Park Tudor Phoenix Spring 2018

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Head of School Gareth Vaughan Editor Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87

From the Archive

Class Notes Cassie Dull Graphic Design/Photography Stefanie Dean ’05 Director of Strategic Communications Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87 Director of Development and Alumni Relations Kelly Lamm Teller ’87 Assistant Director of Development, Alumni Gretchen Hueni

2017-18 Alumni Association Board President Beth Tolbert Johnson ’03 Vice President Matt Kleymeyer ’00 Secretary Mallory Reider Inselberg ’98 Treasurer Tony Holton ’06 Past President Joe Hawkins ’96 Alumni Association Board of Directors Julianne Sicklesteel Brainard ’07 Adam Corya ’92 Jordan Paul Fisch ’95 Natalie Mercho Taler ’96 Sloane Ringo Vititoe ’98 Kristi Kirles Walden ’98 Leigh Ann Lauth O'Neill ’99 Ben Miner ’02 Courtney Maguire Day ’03 Katie McKown Feldman ‘03 Kaitlyn Miner Fisher ’04 Ryan Gershman ’04 Andy Marra ’06 Reid Searles ’06 Kent Winingham ’08 Kirstin Brueckmann ’11 Emily Bohn ’12

On the Cover Alex Gregory ’18 swims to qualify for State, breaking the school record. Photo credit: Michael Hoffbauer.

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Adam Bangs ’82 and Cathy Lowe ’82 perform in The Sound of Music in 1982.

Park Tudor School Mission To create an inspiring college-preparatory learning environment, with exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities, that prepares and motivates students to become balanced, confident, and resourceful lifelong learners.


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Contents Spring 2018 Feature Casey Mitchell Kelley ’90 Encourages Kids to Think Outside the Box By Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87

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Distinguished Alumni: Where Are They Now? By Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87

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Departments From the Head’s Desk

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Alumni News

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Class Notes

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The Phoenix is published three times annually for alumni, friends, and parents of Park Tudor School. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please send them to: Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87, Editor Park Tudor School 7200 N. College Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46240-3016 317/415-2870 cchapelle@parktudor.org

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From the Head’s Desk Education was a key topic of discussion at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, held in Davos this past January. In particular, experts speaking at the meeting noted that automation and Artificial Intelligence are going to make future careers very different. These experts predict that any job that is repetitive will eventually be done by machines, so it is essential that we change how we educate students. In fact, one prediction from the McKinsey Global Institute says that robots could replace 800 million jobs by 2030. Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, says that it is imperative that schools move away from content-based education, focused on events from the past 200 years, and toward “soft skills” – values, believing, independent thinking, teamwork, and care for others. He recommends teaching students things that will always set humans apart from machines – sports, music, painting, the arts. Park Tudor has a long tradition of instilling these soft skills in our students. Our mission expressly speaks to developing life-long learners – essential to adapting to the rapid change that our students will experience throughout their lifetimes. We also focus our mission on “balance,” which you will see every day here at the school and throughout the pages of this magazine as students pursue their passions in the arts, athletics, and academics.

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You will also find that Park Tudor alumni are adept at the soft skills. I encourage you to read this issue’s feature story about Casey Mitchell Kelley ’90, who has leveraged her entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, unique consumer insights and help from some fellow PT alums to start a successful business, all while giving back to the community. This issue also catches up with two previous recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award: Frank Watanabe ’85, whose varied career has taken him from the CIA and combat in Kosovo and Afghanistan to executive positions with Eli Lilly and Amgen to pharmaceutical start-ups; and Tom Osborne ’96, who has gained recognition as a composer and professor of music at the University of Hawaii. While Park Tudor will always ensure that our students develop core competencies in key areas like reading, writing, science, math and foreign languages – all of which are essential to becoming critical thinkers – it is imperative that we also continue to pursue opportunities for developing our students’ soft skills. I encourage you to visit the World Economic Forum website (www.weforum.org) to read more about the educational issues discussed at their annual meeting. You will also find videos of Jack Ma and some of the other experts’ presentations. As always, I welcome your thoughts and feedback. - Gareth Vaughan, Head of School


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News of the School Kelly Lamm Teller ’87 Hired as Director of Development A Park Tudor alumna, Kelly brings a wealth of fundraising and management experience to the school. Most recently, she has served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for The Cabaret, a nonprofit arts organization that presents more than 40 performances per year. At The Cabaret, Kelly significantly increased both individual giving and sponsorships, and successfully led a capital campaign to fund the construction of the organization’s first dedicated performance space. Prior to joining The Cabaret, Kelly was the Director of Development, Endowment, Major Gifts and Planned Giving at the Indianapolis Art Center, and also served as Planned and Major Gifts Officer for the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. She has been active in the Park Tudor and Indianapolis communities, as a member of the Park Tudor Alumni Board, the Junior League of Indianapolis Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees for St. Richard’s School, and the Lacy Leadership Association among other civic affiliations. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University, and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. Kelly is married to a fellow Park Tudor alum; her husband, Jon Teller, is a member of the class of 1989.

Ken Wempe Named Director of the Middle School Ken Wempe will be joining Park Tudor as Director of the Middle School, effective July 1, 2018. Ken has more than 25 years of experience working in independent schools. Most recently, he spent eight years as Head of the Middle School at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. During his time there, Ken led many successful initiatives, including launching a Writers Workshop, Singapore Math, Facing History, and wellness program. He also developed a Mid-

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Photo credit: Christina Martin

dle School community service program, revised and improved the Advisory Program, co-authored a K-12 Crisis Management plan, and served on the authoring committees to develop Battle Ground's Portrait of a Graduate and the school's new mission statement. Ken chaired the Middle School Admissions Committee, and served as Middle School Cross Country Assistant Coach. Prior to joining Battle Ground Academy, Ken spent 12 years at the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia. At Darlington, Ken served as Dean of Students for the Middle School, taught 8th grade English, and was Head Coach of boys and girls cross country and track & field for students in grades 6-12. He earned a Master of Education degree in Administration from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Kenyon College. Ken's wife, Elizabeth, is a Family Nurse Practitioner. Their daughter, Clara, will graduate from Battle Ground Academy this spring and their son, Henry, will be joining Park Tudor next year as a member of the class of 2021. We will look for opportunities to begin introducing Ken to the PT community prior to July 1. We are thrilled to welcome such a seasoned professional to the Middle School; thank you to all who took the time to be part of this important process. PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018

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Remembering Miss Betty Brock

Park Tudor lost a beloved friend and colleague on November 25, 2017, when Miss Elizabeth “Betty” Brock passed away at age 97. A piano teacher and accompanist, Miss Brock began at Tudor Hall in the fall of 1960 and continued her career at Park Tudor, eventually retiring in 2013. Miss Brock grew up in Indianapolis, graduating from Short Ridge High School and earning her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Butler University. Known for her high standards and no-nonsense style, Miss Brock held her students accountable and expected them to come to lessons prepared. According to her former student Tom Osborne ’96: “‘Achievement’ was a constant theme in lessons with Miss Brock, and she always returned to the importance of setting goals and attaining them... Miss Brock was an unwavering figure holding the bar high and steady (much to her students’ dismay at times!). Were a student to show up to a lesson unprepared, one could expect a discussion in responsibility. Were one to give excuses for one’s lack of preparation, a lesson in self-discipline would surely follow… But above all else, Miss Brock taught me - and all her students - humility. I remember a few lessons where I would play a piece for her, feeling I’d hit it out of the park and wearing a smug, self-satisfied grin on my face. She would give me a smile, and then promptly proceed to go through the piece with me, measure by measure, revealing how little I truly understood about the music. She did this in the kindest way, but she always reminded her students that there was so much more to learn…” Miss Brock first began taking piano lessons at age five with her aunt, who was a piano teacher.

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She began teaching piano while still in high school; according to a letter written by Miss Brock, she “made the mistake of discovering in H.S. that giving piano lessons was more fun than babysitting...and that’s how it began.” Later in the letter, Miss Brock recounts the great effort that she went through to improve her teaching and playing technique, including attending lectures and technique demonstrations by Isidore Philipp (French pianist and composer) when he visited Indianapolis. Miss Brock “determined then and there to go to N.Y. and have a few lessons with him before he went back to Paris. I went to work nights at Mallorys all winter and saved enough money to go to N.Y. the next summer. He certainly got me on the right path. A few years later, after reading a book he wrote, I went to Warren, PA one summer to work with Leroy B. Campbell. By incorporating his ideas along with Philipp’s I finally resolved my technique problems and to this day I try to pass these techniques on to my students.” Miss Brock strove to instill a love of music in her students. She recounts this in the closing paragraph of her letter: “I firmly believe that every human being has an inner need for and a response to music. For some this is an obvious, overt awareness and only needs to be nourished. For others it has to be discovered and pulled to the surface. But in either case, as hectic and frantic as our lives are today, to nourish this capacity within us is needed more than ever and good piano music on whatever level is one of the best ways to bring it about.”


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Summer @ Park Tudor: Register Now! Summer will be here before you know it, and Park Tudor is gearing up for another great season of camps and classes. Summer classes are open to all central Indiana-area students, and registration is now open. Course descriptions for all of our options for students from age 3 through high school are now available at www.parktudor.org/summer. Options include arts and athletics, academics, enrichment, STEM, Spanish immersion, traditional day camp, and more. Returning for its fourth year is the Innovators Institute for students entering grades 9-12. Students will learn and experience how to apply principles of innovation, design, and entrepreneurship to create their own ideas and turn them into reality. New this year: There are one-, two-, and three-week options available. Week one (July 9-13) will focus on Principles of Innovation and Design; week two (July 1620) will cover Principles of Business and Social Entrepreneurship; and week three (July 23-27) will be the Pitch Challenge Week. Students can sign up for one, two or all three weeks. Register now, as programs fill up quickly.

CyberPatriot Team Wins State Championship: Four Teams Advance to National Semifinals Established by the Air Force Association, the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program was created to excite, educate, and motivate students toward careers in cyber security and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. CyberPatriot's core program - the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition - challenges teams of students to find and resolve cyber security vulnerabilities in simulated environments. Top teams from the preliminary online rounds win an all-expenses-paid trip to Baltimore, Maryland for the live National Finals Competition, where students compete for national recognition and scholarships.

students really distinguish themselves by tackling these rigorous and demanding challenges, especially with each round being six hours long. This season, the team of Aaron Chai, Alex Gu, Andrew Wu, Kevin Wu, Matt Fu, and Varun Chheda earned their State Championship." In all, 5584 teams registered to compete in CyberPatriot X, including 73 teams from Indiana. PT teams placed 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th in the Platinum (advanced) tier. Our teams also placed 1st, 4th and 5th in the Gold (intermediate) tier. Two Platinum and two Gold teams advanced to the National Semifinals round of competition.

Young Alumni Return to Campus for Panel Discussion Several recent PT graduates returned to campus on Wednesday, January 10 to share their perspective and experiences as college students with our current juniors. We were pleased to welcome back: Lucy Chadderton - senior at the University of Wisconsin Evan Frank - junior at Wabash College Grace Bahler - junior at McGill University Richard Wilson - sophomore at the University of Notre Dame Carmela Verderame - freshman at New York University Maya Pasic - freshman at Yale University Haydon Betz - freshman at John Cabot University (Rome) West Clark - freshman at Oberlin College Thomas Bamforth - freshman at Oxford at Emory University Alex Honigford - freshman at Tufts University Thank you to all of the alumni who participated in the panel discussion, organized by our College Counseling department.

Lower School Welcomes Baby Chicks In the Lower School Learning Garden, students are learning about growing their own food to eat, the importance of healthy eating, and the process of going from seed to plant. We are pleased to report that the garden has now welcomed three chicks from Agrarian. Agrarian is a local homestead supply and general store in Indianapolis that educates and supplies our local community with the information and tools for residents to set up their own backyard farms.

Led by Coach Bryon Realey and assisted by Karen Pellico and Mark Hindsley, teams of students from Park Tudor excelled in the CyberPatriot X State Round held January 19-21, demonstrating teamwork, critical thinking skills, and technical knowledge key to a successful career in cyber security. Coach Realey remarked "I'm proud of all of our participants. Our PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOL The chicks provide the opportunity for students to learn an important and powerful lesson about responsibility and empathy for animals. The new chicks originally resided in a brooder behind Ms. Albea's desk in the Lower School, and recently moved into their outdoor coop and run, built by Naptown Chickens, in early March. Stop by and see Ruby, Jane, and Eleanor! You can also follow our hashtags on social media at #pantherpoultry and #lslearninggarden.

Twenty-Two Park Tudor Students Experience International Diplomacy in The Hague

World Forum Theater, following a global flag parade featuring Park Tudor students Lily Erickson carrying the flag for the Republic of CHAD, and Tori Dakich carrying the flag for the International Labor Organization. Simon Brown, Connor Button, Lee Chandler, Megan Chapelle, Tori Dakich, Eda Devletsah, Lily Erickson, Matthew Heck, Will Hupfer, Leo Helman, Alex Klimek, Chris Lombardo, Natalie Long, Sarah Maar, Carter Miller, Graysen Montel, Alec Palmer, Jack Ranucci, Maya Voelkel, and Alec Weiker dialogued extensively with students from other nations with the goal to contribute formal clauses to create merged resolutions which address their assigned global issues. They engaged in debate and formally addressed their fellow global committee members through speech making to audiences ranging in size from 32 to 200 students. While THIMUN is essentially a grand-scale simulation of the work of the United Nations, our students also get to know the real lives of students from all corners of the globe through informal conversation. Model United Nations is globally recognized as one of the foremost educational initiatives to best promote critical thinking in the global milieu of the 21st century. Park Tudor has had a standing invitation to THIMUN since 1983 and it is one of only nine U.S. schools who have the annual opportunity to participate in this global event.

Park Tudor's largest ever delegation to The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) traveled to the Netherlands from January 26 - February 2. They toured Amsterdam on Saturday and The Hague on Sunday, and then began merging resolution clauses across 20 different committees tackling global crises as diverse as the elimination of global terrorism, privacy rights in the digital age, promotion of women's economic empowerment, and the creation of effective supply chains to reduce global food waste. Senior Maya Mishra, PTMUN club president 2018, was managing editor of THIMUN's MUNITY Press Corps for this 50th anniversary of THIMUN - the global signature MUN conference for high school students. Maya's story, "What is a civil society?" was front page news on the anniversary special edition newspaper, that sold out 1,000 copies. Together with senior Will Couch on newspaper layout, the press corps produced, printed and sold five 12page print media news journals every 24-hour period, covering the events of some 3,400 students in session. King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands formally opened the 50th THIMUN session at Monday afternoon's ceremony in the

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Park Tudor teachers accompanying this year's group included Kathy Madren, Cory Scott and Peter Smith. Thirty-three sophomores attended the University of Chicago MUN conference from February 1-4, chaperoned by Gary Bender, Pam Fischer and Laura Reysz; and 37 juniors attended the University of Georgetown MUN conference from February 15-18, chaperoned by Joe Fumusa, Gracie Krouse and Deb Tompkins.

Senior Selected as U.S. Presidential Scholars Candidate Congratulations to senior Maya Mishra, who has been selected as a candidate for the United States Presidential Scholars Program. The program was established in 1964, by Executive Order of the President, to recognize and honor some of the nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. Approximately 600 candidates are named semifinalists, and their names and supporting materials are forwarded to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars for further review. In April, the Commission selects up to 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars, who are honored during the National Recognition Program held in June in Washington, D.C.


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Aidan Baker Receives Social Courage Award On Wednesday, January 17, Upper School students marked Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a special assembly. Students shared original poetry, as well as presentations about various people who have carried on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy over the last 50 years, including Barack and Michelle Obama, Alice Walker, Tupac Shakur, Colin Kaepernick, and Angela Davis. The assembly concluded with a spirited rendition of the Civil Rights Movement song, "This Little Light of Mine," performed by the Park Tudor Singers. Following the assembly, students continued the discussion in Advisory. During the assembly, senior Aidan Baker was honored with the Social Courage Award. Established by Park Tudor parents Mary Catherine and Scott Brown '81, the Social Courage Award recognizes that student or students whose actions during the past year have demonstrated a commitment to honoring and upholding the fundamental equality, dignity, and humanity of others in the school and/or the broader local community.

students wore to simulate challenges faced by those with particular disabilities. Students worked in small teams to navigate the scavenger hunt around campus while some wore the simulation equipment. JMF staff members were on campus to help lead the experience. Additionally, some 6th grade students were challenged by wearing the simulation equipment during part of the school day on Wednesday. Before the week began, 7th grade students began their Disability Awareness Week experience with a special advisory lesson on Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Upper School Penny Wars Raise More Than $1200 for Charities Money raised from the Upper School's annual Penny Wars effort, in which classes compete to fill jars with charitable donations, will benefit three charities: • Alma Sana (founded by PT alum Lauren Braun '07) will receive $529.24. • One World Play Project will receive $467.70. • Joseph Maley Foundation will receive $233.85. This year, Upper School students learned about all three charity organizations during an Assembly, with presentations from Student Council Philanthropy and Service Co-chairs Lily Erickson and Priya Moorthy, and Community Engaged Learning Director, Luana Nissan. Students and faculty cast their votes; a total of 204 votes were cast and the money raised through Penny Wars is being donated in proportion to the votes each charity received.

Maya Mishra '18, Scott Brown '81, Aidan Baker '18 and Mary Catherine Brown.

Middle School Participates in disABILITY Awareness Week From January 16-19, Park Tudor Middle School students took part in disABILITY Awareness Week. One important objective of this week is to help dispel perceptions others may have of people living with disabilities that are visible and those not seen on the surface. As in years past, we partnered with the Joseph Maley Foundation to create an informative and impactful week for our students. Morning advisory was extended each morning, and a daily lesson provided a focus for each day. On Wednesday, the Middle School hosted guest speaker Tiffany Porter during Advisory; Tiffany is a frequent speaker on disability awareness and acceptance. On Tuesday, eighth graders participated in a Disability Awareness Scavenger Hunt. Although we can never truly replicate disability, the Joseph Maley Foundation provided equipment that some

Hilbert Center Dedicates Buddy Bench in Honor of Mrs. Debbie March On Thursday, November 30, Hilbert Center students honored retired Hilber Center Director, Mrs. Debbie March, with a new Buddy Bench on the Hilbert Center playground. The idea behind a Buddy Bench is to foster friendship on the playground. A student can sit on the bench to let others know that he or she is looking for a playmate or someone to talk with.

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Author Bob Black '82 Visits Middle and Upper School Students On Wednesday, November 29, Middle School students welcomed Bob Black '82, author and PT alum. Bob has been a frequent visitor as he continues to write both fiction and nonfiction for Young Adult readers. Bob spoke to 7th and 8th graders in classes and during the Genealogy iBlock. He addressed the writing and research process as he talked to Sara Rogers' 8th grade English classes. During the iBlock class, he commensurated with fellow "searchers" on the challenges of finding details of family history.

Spanish Students Use Virtual Reality to Explore Upper School Spanish teacher Steve Schubert has begun using teacher-guided virtual reality with Google Expeditions at Park Tudor. He took Spanish II students on a tour in Mexico City for Day of the Dead; students had a vocabulary lesson, cultural presentations, and got to explore six locations in a 3-D spherical image approximating visual reality using goggles. Steve elicited reactions in Spanish from students while in VR, then followed up with small group conversation accompanying each location. The class spoke Spanish at least 90% of the time for the 70-minute class.

Bob also visited the Civil War Military History class of Mrs. Kathryn Lerch in the Upper School. Since his latest novel is based on a family connection with a WWII soldier, and a number of her students had taken the WWII course, they welcomed his visit. They enjoyed seeing examples of WWII letters as well as the coin bracelet that had been featured in Words of War (volume 2). Bob also discussed his family's Civil War connections in the Union Army. Although Bob is a trained engineer, his writing career has led him to eight YA novels and a commission to write 6-9 biographies of mathematicians. Bob's books can be found in the Middle School library or may be ordered from Royal Fireworks Press.

PT Takes Math Madness Title Park Tudor is the national Division IIA Math Madness champion! Math Madness is a national online team math competition. We defeated Paul Laurence Dunbar High School from Kentucky for the championship. Congratulations to Math Madness team members: Michelle Shen Jenny Cai Andrew Wu Varun Chheda Jenny Zhao Alex Gu Nicole Lueck Their coach is Upper School math teacher Carmen Taylor.

CyberPatriot iBlock Welcomes PT Alums Park Tudor alums Prah Veluvolu '13 and Jacobi Petrucciani '12 returned to PT to meet with the CyberPatriot iBlock class on Wednesday, October 25. Prah and Jacobi teamed with fellow PT alum Colton Voege '13 to found Mimir, a rapidly growing company that could eventually help support computer science students at all stages of their careers. Prah and Jacobi were members of the inaugural CyberPatriot team during their time at PT.

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Steve also used an advisory period to take students on guided tours of visually stunning locations including Machu Picchu, the Great Wall of China, the Roman Colosseum and Mount Everest. He is exploring ways to use virtual reality to create engaging and immersive lessons that stay in Spanish. For Steve, a primary goal of using guided VR is providing opportunities to use Spanish through the Teaching Comprehensible Input methodology the World Language Department is implementing.


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Math Team Takes First Place in Rose-Hulman Senior Division Competition Congratulations to the Math Team for winning the Rose-Hulman Senior Division Competition on November 11. This is the third year in a row that the team has taken the 1st place trophy; they were the top junior team last year, and the top sophomore team the year before. All seven participants from PT placed in the top 10. In addition to the PT Senior Team win, Alex Gu and Michelle Shen tied for 2nd place. Andrew Wu placed 3rd, and Allen Zhao placed 7th. For the sophomore participants, Jenny Zhao and Varun Chheda tied for 3rd place, and Jenny Cai placed 6th. The sophomore team members were not ranked in the team competition, as there were only three participants.

An Interview with Upper School English Teacher Allyson Horton, Author of Quick Fire BY CATHY YINGLING CHAPELLE ‘87

In February, Upper English teacher Allyson Horton published her first book of poetry, titled Quick Fire and published by Third World Press Foundation, the largest independent black-owned press in the United States. Since the 1960s, Third World Press Foundation has focused on publishing culturally progressive and political books of fiction and non-fiction, poetry, and crossgenre work.

and other poets to not be fearful of revising. I also read a lot of poetry. I was committed then and I remain committed to improving upon my craft.

Allyson first gained notoriety as a poet in 1998, when she was featured on the national television show, “It’s Showtime at the Apollo,” and won the night - beating out musicians, dancers and other entertainers. While that experience opened doors for Allyson as a performer of poetry, by 2012 she was concerned that she was no longer growing as a writer and entered the MFA Creative Writing program at Butler University. Quick Fire began taking shape during her time at Butler (Allyson earned her MFA in 2014).

I approached Third World Press Foundation because I was aware of their legacy of publishing lots of prominent African American writers - poets, scholars, even playwrights - and I was impressed with their 50-year heritage. I’d read a lot of the work they published and thought I’d find a voice. I also had a close relationship and was very influenced by the writer Mari Evans, who was also published by Third World Press Foundation.

Critics have embraced Quick Fire. In her introduction, Kelly Norman Ellis, PhD, author and Associate Professor and Department Chairperson of English, Foreign Language and Literatures at Chicago State University, says “These poems by Allyson Horton are proof that in the age of Google and social media, the steadfastness of intricate storytelling and lyrical balance will never be lost….These poems are contemporary and classic.”

I eventually sent them in a manuscript a couple of years after I finished my MFA program. I took a lot of time to revise and revisit the ideas in many of the poems, as well as ordering the poems in a particular way. I wanted to show range and versatility, so I assembled the poems into distinct sections covering a variety of themes like family, American society, pop culture, and childhood, among others.

I recently sat down with Allyson to discuss her new book.

Eventually I got an acceptance letter from Third World Press Foundation, and then did some additional editing and revising, including reordering some of the poems and retitling the manuscript book. It was originally going to be called Rainbows After the Storm, which is a line from a poem, but of course that was changed to Quick Fire.

What was the process like to get published? Before I submitted anything for publication, I workshopped a number of poems in the book, and followed the advice of many of the known and unknown mentors in my life who directed me

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOL Tell me about the meaning behind the title, Quick Fire. It speaks to the rhythmic use of language in the poetry - its musicality: sound, pulse and composition. It also speaks to my style of storytelling or truth-telling. (Editor’s note: Reviewer Jessica Care moore, poet, activist, and publisher, describes Allyson’s use of language as “pressure cooker perfection”). What are some of the themes you cover in the book? My poems touch on a wide range of topics and themes, from my grandparents’ migration from the rural South to my upbringing “on the margins” as the child of Jehovah’s Witnesses, to music and musicians like Wes Montgomery and Michael Jackson. Some of my poems are autobiographical, some are observational... some raise questions. They are Indiana-oriented; being raised in the Midwest has completely informed my work. So has American culture - both the beautiful and the not-so-beautiful aspects of our society.

A poem from Quick Fire: Indiana Avenue: Jazz-ku for Wes Wes Montgomery balanced his scales on the edge of a blueback thumb. Black rivers flow up ward their magnificence |fret| ting the dams ahead. Man, sometimes you got to nudge the notes, only way them blue ones gon’ budge. How can you not redefine the only instrument you have? “Straight No Chaser”

How does your writing impact your teaching at Park Tudor? If I weren’t a poet, I wouldn’t be a teacher. What I mean by that is creative writing translates into creative teaching. If you incorporate and subscribe to creative teaching methods, the rewards are endless. For me, the performative nature of spoken word also follows into the classroom and helps me engage with my students.

The Ultimate Field Trip for PT Historians

BY KATHRYN LERCH, UPPER SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND LEGACY INITIATIVE COORDINATOR This past June, Daniel Ehrlich (10), Trace Held (10) and Leo Helman (11) set off for Washington, D.C. to do hands-on-history research at the National Archives, with chaperones Chris Hammock (MS Support) and myself. Prior to our research trip I had sent out a request to colleagues at Park Tudor and friends in other organizations for names of individuals for whom they would like military records. From their generous response, we were able to generate a two-page research list. The goal was to locate and find materials related to these individuals and then check them off our “punch list.” We were particularly interested in locating (1) veteran pension applications for particular individuals who served in the American Revolution and the Civil War; (2) an after-action report for the 18th Infantry Regiment in the 1st Division in WW One, focusing on activities in October 1918 and (3), a war diary log, if any, for the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier during the battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. A researcher could spend days on any one of these tasks. So we divided up our long list of individuals and topics, and crossed them off one by one. What was this experience like for the teachers and the students? As a teacher I was amazed at the level of “grit” demonstrated by each student as they pursued one objective, then another. We never heard the questions: “When can we go to lunch?” or “Are

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They have taken no thing that was ours to begin with including blues. Allyson Horton’s book, Quick Fire, is available to order on Amazon, as well as at area bookstores including Indy Reads, Barnes & Noble, IUPUI Bookstore and Butler Bookstore. we almost done?” Rather, “I wish we had more time!” or “I have to come back to this!” and “I’m coming back this summer on my own!” All three students first located Civil War pension applications for numerous soldiers in the 19th and 30th Indiana Infantry Regiments and the 8th NY Heavy Artillery Regiment. We were also seeking more material from pension file for Oliver S. Powers, Sr., an American Revolution soldier from Massachusetts. Regarding this early history period, Trace Held wrote: “working with firsthand documents is an experience like no other. Seeing the writing and reading the words written by men who were at crucial moments in this nation’s history was extraordinary. Going to the Archives allowed me to experience history first-hand.” For the Civil War, as a teacher, I wanted to locate “fresh” material for my Civil War History elective, and we were also particularly interested in learning more about certain individuals. “Fresh” material includes often elusive long-unread Civil War letters. When a son died during the Civil War, either parent could make an application for a pension—but they had to provide evidence of earlier financial support from their son. Therefore, they would include the original letters from their deceased child—which the pension office would then mark up with a red pencil— showing that they had provided some dollars towards a new winter coat or money for paint for the farmhouse. The letters were never returned and in some cases have not been read since the 1860s. Daniel Ehrlich remembers he “was surprised to find and be able to read letters sent by a veteran.” He “lucked” onto one of the first batches of original letters. Numerous other small collections


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An 1861 Civil War letter.

Leo Helman, Daniel Ehrlich, and Trace Held at Antietam.

of letters from the 19th Indiana were also located and enjoyed. Although we could have spent the entire trip (or even more) doing research at the venerable National Archives building on Pennsylvania Avenue (“Archives I”), we had to also go out to Archives II in College Park, Maryland. Differences between the two facilities are striking. While Archives I is majestic and monumental, Archives II houses many records and state-of-the-art technology in a contemporary glass-and-steel building. This archive houses records post-Civil War and included whole floors devoted to still photos and maps. Our mission was more focused here on specific collections versus pension records. Daniel Ehrlich, who had been working on the WWII papers and photos belonging to John G. Emery, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and was the third Commander of the American Legion, wanted specific archival materials; Trace Held decided to be adventurous by investigating the records of the 1st Cavalry Division at Ia Drang during the Vietnam War, and Leo Helman wanted to expand his earlier research paper of events on the USS Intrepid during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. These could not have been more diverse activities, yet all three students found significant material which will enable further research—from captivating photos of debris on the deck of the Intrepid following a kamikaze attack, to detailed colored maps from the battle of Ia Drang, and WWI operational maps and casualty reports. Not all work was in the Archives, and had we more time, an additional field trip would have alternated between Archive days— to either Harper’s Ferry/ Maryland Heights or Gettysburg. After three intense days at the Archives, we headed west to Turner’s Gap/South Mountain and Antietam, which was the “bloodiest single-day battle in American history.” Trace, who has been passionate about the Civil War since he was 10, and has taken numerous special guided tours to just about everywhere important

Leo Helman and Chris Hammock working on U.S.S. Intrepid photos.

to Civil War history, was logically designated our guide for Antietam, where he expertly led us through the three phases of the complicated fighting. Then we proceeded to Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where we visited the Elmwood Cemetery and identified some of the Confederate graves, had lunch in a lovely garden, shopped for books, and then continued our drive home. What has this trip meant to our students? A great deal, not surprisingly. Trace wrote, “all students should experience going to the archives and working with primary resources. It teaches comprehension skills, focus, organization, and being able to think outside the box while figuring out which records to search and how to go about writing your paper. . . .Working in the archives is a once in a lifetime experience that all students and parents should do.” Daniel also wants to go back: “I would love to do this again because there is so much more research to do there (both with the 19th Indiana and with Emery). . . . Three days in the archives is a good sampler, but definitely not enough, I need to come back!” For Leo, “it was an incredibly humbling trip because you realized how, even in extremely influential times, like the Civil War, soldiers would write home to their family just as we would text message our family today.” Thus, this Archives Field Trip was a perfect way to orient students to the intricacies of research— total tedium balanced out with the excitement of discovery. I wish I had taken a picture of Daniel’s face when he discovered a cache of Civil War letters in one of his pension application files. The thrill was palpable! Chris Hammock and I encourage students to take advantage of special trips such as this—or to get involved working with original documents gleaned from all our Archives Field Trips through participating in the Legacy Initiative and in the military history electives. PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018

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season with a 12-9 record, which was the best record posted by a Park Tudor girls basketball team since the 2011-2012 season.

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The team was very pleased with their Sectional draw and knew they had an opportunity to make a run in the tournament. In their first game, the Panthers blew past Arlington and moved on in the tournament to defeat a tough Scecina team, which earned them the right to advance into the Sectional Championship game against Covenant Christian. The Park Tudor Panthers left it all out on the court, but unfortunately they fell short, ending the year with a 14-10 overall record. The individual and team growth that occurred this season was a step in the right direction to building a highly competitive Park Tudor girls basketball program.

The Panthers entered the 2017-2018 season with two players, Taylee Nibbs and Kamryn Sarratt, who had played significant varsity minutes the previous season. Coach Bass knew that this season could potentially be a rebuilding year with many players contributing and embracing new roles. The Panthers were faced with adversity early on in the season; they competed in many close games, but got off to an 0-5 start. Their record was not indicative of the potential this team could reach. Coach Bass understood that this season would be a process and as long as the girls controlled the following three things (preparation, attitude, effort), success and wins would come. The Panthers finished the first half of their season 5-2, bringing their record to 5-7 before the holiday break. Coming back from a long holiday break, the Panthers eased back into the second half of their season with a win over Central Christian, then suffered a tough loss to a very good Bethesda Christian team in a double-header game. The team went on to win their next two games, followed by a conference loss to Ritter. Coach Bass approached the second half of the season as practice games and preparation leading up to the big games, which would be their Sectional at Shortridge High School. The girls bought in and started to peak at the right time, finishing the second half of the

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BOYS BASKETBALL Although the 2017-2018 season was cut short by a 46-36 Sectional semi-final loss, the boys basketball team has quite a bit to be proud of as a group. Going into the season, it was evident that the squad was going to be young and somewhat inexperienced. The team was returning only one senior along with only one varsity starter from the previous season. Considering the rigorous schedule that they encountered each week throughout the regular season, the young Panthers battled each and every night, fighting their way through the 64th toughest schedule in the state! The team finished the regular season 4-2 in their last six games and showed great leadership and signs of improvement each time they stepped on the court. Although the team has to


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say goodbye to their lone senior, Spenser Hogg, his hard work, dedication and leadership is etched in the program's footprint and we wish him the best of luck in the future. The Panthers have a bright future and possess the potential to be extremely competitive in upcoming seasons. They should be exciting to watch, and the future is bright.

SWIMMING The Park Tudor girls swim team had another successful season and were led by captains Karnika Mehrotra and Lily Erickson. Our girls' best team finish at a tournament was 7th at the Warren invitational. Junior Margherita Firenze and sophomore Sophia Ling racked up the most individual points, winning their individual events including the 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. The girls Sectionals team - Karnika Mehrotra, Margherita Firenze, Nermeen Rahman, Priya Moorthy, Priyanka Ranga, Selene Lam, Sophia Ling, and Sophie Chadderton - gave it their best effort to help the team place 10th at the Sectional tournament. The girls team had nine Academic All-State members for 2018 - the largest group of PT girls swimmers in seven years to earn this honor. The Park Tudor boys team also had a strong season and were led by team captain Alex Gregory. Our boys' best-placing finish this year at a tournament was 8th at the Warren Invitational. With only four boys returning to finals at the Sectional meet, Riley Aquilano, Jaden Seymour, Ian Wallentine, and Alex Gregory were able to go as fast as their relays from 2017. The final 200 free relay, with 4th place overall, turned out to be the highest placing relay in over seven years. The boys team placed 9th at the Sectional tournament. Captain Alex Gregory broke the school record in the 100 fly twice and qualified for the Indiana boys ISHAA state competition. Alex’s qualification marks the first in seven years. The boys also had three Academic All-State members for 2018.

HOCKEY The Central Indiana Knights hockey club, which is Park Tudor’s high school hockey team and last year’s 3A State Champion, moved up to the top class this year and finished runner-up to Culver in the 4A State Championship. For the year, the team finished with an impressive 44-11-3 record and ranked second overall in the state. For the season, Panther Cole Caress, the team’s captain, led the team (and was 4th in the state) in scoring with 40 goals, along with 31 assists, despite missing 15 games mid-season due to an injury. He also earned the Indiana Hobey Baker Character Award, which is the top honor for an elite player who demonstrates the qualities of character and sportsmanship. Finally, Cole was named to the Indiana State High School Hockey Association Academic All-State Team, which honors senior varsity hockey players who have achieved outstanding success in the classroom as well as on the ice. All photos by Michael Hoffbauer. PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018

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Grace Carpenter '18 entered an oil painting of her dog, Louise, into Blick's Pet Portrait Challenge.

First graders visit the Madame Walker Theatre.

Lower School Spelling Bee contestants.

Kamryn Sarratt plays the ever-stylish Captain Hook.

US Advanced Drawing & Painting students participated in the Post-It Show, a fundraiser for Sugar Space Gallery.

Lucy Phillips examines a monarch butterfly.


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Rohith Yeleti, Aidan Baker, Victor Xiao, and Drew Wiegel — 3x3 Challenge Champs.

Sally Root, Parker Laughner, and Matthew Wessler get the hang of flying for the spring production of Peter Pan.

US students and faculty at the People of Color Conference/Student Diversity Leadership Conference. US Club, Ode to Joy visits Joy's House to sing and play music for guests.

Zawadi Kigamwa and Anna Ji at the Shamrock Showdown Speech Meet.

Fourth graders helping out at Westminster Neighborhood Services.

A sneak peak behind the curtain at the spring production of Peter Pan.


Alumni Feature: Casey Mitchell Kelley 90 Encourages Kids to Think Outside the Box By Cathy yingling Chapelle ‘87

Casey Mitchell Kelley ’90 founded her company, Blended Designs, following her wedding in 2014. Initially focused on creating personalized items for brides and grooms, the company soon headed in a completely different direction based on an idea from her then 8-year-old son: he wanted a backpack with his picture on it.

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Not convinced at first that anyone else would want a backpack with her son’s image on it, Casey put her consumer insight and analytics background to use and began looking at the marketplace. She soon realized that there were almost no backpacks available for kids that featured African American characters. In fact, through market research Casey found that less than 2% of all of the children’s backpacks available at Wal-Mart included a black character at all, and none featured a black character alone. “I had never looked at that or thought about it before,” Casey said. “It was really eye-opening. I looked at 670 bags on WalMart’s website; only 14 included a child of color.” Casey continues, “All of the Disney princesses had their own bags, except for Tiana, who was included on a Disney collection bag with a group of other characters. I could only find one solo black character bag, and that was for a toddler.” Casey saw an opportunity, and made her son the model for her first backpack, the “Carter.” She also took it a step further, incorporating positive and empowering messages into her prod-

ucts. Initially, Casey forecasted that Blended Designs would sell 1,000 units of the backpacks, which launched in March 2017. “We introduced the backpacks at Black Expo in Indianapolis,” Casey said. “We sold out of 300 bags, in three different designs, by Saturday morning. The initial response was incredible.” Black Expo was only the beginning. Instagrammer Yandy Smith-Harris (@yandysmith) discovered the bags and posted about them to her 4.9 million followers, which led to an avalanche of orders - 6,300 by August. “That was the biggest high, and the biggest low,” said Casey. “All of a sudden we had to meet the demands of all of these unexpected orders. We were paying extra for rush production and express shipping; at one point we were paying $8 just to ship each bag. But, I realized that if we had inventory ready, people would buy.” Since then, orders have been steady and Casey has been able to focus on the future. They’ve changed the company’s branding to make it a bit more premium to compete with other backpack labels like JanSport, and they are changing the name of the bag line

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FEATURE to “1954,” the year that schools were desegregated in America. The company is also working on its business-to-business strategy, including partnering with schools for custom-branded bags. And, they are growing the charitable component of their business - not only donating a percentage of profits to organizations focused on education, but also pursuing product donations to key organizations. “We donated co-branded bags to the LeBron James Foundation, which also allowed us to adapt our designs for a more diverse audience since that foundation works with children of all races.” Casey adds that Blended Designs is pursuing partnerships with other celebrities who have foundations that focus on education. Casey notes that her Park Tudor experience has helped her grow her fledgling business. “I’ve worked with several friends from my PT days that have been incredibly valuable to me,” said Casey. “Allison Turner ’89 has helped me with writing content for the website, and Vanessa Stiles ’88 is handling our company’s PR efforts, which will start in May. Jean Feit ’89 went out of her way to help me make connections with some major people in Chicago; I asked for one introduction and she provided me with three. Lori Stephens Bonner ’90 and Kara Endsley ’88 have been two of my biggest supporters/cheerleaders. Lori let me ship product to her house during Black Expo, and has been there to allow me to cry, scream and laugh through this whole journey. Kara has not only supported me as a customer, but has also made introductions to help within the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) community.” Casey adds that there is a level of confidence when she works with fellow PT grads that she might not otherwise experience. “With my Park Tudor connections, I don’t need to see their resumes. I just trust that they know what they are doing,” said Casey.

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In addition, Casey said that former Head of School, Bruce Galbraith, and his wife, Karen, have been a source of support and a great sounding board. “Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith spent hours brainstorming ideas with me to grow the brand,” Casey said. “It was amazing to me that he would take so much of his time to help me.” Casey says that her Park Tudor experience has shaped who she has become in many ways. “If I hadn’t gone to Park Tudor, I would have gone to Arlington High School. I lived in an all-black neighborhood, and would have been attending an all-black school. By going to Park Tudor, I learned how to move through society and understand how people from different backgrounds and cultures think.” “Park Tudor was also where I learned to organize my thoughts and create a compelling argument, which is absolutely essential as I go out and try to sell my products to various partners,” Casey added. Teachers that inspired Casey during her time at PT included Mrs. Joanne Black, who showed her that women could have careers in math; Mrs. Debbie Everett, because she was so comfortable with who she was and never passed judgment; and Mr. David Malcom - “just because I liked him!” Casey says. For more information on Blended Designs, check out their website at blendeddesigns.com, and look for them on social media: Facebook: @BlendedDesignsLLC Twitter: @BlendedDesigns Instagram: @BlendedDesigns Pinterest: BlendedDesigns


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Distinguished Alumni: Where are they Now? As Park Tudor approaches its 50th anniversary (Park School and Tudor Hall merged to become Park Tudor in 1970), we will be revisiting some of the recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award to update their stories. FRANK WATANABE ’85 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENT IN 2010 Then: Executive Director of Global Marketing, Amgen, Inc. “Frank Watanabe has been active in the United States intelligence arena for the past twenty years, initially as an intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, and later as the Assistant Director of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. He received a commission in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer in 1994 and has held a range of Naval intelligence positions, including participation in combat operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan. Frank currently holds the rank of Commander, and serves as Executive Officer of an intelligence production unit. Frank’s expertise in competitive intelligence analysis has contributed to his success in the pharmaceutical industry. From 1996 to 2005, he was employed by Eli Lilly and Company where he held a variety of positions, culminating in Managing Director, Eli Lilly Czech Republic and Slovakia. He led the development of Lilly’s corporate strategy for the use of competitive intelligence and introduces the use of wargaming to Lilly’s competitive planning process.” Now: President and CEO of Arcutis, Inc., a small dermatology drug development company What has changed in your life since you received the Distinguished Alumni Award? Since receiving my Distinguished Alumni Award, I joined a start-up, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, which was purchased by Allergan in 2015 for $2.1 billion, then co-founded a cardiovascular drug development start-up, Kanan Therapeutics, and then joined Arcutis in late 2016. I also recently joined the board of

Frank Watanabe ’85 trustees at Viewpoint School, where my two sons attend, which is a private K-12 very similar to Park Tudor. My wife and I co-lead the annual fund. Probably the biggest change in my life since receiving the award has been my transition from corporate America to the start-up world. This has been a fabulous change for me. I reached a point where I was so frustrated with the lack of accountability and auPARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018

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FEATURE thority in big corporations, and I have rediscovered the wonderful nexus between authority and accountability in start-ups. It is very high risk, but at least one is in control of one’s own destiny. How did receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award impact your life? The greatest impact the Distinguished Alumni Award had for me was to reconnect me with my time at Park Tudor, and to remind me of the wonderful experience I had during my time there. It frankly was wonderful preparation for university, and positioned me for success both academically and in my later work life. What is your fondest memory of Park Tudor? My fondest memory of Park Tudor was probably my time working in the theater technical department with K Williams and the amazing crew of other “techies:” David Kimball, Katie Lieber, Steve Moriarty, Steve Diamond … the list is too long to remember! We had so much fun, learned so much, and put on some great productions! My older son has recently gotten involved in his high school theater, and that’s really brought back a lot of wonderful memories for me.

TOM OSBORNE ’96 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENT IN 2006 Then: Co-Artistic Director, Co-Founder, and Conductor of The Ensemble performing group in Southern California “Tom Osborne received degrees in musical composition from Indiana University and Rice University and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California. He is active as a conductor and pianist, focusing on presenting works by living composers. His works have received numerous awards, including a BMI Student Composer Award, and an award from the Jimmy McHugh composition prize from USC for his orchestral work, The Burning Music. He is co-artistic director, co-founder, and conductor of The Ensemble, which is emerging as one of Southern California’s premier performing groups. Over the past few years many of Osborne’s works have been featured in major venues. In 2005, the New York Symphony premiered Osborne’s The Nostalgia of the Infinite in Carnegie Hall as part of the group’s First Music commissioning program. In 2005, the Pacific Symphony performed The Burning Music as part of the American Composers Competition, in which Osborne was one of three finalists selected from a nationwide pool of hundreds.” Now: Professor of Music at the University of Hawaii, teaching music courses in composition; and composer What has changed in your life since you received the Distinguished Alumni Award? Since receiving the award I met and married a fantastic woman , Jessica, and my composing has taken an unexpected turn. These days, in addition to my music for standard Western instruments,

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Tom Osborne ’96 I'm composing for Asian instruments. I've been collaborating with traditional musicians from China, Japan and Korea, and my wife and I even spent a year in Seoul as part of a Fulbright fellowship. While there I worked with Korean traditional musicians and traveled throughout Asia. The whole experience has been incredibly rewarding, and I'm looking forward to continuing these cultural exchanges. How did receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award impact your life? More than anything, the award served as a reminder of the lasting impact of my Park Tudor education and the friends and mentors I was introduced to there. It makes one grateful to have had the privilege of such a strong education. What is your fondest memory of Park Tudor? There are many, but lessons with my piano teacher Betty Brock will always stand out. She was a true hidden gem in the Fine Arts building, and she'll be missed.


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Park Tudor School Alumni Association — Alumni Board of Directors Nomination Form The Nominating Committee invites nominations for candidates to serve on the Park Tudor Alumni Board of Directors. Members are required to serve one two-year term (with the option of serving a second term), participate in monthly board meetings, serve on at least one committee, be a dues-paying member of the Alumni Association, and support the school’s Annual Fund. The Park Tudor Alumni Board represents the diverse community of Park School, Tudor Hall and Park Tudor School alumni and carries out the mission and goals of the Alumni Association. Candidates should possess leadership capabilities and be willing to make a strong commitment to the Alumni Association and its projects. I nominate: Name___________________________________________________________________ Class Year__________________________________ Phone _________________________ E-mail Address _______________________ Please include your reasons for nominating this individual; often you have information that is not known to the Nominating Committee. Please keep in mind that we may contact the individuals you nominate to confirm their interest and to gather additional information. We encourage self-nominations!

Nominator’s Name________________________________________________________ Phone _________________________ E-mail Address ___________________________ Nominations are accepted at any time; however, the deadline for nominations to serve during the 2018-2019 school year is April 15, 2018. Send nominations to ghueni@parktudor.org or mail to Park Tudor School/7200 N College Avenue/Indianapolis, IN 46240. Attention: Alumni Association.

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Alumni Weekend Events Fun and a little something for everyone!

Friday, April 27 Park Tudor Distinguished Alumni Award Dinner Honoring Irene Lilly McCutchen ’58 | 6:00 p.m.

Woodstock Club 1301 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46208 $40 per person

Saturday, April 28 Alumni Play Date | 10:00-11:30 a.m. Park Tudor Campus – Lauth Field, Picnic Pavilion, Lower School Playground

Bring everyone for this casual gathering of alumni, friends and families. Refreshments will be provided, and the playground and sports equipment will be available to keep your little ones busy.

Fifty-Year Club Lunch | 11:00 a.m.

Woodstock Club – 1301 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Celebrating the Classes of 1968 and earlier with special recognition of the Class of 1968. $25 per person (complimentary for the Class of 1968).

Tudor Hall Tour | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 3650 Cold Spring Road

Tour 3650! Stroll the campus. See Stewart Manor, Allen House, the School. Reminisce about teachers, the ‘Hatch,’ dances, clubs, field hockey and more!

Distinguished Friends of the Arts Honoring Jerry Grayson | 3:15 p.m.

Park Tudor Fine Arts Building - Ayres Auditorium This honor celebrates faculty members and alumni who have made significant contributions to the Fine and Performing Arts, and the arts community at large. Join us as we acknowledge and celebrate Park Tudor retired drama teacher, Jerry Grayson.

Shakespeariance! | 4:00 p.m.

Park Tudor Fine Arts Building - Studio Theatre Join the Park Tudor Thespians as they perform monologues from a variety of Shakespeare’s plays. Alumni are invited to perform a duologue with a classmate or current student. If you are interested, please contact Nicole Tremblay at ntremblay@parktudor.org or 317-415-2980.

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Alumni Celebration | 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. Clowes Commons

An adults-only reception for all alumni and their spouse or guest, as well as former and current faculty members. Tudor Hall, Park School and Park Tudor spirit wear will be available for purchase at the reception. In addition, you may purchase a commemorative brick and/or alumni association membership to show your support of the Park Tudor Alumni Association.

Reunion Class Photo Information Classes of 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963 and 1968 at Woodstock Club immediately following the 50 Year-Club lunch. Classes of 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 at Clowes Commons (upper level) during the Alumni Celebration Reception. 1993 5:50 p.m. 1973 5:10 p.m. 1998 6:00 p.m. 1978 5:20 p.m. 2003 6:10 p.m. 1983 5:30 p.m. 2008 6:20 p.m. 1988 5:40 p.m. Please visit www.parktudor.org/alumni to purchase photos following Alumni Weekend. Create your own “Throw-Back” look – bring (or wear) your school letter sweater, uniform, sports helmet or hat, etc. to wear in our Park Tudor Photo Booth, compliments of Ian Borgerhoff ’86.

Reunion Challenge: Win $250 for your class party!

How do you connect with and support Park Tudor? Do you follow us on social media, support the Annual Fund and/or come to reunions? The Reunion Challenge allows you to earn points for your class – one point for each show of support. The winning class will receive $250 for their class party held over Alumni Weekend. Participate in the Park Tudor Reunion Challenge. Gain points for your class by completing the following items: ☐ I have shared my address with the Alumni Office ☐ I have shared my email address with the Alumni Office ☐ I am attending Alumni Weekend ☐ I have downloaded the Evertrue Alumni App ☐ I support the Park Tudor Annual Fund (Reunion Class Gift) ☐ I follow Park Tudor on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn) ☐ I will/have purchased a personalized brick to be placed on campus for $100 (you will be contacted regarding the inscription). ☐ I will/have purchased an Alumni Association Lifetime Membership for $100 (OR, purchase both a brick and membership for the discounted price of $150). Submit your points at parktudor.org/alumni.


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Upcoming events

Recent event photos

For more information or to register, contact Gretchen Hueni at ghueni@parktudor.org or 317-415-2766: • Alumni Business Networking Event – Wednesday, May 16 from 5 – 7 p.m. Gershman Partners, 350 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46240 • Alumni Day at the Ballpark – Sunday, June 24. Picnic starts at 12:00 noon and the first pitch is thrown at 1:35 p.m.; Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis, IN 46225

Women’s Networking Event at the Indiana State Museum

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Women’s Networking Event at the Indiana State Museum

Washington, D.C.

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Class Notes 1960 Susan W. Conner is living in beautiful lake country in south central Kentucky. She writes: "I have taught physical education for 12 years and have participated in many sports activities over the years since graduation from the University of Louisville. For the past 20 years I have enjoyed participating in senior sports, and currently serve on the Board for the Kentucky Senior Games. "This photo [below] was taken in June of 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama, where I participated in the National Senior Games. I won a silver medal in Shuffleboard in my women 75-80 age group, and am shown on the medal podium at the awards ceremony (4th from the left, above the red 2). I also compete in swimming, triathlon, 5k and race walk in the National Senior Games. "I also want to mention that my husband, Luther C. Conner, Jr., Attorney at Law, and I compete in the Indianapolis Mini Mar-

athon (Indy Mini) every May. We have participated in the Indy Mini every year beginning in 2005. In 2017, I placed second in the women 75-80 age group, my best finish."

1978 Jeff Yingling has been elected to the Board of Directors of Navigant Consulting, Inc., a specialized, global professional services firm serving clients in the healthcare, energy, and financial services industries. Jeff is currently a senior advisor of investment banking for power, energy and renewables at Guggenheim Securities, LLC.

1989 Allison Turner got engaged to Jack Schulman on November 27, 2017.

Susan W. Conner takes second place for her age bracket in the Shuffleboard at the National Senior Games.

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Members of the Class of 1967 gathered for a mini reunion in San Fransisco. L to R: Deb Eck, Lyndi Hutchison Balven, Catherine Campaign, Cindy Green, Sandy Sawyer and Jane Halstead Andren.

2000 Kate Lehman Trumbull has been promoted to Vice President of Advertising and Hispanic Marketing at Domino's.

2001 Jason Gershman has been promoted to Director on the US Cellular business at Starcom, a media agency where he has also worked on the Discover Financial, Microsoft and Kraft-Heinz businesses.

2006 Fletcher Heisler has relocated to San Francisco to start a new company, Hunter2, which teaches engineering teams how to write secure code through interactive online labs. Fletcher is founder and CEO. Garrett Roe is a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that competed in PyeongChang. He scored a goal in a 5-1 win against Slovakia in the qualification round.

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Garrett Roe '06 at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies, left center.

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L to R: Sara Jetty '07, David Sedgwick '08, Bryan Tuckman '07, Jaskaran Heir '07, Yunha Moh '08, Manvir Heir '08, Drew Grein '07, Kyle Marks '09. Not pictured: Rajpreet Heir '08. source for medical devices and implants. You can read about Schroeder's work in a Dec. 13 article in The Atlantic. Yunha "Grace" Moh recently opened a restaurant in Brooklyn called Tamra Teahouse. Several Park Tudor alumni gathered for a meal.

2010 Trey Fehsenfeld is a trustee of the Mara Elephant Project, an organization protecting elephants in Kenya. He's also the co-founder of ROOTS Coconut Oil, a social enterprise in Pate Island, Kenya that invests in the community's economy and conservation.

2012 Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, point guard for the NBA Dallas Mavericks, was glad to return to the Hoosier state for a game against the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 27, 2017. Park Tudor fans had the chance for a meet-and-greet with Yogi before the game.

Middle School students meet with Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell ’12 before a game in Chicago.

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Emily Bohn portrayed Elinor Dashwood in Civic Theatre's production of Sense and Sensibility, based on the classic Jane Austen novel. The show ran from February 2 - 17 at Civic Theatre in Carmel, IN.


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Josh Moore ’12, Emily Palmer, Hannah Ladendorf Harriman ’12, Jordan Bear, Jacob Baldwin ’12 and Chris Morgan ’13. Hannah Ladendorf Harriman married Chase Harriman at Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt University on September 30, 2017. Chase and Hannah live in Nashville and were blessed to spend the day celebrating with their friends and family. Maddy Vonderohe has been selected as an AMPATH Slemenda Scholar for the summer of 2018. She shares: "I will be spending two months living in beautiful Eldoret, Kenya working with the AMPATH Consortium, serving as an ambassador for the IU School of Medicine to this Nobel Peace Prize nominated organization. I will have the chance to view and work with all aspects of the AMPATH mission, including learning and working alongside students and staff at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. I can’t wait to see what I can learn from this experience and bring back to do my part to better healthcare around the globe."

2017 Annabella Helman is working as a Technician Assistant at the Duke Lemur Center. She reports that she will primarily be doing diet prep, cage cleaning, and behavioral observations of lemurs at the center.

Alex Honigford played on the Tufts University men's golf team as a freshman, and he was medalist at the Blazers Fall Invite hosted by Elms College, with 16 teams and over 90 golfers participating.

MARRIAGES • Hannah Ladendorf Harriman ’12 to Chase Harriman on September 30, 2017. • Upper School social studies teacher Peter Smith and adjunct piano teacher Jennifer Alex Honigford Hufford on February 14, 2018.

CONGRATULATIONS (BIRTHS, ADOPTIONS) • To Christian Gallagher ’90 and Elizabeth Gallagher on the birth of Margaret Ann Gallagher. • To Natalie Mercho Taler ’96 and David Taler on the birth of Harper Belle Taler on July 17, 2017. PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018

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Grayson Fox

Ben and Katie Lehman Trumbull ’00 with baby Upton.

• To Kristi Kirles Walden ’98 and her husband Nick Walden on the birth of Jonathan Carmine Walden on November 28, 2017.

• Betty Brock, Fine Arts faculty member and accompanist at both Tudor Hall and Park School, on November 25, 2017.

• To Justin Fox ’99 and his wife Morgan on the birth of Grayson Davitt Fox on November 28, 2017.

• Reva Horine, former business manager, on February 1, 2018.

• To Kate Lehman Trumbull ’00 and her husband Ben Trumbull on the birth of Upton Davis Trumbull "Davis" on October 30, 2017, joining big sister Scottie.

CONDOLENCES • To Bob Nelson ’59 on the death of his wife, Sandra "Sandie" McConnell Nelson ’59, on January 1, 2018.

• To Lower School Teacher Shannon Averyt on the birth of her granddaughter, Rose Cullum Shafer, on February 8, 2018.

• To Catherine Ryan Watt ’68 on the death of her husband, James Watt, on February 24, 2016.

DEATHS

• To Elizabeth "Lisa" Kirk Salazar ’70 on the death of her mother, Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Kirk ’39, on September 10, 2017.

• Grace Abbett Colburn ’29 on November 21, 2017. • Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Kirk ’39 on September 10, 2017.

• To Mary Woolling ’72 and Kaarta Jean Woolling Nemeth ’66 on the death of their father and uncle, Kenneth Rau Woolling, M.D. on April 16, 2017.

• Emily Flickinger Kennedy ’44 on December 24, 2017. • Jody Martin Thomas ’47. • Thomas M. Kirby ’56 on December 26, 2017. • Sandra "Sandie" McConnell Nelson ’59 on January 1, 2018.

• To Kathy Campbell ’73, Bill Nagler ’99, John Nagler ’03, Peter Nagler ’05, Tom Nagler ’10, Andrea Stout ’16 and Alex Stout ’16 on the death of their mother and grandmother, Barbara Jungclaus Campbell, on January 15, 2018. • To Joe Thoms ’83 and Chris Thoms ’87 on the death of their father, William F. Thoms, on October 28, 2017.

• Edith Wolf Julbert ’62 on August 13, 2014. • Susanah "Susie" Mayberry Mead ’65 on December 23, 2017. • John Hauter ’82 on December 16, 2017.

• To Stephen Hauter ’84 and Brad Hauter ’85 on the death of their brother, John Hauter ’82, on December 16, 2017. • To Ann Niebrugge Yater ’84 on the death of her mother, Patty Colby Niebrugge, on January 6, 2018.

• Nick Tweedy ’06 on December 1, 2017. • To Dana Bush ’87, Jennifer Bush ’93 and Jocelyn Bush ’93 on the death of their father, Willie Bush, Jr., on October 29, 2017.

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CLASS NOTES • To Holly Mead ’88, Edith Mead ’91, Sybil Mead ’94, Katherine Mayberry ’68, Edie Mead Holway ’61, Frank Mead ’55, and Dan Leraris ’94 on the passing of their mother, sister, sister-in-law, and mother-in-law, Susanah “Susie” Mayberry Mead ’65, on December 23, 2017. • To Sara Kirby ’00 on the death of her father, Thomas M. Kirby ’56, on December 26, 2017. • To Nick Selm ’02, Karl Selm ’07, Emma Selm ’10 and Alice Selm ’12 on the death of their grandmother, Nancy "Virginia" Zwickel Willkie, on April 15, 2017.

• To Lower School Teacher Shannon Averyt on the death of her son, Nathaniel Averyt, on February 3, 2018. • To Director of Community Engaged Learning, Luana Nissan, and Elena Thomas ’23 on the death of their mother and grandmother, Maria Diaz, on November 23, 2017. • To Coordinator of Nursing Services, Cindi Pauszek, Andrew Pauszek ’08 and Matthew Pauszek ’13 on the death of their father-in-law and grandfather, Dr. Robert Pauszek, on March 3, 2018.

• To Christine Webber ’05 and Greg Webber ’07 on the death of their mother, Susan Irene Webber, on December 31, 2017.

• To Director of College Counseling, Sue Stemen, Victoria Merkle ’11 and Alex Merkle ’09 on the death of their father-in-law and grandfather, Joseph Merkle, on January 9, 2018.

• To Alex Johansen Laughlin ’06, Blake Johansen ’08, Alyssa Johansen ’08, Vanessa Johansen ’10 and Samantha Johansen ’10 on the death of their mother, Shahpar Johansen, on January 19, 2018.

• To Assistant Director of Admissions, Joyce Tucker, Chris Tucker ’04 and Brandon Tucker ’08 on the death of their mother and grandmother, Mary Owens, on December 28, 2017.

• To Steven Protogere ’19 on the death of his grandmother, Pauline Poulos Protogere, on February 19, 2018.

• To Theatre Director and Drama Teacher, Nicole Tremblay, on the death of her father, James Tremblay, on February 25, 2018.

• To Matthew Wessler ’21 and Bradley Wessler ’23 on the death of their grandmother, Patricia Shirey, on January 19, 2018.

Former faculty and an alum gathered for a mini reunion. L to R: Betsy Dykstra (Middle School Director and teacher), Marian Marlow (5th grade math teacher), Kim Smith Stickney '74 (Marian's daughter), and Mary Golichowski (Middle School librarian). PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018

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Honorary and Memorial Gifts Received July 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018 I H O Alina Bauer Drs. Carlos and Ruth Gimeno Ciarra A. Berry '28 Mr. Franklin I. Miroff and Dr. Susan Maisel-Miroff Christopher L. Berry '30 Mr. Franklin I. Miroff and Dr. Susan Maisel-Miroff Matthew A. Berry '26 Mr. Franklin I. Miroff and Dr. Susan Maisel-Miroff Mr. Thomas E. Black Jr Ms. Alaina C. Urbahns '08 Alec J. Bloomfield '19 Kenton and Mary Alice Roush Audriana E. Byrnes '30 Bob and Jo Hoy Nathan J. Hoy Ella E. Byrnes '26 Bob and Jo Hoy Nathan J. Hoy

Mrs. Laura I. Lowe Mr. Richard C. Searles

Mr. C. Perry Griffith '01 Mr. C. Perry Griffith

Mr. Orlando Lowry Mr. Brian Wittler and Dr. Michelle Wittler

Dr. Paul Hamer Ms. Alaina C. Urbahns '08 Mrs. Claire Wishard Hoppenworth '88 Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wishard (Bill '59) Dr. Elise Hurrell '03 Drs. John and Ella Hurrell Dr. Rowan Hurrell '04 Drs. John and Ella Hurrell Mr. James Hurrell '06 Drs. John and Ella Hurrell Dr. Eileen Janzen Mr. and Mrs. Eric Smith (Kathy Schmid '86) Mr. David A. Kivela Ms. Alaina C. Urbahns '08

Cole R. Caress '18 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Caress

Mr. Peter Kraft Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Allen (Doug* ) James and Emily Sturman (Jim '67; Emily Moore '66)

Class of 1993 Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Aagesen Jr (Larry '93)

Ms. Anne Kruse '05 Richard and Katie Kruse (Katharine Mothershead '65)

Will F. Emhardt '18 Mr. Gerry and Mrs. Susanne LaFollette (Sue Eaglesfield '54)

Ben Laufer '29 Mr. Ron Laufer and Mrs. Anat Ashkenazi

Lily C. Erickson '18 Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Lanham Mrs. Wendy Mantel Garbowit '72 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Mantel (Flo Mary Foreman '46)

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Mr. Jerry Grayson Christopher and Ann Stack

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Daniel Laufer '24 Mr. Ron Laufer and Mrs. Anat Ashkenazi Ellie Laufer '29 Mr. Ron Laufer and Mrs. Anat Ashkenazi

Ms. Emily Mantel '76 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Mantel (Flo Mary Foreman '46) Jake McIntosh '26 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Halperin Luke McIntosh '24 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Halperin Colina Miroff '22 Mr. Franklin I. Miroff and Dr. Susan Maisel-Miroff Isaac Miroff '23 Mr. Franklin I. Miroff and Dr. Susan Maisel-Miroff Jennifer H. Oberthur '18 Mrs. Barbara Oberthur Park Tudor Admissions Drs. Carlos and Ruth Gimeno Park Tudor Upper School Debate Team Mr. and Mrs. Bingqing Ji Ms. Madeline Patterson '08 David and Catherine Patterson Ms. Megan E. Patterson '10 David and Catherine Patterson Ms. Abigail D. Plewes '17 Anonymous Mr. Johnny Plewes ‘16 Anonymous

Mr. David S. Poston '55 Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wishard (Bill '59) Mrs. Susan (Wishard) Poston '56 Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wishard (Bill '59) Mrs. Carol Cummings Rogers '59 John C. Deprez Turner Schaming '25 Mrs. Janice Schaming Mrs. Joan Staubach Mr. Ross Urbahns '13 Cameron C. Sumner '17 Jim and Marge Sumner Lily M. Sumner '20 Jim and Marge Sumner Mr. John Talbert William and Barbara Clouse Mr. John R. Williams Christopher and Ann Stack Mr. Gordon D. Wishard '62 Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wishard (Bill '59) THANK A TEACHER (F  S) Mrs. Shannon Averyt Mr. Glenn Hoskin and Mrs. Lisa Hoskin Mr. Matthew Bohrer Anthony and Kristy Lombardo


CLASS NOTES

Honorary and Memorial Gifts Received July 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018 Mrs. Andrea CalvertSanders Janos and Julie Ertl

Ms. Jessica Hollenbeck Mr. Yixun Wu and Chuyun Huang

Dr. Heather Carmody Dr. Bob Niculescu and Dr. Helen Niculescu

Mrs. Gretchen Hueni Mr. Richard C. Searles

Mrs. Anne R. Crafton Ms. Mary Anne Riley Mr. Mark Dewart Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cai Drs. Raj and Shireesha Vuppalanchi Mrs. Lililanna Helmuth (Eiteljorg) '09 Dr. M. Craig McMains and Mrs. Cara McMains Mrs. Deborah Stuart Everett '69 Tom and Joanne Black Mrs. Lorelei R. Farlow Mrs. Grace (Barlow) Meier '11

Mrs. Kathleen G. Hutchinson Jason and Carrie Xu Ms. Grace Krouse Mr. Yun Ling and Dr. Minmin Wang Mr. Lamonte Kuskye The Indianapolis Garden Club Dr. Li-Chun Caroline Lee-Thompson William and Barbara Clouse Mrs. Melanie D. Marshall Lorelei* and Thomas Farlow

Ms. Pamela Fischer William and Barbara Clouse

Ms. Margo McAlear Mr. Frank Wu and Ms. Julie Liu Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cai

Mrs. Abby Ford Mr. Richard C. Searles

Mr. A.J. McIntosh Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Halperin

Mrs. Karlyn Fox Darin and Katherine Dill Mr. Xiaodong Wang and Dr. Ying Ma

Mrs. Lori McIntosh Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Halperin Dr. and Mrs. David Held II

Mr. Joseph K. Fumusa Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kraft Darryl and Suzanne Tannenbaum Mr. Ross Urbahns '13 Ms. Laura M. Gellin Ms. Kirstin Brueckmann '11 Dr. and Mrs. Nimu Surtani Mrs. Marion Harris Dr. Srinivasulu Kakollu and Mrs. Sraina Vadlamudi

Mrs. Molly S. Murphy Dr. Antonio Navarrete and Mrs. Jennifer Bailey Mrs. Elizabeth Odmark Mr. Glenn Hoskin and Mrs. Lisa Hoskin Jim and Bonnie Shute Mr. Bryon J. Realey Tom and Joanne Black

Mr. Ryan Ritz Anthony and Kristy Lombardo Mr. and Mrs. Wei Shen Mr. Frank Wu and Ms. Julie Liu Mrs. Bonnie Stewart Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Bridgewater Mr. and Mrs. John F. Townsend III (John '89) Jason and Carrie Xu Dr. Carmen Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cai Mrs. Sarah Webster Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cai IN MEMORY OF Mrs. Diana Hutchison Baker '69 Cols. Lyndi and Terry Balven (Lyndi Hutchison '67) Ms. Rusty Warren '69 Mr. and Mrs. C. Daniel Woodfin (Deborah Wasden '69) Mr. Lew Berkeley Mr. and Mrs. James L. Worrall (Jim '61) Ms. Jill Blair Stephen and Nancy Dean Mrs. Jean (Stacy) Bradford '50 Mrs. Martha Bennington (Martha Stacy '53) Ms. Elizabeth Brock Tom and Joanne Black Ms. Karen Lake Buttrey '63 Donald W. Buttrey Ms. Tessa E. Byers '10 Ms. Ellen L. Grein '10 Mr. Clifford A. Hull and Dr. Sara H. Murphy

Lucy Ann Emhardt Ms. Heather Melissa Ann Kulwin '92 Mrs. Katheryn Mahaffey Esterline '58 Mr. and Mrs. Don Harvey (Lucy Graham '58) Mr. Shanon A. Fields '92 Haymon and Veronica Fields Mr. Jim Foxlow Mr. David Cochran '68 Mr. and Mrs. James L. Worrall (Jim '61) Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Zolezzi (Greg '61) Mr. Rodney C. Frenzel Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter Frenzel (Peter '55) Miss Sara Lois Haber Ms. Ann Engeler '59 Mr. William Snyder Hall Mr. Charles Hall '63 Ms. Judith Hamaker '55 Mrs. Suzanne Brown Blakeman '55 Ms. Judith C. Bowen '55 Mrs. Charlotte Hapak Kevin W. Betz and Holly Hapak Betz '83 Mrs. Reva Horine Ms. Carole Diane Roe Mr. Rob C. Hueni Mrs. Gretchen Hueni* Mr. Clifford A. Hull and Dr. Sara H. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Marra (Andy '06) Dr. Antonio Navarrete and Mrs. Jennifer Bailey Mr. Ross Urbahns '13

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CLASS NOTES

Honorary and Memorial Gifts Received July 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018 Mrs. Mollie James Mr. and Mrs. James Durlacher (James '64)

Sakina Mirza Mr. Sohail Mirza and Mrs. Ayesha Sohail

Mr. Michael Jones '82 Ms. Marya E. Jones '78 Mrs. Prethenia K. Jones Mr. Sam H. Jones '79 and Mrs. Rhoda McKinney-Jones Mr. Kent McKinney Jones Ms. Joyce Overby '22

Mr. William Myers '65 Ms. Charlotte Klamer '65 Ms. Heather Melissa Ann Kulwin '92 Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Raiser (Charles '65)

Mrs. Vena Geller Kuprion Jeanne Lindholm Palleiko '62 Louise R. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Levine (Mike '90) Mrs. Carol Littell Mrs. Rosalie Lange (Rosalie McKee '47) Dr. Matthew Miller Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lucas Mr. Clifford A. Hull and Dr. Sara H. Murphy

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Mr. Mark Rominger '88 Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Hicks (Brian '88) Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rex Hoppenworth (Claire Wishard '88) Mrs. Barbara J Rominger Richard and Cynthia Miyamoto

Mr. Andrew D. Ponader '10 Ms. Ellen L. Grein '10

May Sacher Joel and Susan Sacher

Mrs. Anne Reynolds '34 Mr. Alfred O. "Tod" Reynolds Jr '63

Alex Sacher Joel and Susan Sacher

Mr. Baxter S. Rogers '59 Mr. Alex Rogers '61 Reverend and Mrs. C. Davies Reed (Carol Cummings Rogers '59) Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Rogers (Randy '64; Mary Holliday '65) Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wishard (Bill '59)

Mr. Fred Scott Ms. Carole Diane Roe Mr. Douglas H. Stickney Rick and Shannon Rezek Ms. Lynn Thomsen Stephen and Nancy Dean Mr. Clifford A. Hull and Dr. Sara H. Murphy

Ms. Catherine Ruijter VanderZon Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Andreae Mr. Joseph Wright '88 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rex Hoppenworth (Claire Wishard '88) Mr. David Yingling '79 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Yingling (Jeff '78) Mrs. Joan Young Mr. and Mrs. Rick Barretto (Cara Young '93)


CLASS NOTES

Panther Kids Care Service Day.

US students deliver food collected during the Holiday Food Drive.

Peter Pan cast members show their stuff.

MS Speech and Debate Team members Nandini Mathavan, Vanessa Xiao, Lauren Long, and Stella Friskney.

Middle School qualifiers for the Math Counts Competition.

PT music students at the ISSMA State competition

Matt Fu qualified for the National Speech and PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SPRING 2018 35 Debate Tournament.


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