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Seniors page 8

Faces page 22

Activities page 44

The Miami Valley School 5151 Denise Drive Dayton, Ohio 45429

Sports page 82

www.mvschool.com Enrollment 511 students, 80 faculty

Closing page 110

2002 Successions

Jenny Sipe, Emily Nelson and Juliette Buiter com pare ideas and propose strategies for their hike at Camp Joy, armed only with a map and new skills.

Carrie, Daniel and Rebecca

The only means or strengtH^ing one’s intelligence is to make up one’s mind about nothing - to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.” John Keats I

The students of the Miami Valley School never fail to fulfill the traditions of academic excellence and the resulting transferal of intel ligence. Their thoughts lead them higher than all previous years to unprecedented heights and uncharted territory of the human mind Serving as a driving force, such achievements help gain the limitless power of knowledge as new students infuse fresh ideas with the traditions of MVS. Everyone at MVS, students and faculty alike, share in bringing success and spirit to this vibrant community. The thinkers ’ of MVS use their hearts and minds to achieve goals before them.

Audria All

Opening

After a friendly welcome from the staff at Camp JOY, Jinali Patel and Ashley Tyner relax in good com pany. C hris C arlson takes a closer look at a baby box turtle during an ecology session. Carly Chenoweth, Bailey D enm ark, and Aubrey Smith j ump right into their freshman year at success ful first day of school ac tivities planned by school president Sarah Lochner and student government.

At the All School Sing, se niors Ju lian a Subashi, Annie Ervin and Alexis Chema enjoy the embrace of friends they say "they can fall back on (especially when stressed out by col lege applications)."

Elizab eth G rim es and Stephanie Millar enjoy a variety of MVS teams in action before H om e com ing's evening fest ivities at Moraine Country Club.

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Learning in the upper school begins with the fac足 ulty, as veteran algebra teacher, Mr. Bob Flavin, intoduces recent arrival, Mr. Benjy Lowry, to the ropes. High school president, Sarah L ochner, counts spirit points at the Home足 coming soccer match.

Rayya El Z ein, M olly W orkm an, Mr. Romeo, Susan Braunlin, Pegah Rahm anian, and Claire Enterline show off their senior spirit shirts during the year's first Spirit Week.

Alex D uncan, A shley Tyner, Myah Blazar, Elyse Handel and Amy Newsock kick off their seventh grade year.

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Megan Caughey, Hilary McConnaughy, and Kate Blalock explore the inner intestines of their first MVS dissection.

Kindergardeners Alexys Bardonaro and Kathryn Hurd embrace in front of the second grade self-por traits exhibit at the begin ning of the year.

‘As time does p a i/a n d s^iiSons change, our spirits stay the same...” -Alma l\/later MVS showers its students with knowledge and opportunites beyond the classroom, producing adaptable learners who apply the essence of their knowledge to future endeavors. The synchronization of separate media of learning is the true achievement that gives worth to the MVS experience. Whether in moments of success, or times of sorrow, the ability of our community to share knowledge and experience, shoulder sadness or loss, and celebrate victory, has created memories that forever have become a part of the MVS culture. Becoming masters of learning within a constantly changing world, makes Miami Valley's already skilled students even more valuable citizens.

John Folkerth & Justin Phillips

Opening

C arrie M cD erm ott-John son, K a tie K e rsh , E rin P o w ell, Claire Enterline, Anna K ersh, Daniel Sinclair, Shai Gruber, D a n y a E l Z e in , S u san Braunlin, Sarah Lochner, Lynn W a te rh o u s e , E liz a b e th Grimes, and Melanie Mitzman at the AIDS benefit w alk in September.

Billy M cCullough

Through all matters and tim^i, individual^ring success and relief in ‘standing united.’ Lynn W aterhouse

Chuck Roslof

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Throughout the school year the importance of unity was noted in the Miami Valley community. Despite a year marred by immense tragedy, students yielded commendable success in coming together and dis playing a tremendous and characteristc amount of integrity. Achieve ments through the school ventured far deeper than classrooms and instead rooted themselves in the surrounding communities. Coming together to share their talents and demonstrate spirit, such individuals shared in a united drive through each athletic and academic event at MVS. While this year proved to be an undeniable test of strength for the world and the school itself; students faced it head on with the full force and vitality of effective, contributing citizens.

Adrienne Levy, Laura Ger足 man, Lauren Pond, and Julia German bring middle and lower schools together to cheer at fall athletic events. New principal. Dr. John Griffith, wastes no time in trying new horizons, daz足 zling the upper school with his additions to the senior class' "I Just Can't Wait to be King" during the start of school spirit day. Seniors Sara Raush and Carrie Suiter kick off the school year together by getting their feet wet in a fun fall activity.

M organ H aak, Sabina Bashir, Alexandra Bohme, Liana Saleh, Brittany Ali, and Chelsea Reeder brave recess together one chilly winter morning.

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and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in mo足 tion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. Kahlil Gibran

1 like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way o f looking at life through the wrong end o f a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. -D r. Seuss

C. Audria E. Ali

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. ~ Ingrid Bergman

Paul D. Dogard

A wise man looks at a grain o f sand and sees the universe. A foolish man rolls around in seaweed and calls him self seaweed man. ~ Anonymous

Michael Joseph Bramlage The difference between involvement and commitment is like an eggs and ham breakfast. The chicken was invloved, the pig was commit足 ted. ~ Unknown

Thomas Jacob Bramlage The real voyage o f discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. ~ Marcel Proust

Susan Marie Braunlin It is a mixture o f dreaming big and fa r and then turning towards what is just right here, right now. Look at all we have saved so fa r as p ro of proof we are known, proof we are loved, proof we are somehow seen. ~ Sabrina Ward Harrison

Robin Arthur Buerki But then they danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people fo r me are the mad ones, who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous o f everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn... ~ Jack Kerouac

Emily Elizabeth Camm I f not now, what then? We all must live our lives Always feeling. Always thinking. The moment has arrived. ~ Tracy Chapman

Alexis Chema To the extent that this world surrenders its richness and diversity, it surrenders its poetry. To the extent that it relinquishes its capacity to surprise, it relinquishes its magic. To the extent that it loses its ability to tolerate ridiculous and even dangerous exceptions, it loses its grace. Life is essentially playful. - T o m Robbins

Paul Edwin Christy

It's supposed to be hard. I f it wasn't hard everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. - T o m Hanks

Aaron Cowden

The philosophers have only interpreted the world; the thing, however, is to change it. - Karl M arx

Amanda Dundon Imagination is more important than knowl足 edge. - Albert Einstein

Rayya Sunayma El Zein Ah, strum your guitar, sing it kid! Just write about your feelings not the things you never did. Inexperience, it once had cursed me; but your youth is no handicap, it's what makes you thirsty. Hey kid... ~ Harry Chapin

Claire Lafitte Enterline

That is happiness; to be dissolved into some足 thing complete and great. When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep. ~ Willa Gather

Annie Ervin

Go embrace your liberty and see what wonder足 fu l things come out o f it. ~ Louisa M ay Alcott

Go confidently in the direction o f your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~ Henry David Thoreau

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. ~ William J.H. Boetcker

Shai Gruber [W ]kat is our aim ? I answer in one word. It is victory: Victory at all costs, victory in spite o f all terrors, victory however long and hard the road may be, fo r without victory there is no survival. ~ Prime M inister Winston Churchill

Seth Matthew Harlan

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. -G roucho Marx

1/ Karen (K.J.) Helmstetter Your prison is walking through this world all alone...You better let somebody love you before it's too late. ~ Eagles

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For una mirada, un mundo; por una sonrisa, un cielo; por un beso; yo no se que te diera por un beso! ~ Gustavo Adolfo Becker

Cassandra Angeline Hornick Faith is to believe in what you do not yet see; the reward fo r this faith is to see what you believe. - S t . Augustine

Naimaya Jampala Courage is rightly esteemed the first o f human qualities...because it is the quality which guarantees all others. -S ir Winston Churchill

It is easy fo r me to put on a show and be cocky or I can show you some really fan cy move足 ments, but to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself and to express m yself honestly, now that my friend is very hard to do. - Bruce Lee

Sarah G. Leffak

Sometimes you 're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. ~ Dire Straits

Sarah Lynn Lochner And the day came when the risk [it took] to remain tight in the hud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anais Nin

Brian Maisler

Time is a quality o f nature which keeps events from happening all at once...Lately it doesn't seem to be working. ~ Anonymous

Joseph Me A tee Stultus est qui stratumi non equum inspiciti stultissimus qui hominem aut veste aut condicione aestimat ~ Epistulae Morales

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Carrie McDermott-Johnson M aybe someday I'll give m yself a gold star fo r being ordinary. And maybe someday I'll give m yself a gold star fo r being extraordinary- fo r persisting. And maybe someday 1 won't need a star at all. ~ Sue Bender

Gregory Bruns Mecoli

W hether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. ~ Henry Ford

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Aron Mohan

I'm not confused. I'm well mixed. ~ Robert Frost

David L. Nisenbaum

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. Spanish Proverb

Pegah Rahmanian l a m a work in progress, dressed in the fabric o f a world unfolding-offering me intricate patterns o f questions, rhythms that never come clean and strengths that you still haven't seen. ~ Ani Difranco

Sara Zodikoff Rausch Declaration, Declaration Sufferer shake free Shake the sufferer free The people gather around The people protest The people are kicked to the ground It's a crucial conspiracy Crucial Conspiracy This is not just me ~ The Dingees

Anthony J. Richardson II

Put your hand on a hot stove fo r a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl fo r an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity. ~ Albert Einstein

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Sarah Jane Shackelford Man is the only animal that blushesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or has reason to. -M ark Twain But what is evil anyway? Is there reason to the rhyme? Without evil there would be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes. ~ Satan from South Park

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Katharine Danielle Snavely Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem. ~ Walk Whitman

Juliana Kurth Subashi

Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin o f all poems. ~ Walt Whitman

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Carrianna Cathleen Suiter To laugh often and much; to win the respect o f intelligent people and the affection o f children; to appreciate beauty, to fin d the best in others; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning o f success. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Joshua D. Ward Why doesn't the fellow who says, "I'm no speechmaker," let it go at that instead o f giving a demonstration? ~ Kin Hubbard

Jared Miles Williams

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. Greek Proverb

Tara Sumner Williams O, what a world of unseen visions and heard silences, this insubstantial country of the mind! A secret theater of speechless monologue and prevenient counsel, an invisible mansion of all moods, musings, and mysteries, and infinite resort of disappointments and discoveries. A whole kingdom where each of us reigns reclusively alone, questioning what w P will, commanding what we can. An introcosm that is more myself than anything I can find in a mirror. This conscious足 ness that is myself of selves, that is everything, and yet nothing at all... ~ Julian faynes

Molly Catherine Workman "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, the sinners are much more fun...only the good die young." - Billy Joel Remember that no man is a failure who has friends. ~ It's a Wonderful Life

Fawne Zhang You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your fa ce and show the world all the love in your heart. Then people gonna treat you better, you're gonna fin d, yes you will, that you're as beautiful as you feel. ~ Carole King

s e n i o r p r o j e c t s 2002 A s has b eco m e the trad ition, the sen ior class spen t its final tw o w eeks o f high sch o o l ou tsid e th e classroom and serv in g others instead . B roken into groups of v a ry in g sizes th e seniors w orked on such projects as v id eotap in g a livin g h istory w h ich w as d istrib u ted to each stu d en t on C D s, teach in g E nglish as a second lan g u ag e at M ain Elem entary, as w ell as creatin g a colorfu l picture fram e in w hich each s e n io r's p ictu re is d isp layed and raisin g fu nd s for charity throu gh bake and ru m m ag e sales. F ou rteen m em bers of the class w orked for H abitat for H um anity, b o th at b u ild sites as w ell as at H ab itat's w areh ou se. R estore. W h ile the rem ain d er of th e class took a Tour D 'O hio, a 207 m ile b ike trip around scenic O hio. M ichael Bram lage and Nannaya Jampala put in a few "sweat equity" hours as they try to dismantle this truss. Anthony Richardson tries on his helmet and stands proud next to the bikes he and his classmates will ride on their Tour D'Ohio.

Fundraising group members, Carrie McDermott-Johnson, Sarah Leffak , Thom as Bram lage, and Cassandra Hornick put up signs to ad足 vertise their bake sale.

An ecstatic Greg M ecoli, Alexis Chema, and Annie Ervin pack Becky's Jeep a day before the biking group heads out.

Videographer Aron Mohan sits in Dr. Griffith's office, awaiting his fellow interview足 ers.

R ight: A group of brand new alumni, but once eighth graders in Mrs. Eikenbery's advisory reunite outside the theatre after accepting their diplomas. B elo w : Dr. Griffith reads his unique Song o f the Class o f 2002, a parody of Walt Whitman's Song o f M yself, saying, "You will never be any more perfect than you are now."

A bove: Audria Elaine Ali accepts her diploma and smiles as she shakes headmaster Mr. Brereton's hand. Right: Co-class president, Emily Camm, urges her classmates to "value your friends and appreciate MVS; both will do more for you than you could realize now."

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Commencement

Lifers of 2002 Paul Christy, Josh Ward, Emily Camm, Annie Ervin and Susan Braunlin listen to Carrie McDermott-Johnson con clude their thank you to the faculty.

Commencement June 8th, 2002 As in years past, the graduating class pro cessed down the aisles of the Dayton Convention Center to the stately melody of Pomp and Cir cumstance and congregated on the stage to listen to their leaders and classmates speak. These seniors were the first MVS class to graduate in today's changed world, and while only one per son mentioned September's turmoil specifically, each presenter spoke with the same maturity and confidence that the past year demanded. Dr. Griffith regaled the class with a parody of Walt Wittman's Song of Myself, while Annie Ervin asked her classmates, in song, "Will You Re member Me?" The class of 2002 fittingly re cessed to Rusted Root's class favorite, "Send Me on My Way."

Sarah waits patiently for Mr. Wagner to say Sarah Lynn Lochner so she too can become an MVS alumna.

Amanda Dundon and Claire Enterline listen to class mate Rayya ElZein speak, while Sara Rausch and Sarah Shackelford try to find their families in the audience.

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blading competitions, where she acts as the boisterous announcer. After picking everyone up at Miami of Ohio through his big bear hugs, Nannaya Jampala finds himself bored. Ben Kendricks renames himself Vanilla. Intent on testing her own products, Sarah Leffak markets a line of outdoors-y makeup to be sold exclusively at KOA camping stores, but the products ultimately flop because she never could get herself to test them outside. Sarah Lochner becomes a country singer/star under the stage name of Sarah Lynn, but for the longest time cannot land a Country Music Award on account of her discomfort for pronouncing each vowel with more than one syllable. In a moment of unexpected emotion, Brian Maisler ejects Mr. Squiers from his co-pilot's chair when he can no longer handle hearing about paradigm shifts and the cycles of continuity and change. Without leaving the weightroom of his mansion, Joe McAtee runs a presidential campaign for the 2020 elections... only to encounter Claire in the primaries. Carrie M*J transforms her dorm room at Indiana University into a youth hostel, a change which she claims made the transition to college life and away from home much easier. After having won Wimbledon three times, Greg Mecoli moves to Monterey Beach and makes a living utilizing his talent for wood carving to create erotic driftwood sculptures. He spends his evenings serenading humpback whales with his unique driftwood cello. After brandishing a camcorder for the final two weeks of his senior year, Aron Mohan discovers his true calhng and makes millions in his self-directed films, living out the rest of his days lounging about his Californian mansion in sweatpants and sunglasses. David Nisenbaum is kidnapped by a drunken Mardi Gras mob and sold to the circus. Pegah Rahmanian marries the guy who actually does when she says, "Call me!" and finally has her triplets: Hushang, Hashang, Pashang and Gashang... like their mother, the children arrive late. Upon her arrival at the five year class reunion with all the pomp and circumstance that a punk star of her caliber deserves, Sara Rausch shocks all with her natural hair color... blue. After spending too many lonely nights in his dorm room during his first semester at OSU, Anthony Richardson realizes that responding to everyone with "G ish" is no way to make friends. After attending five whole days of classes at Wittenberg, Sarah Shackelford realizes how long a week really is. Katie Snavely gives up a promising career in medicine to market a new alcoholic drink called Poison Ivy. Juliana Subashi marries a boy from Alter but doesn't tell anyone about it until she needs a witness for the divorce hearing (to which she, of course, is late, but is fully ready to "explain" why). Connecting at once with Ohio Wesleyan, Carrie Suiter, for the first time, completes an assignment the way it was originally assigned. Josh Ward's attempts at forwarding his professional basketball career are thwarted when his manager overhears him singing show tunes in the locker room. But all is not lost, as he easily launches a successful vocal career instead. Jared Williams never actually plays baseball at Centre College, but instead jump starts his modeling career for the baseball line at Russell Athletics. Tara Williams realizes her dream of becoming a mermaid and stars as Madison in Splash II: Return o f the Merpeople. Molly Workman finds Ithaca isn't up to her standards and returns to Troy where she lands a job at Total Exposure under the stage name "W ork that Man." Fan Zhang graduates from Case Western Magnum Cum Laude and pursues a career in highly classified government work, where she doubles as a Bond girl in espionage. Special thanks to Mr. Wagner, Dr. Griffith and Rob Buerki for their assistance.

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Faces

juniors

class of 2003

A aron Agarwal Sean Ali Logan Allen Aaron Bernie Anil Birdi K anu Birdi Rebecca Brereton Rom ina Canessa

Eliot Cardinaux K elvin Corbin Casey Dlott Erin Edm iston Shayna Epstein Becky Friend Lauren Gorsky Elizabeth Grimes

M andy Gutm ann Dori Handel Marissa Hayes Andy Holland Chase Hurst Adonya Jackson Ankush Kalra Ross Katz

Katie Kersh Brad Loesch Daniel Malarkey Kristin Mann Gregg M cElwee Kirby M esser Stephanie M illar M elanie Mitzman

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Jenny Moore David Pardue David Percy Caitlin Powell Jeff Probst David Rawson Sandeep Sehbi Daniel Sinclair

Angad Singh Lydia VanderKaay John W alters Lynn W aterhouse Carrie W eprin JePhree W hite Matt W hite Curt W ittm er

Sarah W oodyard Arthur Zeyda 1. Following convocation, E lio t C a rd in a u x and Lynn W aterh ou se em 足 brace and im agine them足 selves trading books and carnations w ith the first graders next year. 2. New members of the class of 2003, Jephree W hite and L og an A lle n , en jo y a lunch period together in the upper school com 足 mons.

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class of 2004 Sum eet Agarwal Andrew Arnett Eric Blazar N icole Carlson M aura Cartw right Danya ElZein M attie Fitch Brian Ford

M ark Franklin AnneM arie Gieskes Sarah Glass Jason Grieco Chad Harlan Donnica HawesSaunders Kevin Howorth Kristin Hughes A aron Hurst Alina larve Nitya Kumar Allan Lanton John Lavin Brianna Lustre Charlie M cCusker Michael M iller

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M onica M ohile Janna Nephew Michael Palm er Ralla Shrit Shelby Simes Stephanie Simpkins Ben Skidmore A.O. Smith

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Jessica Stephens Richard Treadwell Nakul Vyas Jacob W ebb David W eissman Locke W elborn Tyler W illiam s Bobby W inslow

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1. " You were kneel'd to, and in\portun'd otherwise, by all of u s... T he fa u lt's you r o w n." Sebastian (M ichael P a lm e r) c h id e s A lo n so (L o ck e W elb o rn ) in Shakespeare's The Tempest rehearsals during N ovem b e r. 2. B e fo r e s ch o o l, S te p h a n ie S im p k in s , Breanna Lustre, and Nitya Kumar display their creativ ity in efforts that would win the class of 2004 first place in the fall spirit hallway com petitions. 3. Kristin Hughes uses a free period in the gal lery to get ahead in Mrs. G riffith's forensics class. 4. Locke plays the m editative Alonso in rehearsals for The Tempest, directed by Peter C am m and E liz a b e th B ru n e r. 5. A n n e M a rie G ieskes uses an iodine test in a H um an Approach biol ogy lab.

Sophomores

freshmen Stephens Adam Ben Ali Joel Ali Sara Ali Stephen Arnovitz Angela Bethel Philip Blum Stephanie Call

Carly Chenoweth Tia Connor Sophia D 'A ngelo Bailey Denm ark Frances Ellenbogen D erian Figgers A lisha Gandhi Corey Glisson

Dan G orsky Rashee Goyal M icah Gruber Shannon Holland Vanessa Hux Anna Kersh Eric Kissinger Jasm ine Knox

M atthew Laughlin Jessica Levy Claire M cConnaughey Bill M cCullough Elizabeth N guyen Erin Powell Asim Quadri Ian Rym er

Doug Schm idt Deepjyot Singh A ubrey Smith Sarah Stern Xander Subashi Tiffany Trang M arie W alters Rachel Ward

1. During a free, Eric K issinger and A sim Quadri concentrate on an in ten se gam e of chess. 2. Tiffany Trang and Rashee Goyal en足 joy themselves while p la y in g eu ch re. 3. Stephanie Call, Derian F ig g e rs and P h ilip Blum eagerly await the food from Spanish Fs fiesta. 4. A group of fre sh m e n g irls c re 足 atively decorates their award w inning hall足 way in hopes of out足 doing the competition.

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class of 2006 Alan Adrian A lyssa Bethel Kathryn Braunlin Jake Brereton Juliette Buiter Carrie Chema Alex Com bs-Bachm ann Erick DeVore

Sarah Dickm eyer Brian Grieco Jerem y Keller Chris Kretzler Neha Kumar Lauren Lieb Alex Mann Joshua Mikutus

Emily Nelson John Nelson Robert Palm er Sarah Potts Bobby Ritzi Rick Roslof Kyle Salm on Carrie Schwartz

Claire Shafer Taylor Shanks Jenny Sipe Stacy Skidmore Ajay Sutton Matt Treece Marlise W alther Tripp W alther

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1. Lauren Lieb and M att Treece relax after clim bing the Alpine Tow er at Camp Joy in October. 2. Brian Grieco, Sa rah Potts, Erick DeVore, Sa ra h D ic k m e y e r, K a th ry n Braunlin, and Robert Palmer are having fun at the m iddle school's m ovie night social. 3. Alyssa Bethel and Taylor Shanks take on the sixteenth century with m odern style. 4. D onned in their R enais sance best, Rick Roslof, Jer em y Keller, and TrippW alther are prepared for the fifth an nual eighth grade trip to the Renaissance Festival. 5. In stead of the annual trip to the COSI science center in Colum bus, m iddle school students th is fa ll en jo y ed th e new aquarium in N ew port, Ken tucky. Bobby Ritzi and Chris K r e tz le r w e re e s p e c ia lly am used by the playful antics of the Em peror penguins.

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seventh Katelynn Blalock M yah Blazar Alex Burgan Colin Cartw right M egan Caughey Alex Duncan John Folkerth Julia Germ an

Ravi Grandhi Karen Guo M ichael Haines Elyse Handel Josh Handel Sarah Jacobs Tyler Janis On\ar Khan

Adrienne Levy Hilary M cConnaughey Jonathan Millar Amy Nevirsock Alex Panayides Jinali Patel Justin Phillips Laura Phillips

Lauren Pond Chelsea Powell Blake Roan Darsheel Sehbi Jessica Tidwell Ashley Tyner Parag Vyas Daniel W aite

J.J. W eber Sam W illiam s

1. L a u re n Pond, Chelsea Pow ell, and K ate B la lo ck b rea k from the climbing wall and ecology classes at Cam p JOY. 2. Karen Guo and Sam Williams identify the N eander足 thal skull, one of man's earliest ancestors, in Mrs. Eikenbery's An足 cient Cultures class. 3. Omar Khan and Sarah Jacobs examine their frog's stomach during M rs. L yon 's science lab. 4. J.J. Weber, Omar K h an , B lak e R o an , P a ra g V y a s, C o lin C a r tw rig h t, A lex B u rg a n , Jo n a th a n M illa r and Jo h n Folkerth gather before heading back to MVS after two days of fun at Camp JOY. 4.

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class of Jack Adam Nadine Ahm ed Maria Ali Zaina Basha M organ Brazie Stephen Brown Marjolein Buiter Chris Carlson

Patrick Collier Rachel Edwards Katherine By David Fulero Derek Graham Holly Griffith Secil Kim Daniel Kolodzik

M adison Kretzler Emily LaFave Pierce Lively M argo M uhlenkam p Steven Page Saagar Patel Faiza Quadri Kyle Reinhart

Chuck Roslof Jourdan Ways M ark W elborn Tiffany Woo Zak W orkman Sasha Yanes

1. Secil Kim inches closer to the ropes course plat form at Camp JO Y, while K y le R in e h a r t, D av id Fulero and Steven Page await the "go ahead" from instructor Benjy. 2. Rachel Edw ards, Holly Griffith, K a th e rin e E y, F a iz a Quadri, M adison Kretzler, M a rg o M u h le n k a m p , M arjolein Buiter, Tiffany W oo, and M aria A li frolic in the leaves while particip a tin g in th e m id d le school's com m unity ser vice day at Cox Arbore tum. 3. Secil Kim adjusts the helm et strap for Emily LaFave prior to venturing out to the ropes course, a system of challenges 40 feet above ground. 4. Saagar Patel m eticulously creates decorations during Mrs. Redm ond's Spanish class for Dia De M uerto (Day of the Dead). 5, Derek G ra ham te lls the N ew p o rt A quarium 's prize turtle to "pucker up" during a sci ence field trip in October.

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fifth Neekta Abouhossein Sydney Arnett A lexandra Ball Tyler Benedict Billy Buchsbaum C hristopher DeLaCruz Nicholas DeVore Laura Germ an

Rachel Gorsky A kash Goyal Siddarth Goyal Jeffrey Graetz Radhika Grandhi Zachary Hadaway Kelsey Hall Taylor Herman

M eredith Irvin Daniel Jacobs Laila Karam an M atthew Ludwig M aria Mann M urphy McSem ek Katherine Pardue M ilan Patel

Justin Patmon Daniel Paul A lex Peltier A kshai Rajendran Rachel Redmond Justin Reeder Colleen Reinhart M ac Shafer

Andy Shear Sean Skinner A shley Smalley M ichael Straus M ichael Thomsen Billy Tyner Chris W ise

1. M ichael Thom sen d ig e sts in fo rm atio n regarding verb conju足 gation during Spanish cla ss . 2. M u rp h y McSemek sits in a win足 dow sill in the skylight while his class waits for the beginning of the All-School Carol Sing. 3. After receiving an assig n m en t, A shley Smalley takes care to quickly copy it into her assignm ent notebook. 4. Radhika Grandhi lis足 tens intently during math class. 5. Andy Shear w aits for Mr. H u n tsb arg er to tell him and his classmates about the afternoon schedule.

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class of 2010 Jordan Ali Thom as Blalock Bahar Cheema Lauren Clark Elaina Cromer Emily Edwards Sarah Edwards Tyler Edwards

M aggie Frick W illiam Gerbs Kelly Hurd Martin M anger Paiten M eador Tim othy M iller M acy M orton Kinnari Patel

Katherine Peters Taylor Pond M onica Potts Christina Pouagare Jenna Pow ell-M alloy Kingsley Schroeder Parker Shanks Erika Shaver

Terek Shrit Kenny Sipe Taylor Sutton Shelby Tidwell Kevin Trout Rian W endling Danny Yanes Anne Yellin

1. Parker Shanks fig足 u res m ath probabhties for an inclass assignm ent in Mrs. H artman's class. 2. Taylor Pond and Danny Yanes perfect th e ir "g ra m m a ire francaise" in Madame M uhtadie's class. 3. Bahar Cheema enjoys h er "fre e re a d in g " b o o k a fte r h a v in g quickly completed a m ath assignment. 4. Mrs. Martin discusses a report with Tyler Edw ard s, and su g足 gests revisions for a successful final draft. 5. Terek Shrit and Tim M iller recline and re足 v ise in M rs. H artm an's class.

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third K atie Adib N athan Benedict Lars Buiter Elizabeth Burgan Sarah Caughey AUce Cutshall Tony Daly Caroline Ey

Kate Fiala C laire Gaglione M ary George Dhruv Goyal Josh Graetz Lea Guckenberger Amrita Hari-Raj Stephen M iller

Neil M obile Kathleen Norris Jeffrey Paul Michael Peppel Cam eron Porter Ellen Reinhart Josiah Riggins M aeve Rueth

Lauren Scott Caroline Shinkle A uriel Sm ith Nicholas Thom sen Suneal Vishnupad Kevin W ise Sarah W orkman

1. Prior to the holiday break, Sarah Caughey, M ary G eorge, Kevin W ise , Suneal V ishnu pad and Lea Guckenberger admire Stephen M iller's hard work w ith his winter snowman. 2.Caroline Ey diligently applies the final touches to the face of her tube sock sn o w m a n . 3. N eil M o bile sits in M rs. Priest's class after an art project w aiting to read his newest book. 4. Suneal V isnupad, Lars Buiter, and Eliza足 beth Burgan complete a spelling test for Mrs. Priest.

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class of 2012 Stephanie Choo Stefan Cleveland Ben Cole M atthew Cornett Erin Daly Avery Donaldson Atalie Gartzka Kelsey Irvin

Sereena Karaman Ayesha Khan Zach Kurdin Audrey Lane Michael Ludwig Nirali Malhotra Amanda Mikutis Cara Mumford

Rena Onady Kishan Peddanna Marissa Peppel Piper Philips Lauren Shaver Alex Smith Galen Squiers Claire Staley

Shavonne Stanek Andrew Straus Jackson W agner Joshua W ays Kelci W eber Amanda Winch Arianna Yanes Melanie Yost

1. M ichael Ludwig ro m p s a b o u t the playground during a fall recess. 2. Friends A v ery D onald son, Nirali Malhotra, and S e re e n a K aram an revel in the sun and each other after a rainy October morn足 ing. 3. Claire Staley explores m athem at足 ics as she reaches into a bag to test prob足 ability. 4. Shavonne S ta n e k and A le x Sm ith s u b s titu te squash for pumpkins in th e ir m e a s u re 足 ment activity before Thanksgiving break. 5. M rs. P o w e ll's class' rabbit seems pretty com fortable with Stephanie Choo petting her.

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first Brittany Ali Sabina Bashir Elizabeth Berthy Bill Bloebaum A lexandra Bohme Charlie Brereton Emma Brereton Taylor Burke

Sarah Chase Auggie Chisano Cam eron Colem an Andrew Cutshall Penny Gilliotte Sourabh Goyal Kurt Guckenberger M organ Haak

M ikaela Hadaway Sarah Kolodzik Blake Lamb Emma M anger Shelby M cM ahan Spencer M eador M acy M erle Andrew M iller

Chelsea Reeder Liana Saleh Kevin Seebacher Richard Smith Kelila Thomsen Kaitlynd Valentini Karina Yanes Kim Yost

1. S o u ra b h G o y a l, A le x a n d ra B oh m e, Charlie Brereton, and Penny Gilliotte engage in group learning dur ing an early morning reading assignment. 2. Mrs. Hetzer and Brit tany Ali together work th ro u g h a ch a p te r book w orksheet. 3. Liana Saleh concen trates on her task at hand - a word search integrated with a cur rent vocabu lary les son. 4. Morgan Hake sm ile s as she co m pletes a test, one of many that await her during the next eleven years of her academic journey.

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class of 2014 Christine Adib Anna A lexander Alexys Bardonaro N icole Broner Ryan Burke Thom as Carm ody M atthew Cole Benjamin Edwards

Lynn Ezzeddine Paola Garza Leah Griffith G rant Harlan Jessica Hastings Quentin Hoffmann M arcus Hummel Kathryn Hurd

Conner Im body Alina Khan M atthew Kolodzik Stuart Lane Rheanna M orehart Jeffrey M umford Allison Norris M atthew Page

Breanna Porter Buddy Robinson Phoebe Rose Thiele Schroeder Tom my Seebacher Patti Jo Sm ith Charis Stanek John W inch

1. M arcu s H u m m el sh o w s o ff h is leg o truck, which must be indicative of his pre足 em ptive engineerin g career, 2. Paola Garza, T h ie le S c h ro e d e r, A lliso n N o rris, and Phoebe Rose pause be足 fore running off to P.E. 3. Breanna Porter fin足 ishes a portrait for her m o th e r. 4. T h ie le Schroeder grins as she eats her lunch. 5. Leah Griffith, decked out in her holiday best, awaits the All-School Sing.

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Benjam in Cornett Adam Donaldson Jena Ezzeddine Nicholas Fadell Jarrod Ferstl Christine Fiala Sarah G aglione Kim i Gerstner

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1. C h ris tin e S a leh sh a re s her fa v o rite story book with Chris tine Fiala while they relax in the coveted rocking chair. 2. Mat thew T h o m sen d is- * plays his mint condi tion Match Box car be fore hitting the B.C. "ca rp e t ra ce s" w ith ^ re c k le s s a b a n d o n m en t. 3. Je n a E z z ed d in e p o n d e rs her puzzle during an early afternoon break from the rigorous E.C. schedule. 4. Nicolas Fadell inadvertently develops his map and direction skills while enjoying E.C. free time.

Early Childhood

classes of 2015 and 2016 Carter Haak T.J. Hunt Jordan Kessler Abby Kurdin Jacob Mayeux M ara M cGlum phy Chandler M eador M ark Mumford

M atthew Paul Anjali Peddanna Max Peppel Christine Saleh Ian Squiers M atthew Thomsen Amina Usman G ennifer Valentini

Spencer Lee W agner

1. L a lita Buenaventura works diligently to complete her part of the desired H a llo w een d e co ra 足 tions for a festive new E.C. building. 2. Sara Carter adds the finish足 ing touches to her first science project for the 2001-2002schoolyear. 3. Chandler M eador concentrates intently on an early art piece; hoping one day for the opportunity to work w ith M rs. K re tz ler and higher studies of art. 4. Most try to con足 q u er th e h e a d -p a t stom ach-rub feat, but Spencer Wagner goes for the cap-on -marker nose-to-tonguetouch.

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M el Arnold Network Adinistrator

K athleen Bechert Early Childhood

Ashw i Birdi US Science

Tom Brereton Headmaster College Counselor

Brenna Bretscher MS Health Phys. Ed.

Karyl Bright Director of Admissions

Cindy Brooks M S/U S Phys. Ed.

E lizabeth Bruner MS English

Susan Buck First Grade

Peter Camm US French College Counselor

Carolyn Christy Second Grade

Barbara Cleary US EngUsh Publications

M ike Coleman MS Science/ Mathematics

M arlene D illavou US Mathematics

Roberta D onaldson Business Manager

Patricia DeLotell Fifth Grade

Jan Carlson LS Secretary

Cherie Craig LS Librarian

lario Carrillo L S /U S Counselor LS Phys. Ed

Bryan Czam ota Ch. Science Dept.

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Tana Eikenbery MS Social Science/ Mathematics

M arsha Enterline Instrumental Music

Sherry Fanner LS Science

Bill Glisson MS Principal Social Science

Maria Ferraro Dean of Students Ch. Mathematics Dept.

Jane Gorsky M S /U S Librarian

Bob Flavin

Rob Gartzka

Jennifer George

US Mathematics

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Jon Graetz

Lakshmi Grandhi

Anne Griffith

Ninth Grade Dean US Mathematics

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John Griffith

Kim Gunlock

Judith Haines

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Speech/ Language Patholo_gy

Karen Hartley

Sandy Hartmann

US Principal College Counselor/ US English

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Kay Hetzer

Connie Howard

Bruce Huntsbarger

Gloria Hurwitz

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Bryan Lakatos

Benjy Lowry

Yolanda Lyon

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US Latin

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Yvonne Martin

Kathy Mecoli

Katilynn Miser

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Chris Kambas

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Becky Kessler

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Carol Myers

Becky Nienaber

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M ichelle Sipe MS Social Science

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Suzy Powell Second Grade

Kathy Priest Third Grade

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D ebbie Shear LS Technology

G abriella Sparks US Spanish

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N ew Stu d e n ts Top: Clockwise from top left: Eighth graders Carrie Chema and M arlise W alters. M organ Brazie ('08). Freshman Marie Walters. Sixth graders Holly Griffith and Secil Kim. Phillip Blum, Eric K issinger, and Stephen Arnovitz of the class of 2005. Seventh graders Kate Blalock and Myah Blazar. Bottom: Right: Junior Jephree White. Top right: Senior foreign ex足 change student from Costa Rica, Bryan Hernandez. Bot足 tom right: Sophomores Jason Grieco, Bobby Winslow and Jessica Stephens.

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AESTHESIA U nder the leadership of advisor, Anne G riffith, and seniors, M olly W orkm an and Tara W illiam s, this year's Literary M agazine was as big as alw ays. M eeting alm ost every Friday, they read and discussed submissions received for the week. Submissions, ranging from a drawing on a napkin, to a thought provoking poem , to a story w ith instru ctions"to be read w ith a British accent", all went through a complicated review and editing process. The end result was a beautiful compilation of a year of creation from the middle and upper schools student bodies.

Ju n io rs L ydia Vanderkaay and Lynn Waterhouse lo o k o v e r a poem by Eliot Cardinaux dur ing a Janu ary lunch meeting.

Co-editor Tara W illiam s lis tens to d iscu ssion about M aura Cartw right's piece, "Biology H om ew ork."

A esth e sia staff: M o n ica M o b ile, Sarah G lass, Sean A li, N ity a K u m ar, M au ra C artw rig h t, M olly W ork m an, K atie Sn av ely , Sarah Sh ack elfo rd , M rs. A nne G riffith , R ich ard T read w ell, T ara W illiam s, D aniel M alark ey , R ebecca B rereton , L ynn W aterh ou se, and L yd ia V an d erk aay .

M onica, Sara, Sean and Katie vote "yes" for the subm ission of a series of poems by Bailey Den mark.

C o -e d ito r M o lly W orkm an changes poems on the projec to r fo r com m ittee discu ssion, an im p o rta n t p a rt o f choosing w ork for the final production. Ju n io r D aniel M a la rk e y and Sophomore Rich ard T re ad w e ll read aloud a bank robbery scene in British accents, as directed in a piece su b m itte d by M i c h a e l Bramlage.

Sophom ore M attie Fitch and junior Erin Edm iston review their re sponse to an urgent action.

Marissa Hayes, M attie Fitch, Stephanie Sim pkins, Katie Kersh, Susan Braunlin, Romina Canessa, Sara Rausch, Ashley Foley, Katie Snavely, Carrie Suiter, Ad visor Peter Camm, Rayya ElZein and student leaders, Pegah Rahmanian, Emily Cam m, and M olly Workman. ) Despite the gravity of issues discussed, m embers Romina Canessa and Katie ^ Kersh still enjoy themselves.

P resid en t E m ily Camm and faculty a d v iso r M r. Camm preview a weekly set of ur gent a ctio n s . M em bers saw a m yriad o f a n nouncements con cerning wrongful im prisonm ent or inhum ane tre a t Advisor, Mr. Peter Camm m ent in th ird w orld co u n tries from U zbekistan to M e x ico , and c a p ita l p u n is h m en t co n c ern s from A rizona to Turkey.

V ice P re s id e n t Pegah R ahm anian heads a letter to the P rim e M in ister of Turkey.

D eep S in g h and Stephanie Call finish a letter requesting humane treatment of prisoners of war dur ing "Bring a Fresh m an to A m n esty Day" in April.

Amnesty International is an independent worldwide human rights organization working towards justice for humanity. During the weekly Thursday lunch meetings, students wrote letters of announcement urging world leaders to take action against unjust imprisonment and violations against the Human Rights Code. Amnesty gave students the opportunity to express their own thoughts on topics such as the right to a fair trial and questionable disappearances, as well as exposing them to a world view. In light of the events of September 11th, Amnesty also held additional meetings to facilitate helpful discussions for students centering on con structive dialogue.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty

ACADEMIC CHALLENGI In order to be successful in academic challenge, one must be very bright and very quick, according to advisor Mr. Flavin. In this year's academic challenge team, led by Rob Buerki, Mr. Flavin found both of these traits. The group competed well against teams that w ere many times the size of their own. They participated in four major competitions with their best finish at the seventh annual Northmont academic challenge tournament where they placed second. Mr. Flavin was very proud of this year's team for their efforts and their representation of the school. D avid P ercy and Rob Buerki challenge the an swers given by teammates Shai Gruber and Arthur Zeyda w hile preparing for the inter-school com petitions at N orthm ont High School in January.

Career long A cadem ic Challenge Advisor: Mr. Bob Flavin

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Seniors Rob Buerki, Alexis Chema, and Shai Gruber; Juniors Arthur Zeyda and Aaron Bernie; Sophomore Alina larve and Advisor Bob Flavin after a lunch period practice session. THE 2001-2002 ACADEMIC CHAL LENGE TEAM: Aaron Bernie, John W alters, Shai Gruber, Rob Buerki, A rthur Z eyda, Mr. Flavin, Kanu Birdi, David Percy, Alexis Chema and Alina larve.

Academic Challenge

A rth u r Z eyd a, D avid P ercy, and Shai Gruber concen trate on a set of questio n s d u rin g the N orthm ont Invita tional.

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Matt W hite sips a refreshment to cure his parched mouth, but must take care in m ounting his retahation during a routine afternoon of chess.

After setting up his board, Tyler Edwards formulates a strategy in his mind. E ric B la z e r, B o b b y W in slo w , Sum eet A garw al, Brad Loesch, Kelvin Corbin, Matt White.

K e lv in C o rb in ponders a decisive move to w in his match, leading the team to another victory.

Brad Loesch stresses over the possibilities A fte r sc h o o l on Thursdays, Sum eet A g a rw a l d e m o n 足 strates the concen足 tration it takes to p la y ch ess to the lower schoolers who have come to learn from the "big kids."

The 2001-2002 school year continued to be a successful one for the chess team. Starting out on a bad foot, the team ''came back with a vengeance/' said advisor Jon Graetz. Beating out new rival, Troy, the Miami Valley team took first in their league yet another year. Originally the two teams were tied with matches won and games won, leaving only board points to be counted; M VS winning by only a half game. At the city championship the team did well, placing second overall. 'Tt was a good moral victory," explained Jon Graetz.

CHESS Chess

MODEL UNITED NATION

As events worldwide pulled our attentions to news networks and political analysts, the largest cohe sive group of students at MVS worked to integrate this year's fickle global politics into their Model United Nations discussions and negotiations. MVS delegates, representing six different countries at the University of Dayton Conference, were recognized with one Outstanding Delegation, for Pakistan, as well as two Distinguished Delegations, and two Honorable Mentions. For the first time, delegates committing to a second conference attended Model United Nations of the University of Chicago instead of the traditional New York trip. The seventeen students at this conference represented either Bosnia-Herzegovina or Zimbabwe and won one Outstanding Delegation, one Honorable Mention, and two Verbal Commendations for their three days of work at the Palmer House.__________

In the General Assem bly, discussing the plight of Pal estine and its refugees, many MVS teams collaborated at the University of Dayton to pass resolutions. Seniors w ith m o re e x p e rie n c e help ed in trod u ce so p h o mores attending their first conference to UN procedure.

M VS head delegate and senior Claire Enterline repre s e n te d B o sn ia H e rz e g o v in a a lo n g sid e Nannaya Jam pala in the Econom ic and Financial com mittee at Chicago.

Seniors Thomas B ra m la g e and Seth Harlan work on amendments to a resolution in the H igh Com mission for Refu gees in the Near East at MUNUC.

The M odel UN team competing at the UD con ference included delegates representing BosniaHerzegovina, Pakistan, Sudan, Oman, Rwanda and Myanmar. W hile com peting at MUNUC, juniors John Walters and Casey Dlott listen to the results of the vote on a resolution in the ECOSOC com mit tee.

Model United Nations

For their work in the O rganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, A lexis Chema and Rayya ElZein were awarded O utstanding recognition.

D aniel M alarkey takes a suggestion from Dr. Cleary for the story he wrote on the GLITAR organization.

Nicole Carlson listens to a nearby discussion regarding an article while Erin Powell proposes a new idea for a future issue. Kristin Hughes, Maura Cartwright and Michael Palmer spend their Tuesday lunches in the ever popu lar P&X meetings.

THE 2001-2002 PHLOEM & XYLEM STAFF; Ross Katz, Michael M iller, Ben Skidm ore, Chad Harlan, Rob Buerki, K ristin H ughes, Daniel Malarkey, K ristin M ann, M onica M obile, N icole C arlson, Melanie Mitzman, Maura Cartwright, Katie Kersh, Erin Pow ell, Em ily Cam m, A llan Lanton, M olly Workman.

After finishing her lu n ch , M e la n ie M itz m a n re v iew s her editorial on the sch oo l's p articip a tion in the Ohio Math L ea g u e c o m p e ti tions. C o -ed ito rs-in -ch ief Katie Kersh and Rob Buerki lead a pro ductive meeting re g ard in g th eir u p co m in g sp rin g "nourishing" issue.

For Phloem and Xylem, 2001-2002 has been a year of numerous changes, victories, and new experi ences. Chief editors Katie Kersh and Rob Buerki had much success in guiding the younger mem bers to learn more about the traditional MVS newsletter. P&X's main staff goal, among others, was to publish more issues than in the past. As for Kersh, Buerki, and their editors, by publishing different kinds of articles, from various viewpoints, they tried, to collectively improve communica tion between the newspaper staffs own members and the rest of the MVS community.

PHLOEM & XYLEM Phloem & Xylem

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Students were welcomed on the first day of school by an array of outdoor games, and from there Student Government organized more activities and programs for the upper and middle school student bodies. Under the impressive senior leadership of President, Sarah Lochner, and Secretary Treasurer, Thomas Bramlage, the committee of student representatives worked to achieve, "N ot just class unity, but a sense of community throughout the Upper school and MVS in all." Special activities such as a Survivor themed spirit day and an upper and middle school combined Talent Benefit to commemorate special events like the kick off of the Capital Campaign and the tragedy of September 1 1 th, were highlights of the efforts of a group that worked to make this school year even more spirited and enjoyable than years past.

Student Government members: Micah G ruber,M r. Lakatos, David Pardue, Stephanie Simpkins, Danya ElZein, Marie Walters, Vanessa Hux, A.O. Smith, Kristin Mann, Nannaya Jampala, Sarah Lochner, Claire Enterline, Thomas Bramlage and Molly Workman. Junior David Pardue skeptically consid足 ers plans for the Homecoming spirit day.

Student Government

Marie Walters listens closely to secretary-treasurer Thoms Bramlage's plans; no doubt filing ideas av^^ay for her next three years at MVS.

During their free time, yearbook junkies, Rayya ElZein and Pegah Rahmanian make their own memo ries for the book.

Sophomore yearbook member, Jessica Stephens picks and crops pic tures for an activities page during a lunch meeting.

Ralla Shrit concentrates to come up ’ with the best caption possible for the basketball pages.

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Three year Editor-inC h ie f, S u san Braunlin leans over her story for varsity softball to look at a fin e p h o to g ra p h taken by one of the staff members.

The 2001-2002 Successions staff worked with advisors Tana Eikenbery and Brenna Bretscher, as well as co-editors Susan Braunlin and R a )^ a El Zein to produce a collection of unique journahsm in accord with the MVS Successions tradition. The staff, composed of four sophomores, four juniors, two seniors and one freshman, met weekly during Tuesday lunch sessions to discuss major changes in the layout and direction of the book, while also rationing "jobs" among the staff and editors. Occasional "Saturday sessions" with and without Doug Vice, Jostens representative, were used to determine cover design as well as to slowly, but persistently, crank through all one hundred and forty-four pages that make up this year's Successions 2002: Coming Together.

SUCCESSIONS Successions

R ight: MVS Upper School Art teacher, Linda Kretzler, and freshman Philip Blum together peruse options and ideas for a frame for his silk scarf. B elo w : Senior Cassandra Hornick focuses on her clay as she molds it into a beautiful pot for the very popular P ottery course this winter.

A bove: Ben Ali, a ninth grader, shows off his creative silk scarf from the freshman Visual Designs course. Other freshman projects included the pastel self portraits, which filled the gallery at the very end of the school year.

Right: Junior Sandeep Sehbi carefully molds the spout of the ceramic piece he conceived and created during the Artist in Residence period.

Art

Artist-in-residence, Susan Gallagher, discusses with Mr. Gartzka the students' original design, as well as what type of clay will be used for the construction of the bench.

MVS Art This year's MVS Art Department had many talented artists come and visit to teach various types of art forms. Mr. Gartzka and Mrs. Kretzler worked very hard to ensure that the students were learning different kinds of art forms from silk scarves to self-portrait pastels to pottery. The many classes for different kinds of art were constantly making fantastic pieces to be put up in the gallery and the art shows were quickly replaced with new pieces. The middle school was graced with the expertise of artist Susan Gallagher. With her guidance the seventh grade was able to create an out足 standing mosaic and a bench made out of clay.

Seventh grader Julia German uses a sculpting tool to work on the floral shapes that would be fastened to the back of the bench upon its completion.

I Before painting, glazing and the addition of other media (in the case of this piece, carefully handled fragments of broken I mirror) the artist, Jared Williams, must make sure that the form and texture of the clay is as perfect as the moment allows.

Art

Right: Freshman Carly Chenoweth sings her heart out, bringing the sweet music of "W ade in the W ater" to the ears of the audience. Far Right: The alto section strives to stay on key while singing the inter esting piece, "C lose to You," Lower Right: Beautiful music can be heard as the Soprano section of the Cham ber Ensemble reaches for the high notes at this year's W inter Choir Concert entitled "Sounds of the Sea-

Below: The choir warms up in order to d eliver a spectacular perfor mance at the Spring Concert.

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Left: Though small ir\ number, the male members of the Upper School Choir, Ian Rymer, An thony Richardson, Locke Welborn, Ben Kendricks and Richard Treadwell, make a mighty sound while singing the exciting piece, "Hallelujah". Right: The Upper School Choir's Winter Concert was a huge suc cess thanks to the wonderful di rection of Sam Winston. He also wrote the a cappella piece, "Se cret Crush," which was per formed by the Chamber Choir.

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' L eft: E lio t C a rd in a u x and Sandeep Sehbi play "Im pres sions" by John Coltrane during the spring recital. Their new conductor, Noah Bellamy, looks on. Besides performing both on and off the MVS campus, as well as at the Woodbourne and C enterville libraries, the en semble went to see Kenny Gar ret playing with the Cincinnati Conservatory of M usic's jazz band in the late fall.

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Left: N ew ad d ition s to the upper school jazz band, G reg g M cE lw ee and B rian M aisler, p erform the sax solo together from the song "C h u ch o " by P aqu ito d iR iviera d u ring the spring recital. Above: C ontinuing his longtim e po sition as p ercu ssion ist (a position re ce n tly shared w ith classm ate D avid Percy), D avid P ard ue keeps the b eat in "D o lp h in D an ce" by H erbie H ancock. R ight: Sean A h plays bass, alon g sid e E lio t C ard in au x on the piano and D avid P ard u e on d rum s, in a trio p iece called "T h e A u tu m n L eav es."

Jazz Band

Far right: The orphans of the 2002 spring musical Annie, sing "It's a hard knock hfe." Right: Before their spring con足 cert, Alex Combs-Bachmann, Jonathan Millar and Sam Will足 iams warm up with their choir director Sam Winston. Lower right: Snap, Alex CombsBachmann, and Alexander, Colin Cartw right, are fierce werewolves in the middle school's production of It's a Howl. Below: Jonathan Millar fights off a terrifying Colin Cartwright with a chair during a tense scene in It's a Howl.

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Left: Emily Nelson gets ready to raise the stage lights as she handles the technical aspects of the middle school's perfor足 mance. Right: Taylor Shanks sings her part in an Aladdin m edly, while Carrie Chema waits for her entrace cue.

Middle School Music & Drama

Left: "Whatdya mean, Annie ain't here?" Alexis Chema, playing Miss Hannigan, slurs as she realizes Annie, played by Annie Ervin, has just es caped with Mr. Bundles (An thony Richardson), during the spring musical. Right: In front of the set of the New York skyline, designed by art teachers Linda Kretzler and Rob Gartzka for the spring musical, Bailey Denmark plays a "Star to Be" who dreams of being "in a penthouse way up high."

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T h e 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 SCHOOL YEAR WAS PACKED TO THE RAFTERS WITH NEW AND EXCITING DRAMA EXPERIENCES: FOLLOWING SHAKESPEARE’S T H E T E M P E S T , BROADWAY CHOREOG RAPHERS N a t H o r n e a n d d a v id D u s in g w o r k e d w i t h m id d le a n d u p p e r s SCHOOLERS IN A MUSE MACHINE WORKSHOP. TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR, A GROUP OF NINE SENIORS PUT TOGETHER A MURDER MYSTERY EVENING, AND THE SPRING BROUGHT A COMPLETELY INTEGRATED MVS PRODUCTION OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, A N N IE .

Above: "I shall wrack thy bones... so beasts shall tremble at thy din!" threatens Benjy Lowry, playing Prospero, alongside Rayya ElZein, as Caliban. Upper left: Molly Workman, as Juno, offers a blessing before the dance scene choreographed by Danya ElZein in the middle and upper school production of The Tempest. Far left: Ralla Shrit, as Grace Farell, introduces Kristin Mann, as Annie, to the servants at Warbuck's man sion. Left: Annie Ervin and Claire Enterline look on as Mr. Warbucks, played by Josh Ward, sings of the wonders of New York.

Drama

R ight: Led by low er school m usic teacher, Mrs. Nienaber, first graders T o m m y S e e b a c h e r an d Je s s ic a Hastings set the beat for Hannukah favorite, "H ow Many Candles?" Far right: Second grade teacher, Mrs. Christy applies the secret reindeer juice to the snout of Amanda W inch, while Nirah M alhotra looks on. B ottom right: A m y N ew sock and Amanda Mikutis embrace one last time before darting their separate ways for the notorious MVS rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christm as." Below: M embers of the class of 2013 join in enthusiastically w ith Em ily Camm, Juliana Subashi, Annie Ervin, and Alexis Chema of the class of 2002.

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Left: Kindergarteners, in their array of colors and fabrics, march timidly past the library and into the upper school. The students they greet with tentative sm iles are rem inded of times, not so long ago, when they themselves greeted strange faces in the same hallways . Right: The dazzling adaptations of scary characters created by this up per school art teacher never cease to am aze both students and faculty alike. This year, as the evil witch from The S lee p in g B ea u ty, M rs. Kretzler joined the Halloween pa rade.

Hallo w een F r o m g o t h ic t o f u r r y , H a r r y P o t t e r t o f ir e f ig h t e r , a n d a l ie n t o C h in e s e PRINCESS, c o s t u m e s AT M V S NEVER FAIL TO DISPLAY STU D EN TS’ AND FACULTY’S COURAGE AND CREATIVITY. T H E ANNUAL LOWER SCHOOL PARADE THROUGH THE UPPER AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS PROVED TO BE NOTHING SHORT OF A SCARE, W HILE MANY UPPER SCHO O L FACULTY, INCLUDING MRS. KRETZLER AND MR. LOWRY, FRAMED THE FRIGHT.

Above: Even as eighth graders, these stu dents have not lost their lust for dressing up. "It's an exciting day for the stu dents," says middle school teacher Mrs. Eikenbery, "The parade gets them talk ing about past Halloweens, and gives them ideas for next year." Above left: Katherine Ey and Sasha Yanes are no less excited for Hallow een as sixth graders than they were last year in the lower school. Far left: Second graders Audrey Lane and Cara Mumford break trail for the statue of liberty and second grade teacher, Mrs. Powell. Left: Claire Schafer and Sarah Potts of the class of 2006 follow the yellow brick road back through the gallery and into class after the Halloween parade.

Halloween

Right: Some boxes needed to be moved as part of a community ser vice project and Andy Holland agreed to lend a hand. On another location at Sun Watch Village, up per schoolers also cleared fields and strung ears of corn for decora tion. Far right: Playing in one of the many piles of leaves they raked near former Governor Cox's house, sixth grade girls take a short break. Below: Mr. Coleman and his group of sixth grade boys prepare to spend their day carrying stones at Cox Arboretum.

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M id d l e a n d U p p e r S c h o o l s c o n t in u e d t o u p h o l d t h e ir r e s p e c t iv e t r a d i t i o n s O F S E R V IC E T O T H E D A Y T O N A N D M IA M I V A L L E Y C O M M U N IT Y T H R O U G H O U T T H E Y E A R . T H E U S U A L T R IP S T O C O X A R B O R E T U M , H A B IT A T F O R H U M A N IT Y S IT E S , K E T T E R IN G P A R K S A N D N E IG H B O R H O O D Y A R D S W E R E A C C E N T E D T H IS Y E A R B Y S E V E R A L J O IN T P R O J E C T S W IT H T H E O M E G A S C H O O L O F E X C E L L E N C E ; A P R O G R A M T H A T W O R K S T O IN T E R E S T IN N E R C IT Y K ID S IN H IG H E R E D U C A T IO N . o th

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Left: Dan Gorsky found this cabinet in deplorable condi tion, so he cleaned it for the nice people at The Castle. The Castle is a place w^here people with mental health problems can go to have fun and be with other people. The group that went there for commu nity service also cooked lunch, cleaned the entire house, and helped organize the storage areas and art cabinets.

Community Service

L eft: S e co n d g ra d e rs S te p h a n ie C h o o , A ta li Gartzka and Nirali Malhotra drag their prizes from the cake walk out of the SAC. Right: On the afternoon of F rid ay , M ay 10th , u p p er classmen Shayna Epstein and C arrie S u iter enjoy snow cones and cake in front of the Titanic slide before assum ing their posts at the face painting station.

S p r in g Fa ir T H E A N N U A L S P R IN G F E S T IV A L , O R S P R IN G F L IN G , W A S M E T W IT H M U C H O F T H E S A M E E N T H U S IA S M A S H A S B E E N S E E N IN T H E L O N G T R A D IT IO N O F T H E E V E N T . IN A D D IT IO N T O T H E F A M IL IA R F A C E P A IN T IN G A N D C A K E W A L K , A N E W IN F L A T A B L E M A Z E A N D B E F O R E U N S E E N C L A S S F U N D R A IS IN G E F F O R T S W E R E E N J O Y E D . W H IL E - S A V O R IN G R E F R E S H M E N T S F R O M T H E S T A N D S , A N D IN B E T W E E N A P E X A M S , U P P E R S C H O O L S T U D E N T S H E L P E D W IT H T H E S E T U P O F E N T E R T A IN M E N T T H A T L O W E R A N D M ID D L E S C H O O L E R S W O U L D E N J O Y L A T E R T H A T A F T E R N O O N .

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Right: Prom committee leader, Jenny Moore, and good friend, Carrie Weprin, revel in the success of the evening. Below : Seth "Frodo" Harlan, taking a seat after experiencing the whiplash of the Bungee Run, continues to defy the imagination as he waits for the prize ceremony to begin at 4:00 am. Students who left would not be eligible for the final prizes which included: a reserved parking space and car package for the class of 2003 (won by Jenny Moore), and a trip for four to the Bahamas for the class of 2002 (won by Bryan Hernandez).

A bove: Junior Aaron Bernie gets ready to defeat classmate Andy Holland in the inflated boxing ring, as fellow member of the class of 2003, Casey Dlott, prepares to look on.

Right: Senior Ryan George and his girlfriend, Lindsey Fox enjoy a slow dance to "The Way You Look Tonight."

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Junior Shayna Epstein breaks it down to "It's Getting Hot in Here" on the twenty-fourth floor of the Kettering Towers build足 ing.

Midnight in an Enchanted Garden M a y 1 9 th , 2 0 0 2 The Junior/Senior Prom and Senior Salute festivities proved to be a memorable success this spring. Prom, Midnight in an Enchanted Garden, under the organizational leadership of junior class presidents Mandy Gutmann and Jenny Moore, was held at the Dayton Raquet Club in the Kettering Towers, downtown. The second annual Senior Salute proved to be still the hottest party after prom, with a full attendance from the junior class, and only four out of forty-four se足 niors missing. With different d.j.s, a more stable dance floor, a new system of prizes at Senior Salute, alongside more organized tournaments, many seniors and returning juniors commented that this year's festivities were even more enjoy足 able than the previous year's.

Senior Josh Ward leads the crowd and steals the show during the ever popular "ChaCha Slide."

Seniors Robin Buerki and Juliana Subashi, having recently arrived at Senior Salute, get ready to unleash their early morning energy on the ping pong and basketball tournaments and karaoke machine.

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The freshman immer sion, Stepping Out, was an exciting adventure for both the faculty and the stu dents. Flying planes pushed many individuals out of their comfort zones while To-Shin-Do taught each student key elements of self-defense. During their three night stay at Hocking Hills, students took both personal and physical risks. As has be come tradition, the fresh men also visited a Catho lic church, a synagogue, a Hindu temple, and a mosque. Micah Gruber, Dan Gorsky, Doug Schmidt, Ian Rymer, Matt Laughlin, Stephanie Call, Alisha Gandhi, Sarah Ali, Xander Subashi, Aubrey Smith, Carly Chenoweth, Marie Walters, Shannon Holland, Frances Ellenbogen, Jessica Levy and Bailey Denmark.

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The Culinary Delights cooking immersion learned much about the science and art involved with cooking, from the biology of bread and the mechanics of tools, to the colors of fruits and deco rations of a feast. They were also introduced to a variety of foods and cul tures from around the world ranging from Greece to Mexico. Many countries were repre sented by guest chefs as well as by students who prepared cultural dishes. Visiting chef Randa Shrit, Andy Holland and Sumeet Agarwal. Not pictured: Becky Adam, Paul Bogard, Maura Cartwright, Aaron Cowden, Sarah Glass, Marissa Hayes, Alina larve, Nannaya Jan\pala, Ben Kendricks, Nitya Kumar, Sarah Leffak, Jeff Probst, Anthony Richardson, Bobby Winslow, and advisor Dr. Ashwi Birdi.

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of a b o d y " S u c c e s s is w h a t h a p p e n s w hen hard w o rk and m o tiv atio n m eet a m b itio n /' repeated ad visor M rs. C ind y Brooks throughout the length o f the im m ersio n program . T h r o u g h e le v e n s e s s io n s at D ra k e 's G y m , stu d e n ts b o x e d , row ed and w eig h t lifted fo r ca r d io v ascu lar training. T w o ov er night sk iin g trips exam ined the art and sp ort o f skiing, and fears o f h e ig h t s w e r e c o n q u e r e d through in d o or clim b in g at U r ban Krag. T he connection betw een b o d y and m ind w as also explored through m artial arts train in g at the Stephen K. H ayes Q u est C e n ter and Tam a. B asic equ estrian tech n iq u e (at B on n yb roo k Farm s) as w ell as yoga (w ith A n thony C on ard ) w ere also parts o f the program . U ltim ately , the group learned "n o t on ly ab ou t physical stre n g th , b u t a lso , [ab ou t] the strength o f ch a racter." Advisor Cindy Brooks, Thomas Bramlage, Sarah Lochner, Jason Grieco, Mark Franklin, Andrew Arnett, and A.O. Smith

basic photography E ig h t so p h o m o re s commited themselves to the study of black and white pho tography during the four w eek im m e rsio n p e rio d . Working alongside Sinclair Community College profes sor Richard Jurus, the eight y o u n g m en an d w om en learned how to develop their own photographs while si m u lta n e o u sly im p ro v in g their photo-taking technique. For their final projects, each student put together an al bum of themed portraits, the best of which were featured in the MVS gallery upon the students' return from immer sion. Ralla Shrit, Stephanie Simpkins, AnneMarie Gieskes, Jaima Nephew and Sinclair Community College professor, Richard Jurus. Other members: Brian Ford, Allan Lanton, John Lavin, Richard Treadwell and advisor Mr, Bob Flavin.

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After spending a week in cold, snowy Dayton, learning about safety precautions, the parts of a boat, how to handle wind and weather, and sailing techniques, the group of five juniors and five sophomores (led by Mr. Peter Camm and Mrs. Anne Weber), flew to Santa Barbara, C alifornia, where their water adventures took place. Broken into groups, the students tried their hands at sailing. They soon learned how to handle not only J-24s, 42 and 36 foot vessels, but also sea sickness, food poisoning and each other. All in all, it proved to be a memorable learning experience for all par ticipants. Pictured: Mr. Camm, Daniel Sinclair and John Workman. Other members: Ross Katz, Stephanie Millar, Melanie Mitzman, Lynn Waterhouse, Charley McCusker, Michael Palmer, Shelby Simes and Nakul Vyas.

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As if camping in Florida's Everglades for 16 days would not have been tough enough, this group of four sophomores and three seniors also spent their first week in the classroom with Mr. Czarnota. Under his and Mrs. Griffith's instruction, they learned about marshland ecol ogy, individual species found in southern Florida, and the basics of canoe handling, as well as alligator safety. Joined by Inter national Field Study compan ions, Jim Eliot and Jen Lillis, they set out on their camping excur sion. The group faced cold wa ter, chilly nights, suffocating hu midity, blowing winds, and at times each other, with the kind of spirit and perseverance that embodies immersion. N icole C arlson, M onica M obile, Pegah R ahm anian, D anya ElZein, Kristin H ughes, M rs. G riffith, Susan B raunlin, M r. C zarnota, Jim E liot, C laire E nterline, and Jen Lillis.

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f i l m m a k e r and the c r i t i c The filmmaking immersion, yet again, produced an enjoy able and funny short film. The cast included all six participants, most of whoin also doubled with various off-scene roles. Advi sor Mr. Romeo said that this group of students was the most independent of all the groups he has taught in years conduct ing this immersion. The stu dents completed the entirety of their movie shootings without his aid, and remained very posi tive when they ran into difficul ties. Junior Shayna Epstein re members, "We did not get wor ried, instead, we solved the problem." Mr. Romeo also com mented, "This year's [movie] was the best balanced movie made during the past several years." (In back) Kirby Messar, Adonya Jackson, CurtW ittm er and Shayna Epstein, with students from Sugarcreek Elementary, after filming Jump Rope for Heart. Other members: Ryan George, Aron Mohan and advisor Mr. Vin Romeo.

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David Weissman, Emily Camm, Breanna Lustre and Aaron Hurst. Other members: Brian Maisler, Gregg McElwee, Greg Mecoli, David Rawson, Jessica Stephens, Jacob Webb, Jared Williams, advisors Mrs. Linda Kretzler, Mr. Rob Gartzka, and Mr. Richard Zopf.

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Led b y M r. Jon G raetz and M rs. C ind y K night, stu d en ts on th is im m ersio n traced the roots and path of the C ivil R ights M ovem ent across the south. Im m er sion participants studied the h istory in D ayton, and then headed s o u th , w h e re th ro u g h p erso n al con tact an d d isc u ssio n , th e y in creased their understanding of that era. Through the aid o f " p r im a r y h is t o r ic a l so u rce s" Bob and Jea n ie G raetz, students gained a historical and personal per spective of the m ovem ent and of the tim e period. Advisor M rs. Cindy Knight, Josh Ward, Kelvin Corbin, Locke Welborn. Matt White, Mattie Fitch, Sarah Woodyard. Not pictured: advisor Mr. Jon Graetz.

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"We learned about the biz." Eric Blazar commented upon his return to MVS from immer sion, and after hearing their tales of all of what these stu dents saw, who they met, and the projects they completed, Eric's simple declaration rings true on many levels. During overnight stays at both Ohio Sate University and Earham College, participants met bas ketball players from the Uni versity (a unanimously de clared high point), talked with the president of NCR, scoped out the NCAA headquarters, and produced projects of their own incorporating knowledge and understanding of advertis ing and design. Chad H arlan, A d visor M r. M ario C arillo, A dvisor M r. Tom Brereton, Logan A llen, A d visor M r. Bob M ad d en, and Ben Skidm ore. O ther m em bers: Kevin H ow orth, Eric Blazar, M ichael M iller, D onnica H aw es-Saunders and A dvisor M r. Kevin Klose.

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The Swccessors; Jep h ree W hite, E lizab eth G rim es, Fan Zhang, parei Mr. Sam W agner. Not pictured: Am anda D undon.

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Jo M cD erm ott, Rebecca Brereton, M andy G utm ann and advisor

Destination America was a "fantastic" immersion, accord ing to advisor Sam Wagner. The six students and two chap erones travelled 5,840 miles and across fifteen states in their 29 foot Tioga. Some of the most memorable sights and experi ences included the Grand Can yon at sunset. Historic Route 66, the Cadillac Ranch, family stays in St. Louis, and the Four Corners. After working to gether and making definitive memories, the entire group agreed it was a very "success ful" trip. "Destination America was an absolute blast," said Casey Dlott, a junior on the trip. The group drove over 5,100 miles and through fourteen states. "My group had no problems or personality clashes whatso ever," said advisor Mr. Ralph Suiter. The group grew closer through wonderful meals in New Orleans' restaurants, the long drives through the plains of Kansas, Junior Park Ranger certification, unexpected sub zero temperatures, and even a college visit at Colorado Col lege.

I O peration M o ses: Carrie Suiter, Carrie W eprin, Sara Rausch, Casey D ott and A nnie Ervin. Other mem bers: K ristin M ann, advisor Mr. Ralph Suiter and parent Andrea G rim es.

S eren d ip ity: A nkush Kalra, Carrie M cD erm ott-Johnson, Tara W illia is, Bryan H ernandez, Jo h n W alters and Rom ina Canessa. pictured: advisor Mr. Bryan Lakatos and parent D eb W illiam s.

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The group led by Mr. Bryan Lakatos was the only group composed of both male and female participants. Not only did the atmosphere allow for different dynamics, but it also presented a challenge in that the little space available had to be split in half. This group trav elled 4,200 miles in twelve states. The most memorable moments were the open mike night in Hot Springs and salsa dancing in any available laun dry room. This group had a great time together and came back as good friends.

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Sean Ali ('03) To add to his already exten siv e u n d erstan d in g of m usic, Sean pursued a carefu l exam ination of the oud, a pear shaped string in stu m en t originating in th e M id d le E ast. A fter studying on his ow n, Sean traveled to C alifornia to s tu d y w ith w o r ld r e now ned m usician, H am za El Din. Dori Handel ('03)

K an 1 Birdi ('03) S e e in g th in g s th at som e m ed ical residents have never seen, appre ciating the challenges of surgery, and being intro duced to the technology b e h in d ra d io lo g y , all through shadow ing Dr. Jo sef N isenbau m , gave K anu confidence about his future career plans. Alexis Chema ('02) It had always seemed to Alexis that the common thread that connects all artists is their dedication and commitment, rather than any innate talent. So, she devoted her immer sion to the practice of her crafts: throw ing pottery and w riting daily, along side visiting potters and classes in creative writing.

A retu rn to her p re school days, in an explora tion of early childhood edu cation allowed Dori to ob serve program s both at MVS and at George W ash ington Elementary in inner city Philadelphia and gave her a clearer understand ing of the challenges and opportunities in the field. Lauren Gorsky ('03) Spending two weeks in th e re s e a rc h lab o f D r. S te p h e n G ru p p at the Children's Medical Center in Philadelphia (where sci entists and doctors are work ing on a cure to the child hood cancer neuroblastoma) introduced Lauren to the world of lab research as well as personal interaction with pediatric cancer patients. Caitlin Powell ('03) In a unique addition to a s tu d y o f v e te r in a r y m edicine w ith M V S par ents, C aitlin traveled to A laska w here she held a V IP pass to the Iditarod, a 1 ,0 4 9 rrule dog sled race. It w a s an e x p e r ie n c e w hich she d escribes as "on e of the m ost exhila rating of her life."

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Shai (jruber ('02) A fter spending three weeks studying a survey of ancient Greek civiliza tions, Shai traveled with his father to Jerusalem for the annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, which is held every seventh year in Jerusalem. Cassa; idra Hornick ('02) Shadowing a cardiolo gist, a neonatologist, and an ENT (all pediatricians) as well as observing the insertion of tubes into the ears of a child, (tonsillec tom y/ adenoidectomy) of fered Cassandra an insight into pediatric m edicine and c a ta ly z e d new thoughts of potential ca reer opportunities.

Rob Buerki, Rayya ElZein & Seth Harlan ('02) ! Over four feet of snow, an irradiation (and not to menti^n simple toiletry proce dure) scarred some and en lightened others on an alto gether beneficial experience while camping in Wyoming and Idaho backcountry. The three seniors embarked on an expedition filled with telemark skiing and snow camping through the Na tional Outdoor Leadership School. j (.Q3 ) Shadow ing doctors in hopes of learning about various types of m ed i cine, including neurosur gery, g astro n eu ro lo g y , optham ology and otorhi n o la ry n g o lo g y h e lp ed clear up the qu estion in D a v id 's m in d a b o u t w hether he should p u r sue a future in m edicine. Angad Singh ('03) Few people have the opportunity to perform tests on autoimmune dis eases, but Angad was able to work with 22 electron microscopes while experi menting on genetically al tered mice and see the ef fects of angry lumphocytes on the pancreas with Dr. Mason at Wittenburg Uni versity. Lydia Vanderkaay ('03 A desire to pursue art pu sh ed L y d ia to new horizons in her self-d e sign ed p ro g ram . N ot only did she introduce herself to m etal, silver and glass art and w eld ing, but she also began to get a feel for the "b u si ness of art."

Joe M c A te e ( '02)

Shopping for a college com puter is no longer a task that Joe has to deal w ith. D uring the four w e e k s o f im m e r s io n , w orking alongside com puter engineers, he built one from scratch; an ex p e rie n c e th a t y ie ld e d both physical and em o tional rew ards. David N is e n b ^ m ('02) Follow ing physicians at G ood Sam aritan H os pital exposed D avid to m any kinds o f m edicinein clu d ing cardiologists, neurosurgeons, orthope dic surgeons and radi> o lo g ists, b u t also to the f p o lit ic s and , beau rpcracy" som etim es fotiiijl fft^he profession. P au l Christy ('02) In his s tu 'd j^ f the dif ferences between veteri nary and humart rr^dicine, Paul shadowed ia'^h y sician at Good Saitfaritan Hospital, a small arvlmal vet, as well an equine"\eterinarian. Working alorig-. side his father and oth^ter medical professionals Al lowed Paul to explore Ca reer options. M olly W orkman ('02) W o rk in g in s e v e ra l d iffe r e n t th e a tr e s b e tw een M inneapolis and D ayton, M olly w itnessed th e b eh in d th e scen es w orkings o f theatre that m any never see. From sm all to m id-size to large theatres, she fam iliarized herself w ith possible fu ture career choices.

Immersion

R ig h t: Seventh graders Blake Roan, Alex Burgan, Chelsea Powell, Jonathan Millar, Laura Phillips, Tyler Janis, Alex Duncan, and J.J. Weber dress as Greek heroes, mythological beasts, and gods and goddesses for Ancient Cultures.

B elow : Sixth graders Faiza Quadri, Zaina Basha and Nadine Ahmed display prayer rugs and other important symbols of Islam.

A bove: Eighth grade student government representative, Alex Mann, presents a check from the MVS 9/11 Talent B en efit to Ohio Task Force One officer, Scott Hall, to aid in the rescue effort at Ground Zero.

R ight: Sixth grader Mark Welborn explains his D ay o f the D ead project to his Spanish class.

Middle School Activities

Emily Nelson, Neha Kumar, Carrie Schwartz, Jenny Sipe and Juliette Buiter dress as medieval maidens for their annual eighth grade field trip to the Renaissance Festival.

Middle School Activities Under the capable leadership of new principal. Bill Glisson, the middle school embarked upon an array of adventures. The school year began with a two day trip to JOY Outdoor Education Center, where students conquered rope courses, climbing walls, and alpine towers. Eighth graders enjoyed the annual trip to the Renaissance Festival in the fall, and the seventh grade became the core group to work with ceramic artist, Susan Gallagher, in designing and constructing a colorful bench depicting Ohio wildlife. Besides the challenges of daily academics, students were given a variety of co-curricular activities from which to choose. Highlights of the year included Miss Bruner's production of the werewolf comedy, "It's a Howl," as well as the highly successful community service experiences in which students collected money to be put towards prostheses for victims of violence in Sierra Leone, and orga足 nized, along with the upper school, a talent show to raise funds for Ground Zero recovery after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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Seventh grader Darsheel Sebhi prepares to climb the wall with the help of a JOY Outdoor Education Center instructor.

Ceramic artist Susan Gallagher, and students Sarah Jacobs, Chelsea Powell, Darsheel Sebhi, Karen Guo, Lauren Pond, Julia German and Adrienne Levy try out their new bench depicting Ohio wildlife.

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Seventh grade students rest on the John Henry Patterson sculp ture in Hills and Dales Park while learning of his impact on the history of Dayton.

May 20-31,2002 At the end of the school year, the middle grades journey through a fortnight of fun called Project Period. Each grade is immersed in a single subject area of study: while sixth graders journeyed back in time to the era of the ancient Egyptians, the seventh grade took a closer look into its own backyard of the twin river cities, Dayton and Cincinnati, and the eighth grade dove into a cultural study of the Revolutionary period in American history. Led by Mrs. Eikenbery, the sixth grade traveled to Miami University for four days to taste a bit of college life while working with professors in their classrooms, libraries and museums. Mrs. Rinn and the seventh graders ven tured to and through both historical Dayton and Cincin nati linking classroom studies to visual history and land marks. Mr. Glisson and the eighth grade class took to a charter bus and toured Amish country along with Philadelphia's rich historical sites. The middle school's project period ventures serve as an introductory experi ence for upper school immersions.

Following his lecture on Egyptian mythology, Mi ami University professor. Dr. Edwin Yamauchi, answers Faiza Quadri's question.

Project Period

The eighth grade pauses in front of the entrance to South Street in downtown Philadelphia while study ing Revolutionary American history for their one week project period trip.

L eft: Amy Newsock, Michael Haines, Myah Blazar, and Johnny Folkerth sketch the sus足 pension bridge from Dixie Terminal in Cin足 cinnati as they compete in the Scavenger Hunt, which included going to the Federal Building, post office, and atrium.

B elow : Becky Kessler takes a picture of the sixth graders and their project period advi足 sors on the last day of their visit to Miami University.

A bove: Eighth graders Alyssa Bethel and Stacy Skidmore stop to research Philadelphia history at the Visitor's Center after seeing the Liberty Bell and before going to Christ Church. Left: Members of the nome of Bubastis create miniature pyramids, crocodiles, and date palms for their 3D map of ancient Egypt.

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R ight: Second graders Kelci Weber, Kelsey Irvin and Piper Phillips enjoy their natural surroundings on a field trip to Grant Nature Park.

B elo w : Astride his horse, Tyler Williams, as the town sheriff, intimidates all in his debut in the fourth grade play, Tom Saw yer.

A bove: Fifth graders Ashley Smalley and Sydney Arnett display the appropriate dress of the ancient civiliza足 tions who lived in Sunwatch village.

Right: First graders Emma Brereton, Spencer Meador, and Taylor Burke, stroll proudly around school in their Halloween costumes during the Halloween parade and other festivities.

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Kate Fiala, Caroline Ey, Elizabeth Burgan and Mary George snuggle in their sleeping bags after a late night stargazing at the third grade astronomy sleepover.

Lower School Activities This year, the low er school w as very busy per足 form ing m usicals, studying foreign countries, tak足 ing trips and m aking projects. The kindergarteners enjoyed a Foods from Far A w ay unit, in w hich they cooked food for students to sam ple in a m ock restaurant. They also spent an evening w ith their fathers called M e and M y Shadow. M usically, the first and third graders put on shadow puppet plays, the second grade had a H eritage Day, and the fourth grade put on the m usical, Tom Sawyer. O ne of the biggest events for the third grade was the astronom y sleepover. The third grade also w orked w ith a resident film m aker to produce their ow n m ovies. The highlights of the year for the fifth grade in足 cluded a trip to W iUiamsburg and the nation's capital, exploring the history of flight alongside a pioneer study.

Quentin Hoffman and Jeffrey Mumford eagerly wait for other students to pay for their meals purchased at the kindergartener's restaurant.

Artist-in-residence filmmaker, Kevin Kramer, in足 structs third graders Kevin Wise and Lars Buiter on how to use the special features of a digital video camera.

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The m en's varsity soccer team proved to be as successful as enter taining to watch this season. A mix of talented, fresh players and more experienced, returning vet erans built an impressive record of 11-4-4 under the leadership of se nior captains, Shai G ruber and Aron Mohan. In the words of Coach Mario Carrillo, "This year's team had more technical skills than any team in my past five years of coaching." There were always crowds of fans attending the men's games, and in most games they were not disappointed. Inparticu

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VARSITY & JV M EN 'S SOCCER TEAM S: Asst. Coach Ken H attan, Philip Blum, M ike M iller, Aaron Bernie, David N isenbaum , Andy Holland, Aron M ohan, Andrew Arnett, Shai G ruber, Josh W ard, John W alters, A.O. Sm ith, Coach Mario Carrillo, Steven Arnovitz, Bobby W inslow, Nakul Vyas, Dan Gorsky, Dan Sinclair, M icah Gruber, Ian Rym er, Eric Kissinger, Corey G lisson, Brian Ford, Sandeep Sehbi.

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Coach Mario Carrillo

Leading with examples of profes sionalism and passion, tlie senior guys piloted the team to success. Aron Mohan commented at the end of the season, “People didn’t expect us to be as good-but we were better.” Freshman Xander Subashi launches the ball towards teammate and forward, Andrew Arnett, who waits at the end of the field. Aaron Bernie looks on eagerly as his teammates regain control of the Yellow Springs game. Another highlight of the season, the team came back from a three goal deficit to win. Brian Ford edges out his off balance nemesis from Seven Hills in a game many team members regarded as the high point of the season. Co-captain Shai Gruber commented, “Even though we lost, we just played sweet.”

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lar, the team 's excellent passing and ball control often m ade them a victorious group. Senior Aron Mohan notes that there was still "m uch untapped potential" in the players. Regardless, Coach Carrillo hints, "other high schools are now worried about playing u s." With a large percentage of varsity players m akin g A ll-A rea and D istrict teams, the soccer skills and techni cal achievem ent perfected by this year's team proves this threat valid and m oreover, an example for fu ture team accomplishments.

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Junior defender, Mandy Gutmann, takes the ball up the field on an offensive piay. Emily Camm dribbles around the defensive opposition as she gets ready for a break-away. Adding another win to the team’s already fantastic record makes co-captain Claire Enteriine smile after a tough game. Caitlin Powell stands tall at a home game as her adver sary attempts to take her down with a slide tackle. Offensive wonder Sophia D’Angelo goes “butt to gut” with an opponent.

This year the women's varsity soccer team broke the school's record for wins in a single season, ending with a 13-3-1 record, some thing that was achieved only by u sing b oth "th e ir h earts and heads," said junior Caitlin Powell. The team benefited by only gain ing players this year since they lost no seniors last year. The team, comprised of four freshmen, three sophomores, eleven juniors and five seniors, was led by captains Tara W illiams, Claire Enteriine, and Mandy Gutmann. The team was strong in all areas with two leading scorers, Angela Bethel and

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VARSITY W OM EN 'S SOCCER TEAM : Coach Dave Crafton, Erin P o w ell Anna Kersh, Caitlin Powell, Tara W illiam s, Maura Cartwright, Janna N ephew, Katie Kersh, Asst. Coach Luke Arnold, Romina Canessa, Angela Bethel, Claire Enteriine, M elanie Mitzman, Mandy Gutm ann, Rebecca Brereton, Carrie Suiter, Lydia Vanderkaay, Lauren Gorsky

Coach Dave Crafton

Sofia D'Angelo, and a defense that proved im passable in so many games. Coached by Dave Crafton and Luke Arnold, the ladies cap tured the league title, as well as numerous other awards. Coach Crafton was recognized by the Metro Buckeye League as "Coach of the Year," while Angela Bethel received "P layer of the Y ear." Claire Enteriine was awarded the sportsmanship award, and Tara Williams was named to the AllStar team. A select few players from all grades were also named to first and second teams All-Area.

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"D ow n the middle, through the m iddle" was Coach Romeo's credo throughout this year's season, for the strength of the team lay, as it often has at MVS, in the team 's doubles positions. Injuries plagued the singles players severely; Sarah W oodyard sat out most of the sea son w ith a damaged rotator cuff. However, the games of juniors Dori iiltjIpiljW H an d el and S te p h a n ie M illar evolved nicely to fill in the altered line up M illar was named the team S Most Improved 1 layer, having won the 2nd seed going into the d istrict to u rn am en t. F irst singles player, Becky Adam, dis

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Sectional qualifiers, Rayya El Zein, Becky Adam, Stephanie Millar, Susan Braunlin and Molly Workman take a pause before stepping on the courts in Cincinnati for the last time. Senior Becky Adam utilizes her powerful backhand in annihilat ing Oakwood at the district tournament. Singles player, Stephanie Millar, ponders her play as she retrieves a ball between points during practice. Dori Handel faces her Bellbrook opponent with a forceful backhand. Rayya El Zein prepares to serve as she walks back to the baseline during a tournament match.

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played her usual persistence in her final season, despite struggling with a back injury. Doubles play ers Molly Workman, Rayya El Zein, Susan Braunlin, and Danya El Zein developed their games in a multi tude of partnerships. The final sectionals match, in w hich the two MVS teams played each other for seeds to the District Tournament, proved to be one of the best played matches of the season. Each senior was selected to the All Area Aca demic team, as w ell as a myriad of other individual awards. The team finished third in the division, with a final record of 15-4.

Rob Buerki, trailed by Jacob Webb, finishes one mile out on the MVS fields during an after school practice. The blistering August heat does phase freshman Vanessa Hux as she prepares for the season’s opening meet. Erin Edmiston looks our way as she passes during her three mile run. Nearing the finish line, Annie Ervin pushes herself to build the stamina she will need for the tough terrain of some

Coach Cindy Brooks

T eam w ork The Miami Valley cross coun try team saw solid improvement in all of its runners' times through out the season. It was the first time in the school's history that there was a girls' cross country team. Senior K.J. Helms tetter was named an all-league runner. Throughout the eight meets attended, the four seniors, Helmstetter, Rob Buerki, Ashley Foley and Annie Ervin,

LEADERSHIP

V A R S IT Y C R O S S C O U N T R Y T E A M : K .J. H elm stetter, M arie W alters, V anessa Hux, Erin Edmiston, Coach Cindy Brooks, Rob Buerki, Gregg McElwee, Richard Treadwell, David W eissman, Matt Laughlin, Thomas Bramlage. Not Pictured: Annie Ervin, Ashley Foley and Jacob Webb

showed trem endous leadership. The sometimes early morning prac tices in the chilly morning air drew the team together as a unit over the course of the season. The variable weather conditions and different terrains proved no match for this enthusiastic group whose running and ca m arad erie rose to new heights during the short months of practice and competition.

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The MVS varsity golf team fin ished this fall with a season to re member. The players conquered new frontiers with strides far into tournam ent play as well as pro ducing new school records. The "Big Bad Bulls" ritual was very much a parallel for this year's var sity golf season. Seniors filled four of six varsity positions, and as Coach Petrello said at the begin ning of the season, "You guys can succeed w ith them or struggle without them ." Strong senior lead ership did indeed lead to success, as the four seniors, two juniors, three sophomores, and three fresh

Coach Bill Petrello

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VARSITY & JV GOLF TEAM S: Coach Bill Petrello, Greg M ecoli, Angad Singh, Jared W illiam s, Tyler W illiam s, M ichael Bram lage, Paul Christy, Billy McCullough, Aubrey Smith, Ross Katz, Chad Harlan, Eric Blazar.

Clockwise, starting at upper right Paul Christy and Jared Williams take it easy on a hot afternoon at the back nine of the Commu nity Golf Course. Angad Singh perfects his swing on the driving range before the big match against Dayton Christian. Mecoli garnered a 44 to send this match against Dayton Christian to a tie breaker; they needed a fifth man, Bramlage, and together the team pulled through with a win. Ross Katz works on his follow through on the driving range of the Community Golf Course.

men "sw ept the leagu e", tied the school record for low est score, and set a new MVS record for the far thest an MVS golf team has ad vanced in tournam ent play. They progressed to Districts, which was cited by much of the team as the high point of the season. Two se niors and two juniors were named to the Second Team A ll Area (Mecoli, W illiams, Katz, Singh). Ross Katz was given the Most Valuable Player award for the team, and Michael Bramlage was named Most Improved Player for the third time in his high school golf career. The team 's final record was 12-3.

S t r iv in g Clockwise, starting at the top middle: Carrie Weprin catches the ball that is tossed to her before moving to the baseline to prepare her serve. Alina larve steps across her body for a forehand volley during her net warm-up. Bending low is one of the many tactics sophomore Donnica Hawes-Saunders uses to out play her opponent.

P e r f e c t in gThe JV w om en's tennis team had a great season this year, according to Coach Brenna Bretscher. The girls accompHshed quite a bit and even broke the school's record for wins by a single JV w om en's squad. The teams' records were an out standing 17-3 and 4-4 for JV one and JV tw o, respec tively. H ow ever, Coach Bretscher does not believe that the second JV team's record is a proper display of the team 's ability because of th e la c k of m a tch e s played. But she does agree that the highlights of the season were the girls' wins over u nd efeated p ow er h o u se s A lte r and Beavercreek.

JV WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM; Jessica Stephens, Casey Dlott, AnneMarie Gieskes, Katie Snavely, Frances Ellenbogen, Pegah Rahmanian, Nicole Carlson, Coach Brenna Bretscher, Alisha Gandhi, Alina larve. Shannon Holland, Carly Chenoweth, Alexis Chema, Carrie Weprin. Not Pic^ u r e d j^ o n n i r a H a ^ ^ ^ n d e ^ ^ a s h e ^ G o ^ a l ^ S a r a / ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

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MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER TEAM: Coach Amy Moore, Darsheel Sebhi, Alex Duncan, Amy Newsock, Ashley Tyner, Sarah Jacobs, Juliette Buiter, Claire Shafer, Rachel Edwards, Alyssa Bethel, Katelynn Blalock, Marjolein Buiter, Madison Kretzler, Chelsea Powell, Lauren Pond.

This y ear the m iddle school girls' soccer team fo cused on enjoying the sea son. C oach ed by A m y Moore, the team was evenly balanced talent wise, w ith out a single player in the spotlight, making their vic tories truly a team effort. The team's record of 4-6 was helped by the skill of their two goalies, Sarah Jacobs and Chelsea Powell. Al though neither goalie had m uch experience in that position prior to the fall, both had shutouts during the season. Coach Moore looks forward to a strong season next year since the team is only losing three eighth graders and gaining m any p lay ers from the lower school.

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■n^flMSmONMG T his year, the m iddle school girls' tennis team began a restructuring effort, in accordance with the JV and varsity program s, to create better transitions for players desiring to compete at a higher level in the up per school. Though the girls ended the season with a los ing record of 2-6, they dis p lay ed im p ro v em en t in many areas. Each player's in d iv id u a l gam e le v e l ended above w here they began the season. First time coach, Benjy Lowry, said, "I was pleased and apprecia tive of the girls' pure dedi cation to whatever they did. Every single one of the girls improved in many ways. I am extremely proud of them and their many accomplish m ents."

"It was definitely our best season yet," Jake Brereton said about his final season p la y in g for the m id d le school. Hard work and the added ben efit of having worked with the same coach for three years led the team to yet unseen success for the m iddle school boys. Parents and even the play ers themselves noted that they have seen definite im provem ent over the past years, which they attribute to C o ach Lee A d d o 's know ledge of the gam e, strength in coaching, and genuine care for the boys. Coach Addo is proud of his players, and though he will miss the eighth graders that will advance to the upper school teams next year, he is looking forward to next fall and another successful season.

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MIDDLE SCHOOLGIRLS'TENNIS TEAM: Sasha Yanes,MariaAli,SarahPotts, Hilary McConnaughey, Taylor Shanks, Emily Nelson, Kathryn Braunlin, Coach Benjy Lowry, Faiza Quadri, Katherine Ey, Stacy Skidmore, Julia German, Myah Blazar, Elyse Handel, Megan Caughey, Nadine Ahmed.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS' SOCCER TEAM: Sam Williams, Jonathan Millar, Justin Phillips, Jake Brereton, Brian Greico, Coach Lee Addo, Chris Kretzler, Robert Palmer, Matt Treece, Erick DeVore, Alan Adrian, Pierce Lively, Alex Burgan, John Folkerth, Alex Combs-Bachmann, Ravi Grandhi, Josh Mikutis, Colin Cartwright, Michael Haines, J.J. Weber, Omar Khan, Jack Adam.

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LOWER SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER: Jenna Powell-Malloy, Maggie Frick, Emily Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Sydney Arnett, Rachel Gorsky, Coach Abby Moore, Colleen Reinhart, Laura German, Ashley Smalley, Radhika Grandhi, Alexandra Ball, Taylor Pond, Erika Shaver.

The lower school girls' soccer team consisted of both fourth and fifth grade athletes. Together, this young team began a journey that could last through their upper school soccer careers. This year's coach, Abby Moore, provided them with a foundation of basic skills upon which they can build in the years to come. Although this first year left only three wins and seven losses, the MVS character trait "perseverance" was truly evident. Coach Moore commented, "These girls have shown so much dedication and potential this season. They made me so proud." Never giving up during any tough game situation proved that Coach Moore taught these girls more than just the game of soccer.

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LOWER SCHOOL BOYS' SOCCER: Coach Greg Benedict, Coach Julie Paul, Tyler Benedict, Justin Reeder, Milan Patel, Taylor Herman, Daniel Jacobs, Billy Tyner, Siddarth Goyal, Billy Buchsbaum, Terek Shrit, Mac Shafer, Kevin Trout, Akshai Rajendran, Andy Shear, Daniel Paul, Nick DeVore.

The lower school boys' soccer team consisted of two fourth graders and twelve fifth graders, who competed in an all sixth grade league. Despite tough opponents they were able to win two of their games and tie another. Even though the team 's record was not as strong as the boys wished, they all learned from their mistakes and never once gave up. Coach Greg Benedict com足 mented, "Next year we are looking forward to playing in the same sixth grade league with a sixth grade team!" He continues to be highly opti足 mistic for seasons to come with these boys.

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Clockwise, starting top left: Senior, and women’s varsity soccer captain, Tara Williams waits to head the ball back to her teammates during a home game. Junior Carrie Weprin stuns op ponents, coaches and teammates with more than just tennis talent. Seniors, and members of the Second Team All Area, Jared Williams and Greg Mecoli, receive their awards at the regional golf banquet on October 25, 2001. Men’s varsity soccer players follow the unfolding events of a close match. Dori Handel receives some advise from her coach, Mr. Romeo, while playing third singles at the MVTCA season opener at Thomas Cloud. Juniors, sophomores, and freshmen of the women’s Varsity soccer team look on at their senior classmates during se nior day ceremonies at the end of the season. Varsity golfers Ross Katz and Angad Singh (‘03) take a break during a match early in the season. Fresh man Corey Glisson watches his team mates during a home game in Octo ber.

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Clockwise, starting at tlie lower left: The varsity basketball team huddles together during what players agree was the “blowout of the season”, where the Rams scored a total of 98 points against Middletown Christian. Senior Aron Mohan goes for a jumpshot off the backboard in an exciting home game against Yellow Springs. The team lost by one point in the closest game of the season, but that would not be the end of the rivalry between the two teams. Two weeks later, the Rams headed to their court and won by 21. David Nisenbaum gets ready to pass during a game in late December. When asked to reflect on the season, David recalls, “Our team bonded really well, and that helped us win so many games.” Ryan George struggles against Yellow Springs’ defense, but comes through with a victorious basket. Ben Skidmore defends his court in a home game against Xenia Christian.

The 2001-2002 season was one filled with very high potential and strong senior athleticism and lead ership. The seniors led the team to a 15 and 5 record, after starting the season at 2-3, in the process break ing many school records. The team beat Yellow Springs for the first time in the history of the school. Senior and co-captain Anthony R ichardson scored th irty-eigh t points during that game, breaking the record of most points scored in a game, as well as most points during a season. Fellow senior, D avid N ise n b a u m , b ro k e the school record for most assists, with

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MEN'S VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Joe Madden, Coach Brent Goheen, Andy Holland, Michael Palmer, John Lavin, Kevin Howorth, Jason Grieco, Mark Franklin, Ross Katz, Coach Bob Madden, Coach Mike Coleman, David Weissman, Michael Miller, Logan Allen, Summeet Agarwal, Andrew Arnett, Matt White, Ben Skidmore, David Nisenbaum, Ben Kendricks, Aron Mohan, Jared Williams, Josh Ward, Anthony Richardson.

Coach Bob Madden

a total of 157 during the course of the season. Richardson made first team in the Metro Buckeye confer ence, and the Player of the Year award among other district hon ors. Aron Mohan received the spe cial mention award for the South west District. Ryan George and David Nisenbaum both made the Second Team All Area, and Coach M adden was awarded two Coach of the Year awards. W hen asked to describe the season M adden de scribed it as a "satisfying one", because "no one expected our sea son, and our players to be as good as they w ere."

Men's Varsity Basketball

T in y Despite having only six girls, the w om en's varsity basketball team emerged with an im pressive record of 6-11, and ranked fourth in their league. Although it was a strenuous, and at times, frustrat ing season, the players persevered and kept their heads high. Coach Lauren Enz comments, "I am so proud of these girls. Their deter m ination and dedication to the team was outstanding." The team was composed of a single fresh man, sophomore, and junior, and rounded out by three seniors, so

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W O M EN 'S VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Lauren Enz, Donnica H aw es-Saunders, Am anda Dundon, Annie Ervin, Becky Adam, Stephanie Millar, Angela Bethel.

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Coach Lauren Enz

Donnica Hawes-Saunders looks for an opening as she is double teamed. Becky Adam leaves one adversary behind as she begins to dribble around another. With an icy look, Amanda Dundon stares down #15 as she drives the ball to the hole. Extending her arm, Stephanie Millar defends her territory on the home court. #22, Angela Bethel, takes on two opponents to pull down the rebound.

Women's Varsity Basketball

each girl had the opportunity to play plenty of basketball and im prove her game. Co-captains Becky Adam and Amanda Dundon were exceptional role models for their team. Though filled with talent from top to bottom , freshman An gela Bethel, stood out when she made second team All Metro Buck eye, and by breaking the women's school record for points scored in a game, with 30. The young player also earned an honorable mention in the Dayton Daily News all-area section.

Clockwise, starting at lower left: Members of all three squads come together for a moment after performing a spunky halftime show. Sarah Lochner and Mandy Gutmann support Stephanie Call as she goes up for a toss, while Adonya Jackson spots from behind. Senior Sarah Leffak smiles as she cheers at her final home game of her high school career. The JV squad balances beautifully as they cheer the team to “# 1 J e s s i c a Stephens watches a toss as Tia Connor goes up during the halftime show.

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The 2001-2002 cheer leading sea son was the first season in which the squad had tryouts to fill their freshman, junior varsity and var sity teams. The teams were led by captains Stephanie Call '05, Janna Nephew '04, Stephanie Simpkins '04, and Sarah Lochner '02. The captains, as well as coach Kim Helter, encouraged the girls to ex plore new areas of excellence. The CHEERLEADING SQUAD: Sarah Lochner, , ",Jephree r squad proved themselves with a white, Sarah Leffak, Coach Kim Helter, Adonya Jackstunning performance at competi- son, Frances Ellenbogen, Jessica Stephens, Tia Connor,

tion this winter, but did not ad vance to regionals. The girls also added stunts to their repertoire and gained both recognition and fan support for this entertaining feat. Coach Kim Helter felt that, "the squad did really wonderfully this year. Fm proud of their great im provement in skill and size from years past." This 2001-2002 season proved to be one of inspired devel opment, high spirits, and beauti ful memories for all the girls.

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P e r s is t e n t N ew coach, Linda D undon, used talent and passion for swim m ing to create a strong and deter mined varsity swim team. With only five swimmers the team was not the largest in MVS history, but it certainly was the one that was pushed the furthest as they partici pated in more than six swim meets. Given the fact that the swimmers worked so diligently, it is not diffi,

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V A R SITY SW IM TEAM : E lizabeth G rim es, KJ Helm stetter, Richard Treadwell and Audria Ali. Not Pictured: Ber\ AH.

Clockwise, starting right; Seniors, Audria Ali and KJ Helmstetter take a moment to relax during a grueling practice. Elizabeth Grimes, in her third season swimming for IWVS, awaits nervously for her heat of the 200 IIVI. During his first season at MVS, Richard Treadwell warms up for a meet at the KRC. Audria Ali found a new love in swimming backstroke competitively during her last winter at MVS. Always pushing herself to extremes, KJ Helmstetter completed a 1600 m race at the Beavercreek YMCA in January.

ncontm ued. This successive progress could be attributed to both their coach's encouragem ent and each sw im m er's m otivation. The team graduates two seniors, including long time sw im m er and runner KJ Helm stetter, who has, during her years at MVS, been the model of persistence for Miami Valley swim mers. To continue the excellence this year's swimm ers put forth, the team w ill certainly look forward to the dedication of its underclass men.

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C o h esio n This year, the freshman boys' basketball team was directed by returning coach Justin Orosz. The team, led by Derian Figgers, Xander Subashi and Eric Kissinger, learned to becom e more com fortable on the court th ro u g h o u t the seaso n . Participating this year gave each member of the team a chance to play under the direction of varsity coach. Bob Madden. Orosz spent the season focusing on team cohesion and other funda mentals of high school ball.

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FRESHMAN BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM: Derian Figgers, Xander Subashi, Asim Quadri, Dan Gorsky, Coach Justin Orosz, Ian Rymer, Eric Kissinger, Corey Glisson, Phil Blum.

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SEVENTH & EIGHTH GRADE BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM: Justin Phillips, Josh Handel, Brian Grieco, Peter Williams, Ajay Sutton, Robert Palmer, Kyle Salmon, Tyler Janis, Coach Ryan Fahncke, Omar Khan, Ravi Grandhi, John Folkerth, Blake Roan, Sam Williams, Jonathan Millar, Michael Haines.

Led by C o ach R yan Fahncke, the seventh and eighth grade boys' basket ball team improved both individually and as a team over the course of the sea son. The eighth graders show^ed tremendous lead ership as they encouraged the team to strive for the best in every aspect of the game. Their camaraderie allowed for more heart to be put into every game. After a successful season, every player cam e away fro m th e co u rt h av in g grown in both spirit and skill. W hile the five eighth graders look forw ard to joining the freshman team next season the remaining players look to the future for increased improvement and playing time.

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B e l ie v e p ^ The seventh and eighth grade girls' basketball team finished the season with an equal num ber of wins and losses. Although the play ers did not know each other very well in the beginning, the tough games and diffi cult practices pulled them together. It was an espe cially hard season for the girls because of the limited practice tim e and abun dance of games. Coach Stan Thompkins always encour aged his players with the phrase, "If you believe it, you can do it." The high light of the season was win ning first place in the conso lation round at the Dayton Christian Tournament.

Coached this year by Joe Williams and Mike Phillips, the sixth grade boys' bas ketball team worked hard, concentrating on the fun dam entals of basketball. "E very player started at least one game and every player contributed to every gam e," said Coach W ill iams. Many of the losses were close, but not as close as the tournam ent game, where the team was down by only one point w ith twenty seconds left to play. The boys came up short that time, but look forward to n e x t se a so n for m ore marked improvement.

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SEVENTH & EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Tony Curry, Lauren Lieb, Claire Shafer, Kathryn Braunlin, Ashley Tyner, Sarah Jacobs, Alex Duncan, Coach Stan Thompkins, Julia German, Sarah Potts, Amy Newsock, Elyse Handel, Alyssa Bethel, Stacy Skidmore.

SIXTH GRADE BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Mike Phillips, Mark Welborn, Kyle Reinhart, Steven Page, Jack Adam, Coach Joe Williams, Patrick Collier, Pierce Lively, Jourdan Ways, Stephen Brown, Derek Graham.

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SIXTH GRADE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Brenna Bretscher, Emily LaFave, Holly Griffith, Sasha Yanes, Maria Ali, Faiza Quadri, Nadine Ahmed, Madison Kretzler, Margo Muhlenkamp.

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This season m arked a new beginning for the sixth grade girls' basketball team. With the addition of new players and the building of necessary skills, the girls ended the season w ith a winning record of 4-3. Their new coach, B re n n a Bretscher, was "so proud of the girls' dedication and ef fort. Some of those girls had never won a game in previous seasons, and for them to end the season with a strong record, confirms the talent they possess. The girls knew the only way to win was to learn to work together." Highlights of the season w ere the play-off games, as well as the selec tion of Holly Griffith to play in the CYO League all-star game.

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FOURTH & FIFTH GRADE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM: Erika Shaver, Laura German, Sydney Arnett, Emily Edwards, Macy Morton, Coach Amy Moore, Anne Yellin, Ashley Smalley, Colleen Reinhart, Monica Potts, Radhika Grandhi, Kingsley Schroeder.

The lower school girls' basketball team, comprised of fourth and fifth graders, en d ed th e se a so n w ith achievem ents far beyond what any record could dis play. "T h e low er school team always has new play ers. Besides skill develop ment, learning to w ork as a team was important for the g irls," said C oach A m y Moore. Overcom ing the grade and skill level differ ences was the first hurdle the team faced, and clearly surpassed. A proud Coach M oore com m ented, "The girls learned to play to gether, and for a coach, that is the greatest rew ard."

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Dev elo pm en t T he fo u rth and fifth grade boys' basketball red team consisted m ostly of first y ear p lay ers. The young athletes spent the majority of the season learn ing the basics of the game. A lthough the scoreboard did not reflect the hard work and d ed icatio n of these boys, they continued to en jo y th e e x p e rie n c e and learned from it. "I'm very proud of my team. They worked hard to get where they are. Despite the record, they improved a lot," com mented Coach Sipe. The boys look forward to next season with high hopes of further developing their new skills.

4th & 5th GRADE BOYS' BASKETBALL: RED TEAM: Timothy Miller, Akshai Rajendran, Daniel Paul, Taylor Sutton, Coach Curtis Sipe, Jordan Ali, Kenny Sipe, Mac Shafer, Kevin Trout and Terek Shrit.

P r id e The fifth grade boys' bas ketball blue team finished the winter season with a fi nal record of 7-3. Coach Benedict took great pride in sa y in g , "T h is g rou p of young men worked very hard all season, and there was no better team, top to bottom, in the Metro Buck eye Conference." These ath letes have quite a bright fu ture in basketball, as they dem onstrated by placing second in the M BC's league tournament. The boys uti lized all their greatly en hanced skills in every single game and never gave up. W ith the few num ber of losses, their spirits rose in anticipation of their next season together in middle school.

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5th GRADE BOYS' BASKETBALL: BLUE TEAM: Taylor Herman, Coach Christopher Reeder, Siddarth Goyal, Daniel Jacobs, Milan Patel, Coach Greg Benedict, Murphy McSemek, Nicholas DeVore, Akash Goyal, Justin Reeder, Justin Patmon and Tyler Benedict.

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Clockwise from the top left: K.J. Helmstetter prepares to warm up for her meet after receiving advice from her coach, Linda Dundon. Se nior Ryan George goes vertical in a defensive block during the fourth quar ter of the Yellow Springs game. Sopho more Donnica Hawes-Saunders ro tates to the top of the key while run ning the play “shuffle.” Aron Mohan, senior, takes the ball down the court in hopes of a basket or perhaps even the game winning shot. Senior Sarah Lochner performs a varsity cheer and energizes the crowd and players with her effervescent smile. Audria All ‘02 relaxes her muscles after her pre-meet warm-up. The girls’ varsity basketball team performs their pre-game warm up drills. Senior cheerleader, Sarah Leffak, stretches out her splits during warm up, prior to the halftime dance.

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Five motivated upperclassmen ocused led the varsity w om en's softball team to another record breaking j season. This spring it was the girls' goal to win the title for the Metro Buckeye League, and that they d id .' With a record of nine wins and only four losses, the team reaped ■ success from all its hard work. Coach John Dundon put extra em phasis on the fundamentals of soft ball, considering the range of age VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM: Sara Ali, Angela Bethel, and experience on his team. The Nicole Carlson, Sarah Glass, Coach John Dundon, girls really focused on pulling to- Mattte Fitch, I^ istin Hughes, Maura Cartwright, Deep ^

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hope of the season towards that goal was to avenge their only league loss to Cincinnati Christian. Which they did, w hen their opposition fi nally rescheduled their rained-out re-match. In late M ay, Amanda Dundon, M andy Gutmann, Susan Braunlin, and Molly Workman were named to first team All-League, Nicole Carlson to second team AllLeague and Player of the Year was a w a rd e d to fo u r y e a r starter Amanda Dundon. Susan Braunlin also received, for the second year in a row, the league's Sportsmanship Award.

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The entire team gets down, dirty and wet during a l\/lay sliding practice....on field one...shhh! After her base hit, Angela Bethel listens to directions for her steal from assistant coach Troy Enz. Pegah Rahmanian gets ready for a grounder to second with one out. Senior catcher, Amanda Dundon warms up the starting pitcher, Nicole Carlson, before the Middletown Christian game. At third and short stop, Susan Braunlin and Molly Workman won’t let any balls through their infield.

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Clockwise from lower left: Kanu Birdi practices with doubles partner A.O. Smith before the match against Alter. THough the team lost, 32, Birdi and Smith won their position at second doubles. Stephens Adam warms up his serve before practice. As the youngest player on the team, Stephens played both Varsity and JV matches. Senior Greg Mecoli rips a backhand down the line during a home match while playing alongside first doubles partner, Aaron Agarwal. Junior Arthur Zeyda concentrates on the placement of his serve while preparing for Sectionals. At second singles, Zeyda processed all the way to the State Tournament, one of very few singles players coached by Romeo to make it that far. On a chilly afternoon, Aaron Bernie warms up under the close eye of Coach Vin Romeo. Playinp with classmate, Daniel Malarkey, as the first doubles team, they also made it to the State Tournament level.

S t r iv e One senior, six juniors, one sophom ore and one freshm an made up this year's m en's varsity tennis team: nine young men who gave their all each practice and each match. In addition to a win ning record of 16-4, Arthur Zeyda and the doubles team of Aaron Bernie and Daniel M alarkey ad vanced as far as the State Tourna ment. At second doubles, the best kept secret of the team was the emergence of the games of A.O. Smith and Kanu Birdi (both of

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whom were named to the Second Team All Area). A dditionally, seven of the nine players were named to All Area Teams. With only one senior (Greg Mecoli, also recipient of the Golden Raquet Award) graduating, the team re turns a number of juniors to take the helm as seniors for next year's season. Coach Vin Romeo hopes that the 2003 season will be the one where the MVS m en's team finally takes the title, "W e'll be sohd next year," he says.

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The 2001 -2002 varsity track team was comprised of students from a mixture of grade levels and expe rience. As many nev^ track mem bers joined the group, they all be gan to improve and help each other attain better times and distances. The runners began their training with rigorous workouts every day after school, thus slowly working towards their goal of improved times. The new members of the team proved to be valuable assets to the school as they encouraged their teammates with a refreshing spirit. A driving force behind this

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VARSITY TRACK TEAM: Coach M ike Coleman, Matt Laughlin, Dan Gorsky, M ark Franklin, Kirby Messer, Daniel Sinclair, John W alters, Derian Figgers, Coach Cindy Brooks, Lauren Gorsky, KJ Helm stetter, Angela Bethel, Erin Edmiston, Vanessa Hux, Tia Connor, Jephree W hite and Marie Walters.

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The varsity track team endures the oppressive April heat while preparing for its meet the following day. Freshman runner, Vanessa Hux, is exhausted after practice. Dan Gorsky emits a sigh of relief as he begins to slow down his pace and stretch out his fatigued muscles. Juniors Lauren Gorsky and Melanie Mitzman show faces of determi nation, only two more laps to go! Senior and captain, KJ Helmstetter, leaves the field after running her 800 M and breaking another record. Her efforts would push her and her teammates beyond expecta tions.

team 's com mitment and m otiva tion was Coach M ike Coleman, who never gave up on his team and always pushed them to new heights. W ith his help and her out stand ing efforts, freshm an Tia Conner made it to the state compe tition in the long jum p. Coach C olem an p rou d ly com m ented, "This team was one of the best we have had in the history of MVS." The 2002 Varsity Track Team im p ro v e d its tim e s im m en sely through trem endous effort and with the support of a dedicated coach.

David Nisenbaum, Ben Kendricks and Michael Palmer eagerly await the batting order as Paul Christy and Anthony Richardson stand ahead. Senior Anthony Richardson stands on deck, mentally noting the timing of the pitches before going to bat. Facing a 2-2 count, pitcher Jared Williams glances toward the runner on first before delivering his next fastball. Sophomore Andrew Arnett prepares to turn two from his position at shortstop. In the batter’s box, Paul Christy waits for Middletown Christian’s pitcher as he makes his way back to the mound.

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It has been four years sirice MVS students have run out onto that field. It has been four years since MVS players donned their uni forms and hit the m ound and batter's box. And it has been four years since MVS fans - students, parents and faculty - have cheered for MVS player so n field two. But, as we have seen across the realm of sports at MVS, the 2001-2002 school year was a year of new and exciting things, and the emergence of a new varsity baseball team was no exception. Five seniors led the team through the challenge of be

V A R SITY B A SEBA LL TEA M : Ben A li, D avid W e issm a n , C h ad H a rla n , R y an G e o rg e , Ben Kendricks, David Nisenbaum, Tyler Williams, Coach Am on W illiam s, Paul Christy, Anthony Richardson, Jared W illiam s, Andrew Arnett and Corey Glisson.

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ing novices on the field, and to com mendable successes. Jared W ill iams and Paul Christy, two long time supporters of MVS baseball, were excited to see their dream re alized in the final season of their time at MVS. Even with all the pressure of being a new team, W il liams says that they still all m an aged to have a good time while working hard. Through tough com petition and close games, the team's developing skill and respect for each other was noticed by much of the MVS community.

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Ready W ith an o u ts ta n d in g record of 11-3, the mens' JV tennis team once m ore suc cessfully ended the spring season. This year's losses, were close ones against var sity teams. Coach Brenna Bretscher was very proud of the players and looks for ward to yet another fantas tic season. "I know next year will be just as great as this one, and hopefully, some of my JV players will move up to varsity though I'll be sad to see them go," said Coach Bretscher. These young ten- * nis players are ready for ^ fo rth co m in g ch allen g es, and anticipate an astound ing season together.

Clockwise, starting at iower left: Anil Birdi stretches to return the ball with a crosscourt forehand during an early season match. Eric Blazer extends his follow through in an attempt to gain net position over his opponents. David Pardue focuses and sets up for a forehand winner.

JV M EN 'S TENNIS TEAM: Ben Skidm ore, Kevin H ow orth, John Lavin, Eric Blazer, Coach Brenna Bretscher, Doug Schmidt, Anil Birdi, David Pardue and David Percy.

F ie r c e The middle school boys' tennis team ended the sea son w ith a s p e c ta c u la r record of 6-2. With fourteen players. Coach Benjy Lowry split the team into two line ups b e c a u se th e R am s p lay ed ev ery o p p o n en t tw ice . E ach o f C o ach Low ry's line-ups, played the same teams once. This year, in addition to the tra ditional morning practices, the team added a twice-aweek conditioning period, which aided in endurance during long matches. "The primary focus of the team w as to fo llo w the high school teams, in order to ease the transitions," said Coach Lowry, "The team has been one of the most successful, and I am ex tremely proud."

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BOY'S TENNIS TEAM: Coach Benjy Lowry, Alex Burgan, John Folkerth, Jake Brereton, Peter Williams, Josh Handel, Kyle Franklin, Justin Phillips, Jack Adam, Chris Carlson, Jonathan Millar, Sam Williams, Michael Haines, Omar Khan and Josh Mikutis.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM: Taylor Shanks, Lauren Lieb, Kathryn Braunlin, Sarah Marie Dickmeyer, Emily Nelson, Stacy Skidmore, Chelsea Powell, Alex Duncan, Alyssa Bethel, Jenny Sipe, Laura Philips, Lauren Pond, Coach Tony Curry.

For the m iddle school g irls' softball team , this year's focus was on effort. C oach Tony C urry com mented, "the team didn't gel as well at the beginning, but all of the girls always gave me a 110%." By the end of the season the team played one of their most successful gam es against Dayton Christian. A close game, MVS held on until the last inning, barely los ing. Led by team members lik e A lex D u n can and A lyssa Bethel, who were described by their coach as the most versatile and valu able players, respectively, the team was able to beat Stivers midseason. "Tough cookie" Kathryn Braunlin and catcher Stacy Skidmore, also put a lot of heart into their games, always help ing to pump up the team.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK TEAM: Coach Amy Moore, Zak Workman, Rick Roslof, Blake Roan, JJ Weber, Alex Combs-Bachmann, Sasha Yanes, Emily LaFave, Sarah Jacobs, Hilary McConnaughey.

This year the M S track team was constantly im proving. "A t every meet th ey b ro k e th e ir ow n records," exclaimed an ex cited Coach Amy Moore. Seventh grader Sarah Jacobs made a big contribution to the team, coming in both second and third in the four hundred, as well as finish ing second and sixth at two different invitationals in the eig h t h u n d red . E ig h th grader Juhette Buiter used her long legs to sprint to victory, coming in first in the one hundred at the track meet at Dayton Christian. "Since more people joined the team this year, we were able to participate in more relays," explained Coach Moore.

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Clockwise from top left: Senior outfielder, Ryan George, watches intently as his teammates tal<e the plate against IVIiddletown Christian. Derian Figgers runs the two laps around the soccer fields for track warm-up one April afternoon. Deepjyot Singh pre pares for her next pitch as catcher, Amanda Dundon, the Female Athlete of the Year, reminds herto “Throw it. Don’t aim it.” Sophomore IVIaura Cartwright prepares to field grounders at first base during a home game. Matt Laughlin, John Walters, Mark Franklin, and Marie Walters train during an after school prac tice led by new coach, Michael Coleman. Freshmen Angela Bethel and Sara All, and sophomores Kristin Hughes and Nicole Carlson watch as their team mates round the bases towards home d u rin g th e h om e g am e a g a in s t Middletown Christian. Daniel Malarkey rips a forehand during a place deter mining match against teammate Arthur Zeyda. Doug Schmidt warms up at the service line against his teammate and fellow freshman, Billy McCullough.

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At a home game, Mandy Gutmann di rects her fellow cheerleaders just be fore the half time show, where she helps with the throws during stunts. Senior Pegah Rahmanian watches thoughtfully as her teammate, Liz McGrane, steps up to bat. The golf team discusses the type of ball being used. Senior Alexis Chema begins her warm-up, which leads to her victory over Troy Christian. Cassandra Hornick, a senior, flashes a relaxed smile before she heads onto the ice for a breathtaking performance. Senior Bryan Hernandez looks for an open player to receive his pass. Senior Joe McAtee and Junior Shayna Epstein help the Ram get pumped up for the game against Yellow Springs. Shai Gruber races to gain control of the soc cer ball against number 8.

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R ight: During the "Survivor Day" activities in the SAC, freshman girls smile just before their class cheer is performed.

B elo w : Clad in MVS cross country attire, Chad Harlan delights all with his antics during the sophomore skit.

A bove: Cheerleader Frances Ellenbogen reaches for the bread to take away the taste of dog food from her mouth as she passes the first round of "Survivor Day's - stomach of steel challenge."

R ight: Ryan George "takes one" for the senior class as he cringes while swallowing caviar and club soda.

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Junior girls Lynn Waterhouse, Casey Dlotl, Carrie Weprin, Jenny Moore, and Dori Handel show their school spirit by wearing their survivor gear on Survivor Day.

Spirit Days Student government sponsored spirit days played a pivotal role in both inter and intra-class bonding. The healthy competition for the most "spirit points" began with class-wide events on the first day of school. The week preceding Homecoming held dress-up days, class skits and class hallway decorations. Student government president Sarah Lochner and secretary-treasurer Thomas Bramlage also brought back the beloved Spirit Week, which included 80's day, celebrity day, and mafia day. The year-end victors were the members of the senior class, who received the grand prize, a trip to King's Island. The efforts made by student government this year truly prevailed with the increase in participation and enthusiasm about school-wide events.

Mrs. Gorsky and Ms. Ferraro give a glimpse of their wild side as they dress as juniors Lauren Gorsky and Brad Loesch, respectively.

As part of the senior prank (which included some alternative decor in the commons), Mr. Brereton found his office colorfully filled with balloons.

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B elo w : Ben Cole, Kelci Weber, ai cla ss Peddanna of Mrs. Powell's second y lOOl s tu parade through the crowd of upper dents the day of the Homecoming celebration.

Homecoming September 28-29,2001 After a hectic few weeks following Sep足 tember 11, the students succeeded in raising the spirits of the entire school with a fantastic Homecoming weekend. The lower school provided tremendous support for their out足 standing middle and upper school athletic teams with large signs and a parade. The festivities began with an US Career Day and fantastically funny skits. Saturday was met with a huge wave of spirit as all sports teams of both middle and upper schools hosted home games, matches and meets. That evening the US celebrated its victories, both on the field and off, at the Homecoming dance.

A hove: M V S H om ecom ing soccer attracted studer\ts from all grades to com e out and support their team s. Sarah L och n er,! Ben K endricks, A nthony R ichardson, John Lavin, A n n eM ariel G ieskes, and D onnica H aw es-Saunders are am ong the many| w ho w ere in attendance. _________

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A bove m iddle: LS students raise spirit as they run through waving pom poms and shouting cheers. A bove low er: After a week in school, juniors Stephanie Millar, Mandy Gutmann, Casey Dlott, and Adonya Jackson get pumped for the men's varsity Homecoming soccer game.

L eft: Alexis Chema laughs with stripe-clad Michael and Thomas Bramlage before head足 ing out to the dance floor.

B elow : Lauren Gorsky and Brad Loesch wait for their dinners at Moraine Country Club before the dance begins.

A bove: Sarah Leffak, Annie Ervin and their dates, Ben Kendricks and Bryan Hernandez pause for a moment on the dance floor before sitting down to eat. Top left: Seniors Paul Christy, Sarah Lochner, Molly Workman, Susan Braunlin, Juliana Subashi, and Shai Gruber smile briefly before organizing themselves into groups for the "fashion show." B ottom left: Ralla Shrit saunters down the "runway" arm-in-arm with studs David Weissman and Aaron Hurst.

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R ight: D an G o rsky and Ian R ym er p u t all th ey have into th eir ren d i足 tion of "W h ite C h ristm as." U p p er rig h t: T h e Ju n io r " s p ir it squ ad " dazzles the crow d w ith their o rig in al cheer d uring the first-d ayo f-sch o o l festivities. Low er right: Sarah Lochner and Shai G ru b er celebrate their last carol sing as seniors w ith b ig sm iles. B e lo w : S o p h o m o r e s S te p h a n ie Sim p kins, N itya K um ar, B reanna L ustre, and R alla Shrit take an op足 p o rtu n ity d uring a free to catch up after spring break.

\ COMING T o g e t h e r Left: Ben K en d ricks and David N isenbau m sit dow n after shout足 ing, "tw e lv e d ru m m ers drum 足 m in g " d urin g the carol sing.

U p p er left: Ju n io r s E liz a b e th G r im e s , B e c k y F r ie n d an d Step h an ie M illar p au se briefly b efore h ead in g over to the SAC for C on v o catio n 2001.

L eft: S ara A li, S o p h ia D 'A n g e lo , A lish a G and hi, and Shannon H olland relax in the com m ons b efo re their flight lessons d uring freshm an im m ersion.

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Far left: Ju n io rs A aron B ern ie and A d onya Jack son take a b reak b e 足 fore hav in g a seat to w atch the H om ecom in g Spirit D ay skits. Left: Paiten M ead o r read s in M rs. H a rtm a n n 's fo u rth g ra d e ro o m d uring an in d epen d ent read in g sesL ow er left: P e n n y G illio tte an d C am eron C olem an sh are p aint in K ath ie Jo h n so n 's art class. Below: Erick D eV ore, R obert Palm er, Stacy Skidm ore, Taylor Shanks, Josh M ikutis, Sarah Potts, C laire Shafer, K yle Salm o n , and Ja k e B rereto n p repare for tennis, so ccer or hom e after a long fall school day.

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Right: Juliana Subashi, Josh Ward, and Susan Braunlin enjoy the second of two se足 nior retreats. Upper right: Pierce Lively, Zak Workman, Kyle Reinliart and Chris Carlson take their first experience on the annual middle school Camp JOY ex足 cursion.

Right: Alisha Gandhi, Stephanie Call, Marie Walters and Claire McConnaughey talk between classes, planning one of the many freshman bake sales during the 2001-2002 school year.

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R ight: Sarah P otts m oves to a latin beat, in a d an ce tau g h t by Sen ora Fraga. F ar right: F reshm en Shannon H olland and M arie W alters jo in the m any fans in attend ance at the O ctober soccer gam es. L ow er right: P aola G arza reads to C hristin e Fiala on a rain y fall aftern oo n at the early child hood center. B elow : T he E ik en bery ad visory h ad lu n ch and exch anged h o li足 d ay gifts at the B lazar's d uring the last day b efo re w inter break.

C o m in g T o g e t h e r Left: John W orkm an and Brian Ford give one last grin before they embark on the sad two hour journey that is "the 20th Century final." Upper left: Fifth graders, Chris D e La C ru z and A sh ley Sm alley immerse themselves in research for their indi足 v id u a l W ash in g to n , D.C. projects.

Lower left: Mrs. Shaver's third grade class sharpens its reading and typing skills on a daily basis.

Coming Together

Far left: Pegah Rahm anian and Em ily Cam m lead new US princi pal, Dr. G riffith, through a strin gent initiation process during a sen io r retreat th at in clu d ed a bow ling outing. Left: S a ag ar P atel and C hu ck R oslof w ork hard lugging wood during com m unity service day at Cox Arboretum . Lower left: Second graders Lauren Shaver and Rena O nady sing to gether during the All School Sing. L ow er right: Jeffre y M um ford , C on n or Im bod y and R heanna M orehart pause in the LS halls during a m uch needed kinder garten break.

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U pper right: Sam W illia m s, Josh W ays and Jo h n Folkerth enjoy tim e together at the carol sing w h ile b rid gin g the gap betw een the low er and m iddle schools.

Low er right: M arjolein Buiter, R achel Edw ards and Ju liette B uiter grab snacks and d rin ks at the start of the first M S social- M o v ie /G a m e night.

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R ight: E liz a b e th N g u yen and V an essa H u x w ait for the retu rn in g m u sical g ro u p . P u zzle o f L ig ht, to p erfo rm d u r ing an assem b ly on e w in ter aftern o on . F a r right: T h e m id m o rn in g b reak b e tw een third and fo u rth p erio d s never ceased to b e a tim e w h en so p h o m o res lik e th ese co u ld n 't relax, ch at, and find ou t w h a t w as h a p p en in g in the p e ri od s to com e. L ow er right: Ju n io r b e au ty qu een s, C ar rie W ep rin and Step h an ie M illar, never w aste an o p p o rtu n ity to stu n u s as they m ake th eir w ay ex cited ly to M r. f t S q u ie r's A m e rican H isto ry class. B elow : Sen io rs a m b itio u sly p eru se th e ir op tion s for h ig h er ed u catio n at s u c h u p s t a n d in g in s t i t u t io n s as D artm ou th , H arvard and Stan ford ,

COMING T o g e t h e r Far left: As the winter term draws to a close, seniors like Sarah Lochner and Carrie M cDermott-Johnson start to feel graduation approaching and begin to look back on and cherish their five years together at MVS. Left: The shining personali ties of new students Jephree White and Tia Connor never failed to brighten a stressful spring afternoon.

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Left: Seniors Thom as Bram lage and A ron M ohan cam e to school clad in outback gear and face paint on Survivor Day. O rganized by Bram lage h im self, as stu d en t gov ern m en t Secretary T rea surer, the day cu lm inated in a series o f exotic com petitions.

Far left: Homecoming pride runs high on the junior class bleach ers during a soccer match. Left: Charley McCusker takes a quick snack break in his 20th Century class. Lower left: A hairy chest and school spirited v-neck: must be Shai Gruber at a basket ball game. Below: Freshman girls relax in the commons amidst an enjoyable free period.

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Right: Sophomores Brianna Lustre and Ralla Shrit take a quick second for the cam era before exchanging books for their next class.

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Right'.MVS Trustee President Nick Subashi and Trustee Dan German w atch proudly as MVS Headm as ter Tom Brereton announces the plans for the school's expansion Far right: A num ber of M VS stu dents act as "O lym pic judges" and give Trustee Dan Germ an a per fect 10 as he describes how the school's expansion w ill benefit MVS. Below: Dr. M ecoli helps the fifth graders get ready to present them selves to the Here and Now audi ence. Low er right: The K indergarten class waits with bated breath for the entire picture of the new MVS building to be revealed.

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Hamilton College Prize for Oral and Written Communication Kristin Mann

Baiisch & Loinh Honoran/ Science Award Kanu Birdi

American Chemical Society Award Brad Loesch and Anil Birdi

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Shan/n D. Jackson Faculty Spirit Award

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National Achievement Scholarship Program Finalists Paul Bogard Robin Buerki KatharineSnavely

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After a dozen dedicated years, third grade teacher Kathy Priest retires from the MVS classroom, but not so easily from MVS hearts. Having graced a generation of learners with her bright smile, attentive ear and welcoming classroom, her presence will be sorely missed. At commencement, graduating senior and lifer, Juliana Subashi, remembers the warmth of that third grade classroom that was a sure sign of Mrs. Priest's "constant thoughfulness, caring, and generosity." Respected and cherished by students, alumni and faculty alike, we wish her a happy and full retirement.

Carolyn Christy First grade teacher, musician, mother -- only a few of the myriad of words that can be used to describe Carolyn Christy. But dedicated, cherished, and (after this spring) sorely missed, are words that, though not so frequently spoken, most easily come to mind when thinking of this long time lower school teacher. Leaving the MVS classroom to spend more time with her music (as she is also an accomplished harp, flute, oboe, clarinet, piccolo, cello and piano player) and to travel with her husband, Lynn, she hopes to substitute teach occasionally at MVS. We wish her all the best, and hope to see her often.

Elizabeth Bruner After four years at MVS, Elizabeth Bruner's noticeable energy and impact on the middle school and MVS drama will not be easily replaced. Her undying spirit to invigorate the texts she was teaching, whether in the classroom or on the stage, left a memorable impact on each of her student's minds and hearts. Her spirit was also felt in the upper school, in the fall of 2001, when she, alongside co-director Peter Camm helped MVS students to bring Shakespeare back to life. We wish her the best of luck as she leaves MVS to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Chicago.

Sherry Farmer After three years at MVS, Sherry Farmer takes a break from lower schoolers to become an assistant professor at the education department within Urbana College in Springfield. Upon her arrival in the 1999-2000 school year, Mrs. Farmer taught third grade, the next year fifth grade, and this past year, she become the lower school's science teacher. Her constant enthusiasm for teaching and her love of her students was evident in the many projects they pursued together. Her cheerful smile, friendly hello, and enduring humor will be truly missed.

Anne Weber Though Anne Weber was a part of MVS for only two academic years, her presence was felt in a multitude of ways throughout the community. As the ninth grade English teacher and advisor, her thoughtfulness and creativity were always an integral part of every one of Mrs. W eber's classroom experiences. Also passionate about sailing, she and Peter Camm led an extremely successful and exciting sailing immersion off ^ the coast of Santa Barbara, which focused on the fundamentals of her rigorous hobby. We wish her luck in all her future endeavors.

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I watch those buildings flame and fall to the ground into depths of rubble no one can imagine. I hear a blur of announcements of cancellations, of rearrangements, of schedule changes; I absorb the sounds of sirens, the sight of those fleeing from volcanic ash, the acrid smell of knee-deep dust, stifling all breath. I replay the barrage of images of slow-motion airplane curving its silver wings into the 98th floor, I am numbed by numbers: of victims, of firefighters, the flight number from Boston, the size of the tallest tower, floors people ran down. I sort facts in calm solitude, adjusting their scale, drugged by continuous commentary, by speculation of motive, by drone of politicians. Steeled, I wait for understanding. Then I receive my first message from abroad: "We have heard. Our prayers are with you. We cry for your loss. God bless America." Now, at my computer, my work interrupted by this gentle touch, I weep.

~BarbaraCleary, September2001

"O n September 11th, New York City suffered the darkest day in our his tory. It is up to us now to make this our finest hour. Today we come together in the Capital of the World, as a united City. The proud Twin Towers that once crowned our famous skyline ~ no longer stand. But our skyline will rise again.... All of the victims of this tragedy were innocent. All of them were he roes. O ur brave N ew Y ork C ity Firefighters, New York City Police Of ficers, Port A uthority Police, EMS workers, health care workers, court officers, and uniformed services mem bers laid down their lives for strang ers. They were inspired by their sense of duty and their love for humanity. As they raced into the Twin Towers and other buildings to save lives, they didn't stop to ask how rich or poor the person was, they didn't stop to ask what religion, what race, what nation ality. They just raced in to save their fellow human beings. They are the best example of love that we have in our society. The people they were trying to res cue — the people who worked in the World Trade Center and the buildings around it — were each engaged in the quiet heroism of supporting their fam ilies, pursuing their dreams and play ing their own meaningful part in a diverse, dynamic and free society... They will also occupy a permanent and sacred place in our history and in our hearts. We will hold them firmly in our hands, honor their memory, and lift them up toward heaven to light the w orld." -M ayor Rudolph Guiliani at City wide Prayer Service, Yankee Stadium Sunday, September 23rd, 2001

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Left: Taylor Shanks works on her quilt during project period. Follow ing the | student's time in the classroom, they traveled to Philadelphia for a glimpse f." at history. j. Left: Immersed in a plethora of science topics, Mrs. Powell's ?■ and M rs. C h risty 's second H graders explore new reaches of the scientific realm at the N ew port Aquarium in Ken tucky. Far Left: First grade teachers, Mrs. Krochmal and Mrs. Buck remind us that dressing up for Halloween at MVS is never "just for kids."

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Above: At a home basketball game ju st b efore w in ter break, ju niors Aaron Bernie, Lynn W aterhouse and Casey Dlott show their school spirit and excitement for the two week va cation ahead. Upper Right: Jazz Band members, and students of the class of 2003 Eliot Cardinaux, David Pardue and Sean Ali "jazz things up " for the student body before the All School Sing on December 20th, 2001. Far Right: Fourth graders enjoy an af ter school chess session w ith Mr. Graetz and the upper school chess team. Right: Senior N annayajam pala shows student government faculty advisor and Latin teacher, Mr. Lakatos, "w ho's the boss" during the spirit day festivi ties on the first day of school.

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Winnie the Pooh, fondly known by countless children and adults as “the tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff,” celebrates his 75th birthday.

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The Journal o f the American Medical Association reports that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions thanks in part to larger fast food servings and in-school soda machines.

'i' Teens across the country are on a roil with retro style roller skates and the newest fad; shoes with retractable wheels.

Cover Girl turns lips into a work of art with LipArt. The new fad comes complete with stencils, a freestyle lip brush and 26 shades Extreme soda drinkers receive another huge jolt of caffeine as Mountain Dew introduces its newest beverage— cherry flavored Code Red.

Bobbleheads make a comeback, representing not only sports figures but also pop music superstars such as ’NSYNC. Topps releases an “Enduring Freedom" card set featuring portraits and bios of many leaders involved, including President Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

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I ' 1970s Swedish band Abba enjoys revival in the Broadway smash hit Mamma Mia! The musical features three intertwined love stories and over 20 of Abba’s greatest hits.

•t The WB scores a flyaway hit with “Smallville," the story of Superman’s h%h school years. The show stars newcomer Tom Welling as the young Superman.

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Actor Josh Hartnett solidifies his role as a leading man in Hollywood with a pair of blockbuster war movies: Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down.

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The Lord o f the Rings: The Fellowship o f the Ring, the first

movie of J.R.R.Tolkien’s fantasy tnlogy, receives 13 Oscar nominations including Best Picture.

4^ Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaborate to produce the 10-episode HBO World War II epic Band o f Brothers, based on the best-selling book by

fU l Kiefer Sutherland stars in Fox’s Golden Globe winner “24.” The show is delivered in two dozen real-time episodes based on one action-packed day in the life of fictional CIA agent Jack Bauer.

I ' Popular WB TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer” receives rave reviews for presenting an entire episode as a musical. The highly anticipated movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone sets records for opening weekend, and first, second and third place single-day box-office totals.

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nominated for the 2002 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Artist for the song Tivin’ It Up.” Singer/actress Aaliyah is killed in a private plane crash in the Bahamas. During her eight-year career, Aaliyah released three hit CDs and appeared in several feature films. 4- Musicians join together for several concerts, including The Concert for New York City, to pay tribute to the victims and raise money for recovery efforts after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

't' The music from the hit movie 0 Brother, Where Art Thou?

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I ' Irish rock group U2's Elevation Tour is the top-grossing tour of the year, earning U2 the title of Band of the Year from both Spin and Rolling Stone magazines. Fatboy Slim wins six MTV Video Music Awards for his video for the song “Weapon of Choice," featuring a dancing Christopher Walken.

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■t Alicia Keys wins two American Music Awards for Favorite New Artist in both the Pop/Rock and the Soul/R&B categories for her debut release Songs in A Minor. •4/ Country singer Tim McGraw wins five S///fioarrf Music Awards, including Country Album of the Year for Greatest Hits.

^ Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland leaves the band to pursue his own musical career.

^ Legendary Beatles’ guitarist George Harrison, the so-called “Quiet Beatle,” dies after a three-year battle with cancer.

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England Patriots shock i\iFL viewers by kicking a dramatic last-second field goal to upset the St, Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI. -> Michael Jordan, 38, returns to the NBA with the Washington Wizards. Jordan fills arenas nationwide and propels the previously doormat Wizards to instant respectability with an over-500 record.

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1' Former Georgia high school homecoming queen Ashley Martin becomes the first female to score in Division 1-AA college football by kicking three extra points for Jacksonville State.

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I ' The Colorado Avalanche skate to victory in the 2001 NHL Finals against the New Jersey Devils, marking the first Stanley Cup win for 20-year veteran Ray Bourque.

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