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Phoenix Spring 2010
BROAD RIPPLEON BLUES REUNION 2010 PREVIEW WHAT’S A LEARNING STYLE? REFLECTIONS THE •WEST BANK ALUMNI REMEMBER LIFE AT PARK TUDOR
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Junior Kindergartner David Mokaya proudly shows the Gold Medal he was awarded in Park Tudor’s Junior Kindergarten Winter Olympics in February. The young students took part in a number of games patterned after the real events. Photo by Cassie Dull.
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Park Tudor School Mission
ark Tudor School’s exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities prepare students to become confident and resourceful lifelong learners. The school community creates an inspiring college-preparatory learning environment for highly motivated young people in preschool through grade 12.
From the Archives…
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Tudor Hall students review the latest edition of the Tudor Compass, the student handbook, in 1948. Tudor Hall was located at 32nd and Meridian Streets from 1917-1959.
Head of School Douglas S. Jennings Editor Lisa A. Hendrickson ’77 Editor Emeritus C.J. Foxlow Editorial Staff Stefanie Dean ’05 Cassie Dull Alumni Coordinator/Planned Giving Officer Gretchen Hueni Alumni Board President Brandon Phillips ’96 Vice President Cathy Yingling ’87 Treasurer Andy Kight ’89 Secretary Kasey Kruse ’00
Corrections • Steven S. Cagle ’71 was listed in an incorrect donor category for the “Empowering Learners” campaign in the 2008-2009 Annual Report. He should have been listed in the $250,000 to $499,000 giving-level category. • The name of Deborah Eck ’67 should be included in the listing of Honor Roll level donors (Gifts of $250-$749) in the 2008-2009 Annual Report.
Directors Jessica Benson Cox ’99 Fred Emhardt ’78 Linda LaFollette Foley ’89 Nikhil Gunale ’96 Kay King ’66 G.B. Landrigan ’81 Stephanie Goodrid Lawson ’00 Nick Lemen ’93 Ann Rogers Mitchell ’85 Lindsay Elder Thornton ’95 John Townsend ’89 Adrienne Elizabeth Watson ’06 Heather Reilly Murphy ’90 ex officio
Contents
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Broad Ripple Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 By Jan Guffin, Ph.D. departments
News of the School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 From the Head’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Student/faculty accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Taking a bite out of the Big Apple By Emma Johnson ’12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 El Salvador: Mission accomplished By AJ Sood ’12 with Tyler Murtlow ’12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Winter athletic update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 15 13
Alumni Weekend 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Alumni events around the U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Alumni Profiles: They're keeping things green. . . . . . . . . . 29
Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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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: Lisa Hendrickson, Editor Park Tudor School 7200 N. College Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46240-3016 317/415-2756 Fax: 317/415-2806 lhendrickson@parktudor.org
News of the School FROM THE HEAD’S DESK by Doug Jennings, Head of School
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he day after news of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti in January, Park Tudor students didn’t hesitate before swinging into action. Within hours, students of all ages had organized service efforts to support relief efforts in this devastated nation. The Upper School French Club and Middle and Upper School French students collaborated to sponsor a bake sale to support the efforts of Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) in Haiti. The entire school participated in “Hearts for Haiti” to raise money for the Red Cross, UNICEF and Partners in Health. Students and faculty bought paper hearts for donations of $1, $5 or $10. The state champion PT boys tennis team, in partnership with Five Seasons Sports Club, presented “Hit for Haiti.” For a 4 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
minimum donation of $20 per player, people could sign up for 30 minutes of tennis with a member of the tennis team. The more than $3,000 in proceeds benefitted the American Red Cross/Haiti Relief. All told, our students in the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools raised more than $9,250 by collecting small donations in a little more than one week. Lower School students opened their piggy banks to donate $2,500 alone. One first grader said, “Those people in Haiti are going to be really happy when they see all those hearts!” Dr. Sean Jones, the son of Middle School French teacher Joanne Jones, is a physician currently volunteering his services in Haiti. He wrote via e-mail from that country, “(The students) need to know that their efforts likely saved the lives of several people. Their bake sale prevented someone from dying.” Although raising funds is an important component of community service, we believe it’s more important for students to experience the hands-on benefits of helping others. Over the past decade, our students have built five Habitat for Humanity houses.
Park Tudor is the only school in the city to sponsor its own home build. Next year, we’ll be building a house for a family who escaped persecution in the country of Myanmar. One of Park Tudor’s newest service initiatives is the Kaleidoscope Club, a tutoring initiative started by freshman Caroline Tucker as part of her eighth-grade service project. Knowing that Park Tudor Upper School students could serve as positive role models and mentors for kids at the Kaleidoscope Youth Center at 42nd and Broadway Streets, she recruited a group of students to form the Kaleidoscope Club this fall. Now, approximately 10 Park Tudor students dedicate an hour every Thursday afternoon to help kids in kindergarten through grade six with homework, crafts, reading and educational games. “Working with Kaleidoscope has been great,” says sophomore Jaymin Patel, a regular volunteer. “We have a lot of fun with the children there. They enjoy our company and look forward to our visit every Thursday. They have a lot of creative ideas, and it’s enjoyable to see how they think. I think we learn a lot from them.”
Another new service-learning project is available to fourth graders. Lower School counselor Tina Sahakian has started a program with our neighbors at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired that will enable up to six PT students to help with the afterschool recreational activities at the Blind School. Each year, Park Tudor students of all ages donate tens of thousands of hours – an average of 20 hours per student each year – to community service. Park Tudor has a formal service-learning program, and although service is not required, it is highly encouraged and supported. An annual survey of our recent graduates shows that the passion for service they exhibit and the training they receive at Park Tudor continue to reap benefits in college. In January of this year, current college sophomores responded to our survey. Fifty-eight percent of them said they currently volunteer in the community, with the majority – 42.9% – saying they contribute six to 10 hours per month to community service. We are proud to see them carrying on the Park Tudor legacy of service throughout the United States.
News of the school
Presidential Scholar candidates; AP, National Merit honors and more
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hree seniors have been named candidates for the one of the nation's most prestigious honors for high-school students. Lynelle Chen, Ovini Rodrigo and Michael Wintermeyer are candidates in the 2010 Presidential Scholars program as a result of their exceptional scores on the College Board SAT. Each year about 3,000 candidates are identified for the academic component of the program. Five hundred will be selected as semifinalists later this spring, with up to 141 of them named Presidential Scholars in June. Most recipients are selected on the basis of broad academic achievement, while approximately 20 others are selected on the basis of their academic and artistic scholarship in the visual arts, performing arts or creative writing. NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS
Meanwhile, six seniors have been named finalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship competition. Congratulations to Lynelle Chen, Daniel Hasler, Neena Parikh, Ovini Rodrigo, Adam Roth and Michael Wintermeyer. They will be presented with Certificates of Merit at an upcoming Upper School assembly. The selection of some 8,200 Merit Scholarship winners from the group of more than 15,000 nationwide finalists will be announced in April, May and July. AP SCHOLARS
Ninety-seven Park Tudor students and recent graduates (including 27% of the Class of 2010) have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement exams. Thirteen Park Tudor students and graduates have been named
National Scholars. The National Scholar Award is given to students who receive an average score of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. National Scholar honors go to Class of 2009 graduates Erin Biel, Paul Bourdillon, Cameron Cecil, Jessica Fisher, Alexander Hearn, Caroline Huang, Kyle Marks, Erik Nelson, Molly Newell, David Scofield, Sahil Yakhmi and Brenda Zhang, and to Class of 2010 member Neena Parikh. Forty-nine Park Tudor students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, 18 qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award, and 31 students were named AP Scholars. The average score of all Park Tudor students taking last year’s AP exams was 4.2 out of 5 possible points. WELLS SCHOLARS
Seniors Neena Parikh and Ovini Rodrigo have been named Wells Scholars by Indiana University Bloomington. The Wells Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and selective undergraduate university awards in the country, provides full tuition and living costs as well as numerous opportunities for academic research and engagement. Students selected for the award have until mid-April to decide whether to accept it. Approximately 20 students enter IU as Wells Scholars each year. BRAIN GAME
Park Tudor’s Brain Game team is ranked among the top eight in this season’s televised competition. The team won its first match of the season with a victory over Avon, 34-11, then advanced to the final eight with a convincing 55-23 win over Noblesville High School.
Team members are Alex Sventeckis ’10, Eric Bohn ’10, Richard Ni ’11, Samuel Clarke ’11, Lillian Crabb ’12 and Erin Hoffman ’11. Advisors are Upper School math teacher Tom Page and social studies teacher Jeff Johnson. BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
For the second year in a row, Park Tudor had a “clean sweep” at the district-level DECA business competition in January: 28 Upper School Business Club members competed in individual and team events, and all advanced to the state competition in downtown Indianapolis to be held in March. DECA is a national organization dedicated to providing high school students the opportunity to learn business, financial and marketing skills. Students compete as teams of two or as individuals, presenting their solutions to business problems to a pair of judges. First place individual-event winners included Zach Hardin ’11 in Business Services Marketing, Michael Lenke ’11 in Hotel and Lodging Management, Meg Patterson ’10
in Apparel and Accessories Maketing, and Nolan Smith ’11 in Automotive Services Marketing. First-place team winners were seniors Neena Parikh and Lynelle Chen in Hospitality Services and juniors Tommaso Verderame and Samuel Clarke in Financial Analysis. Park Tudor also had four second-place winners, seven third-place winners, four fifthplace winners, and one sixthplace winner. All are attempting to qualify for the international competition in April. MATH
Park Tudor math students ranked among the top teams at the Rose-Hulman Math Competition in November. The junior team won first place in its division (Richard Ni, Jeffrey Shen, Samuel Clarke, and Tommaso Verderame) with Jeffrey finishing first, Richard second, Samuel eighth and Tommaso 10th. Catherine Mytelka finished fourth among the freshmen, with PT’s freshman team placing fourth as well. Michael Wintermeyer placed 10th among the seniors.
EXPERIENCE SUMMER PARK TUDOR @ 2010 Newly appointed PT Summer School Director Mary Rominger is planning an exciting curriculum for central Indiana students in preschool through grade 12. “Experience Summer@Park Tudor,” in session from May 31 to August 6, will feature outdoor adventures, the new “Cub Camp” for children ages 3-4, high-school courses for credit, and sports and finearts camps. Visit our web site at parktudor.org to review the many class offerings and to register. Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 5
News of the school
Senior wins national science honors
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enior Neena Parikh has been named a semifinalist in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation’s leading original research competition in math, science and technology for high school students. The project she entered in the Siemens Competition, “Fluorescence Detection of Prostate Specific Antigen on Nanoporous Gold,” was the result of research she conducted in the summer of 2008 as part of a program at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Neena says, “I completed the project under the guidance of Dr. Keith Stine, who was an incredibly knowledgeable, patient and helpful mentor. He assisted me greatly in preparation for this competition. His laboratory had previously been doing a lot of work with Prostate Specific Antigen and this substance that they created called Nanoporous Gold. When I arrived at the lab, I began working on this project, which hoped to develop a more sensitive and more accurate method of detecting and diagnosing prostate cancer.” Neena was required to submit a full-length scientific research paper as part of her entry in the Siemens Competition. “As a part of this summer program, I’d actually been required to complete a paper on my summer research project, so in preparation for the Siemens Competition all I really needed to do was make a few small revisions,” Neena says. A record number of 1,348
projects were received this year for the Siemens Competition, an increase of 12 percent over 2008 figures. This year, 318 students were named semifinalists, along with 96 students being honored as regional finalists. The student entries are “blind read” by a panel of judges assembled by The College Board and its partner Educational Testing Service. The judges have related expertise to the project being reviewed. Papers are judged solely on the merits of the abstract and supporting documentation. The Siemens Competition is administered annually by the College Board, awarding college scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 in individual and team categories. The Siemens Competition is a signature program of the Siemens Foundation, the national leader in supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics education with contributions surpassing $7 million each year. Last summer, Neena had an internship at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. She spent seven weeks working and learning in the labs of Dr. Andrei Gudkov, whose lab does extensive research in the field of cellstress biology. Neena worked on a project involving a compound that could be used to treat prostate cancer resistant to ordinary forms of treatment. This project has been entered in the Intel Competition, the results of which will be
Neena Parikh ’10
announced later this spring. Neena is the second Park Tudor student to be honored in the Siemens Competition. In 1999, Chris Mihelich ’99 was
a finalist in the same competition, which was then known as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search.
In January, 12 Park Tudor seniors made their mark at the 42nd International Model United Nations Conference at The Hague, The Netherlands. Park Tudor has attended the conference annually since 1981, and is one of only nine U.S. schools invited to participate. In this photo, snapped during a visit to the Escher Museum, the seniors demonstrated the concepts
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of perception and perspective that are key in M.C. Escher’s work. At the Model UN, our students represented the nation of Chile and were members
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on a range of committees. The conference theme was transparency in gov-
Monday, June 7, 2010 at Crooked Stick Golf Club
protocols of the United Nations, including lobbying, debating, arguing, and
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ernment. The students’ conferencing was in accordance with the formal writing resolutions and amendments. More than 4,000 students from over 200 schools throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia took part.
News of the school
Grandparents’ Day draws nearly 500 to campus
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ach November, the school invites grandparents and special friends of our students in junior kindergarten through grade eight to share in a day of learning at Park Tudor. This year's event on November 24, sponsored by The National Bank of Indianapolis, brought nearly 500 guests to our campus. Students engaged their guests in a number of activities, ranging from an American Sign Language presentation in the second-grade classrooms to the Cultural Heritage Day Program in the Middle School. Grandmothers Jan Smith and Jane Price enjoyed a day in the junior-kindergarten classroom with their granddaughter, Lucy Price.
Annual Fund Drive continues – will you help us reach our goal?
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s of February 1, 2010, Park Tudor's Annual Fund is 55 percent to goal. Did you know that taxdeductible dollars given toward annual support of the school are allocated toward the many outstanding programs that impact our students, both in the classroom and beyond? It’s true, and we hope that you will consider supporting extraordinary opportunities with a gift – of any size – to this year’s Annual Fund. Our drive continues through June 30, 2010. Visit our web site at www.parktudor.org to make a secure, online gift or contact Abby Ford at 317/4152727 or aford@parktudor.org.
Annual Fund Participation as of 2/1/10
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Gifts to capital campaign visible on campus
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hanks to significant donations to Park Tudor’s recently completed “Empowering Learners” capital campaign, a number of buildings, classrooms and sites around our campus now hold physical reminders of the campaign’s impact on Park Tudor. Those who made donations of $50,000 and above had the opportunity to select named giving opportunities that are reflected in plaques and signage on campus:
• New sign above the door to the Fine Arts building: Sally Reahard Center for the Arts (bequest). Miss Reahard was a member of the Tudor Hall Class of 1926. • Extensive renovation of Foster Hall; all donors are listed on a plaque on the outside of the building; lead gift from Miss Ruth Lilly ’33. • Dean Hawver Chemistry Lab, named in honor of the retired chemistry teacher through the generosity of Steve Cagle ’71.
• Lauth Field, given by the Lauth Family. • Pavilion Shelter, named in recognition of the generosity of the Mothershead Foundation; Mr. Richard and Mrs. Katharine Mothershead Kruse ’65, Kasy Kruse ’00 and Anne Kruse ’05. • Choral Classroom named through the generosity of the Bremner Family. • CFO Office named in honor of Dan Golden ’00.
• Upper School English Classroom named through the generosity of Charles Sutphin ’77. • Upper School History Classroom named in honor of Anne ’03, Charles ’05 and Sam ’08 Johnson. In addition, several new named awards and scholarships will be awarded beginning in the 2010-11 academic year, with details to follow in an upcoming issue of The Phoenix.
Gifts to the Park Tudor Empowering Learners Campaign 2006-2009
$1,000,000 and above
$25,000 to $99,999
$10,000 to $24,999
Anonymous Dob ’76 and Deborah Bennett Miss Ruth Lilly ’33 The Estate of Sally Reahard ’26 The Estate of Richard C. Vonnegut ’32
Anonymous (2) Mr. Allan C. Bir Ms. Cynthia Bir Mr. and Mrs. William Bobbs Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Braun Mr. and Mrs. George P. Broadbent Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Davis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeVito Don and Kathy Dunbar Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Enkema Mr. and Mrs. Scott N. Flanders Golden Family Foundation Tom and Mary Grein F. Haydon ’74 and Claudia Hapak Mr. Blake Jackson Mr. Craig W. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kite Mr. Jeff ’89 and Dr. Jennifer Kittle Miss Marjorie Kroeger ’44 Dr. Anne Pelizzoni Lanier ’58 Dr. and Mrs. David Lee Dr. William W. and Mrs. Irene Lilly ’58 McCutchen Samerian Foundation Michael L. Smith and Susan L. Smith Family Fund, a fund of the Legacy Fund Bill and Jennifer Stearman Douglas H. and Kim Smith ’74 Stickney Dr. and Mrs. William R. Storer Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Stout Charles ’77 and Peggy Sutphin Sidney and Kathryn Taurel Marianne Williams Tobias ’58 Randall L. Tobias Mrs. Edna W. Van Riper Richard A. ’42 and Dove West
The Benedict Foundation for Independent Schools Mrs. Judith Preston Davis ’36 Mrs. Nancy Hare Dunn ’45 Mr. and Mrs. Fritz French Mr. and Mrs. Anton H. George Indiana Chemical Trust Indianapolis Power & Light, an AES Company Doug and Viveka Jennings Ms. J’Nell Laikin Lanham Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Lanham Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Lipshaw Patrick G. and Heather Reilly ’90 Murphy Mr. and Mrs. James Murtlow National City Bank Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Odle The Estate of Eugene Pulliam Randall D. ’64 and Mary Holliday ’65 Rogers Rose C. and Nathan L. Milstein Family Foundation James F. ’67 and Emily Moore ’66 Sturman John F. ’89 and Ellen Townsend III Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Webber
$500,000 to $999,999 Anonymous The Estate of Barbara Kroeger Gamble ’36 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Skjodt Jean Yorke Memorial Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation
$250,000 to $499,999 Anonymous Steven S. Cagle ’71 Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Eli Lilly & Company Foundation Dr. and Mrs. William G. Enright Darrell E. and Mary Ann Zink
$100,000 to $249,999 Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Braly Gina and Jim Bremner Family Fund, a fund of the Indianapolis Foundation Jeff and Jennie Cohen The Estate of James W. Emison ’48 David ’83 and Julie Eskenazi Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Kroot The Lauth Family Lauth Property Group The Mothershead Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Reilly Jr. Mr. and Mrs. N. Clay Robbins and Luke Robbins ’07 Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care Center Sharon and Michael Sullivan
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Under $9,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David Amstutz Batt Family Foundation Ms. Alpha Blackburn David L. ’86 and Debbie Kramer ’86 Casey Duke Realty Mrs. Joyce Enkema Philip and Dorothea Genetos Guidant Foundation The Estate of William ’29 and Christine Hall Edward W. ’60 and Laura Harris
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hoover Jungclaus-Campbell Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kilkenny Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kortepeter William V. and Catherine Wood ’72 Lawson Dr. and Mrs. Gerardo Lopez Mr. F. Timothy Nagler Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Nesbit Drs. Blake L. and Carolyn Neubauer Randle Family Foundation Stewart and Mary Stockdale Jason F. ’93 and Molly Foglesong ’93 Sturman Richard C. ’32 and Barbara Martin ’39 Vonnegut WellPoint Foundation Members of the Wishard Family Gordon ’62 and Anne Emison Wishard David ’55 and Susan Wishard ’56 Poston William N. ’59 and Mary Wishard Turner ’67 and Diann White ’71 Woodard Mr. and Mrs. William Woods
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Taking a bite out of the Big Apple Seventeen Upper School students - all members of Park Tudor’s YA Galley bookreview group - spent their Fall Break weekend on a literary tour of New York City. Park Tudor is one of only 15 book groups nationwide selected to participate in the YA Galley program, in which students read and review advance copies of young-adult books. The students had several unique opportunities to learn about the world of publishing, including taking an interactive tour of Random House Publishers, visiting with a wellknown author and meeting with a staff member of “The New Yorker” magazine. By Emma Johnson ’12
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t is just after seven o’clock in the morning when we step out of the Sheraton Hotel onto a crowded sidewalk in Manhattan. In a hurry to meet the rest of our group for breakfast, we melt in alongside the morning commuters. Each of us is slightly out of breath, a result of our hasty decision to take the 30-something flights of stairs down to the lobby as opposed to waiting for the elevator. This early morning zeal is very characteristic of the atmosphere felt throughout the trip. Our enthusiasm was not unwarranted. The seventeen of us, all members of the YA Galley Group, had just completed a year of reviewing advance reader copies of young-adult books for publishers. Our experience of giving feedback to publishers won us the opportunity to spend our Fall Break in New York City. Over the duration of our trip, we were exposed to many invaluable experiences. One of the most memorable was our visit with esteemed author
Students and advisors on the New York literary trip stop for a snapshot in front of the imposing lions at the entrance of the New York Public Library.
Richard Peck. On our first afternoon in the city, he generously agreed to meet us at his home. A gracious host, he met us downstairs and took us to his apartment, where we scattered ourselves about on the floor of the salmon-colored living room. We listened intently as he spoke with us about his career and described the process of writing for young
adults. He explained that to write well, one must always be listening for the “voice,” so to speak, of the story. We were lucky enough to get to see, firsthand, the spirit that emanates through his bestsellers. As a parting gift, he let each of us choose an autographed book from his personal anthology. Being a group of literary enthusiasts, we were delighted,
to say the least. If that weren’t enough excitement for one day, many of us experienced our first Broadway play that evening. “In the Heights” told the story of struggle faced by members of a Latino neighborhood in New York. From the balcony, we had an excellent view Continued on page 10 Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 9
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Taking a bite out of the Big Apple Continued from Page 9
of the diverse representation of New Yorkers in the audience. The range spanned from sophisticated elders to teenagers in blue jeans. Owing to our lack of time to change clothing, we found ourselves in the latter category. After the play, we also got a taste of New York City nightlife, or at least the crowds generated by it. By the time we reached our hotel, we wasted no time falling asleep. The rest of the weekend was no less eventful. The second day began with a trip to the New York Center for the Book Arts. As the sounds of light rain in the alley echoed through the open wooden window at our backs, we attempted to bind our own journals. This proved to be much more painstaking than I had originally imagined. The process required skill with needles and thread, in which I am con-
Freshman Caroline Tucker with author Richard Peck during the Literary Tour visit to his Manhattan home.
siderably lacking. However, the intricacy of the procedure produced a feeling of great accomplishment when it was completed. As we left the old building, we felt a newfound respect for the books sitting on our own shelves at home, previously taken for granted.
That evening, we gathered in the dining area at New York University, where six Park Tudor alumni attending college in New York had agreed to meet us for dinner. We found this to be a relaxing change of pace. After marveling at the display of ice-cream options, we settled into our chairs and turned our attention to the recent graduates. In my opinion, this was one of the most beneficial conversations of the trip. The Park Tudor graduates described their experience with college, and offered us studying tips and reassurances that we would leave Park Tudor well-prepared for our next steps. We had heard this from many of our teachers, but coming from the graduates, it had new credibility. They referenced many classes we are currently taking, and many teachers with whom we are privileged to be studying. We left campus that evening with a rekindled appreciation for
the education we are receiving at PT, as well as a new confidence in our progression after high school. The rest of the trip was a compilation of exciting events that included a tour of the Random House Publishing Center, an exhilarating ride to the top of the Rockefeller Center, and walks through SoHo and Times Square. We also had the opportunity to have breakfast with James Molenda ’99, editor of the publication "Found," and his friend Jenna Krajeski, a poetry editor for “The New Yorker” magazine. Overall, it was a very productive, even inspirational, weekend. I cannot speak for every traveler, but if given the chance to relive it, I would certainly take it. The exceptional value comes in the fact that each of the members of the group is an aspiring author of some sort. The weekend gave us a rare glimpse into the world to which we aspire.
Student journalist reports from Paris on riot aftermath
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unior Grace Moh was one of seven students who traveled on a ten-day trip to France with the Y-Press student journalism organization in October to report on the changes that have occurred in Paris since the riots in the Parisian suburbs in 2005 and 2007 and whether relations between suburban residents and police, Parisians and politicians have changed. Grace, who has been a reporter for Y-Press since May 2009, says, “At Y-Press, we always focus on the youth/ young adult perspective, so we interviewed lots of students 10 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
(from middle-school to college age) and youth organizations. We also interviewed professional journalists, social workers, community organizations, professionals who had ‘made it out’ of the suburbs, and sociologists. Like America, France is a country of immigrants and most of the suburban residents are of foreign origin, and it was very interesting to learn about their lives and experiences.” The young American reporters were assisted by an organization called the Bondy Blog. Grace says, “This was a group of bloggers who took it upon themselves to report
on the situation of the suburbs because they felt that the major media outlets were not telling the full story. They helped us a lot with getting interviews as well as being our translators. They were all in their late teens/early 20s and very enthusiastic about their work.” One of the highlights of the trip was an interview with Luc Bronner, a reporter for the newspaper “Le Monde.” “We learned a lot of important things from him and I admired the integrity in his reporting,” says Grace. You can read Grace’s blogs at www.ypress.org.
Grace Moh prepares her tape recorder on the first day of her journalistic experience in Paris.
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Fine arts honors
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he 2009 issue of the Upper School art and literary magazine “The Artisan” has been honored with two national awards. The magazine received a First Place with Special Merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association and a Superior ranking from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines contest. The magazine also was nominated for the NCTE’s Highest Award. The 2009 issue showcased student writing, artwork, and original musical compositions. Congratulations to editors Ryan McClure ’09, Brenda Zhang ’09 and senior Ovini Rodrigo. The advisor is Upper School English teacher Laura Gellin. • Four freshmen and a sophomore have won awards in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of Central and Southern Indiana. A panel of professional writers and educators selected their work from among writing submitted by high-school students in the 54-county region. Sophomore Julia Johnstone won a Gold Key award for her play “Quad Shot, Hold the Foam” and is a nominee for the “American Voices” award.
Julia won the Indiana Repertory Theatre Young Playwright in Process contest last year with this play. Julia also was awarded a Silver Key award for her essay “From Amanda Pig to Charles Darwin: A Reading Memoir.” The four freshmen wrote their poems for a unit on poetry in Ms. Laura Gellin’s English I Plus course. Ms. Gellin asked her students to submit at least one of their writing assignments to the contest. Ella Freihofer received a Gold Key and Silver Key (for two different poems), Neha Anand won a Gold Key, Meejin Jungemann won a Silver Key, and Catherine Mytelka received Honorable Mention. • Freshman Katie Kortepeter is one of six semi-finalists in IRT’s Young Playwright in Process contest. Her play, “Night Class,” will be submitted for the finalist phase. The judges hail from professional theatre, public and private education institutions, and the business sector. As a semifinalist,
Katie was invited to attend a one-day workshop with professionals on playwriting. • Two Upper School students have received awards in the prestigious Prelude Arts Competition. Junior David Hoffman is a finalist in the Video/Film category and sophomore Drew Links was named one of seven semifinalists in the Instrumental Ensemble Composition category. This year the Prelude Awards Competition is being transitioned from sponsorship by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to the Indiana Association of School Principals. The competition’s geographic range has expanded to include the nine-county Metropolitan Indianapolis area, and the competition categories have changed. The four categories included in this year’s competition are Visual Art, Video and Film, Vocal Music Composition and Instrumental Music Composition. Awards will be presented on March 19 for the first-place,
second-place, third-place and honorable-mention entries. • Park Tudor’s Upper School Jazz Combos won kudos at the Bloomington Jazz Festival on December 12. Both groups performed three contrasting tunes. Several soloists were recognized by the judges: Allison Talbert ’10, trumpet; Josh Phillips ’12, tenor saxophone; Drew Links ’12, guitar; and Colin Fry ’10, alto saxophone. “Outstanding Soloist Awards” were presented to four Park Tudor students at the Purdue Jazz Festival on January 23. Honored were “Thursday Combo” members Nihanth Damera ’12, baritone, and Drew Links, guitar; and “Wednesday Combo” members Willie Griswold ’11, bass, and Andrew Towne ’13, alto saxophone. The directors of the Jazz Combos are Zach Lapidus and Ryan Imboden, both graduates of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Performers in the Upper School fall play “Anatomy of Gray” rehearse their lines and pass time in the green room before their November stage debut. See a production photo on page 39. Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 11
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“Taking AIM” with survey, other multicultural activities
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embers of the entire Park Tudor community, including alumni, parents, students and faculty/staff, took part in the National Association of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism (AIM) survey in February. The online survey will help Park Tudor “build on our strengths in the areas of inclusivity and multiculturalism helping us to identify what we do well now, and how we can be a leader among independent schools,” says Head of School Doug Jennings. The AIM process is being directed by Evelyn McClain, Park Tudor’s consultant on Diversity and Gender Equity, along with the school’s Diversity Committee. This core group also is coordinating Park Tudor’s review of the school’s approach to matters of gender and diversity as part of our periodic reaccreditation process by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Ms. McClain, who holds an advisory board position for NAIS and the chairmanship of the ISACS Committee on Equity and Justice, was involved in the process of developing the NAIS AIM survey. She says, “Although the AIM self-assessment is separate from the ISACS process, they will merge nicely. Our goal is to have the AIM survey and its results serve us well, both today and for our strategic planning process in the future.” Ms. McClain has been speaking with representatives from local businesses such as Wellpoint and Eli Lilly & Company in preparation for the survey. “I hear from the vast majority that they expect young people to have had the 12 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
experience of living in a multicultural environment – not just in terms of curriculum, but in terms of living and working side by side with a diverse group of people,” she says. “We want to ensure that Park Tudor provides an environment that is inclusive and respectful of all, in the broadest sense. In keeping with Park Tudor’s tradition of excellence, we want our students to be well prepared to participate fully in the global society of the 21st century.” All individual responses to the online survey will remain confidential. The results will be compiled and shared with the school community later this school year. Based on the results, an action plan will be developed, with the implementation phase scheduled for the next school year.
• As part of October’s Upper School Diversity Week, members of the CAFE (Cultural Acceptance For Everyone) Club chose to build cultural awareness and to celebrate Park Tudor’s multiculturalism by interviewing five faculty members representing five continents and by showing video of the interviews to students during lunch. Those interviewed were Clifford Hull from South Africa, Dr. Caroline Li-Chun Lee-Thompson from Taiwan, Deborah Selke from France, Peter Smith from Australia and Dr. Dario Untama from Peru. The interviews not only made students more aware of global issues, but also gave them insight into the lives of many of their teachers. “I learned about the political and social scenes in some of our teachers’ native countries; for
example, I learned more about apartheid from Mr. Hull,” says Asha Joseph ’10, co-leader of the club. “This experience also opened my eyes to the reasons that prompted some faculty members to come to America, for the opportunity to study and teach.” • CAFE Club members Floyd Monroe Brigham ’11, Brittany Harvey ’11, Teagan Johnson ’11 and David Kilkenny ’12 attended the 22nd annual National Association of Independent Schools People of Color Conference in Denver, CO in December. Faculty members Shants Hart, Chris Holobek, Evelyn McClain and Joyce Tucker, members of the school’s Diversity Committee, also attended. This is the seventh year Park Tudor students have attended this annual conference.
In October students participated in a variety of activities related to the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), which honors the memory of deceased family members. Upper School Spanish VI students and Middle School sixth-grade students visited the Indianapolis Art Center to take part in its celebration activities. Spanish VI students attended a workshop with New York artist John Parra, who designed the signature image for the Art Center’s Día de los Muertos celebration. Here Parra, whose artwork has been displayed in gallery shows throughout the U.S., discussed his artwork during a gallery tour. Sixth-grade students learned about the meaning of Día de los Muertos, viewed the altars on display at the Art Center and then made a paper cutout on bark paper similar to the cutouts made by the Otomi Indian tribe of Mexico.
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Serving the community: Helping by donating blood, time and dollars • Lower School students continued their annual holiday traditions in December by sharing with the community. Third graders visited with the primary students of the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for “cookies and carols” on December 10. After singing some traditional holiday songs with their new friends they had fun decorating holiday cookies with the students. Meanwhile, fourthgraders presented a program of holiday music for the residents of Marquette Manor retirement community and fifthgraders sang holiday music for the residents of Sunrise Assisted Living in Carmel on December 16. The Lower School also introduced a wonderful new tradition of sharing between its youngest and oldest students. Junior kindergarten and fifth-grade students enjoyed a holiday sing-along in the Lower School library. Each group performed for each other before they paired up to enjoy some traditional holiday songs and a reading of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by the fifth-graders.
• A number of Middle and Upper School students spent the afternoon of December 17 at our partner school The Project School, helping students select a gift for a family member and sharing a variety of craft activities. Fifthgrade students hosted a Lower School garage sale to raise more than $1,400 in funds to buy gifts for families at The Project School. Our students’ work with The Project School in developing a playground at the school, highlighted in a previous issue of The Phoenix, also was featured in “The Indianapolis Star.” • Mr. Chris Holobek’s fourth-grade class presented a $100 check to the Humane Society as a result of reading 100 books. The reading challenge began at the start of the school year, when Mr. Holobek asked his class to participate in Scholastic’s Classrooms Care program in which students read 100 books which then are donated to children in need. Mr. Holobek’s class read their first 100 books by October. Seeing the potential of the literature-loving class, a parent offered to donate $1 for every
The Upper School Student Council sponsored a Blood Drive at Park Tudor in November. Here, Jarred Scott ’11 shows he's feeling fine by donating.
book the students could read before winter break. The students reached their second set of 100 books and then chose the Humane Society to receive the donation. They will use the money to microchip the animals in the shelter. The parent has offered to continue the challenge through spring break for another charity of the students’ choosing. • The Park Tudor and Brebeuf hockey teams came together in November for the
annual Turkey Bowl to raise more than $6,000 for Wheeler Mission homeless shelter. The players also volunteered to serve a meal at the mission during the holiday season. In the game, the Panthers defeated the Brebeuf Braves, 4-0, and kept the Turkey Bowl trophy for another year.
Middle School students had impressive performances at this year’s Indiana State School Music Association Regional Instrumental Contest. All earned
Students in Mrs. Barb Beattie’s Advanced Painting class are creating a
Gold Medals and advanced to state competition.
mural to adorn the math hallway in the Upper School. Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 13
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Sophomore wins Power of Children award
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ophomore Jacob Baldwin was one of six students honored by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis on November 6 with its prestigious Power of Children Award. The Power of Children Awards: Making a Difference honors youth role models who exemplify an extraordinary commitment to public service and social responsibility. Jacob was honored for his work with Project K.I.D., a national nonprofit emergency childcare preparedness organization, for creating a portable kit that provides a “safe space” for the care and protection of children in disaster-relief areas. The Children’s Museum says, “Jacob’s project is making a difference by raising awareness of the needs of children in disasters and demonstrating a viable solution that can be implemented both locally and nationally.” As a volunteer for Project K.I.D., Jacob learned about the organization’s Play Care capability, which provides respite childcare for emergency victims. After working to obtain $3,000 in grant money and donations from local merchants, he created a kit that will be activated in emergencies by Noblesville’s Riverview Hospital to care for first responders’ children, allowing them greater flexibility to work in times of disaster. Because of the success of his work, Project K.I.D. is now replicating the model at other hospitals in Indiana and around the country. The kit even has been sent to Haiti for help with relief efforts. Jacob’s team also designed an affordable, lightweight portable fencing system, allow14 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
Power of Children Award winner Jacob Baldwin ’12 at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis showing a video display of the award winners.
ing the improvement of the safe perimeter that is critical to Play Care sites. Jacob was nominated for the award by Lenore Ealy, the executive director of Project K.I.D. He and the other winners each received a $2,000 grant to extend the depth and reach of their projects. They also received a four-year scholarship to IUPUI or the University of Indianapolis and recognition in the museum’s The Power of Children exhibit area. In the photo above, Jacob is shown at the museum with the exhibit that enables visitors to view video segments about the award-winning projects. The Power of Children winners also are working together on a symposium to motivate youth around the state to pursue philanthropy. • Senior Brent Cleveland recently received the YMCA
Character and Values Award and was named the 2009 Volunteer of the Year for the Pike Township Branch of the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis. The YMCA award honors young people who have rendered outstanding service to their community and recognizes those individuals who have clearly demonstrated good character and the YMCA’s four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility in their daily lives. Brent’s service included the development of marketing materials for Spanish-speaking members, service as an interpreter for fitness appointments and special events, and assistance with the preparation and presentations on Healthy Kids’ Day. Brent also was chosen by the members of the Class of 2010 and the Upper School faculty as Park Tudor’s Daughters of the American Revo-
lution (DAR) Good Citizen. The award is based on his accomplishments in the areas of Dependability, Service, Leadership and Patriotism, the four qualities of a DAR Good Citizen. Brent’s application and essay will be submitted for consideration for local, state and national recognition by the Jonathan Jennings DAR Chapter. • Sophomore Scott Purucker has achieved Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. He earned the honor after demonstrating leadership in his troop, completing the required 21 merit badges and completing an extensive communityservice project. Scott worked with Trinity Episcopal Church to help support its feeding ministry. Scott worked to provide not only food, but books, puzzles, games and toys for the children who visit the church for meals.
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El Salvador: Mission accomplished Sophomores AJ Sood and Tyler Murtlow took part in a weeklong mission trip to El Salvador in November to help children with burns and other birth deformities. They assisted AJ’s father, Dr. Rajiv Sood, a plastic surgeon, and a medical team working in a hospital in San Salvador. AJ and Tyler collaborated to write the following article about their experiences. By AJ Sood ’12 with Tyler Murtlow ’12
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arlier this school year, I was given the unique opportunity to take a week off from school to go on a medicalmission trip to San Salvador, El Salvador. This was my third mission trip to this beautiful country. My family and I began going to El Salvador at the request of the former President and First Lady of El Salvador in the summer of 2007. The request was directed to my father, a plastic surgeon at Indiana University, to help build a pediatric burn center and to develop a pediatric burn program for the country. During the first mission trip in 2007, my family and I, along with my father’s team of other plastic surgeons, nurses and therapists, began the process of performing surgeries with El Salvadoran plastic surgeons and teaching their nurses advanced burn-care and therapy techniques. In the process, my father coordinated fundraising efforts in order to design and build a new 1.5 million-dollar pediatric burn center, which will be the only center of its kind in Central America. Each year I have gone back with my dad and his team to help perform pediat-
ric plastic surgical operations such as cleft-lip and palate repair, repair of congenital hand deformities and to manage acute burns. Each year the team has performed between 45-60 operations in a five-day period. This year 20 of us, including my classmate Tyler Murtlow, left for San Salvador. We performed 35 surgeries and saw the construction of the burn unit, which is scheduled to be completed this spring. My role on these trips has evolved, and this year I acted as the principal translator for the group, scrubbing in on surgical operations, watching and learning about surgeries, and helping coordinate surgical supplies. Although this was my first time as the main translator, I was prepared thanks to the Spanish curriculum at Park Tudor, as well as personal practice. I remember
the first phrase I translated upon arrival in El Salvador. We were entering the customs area in El Salvador, and when I asked the official a question, she simply replied, “Que?,” which translates to “What?” By the end of the trip, I was able to speak confidently, and I relied less on my pocket dictionary. I also had the opportunity to assist in a cleft-lip surgery on a young girl. It was very encouraging to be able to help these children in a direct, hands-on way – an opportunity that I would never have in the United States. By the end of the trip, I was able to watch and help with a variety of surgical procedures, and learn many technicalities of O.R. procedures. Going into the trip, Tyler had little interest in practicing medicine in the future. However, after the trip he was
left with a new respect for and understanding of the science. He was able to witness many surgeries, and he assisted in the organization of the patients that we saw in clinic on the first day. In the future, we hope to bring many more students like Tyler on this trip. We also hope eventually to partner with the Timmy Foundation, a local non-profit organization that is committed to improving health care around the world. In the “Park Tudor Timmy Club,” a group of students, including Tyler and me, meet and organize fundraising for the Timmy Foundation. These students have the opportunity to go to Guatemala this summer on a mission trip through the Timmy Foundation. We also hope to expand the El Salvadoran mission trip to students in the Park Tudor Timmy Continued on page 16
Tyler Murtlow, AJ Sood and Dr. Rajiv Sood in the operating room in El Salvador. Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 15
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El Salvador: Mission accomplished Continued from page 15
Club and to other high school clubs around the state. Aside from the mission aspect of the trip, we were able to experience the culture of El Salvador. In previous trips, we scheduled time to fit in cultural activities during our 8-10 day stay, such as visiting a volcano, an artisan’s workshop, one of El Salvador’s unspoiled beach towns, and eating at many authentic restaurants. However, on this trip, we worked under a tighter six-day schedule without any free day, and with a much smaller team. Earlier this summer, El Salvador transitioned into a Communist government. For this reason, we wanted to maintain a lower profile for our safety. Still, we were able to experience El Salvadoran, Italian, Spanish and Mexican cuisine at a series of dinners. Tyler and I were the main translators at these dinners, and our role was just as important in the restaurants as it was in the operating room. While the end result of our translation was not life or death, we had to interpret whether the team was ordering paella with rabbit or beef. The people in El Salvador are truly the most kind, caring, and appreciative people I have ever met. Whether we were meeting the First Lady of the country, or translating for a patient or parent, we were always greeted with a smile and kind words. Everyone we encountered was patient and understanding of our lessthan-perfect Spanish. Of the three years I have been on the trip, this year was the best for multiple reasons. Although it was the first time I got to scrub in on a case and 16 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
serve as the primary translator, these were not the main reasons. This was the first year I truly felt the impact of my experiences, and I began to view the trip in a new way. This realization did not come to me in the hospital, but rather in an excursion we took part way through the week. One afternoon Tyler and I, along with some of the physical therapists, were able to take a break to visit a center for physically and mentally disabled adults and children. Many of the occupants in this center either had cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or a combination of both. Dr. Chuck Dietzen, the founder of the Timmy Foundation, and another doctor, Dr. Tanty Angulo, examined a few patients and after performing some tests, we treated them with the medicines we had brought. It was during this examination process that my realization really hit me. While we were stretching, measuring and performing various tests on these kids and adults, they would simply smile and occasionally laugh. It was truly remarkable to me that these patients would enjoy the company of complete strangers. Although you might expect to leave such a place with sadness, we left with amazement. I will always remember the joy that I felt from simply being in the presence of these kids. Then, a harsh reality set in. I realized that many people around the world could never experience this moment. If I could have brought every student in my grade to that center, I truly believe they would have an instant passion for mission work, and realize how fortunate we all truly are.
AJ Sood and Tyler Murtlow work on translating a document.
Upper School Spanish IV students are getting additional real-world experience speaking the language this year thanks to their involvement with “Spanish Story Time,” a group of native Spanish-speaking mothers and their American-born children that meets periodically at Park Tudor. Their goal is to read and teach the children their families’ native language from the day they are born. Students in Mrs. Rachel Salapka’s class meet with the group to teach the young children lessons on a variety of themes, read stories and play. Here, Leah Jennings ’11 (left) gets acquainted with one of the moms and her children.
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Faculty in the news • Upper School Social Studies teacher Dr. Sven Dubie has written an entry on the American Civil Rights Movement for “The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1500 to the Present,” the first historical encyclopedia of its kind. This eight-volume peerreviewed work, published this year by Wiley-Blackwell, is the most comprehensive resource covering the history of protest and revolution over the past 500 years - throughout the modern era of mass movements. Contributors were honored at a Book Party/Forum at the Brecht Forum in New York City. • Upper School Latin and Classical Greek teacher Clifford Hull has been selected as a member of the Advanced Placement Latin Curriculum Review Committee to plan and draw up the syllabus for the new AP Latin course that will be implemented nationwide in 2012. He is one of only two high-school teachers and four college professors to be named to the committee. He also recently was reappointed for a second year to the AP Latin Exam Development Committee, which writes the AP Latin exam taken by students throughout the United States. • Chinese Language and Culture teacher Dr. Caroline Li-Chun Lee-Thompson has been elected secretary of the Indiana Chinese Language/ Culture Association of Secondary and Elementary Schools (ICLASS) for this year. She also served as the chair of this year’s Chinese Language and Culture Fair committee, an event organized by ICLASS and attended by more than 200 students. She also is serving on the committee of next
year’s Chinese Fair, which will be held on April 24, 2010 at Westlane Middle School. In addition, Dr. Lee-Thompson has made several presentations at World Language teacher conferences this year. • Dr. Scott Hamilton, Director of the Russel & Mary Williams Learning Project at Park Tudor, has been elected to the executive board of directors for the Indiana Psychological Association (IPA), on which he will serve a two-year term as treasurer. IPA promotes the profession of psychology in Indiana and coordinates continuing education and legislative advocacy for Indiana psychologists. • A profile of Upper School physics teacher Dr. Santonino Banya is featured in the sixth edition of “Who’s Who in Black Indianapolis,” published in late October. The publication profiles AfricanAmerican leaders in the corporate, education, non-profit and government communities. Those featured were honored at a reception at the Indiana State Museum on October 29. Middle School Director Shants Hart is also included as one of the education leaders. • Upper School Social Studies teacher Peter Smith has written the history of the Hunter Valley Grammar School, located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. Before joining the Park Tudor faculty in 2008, Mr. Smith was department chair of the combined English/History faculty at Hunter Valley for 10 years, having taught at the school for 17 years in total. The school recently published “20 Years of Success – Hunter Valley Grammar School,” a 96-page
magazine version of the history. The school plans to release a copy of the full text in book form in 2010. Mr. Smith also authors a monthly financial column for “Indianapolis Woman” magazine. • Middle School Spanish teacher Joanne Jones was invited to co-present a workshop at the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languag-
es’ annual conference in San Diego. She was sponsored by NNELL, the National Network for Early Language Learning. Indiana has one of the strongest networks for early language learning in the country and she was asked to explain how to start and maintain an early language learning committee and network.
Continuing the tradition of an annual Literacy Day, the Lower School hosted visiting author and illustrator Nick Bruel on January 20. He spoke to all grade levels, JK to grade 5, and autographed his books. His “Bad Kitty” won the Young Hoosier Picture Book award this year. Bruel read his award-winning book to the students, as well as “Who Is Melvin Bubble?” “Bad Kitty” has turned into a series of books, including picture books and chapter books. His visit was made possible by funds from the Lower School magazine sale. Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 17
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Winter athletic update: Swim team sets eight school records, ranks at state By Brad Lennon, Athletic Director
BOYS & GIRLS SWIMMING
The swim teams had a very good winter with the boys setting eight new school records and both squads winning a number of individual and team relay events in competition. With the addition of nationally ranked Carmel Swim Club swimmer Daniel Hasler ’10 to the boys team this year, many school records were bound to be broken. At the state finals, Daniel finished second in the 500 Free (4:34.03) and third in the 200 Free (1:40.94) at the state finals; both times are new school records. He won both events at sectionals and broke sectional-meet records for both. Also at sectionals, he swam a 47.56 in the first leg of the 400 Free Relay to set a new school record in the 100 Free; the relay team’s time of 3:24.84 also set a new standard, improving the previous record by almost 17 seconds. The team of Hasler, Iacopo Santini ’11, Michael Pheffer ’12 and Carlin Hobbs ’11 also broke a seven-year-old record in the 200 Medley Relay at sectionals, putting in a new time of 1:42.46. In addition to the 100, 200 and 500 Free times, Daniel set individual school records this season in the 200 Individual Medley (1:56.11), 100 Backstroke (55.37) and 100 Breaststroke (57.71). He was Marion County champion in the 500 Free and 200 IM, as well as conference champion in the 100 Breast and 200 IM. The boys team won its first-ever conference championship, with other first-place finishes from Hobbs, Pheffer and the 200 and 400 Free Relay teams. The girls swim team also had an excellent season. Before 18 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
the holiday break, the team competed in the Marion County meet and finished 12th out of 16 teams. They came back from break refreshed and ready to compete in the Indiana Crossroads Conference meet, where they took third place. Several girls took top honors; the 200 Medley Relay team finished first, Tessa Byers ’10 won the 200 IM and 100 Butterfly, and Caroline Cox ’12 won the 100 Breaststroke. The girls then headed into sectionals, where they finished sixth. Scoring points for the girls swim team were: the 200 Free Relay team in fourth, the 200 Medley Relay team in sixth, Tessa Byers ninth in both 200 IM and 100 Fly, Caroline Cox eighth in 100 Breast and 11th in 200 IM, Emily Sogard ’12 ninth in 500 Free, and Katie Purucker ’10, 11th in 50 Free. WRESTLING
The wrestling team continued its journey back to a competitive program this year, with much success. Head Coach Brian Droz ’93 has been instrumental in getting the team back on track after a two-year absence from competition. Senior Ben Daugherty captured the school’s firstever conference title, winning the 125-lb. championship at Beech Grove, and Ben Backer showed great potential as a freshman, taking second place at 112 lbs. The two also grabbed honors for PT in the sectional tournament, with Daugherty taking fifth in his weight class and Backer taking sixth in his class. Several other grapplers experienced success as well this season, including top finishes at the Western Reserve Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio. Logan Brougher ’11 finished third at 160 lbs.
The Park Tudor boys swim team broke seven school records and won a conference title this year.
and Floyd Brigham ’11 finished fourth at 189 lbs. BOYS BASKETBALL
The boys varsity cagers continue to develop under the direction of first-year head coach Ed Schilling. They snapped a five-game losing streak with one of their best performances of the year, taking a 62-54 road win at conference rival Cardinal Ritter. After three consecutive victories over the holiday break, the Panthers struggled to find success after the turn of the new year. The boys stood at 5-8 heading into their annual showdown with archrival Brebeuf Jesuit. Leading the Panthers in scoring was sophomore Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell with a 26.2 scoring average, third in the state. Senior Reggie Nesbit was tops in rebounding with 6.0 rebounds per game, and center Matt Geddie ’10 was rounding into shape following a pre-season knee injury. Sophomores J.B. Rapp and Brendan Tannenbaum added additional offensive spark for the boys, along with Trey Fehsenfeld ’10 and Austin Kyker ’12. The boys head into sectional
tournament play at Washington Community High School in early March. The boys also participated in the Historic Wigwam Classic at Anderson High School on January 23. The Panthers played ICC rival Lapel in the six-game showcase. The Wigwam, the nation’s secondlargest high-school gym, was named one of the 10 greatest places to watch high school hoops by “USA Today.” GIRLS BASKETBALL
After a slow 1-7 start to their season, the girls rebounded nicely, winning six of their next eight games, including impressive wins over Broad Ripple, Howe, Northwest, and conference rivals Scecina and Lapel. Leading scorers for the Panthers were seniors Kristen Trimpe and Pamela Hanley. Sophomore Abby Frank’s emergence at the center position added additional scoring punch and rebounding power. Juniors Emily Eiteljorg and Kellie Hanley took on most of the ball-handling chores with the help of seniors Maddie Kahn and Molly Brunner off the bench. Bailey Dominguez
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’13 continued to improve and provide a spark off the bench along with Abby Farley ’11. The girls ended their regular season at home against Bishop Chatard, and then it was on to sectional-tournament play against Ritter at Indian Creek, where the Panthers emerged victorious, 58-53, in overtime. The sectional semifinal against Scecina ended the season, bringing the team’s overall record to 8-11. HOCKEY
As the team ended its regular season, its record stood at
18-16-3 overall, and 9-4-1 in league play. A number of individuals performed at a high level. Senior Tommy Rogers led the team with 40 goals and 17 assists, followed by classmates Erik Comer’s 25 goals and 31 assists; Chris Cannon’s 23 goals and 18 assists; and Hunter Leaman’s 16 goals and 31 assists. Senior Bryan Comer tops the team on defense, leading the team in ice time and playing almost every important defensive situation. He is also the top-scoring defenseman on the team, with 7 goals and 21 assists.
Head Wrestling Coach Brian Droz ’93 (right) and Coach Jeff Johnson (second from left) with sectional placers Ben Backer ’13, sixth at 112 (left), and Ben Daugherty ’10, fifth at 125.
Athletes in the news • Daniel Hasler ’10 made this year’s list of USA Swimming’s Top Ten Performances (Sept. 1, 2008 to Aug. 31, 2009). His 400-meter IM time of 4:29.96 was the eighth-fastest for 17-year-old boys in the U.S. • Reggie Nesbit ’10 has signed to play football at West Point Academy. He led the Panthers with 32 receptions, 629 yards and nine touchdowns as a tight end, and with 119 tackles and two interceptions as a linebacker. “I feel honored and blessed that I’ll get to showcase my talents at the next level,” said Reggie. • Three seniors were named to the All-Marion County football team: Cam Sobleski ’10 was named All-Marion County Punter, Reggie Nesbit ’10 was named All-Marion County Athlete, and Brent Cleveland ’10 received Honorable Mention. In addition, Cleveland was nominated for the Kiwanis GREAT (Giving Respect, Example to others, Attitude, Team) award, Sobleski was an honorable-mention selection to the Associated Press Class 2A All-State Football team as
a punter, and Nesbit made the Indianapolis Star Super Team. • Eric Dungy ’10, who attended Park Tudor and played football as a freshman, has signed to play football at Oregon. After moving with his family to Tampa, Fl., Dungy played wide receiver and defensive back for Plant High School and helped his team to three consecutive state championships. • Kristen Trimpe ’10 was named to the Class 2A Volleyball All-State First Team. • Maggie MacPhail ’11 received the Barbara S. Wynne Sportsmanship Award from the Central Indiana Tennis Association for mental attitude, academics and superior tennis ability. • Congratulations to the fall 2009 Crown Award recipients: seniors Maddie Kahn for girls soccer and Reggie Nesbit for football. The awards are given by the Booster Club each season to a male and female athlete who exemplify scholarship and athletic leadership.
Heffern, Ritz named State Coaches of the Year for tennis, track
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ark Tudor Tennis Coach Dave Heffern has been selected by the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association to receive the 2009 Coach of the Year Award for Indiana in the sport of girls tennis, and Park Tudor Track Coach Ryan Ritz has been selected by the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches as 2009 Class A Girls Track & Field Coaches of the Year. Heffern’s overall win-loss record in his 14 years at the helm of Park Tudor’s tennis programs is an astonishing 537-67. He has guided the boys and girls teams to a combined 12 IHSAA state championships (six girls/six boys), including a state record-tying four consecutive state crowns by the girls program since 2005. Other noteworthy accomplishments during Coach Heffern’s tenure include 12 semistate titles, 25 sectional championships, 25 regional championships, and nine Marion County championships. Fifty-five of Coach Heffern’s players have garnered All-State Honors, 29 were selected Academic All State and three were named IHSAA Mental Attitude Award Recipients. In 1999 Coach Heffern was recognized by the National Federation of Interscholastic Coaches Association as its Midwest Coach of the Year, and last year he was inducted into the Indiana High School Tennis Hall of Fame. Ritz, Park Tudor’s computer science teacher, coached last year’s record-setting girls track team, which placed third in the state against much larger schools and broke seven school girls track records.
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Dr. Guffin is the director of Park Tudor’s Global Scholars
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program, and each summer teaches in Spoleto, Italy with the
of the 500 Mile Race, The Racing Capital of the World. I once
Spoleto Study Abroad program.
read that it is also the largest American inland city without a navigable waterway, though White River, big enough to require
If you picture a globe depicting planet earth, my city occupies no more space than the tip of a cartographer’s pen,
good-sized bridges in parts of the city, winds its way through both commercial and residential neighborhoods.
yet, with over a million residents, it’s big enough in the more
I come and go about my daily business in what is roughly
recognizable land mass labeled “U.S.A.” to enjoy its own repu-
a three-to-four-mile square, the center of which is Broad Ripple
tation: two prominent national sports franchises—the Indiana
Village, known to city residents less for how the river alters
Pacers and the Indianapolis Colts; a nationally recognized sym-
its character there than as a colorful area of trendy boutiques,
phony and museum of art; the world’s most prestigious violin
eateries, and bars, especially popular with young professionals
competition; the world’s largest Children’s Museum; and the
interested in a lively night life. I live about a mile north of the
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hub of activity, and I am one of a small number of Americans
For over a decade, then, I have been observing the Spo-
living beyond a strictly urban environment who is fortunate
letini, falling in step with their daily routines, befriending a
enough to walk to work, a small, private college-preparatory
handful of locals, enjoying their company, and incidentally
school known for its intelligent students, well-educated faculty,
comparing their way of living with life back home, the differ-
and an affluent and influential clientele.
ences of which rarely surface in my mind until I touch down
I am also fortunate to teach in a summer program in Italy,
again on my native soil. For about a month after I return, I am
which my school helps sponsor. For the past 12 years, I have
irritable, not so much with others as with myself: as hard as I
spent a month or so in Spoleto, a medieval hill town that enjoys
try, I simply can’t make Italy “work” in America, even with the
a substantial influx of tourists for one month out of the year
privileges offered by my place of employment and the osten-
when the town hosts a well-known international music festival.
sible charm of Broad Ripple Village. I resume dependence
The rest of the year, it’s authentic Umbria. There wouldn’t be
on my car and the accelerated pulse of American daily life. I
much room for us during the festival days, so we’re usually
listen to my colleagues and sympathize with them about the
there during its longer, “authentic” period when its 30,000 or
independence and power assumed by our calendars; the lack
so inhabitants go about their Italian way of living, gracious and
of time they have for their children; the growing necessity for
warm to us, but much less aware of us than we are of them.
multitasking; and the growing impossibility of “keeping up with everything.” Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 21
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Still fresh in my mind are the nightly walks I take in Spo-
take him through the mid-sized cities and the small towns
leto, always ending on a hilltop where I can view both heaven
which might more clearly define for him the American charac-
and earth with awe and wonder how Italy can be a first-world
ter. “Life doesn’t happen along interstates,” he declared. “It’s
nation and still find time for family, for neighbors, for cooking
against the law.”1
and eating together, for the siesta, and for late-night playful-
I sat for some time, thumbing through “Blue Highways,
ness with children in the park across from my apartment, even
“revisiting some of the interesting people Least Heat Moon
for vacations instead of long weekends; in short, for activities
encountered. It was a pleasant experience, but a bit like look-
which I associate with the idea of a community.
ing up a word in the dictionary, which reminds you of another
But my grumpiness subsides. I love America, even if I
word you need to look up, and then another, and so on until you
don’t like some of our habits (my most recent annoyance was
have squandered the time you allowed for your original task.
on New Year’s Eve, when I joined three friends for dinner in an
My book purge, then, got quickly sidetracked, and off I went
upscale restaurant, and we were presented with our bill before
in another direction, to Baldesar Castiglione’s “Book of the
being offered dessert. When we challenged the waitress, she
Courtier” and Kwame Appiah’s “Cosmopolitanism.”
apologized profusely, explaining that the management wanted
All three writers were dealing in a serious way with the
them to have at least “three sittings before midnight!”). I even-
topic of conversation—Castiglione, the Italian, using the
tually adjust to our daily momentum and tend to forget some of
Platonic dialogue in Renaissance dress to teach his fellow-
the qualities of Italian life which appeal so strongly to me.
noblemen and women the art of speaking as an indicator of class; Appiah, the American,
This year my adjustment was different, however. Like many teachers, I suffer an addiction to buying books, some of which I never read, some of which I read and rarely return to, and others
Broad Ripple Village has two distinct cultures — an Interstate Culture and a Blue Highway Culture — and I am part of both.
which I devour more than once. I
arguing for conversation as a means for preserving our core values while attending to and honoring those of other nations; and Least Heat Moon, the American Indian, illustrat-
tend to ignore this affliction until it overtakes me: when I’m out
ing its effectiveness in facilitating self-knowledge and self-
of bookshelf, countertop, and end-table space, and when the
esteem. I reflected on all that I had learned about Italy through
freestanding towers of books I’ve built throughout the house
my repeated conversations with certain shop owners, neigh-
begin to topple or trip me, I’m ashamed and finally do a major
bors, or colleagues during my 12-year tenure, and how those
purge. I reached this state of affairs just before leaving for Italy
exchanges increased my stake in the town, made me feel a part
last summer, and I vowed to purge the minute I got home, to
of the community. And just as suddenly as Least Heat Moon
begin the school year with a clean house and a clear sense of
had derailed me from my book-purging ritual, he brought me
organization. So I did, and in doing so, threw some light on my
back to Broad Ripple Village with a poignant realization: I
gloomy attitude about my life at home and abroad.
enjoy the very same kind of discourse there with certain shop
Sorting through the stacks, trying to determine what items
owners, neighbors and colleagues. Why, then, did I not draw on
would make it to Half-Price Books and which would remain
such relationships to relieve the grumpiness I mentioned ear-
with me, I came upon a book I had immensely enjoyed 30 years
lier? Another realization: Broad Ripple Village has two distinct
ago, William Least Heat Moon’s autobiographical novel, “Blue
cultures—an Interstate Culture and a Blue Highway Culture—
Highways.” At age 38, with a broken heart and no job, Least
and I am part of both.
Heat Moon set out on a road trip to discover who he was, what
The Interstate Culture dominates and is composed pri-
American culture was about, and where he fit in it. He delib-
marily of people who come to Broad Ripple from elsewhere,
erately avoided interstate highways, choosing only secondary
consumers who come to shop, eat, network, or cruise the bars.
roads, those which his atlas marked in blue, those which would
The Blue Highway Culture is composed of shop owners who
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provide services, mostly for permanent residents—Caesar and
indebted to my books for helping me realize that for me, at
Laura Reyes, the Hispanic couple who prepare my breakfast
least, it takes a village to make a community. And I am indebted
each morning; John and Koula Anagnostou and John’s brother,
to Least Heat Moon for helping me understand, regardless the
Nick, who alter my trousers or prove to me through their inge-
value I place on my village friends, that though I may live and
nuity that there is still life left in a well-worn coat; David Wise-
work on the tip of the cartographer’s pen, my village is both
man at Hardwicke’s, who consults with me on my fountain-pen
symptom and symbol of broader ripples—I also live and work
collection and repairs pens for me if he can; Sasha Khitlik, the
in The Racing Capital of the World—America. I may have no
Russian jeweler who graciously goes to extra trouble to find
choice when I return home but to adapt to the daily rhythms of
just the right watch band for the favorite watch I’ve brought
the dominant culture, but I can manage my own daily traffic
him; the Italian-African-American Tomasello family—Rhonda
with a clearer perspective and greater equanimity because of
(the daughter), Ronald (her father), Anthony (her uncle) and
these relationships.
Tony (her grandfather), who can make a disabled sandal look
I also owe to those towering stacks of books the knowl-
brand new and who proudly display in their shoe-repair shop
edge that our brains, since our hunter-gatherer days, have
the footprints of Peyton Manning and Mike Dunleavy; Mr.
adapted themselves to whatever social structures our needs, our
and Mrs. Moon, the Korean couple who set the standard for
wishes, and our resources have caused us to construct. I like
local dry-cleaning establishments; and Mike McCune and
the way Huston Smith frames the matter: the three enduring
his assistant, Robin, whose collection of handmade papers rivals that of the Paluzzi family from whom
civilizations—the Far East,
“In our compulsion to be everything, will we become nothing?”
Southeast Asia and the West—have each appropriated one of the three
we purchase our studio-art
great challenges to being
supplies in Spoleto.
human:
the nature of
The Broad Ripple fastlaners, in their relentless pursuit
human relationships, the nature of the self, and nature itself.
of the dream we call American, are largely oblivious to this
For a variety of reasons, the Far East has focused on social
modest network of villagers who may be living the American
dynamics; Southeast Asia has developed a deep understanding
Dream—hardworking, kind, and generous individuals who
of the interior life; and the West has, since the 17th century, at
contribute significantly, in the Blue Highway manner, to the
least, through its remarkable achievements in science, focused
quality of life I enjoy. Not only do they provide a reliable point
on controlling nature itself by manipulating matter, space, and
of reference for my everyday needs, but also a level of dis-
time like no other. According to Smith, America has succeeded
course which complements that which I enjoy with my family,
spectacularly in the areas of success and pleasure, beyond
the neighbors on my street, and the students and colleagues at
the imagination of many of our global neighbors; we lag far
my school.
behind, however, in our understanding of retirement and renun-
Over time, I have come to know something of both their
ciation, the other aims of Eastern societies.2
personal backgrounds and the needs, setbacks, and achieve-
I would add that within the West, one can see variations
ments of their children. We have exchanged holiday greetings,
in what the adaptive brain has retained or discarded. The Ital-
personal gifts, and special recipes; we have complained to each
ian brain has been slower than the American brain, I think, to
other about the leavings of last night’s revelers and celebrated
discard our tribal and communal instincts, and in doing so, has
the rewards of their expenditures. More important, they are
acknowledged something important about humanity which
people who trust me, who would not feel threatened if I lacked
we, in our preoccupation with progress and personal success,
the exact change for my bill or occasionally requested a “rush
frequently allow ourselves to ignore: the need for familial
job” for their service. Unfortunately, in my grumpy readjust-
affirmation and social interaction of the most relaxed and ordi-
ment period, I have taken such people for granted, and I am
nary kind. Lauren Slater, in a piece she wrote for “Harper’s Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 23
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Magazine,” referred to the Protean problem—our inclination
grumpy phase. Despite how I may sound, I don’t think of
to do whatever we discover we’re capable of doing without
myself as a curmudgeon; on the contrary, I am not opposed to
questioning our judgment—and asked, “In our compulsion to
multitasking in good measure, I have more confidence in the
be everything, will we become
nothing?”3
promise than in the perils of science and technology, and I do
Professors John Perry and Ken Taylor of Stanford recently
not think of myself as a person who resists change or any new
collaborated on a list of the 10 most important philosophical
idea; indeed, I can’t see how I could have survived 46 years in
issues of the 21st century. One such issue focused on the pos-
the classroom if that were my disposition. I consider myself
sibility of the vanishing tribe: “In a world in which distant and
blessed to be part of the Racing Capital of the World and am
powerful forces, not answerable to local communities, shape
proud to live at the tip of the cartographer’s pen. But down
so much of our lives, how can we sustain local communities
deep, I can’t help believing that the fastest of my fellow travel-
with which we can identify? Or is the very idea of a local
ers, down deep, consciously or unconsciously yearns to have
community an outmoded idea suited only to centuries gone
what I have got—the Broad Ripple Blues.
by?”4
Appiah says, clearly, “No,” but adds that the only way
we can truly sustain both a local and a global community is through direct and genuine conversation. “Loyalties and local allegiances determine more than what we want; they determine
Notes 1 William Least Heat Moon, “Blue Highways,” New York: Little, Brown, and Co., 1999.
who we are,” and “. . . a creed that disdains the partialities of
2 Huston Smith, “The World’s Philosophies: Interview
kinfolk and community may have a past, but it has no future.”
with Jeffrey Mishlove Ph.D.,” Oakland, CA: Thinking Allowed
In the next half century, he explains, “the population of our
Productions, 1994.
once foraging species will approach nine billion. Depending on the circumstances, conversations across boundaries can be delightful, or just vexing: what they mainly are, though, is inevitable.”5 As I adapt to the pulse of the dominant culture and watch from the village I feel part of, I see our highly mobile selves,
3 Lauren Slater, “Dr. Daedalus,” “Harper’s Magazine,” 7 July 2001, pp. 66-67. 4 John Perry and Ken Taylor, “Philosophy Talk,” Station KALW, San Francisco, 18 December 2009. 5 Kwame Anthony Appiah, “Cosmopolitanism,” New York: W.W. Norton Books, 2006, xvii, xxi.
compelled to run for the resume instead of the cure, networking from our cars up and down the College Avenues of America, floating through one Broad Ripple after another, reducing the local color to a monochromatic, stress-producing gray, missing the moment for tomorrow. And in our compulsion to keep up, to stay ahead of the game, we risk making our values monochromatic, seeing such things as quality and quantity, for example, as codependent, forgetting that quality has as much to do with spirit as with speed, that it develops through patience and care, and in doing so, achieves its own language, which
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York: W.W. Norton and Co., 2006 Moon, William Least Heat. “Blue Highways.” New York: Little, Brown, and Co., 1999 Perry, John and Ken Taylor. “Philosophy Talk.” San Francisco, CA: Station KALW Slater, Lauren. “Dr. Daedalus,” in “Harper’s Magazine.” 7 July 2001, pp. 57-67
empowers it to speak for itself, no marketing blitz required. We
Smith, Huston. “The World’s Philosophies: Interview with
recognize it when we see it (our students recently sat transfixed
Jeffrey Mishlove, Ph.D.” Oakland, CA:Thinking Allowed Pro-
in silence as concert pianist Minju Choi ’98 transported them to
ductions, 1994
the world of Ravel), and are painfully aware when quantity or volume distort it (as in the “three sittings before midnight”). I returned from Italy last August, and I am writing this in January. The reader may think I never recovered from my 24 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
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Caesar and Laura Reyes
Sasha Khitlik
Mr. and Mrs. Moon
David Wiseman
Biscuits Two Really Good Eggs
Sasha’s Jewelry Can Work Rings Around You
Velvet Touch Cleaners Will Clean Up Your Act
Hardwicke’s Living Penmanship
Rhonda Tomasello
Ronald Tomasello
Anthony Tomasello
Tony Tomasello
Kimmel Shoe Repair Sole Train
John Anagnostou
Mike McCune
Nick Anagnostou
United Repair Service A Perfect Fit
Robin
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Alumni News 2010 Distinguished Alumni
T
hree alumni will be honored at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner on April 30 at the Woodstock Club. We invite all alumni to join us in honoring them! Elizabeth Wiest Johnson ’46 is the founder and chairman of Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show benefitting Riley Children’s Hospital. This year’s 33rd annual event will take place from August 10-15 at her 250-acre Wild Air Farms in Zionsville. The event is one of the most prestigious sanctioned horse shows recognized by the American Horse Shows Association. Chronicle of the Horse, a leader in horse-show publications, has ranked it as one of the five best shows in the United States. The show draws more than 8,000 spectators and more than 450 of the nation’s top horses and equestrians. Riley Children’s Foundation has received more than $140,000 in net proceeds from the event since 2006. Alan Keller ’60 has dedicated his professional career to the field of family planning and population control in thirdworld countries. In Mexico, he worked as a consultant and adviser to governmental organizations, foundations and the World Health Organization to develop a private network of family-planning clinics. While employed with the United Nations Popula26 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
tion Fund, he provided advice on the management of family planning to 45 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. In Africa, his focus on family planning was expanded to encompass HIV/AIDS prevention. Since his retirement in 2002, he has performed occasional consultancies with the Gates Foundation and the United Nations Population Fund. Frank Watanabe ’85 is executive director, Global Marketing at Amgen, Inc., the world’s largest biotechnology company. He is responsible for commercial development of new human therapeutics in the metabolic, cardiovascular and neurosciences arenas. Frank has been active in the intelligence arena for the past 20 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. He currently holds the rank of Commander and serves as Executive Officer of an intelligence production unit.
Alumni Weekend 2010 Alumni weekend is fast approaching! All alumni (regardless of class year) and former and current faculty members are invited to enjoy the festivities planned for the weekend of April 30-May 1. This year’s Alumni Weekend registration brochure is included in this edition of The Phoenix, and will not be mailed separately. Please look over the detailed brochure for event information, as well as for information on how to register for all of the weekend’s events.
Alumni Weekend Schedule of Events Friday, April 30, 2010 • Founders’ Day Celebration and Alumni Reception 9:30 a.m., Varsity Gym/ Park Tudor School • Distinguished Alumni Dinner 6:00 p.m., Woodstock Club Saturday, May 1, 2010
• Fifty-Year Club Lunch (for classes 1960 and earlier) 11:00 a.m., Woodstock Club Reunion Class photos will be taken immediately following the brunch. • At Warren’s Malthouse, a staged reading by retired English Department Chair Jim Foxlow and friends 3:30 p.m., Foster Hall/ Park Tudor School
• Alumni Celebration Reception (for all classes – no charge) 4:30-7:00 p.m., Clowes Commons Reunion Class photos of the Classes of 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 will be taken during the reception (please refer to the enclosed brochure for specific times).
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Greetings from the Alumni Association - we’re looking for your ideas! By Brandon Phillips ’96 President, Park Tudor Alumni Assn. Board of Directors
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reetings Alumni! On behalf of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, I want to thank those of you who participated in our recent online survey regarding alumni events and programming ideas. Because of your feedback, the board is working to plan events and start alumni clubs in cities across the U.S. where we have a high concentration of Park, Tudor Hall and Park Tudor alumni. This fall, we
will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the merger of Tudor Hall and Park School, so look for special events to occur during that time as well. Also thanks to your feedback, the board is planning opportunities for alumni to be involved with their classmates and school in meaningful ways. In the works is an alumni-networking group to facilitate professional connections among alumni. The second is a mentoring program between alumni and current Park Tudor students through which alumni can provide advice, resources and support to students as they select a college, field of study, internship or job. If you are
From Jim Foxlow’s archives…
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ound by Editor Emeritus Jim Foxlow in a volume of Burns’s poetical works once owned by Charles N. Smith ’28, long-time Latin master at Park School, this parody,
originally intended as a note of thanks, may remind some alumni of Charlie’s exceptional kindness and his keen interest in all things Scottish.
interested in participating in either program, please contact me at bphillips@thewatermarkgrp.com. In addition, we are a duessupported alumni association and we are currently working to identify benefits to membership that will appeal to all alumni. As always, we are looking for alumni who would be
interested in contributing to the Park Tudor Alumni Association, either by volunteering or by serving on the board. Please contact me if you would like to become more involved or have any questions regarding the work the board is doing. Thank you for your support of Park Tudor School and Go Panthers!
Donor Profiles: Endowment Society members Joanne and Roger Lenke
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s a parent volunteer in the Upper School Media Center, Joanne Lenke has noticed that there are several books dedicated in memory of Tudor Hall, Park School and Park Tudor alumni. “To me, this is just another example of the community that is Park Tudor School,” she says. Joanne likens this community to a close-knit neighborhood. It is also a far-reaching one, as she and her husband, Roger, discovered when taking their 11thgrade son, Michael, on a college visit to Yale: “The admissions director not only knew about Park Tudor, she was very familiar with its reputation and impressed with its graduates. She took more of an interest in Michael because of it. I was very proud to say that my child is a student at Park Tudor.” Joanne and Roger feel a strong commitment to nurture
and build their Park Tudor community. Their wish is to support Park Tudor long after Michael graduates, and to demonstrate to him the importance of “paying it forward.” For the Lenke family, the perfect way to contribute to the long-term success of their Park Tudor community was to include the school in their estate plans. “Making a provision in our will was a simple process,” Joanne says. “Roger and I encourage all members of our Park Tudor community to join us in creating a legacy.” The Park Tudor Endowment Society includes 127 individuals and family members who have included the school in their estate plans. For additional information, please contact Planned Giving Officer Gretchen Hueni at ghueni@ parktudor.org or at 317/4152766.
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Alumni events around the U.S.: New York, Washington, Indianapolis
Nearly 30 alumni and spouses gathered at the Hudson Restaurant in downtown Washington, DC on November 11 for a meet and greet. Those who attended report they had a great time networking. One young alumnus was even offered an internship! Those attending included Charly Arnolt ’06, Head of School Doug Jennings and members of PT’s Development and Alumni Relations staff, in Manhattan for an independent schools conference, welcomed about 20 alumni to our New York alumni reception on January 25 at the beautiful SoHo Grand Hotel. Special thanks to Anne Rogers Mitchell ’85 for helping to organize this wonderful get-together.
Rachel Braun ’08, Courtney Cantor ’07, Michael Duncan ’05, Katheryn Ellis ’94, Helene Genetos ’05, Hurst Groves ’59, Laurel Hastings ’01, Emily Hammock ’05, Austin Lee ’05, Matt Lenkowsky ’99, Lucy Bowen McCauley ’77, Abby Poyser ’01, Tiffany Rider ’88, Sam Rowe ’01, Chris Stoughton ’95, John Thornburgh ’06 and Adrienne Watson ’06.
Front row, left to right: Lisa Hendrickson ’77, Laura Dick Chubb ’96. Head of School Doug Jennings, Carol Rogers ’59, Drew Elliott ’99. Standing: Brooke Steichen ’96, Amber Muhs Tucker ’96, Marlo Page ’96, Sarah Hoover ’02, Ian John ’86, Laura Williams ’99, Ann Smith ’85, Janis Smith Gomez ’85, Hilary Russ ’89, Chris Neubauer ’06, Anne Rogers Mitchell ’85.
Adrienne Watson ’06, coordinator of the newly formed DC-PT Alumni Group, says, “The inaugural PT-DC Alumni Volunteer Day [on January 18] was a great success. We had nearly 20 alumni + spouses and friends. What an enormous amount of work we all got done - and with such good cheer and efficiency (not to mention muscle power). Storage vaults were emptied and cleaned . . . library books processed and shelved . . . pencils sharpened and put into decorated holders for each classroom . . . trash picked up and leaves raked on the grounds and in the surrounding Dozens of alumni attended the Alumni Association’s Indianapolis happy-
neighborhood . . . . As Park Tudor graduates, we certainly know the great
hour event at Champps on November 19. Thanks to Alumni Board member
opportunities a wonderful education can provide. Our group enjoyed help-
Cathy Yingling ’87 for spearheading this get-together. Here, GB Landrigan
ing less fortunate students reach success. Not to mention, the cheerful
’81 (left) and Geno Leser ’79 (right) catch up with each other.
atmosphere lent itself to many good conversations. I think the alumni who attended really got to know each other.”
Check out the Park Tudor Facebook fan page or the online Alumni Community for more photos of these events. And stay tuned for more announcements of alumni gatherings that may be coming to your neighborhood! 28 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
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Alumni Profiles: They’re keeping things “green” Phil Schaefer ’76 VP of Programs Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.
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hil Schaefer has been “green” since he was only a teenager. He attended Tulane School of Architecture and later received a master’s in urban planning from the University of Virginia, where he learned how best to design the built world around the natural. He returned to Indianapolis in the 80s as a senior planner for the city, guiding architecture plans so that buildings would not cast shadows on public spaces during lunchtime. He later started his own historic preservation firm and now works for Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, a local affiliate of the national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful, which aims to help communities improve themselves through volunteer work and beautifying neighborhoods. What inspired you to follow a passion for environmental efforts? I was raised with the philosophy that every day and every way one should live to make the world a better place. As a nephew of the Krannerts, I was taught financial philanthropy; through my grandmother and mother and Sigma Chi Fraternity, I was taught volunteering. Through architectural and urban design schools, I learned about the relationship between the built and natural environment. What do you do at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful as VP of programs? I manage the staff who run the GreenSpace, GreenSchools, Great Indy Cleanup, and Recycling Programs, plus
Phil Schaefer ’76
directly manage the Pocket Park Program. So, yes, I get to go out and build parks and have fun in the dirt on top of my management duties. How were you involved in the construction of KIB’s new LEED-certified building? As an architect by training, I was chair of the site selection committee, then chair of the Green Building Committee (a group of volunteers brought together to do research on the latest green technology and how we could apply it to our building renovation), and was the staff liaison between program staff and the architectural firm (Ratio) to help the project architect understand our staffs’ needs. How does KIB help communities work together toward improvement? Last year we worked with more than 45,000 volunteers on more than 650 projects to build community, improve the environment and foster pride in Indianapolis/Marion County. Check out our web site, www.kibi.org, to see the many programs that we offer to residents of Indy. We are many things to many people!
What are some things that others can do to be green in their homes and communities? Pay attention to the first two of the “3 R’s”: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Most everyone now knows about recycling – what, how, where – but we need to think more before recycling. Reduce our non-essential consumption by using reusable shopping bags or coffee mugs, buying products with minimal packaging, buying local products to reduce transportation energy use, reusing things instead of replacing them, or at least making sure that they don’t go to the landfill; that’s what Craig’s List and Freecycle are great for. The bottom line? Think before you act.
Laura Ruby ’00 Garden Coordinator The Growe Foundation Laura Ruby lives in Boulder, Colorado and works for a local nonprofit called the Growe Foundation. As a garden coordinator, she helps Boulder-area school children learn about growing their own food, observing life cycles and respecting the environment.
What inspired you to focus on environmental studies in college? As I was growing up, my parents were always very conscientious when it came to recycling, energy use and respecting the natural environment. However, it wasn’t until I took Mrs. McAlear’s Global Issues class at Park Tudor that I was able to make greater connections between poverty, the environment, resource use (or misuse) and agricultural practices on a global scale. In 2002 I traveled to Australia with my sister to stay at an eco village. Over the month that we were there, our class was certified in Permaculture Design. Permaculture, coined from the words “permanent agriculture,” is a design practice that mimics the systems in nature and is used to restore landscapes and increase productivity. After returning to the states, I switched my major from fine arts to environmental science. What do you do with the Growe Foundation? The Growe Foundation was started in 1999 with the vision of promoting the health and well-being of children and their families through experiential learning opportunities. I currently work as the garden coordinator for the Growe Foundation’s Garden to Table Program. We provide Boulder Valley School District elementary schools with the resources and support necessary to install and maintain edible gardens. In 2006, the Growe Foundation installed its first elementary school garden, rolling out 11 more gardens since then. My main role with the organization is to offer support Continued on page 30 Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 29
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Alumni Profiles: They’re keeping things “green” The Growe Foundation also collaborates with a number of local farms. Farmers contribute produce for large cooking events as well as transplants for our spring planting. Some farmers also come to the schools to assist with planting and to talk to the students about what it means to be a farmer.
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to parent volunteers, teachers and principals. This support includes leading educational lessons in the gardens based around planting and harvesting, as well as helping teachers and parents make connections between curriculum and garden opportunities. I also assist with seed orders, work with farmers who wish to adopt a school by providing transplants and interacting with students, connect University of Colorado students with garden and educational opportunities, and run and support afterschool garden clubs. How does eating locally have an impact on the environment? One of the first actions people can take to reduce their footprint on the planet is to eat food that is grown closer to the source of consumption. Currently, the average bite of food that you take has traveled 1,500 miles to get to your plate. This method of moving food across the country, and border, requires the use of immense amounts of fuel. In addition to minimizing fuel consumption, eating locally means that consumers have a better chance of getting to know the people who grow their food. This also means you can have conversations with the growers about how they grow their food, including what synthetic chemicals they use, if any. It is estimated that almost 10 percent of our country’s fossil fuel use goes toward growing our food, with 40 percent of that fuel going into artificial fertilizers and pesticides. What are some of the lessons that kids learn from the 30 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
Laura Ruby ’00
Growe Foundation? At the basic level, students learn how to grow their own food, and for many of these kids, this may be the only opportunity they have to get their hands in the dirt. Teachers also are working to tie their existing lessons to the garden. For example, students follow the life cycle of a mammoth sunflower, measuring the plant as it grows and charting its growth. They also can complete the life cycle when they harvest the seeds and plant them the following year. Other lessons focus on composting, pollination, companion planting, Native American farming practices (the Three Sisters – squash, beans and corn) and water conservation. More important, students learn respect. They are invested in these gardens and realize that their peers are also invested in these gardens. They also learn that when they plant something, they need to give it what it needs and that when they support the right conditions for growth, the plant will reward them with yummy, delicious food. Do you work with any other environmental groups? The Growe Foundation collaborates with a number of environmental organizations
in town. One organization we work with is EcoCycle. This is an organization that focuses on helping businesses and schools achieve zero waste. Many of our schools are classified by EcoCycle as Green Star Schools. When they apply for this certification, EcoCycle helps these schools by implementing and sustaining recycling and composting programs, composting everything from paper towels to food waste from the cafeteria. We also work with environmental groups at the University of Colorado, including CU Going Local and CU Slow Foods.
What are some things that others can do in their own communities? One thing that people can do to be “green’” with their food is to support local growers by visiting a local farm or their farmers’ market. Also, more and more supermarkets offer local food options. Sourcing food closer to the source can apply to meat, eggs and cheese as well. It is also very rewarding to grow your own food. This can be done regardless of experience or amount of space. I always recommend starting small. If all you grow is a tomato in a pot on your patio, that is a great start. Gardening is a great experiment and there is always something to be learned.
The Upper School Environmental Club has introduced a new program called “Switch Your Thinking” to promote energy conservation at Park Tudor. Spearheaded by senior Lindsay Thygesen, the program encourages faculty and students to turn off at least one light switch in each Upper School classroom whenever appropriate. Lindsay says, “Most classrooms either receive enough light from the windows, one set of lights alone, or a combination of natural light and one set of lights. Turning off at least one light switch in each classroom is an easy and cost-free way to go green and make a positive impact on our environment!” The Upper School Environmental Club also is sponsoring Carpool Days to encourage students to adopt eco-friendly habits by carpooling with at least one other Upper School student who is not a member of their family. Participants are treated to a bagel breakfast and receive a CFL light bulb.
Class Notes In Memoriam Tudor Hall alumna Ruth Lilly ’33, who passed away on December 30, 2009, played a significant role in helping to shape Park Tudor through her generous philanthropy. Miss Lilly, a recipient of the 1996 Park Tudor Distinguished Alumni Award, helped make possible the restoration and renovation of Foster Hall in 2006 and the development of the Ruth Lilly Science Center in 1989. In addition, she supported countless other programs at our school. Head of School Doug Jennings says, “Ruth Lilly remained a strong supporter of her alma mater throughout her life. Her philanthropy continues to have a very important and direct influence on the education of our students.” Miss Lilly served as class president in her sophomore year at Tudor
Ruth Lilly ’33
Lucille Dunne, who began working at Tudor Hall in 1928 and also worked at Park Tudor until she retired in 1988, passed away October 27, 2009 at the age of 98. The 1988 Park Tudor Chronicle contained the following article about Mrs. Dunne: “Few members of the Park Tudor family have devoted as much of themselves to the school over as many years as Lucille Dunne. Mrs. Dunne came to Tudor Hall in 1928. After taking off 14 years to raise three children, she returned to work in 1959. During these years Mrs. Dunne has served as secretary, prepared book orders, filed insurance claims, dittoed thousands of papers for faculty and multiple programs for the fine arts department, and kept alumni records.
Hall, as vice president of the Student Council and literary editor of “The Crown” her junior year, and as editorin-chief of “The Chronicle” yearbook her senior year. Her love of art, literature and education was reflected in her donations to countless organizations and educational institutions in our city and throughout the world, including the Ruth Lilly Health Education Center, the Ruth Lilly Medical Library at IUPUI, the Ruth Lilly Faculty and Executive Center at Franklin College, the Ruth Lilly Center for Fitness and Health at the University of Indianapolis, the Ruth Lilly Learning Center at Riley Hospital for Children, the Ruth Lilly Technology Center for Easter Seals, the United Way, the Modern Poetry Association of Chicago and Americans for the Arts.
“Probably no one in the school’s history has been acquainted with as many of its alumni and employees as she. Recognizing her devoted contributions of time and organizational talent, the Park Tudor Alumni Association in 1978 made Mrs. Dunne an Honorary Lifetime Member.” Following her retirement, Mrs. Dunne was a frequent visitor to the school, always arriving with her signature smile. Every year she presented a scholarship she funded at the Upper School Awards Day program and attended the annual reunion reception, where she greeted many of her hundreds of Park Tudor friends. Lucille Dunne Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 31
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Wanted for the Park Tudor Archives: The school is seeking copies of the 1917 and 1918 editions of the Tudor Hall Chronicle to complete the yearbook archives. If you have a copy of either that you are willing to donate or lend to the school for copying, please contact Archivist Tony Onstott at tonstott@parktudor.org or 317/4152856. 1945 Class of 1945: Your 65th reunion is May 1, 2010! Reunion Class Representatives: Charles Bennett 941/349-6321 Nancy Hare Dunn 317/255-1941 Natalie Griener Riddell 317/251-6056 narbingo@comcast.net • Nancy Hare Dunn was profiled in “The Indianapolis Star” as “the city’s most ardent Colts fan” thanks to her perfect attendance record at Indianapolis Colts home games since the Colts arrived in Indianapolis in 1984 – that’s 234 games. The article about Nancy was written by Star reporter Will Higgins ’74. 1950 Class of 1950: Your 60th reunion is May 1, 2010! Reunion Class Representatives: Jim Beattey 269/651-5785 Joan Wyatt Gerberding 231/889-3203 Ann Cockley Lloyd 317/896-3062 annlloyd6@comcast.net 1951
Books written by Mary Mackey ’62 (seated) and members of the Park Tudor Legacy Initiative history project were featured at the Indiana Historical Society Authors Book Fair in December. Several PT students and alumni had time to chat with Mary at the Book Fair, including Matt Braly ’11 (left) and Clarke Kahlo ’66 (right). Mary signed copies of her latest book, “The Widow’s War,” published by Berkley Books, a division of Penguin. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard who received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Michigan, she has published 12 novels, one novella, and five collections of poetry. She is professor emeritus of English at California State Uni-
• Steve Colwell, a 2008 Distin-
versity. Visit her web site at www.marymackey.com. Members of the Park Tudor’s Legacy Initiative project also
guished Alumni Award recipient,
signed copies of their two most recent books - “Words of War-Oral Histories from WWII - Volume IV” and “Words of
has written a book on fitness and
War - Wartime Memories from American and Abroad Volume III.” All four volumes in the “Words of War” series also
exercise for people in their older
are available for purchase on the Park Tudor web site.
years. “The No Nonsense Guide to Fitness” is a practical, hands-on
anytime, exercise plan that puts old
ness. He wrote the book based on his
Idaho. To purchase a copy, please
book that will fine tune your rou-
on hold.”
experiences in creating and devel-
contact nononsensefitness09@yahoo.
oping a community-fitness program
com or 425/233-9847.
tine and give you a leg up on your competition. It is “the do anywhere, 32 park tudor ANNUAL REPORT SPRING 2010
Steve is a certified personal trainer and a specialist on older adult fit-
in Spokane, Washington and North
CLASS NOTES
Debbie Wasden Woodfin ’69 sent this photo along with the note, “The Tudor Hall class of 1969 held a holiday pitch-in dinner at the home of Debbie Stuart Everett. We had a great time together, as you can see!” Left to right: Tina Mark Weldon, Kathy McKinney, Beth Ferrell Jeglum, Debbie Woodfin, Debbie Everett, Janet Galbreath Keller, Di Hutchison Baker.
1955
U.S. Anne’s journey to create the
1970
1979
Class of 1955: Your 55th reunion is
movie was recently highlighted in
Class of 1970: Your 40th reunion is
• William Rhodehamel has been
May 1, 2010!
“W” magazine.
May 1, 2010!
named general manager and chief
Reunion Class Representatives:
operating officer of The Riviera
Reunion Class Representatives: Linda Barton Newcombe
1960
Julie Hollowell
Club, a not-for-profit member-
317/564-8093
Class of 1960: Your 50th reunion is
812/320-1887
owned recreational and social club
gsnewc@yahoo.com
May 1, 2010!
jjh@indiana.edu
on the north side of Indianapolis.
Gil Purdy
Reunion Class Representatives:
Janet Fry Schneider
“Rivi is a cultural jewel with a rich
317-773-6502
Lynne Baron
317/972-0664
history and deep roots in our com-
lynne.baron@comcast.net
janetfryschneider@gmail.com
munity and I’m very excited to be a
1959
Ed Harris
Chuck Preston
part of it,” he says.
• Anne Bass opened her film “Danc-
317/253-1895
317/253-1112
ing across Borders” in New York
eharris@taftlaw.com 1975
at the Dance on Camera Festival at Walter Reade Theatre in Janu-
1965
Class of 1975: Your 35th reunion is
ary. Anne directed and produced
Class of 1965: Your 45th reunion is
May 1, 2010!
the documentary, which is about a
May 1, 2010!
Reunion Class Representatives:
young man whom she saw dance in
Reunion Class Representatives:
Lili Raikos Dehen
Cambodia and later brought to New
Katie Mothershead Kruse
602/577-3388
York to study ballet at the School of
317/253-1459
lilidemottbs@aol.com
American Ballet. Visit www.dancing-
Charlie Raiser
Ed Harlamert
acrossborders.net to see a schedule
314/821-6768
317/547-7353
of upcoming screenings across the
charlieraiser@aol.com
William and his wife, Megan Crowell Rhodehamel, closed Hoosier Orchid Company at the end of 2008 after 20 years of operation. “We had great success and I achieved my goals for the business. I was ready to move on,” Will says. The plants were sold, with some rare species being donated to botanical gardens. Continued on Page 34
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The greenhouses now are leased to a
1987
classmates Carrie Taylor and Ed
asm’ (yes, the one with the Seinfeld
company researching oil sources
• Dr. Chuck Black has been named
Maudlin. The couple will reside in
reunion) and a fun web series called
from algae, and the grounds are
a Fellow of the American Physi-
Indianapolis. Christa works at The
‘TurboDates’ created by (the talent-
used for organic hay production by
cal Society, an honor given to no
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
ed twosome) Terry Rossio and Jolly
Traders Point Creamery (run by Jane
more than .5% of the organization’s
Elder Kunz ’73 and Peter Fritz Kunz
47,000 members each year. Chuck
’72). In 2009 William was tempo-
was one of six scientists at the U.S.
rary CEO for Fleming & Associates
Department of Energy’s Brookhaven
Calibration, a world leader in air-
National Laboratory to receive the
flow measurement systems for gas
Fellowship. He received the award
turbine engine components.
“for pioneering contributions to the integration of nanometer-scale poly-
1980
mer self-assembly in the fabrication
Class of 1980: Your 30th reunion is
of high-performance semiconduc-
May 1, 2010!
tor microelectronic devices.” He is
Reunion Class Representatives:
currently developing his research to
Ruth Myrehn Brown
build nanostructured solar cells from
317/733-8896
low-cost polymer and nanocrystal
ruthebrown@yahoo.com
materials. He has been a scientist
Kelly Marra Henke
and group leader at Brookhaven
770/495-8524
since 2006.
kellyhenke@hotmail.com 1990 1985
Class of 1990: Your 20th reunion is
Class of 1985: Your 25th reunion is
May 1, 2010!
May 1, 2010!
Reunion Class Representatives:
Reunion Class Representatives:
Lara Teskey Aguilar
Suzie Storer Booker
317/848-3038
317/543-1201
lara.m.aguilar1@us.army.mil
suzannebooker@sbcglobal.net
Brent Dann
Sarah Wittenberg Robinson
571/236-0144
317/257-0500
brentdann@gmail.com Emily Arnold McKeon
• Moira Mills Sommers is busy
812/375-1381
running Three Sisters Café in Broad Ripple with husband Alex Mun-
1991
roe. The restaurant was featured
• John Cochran, special counsel to
in a recent issue of “Indianapolis
Mayor Greg Ballard for the City of
Monthly,” noting its 13-year history
Indianapolis, recently was named as
and delicious vegetarian entrees that
one of Indianapolis’ “Forty Under
serve up a full day’s worth of fruits
40” for 2010 by the “Indianapolis
and veggies.
Business Journal.” The list high-
• Ann Smith lives on Martha’s Vineyard, where she works with the Featherstone Center for the Arts, the island’s only year-round non-profit arts center.
lights “40 noteworthy professionals under the age of 40 who are instrumental to the city’s future.” They were selected from more than 240 nominations made by readers and staff members.
• Janis Smith-Gomez is vice president of marketing for Johnson &
1992
Johnson Consumer Division, where
• Christa Shoot married Jeremy
she oversees marketing efforts for the
Grimmer at Redeemer Presbyterian
Neutrogena, Aveeno and ROC lines.
Church in Indianapolis on October 1, 2009. In attendance were PT
34 park tudor ANNUAL REPORT SPRING 2010
• Paul Beczkiewicz is director of advancement and planned giving at Franklin College and is still playing the cello. He recently performed as an accompanist at a concert at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. 1993
Stamat. I’m producing a darling little indie film with a team of terrific ladies including (the vivacious) Virginia Madsen; we’re hoping to shoot in the spring. I’m also writing several projects and performing/ creating music when time allows. So many wonderful experiences, and I’m grateful for all of them!”
• Dr. Jocelyn Bush was featured in
• Matthew Aagesen recently fin-
“The Indianapolis Star’s” “My Big
ished his fellowship training in
Break” column on November 29,
musculoskeletal radiology and has
2009. She writes, “My big break has
accepted a position at Toledo Radio-
been coming ‘home’ [to Indianapo-
logical Associates in Ohio. He and
lis] to raise my family and practice
his wife, Andrea, who is complet-
as a board-certified anesthesiologist
ing her residency training at the
and pain management physician at
University of Michigan, welcomed
the Center for Pain Management.”
daughter Payton Olivia Aagesen on
She and her sisters, Dana ’87 (an
August 12, 2009.
OB/GYN) and twin Jennifer (a pediatric anesthesiologist), all attended
1997
Harvard for undergraduate degrees.
• Julia Hathaway is in San Fran-
Jocelyn completed medical school,
cisco, singing and continuing her
residency and a fellowship at the
work in opera. A clip of her talents
University of Chicago. She and her
in “La Boheme” Act II Chapter 3
husband, Marc Anthony Sénat, have
can be found on Youtube.
a son, Maximilien. 1995 Class of 1995: Your 15th reunion is May 1, 2010! Reunion Class Representatives: Rebecca Feeley 212/853-6988 rebecca.feeley@gmail.com Kelly Sheridan Kenny 317/650-1113 kellyannesilver@hotmail.com • Mia Riverton (Esther Riggin) writes via e-mail about her acting career in Los Angeles, “I just returned from shooting a feature in Hawaii called ‘Knots’ with (the incredible) Illeana Douglas, and prior to that I did a horror film called ‘Open House’ with (the amazing) Anna Paquin. I also recently shot episodes of ‘Curb Your Enthusi-
• Liz Terzo and Ben Elkin met in a fraternity parking lot during an event at Northwestern University, where they both attended college. Liz was dating one of Ben’s fraternity brothers and Ben remembers being jealous of him. Ten years, six jobs, two graduate programs (Liz received her M.B.A. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University), and seven cities later, they bumped into each other at Target headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, where they both worked. They recognized each other instantly and began dating shortly thereafter. They were married August 8, 2009 at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. Liz’s mother coofficiated the ceremony. The couple lives in Portland, OR, where they both work for Nike.
CLASS NOTES
1998 • The Fisch family sends thanks to
to meeting Harrison Ford on the set. Hillary
those who made contributions to
met Brendan Fraser at a a Pompe patient
Park Tudor in memory of David
meeting she had organized. This rare neuromuscular disorder causes muscle weakness in people of all ages, but the symptoms vary widely from person to
Measures,” starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell. The movie is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family’s future, to pursue a cure for his children’s life-threat-
of picnic tables for the Park Tudor shelter. David enjoyed the outdoors
friends.”
that results in a deficiency of an enzyme,
1999
acid alpha-glucosidase. The absence of
• Laura Williams is working in New York City for The Granger Collection as a metadata librarian, keeping track of appropriate keywords for its historical-photos collection. She is still involved in theatre and
ment of muscle cells throughout the body.
spends time working at the New
Hillary currently receives an enzyme
York University performing arts
replacement therapy once every two weeks,
nection to the new movie “Extraordinary
David’s memory for the purchase
to be a great place to hang out with
sugar that is stored in a specialized compart-
Hillary Lerch Gibson has a personal con-
to thank those who contributed in
many physicians are not familiar with it.
a substance called glycogen, a form of
1995
Adam ’95 and Kate Fisch, we want
and would have found the shelter
this enzyme causes excessive buildup of
Photo courtesy of Genzyme.
Barrie, Gary, Mark ’92, Jordan ’95,
person. It is often misdiagnosed because Pompe disease is caused by a defective gene
Hillary Lerch Gibson ’95
Fisch. They write, “On behalf of
center. She lives in Queens.
with an infusion of a drug called Myozyme.
2000
While many people think Crowley cre-
Class of 2000: Your 10th reunion is
ated the drug, the research that led to the development of Myozyme was conducted by research teams internally at Genzyme
May 1, 2010! Reunion Class Representatives: Adriana Guerrero 310/736-3761 adriana.guerrero@nike.com
and in conjunction with researchers at Duke
Patrick Taurel
University and Erasmus Medical Center,
347/782-2088
all of whom share credit for success in this medical milestone.
ening disease, Pompe disease. Hillary was
patrick.taurel@gmail.com 2001 • Courtney Clency married Mary
diagnosed with adult-onset Pompe in her
Hillary is currently working on getting
Witchger on October 24, 2009 at
mid-20s. She has been involved with patient
legislation passed to add testing for Pompe
Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in
advocacy with Genzyme and is currently
disease and other lysosomal storage disor-
a member of the Pompe Patient Advisory
ders to Oregon’s Newborn Screening Panel.
Board of Amicus Therapeutics, which is
She is married to Mark Gibson ’95. They
John Crowley’s pharmaceutical company.
relocated to Portland in 2008, where Mark is
’01, Neil Quigley ’00 and Bernard
As a friend of the Crowley family, Hillary
an interventional radiologist and Hillary is a
Durham ’01. Courtney writes, “I
was invited to spend a few days on the set
private reading tutor for dyslexic students.
of the movie, which was filmed in her cur-
Hillary may be reached at hillary.gibson@
cal sales rep in Clearwater, FL. My
rent hometown of Portland, OR. In addition
comcast.net.
wife is a child-life specialist on the
downtown Indianapolis. Several of Courtney’s friends from Park Tudor were members of the wedding party, including William Esterline ’01 (best man), Chad Jackson, Kofi Anokwa
have accepted a new job with Forest Pharmaceuticals as a pharmaceuti-
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son at Indiana University. Hannah, a sophomore, beat out dozens of seniors and grad students for the part. The show ran from February 26 to March 6. “Major Barbara” is her Norvelle Center debut. She has previously been seen in “Trojan Women” for Theatre of the People. A Wells Scholar, Hannah is majoring in theatre drama with a certificate in liberal arts management. 2009 • Spencer Summerville was selected to the All-Pioneer Football League first team in his first year playing for the Butler Bulldogs.
Marriages • Christa Shoot ’92 to Jeremy Grimmer on October 1, 2009.
Liz Terzo ’97 and Ben Elkin on their wedding day, August 8, 2009.
• Courtney Clency ’01 to Mary Witchger on October 24, 2009.
pediatric unit at University Commu-
2006
her career. From UKAthletics.com,
nity Hospital. We currently reside in
• Chris Neubauer, a student at
“Rapp ranks among UK’s all-time
Tampa, FL and have lived here for
New York University, is working
leaders in career hitting-percentage
a year now.” Courtney previously
on his honors thesis on the similari-
and she broke into the record books
worked in sales for the Tampa Bay
ties between the works of Bertholdt
for career block assists in just her
Congratulations
Buccaneers.
Brecht and today’s reality televi-
third season.” In the team’s fifth
sion series. He also is working as
consecutive bid in the NCAA Vol-
• To Stacy and Jeff Fuson ’90 on the
an intern at Columbia Pictures in
leyball Tournament, Rapp led the
the Publicity and Marketing Depart-
Wildcats to their first Sweet Sixteen
ment, and as an intern with the
spot since 1992. In the tournament,
Jimmy Fallon show. He lives in
she posted a career-high 10 blocks
Brooklyn.
in a victory over Oregon State and
• Clare Kirlin worked as a writer/ editor for a team of educational filmmakers in Columbus, Ohio, producing a documentary about meth addiction. The film, “Saving Carren,” can be purchased for $5 (indi-
writes, “It is a worthy piece that
at Indiana University. This National
On February 21, Lauren was one
middle and high school teachers
Honor Society recognizes outstand-
of 21 UK students to be inducted
or guidance counselors may use in
ing achievement in Arts and Scienc-
into the Frank G. Ham Society of
their classrooms.” Visit www.sav-
es. She will graduate in May 2010
Character. The Society recognizes
ingcarren.com to view a trailer of
with a major in biology and a minor
Wildcat student-athletes who have
the film.
in Spanish. She plans to pursue a
demonstrated exceptional commit-
career in medicine.
ment to academic excellence, ath-
May 1, 2010! Reunion Class Representatives: Lance Ladendorf 317/842-4812 Ella Yung 317/297-7825 ella-yung@northwestern.edu 36 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX Spring 2010
one of seven players named to the All-Tournament Team for the Minneapolis region by the NCAA. As a junior on the team, she also earned All-Southeastern Conference second-team honors for the third time in
• To Doug and Rebecca Grossman Kim ’92 on the birth of Jesse Leonard Kim on August 29, 2009. ova ’95 and Ann and Brad Lennon,
into the Phi Beta Kappa Society
for the University of Kentucky, was
Jeffrey Fuson, on July 7, 2009.
Sixteen game.
license for audiences over 50). She
Class of 2005: Your 5th reunion is
birth of their fourth child, Coleman
• To Eric and Alyssa Lennon Coll-
• Jennifer Sondhi has been inducted
• Lauren Rapp, a volleyball player
August 8, 2009.
a season-high 18 kills in the Sweet
vidual copies) or $100 (screening
2005
• Liz Terzo ’97 to Ben Elkin on
athletic director, on the birth of their first son and grandson, Jordan Bradley Collova, on January 29, 2010. • To Matthew Aagesen ’95 and Andrea Aagesen on the birth of Payton Olivia Aagesen on August 12, 2009.
letic participation, personal develop-
• To Jeff and Shirley Gaughan,
ment, being a role model and career
audiovisual coordinator, on the
preparation.
birth of their sixth granddaughter, Ruby Louise Seeds, on November
2008
9, 2009.
• Hannah Kennedy was cast as
• To Marc and Kim Pulfer, Upper
the lead (Barbara) in George Ber-
School English teacher, on the birth
nard Shaw’s “Major Barbara,” one
of Joelle Savannah Pulfer on Janu-
of the main stage shows this sea-
ary 29, 2010.
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• To David and Jennifer Nie, music teacher, on the birth of Ella Frances Nie on January 31, 2010. • To Marc and Stephanie Behringer, senior kindergarten teacher, on the birth of Michael Joseph Behringer on January 31, 2010. • To Betsy and Justin Dammeier, Upper School science teacher, on the birth of Makenna Grace Dammeier on February 10, 2010.
Deaths • Ruth Lilly ’33, on December 30, 2009. • Warren H. Simmons Jr. ’45 on November 15, 2009. • Gretchen Wemmer Peed ’49 on February 8, 2010. • Lucille Dunne on October 27,
Courtney Clency ’01 and his bride, Mary Witchger, on their wedding day in October.
2009.
Condolences • To Virginia Dulworth ’46 on the death of her daughter, Joan, on September 16, 2008. • To Steve ’65 and Judy ’67 Fletcher, Kathryn Fletcher ’91, and William W. Fletcher ’96 on the death of their father and grandfather, Gale Raymond Fletcher, on February 7, 2009. • To Susan Nunamaker Carr ’69 on the death of her mother, Mildred Helen McFarling Nunamaker, on November 19, 2009. • To David ’72 and Jere ’75 Ring, Joshua ’04 and Matthew ’05 Ring on the death of their father and grandfather, Lawrence E. Ring, on December 21, 2009. • To David J. Dortch ’73 on the death of his mother, Anna Gale
Minju Choi ’98 performed at an Upper School assembly in January.
Dortch, on November 1, 2009. • To David Symmes ’83 and Nancy
of their father, Dr. Robert William
• To Allan Thomas, maintenance
and their grandmother on January 8,
McCown Symmes ’39 on the death
Palmer, on November 28, 2009.
specialist, on the death of his father,
2010 in his native country of Peru.
• To tutor Harriet Campbell Trim-
Milburn N. Thomas, on December
• To Lower School teaching assistant Ann Ellison on the death of her
of his daughter and her granddaughter, Caroline Louise Symmes, on December 1, 2009.
ble, Dana Campbell ’04 and Tory
7, 2009.
Campbell ’08 on the death of their
• To physics teacher Dario Untama
father, Douglas Cowdrey, on Janu-
• To David ’85, Steven ’86 and
mother and grandmother, Dina Del-
and Elizabeth ’16 and Andrea ’20
ary 24, 2010.
James ’90 Palmer on the death
iese, on November 29, 2009.
Untama on the death of his mother Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 37
Honor and Memorial Gifts October 15, 2009 – February 10, 2010 Gifts in honor of… Class of 1955 Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter Frenzel (Peter ’55) Class of 1995 Anonymous Mr. William L Browning Mr. and Mrs. John G. Wharton III (John ’73) Anne Bishop ’43 & John Caldow Ms. Suzanne Bishop Alexandra & James Cain Mark and Charla Cain Mr. Jim Foxlow Mr. and Mrs. James L. Worrall (Jim ’61) Colin, Ian, & Sean Fry Drs. Michael and Shirley Fry Mr. Harvey Hudson, III, ’43 Ms. Julianne Elizabeth Sicklesteel, ’07 Mr. David A Kivela Drs. Joel Scherer and Anna Maria Storniolo Danielle & Meredith Levine Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Levine (Mike ’90) Lauren & Katy Math Mrs. Norma Math Clayton Moore William S. Muney Chelsea & Sammy Patterson Steve ’73 and Cindy Patterson Mrs. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Neubauer (Anne Rust ’65) Christopher Therber Rich and Susan Graffis
Gifts in memory of… Mr. Richard V. Beattey Jr. ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Beattey Mr. Stephen Cline ’63 Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Keller (Scott ’63) Mrs. Lucille Dunne Anonymous Mrs. Suzanne Brown Blakeman ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Camack Mrs. Edith Greiwe Ms. Carole Diane Roe Mr. Robert W. Evans ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander L. Rogers (Alex ’61) Mr. and Mrs. James L. Worrall (Jim ’61)
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Virginia Rose Gallion Mr. Michael Magdycz and Mrs. Amy Stacey Magdycz Mrs. Mariel Huber-Hancey ’58 Joann Pettit Leal ’58 Mrs. Virginia Ruddell Herman ’50 Brenda Haram Canedy, Ph.D. ’50 Mrs. Lucy Whitt Koella ’64 Mrs. Judith Preston Davis ’36 Mrs. Eleanor Krauss Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Thompson (Vivian Alpert ’67) Mrs. Margaret Lester ’42 Miss Helen E. Rogers ’46 Frederick and Mary Jane Lorenz Lorenz Family Charitable Trust Mr. John Megenhardt ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Raiser (Charlie ’65) Mrs. Gretchen Wemmer Peed ’49 Mrs. H. Warren Earle (Constance Cadick ’49) Mr. Baxter S. Rogers ’59 Mr. Douglas Hill ’58 and Ms. Sandy Newton Mrs. Florence Stewart ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Teel (Tom ’61) I. Hilda Stewart Mrs. Natalie Griener Riddell ’45 Ms. Lynn Thomsen Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Marshall (Melanie*)
Thank a Teacher All Faculty Sara H. Murphy, M.D. 8th, 11th & 12th Grade Teachers Drs. Michael and Shirley Fry Mrs. Deborah Stuart Everett ’69 Dr. and Mrs. Craig R. Dykstra (Betsy*) Mrs. Shants Hart Mr. and Mrs. F. Haydon Hapak (Haydon ’74) Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Orr Ms. Margo McAlear Dr. and Mrs. Olaf Johansen Mr. Ryan Ritz Mr. Alexander Nicholas Scherer ’07 Mrs. Mary Jo Wright Drs. Alexander and Helen Niculescu
Nationally known psychologist, educator and author Dr. David Walsh spent the day at Park Tudor on February 3, speaking to students and parents about the importance of developing self-discipline in a culture of “more, fast, easy and fun.” Here, he talks with fourth-grade boys about setting time limits on video-game play and staying focused while doing homework. Dr. Walsh provided insights on teaching children self-discipline, which research shows is twice as strong a predictor of school success as intelligence. Dr. Walsh’s visit was sponsored by the Park Tudor Parents Association and the school.
About a dozen recent graduates returned to campus during their winter break from college to share observances and advice about college life with juniors and seniors. This annual event is sponsored by the College Guidance Department. Here, Kristen Rogers ’09 tells an amusing story about a college experience while classmates Mike Blum, Lauren Plewes, Anisha Yadav and Emily Gillman look on.
The Upper School presented the play “Anatomy of Gray” in November in Ayres Auditorium. Spring 2010 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX 39
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Address Service Requested Colts vs. Saints! Park Tudor Lower School students showed their Super Bowl spirit during a live 15-minute Skype videoconference with students from Metairie Park Country Day School in New Orleans two days before the big game. The students at each school answered each others’ questions about how they prepared for the Super Bowl at their schools and in their respective cities. The session ended with a cheer and songs for each team.
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