Spring 2015 Ravenscroft magazine

SPRING 2015 | VOL. XVIII. NO. 1

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MAGIC 3D Printing for Honors Engineering Students

INSIDE: International Education

| Movie Producer Nora Grossman ’01 | Rising Above: Taylor Patel ’17

Answer: This is a photo of the “Ravens” sign at the entrance of Gonet Stadium Gateway, named after Ned Gonet, Director of Athletics.

Do you know where this is on campus?

Discovering the hidden details on campus

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FEATURES 6 Innovation & Technology

Model Magic: 3D Printer Introduces Fun, Strategic Challenge for Honors Engineering Students

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Creative Leadership

Behind Every Alum is a Story Movie Producer Nora Grossman ’01

DEPARTMENTS 2 Vision & Voice

Volunteer Leaders Step Forward Doreen Kelly, Head of School

3 Lead From Here

Leading With Others: Ravenscroft Parents Take Action

4 Notes from the Nest

14 Global Citizenship

Rising Above: Taylor Patel ’17

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Academic Excellence

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Eight Highlights from Ravenscroft International Education

News and updates from the Ravenscroft community Eighth-grade Art II classes show their visions for the “City of the Future”

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Ravenscroft magazine is published three times a year by the Communications Office. Any suggestions or comments should be directed to 919-847-0900, ext. 2312 or allie.wilson@ravenscroft.org.

Design by M Creative | Photography by Allie Wilson and Jennifer Marchi Written by Allie Wilson, Matt Taylor, and Jennifer Marchi, Communications staff

Photographer Stephen Smith ’00

24 Game Day Matt McDowell ’12

26 Class Notes 40 Ravenscroft Rewind

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VISION & VOICE A message from our Head of School

Volunteer Leaders Step Forward Doreen Kelly, Head of School DEAR RAVENSCROFT COMMUNITY: Our mission compels us to “prepare students to thrive in a complex and interdependent world.” As I have shared with you before, our vision for Ravenscroft through Lead From Here is a bold one that will empower us to continue delivering on the promise of our mission in an everchanging world. I am one of many early adopters who is committed to Lead From Here and to meeting the elevated expectations of colleges and employers who believe that book smarts alone are not sufficient to thrive in the 21st century.

Our foundation of academic excellence empowers us to embrace these cutting-edge concepts and to deliver this research-based approach to educating our children.

Recently, I shared with you the exciting news that our Board of Trustees has begun work to launch Embrace Possibility: The Campaign for Ravenscroft. This campaign is essential to our vision. Our campaign priorities are as important to Ravenscroft’s future as they are ambitious. With a focus

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on strengthening our tradition of excellence through annual giving, providing greater access to more students through increased financial aid and student support endowment, and endowing our signature Lead From Here initiative, Embrace Possibility will translate tremendous ambition into meaningful action.

Today, I am thrilled to share with you the names of four families who have boldly stepped forward to help lead this effort.

Familiar to many in the Ravenscroft community for their service on the board and their children and grandchildren who have graduated and are still students, Fran and Watson (’38) Pugh and Joy and Temple Sloan will chair the Campaign Honorary Committee. These families’ shared commitment to Ravenscroft and what we dream to be as an institution is remarkable. I am so proud to have them as part of our team.

I am also delighted to announce that Easter Maynard ’89 and John Parker and Jenny and Charles (’78) Winston will serve as Co-Chairs for our campaign.

As alumni families with three children each at Ravenscroft, these two couples represent the long history of our School and its

bright future. I could not be happier to have them as my partners in this effort.

All four families echo my excitement in supporting an effort that focuses on the heart and soul of Ravenscroft: our faculty and our students. What happens in our classrooms, on the stages, on the playing fields, and out in the community speaks directly to our mission. Everywhere they go, our faculty and students are emblematic of our community’s aspirations.

Ensuring that our School has the appropriate resources to fulfill our mission and vision is of the utmost importance.

I would like to thank these four families for their service — their willingness to give the gift of their time, their effort, and their leadership. I encourage you to support the future of Ravenscroft through Embrace Possibility and the families leading this transformational effort.

Sincerely

Doreen C. Kelly Head of School

LEAD FROM HERE Updates from our Movement

Leading With Others: Ravenscroft Parents Take Action

by Jennifer Marchi

RAVENSCROFT PARENTS ARE TAKING ACTION TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING AND PARTICIPATION IN LEAD FROM HERE. Ravenscroft has established a group of parent advocates whose purpose is to enrich the understanding and application of Lead From Here across all aspects of the School community, and especially among families.

The Lead From Here Parent Advocates work directly with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), gaining hands-on experience that is similar to what their children are learning.

Then, as leaders themselves, the parent advocates share this learning with other Ravenscroft families through various experiential learning opportunities including Lower School coffees and Parents’ Association meetings.

“The Lead From Here Parent Advocates group is truly unique in that it is the first time a school is bringing together faculty, staff, and parents to share in learning … to partner in the evolution of education for the betterment of their children,” Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Colleen Ramsden said. “These parents are working with teachers in a peer capacity, as partners, to improve education for all of our students.”

The group is comprised of eight Ravenscroft parents who participated previously in the Parent Leadership Council, a larger committee that also engages in Lead From Here learning.

The parent advocates have children ranging from Lower School to Up-

per School and have extended their voluntary participation for another year because they find the work that Ravenscroft is doing with CCL so valuable.

“As parents in the Ravenscroft community, we should all work to deepen our understanding of Lead From Here not only to fully understand the benefits and positive impact that this initiative is designed to deliver to our children, but to also help us, as parents, effectively support the program through positive communication with our children and teachers,” Chuck Vitello said. In addition to his involvement as a parent advocate, Vitello, who is the father of a second-grader, serves as a Ravenscroft substitute teacher and a coordinator for the Lower School Dads and Daughters and Sons (DADS) group.

The parent advocates recently visited CCL in Greensboro with faculty and staff to participate in several hands-on workshops and learn about things like the SBI (Situation Behavior Impact) model for providing constructive feedback. The SBI approach empowers people to articulate feedback in an unemotional way that works to minimize misunderstanding and negativity.

“These skills are not traditionally ‘taught’ yet are essential for successful communications through all aspects of academics and learning,” Vitello said.

“Moreover, these are skills not only for our students, but also for all of us in our daily home and work lives.”

Vitello believes Lead From Here will provide students a competitive advan-

“These parents are working with teachers in a peer capacity, as partners, to improve education for all of our students.”

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tage in their college applications and professional lives. He notes that the unique blend of leadership skills, academics, community service and extracurricular activities “will award them first-choice to post-secondary institutions.”

Amy Jonson and Jenny Winston plan to apply their learning from the Lead From Here Parent Advocates group to their shared role as incoming Parents’ Association Co-Presidents.

“The work we are doing with the Lead From Here Parent Advocates group fits so well with the objectives of the Parents’ Association,” Winston said.

“One of our goals for the PA next year is to help parents better understand, in a very tangible way, how Lead From Here will benefit their children and help them become young leaders. We plan to use some of our PA meetings as ways for parents to learn more and be involved.”

“As I’ve gained a greater understanding of how unique and unprecedented this program is for our young learners, I’m increasingly grateful that our family is a part of the Ravenscroft community and am compelled to join with fellow parents to lead by example and share this knowledge with other families,” Jonson added.

Parents interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Lead From Here and potentially serving on committees should contact Colleen Ramsden.

Teachers, parents and staff attending CCL training.

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NOTES FROM THE NEST News from around the campus

Changing Our World The Ravenscroft community works to change our world. This edition of “Notes from the Nest” provides just some of the ways students, faculty, and staff have been fulfilling that vision and contributing to the community in recent months.

Ravens Go Beyond on #GivingTuesday The Ravenscroft community raised more than $88,000 on #GivingTuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, to support exceptional students who require financial assistance to attend the school. #GivingTuesday is a national day of philanthropy that serves as a more benevolent alternative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

It has been around since 2012 with more than 10,000 organizations worldwide participating. This was Ravenscroft’s first year taking part.

LOWER SCHOOL CLOTHING DRIVE FEATURED IN MIDTOWN MAGAZINE Students from Ravenscroft’s Lower School Student Council were featured in the November/ December 2014 issue of Midtown Magazine for their work with Note in the Pocket, a Raleigh nonprofit that provides needed clothing to children who are identified by various schools and social service agencies in the community as impoverished or homeless. (photo credit to Midtown Magazine)

Lower School Students Lend a Helping Hand The fifth grade participated in the “Helping Hand Project” prior to the holidays. Members of the Class of 2022 used their very capable hands to complete chores for families and neighbors to raise money in support of the Helping Hand Project, which creates prosthetics for kids in an economically feasible way.

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Scan this code to see how the Helping Hand Project makes prosthetics on a 3D printer.

(above right and left) Upper Schoolers gathered items for the Angel Tree Project before holiday break.

RAVENSCROFT COMMUNITY GIVES TO GUARDIAN AD LITEM The Ravenscroft community joined together with kindness and generosity during the holiday season to sponsor more than 60 children through Angel Tree Giving. The School’s participation with the Wake County Guardian ad Litem program serves children ranging in ages from 18 months to 18 years and brings them holiday cheer in the form of new clothing and toys.

Ravenscroft had tremendous participation across all areas of the School — students, parents, faculty, and staff joined

Ravenscroft Institutional Advancement staff volunteered at Note in the Pocket, a local nonprofit that provides clothing to impoverished and homeless children in Wake County. Head of School Doreen Kelly serves on the organization’s Board of Directors.

The Middle School shopped together for their Guardian Angel recipients.

together to support Raleigh families in need by sponsoring children. Classes and advisory groups from all three divisions took part in the effort. In addition, many departments, teams, and individuals sponsored children. For example, the Buildings and Grounds department joined together to sponsor a child, as did other groups like Admissions, Advancement, and the Business Office.

The Ravenscroft Business Office staff prepared “Tubs of Love” for the Raleigh Rescue Mission.

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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

BY MATT TAYLOR

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3D Printer Introduces Fun, Strategic Challenge

for Honors Engineering Students

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Fine Arts Center model created by William Christman ’14

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PPER SCHOOL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR Nelson Nunalee, Ph.D., knows that students will be uncomfortable at the outset of his Honors Engineering course. It is what they do with that discomfort that matters.

Students arrive prepared, and in many ways predisposed, to solve problems immediately. They are ready to build something; instead, they learn that it will take weeks for them to develop solutions. They first must establish their goals, research how they’re going to accomplish them, and then map out the process in a logical way. It is neither figuratively nor literally “all in a day’s work” for the students.

“The students have to live in this discomfort of incremental progress,” Nunalee said. “You take this bigger problem, break it down into smaller problems, and you manage those smaller problems.”

The problem-based work the students encounter in Honors Engineering challenges them to apply competencies from Ravenscroft’s Citizen Leader Framework. Nunalee explained that the competencies align well with his engineering courses. In essence, he said, the Changing Your World competencies — visionary, strategic, resourceful, reflective, adaptive — are a pretty good summary of the engineering design process.

“Engineering has never achieved its final goal. You have to be reflective and adaptive. You have to be visionary and strategic. You have to collaborate and be growth-minded and resilient,” Nunalee said. “The first day we start a project, no one has a clue what to do. It’s uncomfortable to take a threeweek problem and you can’t solve it on the first day. You have to learn to lean into that discomfort.”

The reward of those problem-solving efforts has become more tangible in the past year with the introduction of a 3D printer to the engineering courses. The printer, a gift from Otto Kumbar and Lower School Faculty Member Sue Whitehouse, challenges students to approach abstract representation of an object by creating a three-dimensional model on a two-dimensional screen.

“When you start making things in 3D, you have to look at things differently. It can be very abstract,” Nunalee said.

“Engineering has never achieved its final goal. You have to be reflective and adaptive. You have to be visionary and strategic. You have to collaborate and be growth minded and resilient.”

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“One of the main uses of a 3D printer is to prototype something. Take your cellphone case. You could sketch it out, but until you print it out and look at it, you’re not going to know what it actually looks and feels like.”

The students’ first printing project requires them to select a building on campus and recreate it using a computer 3D modeling program. With the assistance of Google Earth, ambitious students can lay down a line across an overhead image and obtain the dimensions of the building they are modeling. The measurements enable them to create a scale model, which reflects some of the technical precision that is needed in engineering.

“If we’re doing a physics problem and I say the answer is 7.5, not 7.3, that doesn’t mean much. You can’t gain a full appreciation of precision,” Nunalee said. “Being able to print a 3D model gives you better feedback on why it’s important to make a precise measurement.”

After using the modeling program, the students are ready to print. The 3D printer functions like a glorified glue gun, using long plastic filaments that are heated to extremely hot temperatures as its raw material. The object being printed is divided into horizontal layers that are printed on top of each other one at a time. The printer’s platform, which is coated in “magic” glue at the outset, raises and lowers to the print heads. The majority of troubleshooting involves getting the first layer of printing correct.

Printing takes anywhere from one to four hours for most projects. A miniature, 90-centimeter version of the Ravenscroft Bell Tower takes two hours to print.

The entire process develops students’ 3D visualization skills, produces a tangible end product, and ultimately, Nunalee said, proves memorable.

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Bell Tower model created by Rebecca Powell ’14

“Very few people come back and say I remember that lesson or I remember that lecture. They do remember the projects.”

“The most powerful element of engineering and this 3D printer is that it allows students to take full ownership of their work. If it’s their idea, they care about it. That’s the real reward,” Nunalee said. “Very few people come back and say I remember that lesson or I remember that lecture. They do remember the projects.”

Morgan Shuey ’15 created a model of a robot head using the 3D printer. She said that, as an artist, it wasn’t difficult for her to master the basic shapes with the software.

The real challenge came in thinking about the design in a threedimensional space.

“I loved using the 3D printer. It allowed me to think in a new way, and gave me enough freedom to do what I wanted and have fun with the project, instead of it feeling like a regular assignment,” she said. “Getting the curves and angles to match up while maintaining a cohesive image with the software was a challenge, but I eventually figured it out.”

“I learned to think in a more three-dimensional space with my drawings, and about the limits — or limitlessness — of technology when it comes to practical, physical objects and solutions to problems,” she added.

Having a 3D printer has challenged Nunalee to rethink the engineering curriculum, which integrates elements of computer science in a manner that is expected for a STEM course. The process has allowed him to practice what he preaches by modeling the Changing Your World competencies for his Honors Engineering students. R

To see the video of the 3D printer in action, visit www.ravenscroft.org/magazine or scan this QR code.

Video by Chazz Upchurch ’15 Model created by Hailey Stewart ’15

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NORA GROSSMAN’S friends were concerned that she was becoming a hollywood cautionary tale . having found her self between television jobs and feeling somewhat directionless , she spent her days in los angeles coffee shops scanning job listings , reading blogs , a nd ta lk ing a bout m ovies with id o ostrowsk y . the pair , who had been connected through mu tual friends , was in a similar rut professionally .

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coffee shops are there to write, and here are two unemployed 20-somethings just talking and pitching bad movie ideas,” Grossman said.

It turned out that not all of the movie ideas they pitched to each other were bad ones. Grossman and Ostrowsky’s informal coffee shop conversations sparked a professional journey that took them overseas and back as they produced their first feature film, “The Imitation Game.” The film, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, RECEIVED NOMINATIONS FOR

EIGHT OSCARS, FIVE GOLDEN GLOBES, AND THREE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS IN 2015. IT WON THE OSCAR FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY. Grossman’s work in Hollywood producing a feature film brought things full circle for her, both in terms of location and work. She arrived at Ravenscroft in seventh grade after her family relocated to the area from Los Angeles. She engaged a variety of academic interests at Ravenscroft but found herself particularly interested in English and history. Her performance on Advanced Placement exams freed her up to take arts classes at Boston University, which The Hollywood Reporter dubbed “Hollywood’s Secret Female Training Ground” in a December 2014 article.

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“When I first went to [Boston University] after Ravenscroft, I got into the film school, then I switched to television because I realized film wasn’t for me.

I wanted to do TV. I didn’t want to be in production for four years of college,” Grossman said. “Now I’m finding my way back to features, which I’m enjoying.

Everything works in funny ways. I thought I was going to be a television development executive for the rest of my life and now I get to produce.”

The latest adventure started with a September 2009 op-ed in the “Daily Telegraph” in which Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown apologized to World War II code breaker Alan Turing, who was prosecuted and punished for homosexual acts in violation of UK law at the time. Wrote Brown, “The debt of gratitude he is owed makes it all the more horrifying, therefore, that he was treated so inhumanely.”

After reading the op-ed, Grossman became passionate about Turing’s story. She said it “felt cinematic” from the start. She located the definitive biography, “Alan Turing: The Enigma of Intelligence,” and traveled to London in February 2010 to meet with author Andrew Hodges and his agent. Grossman convinced them that she and Ostrowsky were the perfect people to make a film about the book.

Next, she connected with writer Graham Moore, who overheard her talking about Turing at a house

party and agreed to write the screenplay. They collaborated creatively and worked their way through four drafts over the course of a year. The screenplay topped the annual Black List for best unproduced Hollywood scripts in 2011. The listing helped the film acquire independent financing and set in motion a dizzying array of production and postproduction tasks.

“I think we all were really passionate about Alan Turing’s story. Just to have not known the contributions he made to computer theory and the world we live in today, we were amazed. To be able to share that

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story and hopefully get that same reaction from others sort of became our mission,” Grossman said. “The cast we got, the director we got, everyone came together because they felt very passionate about the story and sharing the story. I think we’re very lucky and very rare in that’s how it came together.”

Grossman held the line on the film’s $15 million budget throughout the project and said that operating without a safety net financially made everyone work that much harder. Demonstrating the ability to be both resourceful and adaptive, she found the seemingly daunting process of making her first feature film to be an enjoyable one.

“I was really unaware of how things worked, so everything was fun. We were able to slowly navigate the process as we went along,” Grossman said. “You have to learn by doing. You learn by failing, and you learn by experience.”

Hardly a cautionary tale, Grossman’s career has taken on a more instructive quality with the success of her first film.

“If you’re passionate about it, do it. Don’t listen to what other people tell you,” Grossman said. “I think that’s also probably a bit of the message of our film.

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Scenes from “The Imitation Game.” (left) Breaking the code of Germany’s Enigma machine. (below) Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) trying to keep the authorities from unplugging the computer he created. Photos courtesy of The Weinstein Company

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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

by Allie Wilson Taylor Patel ’17 has a sense of resilience ingrained in her spirit. Her statement “Whatever I will do, I’ll do it in style” may simply seem like another lighthearted take on life until you realize the challenges she embraces each day.

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ROM BIRTH, PATEL HAS HAD A DEFECT IN HER VISION. She has a type of retinal folds, which causes

the retinas in both of her eyes to be wrinkled. She is the only person in the world with her particular visual impairment.

Her limited vision prevents her from doing otherwise routine activities like driving or reading fine print material. Nevertheless, she chooses to find what she can do, and she does it with full vigor.

“I think, because there’s not a lot I can do, I really want to look at (life) as I tried my hardest to do whatever I can as much as I can to inspire others to see their dreams,” Patel said.

Patel has been visiting India with her family since she was six years old. Every visit they make has a purpose to do good.

She has been working with the Andh School for the Blind — “Andh” means dark or unseen — during those trips for about nine years. She and her family bring necessities for the children such as backpacks, supplies, and uniforms; this year, they brought sweaters and duvet covers.

Now that she is older, she says her trips to the school have become more interactive and have more meaning. She plans to keep up with some of the students her own age as they leave the school.

“I really want to look at (life) as I tried my hardest to do whatever I can.”

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Patel with students at the Andh School for the Blind

“I can do this and I will do this.

I will show you I can.”

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“They’ve inspired me to take every opportunity that I can to dream big and try everything I want to try. Just to live life,” Patel said.

The life of a 17-year-old is a busy one. Looking for potential colleges, finding your passion, passing classes and exams, maintaining friendships … there is a lot to add to the “To Do” list.

These circumstances are fuel to Patel’s fire. Not only does she handle this load, but she has also added to it with pleasure and confidence in her strength and ability. For example, Patel has been cheerleading since seventh grade at Ravenscroft.

“Cheerleading is something I love and it’s been great for me,” she said.

When people make wrong judgments about whether she can do something, she uses it for inspiration.

“You don’t want people putting you down, saying you can’t do something, but it gives me this drive to do better,” Patel said. “Your first instinct is to shut down, but I try to use that and punch it out. I can do this and I will do this.

I will show you I can.”

Her peers and the faculty at Ravenscroft see that inspiration as well.

Patel and her parents pose with a student after handing out backpacks

“Taylor strikes me as someone who is full of life, and she happens to be sight-impaired,” said Dr. Susan Perry, Assistant Head of the Upper School. “When you first meet Taylor, she is just this wonderful person and is a gift to our community.

When you think about Lead From Here, she is leading self every day as a loyal friend and is committed to her passion.”

Her other interests include fashion and criminology.

The two may not have much in common, but they both have been important to her for a while.

Patel started the “Tip Top Trends With Taylor” club at Ravenscroft to engage fellow students in the fashion world. The group is planning a fashion show in the spring.

She was also chosen to be on a fashion consulting board for the BP line at Nordstrom this year.

Patel’s dream school is the University of Miami, where she hopes to major in business and minor in criminology.

She then plans to attend law school and eventually become a criminal defense lawyer.

This aspiration came about when Patel was in fifth grade. Her mother asked her to watch a “Forensic Files” episode about a girl her age who had been abducted, in hopes that she would learn how to protect herself and be informed. Patel says it scared her originally, but it also fascinated her. She couldn’t stop watching after that.

Since then, Patel has attended summer classes at Yale University as part of the EXPLO Program to study criminal psychology, attended the National Student Leadership Conference at American University to learn about national intelligence and security, and she plans to enroll in a studies program next summer at the University of Miami to obtain college credit for forensic psychology. R

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

EIGHT HIGHLIGHTS FROM RAVENSCROFT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

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EXCHANGES IN SPAIN AND CHINA For more than 10 years we have had an exchange with Centro Escolar Amanecer in Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. Spanish students come here for three weeks in August/September and we travel to Spain over Winter Break in February. colegioamanecer.es For the last five years we have had an exchange with Beijing No. 20 High School in Beijing, China. Students see the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and much more.

This year students will also travel to Qufu and Mt. Taishan.

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SERVICE PROGRAM IN ZAMBIA WITH PACK FOR A PURPOSE: PARTNERSHIPS WITH SIANDUNDA AND UYOBA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS We are committed to making meaningful contributions that have a positive impact on the communities we visit. We have made great friends in Zambia and do our best to sustain these wonderful relationships. This program is about making friends, learning from each other, and creating sustainable partnerships. We are ambassadors of our family, school, and country. We strive to be thoughtful in every sense of the word. We go, we listen, and we learn. We bring over 450 lbs. of supplies to the schools we visit through an organization called Pack for a Purpose.

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THE RAVENSCROFT INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA This is for students who are interested in all things global!

Students fulfill a variety of curricular and extracurricular requirements which include but are not limited to: taking “Global Issues” I & II, prove proficiency in a language other than English, travel and/or host, take an active role in our global clubs on campus, and maintain a digital portfolio. (We currently have 18 students pursuing the diploma in the Upper School).

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE GLOBAL EDUCATION BENCHMARK GROUP (GEBG) AND WORLD VIEW Ravenscroft is a member of the Global Education Benchmark Group. (Mr. Kates is a board member). gebg.org Many of our faculty members attend the World View Symposium at UNC-Chapel Hill each year to learn best practices, to teach more global content, and to infuse relevant themes into their curricula. Every year Ravenscroft selects one teacher to participate in a World View Study Visit. worldview.unc.edu

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THE RAVENSCROFT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL This is our fourth year. The purpose of the festival is to celebrate our rich and wonderful diversity, debunk stereotypes, and gain an appreciation for our international friends and their cultures. There will be over 30 Ravenscroft families and countries represented. April 30, 6-8 pm, in The Finley Center.

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OUR STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS: GPSA: GPSA is a medical, service and cultural immersion program in Xela and Calhuitz, Guatemala, and Belize.

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gpsa.org Siempre Verde: Siempre Verde offers

PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION, EXPERIENCIAS INTERCULTURALES, AND NEW OASIS

three summer classes in the cloud forest in Ecuador — “Tropical Ecology and Conservation,” “Culture and Language Immersion,” and “Art & The Environment.” siempreverde.org

The English-Speaking Union esuus.org

Spoleto: Spoleto is a hands-on immersion

Experiencias Interculturales

program in the arts and humanities for high school students, ages 15-19, interested in vocal music, instrumental music, visual arts, photography, drama, filmmaking, creative writing, and more.

experienciasinterculturales.com New Oasis newoasisedu.com

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MIDDLE SCHOOL TRAVEL PROGRAMS TO COSTA RICA AND ENGLAND Costa Rica is through Immersion Abroad Costa Rica, April 4-12. During Spring Break, 25 students and four faculty members will travel to Atenas for a language, culture, and service program.

The program in England will be through ISCA, July 13-Aug. 2. Seventeen students will travel there. The program will also include a visit to The Emanuel School founded in the 1500s (a school also working with CCL). iscaschools.com

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STUDENT SHOWCASE Highlighting exceptional student work

What Does the Future Look Like?

“Visual Arts & AP Art History” instructor Mrs. Julie Carillo’s fourth-period art class

Imagine if you will, a city full of modern designs in bright colors reflected in both day and night.

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Cardillo’s eighth-grade Art II students have done.

With passion and enthusiasm, thinking about the world of tomorrow, the students have developed their bold vision of the “City of the Future” in beautifully displayed oil paintings. Over the past couple of months, during this student-led project, the students collaborated to imagine a future world, design it, and then applied historic oil painting techniques to bring the vision to life.

When asked what inspired their designs, Remy Fleishman ’19 shared, “Bright. As we talked about it, we all felt the future would have more color and would be very bright.

See, today cars seem to be mostly blacks and whites, silvers and grays, but we are slowly starting to see cars in more colors — like reds and blues. We pictured more and more colors for all things in the future.”

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As the students brought their visions to life on canvas, they employed various artistic techniques that they had been learning.

“To show the vibrant city life at night, we used opposing color techniques to make grays and shading and add perspective,” explained Faith Hicks ’19.

Not only is the resulting artwork truly magnificent, but the process of creating it required students to utilize competencies from the Citizen Leader Framework including being visionary, strategic, and collaborative.

“We spent a lot of time communicating our ideas and working as a team on the paintings,” Hicks said. “From the beginning, it was really important to us to make sure we included everyone’s ideas and everyone’s talents.”

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“We spent a lot of time communicating our ideas and working as a team on the paintings. From the beginning, it was really important to us to make sure we included everyone’s ideas and everyone’s talents.”

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CENTER STAGE Students and alumni excelling in the arts

Negative Space, Positive Outlook Stephen Smith ’00

Photography by STEPHEN SMITH ’00 / Instagram: @ iamstephensmith / www.wolfenarratives.com

Imagine a meticulously beautiful image. An expansive mountain range at sunset. A beautiful silhouette of a ranch hand standing with his horse. A lone tree on top of a snowy mountain range. These are the types of images that Stephen Smith ’00 captures daily. He views his surroundings as a beautiful, effusive canvas, waits patiently for the right moment, and is unapologetic in his means of seizing the moment so it can last forever.

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F YOU FOLLOW HIS WORK, you will find a similar thread woven throughout. The Colorado mountain range makes a regular appearance in the background. Animals, mostly horses, are his subjects of late, with the occasional cow or highland steer. And there is his use of negative space.

“I think with a rapid-moving, cluttered mind, when I can create a visual, whether photographs or paintings, I like the expanse of the west,” Smith said. “It calms me and makes me feel humble.”

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Smith is able to capture images that most others might find only in atypical circumstances, perhaps on vacation or an extended trip. For him, it is a regular day. He first moved West to attend the University of Colorado Boulder after graduating from Ravenscroft. He has continued to find solace in this western mountainous landscape, where he built his photo business, Stephen Smith Photography.

Since his move to the Rockies, he has delved into photography, construction,

bar management, winemaking, and business development. He has immersed himself into the roles as bartender, assistant winemaker, ranch hand, handyman, and businessman. And the list continues to grow.

“Every year that goes by, I get further away from a conventional lifestyle,” Smith said.

Smith explained that he made a conscious decision to be a lifetime learner while finding freedom in his talents and contributing positively to those around

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him. This has meant taking a different path than what some would consider a traditional life journey. His commitment to learning has produced many fascinating journeys.

He said moving away from his home in Raleigh opened him up to new cultures and experiences. Ravenscroft had the pleasure of featuring Smith’s photography in the Pugh lobby in the Fine Arts Building in October when he came to speak to Upper School art students about his work and the journeys that helped shape him.

“You will only know through experiences what best suits you. Talk and open up to people so you can find what resonates in your heart,” he said.

“If you stick with what you think you should do because of societal norms, you may find you’re not happy unless you’re being true to yourself.”

He said his style of photography has grown through his life experiences. In order to capture the amazing shots and framing that he does, he had to learn to be aggressive in his intent. He had to visualize what could be instead of worrying about what others may think.

While ranching, he would ride ahead of the pack and shoot as his subjects came by instead of letting the moment pass him by.

“I realized that I just wanted the shot and didn’t care about the awkwardness,” Smith said. “If you can visualize something, don’t let anything in the moment get in the way because the shot will last forever, but the awkwardness will only last for a few minutes.”

Smith plans to continue building his photography business. Meanwhile, the next adventure on his list is Wolfe Narratives. The company’s mission revolves around content creation and dynamic storytelling for agritourism companies, farms, ranches, and travel and adventure-based businesses. Smith provides his expertise in photography and branding to launch these businesses on the web and into the eyes of potential customers.

Wolfe Narratives is already working with a local Colorado farm and a Wyoming beef company. Smith is in

“If you stick with what you think you should do because of societal norms, you may find you’re not happy unless you’re being true to yourself.” talks with a cattle ranch in Santa Barbara, with aspirations for many more partnerships around the country.

“My services are expanding depending on the needs of my clients from basic photography and content creation to full-on business development and creative direction consulting,” Smith said.

Smith will use the new company to further his sense of curiosity and

connection to the land and to the people around him.

“It’s something I’m very passionate about,” Smith said. “If I can take photos and connect with people who want that content, then that is what makes me happy. This is the big thing for me, so I can write and travel and help people tell their story.”R Spring 2015

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GAME DAY Students and alumni who are outstanding athletes

Leading By Example Matt McDowell ’12

MATT MCDOWELL ’12 has overcome lingering injuries to play football at Colgate

Matt McDowell ’12 began attending Camp Eagle Ridge in Wisconsin when he was in elementary school and now works as a counselor for the summer leadership camp. Kelly Rossebo, who has directed Camp Eagle Ridge for more than 20 years, said McDowell has always been “a great kid, a great athlete, and a soft-spoken gentleman.” It was when he became a young man, she observed, that he “found his confidence and his voice as a leader.”

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ATT IS AN EXCELLENT ROLE MODEL for all of

our campers. He embodies great leadership qualities — kindness, responsibility, good decision making, and problem solving,” Rossebo said.

“He encourages our young people to be better people. He leads by example and shows kids that he values family, friends, academics, and athletics.”

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Morning sessions at Camp Eagle Ridge often include discussions of leadership qualities, including one with which McDowell possesses particular familiarity: strength.

The burly Colgate defensive lineman — the team’s website lists him as 6-foot-1, 270 pounds — will ask young campers to identify the strongest person in the group. Many choose him.

He instead selects campers based on their mental or emotional resilience to illustrate the point that the concept of strength extends beyond one’s physical capabilities.

A football, wrestling, and baseball standout at Ravenscroft, McDowell has long possessed physical strength; his experiences as a college athlete have burnished his resilience.

by Matt Taylor McDowell felt prepared for college athletics thanks to his participation in Ravenscroft’s Student Athlete Leadership Training program as well as conversations he had with his coaches beforehand.

“The coaches that I was exposed to — Coach Gonet, Coach Gibbons, Coach Cummings, Coach Durham — they all understood what kind of commitment and dedication and discipline it took to play at the next level and go into college athletics,” McDowell said. “Meeting with them individually as well as in the team setting made it clear to me what I wanted to do.”

The transition to college athletics proved challenging, however, due to a labrum tear McDowell sustained during his senior year on the Ravenscroft wrestling team.

After consulting with a doctor and carefully weighing his options with his parents, McDowell decided to delay shoulder surgery until after college with the understanding that it would limit his range of motion but enable him to continue competing in athletics.

He finished the wrestling season at Ravenscroft, played baseball in the spring, and spent the summer following graduation working out to prepare for the demands of college football.

During his physical exam at Colgate, he learned he would not be cleared to compete in football.

“That was one of the toughest moments of my college career. I was there, I had met my teammates, so I was still building relationships, and with that news I wouldn’t be able to join them for preseason camp,” McDowell said. “I would have to fly home and work on getting my surgery figured out before I could be at Colgate.”

McDowell struggled with the decision of whether to continue his pursuit of a college football career.

His passion for the sport and for the relationships it forges motivated him to return to the team post-surgery in the spring.

“There’s nothing like being part of a team. For me it’s one of the most fulfilling aspects of football. With a large team, we have like 80 guys or so, you know everyone, and everybody is like your brother off the field,” McDowell said. “Everyone is going to go back up their teammate no matter what. It’s hard to have that connection with someone when you’re not on a team. It would have been hard to let that go, just being part of a team and going through everything with those guys at your side.”

A team captain for multiple sports in high school, McDowell has exercised a different form of leadership at Colgate,

learning to lead in more subtle ways.

That includes pushing teammates to follow agreed-upon rules even when coaches are not around to enforce them.

“I think it’s important to hold your teammates accountable and in-check on and off the field,” McDowell said. “It’s about accountability. One of the leaders can’t be there at all times.”

McDowell also must hold himself accountable in order to balance the demands of his football career with the rigors of his course load as a biology major. Ravenscroft helped in that regard. He developed a deeper interest in science during AP Biology with Upper School Science Department Chair Zoe Welsh, who he said

“He encourages our young people to be better people.

He leads by example and shows kids that he values family, friends, academics, and athletics.” “increased my love for science and my appreciation for it.” Meanwhile, the skills he learned in other courses prepared him for the challenge of college coursework.

“Ravenscroft really does prepare you well for academics at the next level. It gave me the tools, mainly writing skills, that I was definitely a few steps ahead in being able to formulate a paper or research article as compared to some of my classmates,” McDowell said. “Writing that 10- to 12-page research paper in comp class helped with that for sure.”

Despite a full schedule, McDowell is involved with charitable efforts including Uplifting Athletes, a national nonprofit organization aligning college football with rare diseases and raising them as a national priority, and Colgate’s Undergraduate Philanthropy Council. Meanwhile, he was elected to the executive board of Delta Upsilon fraternity where he serves as the scholarship chair.

His leadership, like his strength, has been built over time.

“Leadership is something that cannot just be taught in a session.

It’s something that has multiple layers and needs to be built upon to really be internalized and understood,” McDowell said. “Having that base and starting it at a younger age does create a good framework for adding on to and building upon. Starting at a younger age definitely helped me.” R

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1. KATIE HUNTER CECIL ‘98, son Robert Hugo

7. SAMANTHA BARNETT EVANS, ‘03, daughter

Cecil, Oct. 21, 2014

Noah Ann Evans, Nov. 16, 2014

2. CAROLINE PYLE HAMILTON ‘99, daughter Clementine Rose Hamilton, Dec. 24, 2013

8. CATHERINE KANE KAMINSKI ‘03, daughter Jacqueline Lee Kaminski, July 15, 2014

3. MATT JONES ’00, son Michael Robert Jones,

9. BYRON MOORE ‘03, son Byron Lee Chisom Moore Jr., Nov. 15, 2014

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4. BROOKE PARKER RIVERS ’00, daughter Kate Olivia Rivers, Sept. 25, 2014

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10. SARAH GILLESKIE HOVERSTAD ‘04, son James Campbell Hoverstad, Aug. 11, 2014

5. PHILIP SIMSON ’00, son George Moss Simson

11. STEPHANIE HALE NORRIS ‘07, daughter Avery

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Lynn Norris, Oct. 12, 2014

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Sympathy goes out to Nancy Haywood and Henry Haywood on the death of their mother, Alice Cheshire Haywood, who passed away on Nov. 2, 2014.

Jack Riggan passed away on Oct. 31, 2014. Jack’s son, Sims, was a 1980 graduate of Ravenscroft.

Terry Jane Schenk is so proud to announce the birth of her fourth grandchild. Myers Broughton Bazemore was born on Sept. 25, 2014. Myers is the son of Terry’s youngest daughter Anna and Anna’s husband, Jonathan, of Raleigh. Myers’ big brother is Hudson, who is 5. Terry’s other two grandchildren are Will, who is 8, and Caroline, who is 6. They live in Davidson, N.C., with Terry’s oldest daughter, Laura, and her husband, Preston.

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Ted Salisbury tedsalisbury@hotmail.com

As for me, I am now a grandmother! Two of my step-children have precious baby boys, and we had a blast with everyone at the beach this summer.

Still selling real estate with Fonville Morisey. Those of you not living in Raleigh will be shocked to see all the growth and changes!

We are looking forward to our class reunion on May 1-2. Please join our Facebook page “Ravenscroft Class of 75” to stay updated on classmates and events. It’s worth it just to read Tim’s submissions!

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Mary Catherine Kennedy Sigmon MCKS@KennedyOfficeSupply.com

James Sansom is serving on the Alumni Council at Sympathy to Kathy Purser Lockhart on the death of her father.

1975 40th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

Cindy Poole cindy@cindypoole.com

Tim Scheffler’s daughter came to the Durham DPAC theater with the production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat. The show was in May 2014.

Sept. 11, 2014

Jack Riggan, Tucker Street alumnus Oct. 31, 2014

Evan Edwards Pecca ’74 Dec. 6, 2014

Barry Woodhouse ’79 March 6, 2015

terry.chambliss@duke.edu

Nancy Sholar, former Lower School teacher

Katherine Frazer Bell writes “I just moved to the campus of www.morningstarministries.org.

For work I freelance: copywriting, grant writing, research, editing — projects of all kinds. Am really into nutrition. I coach and teach on superfoods and the raw foods diet.”

Sympathy goes out to Evan Edwards Pecca’s family.

She passed away Dec. 6, 2014.

Hank Redecker ’80

FORMER FACULTY & STAFF

lynnwmck@bellsouth.net

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Feb. 9, 2011

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Terry Wallace Chambliss

Sympathy goes out to Joe Bullard and Celeste Bullard Turner ‘77 on the death of their mother who

Susan Lynn ’86

Ravenscroft.

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Lynn Wall McKinney

In Memoriam

Michael Mangum is now into year two working as a Senior Consultant for the Center for Strategic Leadership at FMI Corporation. He loves traveling throughout the USA and Canada, and the kids & Tal love using all the frequent flier miles he accumulates.

Sept. 2, 2014

Ansel Lewis Glendenning, faculty member and coach in the 1970s Nov. 4, 2014

Don Beardsley, former Lower School teacher Jan. 3, 2015

Tal also shared that Bill Toler is “Mr. Twinkie!”

He is the current CEO & President of Hostess Brands, LLC.

Fairley Bell Cook was recently elected to the Appalachian State University Foundation Board of Directors and looks forward to serving her alma mater.

Sympathy goes out to Celeste Bullard Turner and Joe Bullard ‘74 on the death of their mother who

Scott Allen writes “I’m currently Chief of Neuro-

passed away on May 11, 2014.

radiology at McLeod Regional Medical center and recently received a faculty appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at USC School of Medicine.”

Sympathy goes out to John Baratta and Mark Baratta ‘79 on the death of their mother who passed away on Oct. 6.

KATHERINE FRAZER BELL ‘77 is a part of a major Christian hub in the south Charlotte metro area

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Sympathy goes out to Tal Hinnant Mangum on the death of her parents, Harvey and Tal Hinnant.

Her father passed away on July 30 and her mother passed away on Nov. 3.

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aoneal.kokoon@gmail.com

Margie Johnson Springer still works in East Africa.

Sympathy goes out to Ed Williams, whose father, Dr. Edward Williams, passed away in November.

Ann Norris O’Neal George Smith is serving on the Alumni Council again this year.

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Allison Gilbert Holmes allisonholmes@nc.rr.com

Sympathy goes out to Mark and John ‘77 Baratta on the death of their mother who passed away on Oct. 6.

I went on a girl’s beach weekend with Lisa Brown Glenn, Cathy Edwards Lull, Lisa Phillips Perkinson, Dianne Jones Hyneman, and Sharon Hartzog Craig.

I must say that I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. We had loads of fun. It seemed as if we were still 18, but yet we are in our 50s. It is good to have old friends!

Greg Deener has changed jobs. His new job is with Reckitt and Benckiser. They are living in Richmond, Va. Skipper has written that Greg has not shared his new address in Richmond, and he would like to have it.

Margie travels to Kenya and Tanzania two or three times a year collecting goods or having them made. Her youngest is a senior at UNC so they will have no more parents weekends.

Anne Sigmon got married on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 to Con McDonald in the Chapel at Christ Church. He is a super nice guy, and I wish them the best!

Condolences to Anita Daniel Kraynik and her brother Gene Daniel ‘82 on the death of their mother.

Condolences to Sally Smith on the death of her father.

Edith Wooten Bailey wrote that she and her husband, Ivan, have been traveling this year to Punta Cana, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Angkor Wat, Beijing, Xi’an, Vancouver, Nantucket, Manhattan and Christiansted.

Next year they are planning on Edinburgh and Iceland.

Evelyn Scruggs Murray said that she is still serving

with my family during the Thanksgiving holiday.

He and his family are living in Houston, Texas.”

the Lord in her ministry called The Bridge.

They serve homeless veterans and citizens in Wake County. They now have five houses in Southeast Raleigh – giving a hand up, not a hand out. Her daughter, Ashley, is now seventh-generation at Briggs Hardware. 2015 will be their 100th year in business. She is still in politics and travels to Washington to lobby each summer.

I ran into McLeod Skinner at the Harris Teeter and had a great visit with her. She is getting ready to go on a nine-day trip to England with the Smithsonian. It sounded like tons of fun. She also shared that her nephew, John, is in school at the University of North Texas majoring in music.

He plays wind instruments. Guess who is there as a guest instructor, but Billy Joyner ‘80! What a small world that is. John is her brother, Bill’s son

Monique Derby writes that she is the President of the Board of Directors for the ChildSafe CenterCAC in Winchester, VA. They serve 180-200 abused children a year. She is thrilled to say that our first official gala held in October was a huge success. They hosted a Roaring 20s Prohibition party complete with a real raid. It couldn’t have been done without incredible community support and their sponsors, some even from Raleigh.

Condolences to Denise Appleton Hartsfield on the death of her mother.

Mary Berkstresser Monck writes “My brother Gordon Berkstresser ‘81 and his son Hunter visited

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Bill Clark writes that he and his wife, Happy, are busy with some serious renovations to their house and yard. They are staying at his in-laws house in Wrightsville Beach while the renovations are underway. He says that he is enjoying the beach with no one there. Bill ran into Don Williams ’80 in Southern Pines at a golf festival event. It was good seeing and catching up with an old down-the-street neighbor and fellow Raven. He also ran into Jim and Rena MacGill in Wilmington a few months ago. He sees Don Harley ’80 and his family quite a bit at the Cape Fear Country Club.

Sympathy goes out to Eleanor Mangano Cioffi and her brother William Mangano ‘84 on the death of their father, Dr. Joseph Mangano, who passed away on Nov. 7.

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Skipper Day has asked why Greg Deener hasn’t shared his new address in Richmond, Va. Skipper is wondering if he will share this with us. David Cozart and Skipper had lunch with Lawrence Watts when he was in Raleigh in September to watch his son play in Ravenscroft Soccer Invitational.

Skipper thinks it is always great to catch up with Lawrence since he is always so entertaining.

Sarah Olson has moved from downtown Austin, Texas to a historic village in downtown Columbus, Ohio. She loves it! Grace is a freshman at Boston University College of Engineering. Sam is a junior at Ohio Northern University (studying medical laboratory science) and Hannah just graduated from Grad School at New York University. None of her kids are married or have kids but all are happy. Sarah has two cats, and she runs and lifts weights. She paints, sings, writes, blows glass and volunteers at Bikes for All People and the Free Store.

I have been selling lots of South African wines and really enjoying it. My boys are sophomores at Broughton High School. They get their driver’s licenses in January. I am sure that I will have to up my hair coloring when they are off driving.

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Kate Kenney Kgcgcg@aol.com

Sympathy goes out to Sims Riggan on the death of his father, Jack Riggan, who passed away Oct. 31, 2014.

Michelle (Missy) Collins Karaffa and her husband have moved to Vancouver, Canada. Her daughter, Hannah, is a freshman at the University of Arizona.

This past fall, Michelle hiked Vancouver’s Grouse Grind. It’s 1.8 miles going up an elevation of 2,800 feet.

Nancy Christian and her family have moved back to Raleigh from New Jersey. I’m sure that they don’t miss the New Jersey winters.

Congratulations to Lynn Pucillo Buehler’s father, Lou Pucillo, was honored to join the N.C. State Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. Lynn’s daughter, Catherine has just turned 18.

Kelly Worth Mitchell received her diploma for Pastoral Services with Duke University Medicine. She also found time to run in the City of Oaks Marathon this fall and her daughter, Wynn, started this year as a freshman at Wake Forest.

Anne Nelson Boney writes that she has been at QOL Medical for 18 months now. She works as a dietitian working on rare genetic diseases through the Pharmaceutical Industry. She had been at Duke for 17 years before this. Similar to me, since I’ve now been at Jim Thompson for over a year, and I was at Jerry Pair for 14 ½ years before that.

Gigi Johnson’s daughter, Elise asked my nephew James to be her date to Broughton’s Sadie Hawkin’s dance. Small world!

To start, condolences go to Anne Nelson Boney and Brian Hodges on the loss of both of their fathers.

I ran into Sallie Harris Glover and her husband John, Louise Johnson Clement, and Mary Grady Koonce Bell and Vic at a party this summer at Atlantic Beach.

Hard to believe that both of their children are growing up. Sallie’s daughter, Sally, is at Sotheby’s in New York and their son, Jack, is a freshman at Chapel Hill with Mary Grady and Vic’s daughter, Mary Grady. Sallie and John’s youngest son is now off at Episcopal, so they are empty nesters. Vic told me that he was in the last Morehead scholarship class that was boys only. Good thing they changed that since their daughter is now a Morehead Cain recipient!!

Scott Plummer and Dan Morrison had a fun weekend catching up with Brian Hodges at Brian’s mountain house.

Keep me posted with your news. I’d love to hear from you – email me or friend me on Facebook or LinkedIn to keep me up with your news.

Sympathy goes out to Hank Redecker’s family. Hank passed away Sept. 11, 2014.

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Madeline Gilbert madgilbert1963@yahoo.com

I ran into Kim McCall Whitley this fall. She loves her job at Meredith College and is proud to announce that her daughter is going to Meredith in the fall and will be the third generation of Meredith College women in the McCall Whitley family.

Dan Russler’s daughter Lizzie won a Rotary Scholar-

GORDON BERKSTRESSER ‘81 and son Hunter visiting MARY BERKSTRESSER MONK ‘79 during Thanksgiving.

Samantha, Mary’s daughter, is also in the picture.

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William Gaither wmgaither@msn.com

Condolences to Gene Daniel and his sister Anita Daniel Kraynik ‘79 on the death of their mother.

ship to live in Switzerland last year with a family.

She is now back home in high school as a junior.

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Carolinedayplummer@gmail.com

ccarlino@carolina.rr.com

Sympathy goes out to Bryan Pennington on the death of his father, O.C. Pennington, who passed away on Nov. 9, 2014.

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Caroline Day Plummer

Brien Braswell was inducted into the N.C. Soccer DAVID ROUNTREE ‘93 directs “Last Comic Standing” winner Josh Blue on the set of “108 Stitches.”

Sports Hall of Fame in January 2014. He is still coaching at Ragsdale.

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John Parham john@legacyws.com

Sympathy goes out to William Mangano and his sister, Eleanor Mangano Cioffi ‘77 on the death of their father, Dr. Joseph Mangano, who passed away on Nov. 7.

Preston Miller writes “Sam, our ’18 Raven started freshman year. Savannah, our ’13 Raven, started her sophomore year at Gettysburg. Elizabeth and I have been just trying to keep up with two teenagers. Hope everyone is well!

Tim Wicker and Jim Johnson are serving on the Alumni Council at Ravenscroft. Tim chaired the

acpetitfils@yahoo.com sbeacham@cfcc.edu

1990 25th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

Kristin Snyder Kash Kkash@houseofkash.com

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Class Agent needed! If you are interested in serving, please email Tammy Haywood, director of alumni giving and activities at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

Will Hamlin is serving on the Alumni Council and on the Athletic Club Golf Tournament Committee.

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1985

Laura Helton Kalorin is serving as President of the

30th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

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dndiii@yahoo.com

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Class Agent needed! If you are interested in serving, please email Tammy Haywood, Director of Alumni Giving and Activities at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

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Gerry Jacobs Gerryjacobs1969@gmail.com

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Amy Copeland Petitfils and Sonya Smith Beacham

Lead From Here 5K, the first 5K held on campus on the new cross country course. The event was on Oct. 11 and proceeds benefitted the Lead From Here initiative and alumni scholarships.

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Stephenie Butler Kovac Stephanie.butler@bcafreeedom.com

Alumni Council.

Penny Abrahams Rogers pennyrogers@gmail.com

With two films of completely different genres receiving theatrical releases, David Rountree, still living in Los Angeles, was recently ranked 5th on the Top 10 Up-and-Coming Directors under 40 on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

108 Stitches, a romantic baseball comedy in the vein of Bull Durham, Major League, and Animal House, opened in theaters and VOD on Sept.

12, 2014. The film stars Golden Globe winner Bruce Davison, Larry Thomas (Soup Nazi from Seinfeld), and Last Comic Standing winners Dat Phan and Josh Blue. CUT!, a dark psychological thriller, which won the Best Film and Best Director awards at the 2014 Independent Film and Television Festival, opened in theaters November 2014 and will hit the VOD circuit in early 2015.

David is having fun with his work, but is most enjoying being in the pool with his daughter Chloe Jo, who is now 2 and a half and loves to swim.

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Tim Johnson tej916@gmail.com

1995 20th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

Matt Cantando mattcantando@msn.com

Brent Wright ‘95 and Rob Wright ‘98 were proud parents of McCallum, Lilly, (Brent’s children) Robert and Caison (Rob’s children) for participating in the Thanksgiving Chapel service at Ravenscroft.

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Katy Geil Smyth katygeil@hotmail.com

Katy Geil Smyth is serving as Secretary of the Alumni Council.

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Elizabeth Warren Hamilton Ecarver22@nc.rr.com

Anna White writes “I teach seventh grade social studies at Magellan Charter School here in Raleigh. I absolutely love the school, students, teachers, and families.”

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Ellen Mann O’Connor Ellen.b.mann@gmail.com

Hope everyone in the Class of 1998 had a great Winter and a wonderful holiday season! A few great updates from ya’ll which is always fabulous!

Michael and Emily Huber Callahan recently went to the Bahamas to celebrate their 10-year anniversary and caught a pair of Tar Heel basketball games while they were down there. They are still living and working in Charlottesville, Va. Congratulations to Adrienne Perry who married Colton Edmonds this past May in Wrightsville, N.C. Natalie Mitchell Schrader was in the wedding

and helped her celebrate! Adrienne writes, “I’ll be graduating from Wake Tech nursing school this coming May!! I’m not above networking so if there are any alums out there with hospital connections and wanna help a fellow alum out, they can email me for my resume at Adrienne. edmonds@gmail.com!!”

Congratulations are in order for Shannon Dooley who graduated from the MBA program at Villanova University! She celebrated with Angela DePoy, Teresa Immediata Cotey and Liz Leder Sabo.

Janie Smith Brooks and her husband, Sean, have recently moved back to Raleigh after spending 11 years in New York. They are working remotely with their N.Y. firms and are excited to be closer to N.C.-based friends and family.

BRENT WRIGHT’S ‘95 and ROB WRIGHT’S ‘98 children took part in Thanksgiving Chapel at Ravenscroft. Left to right: Rob’s children CAISON ‘27 and ROBERT ‘26 and Brent’s children LILLY ‘24 and MCCALLUM ‘23 along with their grandmother, Mary Brent Wright.

Mike Noel married Stephanie Hall on Oct. 11 on their farm in Rougemont, N.C. The wedding was attended by many Ravens, including Chris Drummond and Michael Goodmon, who were groomsmen, and Wendy Noel Brugh ‘01 as a bridesmaid!

Welcome to Sean and Katie Hunter Cecil’s second child, Robert Hugo Cecil, who was born on Oct. 21, 2014 “in time to witness the San Francisco Giants win the World Series again!

Minnie (age 22 months) is a very sweet big sister.”

Katie and Sean moved from Seattle to Raleigh in late summer and have enjoyed seeing old friends and being closer to family.

Michael and Liz Manera Goodmon write, “All is fabulous in Durham! We welcomed John Joseph Goodmon on Sept. 20, 2014. Michael (6 years) and Lou (3 years) have dubbed him “Little John” from Robin Hood. He’s absolutely perfect and is a true “go with the flow while being drug all over town” third child. We are officially ringmasters in a beautiful and fantastically fun circus. Michael Goodmon was the News and Observer’s Tar Heel of the Week on Aug. 31.

MIKE NOEL ‘98 wedding party on Oct. 10, 2014

SHANNON DOOLEY ‘98 celebrating with ANGELA DEPOY ‘98, TERESA IMMEDIATA COLEY ‘98 and LIZ LEDER SABO ‘98

Sympathy goes out to Chris Drummond and his sister Allison Drummond Stewart ‘99 on the death of his stepfather, Joe Bucklen, who passed away on Dec. 12.

We love hearing from everyone so keep up the good work!

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Allison Drummond Stewart allisonkathleenstewart@gmail.com

Caroline Pyle Hamilton writes “My husband and I welcomed our daughter, Clementine Rose, on Dec. 24, 2013. She joined her big brother, Kip,

Clementine Rose Hamilton and Kip Hamilton, children of CAROLINE PYLE HAMILTON ‘99

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5. Courtney T. Jamison ‘06 married Dr. Brandon M.

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Roane on June 14, 2014

2. Claire Calabrese ‘03 married Alex McKenzie on

6. John Melvin ‘08 married Emily Long on May 10,

Aug. 9, 2014

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3. Scott Manning ‘03 married Carter Lahey on

7. Lindsay Cowher ‘09 and Ryan Kelly ‘09 were married

Oct. 25, 2014

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4. Anna Claire Murnick ‘03 married Patrick Price on Sept. 20, 2014

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who adores her. We are still living in NYC, and I am enjoying practicing dentistry and being a mom!”

Sympathy goes out to Allison Drummond Stewart and her brother Chris Drummond ‘98 on the death of their step-father, Joe Bucklen, who passed away on Dec. 12.

Dan Ressner is serving on the Alumni Council and still enjoys coaching soccer and lacrosse at Ravenscroft. He’s gearing up for a busy summer with Summer Programs on campus!

2000 15th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

Melissa Warren Dougher

2001

Jaclyn White Morgan jaclyn.w.morgan@gmail.com

Kelsey Frohman is still living and working in Brooklyn and NYC. She is engaged to be married in July 2015 to a fellow New Yorker and can’t wait. She has been with Bellevue Hospital as an art therapist for five years and has recently started her own private practice outside of Bellevue. In November, Kelsey attended the NYC premiere of The Imitation Game, Nora Grossman’s first feature film as producer. (See story on page 10.) The film has received five Golden Globes nominations.

Congrats to Nora!

Lauren Plichta is excited about her new role at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She was recently promoted to Campaign Director of the Man & Woman of the Year campaign for the California Southland Chapter, overseeing both Los Angeles and Orange County.

Whitney Waldenberg and her husband welcomed

John Scott and Chester Allen are serving on the Alumni Council. Chester is serving as Presidentelect.

their second daughter, Gracyn Mariel Ochoa, in May 2014. Big sister, Arden Rose Ochoa, turned 3 in October.

2002

melissawdougher@gmail.com

Brooke Parker Rivers and her husband, Alex, welcomed their fourth child, Kate Olivia, on Sept. 25. Their oldest, Ella, started Kindergarten at Ravenscroft this year. They are excited to be Ravenscroft parents!

Phillip Simson and his wife, Laura, welcomed their son, George Moss Simson II, on Oct. 28.

He is named after his great grandfather. Laura and Phillip are thoroughly enjoying parenthood!

In addition to the birth of their son, Phillip and his dad won their second Carolinas Father-Son Golf Championship in a row, and his company, Spyglass Promotions, completed its first year of business. They are enjoying Raleigh and the many young families that live in the area.

Matt Jones and wife Meredith welcomed his son Michael Robert Jones on Aug. 2, 2014.

Stephen Riddick is serving on the Alumni Council and is helping with the 2015 Alumni 5K. My husband, John, and I are loving parenthood, and our daughter, Emily, is such a joy. Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays! Please email me any updates and pictures. Our class loves hearing from each of you!

Kristen Anderson Hudson and Stacey Ingram Carothers kristenanderson@gmail.com stacey219@gmail.com

Katherine Cadwallader writes “In the fall of 2014, I left my position at Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities and am now working as the Senior Development Associate & Communications Manager for Urban Ministries of Wake County. I was recently selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of the Triangle as the cochair of the outreach committee. I’m currently training for my first mini sprint triathlon with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program, raising money for LLS in memory of my mom. I adopted a puppy over the summer, and also foster puppies through Second Chance Pet Adoptions, which is a little insane but totally worth it!

KATHERINE CADWALLADER ‘02 and boyfriend Gavin Painter

Moss Withers was listed as one of Tomorrow’s Leaders–Southeast in Real Estate Forum magazine.

Twenty-two individuals, all under the age of 40, were selected based on their commercial real estate accomplishments and contributions to the community. Moss works for Carolantic as a broker.

Mary Peyton Pennick Amburn and her husband Daniel welcomed their daughter, Caroline Eads Amburn, on Aug 25. Big Brother Whitaker Amburn was all smiles to meet his sister!

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2003

Savannah Cress, Alex Steinbaugh, and Michael Lindsay. We now live in Amherst, Mass., and

acmurnick@gmail.com

welcome any visitors to Western Mass!

William Moss ‘03 and his wife, Chailee, are staying

Scott Manning married Carter Lahey Oct. 25, 2014. Ravens in the wedding party included

Anna Claire Murnick Price

busy in Columbus, Ohio, where he is an attorney at Dinsmore & Shohl, and she is an OB/GYN resident at Ohio State.

Congrats to Zach and Samantha Barnett Evans on the birth of their daughter, Noah Ann Evans, on Nov. 16, 2014.

Trey Lewis is coaching the junior varsity boy’s basketball team at Ravenscroft. His wife, Karrah, is teaching kindergarten.

Zach and SAMANTHA BARNETT EVANS ’03 and their daughter, Noah Ann

ANNA CLAIRE MURNICK ’03 and husband Pat Price

Warren Harvey writes “I just bought my first house, and I went with Harrison and my mom to Venice and Florence this summer for two weeks.”

Ben Chesson ‘03, David Fajgenbaum ‘03, Sam Bass ‘04, Jeff Phillips ‘04, Gary Burleson ‘05, and Caitlin Prazenica Fajgenbaum ‘06. Scott is also serving on the Alumni Council this year and is chairman of Career Week.

Catherine Kane Kaminski and her husband Brian welcomed Jacqueline Lee Kaminski into this world July 15, 2014 and are so in love with her.

David Fajgenbaum ‘03 was featured in Forbes Magazine in their “2015 Under 30: Healthcare.”

2004

Anna Claire Murnick married Patrick Price on Sept.

Gretchen Presnell, Ashley Board, and Keith Strombotne

20 in Raleigh. Many Raven classmates were in attendance. Anna Claire also recently was promoted to Director of Association Management at York Properties and is enjoying serving on the Ravenscroft Alumni Council again this year.

John Moss is the Director of Marketing at ETix,

Christina Calabrese writes “My husband, Alex McKenzie, and I were married on Aug. 9 in Rockport, Mass. We couldn’t have asked for a better day, and were joined by Zoe Young,

gretchenphyde@gmail.com ashleyboard@gmail.com ks@thecommunintycloud.com

which is an international web-based ticketing service provider based in RTP.

Joyce Pope is serving on the Alumni Council.

Rashawn King ’04 BECOMES “FACE OF MARINE CORPS” SCOTT MANNING ’03 wedding party on Oct. 25, 2014

WARREN HARVEY ‘03 in Venice last summer

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RaShawn King ’04 is featured in a Capital Gazette profile, “Former Navy football player becomes face of Marine Corps.” The article from the Capital Gazette, excerpted below, details King’s appearance in a Marine Corps television commercial.

Starring in that television commercial was a real life Marine Corps officer and none other than former Navy football player Drexel Rashawn King. That promotional piece for the service, which airs repeatedly during sporting events, has made the North Carolina native the face of the Marine Corps in many respects.

“I think my acting career began and ended with that commercial. I said some words, but I wasn’t really acting,” King said humbly. “It was an enjoyable experience. It was enlightening to see the behind-the-scenes of how the producer and director coordinated everything.”

2005

2008

10th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for

tfr813@aol.com lauren.e.miller@vanderbilt.edu ccs32@duke.edu

May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

Taylor Rankin, Lauren Miller, and Casey Stevenson

Christy Carter is in her fouth year of medical school at UNC School of Medicine and currently interviewing for her residency in OB/GYN.

Walker Mangum continues to work as the Assistant Director of Athletic Ticket Operations for SMU in Dallas. Frequently he gets to travel with the football team, so while SMU has struggled mightily this season, Walker still was able to enjoy a trip back to N.C. for the SMU-ECU game where he provided tickets to his parents, Trevor Taylor ‘09, and Justin Bradley ‘09.

Jessie Tesh is serving on the Alumni Council and is a realtor for Coldwell Banker Howard Perry & Walston.

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2006

Katfogartie@gmail.com jack.d.greenberg@gmail.com shking@email.unc.edu

Jessie Hale Tesh Jessie.tesh@gmail.com

Celeste Allen Chapman celeste.allen22@gmail.com

Hunter Bratton lives in Raleigh and works for Wake Stone Corporation as a Production Supervisor.

He is a Verger and an Acolyte Team Leader at Christ Episcopal Church.

Courtney T. Jamison married to Dr. Brandon M. Roane on June 14, 2014, in Baltimore, Md. Lauren Janson ‘06 served as a bridesmaid, and Mrs. Doreen Kelly served as a gift bearer in the Wedding Liturgy. Also in attendance were Neil Shrimanker ‘06. They are living in Dallas, Texas, where Courtney is a corporate and securities lawyer and Brandon is an OB/GYN resident.

Celeste Allen Chapman is serving on the Alumni Council.

2007

Rob Byrd robertbyrd@gmail.com

Harrison Riggs is a third year dental student at student at UNC School of Dentistry. He is majoring in general dentistry.

JOHN MELVIN ’08 with classmates DANIEL RABINOWITZ ‘08 and RHETT DETWEILER ‘08 at John’s wedding in May 2014

Kathryn Fogartie, Jack Greenberg, and Sallie King

Cole Gonet has joined Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Raleigh office as a member of the Office Landlord and Tenant Representation teams. He provides support for marketing, research, logistical services, and will help cultivate new business opportunities.

TYSON PRESNELL ‘10 in Ethiopia

Ryan Kelly was inducted into the Ravenscroft Alumni Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 6 during halftime of the varsity football game.

Brian Rekuc is currently obtaining his master of arts in management from Wake Forest University.

After returning from a year abroad teaching English in Madrid, Spain, he began this 10-month program this past July and expects to graduate in May 2015.

Tim Monaghan writes “I’m still at James Madison University in Virginia and will be graduating in the spring. I’m majoring in economics and minoring in sociology. I’m involved in three clubs on campus, including Madison Economics Club, College Democrats, and Madison Marketing Association. I also visited the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Canada, including New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, this summer.”

TIM MONAGHAN ‘09 visiting the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Rob Schaaf is looking forward to graduating in May from Wake Forest University with a JD/ MBA. Alex Moss is enjoying his third year at Gibbs & Soell, a PR agency located in Raleigh and other locations around the country.

Stephanie Hale Norris and Josh Norris welcomed their first child, Avery Lynn Norris, on Oct. 12, 2014, at 7 lbs. 12 oz, 20 inches.

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2010 5th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

Natalie Salmonese, Tyson Pressell, and Chase Bernhardt natalie.salmonese@gmail.com tarheel2006@gmail.com ccbern@umich.edu

Lauren Dillinger writes “After graduating in May

CONNOR GONET ‘11 and his dad, Ravenscroft Director of Athletics Ned Gonet, at Senior Day at UNC vs. NCSU game on Nov. 29

from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor of science in business administration (Global Supply Chain and Operations Management) and minoring in Spanish, I am currently employed with Northrop Grumman in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. I am part of a two-year rotational Professional Development Program where I am learning more about government defense contracting.”

Tyson Presnell writes “After graduating from UNC, I decided to travel around the world for a year. I’ve been living for the last two months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, volunteering for Ethiopia’s equivalent of Sesame Street. It is a beautiful place and has been an incredible experience. Feel free to follow my travels at tysonstravel.wordpress.com.” Tyson also served as the Ravenscroft Alumni Blogger for the month of January!

Austin Moorman is attending SMU Law School.

In August 2014 Austin married Charlotte Collins. Austin was honored to have classmate Ben Simmons serve as a groomsman and to have classmates Chase Douglas and Alex Spears travel long distances to attend.

2011

Patrick Bailey, Zaki Haidary, and Allie Withers Jpb693@gmail.com zakihaidary@gmail.com alliewithers@gmail.com

Austin Hill, who is at the United States Air Force Academy writes, “I was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi engineering society in November. In October, I was informed that I’ve been selected for USAF Pilot Training following graduation in May 2015. This semester I’m serving as a Flight Commander for the 94th Flying Training Squadron where I instruct other cadets and officers how to fly the DG-1001 glider. At the 94th, I’ve also earned the extra certification of Pilot Instructor Trainer, which qualifies me to teach people how to instruct by pretending to be a student pilot/ make errors and allowing them to ‘teach’ me.”

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Allie Withers, who attends N.C. State majoring in fashion & textile management and business administration, writes, “I am involved with my sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. I am a member of the executive committee of the Order of Omega Honors Fraternity and a member of the Student Advisory Board with the College of Textiles. I’m also working at Quintessentials in North Hills.”

Baker Mills will graduate from the University of South Carolina in May with a B.S. in biological sciences. He is completing his year as president of Sigma Nu and works as an EMT for Health Services at USC. Krissi Fajgenbaum will be attending medical school at UNC-CH.

Rhett Johnson worked on Thom Tillis campaign and plans on continuing his education in political science at North Carolina State University.

Spencer Cates will be graduating in May and will be working with IBM as a software management asset analyst.

2012

Angelika Barth, Jordan Jeter, and Lewis Stocks angelikagaledesigns@gmail.com jjeter@elon.edu hstocks@ncsu.edu

Cathleen Pruden writes that she is busy with swimming, serving as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chair and Project SPLASH! Coordinator and instructor.

Parker Troutman writes, “I’m staying busy down here in Alabama. I was elected as president of my fraternity, I have been selected to be part of the Business Honors Program and I am working in the Dean of Students Office. Hope everything is well at the Croft.

Ann Barnett declared a sociology major, took on new leadership roles in her sorority, and is continuing in high school ministry. This summer, she returned to Camp Illahee for the 12th time.

William Carter is a finance major and politics minor at Wake Forest University and is looking forward to his internship with Barclays in New York next summer.

Caroline Browning recently studied abroad in Germany with the Poole College of Business Management at NCSU.

Taylor Zaytoun continues to play on the NCSU tennis team while leading a Catholic student ministry on campus.

over the summer and continues to be a house manager for her sorority Chi-O.

Baraka Mutisya is a Resident Assistant majoring in

at UNC’s Journalism school and continues to lead Young Life and Alpha Chi Omega at UNCChapel Hill. This spring she is looking forward to interning at The Futures Company.

business administration and management while mentoring kids in Fayetteville through the Collegiate100.

Alex Bowen studied abroad in Prague over the summer. Currently interns for a lobbyist firm in downtown Raleigh and plans to stay with them through next year.

Sarah Collins transferred from SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) to NCSU this past quarter and continues to work at a boutique in Cameron Village.

Angelika Gale transferred from NCSU to SCAD this past quarter and interned for Shawsmith London locally in Raleigh over winter break.

Jordan Jeter recently picked up an English accent after spending his semester studying in London.

Caroline Mason worked with and published a magazine called Cherry Bombe over the summer and into the fall in addition to still assisting Derek Blasberg (a fashion journalist) where she worked on a book for Harper’s Bazaar. She also took a few classes at NYU over the summer and plans to study abroad in London this coming spring. On a side note, Caroline has been supporting her mother who has been undergoing various cancer treatments at Duke over the last few months. Please keep her family in your thoughts & prayers!

Molly Hull studied abroad in Italy this past summer. Molly is double majoring in art history and religious/ethical studies, and she is minoring in Italian.

Will Mueller helped form Alpha Sigma Phi at UNC-Chapel Hill and current serves as treasurer for the fraternity.

Forrest Peed is enjoying college playing club baseball with his team coming in fourth place in the World Series at the end of the season.

Tiandra Peppers continues to study pre-physical therapy.

Tracy Winston studied her major, Chinese Traditional Medicine, in Kunming, China, this past summer and is double minoring in religious studies and Chinese. She also studied with her religious studies professor in Istanbul, Turkey,

Lauren Grady is working on her advertising major

Max Dearinger worked with Campus Outreach over the summer in Panama City and now serves as a liaison between Greek life and the campus ministry. He continues to take classes at Georgia Tech and interned for the Ben T. Zinn Combustion lab during the summer.

Lewis Stocks has been an intern for Wells Fargo Advisors this semester in Chapel Hill and continues to serve as president of the Finance Club at NCSU. He is primarily interested in investment banking and hoping to be living in Charlotte this summer.

CHRIS BRAJER ’13, CALLEY MANGUM ‘13, SARAH PUPA ‘13, and CHRIS BONAVITA ‘13 at the N.C. Debutante Ball in September.

2013

Emily Bedsole, Bryant Dowd, Thomas Sigmon ebedsole2@gmail.com bdowd1@nc.rr.com thomasigmon@gmail.com

Julia Laird, who is at Arizona State majoring in vocal performance writes, “I currently hold three executive board positions for Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity and am planning on hosting its regional conference at Arizona State.

I’m majoring in vocal performance and minoring in astrophysics. I’ve started a new club in which music majors can perform their jury pieces in the form of a concert series at various retirement and nursing homes in the Phoenix area. On top of all of that, I’ve now become an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics.”

Savannah Miller says “school at Gettysburg College is going great.” Savannah started her first paying job as a calculus tutor. She plans to study abroad next year in Great Britain at the University of Lancashire.

Sarah Pupa was elected Rush co-chair for Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity and joined the International Deans List Society. She is an Outreach subcommittee chair for UNC Dance Marathon, recently renamed Carolina For The Kids. The Dance Marathon will take place on March 21, 2015.

Claudia Meyer is majoring in chemistry at UNC-CH.

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GIVING ISSUE CORRECTIONS Our apologies for making the following errors in the previous Giving Issue. > Drs. Andrew P. and Anita J. Wells should have appeared in the class of 2025 list and all lists of donors above the 1862 Society giving level. > In the Endowments section, Mary LarRaine (Larry) Hines was misspelled. It’s Mary Laraine Hines. > All My Sons Moving & Storage should have been listed in the Oak Tree Society as opposed to the 1862 Society. > Creative Business Interiors should have been listed in the 1862 Society. > Aramark and Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC, should have been listed as Golf Tournament In-Kind Sponsors. > Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Boney should have been included in the class of 2021 list.

Kianna Jimenez is attending Barton College and majoring in chemistry and mathematics and minoring in Spanish. She writes, “I am a Student Ambassador, an Orientation Leader, and a member of Campus Activities Board as secretary, Leader Initiative program, and Science Club.”

& Basketball program, Young Democrats, academic resource for students with learning disabilities.

Margaret Edwards is enjoying high jumping at UNCW. She has plans to travel in Europe with Alicia Richards this summer, and plans to study abroad in Spain in July.

George Reddin pledged Kappa Sigma and is majoring in computer science at Clemson.

Alicia Richards is a member of the APO community service fraternity at UNC. She has plans to travel in Europe with Margaret Edwards this summer, and plans to study abroad in England in July.

Andrew Wiehe loves Wake Forest University.

He plans to major in finance and is a member of the Wake Forest rowing team.

Emily Bedsole is very happy at UNC. She is a member of Phi Sigma Pi honors fraternity and is involved with the Carolina For the Kids Foundation.

Kofie Yeboah has started working for USA Today College as a contributing writer. His blog, The Left Bench, was voted 2014 Best College Sports Blog by the Baltimore Sun. Caroline Zuckerman is enjoying her time at Georgetown University, where she works as a Writing Tutor at the Georgetown University Writing Center, serves as a Peer Advisor to the College Dean’s Office, plans social events for the College Democrats, and is an Entrepreneurship Fellow.

2014

Mary Grady Bell Humza Rizvi mgbell@live.unc.edu humzarizvi@gmail.com

Humza Rizvi, who is attending George Washington University writes “I’m currently pledging Pi Kappa Phi. I’ve declared my major in international affairs and concentrating in Asian studies, and I’m now working for The New York Times as a Marketing Representative in Washington. I’m learning Persian and plan to be studying in Singapore next year.”

Kathryn Anne Robinson is a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis. Her activities include Student Admissions Committee/tour guide, tutoring elementary school children with Books

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Garrett Anderson writes, “I have joined my Bates’ circus club as well as the track team.”

Chase Johnson pledged Pi Kappa Phi and is majoring in business at George Washington University.

David Silver is at USC. He pledged Sigma Nu and is majoring in criminal justice.

Patrick McIntyre is majoring in film at Texas Austin and pledged Phi Gamma Delta.

JT Fritsch is majoring in film at UNC-W. Thomas Matthews is at Rhodes and is majoring in biology and pledged SAE. Kayla Reali joined Kappa Delta sorority at UNC and is planning on joining UNC business school.

Jamie Mason pledged Pi Kappa Phi and is majoring in psychology at George Washington University.

Juanita Perdomo joined Kappa Delta at UNC. 

Cameron Castleberry ’13 NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Cameron Castleberry ’13, a sophomore midfielder for the North

Carolina Tar Heels soccer team, was named the ACC Player of the Week in September. Castleberry tallied a goal and an assist in UNC’s ACC opener versus Notre Dame, which the Tar Heels won 3-2 in overtime.

Castleberry won two TISAC championships at Ravenscroft and played in two NCISAA state tournaments. She was named All-State, All-Region and All-Conference in 2012 and was honored in 2011 as the North Carolina 3A Private School Player of the Year, the TISAC Conference Player of the Year, the Region 1 Player of the Year, and an All-State, All-Region and All-Conference selection.

RAVENSCROFT KICKS OFF INAUGURAL LEAD FROM HERE 5K The Ravenscroft Alumni Association sponsored the first Lead From Here 5k in October 2014. The race, in conjunction with Homecoming weekend, was a great success and a fun time for the community to connect and participate together. We had 100 participants from the Ravenscroft community who enjoyed running on the newly dedicated cross country course. Friends and classmates of J.T. Taylor ’14 joined his parents and ran in his memory. Proceeds from the race benefit the Lead From Here initiative and alumni scholarships. See you there next year, tentative date, Oct. 17, 2015!

Runners set off on the new cross country trail.

Tim Wicker ‘84, event chair

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RAVENSCROFT REWIND A look back in time in Ravens history

In honor of this year’s Musical, “The Addams Family,” we see the 1979 Ravenscroft musical, “Carousel,” directed by Marlene Hart and led by SARAH OLSON ’79 and WILLIAM JOYNER ’80.

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The newly established Golden Raven Society recognizes committed donors whose annual gifts serve as the foundation for Ravenscroft’s growth.

Loyal donors are the cornerstone of Ravenscroft’s success, providing the means by which Ravenscroft can carry out its mission of nurturing individual potential and preparing students to thrive in a complex and interdependent world.

MAKE A GIFT TODAY TO JOIN! www.ravenscroft.org/giving If you have any questions about the Golden Raven Society please contact Tammy Haywood, Director of Alumni Activities and Giving, at 919-847-0900 or at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.

As a member of the Golden Raven Society, you are invited to be our guest at the Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Distinguished Alumni Lunch on May 20, 2015. You will be receiving an invitation in the mail soon.

Golden Raven Society Committee Watson “Doc” Pugh ’38 Bill Moss ’74 Edward Boyles ’80 Elizabeth Warren Hamilton ’97 Gretchen Presnell Hyde ’04 Byron Horton ’14

Non-Profit Org US Postage PAID Raleigh, NC Permit No. 9

7409 Falls of Neuse Road Raleigh, NC 27615 Return Service Requested

OUR MISSION

The Ravenscroft community, guided by our legacy of excellence, nurtures individual potential and prepares students to thrive in a complex and interdependent world.

JULIA BARNETT ’20

“Streetlights,” an original acrylic painting, won first place in the local Student Arts Festival co-sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Raleigh and Junior Woman’s Club of Raleigh. This piece, as well as all Middle School art pieces, will be on display in the Fine Arts lobby during the month of May.