Saints Celebrations 2022

Saints Celebrations

ST. STEPHEN'S AND ST. AGNES SCHOOL

THE CLASS OF 2022

William Dees Adams

Ruby Evelyn Ahdoot

William Edward Aiken

Robert Quinn Bailey

Jeremiah Barnes

Lily Margaret Bertles

Elliott Alexander Black

Alexandra Isabella Bottonari

Charles Alexander Bradburn

William Joseph Bremner

Garrett W. Brennan

Griffin George Emanuel Brock

Joshua Robert Buckman

Nyriqué Jayshawn Butler

Abigail Rumsey Campbell

Virginia Isabella Campbell

Mary Virginia Carnell

Madeline Corkrean Carr

Devin Ceaser

Tyler Francis Gerard Chadwick

Bronwyn Aileen Chesner

Juliana Diane Chiaramonte

Ewan Kelvin Clarke

Olivia Mary Cooper

Thomas Hewitt Crawford

Adriana Margaret Criswell

Nicole Ellen Cruthirds

Noah Mahari Cummings

Genevieve Winter Cyrus

Sofia Lena D'Angelo

Mackenzie Michel Davis

John Lawrence D'Elia

Lila Avery Doyle

Delia Ann Dresser

Marvin Duke III

Amelia Morris Duncan

Amanda Catherine Edge

Adair Carrington Edwards

Magnus Frederik Ellehuus

Jacob Janssen Felsenthal

Nicholas Bomar Franklin

Alexander Vladimir Galdamez

William Prescott Gillette

Wolfram Friedrich Gottschalk II

Kelsey Aliyah Gourdin

Racquell Olivia Grey

Iman Rebecca Haddad

Elizabeth Campbell Hanley

Carter Alexander Hansen

Jasiah Michael Harris

Olivia Lane Harrison

Gabrielle Elena Hart

Anelia Anne Hartell

Blake Hiligh

Olivia Elizabeth Hover

Lindsay Helen Fletcher Howard

William Baylor Hunt

Finn Cole Jensen

Kennedy Simone Johanna Johnson

Kirsten Elin Johnson

Elizabeth Anne Jones

Alexandra Crichton Jordan

Oliver Garrett Kamm

Catherine Louise Kappel

Dev Katyal

Maren Elizabeth Knutson

John Womack Kolton

Owen Charles Larson

Andrew Peter Lavayen

Christopher Robert Lewis

Morgan T. Lewis

Lindsay Margaret Lian

Victoria Grace Lopez

Erin Grace Machado

Madeline Anne Mailloux

William Douglas Matney

Meghan Carter McCue

Bruce William McCulloch

Evelyn Marie Meggesto

Grace Mykityshyn

Joan Marie O'Connell

Sloane Owen O'Connor

Catherine Elizabeth Onorato

Ryan Joseph Osinski

Emily Patricia Pascal

Anne Priscilla Patrick

Adrienne Marie Perfall

Gavin Lee Prestholdt

Taner Prestholdt

Jordan Mitchell Amorie Resnick

Michael Cronin Rhind-Tutt

William Timothy Ristau

Caroline Ross

Zora Martine Rothenberg

Daniel Alfred Runde

Gabrielle Schaubach

Grayson Gettis Schmidt

Mary Claire Shea

Elizabeth Juliet Sherman

Jasper Wolf Simon

Terrell J. Smith-Cole

Georgia Barrett Stanko

Andrew William Sterba

Biruktawit K. Sullivan

Bryce Benjamin Sullivan

Fernando Samuel Tampubolon

Morgan Elizabeth Tracy

Tahirah Amani Turnage

Michael A. Vaughn

Zoe Rae Wallach

Calum Thomas Wayer

Ella Grace Webb

Miles Andrew Webb

Silas Warner Witmore

Elizabeth Carolyn Young

James William Young

NeAva Paige Zayas

Graduates of St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School, go forth into the world in peace, bear yourselves with uprightness and integrity, rejoice in God’s Creation, love all people, and remember this School family in your prayers. Farewell and may God bless you.

Aggie the Saint couldn't let the seniors leave without some farewell kisses at their Commencement rehearsal. She says, “Woof wiedersehen, come back to visit!”

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Dear Saints,

A school year tends to be remembered by the big events—a field trip, the state championship, the standing ovation at the curtain call of the spring musical. Yet it's the daily moments, both big and small, that are woven through the tapestry of a school year, each thread a valuable piece of the whole story—the moments of quiet reflection, the completion of a challenging science experiment, the day when the swings flew higher, a conversation with a teacher or classmate that turned a day around. Just as important as the events with fanfare and celebration are these which sit at the heart of our community, at the core of our experience. These are the moments I am thinking of today as I look back on another amazing school year and consider the myriad ways we have grown as Saints, on our own and together.

Enjoy a wonderful summer; celebrate the big moments, but most importantly, savor the daily occurrences that bit by bit are shaping your journey.

Be well,

Kirsten Adams Head of School

DAVID CHARLTON '69

Meet the Commencement Speaker

BY MELISSA ULSAKER MAAS '76

St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School was honored to have David Charlton as the 2022 Commencement Speaker. David has dedicated his life to education with boundless energy, drive, and wisdom. He has been a valued counselor and mentor to countless Episcopal school and Episcopal Church leaders.

David recently retired after a long and distinguished career in higher education administration, including 34 years as president of the Church Schools in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia (CSDV), a corporation of six Episcopal schools: Christchurch School, St. Catherine's School, St. Christopher's School, St. Margaret's School, Stuart Hall School, and St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School. By virtue of that office, David served as an ex-officio member of the SSSAS Board of Governors. David was involved in the 1991 merger of St. Stephen's and St. Agnes and also worked on the search committees that elected Joan Holden as the first head of St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School and Kirsten Adams as her successor in 2014. At his retirement celebration, Kirsten spoke in his honor and of his character, “David is gracious. He is kind, empathetic, and understanding. He lives the

mission of Episcopal schools each day. The call to love and honor each member of a community as a child of God is who David is at his core.”

While a student at St. Stephen's School, David was a member of the Red Key Club, who described themselves in the yearbook as “the hardest working organization of the SSS student body” made up of “hard-nosed students who will not back down from an opportunity to do their school a service.” He also lettered in football track, and became the voice of the Saints announcing the basketball games in his senior year. Beyond the classroom, courts, and fields, David told Kirsten that one of the most important things he learned during his time at SSS was “the kind of person you develop into is just as important as how much you know,” and he clearly took that to heart, living his life with integrity and purpose.

After graduating from St. Stephen's in 1969, David attended the College of William & Mary from which he received a bachelor's degree in American history in 1973 and a master's of education in student counseling and personnel services in 1977. He was a student dean at Franklin and Marshall College until he returned to William & Mary in 1980 to take up the position of assistant vice president for business affairs and earned a doctorate of education in higher

“David is gracious. He is kind, empathetic, and understanding. He lives the mission of Episcopal schools each day. The call to love and honor each member of a community as a child of God is who David is at his core.”

KIRSTEN ADAMS HEAD OF SCHOOL

Kirsten Adams and David Charlton '69

education administration.

Prior to joining the CSDV in October of 1988, David worked as the vice president for administration and finance at Episcopal Theological Seminary and also served as a headmaster of Christchurch School. Kirsten says that David's experience as a headmaster has been invaluable in the boardroom. “David understands the challenges that a head of school faces. He helps the Board understand not just the uniquely complicated issues and challenges when considering the way forward, but also the seemingly mundane day to day expectations faced by the head of school and the school administration. He knows schools. It has been his life's work to elevate, promote, and support schools and school leadership.”

While serving as the president of the CSDV, David was also the treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia for 15 years and for a portion of that time additionally served as the secretary and chief of staff to the Bishop. Incredibly, he also found time for volunteer work, including serving as a trustee of the Diocesan camp and conference centers in Shrine Mont and Roslyn, trustee and board president of the National Association of Episcopal Schools, and trustee and board chair of the Virginia Seminary.

In 2016 David received the National Association of Episcopal Schools' (NAES) highest honor, the John D. Verdery Award, which recognizes and celebrates the outstanding service of individuals to Episcopal Schools and NAES. In presenting the award, NAES

Executive Director The Rev. Daniel Heishman noted, “Few people navigate the worlds of church and school as aptly and wisely as David Charlton. During his time as the Church Schools president, David has shown intense drive and dedication, but also great patience and forbearance. In guiding six institutions in that remarkable coalition of schools, David displays an exemplary devotion to a very basic principle—that together we can do far more than what can be done on our own.”

I spoke to David about his St. Stephen's education, his career, his family, and his hopes for the future.

What did you learn at St. Stephen's School that has served you well in life?

Two things jump to mind. I credit SSS with teaching me how to write—a skill that has been more important in my life than any other. Also, for numerous reasons including the small size, I credit SSS with helping me learn

at a young age the importance of relationships. The world is relational. Rules, laws, norms, org charts and Bylaws - no matter how good- cannot help if people don't like and trust each other, and the worst ones aren't really big obstacles if they do.

Do you have one or two outstanding memories from your time as a student?

Both Head of School Emmett Hoy and Coach Sleepy Thompson were larger than life characters—full of wisdom who set lofty examples for teenage boys and whose words of wisdom (and sometimes correction) were spot on and memorable.

I suppose like many boys for whom sports were inordinately important, my memory of the 1969 IAC track meet at Landon stands out. St. Stephen's won the conference championship, but it was close between SSS and St. Alban's. I remember it so well because my event, the pole vault, was the last to complete, and the last two competitors were myself and the fellow from St. Alban's. All gathered around as the winner's team/school would win the championship. More by fortune than skill, I managed to nose out the young man from St. Alban's and we had much to celebrate and remember.

What drew you to working for the Church Schools in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, what inspired you for 34 years, and what do you feel were your greatest accomplishments?

I became President of CSDV after twelve years in higher ed administration. I was attracted by

“David displays an exemplary devotion to a very basic principle—that together we can do far more than what can be done on our own.”

THE REV. DANIEL HEISHMAN

the mission—trying to make the world a better place by educating and forming young adults of integrity and good character who embrace the call to live for more than themselves only and to leave the world a better place for having lived in it. The size, complexity, and variety of the six schools was an additional attraction. Having never imagined staying in one position so long, I found the work endlessly fascinating, challenging, and fulfilling. Some great accomplishments took place during those years and I am proud to have played a part, including the merger of the Alexandria schools and the subsequent emergence of SSSAS as one of the finest independent and Episcopal schools in the country. At different times, Church Schools made a big difference for the

three small schools when viability was in question. By far, the most fulfilling part of my work over these years has been the privilege of serving alongside professional educators who have committed their lives to this mission and with generous, talented, and successful volunteers to whom these schools are important and a priority as they contribute their time, talents, and financial support. I have played my part in identifying, recruiting, orienting, training, and supporting some of those leaders— specifically the schools' heads and board chairs. They've all become friends as well as colleagues and have enriched my life.

What are you looking forward to in retirement?

Family will have a claim— especially with three grandchildren

that live only five miles from us. I hope to read more and work more on my musical interests. I expect, in time, I will accept one of the invitations to align myself with an educational consulting firm. I have enjoyed very much working with chief professionals (heads) and chief volunteers (board chairs) in a coaching capacity. I have also enjoyed helping boards of volunteers and one professional educator learn how to share leadership effectively. I hope to stay involved in those two areas.

Can you tell me more about your wife, Wendy, and children, Wesley '02 and Connor '05, and what they are doing now?

Wendy and I met at Franklin & Marshall College where she was an admissions officer and I a student dean. Her career

continued as a college counselor in Episcopal schools and as an independent tutor.

Wes and Connor Charlton began school at SSSAS and later graduated from Christchurch School in 2001 and 2005. Both graduated from William and Mary and Wes also earned a law degree at the University of Richmond Law School. They are talented artists—as musicians (both are songwriters and performers) and as writers of prose, poetry and, of late children's songs and animation.

Wes is married and has three children ages 8, 7, and just turned 6. He is assistant head of school for advancement at Christchurch School (having been recruited out of his law firm to take over all revenue and external offices and lead the Centennial Campaign) with responsibility for the admissions, development, marketing, communications, and alumni relations departments.

Connor and his wife live in

Williamsburg, Va., where they work in the hospitality industry while pursuing their artistic interests. A great joy for me is that, from time to time, The Charlton Trio (Wes, Connor and myself) are invited to perform.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Being of Irish descent and having spent years as a child in Mexico City, Wendy and I are drawn to Ireland and Spain and hope to visit there again. Ours is a musical family and we all play, sing, and perform individually and in groups. We enjoy exercise and hiking. We live on the water and so enjoy water activities. I am a lifelong student of American history with a particular interest in the presidency, the result of which is steady consumption of presidential biographies.

What do you believe are the school's greatest strengths today? SSSAS is a very strong and very fine school for many reasons. They

start, however, with a compelling mission and an ever-growing community of alumni, parents, and friends who embrace and support that mission. Aspiring to “form” as well as “educate” young persons is a lofty aspiration, but it is the SSSAS aspiration. From honor code, to Episcopal ethos, to service domestically and abroad, each element of the program at SSSAS is designed to achieve the aspiration.

What attributes do you hope we instill in our Saints that prepare them for college and their future?

I hope we have instilled the right balance of 21st century skills with a sense of honor and service as well as (to borrow from another school) the integrity, courage and strength to choose the hard right over the easy wrong.

Is there a school initiative or program that you feel passionate about that also speaks to your hopes for the future of education?

There are many, but I think the most important for us, for the country, and for the world is our work in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We (defined as school, Commonwealth, country, and world) are working to make up an enormous and long-standing deficit. The work will not end anytime soon, but a school and world that exhibit those characteristics is one I'd like to see.

David and Wendy Charlton at the 2002 SSSAS Commencment.

STRIKING A BALANCE FOR SUCCESS

The Commencement Address given by David Charlton '69 on June 11.

so much before, but it was a nonevent anyway. I was immediately swept up into my class of 41 boys and invited onto teams and into school and social activities. Having attended a public school of well over 1,000 students, it was amazing to know everyone and to be known by everyone. There are some new wings on this campus building and some new fields, but it is still much like my school. The head's house and baseball field are right where they belong and we stand on an athletic field that I, along with so many including most of this class I expect, have competed for our school.

Good morning to all, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Perfall, the members of the Board of Governors, faculty and staff members, parents, other family, and friends, and of course the members of the SSSAS Class of 2022.

It is special to be here today with you. It is special because this is my school, and it has been an important part of my adult life as well. It is special also because when I first came to Virginia and to St. Stephen's, I came because my father was called to be a member of the

faculty at the Seminary, and I lived right across Seminary Road. We all have our own story of arriving at this place and I remember mine well.

My family moved a lot and Alexandria, when we arrived in the summer before 11th grade, was the sixth place I had lived in my 16 years—those included four American states, one Territory, Alaska, and the capital of another country, Mexico City.

One of only a few boys coming into high school in an upper grade would have probably been a more daunting prospect had I not moved

I'll start with two quotes I like that seem apt today.

The first is from Socrates who knew a bit about education. He is quoted as saying, “Pay attention to the young and make them as good as possible.”

The second was uttered by The Rev. Churchill Gibson who was a Church Schools graduate, a chaplain at both St. Stephen's School and Virginia Seminary. His comment was surely aimed at all of those who love and support the students in a graduating class. He said, about those about to graduate from high school, that “It is sad when

they have to go, ...but it would be tragic if they did not.”

Members of the Class of 2022, your families, teachers, and many others have been trying to prepare you for a future world we cannot know and even only faintly imagine. All we know for sure is that the world will change constantly and rapidly.

I will ask you to indulge me while I share two stories. The first is an example of how much the world can change during a lifetime and the second about how this place helped educate and form me as a person.

My grandfather's family moved from Arkansas to Texas in a horse drawn wagon. His family hadn't seen or heard of a telephone, electric light, a car, or an airplane. Fourteen years before my grandfather died, and during my senior year at SSS, he watched on television as an American astronaut walked on the moon. He experienced vast change in his life, but you will see more.

The other story is from my life. Some think this story is funny. Some think it has serious implications. Some think it's just sort of embarrassing. Some think it is all of those. You can judge for yourselves, but it begins to connect with my theme of what your parents and teachers have been doing to try to prepare you for an unpredictable future.

Before my work in Episcopal schools, I was in college work. In May of 1980 I left my job as a student dean at Franklin & Marshall College to take up the position of assistant vice president for business affairs at The College of William &

Mary, where I had begun my career and from which I had earned my degrees.

I arrived alone, ahead of the family, and went into the office on a Sunday to see if I could begin to get oriented. I knew that my predecessor had left several weeks earlier, and I expected to have to deal with a backlog of work.

I presented myself at the administration building—James Blair Hall for those of you who know W&M—and showed my identification to a campus policeman who gave me the key that had been left for me along with a pile of correspondence.

I found my new office, unlocked the door, and went in. I was immediately surprised and amused to realize that exactly 10 years before, almost to the day during the first week of May in 1970, I and many other William & Mary undergraduates had spent the night sitting on the floor or “occupying” James Blair Hall to protest and mourn the deaths of four students shot by national guardsmen during an anti-war march at Kent State University in Ohio. We had spent the night sitting on the floor in that exact same room. I had rarely revisited that memory and hadn't considered it in years.

There I was 10 years later almost to the day. I had gone —in 10 short years—from teenaged student protestor to the newest junior member of the establishment. I had gone from a guy in jeans to a guy in a suit!

1970 was a long time ago and maybe some of you here today are not familiar with the Kent State tragedy, but suffice to say that the shootings were traumatic and controversial during a volatile time in our history.

The coincidence of the room assignment was humorous and certainly the joke, such as it was, was 100% on me, but it was also a moment when I found my younger idealistic self connecting with my—at least slightly—more experienced and mature self. The simple peculiarity of the moment was replaced almost immediately by a feeling of gratitude to my parents and to those at St. Stephen's School in Alexandria who had worked so hard to educate and form me.

I was grateful because I realized, while the decision to “occupy” was emotional and impulsive, and the decision to start a career in the academic world was somewhat better thought out, I felt good and right about both. In each instance the choice or choices were informed by what I had been taught and how I had been formed by my parents and those at this school. In the first instance I chose, in my clumsy way, to stand for a principle and in the second I choose work that I believed offered to me the possibility of making a positive contribution to our community and common good.

The point of the story and the germ of these remarks is that all of us have been trying to prepare you—the members of the Class of 2022—for a world we do not know nearly enough about and for which no one can, in any full sense, be prepared. You will have moments in which you will decide if you should take a stand for something you believe in. Perhaps you'll have time to prepare and perhaps you won't. You will also make decisions

about career paths. What they will be, will be almost entirely your decision to make, but how you approach and weigh the choices may be influenced, as I was, by what you have learned and seen here.

Your class has had an experience peculiar, if not unique. Growing up and getting a good education has never been easy, but you have also had three additional extraordinary challenges during your time at SSSAS. The first, COVID, we hope will end or at least recede. The second, matters of racial justice, equity, inclusion, and belonging have been with us for centuries and I submit that those matters will be with us for as long as we live. The third, the questions of gender identity, are just beginning to be posed and many questions remain to be answered.

What will be the impact of

those challenges on each of you? Here's what I hope. I hope that COVID will have better prepared you for the unexpected. I think you will be particularly resilient and adaptable when you face future challenges that are now unknowable (Darwin). I hope that the steady and serious engagement with questions of justice, equity, inclusion, and belonging will mean that you will be thoughtful, generous, open, and fair minded in matters of race and gender identity— matters that today divide us as a society and as a country.

Notwithstanding the physical and mobility constraints experienced during COVID, you will almost certainly be more mobile. Your life circumstances will likely change often, new technology development and social change will continue and, in a centuries old pattern, will accelerate faster and faster.

So, what we—your families,

teachers, coaches, advisors, and others who love you—have been trying to do for the last many years is to prepare you for a future we do not and cannot know.

We have been trying to strike a balance between helping you to develop what some call 21st Century Skills (flexibility, versatility, adaptability, communication, collaboration etc.) and a solid foundation of character (honor, integrity, living for more than oneself only), and the acceptance of responsibility to be more than a tourist or visitor in this world during your life—to be someone who will transform, make, and leave it a better place.

Have we succeeded? We will not know for a while, but you will let us know and you will show us. One thing that will start or “commence” at this Commencement is a big change

in who will bear responsibility for your continued preparation for this mysterious future. These parents, teachers, and others who love you will have a muchreduced role and you know who will have the greater role.

What will be the measure of your success? How will we know? I will take a guess about what those who love you hope for. A wise person once suggested that the two things most necessary for a good and fulfilling life are love and work. That means we hope that you will have good and strong relationships, and that you will be healthy and happy. We hope that you find meaningful and fulfilling work.

But that's not all. We hope for a great deal more, and if you remember only one thing from my remarks, I hope it will be what I say now. We hope that the years you spent living in this community—where honor and integrity are prized and where we ask you to do the right thing even when not doing so might be much easier— will provide you with some preparation for the inevitable hard choices that life presents.

We know that difficult choices can appear quickly. We know that they can involve important things that conflict with one another. Sometimes your choice will have consequences for you and for others, regardless of what you decide! We cannot know what dilemmas and choices you will face, nor can we advise on what your choice or decision should be.

Our hope is that when these moments arise, you will speak up when something is wrong, you will perform an act of kindness or generosity, you will act to protect a person who cannot protect him or herself, you will refuse the order or request to do something you know is wrong, and that you will remember what you have learned and how you have lived during these years as a Saint. We hope that you will be better able to make a choice with some confidence that you are doing the right thing. More than anything else, that is what we hope for you.

So, will you succeed? Will you achieve all of that? Here is my bet.

I bet (and also hope and trust) that we have struck the

right balance of developing those 21st Century Skills with solid character formation.

I bet that you have the balance between excellent skills and good character because I know Mrs. Adams, Mr. Weiman, Ms. Spain-Thomas, Ms. Grieve, Mr. Mallett, and I know they and their many colleagues have been committed to achieving this balance in and for each of you.

I bet that we have struck the balance because I have heard, seen, and learned quite a bit about you. You— the members of the SSSAS Class of 2022 who sit here—are surrounded, and supported by families, friends, teachers, coaches, and advisors who love you, and who have worked to make it so.

Will you succeed? Will you continue and succeed at what all of us have started together? I bet that you will. My money is on you!

Thank you all. Good luck and Godspeed to the members of the Class of 2022!

“We hope that you will be better able to make a choice with some confidence that you are doing the right thing. More than anything else, that is what we hope for you.”

THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

The Valedictorian Address given by Finn Jensen '22 on June 11.

Wow. I successfully made it on time to my own graduation. Quinn, Dev, if all three of us weren't late, it might be a first this year. When I started reflecting on my time at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes in preparation for these remarks, it hit me just how long I have been a part of the Saints community. It struck me how much this school has shaped me, just as it has helped prepare each of my fellow classmates for what comes next. So, I realized I might as well start at the beginning, in 2008, when I was four years old and a member of our junior kindergarten class.

My teacher, Ms. Choi, wrote in my JK report card that I spent “most of [my] early morning time writing and drawing pictures of dinosaurs.” Some things have changed greatly since then. My teacher commented how it would “be helpful for [me] to practice writing numbers correctly. At times we will find him writing them backwards.” I am thankful to say my number-writing skills are now greatly improved.

In contrast, other things have not changed. Ms. Choi also wrote that we “worked on placing the hour hand and minute hand at the appropriate place to tell time. This is something that Finn will also need to practice as well.”

I am sure my parents thought something similar when they were notified I received my third detention this senior year for too

many tardies in a single quarter. I tried to convince them that detention could be viewed as a good thing because it showed how much the school cared about time management. I was not surprised in detention to see Quinn there

but it will never be the same as actually walking the halls seeing your friends, chilling in the senior lounge where we might have had a little too much fun, or throwing baby powder in the student section at Friday Night Lights.

with me. But, I was stunned to see Calum voluntarily go to detention, just to socialize.

This school and its values have been a constant in my life for the past 14 years. It is hard to remember moments before coming to St. Stephen's and St. Agnes. In a few minutes, we will all say our farewells to this community. Our deep connections to it will last forever,

Reminiscing on these moments, it was hard not to reflect on our time in high school when we felt the loneliness of the pandemic. I think our 2022 class so deeply appreciated this community and this senior year precisely because we could have lost this year, too.

When I thought back on this COVID pause, I started to consider the meaning of community, especially this one.

The Jensen Family: TJ, Harper '26, Colton '24, Finn '22, Laney '26, and Mark.

In our mission statement, we say that “our mission is to pursue goodness as well as knowledge.”

I believe the power of our Saints community is predicated on the process of this pursuit and our shared commitment to growth. We bond when we struggle together, we connect through our collective resilience, and we celebrate each other in our accomplishments. In short, this group has something special about it. It is hard to define, but we all feel it.

I am incredibly honored to be a part of our amazing Class of 2022. We have awardwinning artists and musicians, singers and actresses, scholars and athletes. We have built a Tesla coil, run marathons, and released the instant rap classic, “How Could I Lose” by T Duke, produced by Taner Prestholdt, aka Taner Beats.

We have served as witnesses to each other's collective drive, and our relentless pursuit of

our goals has served as the cornerstone of our Saints community. It is most obvious in some of our biggest sporting events. We had a blast hurling toilet paper on the basketball court at Sleepy Thompson. In lacrosse, both our girls and boys teams were incredibly resilient. For example, we learned at practice that we get punished and have to run sprints for wearing pink crocs on chapel day. Wolfi, I hope you're not wearing those today, so we don't have to run later. We also had to run when I accidentally swore in the heat of competition in front of Rev. Miller. But all of our hard work paid off when we stormed the field for the girls team's ISL championship. And when we dogpiled on PVI's home turf when the boys team took home the state championship trophy. It all meant something more because we did it together as a community of Saints, whether you were a player or a fan.

We also saw the constant benefit of our community during our senior retreat offsite to Shrine Mont to start the year. Many of our major bonding moments did not come through relaxation, but through activities like square dancing and competing in a massive soccer game. We were all expecting a leisurely hike because we were assured by our teachers that “Ms. Nadler did it pregnant.” But instead, by the time we arrived at the top of the mountain huffing and puffing, we had developed a newfound respect for Ms. Nadler.

As we move on to college, I know my classmates will do incredible things. When one of us accomplishes something extraordinary—curing cancer, winning an Oscar, becoming a CEO of a Fortune 500 company—I'll be able to say: I told you so.

I hope as we become a part of new communities, in which the values we have learned here

“We bond when we struggle together, we connect through our collective resilience, and we celebrate each other in our accomplishments.”

can continue to ground us. As we meet new roommates and learn new traditions, I hope we continue to recognize the power of our individuality and the unique value we all have. Communities do not derive their strength from uniformity, but from the bonds we forge in striving together and embracing our many different talents. I hope we will remember never to diminish or put aside our loftiest ambitions. I hope we will never compromise on our pursuit of goodness as well as knowledge.

The other thing I love about this class is that they always make me laugh. I have a lot of quotes I cannot share in public (looking at you, Chris); but I think the quotes in the back of our yearbook, “Traditions,” are fair game. I wanted to share a few of my favorites.

Number 1: Dev chose: “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” That's one of our

future Yale Bulldogs.

William seemed a bit more motivated: “To live is to risk it all; otherwise you're just an inert chunk of randomly assembled molecules drifting wherever the universe blows you.”

As Jasper so eloquently understated: “This was truly an above-average four years.”

Tahirah selected: “In this world you either crank that Soulja Boy or it cranks you.”

Next, a quote that he created all by himself specifically for the yearbook: “If you want to be a wolf, stop running with the sheep”—Baylor, “The Stallion.”

And finally from Alex: “I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me.”

So in closing, this speech is not about Me, or about You. It's about Us. It's about our friendships. And it's about our special place in a Saints community that will bind us together for the rest of our lives as we go our separate ways.

I would like to end by thanking those who are ultimately the reason why we will all walk across the stage today. To our coaches for their constant motivation as they pushed us to reach new limits, and to our teachers for the thousands of hours they have spent working with us, including during class and when we took over their STATS, lunches, and free periods. To our parents and our families for their unwavering support and guidance, even when we might not have followed it. To Mom and Dad, Colton, Harper, and Laney for all your love and sacrifice along the way.

Finally, I'd like to thank my fellow classmates for the incredible memories, conversations, and moments they have provided me. Keep striving. Keep pursuing. Keep connecting. And, above all, keep laughing. Congratulations to the Class of 2022.

PRIZES AND SUPERLATIVES

The Farewell Address at Prize Day given by Mary V Carnell '22 on June 10.

Good morning parents, teachers, and Class of 2022. I'm so excited to be giving this speech this morning, but I'm going to start off with some bad news. As you've maybe already heard or seen, there are no superlatives in this year's yearbook. For those of you who may not know, for the past several years, the “special senior page” in the yearbook has been superlatives: things like “most likely to…” or “best” whatever people in the senior class. But it's become messy in the past several years, with students or parents getting upset about the relative “goodness” of the superlative. So much drama surrounded it that it was scrapped altogether this year. So, sorry. No superlatives.

But as I was thinking about our class and this speech, I kept coming back to this idea of prizes versus superlatives.

Today is Prize Day, not superlative day; and the Class of 2022 has definitely won a lot of prizes. The formal ones, named for old important people that come with an engraved silver bowl or gold plaque. We've won all the departmental awards, made Dean's and Head's Lists, been inducted into Cum Laude, won scholarships and accolades across the city and country, and been recognized for all of our athletic and artistic achievements. Just this year, we became champions in volleyball, boys basketball, girls and boys lacrosse, and wrestling. We've been named Athletes of the Year and been nominated for service academies. We've won Scholastic Art & Writing awards and put on plays and musicals that drew crowds even through the pandemic; with the pit orchestra even getting nominated by the Cappies for the first time in school history! So I'm proud to be part of this class that succeeds in all of their endeavors, and has those prizes to show for it.

Of course, we couldn't have done any of this without our parents and teachers standing behind us at every turn. They've prepared us for college classes, and college life; even when we didn't want to be prepared. And they've stood by our sides both when we were excelling and when we were making huge mistakes. I know I speak for all of us when I say thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for every minute you've spent helping shape us into the people we are today. If there was a prize for most passionate, knowledgeable, and fun faculty, or most supportive, loving, and very patient group of parents, I know it would go to you guys. Thank you for preparing and pushing us to win all those prizes.

So as I've shown, prizes are important to us. We're competitive. But I think superlatives are much more apt for the Class of 2022. I'm sure we've been given a lot of them — some whispered in the hallways or the faculty lounge: worst at chapel dress, most likely to get a mask infraction, worst parkers, and most likely to finally kill joke of the week.

And some were announced to us as things to be proud of, the most connected class that spent that whole evening at Shrine Mont sitting on the road together. The most resilient class, as we've weathered cancellations and ever-changing

regulations for three out of our four years of high school. And I really think we're up there for the most spirited class, as we came out in droves, with the occasional drum, to support our classmates' pursuits from the bleachers to Kelleher hill to these CPAC seats. These are the superlatives I think the school could give us.

But the ones we always loved in the yearbook weren't the superlatives that the school approved of, but the ones people gave to each other. Superlatives aren't serious, they're not prizes, but they involve truly giving parts of yourself to a community and letting yourself be known. And boy has our class become known. By underclassmen as “the best senior class ever”—seriously, one of them said that to me this week—and by teachers as all sorts of things. But we're really known by each other. So these “most-likely tos” and “bests” come easy, and I feel so lucky to have come to know you all in these ways. Lucky enough that if I had time in this speech, I could have come up with a superlative for everyone in this room. I don't, though, so I'll run through some of my favorites.

William Adams gets best hair; Trey Duke and Taner Beats are most likely to “blow up;” Morgan Lewis is most likely to be in the next Top Gun; if anyone plans on being in the NFL, Victoria Lopez is most likely to be there when you fall; Griffin Brock is most lifechanging; and Quinn Bailey has the most tardies in the history of St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School.

And that's just a sample. Every one of us has qualities about us that have made this class better, qualities that we've allowed our classmates to come to know and

to love. Superlatives acknowledge that there is the same value in winning the “blah blah blah prize for excellence in mathematics” as there is in being known by your classmates as a good friend or easy laugh, and clearly our class understands that.

Over the past four years, we've come to know each other in ways I would never have thought possible when we all got here as starryeyed 14-year-olds freaking out because Homecoming was three weeks after school started. That year, we saw the introduction of The Colloquium for the Common Good, and welcomed Ms. McGuire. We bonded over Steve & Aggies hangouts and that one CPAC Sleepy Thompson Pep Rally with a performance by the dance team. I hope you guys remember what I'm talking about.

As sophomores, we bonded over the rise and then the fall of the Fun Committee, and we won Sleepy Thompson, again.

Junior year, we figured out how to unmute and share screens, and we saw each other at our quarantine worst and decided we still wanted to be friends. We've

seen three homecomings, three winter formals, one prom, and a lot of Japanese Steakhouse.

We've dominated Fun Friday —all of them, and we took that Shrine Mont hike like champs. We survived college applications, photomath scandals, and what I would describe as a “weird” amount of power outages. And the class of 2022's Date Lab feature in The Voice was absolutely unmatched. We've come to know each other like this not by focusing on winning prizes, but giving enough of ourselves to each other to earn superlatives. That is what I'm most proud of as part of the class of 2022. We've excelled in many traditional ways, I can't emphasize that enough, but I think what makes our class actually extraordinary has been our capacity to know and accept each other as we are, to make friends across friend groups, and to come together over the little things— from the pre-chapel senior lounge shenanigans to free period Bradlee runs to class group chats the night before a test. We all have our own “most-likely-tos” and “best ats” because we've shared them with each other, and not backed away from seeing even the most unlikely of classmates as friends.

My hope for all of us is that we don't lose this as we go to college. I hope you all allow yourselves to be fully known by your college classmates, to earn superlatives and to see them in others. And to know if that doesn't work out, that we all will always have a home here and with each other. I'm so glad I've gotten to know you all; I love you and have loved growing up with each and every one of you.

“We've come to know each other like this not by focusing on winning prizes, but giving enough of ourselves to each other to earn superlatives.”

SNAPSHOTS COMMENCEMENT

Our seniors graduated June 11, 2022, on Moss Field.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THE CLASS OF 2022 ARE ATTENDING

Bates College (2) F Boston College (3) F Bucknell University F Case Western Reserve University

Christopher Newport University F Clemson University F Colgate University F College of Charleston

College of the Holy Cross F College of William & Mary (4) F Colorado Mesa University F Columbia University

Concordia University (Canada) F Connecticut College F Cornell University F Denison University F Drexel University (3)

Elon University (2) F Franklin & Marshall College (3) F Georgia Tech F Harvard University

Haverford College F High Point University F James Madison University F Lafayette College (2) F Long Island University

Loyola University (Maryland) (4) F Merrimack College F Northeastern University F Northern Virginia Community College

Northwestern University F Oberlin College F Oxford College at Emory University F Pennsylvania State University (2)

Savannah College of Art & Design (2) F Shepherd College F Skidmore College (3) F Spelman College

St. Francis University (Pennsylvania) F Swarthmore College F Syracuse University F Temple University

Tennessee State University F The Ohio State University F Towson University F Tulane University (4)

United States Air Force Academy F United States Naval Academy F University of Alabama (4) F University of Buffalo (2)

University of Chicago (2) F University of Colorado – Boulder (4) F University of Delaware (2) F University of Denver

University of Florida F University of Hartford F University of Maryland – Baltimore County

University of Maryland – College Park F University of Miami (Florida) F University of Michigan (3)

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (2) F University of Notre Dame F University of South Carolina

University of Virginia (6) F University of Wisconsin (2) F Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Tech (2) F Wake Forest University F Washington & Lee University (2)

Wyoming Seminary Prep/Lafayette College F Yale University (2)

CLASS PHOTO BY JOHNNY SHRYOCK

117 NEW SAINTS ALUMNI

2 RECEIVED MILITARY APPOINTMENTS

200+

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTED OUR SENIORS

55.5% ARE STICKING TOGETHER with 65 seniors attending college with at least one other Saint.

1 SENIOR IS GOING TO CANADA

4 SENIORS ARE GOING SOUTHWEST

20

SENIORS ARE GOING MIDWEST

47 SENIORS ARE GOING SOUTHEAST

42 SENIORS ARE GOING NORTHEAST

UPPER SCHOOL PRIZE DAY

On June 10, one faculty member and 46 students were recognized for their achievements in academics, the arts, athletics, citizenship, and service.

FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD

Vaughn Ambrose Middle School Music Teacher, Performing Arts Chair

YEARBOOK DEDICATION

The Rev. Michael Hinson Middle School Chaplain Senior Editors: Mary V Carnell, Juliana Chiaramonte, and Lizzie Sherman

The following awards and recognitions were presented to seniors:

LESLIE JONES LATIN PRIZE

Jordan Resnick

MICHALOT CUP

Mary V Carnell

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH

Finn Jensen

WORLD LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES

Mary V Carnell, French and Spanish

Catherine Kappel, French and Spanish

STEM CERTIFICATES

Lindsay Lian

(For her research in the Atmosphere Group as part of the Virginia Earth System Science Scholars Program)

Annie Patrick

(For her foundational programming on the Assurance mass-shooter detection software as part of her internship with Tech for Good )

Sam Tampubolon

(For his research on dust and sand storms in the US and Mexico in 2021 through George Mason University's Aspiring Scientist Summer Internship program)

MATHEMATICS AWARD

Gavin Prestholdt

TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Racquell Grey

COURTENAY MARSHALL COCHRAN AWARD FOR SCIENCE

Lindsay Lian

ROY EDWARD BYRD AWARD

Finn Jensen

O'CONNOR HISTORY PRIZE

Jimmy Young

MARJORIE M. NORRIS AWARD

Laney Harrison

KARIG WRITING PRIZE

Mimi Shea

CHARLES JAMES SHELL MEMORIAL PRIZE IN ENGLISH

Mary V Carnell

ANN G. LINDSEY POETRY PRIZE

Caroline Ross

MONTGOMERY AWARD FOR THE HUMANITIES

Kirsten Johnson

FRANK NIEPOLD ARTS PRIZE

Charles Bradburn

VISUAL ARTS AWARD

William Adams

MICHAEL HOLT AWARD

Ryan Osinski

PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS

Dramatic Arts:

Mimi Shea

Vocal Arts:

Sam Tampubolon

Instrumental Arts:

Adriana Criswell

EDWARD E. TATE SENIOR RELIGION PRIZE

Lindsay Howard

PERKINS CUP

Liam Matney

RECOGNITION OF MILITARY APPOINTMENTS/SCHOLARSHIPS

Baylor Hunt, United States Air Force Academy

Morgan Lewis, United States Naval Academy

DEIB AWARD

NeAva Zayas

Catherine Onorato

MACONDRAY TROPHY

Finn Jensen

HOWARD CUP

Amelia Duncan

SAINTS ATHLETICS CLUB AWARD

Juliana Chiaramonte

Daniel Runde

ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS AWARD

Tahirah Turnage

CARROLL LASTELIC AWARD

Mary V Carnell

HELENE HASKIN KRAUSE AWARD

Ellie Hanley

SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD

Finn Jensen

MODEL ATHLETE FOR BOYS

Garrett Brennan

DAINGERFIELD ASHTON MODEL ATHLETE

Morgan Lewis

OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARDS

Emmy Pascal

Noah Cummings

Humanities

Institutional Equity

Faculty Excellence Award: Vaughn Ambrose, Middle School Music Teacher

U.S. Air Force Military Appointment: Baylor Hunt

U.S. Naval Academy Appointment: Morgan Lewis

Language Awards: Finn Jensen, Catherine Kappel, Mary V Carnell, Jordan Resnick

STEM Awards: Lindsay Lian, Finn Jensen, Sam Tampubolon, Racquell Grey, Gavin Prestholdt, Annie Patrick

Awards: Liam Matney, Mary V Carnell, Caroline Ross, Mimi Shea, Kirsten Johnson, Jimmy Young, Laney Harrison

DEIB Award: NeAva Zayas, Director of

and Diversity KiKi Davis, Catherine Onorato, Presenter Rudy Lopez '96

Service and Citizenship Awards: Daniel Runde, Finn Jensen, Mary V Carnell, Juliana Chiaramonte, Amelia Duncan, and Tahirah Turnage

Visual & Performing Arts Awards: Ryan Osinski, Charles Bradburn, William Adams, Mimi Shea, Adriana Criswell, Sam Tampubolon

MARSHA A. WAY SPORTSMANSHIP

AWARD FOR GIRLS

Amelia Duncan

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD FOR BOYS

Calum Wayer

JANE LYWOOD CUP

Lindsay Howard

SALUTATORIAN

Ellie Hanley

VALEDICTORIAN

Finn Jensen

FAREWELL ADDRESS

Mary V Carnell

THE ST. STEPHEN'S AND ST. AGNES MEDALS

Garrett Brennan

Amanda Edge

Jasiah Harris

Lindsay Lian

Victoria Lopez

Mimi Shea

Sam Tampubolon

Calum Wayer

SAINT AGNES CUP

Nellie Hartell

EMMETT H. HOY, JR. CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Nyriqué Butler

The following awards were presented to underclassmen:

GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL RECIPIENTS

Sophie Atkisson: Math, Science and Technology

Marina Gallozzi: Humanities

Nicole Kiama: Humanities

Finn Hartman: Medicine and Health Sciences

Ellie Minor: Visual Arts

THE JOHN MORROW STANTON MEMORIAL ATHLETIC AWARD

Jack Murphy '23

THE ESTHER CARROLL MURPHY AWARD FOR CREATIVITY

Anne Louden Kostel '25

THE SENIOR CLASS AWARD

Myles Sandy '23

Athletic Awards:

and St. Agnes

St. Stephen's and St. Agnes Medals, Saint Agnes Cup, and Emmett H. Hoy, Jr. Citizenship Award:

Front: Mimi Shea, Lindsay Lian, Victoria Lopez, Nellie Hartell, Amanda Edge ; Back: Garrett Brennan, Jasiah Harris, Calum Wayer, Nyriqué Butler, Sam Tampubolon

Valedictorian and Salutatorian: Finn Jensen and Ellie Hanley

Front: Emmy Pascal, Amelia Duncan, Morgan Lewis, Ellie Hanley; Back: Calum Wayer, Noah Cummings, Garrett Brennan, Finn Jensen

The Class of 2022 “Lifers”

Thirty-eight members of the Class of 2022 entered St. Stephen's and St. Agnes in junior kindergarten, kindergarten, or first grade.

Maddy Carr

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN:

Quinn Bailey

Alexandra Bottonari

Liv Cooper

Witt Crawford

Amelia Duncan

Finn Jensen

Catherine Kappel

Jack Kolton

KINDERGARTEN:

William Aiken

Lily Bertles

Mary V Carnell

Tyler Chadwick

Juliana Chiaramonte

Adriana Criswell

Mackenzie Davis

Alex Galdamez

Kelsey Gourdin

Laney Harrison

Gabrielle Hart

Oliver Kamm

Chris Lewis

Lindsay Lian

Victoria Lopez

Erin Machado

Will McCulloch

Sloane O'Connor

Annie Patrick

Adrienne Perfall

Jordan Resnick

Will Ristau

Grayson Schmidt

Andy Sterba

FIRST GRADE:

William Adams

Ewan Clarke

Ellie Hanley

Joan Marie O'Connell

Bryce Sullivan

EVERY LIFE IS A STORY

Middle School Director Quincey Grieve addressed the Class of 2026 at their Recognition Ceremony on June 8.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! We are enormously proud of you.

I want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are all thinking about our beloved Rev. Hinson this morning. I have confidence that he is with us in spirit.

Eighth graders, for the past three years, you have been working hard to develop your literary analysis and thesis writing skills. When I asked your teachers about your accomplishments in Middle School, teacher after teacher gushed how advanced you are as thinkers and writers. Ms. Wanamaker, who I happened to know has rather high stand shared, “I can say with pride that the eighth graders have learned how to write a well-supported analytical essay!”

So, it feels fitting and right to close your time in Middle School with a deep dive into a text.

“Children of the World” is a book that I picked up on a recent eighth grade field trip. My thesis statement: “Children of the World,” by Tessa Strickland, Kate DePalma, and David Dean, ostensibly a children's text, is actually a grown-up text—and one that serves as a guidepost for living a life rooted in decency and human connection.

The authors juxtapose big, challenging life questions against some really simple statements:

“A life is made up of days. Every day is different, but some are more special than others.”

Today is one of those days. It is a day when we do different things, like put on our fancy clothes and gather together in the sweltering heat, with parents, grandparents, siblings, on a football field at 9:00 in the morning.

Why do we do this? It's kind of weird, after all. We do it to mark a moment. The moment is about you. We're marking a moment of both accomplishment and of transition.

You have done so much in your time in Middle School. A few more words from your teachers, their marvelings at all that you have accomplished.

You learned to solve quadratic functions using numerous methods, and discovered the quadratic formula sounds great when sung aloud as a class. You learned that it really all comes back to the Golden Rule of Algebra, which you learned in your fourth math class of middle school.

You designed and ran individual science experiments based on your own personal interests and your questions; you completed research papers in history, traveled to the Model UN conference. You interviewed grandparents and grandfriends for your Oral History Projects.

You performed in the JackO-Lantern Jubilee and produced

original drama productions that made their world premiere at Arts Day!

You dazzled us with your musical talents in winter and spring choral, band, and orchestra concerts. You earned Excellent and First Place recognitions at the Music in Parks competition.

You awed our community in the first-ever Middle School Musical and first-ever Eighth Capstone Project Presentations.

You gave it your all on the athletics fields.

You joyfully created paintings in art, sometimes all the while singing the new Harry Styles album.

You adapted over and over again in so many ways. Recess inside. Recess outside. Chapel in the gym. Chapel on zoom. Chapel back in the gym. Classes in person. Classes on Zoom. Classes in hybrid format. Classes in person again. Rev. Miller appreciatively said, “I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but they will be better prepared for all that is to come with their strong resiliency in all things.”

Some days are more special than others. Today is special as it marks your extraordinary journey through Middle School.

And it marks this moment of transition. When you arrived in Middle School, you were very much children, just out of Lower School. You leave us “big kids,” much more like your young adult selves. You have so much to look forward to in Upper School.

And you are ready. But, as Stickland, DiPalma, and Dean, simply, state in their guidepost for grown up life, “Feelings can come and go, like weather. Everyone feels curious or silly or scared sometimes.”

I expect you are feeling a lot of these very different emotions. And I can almost guarantee you, the parents in the audience, are. Pride, joy, shock—where did the time go? What happened to my baby, who was just born, like yesterday. I promise you parents, they're sitting right here, every bit as much in need of your hugs— and your feeding skills–as they ever were!

And, the final simple statement we will examine in this textual analysis: “Every life is a story. It's easier to understand someone when you know their story.”

Saints, if you take nothing else away from your time in Middle School, I hope you take with you a firm belief in this guiding principle. For the past three years, you have heard each other's stories: A few minutes

ago, you heard Tatum tell her mother's story; a couple of weeks ago, you heard Ramtulai tell her father's story. You heard each other's stories in advisory, in chapel, in classes, on buses–in the halls of the Middle School, when, perhaps you really should have been in class.

We have been honored to know the early chapters of your stories. As you transition into this next chapter, know that we have utter confidence in you and that we will be watching eagerly and joyfully–knowing that you are ready, and that you have the power and the potential to answer, one day at a time and one conversation at a time, with decency and human connection, the beautiful–and rather grown up—question: “What will happen in your story?”

“'Every life is a story. It's easier to understand someone when you know their story'... if you take nothing else away from your time in Middle School, I hope you take with you a firm belief in this guiding principle.

SNAPSHOTS

MIDDLE SCHOOL

The eighth grade was celebrated and recognized with a ceremony on June 8.

THE SIRENS OF SORROW

Tatum Spencer '26 was honored to read her eighth grade “This I

Believe” essay at the Eighth Grade Recognition Ceremony on June 8.

During the last two years, we have found ourselves longing for more. More money, more food, more freedom, more time. More time to hop on your 8:00 zoom call so you won't be late to class, more time in between classes so you can socialize with friends, more time to eat your lunch because you were starving all morning. Or, more time to live life. More time to decide to take a different path in the morning so you can avoid your nasty neighbors. More time to avoid women who

clutch their purses or hold their kids a little tighter, just by the sight of you. And more time to explain yourselves to the police, but before you could actually ask for more time—the time that you had—was cut short.

One day, I was waiting for my mom to pick me up from summer camp at the Upper School. It was a hot summer day, maybe midJuly. I saw my mom's car pull into the circle and I was so excited to see her. Immediately after, a police car followed my mom onto

the school property and then did a quick U-turn, skidding the other way. I thought it was pretty weird, but didn't think much of it. I hopped in the backseat, buckled my seatbelt and was happy to be in a car with my mom, but quickly could tell something wasn't right. She seemed very stressed and confused, all at the same time. I asked what was wrong, and she said very quietly that the police car was actually following her. I was shocked and confused just like she was.

I asked why, knowing that my mom probably didn't do anything wrong, and I got the simple response of, “I am a Black woman in America. Any Black person that lives here will experience this at least once in their life, that's just how life goes.”

As a Black person in America, I know that we do not always have more time. More time to explain things to the police. More time to check our surroundings to see if people look like us. More time to ensure we're seen as human, not just the color of our skin.

See, when we don't take time, we make assumptions about others. When the police saw my mom, they assumed things about her. They saw her as a threat because of the color

of her skin, as someone out of place. The stereotypes put on the Black community and other minority communities, whether it be race, gender, faith or others, are unacceptable and need to be stopped. When my mom told me what happened it made me flash to instances of police brutality

like George Floyd and Sandra Bland. Just like them, my mom did not do anything wrong, and for the police car to follow her is the standard for many of us.

I believe equality requires us to take more time in order to see people as humans. It requires mutual respect and placing aside stereotypes and assumptions. We need allies and upstanders that are willing to take small steps and make little changes that will add up to make our world a more equal place.

I believe that we are all capable of change and today, and I hope each of us are willing to examine and humbly change our perspective when our assumptions hurt others.

“I believe equality requires us to take more time in order to see people as humans. It requires mutual respect and placing aside stereotypes and assumptions.”

Angus Argetsinger '26

Renee Jenkins '26

Ben Booma '26

Harry Lue '26, Ali Rouse '26

Liam Riedy '28

Lilly Purtill '26

Malcolm Beane '27

Reesey Lai '26

Mason Khosla '27

Sarah Eisenberg '28

Ethan Thompson '26

Ariya Harrington '26

MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS DAY

On June 7, these awards were presented to the following students in recognition of their achievements in academics, the arts, athletics, citizenship, and service.

DEPARTMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Awarded to eighth grade students for demonstrating strong scholarship and interest in a particular subject.

The Band Award

Harry Lue

The Chinese Award

Gavin Brown

The Chorus Award

Madelyn Byrne

The Drama Award

Angus Argetsinger, Janney Cooper

The English Award

Michael Corso, Lilly Purtill

The French Award

Janney Cooper, Georgia Neaderland

The History Award

Ben Booma, Anna McCart

The Latin Award

Ali Rouse

The Math Award

Ariya Harrington, Daniel Lee

The Orchestra Award

Whitney Bruch

The Religion Award

Sam Brock, Olivia Pla

The Saints Athletic Award

Meg Adams, Sean Kovalsky

The Science Award

Reesey Lai, Matthew Walker

The Spanish Award

Renee Jenkins

The Visual Arts Award

Aidan Hallett, Ariya Harrington

BROOKS MATH AWARD

Colin Morrell '27, Ella Schneider '27

RICHARD P. BABYAK AWARDS

For making our school community a better place through their actions throughout the year.

Mehon Aklilu '28, Sarah Eisenberg '28

Everly Kunz '28, Parker Spence '28

Malcolm Beane '27, Sasha Braun '27

Dior Brown '27, Jacob Cooper '27

Harry Lue '26, Lilly Purtill '26

Ali Rouse '26, Matthew Walker '26

DIRECTOR'S AWARD

For demonstrating character, tenacity, and intellect.

Evan Hendy '28, Khadija Jalloh '28

EJ Henry '27, Phinn Bon Salle '27

Michael Corso '26, Olivia Pla '26

SINCLAIR CUP

For exemplifying loyalty, integrity, leadership, cooperation, and scholastic endeavor in seventh grade.

Willa Johnson, Mason Khosla

STEBBINS CUP

For exemplifying community spirit, compassion, and consideration of other in sixth grade.

Eleni Davis, Liam Riedy

SUZANNE GRIFFIN NUCKOLLS FELLOWSHIP PRIZE

For possessing the best qualities of a true friend in eighth grade.

Lilly Purtill, Ethan Thompson

ST. STEPHEN'S AND ST. AGNES CUP

Awarded to an eighth grade student for exemplifying scholarship, character, leadership, and citizenship.

Reesey Lai

THE BRAVE CLASS OF 2029

Excerpts from the Fifth Grade Recognition address given by Lower School Director Jalene Spain Thomas on June 7.

...My hope and prayer for you today is that you bring your most brave selves to the next chapter of your lives.

I hope you will use your goodness as well as your knowledge learned at the Lower School to serve your school and your community and advocate for yourself and others through the spoken word and the written word and through your actions. I am confident that your goodness and your knowledge will help you dive deeper into topics that, interest you, excite you, challenge you, and bring you joy

As I end my remarks today, Saints, I want you to know that we know that you are ready!

Ready to take the leadership skills you've developed

I speak to you today with great pride and joy on behalf of your fifth grade teachers, Mr. Hark, Ms. DeLaurentis, Mr. Weiman, Mrs. Adams, and all of the Lower School faculty and staff…We take delight in all of the special ways we may describe you. You are leaders, scientists, safety patrols, acolytes, writers, athletes, stewards of the Earth, singers, mathematicians, gamers, researchers, actors and actresses, dancers, and authors. You are buddies to kindergartners, who adore you and whom you adore.

You use your worries and uncertainties as a springboard to try new things. You help others and you let us know when you need help.

I asked the faculty and staff to add to a word cloud describing you. It didn't surprise me to see that the word used to describe you most, is brave

You approach new projects and new material with a can-do spirit, even if you think it will be challenging…

…You speak up if you feel a friend has been disrespected or treated unfairly. You present your knowledge in front of your peers even when you are nervous or worried about what they may think… Other words we used to describe you: enthusiastic, resilient, creative, helpful, risk-takers, and talkative.

of encouragement

advice. Given the questions you ask in class and how curious you have shown yourselves to be…saying that Middle School will be a walk in the park will just not do!”

and try them out at the Middle School to make the Middle School even stronger with your fresh ideas.

Ready to inspire your classmates, family members, teachers, and each other with the words you share here today and with other things you write and say.

Remember to show gratitude to those who supported you along the way like your teachers, family members, and special friends here today.

Use what you learned here at the Lower School about friendship and compassion and kindness to take care of each other.

I am confident that you will continue to inspire those who lead you and teach you. Please know that we cherish those moments when our students become our teachers through their words, actions, and reflections.

“I know standing here today, that the brave students of the Class of 2029 will not be satisfied with that kind

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RENAISSANCE WOMAN Melanie Streed Retires After 26 Years of Service

By Melissa Ulsaker Maas '76

Melanie Streed first joined the St. Agnes faculty in 1989 to teach geography, but rapidly became an integral part of the school directing the choirs, coaching volleyball and softball, supervising the yearbook staff, and co-teaching eighth grade earth science! She took some time off to have children, but returned to teach sixth grade Latin before leaving again to accompany her husband on a sabbatical to Italy. She came back to the Saints community in 2011 to continue teaching Middle School Latin for the next 11 years, and—venit, docuit, vicit—she came, she taught, and she conquered.

Middle School colleagues and friends, history teacher Katherine Miller and science teacher Kelley Gorman, spoke in Melanie's honor at the 2022 Retirement Reception. As they talked about Melanie and

her service to the school, they discovered so many things about her. “Melanie, it is truly so difficult to imagine our middle school without you, as you are obviously deeply connected to—and have made such an impact on—our Saints community,” they said. “During our preparations for today's talk, we have come to the conclusion that you are the complete definition of a 'Renaissance woman.' You have many interests and talents, and you are ready to lend a hand to anyone, at any time, for any reason. Nothing seems to phase you!”

The words most used to describe Melanie by her colleagues are kind, thoughtful, and genuine.

Former Saints Latin teacher Ian Hochberg worked with Melanie for 17 years. “Everyone is already familiar with the Streed smile,

joyous laughter, deep listening stare, and thoughtful emails and conversations,” Ian wrote to Head of School Kirsten Adams. “She clearly radiates and models the 'goodness' that we teachers hope all Saints pursue. I want to illuminate, instead, the ways Melanie embodied this goodness in her teaching. Melanie always focused on improving her students' experiences in the classroom with her care, creativity, and lifelong learning.”

Two of Melanie's three boys attended SSSAS. As colleagues and friends, Melanie and fourth grade teacher Beth Barrow felt fortunate to teach each other's children. “Melanie instilled a love of Latin in my daughter that she has carried through high school,” Beth said. “More importantly,

Melanie always leads from a place of love and compassion. She is the true embodiment of a Saint!”

Always focused on her students, Melanie found many ways to bring Latin to life and make learning in her classroom fun and interesting. She hosted the famous, traditional Latin Cena dinner parties for her students. Diners came in Roman costumes to eat Latin food and listen to a guest speaker, play charades, or watch a movie. Taking center stage, the students would explain the history of their chosen dress or the food they brought.

She and her students also attended the two-day, annual

teacher Kelley Gorman said, “She approaches everything she does with a creative mind and a joyful heart. She is the true definition of a lifelong learner. Melanie is constantly collaborating with colleagues to brainstorm new projects or games

Outside of the classroom, Melanie wore many hats, including student advisor, member of the faculty chapel choir, member of the Sustainability Committee, implementing new technology, chaperone on student trips to Greece, Italy, and Puerto Rico, and running a wide variety of mini-courses. “The Middle School mini-courses not only gave me many opportunities to share my passions— archaeology, mosaics, cooking, service, but also the chance to work closely with my creative, fun-loving colleagues,” Melanie said. One of the most unusual roles she played was supervising lunchtime street hockey played on the tennis courts.

After dedicating 26 years of her

Virginia Junior Classical League convention in Richmond, Virginia, to which they brought classically themed art projects, delivered orations or dramatic interpretations in Latin, submitted modern myths, competed in academic tests, played certamen, and attended a banquet in togas. “I love watching my students play and learn as they create mythology movies, make Roman villas and mosaics, or team up at Certamen,” Melanie said.

When asked to describe Melanie, Middle School science

and to experiment with teaching methods. Her enthusiastic approach to teaching literally brings her lessons to life as she guides students through the creative process of mosaic-making, or provides authentic Roman coins for her students to examine with digital microscopes, or hosts the beloved Latin Cena—complete with festive Roman togas and a homemade Mount Vesuvius cake! Melanie is always willing to go the extra mile to help her students reach their full potential, and her innovative teaching style ensures that they will never see the same lesson twice.”

carpe diem approach to teaching more than 1,000 Saints, Melanie has more than earned her day of rest. She now looks forward to traveling and spending more time in St. Andrews, New Brunswick (Canada), where she and husband Jeff have built a house. Most of all, she and Jeff are really excited about having more time with their children, Eric '09, Sam '13, and Jack, grandchildren Amelia and Leo, and her mom, Eleanor. As Virgil, one of Rome's greatest poets, said, “Omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori—love conquers all things; let us yield to love.”

“Melanie, it takes a special person to take what some might call a 'dead language' and make it truly come to life—each and every day.”

~Katherine Miller and Kelley Gorman

MAGIC MAN

Jim Marvin Retires After 25 Years of Service

By Melissa

Jim Marvin joined the St. Stephen's and St. Agnes community in 1997 as the Middle and Upper School drama teacher and director of Upper School productions. His enthusiasm, know-how, and faith in the students quickly turned a struggling program into a theater powerhouse. Jim helped countless students to find and fulfill their leadership potential, as he trusted them with the myriad responsibilities of building a theatrical production. Jim dedicated his days—nights and weekends—to pulling the best performances from our students. He always held every student to the same high standards he held himself to, and they are proud of those results to this day.

“Working on every show with him was a delight,” Bette Vajda '19 said. “I looked forward to our daily rehearsals. The energy he put out was infectious; students used the momentum he gave them to create buoyant and original work. Mr. Marvin helped inspire and shape

my love of theater, and I will always be grateful.”

Jim's contributions to the theater program are numerous. He has led students in approximately 75 productions, including the spring musicals involving more than 70 students at a time. Productions of which he is most proud include the 2002 in-theround production of “Macbeth;” the rousing production of “Godspell” that opened our brand new CPAC in the spring of 2004; and Mary Zimmerman's “Metamorphoses,” which included a heated and chlorinated pool that filled the CPAC stage.

Emmie Vajda '23 saw her first Stage One production in the first grade, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” “'Oliver'” was my first stage one show as a performer and it was so fun,” Emmie recalls. “I loved getting to know all the cast members and experiencing what it was like to be a part of a real-life Stage One show for the first time. Playing

Cinderella this year will forever remain the best experience of my high school years. I loved it because I was able to lean into her as a character and learn how to give her a real personality and not just lines to say. Thank you, Mr. Marvin, for teaching me how to become a better actor. Thank you for creating Stage One and allowing students to have magical experiences that will stay with them forever.”

Working with Jim also helped students build valuable life skills. “Being part of Stage One provided me with so much, a caring community, memorization tactics, public speaking skills, and most importantly, confidence,” Adele Reardon '17 said.

Whether he was in the classroom teaching or in the CPAC directing, Jim has always been committed to maintaining a program that is inclusive and a positive experience for all involved. He worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make the

Ulsaker Maas '76, Marcia Mallett, and Sophie Lambert

stage a welcoming place where the students can shine in the spotlight. “It's hard to convey what a welcoming and inspiring presence Mr. Marvin was when I attended” Claire Minnies '03 said. “He always worked to include me (and others) and created a space that felt like a warm embrace. He was always kind and patient with us. His respect for us and his belief in our ability to create the best art we could was always a beautiful and deep guiding principle that uplifted us all. His passion for theater and the arts was contagious. Mr. Marvin's calm presence and love was one of the best things about my time at SSSAS and I greatly cherish the environment he created and the time I spent within it.”

Jim's talents also impacted parents in the Saints community. “Mr. Marvin is a marvelous magician. With vision, sensitivity, and expertise, he has produced Stage One magic in show after show,” Amy Sebes said. “He has cards up his sleeve: a nuanced understanding of the plays, a unique talent at connecting with students, and an ability to suspend an audience in the magical world he enables the cast to create.” Former SSSAS archivist and parent, Anne Pardini, helped with costumes on some of the productions. “Jim was always on the lookout for new talent,” Anne said. “Sometimes it was students with amazing voices that came to light in Middle School and sometimes it was a student like Greg Roland '12 who just walked off the football field one day and onto the stage—and Jim was there to give them a chance. Jim Marvin deserves a standing ovation for being the teacher that said 'yes' to 25 years of kids that wanted to try out life on the stage or behind it. There is no doubt he was a life changer.”

In addition to all the productions he directed. Jim brought SSSAS into the Cappies (Critics and Artists program) for high school theater, and led his students to numerous nominations and awards. Jim also taught courses in acting, directing, improv, and playwriting. The number of alumni who later returned to help with productions on their winter and summer breaks—and even after college—is a testament to how much they love working with him, and the fact that so many have continued their craft is a testament to the effectiveness of his teaching.

Jim also served as the director of scheduling for many years, performing many unbelievable mental acrobatics to make sure every student could fit every class they wanted into their schedule. Each year he has worked with students, parents, teachers, college counseling, and administration to create the best possible schedule for the success of every student and teacher. Upper School

Spanish teacher Fay Slattery appreciated his professionalism and candor. “Jim and I worked so closely on the sectioning and schedules for the language classes,” Fay said. “We had so many puzzles to think through together…so many moving pieces. Jim handled it all with so much patience and calm.”

“Mr. Marvin has been such a strong presence in our school community for decades. My sister and myself are forever grateful for the platform he was able to provide and the countless memories that went along with it. I never saw him without a smile on his face and an earnest desire to help.”

We look forward to seeing Jim at future Saints productions, as he supports area high schools in the writing and performance awards theatrical program through service on the Board of Directors for the Cappies. Jim's dedication and commitment to SSSAS is beyond measure, and we are a stronger school because of his service to our school!

~ Olivia Newsome ‘18

2021-2022 SAINTS ATHLETIC AWARDS

On June 1, St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School presented these awards in recognition of our students' achievements in athletics.

THE COACH'S AWARD

The Coach's Award recognizes non-varsity athletes who have demonstrated a positive attitude, high level of sportsmanship and who are always cooperative and supportive of their teammates as well as opponents. Through their conscientious practice habits, they not only develop their own skills, but help others improve their ability as well.

THE OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARD

The Outstanding Athlete Award recognizes the best overall athlete(s) on the team. The recipients are chosen by the coaches based on playing ability and overall contributions to the team.

THE SAINT AWARD

The Saint Award recognizes the athletes who have exhibited a positive attitude, a desire to achieve and determination throughout the season. These athletes are selected by their peers and demonstrate an unselfish contribution to the welfare of the team and are dedicated to excellence in athletics.

ONE SAINT AWARD

Given to a person that exemplifies Saints pride through their unwavering support of Saints athletics.

Victoria Lopez '22

SAINTS COACH OF THE YEAR

Trae Humphreys, Wrestling

FALL SEASON AWARDS

COACH'S AWARD:

Loui Goin '25: Freshman Football

Claire Helmreich '24: JV Volleyball

Danielle Hines '24: JV Soccer

Finley Knutson '25: JV Field Hockey

Andrew Lazarski '23: Cross Country

Niels Merino '25: JV Soccer

Anna Strauss '25: JV Tennis

OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARD:

Ali Barrow '23: Varsity Soccer

Ewan Clarke '22: Varsity Football

Noah Cummings '22: Varsity Cross Country

Devon Fogg '23: Varsity Field Hockey

CC Jacobs '23: Varsity Volleyball

Finn Jensen '22: Varsity Soccer

Morgan Lewis '22: Varsity Cross Country

Jack Murphy '23: Varsity Soccer

Emmy Pascal '22: Varsity Field Hockey

Mikki Taye '23: Varsity Girls Tennis

SAINT AWARD:

Elisabeth Carroll '25: Varsity Cross Country

Amelia Duncan '22: Varsity Field Hockey

Claire Hanley '25: Varsity Girls Tennis

Nellie Hartell '22: Varsity Volleyball

Liam Matney '22: Varsity Soccer

Grayson Schmidt '22: Varsity Football

Tahirah Turnage '22: Varsity Soccer

Mark Turner '24: Varsity Cross Country

ALL-IAC RECOGNITION:

Nyriqué Butler '22: Football

Ewan Clarke '22: Football Offensive Player of the Year

Noah Cummings '22: Cross Country

Danny Garvin '23: Football

Blake Hiligh '22: Football

Willie Jacobs '23: Football

Saints Coach of the Year: Trae Humphreys

Tahirah Turnage '22

Finn Jensen '22: Soccer

Jack Kolton '22: Football

Liam Matney '22: Soccer

Jack Murphy '23: Soccer

Grayson Schmidt '22: Football

Justin Stewart '23: Football

Michael Vaughn '22: Football

ALL-ISL RECOGNITION:

Ali Barrow '23: Soccer

Amelia Duncan '22: Field Hockey

Hannah Floyd '25: Cross Country

Devon Fogg '23: Field Hockey

CC Jacobs '23: Volleyball

Lexie Jordan '22: Soccer

Morgan Lewis '22: Cross Country

Emmy Pascal '22: Field Hockey

Mikki Taye '23: Tennis

Tahirah Turnage '22: Soccer

Emmie Vajda '23: Cross Country

Second Team

Garrett Brennan '22: Football

Nyriqué Butler '22: Football

Blake Hiligh '22: Football

Justin Hill '23: Football

Finn Jensen '22: Soccer

Jack Kolton '22: Football

Liam Matney '22: Soccer

Jack Murphy '23: Soccer

Justin Stewart '23: Football

Ella Webb '22: Field Hockey

First Team

Ewan Clarke '22: Football

Willie Jacobs '23: Football

Grayson Schmidt '22: Football

Mikki Taye '23: Tennis

Michael Vaughn '22: Football

All-State Top 20 Finishers for Cross Country

Noah Cummings '22

Hannah Floyd '25

Morgan Lewis '22

WINTER SEASON AWARDS

COACH'S AWARD:

Andrew Bremner '24: Winter Track & Field

Sam Catlin '25: JV Squash

Farrah DeVaughn '25: JV Basketball

Mariel Irish '25: Winter Track & Field

Drew Norton '23: JV Basketball

Simon Rebstock '25: Freshman Basketball

OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARD:

Devin Ceaser '22: Varsity Basketball

Bradley Cruthirds '24: Varsity Winter Track & Field

Noah Cummings '22: Varsity Winter Track & Field

Racquell Grey '22: Varsity Winter Track & Field

Evan Ingraham '25: Varsity Swimming & Diving

Nyriqué Butler '22 (75), Quinn Bailey '22 (64) Ewan Clarke '22 (65), Theo Weiman '24 (66)

VISAA ALL-STATE RECOGNITIONS:

Fall Season Outstanding Athletes: Ewan Clark '22, Ali Barrow '23, Noah Cummings '22, CC Jacobs '23, Emmy Pascal '22, Morgan Lewis '22, Finn Jensen '22

Saints win the 2021 Seminary Hill Cup

Andrew Lavayen '22: Varsity Wrestling

Morgan Lewis '22: Varsity Winter Track & Field

Nya Mason '23: Varsity Basketball

Kylie Payne '23: Varsity Swimming & Diving

Calum Wayer '22: Varsity Ice Hockey

SAINT AWARD:

Will Bremner '22: Varsity Swimming & Diving

Garrett Brennan '22: Varsity Basketball

Bronwyn Chesner '22: Varsity Winter Track & Field

Giorgio Corica '23: Varsity Wrestling

Mackenzie Davis '22: Varsity Swimming & Diving

Amelia Duncan '22: Varsity Basketball

Nicholas Gacad '24: Varsity Winter Track & Field

Sloane O'Connor '22: Varsity Ice Hockey

All-IAC RECOGNITIONS:

Elliott Black '22: Basketball

Garrett Brennan '22: Basketball

Devin Ceaser '22: Basketball

Evan Ingraham '25: Swimming

Andrew Lavayen '22: Wrestling

Calum Wayer '22: Ice Hockey

All-ISL RECOGNITIONS:

Belle Akeredolu '24: Basketball

Nya Mason '23: Basketball

VISAA ALL-STATE RECOGNITION:

Honorable Mention 4x200m Relay Team

Matthew Bezuneh '23

Bradley Cruthirds '24

Magnus Ellehuus '22

Myles Sandy '23

Honorable Mention

Noah Cummings '22: rack & Field (1600m)

Second Team

Garrett Brennan '22: Basketball

First Team

Devin Ceaser '22: Basketball

Diving State Champion

Kylie Payne '23

VISAA Tournament Outstanding

Wrestler and State Champion

Andrew Lavayen '22

SPRING SEASON AWARDS

COACH'S AWARD:

Joe Carlin-Nguyen '24: JV Tennis

Ben Fenton '25: JV Lacrosse

Ariya Harrington '26: JV Softball

Ella Joshi '25: Track & Field

Aidan Koch '24: JV Baseball

Jay Repke '25: JV Golf

Mark Turner '24: Track & Field

Cecily Wainstein '23: JV Lacrosse

OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARD:

Nicole Cruthirds '22: Varsity Lacrosse

Noah Cummings '22: Varsity Track & Field

Racquell Grey '22: Varsity Track & Field

Morgan Lewis '22: Varsity Lacrosse

Abhay Mathur '23: Varsity Tennis

Ryan Osinski '22: Varsity Baseball

Grayson Schmidt '22: Varsity Lacrosse

Sid Shah '23: Varsity Golf

Gigi Smigel '23: Varsity Softball

SAINT AWARD:

Adriana Criswell '22: Varsity Softball

RACQUELL GREY '22

DEVIN CEASER '22

Winter All-IAC: Andrew Lavayen '22, Evan Ingraham '25, Garrett Brennan '22 Elliott Black '22, Calum Wayer '22

Jack Kolton '22: Varsity Lacrosse

Emmy Pascal '22: Varsity Lacrosse

Taylor Grace Peterson '23: Varsity Track & Field

Taner Prestholdt '22: Varsity Tennis

Lizzie Sherman '22: Varsity Golf

Chris Shorter '24: Varsity Track & Field

Jimmy Young '22: Varsity Baseball

ALL-IAC RECOGNITION:

Witt Crawford '22: Lacrosse

Bradley Cruthirds '24: Track & Field

Noah Cummings '22: Track & Field

AJ Degler '24: Baseball

Jasiah Harris '22: Baseball

Abhay Mathur '23: Tennis

Will McCulloch '22: Lacrosse

Drew Norton '23: Baseball

Ryan Osinski '22: Baseball

Will Ristau '22: Tennis

Grayson Schmidt '22: Lacrosse

ALL-ISL RECOGNITION:

Liv Cooper '22: Lacrosse

Adriana Criswell '22: Softball

Nicole Cruthirds '22: Lacrosse

Morgan Lewis '22: Lacrosse

Emmy Pascal '22: Lacrosse

Ella Webb '22: Lacrosse

VISAA ALL-STATE RECOGNITION:

Second Team

Bradley Cruthirds '24: Outdoor Track & Field (110m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles)

Noah Cummings '22: Outdoor Track & Field (800m)

Hannah Floyd '25: Outdoor Track & Field (3200m)

Liv Cooper '22: Lacrosse

Devon Fogg '23: Lacrosse

First Team

Ryan Osinski '22: Baseball

Witt Crawford '22: Lacrosse, Attack

Will McCulloch '22: Lacrosse, Attack

Finn Jensen '22: Lacrosse, Midfield

Calum Wayer '22: Lacrosse, Defense

Jasper Simon '22: Lacrosse, Goalie

Emmy Pascal '22: Player of the Year

Nicole Cruthirds '22: Lacrosse

Morgan Lewis '22: Lacrosse

Coach of the Year

Tim Dodds

WASHINGTON POST ALL-MET HONOREES

James Blackman '24: Wrestling, Honorable Mention

Garrett Brennan '22: Basketball, Honorable Mention

Devin Ceaser '22: Basketball, First Team

Ewan Clarke '22: Football, Second Team

Andrew Lavayen '22: Wrestling, First Team

Emmy Pascal '22: Field Hockey, Honorable Mention

Tahirah Turnage '22: Soccer, Second Team

ADDITIONAL AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NFHCA Senior IMPACT Team

Amelia Duncan, Emmy Pascal, and Ella Webb

National Preps Wrestling All-American James Blackman '24 and Andrew Lavayen '22

MAPHL All-League Selections

Trey Knott '24: Second Team

Will Woodruff '23: Second Team

Jack Sibbald '25: First Team

Calum Wayer '22: Firstt Team

SCHOOL RECORD HOLDERS

Morgan Lewis '22 now holds the fastest time in girls cross country with a time of 19:44.

Kylie Payne '23 now holds the school record in girls 1M diving with a score of 430.10.

THREE SPORT ATHLETES:

Freshman: Jack Biear

Jack Bryan

Elisabeth Carroll

Sam Catlin

RJ Davis

Elliot Desautels

Mehdi El Allagui

Henry Foresman

Loui Goin

Lilyrose Golden

Claire Hanley

Bennett Harrison

Charles Hickok

Mariel Irish

Ellery Johnson

Claire Joiner

Finley Knutson

Ethan Lee

James London

Hayley Lookadoo

Nicholas Lowe

Finn Moore

Ryan Osinski '22

Spring All-ISL: Adriana Criswell '22, Liv Cooper '22, Emmy Pascal '22, Morgan Lewis ‘22,Ella Webb '22

William Mount

Morgan Nielsen

Allison O'Connor

Bart O'Connor

Brandon Parsont

Kaz Penkiunas

Jay Repke

Campbell Spence

Ryan Stead

Anna Strauss

Patrick Thomas

William Troy

Mason Worsham

Eli York-Simmons

Sophomores:

Augusta Adams

Belle Akeredolu

Andrew Bremner

Colin Cross

Bradley Cruthirds

Alex Deas

Ava DeGraaf-Zembik

Grace Elling

Ellie Foresman

Julien Freeman

Nicholas Gacad

Preston Heilig

Mason Mantey

Thomas Matney

Lizzy Moorman

Abby Musser

Lauren Scott

Grace Sherner

Mark Turner

Alex Williams

Sydney Worsham

Jeremy Young

Juniors:

Maddie Anderson

Ali Barrow

Matthew Bezuneh

Giorgio Corica

Max Dague

Isabella Garcia-

Ippolito

Daniel Garvin

CC Jacobs

Mollie Kemp

Katherine Lavayen

Andrew Lazarski

Gabriella Lipsky

Claire McConnel

Turner More

Kylie Payne

Taylor Grace Peterson

Raleigh Speed

Mikki Taye

Izzie Watson

Phillip Williams

Seniors:

William Adams

Will Bremner

Bronwyn Chesner

Noah Cummings

Amelia Duncan

Amanda Edge

Magnus Ellehuus

Morgan Lewis

Sloane O'Connor

Emmy Pascal

Gavin Prestholdt

Taner Prestholdt

Will Ristau

Lizzie Sherman

Calum Wayer

Silas Witmore

THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL SILVER BOWL PARTICIPATION AWARDS

10 out of 12 seasons

Mackenzie Davis

Lizzie Sherman

Bryce Sullivan

11 out of 12 seasons

Ewan Clarke

Christopher Lewis

Sloane O'Connor

William Ristau

12 seasons

William Adams

Will Bremner

Noah Cummings

Amelia Duncan

Amanda Edge

Magnus Ellehuus

Morgan Lewis

Emmy Pascal

Gavin Prestholdt

Taner Prestholdt

Calum Wayer

Silas Witmore

COLLEGE BOUND AND POST GRAD SENIOR ATHLETES

Elliott Black, Basketball, Merrimack College

Garrett Brennan, Basketball, Loyola University (MD)

Devin Ceaser, Basketball, University of Buffalo

Ewan Clarke, Football, Columbia University

Olivia Cooper, Lacrosse, Franklin & Marshall College

Witt Crawford, Lacrosse, Drexel University

Nicole Cruthirds, Lacrosse, University of Virginia

Noah Cummings, Track & Field, Cornell University

Sofia D'Angelo, Lacrosse, Loyola University (MD)

Lila Doyle, Soccer, University of Hartford

Trey Duke, Football, Shepherd University

Amelia Duncan, Lacrosse, Lafayette College

Amanda Edge, Lacrosse, Bates College

Wolfram Gottschalk, Lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University

Iman Haddad, Lacrosse, Washington & Lee University

Carter Hansen, Track & Field, Bates College

Jasiah Harris, Baseball, Case Western Reserve University

Blake Hiligh, Football, University of Buffalo

Olivia Hover, Lacrosse, Lafayette College

Baylor Hunt, Lacrosse, U.S. Air Force Academy

Finn Jensen, Lacrosse, Harvard University

Elizabeth Jones, Soccer, Franklin & Marshall College

Andrew Lavayen, Wrestling, Washington & Lee University

Chris Lewis, Lacrosse, Christopher Newport University

Morgan Lewis, Lacrosse, U.S. Naval Academy

Will McCulloch, Lacrosse, Loyola University (MD)

Evelyn Meggesto, Swimming, University of Miami (FL)

Ryan Osinski, Baseball, Bucknell University

Emily Pascal, Lacrosse, Yale University

Grayson Schmidt, Lacrosse, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Jasper Simon, Lacrosse, Long Island University

Terrell Smith-Cole, Baseball, Bryant & Stratton College

Tahirah Turnage, Soccer, University of Maryland – College Park

Michael Vaughn, Football, Wyoming Seminary Prep/Lafayette College

Calum Wayer, Lacrosse, UMBC

Miles Webb, Basketball, Saint Francis University (PA)

SPRING SPORTS WRAP UP

BASEBALL

Baseball had one of the best seasons in recent memory. With a solid core of senior leaders and strong first-year student support, the team finished the season with a 17-10 record. A season highlight was a win over Flint Hill in the VISAA Play-offs to advance to their first VISAA Quarter final in over 14 years. Saints Captain and future Bucknell Bison Pitcher Ryan Osinski earned All-IAC and All-Met honors.

GOLF

The golf program posted record participation 19 members filling JV, Girls, and Boys teams with lots of youth and potential for future years. The girl's team competed in the inaugural VISAA Girls Golf Invitational in Richmond and had a great showing.

BOYS LACROSSE

Boys Lacrosse had another memorable season posting an 18-5 record. Highlights included a Dallas, Texas, spring break trip going 3-0 against some of the best teams in the state and defeating Paul VI in the Division I state championship game 11-10 to capture the state title in a big upset.

BOYS TENNIS

Boys Tennis with Head Coach Kinde Taye had another strong season with big wins over GDS, Flint Hill, and Maret. Strong underclassmen participation will lead this team to a bright future in years to come. Junior Captain Abhay Mathur earned Outstanding Athlete and All-IAC recognition and will be able to lead by example next year.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Girls Lacrosse became a 'Family' this season. Top to bottom all members of the program were a tight-knit group. After a great spring break trip to Florida, the girls came back with energy and determination to take on the tough VISAA and ISL schedule. The team defeated Georgetown Visitation 12-11 in the ISL AA Semi-Final to advance to the finals, where the Saints defeated Stone Ridge 10-9 to win the ISL AA Tournament Championship! Numerous girls are headed on to play at the next level, Captain Emmy Pascal earned First Team in All-State, All-ISL, and All-Me,; Captain Nicole Cruthirds earned All-State, All-ISL, and All-Met, and Captain Amelia Duncan also earned All-State, All-ISL, and All-Met.

SOFTBALL

Under first-year Coach Taylor Heasley '12 the Saints softball team is in great hands for the future. A young team made strides throughout the season. Highlights include a 13-3 win over Sidwell on senior day and big wins over GDS and Madeira. Junior Captains Bailey Edwards and Gigi Smigel are taking the lead next year leading the program.

TRACK & FIELD

Track & Field had both team success and solid individual honors, with the girls team finishing 14th overall in the ISL Championship and boys finishing 4th overall. Two Saints finished the season as IAC Champions: Sophomore Bradley Cruthirds (110M hurdles, 300M hurdles) and Senior Captain Noah Cummings (1600M) and also earned 2nd place finishes at the VISAA state meet—Noah in the 800M and Bradley in the 110M hurdles and 300M hurdles.

Hannah Floyd '25

Bradley Cruthirds '24

Sid Shah '23

Adriana Criswell '22

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