Brookwood School Magazine, Vol. 2, 2016-17

M I D TH E P I N ES

1970 2017

Brookwood Magazine Volume 2 Winter 2017

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ADMINIS T RATIV E S TA FF H E ADMAS TER

Dr. Randy Watts

UP P E R S CHOOL DIRECT OR David Grooms

M I D D LE S C HOOL DIRECT OR Raina Cauley

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LO W E R S CHOOL DIRECT OR Jennifer Newcombe

D I RE CT O R O F COL L EGE COU NSEL ING Vic Spigener

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D E AN OF S TU DENT S Keith Massey

Dear Brookwood Community:

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D I RE CT O R OF ADMISSIONS Rebecca Erwin

AT H LE T IC DIRECT OR Ken Johnson

D I RE CT O R OF ADVANCEMENT Kelly Campbell

B US I N ESS MAN AGER Melissa Breese

D IR ECT O R O F I N S T RU CTION AL TECHN OL OGY Joshua Hanke

M AGAZ I N E S TA FF P RO JE C T MAN AGER Kelly Campbell

E D I T OR-IN-CHIEF Nadia R. Watts

CO N T RI B UTING WRITERS

Phil Danner, Melanie Quinton

P H O T OGRAPHERS

Amy F. Woodward, Tommy Davis, The Bow-Tied Photographer, Dr. Douglas McPherson, Dena Dixon

GRAP HIC DESIGN

Katherine Reeves

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Carolyn Nicholson On the Cover: Brookwood alumnus Aulton Moore ‘16 and senior Melanie Quinton took the lead roles in last year’s production of Bye Bye Birdie, directed by Constance Clineman. Quinton is author of Clineman’s farewell story on page 12.

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30 TA B L E O F CO N T E N T S HEADMASTER'S WELCOME

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BROOKWOOD PRESENTS ITS STRATEGIC PLAN 4 GRAYSON KNOWS NO CEILING

BEVERLY ATHLETIC CENTER OPENS ITS DOORS

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EACH ONE REACH ONE, EACH ONE TEACH ONE 12 A KID’S BEST FRIEND

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APPLE, MEET BROOKWOOD. RAISING OUR SPIRITS

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BROOKWOOD WARRIOR TODAY. COLLEGE ATHLETE TOMORROW. SEE YOU THERE.

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TRADITIONS: THEN & NOW 30 GO OUT AND BE GREAT

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ALUMNI NOTES

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DONOR LIST

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There is a lot going on at Brookwood School!

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As you read through this magazine, you will learn stories of Brookwood students, alumni, parents, faculty — even grandparents who are engaged in meaningful pursuits about which they are deeply passionate. You will read stories of artists, actors, athletes, writers, travelers, and teachers who are making an impact in their fields. You will get to know the business, political, philanthropic, and spiritual pursuits of members of the Brookwood Family.

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As you delve into the stories and savor the lives and experiences of those connected to Brookwood, one common theme will clearly emerge: Leadership.

We strive to bring out the leader in all of our students by providing a diversity of opportunities for them. We aim to maximize their confidence and skills in areas about which they are passionate and to which they will contribute meaningfully.

This year, we have seen recent leadership as the One-Act Team progressed to the state competition. We saw leadership when each of our basketball teams won their first games in the new Beverly Athletic Center. We saw leadership when the Junior Kindergarten students spoke in front of a whole room of grown-ups at the Thanksgiving Program. We saw leadership when students approached the Administration, asking to hold a fundraiser for the son of one of our assistant football coaches who has a form of childhood cancer.

Brookwood has recently completed a thorough strategic planning process. This plan, which you can read about in more detail on pages 4-5, has four goals:

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To further enhance and refine our academic program To define and enhance our leadership focus To enhance institutional advancement, marketing communications, community relations, and enrollment management To develop our campus to meet current and future programmatic needs

The campus is alive with activity to help further each of these goals. Notably, we are beginning to prepare our application to become an Apple Distinguished Program. We are overhauling our communication software and marketing approach to meet the needs of today’s students, parents, and prospective families. We are working with our students to cultivate a leadership mindset.

And we are reviewing our entire campus’ physical plant to assess the capacity of our facilities to help prepare today’s learners for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.

Brookwood is thriving and has great inertia for our next chapters. I hope that you enjoy this issue and feel the connection to Brookwood’s rich past, engaged present, and exciting future.

Thank you for being part of the Brookwood Family!

Sincerely,

Dr. Randy Watts Headmaster, Brookwood School

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Our Mission. The purpose of Brookwood School is to provide an exceptional collegepreparatory educational experience to students from four years of age through the twelfth grade. Brookwood is committed to developing the whole child: academically, physically, spiritually, and socially.

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What We Believe

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Our Educational Philosophy. We attract outstanding faculty members who are highly knowledgeable and passionate about their disciplines and who derive energy and excitement from engaging with students and collaborating with colleagues.

Our Signature Programs

Signature programs promote student leadership and distinguish Brookwood School; they are hallmarks of excellence for our school and community.

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Our Signature Programs are: The Brookwood Family STEAM Advanced Placement Academic Resource Center Athletics Spiritual Development Honor Code

STRATEGIC GOAL ONE FURTHER ENHANCE AND REFINE OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM

• Create detailed curriculum maps that reflect vertical and horizontal alignment of the college preparatory curriculum across divisions and content areas.

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STRATEGIC GOAL TWO DEFINE AND ENHANCE OUR LEADERSHIP FOCUS

• Establish and develop our role in the region as the best choice for leaders.

• Develop integrated, school-wide, and inclusive programs to create opportunities for students to develop and grow as leaders.

• Expand our servant leadership program in order to make an extraordinary impact on the broader community and our students.

STRATEGIC GOAL THREE enhance insitutional advancement, marketing communications, community relations, and enrollment managemenT

• Increase Brookwood’s engagement with all constituencies.

• Strengthen our fundraising efforts, methods, and strategies to meet fundraising goals.

• Enhance the perception of Brookwood School by defining and developing an effective brand strategy.

• Develop our unique position and role within the broader community.

• Offer exceptional extracurricular activities to our students.

• Offer exceptional summer programs to our students and community.

• Activate our campus as part of our role

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COMMUNITY

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How We Do It

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Because of community, there is tradition.

Because of community, academics, leadership, and spirit are valued. Because the community holds certain values as standard, the whole child can be developed.

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Core Operating Principles. We equip each student not only for success in college, but for living with integrity, courage, and compassion.

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When people speak about Brookwood, invariably they speak about our community.

We believe that community is at the core of what makes Brookwood special and unique.

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What We Do

instruction through all divisions.

Hire, support, evaluate, and retain excellent faculty and staff.

Conduct surveys of recent alumni and use the data to provide feedback to and inform the direction of the College Counseling Program.

Provide the technology instruction, resources, and opportunities necessary to prepare students for college.

Continue to enhance and improve our STEAM program through professional development, improved facilities, and advanced learning opportunities.

Brookwood’s Core Attributes

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STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020

Brookwood’s New Logo

Brookwood has a new logo; but don’t worry, we still have the seal and the Brookwood “B.” In addition, we now have the feather.

Feathers have universal symbolic meanings.

They speak to us of flight, of freedom, of going beyond boundaries.

In Native American cultures, warriors were awarded a feather when they took coup or were particularly brave in battle. A feather symbolizes trust, honor, strength, wisdom, power, and freedom. Receiving an eagle feather during ceremonies or from elders was one of the highest honors.

In Christianity, a feather represents the virtues of faith, hope, and charity.

The significance of the feather represents what’s important to Brookwood at its core. It speaks to Brookwood’s essence.

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inspiring leaders

Brookwood is more than a school. It is a family whose focus is to nurture and challenge its children, such that they are poised to succeed no matter the challenge.

in the broader community.

• Increase and expand our marketing reach.

• Increase our ability to attract missionappropriate and academically capable students of diverse backgrounds.

• Maintain a robust financial aid program • Maintain a conservative tuition management approach.

• Maintain and monitor low attrition rates.

STRATEGIC GOAL FOUR develop our campus to meet current and future programmatic needs

• Utilize strict principles and guidelines as we further enhance and develop our campus.

• Create an updated Master Campus Plan.

• Develop a plan for a 21st Century Library/Media Center.

• Develop a plan for expanded and enhanced facilities to support our STEAM program.

• Develop a campus-wide safety and security plan.

• Develop a plan for expanded and enhanced facilities to support our arts program.

• Develop and evaluate plans for a dedicated private entrance for Brookwood School.

• Be intentional about the environmental impact of all building projects with the goal of greening our campus, reducing our carbon footprint, and maximizing the efficiency of our energy consumption.

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That’s when she came up with the idea to paint the ceiling tiles to bring some cheer to the room — and therefore to the patients. Isabella brought together a group of 20 peers at the Thomasville Center for the Arts, where they donned smocks and added color to the eggshellwhite ceiling tiles. The young artists hailed from Brookwood School, Scholars Academy and Thomas County Central High School.

Freshman Isabella Grayson founded The Tranquility Project three years ago, working with her peers to bring calm and comfort to radiology patients by hand-painting ceiling tiles. The project now enters its second phase, which was inspired by her late grandmother, Betty, pictured with her at left.

the tranquility project reaches its second phase

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o the untrained eye, 15-year-old Isabella Grayson may seem the typical busy teen. During the school day, she motors from English to an FCA meeting, grabs lunch, and then heads to biology. After school, on days she doesn’t stay on campus for cross-country or track, she cranks through some homework on her way to diving practice in Moultrie. With her driver’s permit still warm from the presses, she looks forward to a lesson behind the wheel with her dad over the weekend.

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proof that people can become leaders at any age. Just over two years ago, she founded The Tranquility Project, an effort to add peace and comfort to patients undergoing biopsies at the Women’s Imaging Center at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville.

“We heard that a family friend was getting a breast biopsy, and she was really nervous and really scared because she knew how sterile the room was,” Isabella said. “I thought, what is a way that I could make that experience better for her?”

Isabella said her plan was to unify the tiles with the same color scheme, but it was just as important to her that her friends add their own special touches. “My dad and I painted the blue background and stamped on leaves, and then with the girls, they all painted different flowers so that the ceiling would be all flowers, but they would be different in their own ways.”

Even more satisfying than the planning and the execution of the project are the stories Isabella hears from the doctors who treat their patients under that acrylic garden. “All they can talk about is the ceiling,” Isabella said. “They look at it and can talk about it the whole time,” so the biopsy goes by more quickly for the patients, she said.

The tiles were installed and the project unveiled during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October of 2014, but that was only the beginning. “At first, we were planning to do this as a service project, and people started asking, ‘Well, how can I donate money?’”

The donations started pouring in; Isabella and her team ultimately raised

almost $5,000. “All the money went to Kickin’ Cancer, which went directly to the patients, so they could get care,” she said.

Inspired by the success of the Tranquility Project and the support of the community, Isabella has yet to hit her own philanthropic ceiling. She has initiated phase two of the project, a book of letters written to cancer patients by their loved ones. Isabella wrote the first letter herself to her grandmother, Betty, after she lost her battle with breast cancer in 1992 — a decade before Isabella was born.

“We are still collecting letters, and we need more,” she said.

As for what happens after the letters are compiled and printed, Isabella said she is still finalizing plans. But one thing’s for sure: the Tranquility Project has been as much of a gift to her as it has been for the patients who’ve been touched by her inspiration. She knows now what she wants to do when she grows up.

“I want to be a forensic pathologist because you get to help people and solve problems and figure things out, which I enjoy doing,” she said. “I’d love to get into a good college and medical school so I can make that happen.”

Our bet is that she’ll do just that.

For more information, or to submit your own letter to The Tranquility Project, visit www.tranquilityproject.org.

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he kids on the Brookwood School playground noticed something different this fall: the hammering had stopped. No more was the buzz of the loud handsaw; gone were the voices of men shouting to one another from high scaffolding. The new Joe and Mary Beverly Athletic Center was finished at last.

The Brookwood School community had been itching to get inside of the state-of-theart building since construction began last year. When those grand front doors finally opened for a special preview in late September, students, faculty, and alumni alike were floored.

On the ground floor is the school’s very own NCAA-length basketball court — a 94-foot full competition court. Its floor, comprised of first-grade maple, gleams under the house lights.

“I would dare say that there is no high school or GISA school of 1,000-1,500 students anywhere in the state of Georgia that would have that floor,” said Project Manager Ian Quinton ‘76.

BEVERLY ATHLETIC CENTER OPENS AT LAST

“Students have always played and started on an 84-foot court,” he said. “What that means is that when you go to playoffs and leave this facility to go to state playoffs and play in the university, you’re going to play on a court that’s 17% longer.

And we’re seeing over the years, if you don’t practice that way, you’re going to wear out your teams,” he said.

Two full practice courts flank the center court, with hoops that mechanically lift and lower

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when needed. “And with the dividers that were put into place, you can actually practice two teams at the same time in the gymnasium,” Quinton said.

Senior Caroline Deese, who has played basketball at Brookwood since her sixth grade year, says she’s thrilled to have the chance to play in the new gym before she graduates. “It will be really nice to have two full-length courts to accommodate boys’ and girls’ practices,” she said.

With seating that will accommodate a capacity of 760 spectators, Brookwood looks forward to the ability now to host tournaments on campus.

A concession stand overlooks the court below, along with a café area. Parents volunteering in concessions will like the fact that they can watch their children’s games as they dole out the burgers and sausage dogs.

The tour doesn’t end at the basketball court. A walking track encircles the circumference of the building, and a 2,500 square-foot weight room is equipped with nine Power Racks for total body training. This equipment helps fulfill the school’s mission of developing the whole child; it caters to the needs of both genders.

“I would dare say that there is no high school or GISA school of 1,000-1,500 students anywhere in the state of Georgia that [has] that floor.”

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A 4,000 square-foot multi-purpose conditioning and fitness room stands at the ready to accommodate the school’s changing athletic needs. Quinton explained that the non-designated space was purposeful. “We don’t know right now how the school is going to use that building ten years out or forty years out.

But if you’re going to build a large roof, [you] create spaces that are undefined that let the school develop programs.”

Also featured in the athletic center are separate Upper School student locker areas for physical education and athletics; separate boys and girls coaching staff offices; and an athletic training room for sports health.

Additional classroom space will house state-of-the art audio-visual systems.

Jason Jones ‘99, President and CEO of S&L Integrated, said the new building represents a technological overhaul for the school. “The students and faculty will be able to review past games, enabling athletes to break down their every movement and connect with their bodies more than ever before,” he said.

“Activities in the gym can be streamed on the Web. The technology in the training rooms provides the staff and students a college-level experience for training.”

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Senior Christopher Watt, who is entering his seventh season this year playing basketball for Brookwood, said the new athletic center stands to meet the multiple needs of all the school’s athletes. “The facility will provide better weight lifting and conditioning equipment and spaces, more practice area, and a place for me to go any time I want or need to focus and enhance any part of my game, all in that one building,” he said.

The athletic center will serve Brookwood students at all grade levels, said Brookwood’s Headmaster, Dr. Randy Watts. “In addition to Middle and Upper School physical education and athletics, our Lower School students will use the space at times for P.E., as well. Of course, all students will be able to participate during games and pep rallies.”

Stoddard gym, the school’s first gymnasium, has served the school for over 40 years and will continue to do so, providing locker rooms for visiting teams and officials, along with additional practice facilities.

The building was dedicated to Mary and Joe Beverly in October, honoring their years of service, support, and dedication

to Brookwood School. “Their vision, leadership, support, and tenacity have been fundamental in putting Brookwood on the firm foundation and path that it is on today,” Watts said. “They have served Brookwood passionately for 44 years — almost the entire history of our 47 year old school.”

Mr. Beverly, who was visibly touched by the ceremony, said that he and his wife would never stop working to support Brookwood School. “Mary and I have talked on many occasions after we have finished some project [about] how good we feel about it and decided that maybe we get more benefit out of this particular thing than Brookwood did,” Beverly said.

“It’s been a labor of love for us.”

The entire community is enthusiastic about this new chapter in Brookwood’s story, Watts said. “We have challenged our students to make this space their own, show exemplary leadership, and to do great things with this new opportunity.”

Brookwood’s new state-of-the-art Athletic Center features seating for 760 spectators, a 2,500 square foot weight room, and a NCAA-length basketball court. The building is dedicated to Mary and Joe Beverly, pictured at bottom right with their children and grandchildren.

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Each One Reach One, Each One Teach One a farewell to connie clineman

By Melanie Quinton ‘17

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ike clockwork, it happened every year for two decades. She would paint set pieces until the wee hours of the morning, wearing something similar — a scrunchie, a Mickey Mouse t-shirt, a paint-splattered denim button up, pink pompom socks, white sneakers.

This is Constance Clineman, who served as director of Brookwood School’s musical on and off for 23 years. Now the community bids her farewell as she passes on her baton.

Clineman said she never thought she would become a director. First and foremost, she was an actress. However, by working at a young age under many talented directors in one of the theatres in the Straw Hat Circuit, The Surflight, in Long Beach Island, N.J., she learned what it meant to be a great director. She learned how to play the piano, handle large casts, and teach dance. Before she knew it, theater administrators were asking her to direct plays.

“You don’t just direct or just act,” Clineman said. “It all came together when it was supposed to. If you have an open mind, open hands, and let life fall into your hands, it all works out.”

Behind every great director, there is always a talented accompanist. Barbara Lee, who retired from teaching music at Brookwood last year, matched Clineman hour for hour at rehearsals, teaching music to each cast member and accompanying from the pit when performance time rolled around.

Lee, who worked with Clineman each year that she directed, said she was always astounded by Mrs. Clineman’s passion and dedication. “She is uniquely

talented in that she can single-handedly plan and execute every aspect of a production, from the technical to the artistic, musical, and dramatic,” she said.

Clineman always had a plan in place, even before rehearsals began, Lee said. “[She] knew where she was going with each production. Every rehearsal had a goal, time was not wasted, and we were able to accomplish a great deal in very little time,” she said.

When Clineman began directing for Brookwood in 1995, the orchestra was sparse: it began with a meager two pianos, a trombone, and a drum.

Nowadays, a full professional orchestra accompanies the school’s musical production. Brookwood’s leadership team, she said, consistently found ways to better the program and supported her ideas. “Year by year, the board and administration always encouraged me to think big,” she said. “When we needed support, they found a way to provide it.”

The school’s answer was never a no, she continued. “There was always a ‘let me think about this and we will figure it out.’” Because of the relentless support from the school, Clineman referred to her time at Brookwood not as a job, but rather as an opportunity.

Brookwood alumni agree that Clineman’s direction was not only instructive, but also empowering.

Hananel Mavity, a graduate from the class of 2007 and currently Brookwood’s one-act director, said the musical was special “because it brought a mass of students together with a common goal: to ‘give the gift’ and produce great theatre.”

Clineman referred to her time at Brookwood not as a job, but rather as an opportunity.

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her talents with others — “reaching and teaching” — because they were given their gifts for a reason. She hoped to teach values that were not only relevant during their time in the drama guild, but also in their day-to-day lives and in the future as adults.

Former students agree that Clineman’s teachings have impacted their lives and have been of great value in college and in the professional world. “[Her lessons] have taught me how to be a more effective communicator in every setting,” Stauffer said.

“I know Connie’s work to build Brookwood’s theatrical legacy has touched so many lives and helped to build us all up, whether we continue to do theatre or not.” Hananel Jackson ’07

Being onstage was an escape from the real world and daily routine, said Grant Stauffer, also from the class of 2007.

“The Brookwood Musical … transformed [my life] into an alternative reality.

Suddenly, the guy who taught my civics class was a talking armchair, or my friend down the street was a wizard,” he said.

With Clineman’s instruction, the cast always formed a tight-knit family, said William Harrer, a 2015 grad. “If we needed help on homework or someone to talk to, or just someone to hang out with, this family was there,” he said.

Harrer added that he “learned about respect, time management, and hard work,” while Chris Hall, a grad from the class of 1999, said he still uses breathing exercises, relaxation, and memorization techniques that she taught. Hall said he learned “a tremendous amount about teamwork and patience from Mrs. Clineman.”

Clineman did prepare some of her students for their time on stage after high school. Mavity ‘07 and D.J. Grooms ‘09, are now both acting professionally.

Grooms credits Clineman for giving him “the foundation [he] needed to pursue theatre as a profession,” he said.

Mavity agreed, saying that Clineman encouraged and trained her “beyond what I expected to gain from a high school drama program,” she said. “As far as acting goes, she instilled the importance of ensemble in a way that revealed the significance of each actor present on the stage—no role was ever small or devalued with her,” Mavity said. Clineman will always be set apart from other directors, she said. She is unique in her ability “to bring magic and meaning to the stage and the lives of her actors.”

For the Brookwood alumni and current students who worked with her, Constance Clineman’s teachings will always hold a special place in our hearts.

It is bittersweet to know that she has retired from directing at the school, but we are grateful for the many years she dedicated to the Drama Guild. We know that the circle will never be broken and that we will always be connected in having known such a lovely woman who taught us to reach and teach.

“Not only did she make us feel important to the success of the play, she made us feel loved.” DJ Grooms ’09

Clineman said she hoped to instill an array of core values in the children she directed. A major element of her teachings was the value of ensemble, she said. Many of her students remember her saying that if a friend is “hungry, if they need a place to sleep, if they need a hug,” it is then the ensemble’s responsibility to care for them.

She also taught her students to “reach for the stars” and never to be afraid to share their gifts. Clineman said it is a person’s responsibility to share his or BROOKWOODMAGAZINE

“She was in tune with the cast’s emotions and thoughts because she had an uncanny ability to pick up on them.”

Grant Stauffer ’07

“Her critiques or criticisms never harbored any snide remarks; their purpose was simply to make you realize what you could do to improve yourself. She always had the utmost respect for us. She drove us to be our best selves.”

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“One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you are feeling blue is that he doesn’t try to find out why.”

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his saying resonates with me, especially now that Mavis has joined Brookwood School as our official therapy dog.

introducing mavis the therapy dog

By Allison Harrell and Mavis, Brookwood’s Therapy Dog

Mavis is a comfort to students feeling sad, which helps to open the door to their emotions and allows them to work through their concerns. That’s what makes us such a great team.

Let me introduce myself. I’m Allison Harrell, Brookwood’s School’s counselor.

When I first arrived here four years ago, Mavis was third-grade teacher Jenna Hall’s beloved pet. Jenna had mentioned exploring therapy dog training with Mavis, and I loved the idea of being able to incorporate her into my services at school. Soon thereafter, Mavis began the training to become a certified therapy dog.

While she was in training, I got to know a student who was struggling with social anxiety, which of course made coming to school very difficult for her. I knew this student had a deep love for animals and that Mavis just might be a help. I presented the idea of having Mavis come to school to our headmaster, Dr. Randy Watts, and he thought it was a great idea. Mavis began coming to school a couple of days a week towards the end of that school year.

It was amazing to see how the anxious, nervous energy would just leave my student’s body when Mavis was in the office.

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It was amazing to see how the anxious, nervous energy would just leave my student’s body when Mavis was in the office. This made it easier to talk through what was happening and develop plans to make school and other social situations not so intimidating.

She loved working with Mavis and even became an advocate for having Mavis on campus full time after she earned her certification. My student made tremendous progress and is now thriving at Brookwood.

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Mavis’ training was almost complete, and she was scheduled to take her test for certification in May 2015. We were all so excited at school and could not wait to welcome her as an official therapy dog.

I waited patiently by the phone on the day of her test, and then I finally got the call. It was not the news I was expecting: Mavis had failed the test. I couldn’t believe it! She had worked so hard.

Mavis was so disappointed. On her pass/fail test, she had only missed one part. After some consideration, Jenna decided that Mavis would try again.

The next test was just two weeks away.

Mavis practiced and practiced, and the students encouraging her along the way.

She took her test the day after school was out, and she passed.

Alumna Grace Cauley ‘16 and Mavis were a good team: Grace received support as she took her tests, and in return, Mavis got belly rubs.

A Day in My Life

By Mavis

7 a.m. It is almost time to go to work. I’m not sure why people call it work. It’s nothing but fun for me. I can hardly contain myself! I am looking forward to seeing Counselor. (Some people call her Mrs. Harrell, but my mom and I call her Counselor.)

7:20 a.m. We pull in the drive at The Brookwood School. I am so excited, my paws just won’t stop dancing! I can’t wait to get to my office I share with Counselor. I have my own desk, a bed, a sofa, and a basket full of toys. This is the best part of the job!

7:25 a.m. I bound up the steps in front of the cafeteria, straight to Counselor’s office. Yes! There is already a student in her office. I love to start my day off with a friend. For some students, leaving home and coming to school makes them nervous. Counselor and I talk with them and make them feel more comfortable here at school. After a relaxation exercise and some encouragement from Counselor and me, my friend is ready for her day. This is the best part of the job!

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8 a.m. The bell rings and my friends head to their classes. Oh, how I hope someone wants to take a test with me today. Counselor and I have confidence in our friends, and we cheer them on when things get tough.

8:15 a.m. Counselor and I head over to the Academic Resource Center. I love going over there! I get to see Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Wagoner, Mrs. Coach Boggs, and Coach Eddie. My friends all call my name when I walk in, and they make me feel so special. This is just the best part of the job!

9 a.m. Whew! My young friend just took a long test, but he left with a smile! It is about time for a nap.

9:54 a.m. The break bell rings, and I patiently wait at the door for my break friends. I miss those who have already graduated and have gone off to college, but now I have some new friends who are so much fun. I enjoy hearing them talk about their lives, and I really love the snacks and belly rubs they give, too. I have the best job!

Mavis is now an official therapy dog.

To the children who know her, she had turned her failure into a success. Mavis now comes to work every day, and she

10:15 a.m. Counselor and I give a lesson to my Kindergarten friends on kindness. She reads them a story, and I walk under the tables, lick on toes, clean up any crumbs, roll on the big rug, and check on the lunchboxes. This is just the best part of my job!

10:35 a.m. Counselor needs to check her box in the front office, and the ladies who work there always have special treats just for me.

Mrs. Holt always gives me two (Shhh, don’t tell my mom). Dr. Watts always gives me a good pat on the head. I am so thankful he was willing to give me a job here. There are some schools that do not even have a therapy dog; can you believe that? This is the best part of the job!

11 a.m. Nap time!

Noon: Counselor says it is time to get up; we have reading buddies today! We’ll join Mrs. Nicholson and the psychology students in the third-grade classroom, where my mom works. They read books with each other. It is so much fun to see Mom at work, but I have to remember to be on best behavior because I am working, too. I say hello and get lots of

works diligently by my side. I think she has an amazing story to share with students who are struggling. She has even inspired other schools in the area to explore having a therapy dog on campus.

Mavis has opened the door to my office and has helped me do my job better in ways I would have never imagined. We work together to make students feel better when they are sad, to put a smile on their faces, to love our students no matter what, to listen, and to encourage them when things get hard. She is my best friend and my best resource. I truly cannot imagine my life or the Brookwood family without her. This is the best job ever!

Of course, Mavis wanted the chance to tell you herself about her work. Here’s her account of a day in her life here at Brookwood School.

pats and ear scratches. You should hear these kids read; I enjoy all the stories so much. This is the best part of the job!

12:25 p.m. Heading back to the office, I think I smell bacon. It must be breakfast day! I love bacon. This is the best part of the job!

12:27 p.m. Nap time, and dreams of bacon are dancing in my head. This is the best part of the job!

2:03 p.m. A teacher asks Counselor for help with one of our friends. She wants to help her student feel better about school work. They come up with some great ideas! My friends are so lucky to have teachers who care so much. This is the best part of the job!

3 p.m. All my friends are headed home, and it is almost time for me to go too. I love my job!

3:45 p.m. My mom is here to get me, and we get in the car. I think I might fall asleep before we even get out of the parking lot. I can’t wait until tomorrow. This is just the best job!

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educational excellence. The certification has been awarded to only select schools across the nation that have maintained excellence in each of five areas: visionary leadership; innovative learning and teaching; ongoing professional learning; compelling evidence of success; and flexible learning environment.

Getting Apple-ready By going through the process of becoming an Apple Distinguished School, Watts said, the school community will be held to a higher and externally validated standard of excellence. “This gives us an opportunity to stretch ourselves to develop, and honestly, to stay on a trajectory that we’re already on.”

Apple, meet Brookwood.

Brookwood, meet Apple.

The certification will be a validation of what Brookwood has done for many years, agreed Keith Massey, Brookwood School’s Technology Specialist and Dean of Students. However, the purpose of the distinction is to raise the bar on teaching, and, therefore, to improve what it’s like to be a Brookwood student — a new generation with new expectations and abilities.

Watts said learners today are social and collaborative. “They seek immediate answers to their questions. They’re

exploratory and experiential,” he said.

This makes for a changing role for teachers, who must continue to grow in their own classrooms, embracing the technology that benefits growing learners. However, technology is simply a tool, “and that really needs to be kept in the framework of what we do as educators,” he said .

The use of technology will only be a piece of the equation, said Joshua Hanke, Brookwood’s Director of Instructional Technology. “It’s not about the device; it’s what you can do with the device,” he said.

Still, Apple is unmatched in its commitment to teachers and their students, Hanke said. “There’s nobody else that’s better for education. We wanted to choose the best tool, the most durable tool. And the level of support we get from Apple we couldn’t get from anyone else. With Apple, we’re in partnership.”

Distinguishing community leaders Massey said the school’s innovation will serve more than just the teachers and students at the school. It would “expand the students’ learning environment beyond the boundaries of Thomas

The Path to Becoming an Apple Distinguished School

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here it is, printed in Apple’s telltale sans-serif type, on the slick packaging of your iPhone or iPad: Number 1 Infinite Loop. The physical address is hard to imagine. What kind of awe-inspiring structure could house Steve Job’s brainchild, Apple, Inc.?

At Apple’s exclusive invitation, a group from Brookwood School was given the opportunity to answer that question. Eleven members of faculty and administration were flown to Cupertino, Calif., over the summer for an executive BROOKWOODMAGAZINE

briefing as they prepare the school to be an Apple Distinguished Program.

“They wanted to bring us out, expose us to their educators, and equip us with some ideas and tools that would help us to shape our program into an exceptional one,” said Dr. Randy Watts, Brookwood’s Headmaster.

The Apple Distinguished School distinction is a title held by only the most outstanding schools across the world in innovation, leadership, and

At Apple’s invitation, 11 faculty and administrators were flown to Cupertino, Calif., for an executive briefing as they prepare the school to be an Apple Distinguished Program.

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County to encompass the entire world.”

Indeed, a theme held by Apple Distinguished Schools is that of reaching out to effect change in the world community. “Service leadership is already folded into the fabric of this school,” Watts said. “We reach out to take care of our own community and the community around us. That’s a part of our culture. It’s something we’ll continue to do, and we’ll experiment with other ways to do it.”

We have the opportunity to teach our students to be leaders in every domain, agreed Raina Cauley, Middle School Director. “This will be a great opportunity to challenge that stereotypical mold of a leader,” she said.

“Leadership comes in all different shapes and sizes. Service leadership is for a lot of our students a way to shine, and we don’t always have a way to recognize that within the school. Now we’ll be able to do that.”

Hanke, who teaches a course at Brookwood called Foundations of Innovation, said he already sees the positive impact his students are making locally. “They’re taking the facts that they’re learning, whether it’s in history or in science, and bridging that with

community issues and solving those issues in the community,” he said.

Lower School Director Jennifer Newcombe looks forward to the shared cooperative experience of the challenge. “It’s going to give the teachers interesting ways to collaborate and share unique aspects of the learning experience, not only with their students, but also with their colleagues,” she said.

But Brookwood has some work to do before its application for the distinction can be ready, Cauley said. “We’ve got to be very deliberate, very purposeful, and very crafted in what our goals are and what outcomes we want to see,” she said.

Watts agreed. “If this were easy, we’d have done it already. We hold ourselves to a bar of excellence that we will continually raise.”

Brookwood faculty and administrators will collaboratively prepare their Apple Distinguished School application this school year. Their goal is to submit the application by the summer of 2017, Watts said.

“When students go home and say that their minds were blown in class because of something they created, participated in, or were exposed to, that’s really what will make our school exceptional,” he said.

Students across all divisions are taught to use technology as they explore, experience, and collaborate together.

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spirituality at brookwood SCHOOL ur home was set on a steep hill, with our O garage at the top, and the stones that I had purchased to build a fire pit were heavy. I had

By Phil Danner

the bright idea of rolling the stones down the hill, where I envisioned them gently coming to a rest. I thought it wise to station my five-yearold son at the bottom of the hill to help direct the rolling stones. It is truly amazing just how fast large rocks can travel downhill. I remember yelling at the top of my voice, “Run, Tom, run!”

This was one of my favorite devotions that I delivered to Brookwood students over the years.

The moral of the story, of course, was to think before we act. I’m not sure students remember the moral, but I know for a fact that they remember the story.

It was my high privilege to spend 25 years of my 40 years teaching at Brookwood School. While I taught civics, U.S. History, debate, and speech, it was my involvement in school-wide devotions and my ethics class for those years that meant the most to me. Spiritual development has been a part of Brookwood’s mission from the very beginning, when the school was founded.

A part of my job that I most loved was giving devotions during morning assemblies to our Middle and Upper school students and teachers.

Their purpose was to hold up the importance of the spiritual in our daily lives — to recognize that all of life is infused with the unexplained and the mysterious. I wanted to instill the importance of seeking truth in all of life and in all places. Often, my devotions contained stories from my own life, as with the story above, appropriately titled “Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.” I also borrowed material from atheists, skeptics, and other religious traditions to stress key values and the centrality of love in all of life. And I ended almost every devotion with the same phrase: “Think about it.”

Aside from my devotions, I had the great honor of teaching ethics class during my tenure at Brookwood School — a class that I’m pleased to say will continue to be a school tradition even after my retirement. I developed the course curriculum and loved teaching it, at first to graduating seniors, and as time passed and the

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class evolved, to 8th graders. I began each year by telling my students that this was the most important class that they would ever take because it was directly connected to their future. It was a class about their values, which informed their choices; their choices determined their characters, which ultimately, more than anything else, would determine the course and nature of their lives. I truly believed what I told my students.

My teachings were based upon the idea that the single most important thing impacting the quality of our lives is our personal character. We discussed various habits of virtue that lead to the development of good character; I also gave an overview of alternative ethical systems and other world religions.

Once again, a highlight for me was telling stories from my own life history. Students may not like to admit it, but they still love being told stories. I’m confident that my students may have forgotten all the presuppositions of the Judeo-Christian worldview, but I bet they still remember my “Stan Frazier” story about my first and last double date.

The emphasis in my devotions and in ethics class is not to teach children what they should or must believe; rather, to put before students enduring religious truths and values and to challenge them to reflect and consider the values of faith in God. In addition, I love that there’s an emphasis on prayer at Brookwood — after every devotion, before athletic events and banquets, and at our baccalaureate and graduation ceremonies. This is one more way we can hold up before students the school’s belief that one’s spiritual nature is important and can and should be nurtured through religious activities and moral living.

I have counted it a privilege to be a small part of the larger program at Brookwood School to encourage the spiritual development of our students.

That spiritual development will continue on, I know, through the dedicated efforts of teachers, coaches, and staff members who model daily in their lives the kinds of

human beings we desire for our students and our children to be.

We want our students to be people with a sense of who they are and an understanding of why they are here on this planet. We want them to be aware of the choices they have to make if they are going to leave this world a better place for their own children and grandchildren. My prayer is that Brookwood will continue to be a place where children are nurtured in their academic, social, physical and spiritual lives.

Several years ago, Phil Danner led an accreditation committee to study the spiritual development program at Brookwood School. The committee developed a report that described what spiritual development meant at Brookwood School. Its findings are what Danner says he believes spiritual development means and why it is central to all education.

Here is a portion of the report: “Spiritual development is about the development of a sense of identity, selfworth, personal insight, meaning and purpose. It is about the development of a pupil’s spirit. Some people may call it the development of a pupil’s soul; others as the development of personality or character.”

This excerpt was taken from OFSTEDS “Promoting and evaluating pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development,” published in March 2004.

(OFSTED stands for The Office for Standards in Education in the United Kingdom.)

“Spiritual development relates to that aspect of inner life through which pupils acquire insights into their personal existence which are of enduring worth.

It is characterized by reflection, the attribution of meaning to experience, valuing a non-material dimension to life and intimations of an enduring reality.

‘Spiritual’ is not synonymous with ‘religious’; all areas of the curriculum may contribute to pupils’ spiritual development.”

OFSTED Handbook for the Inspection of Schools, 1994.

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Brookwood Warrior Today.

Bradley Jones ‘17, Football Position: Strong safety and running back

Tell us about a coach, past or present, who has inspired you.

Even back in my youth days when I was mediocre at the sport, Coach Avon Lane [of the Thomasville Tigers] continued to remind me as I played that hard work will always beat talent when talent refuses to work hard.

What are your college plans?

I chose Lenoir-Rhyne University because they made me feel like family there. The coaches showed great concern for me throughout my junior and senior years of high school.

Rachel Cooper ‘17, Tennis

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I remember spending hours during the summer out on the tennis court with him tossing ball after ball after ball to me until I learned.

What do you consider your particular strengths and successes in your sport?

I would say my strengths are not necessarily physical, but mental. I never give up because a match isn’t over until my opponent and I shake hands. My best victories have been matches when I have come from behind and fought for the win. It’s all about grit. My successes have come not from my talent, but from my perseverance.

What are you working to improve?

Definitely my doubles game. I’ve had my share of success as a singles player, but playing and sharing the court with other another person is more difficult for me.

Winning big matches and tournaments with my parents beaming on the sidelines has taught me humility.

Getting my butt kicked in a match has taught me to always get back up and try again. Hitting every day with my younger brother has taught me leadership. Playing on a team for five years has taught me the importance of understanding and teamwork.

Supporting my friends through the years has taught me the importance of encouraging the people around me. So much of who I am today is because of the lessons I have learned through my sport; I am thankful for all it has given and taught me.

Alfonso Spencer ‘17, Football

Do you plan to continue to play in college?

Yes, I do plan to play tennis in college. I have actually narrowed my choice down to a couple of Division III schools that I am still deciding between.

What inspires you to play?

Enjoying the simple feel of adrenaline right before the game kicks off. As I get older, the hunger of wanting to become better is what has kept me in the sport.

Do you have an early memory of learning to play?

I have always remembered when I got hit really hard during my first 7th grade practice. Instead of my staying on the ground for a long time, I bounced back up, and one of the coaches told me, “Son, it’s all about getting back up after being knocked down.” This has always stuck with me, because it reminds me that in life, the choice is ours whether we stay down or get back up and continue to fight.

COLLEGE ATHLETE Tomorrow.

What life lessons have you gleaned from your participation in your sport?

Wow, where do I even begin? I have learned so much from playing tennis.

Tennis is such a mental game. You are alone out there on the court. There is no one out there with you, and it is all in your head.

Do you have an early memory of learning to play?

Since the beginning, my dad has been very involved in my tennis. He really wanted me to succeed and was determined to push me so that I could.

Being down in matches and having to fight back has taught me strength and mental perseverance. Not being able to keep a ball in the court has taught me patience. Playing a girl who cheats and curses has taught me good sportsmanship and the importance of character. Having to play people who cheated me has taught me forgiveness.

Do you have an early memory of learning to play?

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one around me. After that, I was in love with the game.

What do you consider your particular strengths, and what are you working to improve?

My quickness and agility are my strengths; they’ve been critical to my success in the sport. I’m working to improve my work ethic in the classroom and my relationship with God. What are your college plans?

I plan to attend the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky and receive a degree in pre-vet. I chose Cumberland because of the learning environment and the feel I got from the coaches.

What life lessons have you gleaned from your participation in the sport?

When things get tough and you feel you can’t stand it anymore, stick with it, and your struggles will reveal themselves as successes.

Chip Thompson ‘17, Golf

What do you consider your particular strengths and successes?

Golf is a mental game. If you don’t have a positive mindset while you play, your next shot will not go how you want. I always try to have a positive mindset so there will be a positive result.

ON-THE-ROAD ALUMNI EVENTS The 2015-2016 academic year presented new opportunities to engage with alumni across the country as Brookwood staff hit the road to come to you. Events were held in Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fla. It was a great opportunity to enjoy good food, drinks, and memories!

Tell us about a coach who has inspired you.

Bill Connally is the pro at the Glen Arven Country Club. He has given me lessons and has helped my game a lot.

What are your college plans?

At the College of Coastal Georgia, I’d like to play in as many tournaments as I can — especially as a freshman — so that I can get used to the feel of college golf.

What life lessons have you gleaned from your participation in your sport?

I’ve learned to be patient with myself and with other people. Golf is a hard sport to play, especially when you’re in a slump. If you stop working to make it better, it won’t get better. Patience is key.

Top: Emily Childs Brinkely and Sally Jackson Williams catch up at the Buckhead location of Onward Reserve.

Middle: TJ Callaway, Randy Watts, and Tom Johnson at the Onward Reserve/Brookwood Alumni event.

Keep your eyes peeled for e-mails with additional detail.

Missing out? Send your updated contact information to alumni@ brookwoodschool.org.

Bottom: (L-R, R1) Mary Lambert, Kelly Campbell ‘01, Sally Singletary, Anthony Bartek, Matias Lambert ‘99 (R2) Tom Reynolds ‘85, Jane Reynolds, Peachy Johnson, Tom Johnson, Randy Watts, Rebecca Erwin, Gerry Erwin, Courtney Blackburn ‘96, Blake Rawlings ‘00, Ross Singletary ‘85, Rosemary Jackson ‘88, and Daniel Jackson enjoyed sailing along the St. Johns river in Jacksonville, Fla.

March 11, 2017 37th Annual Brookwood School Auction Glen Arven Country Club April 28, 2017 Alumni On-Campus Open House Brookwood School May 19, 2017 Baccalaureate St. Thomas Episcopal Church May 20, 2017 Graduation Thomasville Municipal Auditorium

Bradley Jones, Chip Thompson, and Alfonzo Spencer signed their letters of intent in early February. Look for more exciting news as other college-bound Brookwood student athletes make their decisions this spring.

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sk any member of the Brookwood School community, and he or she will agree: tradition is an integral part of our lives here — from the Burning of the B at Homecoming in the fall, to the Valedictory address during the graduation ceremony in May. This feature will highlight Brookwood traditions, old and new. Want to see your favorite tradition highlighted? Let us know!

Brookwood’s seniors have always looked forward to the time of year when they claim a spot on the Christmas tree with a personalized senior ornament. There are now two decorated trees, one displayed in Crozer and one in Flowers Hall. Check your mail — your ornament may just find its way home!

Brookwood School Alma Mater Penned in 1974 by Brookwood senior Lynn Gainey Massey, the Brookwood School alma mater is still sung today by all students, from our four-year-olds to our graduating seniors.

Mid the pines there stands an emblem

But the memories of thy teachings

Of the noble, true, and right,

Ever with us will remain.

Lifting up her values ever,

We salute thee, Dear Old Brookwood,

Hail to thee, the blue and white.

We will e’er to thee be true,

Future years may bring us triumph,

To the morals and the standards

Days ahead may bring us pain;

Of our own dear white and blue.

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Another senior tradition is the annual class photo. Gone are the days of Aqua Net hair and polyester ties. Make way for skinny jeans and tees.

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Go out and be great.

HANEY ‘99 ADDRESSES GRADS

then Mr. Danner reached out to me and said, “Hey, what would you think about doing stats for the varsity team? Would you like to take over for me?”

More specifically, what he did was he passed his clipboard along, almost like passing a torch or a baton. He literally passed the clipboard.

That was the clipboard that he used on the sidelines as the statistician. That was 20 years ago.

So, right now, very impromptu, I brought it back. And I would like to re-present you the clipboard, 20 years later. And I’d like to say thank you.

Just before Brookwood graduates crossed the stage to receive their diplomas last May, alumnus Travis Haney ‘99 addressed the group.

What follows is an excerpt from that speech.

Haney is best known for his work on ESPN’s “SportsCenter”; he was also a regular on “College Football Live” and ESPN’U’s “The Experts.” Before becoming a sports broadcaster, he worked as a print journalist for several major newspapers.

Haney resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Brooke.

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was a particularly nerdy middle-schooler, going through that total ‘tween phase. I loved watching football, but as that nerdy middle-schooler, I didn’t play a lot of football.

So, the way that I initially got involved was that I was the manager in seventh grade for the JV team — essentially the waterboy. That’s pretty nerdy.

At some point along the way, I figured out that that wasn’t a whole lot of fun, so I started to keep stats. I did that for a season; I guess it was kind of like my own JV program. And

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With that clipboard in mind, graduates, I think of the idea that you just never know when your life could change, in a moment’s notice, in a profound way. I mean, it was a clipboard 20 years ago. It wasn’t something I thought a lot of. It seemed simple at the time, and it led to one thing, and it led to another thing.

One domino after another, and it is something that has turned into a big part of my life. It’s amazing to me now to think about that. Life can surprise you. God can surprise you.

I was 14 years old when I took that clipboard.

About a year and a half after that, I went up to the sports editor at the Thomasville TimesEnterprise and said, “Hey, I’m already going to the games. I’ve been calling in the statistics for a year and a half, a couple of years now. What if I wrote stories and sent them in to you from the games?”

He said yes. Maybe he thought I would be cheap labor. Maybe he thought it would be a way that he could cover more teams. I’m not exactly sure what the reason was. But I got $25 a story and spent it on CDs and a lot of Subway sandwiches.

So, Ira Schoffel, thank you so much for being here and taking the time to come up — and thank you for saying yes, when I was a 15-year-old kid. I was a high school kid, and you treated me like a professional. I appreciate that so very much.

Graduates, I wish I could say the rest of the story was easy. I wish I could tell you that one job led to the next, and I made it to ESPN. It wasn’t quite so simple. It took 15 years of working for different newspapers. There were blah assignments in miserable places, things that I didn’t necessarily want to be a part of.

There were layoffs I had to survive. There were salary freezes, furloughs — all sorts of things that a lot of people have had to deal with in the newspaper industry. It wasn’t always that easy.

I want to impress upon you to work through those times. There were dark, frustrating days when I wanted to quit. I thought a lot of times about going to law school or seeking some new profession. I had plenty of writer friends, plenty of people in the business who got out of the business altogether. I thought I might be one of those people, but something always kept me going. I really cannot tell you exactly what that is or was, other than my passion for telling people’s stories. That’s why I got into this initially, was to have a chance to relate to people, relate stories to people, find something that people can connect to. I believe that’s God’s plan for my life.

So, after 15 years at newspapers, I was covering Oklahoma football for the newspaper in Oklahoma City. I was going through a fastfood drive-thru, and I got a phone call. And it was someone from ESPN. She asked if I would be interested in a job as a national college football writer. I said, “Yeah, that sounds pretty good.” So, I went up the following week, and six weeks later, in April of 2012, at the age of 30, I had my dream job. I mean that very seriously. This is what I had worked for and persevered and tried to strive to get to. I had made it. Even now, I don’t take that for granted. I try not to take a single day that I get to do what I love — I don’t take that for granted.

those people around if you’re willing and open to them, and they will help you along the way.

And that’s part of the deal, too: Never, ever be afraid to ask for help, both from above, from friends, from family. I really believe that we’re not meant to journey alone.

I know that I wouldn’t be standing here if not for the love of two parents, a grandmother who made me believe that anything’s possible, without myriad unbelievable friends over the years, without a loving wife who is here tonight. And I can honestly tell you, everyone here and especially the Class of 2016, that I would not be standing here if not for Brookwood School.

I wouldn’t be here if not for Mr. Danner handing me that clipboard. I wouldn’t be here if not for terrific English teachers and people like Mr. Powell and Ms. Larson. They encouraged me. They were the people who stoked my fire, to do what I wanted to do.

Brookwood provided the foundation on which I built my life, in every way — professionally, personally, spiritually. In every way, it’s my foundation.

Graduates, you now have that very same foundation under you. You have every tool, every resource to be great. Go out now, Class of 2016, and be great.

Graduates, I know that you have passions, developing inside you by the day. You’re learning about yourselves, learning what you like to do — learning what you love to do. I encourage you to pursue those passions with everything that you have. And don’t let people or circumstances derail you in the pursuit of what you love to do.

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Alumni Notes 1976 Harris Strickland wed Rebecca Chubb ‘80 in May 2016. Harris is still active with his travel agency — which offers safari, fishing and adventure escapades — and he’s enjoyed several legal jaunts to Cuba. He is also a published author. Rebecca is a broker at Chubb Associates in Thomasville.

1980 Rebecca Chubb See Harris Strickland ‘76.

1986 Kevin Vick is the Vice President of Commercial Lending at Thomas County Federal. Kevin’s three children, Anna ‘20, Mollie ‘20, and Turner ‘22, are current Brookwood students.

1989 Hasley Bashears has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2012. He represents District 7, which includes Calhoun, Gulf, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla Counties in the Florida Panhandle.

1996 {1} Mollie Knight Cohen was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) in October 2015. Established in 1990, the GNPEC is responsible for regulating non degreegranting schools (under the Proprietary School Act) and degree-granting schools (under the Postsecondary Educational Authorization Act).

Mollie and her husband, Eric, have two children, Bradley ‘20 and Elizabeth ‘24. Mollie is also the director of marketing and sales for Pecan Ridge Plantation, purveyor of fine pecan products, available in over 100 retail locations across 13 states.

1997 Brian Braun and wife, Carrie, welcomed son Knox in February 2016. Brian is an engineer with EMC Engineering Services, Inc., and lives in Cordele, Ga. 1998 Jeremy Huskey wed Mincie Gainous in March 2016 in Cairo, Ga., where Jeremy farms.

Ansley Defnall Thomas and her husband, Gabe, welcomed son Tyson Hays in April 2016.

Ansley works at Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah and assists with her husband’s company, The Savannah Oatmeal Company.

1999 {2} Jason Jones recently moved his business, S&L Integrated Systems, from Cairo, Ga., to Thomasville. With over 20 employees, S&L provides integrated audio, video, lighting and control systems for business, government, education, healthcare, worship and live production. Jason and his wife, Jenna, have two children, Wimberly ‘26 — who graced Paris’ runways this spring — and Sam ‘30, a proud member of the Junior Kindergarten class.

{4} Jeri Singletary Byrnes and her husband, Matt, welcomed son Judah in December 2015.

For five years, Jeri worked as a tv campaign producer for Fitzgerald & Co and was then an editorial producer at Beast. Jeri and Matt also facilitate a film equipment rental company for the growing Georgia film industry.

Sarah Waters Ashe and her husband, Matt, welcomed daughter Elizabeth Pratt Ashe in May. 2003 Onward Reserve, a premier retail destination for men, and co-founder T.J. Callaway have been listed as one of the Bulldog 100 for the third year in a row. The Bulldog 100 recognizes the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or operated

by UGA alumni. TJ and his wife, Catherine, welcomed daughter Jane in April 2016.

Jo Lee Walthall see Bo Walthall ‘00.

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{3} Bo Walthall and his wife, Jo Lee Walthall ‘03, welcomed son Edward Neal Walthall in March 2016. Bo and Jo reside in Atlanta.

2001 Lane Walthall Beatty and her husband, Blanding, welcomed son Robert Fortson (“Fort”) in January 2016. He joins big sister, Everett Ann, and big brother, Johnson. Lane and Blanding live in Nashville, Tenn.

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Matt Nicholson - lives in Arlington, Va., with his wife, Allison, and their daughter, Audrey.

Matt is an associate at the law firm of Williams & Connolly, in Washington, D.C., where he practices in the areas of trial and appellate litigation. Formerly, Matt served as a law clerk to the Honorable Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States (2011-2012), as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice (20102011), and as a law clerk to the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2009-2010).

Sarah McCall-Grajales welcomed daughter Emi in April. Emi joins big sister Ari.

2000 Blake Rawlings received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences and practices in Jacksonville, Fl.

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2002 Jonathan Groover and his wife, Cortnie, welcomed daughter Leah in October 2016.

Jonathan currently teaches English and debate at Brookwood.

{4} Jessica Rehberg is the new Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction at Jackson County Comprehensive High School after serving 11 years as English teacher at Apalachee High School.

Meredith Bennett Smith and her husband, Ben, welcomed son Benjamin Stewart Smith III in July 2016. Little Ben joins his big sister, Chandler Jayne.

Melissa Jones West opened WestCare, a private home care agency serving the elderly and homebound. Melissa and her husband, Clint, have a daughter, Caitlin ‘19, and a son, Teal ‘28, and live in Monticello, Fla.

2005 Bailey Harvard Greer and husband Brent welcomed son Connor in March 2016. Bailey is a teacher at Pace Academy in Atlanta.

2006 In 2014, Hannah LeGette Harrison graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Hannah is employed by Cox Pharmacy in Cairo, Ga., and married Justin Harrison in December 2015.

Ben Hopkins and his wife, Keri, welcomed son Carroll William in October 2016. He joins big sister Cate.

2007 Keri McMillan Hopkins see Ben Hopkins ‘06.

Anna Carroll Sims married John Paul Gregory in May 2015 at Pebble Hill Plantation. Anna Carroll and John have started Southern Jubilee, an Auction and Events company in Thomasville.

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2008 {5} Scott Cheney married Jordan Bell ‘09 in March 2016 at Thomasville First United Methodist Church, with a reception following at the Winter Stables of Greenwood Plantation.

Many Brookwood alumni had a role in the festivities, including Stephen Cheney ‘76, Christian Bell ‘17 Sean Bell ’08, Stephen Cheney, Jr. ‘04, Chase Harvard ‘08, Desrick Jones ‘07, Ashton Thomas ‘07, Bailey Greer ‘05, Ashley Kinsey ‘09, Libby McDermond ‘08 and Elise McPherson ‘22. The couple currently resides in Greenville, S.C., where Scott is an investment officer for TNB Financial and Jordan is a junior account executive at the Hughes Agency.

Ansley Harbin and Tom Shaw wed in December 2015.

2010 Emily Claire Worthey married Taylor Jake Adcock in April 2016. Emily Claire recently graduated from Florida State University with a Master of Arts in Museum and Cultural Heritage Theory. She is employed by Designs Unlimited, Tallahassee, Fla. 2011 Justin Johnson graduated from Yale in May 2016 and was admitted to Yale’s dual M.D./Ph.D. program to research immunology.

Rebecca Unglaub graduated from Valdosta State University in May 2016 with a BFA in Public Relations and Communications. She recently accepted a position in Customer Service with GE in Jacksonville, Fla. 2012 Taylor Bragg was named to the Dean’s List at Wofford College for the Spring 2016 semester.

Mikki Noble was named to the President’s List at Georgia Southern University for the Spring 2016 semester. Students with this honor must have at least a 4.0 GPA and carry a minimum of 12 semester hours.

{5} Libby Coram married Davis McDermond in December 2015 at Sundown Farms Plantation in Moultrie, Ga. The couple lives in Thomasville, where Libby is an RN. Tom Danner, after completing the Appalachian Trail in 2015, thru-hiked the Pacific Coast Trail from Mexico to Canada. Follow his journey and future hikes at tdhikes.blogspot.com.

Winnie Kadis wed John Potts in October 2016 at the Business Exchange, followed by a reception at Piney Woods Farms. Winnie and John reside in Atlanta.

Leigh Stauffer was named to the Dean’s list at Washington and Lee University for the Fall 2015 semester. Dean’s list status represents a grade average of 3.4 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

2013 {7} Cody Parrish won the 2016 NSBA World Championship in both the 3 Year Old Limited Open and 3 Year Old Novice Horse, as well as the 3 Year Old Limited Open at the All American Quarter Horse Congress — the largest singlebreed horse show in the world. Cody is a fulltime student at Valdosta State University and is pursuing a degree in Business Management.

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Garrett Harvard was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Valdosta State University. The Dean’s List honors students who have achieved a semester GPA of 3.00 or higher.

Tyler Thompson was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Valdosta State University. The Dean’s List honors students who have achieved a semester GPA of 3.00 or higher.

2015 Amber Baugh was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Valdosta State University. The Dean’s List honors students who have achieved a semester GPA of 3.00 or higher.

Abi Barwick was named to the Spring 2016 President’s List at Thomas University. The President’s List students attend TU full-time and have a GPA of 4.0.

Kennedy L. Deaver of Thomasville has been named to the President’s List at Clemson University for the Fall 2015 semester and to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester. Dean’s List honorees must achieve a GPA between 3.50 and 3.99. Deaver is majoring in Pre-professional Health Studies. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a GPA of 4.0.

Julianne Dennis was named to the Dean’s List at Berry College for the Spring 2016 semester.

The Dean’s List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester.

Anna Stauffer was named to the Dean’s List at Wofford College for the Spring 2016 semester.

{7} 2014 Chase Flowers was named to the Dean’s list at Washington and Lee University for the Fall 2015 semester. Dean’s list status represents a grade average of 3.4 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Ashley Green was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Valdosta State University. The Dean’s List honors students who have achieved a semester GPA of 3.00 or higher.

2009 Jordan Bell See Scott Cheney ‘08.

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Courtney Murray was named to the Dean’s List at Furman University for the 2016 spring semester. Furman’s Dean’s List is composed of full-time students who have earned a GPA of 3.4 or higher.

Katie Rumble was inducted into the Georgia Alpha Chapter of Alpha Chi at Valdosta State University. Alpha Chi is a co-ed academic honor society that was founded in 1922. Its purpose has been to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among university students.

Membership is by invitation only and is limited to the top 10% of an institution’s juniors, seniors and graduate students.

Marielle Youmans married Stuart Beauchamp in May 2016 and recently received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the Dental College of Georgia. Marielle is completing an orthodontics residency in Augusta, Ga.

Sarah Elizabeth Farmer married Sgt. Robert “Bobby” Fisher in November 2015, in Statesboro, Ga.

2012 {6} Daniel Fortner was a Watson Fellowship nominee for the 2015-16 cycle. Given by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation, the Watson Fellowships offer college graduates a year of independent exploration and travel outside the United States. Watson Fellows must create, execute and evaluate their own projects. Daniel, a natural resources and the environment major, was the Class of 2016 valedictorian at Suwanee.

Heeth Varnedoe, who is in his sophomore year at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., was elected as a representative to the executive committee, a group that oversees W&L’s student government. Heeth has been involved with Student Government since his sixth grade year at Brookwood. Heeth was named to the Dean’s list at Washington and Lee University for the Fall 2015 semester. Dean’s list status represents a grade average of 3.4 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

ALUMNI MEMO RIAM Robert Harvard Salter ‘82

Cullen Harvard was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Valdosta State University. The Dean’s List honors students who have achieved a semester GPA of 3.00 or higher.

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Donor List Thank you to those who dedicated their time, talents, and treasures to Brookwood School during the 20152016 year. Our supporters take our school from ordinary to extraordinary. To learn about giving opportunities at Brookwood School, please visit www. brookwoodschool.org/giving-back.

Mr. Mickey Abraham Mr. and Mrs. John Adams Mr. and Mrs. Grant L. Aldridge Mr. and Mrs. Bradley K. Alexander Ms. Mary Catherine Alexander All Saints Episcopal Church Mr. and Mrs. Chad Allen Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Allen Allen, Mooney, and Barnes Dr. and Mrs. Henry Alperin Ameris Bank Mr. and Mrs. Dave Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Anderson Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Ron Arline Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Arnest Mr. and Mrs. William C. Arwood III Dr. and Mrs. William C. Arwood, Jr. Mrs. Jeannette C. Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Avera Mr. and Mrs. Wade Aycock Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bailey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Balfour Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Balfour III Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ballard Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bannister Dr. Cheryl J. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Joel W. Barrett Mrs. Meredith W. Barrett Mr. Bryant V. Beadles Mr. and Mrs. Victor Beadles Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Coby Bentley Mr. and Mrs. Franklin B. Beverly Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Beverly Mr. and Mrs. Ken B. Beverly Mr. Max F. Beverly, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Max F. Beverly Mr. Rich L. Beverly Mr. Strong P. Beverly Mrs. Leigh Bickford Bicknell Fund Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bicknell III Mrs. Courtney Blackburn and Mr. Anthony Bartek Mrs. Sugar Blount Mr. and Mrs. Shane Boggs Mr. and Mrs. Rick Boles Mr. and Mrs. Mose Bracey Mr. and Mrs. W. Christopher Bracken IV Mr. and Mrs. W. Christopher Bracken III Dr. and Mrs. Cordell L. Bragg III Mr. and Mrs. John J. Brannon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery S. Brashear Mr. and Mrs. Robert Braswell BROOKWOODMAGAZINE

Mr. and Mrs. David Breese Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Brinkley III Mr. and Mrs. John B. Brinson IV Mrs. John B. Brinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leck Brock Mr. and Mrs. Trip Brock Brookwood School Boosters Club Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Brown Mrs. Linda R. Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon C. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Travis Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Bunch Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Burns, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Burrus Ms. Kate Bussey Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Bustle Mr. and Mrs. Rhett Butler Mr. and Mrs. William T. Byce Dr. and Mrs. James B. Callaway Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Callaway III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Callaway IV Mr. and Mrs. G. Adrian Campbell II Mr. David Carico Dr. and Mrs. John B. Carico Mr. and Mrs. David M. Carlton Mr. and Mrs. York P. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Aaron B. Case Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cauley Mr. and Mrs. Chip Champion Change for Children Fund Mr. and Mrs. Wade Chapman Ms. Nancy Cheney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Cheney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Cheney, Jr. Cherokee Foundation - Bicknell Fund Cherokee Foundation, Inc. - General Fund Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Childs Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Chubb Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chubb III Clanton’s Veterinary Hospital Mr. and Mrs. A. William Clark Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Clark III Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Clarke, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Clay Mr. and Mrs. Rob Clendenin Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Eric Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Collins Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland E. Collins Commercial Bank Community Foundation of South Georgia Mr. and Mrs. Oscar T. Cook III Dr. Amy A. Cooper and Mr. Christopher A. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cooper Dr. and Mrs. Doug Crew Dr. Elizabeth Dunlaney-Cripe and Mr. Benjamin I. Cripe Mrs. and Mr. Mark Cuevas Mr. and Mrs. Til Culbreth

Mrs. Gayle W. Culler Mr. and Mrs. John N. Daniel III Dr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. Danner Mr. and Mrs. Asa B. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. John D. Davis III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Davis, Jr. Mrs. Marthalene Davis Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Deaver Mr. and Mrs. George E. Deese Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Deese Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Demott Dr. Jill B. Dennis and Mr. Miles H. Dennis Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Dixon The Dodys Family Mr. and Mrs. Cal Duke Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Dunaway Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dunham Mr. Daniel S. Dunlop Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Michael Egan Mr. and Mrs. Greg Eiford Mr. and Mrs. Philip Eiford Mrs. Robyn L. Enright Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Erwin Mr. and Mrs. James Eubanks Dr. Margaret D. Eugenio and Mr. Dan Dillenger Dr. and Mrs. James W. Falconer III Mr. and Mrs. Jim Falconer Farmers and Merchants Bank Dr. Stephanie S. Fennell and Mr. Neil G. Fennell Reverend and Mrs. Timothy H. Filston FL+G Mr. and Mrs. Chad Fletcher Langdon S. and Margaret P. Flowers Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jay Flowers Mr. and Mrs. Langdon S. Flowers III William Howard Flowers, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Sandy Ford Mrs. and Mr. Daniel L. Forgione Mr. Scott H. Forsyth Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Fortner Mr. Edward T. Foy Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland Mr. and Mrs. James A. Garland Ms. Nelly Garzon Mr. and Mrs. Greg Gaston Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. George Mrs. Karla George Mr. and Mrs. George Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gilliland Mr. and Mrs. Robbie K. Glausier Mr. and Mrs. Joshua J. Godbehere Mr. and Mrs. Steve Godbehere Mr. and Mrs. Josue F. Gonzalez Dr. Timothy G. Grayson and Dr. Mary Anne B. Grayson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Green

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Grimsley Mr. and Mrs. David L. Grooms, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Groover Mr .and Mrs. Robert Groover Mrs. Patricia S. Grover Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Gurley, Jr. Ms. Jenna Hall Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hamil Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Hamil Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Hanke Mr. and Mrs. Larry Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Ladon R. Harrell Mr. and Mrs. William C. Harrell, Jr. Mrs. Maureen Harrer Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harrison Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Harrison, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Sanford R. Hawkins Dr. Mark T. Helquist and Dr. Kelley S. Helquist Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Hendrixson Mr. and Mrs. Morris Henry Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Herrin Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Hester Mr. and Mrs. John K. Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Hilson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hines Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Hodges, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hodges Mr. Charles L. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hollifield Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Holt Mr. and Mrs. F. Thomas Holt IV Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Lee P. Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Howard Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell Mr. and Mrs. Terry Howell Mr. and Mrs. Mark Humphries Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Ives Mr. and Mrs. Brad Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Jarrett Dr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Jarrett Mr. Beau Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis S. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ken Johnson Dr. Stacey W. Johnson and Mr. Neal F. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Bolling Jones IV Mr. and Mrs. Powell Jones Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jason B. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Jones Mr. and Mrs. Lynn L. Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Joyner Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Joyner Mr. and Mrs. Clint H. Kadel PAGE39

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Donor List Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy J. Kasten Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Kearns Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelly Miss Sofia Kimbrell Mr. and Mrs. William H. Kincheloe Mr. and Mrs. Jay King Dr. and Mrs. John T. King, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Steve Kinsey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gates Kirkham Mr. and Mrs. Bryan F. Knox Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ladson Mrs. William F. Ladson, Jr. Mrs. Janet Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lanigan, Jr. Lanigan Group of Companies Mr. J. Christopher Lanigan Ms. Mary Catherine Lanigan Mrs. Ann T. Larson Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Lauderdale Mr. Bill Lawson Mr. and Mrs. O.Z. Lawson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Leabo Dr. Allen Lee Dr. and Mrs. Louis Lee Mr. and Mrs. Chase Lee Mr. Jimmy Lee Mrs. Lequita LeGette Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. LeGette Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lewis Dr. Erin P. Lewis and Mr. Jarrod M. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Clarke D. Liles Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Little Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lodge Mrs. Margaret Ann Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Massey Mr. and Mrs. George Mathes Mr. and Mrs. Andy Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Bob Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Daryl H. Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Michael May Dr. Clair S. McCaskill and Mr. Matthew L. McCaskill Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCollum Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McCollum Mr. and Mrs. Hank McGrotha Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. McKenna Mrs. Gretchen McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. McMillan Dr. Victor M. McMillian and Dr. Melissa R. McMillian Mr. and Mrs. Amos R. McMullian Dr. and Mrs. Douglas C. McPherson Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mediate Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merschman Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Merschman Mr. and Mrs. David J. Middleton Mr. and Mrs. Vann Middleton Mr. Scott J. Milberg Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Miles, Jr. Mrs. Charlotte P. Miller BROOKWOODMAGAZINE

Mrs. Gina L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Steve Miller Mr. and Mrs. Z. Randall Mirick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Buck Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. R. Gordon Mooney IV Mr. and Mrs. Darren M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Moore Mrs. Jessica G. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Randall Moore Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Moss Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Moye Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Murphy IV Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Murphy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Myers Mrs. Jenni L. Newberry Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Newberry Dr. and Mrs. Cary C. Newman Mr. George S. Newman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Newman Mr. and Mrs. Alton W. Nicholson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jack E. Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Nunnally Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olson Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Oppenheim Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ostrom Mr. and Mrs. Travis K. Ostrom Mrs. Marilynn Pankratz Mrs. Diane W. Parker Mrs. Frances G. Parker Ms. Knox Parker Mr. and Mrs. Mark Parker Parker Poe Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Parr Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Vann Parrott Dr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Patterson Mrs. Kim Pattie The Pepi Companies Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Phipps Mr. and Mrs. Brad Piazza Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pieratt Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Piland Mr. and Mrs. Barry Pollock Mr. and Mrs. William R. Ponder Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy W. Poole Mr. and Mrs. Joe Porter Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Powell, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Powell Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pyle Dr. and Mrs. J. Austin Quina Mr. and Mrs. Ian Quinton Mr. and Mrs. Neal Quirk Mrs. Crystal Ramm Mr. Vincent Ramm Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Ramsey Mr. Lewis A. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Jan E. Redrupp Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. James R. Rhodes III Mr. and Mrs. B. Scott Rich Mr. and Mrs. Bradley W. Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Rieck Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Rish Mr. and Mrs. Grant Roberds Dr. Gregory L. Roesel Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh W. Rollins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rosser Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rosser, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Adam Rowland Mr. and Mrs. David H. Ruddell Mr. and Mrs. Fortson T. Rumble Dr. and Mrs. L. Neil Ryan S&L Integrated Systems Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sauerbrey Dr. and Mrs. David A. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Mark Saussy Scott Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sharman Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Shea Mr. and Mrs. William L. Sheftall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Shiver Ms. Beth Sibley Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Greg Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Greg Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Simmons Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Sinclair Singletary Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Singletary Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Singletary Mr. and Mrs. W. Ross Singletary II Dr. and Mrs. Clay Sizemore Mr. J. Hillman Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Randy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Spence Mr. Clint Spencer Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Spigener III Mr. and Mrs. Richard Squires Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stalvey Mr. and Mrs. Chip Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Stauffer Mr. and Mrs. Todd Stelly Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sterling Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Stewart Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Street Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Street Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. Gene Sun Dr. and Mrs. Brian J. Szwarc Mrs. Charlene Szwarc Mr. Christopher M. Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Brent Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Taylor Thomas County Federal Savings and Loan Thomasville National Bank Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Bret A. Tinney

Mr. Dana G. Toole Mrs. Marilyn R. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. S. Russell Turner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Turner Mr. and Mrs. James Twilley Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Jay Tyson Mr. and Mrs. Stephane Ughetto Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Unglaub Ms. Susan Vann Mr. and Mrs. Heeth Varnedoe IV Mr. and Mrs. Heeth Varnedoe III Mr. and Mrs. Danny Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. William H. Verner Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Vick Vita Veins Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wagoner Mr. and Mrs. Keith Waldrep Dr. Michael R. Waldrop and Dr. Heather H. Waldrop Mr. and Mrs. Andy Walker Dr. and Mrs. Bradley N. Walter Dr. Martha Ward Dr. Jesse R. Warren and Dr. Brandi W. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Glen Waters Mr. and Mrs. Miles B. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. George D. Watt Mrs. Mercer P. Watt Dr. and Mrs. Philip C. Watt Dr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Watts, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Ed. Weller Wen-Star, Inc. Mrs. Gloria West Mr. and Mrs. Keane W. West Ms. Jennifer Westfield Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Wetherbee III Mr. and Mrs. Britt Wetherington Mrs. Carol Wetherington-Gloshen Major and Mrs. Marcus Whitfield Mr. and Mrs. Matt Willey Williams Family Foundation of Georgia, Inc. Williams Family Foundation, Inc. Marguerite Neel Williams Fund Mrs. Marianne J. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Craig E. Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Peter V. Wolsfelt Mr. and Mrs. Judson Womble Mr. and Mrs. Joshua T. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Woody III Mr. and Mrs. Clint Wortman Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wortman Dr. and Mrs. Edward T. Wright III Mr. and Mrs. Rick Yestrumsky Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Yokley Dr. and Mrs. Craig A. Yokley Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Young

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