Park Tudor
Phoenix Spring 2012
PT’s Own Washington Insiders • Alumni Weekend Events
On the Cover Park Tudor alumni are Washington “insiders.” Adrienne Watson ’06, George Hornedo ’09 and Michael Duncan ’05 are making their marks on the political scene. Article on page 20. Cover art by Dave Galloway.
Park Tudor School Mission Park 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 junior kindergarten through grade 12.
From the Archives PARK TUDOR SCHOOL Head of School
Dr. Matthew D. Miller Editor
Lisa A. Hendrickson ’77 Editor Emeritus
C.J. Foxlow Staff Writers
Cassie Dull Alicia Carlson Graphic Design/Photography
Stefanie Dean ’05 Alumni Coordinator/Planned Giving Officer
Gretchen Hueni Alumni Board President
Cathy Yingling ’87 Vice President
Lindsay Elder Thornton ’95 Treasurer
Nikhil Gunale ’96 Secretary
Jessica Benson Cox ’99 Directors
Peter French ’85 Eric Gershman ’98 Emily Ristine Holloway ’94 Stephanie Goodrid Lawson ’00 Nick Lemen ’93 Anne Rogers Mitchell ’85 Vanessa Stiles ’88 Kelly Lamm Teller ’87 Beth Tolbert ’03 Adrienne Watson ’06
Tudor Hall students posed for a portrait in their winter finery in 1925. Photo from the Park Tudor Archives.
Corrections to the Fall 2011 Phoenix: • Andy and Gina Neher were omitted from the Platinum Giving Level listing in the 2010-2011 Annual Report. • An article about State Latin Day noted that Bernard Barcio was a Latin teacher at Park School in the early 1960s. Charlie Smith taught Latin at Park until 1965; Barcio followed him in the position.
Contents Spring 2012
Features Park Tudor’s Own Washington Insiders By Alicia Carlson
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Students are Fortunate to have the Fortunes: Supporting Independent-School Education By Lisa Hendrickson ’77
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Departments News of the School 4
Report from the Head Donations Expand Campus Borders Our Exceptional Educators Visit with Alumna Author Student Accomplishments Winter Athletic Update PT Photos
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Alumni News 24
Alumni Calendar of Events Alumni Weekend 2012
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Class Notes 28 The entire city of Indianapolis got into the spirit of hosting Super Bowl XLVI, including at Park Tudor, where students at every level participated in Super Kids, Super Sharing servicelearning activities. Sixth-grade students (from bottom right) Antonio Dominguez, Connor Button, Victor Xiao, John Cohen, Billy Myrehn, Jack Ranucci and J.D. Dulin show support for their favorite teams.
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: 317/415-2714 lhendrickson@parktudor.org
News of the School Report from the Head of School: “Footprints in the Sand”
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t a recent conference, I had the opportunity to revisit an essay, A.N. Whitehead’s “The Rhythm of Education,” as part of a broader conversation with other heads of school about the learning process, great teachers, great teaching, and the unique opportunities that schools like ours offer.1 The Rhythm of Education Whitehead’s insightful essay, first delivered by the English philosopher in 1922, emphasizes the dynamic processes that structure the best schools and highlights how, amid the larger experience, the daily exchanges between teachers and students attend to the rhythms of learning. Whitehead acknowledges the periodic and rhythmic aspects of life, but he quickly focuses his thinking on “subtler periods of mental growth,” which also have a cadence of their own. With respect to the periods of a child’s intellectual and emotional growth, Whitehead applies the terms romance, precision and generalization. Each stage evolves naturally into the next during a child’s intellectual growth: Deep and significant learning must be rooted in a “romantic” feel for the excitement and beauty of a subject. That feeling is clarified and strengthened through “precise” and disciplined mastery of particulars. Understanding then reaches its fruition only when the learning is “generalized” and applied to action in the world in a way that recalls the original enthusiasm that was felt for the subject. Having established this sequence, Whitehead also reflects broadly on the cyclical process of education and the role of the educator: Education should consist in a continual repetition of such cycles. Each lesson in its minor way should form an eddy cycle issuing its own subordinate process. Longer periods should issue in definite attainments, which then form the starting grounds for fresh cycles. We should banish the idea of a mythical, far-off end of education. Great teachers sense these rhythms, or “eddy cycles,” and create fluid movement between longer and shorter periods of
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reflection. Whitehead goes on to say that students “must be continually enjoying some fruition and starting afresh” if the teacher is tending to and understands the rhythmic progression of the cycle. I will attempt to illustrate Whitehead’s three stages with some specific examples I see daily at Park Tudor: Romance Though seemingly abstract, Whitehead’s categories illuminate how great teaching moves children through these stages of development. “The stage of romance,” writes Whitehead, “is the stage of first apprehension.” This is the stage when a teacher inspires a student, regardless of age, with her passion for the material and love of the subject. There are countless examples of this, with students of various ages, occurring continually at Park Tudor: the pride of our youngest students as they work together, under the watchful eye of a teacher, to use bar modeling (a technique from Singapore Math) to solve a particularly difficult problem in math; or the engagement of our seniors as they explore, in a videoconference with students from Amman, Jordan, questions about women’s rights and geopolitics in the Middle East. One can almost see the flame being ignited as these children discover new ideas for the first time.
agnosco veteris vestigia flammae Aen.4.23 The stage of romance also suggests the moment when facts give way to what Whitehead calls “unexplored relationships,” and when the mind, in its fashion, begins to move from the literal to the figurative, from the denotative to the connotative. Homer used the character Odysseus, an archetype for the Western imagination, to capture this sense of romance and mentorship; later, in the novel “Robinson Crusoe,” Defoe created a modern, English Odysseus in Robinson, whose cunning, ingenuity and curiosity provide a template for friendship and exploration as he and Friday face various travails on the uninhabited island
Dr. Matthew D. Miller with Lower School students
on which they find themselves. Whitehead invokes Defoe’s “Robinson Crusoe” to make this point: For example, Crusoe was a mere man, the sand was mere sand, the footprint was a mere footprint, and the island a mere island, and Europe was the busy world of men. But the sudden perception of the half-disclosed and half-hidden possibilities relating Crusoe and the sand and the footprint and the lonely island secluded from Europe constitutes romance. In other words, the excitement of what is gives way to what might be, and education, to use Whitehead’s words, “must essentially be a setting in order of a ferment already stirring in the mind: You cannot educate mind in vacuo.” The concept of footprints provides a central and recurring image in discussing these stages of education. Precision Following Whitehead, the mind—once inspired—looks for systems and structures, reference points and precision, firm footing on which to venture further: In this stage, width of relationship is subordinated to exactness of formulation.
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It is the stage of grammar, the grammar of language and the grammar of science. It proceeds by forcing on students’ acceptance a given way of analyzing facts, bit by bit. New facts are added, but they are the facts which fit into the analysis.
Without the initial stage of excitement and enthusiasm, facts alone are pointless. Without a great teacher or mentor, the mere accumulation of information leads to frustration and failure to see broader systems in play; great teachers are the catalyst for engagement with material, and they also provide the framework and systems for structuring a student’s thinking as ideas start to come into focus. Park Tudor educators understand this, and they excel at creating intellectual moments when shared commitment and support make easy otherwise daunting tasks. With our youngest students, it may be the elevation (and celebration) of this week’s spelling words or with our more mature students, the third draft of an essay or continued revisions in pursuit of improvement. In all conversations, the teacher remains central, and the literal, etymological sense of education—a pulling or leading forth—remains the focus. Generalization The final stage in Whitehead’s analysis turns back to generalization—the synthesis of romance and precision. According to Whitehead, there are two critical points in this stage: a child now has the tools or skills for analysis and, since she has been exposed to essential modes of inquiry in various academic fields, critical observations and insights emerge; secondly, armed with facts and fueled with imagination, the student’s ownership of material and curiosity now shift the relationship from teacher as educator to teacher as mentor and fellow collaborator. At this stage, when a student defines a question or seeks to solve a problem, the student develops a different set of assumptions, and his collaboration with a mentor begins to seem very different. Our Global Scholars embody this sort of thinking, with their emphasis on epistemology and questions of “knowing,” but our sixth-grade science students also embody this quality as they engage in hands-on inquiry-based instruction. In all cases, the footprint—great teaching— remains the same.
Concluding thoughts Whitehead’s essay brilliantly captures the metaphor of rhythms of education, and it invites us to reflect broadly on the educational process and the goals of education. This is not an argument for a specific curriculum, a defined set of academic experiences, or a particular set of standards. Rather, Whitehead’s argument, rooted in developmental thinking, articulates clearly that it is not what you teach, but how you teach that matters. He forces us to reflect on the essential understanding of how children grow and develop and the critical role of mentorship in that process. Exceptional educators, as Whitehead argues, are alive to these rhythms and able to engage these stages of development. Exceptional schools also move us far in capturing the unique rhythms of a child’s development over longer and more extended periods of time.
conosco i segni de l’antica fiamma Purg.30.48 Whitehead’s remarks strike me as a remarkable synthesis of the best approaches to education and a fantastic summation of the magic of Park Tudor. They also offer a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the broader goals of our school and our values. I have been amazed over the past months at Park Tudor by how attuned our educators are to the rhythms of students and how the synthesis of romance and precision occurs daily—our students create, question, infer, and take information to the next level. I watch as our youngest students, with confidence, learn about butterflies with the support of iPads and technology, and in a similar vein I am impressed with our students’ commitment and engagement with international issues as part of our Model UN program. These are extraordinary moments that are remembered for a lifetime; these footprints begin the adventure. Virgil and Dante, as heirs of the Western tradition and the legacy of Homer, understood and internalized the relational nature of learning, the metaphorical significance of footsteps and the natural rhythms of intellectual development.2 As quoted earlier, Defoe internalized that
notion, taking fundamental aspects of friendship and investigation to create a larger allegory for learning. Whitehead captured this in his summation of the rhythms of education and the flow, for lack of a better metaphor, between movements in the symphony. Behind the footprint of every narrative is always a great teacher, attuned to the rhythms of learning. Her attributes include: A commitment to each student, a fundamental intellectual investment in balancing what is and what might be, and a consummate ability to weave together the pragmatic and lyrical elements of an education. I often speak about the magic of Park Tudor and our exceptional educators in broad terms; I hope that this essay reveals an element of what this means and begins to explain that extraordinary and subtle movements are orchestrated daily. Our faculty lives this legacy, and students are fortunate to be heirs to it. The footprints are inescapable—great teachers and wonderful mentors—and the combination of sand and the footprint and the island, to quote Whitehead again, “constitutes romance.” We are truly fulfilling our mission of exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities. --------------------------------------------------1 I want to personally thank Ward J. Ghory, former head of school at University School of Milwaukee, for creating the opportunity to reflect on this essay, for helping me to structure it, and for reading several revisions and offering critical insights. He is an extraordinary educator, and I admire his thoughtful approach to the subtle rhythms of academic life and independent schools.
Virgil and Dante both play on this image in the exchange between Dido and Anna and later Dante and Beatrice: “agnosco veteris vestigia flammae” / “I recognize the scars of a former flame” (Aen.4.23); “conosco i segni de l’antica fiamma” / “I recognize the signs of an old flame”(Purg.30.48)
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Check out a new feature in the Academics section of the Park Tudor website called “Exploring Education.” Head of School Matthew Miller and other administrators share their thoughts about education and learning, and you’ll also find links to pertinent articles on education. The page is also accessible from the “Blogs” link in the footer of our website.
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Our Exceptional Educators: Two earn teacher-of-the-year awards
Two Park Tudor Spanish teachers have
won honors for their teaching this year. Upper School Spanish Teacher Francisco Hidalgo was named International Educator of the Year for Grades 9-12 by the Central Indiana Educational Service Center. He received the award in recognition of his “efforts and dedication toward globalizing education in Indiana.” The award was presented at the Midwest Conference on International Education, held in Indianapolis in February. In October, Lower School Spanish teacher Frank Regich was named “Teacher of the Year” by the Indiana Chapter of National Early Language Learners (INNELL). He was presented with the award at the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers annual conference. Regich, who also teaches an Upper School advanced Spanish class, was honored for his flexibility and ease in working with students from age 3-18. He has worked tirelessly to promote languages by arranging, promoting and overseeing IN-NELL conferences at Indiana University for the past several years and at Park Tudor this year. Hidalgo was the first teacher in the Midwest to train other teachers on the International Baccalaureate Program. A native of Spain, he has taught middle school at the Colegio Público Conde de Vallellano, was a lecturer in the International Master’s of Business Degree Program at ADE Internacional in Spain, and taught Spanish language of business in Morocco. He holds a B.A. degree in education from the University of Valladolid, a B.A. in business administration from Instituto Zorrilla in Valladolid, and a B.A. and M.A. in history from the University of Valladolid/German University of Bayreuth. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Lyon in France and he is working on his doctoral thesis. Hidalgo is currently a workshop leader, site visitor and consultant for the International Baccalaureate. He is fluent in Spanish, French, Italian, English and German. An instructor with the IU Honors Program in Spain, he has extensive experience in immersion language programs and will be the program director for the Park Tudor World Language Immersion Program that is being introduced to our summer program this year.
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Francisco Hidalgo
Regich holds a B.A. degree in Spanish and economics from Indiana University. He studied his junior year at la Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. He has taught English in Barcelona at the elementary and middle-school levels and holds a master’s degree in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language from La Universidad de Granada (Spain). Regich has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe and spends the summer months at his home in Barcelona, Spain, where he continues his study of Spanish languages and cultures. • Social Studies Chair Kathryn Lerch was one of four teachers in the U.S. invited to participate in a Library of Congress Veterans History Project initiative to link classrooms and oral-history projects around the world. Park Tudor is a longtime participant in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, in which our students conduct interviews with veterans for the Library of Congress archives. • Latin and Classical Greek teacher Clifford Hull is a member of the AP Latin Exam Development Committee, which writes the 2013 AP Latin exam. The committee, consisting of three high school Latin teachers and three university Latin professors, meets periodically in Princeton, NJ to develop the exam. • Upper School Social Studies teacher Jeff Johnson’s review of the book “China in the World: The Rise and Fall of the
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Canton System,” part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s online Visualizing Cultures project, appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of “Education About Asia,” a refereed journal of the Association for Asian Studies. • Dr. Caroline Lee-Thompson, director of Park Tudor’s Chinese Studies program, presented “Using Online Resources to Teach Listening in the Chinese Classroom” at the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association conference in October. She also has been reelected to the position of secretary of the Indiana Chinese Language/ Culture Association of Secondary and Elementary Schools. • As a representative of the National Association for Music Education, Orchestra Director and Strings Teacher Lorelei Farlow led panel discussions at DePauw University for music students from DePauw and IU on “Building a String Orchestra Program” and “Classroom Management.” • Visual Arts Coordinator Heather Teets presented a paper at the State Art Education Conference in November. Her paper, “Race, Class, Gender Stereotypes: A Photographic Inquiry,” explored how she used the work of photographers Lorna Simpson, Dawoud Bey and Shadi Ghadirian to lead her photography students in an artsbased research inquiry of stereotypes. The presentation highlighted the process of developing the lesson, student and teacher work, findings and recommendations.
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Donations result in expansion of campus borders
In December the school announced several
anonymous gifts totaling $1.5 million that significantly expand the borders of the Park Tudor campus and enable the school to consider strategic land-use opportunities that previously were not possible. The land purchases expand the size of the campus by approximately 20 percent. One major gift, specifically earmarked for land acquisition “north of campus,” enabled the school to purchase from Dr. Bill Nunery a six-acre parcel of land north of campus known as Grace Hill. In addition, last spring, with the support of anonymous donors, the school returned the head of school residence to its historic place on campus. Park Tudor was fortunate to acquire the Stokes home at 444 Pennridge Drive, adjacent to campus, and in doing so has restored an important aspect of school life. The Stokes family has a Park Tudor connection of its own, with Jeannine (Grinslade) ’46, and sons Paul ’79, Charlton ’81 and John ’86 all being alumni of our school. Head of School Matthew Miller, his wife Mia and their
children Sophia and Grayson moved into the house in January; they already have hosted a series of events for faculty and prospective parents and are planning others for parents, students, faculty and alumni. “Park Tudor is already blessed in many ways, but the newly available space now affords us enviable new opportunities,” Miller noted in the announcement. “One can argue that land, more than any other asset, is the ultimate strategic investment to ensure that our school remains strong well into the future. In expanding the campus, we have thoughtfully positioned the school for future growth and faithfully stewarded the intent of the donors. Thanks to their generosity, we have done so without using operational funds that are—and will continue to be—allocated for students, programs, and the recruitment and retention of a world-class faculty.”
The school’s current strategic management plan, “PT 2015,” includes the development of a strategic plan for enhanced facilities and a master plan for the campus. The Board of Directors has charged the administration with forming a committee to review the physical needs of the campus and the school in the long term, as well as to identify shorter-term needs for additional facility space. The committee will spend several months defining and prioritizing the needs of the campus. In the interim, the Long Range Planning Committee of the Board has met with strategic planners from a local architectural firm to begin considering campus needs. Both committees will share their work with the Board, and the school then will finalize and share with the school community a comprehensive plan that balances our current needs and the campus’ future potential.
The new head of school residence on Pennridge Drive, adjacent to the Park Tudor campus.
Focus on Great Teaching: Professional Development programs
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s part of the school’s multi-year focus on “Great Teaching in an Age of Change,” Park Tudor this year has committed significant resources to the professional development of our teachers, particularly in collaborative settings. Recent initiatives include: “Observe to Learn” In November, Connie Johnston, a veteran educator and leader in classroomobservation techniques, worked with division directors and department chairs to further hone their observational strategies. Johnston’s work focused on creating a common vocabulary around the elements of “great teaching” and establishing “best practices” for classroom observations and feedback. Johnston will continue to work with the directors and department chairs throughout the year.
“Learning and the Brain” Also in November, Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs Peter Kraft and school department chairs traveled to Boston to attend the world-renowned “Learning and the Brain” conference. This year’s focus was on Critical Thinking and 21st-Century Skills, areas of particular importance for the Academic Affairs Group. The three-day conference provided the participants with new ideas for assessment, pedagogy and leadership. “Empowering Teachers and Students” Patsy Kanter, a New Orleans-based trainer who has worked with teachers for more than 20 years, visited with Lower School math teachers from November 29-December 1 as part of our ongoing training for the new Lower School “Math in Focus” curriculum introduced this school year. Kanter met
with teaching teams for grades K-5, did collaborative “teaching exercises” with SK, first-, second- and third-grade teachers, and presented a 90-minute workshop to parents on the “bar-modeling method.” She will return to Park Tudor several more times this year. “New Directions in Assessment” In January, division directors, Academic Dean Mike Ayres, Summer School Director/ Lower School Technology Coordinator Mary Rominger and Peter Kraft attended a roundtable conference on classroom innovation at Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, OH. Part of the Independent Curriculum Group’s “National Assessment Project,” the roundtable focused on assessments that touch on Critical Inquiry, Creative Problem-Solving, Oral Communication and Collaboration.
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Visit with alumna author is a highlight of student literary trip Editor’s note: Members of the Park Tudor Upper School Book Club traveled to Boston in October on a literary tour organized by Media Services Coordinator Jane Hizer. A highlight of the trip was the students’ visit to the Cambridge home of author Kathy Lasky Knight ’62, a Park Tudor Distinguished Alumna. Knight is the author of more than 100 fiction and non-fiction books for children and young adults. On returning from the trip, Lower School Librarian Donna Johnson led an informal discussion of Knight’s first book in her Guardian of Ga’Hoole series, “The Capture,” with the fourth-grade book club. Knight’s love of owls and her research into their behavior and natural history led her to write the Guardian fantasy owl series. Book Club member Katie Kortepeter submitted this account of the trip. By Katie Kortepeter ’13
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waking up around four in the morning to step on an airplane on the first day of our Fall Break, none of the Park Tudor Book Club members really felt like Harvard material. But almost immediately after touching down in Boston for a PTsponsored literary tour, Harvard was exactly where we were headed. At first, we looked around with some trepidation. Harvard appeared to be just a mass of venerable red brick buildings. But once we were introduced to our tour guide, Felix, we woke up and got interested. A couple of us would argue that the best part of the tour was Felix’s British accent, but as he told us story after story about Harvard’s incredible history, we were fascinated by the school that was a hotspot during the Revolutionary War and graduated almost a dozen U.S. presidents. Around noon, we walked from Harvard’s campus to a tiny Middle Eastern restaurant, where we feasted on falafel and listened to a speaker who works for Veritas, a group that facilitates religious discussions on college campuses. Later that afternoon, we took a train to Salem, Massachusetts, home of the infamous Salem witch trials. Those of us involved in PT’s fall play, “The Crucible,”
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Kathy Lasky Knight ’62 (center) with Park Tudor students, Donna Johnson (far left) and Jane Hizer (far right) at Knight’s Cambridge, Massachusetts home.
were especially interested in finding out more about what was fact vs. fiction. We spent about an hour meandering through the streets of Salem and visiting the Salem graveyard before getting ready to go on an evening “ghost walk.” Our guide was a pirate who interjected more than a few “Arrgh’s!” as she told us creepy stories about the dark side of the town, which has apparently been haunted since the 1600s. Clearly Salem has become a bit of a tourist trap, with tarot card readers and new-age novelty shops, so the authentic Salem is hard to find. Though we were immensely entertained, we were left wondering how many of the terrifying tales of murder and witchcraft have any basis in reality. The next day was jam-packed with exciting literary adventures. After getting a better night’s sleep, we trekked back to Harvard and walked from the school to Kathryn Lasky Knight’s home. Knight is a Tudor Hall graduate and a Newbery Awardwinning author. Her series Guardians of Ga’hoole recently was made into a successful feature film. Meeting her was an amazing opportunity for those of us who
are aspiring authors; Ms. Lasky Knight let us look around her office and brought out the binders she uses to organize each of her stories. She even let us have a copy of the cover art of her newest book, “Lucy.” We asked her a lot of questions about being a writer, and came away with a plethora of useful tips (and some of her homemade doughnuts!). My favorite part of our trip was our journey through Concord. We traveled on a bus to the homes of some of America’s most respected authors—Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Being a classics fanatic, I loved being able to see the places that gave my favorite writers their inspiration. I had no idea, for instance, that the young May Alcott tutored the sculptor who later created the Lincoln Memorial. We also visited the Concord cemetery, where figures such as Thoreau, Hawthorne and Alcott are buried. For dinner that evening, we ate at a historic “haunted” inn while chatting with Allison Cohn, a freelance writer for several prominent magazines and older sister of Amy Cohn ’12.
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On Sunday we took a bike tour of Boston. It was little crazy at first, because Boston’s terrain can be rather unpredictable. But, by the end of the trip, we felt as though we knew Boston by heart. Our guides took us to see the famous “Old Ironsides” and the home of Robert Frost, among other important sites such as Fenway Park and the Old North Church. After the biking trip, and after eating some delicious cannoli from a local Italian bakery, we walked to Hyde Park and hung out with the adorable birds of the book “Make Way for Ducklings” fame. That afternoon, we saw the Blue Man Group perform an outrageously colorful and messy show before taking the Tube back to our hotel. Before heading back to Indianapolis the next day, we visited the J.F.K. Presidential Library and Museum, where we learned more about the life of America’s 35th president. We explored the Kennedy children’s nursery and heard tapes of interviews with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. We also were given an exclusive chance to visit the Hemingway Library, which contains several original manuscripts and a replica of Hemingway’s house in Cuba. By the time we got on the plane, we were exhausted but happy. I returned home with a better understanding of Boston’s rich history and a strong desire to visit again.
More student-travel opportunities • Upper School Spanish teacher Sheila Young and French teacher Janice Vote are leading a student trip to Spain and France in June for Upper School French and Spanish students. The principal focus of this multi-language trip will be the Basque region of both countries. Students will enhance their language skills while increasing their knowledge of the historic, aesthetic and spiritual background of the fiercely independent Basque people. The components of the trip will prepare students for future language study and for the linguistic and cultural challenges of the new AP exams in French and Spanish. While in Spain, students will stay in the coastal town of San Sebastian. They will travel to the city of Guernica, the subject of Picasso’s famous painting; to Bilbao and its Guggenheim Museum; to Pamplona, the city of the running of the bulls; and to the city of Burgos. They even will experience a few kilometers of the famous Camino de Santiago. After crossing the Pyrenees into France, their base will be the city of Bayonne, with excursions to the seaside resort of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, to the home of writer Edmond Rostand in Cambo-lesBains, and to a prehistoric cave at Sare. Students will take a trip to a food market with a French chef, followed by a hands-on
cooking class. Finally, a high-speed train will transport everyone to Paris, where they will explore the impact of more than 2,000 years of history. • In March, 18 fourth- and fifth-graders went on a ten-day trip to Valladolid, Spain, where they stayed with host families and experienced the culture and language of Spain. Spanish is integrated into the Park Tudor curriculum beginning in Junior Kindergarten, and biennial exchange trips to Spain and Uruguay are a component of the program for Lower School students. • Twelve seniors, along with Upper School faculty members Peter Smith and Deborah Tompkins, headed to The Hague, Netherlands in January to participate in The Hague International Model UN. Park Tudor is one of only nine schools in the U.S. regularly invited to participate in this five-day simulation of the United Nations, in which high-school students worldwide discuss, negotiate and debate solutions to the various problems of the world. The Park Tudor team represented the country of Kuwait; this year’s theme was “Seas and Oceans.” You can read reports from this conference, along with those from Model UN conferences from Chicago, Dayton and Georgetown, on a new blog on the Park Tudor website. Check out updates from the road as Model UN advisor and history teacher Peter Smith shares stories and experiences from each of the trips.
Summer @ Park Tudor This year’s Summer @ Park Tudor schedule brings a new program, the Park Tudor World Language Immersion Academy, as well as dozens of classes, camps and workshops for students in preschool through grade 12. The program runs from June 11 to August 3. View all of the offerings and register online at www.parktudor.org/summer. For more information about Park Tudor summer programs, contact Director of Summer Programs Mary Rominger at 317/415-2781 or the summer school office at 317/415-2898 or summer@parktudor.org.
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Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day connects generations Each November, we invite grandparents and special friends of our Junior Kindergarten through grade 8 students to spend the day on our campus. This past special day, generously sponsored by The National Bank of Indianapolis, brought nearly 500 guests to our campus and we are certain they ended the day feeling connected and impressed. This year, our Middle School grandparents enjoyed participating in daily lessons and having lunch with their grandchildren, while grandparents of our youngest students were very “hands-on” as they participated in activity stations throughout the classrooms.
Annual Fund continues progress toward $1 million goal
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undraising efforts to support Park Tudor’s 2011-2012 Annual Fund are progressing nicely. For the first time in school history, we hope to raise $1 million. Every gift to the Annual Fund, whatever its size, makes a valuable and immediate impact at Park Tudor. To date, we have received more than $807,000 in gifts and pledges. Our Annual Fund campaign continues through June 30. If you have yet to make a gift or pledge, please do so today by visiting our website at www.parktudor.org and clicking the “Make a Gift” tab at the upper right corner of the screen, or by contacting Abby Ford at aford@parktudor.org or 317/415-2727. We thank you for supporting Park Tudor’s exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities!
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David Mokaya and his grandmother Jane Mokaya enjoy a moment together during Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day.
Save the date: PT golf outing
Mark your calendars for this year’s Park
Tudor Golf Outing. This annual fundraiser, which supports Park Tudor and its athletic programs, is scheduled for Monday, June 11, 2012 at Crooked Stick in Carmel. Our thanks to event sponsor Jet Linx. To register, or if you have questions, contact Julia Sloope in the Development Office at jsloope@parktudor.org or 317/4152768.
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NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS Two seniors have been named candidates for one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for high-school seniors. Rebecca Chen and Nina Roesner are candidates in the 2012 United States Presidential Scholars program, based on their exceptional scores on the College Board SAT. In addition, Rebecca and Nina, along with seniors Ted Cho, Maddy Vonderohe and Joey Whitaker, have been named Finalists in the 2012 competition for National Merit Scholarships. They now will compete for college scholarships; the selection of about 8,200 Merit Scholarship winners from more than 15,000 nationwide finalists will be announced in April, May and July. The United States Presidential Scholar program was established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President. About 3,000 candidates are identified nationally for the academic component of the program. Approximately 500 will be selected as semifinalists later this spring, with up to 141 of them named Presidential Scholars in June. The majority of the recipients are selected on the basis of broad academic achievement, while 20 additional students are selected on the basis of their academic and artistic scholarship in the visual arts, performing arts or creative writing.
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STATE AP SCHOLARS Class of 2011 members Samuel Clarke and Tommaso Verderame were both named 2011 Indiana State AP Scholars. Traditionally, only two AP Scholars, one male and one female, are named in each state and the District of Columbia. However, because of ties, there are sometimes more than two winners per state. MATH • Senior Rebecca Chen was selected as one of only six U.S. semifinalists for the Yau Math Prize. The Yau High School Mathematics Awards competition was established in 2008 to encourage high school students worldwide to participate in project-based competition in mathematical sciences. The awards are funded by John Templeton Foundation and Taikang Life Insurance. • Park Tudor students brought home a number of awards from the regional RoseHulman Mathematics Contest for High School Students held in November in Terre Haute. The competition included schools from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. PT’s freshman team, comprised of Laurel Fink, Zac Li, Nathan Mytelka and Julia Wang, placed second among all freshman teams, while our junior ream, comprised of Jack Chen, Jeffrey Chen, Dan Fu, and Catherine Mytelka, placed third among all junior teams. Rebecca Chen took second place among all seniors. Among juniors, Dan Fu placed third, Jack Chen placed eighth and Catherine Mytelka placed tenth. Among the freshmen, Nathan Mytelka took first place, while Julia Wang placed seventh and was recognized as the top-scoring freshman female. COMPUTER SCIENCE For the second year in a row, Park Tudor made its mark in the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot National High School Cyber Defense Competition. The team was one of only 36 in the nation—and the only one of an original 16 from Indiana—to advance to Round Three in the Open Division of the prestigious competition. While the team scored well enough to advance to the third round, it did not net enough points to advance to the national finals. The team set a personal record in November’s Round One by scoring 100% in under four hours. Round Two in December proved more challenging, with
the teams having to solve two systems concurrently. They scored 100 percent on one system and 64 percent on the second. Team members were returning seniors Cobi Petrucciani, Alexis Fink and Nupur Bhatt; juniors Jeff Chen and Prahasith Veluvolu; and first-year members, juniors Neha Anand and MeeJin Jungemann, and sophomores Jason Zhao, Chris Hsu and Chris Gregory. Technology Systems Assistant Manager Bryon Realey serves as coach, and the team is mentored by Harold Cowan and James Byers of Eli Lilly & Company. CyberPatriot is the premiere national high school cyber defense competition, created to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Last year Park Tudor finished fifth in the nation in the Open Division (public, private and home schools), in its first year participating in the contest. • Park Tudor computer-science students made up 25 percent of the young women recognized as Indiana Aspirations in Computing Award Winners in January.
Among the 20 honored were Rebecca Chen ’12, Hope Casey-Allen ’13, Alexis Fink ’12, Catherine Mytelka ’13 and Sophie Spartz ’14. Students are selected based on their computing and IT aptitude, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education. Additionally, Computer Science Teacher Ryan Ritz received the Aspirations in Computing Educator Award. The committee selects this award recipient based on student comments from those who apply. SPELLING, GEOGRAPHY BEES • Sixth-grader Victor Xiao has advanced to the Marion County Regional Spelling Bee after winning the Marion County North Bee and the Park Tudor Middle School competition. Victor was one of the six spellers to advance to the regional bee to be held March 20 at IUPUI. Among the words he spelled correctly over 12 rounds: fedora, extraordinary, rehearse, hibachi, apathy, kabuki, melancholy, limbo, abduction, mechanistic and readjourn. Meanwhile, fifth-grader Aidan Harris correctly spelled stringent to win the Lower School Bee and advance to the Marion County North Bee.
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Two photojournalists from Italy, Ivano Trabalza and Neysa Jin, visited with Upper School art and Global Scholars students in January to share their art, philosophy, and business strategies with students. Trabalza’s work has been published in major magazines and newspapers in Italy. Jin studied photography at Parson’s School of Design and New York University and is a professional sculptor and painter as well as photographer. The pair were invited to campus by Dr. Jan Guffin and Mrs. Heather Teets, who met them while teaching at the Spoleto Study Abroad program in Italy this summer. Here, they present a photo of their work at the Spoleto Festival to Head of School Dr. Matthew Miller while Dr. Guffin looks on.
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continued from page 11 Aidan advanced to the third round, correctly spelling calzone and leniency. Nine fourth- and fifth-graders competed in the first Lower School Junior Geography Bee on January 13. The winner was fifth-grader Sydney Green. The bee was introduced this year to promote awareness of geography and create enthusiasm for the Middle School Geography Bee. Seventhgrade students battled through seven rounds in that event on January 18, with Adam Gottwald emerging as the winner and advancing to the next round of competition. QUIZ COMPETITIONS • Park Tudor’s Brain Game team once again ranks among the “elite eight” of the televised academic quiz competition. The team began this year’s contest with an impressive victory over Westfield High School, 26-12, and earned a victory over Delta High School, 46-22, to advance to the next round. Members of this year’s team are Lillian Crabb ’12 (captain), Joey Whitaker ’12, AJ Stautz ’14, John Havlik ’15 and alternates Dan Fu ’14, Michaela Tinkey ’15, Julia Wang ’15 and JP LaBarge ’15. • Our varsity Quiz Bowl team had an impressive season as well. Defeating the Lawrence North Wildcats by a score of 76-39 on October 27, they set an all-time high point total for the team in the process. The junior varsity squad also leashed its opponents by a score of 51-37. Against Hamilton Southeastern on November 15,
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the varsity team won by a score of 55-39, while the JV team won 57-23. The team concluded its regular season with a victory over Broad Ripple High School, 39-14, and went on to participate in the Annual White River Academic League tournament on January 21 at Fishers High School. The Panther squad qualified in seventh place out of a 24-team field to reach the eightteam final competition. The Panthers had convincing victories over Noblesville and Perry Meridian and lost to defending National Champion Lafayette Harrison in the morning session, then were defeated by Fishers High School in the finals. Quiz Bowl team members are seniors Emily Bohn, Lillian Crabb, Nihanth Damera, Alexis Fink, Teran Heir, Emma Johnson, Emma Skeels and Joey Whitaker; juniors Jack Chen and Prahasith Veluvolu; sophomores Dan Fu, Chris Gregory, Alexandra Lombardo, Meredith Mannix, Sophie Spartz and AJ Stautz; and freshmen John Havlik, Michaela Tinkey, Julia Wang and Matthew Muhoberac. For more Park Tudor news, visit our web site at www.parktudor.org/news.
“The Artisan” wins two national awards
The 2011 edition of “The Artisan,” the
Upper School literary and art journal, recently was awarded First Place with Special Merit, the highest honor awarded by the American Scholastic Press Association. This marks Park Tudor’s fifth consecutive year to receive this national award. In addition, the publication was awarded the Highest Award in the 2011 National Council of Teachers of English Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines. This contest recognizes students, teachers, and schools for producing excellent literary magazines. “The Artisan” is one of only 38 student magazines chosen to receive the award nationwide. The publication’s senior editor was Judith Finn ’11. Staff members included current seniors Nupur Bhatt, Rebecca Chen, Catherine Braun, Emma Johnson, Hannah Ladendorf, Scott Meyer, Michael Pheffer, Nina Roesner and Monika Tilmans, and juniors Sue Cho and Roshni Patel. English teacher Laura Gellin is the publication’s advisor.
Arts are alive at PT
While many public schools are being
forced to cut their arts programs, the fine arts are alive and well at Park Tudor. Already this year, a number of artists have visited campus to share their talents and insights with students of all ages. A few recent examples include: • Three faculty members of the Spoleto Study Abroad Program visited Park Tudor in early February to perform, conduct individual master classes, and chat with parents about the program. Jill Muti, head of school at Ashley Hall for Girls in Charleston, SC (flute); Irina Pevzner, doctoral student at the University of Charleston (piano); and Terry Rhodes, senior associate dean of fine arts and humanities at the University of North Carolina (voice) were on campus February 8 and 9. Teachers recommended several students for master-class instruction, and the Upper School orchestra and band hosted a performance by the group. Global Scholars Program Coordinator Dr. Jan Guffin and Upper School Visual Arts teacher Heather Teets are both members of the Spoleto Study Abroad summer faculty and helped to arrange the visit to Park Tudor. • The Woodwind Quintet from the U.S. Army Ground Forces Band at Fort Bragg, NC performed at Park Tudor for band students on February 13. Members of the U.S. Army Ground Forces Band are selected by highly competitive audition and travel throughout the country conducting music clinics, classes and performances. • The Indianapolis Opera Company presented “Jack and the Beanstalk” to Lower School students in January. Four
The Indianapolis Opera Company’s “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
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What a Hipster. By Lisa Muloma We all want to have sophisticated thoughts on modern day street art phenoms and underground string bass maestros and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and why we’re here sucking air.
Senior Kindergartners present their own theatrical performances. The Gingerbread Man introduced himself to a friendly bear during a recent production.
members of the company and a piano accompanist gave this classic tale a new twist, with new lyrics added to classic opera arias. Thanks to Bonnie Reilly, mother of Park Tudor board member and parent Heather Reilly Murphy ’90, for funding this performance. • On February 16, classical pianist and public radio show host Christopher O’Riley performed for more than 90 Lower, Middle and Upper School student pianists. O’Riley, the host of the weekly National Public Radio program “From the Top,” also is known for his interpretations of songs by contemporary popular musicians such as Radiohead. In 1981 he won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and has received awards at the Leeds, Van Cliburn, Busoni and Montreal competitions, as well as an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
for her portfolio of 15 poems. Hers is one of only five American Visions Nominations awarded to the most outstanding Gold Key writing. This award honors the best in show in any category and age group. In addition, junior Christopher Lee and freshman Alex Urbanek were awarded Gold Key honors. The work of Gold Key winners will move on to national-level judging, which takes place in mid-March. Other award recipients included: Silver Key: Neha Anand ’13, Rebecca Chen ’12, JP LaBarge ’15 and Lisa Muloma. Honorable Mention: senior Andoni Alanis-Cue; juniors Neha Anand and Kara Huster; sophomore Mattie Shepard; and freshmen Phillip Barnhard, Olivia Buroker, Taylor Cassidy, Laurel Fink, Nicolas Hornedo, Cece Komari, Spencer Marsh, Priya Mirmira, Theresa Odmark, Logan Overpeck and Adam Roesner.
We’re souls so old that we’ve been sitting inside the blue buckets that people make lists about. Saying, someday we’ll swallow rivers and taste frogs legs and let the love tear us apart like we were newspapers (or reflections of ourselves) and one day we’ll stick our heads out of car windows and choke on songs until the roads whisper into gray and you’ll catch me (and I’ll catch you) when we fall like stars and I’ll hold your silver cosmic hands until the sky takes us both back and we can dip our toes into the sunset on those days when the wind won’t stop blowing.
Art students develop Students earn regional community exhibits creative-writing Upper School Visual Art students awards received an unexpected award as a result
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Tudor students were awarded a number of creative-writing honors in this year’s Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of Central and Southern Indiana, including a prestigious American Visions and Voices nomination. Junior Lisa Muloma was nominated for the national American Visions awards
of an art project they created for the 2011 Indianapolis Spirit & Place Festival. Seniors in Mrs. Heather Teets’ Art Seminar course developed a collaborative installation piece related to this year’s festival theme of “The Body.” Youth from all over the city were challenged with how to question the concept of death through art for an exhibition titled “Beyond Dead: A Youth Response” at the
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continued from page 13 Indiana Interchurch Center. Park Tudor’s installation, titled “In Transit,” was created with thousands of popsicle sticks. Following the exhibition, Spirit & Place officials presented Park Tudor’s Art Seminar/Visual Arts program with a special $100 award to honor their work, although no award had been planned for collaborative projects. “The Park Tudor exhibit received more attention and more comments than any other piece of the exhibit, and the essence of the comments was that the insights were amazingly mature for high-school students,” said Mel Jolliffe, executive director of the Indiana Interchurch Center. The seniors involved in the project were Emily Bohn, Abby Cochran, Caroline Cox, R.J. Huguenard, Emma Johnson, Ayana Lindsey, Drew Links, Michael Pheffer, Nick Reese, Nina Roesner, Emily Spurgeon and Maddy Vonderohe. The Art Seminar students also took their art to another community event on December 11. In lieu of a final exam, they mounted a contemporary art exhibit, complete with an artists’ talk, at The Stutz Business Center. Turner Woodard ’67, owner of the building, donated a space for the exhibition. The 400,000-square-foot former car factory was renovated in the early 1990s. Its studios and office spaces are now home to more than 80 artists, sculptors, photographers, designers, architects and craftsmen.
Middle School to perform “Fiddler”
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ur Middle School will stage the Broadway Junior version of the timeless classic “Fiddler on the Roof” in April. Often acclaimed as the world’s favorite family musical, “Fiddler on the Roof” is a story of family, laughter, struggle and hope. This special edition of one of Broadway’s great masterpieces is perfect for encouraging young people to think about their roots, as well as to deal with the important issues of community, tradition, tolerance and faith. Directors are Tamara Tudor, dramatic director; Melanie Marshall, musical director; Rob Hueni, technical director; Emily Ristine Holloway ’94, choreographer; and Jeanne Bowling, costumer.
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Music, speech and debate honors • Upper School jazz combos took part in the recent Purdue Jazz Festival, with four participants winning individual awards. “Outstanding Soloist” awards were presented to Tuesday Combo members Neha Anand ’13, flute; and Andrew Towne ’13, tenor saxophone; and to Thursday Combo members Meredith Mannix ’14, clarinet; and Drew Links ’12, piano. • The Park Tudor Debate team is proud of its Novice members, who are winning a number of awards this year. At a 21-school tournament in Fort Wayne on October 29, five Park Tudor squads participated, and a pair of our teams took first and second place in the Novice Public Forum category. Top honors went to the duo of Dan Fu ’14 and Julia Wang ’15; second place went to freshmen Caven Montel and Rishi Bolla. Junior partners Alexandra Cain and Emily Zanetis, competing for the first time in a tournament, were commended finalists. At a Kokomo meet in November, two Novice Public Forum teams earned ribbons: Caven Montel and Rishi Bolla placed fourth, and Chris Hsu ’14 and Ruben Schuckit ’14 placed ninth. Novices also brought honors to the Park Tudor Speech Team, which won a number of honors at the Southport meet on December 3. Award recipients were: Victoria Longe ’14, first place, Novice Impromptu; Nicolas Hornedo ’15, second place, Novice Declamation; Priya Mirmira ’15, second place, Novice Original Oratory; Ruben Shuckit ’14, third place, Novice Original Oratory, and fifth place, Novice Impromptu. At the PT Invitational meet in January, receiving awards were: Nicolas Hornedo, first place in Declamation; Rishi Bolla ’15, first place in Discussion; Jake Thornburgh ’12, third place in Discussion; and Chris Hsu ’12, 10th place in Radio Broadcasting. Park Tudor won eighth place out of 12 participating schools. The team earned seven awards at the Fishers Forensic Festival on November 5. Winning honors were: Ruben Schuckit, third place, Original Oratory Novice; Michaela Tinkey ’15, fifth place, Dramatic Interpretation Novice; Austin Sventeckis ’15, sixth place, Impromptu Novice; Alexa
Petrucciani ’14 and Alexandra Lombardo ’14, sixth place Duo Scripted Interpretation Novice; Meredith Mannix ’14, seventh place, Impromptu Novice; Alexandra Lombardo, eighth place, Impromptu Novice; and Grace Yedlicka ’13 and Kamman Kunz ’13, eighth place, Duo Interpretation Varsity. Speech Team coaches are Tamara Tudor and Pam Fischer.
Students use Super Bowl to support community
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ark Tudor teamed up with the National Football League, the Indianapolis Colts, the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee and Martin University for a Super Bowl community initiative that benefited local children in need. For the Super Kids-Super Sharing project, students collected books, sports equipment and school supplies that were distributed to lower-income schools and to programs that serve local children in need. Members of the Lower School Student Council were featured on WTHR-TV’s newscast talking about PT’s participation in the project. More than 130 schools took part, and Park Tudor was the first school to be profiled in a WTHR series about the project. Our fifth-grade Lower School Student Council officers delivered the 1,264 items donated by Park Tudor students on January 19 at Martin University. They met Colts offensive tackle Jeff Linkenbach, Colts cheerleaders and the Colts mascot “Blue.” The student council officers also helped sort and organize the nearly 33,000 items that were donated overall. Our third grade coordinated its math curriculum with the service project. They used an economy unit that focuses on earning money for a specific purpose, dividing money earned evenly, and making wise purchases when shopping. In December and January, third-graders earned money by doing chores and then divided their money among the three categories: books, sporting goods and school supplies. Then, the students went shopping at Meijer and, using comparison shopping, tried to find the best deals and get the most items for their money. The annual fifth-grade garage sale also served as a benefit to raise money to buy
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items for Super Kids-Super Sharing. The entire Lower School participated in the garage sale, buying gently used toys, books and more. The student council officers then used the money earned from the sale to buy books, sporting goods and school supplies for the project. In addition, the Lower and Middle Schools collected hundreds of cans of soup in their own “Souper” Bowls to benefit the First Baptist Food Pantry. • Nine Upper School visual art students took part in an art and service-learning project in conjunction with The Villages, a family services partner in Indianapolis. Students painted children’s chairs that were auctioned to raise funds for this non-profit that assists children in need. Park Tudor School, alumni from the Oaks Academy, DePauw University and several local artists worked together on this project. • Eighth-grade students collected hundreds of markers, paints, crayons, canvases, sketchpads and other items in their drive to provide supplies for the art therapy program at Riley Hospital for Children. Students chose to support the art therapy program as their service project, collected the supplies and delivered the goods to the hospital, which will use them to serve close to 600 patients over a six-month period.
Two eccentric old ladies with a very bad habit of poisoning lonely old men took center stage in the second annual student-led production. Joseph Kessiring’s comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace,” directed by senior Brooke DeBettignies, was performed in the Studio Theatre on January 20 and 21. Here, “Martha Brewster” (Quinn Divens ’14) tempts “Mr. Gibbs” (Scott Lynn ’13) with a glass of wine while “Mortimer Brewster” (Joe Kimbell ’13) stands holding the poison potion.
• Max Siegel, corporate CEO, entertainment executive, multicultural activist, attorney, and father of Max Siegel ’18, spoke to Middle School students during a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day presentation on January 18. Siegel talked to students about Dr. King and the importance of his message and provided motivation and inspiration with his own personal story.
Members of the Upper School Honor Council “PALS” program (Panthers Assisting Lower School) are meeting this year with Lower School students in a series of Character Education Community Talks for grades 1-5. In small-group discussions, the Honor Council students present an example situation that focuses on the themes of Respect, Responsibility and Resourcefulness. The Lower School students then discuss what they would do in that situation and how the consequences of their actions would affect others. Here, junior Val Fedorikin (right) talks with fourth-grader Ian Krull.
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Winter athletic update: Outstanding girls and boys basketball seasons By Brad Lennon, Athletic Director GIRLS BASKETBALL The girls varsity team captured its third sectional title—its first since 2002— by defeating Heritage Christian, 57-53. The Heritage rivals previously had beaten the Panthers in sectionals for four years running (2006-2009). After closing the regular season with a resounding win over Broad Ripple, the team finished the pretournament campaign with an outstanding 14-5 record, then went on to take a firstround sectional victory over Shortridge before winning the championship. Earlier in the season, following a Marion County Tournament loss to Pike, the Panthers went on a nine-game winning streak before falling to Covenant Christian, 57-56, in a tightly contested battle. In Indiana Crossroads Conference play, the lady hoopsters tied Speedway for the conference championship, sharing identical 5-1 campaigns. Senior Abby Frank set school records for single-game, season and career blocks, led the state in blocks during the season, and was named to the list of Top 100 Seniors in girls basketball by “Hoosier Basketball” Magazine. Senior Maya Vance, along with sophomore Natalie Orr, shared the majority of the ball-handling duties, while juniors Abbey Buroker and Bailey Dominguez made a very strong insideoutside combination. Dominguez tied the single-game school record for threepointers, with nine. Junior Ella Freihofer often came off the bench to lend muchneeded help to the Panthers’ attack. BOYS BASKETBALL The defending 2011 Class 2A state champions continued to pick up right where they finished last year—ranked No. 1 in the state (2A) with an impressive 18-2 regular-season record. At press time, the Panthers won the first round of sectional play against Marshall, 48-38. The two losses came at the hands of Roncalli, who beat the Panthers with a buzzer beater, and Pike in the quarterfinals of the Marion County Tournament. The Panthers opened the season with three impressive wins at the State Farm Classic played in Peoria, IL, followed with an impressive 83-61 victory
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The girls basketball team poses with the sectional trophy, its first since 2002.
over 4A North Central. Three weeks later the Panthers opened up the Marion County Tournament with a win over perennial 4A powerhouse Lawrence North. Senior Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell continued his impressive play while tying the school record for assists in a single game with 13. The record was previously set by 1992 graduate Jimmy Lowery. Ferrell also broke Matt Kleymeyer’s 12-year-old school career scoring record of 1,528 points. After knocking off northside rival Brebeuf, 63-35, the Panthers set their sights on a showdown at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers, defeating highly ranked Broad Ripple, 53-48. SWIMMING The girls swim team concluded a very impressive season that saw several school records fall in individual and relay
events. While the team finished third at the ICC conference meet, several girls captured individual conference titles along the way. Sophomores Katelynn Kyker and Francesca Santini won in multiple events while two relay teams locked up conference championships. Senior Caroline Cox and junior Lucy Chadderton joined Kyker and Santini in winning relay events. In the sectional meet at Ben Davis, the girls team finished fifth out of 11 entrants. Three school records were broken—including the 200 medley and freestyle Relays, and the 100 backstroke by Francesca Santini. The boys swim team consisted of only four swimmers, making it difficult for them to score in many of the meets in which they participated. Senior Michael Pheffer and sophomore Kevin Olson represented Park Tudor in the sectional finals in February.
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WRESTLING Coach Brian Droz led a small contingent of wrestlers over the course of the season. While competing in several six- to ten-team invitationals, the Panther grapplers continued to improve with each passing meet. Six dedicated wrestlers finished the season in the following weight classes: Ty Hardin 109, Andrew Backer 113, True Miller 138, David Daugherty 138, Ben Backer 142, and Luke Brougher 152. Andrew Backer and True Miller earned sixth-place individual finishes in their respective weight classes at sectionals, and Ty Hardin earned All-Conference honors at the ICC meet.
Ferrell named to AllAmerica Team
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boys basketball player Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell was named to the prestigious McDonald’s High School All America Team. Six hundred players from across the country are nominated, with only 24 being selected for the team. This outstanding national honor culminates with the nationally televised McDonald’s All America Game on March 28. Earlier this year, Ferrell signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Indiana University next year. Fellow senior teammate Paul Bayt has signed to play basketball at Manhattan College.
Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell ’12
Welcome to new football coach
We extend a warm welcome to our new
varsity football coach, Orlando Lowry. You may recognize his name, as he is a retired NFL outside linebacker who played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1985-1989, and also for the Kansas City Chiefs, and the New England Patriots. He was a threeyear letterman for Ohio State University, playing on the Big Ten 1981 championship team and the 1983 Fiesta Bowl, 1981 Liberty Bowl and 1982 Holiday Bowl Champion teams. A current Park Tudor parent, Lowry served as volunteer track throwing coach for Middle School in 2009. He has nearly 10 years of experience as head coach in the Pike Youth Football League and was assistant football coach at Guion Creek Middle School, which won the Pike Township championship with an 8-1 season record. This year he also was the track throwing coach at Pike High School and Guion Creek Middle School. Lowry said, “I’m very excited about the opportunity to be part of the Park Tudor family in this capacity. I’m thrilled and honored to have been chosen as head football coach, and I look forward to working with the young men on our team. I believe that they have a lot of potential to do great things on and off the football field.” “Orlando will bring an infusion of vision, passion and energy to our football program,” says Athletic Director Brad Lennon. “He has played for and been mentored by some of the brightest names in the NFL, and has played and excelled at the highest level of game.” Head of School Matthew Miller says, “Orlando has a strong understanding of the Park Tudor culture, our high academic expectations, and our emphasis on developing the whole student. His extensive playing and coaching experience, as well as his strong leadership skills and his winning personality, make him a great match for our school.” In addition to his oversight of the football program, Lowry also will assist with our auxiliary services programs, including summer and after-school camps.
Orlando Lowry is the new head coach of the Park Tudor football team.
Fall sports awards • The Booster Club named seniors Abby Frank (volleyball) and Brendan Tannenbaum (tennis) as Park Tudor Crown Award recipients for the fall season. Abby and Brendan also received All-State honors, along with tennis players Sam Geier ’12 and Dan Rayl ’15. Also for the fall season, Jack Rardon ’12 (tennis), Catherine Mytelka ’13 (cross country), Corey Brown ’12 (cross country) and Austin Kyker ’12 (cross country) earned Academic All-State honors; 23 were named to All-Conference; and 27 earned Academic All-Conference honors. • A combined team of fifth- and sixthgraders from Park Tudor and Orchard played in the Washington Township Youth Football League title game this fall and won the championship. PT students playing for the Jets were fifth-graders Tyler Edwards, Declan Martin and Evan Neher; and sixthgraders Ryan Kiley, Charlie Kroot, AJ Morton and Max Siegel.
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Clockwise from top left: Upper School students celebrate Halloween in creative style; Lower School Fathers’ Morning gives second-grader Piper Murphy (left) a chance to demonstrate her familiarity with crayfish to her dad, Rich Murphy, while classmate Humza Raza and his mother, Zarmina Raza, look on; Travis “Mr. Mojo” Brown visited with middle schoolers on an anti-bullying campaign in December, inspiring them to think about the power they have to affect the lives of others; (from left) Teran Heir ’12, John Fisher ’12 and D.J. Ishola-Gbenla ’12 prepare their entry for the annual “mousetrap” car competition in Dr. Dario Untama’s physics18 class; Author, lecturer and Indianapolis native Professor Elliot Engel spoke to Upper School students about the language of Shakespeare in January.
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Clockwise from top left: First-grader Taban Kahre admires his American flag sticker, courtesy of younger brother Brennan, who, along with the rest of the Junior Kindergarten, wore the badges in honor of Veterans Day; Junior Roshni Patel embraces a youngster at Kaleidoscope Youth Center, where Upper School students volunteer; Students perform at the annual Upper School holiday instrumental concert; Seventh-graders Max Alter and Haydon Betz demonstrate the size of the arctic seals encountered in their Middle School book-club selection “The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition”; In the Upper School’s November production of “The Crucible,” angry townspeople accuse Mary Warren (Quinn Divens ’14) of witchcraft. 19
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Park Tudor’s Own Washington Insiders By Alicia Carlson If you want to work in the movies, think Hollywood. If you want to work in politics, there’s no place like Washington, D.C. Since it’s an election year and all eyes are turned to Washington, The Phoenix decided to check in on the nation’s capital, which has been a magnet for Park Tudor alumni for both college and careers. Meet a few recent graduates living and working in Washington, D.C. and be inspired by how ties to Park Tudor continue to impact their lives.
Adrienne Watson ’06 Job: Press secretary, Office of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez Favorite Park Tudor teachers: Therese Glassmeyer, Upper School English teacher, and Dr. Jan Guffin, Global Scholars Program coordinator Favorite place to take visitors in Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Capitol Building. “It’s an underrated tourist attraction, and I can give you a tour.”
Politics just seems a natural fit to Adrienne Watson. “I’ve always been chatty and opinionated,” Watson says. “With two older brothers, I learned to be persistent and to defend my point of view.” Interested in politics in high school, Adrienne’s Global Scholars project at Park Tudor was titled “Genius for Hire: The Evolution of the Modern-Day Think Tank.” However, it was while
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a student at Indiana University that Watson got her first real taste of working in government, landing an internship with U.S. Rep. Baron Hill (D-Indiana) and coordinating Irish-American outreach for the 2008 Obama for America campaign in Indiana. After earning her degree in West European history with a focus on the 1920s and ’30s, she returned to Washington, D.C. for a full-time job as press assistant for Hill. Hill lost his re-election bid in 2010 and Adrienne went to work as press secretary for U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.), where she serves as the primary contact with local and national media, and writes speeches and statements for the Congresswoman. Washington, D.C. is a very social town, so it also seemed like a natural fit for Watson, who was elected to the Park Tudor Alumni Association board of directors while still a student at IU. Adrienne’s move to D.C. was a natural opportunity for the Alumni Board to transfer her organizational skills and volunteer experience to create a “satellite” alumni group in her new city. “With many Park Tudor alumni at Georgetown University and George Washington [University], there is a large alumni base to pull from for this type of event. I knew I had some friends in the area, and it’s been nice to meet many other alumni in the area as well,” Watson says. “D.C. is a place where people often go out for drinks right after work,” said Adrienne. “There is a lot of socializing and we’re lucky to have alumni in all fields, at all ages, and all professional levels for this group. Older Park Tudor alumni have been extremely helpful to younger alumni, which I think is really great.”
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Adrienne Watson and Michael Duncan at a PT alumni reception.
An estimated 80 Park Tudor alumni live in the D.C. area, including grads in Virginia and Maryland. With Facebook and email, Watson has found it easy to organize events for the Alumni Board, such as a recent holiday party that drew about 25 alums, and a recent service project serving dinner at the N Street Village, a woman’s shelter. “It’s nice to see familiar faces and we have a lot of fun together,” Watson says. “It is fun to talk Hoosier basketball and Colts football with friends.”
Michael Duncan ’05 Job: Communications Manager, FreedomWorks Advice to others hoping to make it in Washington: “Networking is huge,” but don’t stop at hello. “Be willing to build relationships. People in D.C. are very aware when you’re networking to quickly leverage a connection or ‘in’ they have, and I do not recommend doing that.” Also: “Be persistent. D.C. has a strong supply of educated—often over-educated— young people. What has to separate you from them is dogged persistence.” Favorite D.C. restaurant: Masa 14 for Latin-Asian fusion food and “an amazing brunch” After several years in Washington, D.C., Michael Duncan considers the nation’s capital home now, but he still likes to claim the Hoosier state. “I always say I’m from Indiana, and I like to be able to say that, especially since I am part of one of the few groups that is working to reduce the size of D.C.” Duncan says. Duncan, who graduated in 2009 from Indiana University with
a degree in journalism and political science, went to Washington as an intern at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. After working for Congressman Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Duncan was hired to work in communications at FreedomWorks. Founded in 1984, FreedomWorks recruits, educates and mobilizes volunteers to a fiscally conservative agenda, one that promotes “individual liberty, lower taxes, less government and more economic freedom,” according to Duncan. With 1.5 million members, FreedomWorks educates and trains volunteers for activism, provides outreach and educational programs and operates political action committees (PAC) to elect politicians aligned with its cause. The job means he may be working on a school-choice campaign in South Carolina one day, and a new education portal called FreedomWorks University the next, or endorsements for key political candidates. “It’s exciting to work at FreedomWorks because I’m doing something different every day, all while advancing our mission of free markets, individual responsibility and freedom,” he says. Meeting with fellow Park Tudor grads on a regular basis—a few times each year for socializing and an annual service project— is meaningful to Duncan. Although Washington has a college-town vibe, thanks to Georgetown University and other institutions, and is full of social opportunities—one of his favorites is monthly “Liberty on the Rocks” events sponsored by various free market groups—it can also be a very competitive and transient place, he says. “The best thing about the Park Tudor group is the stability,” he says. Duncan, who attended Park Tudor from sixth grade on, still appreciates the lessons learned from teachers like Margo McAlear and Joe Fumusa, both Upper School social studies teachers. “I learned to want to seek knowledge, as well as the criticalthinking skills that help you grow as a person,” Duncan says.
George Hornedo ’09 Job: White House intern, August 2011-January 2012 Currently: Student, Cornell University Favorite Park Tudor experience: “I was part of the Global Scholars program and took Philosophies of Knowing with Dr. Guffin, a class that really pushed me to think outside of my own worldview about a lot of the issues important in the world today.” Favorite D.C. landmark: “It was an inspirational and moving experience to visit the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. In his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, MLK Jr. famously said ‘Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope,’ a quote that now reads on the monument and is the basis for the monument’s structure.” George Hornedo has always been interested in politics, but working as a White House intern opened his eyes. Everyone is a “political nerd,” he says. “Here at Cornell, and in Indiana, you don’t have such a high concentration of people who actually get excited about seeing someone like [Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama] Valerie
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StudentsFirst On Campus in October at Cornell to a crowd of 500 students and community members, and in just two months had four campus directors organizing 25 events across the country with local and national partners and brought in more than 1,000 new StudentsFirst members. The goal is to create a more equitable, efficient and empowering public education system, according to Hornedo, who says his own parents sacrificed a lot to send him to an independent school in San Antonio and to Park Tudor, where his younger brother, Nicolas ’15, is a freshman. “Every child should have access to a quality education, no matter their race, socioeconomic class or ZIP code,” Hornedo says. Hornedo is focused on his studies at Cornell and his work with StudentsFirst and Cornell Half in Ten, an anti-poverty club he started on campus. He’s hoping to continue on to law school or graduate school. “My time at the White House strengthened my commitment to public service and D.C. is an exciting city for a young politico,” he says. “Politics is like a sport—but one that actually matters. Who wins elections will affect people for generations to come.” “Great as D.C. is, Indianapolis is home,” he adds. George Hornedo (right) with brother Nicolas ’15 at the White House.
D.C. colleges beckon
Jarrett,” Hornedo says. At one White House briefing, Hornedo found out only later that Vice President Joseph Biden had been sitting directly behind him. Senior White House administration officials were speakers at weekly forums for interns, and President Obama addressed the group once. It wasn’t all political stargazing, however. Hornedo, who was plucked from a pool of thousands of college students and recent graduates who apply each semester for 150 White House internships, had to complete numerous essays, policy memos and interviews before being chosen. Once hired, he worked in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, which works closely with state, tribal, county and local officials to ensure that citizens at every level have a government which functions effectively. The hours were long: a typical day began with his 15-minute walk from his temporary digs near Dupont Circle to the White House for work at 9 a.m., and Hornedo usually didn’t leave the office until around 9 p.m. “Working in the White House was an unforgettable and humbling experience,” Hornedo says. “The experience as a whole was amazing. The interns and staffers are all great people and the work I was given was interesting and fulfilling.” Hornedo knows about interesting and fulfilling. Inspired by former Washington, D.C. public schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s announcement that she’d formed a new education advocacy organization called StudentsFirst, Hornedo sent an email inquiring about internships with the organization. He was selected as an intern and spent the summer of 2011 at the organization’s headquarters in Sacramento. Hornedo and another intern came up with a comprehensive plan for college outreach, presented the idea to senior staff, and were asked to stay and run the program. They launched
Park Tudor sends an average of four graduates a year to D.C., almost exclusively to Georgetown University, George Washington University and American University, according to Larry Eckel, director of college guidance and coordinator of counseling services.
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“The single most popular choice is Georgetown, although obviously it’s an extremely competitive admission picture there,” Eckel says. “Students occasionally look at other institutions in the city, such as Howard, Trinity or Catholic University. We probably have a dozen PT students currently studying in D.C. at the undergraduate level, and still others enrolled in graduate and professional schools.” Most students initially are attracted to the academic strengths of a particular university in D.C. and often are hooked by the backdrop of the city itself, which is of a manageable size with good public transportation and an international flavor, he says. “Washington holds great allure for students, obviously because it’s the seat of power for our national government, but also because it offers outstanding cultural, intellectual and career opportunities. Internships with government agencies, news organizations and artistic venues are available to almost any motivated student,” Eckel adds.
Connect With Park Tudor Alumni Want help starting a Park Tudor alumni group in your area? Contact Gretchen Hueni in the Development and Alumni Relations Office at 317/415-2766.
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Students are fortunate to have the Fortunes:
Supporting independent-school education By Lisa Hendrickson ’77
Russell “Jock” Fortune, Park School Class of 1958, and his
wife, Penny, believe in the benefits of a private-school education, and they’re committed to ensuring that Indianapolis high-school students have the opportunity to attend Park Tudor and other local independent schools. They’re so committed, in fact, that they have founded a family foundation that provides scholarships to middle-class students for whom an independent school education would not be possible. The Fortunes created their foundation in 1998, and proudly congratulated the first graduating class of Russell and Penny Fortune Scholars in May 2010. They were inspired to start the foundation after getting to know an Indianapolis family, originally from Vietnam, with two daughters. “These two girls were very capable academically, but didn’t have the means” to attend a private school, says Penny. The couple helped finance their high-school education, with great success. One graduated from Purdue in three years and is now attending IU Law School, and the other is enrolled at Indiana University. Currently, the Fortunes sponsor four Upper School students at Park Tudor—one in each grade. They also sponsor students at Cathedral High School, University High School and the International School of Indianapolis, for a total of 14. They plan to expand the total to 16 next year, and hope to add more schools in the future. “We feel this program is still in its infancy,” says Jock. The schools provide the names of students they think would qualify for the program, and the Foundation’s board of directors, which includes Jock, Penny and Foundation Executive Director
Jim Fadely, meet to select the scholarship students each year. The couple hosts a party every May for the Fortune Scholars and school representatives, enjoying the annual opportunity to meet with them and learn how they’re doing in school. “The students see each other every year, and they really get to know each other,” notes Penny. Jock says, “It’s great to see these kids do well. I never thought I’d get such a kick out of it.”
Jock and Penny Fortune visit the Park Tudor archives. On the table is a photo of the Park School Class of 1958. Jock says, “There were ten of us in my class, and four were National Merit Scholars.” Penny attended North Central High School.
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Alumni News Greetings from your Alumni Board president
Introducing our 2012 Distinguished Alumnus!
By Cathy Yingling ’87
The Park Tudor Alumni Association and
Are you one of the 1,517 alumni who
are members of the Park Tudor Alumni Online Community? The community is a password-protected site where Tudor Hall, Park School, Park Tudor alumni, and current and past faculty members can network, share pictures, learn about and register for events and keep in touch in a secure online environment. With the rise in popularity of Facebook, the alumni board has been studying the use of the site for the past 12 months. In its research, the board learned that young alumni, current students and those making career changes were looking for a way to connect with fellow alumni for advice, guidance, and job and internship opportunities. As a result, the board will be unveiling a new and improved online community for alumni this spring: PANTHER CONNECT. In addition to the social networking opportunities that the site provides, PANTHER CONNECT will provide opportunities for alumni to mentor, mentee, post job and internship openings and much more. If you are not yet a member or if you haven’t checked out the site in a while, I encourage you to visit http://alumni. parktudor.org today. Make sure that your personal profile is up-to-date so that you can take advantage of this powerful networking tool. I look forward to seeing you during Alumni Weekend, April 27-28. Several new events have been planned for the weekend and are listed on the following page. Check your mailbox in early March for your Alumni Weekend brochure. See you then!
Upcoming Alumni Events Friday, March 23 – Indianapolis Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra “Pirates of the Caribbean” Erik Ochsner ’89 will conduct the
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Cathy Yingling with Fine Arts Director John Williams at the get-together for the Classes of 1978-1980 at the Park Tudor boys basketball game on February 3.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in a live performance of music from the Disney film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” at Clowes Hall (Butler University campus) on Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m. Alumni are invited to join us for a private cocktail reception with Erik following the concert. Please contact jsloope@parktudor. org to RSVP for the reception; concert tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com. Friday, May 11, 6-8 p.m. – New York City Alumni Reception Join Head of School Matthew Miller and Park Tudor teacher Carol Cummings Rogers ’59 in New York City. Event location TBA. If you are new to the NYC area, please send your contact information to ghueni@parktudor.org so you can receive an event invitation. Alumni Weekend 2012 – April 27-28 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 27-28. Please check your mailbox in March for the Alumni Weekend 2012 brochure. You may register for events via the brochure or online at http://alumni.parktudor.org.
Park Tudor School are pleased to announce Hurst Groves ’59 as our 2012 Distinguished Alumnus. Groves served at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs as director of the Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy, and as professor in the Practice of International and Public Affairs. Before joining Columbia in 2000, he was managing counsel of Mobil Corporation in Fairfax, Virginia. In 23 years at Mobil, he served as chief counsel for Mobil’s transition efforts related to its merger with Exxon Corporation; managed the company lawyers and paralegals in the U.S., Europe and the Far East who provided legal advice for major business transactions undertaken by Mobil and its affiliates around the world; served as General Counsel of Mobil’s Exploration and Producing Division, General Counsel of its Japanese marketing and refining affiliate and General Counsel of its Sales and Supply Division; and held senior legal positions in the Marketing and Refining Division. Previously, Groves practiced corporate and finance law in the New York and Paris offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He is a member of the New York and Indiana Bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Groves earned an A.B. degree from Princeton University in 1963, a Certificat d’Etudes Politiques from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris in 1964, and a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1967, where he was a member of the editorial board of the Michigan Law Review. He is a member of the American Bar Association (he was chairman of the Energy Law Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law and Practice from 1989 until 1993), the International Bar Association, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. All alumni are invited to join in honoring Hurst Groves at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner at Woodstock Club on Friday, April 27.
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PARK TUDOR SCHOOL
New this Year! PT University Saturday April 28, 2012
Saturday April 28, 2012
“PT University” provides educational offerings led by friends of Park Tudor School. Enjoy vibrant and relevant discussions with your fellow alumni and friends.
School Archives Tour by Tony Onstott 4:00-4:30 p.m. – Archives Room Park Tudor School
“Trends in the Educational Landscape: The Shifting Landscape of American Education from Independent to Charter Schools” 3:00-4:00 p.m. – Upper School Lecture Hall
Alumni Reception 4:30-7:00 p.m. Clowes Commons Park Tudor School
Dr. Matthew Miller, Head of School David Harris, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Mind Trust; PT parent Moderator: Peter Kraft, Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs
Friday April 27, 2012 Park Tudor Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner 6:00 p.m. – Woodstock Club
“Philanthropy Begins at Home: Lessons Learned from Jacqueline Kennedy, Warren Buffet and Carol Brady” 4:00-5:00 p.m. – Upper School Wood Room
Saturday April 28, 2012
Reunion Class photos of the Classes of 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007 will be taken during the reception. Please refer to the Alumni Weekend brochure, mailed separately, for specific event times and registration information.
Mary Stanley, J.D., Senior Gift Planning Advisor, Central Indiana Community Foundation; PT parent and volunteer Rob MacPherson, Vice President for Development, Central Indiana Community Foundation Moderator: David Amstutz, Associate Head of School for External Relations
Fifty-Year Club Lunch 11:00 a.m. – Woodstock Club
Your Alumni Class Representatives 1942
1967
1987
2002
Dick West 317/574-1952
Ellen Lee 317/923-4939 elee@imamuseum.org Jim Sturman 317/251-5808 jim@jimsturman.com
Cathy Yingling cathyyingling@msn.com Becky Cochran Ullyot 317/974-9168 elizabethullyot@me.com
1972
Holly Wilson Cole 302/453-8283 hollywilson@aol.com Kate Bannister Gorman 508/650-8468 kate.j.gorman@gmail.com
Allison Blickman Lazin 317/255-9448 allison.blickman@gmail.com Jonathan McDowell 317/802-7109 j.mcdowell@nmfn.com Yara Najjar Sabga 317/733-3738 daisy9884@aol.com
1947 Jody Thomas Martin 317/876-1754
1952 M.C. Swartz Pennington 317/254-1486
1957 Barbara Kroger 317/251-5447
1962 Margaret Spiegel Dawson 317/259-9042 mtdawson@comcast.net Katie Lee Steele 317/257-2100 misskatie1234@gmail.com Gordon Wishard 317/255-0101 gordon.wishard@icemiller.com
David Ring 317/465-0066 david@harrywmoore.com Julia Townsend Dunn 317/254-1301 shneeb@aol.com
1977 Sarah Young Powers 847/393-7283 sjpowers11@comcast.net
1982 Pam Robertson 812/379-1011 pathpam@aol.com
1992
1997 Sameer Anaokar 347/306-0979 sanaokar@wharton.upenn.edu Amy Kleymeyer Stevens 765/593-0271 ajkstevens@mac.com
2007 Courtney Cantor 317/251-8145 courtney.cantor@gmail.com Elliott Thomasson 317/253-1313 ethomasson@gmail.com
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Endowment Society donor profile “...in their own words”
New Endowment Society members
The
By George and Peggy Rapp
With three grandchildren at Park Tudor,
we estimate that we attended more than 12 Grandparents and Special Friends’ Days! Each year, we were astounded by how much they had learned since the previous year and were happy to see them thrive in such a caring and academically challenging environment. As John ’04, Lauren ’07 and J.B. ’12 entered the Upper School, we continued to see how they benefitted from the strong academic programs and co-curricular activities as well. For our family, athletics and the fine arts program impacted our grandchildren very positively. As the children began looking for a college, they were able to attend their top choices and were awarded scholarship
Endowment Society members Peggy and George Rapp.
money as well. Both commented that they were better prepared for their freshman year than their college classmates. You can imagine, as grandparents, how happy we were to hear that. So, it was very natural for us to think about Park Tudor as we did our estate planning. What better way for us to show our gratitude to the Rapp children’s many teachers than by making a planned gift to the school? It was very gratifying, and we invite you to consider including the school in your estate plans as well.
Park Tudor Endowment Society includes 137 individuals and families who have included the school in their estate plans. We welcome four new members and extend our thanks for their special support: • Hayden Haddad Bishop • Suzie and Fred Fehsenfeld • Bill and Jennifer Stearman • Jim and Jeannine Grinslade ’46 Stokes If you already have taken steps to include Park Tudor in your estate plan, we encourage you to let us know of your intentions so that we may express our gratitude to you. Contact Planned Giving Officer Gretchen Hueni at ghueni@parktudor.org or at 317/415-2766.
Park Tudor School Alumni Association — Alumni Board of Directors Nomination Form The Nominating Committee invites nominations for candidates to serve on the Park Tudor Alumni Board of Directors. Members are required to serve one two-year term (with the option of serving a second term), participate in monthly board meetings, serve on at least one committee, be a dues-paying member of the Alumni Association, and support the school’s Annual Fund. The Park Tudor Alumni Board represents the diverse community of Park School, Tudor Hall and Park Tudor School alumni and carries out the mission and goals of the Alumni Association. Candidates should possess leadership capabilities and be willing to make a strong commitment to the Alumni Association and its projects. I nominate: Name___________________________________________________________________ Class Year__________________________________ Phone _________________________ E-mail Address _______________________ Please include your reasons for nominating this individual; often you have information that is not known to the Nominating Committee. Please keep in mind that we may contact the individuals you nominate to confirm their interest and to gather additional information. We encourage self-nominations!
Nominator’s Name________________________________________________________ Phone _________________________ E-mail Address ___________________________ NOMINATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME, HOWEVER, THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS TO SERVE DURING THE 20122013 SCHOOL YEAR IS MARCH 30.
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Alumni connect at events in Indy, Boston
Alumni and Park Tudor faculty members gathered for a reception in Boston on November 18, 2011, when Park Tudor department chairs were in town for the national “Learning and the Brain” conference.
Matt Kleymeyer ’00, Chris Tucker ’04 and Nikhil Gunale ’96 at the Indianapolis alumni networking event.
Back row, left to right: Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs Peter Kraft, Upper School science teacher Steve Math, Upper School math teacher Sarah Webster, Jack Reynolds ’67, Matt Braly ’11, Eden Henricks ’10, English Department Chair Paul Hamer and Ryan Gershman ’04. Middle row: Diana Malcom ’93, Richard Ni ’11, Catherine Latimer ’99, Rekha Rao ’88, Mary McKibben McCrae ’54, Social Studies Department Chair Kathryn Lerch, Visual Arts Coordinator Heather Teets. Front row: World Languages Department Chair Claudia Nole and Physical Education Department Chair Sylvia Fleck.
Kristen Nunery ’00 and Hannah Kaufman Joseph ’97. Kaufman was the featured speaker at the Indianapolis alumni networking event.
Dean of Students Joe Fumusa greets (left to right) Nick Ward ’08, physical education teacher Toby Rogers and Bill Eckhart ’08 at the Young Alumni Pizza Party held in Clowes Commons on December 23.
Class of 1990 alumni Jessica Benson Cox and Carly Irsay Gordon chatted at the January 25th Indianapolis alumni networking event.
Left to right: Brad Brueckmann ’80, Laura Brueckmann, John Travis ’80 and Jay Carney ’80 at the get-together for the Classes of 1978-1980 at the varsity basketball game on February 3.
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Ann Engeler, recently retired after 47 years of teaching, writes: “I graduated from the University of Arkansas in (cough) 1963 with a bachelor of arts in history (inspired by Ms. Haber) and finished a master’s in ed and English at the University of Missouri at St. Louis (UMSL) in 1973. I chose a new major because I couldn’t find a position teaching history without coaching football—for which I thought I was qualified since I had three brothers! “Over the years, I taught secondary social studies, history, and English in Arkansas, New Mexico, and in the St. Louis, Missouri area. “After 22 years, I began a foray into higher education, teaching in Connecticut at UConn and Eastern CT State University, Capital Community College, University of Hartford, & al, as an adjunct, teaching anywhere there was an opening. My last 15 years were spent teaching English and writing at NorthWest Arkansas Community College as a full professor. I retired in January of 2011 after 47 years of wonder, happily giving up homework for the first time since I was 6 years old.”
wild and beautiful and I’d love to see any classmates if you are swinging through for leaf peeping or summer adventures.”
1982
‘when she sings her voice carries’—a girls multicultural chorus in Portland, Maine, where my family and I have lived for 26 years.” The choir was featured on NBC’s Today Show on December 24 and performed for President Obama during one of his campaign visits to Maine. Belden also is board president of Hardy Girls Healthy Women, a nonprofit working nationally to give girls a social platform to drive change in their communities. Belden notes, “My husband John, a neurologist, and I have been married 27 years, and our son Zach will graduate this year from Swarthmore College. On the side I am a Gestalt practitioner working with couples all over the country trying to conceive and adopt. The coast of Maine is
Robert Black is working on his next book, “Unswept Graves.” He writes novels for middle-grade readers. His latest books, “The Real Life Channel” and “Lunar Pioneers,” are now available in eBook format for Kindle and Nook, as well as hardcover editions. They can be purchased at his website, www.rablack.com.
1989
Erik Ochsner will conduct the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s screening of “The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” with live musical accompaniment March 23 and 24, 2012 at Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University. See related article on page 24.
1991
Chris Stack appeared in a recurring role on the CBS-TV show “Blue Bloods,” starring Tom Selleck, this fall.
1963
Scott Keller is running for the Indiana House of Representatives, District 100.
1964
From the “Chivalry May be Dead” department: A Phoenix reporter roving the Baltic last summer had the misfortune to discover first hand that some of the implications of the readings in Jim Foxlow’s classes are not always remembered in moments of imminent danger. In this particular instance, Jay Peacock was observed on the deck of his cruise ship bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, using his wife, Sally Bradley Peacock, as a shield against an angry and fully loaded seagull that had swept out of the sky with the obvious intention of harming them both.
1974
Anne Brennan Belden writes: “It is said that singing is a universal language, and my daughter Lydia, 16, adopted from China as a baby (front row center in photo above) would agree. Five years ago I cofounded Pihcintu—Passamaquaddy for
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Polly Hughes Shepard ’93 and Seth Kleiman ’94 were presenters at the Indiana Psychological Association annual conference in November in Indianapolis. Polly served as program planner and Seth was a panelist for a program called “Divorce and Custody Issues: Law Updates, Assessment, and Treatment.” Polly is a clinical neuropsychologist with the Memory Clinic of Indianapolis, with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Widener University. Seth, a therapist with the Indiana Health Group, holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Northwestern University.
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Park Tudor alumni gather at the wedding of Julie Badertscher ’99 to John Katrus in August. Left to right: Dr. Amanda Reahard ’99 (bridesmaid), Amy Reahard Stutey ’00, Laura Knapp ’02, Jason Gershman ’01, Alida Malcom Fitzpatrick ’99, Carl Eveleigh ’04, Julie Badertscher, David Powers ’01, Maggie Eveleigh Davis ’02, Susie Esterline Arnold ’98 (matron of honor), Ann Badertscher ’01 (maid of honor), Lauren Pantella Masur ’00, Courtney Clency ’01, Elizabeth Thomas ’01, William Esterline ’01 and Kofi Anokwa ’01 (front, kneeling). Not pictured: Jordan Flanders ’06, Megan Griffiths Noel ’01 and Kate Mahaffey Esterline ’58.
1993
Jason Sturman was selected as one of the 2012 “Forty Under 40” by the Indianapolis Business Journal. He is vice president, acquisitions at Duke Realty.
1997
Sarah Smith Moore was selected as one of the 2012 “Forty Under 40” by the Indianapolis Business Journal. She is vice president of strategic growth initiatives for The Mind Trust.
1998
Rob Shula ’98 and Jeanna Fuhrman on their wedding day in Caletas, Mexico.
Rob Shula and Jeanna Fuhrman of Chicago were married on January 28, 2012 on the beach in Las Caletas, Mexico. The wedding party included Brad Smith ’98 and Rob’s sister, Lizzy ’04. The groom’s uncle, Norm Tabler, was the Officiant for the ceremony. Everyone enjoyed a wonderful beachside
dinner and dancing following the wedding. Rob and Jeanna live in Indianapolis, where Rob is director of public relations at Teachers’ Credit Union and Jeanna is an emergency room physician with St. Vincent Hospital.
1999
Julie Badertscher married John Katrus at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH on August 13, 2011. Julie is vice president, senior event planner at Marsh & McLennan Companies, and John is a news technical specialist for ABC News in New York City, where they currently reside. Julie and says she and John were “excited and honored to have our amazing Park Tudor alumni friends and family attend our wedding back at Xavier University, where we met.” A reception followed at the Newport Aquarium in Newport, KY.
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2004
Annette Trierweiler has been working on her Ph.D. in ecology. She is doing research in Panama at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on how increased levels of CO2 affect plants. She married Jack Burdette on September 4, 2011 at Camp Mary Orton in Columbus, OH; they live in Princeton, NJ.
members of the wedding party. Carly Kincannon ’03 performed several songs during the ceremony. Jennifer and Jarrett live in Fishers, IN.
2006
• Fletcher Heisler has founded his own web security consulting business, BoaSec. In November, he presented a seminar at Digital Capital Week, a weeklong festival in Washington, DC focused on bringing together designers, developers, entrepreneurs and social innovators. • Sheryl Sabandal graduated from IU in 2010 with a degree in French and nonprofit management and is currently living in Aspen, CO, working for the Aspen Ski Company.
2007 Scott Dust ’00 and Kate Miltner
2000
Scott Dust married Kate Miltner on October 1, 2011 in Cincinnati, OH. Jessica Dust ’98, Ross Fleck ’00, Matt Kleymeyer ’00, John Pearson ’00, Neil Quigley ’00, Oliver Ayres ’01 and David Quigley ’03 were members of the wedding party. Scott is finishing his Ph.D. in business management at Drexel University and Kate is clerking for a United States District Judge. The couple lives in Philadelphia, PA.
Annette Trierweiler ’04, Richard Trierweiler ’01 and Jack Brudette at Annette and Jack’s wedding on September 4, 2011.
2005
Jennifer Raymond married Jarrett Carrico-Habel on November 11, 2011 at the Indiana Landmarks Center in Indianapolis. They met while coaching for Indy Juniors Volleyball. Several Park Tudor alumni attended and served as
• Park Tudor welcomed Lauren Rapp as a new teaching assistant in the Lower School in January 2012. Lauren graduated in December 2011 from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, summa cum laude. A varsity volleyball player at UK, she was named SEC Volleyball Scholar Athlete and was assistant coach at the Munciana Volleyball Club.
2001
Richard Trierweiler is a physician in his second year as a resident in emergency medicine in York, PA.
2002
Ryan Neal is serving as a Staff Sergeant of Delta Company, 306th Military Battalion, stationed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. He is the father of Elisha Neal, a Park Tudor JK student. Ryan’s wife, Blanca, helped to make it possible for him to speak to the children from Afghanistan for a Veterans’ Day celebration in the Hilbert Center. The Junior Kindergartners helped put care packages together for Ryan’s unit.
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Jennifer Raymond ’05 married Jarrett Carrico-Habel in Indianapolis on November 11, 2011. Park Tudor alumni in the wedding party were (back row, left and middle) Megan Martzolf ’07, Michael Raymond ’02 and (middle row at left) Amanda Ranek ’06.
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• Luke Robbins was featured in the National Merit Annual Report. Luke attended Wabash College with a collegesponsored National Merit Scholarship award. He says in the article, “The recognition and honor that comes with being named a National Merit Scholar helped inspire me to reach for even more, to live up to the bar I set in high school, and to continue to strive to achieve.” Luke was
selected for membership to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude. He is currently pursuing a career as a comedian and entertainer.
2009
• Eric Sabandal spent August through December 2011 studying Spanish in Madrid. He was in Cannes, France from May to July studying French. He is
majoring in finance, foreign languages, and markets and culture at Southern Methodist University. • Sterling Summerville is a running back for the Valparaiso University football team.
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• Patrick Rezek has been elected to the Student Senate at Wabash College. He is one of a group of 18 students named to the Senior Council Actions Committee, the head governing body of the Student Senate, and is charged with planning all campus-wide events for the next four years. He also was recently initiated to Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity that coordinates service projects within the college and the Crawfordsville community. • Jeffrey Shen and his teammates, who placed second in the 2010 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, have published a paper on their research in the Journal of Statistical Physics, “Nearest Neighbor Distances on a Circle: Multidimensional Case.”
Marriages Eric Sabandal ’09, his sister Sheryl Sabandal ’06 and Alexandra Johansen ’06 met up for coffee in Madrid this fall. Eric was studying in Madrid and Alex is teaching English there.
• Rob Shula ’98 to Jeanna Fuhrmann on January 28, 2012. • Julie Badertscher Katrus ’99 to John Katrus on August 13, 2011. • Scott Dust ’00 to Kate Miltner on October 1, 2011. • Katherine Eberle Lehman ’00 to Benjamin Davis Trumbull on February 19, 2011. • Nick Selm ’02 to Emily Palmer on October 8, 2011. • Annette Trierweiler ’04 to Jack Burdette on September 4, 2011. • Jennifer Raymond ’05 to Jarrett CarricoHabel on November 11, 2011. • Upper School English teacher Laura Gellin to Scott Luter on August 12, 2011.
Nick Selm ’02 married Emily Palmer at St. Joan of Arc Church in Indianapolis on October 8, 2011. Pictured, left to right: Alice Selm ’12, Emily Palmer (Zionsville High School), Nick Selm, Emma Selm ’10 and Karl Selm ’07.
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Class Notes Spring 2012 Park Tudor School
Congratulations • To Bill Durbin ’96 and Becky Durbin on the birth of Liam Matthew Durbin on May 18, 2011. • To Sarah Hay Gurstelle ’03 and Andrew Gurstelle on the birth of Asher Leo Gurstelle on August 21, 2011. • To Rachel Gatewood ’05 and Justin Chambers on the birth of Ruthie Anne Chambers on February 1, 2011. • To Middle School math teacher Heather Carmody and Joby Carmody on the birth of Theo Marshall Carmody on October 21, 2011. • To Middle School English teacher Alison Collins and Bart Collins on the birth of Charles Joseph Collins and Theodore Nolan Collins on January 14, 2012.
Deaths • Sybil Stafford Mead ’29 on January 12, 2012. • Dr. Charles (Ned) E. Test ’33 on November 15, 2011. • Phyllis Behringer Holliday ’42 on February 13, 2012. • Dr. George J. Feeny ’44 on August 10, 2011.
Carey ’95 and Randall Rogers Jr. ’91 on the death of their wife, sister-in-law, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother Phyllis Behringer Holliday ’42 on February 13, 2012. • To Franklin Mead ’55, Edie Mead Holway ’61, and Holly ’88, Edith ’91 and Sybil Mead ’94 on the death of their mother and grandmother, Sybil Stafford Mead ’29, on January 12, 2012. • To Lee H. Gery ’57 and Diann Gery Walker ’65 on the death of their mother, Betty Jane Gery, on November 17, 2011 at the age of 101. • To Joan Woodard Staubach ’66 and Elizabeth Woodard Clark ’59 on the death of their uncle and aunt, Dr. Charles (Ned) Test ’33 on November 15, 2011 and Sally Test on November 19, 2011. • To Emily Moore Sturman ’66, James Sturman ’67, Jason Sturman ’93 and Jake Sturman ’98 on the death of their sister, sister-in-law and aunt, Patricia (Pam) Moore ’65, on December 31, 2011. • To Sydney Goodrich Green ’70 on the death of her father, Henry C. Goodrich, on December 12, 2011. • To Robert ’75, Jeffrey ’78 and Cathy Yingling ’87 on the death of their brother, David Yingling ’79, on November 29, 2011.
• To Jim Winterfeldt ’78 on the death of his mother, Adda Jeanne “A.J.” Winterfeldt, on December 1, 2011. • To Sylvia Shortridge Hood ’81 on the death of her father, Douglass R. Shortridge, on December 28, 2011. • To Joanna Camack Skrdlant ’84 on the death of her father, Donald Camack, on December 21, 2011. • To Justin Rice ’18 on the death of his grandfather, William T. Rice, on October 29, 2011. The story of Mr. Rice’s World War II experience was featured in “Words of War Volume IV.” • To Christian ’17, Kennedy ’19 and Cole Greenwalt ’21 on the death of their grandmother, Loretta Greenwalt, on December 30, 2011. • To Tim Clark, boys lacrosse coach, on the death of his sister, Lois Clark, on November 14, 2011. • To Claudia Nole, World Languages Department Chair, on the death of her father, Daniel Gordon Conner, on December 16, 2011. • To Andrew ’07 and Ellen Grein ’10 on the death of their grandmother, Ruth Grein, on February 1, 2012.
• Matthew Winters Jr. ’44 on February 2, 2012. • Mary White Poulos ’58 on March 31, 2011. • Patricia (Pam) Moore ’65 on December 31, 2011. • David Yingling ’79 on November 29, 2011. • Former Middle School Director Evelyn McClain on November 25, 2011. • Former Tudor Hall art teacher Adda Jeanne “A.J.” Winterfeldt on December 1, 2011.
Condolences • To John Holliday ’42, Lucy Holliday Wick ’44, Mary Holliday Rogers ’65 and John Rogers ’67, Randall Rogers ’64 and
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Patrick Rezek ’11 represented the Class of 2011 at the tree planting in memory of Fine Arts Administrative Assistant Jill Blair on November 21.
Class Notes Spring 2012 Park Tudor School
In Memoriam • Park Tudor students, faculty and family members of Jill Blair gathered after school on November 21 to dedicate a pink dogwood tree in memory of the Fine Arts Administrative Assistant who passed away last spring after a lengthy illness. The tree is a gift of the Class of 2011. Patrick Rezek ’11 spoke on behalf of his classmates, saying, “If there was one thing I learned from Mrs. Blair the most, it would be to keep fighting and never give up. She kept fighting, and whatever she was doing, she always had a smile. “She would tell us to wipe away our tears of sadness and to replace them with tears of joy. She would want us to be in good spirits, because this is how she carried herself everyday.” • A memorial service was held in Foster Hall on December 17 for former Middle School Director Evelyn McClain, who died on November 25, 2011. Ms. McClain joined Park Tudor in 2003, serving as Middle School director until 2009 and then as diversity consultant until 2010. At the service, Fine Arts Director John Williams read a remembrance from retired Head of School Doug Jennings, who wrote, “She was the definition of a ‘strong woman.’ I will remember her wonderful balance of pride and warmth; of high standards and forgiveness; of seriousness and humor. We are blessed to have known Evelyn and to be among her close friends.”
Evelyn McClain
Presidential questioners Two Park Tudor alumnae played important roles during the visit of former President Bill Clinton to the DePauw University campus in November. Clinton was invited to present the Ubben Lecture, which included a question-and-answer session. Questions were solicited from DePauw students and delivered to Vernon Jordan (DePauw ’57), a member of Clinton’s White House transition team and former president of the National Urban League. Jordan selected a few of the best questions to present to the President; two of them were submitted by PT alumnae and current DePauw students Emma Lanham ’08 and Anisha Yadav ’09. Mr. Jordan: Emma Lanham, Class of 2012. Given the constraints created by a divided government, what are the three things you would advise President Obama to do to help get our country’s economy back on track? President Clinton: [shortened response] Well, first I think he should keep trying to pass what he can. They passed two or three small parts of his economic plan and some of the big parts they haven’t passed, he put in in part because they had originally been proposed by Republicans, including payroll tax relief for small businesses…. Second thing I think he should do is maximize the executive authority and his ability to work out cooperation with the private sector to generate jobs and opportunity…. The third thing I think he ought to do is get with the Republicans and make a deal that I’m sure they can agree on, which is to rewrite the corporate tax laws of America. Mr. Jordan: This is a question from Anisha Yadav, Class of 2013. Who was the largest influence in your life that led you to want to run for the presidency and why did you consider that person to be such an iconic image in your life? President Clinton: [shortened response] Well, I’m not sure there was a person who led me to want to run for President so much as the people who encouraged me to believe I could do whatever I wanted to do if I was willing to work hard enough for it…. Mother really raised me never to quit…. Next I had two or three teachers both in school and in college who somehow made me know that I had to be a lifetime learner and I had to remain open to the possibility that I was wrong. And then I was influenced by looking at the life of Martin Luther King and the presidents of our country during my lifetime and in times past, and I just saw if you believe in something you could really make a difference in public life.
Students involved in publication of the Park Tudor Legacy Initiative’s fifth volume unveiled “Words of War: Wartime Memories from the Four Points of the Compass” at a Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Legacy Initiative on December 8. Program Director Kathryn Lerch and student editors thanked veterans who were interviewed in the project.
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Honorary and Memorial Gifts: Received October 8, 2011 through February 1, 2012 Gifts in honor of … Mrs. Sue Frenzel Altum Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Colby (Kim Frenzel ’80) Alec J. Bloomfield ’19 Mr. Kenton Roush
Sean Fry ’14 Drs. Michael and Shirley Fry Ms. Laura Gellin* Mr. and Mrs. Bob A. Dominguez (Debbie*) Tucker Hawkins ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Hawkins
Mr. Joseph Chamberlin* Mr. and Mrs. Bob A. Dominguez (Debbie*)
Miss Jessica Kellogg ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kellogg
Ana Cruz Rivera Mr. Victor Cruz and Dr. Maria Rivera
Mr. John Kimble ’73 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Wharton III (John ’73)
Mr. Mark Dewart* Drs. Amit and Vibha Anand
Mr. David A Kivela Lisa A. Krieg ’82 and Michael Gable
Mrs. Sara Reprogle Duiser Mr. Tom Linebarger and Ms. Michele Janin Mrs. Constance Earle Mr. and Mrs. James T. Neal (Georgianne Davis ’47) Mr. Tyler Ferrara ’95 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ferrara Mr. Scott Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Jose Caceres Mr. Jim Foxlow Mr. and Mrs. James L. Worrall (Jim ’61) Mrs. Kathleen Fry Drs. Michael and Shirley Fry
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Hanna Laikin ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Laikin Michael Walter Magdycz Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stacey Miss Katy Math ’13 Mrs. Norma Math Cooper Ramsey ’14 William and Susan Powers J.B. Rapp ’12 Mrs. John Templeton Mr. John Rapp ’04 Mrs. John Templeton Miss Lauren Rapp ’07* Mrs. John Templeton
Mr. Ryan Ritz* Drs. David and Jianan Graybill Mr. Michael S. Wintermeyer ’10 Mrs. Tracy Ball Roberts ’89 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ferrara Ms. Carol Cummings Rogers ’59 Mr. and Mrs. James B. Rogers (J.B. ’82)
Tenth-Grade Teachers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Osborne Ms. Christina Wade ’99 Mr. and Mrs. John Wade Ms. Danielle Wade ’04 Mr. and Mrs. John Wade
Mr. Eli Salatich Mr. and Mrs. Bob A. Dominguez (Debbie*)
Mr. John R. Williams* Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Stickney (Kim Smith ’74) Mr. Dave Morrison and Ms. Margot K. McKinney ’79
Ms. Jane Sidey* Drs. David and Jianan Graybill
Gifts in memory of…
Sixth-Grade Teachers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Osborne Ms. Barbara J. Skinner* Mr. Haldan Cohn and Ms. Phyllis Lugger Charlie Stewart ’16 Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Bridgewater Henry Stewart ’19 Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Bridgewater Jack Stewart ’16 Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Bridgewater Mrs. Emily Sturman ’66* Dr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Steele (Katie Lee ’62) Evan Sumner ’14 Mr. James Sumner
Mr. Lew Berkeley Mr. and Mrs. James L. Worrall (Jim ’61) Ms. Jill Blair Mr. and Mrs. Gary Links (Nancy*) Mrs. Katherine Broyles ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. VonDerau (Kathy Broyles ’66) Ms. Karen Lake Buttrey Mr. Donald Buttrey The Saltsburg Fund Ms. Tessa E. Byers Ms. Sara Johnson ’09 Mr. Daniel Gordon Conner Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Everett (Debbie Stuart ’69*)
Class Notes Spring 2012 Park Tudor School
Honorary and Memorial Gifts: Received October 8, 2011 through February 1, 2012 Mrs. Betsy Crowell ’46 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rhodehamel (Will ’79; Megan ’79) Mrs. Gale Cunniff ’57 Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith (Becky Sharp ’57) Mr. Barow Davidian Mr. Royal King ’83 Dr. and Mrs. Richard I. Williams (Nancy Nichols ’73) Mr. Mike Dewart Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Everett (Debbie Stuart ’69*) Dr. and Mrs. Charles Test ’33 Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Golichowski Mr. Ned Eckel Mrs. Eleanor Backman Mrs. Patricia DePrez Ewing ’36 Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Scheele (Anne Ewing ’64) Mrs. Agnes Alig Failey Dr. and Mrs. Vincent B. Alig (Mary Jean Milner ’47) Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Lorenz Jr. Lorenz Family Charitable Trust Ms. Helen L. Lorenz Holdeman ’59 Alice Lorenz ’63 Mrs. Linda Norton
Ms. Evelyn McClain Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Golichowski Ms. Motoko L. Maegawa Mrs. Edith Vasu Mr. and Mrs. David J. Shumate (Carol*)
Christopher Jacob Therber Rich and Susan Graffis
Ms. Patricia Moore ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Everett (Debbie Stuart ’69*) Dr. and Mrs. Mark Foglesong Mr. J. William Kingston Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kivela Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Lautzenheiser Dr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Steele (Katie Lee ’62) Gina and Jim Bremner Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Hebert
Mr. Jialun Wang Mr. David Joy and Dr. Qin Wang-Joy
Mrs. Linda Newcombe ’55 Mrs. Suzanne Brown Blakeman ’55 Mr. Terry Pehler Ms. Jana Pehler
Mrs. Robert F. Walbridge (Joyce Amling ’52) Mr. and Mrs. L. Bond Sandoe (Valri Philpott ’52)
Mr. David Yingling ’79 Ms. Heather Kulwin ’92 Mr. Anthony Onstott* Mr. Joseph Carney Jr. ’80 Mr. David B. McLane ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. McLaughlin (Mac ’79; Margo Raikos ’81) Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rhodehamel (Will ’79; Megan ’79) Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Emhardt (Fred ’78; Cynthia LaFollette ’79) Ms. Kathy Mance O’Brian ’79 * = faculty member
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Perkins Spiegel ’32 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Dawson (Margaret Spiegel ’62) Mrs. Mary Eleanor Stuart ’39 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Sturman (Jim ’67; Emily Moore ’66*) Mr. Humam Sukapdjo Mr. Mike McCraw and Dr. Amye Sukapdjo ’87
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Third-graders met with students at Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in December to share “cookies and carols.” Here, Olivia White (right) decorates cookies with her new friend from the School for the Blind.
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