise, I’ll be there. Wishing all our classmates a Happy Summer.”

Sam Collins and wife Andi are always on the go, but Sam took time to write, “I finally actually retired as I am no longer accepting new cases eliminating ’semi’ from my retired status. This was a three-year progression starting with giving up my office during Covid and working from home, then limiting my practice, and now accepting no new cases. Andi and I welcomed number three grandchild Camila, born on February 28th to son Jordan ’00 and wife Samantha, who live in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Daughter Emily ’02 and husband Lance, who live in Katy, are busy raising our other two grandchildren, Poppy, who is almost five and will be starting kindergarten in the fall, and Bennett, who just turned three. They are loads of fun and bundles of energy, and we see them often. Emily is now a travel agent for Fora, doing really well specializing in upper-end vacations and private tours. Andi and I took an incredible trip this March starting in Sydney, Australia, leaving from there on a cruise to New Zealand. It’s spring, so we’ve started going back to our home in Asheville and will continue to go there every month through October. In September, we’ll spend time with my lifelong friend Bobby Traub and partner Diane in their place in Santa Fe and in that same month celebrate Emily’s 40th birthday with husband Lance and her friends in Curacao. In November, we’re going to Japan, and in June of 2025, we’re taking a cruise through Norway’s fjords. Like every other Baby Boomer we know, we are traveling a lot, making up for time lost due to Covid, packing up and packing in traveling as much as we can. Being on the short end of life has its advantages. I finally finished my autobiography after working on it for a year. It was a real thrill to see the actual book when it was printed. For anyone who wants to do a memoir or just a book of memories, I used the Storyworth’s platform to write it after which they publish it in book form. They are a really great company, and they make doing it easy. The hard part is writing it. I hope everyone is healthy and happy and enjoying this stage of life.”

Another traveling, on-the-go classmate is Tom Hale and wife Sherry. Tom writes: “Our son Theodore has

just left the Harris County DA's office after working two and a half years with only two days off! It is so nice to see him happy and not so stressed from working 70-80 hours a week. He is taking a couple of months off before he starts his new job as a defense attorney. Sherry and I have been on the move to see the walls of Constantinople in Istanbul. We made it to Pompeii to see the newly opened House of the Vetii which had been closed for 20+ years for restoration. We also got to visit bucket list Ephesus in Turkey. We had a lovely stay in Rome with a visit to one of my favorite museums, the Palazzo Altemps, by the Piazza Navona. We are heading out to Iceland and Norway soon. We are also heading out to Venice, Sicily, Croatia and other parts of the fun world with Browne and Robin Baker. We can't wait to hit the road with the Bakers. Sherry is doing great, still playing tennis at the 4.5 level. We are heading to Florida and Alabama to see some historical WWII, Civil War, and Indian sites. Ft. Morgan and Ft Gaines are awesome sites at the mouth of Mobile Bay. Daughter Emily is now living and teaching in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She has a nice boyfriend and loves it there. She has lived in or visited well over 100 countries. She is the most traveled person I know or will ever know. I am still doing real estate and having fun seeing the world. We went to play golf for a second time at Lajitas Golf Club near Big Bend. If you have never been there, you need to play the course. It is gorgeous and super fun!”

Suzanne and I have been traveling, too, making up for lost time in 2023. I feel great as I continue my recovery from cholangiocarcinoma. I have scans every three months for a while, so far so good. I last wrote this column last December on our way to Paris and the Alsace region for Christmas Markets all over the area. So far in 2024, we’ve cruised the Caribbean, had family trips to Barbados and Denver. This summer we head first to Italy and the Dolomites and then a small ship cruise from Prague to Budapest on the Danube. Then it’s back to Colorado to see daughter Julianne and John Fogerty at Red Rocks along with a week in Crested Butte. My 45th reunion from Harvard Business School is our September jaunt. Finally, we head to the Polar Bear Capital of the World in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. We get back in time to catch the last two days of my 50th Rice reunion. And, oh yeah, a Thanksgiving family get-together is still in the planning phase. I am thankful for every day, and thankful for all you friends for your love and support.

Again, mark your calendars for April

4-5 weekend when we mark another milestone. 55 was the freeway speed when we were at Kinkaid. Now it has a whole different meaning. Enjoy your summer.

1971

Claudia Wilson Frost Houston, Texas cfrost@Steptoe.com

Don Napier writes that “Peggy and I are doing great in Nashville, TN, and we have our first grandbaby, a girl named June, so of course we call her Bug. I’m still playing tennis every day and working a couple of hours a day, and we try to go somewhere every month for 3 or 4 nights, so for now things are pretty good.”

Carla Blackwell checked in to say that, “All is well”. She is still working in the antiques business.

Milton West let us know that after 39 years of oil and gas law, he is slowing it down. Still doing family and friends, but no new clients. He is focusing on some family interests down in the Valley where they own farmland (that has been in the family since 1938) that is now becoming developable for commercial and residential. Milton’s oldest daughter, Alexandra ’02, has two girls ages 10 and 8 that go to Duchesne and my youngest daughter, Michele ’09, is a lawyer that works for Vinson & Elkins in New York.

Dahr Jamail reports that “As much as I’m trying to avoid work and living in the woods, it hunts down any relaxing music gives and mauls it. It’s a blessing till it’s a curse. I swear I’m done after this.” The case Dahr is on is enormous and he is doing it for his Randall for $10. “A year down the road and we’re still in a quagmire.” I guess no good deed goes unpunished!! Dahr shared a new song from his band called “Spanish Love Affair” - check it out on all streaming platforms!

Patty Louisa Barnes is enjoying a quiet, relaxing life with their 10-monthold golden retriever, who gives them great joy.

Lisa Morris Simon checked in to say that “I am still working with my son, Glenn jr. ’99 running a family office in commercial real estate investments, 18 yrs!! Glenn has 3 kids and daughter Camella C ’98 has 2 kids, loving living in New Orleans. Dad passed at 104 1/2 in March 2024, living in the same house 75 yrs! Love to all!”

Darrell Bock advises that “We are well with my normal summer travels speaking in Poland, Australia, New Zealand, and India.”

Laura Liedtke Bucholz reports that:

“All is well here on the XH. Wyoming is just starting to put on her spring dress. All the gorgeous migratory songbirds are passing through and the hummingbirds returned on Mother's Day as they always do!! I have spent time with my grandchildren, Hank (4) and Laura June (2) who live in Bozeman with my daughter, Bessie. Son John got married last summer here on the ranch, and he and his bride, Shelby, are making the ranch their home which is wonderful. My ranch manager of 44 years retired at the beginning of 2022 and John slid right in and is taking things over. As you know, none of us are getting any younger, so it really is wonderful that he has decided to take on the ranch! And I love having them here.” Laura wishes everyone well and hopes that everyone survived the May 17 derecho. “It looked just awful.” Bill Pearman: Please contact Milton West or me if you have any information about Bill or his whereabouts. This is important. Many thanks. Claudia Wilson Frost recently joined the newly formed Houston office of Steptoe LLP. The Houston office is the result of the merger of Steptoe LLP with SKV, a well-known and established 30-year-old litigation boutique in Houston. It was a wonderful and strategic combination, and she is grateful to have been able to join forces with them after almost 10 years at Orrick. And the beat goes on!

1972

Lewis Luckenbach III Sugar Land, Texas lluckfam@aol.com

Allan Tang Houston, Texas allantang@earthlink.net

Jon Trick reports, "I am well and enjoying time with my grandchildren; Hammond 3 yrs old and Margaret ( 15 months ). Brennan, my daughter and Jake, my son-in-law, are amazing to me with their commitment and even more.. their perspective on parenthood in general. ( I was never so grown up at their age ). I continue to be active with my principal activity being cycling. I plan to travel to the mountain west this summer and spend some time cycling and hiking. Time is so fleeting and I urge all of my/our classmates to make the very best of this very special time in our lives. Sending my best to all.”

Photos included in class folder Sara Haynes says,"I turn 70 in late August and am traveling to Morocco on the big day. I’ve been referring to myself all year as being 70 years old!

I am ready and super excited for this new decade of life."

Lewis Luckenbach shares, “On my front, I have been busy with my company and grandchildren. Four of them live in the same neighborhood as Kathy and I, Sugar Creek. I often get the grandchildren to soccer practice, as well as games and to swim team. I am a stroke judge for the Sugar Creek Gators swim team. We had our first meet on 05/28/2024.I probably turned 70 first in our class on 09/11/2023. Keep sending Allan and me updates on what is going on in your lives. I hope everyone in our Class of 1972 will have a great summer and fall of 2024.”

1973

Pam Dilworth Kissiah Los Gatos, California pkissiah@gmail.com

Greetings all and happy summer! Thank you to my classmates who wrote to me with news! We appreciate hearing from you! The popular newsy themes are of travels, retirements and the joys of grandparenthood… as well as one BIG wedding anniversary celebration. Can you guess who?

Scott West reports that he is still working; but he and Laurie are still managing to travel and have fun get-aways! In 2023, they spent time in Washington D.C., Ireland, and upstate New York for Alexa W’s ’10 Masters thesis presentation at Bard, followed by a week in Colorado and in Nova Scotia, where they arrived 12 hours before the September hurricane side-swiped the area! Their New Year’s Resolution is to travel less this year. And son, Zachary West, class of 2006, presented their second grandchild, Hailey, in February 2024.

Elizabeth Jacobs Labanowski writes

that on May 11, 2024, she and Paul are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! Their priest came to their home to say Mass, followed by dinner and champagne and toasts. Liz’s ever growing family and extended family joined in the celebration. On May 7, 2024, Liz & Paul welcomed their 12th grandchild into the world. Life is good!

Onie Doggett Swanson and her husband, Jim, loved being with everyone at our 50th class reunion and she sends well wishes to all! Unfortunately, they had to slip out before the group photo towards the end of the evening to be well-rested for their 2nd grade Sunday school students, but I’m hoping they were digitally added! Onie celebrates 6 grandchildren (five boys and one girl). She also reports the sad news of the loss of her brother, Gene Doggett ’70, who passed away in April 2023. The Swanson family is celebrating their 100 year family reunion in Lake Webster, IN this year.

Robert Bradley has completed construction of his family compound in Hunt, TX, where several other classmates live or have houses. He thinks the entire class could fit and that we should plan our next reunion there!

Trey Hoffman reports that, at the end of 2023, he closed his architectural office and has effectively retired. He says effectively retired because he is still working as an architect in several capacities, including reviewing plans for several HOAs and serving as chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission in Spring Valley Village. Trey and Linda also have eight grandchildren from their three children who all live in Houston. (I call this grandparent Nirvana!) This has turned into a full time job supporting all of their activities; and they also have found time to redevelop their ranch property near Alice, TX and when Trey is not doing one of those many things, he can be found chasing a little white ball around the golf course.

Susu Zimmerman Meyer is busy with her beautiful landscape paintings.

I know this because I follow her on social media and I am always so impressed by how beautifully she captures the scene and the light. Susu writes that there is not much other news but they had a wonderful get together with Chris and Maggie ’74 Jones at Boot Ranch.

Janet Weingarten Battista writes that she and Tom are well, and they have had a busy year with lots of travel, most recently to Ireland, and more adventures are planned. She has seen several classmates in non-Houston locations, which is always fun. Old friends are truly the best friends! We always seem to pick up right where we left off, no matter how long it has been!

Sam Siegler is hanging up his stethoscope at the end of August 2024. It has been a good ride, and he is looking forward to having more time to hunt, fish, and travel. Kelsey, Sam & Kelly’s youngest, followed in Kelly’s footsteps and is a Harris County ADA. Sam is looking forward to watching her kick butt in trial like her mama did! Sam will now also be able to watch Kelly film both of her shows live on location instead of waiting to see her on TV. Samantha, their oldest, is working in Capital Markets at Kirkland Ellis and her hours trump most surgical residency programs. Sam is tired just hearing how hard his three girls work! He is looking forward to sleeping until 7:00 and smelling the coffee!

DeLinda Fuqua Baker is enjoying time with her family, and she recently flew to Seattle for Grandparents Day with their granddaughters, who attend a private school with excellent academic standards. DeLinda had fun seeing the campus and meeting their classmates and teachers. She looks forward to returning with her husband for a longer visit in June, which will also include a weekend at one of their favorite beaches in Oceanside, OR. In August, the Bakers will be off on an Alaskan cruise with three other couples, and they are really looking forward to a fun-filled summer.

John Trick with granddaughter Margaret

Chris & Maggies Jones, Blake & Laurie Liedtke, Marion & Cadell Liedtke and Susu & Fred Meyer

Robert (Mac) McClure shared great news, that in March, their son-inlaw, Jett Smith, won the contested primary for District Attorney of Palo Pinto County. He has no opponent in the general election in November.

Rachael and Mac spent their anniversary weekend in Houston, having dinner at Café Annie and seeing The Rolling Stones. They went to New Orleans for Mother’s Day weekend and visited Laura and Dave Hessel. NOLA has the best food! They enjoyed shrimp PoBoys and oysters for lunch and dinner at Commander’s Palace. Mac says he is looking forward to seeing everyone at our 52nd reunion! That’s a thing…isn’t it?

Marion Perryman Liedtke writes that she and Cadell are looking forward to going to their first grandchild’s graduation from Kinkaid! I’m sure it will bring back many memories from our 1973 graduation. We’ve spent free time in Hunt - including several days anticipating the Eclipse and seeing the Meyers frequently! We’ll be in Colorado staying cool this summer so let us know if you’re heading that way!

Chris Jones shared the picture included in this article of he and his wife, Maggie Warren Jones (’74), along with Fred and Susu Meyer, Cadell & Marion Liedtke, as well as Blake (’74) & Laurie Liedtke. The Joneses hosted the group at Boot Ranch in Fredericksburg for a weekend of good food, wine and golf! Great views too!

As for me, Pam Dilworth Kissiah - I am healthy and happy with few aches and pains and no complaints. Let’s see how many more years I can say that! Gary and I are enjoying life on the west coast. We still have two adult kids who have produced zero off-spring so far. They have taken the same slow-train I was on apparently… but there’s still hope. Annie is still producing music in San Francisco and Clark is COO of a start-up in LA. We are busy doing the usual stuff - traveling, hiking, biking, golfing, playing Pickleball, volunteering and I am getting back into playing competitive duplicate bridge. We are looking forward to our traditional summertime in Santa Fe. Scotty, we need to get together! Stay well, everyone!

1974

Madeleine Topper Sheehy Houston, Texas madtop05@gmail.com

Thank you, thank you to Melissa Lyon Johnson, Christina Murphy Short and our fabulous PROFESSIONAL class photographer David Shutts

for being the lead organizers of our 50th reunion. Also planning our evening was Holly Hibbert, Chuck Zimmerman, Mark Breeding and Jay Manning who did a fabulous job which we all appreciated!!

What a fun evening seeing one another. For classmates who appreciate a nice bottle of red wine, if you didn’t attend, you missed sipping Bill Lloyd ’s magnum of Chateau Margeaux!! After 50 years...we earned a good wine. Thank you Bill. We were grateful to have the support of Mark Breeding, Blake Liedtke, Lance Gilliam, Doug Schnitzer, Jim Finkelstein, Steve Turtur, Melissa Lyon Johnson and Chuck Zimmerman to make our soiree possible.

What a super turnout: Besides our hosts, sponsors, cameraman and class sommelier, others mingling and reminiscing were Brenda Buckley Harris, Maude Overton Beard, Joan Peckham House, Tara Crooker Mize, Mark Sorrell, Drew Alexander, Jack Castle, Cynthia Walker Blackburn, Kim Morris, Sandra Spore Langford, Carrie Chapman, Maggie Warren Jones, Elizabeth “Bunny” Meyers Sabrasula, Mary Hooper Bell came from Austin, Doug Doyle, Mary Lou Kaufhold Bradley came from Massachusetts, Steve Jacobs, and Steve Retzloff (still golfing daily). For 50 years, we all looked great and it was wonderful being together. For those who missed the evening… you were missed!

1975

Judy Levin Houston, Texas jude118@aol.com

1976

Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa Houston, Texas hbujosa@att.net

Vita Thompson Avanesian and husband Georgic have had both of their daughters, Alexandra and Rebecca get engaged! Vita met the challenges of planning lovely events and destination weddings for each.

Nancy Warfield Baker says that she spends much of her time attending family events, doing genealogical research, visiting museums, and finally taking time to go through the mass of wonderful family photos and mementos that she has inherited.

(Note: you may recall that Nancy’s great Aunt was Wallace Simpson, who ended up marrying Edward, the Prince of Wales, who abdicated the throne of England when he married Wallace.) Nancy, please correct

me on the details. I’m a little fuzzy on them. Nancy’s husband, Mike Baker (fs) joins her in these activities and plans for them to visit family landmarks around the country. They recently spruced up Mike’s great great grandfather’s historic family plot at the cemetery in Huntsville. Warren Colesmgot together recently with classmates George Grainger and Jim Andras for what looks like a massive quail hunt!

Nanette Cooper McGuiness writes that her “kid” is turning 36 this year and lives in SoCal with his wife and two adorable dogs. She and her husband Dave just celebrated their 44th anniversary. (Child bride!)

Jack Quinn reports that Kathy and he have both retired. Their daughter is an attorney doing well in Houston. They also got a lab puppy (now 78 pounds) that keeps them quite busy. When things settle down, they plan on doing more traveling and fishing and Jack hopes to catch up on some hunting.

As for my news ( Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa ), our son, Peter Bujosa ’07 was married in March to Kirsten Roberts Bujosa. Peter is over-the-moon and so are we! Kirsten helps to manage the Rice University Endowment and Peter works for Arch Insurance and does Directors & Officers insurance for

publicly traded companies. Our daughter Haden just completed her Masters in Psychology from HBU! She plans on working while pursuing her PhD. Youngest daughter Isabel is working very hard and has been dating the most wonderful guy for over four years now! They are just back from Costa Rica. We are heading to the mountains very soon to escape the heat a bit and do some hiking and antiques shopping. Recently, my stepfather, Frank C. Smith, Jr. ’39(fs) passed away at 101 1/2. Luckily, Mom, Katherine Fay Smith ’54(fs) lives just three doors down and we are true partners in crime. I’ve learned to say “get to” instead of “have to” because I am so lucky to still have her with me. I’ve finally started videoing her and asking her about her life story. (She is almost 88). I’ve found out some great things that I never knew. If you haven’t done this yet with a parent, I’d like to encourage you to start.

Our classmates have had some sad news to report over the past year. Lawrence Tucker Biedenharn, “Larry”, husband of Carolyn Gruy Biedenharn, passed away in July of 2023. In addition, Eric Eilers, husband of Sarah Brooks Eilers, also passed away this past January of 2024. I’m just mentioning this sad news in case you had not yet heard.

George Grainger, Robert Sanford, Jim Andras, and Warren Coles enjoyed a beautiful quail hunt at Walton Ranch in March

Georgic Avanesian, Vita Thompson Avanesian, the handsome groom, Vita’s lovely younger daughter Rebecca, the bride, and Alexandra, the equally lovely sister of the bride

Parting thought: Why not pick up the phone today and call up an old classmate and say hello! Sending prayers to anyone out there who might be suffering from an illness or might be struggling. Hang in there!

Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa Class of ’76 Correspondent

1977

Jane Van De Mark Houston, Texas janevandemark@yahoo.com

1978

Sarah Deal Frankenfeld Austin, Texas sarahf422@me.com

I hope this issue finds you well with summer plans to cool parts of the country for all those living in Texas.

Steve Brooks reports, “We do have some news…Our daughter Neilley and son-in-law Louis gave us our first grandchild born on 12/21/23…

Elizabeth Hart Lampton going by her middle name – Hart…2.5 years of invitro so we feel blessed…More to come God willing!”

From Allison Maricelli Loukanis, “We were blessed with the birth of another grandchild born to my son and his wife back in January. His name is Alexander and he is a sweetie pie! His big sister Soledad is thrilled to have a baby brother. They live in Humble, TX and my other two children, two daughters live in Milwaukee as we do. One is married/ no kids and the other is still single. We are working on our bathroom.. a local company called Mad City baths did the shower/tub surround and we are re-doing the rest of the bathroom, trying to pull the tile from Hell off the walls. Whoever did this back in 1942 installed the tile over three inches of concrete on the walls and floor. So we have a baby jackhammer and we are trying to demolish this stuff. Maybe they were trying to build a tornado safe room? Who knows? That is our big summer project. Wish us luck!”

Heather Fichter Cassidy let us know, “Still hanging in there with baby Heidi. As you may recall from the last write-up, Heidi was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive brain cancer Nov of 2023 and has been undergoing chemo with long stays at the hospital. We are lucky to have one of the best children’s hospitals in the country here in Jacksonville (Wolfson Children’s Hospital). She is progressing favorably but it has been quite heartbreaking to see her having to go through all of the procedures that are not only painful but also drain her poor little body. Her journey is far from over but she has been responding positively to the treatments. (Note from Sarah that I know all share: Lots of thoughts and prayers to your family and little Heidi.) Also reporting that John and I are celebrating our 40th at the end of May.”

As for me - Ken and I recently completed 215K/133.6 miles of the Camino in Spain. Words can’t describe this amazing adventure! It is EVERYTHING combined that makes it so special - the walking in silence through the woods and mountains and listening to the birds chirping, walking through old villages and towns, stopping at quaint rest stops, speaking Spanish (gracias to Señora Carroll), attending Mass at beautiful churches, tortilla y café con leche, cerveza con limon, staying in wonderful towns we would never have known, getting to know people from all over the world and running into them over and over on the Camino. It has been an amazing adventure y fue un buen Camino! Sadly, for those that did not know, Jesse Fox passed away recently.

Rob Lee kindly wrote a little something about Jesse for us. Thank you Rob.

“Jesse Fox passed away in January of this year. He attended Kinkaid from kindergarten through middle school and then off to boarding school. After graduating from UT, Jesse started a student exchange program taking college kids to Costa Rica and Spain. Later, he worked for his family’s energy business. With a lifelong passion for travel, in 2014 Jesse traversed the world for 18 months one direction visiting 30 plus countries starting in the far east and finishing in Europe. In his last years, he suffered from heart disease and died at home in Galveston. RIP”

Take care everyone! Wanted to remind you that we have a Facebook group - Kinkaid Class of ’78 - for those interested. Ours is the private group with the Kinkaid seal. Thank you to those who are so great at posting to keep everyone connected.

1979

Steven Arnold Houston, Texas sda@3lmc.com

Evans Attwell Houston, Texas eattwell@gmail.com

Alice Berry Houston, Texas missformicadinette@yahoo.com

1980

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1981

John McReynolds Houston, Texas j-mcr@comcast.net

1982

Maria Semander Crawford Redondo Beach, California msemander@yahoo.com

By the time you read this article, most (if not all) of us will have turned the big 6-OH! And OH, what a great ride it has been. Seems like only yesterday we were sneaking cows into the library and throwing bird seed on the St. John’s football field. Ah, the good ole’ days when trespassing and vandalizing was just having some innocent fun. Haha!

Now that we are “all grown up” the Class of ’82 is still enjoying life (and grandkids) to the fullest and some of us are traveling and/or relaxing in retirement.

Always enjoying life to the fullest is Mike Curran, who was actually celebrating his 60th birthday as I started typing this column (thank you Facebook). Mike was getting ready for a once in a lifetime trip with Steve Majors ; competing together in an Ironman 70.3 race in Nice, France in June. What a bro-mance! I cannot wait to hear all about it when I email for updates again. However, y’all may have to wait a little longer to

Sarah Deal Frankenfeld and husband Ken on their Spanish adventure

Heather Fichter Cassidy and John Cassidy celebrate their 40th anniversary

Mike Curran '82 and Maria's son, Daniels Crawford, having lunch in San Diego

Melisa Billingsley Herring '82 and husband Fred in Rome celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary

read about it since this magazine will now be a yearly publication. In May, Mike met my oldest son, Daniels, who lives in San Diego and the two sent me a picture of them grabbing lunch. Daniels was very impressed with Mike and I decided not to tell him about the cow in the library. Speaking of cows in the library and bro-mances, Dewey Gaedke has started to do some amazing work with a monthly men's group, called “Austin Men’s Collective” in Austin, Texas. For the past 30 years, Dewey has studied how to communicate with the child's brain and update its worldview. He has been an integral part of a group of skilled men who help each other with this self-discovery work. They created the "Austin Men’s Collective" to share their curriculum with other men in the Austin area; using various tools to access and change harmful early beliefs, including mindfulness practices, guided meditation, group work, stress modulation, psychedelics, and somatic exploration. What a phenomenal community outreach program. Way to go Dewey, so impressive! Other classmates enjoying life to the fullest and traveling are Curt Alfrey and Melisa Billingsley Herring Curt and his wife Sabine Brebach (’86) went to New Orleans Jazz Fest for 12 days in April. That is an impressive effort for a senior citizen! The duo enjoyed a variety of music with shows by the Rolling Stones, Earth Wind and Fire, Bonnie Raitt, George Thorogood, Beach Boys, Chris Stapelton, and more. They also enjoyed some of Orlean’s finest Cajun cookin’.

Melisa Billingsley Herring and her husband, Fred (St. John's alum) traveled to the beautiful Amalfi Coast to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. Melisa surprised Fred by packing her wedding dress and wearing it all over Rome! How many of us can still FIT into our wedding dresses?? (Little known fact: Melisa still fits into her middle school cheerleading uniform too!) Another

anniversary surprise was when they exchanged anniversary cards, and found that they had bought each other the EXACT same card. I guess you really do turn into your spouse. Oh wait...is it that your dog turns into his/her owner? Well, their dog, Olive, celebrated her 8th birthday in May too. Which is ALMOST 60 in dog years. Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to the Herring House!

Martin Brock and wife Kari also just celebrated a marriage milestone of 35 years. I am not exactly sure what they did to celebrate, but the food picture on Facebook looked delicious. Cheers to another 35 years of blessings!

Also enjoying 35 years of marriage is Loueva Halla Hatfield. Loueva has more free time these days as she has backed out of the day-to-day operations at her ABA (Autism Therapy) clinics. She stays involved but from a home office at their ranch in Weimar. She is loving grandma life with five darling grandchildren that live close by and who are all 5 years old and under. She is relaxing in semi-retirement, except when chasing after 5 grandkids!

Jimmy Michaels officially retired April 1st and he has completely embraced taking the big step.He is thoroughly enjoying NOT having his days scheduled in 15-minute increments. Instead, Jimmy has trips scheduled to New York, France, Spain, Portugal and the Azores with his family and friends over the next few months. He no longer sets alarm clocks and spends a lot more time at his lake house and ranch in Wimberley. He is encouraging everyone to retire as soon as possible. He also graciously offered to chair the next reunion because he has so much free time. Just kidding, that position is still open. Anyone interested?

Just north from Jimmy’s ranch in Wimberly, is Carol Attwell Bourne who is enjoying her relaxing retirement life with family and friends. She loves spending time with her granddaughter, Ellie, as noted by all the fun

pictures shared on Facebook. Ellie is a mini-Carol with her adorable curls, gorgeous smile, and love for life. Thank you to Helena Papadopoulos Johnson who always comes through for me with a prompt email and a timely update. Her daughter, Anna Maria is starting her third year of medical school and her son Will will be entering his senior year at Kinkaid in the fall. She cannot believe we are all 60 and wants to know where the time went. I think I can speak on behalf of everyone that we all feel the same way, Helena. Frank (Bubba) Vandiver, had the best (and shortest) email response of all. When I asked for updates, I said “I want to hear from everyone even if it is just to say hi.” Bubba followed my instructions and emailed “hi.” So, all I can really report for Bubba and that he is alive and able to email. Unless of course, his email got hacked. Additionally, I would like to give Greg Kung an award for best Facebook memes and posts. His posts are either cracking me up, grossing me or putting me in a perpetual state of confusion. But no matter what it says, they are always the absolute best!

Lastly, I would like to extend class condolences to Fay Monsen Kirby and her family who lost her sweet mom this year. That is the crappy part of getting older. Fay, we love you and may your mom’s memory be eternal. As for me? I ended up celebrating my 60th with a last-minute trip to Houston to see my own mom. While there, I had the privilege of attending a very special Kinkaid Interim Term Alumni Event. We were given the opportunity to screen our family’s short film about Elena’s death. The short is called The Empty Chair and was written by my brother, John Semander ’89. After the screening, John, my sister, JoAnna Semander Nicolaou ’84, and I participated in a Q&A session along with Andy Kahan, who was instrumental in bringing justice to all the victims. It was so surreal to share the film with so many of our classmates, especially those who graduated in Elena’s class, 1979, and

lived through the tragedy with us. It was also very humbling to hear how her death affected so many people in so many different ways. Thank you to all alumni who came and for everyone’s continued support and prayers. As I wrap up typing this column, I am getting ready to go pick up my son, Zane from school. Zane is in 9th grade and although he has a disability, he is doing fantastic and loves high school. He is in theater and loves running. Many of you follow my Facebook posts during Autism Awareness Month about his journey with autism and the challenges of living on the spectrum. I am hoping to turn those posts into a book this year! My older son, Daniels, graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in May and promptly headed to Europe with his cousin, Zack Nicolaou ’20 for a 30-day, 7 country adventure. Their trip has been like the sequel to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The stories are hilarious but at least there were no cows involved, that I know of!

My husband, Fred, and I are living the dream in Redondo Beach and would love to see any of you if you find yourselves traveling to Southern California, just let me know. You all have my email!

May God bless you and your families. Maria Semander Crawford Class of ’82 Coordinator (tenured)

Maria Semander Crawford, Michelle Rogers Rogers, Ania Bender Battlestein, Cathy Davis Bell, Elva Weatherford Riley, Melissa O'Toole Smith and JoAnna Semander Nicolaou '84

Mini-reunion for the Class of 1983 in Austin: David Smith, Dawn Denison Thompson, Mark Bryant, Darby Denison

Rebecca Leach de Marigny '84

1983

Anthony Brown The Woodlands, Texas abrowntex@gmail.com

1984

Jackie Fair Houston, Texas jfair36900@aol.com

1985

Carolyn Lasater Hodges Dripping Springs, Texas carolynhodges@marykay.com

1986

Julie Templin Berman Houston, Texas julie@thelimogeslady.com

1987

Doug Rosenzweig Houston, Texas dougrosez@aol.com

1988

John Semander Redondo Beach, California cperiod@hotmail.com

Okay, I’ll be the first to admit - this is just getting downright embarrassing. Contrary to how it may appear in these updates, I was not the sole graduate of the Class of 1988. There were many other lovely classmates who received their degrees right alongside me, the vast majority of whom went on to lead much more successful lives.

They forged careers, raised families, settled frontiers ... whereas I have no job, no family, no settlements whatsoever.

Yet it is I who wield the power of the proverbial pen in his mighty hand. Therefore, let’s get the broken record section of my update out of the way, where I promise to reach out to everybody next time, and stop making these write-ups all about me, and blah blah blah.

But since we have already established it is in fact all about me, I would like to sincerely thank the Alumni Department for allowing me the honor of screening my family’s short film The Empty Chair during the “Interim Term in a Night” alumni

event back on January 18 of this year. Many of my sister Elena’s classmates from the Class of 1979 were in attendance, and it was such a wonderful and emotional experience to share with them. I was able to talk a little about the creative process behind my writing of the screenplay, and there was a Q&A session afterwards with me and my sisters, Maria Semander Crawford ’82 and JoAnna Semander Nicolaou ’84, moderated by victims rights advocate Andy Kahan.

My mother Harriett Semander could not attend, but here is an excerpt from a statement she wrote for the audience: “Our Kinkaid family played such an important role in helping all of us deal with our loss. I never knew there could be so much pain in grief, but God wants us to find a purpose in our pain. If there is one thing you take away from tonight, I hope it is that.”

1989

Elizabeth Oxford Pagan Houston, Texas

elizabethpagan@me.com

Well, all I have to say is our Class of 1989 is just the best. Sorry other classes - but it’s true. We had such fun at our reunion, I honestly wish

we did them a little more often! Thank you to everyone who traveled from out of town. I know it’s a big trip, but wasn’t it worth it? I think it was! Here are my top 10 takeaways from our 35th reunion.

10. The Class of 1989 is awesome. That’s a given. But I have to say, everyone’s spouses/partners are SUPER awesome! Y’all hung in there with us laughing at old stories and dancing until the wee hours. We love you and you are so fun. You are now honorary Falcons.

9. Lynn Rothermel Neligan still lives up to her Senior Election ranking as “Most Optimistic.” She is still one of the happiest, sweetest people ever and is just a ray of sunshine everywhere she goes.

8. You can’t tell by her kind, quiet, and polite and peaceful demeanor, but you guys Nicole Glanville Ederle is one serious badass. She doesn’t just run marathons, she also runs these 36 hour races up in the mountains over crazy terrain and unpredictable weather. And she’s done it multiple times! Very impressed, Nicole. Very impressed. Most of us can barely run up our stairs.

7. Beth Young and Bobby Stanton have the same birthday (April 8) - and it was on reunion weekend! Props to Katie Stanton (ref. comment #10 above) and Jill Lichtenstein Deutser for going to get cakes to celebrate. Loved that we stopped what we were doing to sing “Happy Birthday” and blow out candles. A reunion AND a birthday party!

6. We ordered two kinds of queso for the party (as requested by one of our classmates) - one was regular El Patio queso and one was the old Felix’s queso. I thought for sure the Felix queso would be a flop but as it turns out, it was the clear winner. Especially as the night went on. Good call Bronwyn Tilton. Sorry I doubted you.

5. Robert Liddell wins Classmate of the Year. He came to the reunion even though his son was about to be born. Maybe his wife Carly should

win Wife of the Year for letting him come? Robert still has the best laugh of all time and I am so glad he made it!

4. We got the band back together. That’s right, ALL members of Catch 21 were in the house: Adam Raspler, Evan Krasts, Troy Stanton, and Blake Williams. We are really pushing hard for a come back performance at our next reunion.

3. Shout out to my husband Greer Pagan ’88 for pulling out all the stops and wearing his purple and gold guayabera for the party. We bought it a few years ago when Charlie played Kinkaid Football, but since Charlie graduated in ’21, it’s been sitting all sad and unworn in the closet. Glad to see it came out of retirement for the night.

2. Our email chain is off the chain. If you are in our class but not on our email group, LET ME KNOW. I laugh so hard whenever we get going on old stories. Bonus thanks to Bo Ford and Grady Lee for really ramping it up and getting it rolling as the reunion approached - and then for all who chimed in. So funny and still makes me giggle just thinking about it.

1. Some of y’all saw my speech, but for those who didn’t, this is something I said: “After we had graduated and were finishing up college, I got a call from Kent Altsuler asking if I would be interested in taking over the Class Correspondent job. I said sure, and 30 years later here I am still writing it. This class correspondent job has truly been the gift I never knew I wanted or needed. I have been able to keep up with most of my classmates at some time or another. It’s made me feel such a deep connection and great appreciation for ALL of my ’89 friends. I sincerely view them as my family, like my brothers and sisters. I love hearing about their children, their careers, big changes, little changes, and everything going on in their lives. Kinkaid’s correspondent

1988 Classmates at the screening of The Empty Chair

John '88 speaking about The Empty Chair

Kara Liebling Kahan and son Rowan

program is so unique and important. There are not many people our age who can say that they are still in touch with most people from their high school class. I am so thankful for that job and I’ll do is as long as I am able.” I meant every word of that. Love y’all and loved being with those of you who made it to the reunion. Ok, and speaking of the correspondent job, here are several updates that came in this round!

Kathleen Berryman Colt: My son, Sloan, just finished his sophomore year at Texas A&M and will be studying abroad in Spain in the fall. My daughter, Caroline, will be starting her freshman year at UT this fall. I am General Counsel for a company called "Genesis Career Group."

Bo Ford: We’re still kicking it in the PNW with Caroline (14) and Alice (13). I work for Scripps Health now, so going down to San Diego twice/ month. Sounds like the reunion was a massive success, sorry I missed it!

Keith Gottlieb: Funny enough, I was supposed to be in Houston around that time (of the reunion), but plans were changed at the last minute and we ended up in Dallas and visiting my wife's family in Kempner for the eclipse. Hard to believe we are all in our 50's now and our kids are either in college or going to be soon. My two daughters are 16 (sophomore in high school) and 10 (4th grade). My older one just got into the IB program. After 20 years in the vaccine industry, I changed careers a year ago and was the first employee in Elpida Therapeutics, a social purpose company focused on gene therapy and treating kids with ultra-rare, neurodegenerative diseases. We were started by a rare-disease dad whose son has a hereditary spastic paraplegia disease with only about 100 known cases in the world. He worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to raise $4.5 million to develop a gene therapy for his child. Using this model and the support of many collaborators, our one goal is to treat as many kids as possible and, hopefully, enhance their quality of life. We are working tirelessly to try to save programs stuck in the freezer due to lack of funding or simply lack of an easy path forward.

Lynn Rothermel Neligan: Just wanted to report that the Reunion Party was a blast and it was terrific to see everyone - Thanks to all who made it! Looking forward to the next one!

Beth Young: Finally something worth reporting…Jeff and I will be empty nesters this Fall and to boot we have one graduating from college and off the payroll. Woot! Woot! Berkeley is graduating this May and headed to UGA - Go Dawgs. And Jack, our oldest, is graduating from TCU and has a job working at Alvarez & Marcel in

Houston so keep an eye out for my boy. Our middle son, Crawford, is at Auburn so if you are ever in Athens, Atlanta, or Auburn give me a shout. Loved our reunion but we missed so many friends. I hope to see more of you in 5 years!!!

Happy Summer and Go Falcons ’89!

Elizabeth

1990

Peter Tropoli Houston, Texas ptropoli@gmail.com

1991

Lane Alexander Danville, California lanealexander@yahoo.com

Colby Dennison shares,“Worth just turned 18, finished his junior year at Choate in Connecticut and will be working in a science lab at Rice this summer (yes, he’s my son). Merritt just started driving and will be a junior at Austin HS. Miles is 13 and loves golf and the guitar. We still live in Austin, and sadly, were able to catch up with several old friends at Jim Easterling’s funeral. Having married a Florida girl, I am working on projects in Miami and Puerto Rico now.”

Kara Kahan is doing well. Her son Rowan ’29 is going into the 8th grade at Kinkaid and “has very good attendance! lol it's my penitence to get up every morning and drive to Kinkaid! He had his bar mitzvah this year and we were so proud of him! I continue to have a solo private practice now in the Memorial area seeing child and adult psychiatric patients. I enjoy getting to see so many alumni around campus!”

Kerry Anthony’s company Lifespring

Home Nutrition has become the leading deliverer of medically tailored meals in California. “We deliver meals to the home for Cal Optima, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, Kaiser Permanente, Healthnet and deliver meals for the elderly nutrition program in the county of Riverside. I now have a 13-, 15- and 16-yearold and three teenagers is no joke! I got engaged this year to “my person” and live on a lake where we have Black Swans, Canadian geese, Egyptian geese, herons, ducks and they’re all having babies right now. It’s quite a life! My daughter starred in her first musical and she is even more talented and has more charisma than her mother. She is also quite the goalie in club soccer and we traveled to Dallas and Colorado Springs recently for it, which did wonders for mother/daughter bonding which was much needed. My oldest son is in club wrestling and my middle child, my sweet boy, is a goalie in water polo and is killing it in swimming and drama. We are headed to Australia this summer to the Whitsundays to visit my new MIL and are building our retirement home on Ambergris Caye, Belize. In recent years, I've faced some significant challenges. Losing both my parents, particularly watching my dad battle dementia, was incredibly tough. We cared for him at home during the pandemic, navigating the complexities of his condition. If anyone finds themselves in a similar situation and needs advice or support, please reach out—I'm here for you. I wish you all the best and every day when I run my business, I think of how grateful I am for what Kinkaid has taught me and grateful for all of my relationships with each and every one of you.”

Anthony Gonzalez has written his third book! “This one was not about my pups, but a children's version of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It will be out in a few weeks!! Also, a few months ago, I was able to make

it to Kinkaid for the Alumni Baseball game and I saw Billy Forney ’92 and Coach Bobby Eggleston there. That made it very special to remember the old days and Coach Bobby remembered the entire team from over 30 years ago!! Amazing! While I was visiting Kinkaid, I was able to see Laura Lingle Whiteley 's daughter, Katie W ’24, play softball. It was fun to watch the game and see Laura and Richard again. Finally, a few weeks ago, I worked through some pain management on my right knee to complete the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg, VA with some friends.”

Caren Schmulen Sweetland and husband Rob have been busy in Houston with their four boys - Benjamin, Josh S’24, Jonathan S ’26, and Alex S ’31. “Our senior Josh just graduated from the Kinkaid Class of 2024, and will be heading to Vanderbilt in the fall. He graduated with three of his cousins and my amazing 100 year-old grandmother attended graduation to celebrate them! Our oldest Benjamin is a rising senior at Beacon College in Florida. Jonathan, a rising junior, and Alex, our soon to be sixth grader, are both at Kinkaid. I would love to see you all when you are back in Houston! Also, Kinkaid just announced that the fall show will be Steel Magnolias on October 18-20! It would be amazing to have an original cast reunion from our senior year and see members of our class that weekend! I wish all of you a wonderful summer! Take care and please be in touch!”

1992

Billy Forney Houston, Texas billy@f4interests.com

Amy Stuyck Watson Houston, Texas amyswatson@hotmail.com

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1993

Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp San Antonio, Texas courtbeauch@gmail.com

Wendie Seale Childress Houston, Texas wendiechildress@gmail.com

Ashley Morgan Hanna Houston, Texas ashleymhanna@gmail.com

Billy Forney, Coach Bobby Eggleston & Anthony Gonzalez

Josh ’24 and Caren Schmulen Sweetland

1994

Courtney Domercq Daily Houston, Texas cdomercq@hotmail.com

1995

Meredith Riddle Chastang Houston, Texas meredithchastang@gmail.com

Dejon Banks Hawthorne Pearland, Texas dejonbanks@gmail.com

1996

Erin Jones Brown Houston, Texas erinjonesbrown@gmail.com

Emily Mitchell Covey Houston, Texas emily.covey@gmail.com

Deborah Blumberg recently took on the role of president of the Washington D.C. chapter of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) in addition to her work as a full-time freelance writer

and editor. If there are Kinkaid alumni writers in the DMV area who she doesn't already know, Deborah says to please get in touch! She also has her hands full with a new puppy, Stormi, a shepherd, husky, beagle mix who’s just as strong-willed as her name suggests.

John Holland and his wife Kate live in Lake Forest, IL, where, since 2008, John continues to own and run the MolsonCoors beer distributorship in Chicago. John and Kate jointly run a venture capital fund they founded in 2014 and John also manages alternative investments in their Family Office. They have three kids, the oldest of whom (Caroline) will be starting as a freshman this fall at Sewanee. Their other two children (George (15) and Avery (12)) are going into tenth and eighth grade. They continue to enjoy traveling abroad, and when not overseas, spend as much time as possible at their house in Sarasota, FL, where they love to fish, race sailboats, and pretty much do anything on the water.

Kathryn Floyd Petruzzella reports that her girls are growing way too fast! Izzy is six and Reese is three, and they keep Kathryn and her husband on their toes. They can’t wait to spend the summer in Montana!

David Rench lives in Dallas with his wife Missy, and their three daughters, Allison (15), Lauren (12), and Brooklyn (9). David is the CFO for Applied Digital (Nasdaq APLD) and stays busy with work and their girls’ activities.

Christie Barksdale Ross , her husband Newton, and their kids are doing great in Houston. They had a busy spring, complete with lacrosse played by daughter Campbell (13) and son Newtie (12), and baseball played by Baker (7). They are looking forward to slowing down for the summer and the kids are excited about Camp Honey Creek for Girls and Camp Rio Vista for boys, both in the hill country!

Christie stays in touch with her good buddies from the class of ’96.

Mark Thiessen and wife Taly enjoy

working hard together and traveling a lot. In addition to their offices in Houston, Aspen, and Basalt, they just opened a new personal injury branch for Texas. Baron (12) is in sixth grade and enjoyed playing football, lacrosse, and wrestling. Berkley (9) loves Bunker Hill Elementary, as well as talking trash, dancing, and telling them the boy drama! Mark reports that he took a long overdue fly fishing trip to Mexico with Guy Brown, Johnny Bubb and Jed Peters in May 2024, where they made great memories and maybe made some fun late night calls!

Anne Marie Vollero Thompson and her husband, Beau, have rejoined the Kinkaid community! Their older daughter, Sofia ’30, had a great first year at Kinkaid in the 6th grade and her sister, Charlotte T ’31, is a rising 6th grade Falcon! Anne Marie is now working at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health as a Senior Program Manager for the Center for Health Equity. She reports that it has been fun to return to the research world and to the school where she studied over 20 years ago! Beau continues to do well in contracts and securities law and as an NFL sports agent.

As for me, Erin Jones Brown, time continues to fly by here in Houston! Wil ’96 and I will have two kids in the Kinkaid Upper School next year, which seems crazy! Harper ’26 is a rising junior and Hutton ’28 will be a freshman. We’re looking forward to the summer break and hopefully getting out of the Houston heat a bit and escaping to our home in Crested Butte, Colorado!

And as for me, Emily Mitchell Covey, not much new to report...I keep busy with our girls’ activities, a menagerie of pets, and a little bit of real estate work. Each year seems to move faster! Have a great summer, and I hope to see everyone at our 30th reunion next spring!

1997

Christina Wilson Altenau Houston, Texas

Christina.altenau@gmail.com

Daniel Jenkins Houston, Texas

Danieljenkinsiv@gmail.com

1998

Amy Parker Beeson Houston, Texas amyparkerbeeson@gmail.com

1999

Elizabeth Evans Mann Houston, Texas elizabeth.e.mann@gmail.com

John Schulte Houston, Texas jbschulteiii@gmail.com

Ashley Segal is still living in LA with wife Amanda and two kids— Stone (2) and Lennox, born April 12. Ashley also celebrated seven years as the VP of Sales for Komarov (a women’s dress company) this month. Ashley and her family recently moved from West Hollywood to Sherman Oaks— cause two kids in LA means it’s time to move to “the valley.”

Jeffrey Wise is still living in Houston and has two kids (ten and eight years old) both attending Kinkaid. Jeffrey decided in 2023 to get out of the oil and gas industry and is now running Varsity Hype. Varsity Hype provides digital solutions for coaching and learning, recruiting and preserving memories for athletes, coaches and fans alike.

Elizabeth Wadler Bently moved back to Texas with her husband and three kids after 18 years in NYC. She is a therapist at Deep Eddy Therapy group and loves living in Austin with Audrey Barrett Bixler and Jacquelyn Sorcic Johnson.

Nick Ducoff lives in Newton, MA with his wife Elizabeth who works at Bain, and their kids Charlie (9) and Penny (6). Nick is now working in cryptowhich has been a hobby since 2014as Head of Institutional Growth at the Solana Foundation. Nick is always happy to talk to folks interested in the benefits of blockchain technology!

Chris Weekley reports all is good at the Weekley household. He has five kids ages 8 to 17 and just finished Post Oak Little League season with all three boys playing. Chris is President of David Weekley Homes and focused on growth of the company from 6,000 to 10,000 annual closings. Chris and family are ready for summer and for the pace of life to slow down a bit.

Courtney Wilson McGregor and her family live an hour outside of Sydney where they have a little horse farm. For the last 4 years, Courtney had a consulting job at a grocery store chain where she got a behind the scenes look at her food system. She found it fascinating and is now cooking up her next move in the agricultural sector. So, she is loving the farming life!

Bart Barrett only had time for a “very quick update” as he got a very late start in getting married and starting a family. Bart is celebrating his second

David Werlin, Chris Cunningham, and Lindsey Jones Roberson

Lindsey Jones Roberson, Mary Kristen Plumhoff Valentine, Lauren Roemer Morgan, Kristin Kirk Nelson, Emily Mitchell Covey, and Christie Barksdale Ross

wedding anniversary and is chasing a toddler around. Better late than never Bart!

Roseanna Baber Hill and husband Jason moved back to Houston two years ago after 14 years in DC. Having worked at Akin Gump for many years, she took a leap of faith into legal recruiting at Key Choice Recruiting last year and is loving it. Her husband Jason practices energy and natural resources law at Holland & Knight, and they have two girls together attending Duchesne—one entering high school and one entering Kindergarten!

Greg Moore is in Houston working as a trial lawyer. He and his wife Jennifer have 4 kids (Lucia ’29, Jimmy ’31, Louis ’34, and Carlos ’36) who are all now at Kinkaid. Greg enjoys getting to see a lot of our former classmates at Kinkaid and on the SBMSA and Post Oak fields!

Benton Love and his wife Ashlee are enjoying life in Houston with their two kids Johnny (4) and Charlotte (1). Johnny will be starting Pre-K at Kinkaid this Fall but can hit a baseball at a fourth-grade level, while Charlotte has just started to walk and babble with adorable imprecision. Benton continues his quixotic pursuit of petroleum investments— for the last three years on behalf of KKR’s oil & gas platform.

Irby “Turbo” Rozelle is still in the commercial real estate game as a broker at Marcus and Millichap. Irby is leasing up his apartment building in Montrose that he built with fellow class of ’99 classmate Glenn Clements. Their plan is to sell it in 2 years. Irby and his wife Laura have three children. The older two - Irby Jr (12) and Lily (10) - both attend ROBS. Irby and Laura’s youngest is an 18 month old boy named James that will attend Bon Vie School this summer.

Matthew Gordon reports that since the last class update, he got married in 2015 and has two children who attend Kinkaid: Charles ’35 and Isla ’36. Matt is so excited for the “return of Schulte’s Fanny Falcon.” [Editor’s Note: As this is my first year in charge of the updates, I have limited my poetic license, but in the future I do intend to get more “creative” for those classmates that refuse to send in updates.]

Catherine Goble Weldon reports that after working in education for almost 20 years, she is moving into a new role as the Director of Membership at the Houston Racquet Club. Catherine asks for everyone to please come see her for a tour if you are interested in joining or pop by to say "hello" if you are already a member!

After a forgettable playing career at Post Oak Little League, the baseball gods gave Jonathan Leven a second

chance at glory, as he managed his older son’s team to a first place finish in the Redondo Beach Little League. Off the field, Jonathan continues to moonlight as a Hollywood producer/creative and hopes to one day join forces on set with good friends Damian Horan and Elisa Eliot Yudofsky Nord

Elizabeth Evans Mann’s two girls are still attending Kinkaid, one will be in 9th grade and one will be in 6th grade next year. She is still working for herself as an interior designer.

Felix Moreno is on hiatus from his rock bands to focus on his family (wife - Madeline, Daughters - Emilia (5) and Sofia (3)) and his lubricant manufacturing business. They live near West U and Emilia just finished Pre-K at Kinkaid.

Jimmy Hinton is living in Houston, Texas, is married to Whitney Wooten Hinton ’00 and enjoying a career in commercial real estate. Their two kids Leighton ’28 and James ’31 are attending Kinkaid.

Alex Whittington and his family continue to live in the Washington, DC area. His son Wells starts third grade at the Landon School in Bethesda this fall. Alex continues to work for Houston-based Cheniere Energy, which gets him back to Houston fairly regularly.

Conner Cook just finished his fifth year at River Oaks Baptist School as Head of Middle School. His wife Melissa teaches second grade at ROBS. Connor’s daughters both attend as well, in grades three and five. Connor has enjoyed seeing all who attended the 25th Reunion and missed the ones who didn’t.

Kamil Walji has been in DC for a couple years now and working with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz since last year. As Strategic Partnerships Manager, he fundraises, promotes and produces jazz education projects and performances including UNESCO's annual International Jazz Day every April 30th. This year's Jazz Day celebrations took place in the host city of Tangier, Morocco where Kamil spent a week putting on educational programs and the All-Star Global Concert.

Nirav Batavia is completing his 14th year in Chicago alongside his spouse, Keerthy. Their lively household includes three daughters—Lara (7), Ava (5), and Raina (2)—and a beloved 14-year-old Yorkie named Rex. With their extended family rooted in Houston, including two nieces attending Kinkaid, the Batavias frequently visit and are always eager to reconnect. Whether you find yourself in Houston or happen to be in Chicago, they would love to catch up.

Brandon Mundt is loving life as a personal injury trial attorney living in Corpus Christi, TX. On December 3, 2023, Brandon and wife Quinn met their first child, a beautiful girl named Emery Lee Mundt. The goal is to show Emery 18 countries before she turns 18. Brandon and Quinn will start in December by taking Emery (who already has a cute baby passport) to visit Quinn's parents and family in Vietnam with a stop in Japan on the way back.

Holly Veselka has been living with her family in San Marcos, TX where she is an Associate Professor at Texas State University in the School of Art and Design. Holly is working on an artwork for the San Antonio Botanical Garden that will be on display in 2025. Holly’s dad lives in Portland, OR and has married Diane Marks.

Billy O’Neil and wife Brooke ’02 are doing great and spending a bunch of time at Kinkaid these days, with their boys Hall ’34 and James ’36 having just finished 2nd grade and kindergarten, respectively.

Scott Frankel and wife Dara’s boys Hunter ’34, Will ’32, and Cooper ’36, just finished the year at Kinkaid and are excited to head into 5th, 3rd, and 1st grade. Dara is looking forward to another year of Field Day and is the Co-Chair next year. Scott is busy running Frankel Design Build and now AVEA Pools with his brother Kevin. They are also now developing Gates Ranch down the road from their place in Washington on the Brazos. Elisa Eliot Yudofsky Nord’s first kid’s graphic novel, Zak VS. Zombies, was published in May and is now available at your favorite online bookstore. Elisa’s own little zombies, Finn & Eloise, are now ten, and can be seen playing baseball, doing musical theater, and occasionally on TV in car commercials. Elisa lives in Santa Monica with her husband, twins, and crazy but cute Jack Russell Terriers. Saurin Lakhia is currently living in Brooklyn (21 years in NYC!), pursuing his passion of filmmaking & screenwriting. Saurin made the transition after a 15-year career in Brand Marketing working at a number of media companies, i.e. WebMD, Refinery29, Tripadvisor, etc. As we all turned 40, he discovered it was the perfect time for a life shift. With three film projects underway, he hopes his fellow alumni and Kinkaid friends can soon see his work on the big screen. Stevie Johnson lives in Brooklyn, with his awesome wife Erin and two sweet pups and they enjoy their kid-adjacent aunt life. Stevie works in the city at the NFL in Marketing Strategy. Stevie and family love spending free time upstate taking it slow with friends and family.

Mary John Frank is living in New York City and making work that blends dance, technology, film, and performance. This past year she was a research artist in residence at Barnard College’s Movement Lab and created a multimedia experience focusing on how Artificial Intelligence is helping with climate mitigation and explored dance and performance as mediums for impactful climate storytelling. The project relied on research and support from Columbia’s Climate School, NYU Tisch Dance, and more. This summer she will be working with NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering on a dance project using motion capture technology. She also plans to volunteer and support candidates who prioritize bodily autonomy and the planet during this important election year.

As for myself, due to the love of my family, friends, and unconquerable spirit, I am a cancer survivor and intend to be cured of cancer again this Summer. When I am not defeating cancer, I am an attorney solving the world’s energy crisis with my oil and gas company, Troubadour Energy, which mostly operates on George Strait’s ranch in South Texas. My wonderful family consists of my lovely wife Izzy and my three children, JR (8), Betty (6), and the favorite, Cecilia (2). Please don’t tell my older kids that last part.

One other personal note, I have enjoyed reconnecting with those brave classmates who sent me a blurb for the Kinkaid Magazine, and for those that didn’t and are reading this update, expect to hear from me again.

2000

Spencer English Houston, Texas spencer.english@gmail.com

Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick Houston, Texas alyssakilpatrick@hotmail.com

Michel Miller Mullett Houston, Texas michelmullett@hotmail.com

2001

Krystal Carter Houston, Texas krystaldcarter@gmail.com

Stuart Pradia Camden, New Jersey stuart31@gmail.com

2002

Ariana Nizza Chapman New York, New York Ariananizzachapman@gmail.com

Leslie Roemer Labanowski Houston, Texas leslielabanowski@gmail.com

2003

Anne Tropoli Kahle Houston, Texas anne.tropoli@gmail.com

2004

Jordan Allison Boyce Houston, Texas jordan.boyce67@gmail.com

Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs Houston, Texas ecjriggs@gmail.com

2005

Grace Lee Hofer Houston, Texas graceleehofer@gmail.com

2006

Casson Wen Missouri City, Texas cassonwen@gmail.com

Blair Foster and husband Jack had their third baby in January- a boy! Johnny Foster. Life is fun with a little blue added into the mix!

Andrew Gautier and family welcomed a new baby boy, Pierre Wayne Gautier-Winther, born November 11, 2023.

Emily Schreiber continues to work at PNC Bank, where she advises highnet-worth families in their philanthropic giving and impact investing, and recently earned the Chartered Advisor of Philanthropy (CAP) certification. In early 2024, Emily and her husband Sam welcomed their first child, Isaac "Izzy" Nathan Stein, and moved into a new house in their same neighborhood, with more space for Izzy and his chihuahua brother Mr. Flaco to play.

2007

Lauren Lestin Philipson Atlanta, Georgia Laurenphilipson3@gmail.com

2008

Kirby Allison Los Angeles, California kallison22@gmail.com

Mason Bashaw Clelland Houston, Texas mason.clelland@gmail.com

2009

Alanna McAuley London, England armcauley75@gmail.com

Rashi Agrawal currently is living in Houston, TX with her husband and daughter (1). She's the founder/owner of KR Neuro Physical Therapy, a boutique clinic specializing in women's health and concussion management for all ages. It's been a fun journey growing her business and she loves helping families stay healthy so they can keep up with life! In her spare time, she loves dancing, writing, and cooking with her family.

2010

Evan Henke New York, New York henke.evan@gmail.com

2011

Avery Geisler St. Louis, Missouri aag459@gmail.com

Harry Hantel Los Angeles, California hhantel@gmail.com

Megan Ebel recently graduated from Sotheby's Art Institute London and just launched RUBY Projects’ Houston-based Residency and Gallery, LaRucheHTX. Interested artists apply!

Marshall Woodward just published a new poetry chapbook, LAVA! available now through Bottlecap Press. 15 years after starting Marshall and the Movies, the writing project that earned him the senior superlative of “Class Movie Blogger,” Marshall Shaffer has followed the rest of digital media’s lead and set up on Substack. He’ll round up the rest

of his writing for you there, which includes interviews with such cinematic luminaries as Richard Linklater, Josh O’Connor, and recent Oscar winner Justine Triet.

David Arnold is a purveyor of fine wines in Los Angeles, providing boutique bottle shops and wine bars with beautiful expressions of viticulture through his portfolio.

Kunal Pasrija recently returned to Houston in order to launch Wickdale Capital, a “search fund” or strategic investment vehicle focused on acquiring and growing a single small business. If you know of any business owners (B2B services or software) looking to exit or transition, he’d love to connect!

2012

Kirby Gilbert Shaw Houston, Texas kirbygshaw@gmail.com

2013

Katie Shaffer Silver Houston, TX katiershaffer@gmail.com

Kate Bentsen has just celebrated her seventh anniversary at Spotify, where she recently co-led marketing and content at Spotify Beach at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France. She is still singing, and released her latest single, "Maxine" on May 31st, which you can listen to on all streaming platforms.

When she is not stopping by Houston to say hi to her new nephew, Jack, she is chilling in her East Village studio with her cat, Ottie.

Kate Fullenweider married Peter Schnuck on March 2nd in Houston. They currently live in Denver and Kate works remotely for Ralph Lauren in brand marketing.

2014

Haley Ebel O'Brien Edgecombe County, NC hbeobrien@gmail.com

Time has flown by since our graduation in 2014! Our class celebrated our 10 year reunion at Collins Orr’s new bar, Space Cadet. The host committee: Griffith Greer Horne, Haley Ebel O’Brien, Collins Orr, Kristen Moore, Lilly Morgan Gilford, Rayan Bekrahdi, Sarah Harris Oster, and Thomas Green had a blast planning the party. The turnout was great and was a refreshing opportunity to connect again with friends!

Haley Ebel O’Brien and husband Anderson moved back to Houston in August of 2023 after spending 2 years living in North Carolina. Haley is doing M&A work at Gibson Energy while also getting her MBA at University of Virginia. Anderson works in finance at Phillips 66. They spend free time chasing after their 2 labs, Brooks and Moose.

Griffith Greer Horne and husband Austin celebrated their one year wedding anniversary in January! They currently live in Dallas and enjoy spending time together with their chocolate Labrador Retriever, Sadie. Griffith is a licensed Property and Casualty insurance broker working for VF Global Insurance Brokerage, LLC (VFGI LLC).

Perry and Sarah Harris Oster have lived in Houston since graduating from college in 2018. They got married in 2022 and welcomed the first daughter, Hannah, in December of 2023. After receiving her Masters in Healthcare Management from The University of Texas, Sarah began her career at Houston Methodist where she currently works. Perry attended the University of the South where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and currently works in commercial real estate brokerage at JLS Real Estate.

Members of the Class of 2014 Reunion Host Committee

2015

Emma Eggleston Goodwine Houston, TX egceggleston@gmail.com

Mathew Morico shares, “after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2019, I moved back to Houston for medical school at McGovern Medical School. I am in my last year,

though I graduate in May of 2025 because I am currently pursuing a year-long masters at SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy in international healthcare management prior to my medical school completion. I ultimately want to have a dual medical practice in the US and Italy, and this was the route I figured would be most beneficial. I am learning a ton about both medicine and management and have made some incredible international connections these past few years! In addition to my academic pursuits, I've also been deeply involved in music composition.

In fact, my cinematic orchestral album "Adventures of Solitude" was released on April 1st, and is now available on all major streaming platforms. It has been gaining some good traction in the neoclassical world (which I'll admit is pretty niche). Music is something I picked up at Kinkaid, and something that I use as an escape from my busy medical life. I am now slowly thinking about ideas for a second album.”

Mary Brollier got married on May 18th in Houston Texas to George Turner. Kinkaid alumni Allison Dyer, Katherine Stevenson, Virginia Carl, Jacqueline Gay, and Samantha Scheinin were in her bridal party.

2016

Kate Hinnant Houston, Texas kathrynhinnant97@gmail.com

2017

Ellee Dukes Austin, Texas elleedukes@mac.com

Jake Reinbolt Dallas, Texas jakereinbolt@gmail.com

2018

Katherine Berman Lexington, Virginia katherine@katherineberman.com

TX Harris Salt Lake City, Utah txharris92@gmail.com

Isabel Stallings Orange, California isabel.stallings@gmail.com

2019

Elizabeth Baird Houston, Texas elizabethbaird2000@gmail.com

Antonio Castro Dallas, Texas antonio.castro0@yahoo.com

Ellie Lucke Dallas, Texas ellielucke15@gmail.com

Seb Seager New Haven, Connecticut seb.seager@gmail.com

2020

Sally Buck Nashville, Tennessee sallyhbuck@gmail.com

2021

Daryn Mehling Ithaca, NY darynkmehling@gmail.com

Skyler Swanson Austin, TX skylerswanson@icloud.com

The following members of the Class of 2021 are currently attending The University of Texas at Austin and were chosen for leadership positions with these two organizations on campus. Texas Cowboys: Connor Heath - President , Keller HorlockCannon Crew, and Lila Griggs - Head Sweetheart. The Silver Spurs: William Watson - President, Travis Fatjo - Bevo Handler, and Ashley Holcomb - Head Sweetheart.

After an exciting end to the fall semester working with NewsNation for the Republican Primary Presidential Debate, Avery Ham met with the Presidential candidates and appeared on Fox and Friends. In the spring, she was elected President of the Alabama Pre-Law Student Association with the opportunity to lead an executive team and over 400 active members. Now, this summer, Avery is interning with Congressman Dan Crenshaw and is looking forward to finishing up law school applications before graduating summa cum laude in December!

2022

Alexandra Tropoli Houston, TX alexandratropoli3@gmail.com

Mathew Morico '15 in Milan

Katherine Stevenson '15, Mary Brollier Turner '15, and Allison Dyer '15

Weddings

Brynn Harris ’13 & Gordon Peterson

November 25, 2023

Blakely Hamblen & Andrew Campbell ’12

December 9, 2023

Pacey Ham ’16 & Micah Mitchell

January 6, 2024

Ellen Thanheiser ’13 & Tim McCole

January 13, 2024

Kate Fullenweider ’13 & Peter Schnuck

March 2, 2024

Caroline Brown ’14 & Jack Chadderdon

March 16, 2024

Jane Towns ’14 & John Heard

March 16, 2024

Peter Bujosa ’07 & Kirsten Roberts

March 23, 2024

Mary Rodman Crawford ’11 & John Echols

April 6, 2024

Mary Brollier ’15 & George Turner

May 18, 2024

Jane Towns Heard ’14 and husband John

Andrew Campbell ’12 and wife Blakely

Ellen Thanheiser McCole ’13 and husband Tim

Brynn Harris ’13 and husband Gordon Peterson

Mary Rodman Crawford Echols ’11 and husband John

Pacey Ham Mitchell ’16 and husband Micah

Kate Fullenweider Schnuck ’13 and husband Peter

Caroline Brown Chadderdon ’14 and husband Jack

Birth Announcements

Rex Barrett Robertson

June 15, 2023

Christina Robertson and husband

Wesley Clement Cone

October 3, 2023

Cullen Cone ’08 and wife Elizabeth

Isla Scott Campbell

October 11, 2023

William Campbell ’10 and wife Nicole

Grace Catherine Gould

November 3, 2023

Allison Bolin Gould ’12 and husband Patrick

Margot Louise Gregory

November 4, 2023

Georgi Andrews Gregory ’14 and husband Jeremy

Sevi Francis Gaylor

January 1, 2024

Graham Gaylor ’10 and wife Gina

John "Johnny" Wood Foster IV

January 10, 2024

Blair Burke Foster ’06 and husband Jack

Matthew "Brody" Bock

January 24, 2024

Glyn Tower Bock ’09 and husband Matt

George Davis Goodall

February 13, 2024

Hunter Goodall ’07 and wife Morgan

Madeleine “Maddy” Davis Maas

February 15, 2024

Emily Burke Maas ’08 and husband Andy

Marshall Holloway Crawford IV

February 28, 2024

Marshall Crawford ’09 and wife Ann Kathryn

Birth announcements through May 1, 2024

Charlie James Friedlander

March 19, 2024

Michael Friedlander ’09 and wife Lisa

Merrill Elizabeth "Emmy" Coulter

March 20, 2024

Caroline Hafner Coulter ’10 and husband Brandon

Campbell Caleb Ward

April 1, 2024

Anabelle Reade Ward ’12 and husband Ryan

Lennox Segal

April 12, 2024

Ashley Segal and wife Amanda

Winston Rush Crandell

April 25, 2024

Matthew Crandell ’09 and wife Brandi

Charles David “Charlie” Tschoepe

May 1, 2024

Mackie Wood Tschoepe ’07 and husband David

Share your milestone sevents with us!

Please email announcements and photos to: alumni@kinkaid.org.

In Memoriam

Alice Elizabeth Milliken Combs ’44

November 1, 2023

Susan Elizabeth Byrd ’61

January 12, 2024

Jane Sloane ’45

January 13, 2024

Robert “Bob” Alfred Beeley ’56

January 26, 2024

Jane Hoffert Moore ’46

March 29, 2024

Listings through June 12, 2024

Mary Bain Haralson Pearson ’49

April 6, 2024

Marion Fay Monsen ’57

May 13, 2024

Grounds Team Member Alfredo Juarez

May 26, 2024

Herman Paul Pressler III ’48(fs)

June 7, 2024

Almeria Thompson Cottingham ’51

June 12, 2024

Former Teacher James Howard Hunter

June 17, 2024

Class of 2024 Seniors with Alumni Parents and Grandparents

Graduating students whose parent(s), grandparent(s) or great-grandparent(s) also graduated from or attended Kinkaid.

Drew Adler, mother Lisa Helfman ’93

Travis Ainsworth, mother Suzanne Tett Ainsworth ’92

Emma Baird, father Lance Baird ’87, grandfather Edward Baird ’61

Abby Bale, mother Ellie Harter Bale ’87, grandfather Charlie Harter ’55

Riley Bowden, father Jeb Bowden ’98

Audrey Brown, mother Deborah Vest Brown ’95

Blakely Brown, mother Jennifer Wilson Brown ’92, father Doak Brown ’92, grandfather Rob Wilson ’66

Blake Butler, mother Chris Devlin Butler ’88, grandfather John Butler ’57

Harris Cockrell, father Ernie Cockrell II, grandfather Ernie Cockrell

Caroline Colt, mother Kathleen Berryman Colt ’89

Mary Kate Cornett, mother Leslie Bleil Cornett

Sam Cruse, father Sam Cruse ’95, great-grandfather Samuel Cruse ’33

Cooke Davis, father Will Davis ’88

Wynn Davis, father Thad Davis ’91

Kate DeWalch, father Binz DeWalch, grandmother Sally Binz DeWalch

Jacey Dlabal, mother Kara Thompson

Ben Evans, mother Pippa Schnee ’92

Anna Ferber, father Daniel Ferber ’94

Marion Fertitta, grandmother Marion Perryman Liedtke ’73, grandfather Cadell Liedtke ’73

Ethan Goldstein, father Jason Goldstein ’87

Isabella Hendricks, mother Robine Smulders Hendricks ’90, father Jason Hendricks ’88

Ryan Horlock, father Roy Horlock

Jeffrey Jacobe, father Jeff Jacobe ’90

Natalie Josephson, father Michael Josephson ’93

Parker Kubitza, mother Huntley Anderson, grandfather Kent Anderson ’58

Jacqueline Landrith, grandmother Bonnie Eubank Herndon

Annabelle Letzerich, father Palmer Letzerich ’90, great-grandmother

Nella Neville Letzerich ’27

Cochran Masterson, mother Kathy Jacomini Masterson, grandfather Tommy Jacomini ’57

Garrett Masterson, mother Kathy Jacomini Masterson, grandfather

Tommy Jacomini ’57

Will McMackin, father Brian McMackin ’93

Kate Mitchell, mother Caroline Boone Mitchell ’85

Pierce Morrell, grandfather Robert Pagan ’56

Sanjna Pandit, mother Lavannya Raman Pandit ’92

Carter Pitts, father Sam Pitts ’92

James Prendergast, mother Mary Moreland ’87

Georgia Provine, step-mother Candy Clardy Provine ’85

Will Provine, step-mother Candy Clardy Provine ’85

Camille Pyne, mother Mary Sommers Burger Pyne ’95

Marguerite Pyne, mother Mary Sommers Burger Pyne ’95

Charlie Schmidt, father Tom Schmidt

Caroline Searls, mother Kate Lovett Searls ’93, grandmother

Mary Nell Jeffers Lovett ’63, grandfather Malcolm Lovett, grandfather David Searls, great-grandmother Martha Wicks Lovett

Lainey Shaper, father Penn Shaper ’92

Will Silva, father Gene Silva ’92

Ladin Strauss, mother Leslie Ladin Strauss ’94, grandfather

Ronnie Ladin ’67

Josh Sweetland, mother Caren Schmulen Sweetland ’91

Talan Tellepsen, father Trent Tellepsen, grandfather

Howard Tellepsen Jr., great-grandfather Howard Tellepsen

Benton Walters, mother Kate Marinis Walters ’95, great-grandfather

Samuel Cruse ’33

Fiona Watson, mother Amy Stuyck Watson ’92

Katie Whiteley, mother Laura Lingle Whiteley ’91

Grace Wizel, mother Jennifer Chapman Wizel ’95

Henry Wizel, mother Jennifer Chapman Wizel ’95

A FOREVER KINKAIDIAN: Remembering Alfredo Juarez

“Over the years, Alfredo became more than just a part of this institution, he became a cornerstone. Alfredo’s dedication was not just about maintaining the landscape, it was about enriching the environment for everyone – students, staff, and visitors alike,” said Ed Jordan, Director of Facilities, remembering Alfredo at a memorial service held in the Brown Auditorium on May 30, 2022. Faculty, staff, students, parents, and community members celebrated Alfredo who passed away suddenly on May 26, 2024. Dedicating 45 years of service to The Kinkaid School, Alfredo Juarez became one of the most beloved and respected members of the Kinkaid community.

Joining Kinkaid in 1973, Alfredo spent countless hours maintaining the immaculate green spaces and playing fields on campus. He took great pride in his work and truly loved being at Kinkaid.

More than a colleague, Alfredo became an important part of the lives of many in the Kinkaid community. “I met Alfredo 36 years ago after he suggested I should join the landscaping department at Kinkaid,” remembered Enrique Ambrosio, Assistant Director of Facilities.

“From that moment, Alfredo became my supervisor, my coworker, my best friend, my dad, and my brother.”

Alfredo was quoted in an article in the student magazine, “The Falcon,” many years ago, saying, “When I don’t come to work, I get sick.This is my life. I love it here. When I’m here, I never need medicine.” One of Alfredo’s most endearing qualities was his love of work; he was known to be on campus as early as 5:00 a.m. working on the athletic fields.

A typical day for Alfredo and his team usually consisted of watering, fertilizing, mowing the grass, and making sure our Falcon athletes had exceptional fields to play on. “Everything is my favorite part! Everything about the School is important to me—not just the fields, but everything about it,” Alfredo told the student reporter when asked what his favorite thing was about Kinkaid.

“I was always impressed with the way Alfredo went about his daily routine. Nothing could knock him off his game. I never heard him whine or complain about anything. If something needed to be done, he just did it. A lot of times he didn’t need to be asked. He just knew,” said Curt Brooks, PE Teacher and Coach.

Long time friend and colleague Molly Higby, PE Teacher and Coach, added there were two things in life that Alfredo taught her, “humility and genuine kindness…His purpose in life was not to claim or brag about his hard work and successes, or to have his name be in the lights. It was truly to be a servant leader. Alfredo was focused on the growth and wellbeing of others.”

“I came up here after Hurricane Rita one time just to thank him, and he looked at me, smiled, and said, ‘that’s my job’ He didn’t think it was unusual,” remembered former Head of School Don North. “ Alfredo was a remarkable man and a wonderful gentleman.”

Many memories have been shared about Alfredo always coming to the aid of someone in need; he was always there to pitch in for his Kinkaid and cared about each person who crossed the campus gates. “Alfredo would stop and talk to you and ask you how your team was playing or how your kids were doing at home,” says Bobby Eggleston, PE Teacher and Coach.

Leaving a lasting legacy at Kinkaid, Alfredo will be deeply missed. As Jonathan Eades, Head of School, aptly said, “He was our family.” A tree has been planted in Alfredo’s memory on the Falcon Green, and the Facilities Department is being named in his honor.

EXCELLENCE

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PROTECTING THE FUTURE

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Perhaps the biggest benefit of all is that you will help secure your family’s love of The Kinkaid School and our ability to continue providing educational excellence to generations of students.

Learn more about creating a legacy for The Kinkaid School

Visit: kinkaid.giftplans.org

Email: lisa.wood@kinkaid.org

Call: Lisa Wood at 713.243.5023

Suggested bequest language for your attorney:

“I, (name), of (city, state, zip), give to The Kinkaid School (EIN 76-0295523), of 201 Kinkaid School Drive, Houston, TX 77024, (written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property) to be used for its unrestricted use and general purposes.”

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