AROUND CAMPUS

DR. ANN VAN

Director of Health Services Dr. Ann Vanichkachorn gave an Upper School chapel talk, drawing on personal experiences and encouraging the community to engage on sensitive issues of race and prejudice.

TED-Ed

Interim Head of Lower School Sarah Mansfield and Reading Specialist Jen O’Ferrall introduced fifth grade boys to the concept of a TED-Ed club, charging them to prepare an “idea worth sharing.”

COMMUNITY AND INCLUSION

The joint boards of governors at St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s spent a day working together to consider strategies to help achieve goals for diversity, community and inclusion.

Pictured Above: (seated) Macon Clarkson, St. Catherine’s Board of Governors chair; Mason Lecky, StC headmaster; Sue Baldwin, St. Catherine’s assistant head of school; (standing) Thomas Valentine ‘76, StC Board of Governors chair; Lila Lohr, St. Catherine’s interim head of school; Ed Cowell, StC director of community and inclusion

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS NEW STUDENT PARADE LITERARY SOCIETY

Battle of the Books T-shirt design contest winners were Charlie Johnson ‘29 [artwork pictured above] and Elliott Pellumbi ‘28. Excitement ran high at a welcome parade for newly admitted Lower School Saints. Boys recited society poems on Knowles Field for the first time in school history.

TAYLOR REVELEY: CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP

William & Mary President Emeritus Taylor Reveley spoke to Upper School students as part of the Williams-McElroy History Endowment speaker program about “constructive citizenship,” encouraging boys to get the facts before acting, listen earnestly and find common ground.

QUILT

Ninth graders in Rusty Wilson’s Creativity Through the Arts class created a quilt as an homage to Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 Broadway play, “Raisin in the Sun,” featuring images inspired by the play’s themes.

ETHICS BOWL

Led by Upper School Head Librarian Marsha Hawkins, StC’s Ethics and Debate Team secured first place in the Virginia High School Ethics Bowl, winning the final match against Collegiate. The victory was particularly sweet after entering the competition for the first time last year with no experience and finishing last.

BATTLE OF THE BRAINS

Upper School students secured a solid victory in the annual Battle of the Brains contest against a faculty team, winning 270-145.

DADS READ

A series of Dads Read events gave boys and their male mentors the opportunity to read and discuss books together.

HIBERNATION

After weeks of learning about bears and hibernation, kindergarten boys wore pajamas to school while toting along a favorite stuffed animal and creating bear-themed art.

HELPING VIRGINIA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

Above: Middle School boys helped deliver food to Virginia Supportive Housing. Below: Varsity soccer cleaned up the grounds at the Hull Street nonprofit.

SOCIAL DILEMMA

Upper School boys and eighth graders watched segments of the documentary, “The Social Dilemma,” before discussing social media pitfalls and the importance of being aware of digital habits and behavior.

YANN MARTEL

Bestselling author Yann Martel Zoomed with Upper School English students about his time in India and how it influenced his appreciation for world religions, expanded his empathy and inspired his work, including his bestselling novel, “Life of Pi.”

CURRICULUM AUDIT

At a teacher work day, faculty and staff focused on an inclusive curriculum audit, a schoolwide effort to promote diversity and inclusion.

SCIENCE BOWL

Mason Carter ‘22, Will Wise ‘22, Weston Williams ‘21, Kevin Omohundro ‘22 and Henry Weatherford ‘21 competed at the Virginia Regional Science Bowl.

LENDING A HELPING HAND

Tenth graders assembled snack and activity bags for guests of the Ronald McDonald House and built a table to donate to CARITAS.

Fifth graders delivered donations to CARITAS.

INTERACTIVE TOUR

Check out StC’s new interactive virtual campus tour at www.saintscampustour.com.

HONORING DR. CHAMBERLAYNE

Saints gathered at the grave of our School’s founder, the Rev. Dr. Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, on the anniversary of his death in April.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

The annual Memorial Service honors Saints alumni who died for our country and included a visit from the Marine Corps Veterans Color Guard.

AP PSYCH AND JK

Saints in AP Psychology worked on an interactive science project with junior kindergarten students.

STUDENT NEWS

Jayden Smith ’21 placed second at the Adidas Indoor Nationals in the 60-meter hurdles, tying for second best in the United States this season.

Nash Steed ‘21 and Weston Williams ‘21 founded a community service group, SaintsServeRVA, as part of their work in the 2020 StC’s Summer Institute on Leadership and Public Service. The group participated in weekly community service projects across Richmond throughout the school year. The StC Battle of the Brains team, including Mason Carter ’22, Kevin Omohundro ’22, Henry Weatherford ’21 and Weston Williams ’21, won the regional championship. Team captain Williams was selected to the Battle of the Brains All-Star Team.

Front row: Weston Williams ‘21, Henry Weatherford ‘21; Back row: Kevin Omohundro ‘22, Mason Carter ‘22

Seventy-nine fundraisers for the St. ChristoCURES team collected $15,805 for the VCU Massey Cancer Center in the June 1 on-campus 5K. The team, sponsored by Upper School faculty members Asha Bandal and Kim Hudson, came in third in the Massey Challenge with Parker Cullinan ’22 leading the pack, collecting $5,465 in donations.

Front row: Nick Manetas ‘23, Macon Moring ‘23; Back row: Asha Bandal, Preston Herrington ‘22, Kim Hudson Oliver Hale ’21 is working on a city task force to establish a civilian review board. THE CLASS OF 2021 INCLUDES 17 COLLEGE-BOUND ATHLETES Aubrey Bowles (Villanova University, swimming); Knight Bowles (Virginia Military Institute, track); Robbie Boykin (Francis Marion University, baseball); Harrison Coble (Pittsburgh University, baseball); Timmy Gordinier (College of William & Mary, soccer); Curtis Hale (Colorado College, soccer); Spalding Hall (High Point University, lacrosse), Jake Keeling (Virginia Tech, wrestling), Chase Mullins (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, lacrosse); Miles Mullins (Brown University, track); Griffin O’Ferrall (University of Virginia, baseball); Talman Ramsey (Sewanee: The University of the South, tennis); Erik Roggie (University of Virginia, wrestling); Kevin Schork (University of Maryland, wrestling); Jayden Smith (Davidson College, track and field); Gaines Weis (Hampden-Sydney College, lacrosse); Riley Wood (California Institute of Technology, basketball). SUMMER EXPERIENCES Virginia Space Coast Scholars program and the James River Leadership Expedition: Rex Alphen ’23; Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars program: Nate Glerum ’22 and Joseph Long ’22; Cochrane Summer Economics Program: Mason Carter ’23, George Ladd ’23 and Mac Mueller ’23; Summer Institute on Leadership and Public Service: Jack Ireland ’22 and Griffin Moore ’22; Residential Governor’s School Programs: Will Wise ’22 (Spanish language); Ephraim Bullock ’22, Scott Neely ’22 and Killian Winn ’22 (visual and performing arts); Evan DiCosmo ’22 and Kevin Omohundro ’22 (math, science and technology)

UPPER SCHOOL AWARDS

THE 2021 SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS Drew Brown ’21 (Silver Key) Peyton Carpenter ’23 (Gold Key) Christian Johnson ’21 (Gold Portfolio Award, two Gold Keys, four Silver Keys and two honorable mentions) Henry Proctor ’24 (Gold Key and honorable mention) Nate Broughton ’22 (honorable mention) Jackson Hill ’22 (honorable mention) Carson Lamb ’23 (honorable mention) Kyan Patel ’23 (honorable mention) GEORGE SQUIRES LITERARY AWARDS

(For contributions to the 2021 Hieroglyphic literary magazine) Photography: Drew Brown ’21 and Jack Ireland ’22 (first prize); Harrison Schroeder ’21 (second prize); Peter Huff ’23 (third prize); Luke Pendlebury ’23 (honorable mention) Visual Art: Kyan Patel ’23 and Jayden Smith ’21 (first prize); Colter Lanois ’21 (second prize); Jamie Boyd ’22, Greyson DiCosmo ’24, Topher Durette ’22, Henry Edmunds ’21, Morey Levy ’21 (honorable mentions) Best Prose: Cleighton Hilbert ’21 (first prize, nonfiction); Emory Wise ’21 (honorable mention, nonfiction); Henry Weatherford ’21 (first prize, fiction); Nick Manetas ’23 (second prize, fiction) Best Poetry: Henry Weatherford ’21 and Mac Suskind ’21 (first prize); Drew Brown ’21 and Emory Wise ’21 (second prize); Jack Omohundro ’21 and Colter Lanois ’21 (third prize); Taylor Jefferson ’21, Colin Royal ’21, Chase Mullins ’21, Spencer Villaneuva ’21 (honorable mentions)

HIEROGLYPHIC AWARD Jack Ireland ’22 and Henry Weatherford ’21 THE PINE NEEDLE AWARD Hugo Abbot ’21, Aubrey Bowles ’21, Oliver Hale ’21 and Henry Weatherford ’21 RAPS & TAPS AWARD Will Farrell ’21

POETRY SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA Mac Suskind ’21 (honorable mention)

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AWARD Cooper Stovall ’21 CONCERT BAND AWARD Drew Brown ’21

JAZZ BAND AWARD Drew Brown ’21 and Henry Edmunds ’21 GLEE CLUB AWARD Teddy Bannister ’21 BARBARA BARKER STOCKDELL MEMORIAL AWARD FOR DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY Ephraim Bullock ’22 THESPIAN AWARD Drew Brown ’21

CHINESE AWARDS Chinese 4: Henry Weatherford ‘21 Chinese 3: AJ Jones ‘22 and Cabell Pasco ‘23 Chinese 2 : Gerrett Broussard ‘23

LA SOCIEDAD HONORARIA HISPÁNICA Charlie Aghdami ’23, Nicholas Manetas ’23, Macon Moring ’23, Mason Stanley ’23 FRENCH AWARDS Level 4: Jack Ireland ‘22 Level 3: Oliver Gardner ‘23 Level 2: Stephen Proctor ‘23 NATIONAL LATIN EXAM Mike Hawkins ’21, Max Kobal ’23, Jack Nelson ’24 (cum laude); Peter Czaja ’23, Austin Levin ’23, Taylor McDermott ’22 (magna cum laude); Ewan Cross ’22 and Wyatt Townsend ’23 (silver maxima cum laude); Macon Moring ’23 (gold summa cum laude)

WORLD HISTORY II RESEARCH PAPER AWARD Barner Konvicka ’23 and Charlie Aghdami ’23 WILLIS CLYDE LOCKER, JR. ’40 MEMORIAL PRIZE Joseph Long ’22 and Ned Mangum ’22 BRITISH LITERATURE AWARD Barner Konvicka ’23

WILBUR DAVIS BAILEY PRIZE Luke Gresham ’22

BIOLOGY AWARD Mac Suskind ’21

CHEMISTRY AWARD Drew Brown ’21

PHYSICS AWARD Morey Levy ’21 ECONOMICS AWARD Coleman Wray ’21 RPI SCIENCE AWARD Joseph Long ’22 BAUSCH AND LOMB SCIENCE AWARD Nathan Aschheim ’22

ROBERT W. BUGG AWARD Cade Bridges ’22 HORACE A. GRAY FAMILY AWARD Kent Goode ’22

JOHN PEYTON MCGUIRE MEMORIAL AWARD Topher Durette ’22 MCGUIRE-WILKINSON AWARD Jack Mitchell ’22

MCGUIRE-JACK GORDON AWARD Mac Grant ’22

JOHN NEASMITH DICKINSON ’73 MEMORIAL AWARD Mason Carter ’22

BRADFORD ALLEN PARRISH ’91 MEMORIAL AWARD George Thompson ’22 G. GILMER MINOR JR. ’30 AWARD Mason King ’22 ST. LAWRENCE BOOK AWARD Will Rees ’22

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY BOOK PRIZE Nikkos Kovanes ’22

RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AWARD Ned Boehling ’22 SEWANEE BOOK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING Oliver Fitch ’22 and Luke Gresham ’22

KENYON COLLEGE PRESIDENTIAL BOOK AWARD Griffin Moore ’22

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY BOOK AWARD Will Wise ’22

WILLIAM & MARY LEADERSHIP AWARD Ephraim Bullock ’22 WEST POINT LEADERSHIP AWARD Willy Hall ’22 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AWARD Evan DiCosmo ’22 WILLIAMS COLLEGE BOOK AWARD Mason Stocks ’22

DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD Taylor McDermott ’22 JEFFERSON BOOK AWARD Kevin Omohundro ’22

HARVARD CLUB OF VIRGINIA PRIZE Jack Ireland ’22

HIGHEST GPA Captain Worrell ’24, Nick Manetas ’23, Kevin Omohundro ’22, Edward Pasco ’21, Coleman Wray ’21 AP SCHOLARS Evan Carpenter ’21 Oliver Hale ’21 Robert Hancock ’21 Charlie Holdaway ’21 Henry Poarch ’21 Mac Suskind ’21 Evan Thompson ’21 AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR Will Farrell ’21 Curtis Hale ’21 Cleighton Hilbert ’21 John Jordan ’21 Colin Royal ’21 Max Wallace ’21 Henry Weatherford ’21 Riley Wood ’21 AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION Hugo Abbot ’21 Mike Hawkins ’21 Morey Levy ’21 Miles Mullins ’21 Jack Omohundro ’21 Edward Pasco ’21 Nash Steed ’21 Will Stevens ’21 Weston Williams ’21 Emory Wise ’21 Coleman Wray ’21 COMMENDED NATIONAL MERIT STUDENTS

(Based on PSAT scores in the top 5% nationally) Drew Brown ’21 Henry Edmunds ’21 Jack Omohundro ’21 Nash Steed ’21 Coleman Wray ’21 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Weston Williams ’21

MOMENTUM 2025 A Retrospective

IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, A BROAD COALITION OF FACULTY, STAFF, ALUMNI, PARENTS AND FRIENDS CAME TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH A VISION FOR THE SCHOOL’S FUTURE. THAT VISION – MOMENTUM 2025 – TOOK SHAPE AFTER AN 18-MONTH PLANNING PROCESS.

By Sharon Dion, director of communications

STRATEGIC PRIORITY ONE

Improving the Student Experience

STRATEGIC PRIORITY THREE

Strengthening Our Community

STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO

Empowering Our People

STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOUR

Stewarding Our Resources

All members of the Saints community were invited to share feedback, and more than 900 contributed thoughts and reflections via survey. A strategic planning committee, with seven task force groups, was formed to analyze and evaluate the survey feedback and propose new recommendations. Board of Governors member Karen Welch served as chair for the strategic planning committee and led the process. “I’m so proud of the work everyone did to create a vision that builds on St. Christopher’s strong past and positions the School and our boys to thrive in the future,” Welch said. The process was interrupted when COVID-19 hit. Chairman of the Board Thomas Valentine ‘76 recalls: “In March 2020, as we met to finalize the plan, the world was in disarray. We were faced with an unforeseen pandemic, severe social unrest and economic uncertainty. Given this, we paused and reviewed the plan to ensure that we had covered all of these issues sufficiently. We were happy to conclude that every underpinning pillar of the plan acknowledged, addressed and was empathetic toward the severe headwinds that were before us.” The result comes in the form of four main priorities for the next five years. These include improving the student experience, empowering our people, strengthening our community and stewarding our resources. “I am pleased that the primary drivers of this forward-looking plan contain all of the tenets that St. Christopher’s was founded on – empathy toward one another, stewardship of our School’s resources, the well-being of our boys, faculty and staff, and ensuring affordability for generations to come,” Valentine said. The focus now turns toward implementation. Work is already underway on several key projects. The School kicked off a JK-12 curriculum inclusivity audit to ensure that Saints of the 2020s and beyond enter the world with a broad perspective of history, culture and literature. The inaugural director of the arts, Kerry Court, joins this summer to strengthen and expand existing arts programming and curricula. A recently assembled task force is starting to articulate the portrait of a graduate, so that every family and boy knows what they should expect from a St. Christopher’s education. Headmaster Mason Lecky said, “While many of these initiatives will be lengthy, some with a two-to-three year time horizon, I am thrilled that we have already made great progress on several key items. I am energized and enthusiastic about the future for St. Christopher’s!” To explore the strategic plan in detail, please visit stchristophers.com/momentum-2025.