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GERALD FURR MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC
WELCOME TO OUR
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opened its doors to eight students from the Lake Charles area following Hurricane Laura. While some have returned home, six have decided to remain a part of the Cub family for the long-term. A big Cub welcome goes to: top row Will McClain, tenth grade, Gabe Foster, ninth grade, Miller Leach, eleventh grade, seated Chalkley Leach, eighth grade and not pictured Patrick Collins, twelfth grade and Dawson Fairchild, tenth grade.
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EDITORIAL STAFF Adrienne Gale Communications Manager
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Cory Leonard Graphic Design and Digital Manager
Contributors
Megan Bourgeois, Aimée Frierson, Mila Sexton, Sara Exner Whittaker ‘00
UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND BOARD 2020 - 2021 Michael Breard, Chair Andy Blumberg ’98, Vice Chair Robin Toups, Secretary Peter Kopfinger, Treasurer Andi Kirkpatrick, Vice Treasurer Emelie Alton Emily Olinde Boudreaux, Ph.D. ‘99 Scotty Chabert René Firesheets Rowdy Gaudet Stuart Gilly ‘98 Katie Goodson Mimi Singer Lee Mike Lloyd Rhonda Loy Kim Hunter Reed Tracy Rutledge ‘95 Chris Tyson ‘93
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Candace Kouns Immediate Past Chair Cathy Giering Cub Club Liaison Amy Groves Lowe ’88 General Counsel Andy Martin Associate Athletic Director Christa Leon Faculty Liaison, Interim Elementary Principal Frank Rusciano Faculty Liaison, Secondary Principal Amy B. Westbrook, Ph.D. Interim Superintendent Mila T. Sexton, CFRE Senior Director of Development
UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL FOUNDATION STAFF Mila T. Sexton, CFRE Senior Director of Development Megan Bourgeois Associate Director of Community Engagement Aimée Frierson Associate Director of Annual Giving and Membership TO SHARE FEEDBACK, PLEASE CONTACT: Adrienne Gale, Communications Manager agale2@lsu.edu lsufoundation.org/CubRoar /UniversityLaboratorySchoolFoundation.org
WELCOME |
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESK
Gratitude During this time of year, counting blessings is a tradition. It stems from being grateful. As I sought information on gratitude, some reminders were reviewed: Gratitude is the expression of appreciation. It is a recognition of value independent of monetary worth. Spontaneously generated from within, it is an affirmation of goodness and warmth. This social emotion strengthens relationships, and its roots run deep in evolutionary history—emanating from the survival value of helping others and being helped in return. Gratitude makes one feel happier. Gratefulness is also a mood as well as a personality trait. Over time, feeling grateful boosts happiness, and it starts with noticing the goodness in life and in others. During this time of year, let us consider each other in a renewed way. Let us focus on how we do and can inspire each other to live our best life. I am specifically grateful to work with a wonderful team and serve the Cub community – the students and their families. I count sharing our journey together, including the challenges, as a great blessing. Peace and joy,
Amy Barham Westbrook, Ph.D. Interim Superintendent University Laboratory School
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ULS FOUNDATION | COMMUNITY MESSAGE
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As you read this, I hope you are looking toward the start of a new year with good health and optimism. Having been part of the Lab School for nearly 20 years, I feel great comfort reflecting on one thing 2020 did not change: Cub spirit. Cubs show up for each other. This year, we have shown up for each other in the virtual classroom, throughout periods of hybrid learning, and through creative solutions for keeping traditions alive. We’ve shown up for each other by keeping each other’s health in mind in the decisions we make. Importantly, we’ve shown up for each other through the formation of a Diversity & Inclusion Working Group of students, parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty, and staff. As the school year began and so much still felt unknown, we pressed onward with our Annual Appeal – this year themed Stronger Together – and again you have shown up. During a time when I know there are many worthy causes to support, we are deeply honored that you continue to invest in the education of every Cub and, in turn, the broad impact we have as a laboratory school and one of the top schools in the nation. No theme could be better for us this year than Stronger Together. It speaks to the close-knit, solid community feeling that has long defined us and reflects an unstoppable commitment to our faculty, staff and families. For the many ways you’ve stayed connected, served and led this year – I thank you.
Mila Sexton, CFRE Senior Director of Development University Laboratory School Foundation
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Your generosity helps to fund AREAS OF IMPACT: STEAM FINE ARTS LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CAMPUS PRIDE SPEAKER SERIES CURRICULUM BASED TRAVEL
STEM-CERTIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN LOUISIANA
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ULS’s third annual One Great Day of Giving collected
grocery bags of nonperishable food items totaling more than 5,000 pounds for The Shepherd’s Market Client Choice Food Pantry.
JUNIORS AND SENIORS EARNED APPROXIMATELY
COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS THROUGH DUAL ENROLLMENT
National Board Certified Teachers
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ULSF Welcomes New Members ULS Foundation Board Chair Michael Breard welcomes new board members Mike Lloyd, Katie Goodson, Emily Olinde Boudreaux, Rhonda Loy and Cathy Giering.
Emily Olinde Boudreaux is a U-High alumna ’99 and is married to Brad. They are parents of first grader Everett and second grader Oliver. Emily has served in many volunteer roles with the Cub Club and the ULS Foundation. She is a licensed clinical Mike Lloyd and his wife Sarah are parents of U-High graduates psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of Robert Lloyd ‘09, Nancy Lloyd Kilpatrick ’06 and Mary children at the Emerge Center. Michael Lloyd Staples ‘04. They are also grandparents of kindergartner Mary Bowman Staples. Mike is the founder and Rhonda Loy and her husband Shawn are parents of U-High president of GVSI Valve. graduate Hannah ’19 and ninth grader Nicholas. Rhonda has volunteered for the Annual Appeal since 2008. She is the senior Katie Goodson and her husband Mark are parents of Bradley, vice president financial advisor for Morgan Stanley. seventh grade, Caliway, fifth grade, and Lauren, second grade. Katie has served as past chair of the Annual Appeal and is an Cathy Giering and her husband Edmund are parents of fifth attorney and partner with Taylor, Porter, Brooks & grader Catherine and eighth grader Jake. After serving many Phillips LLP. years on the leadership council for Cub Club, Cathy is this year’s chair. Cathy is an attorney with the United States District Court.
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Virginia Berthelot Secondary Art Instructor Virginia Berthelot is a native of Clinton and the fourth of
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eight siblings. She has a bachelor’s degree in Art and teaching certification in Arts Education from Southeastern Louisiana University. She earned a master’s degree in Gifted Talented and Creative from Arkansas State University. She has taught art for 12 years at Denham Springs High School and is passionate about arts education. Mrs. Berthelot and her husband Coy live in Denham Springs with their three children, McCoy (19), Camille (18) and Bryson (15).
Alexandra Bailey 7th Grade R. W. W. Instructor Alexandra Dileo is a native of Baton Rouge and a graduate
of Parkview High School. She holds a bachelor’s degree from LSU, and she earned her master of arts in Teaching in 2015 through the Holmes Program at LSU. She has five years of experience teaching 8th grade English Language Arts in Livingston Parish Public Schools. She loves Harry Potter books, LSU football, and eating really good food. Her fiancé, Barrett Bailey, is a 2009 graduate of U-High.
Tricia Esnault K-12 Nurse Tricia Esneault is a graduate of LSU and Our Lady of the Lake
College of Nursing. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Loyola University in 2002. She holds board certification as a pediatric nurse from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a national certified school nurse through the National Board for Certification of School Nurses. She has worked in healthcare for 26 years having served as a pediatric nurse at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, as a school nurse for the Ascension Parish School Board, as nurse manager for the Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired and most recently as a public health nurse for the Louisiana Department of Health where she coordinated care for Children’s Special Health Services. She has been married to Mike Esneault for 21 years, and they have three boys. Her passion throughout her career has been caring for the health needs of children and young adults.
Adria Heroman 5th Grade Teaching Associate Adria Heroman was born and raised in Baton Rouge. She
graduated from ULS in 1996 and is married to her ULS high school sweetheart Ben Heroman (also ULS class of 1996.) She and her husband have five children who are all ULS students: Towns, eleventh grade, Clint, eighth grade, Mary Cate, sixth grade, William, fourth grade and Millie, first grade. Mrs. Heroman graduated from LSU with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 2000 and has taught at the Dunham School, the Brighton School, the Heiskell School (in Atlanta, Georgia), and most recently at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School in Baton Rouge. Mrs. Heroman loves teaching and is thrilled to be returning to her alma mater to serve as a fifth grade teaching associate.
Annelies Kattan Secondary Art Instructor Annelies Kattan is also an alumna of University Laboratory
School, class of 2006. She was voted “Most Creative” of her senior class. She earned a bachelor’s degree from University of New Orleans and is a certified International Baccalaureate instructor. She has been teaching visual arts since 2010. As head of the Visual Arts Department at the Math, Science, Arts Academy West, she was nominated to be teacher of the year for four years, winning MSA-W High School Teacher of the Year and District Teacher of the Year in Iberville Parish. Mrs. Kattan lives in Baton Rouge with her husband, Darren, and their two dogs. When she isn’t in her art studio, Mrs. Kattan enjoys traveling, fishing, playing music and volleyball.
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MY GIFT, YOUR GIFT, OUR GIFTS = STRONGER TOGETHER
Annual Appeal
STEM certification was the end goal, but the journey to STEM certification is where the real transformation took place. “Throughout the process, our teachers Each dollar donated is an investment worked very hard to see their content in providing each Cub with one of the through the STEAM lens resulting in best K-12 educational experiences in more authentic, meaningful, and creative the country. Collectively, when we each ways to engage their students in learning,” give what we can, we create student said High School Instructor Aimee experiences that represent the highest standards in K-12 education. In all things, Welch-James. Elementary Instructor Rebecca Svensson added that because we are stronger together. “inquiry-based and interdisciplinary learning have always played a central role in our instruction,” incorporating the engineering design process on which STEM is based into the school’s elementary and secondary curriculums was a natural next step. “As a result, we are already seeing that The acronym STEM represents the our students are becoming even better at subject areas of science, technology, collaborating and problem solving,” noted engineering and math, but at ULS, Welch-James. “Overall, the journey to student investigations of scientific STEM certification enhanced our school’s concepts also include inquiry and proficiency to prepare our students for the problem-based learning in the creative ever-changing world.” process (the arts) and opportunities for social, physical and leadership growth and development through extracurricular activities and athletics, adding an “A” to the acronym. This year’s ACT score performance for Louisiana high schools revealed that
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS/ ACTIVITIES/ATHLETICS, MATH (STEAM) = STRONGER TOGETHER
TOTAL EFFORT IN EVERY ENDEAVOR + RESOURCES = STRONGER TOGETHER
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University Laboratory School is tied for having the third highest overall average score and is ranked as the top-performing non-magnet public high school in the state! As you can see from some of our Cub Pride accolades, this is only one example of the many our students are achieving as we combine resources generated with Annual Appeal funds with our students’ total effort in every endeavor.
ULS FOUNDATION + ANNUAL APPEAL LEADERSHIP + PARENT VOLUNTEERS = STRONGER TOGETHER
Every year, nearly 100 volunteers come together to execute the largest and most critical fundraising effort for the school. Our Annual Appeal executive team members serve a 4-year term, working with ULS Foundation staff to help shape the appeal, including assisting with volunteer recruitment, training and calling on fellow parents to come together in support of the Appeal.
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AMY GROVES LOWE ’88 Amy SCOTTY CHABERT and his Groves Lowe ’88 and her husband David are parents to seventh grader Rebecca and sixth grader Charlotte. Amy is a partner at Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, LLP.
wife Katie are parents to Cecile and Jack, both in second grade, and Annemarie, who is in first grade. Scotty is a partner at Saunders & Chabert Attorneys at Law.
ASHLEY GRANGER and her
husband Traye are parents to Christian, eleventh grade, and MacKenzie, seventh grade. Ashley is a counselor with LSU University College Center for Freshman Year.
STUART GILLY ’98 and his
wife Kim are parents to seventh grader Katherine, fifth grader Aubrey and first grader Landry. Stuart is a partner with Trility Partners.
2021 Pledges and Gifts received as of November 30, 2020.
* Indicates Grandparent Alumni are recognized with graduation year. Endeavor donors are in bold.
Cub Philanthropist ($25,000+) Kay and Thomas Lozick
Lighthouse Cub ($5,000-$9,999)
Kristen and Jared Braud Mischa Skyring ‘97 and Michael Breard Kenneth Brown Jessica and Andre Bruni Gina and Spencer Calahan Erin and Bobby Easton Alison and Chuck Musgrove Julie and Leonard Nachman*, Randall Nachman ‘94, Lauren Nachman Ritchey ‘94, and Catherine Nachman Thigpen ‘97 Kelly Sills ‘92
Golden Cub ($2,500-$4,999)
Maura Clark and Vance Albaugh Cheri and Verge Ausberry Ruba Abdelhaq and Nael Badawi Leighann and Chad Biggio Rebekah and Daniel Buco Carrie and Tim Fox Anita and Brian Gouri Debbie and Rickey Heroman* Cate and Ted Heroman* Susie and Buzzy Heroman* Melissa and James Love Jr. Amy and Jude Melville Robert Pettit* Beth and Robert Phillips ‘57 Rachel Holmes ‘95 and Brad Saia ‘97 Susan and Ronnie Smith* Namisha Patel and Vishal Vasanji Sara Exner ‘00 and Cullen Whittaker
Foundation Cub ($1,000-$2,499)
Carol and Brandon Abadie Regan and Michael Baker Kevin Bankston ‘82 Jennifer and Wade Baumgartner Jennifer and Michael Belcher
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Diane and Jim Bollinger ‘63* Xuemei Gao and Keith Bunch ‘91 Siana and John Cale Kasey and Sean Cangelosi Courtney Schupp and Tim Carruthers Katie and Scotty Chabert, Jr. Christina and Kevin Chamberlain Dianne and Michael Chauffe* Francisca Martinez ‘04 and Rudy Comeaux Brooke and Patrick Coogan Steve Couvillion James and Kristen Crane Sarah Anne Munson ‘71 and Kipp Creed ‘70 Brindly and David Downs Annette and Jason Droddy Gwen and John Engquist ‘97 Betsy Morton Evans ‘99 Lauren and Ryan Evans David Fluker Machiko and Dan Gaston Cathy and Edmund Giering IV Jean Gill* Katie and Mark Goodson Jan and Gene Groves*, Amy Groves Lowe ‘88, Susannah Groves Kellar ’94, and Will Groves ’96 Gary Haindel Lindsey and Michael Harvey Jennifer and Omer Hebert Leigh Ann and Matt Heinse Ava and Joe Howard Susanne Jones* Kimberly and Jimmy Joubert Daniela and Seth Kaplan Christine Sciacchetano ‘87 and Patrick Keenan Haleema Iqbal and Abdul Majid Khan Andi and Shane Kirkpatrick Elizabeth Bollinger ‘00 and Stephen Kogos Tiffany and Peter Kopfinger Katherine Mathews ‘99 and Jeremy Landry Jean Ann McKernan ‘83 and Burton LeBlanc ‘82 Rhonda and Shawn Loy Meredith and Jake Manship ‘01 Melanie and Jim McCartt* Shannon and Jesse McCormick ‘99 Kim and Vaughn Meiners ‘93
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to our 2021 Annual Appeal Donors!
Gina and Judson Banks Jennifer and Jeremy Barker Anna and Wendell Barnett Brittany and Brooke Barnett Paige and Bradley Beavan Caroline and Gary Black Melissa and Andrew Blanchfield Jon and Barry Blumberg* Kate and Andy Blumberg ‘98 Emily Olinde ‘99 and Brad Boudreaux Sarah and Jacques Brousseau Allison and Matthew Byrd Belinda and Stephen Cangelosi Shelly and Bradley Caro Brittany and Joe Carvalhido Christie and Ryan Chapman Emily and Justin Chatelain ‘97 Olga and Jorge Chinchilla Allison and Forest Crump Fatima and Charles Daspit Teresa and Brenton Day Natalie and Christopher DeAgano Claire and Corey Dinkel Anne Duke Emily and Chris Dykes Merrill Faye Hines ‘61 and Bridger Eglin ‘61 Patti and Jerry Exner* Sam and Brian Fisicaro Elizabeth and John Fitzgerald Holly and Nikolaus Foret Jennifer and Marston Fowler Renee and Brett Furr ‘79 Mary Glen and Marshall Gammon ‘90 Megan and Joe Gendron ‘95 Kim and Stuart Gilly ‘98 Erika and John Gomez Ashley and Traye Granger Kristin and Will Green Nicole Keller ‘87 and Walter Green Felicia and David Harris ‘89 Lyt Harris ‘58 Kym and Randy Herrin Cub Benefactor Lindley and Hunter Hines ‘95 ($500-$999) Erica and Terral Jackson Andriette and Winton Supriya and Bobby Jindal Anderson Katie Kirkpatrick ‘91 and Roz and Christopher Auzenne ‘82 Todd Justice Lauren and Lionel Bailey Jeannine and Brad Kahn Valerie and Vaughn Meiners Emily Morton ‘04 and Marcus Melancon Cynthia and Dick Morris ‘53* Jane and Jeff Morton ‘96 Mary and Michael Mozingo Ashley and David Mullens Kasey and Britt Murrill ‘87 Courtney and Todd Newbill Carrie and Eric Oberlander Linda and Buddy Ohmstede* Kim and Chris Peters ‘01 Conway Weems ‘90 and Robert Pettit Ashley and Todd Politz Jamie and Philippe Pucheu Tracey Randolph Summer and Thomas Rathmann Lauren Nachman ‘94 and Sean Ritchey India Byrd ‘97 and Trent Rives ‘98 Jonalyn and Raoul Robert* Monica and Kyle Robichaux Carmen and Ben Ross Robin and Darryl Rousselle Laurie and Hank Saurage Amber and Heath Savant Whitney Vann and Robert Schneckenburger Mila and George Sexton Pam and Ken Sills* Zhengzheng Fu and Brian Small Linda and John Spain* Yolonda and Wilbert Spooner Amanda and Kendrick Talbot Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas* John Thomas ‘59* Robin and Chad Toups Leanne and Timothy Venable Jill and Paul Walker Amanda Spain Wells ‘96 Alyson and Kirk Wharton Patricia and Wesley Williams
Sarah and Aaron Keating Amber and Carey King Stephanie and Steven Labarre Allison and Manard Lagasse Louis Laiche Dodi and Justin Langlois ‘99 Rena and Joshua Langlois ‘99 Thuy-Anh Vu and Viet-Hung Le Jill and Michael LeBlanc Jessica and Scott Ledet Katie and Kevin Leonards Libby and Lile Lindsey Sarah and Mike Lloyd Michelle and Chad Loup ‘89 Amy Groves ‘88 and David Lowe Tracey and Dennis MacGown* Jessica and Randy Maranto Lisanne Meiners McCuller ‘00 Elissa and Charles McKenzie ‘82 Rhonda McMillan Amy and Bowen McRae Jessica and Matthew Meiners ‘94 Meredith and Jeffrey Metzger Chanler and Major Mittendorf ‘89 Debbie and Gordon Monk Sarah and Robert Munson Kristen and John Murphy Chrissie Clark ‘81 and Don Olsson Sie Parker Susie and Ric Petrie Jr. ‘64* Jessica England ‘95 and Bart Phillips Jill Roby ‘96 and Chris Pike Jennifer and George Popov Erin and Nicholas Prudhomme Susan and Thomas Quaid Cara and Nathan Quin Lauren and Nick Rasmussen Kim and Brooks Ray Cindy and Jim Rieger Phoebe and Michael Rouse* Vicky and Devin Roy Bettye and Joe Salter* Danielle and Jamey Satawa Cathy Sherburn* Mandy and Kevin Shipp John Shortess Sr.* Renee Shortess Danielle and Bill Smith Trisha and Colin Smith Jolen and Gary Stein Casey and Joseph Sullivan Alycee and Ryan Sunstrom Corry and Nathaniel Tannehill Gunjan Raina and Vasudev Tati Anne and Andrew Thomas ‘93 Marty and Henry Thornton* Elizabeth and Nicholas Torina Rebecca and Greg Trahan Cinda and Ray Vanmerrienboer Renee and Mitch Verma Kelly Hutson ‘87 and Kyle Viator
Courtney and Ryan Edwards Shannan and John Everett ‘87 Charlotte and Alvin Fabre Jr.* Sarah and William Faller Rachael and Jason Feirman Shirley and John Flake Kim and Mike Fleming Lauren and Christopher Fournerat Lara and Eric Gardner Jamie and Nicholas Cub Partner Gaspard ($250 - $499) Wendy and Rowdy Gaudet Lauri and Terry Alario Cami and Hunter Geisman Lindsey and Kenneth Jacqueline Bach and Aldridge Victor Gischler Emelie and Joe Alton Mary and Will Gladney Debbie Anderson* Katherine Creed ‘02 and Audrey and Verge Ausberry Sr.* Brooks Gold Jill McDonald ‘95 and Jason Cricket and Stewart Gordon Ayres ‘96 Rachel and Joseph Graff Terri and Dreux Babin A.C. and Leslie Grand* James Baker* David Grand ‘97 Beau Bella ‘16 Leigh and Jason Greene Grace and VJ Bella Shannon and Victor Megan Bella ‘04 Gregoire Barbara and Neal Latreace and Kevin Grisby Berthelot* Tillie and Mike Groves* Tanya and Ross Berthelot Heike Muenzberg-Gruening Melissa Billizon and Uwe Gruening Michelle Bolda Jennifer and Michael Guillot Anna Hegwood ‘97 and James Heather and Bradley Bollinger ‘97 Harris Nichole Bickham ‘02 and M. E. and Bryan Hart Matt Bonilla Mary and Mike Hart* Laurie and Blaise Jennifer and Wes Hataway Bourgeois Ly Vu and Toan Hau Judy and Bert Boyce* Jimmie Hays* Jessica and Bernie Braun Kristin and William Hays ‘87 Sirena and Christopher Rebecca and Ross Hebert Brock Sarah and Robert Heroman ‘00 Ashley Freiberg ‘99 and Linda Holmes* Frank Brost Jenny and Peter Browne Louise Slack ‘71 and Michael Bruce Laurel and Lance Burgos Matt Burland ‘10 Melissa and Bill Bush Catherine and Dennis Butler Kristen and Nolan Cain Laura and Michael Choate Beverly and Geoff Choppin ‘74* Cathy and Mike Christensen Belinda Cambre and Jane and Mickey Jarrod Van Hoogstraten Christensen* Jessica and Samuel James Hope and Adam Clary Christy and Brad Jewell Catherine Collins Dana and Jamie Jones Jamesina and Thomas Collins Katherine Evans ‘73 and Beth and Bob Courtney* Cotty Jones* Amy and David Craig Ryn Rutledge ‘90 and John Stephanie and John Jones Crawford ‘85 Tara Grace and Chris Jones ‘02 Kathy and Chuck Croft* Rebecca and Jordan Rachel and Peter Daigle Jopling Ellen and Scott Jill and Mike Kantrow ‘62* Daugherty Laney and Ryan King Nancy and Cary Dougherty Jr.* Katherine and Samuel Ward Jr. Amy and Scott Westbrook Rachel and Brian Whitley Kelly Heroman ‘97 and John Wood Mary and Brandon Woods Yan Chen and Shengping Yang Melody and Andy Yarborough Mary Ann Pearson ‘93 and Steele Yeargain ‘89
Sarah and Justin King Vicki and James Krupala Bridget and Paul Laborde Eryn and John Lackett Melissa and Brian Landry Mary Lynn Gardiner ‘69 and Cleve Langlois Jr. Elecia and Derrek Lathon Jennifer Overton ‘04 and Leander Lavergne Kerri and Nicholas Lea Mimi Singer Lee and Matt Lee Lisa Anne and Gene Luther Clacy and Scott Madison Suzette and Larry Martin Amy and Chase McCalip Gwen McCalip* Maggie and Jamal McCann Anne and James McElveen* Mack McEnany II* Chuck Mcneal Jeanne McCollister ‘97 and Ryan McNeil Katie and Nathan Meiners ‘99 Amanda and Tim Messa Catherine Ward and Thomas Mistretta Jr.* Monica and Dorel Moldovan Sallie and Jeramie Moore Ashley and Beau Motsinger Ginny Mumfrey Stacy and Gerald Nichols Leslie and Mark Normand Jr. Allison Ohmstede Shelly and Gustavo Ortiz Jill and Jeremy Palmer Lauren and Logan Perry Tom Pollock* Alison and Charles Provenza Amanda and Evan Raymond Divya Daram and Karthik Reddy
Kim and Henry Reed Maggie and John Richardson Courtney and Jeffrey Roedel Caroline Roemer Cathy and Joey Rosenfeld Nicolette Ross Beth and Kristopher Ruebsamen Dot Rumfellow* Elahe and Andrew Russell Elizabeth Harbour ‘96 and Tracy Rutledge ‘95 Melissa and Blake Saia ‘00
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Sheri and Will Barton Brenda and Jerry Baudin* Pamela and Stanley Baudin Ally Johnson Bayard ‘09 Rebecca and Jacob Behrnes Renee and Benny Bennett Jr. ‘87 Amanda and Scott Benson Brittney and James Bergeron Virginia Berthelot Rochelle and Reed Bice*
Aimee Frierson Trent Frierson Jenna and Mark Fritscher Kristen and Dean Fryday Karen McCaskill ‘83 and Doug Garland Rachel and Rob Garrison Thushara Chakkath and Manas Gartia Steve George ‘60* Lyndi and David Geyer Jennifer and Tyler Ginn Pamela and Ronald Giroir Sr. Patsy and Dennis Godso* Pam and Mark Goodner* Rebecca and Benjamin Goodner Rochelle Gordon Carissa and Garret Graves Cathy Conway ‘77 and Kevin Gravois Cynthia and Hank Greenwald* Kristy and Morgan Gremillion Susan Gremillion Emily and Thomas Guidroz Zviad Guruli Danielle and Brian Tiffany Creel Shannon and Arthur Hannaman Blackwood Cheré and Rusty Daigle Chelsey and Brandon Harris ‘06 Michelle and Brad Chandra and Perry Daniel Scott Harris Blanchard Catherine and Stephen Courtney and Dana Hart Robin and Lewis Blanche David Jr. Lane Cotton Winn and Ben Mittie and Michael Bolton Dawn and Billy Davis Hartman Sara and Kevin Bongiorni Stacie and Roger Davis Pamela and Kevin Hayes Jamie and Clay Bourg Frankie and Don Paul Day Maryanna and Mitchell Haynes Megan Bourgeois Bobby Denton Sr.* Brandie and Brandon Henry Katie Patterson ‘05 and Dawn Burton and Zachary Adria Ledoux ‘96 and Ben Rodney Boyd Derouen Heroman ‘96 Nancy and Andy Brandi* Ann Deshotels* Bunny Prosser ‘71 and Niki and Chris Brandi Marsha and Randy Bill Hines ‘71* Leila and Beau Braswell Domingue* Robert Hines ‘99 Vickie Braud Deborah Dornier Lauren and Steven Holland Susan and Robert Braun Adele and William Dufrene Liz and Ivin Hood* Ginger and Jarvis Brookshire Debby and Dennis Dumas* Whitney and Jonathan Brian Brown Erin Kelley ‘65 and John Hoover Kiara Brown DuPont Jr.* Karen and Marty Horn Jeanette and Mark Brown* Jean Kurts ‘82 and Frank Wesley Horobetz LaVerne Brown* Edwards Lauren Hudson Tiffanie and Robb Jennie Kluse and Bret Shantrice and Darryl Hurst Brumfield Elderd Wylene Hurst* Hope and Brad Buras Erin Ellis Deana and Chad Hurt Emily and Kevin Burke Kris and John Elmore Holly and Hutch Hutchison* Choretta Burns Tamara and Ryan Empson Monica and Deitrich Irving Heather and Andy Bush Cindy Herring* Lee and Brad Jackson Jo Busse* Mandy and Parker Ewing Melissa and Matthew Century Cub Kelley Heroman ‘00 and John Lori and Claudie Fanning Jackson ($1 - $249) Buzzell Dotty West ‘54 and Robert RoShon Jacobs Rebecca Mathews ‘93 and Virginia Hutchison ‘93 and Farwell Aimee Welch-James and Kisha Marc Acosta Doug Cain Karen and Joey Faucheux James Marquita and Kyrus Adams Taylor and Russell Callaway Debbie and Dave Fazekas* Antoinette Terrell James ‘66 Tamara Barclay-Adams Jill and Jeffrey Calloway Jeanne Landry ‘91 and Pat Jennifer Jarc Kimberly and Thomas Aldrich ‘86 Eleanor Canon Fellows Megan and Steven Jenny ‘00 Ashley Applegate Kim and Don Carr Beth and Blaine Fields ‘92 Bonita Johnson Brittany and Brandon Josue Carranza Dana Flynn* LaNelle Johnson* Arceneaux Lillian and Carl Carver Emily Fontenette Kelly and William Kelly Vita and Iiron Archie Elizabeth Castro Vikki and Daniel Forbes Sarah and Isaac Khalid Ashley Argrave Jennifer and Heman Trisha Fos Jill and Jefferson Kindler Devyani Kar and Plamen Catoir* Mandy and Drew Fourrier Heather Kleinpeter Arnaudov Elise and Chad Cazes Margaret Fowler ‘93 Casie and Jonathan Kobe Leigh Arnette Kathryn and Timothy Ashley and Adam Foy Alicia and Michael Kober Melody and Kai Aryana Chalas Yvette and Bill Franques Faith and Raymond Kobetz Melissa and Nick Aucoin Yu and Senlin Chen Leslie Freeman Kathy and Steve Kogos* Amy and Ventrail Baker Sydney and Michael Chua Pam and Harry Freer* Candace and Sinclair Kouns Cali and Adam Barrett Julie and Jeremy Clark Kathryn and William Marta Fechete and Thomas Friday* Kutter Mary and Scott Saporito Cheryl and Chris Schilling Erin May ‘88 and Kyle Schwab ‘88 Nila and George Schwab Gretchen and Timothy Screen ‘02 Tracy and Doug Shaffer Kristy and Dillon Shearer Bridget and Johnny Shoptaugh ‘76 Wendy and Claude Simoneaux Cheryl Singer* Mary Margaret and Wyn Singer Vi and Ryan Skavron Tina and Thomas Smith Jennifer and Ryan Sones Mary Michael Lloyd ‘04 and Bowman Staples Jennie Stewart Jenny and Micah Stewart Whitney and Mark Sutherland Michael Teague* Sandra and Jim Tenney* Victoria and Scott Terry Shannon and Kirk Thibodeaux Catherine Nachman ‘97 and Samuel Thigpen Clayton Thompson ‘00 Gia and Chris Tyson Jerri and Clayton Underwood* Alicia and Randy Vick ‘85 Martin Vidrine Danielle and Andrew Vignes Errin and Matthew Viguerie Candace and Stephen Walker ‘75 Lynn and Trae Welch Brandy and Marcus Williams Garland and Billy Wilson Shelly and Jeremiah Worthington Yaming Shao and George Xue Kristy and Jason Zeringue
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Aislynn and Samuel Coates Megan Collins Brittany Canfield and Jay Comeaux Sandra and Mark Cooper Amy and Don Coppola Mona and Dan Cotten* Christina and Christopher Courtney Jaime and Scott Courtright Dolores and Robert Credeur
Melanie and Christian Ladner Paula and Phillip Lafargue Donna and Larry Lamonte Becky Langlois Sydney and Ryan Langlois Juliane and Brandon LaTour Jessica and William Lawrence Ashley and James Leach Willa Leblanc Amanda and Terrel Ledet Sandra and Robert Ledoux* Ashley and Mark Lee Jeannine and Rachel Lenox Christa Leon Terry Leon Cory and Harwood Leonard Wendi Little Lynn and Robert Livingston Sheralyn and Richard Long Barbara Sue Loubiere* Andrea and Charles Loup* Beth and Darrell Loup* Crystal and Nicholas Loup Shannon and Rory Loupe Kathryn and Dustin Loveless Misty and Beau Lowery Sheri and Stephen Loy ‘89 Xiaofen Huang and Fengyuan Lu Irene and Tom Lutkewitte Amanda and Drew Maciasz Elizabeth and Brian Mackey Beth and Mark Mahaffey Nancy and Phil Malone* Isabel Mancilla-Ortegon
Shelly McDonald Rachel and Josh McEnany Kristen and Christopher McGhee Judy and Richard McGimsey* Linda and Bob McKeithen* Christina and Jamar Melton Jan Melton* Ashley Meredith Emily and Brad Meyers Ambior Sydney and Colin Mitchell Maria and Brant Mitchell Lydia Mobley Jessica and Todd Monroe Kristen Chapman Montgomery ‘01 Latoya Relish and Richard Montgomery Sr. Julia and Tommy Moore Stacey and Tom Moore Dianne and Paul Moran Clem Morgan ‘64 Paisley and Justin Morgan Maryam Diaab and Damon Morton Helaine Moyse* Peter Muller Danelle and Manuel Munoz Kitty and Glenn Murphy* Angela Murray Liz and John Murrill ‘81 Catherine Smith ‘96 and William Myrick ‘96 Maria Barba and Jorge Navarro Jessica and Owen Nettles Courtney and David Neubauer Pamela and Richard Nicolle*
Marolon Gardiner ‘74 and Barry Mangham Carolyn and Gip Mansur* Nat and Ronnie Marks* Amy Martin Mary and Rick Martin ‘71 Melissa and Andy Martin Melissa and Misty Martin-Kemp Katie and Spencer Maxcy ‘98 Amanda and Jason McAllister Mary and Johnny McCann* Anne and Ryan McConnell ‘01 Valerie and Owen McConnell Jan Reinberg ‘63 and R.K. McDonald
Diana and Estuardo Orantes Lisa Palacio Kelly and Joey Papania Debra and Bruce Parker Nina Patel Shital Patel Sonal Patel Guiying Su and Yongbo Peng Joy and Dave Pennington Karen and Brandon Pennington Cynthia and Raymond Perkins* Amy and Robert Poe Maria and Brett Poirrier Suzanne Ponder* Leslie McKenzie ‘86 and Lance Porter
Tiffany and Alex Pucheu Kelin and Todd Queen Sandra and Willie Randle Krista and David Raney Marsha and Kirt Raymond* Casey and Heath Remedies Patricia and Jerry Richard Tiffany and Austin Richardson Dawn and Brian Richmond Shelby Karns ‘96 and Jon Robert ‘95 Anne and Eric Roberts Stacy and Dustin Roberts Bridget and Justin Robicheaux Jan and Mark Robicheaux* Candence and Lawrence Robillard Patricia and Alfred Rodrigue* Stephanie and Elizabeth Rojas Maria Pena and Carlos Roldan Taylor and Spencer Ross Amy Joiner ‘94 and Matt Rouse Elberta Rousselle* Rena and Mike Roy Sr.* Brooke Royal Jennifer Lanier Ruggiero ‘04 Miriam Ruzicka Gretchen and Kevin Ryder ‘93 Robyn and Sanjeev Sah Cathy Samuel Maxim and Henky Saputra Anne and Walter Schmidt Kirsten and Christopher Schwehm Kathleen Screen* Melissa and Kevin Seal April and Martin Setliff ‘00 Hilary and Hamilton Shaw Elizabeth Shoenberger Janet and Charles Sides Sr.* Brian Simpson Kem and Ken Singletary Robert Singletary* Kimberly Skelton Dawn and Brett Skiles Courtney and Benjamin Smith Holly and Stephen Smith Maria Vicente and Kevin Smith Jennifer and Gary Snellgrove Cindy and Perry Snyder*
Erin and Matthew Snyder Karen and Chris Spencer Katy and Bill Stark Jo Anna Stewart Shelby Stewart Virginia and Simon Stocker Megan and Stephen Stone Marla and Andy Stroup Karen and Chris Styron Rebecca Svensson Sara and Michael Sylvest Danielle and Andrew Taylor Ayoi and Elliott Temple ‘01 Cat and Hugo Théfenne Stephanie and Scott Thompson Billy Tickle Morgan and Jeff Tomlinson Richel and Bruce Turner Lauren Lamonte ‘06 and Thomas Tyler Bobbie and Jim Upton* Latasha ValenzuelaHernandez Amy and Matt Vann Lori and Jack Vaughn Marianna Vyridi and Georgios Veronis Deana and Larry Vicari Tara Victorin Margie Vidrine* Lindsay and Gregory Waddell Mari and Shawn Walker Shannon and Scott Walsh Christen Ward Marianne and Daniel Wascom Ashley Weir Mary Ann and John White Trey Whitney Jayla and Derek Wilson Laird Wilson Tina Tullier and Mark Wofford Kelly Wolshon Ashley and Jake Wood Paige and Adam Zittrauer Jennifer and Bill Zosel
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team effort
Pictured above top row: Kim Gilly, Katie Goodson, Leighann Biggio; Bottom row: Jeremy Clark, Robin Toups, Mischa Skyring ‘97 and Michael Breard, Andy Blumberg ‘98, Mary Jane McKernan Scala ’79 and Jeremy Landry. Not pictured: Katherine Mathews Landry ‘99 (taking photo), Jenny Cohn, Gwen Engquist, Carrie Madge Higginbotham, Philippe Pucheu, Danielle Satawa.
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or 25 years, volunteers have been the power behind the Gerald Furr Memorial Golf Classic. We celebrate our past and current volunteers who continue to advance the legacy of Coach Furr through the funds they raise, the camaraderie they and the players enjoy, and the community spirit they foster year after year. MISCHA SKYRING ’97 AND MICHAEL BREARD
Michael, ULS Foundation board chair, has served as chair of the Gerald Furr Golf Committee for the past six years. Mischa has served on the committee for the past eight years. They are parents of Isabelle, seventh grade, Peyton, fifth grade, and Makenzie, third grade.
MARY JANE MCKERNAN SCALA ‘79 is the parent of Morgan ’08, Taylor ’10, and Hayden ‘14 . Mary Jane has served on the committee for 17 years and is responsible for the selection and production of player gifts. She has generously underwritten the player gifts for many years.
KATHERINE MATHEWS ’99 AND JEREMY LANDRY are parents of Mazie, third grade, and Mac, second grade. They have volunteered and donated food and drinks at the tournament for more than seven years. They were the first food and drink vendor to set up on the golf course.
CARRIE MADGE HIGGINBOTHAM is the parent of
Manny, fifth grade, and Wylie, second grade. She has served on the committee for two years. This year, Carrie Madge coordinated the wine pull and collected more than 30 bottles of wine for the tournament.
GWEN ENGQUIST is the parent of John, fifth
grade, Allie, third grade, and Hayes, first grade. This was Gwen’s first year to volunteer with the tournament.
LEIGHANN BIGGIO is the parent of Harper
and Hadleigh, second grade, and Blakely, kindergarten. This was Leighann’s first year volunteering with the tournament.
ANDY BLUMBERG ’98 is the parent of Anderson and Robert, sixth grade. He has served on the committee for the past four years.
JEREMY CLARK is the parent of Sarah Grace, sixth
grade and Cooper, seventh grade. He has served on the committee for the past four years.
PHILIPPE PUCHEU is the parent of Emile, fifth
grade, and Aubrey, third grade. He has served on the committee for the past four years.
DANIELLE SATAWA is the parent of Brayden, tenth grade, Laura, sixth grade, and Caleb, fifth grade. This was Danielle’s first year volunteering for the tournament.
KATIE GOODSON, KIM GILLY, JENNY COHN, ROBIN TOUPS
Katie Goodson is the parent of Bradley, seventh grade, Caliway, fifth grade, and Lauren, second grade.
Kim Gilly is the parent of Katherine, seventh grade, Aubrey, fifth grade, and Landry, first grade. Jenny Cohn is the parent of Meredith eighth grade, Brannon sixth grade, and Caroline fifth grade. Robin Toups is the parent of Grant, seventh grade, Annadele, fifth grade, and James, first grade. These families serve as in-kind donors and have provided a tent with drinks on the golf course for the past three years. In addition to our committee and volunteers who make the tournament a success, we would also like to thank the many businesses and families that serve as sponsors for this event!
PRESENTING SPONSOR - Roto-Rooter of Baton Rouge
SIGNAGE SPONSOR - Blumberg and Associates Insurance
GIFT SPONSOR - Workbox TITLE SPONSORS - IBERIABANK, Red Stick
Armature Works, Inc., Hays Breard Financial Group, Dugas Pest Control, Superior Grill Highland Road, Capital One Bank
MAJOR SPONSORS - GreenChem Solutions,
Rathmann Chiropractic Clinic, Wampold Companies, The Manship Family, Group Contractors, LLC, Trade Construction Company, LLC
HOLE IN ONE SPONSOR - Acura of Baton Rouge CORPORATE SPONSORS - Assurance Financial,
Joseph Furr Design Studio, Geo Surfaces, Red River Bank, GVSI, Bearing Point Properties, Apothecare Pharmacy, Saunders and Chabert
HOLE SPONSORS - Appliance Distributors, Acadian Frame and Art, Baton Rouge Printing, Cangelosi Ward General Contractors, Cajun Ready Mix, Epic Piping, Dr. Chip Bankston ‘95, Dr. Warren Gottsegan, Long Law Firm LLC., Jones-Hastings Co. Inc., Lipsey’s, Lewis Companies, Burton LeBlanc ‘82, Mary Michael Lloyd ’05 and Bo Staples, Peak Performance, Beth and Bobby Phillips ‘57, Kasey and Sean Cangelosi, Ewing Pools, Saia Auto Consultants, Taylor, Porter, Brooks, & Phillips, LLP
IN-KIND SPONSORS - Baton Rouge Coca-Cola
Bottling Company, Bistro Byronz, Deep South Crane, Digiulio Brothers Italian Cafe, Highlandside Gifts, Matt and Amy Vann, Rickey Heroman’s Florist and Gifts, Superior Grill Highland Road, The Goodson, Gilly, Cohn, and Toups Families, Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux (Burbank)
Team Player By Sara Exner Whittaker ’00
Celebrating 25 Years of the Gerald Furr Memorial Golf Classic
As Gerald Furr eyed retirement in the early ‘90s, he did so with visions of playing golf. The sport was one he loved but seldom had time to enjoy given that his nights and weekends were filled coaching and supporting student athletes at his beloved U-High. The creation of the annual golf classic bearing his name was a fitting tribute to the way he united the Cub community through athletics for well over two decades. He was able to see the event grow before his 25-year journey with Parkinson’s disease – the impetus for his reluctant step back from coaching – cut his life short in 2007.
“He did not want to quit coaching and teaching,” recalled his wife, Cissie Furr, of his decision to retire in 1994 because of his declining health. “That was his life.” Poignantly, as Parkinson’s disease took away Coach Furr’s ability to catch up on lost years on the golf course, many of his former athletes, students, and colleagues began joining Cub families and friends – both brand new and longtime –to honor him by playing on his behalf. Over the past 25 years, the Gerald Furr Memorial Golf Classic has raised more than $500,000 to be reinvested in the school, with a special focus on athletics, spirit groups, and enhancements that ensure broad access to the benefits of a vibrant athletics program. Given Coach Furr’s commitment to preparing his athletes to meet their goals through hard work and perseverance and modeling that in his personal example of grit and tenacity – what son Joey (’81) said his dad called “gumption” – it feels right that such a landmark anniversary would be celebrated during a particularly challenging year for all. Mrs. Cissie Furr with her boys, Joey ‘81 and Brett Furr ‘79.
Son Brett (’79) saw in his father an unwavering sense of responsibility. “Dad was always very prepared and instilled preparation in his kids ... Fundamentals were huge for him, and the
players always had their fundamentals to fall back on when the game got tight. Dad never lost his cool. He never got a technical foul.”
Cissie echoed Brett’s comments, sharing that a common theme among his former students’ memories is that Coach Furr promoted never giving up. It was very important to him that every student who wanted to be on the team had a spot, and Brett and Joey observed that some of the most meaningful experiences were those of the players who didn’t spend much time in the game but built lasting memories as part of the team. It was true to what Joey called his “mentor-type attitude,” recalling a story about a player who planned to quit but after a conversation with Coach Furr, told his friends, “He wouldn’t let me quit.” Coach Furr had asked the young man how he was going to spend his afternoons after school if he quit the team. Being part of When we started this the team was, to Coach Furr, tournament 25 years about far more than play ago, the hope was time in a game.
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“He loved the kids, and they knew it,” Brett explained. “As Parkinson’s began to limit what he could do, they also saw him persevere and never complain. I think they learned from that.” As Coach Furr closed out his career, he did so while teaching physical education from a scooter to ensure he could stay mobile with his students.
to just raise a little money to buy some equipment or uniforms to support the athletic department ... Over the years, more and more people became involved, which is in and of itself proof that volunteerism works. Brett Furr ‘79
Coach Furr was recruited in 1969 by the late Dr. Leonard Kilgore Jr., who was school principal at the time and had met Furr while supervising student teachers
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There is nothing he would have wanted to benefit from his name more than the athletic program at the Lab School. Joey Furr '81
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at Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe. Kilgore offered him an assistantship “coaching everything.” He accepted, and when the head coaching job came open in 1971, Cissie remembers, he “never looked back.” The Furrs had moved to Baton Rouge when Brett was in third grade and Joey was in first grade. They knew little about the school but quickly came to see having their family there as a “gift.” Over time, all five of Cissie and Gerald’s grandchildren would become Cub alumni and gain a shared appreciation for the school’s role in shaping their lives. “It was our life growing up, and I met my wife (Susie Wood Furr ’82) there,” Joey shared, adding, “It was important that our kids went there.” “It’s family,” Cissie explained of the school’s impact, adding that its reputation for fulfilling its motto – Total Effort in Every Endeavor – reflected her husband’s beliefs and is pervasive in all areas of the school, including the lifelong relationships formed among students and their families. Her boys grew up surrounded by their father’s athletes, then playing for him. During his time at U-High, Furr was head coach in basketball and track and assistant coach in football, but he also eagerly accepted stints coaching golf and cross country. His diplomatic response when asked his favorite sport was “whatever is in season.” Joey said the same was true for the students: “You played whatever was in season.” Coach Furr led his teams to state and district championships and playoff seasons many times over and was lauded as District Coach of the Year seven times, Louisiana Sportswriters Coach of the Year twice, and Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year. He was inducted into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame and
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Yet while his myriad of accomplishments tell a bit of the story of his successful career, they don’t reflect what motivated him every day for 23 years, nor do they speak to the qualities that have made his legacy steadfast: character, inspiration, perseverance, dedication to hard work, and sacrificial love for and devotion to his student athletes. “He wanted to win, but he wanted to win the right way, with class and integrity,” Joey said. “He was just a good man. He was fair to everybody. He taught his athletes how to be good people.” “He told me that as long as he knew what the word ‘job’ meant, he knew he wanted to be a coach,” Brett recalled. “He just loved it … He would still be coaching if he were here today.” On the day Coach Furr announced his retirement, he called his athletes together and shared a bit of parting advice with the group of young men on the cusp of charting their life paths: “When you choose your career or profession, my wish for you is that you choose something that you will love to do as much as I have loved teaching and coaching.” Cissie recalls that Collis Temple III (’98 and current ULS parent) was a junior high athlete at the time and shared a sentiment she’s never forgotten: “Coach, I always thought you would be my coach, and that’s what I want.” When Coach Furr passed away, hundreds of former students paid their respects at his wake. Brett said, “So many of them came to tell the family how much, as they grew older, when looking back on their time at U-High, Dad was a huge positive impact on their lives. Some talked about lessons he taught them while others spoke of how much it impacted their lives as adults that he just let them be on the team.” “So much about it was caring about the kids,” Joey said. “Former athletes shared times he was father-like to them that didn’t have anything to do with sports.” Today’s Cubs traverse a campus footprint that has evolved significantly since Coach Furr first joined the community in 1969 and a student body that has nearly doubled in size. He is recognized prominently in the Pennington-McKernan Gym, ever part of the school’s athletics program, and is celebrated daily through the
immeasurable impact he had on countless students and annually through the Golf Classic in his memory, for which Cissie loyally serves on the committee and both his sons support and play. Golf signifies what he was all about,” said Joey, explaining that golf is a sport rooted in competing against oneself and the course, and requiring accountability and integrity when self-scoring along the way. Joey and Brett both saw their father’s motivation to instill in his students the skills they would need to succeed throughout life, whether or not they ever stepped foot on the court or field as an athlete after graduation.
Funds raised by the first tournament supported improvements to the training and weight room. Over the past 25 years, proceeds have funded: • Turf Field Extension • Wi-Fi Enhancements at Cub Complex • New Cub Complex Scoreboard • Baseball Field Maintenance • Athletic Uniforms
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the University High School Athletic Hall of Fame and received the LSU Service Award and the LSU Basketball Coaching Legend Award.
• Weight Training Equipment • Training Room Cabinets • Athletic and Spirit Group Travel, Including a Mini Bus and Trailer • Basketball Goals
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MEET OUR CHAMPIONS
The work of the committee will support much needed capital improvements to the Cub Complex and will directly impact Cub families for generations to come. Every athletic contest, summer camp activity and outdoor alumni or student event will be safe, comfortable, entertaining and memorable. Jill White, athletic director
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he Champions Corner Leadership Committee is charged with assisting University Laboratory School with meeting one of its top priorities while enhancing a meaningful space for the Cub community. The Cub Complex is a central hub for ULS students and families. In this important venue, Cubs take part in experiences that facilitate their academic, athletic and personal growth, including baseball, football, soccer, and softball games, band and flag corps, cheer and dance teams, summer camp activities, alumni tailgate reunions and crawfish boils. Today’s enrollment of more than 1,400 students has outgrown the current facility. Champions Corner will better meet the needs of students and the entire Cub Community with the addition of:
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1,533-square-foot home-side concessions and restroom facility • 1,934-square-foot covered open-air pavilion • Connective Champions Corner courtyard The committee is made up of parents, alumni and grandparents. They are dedicated volunteers and passionate leaders from the Cub family who wish to impact their community by inspiring others and providing extraordinary student experiences. These volunteers, along with donor support, will create an outstanding space for hosting experiences that strengthen and celebrate school spirit, a sense of community and the prestige of being a Cub.
KEVIN BANKSTON
1982 alumnus and parent of eleventh grader William and graduates Christopher ’15, David ’15, and Mary Brent ’18.
ANDY BLUMBERG
Vice Chairman of the ULS Foundation Board, a 1998 alumnus and parent of sixth graders Anderson and Robert.
TIM FOX
Parent of senior Coleman, sophomore Holden and freshman KK.
TORI GILL
DEBBIE HEROMAN
Parent of first grader Beau and fourth grader Virginia.
BECOME A CHAMPION
Naming opportunities offer an ideal way for alumni, parents and grandparents to leave lasting legacies and share their commitment to excellence at ULS, while enabling ULS to recognize its generous donors. A limited number of landscape and hardscape areas are available for naming. Each naming opportunity offers an opportunity to recognize the donor or pay tribute to a current or past member of the Cub Community.
Location of Recognition
Gift Level
Column of Main Entrance Signage Entrance Side
$50,000
Metal Bench within Courtyard
$10,000
Tree within Courtyard
$10,000
Column of Main Entrance Signage Courtyard Side
$6,500
Pilaster within Pavilion
$5,000
Lantern Pilaster within Courtyard
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Parent of graduates Cammie ’12 and Kelly H. Buzzell ’00 and grandparent of second grader Billy Van Buzzell and kindergartner Mary Taylor Buzzell.
CHARLES MCKENZIE
1982 alumnus and parent of graduates Charles ‘20, Scot ’17 and Mac ’14.
Each member of the Leadership Committee is an extraordinary partner to the University Lab School. We are grateful for their dedication and willingness to walk alongside us and make possible this great impact toward the success of our students. Everyone needs a champion, and we couldn’t be more proud of ours. Mila Sexton, senior director of development.
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CUBS TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITIES
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By Adrienne Gale
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi
International Volunteer D a y, c o o r d i n a t e d b y the United Nations, is held each year on December 5 as a unique chance to celebrate the efforts and to promote the work of volunteers around the world. This December, we celebrate our own Cub community members who make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
responsibility to community, is the first core value of the Scouts and one Dylan closely observes. “I really, really like to help others to make their lives just a little bit better,” he affirms. Since 1912, the Eagle Scout rank has represented a As a member of Boy Scouts since 2014, Dylan milestone of accomplishment—perhaps without equal— that is recognized across the country and even the world. has participated in conservation efforts, patriotic Those who have earned the Eagle Scout rank count it endeavors with groups such as the Blue Star Moms among their most treasured achievements. “Eagle Scout” and numerous Scout-initiated service projects. He is not just an award; it is a state of being. Those who also volunteers with local food banks, participates earned it as youth continue to earn it every day as adults. in mission work and youth relief work through his That is why an Eagle Scout IS an Eagle Scout—not was. church – Jefferson Baptist – where he is a volunteer – Boy Scouts of America percussionist – using skills he learned as a member In October, ULS junior Dylan Rousselle stood of the Cub Pride Marching Band - for Sunday before his family, friends and fellow Boy Scouts and morning worship services and youth activities. As an accepted the well-earned and prestigious rank of active member of the Jefferson Baptist congregation, Eagle Scout. Dylan’s own Eagle Scout project enhanced the Citizenship, contributing service and showing church’s overall first-time visitor experience by
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I think the best mindset is that when we wake up in the morning, rather than think ‘What do I want to do today?,’ we should ask ‘What can I do for someone else today?’”
providing reserved, clearly-marked parking at the site of the chapel’s main entrance. Becoming an Eagle Scout is a family affair for the Rousselle family. Dylan’s dad, Darryl, also earned the rank as a senior in high school, and his brother, Dalton, a ULS eighth grader, recently achieved the rank of Life Scout in preparation for his journey toward Eagle Scout. Following in the footsteps of his dad, Dylan plans to continue as a Boy Scout until the age of 18, assisting Dalton and other Scouts in Troop 50 with their own service and Eagle Scout projects, but now in a leadership role. He views it as his opportunity to pay forward what was given to him. “I learned from older Scouts and now I can give back,” he says. When asked what he would tell other young people who are interested in becoming a volunteer,
he says, “Just do it. It doesn’t have to be something big, just helping here and there is fine. Also choose something that interests you. You’ve got to have fun with it!”
Danielle Blackwood, ULS Instructor
During the fall of 2018, the food pantries in Baton Rouge were suffering shortages because of the large number of families still displaced from the region’s historic floods 18 months prior. With the holidays quickly approaching and armed with an understanding of the generosity of the ULS community, instructors Diane Moran and Danielle Blackwood began brainstorming a way to help. From that meeting, ULS’s now annual One Great Day of
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Giving was born. The beneficiary of the ULS Great Day of Giving is Opening Door’s Shepherd’s Market Client Choice Food Pantry at St. John’s United Methodist Church. “Client choice food pantries serve the public with dignity and respect allowing the client to choose the food that their family would most likely eat. The Shepherd’s Market is the only client choice food pantry in South Baton Rouge. Since the majority of our families live in that area, this is a wonderful way to give back to our neighbors who are in need at the moment,” says Danielle, noting that with COVID-19 and multiple hurricanes, the number of families struggling financially this year has increased exponentially. With Danielle at the helm, ULS has doubled its donations in two years, allowing the pantry to up its response to the need and the number I love seeing our increase of holiday meal kids get involved in vouchers that will service. I have seen be given to clients. how people come This year the pantry alive when they are is expected to give giving to others…I out 550 vouchers want them to see that serve six how a small act of people each. “That kindness can mean means that we are so much helping to feed to someone.” 3,300 people. That is pretty special,” she notes. “We are so very blessed at the Lab School and sharing from our abundance is a good thing. It is also very easy to do a project this big when we have so many talented and capable people to help. The middle school student council, under Jill Calloway’s leadership, has been a huge help by raising monetary donations through dress down days and helping with the grocery bag preparation and distribution. Dianne has continued to be the liaison for elementary, and she knows what needs to be done to make that end run smoothly. The administration has given me the go ahead to handle the project, and the ULS Foundation has been gracious to help with printing of the flyers,” says Danielle, adding “The ULS One Great Day of Giving is really a shining example of our community’s compassion and benevolence.”
Dylan Rouselle, Eleventh Grade Student Eagle Scout
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Colleen Temple Twelfth Grade Student Perseverance. Leadership. Philanthropy. These are the qualities required for a
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Danielle Blackwood, ULS Instructor, Shepherd's Market young athlete to earn an Honorary ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award). U-High senior Colleen Temple, embodies all three both on and off of the court and was recognized this summer as a recipient of the award. The daughter of prominent Baton Rouge businessman and LSU Basketball legend Collis Temple, Jr., and Baton Rouge City Court Judge Kelli Temple, Colleen credits her parents for teaching her from a young age the importance of
paying it forward. “My upbringing has a lot to do with it. Both of my parents raised me to always try to help others and not to expect anything in return, but to do so because it is just the right thing to do,” she says. By the time Colleen started kindergarten at ULS, mom Kelli had already enrolled her in Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a national organization with a focus on volunteer service, civic involvement and leadership, all of which set the foundation
from which Colleen now draws for her own independent activism and volunteerism. This past summer, Colleen was featured prominently in local and regional media for her coordination, along with two other Baton Rouge area teens, of Baton Rouge’s peaceful march for social justice from Galvez Plaza to the state capitol building. “I’ve always been very conscious of racial discrimination,” she says, adding “I was tired of sitting at home and being basically silent. I think that what I felt was shared with a lot of people in Baton Rouge. Ultimately, it
was a very special feeling to see so many different people from different ages and ethnicities come out…I’m very proud of Baton Rouge for this.” Additionally, Colleen is an active member of the Baton Rouge community, regularly giving her time for the city’s Walls Project (a community organization aimed at stimulating the local creative economy), upkeep at the historic Magnolia Cemetery and holiday
Colleen Temple, Twelfth Grade Student, Habitat for Humanity
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food giveaways, something which I’m not sure what she is particularly the future has passionate about. in store for me, “Food is a basic but I know that I’ll necessity, and everyone should definitely still be have access to it.” working to try and On an make this world international level, a better place for Colleen traveled everyone. with her family to South Africa three years ago and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. “We traveled with a larger volunteer group to a remote village, and by the end, we were able to help build houses for quite a few of the families there.” Colleen is an honor student and an athletic leader at U-High having earned spots on the All-District and All-Metro teams for volleyball as well as honorable mention for the All-District team in basketball. As she transitions to college and beyond, the one thing she is certain about is the importance of continuing to do her part to pay it forward and make the world better through volunteering. “Volunteering is a direct way to benefit those in need…It’s difficult to imagine yourself in a tough situation, but 80 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck,” she says, emphasizing that regardless of the anyone’s current situation, her end goal is to lift everyone she encounters to be their best.
Mission Monday Elementary and Middle School Students
Two University Laboratory School moms on a mission to engage their children in meaningful summer activities began a movement that is making a difference in communities throughout Louisiana – Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Ruston – and four additional states – Texas, Washington, Tennessee and Georgia. Katie Goodson, Jenny Cohn and their respective families are the founders of Geaux Mission Monday, a simple but profoundly inspirational idea that originated between neighbors 10 years ago. “When the oldest of our children were very young, Jenny and I decided that we wanted to be intentional with what we did with them during the summer break, and more importantly, we wanted to instill in them the value of giving back to others,” Katie reflects. So, Katie and Jenny together began planning once-a-week service activities in which they and their children could participate. Soon thereafter, friends and more neighbors joined in and Geaux Mission Monday was launched. Through
the years, some of the early Mission Monday families moved to other cities and states but remained connected via social media and continued participation in their new hometowns, adding even more families to the mix. Today, the Geaux Mission Monday army of volunteers is more than 20 families strong, and Katie, Jenny and the other parents are able to take a back seat while the older children, who are now volunteer veterans, work as a team to plan the group’s Simple acts weekly service outings. of kindness It starts with everyone a seat at the table can make having to brainstorm service the world ideas and decide which a better ones will make the most place. impact. “We talk the ideas through and make them better. It’s important not to just do the bare minimum,” says Brannon Cohn, sixth grade. They then carefully plan the activities with great detail, including how they will raise the money to purchase any supplies needed – usually through chores or additional projects like lemonade stands. Caroline Cohn, fifth grade, says participation in Mission Monday has “really taught us how to organize our time and meet deadlines.” Ultimately, as a team, the Mission Monday kids see each project through to fruition, which is when they get to enjoy the moment they put a smile on someone’s face and restore a bit of joy in his or her heart. “It’s so nice to see the facial expressions of the people we are helping,” said Meredith Cohn, eighth grade. “You can really tell they are so thankful,” noting that her experiences in service to others have been impactful. “My prayers at night are often for those we meet through Mission Monday,” she said. Whether taking part in the difficult and physical task of helping a family clean out a home that has been damaged in a storm or baking cookies for firemen and policemen or playing card games at Veteran Homes, the Mission Monday kids have learned from those they have encountered through their service the importance of giving with humility, not for recognition or to get something in return. “It’s just really fun to help people,” says Lauren Goodson, second grade. “We have a good home and a good school. Mission work puts things into perspective for us. There are people without running water or easy access to grocery stores. When I start to complain, I realize instead just how lucky I am,” notes Bradley Goodson, seventh grade, adding he feels it is a privilege to share
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his blessings and to have had Mission Monday as part of his upbringing. Nodding in agreement, the Cohn and Goodson children all say they plan to continue Mission Monday through adulthood and with their own children one day. Now that is mission accomplished! To learn more about Geaux Mission Monday, visit the groups Instagram page at geauxmissionmonday.
Justin Chatelain '97, Three O'Clock Project
Justin Chatelain, U-High Class of 1997, and his wife Emily know all too well the struggle many American schoolaged children and their families face to make ends meet and have food on the table each day. As CEO and founder of the School Food and Wellness Group, Emily and her company have been partnering with schools across the United States for years
in an effort to ease the challenges of administering federal meal programs and bringing healthy meals to at-risk students. With more than 300 client schools, including many in the Baton Rouge area, Emily and team are the boots on the ground providing a wide-range of services to ensure nutritional breakfasts, lunches and in some cases, after school suppers and summer meals - with their nonprofit, Three O’clock Project - are available to more than 100,000 students daily. So, it is understandable that her first thought, when the world shut down due to COVID-19, was: Where will the
students in her programs and beyond get regular meals? Justin had just changed careers and joined Emily’s team full time, so he immediately knew this would be a challenge they would tackle together. “We rallied,” said Justin. Using Three O’clock Project as a launch point, Justin, Emily and crew started reaching out to local food truck owners to brainstorm how to get meals to kids in need. Word spread quickly and within two weeks they began distributing thousands of meals to kids around East Baton Rouge parish with the help from the owner of Taco de Paco food truck and a team of experts
in food distribution. Realizing that transportation and access were a hurdle, they created multiple “mobile routes” through a partnership with BREC, local churches and community organizations throughout Baton Rouge, and similar facilities elsewhere. The project grew over the next several weeks with support from groups such as No Kid Hungry, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation, and even the Governor’s COVID-19 Response Fund. By mid-summer they were operating out of Celtic Studios serving 60,000 meals a day across the state. With the Louisiana Department of Education easing some food program rules temporarily due to the crisis situation, from March to the end of August, Three On March 15, my O’clock Project was wife looked at able to serve almost me and said, ‘All six million meals to of these schools children in need. The food experts at Celtic are shutting Studios employed over down. Where will 400 people to help the students get cook, package, deliver their food?’ and distribute meals in East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Jefferson, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion, Acadia, Iberia, and Lafayette parishes. Every meal was nutritious and included a protein, vegetable, fruit, grain and milk. Now that schools are back in session, Three O’clock Project has switched to their after-school meal program but adjusted again to COVID-19 restrictions. Due to after school programs not operating in person, they have pivoted to delivering meals directly to the homes of students in need. They have partnered with 15 after school programs throughout EBR and are delivering meals to 400 kids. Justin says they hope to grow the home delivery program and continue serving kids into 2021 while programs are still shut down. The economic fallout from COVID-19 exposed “a lot of need and shortcomings in food accessibility in America,” says Justin. “Providing healthy meals to kids at no cost is our driving passion.” As the country makes its way out of the pandemic crisis, Justin says he and Emily are more focused and dedicated than ever to Three O’clock Project’s continued growth and reaching as many at-risk school children as possible. Now that is food for thought! To learn more about Justin, Emily and the non-profit, Three O’clock Project, visit threeoclockproject.org.
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NE hundred and twelve students began their journey as U-High’s next class of seniors on Tuesday, August 4, with Senior Prep Day. The day was highlighted with a special surprise from the ULS Foundation. As students entered the Pennington McKernan Multipurpose Gymnasium, seniors were greeted with a spirited display of U-High colors and gifts. Each senior was presented a ‘throw-back’ keepsake lunch box filled with gifts, custom decorated cookies, and most importantly their official Class of 2021 induction pin. A photographer was on hand to capture the special keepsake moment for each senior. Special thanks to ULSF Chairman Michael Breard and Board Member Tracy Rutledge ’95 for assisting in congratulating and presenting a gift to each of the seniors. “It was imperative that we find a way to celebrate and welcome our incoming seniors into the Class of 2021. Working within social distancing guidelines, as a result of COVID-19, certainly presented its challenges. However, the USLF Board of Directors and Foundation staff worked together to create a memorable keepsake and event. It was extremely fulfilling for all of us to witness the joy this occasion brought to these outstanding students,” stated Mila Sexton, senior director of development, adding “U-High induction pins are presented to each new class of seniors as a welcome and reflection on their senior year when they wear them on their graduation robe in May. We are so proud of the Class of 2021, and we look forward to celebrating their wonderful accomplishments moving forward.”
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Robin Norman Jones ’82 has been
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Rheagan Courville ’11 was recently
appointed as the Clerk of Court and Judicial Administrator for the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport. She attended LSU and graduated from Tulane University (BS, Social Sciences, 1990) and Loyola Law School in New Orleans (JD, 1995). Since 2000, she has served as a judicial research attorney for, successively, Judges Robert Kostelka (retired), the late Charles Traylor (pro tem), the late John Larry Lolley, E. Joseph Bleich (pro tem) and, most recently, James M. “Jimbo” Stephens. Jones is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and Shreveport Bar Association, for which she served as secretary/ treasurer and president of the Women’s Section, and is an assistant examiner (Civil Code I) for the Committee on Bar Admissions.
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named one of LSU’s all-time best gymnasts. A 15-member panel, with a collective 582 years of sports journalism experience, picked Rheagan as one of the most decorated gymnasts to compete for LSU. Rheagan was a 23-time All-American from 2002-2005 who won 95 career titles, including two NCAA national champion vault titles and five SEC individual titles.
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Zach Ismaio ’20 was awarded a Stamps
Scholarship in June. The 2020 Stamps Scholarship recipients were chosen from more than 263,000 applicants through a rigorous process by their universities and colleges for academic excellence, leadership experience, dedication to service and exceptional character. Zach is currently attending Purdue University and is studying Biology.
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Ty Henley ’18 is in his third year at ULL
and was recently published in the Journal of Animal Behavior and Cognition. Ty expressed his appreciation to the entire faculty at UHS who helped him on his journey. “In my time attending U-High, it was incredible in its academic support programs outside of the classroom and proficient in hiring the highest quality teachers the state has to offer. I cannot express the level of gratitude I have towards Mr. Rusciano, the faculty and the programs offered to me while attending U-High.”
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Madelyn Myer ’17 is a senior in
public relations at ULL in Lafayette. Her focus is sports and entertainment. She currently serves as the sports editor for ULL’s school paper, The Vermillion, and has recently written articles for Teen Vogue and Kultscene, a media company that focuses on Korean entertainment.
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Molly Patrick ’17 was elected student body
president of Southern Methodist University for the 2020-2021 school year. Molly is an SMU Hunt Scholar and member of Delta Gamma Sorority.
Kylie Cronin ’17 is a recent LSU and E. J.
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Ourso College of Business graduate and was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Kylie graduated from LSU in three years with a BS in Accounting and interned with PwC in Houston in the summer of 2020. She is currently studying in the LSU Masters of Accountancy Program.
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Joey Wooldridge ‘17 was awarded the
rank of Private First Class on Veterans Day. PFC Wooldridge is heading for Fort Bliss for additional training and within the next month will be starting his first tour in Iraq.
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Rudy Aguilar ’08 and Emma Rollo were married August 21, 2020. They reside in Seattle, WA. Chancely Courson ’14 and
Brad Ducote were married on October 17, 2020, at the Old State Capitol. They reside in Port Allen.
Graceann Woolf ‘11 and Ross Aguilar ‘10 were married
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Betsy Patrick ’12 is engaged to John Pharis from New Orleans. They are getting married in April Anna Catherine Miller ‘12 is engaged to Austin Jackson ’12.
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Sean Daugherty ’10 and
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Connect, Volunteer, & Lead
S a graduate of U-High, your A association with the Cub community lasts a lifetime. A strong
alumni base is one of U-High’s keys to success. There are many opportunities to volunteer as an alumni, even if you don’t live locally. For example, we need immediate assistance finding classmates current contact information. Are you ready to connect, volunteer and lead? If so, reach out to ulsfoundation@lsu.edu.
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