Virtu Spring/Summer 2018 by maclayschool

Spring/Summer 2018

A Letter from the Head of School James Milford

Board of Trustees 2018-2019 Members: Sarah Bascom Kimberly Crowell Allison Deison

Dear Maclay Community,

Chris Dudley Kiki Dunton

As the sun washes over our dear â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ole Maclay, we are enjoying the energy that summer camps bring and the building excitement as we anticipate starting our second half-century together. This past year was a celebration of the thousands of lives impacted by Maclay School. From the Founders Day celebration with the entire community and alumni across the nation, to the inaugural class of Leadership Maclay, with 20 of our alumni returning to campus for a two-day workshop, it was a remarkable year. We entered the second year of our strategic plan where we continue building partnerships in Tallahassee, expanding development opportunities for faculty, and focusing on increasing enrollment and giving priorities for the School. Maclay finished her first half-century in a position of strength providing great momentum to forge ahead into the next 50 years.

Meredith Hunter

The Golden Jubilee in March not only was a celebration with nearly 500 of our Maclay friends and family, but it also launched a school-wide initiative called iTHINK. The iTHINK initiative will advance our curriculum, classrooms, and campus as we focus on offering our students opportunities needed to for the 21st century while working through the lenses of (T) technology, (H) hands-on, (I) innovation, (N) networking, and (K) knowledge as we prepare our students to be inspired, determined, and unstoppable.

Karen Unger, Immediate Past Chair

Beth Langford Emory Mayfield Bob McClure Murray Moore Alfredo Paredes Ananth Prasad Katrina Rolle, Chairperson Lori Rosenberg Chris Rumana

Hugh VanLandingham Ben Watkins, III

When you arrive on campus next time, you will also notice a much more secure campus. Beginning this fall, there will be restricted access to the Maclay Road entrance, so if you are visiting, please say hello to our security team Officer Ford and Officer Mitchell at our new gatehouse at the Maclay Road entrance. As you read through the pages of the Virtu, I hope you enjoy the many wonderful things our faculty and students are up to on and off our beautiful 100-acre campus. Go Marauders! Yours,

Spring/Summer 2018 | Volume 7 | Issue 12

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Cover Photo: Garrett Robinson; On the cover: Graduating charter members Harrison Obrecht and Brianna Brown hold a photo from their Pre-K years. Contributors: Kim McWilliams, Jewel Strawberry, Lauryn Parker, Cameron Barton, Lauren Fantle, Barbara Rubio-Gomez, and Morgan Lewis. Photography: Kim McWilliams, Garrett Robinson, Kiki Dunton, Kaitlyn Dressel, Deborah Mayer, GradImages, Robin Perry, Amy Nation and many other Maclay parents and friends. Design: Mamatey Graphic Design We make every effort to provide accurate information about the Maclay Community, and apologize for any errors or omissions. If you have story ideas for Virtu, please email: news@maclay.org

Presenting Sponsor Hancock Whitney Bank

Through the Years Sponsor Tallahassee Neurological Clinic

Under the Oaks Sponsors Lisa and Austin Jackson The VanLandingham Family Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dudley/Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dudley Dr. and Mrs. Farhat Khairallah Matthews/Deison/Brown/Pittman Families 2

Rosenberg/DeRosier/Snow/Greenberg Families Unger/Hunter/Hunt/McKinley Families Lawton and Beth Langford Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic Florida Virtual School

Ajax Building Corporation North Florida Pediatrics Kiki Dunton and John Hugill Jill and Tim Meenan Gabor Agency Scott and Karen Tetreault

Maclay Auction 2018 presented by Hancock Bank was a perfect

celebration of 50 years of Maclay School. Nearly 500 guests from alumni, past parents, former faculty, and current parents and faculty gathered under the Oak on March 24th. Auction co-chairs Kiki Dunton and Monica Culliton along with a team of parent volunteers worked throughout the year on student art, amazing silent auction items and a Live Auction filled with trips and adventures. Twelve past auction chairs were honored that evening as well. Head of School James Milford, announced the iTHINK initiative (see more on page 4) before the Raise the Paddle event and shared the vision for our schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next 50 years. It was definitely a night to remember!

Technology, Hands-On Innovation, Network and Knowledge

At this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golden Jubilee: Maclay Auction, Mr. Milford introduced the iTHINK initiative, a transformative plan catapulting our Classrooms, Curriculum, and Campus through hands-on, experiential learning, K-12 programming, and state-of-the-art science labs and services to prepare our students for a world we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even imagined yet. During the next several years, the Maclay community will see monumental advancements in the areas of engineering, technology, science, and the arts that will set the course for the next 50 years.

New Classrooms This summer, a new architecturally innovative, environmentally friendly Research Center will open on campus. Through the generous and inspirational leadership of our lead donors, Mike and Kelly Beck, the Beck Family Research Center will house three hands-on classrooms where students can apply skills, conduct research, and explore interdisciplinary connections between the Sciences, the Arts, and the STEM fields. The Marie E. Krafft Biomedical Research Laboratory will provide space for student-led research and will house our new Biomedical Concentration. Additional leadership gifts by Lawton & Beth Langford and Cecilia & Peter Loeb, M.D. made this innovative program and facility launch a reality.

Expanded Curriculum An expanded K-12 curriculum, programs, and staffing additions will provide our students with project-based and experiential learning while teaching critical and strategic thinking skills. The addition of Upper School Academic Concentrations in the fields of BioMed, Core Science, and Engineering and Robotics offer our students opportunities to follow their passion and take part in real-life experiences to help them prepare for college and beyond. A new Lower School Computer Science Instructor and full-time Middle School instructor will provide more classes and clubs in our younger divisions.

Transforming Campus The Center for Innovation and Students Services will be the largest facility addition that Maclay School has undertaken in decades. The multi-purpose building will shift the center of campus and become a core hub of student activity, providing state-of-the-art Science Labs, College Counseling, and a Student Commons for collaboration and gatherings. For more go to www.maclay.org/iTHINK

www.maclay.org/iTHINK

The Beck Family Research Center www.maclay.org/ithink

Three innovative, environmentally friendly, hands-on labs for Bio-Med and Science Research, Art and Inspiration, and a new Engineering, Computer Science and Robotics Lab. Expected Completion: August 2018. *donations as of May 15, 2018

The Beck Family Marie E. Krafft Biomedical Research Laboratory

Mr. & Mrs. Lawton Langford Cecilia & Peter Loeb, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ken Evert

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bradshaw

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Dudley

Drs. Laurence & Lori Rosenberg

Mr. & Mrs. James Gustafson Dr. & Mrs. Austin Jackson, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Wayne R. Johnson

Mr. Dan Koeppel & Dr. Anna Koeppel Drs. Matthew & Janice Lawson Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Rumana

Mr. & Mrs. W. Crit Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jay Smith

Joshua Aubuchon Mr. & Mrs. Tony Boulos Mr. & Mrs. Junious D. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Matthew A. Bryan Mr. & Mrs. Glenn T. Burhans, Jr. Ms. Kathryn E. Cashin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chaney Dr. Frederick Corpuz & Dr. Joanna Yao Mr. & Mrs. Angelo D. Crowell Mr. & Mrs. Sean P. Culliton Ms. Diana Cureton Mr. & Mrs. James H. Dahl Drs. Christopher & Shanna Daniels Mr. & Mrs. Wilburn T. Davis III Dr. & Mrs. William Dobak Mr. & Mrs. Chris Eldred

Mr. & Mrs. David R. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Evert Ms. Rosemary J. Farrell Mr. Keith Finlayson & Dr. Susan Lumpp Dr. & Dr. Timothy Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. William A. Fixel Mr. John R. Hugill & Mrs. Kiki Dunton Dr. & Mrs. Farhat Khairallah Mr. & Mrs. Will Lawler Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo Lombard Mr. & Mrs. Miguel Masferrer Mr. & Mrs. Emory Mayfield, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John D. McFarlain Mr. Timothy J. Meenan, III Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Merrill

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley T. Nation, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Paddack Dr. & Mrs. Alfredo Paredes Ms. Lee Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Jay Pichard Mr. & Mrs. Jason S. Pustejovsky Ms. Christie King Ray Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Scheer Mr. & Mrs. Brian Snow Mr. & Mrs. Kevin M. Sokolow Drs. Caulley & Joseph Soto Mr. & Mrs. Erik Tate Mr. & Mrs. William G. Thames Mr. & Mrs. Sutton Webb Mr. & Mrs. James L. Yearty

Center for Innovation & Student Services www.maclay.org/ithink

The largest facility addition to the Maclay campus in decades, the Center for Innovation and Student Services will bring the most modern and state-of-the-art science labs, student commons area, along with new College Counseling Office to serve our Upper School students. Expected Completion: TBD *donations as of May 15, 2018 The Beck Family Mr. & Mrs. Carl Owenby The Firman Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Unger Mr. William Owenby Mrs. Helen Owenby Errahali

Mr. John Owenby

FROM the CLASSROOM and BEYOND Holocaust Remembrance Last summer, Upper School English teacher Lauren Fantle joined a Holocaust Educators trip to Poland. Not only did she return with new ideas for her Holocaust Literature and Film class, but she also found a passion for sharing education ideas with others. In November, she presented at the Florida Council of Independent Schools conference and also offered the opportunity and support to other teachers at Maclay School to collaborate together across divisions and different curriculums. Many teachers jumped on board and on April 19th and 20th, 18 different classes displayed student projects in Maclay’s first Holocaust Remembrance Showcase. One example was 8th-grade teacher Laurie Coburn who had her students participate in a semester long project Heroes of the Holocaust: Conflict and Compromise, which they then displayed at a History Fair. Guest judges included Barbara Goldstein, Executive Director of Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC), Linda Davey, Avi Wygodski (HERC Board Members), Dr. Monte Finkelstein, Former Dean of History at TCC, and Fantle (photo right.) The students shared their research through different presentations such as exhibits, websites, music, and a puppet show and later participated in the Showcase.

In the Upper School, Fantle’s Holocaust Literature and Film class created biographies of teenagers, and they even planted a memorial garden. Kyle Maurey’s Art students used their talents to paint daffodils on canvas in a cross-curricular project. The Art department also used Gustav Klimt’s “Woman in Gold” as inspiration for both art pieces and the central theme of the annual Celebration of the Arts. 6

THEMATIC UNIT FOR 6TH GRADE The 6th grade class participated in a thematic unit inspired by an Aristotle quote, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” After reading Frank the Mighty and learning about the Space Race versus the importance of collaboration in order to achieve goals, 6th graders built and launched rockets that were scaled models of past space explorations while learning how to calculate angles, altitude, and speed. They studied the future of space exploration and engaged in debates and discussions about space related issues. The rockets were placed on display in the library during the Celebration of the Arts on April 6th.

Risk and Rewards The Upper School Risk and Rewards class had a new co-teacher this semester, Head of School Mr. Milford. Along with Lawton Langford and Bob McClure, Mr. Milford led a group of seniors through various business projects and brought in a wide-range of speakers including: money managers, alum Katherine Kirby and investor Ash Williams, bankers Emory Mayfield, Hancock Whitney Bank and Bill Smith, Capital City Bank, business owners Laura Johnson of Cotton Colors, Jen Simpson and Alexis Woodcock, Get Fit, CPA Winston Howell, and Healthcare CEO Mark O’Bryant were among the speakers. The class not only engaged students in real world business scenarios but was a great opportunity to learn and network. 7

Service Learning

An all girls team helped plant 50 new trees for Keep Tally Beautiful

Boys Town

A team worked at Word of South tent for Early Learning Coalition

Marauder Spring Day of Service April 14th was the Marauder Spring Day of Service. Students from all divisions signed up to help with area community projects. An all-girls team impressed the park employees as they planted 50 trees at a Keep Tallahassee Beautiful project. Other teams went to the Early Learning Coalition booth at Word of the South Cascades Park to read to children and hand out books, organized the Art rooms at Boys Town, and cleaned up around Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place. Thank you to our faculty and parents who pitched in to help and our wonderful students for taking time out of their Saturday to contribute to the causes. 8

PeaceJam

The inaugural year of the Peacejam Club got off to a great start in 2018. The Club attended the two-day conference at FSU this spring. Nobel Peace Prize recipient and children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi spoke at the conference about his efforts leading a global movement to end child slavery and exploitive labor practices during PeaceJam Southeast’s 10th Anniversary. The conference was a great opportunity for the club to share ideas about making positive changes in the world.

Peacejam Club members with Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi

Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive Maclay School joined with WCTV and Second Harvest Food Bank for a community PB&J Drive. The One School campaign brought in over 900 pounds of peanut butter and jelly, the second highest of all area schools!

Dance Marathon

The Dance Marathon once again broke new records and was the top performing high school in the area. Hundreds of students came out to the event which raised money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

GUIDANCE Operation: Spring Break

Before spring break, our Guidance Department teamed up with Tallahassee Memorial Heathcare, Tallahassee Police Department, Leon County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, and MADD for Operation Spring Break. The community program targets high school students to remind them of the dangers of distracted driving. Seniors, Maggie Chase, Harrison Obrecht, Kobie Lawson, Raymond Zins, and Lauryn Parker staged a reenactment of a drunk driving scene that even included Life Flight landing on the field.

COFFEE TALK Drug and Alcohol Awareness

The Guidance Office also hosted an evening and morning session with MADD and the Leon County Sherriff just for parents about Drug and Alcohol awareness that corresponded with the student session.

Signature Series: Girls Leadership & Success Series Boys Champions Series Senior Edition

The Girls Leadership & Success Series and Boys Champions Series welcomed Amy Wells, brand strategist for Chilck-Fil-A and FAMU assistant baseball coach Anthony Robinson. Both programs for seniors focused on the next steps and challenges that college will bring. 10

MPO Maclay Parents Organization The Maclay Parents Organization is a vital part of our community, not only providing events for our students and parents, but it is also an avenue for our parents to volunteer. Events in the spring included the Annual Mother Son Bowling, Father/Daughter Dance, Mornings for Mom and Senior Mothers Luncheon to name a few. In addition, MPO hosted a fabulous Teacher Appreciation Week which including a luncheon, a Lucky Goat Coffee morning, and a special Growth Mindset Professional Development speaker for our teachers. At the end of the year luncheon, Mr. Milford honored two-year President Nina Davis and welcomed the new MPO chair Angela Gibbs.

Mother/Son Bowling MPO hosted the 3rd annual Mother/Son Bowling Challenge at Capital Lanes Bowling alley. PreK-3-6th grade boys and their mothers spent an afternoon bonding over bowling, games, and laser tag while enjoying tons of pizza and snacks.

Father/Daughter Dance

This year’s candy land themed Father/Daughter dance was a fun-filled night where K-5th girls danced the night away with friends, dads, and father figures alike. Thank you to MPO for hosting another dance giving fathers’ and daughters’ memories of a lifetime.

#ThankATeacher MPO hosted the week-long Maraudercators Matter week in May. Sophomore Ansley Payne, creator of Heritage Baking Company, provided sweet treats for the professional development meeting. Students also sent in notes and posted social media thank you messages during the week to show teachers how much they are appreciated. Ansley Payne, Heritage Baking Company 11

LOWER SCHOOL NEWS TROPICANA SPEECH WINNER Annika Ghai proudly represented Maclay School at the Leon County Tropicana Public Speaking Competition. Her speech, “Life as a Hufflepuff,” won the award for Most Original Topic. Because she was the county winner last year, in this year’s competition, she was also the emcee and had the added responsibility of introducing and interviewing the 35 other contestants.

Talent Show Children’s Librarian, Miss Laura Armstrong and team assembled a show for our Lower School students to show off their talents to friends and family. Ventriloquists, comedians, singers, musicians, athletes, dancers and more all graced the stage. Our Lower School students are awesome!

Family Activity Night 12

This spring, Lower School hosted a Family Activity Night to showcase the curriculum and project-based learning going on every day in the classrooms. Families had over a dozen sessions to choose including building boats, math games, and activities, in art, PE, and music.

3rd Grade Parade of States and Amazing American Museum Lower School students explored history with a lot of creativity and collaboration. Third grade researched individual states and then put on an official parade through the halls. First graders also took to the stage dressed as an Amazing American. The project-based unit involved research techniques and allowed students to work on their presentation skills.

100 Day Celebration How do you practice counting? You celebrate 100 days of school â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or if you are in 1st grade you celebrate 101 days! 13

MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

NASA Trip Cameron Barton’s 6th grade science students enjoyed the Earth/Space unit with a class trip to Kennedy Space Center. On March 26th, students experienced a shuttle launch with a motion based simulator and slept on the floor inside the new $100 million home of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The facility tells the incredible story of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program.

SHARK TANK 14

Mrs. Coburn hosted a real “Shark Tank” where students were grouped together in teams and worked to create and present a business plan. The teams faced a tough panel of judges and had to answer questions about their business proposal. Finalists presented in a formal setting in the Webster Center a few weeks later to their classmates. The invention competition gave 8th graders an opportunity to collaborate, create, and dream.

Academic Pep Rally This semester, Middle School hosted the first Academic Pep Rally celebrating top achievers in band, art, Latin, service, and academic competitions like the Geography Bee and the History Fair.

Jr. Beta Service Club The Jr. Beta Service Club had a very busy semester with projects like preparing meals at the homeless shelter and working downtown at Pets Alive. The group helped the Humane Society at the pet adoption booth for the day on April 21.

Archeological Dig Mrs. Kutter’s 6th Grade World Geography class had a hands-on “Out of Africa Genographic Human Migration” lesson. The class used maps and data on the National Geographic website to create their own maps retracing the steps early humans took out of Africa and then all over the world. These maps are great because they are updated as new research is published. One such article about finding 11,500 year old human remains in Alaska was published in January and was added to the map as a data point. Parent, David Avant provided some actual artifacts that the students dug up in the mock site which was created from a Faculty Excellence Grant last year. 1515

UPPER SCHOOL NEWS SCIENCE FAIR

MADden Science

Congratulations to our outstanding scientists who competed in the Capital Regional Science Fair. Judy Wang placed 2nd and advanced to the state fair. Sameer Ponnaluri advanced to the state science fair and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh. He was one of 1800 student finalists from across the nation. Sameer won the Yale Science and Engineering Association most outstanding exhibit in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry, the Intel Excellence in Computer Science award, and the Mu Alpha Theta most challenging, original, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics accessible to a high school student.

Upper School science was busy with hands-on experiments this semester including the parachute drop, bridge breaking, and balloon experiments demonstrating Newton’s 3rd Law.

CHARTER CLASS LUNCHEON

Sonnet Winners

Freshmen, Annette Lu and Raegan Sherman were chosen to be a component of the production, A Town Divided, and they read their sonnets after the play. Annette’s sonnet was “Such a Tiny Town is Tallahassee,” and Raegan’s was titled “Southern Pride.” Later in the semester, from a record 350 entries, sophomore Madeleine Roberts and Annette Lu were selected as two of three finalists in the Southern Shakespeare Festival’s annual sonnet competition. In addition to being recognized from the stage, their poems were published in the Tallahassee Democrat. 16

Biletnikoff Winners Congratulations to our three seniors Jared Pichard, Vivian Bolen, and Lee Alisha Williams who were recipients of the Fred Biletnikoff scholarship given by the Tallahassee Quarterback Foundation. The scholarships are awarded to North Florida high school seniors who have overcome significant barriers to achieve at the highest academic and extra-curricular levels. Maclay was the only area school to have three scholarship winners.

Talquin Youth Leadership Abbey Stejskal, Helen Bradshaw, and Dhneu Patel were selected to participate in the Talquin Electric Youth Tour. There were 24 students selected from a four county area who will spend two days taking part in interviews, learning about the legislative process at the Capitol this summer.

Multicultural Awareness Club Students and faculty enjoyed lunches from all over the world when MAC hosted their annual event in the courtyard. 17

WORLD LANGUAGE JCL Reclaims Regional Title In February, the Junior Classical League competed in the Regional Tournament and took home the 1st place trophy. Congratulations JCL on reclaiming the title again! The team also had a great showing at the State competition under the leadership of seniors John Menton, President of the Florida Junior Classical League, and Mercy Bickell, as Corresponding Secretary, who helped to run a great Forum! John’s leadership was widely praised by his teachers and his final speech ended with a standing ovation by 1200+ Classics students and teachers!

French State Competition French students brought home three superior ribbons, three excellent ribbons, and two good ribbons for their participation in the statewide French competition in Orlando. Students created and designed an original Frenchthemed project, created an album showcasing their French class activities throughout the year, as well as research on the French component of the World Cup soccer. In the individual competitions, students recited and memorized French poetry, took French Reading Comprehension tests, and were graded on being able to hold an impromptu French conversation.

Students Excel in Spanish National Exam Over 16,000 students took the National Spanish Exam this year and Maclay students did exceptionally well with 15 Spanish IV students receiving Honors, Bronce, or Plata (scoring above 50%.) In Spanish III, 21 students scored above the 50th percentile including Simon Corpuz who received Maclay’s first Oro award (95th percentile.)

LOWER SCHOOL SPANISH PLAYS New to our World Language program this year in Lower School was the presentation of plays on the Cartee Stage. Each class presented an impressive short play “The Three Little Pigs” – in Spanish!

MODERN LANGUAGE EXPO Claudia Willis took 18 Lower School students to compete at the Modern Language Expo at Montford last semester. Maclay School took first place among all the Lower Schools and all the students received superiors for their individual competitions.

Super Students and Faculty Spelling Bee Duo

Madeleine Roberts with Linda Guy

Congratulations to our Brother/ Sister Duo, Nirmay and Nishi Bhanderi, who both represented Maclay in the Leon County Spelling Bee. Nishi did a great job in the Lower School competition, and Nirmay competed in the Middle School competition placing 3rd overall.

Gold Key Creative Writer Sophomore Madeleine Roberts won four Gold Key awards and one honorable mention in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition (Southeast region). She placed in humor, science fiction/fantasy, personal essay/ memoir, and flash fiction. The Gold Key stories will go on to the national competition.

Paloma Rambana

7th grader, Paloma Rambana, was honored as the Prudential Spirit of Community honoree for Florida and was later named one of America’s top ten youth Volunteers of the Year at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Earlier in the year, Paloma was also named a Hasbro “Community Action Hero” for her work lobbying for funding programs that help visually impaired children.

Madden

Teachers Selected for Summer Programs Upper School teacher Dave Madden was selected to the very competitive 2018 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Teacher at Sea program. English teacher Lauren Fantle was accepted into the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellowship (MTF) program, which will be held in Washington DC this summer. The purpose of the MTF program is to develop an international corps of skilled teachers who can serve as leaders in Holocaust education in their schools, communities, and professional organizations. Twenty educators were accepted out of 130 that applied.

Fantle

SENIORS 1. Khadeja Ahmed won the overall Spirit of the

Best and Brightest Award for Capital Region.

2. Anna Lewis and Jewel Strawberry were

two of the Five Young Women to Watch honorees.

3. Daniel Sweeney won the Big Bend Region

FHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year Award. Daniel also received the Benacquisto Scholarship which covers 100% cost of attendance at the University of Florida.

Commencement speaker David Ross

2018

Maclayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first graduate Bill Black presented Lee Alisha Williams our 3000th graduate her diploma.

Maclay Seniors

Class of 2018

were accepted into

earned

$6,243,698

$78,046

members of the Class of 2018 will be attending HONORS programs and

different colleges and will be attending

will be competing in a collegiate sport.

colleges in states.

86%

received scholarship offers.

The Senior Class accumulated

14,845 hours in Community Service Hours, an average of

186

per student.

4 National Merits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 Scholar 2 Finalists 1 Commended

in scholarships, an average of

per senior.

396

applications were submitted and

256 acceptances

Eagle Scouts

85%

received acceptance in their 1st or 2nd choice college,

69% to their 1st Choice.

By State Breakdown: Florida 41 Alabama 13 Massachusetts 4 North Carolina 3 California 2 Georgia 2 Mississippi 2 South Carolina 2 Tennessee 2 Texas 2 Colorado 1 Illinois 1 Iowa 1 New Jersey 1 Pennsylvania 1 Utah 1 Virginia 1

COLLEGES ACCEPTED Agnes Scott College Appalachian State University Auburn University* Baylor University Belmont University Boston College* Bowdoin College Carleton College Clemson University College of Charleston College of William & Mary Colorado State University Davidson College DePaul University Eckerd College* Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University Flagler College Florida Atlantic University* Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology* Florida Polytechnic University* Florida Southern College*

Florida State University* Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Washington University Georgia Southern University Gettysburg College* Guilford College High Point University* Jacksonville University Lee University Louisiana State University Mississippi State University North Carolina Wesleyan College* Northeastern University* Nova Southeastern University* Oberlin College Pennsylvania State University Pomona College* Presbyterian College* Princeton University* Purdue University Randolph-Macon College* Rhodes College Rollins College

Samford University Savannah College of Art & Design Sewanee: The University of the South* Shorter University Spring Hill College* Stetson University Texas Christian University* The Citadel* Troy University* Union College University of Alabama* University of California, Riverside* University of California, Santa Barbara University of Central Florida University of Colorado, Boulder* University of Connecticut University of Denver University of Florida* University of Georgia* University of Hawaii University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign* University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Mississippi* University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of North Florida* University of Notre Dame University of Richmond University of South Alabama University of South Florida* University of Southern Mississippi University of Tampa* University of Utah* University of Virginia University of West Florida University of West Georgia* University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wyoming Valdosta State University Vanderbilt University* Wake Forest University* Waldorf University* Washington & Lee University Western Carolina University Williams College* *attending

ATHLETICS The Marauder Lacrosse team ended their season falling short of the district title against Chiles High School. With a young team of only six players returning and one lone senior the team finished with a record of 6-8. But the future looks bright for a young squad led by All-Big Bend selections Sam Chase, Matt Winegardner, and Mark Scott. The Boys Basketball team had a strong season recording 16 wins and 7 losses. The Maraauders ended their season at Providence High School, losing to the Stallions 41-57 in the Regional tournament. Zim Nwoekeji was named All Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year. The Girls Basketball team finished their season in regionals falling to University Christian in the Regional tournament. The team picked up big wins against NFC, Sneads, and Oak Hall to advance to Regionals. The team was led by seniors Skila Rogers and Liz Delegal. The Boys Soccer team made a return appearance in the State Championship game but fell short in a 1-2 loss to Palmer Trinity in double overtime. Coach Andy Warner was named All Big Bend Coach of the Year along with Taylor Smith, Bradley Stager, and Daniel Sweeney who were named to All Big Bend first team. The Girls Soccer team filled with underclassmen had big moments this season. Despite falling short of St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country Day 1-4 in Regionals, the girls were able to tie with Palm Harbor who was ranked #14 nationally. Julianna Heuchan, Anna Lewis, Katie Lynch, and Colleen Donahue were all named to All Big Bend First Team. The Maclay Baseball team defeated JPII in the District semis to earn a return to the regional tournament before falling to University Christian. The team, led by Matt Boyton and Matt Cabellero, recorded 17 wins and 11 losses on the season .

The Girls Softball team battled a tough schedule with a young team. The team lost in districts to Rocky Bayou who later on won the district title. The Marauders finished with a record of 4-14 and were led by senior MacKenzie Mullins and junior Haley Harrison. This year the Boys Tennis team defeated Pensacola Catholic in regionals to head to the state tournament for the first time since 2012. The team was led by Will Daughton and Nick Cicchetti. From Tennis team sent doubles champs and All-Big Bend honorees Rachael Stockel and Madison Perkins to the state tournament. The 21 underclassmen and middle schoolers on the Girls Track team didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop them from making a mark at the State meet. The 4x800 relay with Avery Smith, Ella Porcher, Jainey Coates, and Anna Lewis placed 4th at the State, along with Anna Lewis who also placed 5th in the 800m race. Lewis and Porcher were both named 2nd team All-Big Bend. The Boys Track team had a fresh start this season with many new faces coming out to compete. At state Jared Pichard placed 8th in the 800m, Jay Brown, Owen Tabah, Jay McDuffie, and Daniel Sweeney placed 6th in the 4x800, and Kennan Milford placed 6th in pole vault. Both Brown and Milford were named 2nd team All-Big Bend.

The FHSAA announced that Maclayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track and cross country coach Gary Droze will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Droze has coach 20 cross country and track & field team state championships and been runner-up 16 times. Unbelievably, he has guided runners to a whopping 57 individual and relay state championships, 52 regional team titles and 79 district team titles.

Fourteen Maclay seniors are headed to play at the collegiate level. From left to right: Pierce Johnson (basketball North Carolina Wesleyan College), Matthew Boynton (baseball, TCC), Damien Hofmann (football, Citadel), Bryson Bianco (golf, Troy University), John Menton (golf, Williams College), Jewel Strawberry (volleyball, Boston College), Makenzie Mullins (softball, Presbyterian College), Julianna Heutchan (soccer, Randolph-Macon), Eldonna Steffen (volleyball, West Georgia), Mary Catherine Waddell (softball, Gettysburg College), Rafi Chambasian (swimming, Nova Southeastern), Spencer Fairfield (golf, Spring Hill College), Skila Rogers (basketball, Waldorf University). Not pictured: Anna Lewis (Cross Country, Florida State ) 23

Capital Projects Tennis Facility Fund www.maclay.org/tennis

A newly constructed fieldhouse at the tennis facility with changing rooms, bathrooms, storage and coaches area. Expected completion: 2018. * donations as of May 15, 2018 Mr. & Mrs. John Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Tony Boulos Cecilia & Peter Loeb, M.D.

Mr. John Hugill & Ms. Kiki Dunton Mr. & Mrs. Dean Knox Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Merrill

Dr. & Mrs. Armand Cognetta Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Merrill

Frank Shaw Field Light Fund www.maclay.org/lights State-of-the-art LED field lights for the main athletic field home to Maclay Lacrosse, Soccer, and Football. Expected completion: 2018. *donations as of May 15, 2018 Mr. & Mrs. Thad Beshears The Owenby Family Maclay Soccer Boosters Mr. & Mrs. Terry Widener Mr. & Mrs. Steve Rash Mr. & Mrs. Tripp Transou Community Foundation of North Florida Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Bollman Mr. & Mrs. Tony Carvajal Mr. & Mrs. Mike Donahue

Dr. & Mrs. David Durden Mr. & Mrs. James Gustafson Cecilia & Peter Loeb, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Lynch Mr. John Oakley Mr. & Mrs. Jay Pichard Dr. & Mrs. Garry Rolle Mr. & Mrs. James H. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Ken Stager Mr. & Mrs. James Yearty Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Sokolow

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sokolow Maclay School Alumni Association Mr. & Mrs. Lee Homison Dr. Krista Rankin Mr. & Mrs. Blake Dowling Mr. & Mrs. John Ray Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Thames Mr. & Mrs. Mike Grant Mr. & Mrs. Jesse F. Suber Mr. & Mrs. Duane Daunt Mr. & Mrs. Luke Seaman

s es n d a M Marauder The annual Marauder Madness week had a new spin this year with the introduction of the Marauder Cup Challenge. The whole school was divided into four teams – Royal, White, Powder Blue, and Navy. After a kick-off assembly, each student and faculty received a wrist band to represent their team and then competed the whole week in games and class competitions. Funds generated were donated to St. Jude as well. On Friday, the winning team was announced – Powder Blue – and received the new Marauder Cup! It was a great week of school spirit and we’ll see more Marauder Challenge Spirit in 2018-19.

FINE ARTS ARTS FINE Maclay Band

The Maclay Band was one of 31 area bands to participate in the District Concert MPA (Music Performance Assessment) at Leon High School. They received two “Superior” ratings and two “Excellent” ratings for an over-all rating of “Excellent.” Band students Ayberk Ozgen, Timmonds Ross, and Madison Perkins, participated in the State Solo Festival in Gainesville. Ayberk and Timmonds received ratings of “Excellent” and Madison received a rating of “Superior.” Julian White was named Maclay’s Band Student of the Year, the first 8th grader to ever receive the honor.

COMPANY PERFORMANCE A big congratulations to Maclay Company for their success at the District 1 Florida State Thespian Festival last semester. The troupe received two Superiors and two Excellents for their performances in Ensemble & Duet Acting qualifying for the State competition which was in March.

Chalk Walk 2018 Congratulations Lucy Smith and Helen Bradshaw for placing 3rd January 24 at the Chalk Walk sponsored by the Arts & Cultural Day at the Capitol.

AP Art Show AP Art students had the opportunity of seeing their work showcased in their very on Art Exhibition at The Plant in the Railroad Square Art Park. The exhibit included 2D works from AP artists Jerry Cui, Katherine Dowdy, Anna Lewis, Rachel Abbott, and Stephanie Ribich along with 3D art by Siena Kole.

Celebration of the Arts

On sunny Friday, April 6th, the Maclay Fine Arts team hosted their 3rd annual Celebration of the Arts. It was another fun-filled year of art, activities, food, and more! There was also live performances on the stage from students, alumni, and local artists. To celebrate their “Golden Year”, the artwork of Gustav Klimt was showcased. A big thank you to the Fine Arts team for putting together another successful, fun festival.

Brothers Grimm Performance February 24th was performance of Company’s The Brothers Grimm. This spring show was a retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairytales all mashed into one story. Students, faculty, and many parents enjoyed the performance of our talented artists.

Lower School Plays The Lower School Fine Arts Department and our 2nd-5th graders worked hard for months on this year’s production of Wonderland, an original and fun play with all your favorite characters. The play featured characters from Alice in Wonderland, Cat in the Hat, and Star Wars.

ALUMN I A F FA I RS

UPCOMING EVENTS October

October

November

HOMECOMING & REUNION WEEKEND 2018

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AND ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON

ROBERT C. WEBSTER FRIENDS OF MACLAY GOLF TOURNAMENT

FOUNDERS DAY

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Highlighting the Classes of 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, & 2008 ALL Alumni are Invited to Come!!

Maclay Dining Hall & Performance Center; TBA Tickets available to all: maclay.org/HOF

Capital City Country Club ALL are Welcome to Play!!

Celebrating all that is Maclay Check the Maclay Web Page for the 2018 locations

Alumni Association Board of Directors | 2017-2018 Officers: Blake Dowling ‘92 President Nat Higdon ‘92 Vice President Michel Lester Gregory ‘97 Secretary Richard Cassedy ‘04 Treasurer 28

Members: Patrick Hurley ‘99 Dan Koeppel ‘94 Mike Lea ‘74 Cassie Mitchell Mills ‘04 Jenny Moore Singletary ‘07 Liz Morales ‘08 Becca Edwards Pustejovsky ‘98 Michael T. Ruff ‘93

William Smith ‘02 Dena Sokolow ‘86 Melissa Moody Tate ‘97 Andrea Tunnicliff ‘96 Halley Stephens Van Asten ‘90 Collins Webb ‘96 Mayo Woodward ‘88 Ginny Boggs Yearty ‘92

ALUM N I A F FA I RS LEADERSHIP MACLAY The inaugural Leadership Maclay program took place Sunday, February 11 and Monday, February 12, 2018 with Jack Frazee serving as Honorary Chair. During the retreat, selected participants obtained a behind-the-scenes view of the School, participated in discussions on the internal and external forces that affect the School’s direction, and learned about opportunities that lie ahead for Maclay. Applications for Leadership Maclay II will be taken in the fall. Check the Maclay website for details.

Blake Dowling, Becca Pustejovsky (Alumni Board), Mayo Woodward

Julie Torres, Michel Gregory (Alumni Board,) Katherine (Baggett) Thornburgh, and Ginny Yeart, (Alumni Board)

Laura Pearce, Sherri Cartee, Leslie Allen

Leadership Maclay Inaugural Class Leslie (Frye) Allen 1977 Elizabeth D. Barron 2000 William “Bill” Black 1972 Sherrie Cartee 1979 Charlie Dailey 1985 Blake Dowling 1992 Rosemary Farrell 2000 Jay Foster 1992 Kira (Rushing) Harper 1985 Scott Jennings 1984 Deryk Jones 1982 Jane (Aurell) Menton 1982 Blake Miles 1987 Amy E Osteryoung 1993 Laura (Boyd) Pearce 1980 Frances “Fran” (Visconti) Sandon 1985 Tia (Hunt) Smith 1994 Katherine (Baggett) Thornburgh 1997 Julie (Miller) Torres 1998 Mayo Woodward 1988

LEGACY BREAKFAST ~ Celebrating Maclay Legacies Class of 2018’s Legacy Students - (L to R)

Eldonna Steffen, daughter of Erik Steffen (’93); Will Lamb, son of William Lamb (’87) and Margaret Smith Lamb (’89); Bradley Stager, son of Nell Cherry Stager (’81); Mary Catherine Waddell, daughter of Lisa Dart Waddell (’85); Harrison Obrecht, son of Julie Bradley Obrecht (’80); Helen Smith, daughter of Richard Smith (’85); Head of School, James Milford; Chandler Downie, daughter of Bobby Downie (’83); John Menton, son of Jane Aurell Menton (’82); Bryson Bianco, son of Tom Bianco (’87); Parlin Escobar, daughter of Helen Willis Escobar (’90); Claire Angerer, daughter of Rob Angerer (’86); Blaine Parker, son of Rick Parker (’82) and Paige Robbins Parker (’85); Taylor Smith, son of James Smith (‘83), 29 Not pictured: Dalton Schwartz, son of Michael Schwartz (’81).

ALUMN I A F FA I RS CLASS NEWS Class of 1977

Class of 1985

On May 3rd, Kelly Kuersteiner Beck and her husband Mike donated a very valuable piece of literary history to the school – a Shakespeare leaf. Kelly spoke at the dedication giving the background and significance of the piece and shared her family’s on-going educational quest to learn about and experience the writings of William Shakespeare. The school thanks the Beck family for this special addition to the Marian Lawton Langford Library where it is on permanent display for all to enjoy.

Lea Noblin Marshall teaches theatre at Leon High School. As a lover of Shakespeare, she orchestrated a big celebration with all her theatre students in honor of Shakespeare’s birthday. Upon invitation to come celebrate Shakespeare with our Maclay students, she accepted and came for the dedication of the Shakespeare leaf. Pictured is Lea with Maclay parent Sally Bradshaw.

Class of 1986

Class of 1984 Anne Roberts Gibson loves living in Bozeman, Montana, where she owns 3 coffee shops called Cafe M. She and her wonderful husband have a terrific 11 year-old daughter. Karin Pingree Sweinhart and her husband love being back in Georgia closer to their daughter and of course their grandson! The cutest child ever...there is nothing like it! Saxon Hannon is building houses in Tallahassee. He and his wife, Sherry have a son, Parker, who is going into 11th grade at Maclay. Holly Hughes Moffett and David are in Atlanta where Holly has run her own interior design business, Moffett Design, for over 25 years. She does mainly residential design, but she also does some work for healthcare. Their 24 year-old daughter is working in DC, one son is a junior at LSU and the other is a freshman at Tulane. Mary Elizabeth (Liz Sowell) Kasper is a neuropsychologist and has an expert witness practice in criminal forensic psychology in Florida and Texas. She lives in Siesta Key and has her office in Sarasota. Liz has one daughter who is in boarding school in Connecticut. She loved visiting with Dr. Kathy Scott and the Ashcrofts (Pat and Tim) at a recent Maclay function in Tampa.

Dena Sokolow was named to the Tallahassee Democrat’s 2018 “25 Women You Need to Know.” Now in its 12th year, the 25 Women program honors women who lead from the front or from behind the scenes. Dena is a shareholder in the Tallahassee law office of Baker Donelson which she helped open in 2014. As a single mom and philanthropist, she is drawn to volunteering for organizations that benefit children, especially Boys Town where she has actively volunteered and served on the Board for 15 years. Her motto: “Just get involved! Yes, we are all busy, but even something small makes a difference to someone,” she said. “If everyone did something that seems small to them but is big for someone else, imagine what could happen.” Congratulations, Dena!!

Class of 1987 Maclay alums will almost always welcome and reach out to one another. Ben O’Kelley did just that to help fellow alums Garrett Kuersteiner Robinson (’95) and Sara Britton Kuersteiner Jacobs (’99), and their mother Prissy Elrod enjoy a most delightful dinner at Tavana, an Italian restaurant inside The

Cloister Hotel on Sea Island, GA. “It was delightful!!” says Garrett. Collin Cherry posted on Facebook page on April 26, 2018: I was awarded the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America for 2018 today! I feel so honored to have this opportunity to serve such incredible clients. Thank you!!”

Class of 1988 Mayo Woodward (LM 2018) married Jenny Mould Palmer (she is from Tallahassee) on June 9, 2018 in Quincy, FL. They are residing in Birmingham, AL with their 5 children. David Roberts completed the 25th Annual Walt Disney World Half-Marathon with his children Madeleine (‘20) and Collin (‘22) in January.

Daniel Wingate (known to Maclay friends as Danny) returned to Tallahassee in May for a trunk show of his latest high-end clothing collection that will be sold at the Hearth and Soul boutique. Daniel is now a well-known international fashion designer who designed for Geoffrey Beene and J. Crew before leaving for Europe in

ALUM N I A F FA I RS CLASS NEWS 2001. There, according to his website, he held design director positions at Strenesse, Marc O’Polo, and Hugo Boss Woman until joining Escada in 2004. He was creative director of the Escada and Escada Sport collections from 2012 to 2017.

to stroke and brain injury survivors, along with serving Parkinson’s, Dementia, head and neck cancer and transgender voice modification populations. She remains an active board member for the first brain injury clubhouse model in Texas, the Brain Injury Network of Dallas (BIND), an organization she has been committed to for 5 years. She is very excited to serve our veterans and their families!

Class of 1999

Class of 1989 Marcia Warfel was another Maclay alumna named to the Tallahassee Democrat’s 2018 “25 Women You Need to Know.” From the Democrat: “In many ways, most of us would like to avoid knowing Marcia. On the other hand, in times of trouble, she’s the one we want at our side. Why? Because Marcia, Emergency Management Specialist for the Florida Commission on Community Service, has seen and handled over 90 state emergencies, including 35 major Presidentially-declared disasters.” She has built on her strong background in Homeland Security and her work with FEMA and Washington agencies. Additionally, Marcia is passionate about issues that support women and girls and serves on a number of city and county boards and organizations that support them. Hats off to you, Marcia!

Jonathan Griffin is a police officer for Department of Veterans Affairs in Birmingham, Alabama. His wife, Mary Katherine, is a Kindergarten teacher at Prince of Peace Catholic School. They have 3 daughters.

Class of 2001 Steven Griffin is Director of Intelligence Operations, U.S. Customs and Borders for the Department of Homeland Security. His wife, Abby, is a nurse practitioner. They live in Annapolis, Maryland.

Class of 2004 Not only do Maclay students get to enjoy and learn from Whitney Snow’s theatre talents, but so do the Tallahassee and Quincy communities! Whitney teaches drama at Maclay and just appeared June 8-17 in The Quincy Music Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam country Spelling Bee.” Her audition won her the part of Rona!

Class of 1991 John Dailey continues to be a very dedicated public servant. He has served on the Leon County Commission since 2006 and has recently decided to run for mayor of Tallahassee. Outside his public duties, John is president of JDA Associates, a public policy research and development consulting firm

Class of 1997 Allison Walton Jordan will be joining a team of medical speech language pathologists at the Dallas VA Medical Center this summer. She will be providing specialized rehabilitation and intervention

Class of 2007 After graduating from FSU, with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Affairs and a Minor in Spanish, Cayelan Loucks continued her studies at Stetson University’s College of Law, attaining her JD

degree in 2014. She is currently an Assistant State Attorney in the Felony Division with the 2nd Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee.

Class of 2008 Kris Hook and his new bride Lacey are making their home in Gainesville, GA. Kris and Lacey are both Physician Assistants working for Northeast Georgia Physicians Group. Kris works in Urgent Care/ Emergency Medicine and Lacey works in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. A note from Kris says, “Other than wedding planning, settling into a new house, and working we haven’t been up to a whole lot- just trying to get out on the lake (Lake Lanier) as much as we can.”

Class of 2009 Remi Omotayo graduated from FSU in 2013 and is now studying in FSU’s School of Medicine (2014-2019).

Class of 2011 Congratulations to Garit Poire! In March, Garit was selected as one of four recipients of the 2018 Graduate Student Leadership Award. Awarded each year by FSU’s Graduate School and Congress of Graduate Students, the Leadership Award recognizes outstanding graduate student leaders who are making a positive difference in their scholarly/creative work, campus and wider communities. In May, Garit graduated with a Master’s degree in engineering from the FAMU FSU College of Engineering!!

Class of 2012 In April, Marco Rubio and Team Rubio bid farewell to Megan McKinley who has been working on their staff in the Washington, DC office but not before she and fellow alum Lance Watson, who works for Rubio’s Tallahassee office, ran into each other. Megan’s next career step will be working for

ALUMN I A F FA I RS CLASS NEWS Socko Strategies, a company with a simple mission to provide high-quality, effective national fundraising services to a select group of clients.

Each spring, the University of Central Florida hosts a Showcase of Undergraduate Research to celebrate students’ hard work uncovering new insights and ideas. This year, the Judge’s Choice Award for physical sciences went to Klauss Dimitri, a Physics and Aerospace Engineering double major. This firstplace prize recognizes his research developing the materials needed to eventually create quantum computers. The sought-after quantum computer would be able to process information millions of times faster than the fastest computers we have today. This could eventually lead to breakthroughs in almost every discipline, with computers able to calculate and compute algorithms that would have taken years to solve with current technology. Congratulations, Klauss!!

Class of 2013 Kinsey Grant finished her degree at Washington and Lee University and now resides in New York City. She reports the financial news for the Wall Street Journal. Logan Eagen, a Florida State University graduate (Sport Management major with a minor in Business), has been accepted to the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He will begin his law school studies at UF in August. Bruce Foster was recognized as one of Coldwell Banker’s Top 30 Realtors Under 30 years old in the WORLD. Coldwell Banker has a network of

92,000 agents around the globe. Due to this recognition, Bruce was chosen as one of two main characters in the documentary, “Blue Matters”, which will debut spring / summer of 2018. The documentary was shot in Tallahassee as well as in Las Vegas.

Caitlyn Coates just graduated from Alabama with a degree in Accounting and she is continuing for another year to get a Masters in Accounting. Upon her next graduation, she will be moving to Atlanta to work for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Class of 2014

Class of 2015

Some members of the Class of 2014 have celebrated college graduations and others are still working toward their graduations. Here are some insights into where they are: Alex Artecona is finishing his studies at Savannah College of Art and Design where he is majoring in 2D/3D Animation and Storyboarding SEQA. Will Courreges-Clercq graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in operations and supply chain management and a minor in engineering and business. Post-graduation, Will has a job with SunTrust Bank as a LOD1 Operational Risk and Control Analyst 1. Connor Daughton graduated from the University of Virginia in 2017 and the University of Cambridge in 2018. He earned a BA in English and Spanish and a MPhil in European, Latin American, and Comparative Literatures and Cultures. Putting those degrees to work, he is now working in the English Opens Doors Program, Ministerio de Educacion in Chile. Kolby McWilliams graduated from Florida Southern College with a Business major and a minor in Accounting. She has been hired by IBM and is moving to Dallas, TX to be in their Summit Program. Olivia Ooten graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Public Relations. She has been hired by Ogilvy in Atlanta in Account Management. Emily Ostreich graduated from Florida State University with a double major in Media/Communication Studies and Political Science. She is continuing her studies at Emory University’s School of Law. Philip Reichert is at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he is majoring in Defense and Strategic Studies. Samuel Rust attends Florida State University where he is double majoring in Computational Biology/Applications and Software.

Taking on a leadership role in his fraternity, Luke Langford has been elected to serve as president of Kappa Alpha at Washington and Lee University. Amber Eagen was inducted into the Valdosta State University chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society on November 13, 2017. Additionally, on April 23, 2018, she was welcomed as an inductee into the Valdosta State University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. To qualify, college juniors must be in the top 7.5% of their class. Amber will start her second semester in VSU’s nursing school in August.

Class of 2016 Congratulations to Emily Green! In January, Emily was elected Student Body President at Presbyterian College. As a sophomore, she is the youngest student to ever be elected to this prestigious position at Presbyterian!! This summer, she is doing an internship in DC with the Presbyterian Church USA Office of Public Witness, where she will follow legislation and lobby Congressmen and their staffs on church positions on issues. Phillip Billings has made the president’s list for four semesters in a row and is in the top 10% of undergraduates at FSU. Matthew Burhans has been playing shows in Nashville and Atlanta with his band called Woozle. Mason Deloach completed the citizen’s police academy.

ALUM N I A F FA I RS CLASS NEWS After Hurricane Irma, Dylan Leoni worked with Operation Airdrop to fly supplies down south to hurricane victims. Page Secreast is a resident assistant at Samford. Andrew Peipers has a summer internship in Munich, Germany, with a venture capital firm called Golding Capital Partners.

Class of 2017 Wheaton College student Joshua Adams performed in “Messiah, Prince of Peace,” in the 2017 Christmas Festival presented by the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. Josh sang tenor I with the Men’s Glee Club. Angeline Tritschler was presented the First Place Sannes-Pinnell Award for Photography for her photograph titled “Still Gray” by the Department of English and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The photograph was taken on campus from inside the chemistry building looking out toward the Thayer pedestrian bridge. There were a total one hundred photography entries in the

Logan Rivers competition. On May 25th, Angeline flew to Gabon, Africa for 3 weeks for academic enrichment, outreach and shadowing the French Army. Madison Cherry is working as a Strategic Sales Intern for the Southeast region of Cigna Healthcare this summer in ATL.

Garritt Schwarz was named MVP and set a record for the Highest Goals for Roanoke Lacrosse team. Molly McCann was named the MVP for UNC-Pembroke Cross Country Logan Rivers was the 3rd in the individual male skier in the USCSA McBrine division; the Yale men’s ski team also won the division championship. Anne Kirby was chosen as one of four freshman to read her research paper at an event called Furman Engaged. She will be traveling and writing through Italy as a part of a program with Furman.

I N MEMOR IAM Michael Schwartz Class of 1981 January 30, 2018 Tallahassee, FL

ALUMN I A F FA I RS WEDDINGS Kathryn “Katie” Ballard (’11) and Ben Kardell

December 30, 2017 Trinity United Methodist Church Tallahassee, FL Sisters and Maclay alumnae Maddie Ballard (’13) and Sarah Clark Ballard (’15) were bridesmaids along with alumna Catherine Sandon (’11).

Giles Langford (’07) and Jennifer Kathryn Rich

February 17, 2018 Trinity United Methodist Church Tallahassee, FL Maclay Groomsmen: Casey Clayton (’07), Steven Caster (’07), and John Hagan (’07) Maclay Bridesmaid: Callie Corbin Langford (’10).

Jenny Moore (’07) and Lewis Singletary

January13, 2018 Pebble Hill Plantation Thomasville, GA Maclay Bridesmaids: Elizabeth Beasley Smith (‘07) and Ashlyn Andrews (‘07)

Nick Menefee (’07) and Julia Peters (’07) April 7, 2018 The Market at Grelen Charlottesville, VA Best Man: John Owenby (’07) Maclay friends in attendance: Hannah Cunningham (’07), Keri Prince (’07), Hannah Carroll Rosenblum (’08), Caiti Feeny Wolfe (’07), and Monna Lea Bryant (’07)

Kristopher Hook (’08) and Lacey Rovinelli May 5, 2018 Cleveland, GA Maclay grads and Kris’s cousins, Garrett Kuersteiner Robinson (’95) and Sara Britton Kuersteiner (’99) Jacobs, were in attendance.

ALUM N I A F FA I RS BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Carson Ann Tuell September 27, 2017 Shane (’98) and Casey Tuell Huntersville, North Carolina Joins big brother Hudson

Collins Montgomery Cook March 22, 2018 Casey (’02) and Shaunna Cook Tallahassee, FL

Reveleigh Lyle Morris January 13, 2018 Kyle and Andrea Roberts (’96) Morris Tallahassee, FL Joins big brother JT, a rising 8th grader at Maclay

Jesse Wolf SilvermanCombs April 11, 2018 Thomas Combs (’97) and Rachel Silverman New York, NY

Madelyn Lauren McCranie December 6, 2017 Colin and Chennel Turner (’05) McCranie Charlotte, North Carolina Judah Brian Cavell December 23, 2017 Blake Cavell (’12) and Ciara Moore Tallahassee, FL

William “Burke” McKee March 27, 2018 Patrick and Paige Benton (’97) McKee Tallahassee, FL Joins big brother Benton, age 2 ½ years

Doris Marie Roy January 16, 2018 Dave and Sarah Doolin (’03) Roy New York, NY

Robert James “RJ” Tuck II December 16, 2017 Zachary and Stacey Fryzel (’05) Tuck Tallahassee, FL

Gabriel Padgett Torres April 26, 2018 Alexi and Julie Miller (’98) Torres Atlanta, GA

Lively Mae Hunter January 24, 2018 Todd (’03) and Mycah Hunter Tallahassee, FL Alice Kathleen Griffin March 9, 2018 Jonathan (’99) and MaryKatherine Griffin Birmingham, AL Joins big sisters Ella Kate and Ann Margaret

Robert Walter Miller May 21, 2018 Chris and Brianne Jablon (’00) Miller Washington, D.C. Joins big sister Caroline, age 2 years Ralph Edward Mills May 23, 2018 Ward and Cassie Mitchell (’04) Mills Thomasville, GA Joins big brother Bo, age 2 years

The Maclay Fund 2017-2018

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too late to support our annual fund drive. Donate online at www.maclay.org/giving or send a check to: Maclay School 3737 N. Meridian Road Tallahassee, FL 32312 The Fund closes

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Thank you for celebrating our 50 Years of Maclay

PRESENTING OUR SCHOOL’S FIRST 50 YEARS 50TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY BOOK MACLAY SCHOOL OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Published by Balfour Publishing Company, the Maclay 50th Anniversary Book is a 10”x10” hard cover keepsake that presents the history of Maclay School.

ABOUT THE BOOK

From one building in 1968 as Alfred B. Maclay Day School, to the sprawling beautiful 100-acre campus, the book will feature, through photographs and written word, five decades of growth that the founding families envisioned 50 years ago. Contributing writers include Bill Jablon, Deborah Mayer, Tenley Toole Barnes (’77), Kelly Boyd Kirby (’84), Garrett Kursteiner Robinson (’95), and Laura Armstrong (’07).

ORDERING THE BOOK

The book release is scheduled for September 2018. The 148 page book can be purchased at a pre-order price of $40 by going to www.maclay.org/50thbook.

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